There are lots more reasons that I will no longer use a paraphrase or anything from the Critical Text or Dead Sea Scrolls.
The Bible I use has been used by God to lead more people to Christ than any other. It is THE most important Book in history.
According to the Book stores. The sales of the top ten translations of the Bible are shown below.
1. New International Version (NIV) (1)
2. New Living Translation (3)
3. English Standard Version (ESV) (4)
4. King James Version (KJV) (2)
5. Christian Standard Bible (CSB) (6)
6. New King James Version (NKJV) (5)
7. Reina Valera (RV) (7)
8. New International Reader’s Version (NIrV) (8)
9. The Message (Message) (9)
10. New American Standard (NASB) (not ranked)