Favourite Bible Translations
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Nope because they are not normal everyday words that people I associate with use.
Isn't that admitting some kind of illiteracy? Read some other books where people use words that your associates don't.
Do your "associates" all use KJV language? - I trow not.
When I come across a word I donât understand, I study to shew myself approved unto God by comparing scripture to scripture.
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But you can't do that with an NASB?
So how does this support your KJV-only position?
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How long did it take you to figure this one out in Job 15:26-27:
âHe runneth upon him, even on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his bucklers: Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and maketh collops of fat on his flanksâ
Not by comparing words. Almost impossible to try and compare thought to thought or like words to like words.
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Are you being pugnacious by ostracizing my comments, or are you truly trying to illuminate me?
ummmm... yup!
Nope because they are not normal everyday words that people I associate with use.
That settles it, then. The NASB95 is the version for the elite and transcendent members of the Master Class.
Yep, youâre correct, I would have it âthe text change over timeâ relative to the issue. If the text is updated then the text may have been dead.
You made a good point in here, that Magenta had it correct, so that we need to go to the correct understanding of the word. Likewise, we do the same to the English Bible versions. KJV English is perhaps came to its purified form while Modern English Versions may have in its degeneration stage and while being modernly true most often, the modern Versions as many called it were only revivals of the â oldâ words that were compared and were not then used by the KJV translators.
The point is that we need to learn the âwordâ or text and how it is fitted in the English version thru context. The very definition if itâs found in the scripture is the best definition indeed.
On the other hand, many of the KJV phrases like âHolier than thouâ âstand in aweâ âFor such a time as thisâ âHigh timeâ âmy brotherâs keeper,â âthe kiss of death,â âthe blind leading the blind,â âfall from grace,â âeye for an eyeâ and âa drop in the bucketâ âGift of tongueâ which is a hot topic in the other thread etc. are still use in the everyday speech.
Carol Meyers, a professor of religious studies at Duke University quoted in the link below says âItâs clear that after more than 400 years, the King James Bible has more than proven its staying power. â[For] reading in worship services, it's much more majestic than most of the modern translations,â âItâs had a very powerful influence on our language and our literature, to this very day.â
https://www.history.com/news/king-james-bible-most-popular
I don't dispute the influence of the KJV on the English language, nor its distinctiveness when read aloud. I would not accept either as evidence that the KJV is superior as a translation (though I don't think that is your point).
if you grew up on a farm on a tiny island called new zealand, you can read the kiwi bible.
men are translated as 'blokes' and shepherds as 'farmhands'
here is some good news...
from luke
The angel reassured them: No worries you fellas! I've got some absolutely stunning news for you. Today, down the road in the town, this little nipper has been born. And he's no ordinary kid, he's going to make life totally rock! Cos, you see, he's God's special bloke. How do you know this is for real? Well check out these details- he'll be parked in a feeding box rather than your standard bassinet'
Suddenly this humunguous bunch of angels turned up alongside the original lone angel. Every one of them was enthusiastic. 'Wow God's just fantastic!' they said. 'And around this place we trust you all have a happy Christmas, as it were'
#relevant
men are translated as 'blokes' and shepherds as 'farmhands'
here is some good news...
from luke
The angel reassured them: No worries you fellas! I've got some absolutely stunning news for you. Today, down the road in the town, this little nipper has been born. And he's no ordinary kid, he's going to make life totally rock! Cos, you see, he's God's special bloke. How do you know this is for real? Well check out these details- he'll be parked in a feeding box rather than your standard bassinet'
Suddenly this humunguous bunch of angels turned up alongside the original lone angel. Every one of them was enthusiastic. 'Wow God's just fantastic!' they said. 'And around this place we trust you all have a happy Christmas, as it were'
#relevant
Was thinking about this today. If all bibles define themselves, then why such the pushback from people when I allow the bible to define the term "twelve tribes" as read in James 1:1? All throughout the bible that term is exclusive to the entire nation of Israel and is never used as a description of the body of Christ. It is not a Christian term.
