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The "Not-a-Witness Translation"
Or how about the "Nether World Translation"
Seriously, it's the official Bible published by the Watch Tower Society, the offical publishing house of the Jehovah's Witnesses.
True godliness is a sincere feeling which loves God as Father as much as it fears and reverences Him as Lord, embraces His righteousness, and dreads offending Him worse than death~ Calvin
I selected the ESV, NASB, RSV, and The Message. I use the MEssage just cuz I find humor in the way he interprets some stuff. But I also use one not included on this poll, and that is the Holman Christian Standard Bible. It is a pretty good version as far as I can tell.
For some reason, I think the RSV is probably the worse among the recent traditional ones. I don't know much about the newer versions (last 5 years or so).
Having said that, the RSV translation is not necessarily bad, but it has caught on with the liberals and the study notes you find with that translation are pretty bad.
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John Chaney
"having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith . . ."Colossians 2:7
I use the NKJV most ESV also and look at the CEV as this is what my daughter loves and understands; funny enough she cannot make sense of the NIV. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/giggle.gif" alt="" />
I use the NASB mostfor study. I grew up with the KJV and it was the first version I read the entirety of. My second 'read-through' was the RSV, which I still own, but seldom use anymore. For specifically deep study I use some lexicons and original languages; but i am not a linguist. For services, since a vast majority of Episcopal parishes are STILL stuck in KJV mode (time for some change, imho), I take a NKJV. I prefer readability but we should never reduce the gospel for it. I have read the NIV as well. I found it a bit liberal but also feel there are much worse versions. I am 2/3 of the way through the NRSV. I don't really care for it much, but it is what OCU was using so I thought I would read it. I also have a Holman NT. I am not a translation expert, so I cannot say how good it is. However, it was given to me by a very reformed friend, and it is definitely readable. I've really come to appreciate the Psalms of David in Metre. I also like versions that put the chapter and verse numbers outside the paragraph, leaving the context intact.
I said only NASB because I didn't read the directions. I also use the NKJV on rare occasion because I have a Gideon's NT/Psalms/Proverbs that fits in my pocket. I use the NIV when I foolishly leave my Bible somewhere.
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averagefellar said:I've really come to appreciate the Psalms of David in Metre. I also like versions that put the chapter and verse numbers outside the paragraph, leaving the context intact.
I really enjoy the notes in the NKJV, Geneva Study Bible. Boice, Packer, Sproul, and others are the contributors, along with the reformers of the church. I have used others; I would say as that the footnotes are most helpful in the Geneva Study Bible, but if you could just read the Greek and Hebrew translations in their original text, you would be better off.
I must say that I have never read this version, but I went to the link you mentioned and downloaded the book of Romans, which I will read tonight. Is this the version that you prefer? I look forward to learning about it.
A friend of mine who is reformed (OPC) mentions this version from time to time as his favorite. I know little about it, but would also be interested in knowing about it. It is the same friend that gave me the Holman NT to read. I am not a language expert and translations are not something I could make personally for comparison.
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