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Bible Question: I am receiving several different points of view from family and
friends on the best Bible to read. I'm hoping you can shed some
light on this.
Bible Answer: The New King James Version (NKJV) is the best Bible for Bible
study, with the New American Standard Bible (NASB) being next.
For Bible study you want a Bible that is as close to the Greek
language as possible. The NKJV and NASB do that. I do not recommend
the New International Version. Here are the reasons why.
Greek Example. In order to explain, we need to start with an example from the
New Testament. The scripture below is Acts 14:23. The English
words below have been put in the same order as the Greek words.
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Having appointed and for them in every church elders, praying
with fastings they committed them to the Lord in whom they believed.
(NASB) Acts 14:23
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Different Bibles. Now we will compare the different Bibles,
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NASB
And when they had appointed elders for them in every church, having
prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they
had believed.
NIV
Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church and with prayer and
fasting committed them to the Lord in whom they had put their
trust.
Living Bible
Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church and prayed for them with fasting,
turning them over to the care of the Lord to whom they trusted.
Amplified Bible
And when they had appointed and ordained elders for them in each church with prayer and fasting, they
committed them to the Lord in Whom they had come to believe [being full of the joyful trust that He is the Christ, the Messiah].
The Secret Kingdom New Testament
They chose elders for each church, by praying and giving up eating
for a certain time. These elders had trusted the Lord, so Paul and Barnabas put them in the Lord’s care.
King James
And when they had ordained elders in every church, and prayed
with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they had
believed.
New King James
So when they had appointed elders in every church, and prayed
with fasting, they commended them to the Lord in whom they had
believed.
God’s Word
They had the disciples in each church choose spiritual leaders, and with prayer and fasting they entrusted
the leaders to the Lord in whom they believed.” |
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