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I'm definitely hoping they're not.

Apologies to you two and everyone else. Looks like I mis-referenced the version. It's actually the NASB95 that uses "brethren". Correction to 1 Thess 5:14: We urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with everyone. (NASB2020) We...

Has anyone been following development on the New American Standard Bible (NASB) for 2020? An example from a FB post back in May regarding John 3:16 where it looks like they'll be dropping the monogene and replacing "shall" with "will" (likely in all other places): For God so loved the world...

Hey there, I myself love compact bibles. Here are some of my favorites divided by translation and in no particular order -- you might see some of my reviews with pictures on Amazon :). Unfortunately, most of these might be a tad smaller than 10 pt font: KJV: "Suit Coat Pocket, New Testament w...

Lot's of things, friend. :) But the focus of my inquiry is to see if anyone had any input as to why the NASB is often touted as the most literal of today's popular English translations but it doesn't quit seem to be judging by how they footnote "Lit." words and phrases whereas other...

Just wanted to bump this thread with something I recently read provided by the creators of the CSB (so likely a bit of bias, nonetheless). According to this report, using 2 "literalness measures" they've determined the literalness scores of the most popularly used translations as so: The 2...

Thanks for your input, you two. :) So would conveying the "meaning" of the original texts attribute to a particular translation being deemed "literal"? If so, why are translations such as the New Living Translation and Good News Translation are described as being instead "dynamic" when their...

I appreciate everyone's responses so far. Thanks! :) I should have emphasized that out of the more *popular* modern translations (KJV, NKJV, ESV/RSV, AMP) it's often touted that NASB is the most literal, however I definitely do agree that there are other English translations that are moreso...

We've all seen the bible translation comparison charts, and often times the New American Standard Version (NASB) is far if not the furthest toward the "Word for Word" or literal side of the bible translation spectrum among the modern versions. What I've often found is while reading the NASB, in...