The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Which Bible version(s)?

I have had a copy of the "Amplified New Testament" for years but I haven't looked at it in a very long time. It can be helpful in certain circumstances, but remember it is a "loose" translation, i.e., there is far more interpretative material (dynamic equivalence) in it than the historic translations, which use a "formal equivalence" method of translation, e.g., KJV, NKJV, ASV, NASB, and ESV. In short, I would never rely upon it as my standard text no more than I would the NIV or any of the zillion translations that use a "Dynamic Equivalence" method of translation.... which IMHO deny divine inspiration to one degree or another.

In His grace,