I recently switched from the NKJV to the ESV. The ESV is in paragraph form which I like, and it is easier to understand--just compare reading Gal 3 and 4 -in fact all of Pauls epistles make much more sense when reading the ESV instead of NKJV or KJV.<br> I know this is begining to sound cliche--but it is true--the ESV also retains the literary eloquence of the KJV--<br>I still read my NKJV and KJV, the NASB seems to choppy and awkward for reading and I stay away from the NIV and other dynamic texts. The NIV may also be 'easier' to understand in some aspects, but it does not capture the poetry of Gods words in its translation.<br>