Chopper
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Over the years I've owned several KJV translations, NIV, NKJV, and studied the background of many others. I taught out of the NIV for several years to new believers because it was easy for them to understand. Later I took them into the NKJV and stuck with that. I have "The MacArthur Study Bible" NKJV which has been my favorite for years. About a year ago I purchased a paperback edition of the English Standard Version and compared it to the KJV and saw what I felt was a better translation closer to what my "The Interlinear Bible, Hebrew, Greek, English Coded with Strong's Concordance Numbers" edition. I compared many words that the ESV changed from the KJV and found the ESV closer to the Greek & Hebrew renderings. For me, I like it and plan to stick with it until the Lord indicates to me different. I purchased a lovely leather bound ESV Study Bible by Crossway Bibles, Wheaton, Illinois. The leather is glove soft and the finest leather bound Bible I've ever had, and I've had a few.
In my opinion, the ESV is the best!
In my opinion, the ESV is the best!