I study from the King James but read from several different translations. I just finished this morning, reading the Bible from cover-to-cover in the Amplifed Bible. I'm thinking that I'll change to possibly the New Living now.
In reading the psalms, I really prefer KJV--it seems more "poetic".
I have KJV, NIV and NRSV in my house: I read my NSRV regularly, study with the KJV (and more often use it for quoting and lessons), and teach my kids with the NIV. I agree about the psalms: they just sound better from KJ than anywhere else.
and btw, King James was a king of England, who commissioned a translation so that all the people of his land could know the Word and worship God, not just those who spoke latin.
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and btw, King James was a king of England, who commissioned a translation so that all the people of his land could know the Word and worship God, not just those who spoke latin.
He commissioned a translation so that his new Anglican church would not be bound by the Latin scriptures to the church of Rome. Judging by his actions with respect to his many wives, it's doubtful he had intentions as noble as you suggest when he ordered a new translation of the scriptures.
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He commissioned a translation so that his new Anglican church would not be bound by the Latin scriptures to the church of Rome. Judging by his actions with respect to his many wives, it's doubtful he had intentions as noble as you suggest when he ordered a new translation of the scriptures.
Um, you seem to be confusing James with Henry VIII
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Um, you seem to be confusing James with Henry VIII
Uhhhhh......... I dunno what happened there.
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and btw, King James was a king of England, who commissioned a translation so that all the people of his land could know the Word and worship God, not just those who spoke latin.
The Geneva Bible, the Great Bible and the Bishop's Bible were English versions of scripture already in use, so it could not have been for the reason you specify. King James intended the new version to "guarantee that the new version would conform to the ecclesiology of the Church of England." Also a number of faulty translations of previous translations were to be rectified.
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...Do not let me hear
Of the wisdom of old men, but rather of their folly,
Their fear of fear and frenzy, their fear of possession, Of belonging to another, or to others, or to God. The only wisdom we can hope to acquire Is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.
For study, I mainly use the ESV and the TNIV, and cross-check with any number of others.
For evangelism, I like my pocket paperback God's Word.
And for devotional reading, I'm partial to the NEB (a British translation, predecessor to the REB), and to the Phillips NT (rev. ed.).
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Out of the poll options, I use the Revised Standard Version - Catholic Edition, Douay-Rheims, and the New Jerusalem Bible. I also use the New American Bible.
I typically use the NIV or HCSB for my serious studies, but I have around 30 English translations in my collection and I rotate through them for my nightly Bible reading. The Jerusalem and NAB are two of my favorites, both written with an eye toward the beauty of the language. One thing that always annoyed me, however, was the NABs practice of mixing up chapters and verses, usually without manuscript support. I also have another edition of the NAB (I forget which edition is which, but I believe the NAB had four altogether) that is a small pocket Bible I snatched up at a book sale...it's gorgeous.
I found the RSV and NRSV to be a bit wooden, although I will point out that the NRSV is one of the first Bibles I owned, and the first Bible I read the Torah in.
hmmm, I wish it would let us change out votes. I'm planning on getting the Douay-Rheims. I don't even remember which one I voted for now, but I doubt that was it.
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