In my view, and I've approached this question carefully over the years, the real question is not "which is the best version or translation?" The correct question really is, "what is the truest, the fullest, the most complete translation?" And I have found that the only certain way to get the accurate meaning of the Scripture is to count each STANDARD edition of the Bible as equal, rejecting only the Jehovah's Witness and Mormon versions. I have even written a tool, and I hope this is acceptable under the rules here, toolsoftrust.com (click the link, "final | translations"). It let's the community there use tools like the one at biblestudytools.com to do the research themselves.