Curious: how many different Bibles you use and what are they.....

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Angela53510

Angela53510

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When I was a kid, KJV was all that was available. I have a copy of my mom's from 1934 given to her by her older brother, who stayed a Christian all his days.

Before I was saved, I read the Catholic NAB. I have used it now and then, and it is actually a good version, if you ignore the study notes saying "they weren't Jesus brothers and sisters, they were his cousins, because Mary stayed a virgin after Jesus was born" kind of stuff.

When I got saved, I got a beautiful leather bound NASB, which I used for about 25 years, till it fell apart in my hands. I had a lot of things underlined with comments, and I put long bars around all the verses which I knew as praise and worship songs. I then got a NASB study Bible, but it wasn't that helpful. I also have all our family tree in the original NASB, and I've been keeping track of births, deaths and marriages in it. It is a family Bible, I guess.

A pastor convinced me to try HCSB. I liked it, but it wasn't quite word for word enough for me. I tried to do a read through the bible with it this year, but it wasn't working, so I switched back to ESV.

ESV I have been reading since it first came out. I have a BIG study Bible, which I don't often read the comments. And it is heavy. I would never take it to church.

I also have a USB 27th edition Greek. I've been reading it for 5 years now. I also have a Greek interlinear, which I sometimes cheat and look at. I have a couple of Hebrew OTs and I have read quite a few books in the one that is not interlinear. But Hebrew is not my thing compared to Greek. I do plan on getting it back to par after my Greek course is over.

I have also read the Bible in NLT, and the French and Spanish versions. Oh, and the Message. I read that sometimes, when I want a totally different perspective. I don't like the way Peterson does the Psalms though.

I also use Biblegateway ALL the time. Not a day goes by that I don't use it. I do like the older version, where you could do 5 side by side searches in different Bibles. Not that I need it as much, since I have the original languages to read.
 
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Tintin

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John146 said:
May I ask why some of you use so many different versions of the Bible? Are not any of them trustworthy? How do you come to the conclusion which one is right? Which ever one appeals to you?
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I have many different versions of the Bible for good reason. I don't know ancient Hebrew, Aramaic and Koine Greek, so cross-referencing a variety of Bible translations makes for the next best thing. Also, I want to read a different translation each time I read through the whole Bible (okay, maybe not every time, but for the first five or so times). That way the readings are kept fresh and I experience a variety of translations fully.

I also check Bible Gateway in some form pretty much every day.
 
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posthuman

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Tintin said:
Also, I want to read a different translation each time I read through the whole Bible (okay, maybe not every time, but for the first five or so times). That way the readings are kept fresh and I experience a variety of translations fully.
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i've been trying to read through all the Psalms over and over regularly -- and it has been nice reading them in different translations, once i got over the "whoah this is not the wording i memorized" stigma. it sort of keeps me from just glossing over things that are familiar, and instead actually think about what it i read, you know? i guess that's what you mean by 'keeping it fresh' :)
 
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In this order -- ESV, KJV+ (it syncs with Strong's Concordance), and ASV.
 
phil36

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I went through a phase, a few years ago, I had nearly every translation you could think of. I quickly found out that it was a waste of time and I was just trying to sound and act like i was some sort of intellectual.

I use the ESV. It's important to use one bible...mainly so that you know where everything is and as a memory aid and consistant study (whatever translation you use).

I also use the NIV, It's not as bad as you her on here -often. Yes, it's not word for word, but its not totally thought for thought either. there is no English translation word for word, it would be unreadable if it where. I have KJV, but never use it now. It is just as easy to learn Greek than it is to learn 'Ol'e Englishe' ;)

Good study bibles are valur for money.. The ESV study bible is worth the money just for the notes and articles..cheaper than buying a single volume commentary. Also, the NIV study bible gets glowing reports, be aware not the old study bible, the new one will have D A Carson. Ed.

Remember having one bible and studying it is more important than owning a library of bibles that gather dust!
 
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