Favourite Bible Translations
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Similar reasoning is used by Catholics in support of the ex cathedra proclamations of the various popes. Your reasoning carries similar weight.
Here's the rub: the KJV translators used sections of Tyndale, which necessarily means that Tyndale was inspired. If Tyndale were inspired, then his version takes precedence over the KJV as being the inspired version in English.
Here's the rub: the KJV translators used sections of Tyndale, which necessarily means that Tyndale was inspired. If Tyndale were inspired, then his version takes precedence over the KJV as being the inspired version in English.
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Well I'm definitely not anti-KJV...and since it's open source I defer to it for most stuff these days.
As a child, I don't recall ever being a fan of it but back then I had a TNIrV lol
Then NKJV + TNIV then NASB and finally just use the KJV for most everything.
I'm at a new crossroads right now because of the added words to the KJV (and every English bible probably) for context. Can Greek even fully translate? Can any language fully translate to another?
Either way it's vain without the Lord opening your eyes to the text even if you had the original ten commandments. Though I do think that considering culture helps with scriptural understanding quite a bit as that is a part of the language spoken.
text fails, the Word does not.
As a child, I don't recall ever being a fan of it but back then I had a TNIrV lol
Then NKJV + TNIV then NASB and finally just use the KJV for most everything.
I'm at a new crossroads right now because of the added words to the KJV (and every English bible probably) for context. Can Greek even fully translate? Can any language fully translate to another?
Either way it's vain without the Lord opening your eyes to the text even if you had the original ten commandments. Though I do think that considering culture helps with scriptural understanding quite a bit as that is a part of the language spoken.
text fails, the Word does not.
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I had an app on my phone and ipad for bible but it stopped working for some reason
The childrens one was published by the nz bible society and called it the Big Little Bible.
I dont know why the bible societies are all into these apps as most young children dont have access to phones unless their parents are made of money.
I also was given this cardboard christmas tree produced by the bible society which was meant to be like an advent calendar with each decoration giving a qr code leading to a bible story. I thought what a waste of time and effort when you could just print the bible story or verses itself on the decoration.
Or read a real book.
the bible app on my phone I had to remove as it reverted to some dubious american translation. I hardly used it as I already have the BOOK.
Im currently reading an english paraphrase called Diary of a Disciple the gospel of luke its published by the scripture union and is actually quite good, its got a hardback binding and doodly cartoony illustrations kind of similar to Tom Gates series of tween books.
I think a paraphrase is what most people can read if they find a translation difficult. a lot of people dont speak or read greek or hebrew. Even the OT was first translated into Greek for those who couldnt read Hebrew, by the time many hebrews(jews) had lost their language. It was called the septugint.
The childrens one was published by the nz bible society and called it the Big Little Bible.
I dont know why the bible societies are all into these apps as most young children dont have access to phones unless their parents are made of money.
I also was given this cardboard christmas tree produced by the bible society which was meant to be like an advent calendar with each decoration giving a qr code leading to a bible story. I thought what a waste of time and effort when you could just print the bible story or verses itself on the decoration.
Or read a real book.
the bible app on my phone I had to remove as it reverted to some dubious american translation. I hardly used it as I already have the BOOK.
Im currently reading an english paraphrase called Diary of a Disciple the gospel of luke its published by the scripture union and is actually quite good, its got a hardback binding and doodly cartoony illustrations kind of similar to Tom Gates series of tween books.
I think a paraphrase is what most people can read if they find a translation difficult. a lot of people dont speak or read greek or hebrew. Even the OT was first translated into Greek for those who couldnt read Hebrew, by the time many hebrews(jews) had lost their language. It was called the septugint.
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