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I currently have the NIV version that I read daily. I actually find that I prefer this version over some of the others, despite the fact that I've seen many people make complaints about it. The one that I have actually has a tone of neat annotations at the bottom which reference various words as they relate to Hebrew Text, as well as many times includes the alternate interpretations of various passages. So anyway, what version is your fave? Which one's do you dislike?
I prefer the MKJV as it IMO renders the txt most accurately. Very close to the NKJV I also have in paper form but these days I use eSword with 38 different translations and the varoius bells and whistles it comes with. ALso on my laptop.
Here is a message which I think all can relate to called:
He was a chronic alcoholic who lived under a bridge and often found himself in trouble. He had no teeth. One of his relatives had them all pulled but never got around to getting him dentures. Although he was in his 50's, his mental abilities were that of a child.
I ended up spending several weeks trying to get him help with his alcoholic problem and other serious needs. The experience showed me how ineffective our social service programs for alcoholics are. At one point during these few weeks, I took him to a minister in hopes of having him delivered of unclean spirits. We commanded everything under the sun to come out of him, but he just stared at us, annoyed.
We began to quote various Scriptures to him. We hoped "the word of God," (King James Authorized Version, of course) would set him free. We tried binding and loosing " everything we could think of.
Getting a little irritated with our zealousness, pointing to the Bible in my hand, he said to me, "Did you ever read the @#^*?" As I mentioned already, he had no teeth and I often did not understand what he was saying. I told him I didn't understand so he repeated himself. I still didn't understand. He repeated, "Did you ever read the @#^*?!" He was angrily poking the open pages of my Bible with his index finger. Finally, I made out what he was saying. He said, "Did you ever read the white?!" Instantly, those words pierced me with the divine revelation behind his words. Light broke through. Could I read between the lines. The words on pages of a book are black marks on white pages. When we read, we only look at the black ink, but the ink is actually on a white page. Each black letter was surrounded by white. It was the large white page that carried the small black letters. Could I see beyond the black ink -- beyond -- "it is written!?" "THE LETTER KILLS, IT IS THE SPIRIT THAT GIVES LIFE!" (2 Cor. 3:6) Could I read by the Holy Spirit? Could I go beyond the literal word and REALLY get the meaning? That is what this drunk sage was trying to tell me. The words "I love you" for example can have many different meanings depending upon who said that at what time and to whom for what purpose. True meaning goes far beyond the actual spoken or written word. This article is about learning to go beyond the "It is written" Church mentality which has brought legalism, fundamentalism and many other isms which have prevented His people from moving into the Spirit of His Holy Word. There are many forces in this world arrayed against God's people to prevent them from entering into their inheritance. Bible translating and interpreting has been an area in which the devil has had a field day. In the coming years, this is going to change. Get ready for a mighty outpouring of revelation that will truly set His people free that they may go into the world and into creation itself to set it free from its bondage to corruption.
I use an English Standard Version. I really enjoy it. My church usually uses the NIV, but I still like to hear the King James Version for the verses that I learned as a child. It gives me a nostalgic feeling.
NIV for day to day living and reading...various translations when I want to see how other scholars translate certain "there is no word in English for this" phrases.
Greek when I'm feeling spunky.
I'm of Italian heritage, family in Italy etc and speak the Italian language and find myself using words in Italian during the day for expression when there is no word in English. Sometimes there is meaning that can't be explained in English. Nothing "revelational" IMHO just nuance really.
I have one of about all of them, my Father was a minister. I also have a cool one that is 4 versions of the New Testament all in one so you can compare them verse for verse. My Father used this one alot in writing sermons. I grew up reading the KJV however. For some reason it comes easily to me.
I have one of about all of them, my Father was a minister. I also have a cool one that is 4 versions of the New Testament all in one so you can compare them verse for verse. My Father used this one alot in writing sermons. I grew up reading the KJV however. For some reason it comes easily to me.
Me too! I have bibles everywhere. My dad is a preacher also!! I typed his sermons for him until I got married and then mother had to start doing it cause after his writting gets cold you can't read it.
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