Which Bible?!

I use rsv and niv life application

NAS, NKJ, and KJV.

I like my translations to be literal, not a paraphrase or interpreted or watered down

Generally NAS, occasionally NKJV or KJV, and once in a blue moon I use my NIV Athlete's Bible, or whatever it's called - it's got nifty stories and study helps and stuff. Oh, when I want to cross-check something or I'm really studying a passage, I'll use the Greek Literal translation - it's kind of cool because it goes word by word about what each Greek word translates into English as.

I use the NKJ because that's what MacArthur's Study Bible is in

/me says that the "study notes" ... rather extensive.... are extremely helpful

LOL, there's no such thing as a literal translation, but you can get pretty far out with some of the translations, like the NLT and others like that.
An all around good bible is the NIV Study Bible. It's got tons and tons of useful info in it. We use the NOAB at school. The trans is the NRSV which is pretty good. It's nice and readable. My Greek-English bible uses the RSV. I also have an NAS.
You guys should go to www.netbible.com. That's a nice little gem for not too much money.

edited to fix a broken link

Personally, I don't like the NIV that much

I have an NIV Study Bible myself, a nice smallone that I can toss in my gym bag and keep with me -- love it, great footnotes, intros to each book, maps, etc.

I use NIV, NKJV, NASB, and KJV if I'm posting for KJV Only people or speaking to them (in order to not get them mad at me)

However, I have read from many translations, and there are only a few that are *all bad* (the New World Translation of the Jehovah's Witnesses, Joseph Smith Translation of the Mormons, and the Buddhist Bible are basically the only ones I loathe for being biased, wrongly translated, and worthless in a study of the Word of God)

One more thing: I know how debates like this can go, so I am begging the mods to stop this if it becomes a KJVO debate. We have 2 of those over in Bibliology and both have reached the stage where a screaming match with a telephone post would be MUCH more profitable to all involved.

I use an NIV Study Bible and a New King James Version Bible. Like you guys said, it's great to have a literal version, though sometimes it's nice to have something to compare it to. The NIV Study Bible by Zondervan is great...I love the study notes about the history, Greek, and Hebrew behind it all, plus the tidbits about the culture at that time. It brings another dimension to the reading.

The problem I haev with the NIV is that it's more of a commentary than a translation. It's like buying an "edited" piece of music or something It's been translated and sort of interpreted at the same time.

I know what Mr. Cheese was saying about not really having a "literal" translation, but I think we can get quite close

I have an NIV, NKJV, and NAS. I like NIV the best

I was saying that the NIV Study Bible is a great study bible.
I don't mind the NIV too much. It's a pretty good translation. When I'm stuck and need to see how the other guy translates something I'll look at it. I mostly use it and the NAS for that. Now overly dynamic translations are ones like the NLT, the NLB and other paraphrased versions. These aren't bad just for reading, but if you're doing any kind of serious study then maybe not. I've been warming up to the RSV and the NRSV.
Here's Matthew 6:9-10:
Father of us who in the heavens, be holy
the name of you;
come the kingdom of you;
become the will of you as in heaven and
upon earth.

You can actually make sense out of that. Some passages are completely out there. I'd say it's good to have about 3 translations to work with if you want to get serious, or start learning the languages.

Good publishers of bible study material is Zondervan, Intervarsity, Tyndale, Anchor, and that's all I can think of right now.

The bible. It's totally pimp.

I mainly use my NIV Study Bible....that's what I've gotten the most out of lately.

I like my Life Application Bible...and the Message!

Jess

I've got a NIV and a NKJV, but i use only the NKJV (because usually I read the bible in French - Segond TBS - ).

I use the NIrV. It's a simplified version of the NIV (if you can believe that). It is geared toward those with reading problems and those who use English as their second language...so it's right up my alley

Okay, I'll be the odd Duck. I use the Douay-Rheims.

I have the NIV Prophecy Bible which I love due to articles and notes about Bible prophecy!!!!! Also use the Amplified Bible too.

There is similarity between music and translations. Just as in music, if I read any particular translation, even a not-so-good one, I become familiar with it and will always loke it best that way. So no translation can be a bad one for anyone if they read that first. I like the NIV myself. There is the familiarity factor, of course, but the reason I chose to read that translation inthe first place is the format, the easy English and the subtitles.