Administrators Gail Posted October 22, 2008 Administrators Posted October 22, 2008 ... are you currently using? Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Moderators John317 Posted October 22, 2008 Moderators Posted October 22, 2008 I constantly use both the KJV and NASB in a parallel version. If I had to choose only one, it would be the KJV. Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
mikeyswen79 Posted October 23, 2008 Posted October 23, 2008 NIV, but I hope to get that parallel bible with the NASB, KJV, NIV, and NLT soon. Quote
Administrators Gail Posted October 23, 2008 Author Administrators Posted October 23, 2008 NIV, but I hope to get that parallel bible with the NASB, KJV, NIV, and NLT soon. Ah yes, we've had these for sale. I like them! Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Seraphim Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 I read the KJV and Clear Word. Quote "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi
Tallmark Posted October 24, 2008 Posted October 24, 2008 I use God's Word. It's written in modern English with contractions, one column, and in paragraph form like American Literature. Check it out: http://godsword.org/ Quote
doctorj Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 I use the NIV for Sabbath School Lesson study but then use other versions for anything else. Quote Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening. -- Dorothy Sarnoff
GreatLakesGramma Posted October 25, 2008 Posted October 25, 2008 My study Bible is parallel KJV & NKJV. But currently I'm reading from the One Year Chronological Bible, which is NIV. I also use e-Sword on my laptop, with all the free English versions, plus NKJV & NASB, and the French Louis Segond version. Sometimes I compare versions with it. Quote Catherine God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26. "To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you." -- C. S. Lewis
Administrators Gail Posted October 28, 2008 Author Administrators Posted October 28, 2008 I also like the Louis Segond version and compare with it also. Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
SandyLea Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Hi All! My first time visiting this forum. Looks like a good place to be. I use the KJV pretty exclusively. It is the version I grew up using and so most of the verses I have memorized are KJV. I love the poetic flow, as well. Quote
Administrators Gail Posted November 7, 2008 Author Administrators Posted November 7, 2008 Welcome, welcome, SandyLea! I'm looking forward to seeing more of you around! :) Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Jerry D Thomas Posted November 8, 2008 Posted November 8, 2008 I usually use NCV, but I like God's Word also. Quote
Members phkrause Posted November 8, 2008 Members Posted November 8, 2008 Jerry what is the NCV? pk Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Moderators John317 Posted November 8, 2008 Moderators Posted November 8, 2008 That's the New Century Version. It came out about 1987. Very interesting one. At Daniel 9: 24-27, it says "490 years" rather than 70 weeks. Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Aliensanctuary Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I have about 25 Bibles in a Bible on CD. The New Jerusalem Bible has an interesting angle at times, so I always check it. Plus, there are dictionaries and a number of history helps, Josephus, for example, on the CD. I mostly study the Bible on the computer, but have marked up my NLT study Bible. When studying the Bible on the computer I like to use the Literal Bible with Strong's numbers and definitions to see either the Hebrew or Greek definitions, then click to see the parallel versions. My favorite version is the New Living Translation. I've got it on audio CD, too, and listen to it frequently, although the voice acting is a little hokey in places. I recently found an unusual Bible at a used book store. It's called The Bible as a Novel. It's got some fiction as filler, but it's really pleasant to read. A really oddball translation is the Message. I get a few laughs over it, sometimes, maybe because it's way out there. I've never heard of the Louis Segond version. Maybe you could paste a sample here, Gail. The Literal Translation in Daniel reads Seventy "Sevens" rather than seventy weeks. Quote The Parable of the Lamb and the Pigpen https://www.createspace.com/3401451Â
Moderators John317 Posted November 10, 2008 Moderators Posted November 10, 2008 The Literal Translation in Daniel reads Seventy "Sevens" rather than seventy weeks. Yes, that's what it says literally. It's the same thing as 70 weeks. 70 x 7 =490 years. Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Administrators Gail Posted November 11, 2008 Author Administrators Posted November 11, 2008 The Louis Segond is the "good" French bible, using the passé simple, which is a literary tense only. I also have one that is in everyday French, but the Louis Segond is the one I prefer. It is somewhat similar to the KJV in the way it words passages. Here is a sample: Quote: <J'ai été crucifié avec Christ; et si je vis, ce n'est plus moi qui vis, c'est Christ qui vit en moi; si je vis maintenant dans la chair, je vis dans la foi au Fils de Dieu, qui m'a aimé et qui s'est livré lui-même pour moi> Galates 2.20 If I was to translate that literally to English it would say, "I have been crucified with Christ; and if I live, it's no longer me who lives, it's Christ who lives in me; if I live now in the flesh, I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me and who delivered (gave) himself for me." Gal.2:20 Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
SandyLea Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Hiya Gail! Good to be here...thanks for the greeting! We are having interesting discussions in our church right now about which version is the 'right' one. It is a small, traditional church and the overwhelming response is the KJV. Since that is my choice anyway, I can sit back and just listen to the debates :) Quote
Administrators Gail Posted November 25, 2008 Author Administrators Posted November 25, 2008 I tend to say that the right version is the one that's read... Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Moderators John317 Posted November 25, 2008 Moderators Posted November 25, 2008 I enjoy all the translations, but if you look closely at what happened in the Christian church between 1611 to 1881, I'd say God accomplished amazing things during the time when the whole English-speaking church was reading from that single text. Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Aliensanctuary Posted December 3, 2008 Posted December 3, 2008 Hark! Speakest thou not in the same toungue as the one-and-only True Bible Language and Translation given by God to the English? Henceforth we mayest speak unto one another in this True Language, given to men nigh unto four centuries past. Mindest thou not the more than several obscure or incomprehensible renderings of the KJV. Quote The Parable of the Lamb and the Pigpen https://www.createspace.com/3401451Â
Moderators John317 Posted December 3, 2008 Moderators Posted December 3, 2008 Don't you enjoy the KJV, Spencer, Marlowe, Shakespeare, and Milton? I think Elizabethan English is far more beautiful today's English. But I also like reading any good translation of the Bible. Even some bad ones such as the NWT have a few well done verses. I understand that the KJV is still a best-seller. Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Administrators Gail Posted December 3, 2008 Author Administrators Posted December 3, 2008 For those of you who get bogged down with the language of the KJV but appreciate the version, try the KJVER. It's not a separate translation like the NKJV, but it's the King James which has had the archaic words updated. I like it a lot! If I run into a verse that I like how the KJV translates it but want it in today's language, I really like the KJVer (ER=Easy Reading) And it has the words of Christ in red all the way through, not just in the Gospels. Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Moderators John317 Posted December 3, 2008 Moderators Posted December 3, 2008 Do you know when it was first published? I like the idea and think it's long overdue. I've never seen it at the Loma Linda ABC but I'll go and ask them about it today. Quote John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Administrators Gail Posted December 3, 2008 Author Administrators Posted December 3, 2008 Do you know when it was first published? I like the idea and think it's long overdue. I've never seen it at the Loma Linda ABC but I'll go and ask them about it today. It hasn't been out that long, I would say we've had it just in the last year or so. They are published by Whitaker House. But I loved it on first sight once I leafed through it. Quote Isaiah 32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
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