EricTheBaptist
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I personally use the NIV only when studying the Bible. What are you guy's Bibles?
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I have an app that I can use to compare bible translations and such. But usually I use either the King James or New King James Version.
". . . it has only the verses that make me feel comfy and secure . . . none of those that challenge me . . . or "judge people" . . ."
For the right reasons, I hope. I have one but only use it as a reference for how not to translate the Bible in discussions with JWs.My other versions are the NWT
I'm a NIV forever type of person, I only read the KJV in church because my church is KJV only and so is a lot of people. Unfortunately as my pastor has put it a lot of the members of our church are ignorant of the NIV and automatically label it as a demon possessed Satan made bible.Eric, I would encourage you to use more than one translation.
I prefer the ESV, but also have an NIV (1984). At times I like to go to Bible Gateway to compare other versions. The Sunday school program I lead uses the CEV.
I'm a NIV forever type of person, I only read the KJV in church because my church is KJV only and so is a lot of people. Unfortunately as my pastor has put it a lot of the members of our church are ignorant of the NIV and automatically label it as a demon possessed Satan made bible.
I don't believe in dynamic equivalence as a valid method of translation (because they require too much interpretation on the part of the translators), but, that said, I think that if you're going to use a dynamic equivalence translation then it should only be for devotional reading. For studying the Bible, only formal equivalence translations should be used. While the New American Standard Bible is still the most literal of the English translations (though I prefer the NASB before the 1995 update), the English is somewhat choppy, making it a bit difficult to read. I use the English Standard Version (which is on the same reading level as the NIV), though I do refer to other formal equivalence translations (in English and Spanish) for comparison.I personally use the NIV only when studying the Bible. What are you guy's Bibles?