Bible translations
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There are lots more reasons that I will no longer use a paraphrase or anything from the Critical Text or Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Bible I use has been used by God to lead more people to Christ than any other. It is THE most important Book in history.
You are certainly welcome to whichever translation you prefer; that's the whole point of the thread. However, your claim (bolded) is actually a fallacious appeal and has no evidentiary value.
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I have pretty much landed on the NKJV. Its nice and easy to read with out going off into left field. Its a utilitarian translation. Which suits me right down to the ground.
Thats my opinion.
Thats my opinion.
According to the Book stores. The sales of the top ten translations of the Bible are shown below.
1. New International Version (NIV) (1)
2. New Living Translation (3)
3. English Standard Version (ESV) (4)
4. King James Version (KJV) (2)
5. Christian Standard Bible (CSB) (6)
6. New King James Version (NKJV) (5)
7. Reina Valera (RV) (7)
8. New International Reader’s Version (NIrV) (8)
9. The Message (Message) (9)
10. New American Standard (NASB) (not ranked)
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My experience so far. Only recently maybe 4-5 months with NLT which is very easy to read but I see passages can be misunderstood if not investigated and since I read it on Bible Hub it is easy to check against KJV and commentaries which certain passages most seem in agreement and then some passages are super-scrutinized. Alexander MacLaren commentaries remind me of Charles Spurgeon in that his focus is Jesus. Commentaries on some passages are diverse in opinion and can seem to be contradictory. Some are difficult to understand while some give the 'nuance' or 'phraseology' of the passage in a way which places the focus on an idea not at first evident.
So commentaries though not the Bible itself can be enlightening. Particularly so for having been to hear only 50 or so 'sermons' of various religious organizations throughout my life. And having never heard any thing understandable at Catholic Mass as it was Latin which I don't understand. And that was long in the past. So now with internet seems that Bible teaching has potential to reach more people and be understood.
The NIV gives churches steep discounts, that’s why many pews have them and they’re #1 in sales.
naturally, yes.Do you mean the publishers of the NIV? Translations don't give discounts.
Making a profit from bible sales has been the number one motivator of the publishers. Therefore there has been revision after revision after revision. And even after "deep discounts" there are healthy profits in sowing corrupt bibles within the churches.
Let's not go there, shall we? That debate has been done like the proverbial deceased horse.