Bible Study Aids

[waterwizard]

Originally posted by Gerry
A Pastor I have always looked up to and admired uses that also. But I would say to anyone if you try the NKJV you will never go back to the NIV. Of course that is just my opinion.

Jumping in a bit late, here.

I find the KJV and NKJV work very well together.  I use both, reading passages in one, then the other.  My study Bible is KJV, so I refer to it a lot when I need help understanding.  I find using both version has helped me understand more.

 

[Mister]

You don't type on it it recognizes your handwriting, so you don't have to type fast just right some what decent

mister

 

[Gerry]

Originally posted by robin1497
Gerry you mentioned the NKJV is it similar to the old KJV? I have seen it in the stores and didn't know if it was better or not. I use KJV now.

Its actually an IMPROVED version of the KJV. It is an easier read because some of the Elizabethen language of 500 years ago has been replaced with language more in today's vernacular. Yes. I heartily recommend it and if you try it you will love it.

 

[Gerry]

Originally posted by Bruno
Which passages are you talking about, Gerry?

One thing that really bothers me about the NIV version is that they don't capitalize He, Him, His, etc. when referring to God.

Bruno, I see that Jephunneh has supplied as much of a list as I have available at my fingertips.

 

[Bruno]

Thankyou all for wonderful tips.

 

[Gerry]

Originally posted by Bruno
Thankyou all for wonderful tips.

Amen! There are some wonderful tips. Just hang around though. The best is yet to come.

 

[Jephunneh]

Originally posted by Gerry
Its actually an IMPROVED version of the KJV. It is an easier read because some of the Elizabethen language of 500 years ago has been replaced with language more in today's vernacular. Yes. I heartily recommend it and if you try it you will love it.

NKJV improved? I don't think it's improved at all.

And I can't see how the KJV is hard to read or out-dated.

 

[Gerry]

Originally posted by Jephunneh
NKJV improved? I don't think it's improved at all.

And I can't see how the KJV is hard to read or out-dated.

Thanks for your opinion!

 

[ZiSunka]

Originally posted by Jephunneh
NKJV improved? I don't think it's improved at all.

And I can't see how the KJV is hard to read or out-dated.

Gee, I like the NKJV. I can't understand the KJV. It's like reading a foreign language to me. I came to Christ late in life, and the church my parents belonged to didn't use the KJV, so I didn't grow up learning the language, so it's hard for me to understand.

I studied out of my NKJV for 12 years, then I found the God's Word Translation, which is an extremely accurate translation, but in modern language. At first I though it was wrong, because it didn't match up with my understanding of the meaning of words in the KJV, but when I looked up the words in Strong's KJV dictionary, I found out that my understand was all wrong and that the God's Word was correct.

It opened up a whole new understanding of the Bible to me!

 

[Bruno]

Originally posted by Jephunneh
And I can't see how the KJV is hard to read or out-dated.

Good, then that is the Bible for you.

 

[ZiSunka]

Originally posted by Bruno
Good, then that is the Bible for you.

Very good, very loving answer Bruno!