Bible translations

[DeaconDan]

I've used the New King James and the New American Study Bible - I've found both to be wonderful modern translations that don't make the radical reinterpreations of other versions.

New American Study Bible?

[marcelle19]

New American Study Bible?

I have a copy of The New American Bible, which is a Catholic translation that includes the Apocrypha - it would be my guess that the Study Bible by the same name would be the same, with study helps.

[Lily]

In the study world we were taught that the NASB is considered to be strictly literal.

The KJV and NKJV are considered to be literal.

and,

The NIV is considered to be thought-for-thought.

I have a copy of most translations as my studies required so much cross referencing it was just easier to grab copies of them than use the library.

Alas, I feel, in my opinion that even though each translation claims to be better in some aspect than other translations, I very much doubt that any today is the basic literal word for word translation because most employ some degree of paraphrasing or putting the Bible into the words of men.

Copywriting is a stumbling block for me when I consider which translation is best.
I say that because modern Bible versions are copyrighted and reason demands that the very fact that a translator has copyright protection, that means that he " must " have made quite a few changes to someone elses work to make his particular version his own.

[Lily]

Just to add to that.
Many say they find the KJV hard to understand because of the old English style of writing but in my opinion, as for memorising it, its far easier.
I mean, even my 3yr old Granddaughter can memorise the words,,, " " He stinketh "

[DeaconDan]

The KJV and NKJV are considered to be literal.

The NKJV is less literal than the KJV.

The NIV is considered to be thought-for-thought.

In spite of that, the NIV is still conservative.

I say that because modern Bible versions are copyrighted and reason demands that the very fact that a translator has copyright protection, that means that he " must " have made quite a few changes to someone elses work to make his particular version his own.

The NKJV is well known to have made changes for the purpose of copyright.

While I'm rippin' on the NKJV, when I read it, it feels like a kludge between a modern translation and the KJV.

[Chuckt]

Robert, you stay away from The Message too.... others have said that. I am not all that sure why,,, I found it handy to refer to from KJV,

I wrote this article on "The Message".

[BENONI]

I choose other. I like this new Concordia bible that they are working on, they are trying real hard to stay clear of any religious bias.

[DeaconDan]

I choose other. I like this new Concordia bible that they are working on, they are trying real hard to stay clear of any religious bias.

New American Study Bible?

Concordia Bible?

I am waiting for someone to announce that their translation of choice is the Zondervan Study Bible.

[JWayne]

I use the NKJV, and am looking to getting the NLT Life Applications Study Bible to go along with it.

[BENONI]

Bible Institutes - Concordia University Wisconsin

New American Study Bible?

Concordia Bible?

I am waiting for someone to announce that their translation of choice is the Zondervan Study Bible.