Your favorite bible version?

i love to read the old king james too! There are other texts that carry wonderful insight and all (and for study purposes it's good to have different translations or different vernacular)... but i've personallly been raised on the KJ!

I like the KJV to. But I also have the NKJV.

AMplified and NIV

King James Version 1611

Sometimes I also use the NIV and NKJV.

New Living Translation. (NLT)

NIV

NKJV NIV KJV

Those pretty much in that order

CERTIANLY THE KJV!
since the STRONGS follows it.
and the STRONGS clears up the shady areas when i dont understand a phrase since it isnt in modern english.

oh,
and the PHILLIPS translations.

There is a concordance for the NIV as well - I'm not sure if it's based on Strongs, but it's quite good.

oh yeah?
i dont know that one.
strongs is about the only one i ever used.

In order KJV, NKJV, and NASB.

NIV.

There are some harcore KJV-only fundamentalists around, but I believe that God is not limited to certain versions. Obviously the best version is the original Hebrew or Greek texts.

Right on john316, I respect the KJV, but it's not the only one out there.
Personally, I like the NIV, but I've recently found the New Living Translation from Tyndale, and it has a really awesome study Bible. Plus, I think the NLT is more recent than the NIV. I hope to get a NLT study Bible soon for my library.
Peace

The NLT is great. It is simple, accurate, and complete.

i like to read the KJV but i always search out the greek or hebrew to get a clearer understanding.

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Kevin

NKJV because it's considered to be one of best translations of the original language. And, it is easily understood, too.

i like the kjv the best of all.
but have any of you heard of the "DAKE ANNOTATED REFFERENCE BIBLE"?

it is simply kjv but is has Finnis Jennings Dake's notes in it, and it has wonderful chains to follow.

i personally(simply what i think) beleive this is the probly the most valuable bible around.
i know no other bible that has given me so much as this one.

my mom got me a new one for christmas last week.
leather bound, large print, everything.
it cost her $80.00! though you can get hardback small print for $40.00 or so.
but the wealth of notes and knowlegde found there(over 50 years of his work) are priceless.

this guy spent over 100,000 hours in bible study in 50 years. that averages to be around 4 or so hours a day everyday.
but he had a family and he pastored several churches so it probly wasnt done everyday. so his bible studies were actually longer that.

no wonder he found so much.

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I am sure I am the only one so far to love my Life Recovery Bible. Being a recovering alcoholic this version helps me in all areas.

thats awesome,
i havent heard of that one though, dern.