King James Version - How Often?

[WannaWitness]

I know there are other threads regarding Bible translations, but I believe this one is a little different, focusing on the use of the King James Bible along with the use of other translations. This is the first time I've created a poll, so please bear with me.

Options are basically as follows:

1. KJV Only.
2. KJV Preferred (but will use at least one other translation as
secondary).
3. Highly appreciate KJV, but do not call it a favorite.
4. Won't use KJV at all.
5. Don't have a preference.

 

[WannaWitness]

King James and New King James are favorites of mine.

 

[Shalico2007]

King James and New King James are favorites of mine.

My sentiments exactly.

 

[Jesusong]

I will use the KJV, but it isn't my favorite. My preference is NIV.

 

[Mandrake]

I appreciate the KJV as the cultural document that has shaped much of western christianity since its inception, but I certainly don't view it as a definitive or even particularly good translation for a modern reader to use in a devotional or scholarly context. NASB for me. (Man, I must have posted that half a dozen times this week)

 

[gal4God]

I never use KJV.

 

[livingword26]

I believe that the King James is the closest to the original intent, but I am not a King James only.

 

[Mskedi]

It's one of my top three favorite translations.

 

[Romanseight2005]

I believe that the King James is the closest to the original intent, but I am not a King James only.

Hi Honey! King James is good, but sometimes I like to compare it to NIV to get the complete meaning.

 

[luvmyhubby]

I use the KJV along with a number of other translations in both English and Spanish.

 

[AngCath]

I own a KJV, but only for the fantastic index it has included. the KJV Bible itself I never read.

 

[oldsage]

Me personally, I am just happy if people pick up a bible and read it, The only bible I would not recommend is the New World Translation (NWT). And I don't really recommend paraphrase bibles, even though they are very easy to read.

I think the NIV is a good reading bible, the NASB and ESV are great study bibles and the NET notes are good for understanding the difficulties in translation, and why things are translated the way they are.

If you feel uncomfortable with any bible but the KJV, then I suggest you just stick with what you are comfortable with. But keep in mind, you really don't know several words in it, so, make sure you have a KJV dictionary to help over the hard ones. For example, "Let" means the opposite of what "Let" means today.

Chris

 

[ttreg]

I will use the KJV, but it isn't my favorite. My preference is NIV.

same with me

 

[BarryK]

The "Authorized" (KJV) is my primary translation for reading, that is for just hanging out in my comfy chair ( OH NO!!! NOT THE COMFY CHAIR!!!) (nudge nudge wink wink) but when I am getting down to serious study, or if I am puttng a message together, my primary study bible is the NKJV, (and the KJV interlinear along with Strongs, Thayers and B.D.B). I also use the Amplified quite a bit in study. After I have a good Idea as to where the Lord is leading me with the message, then I break out the NASB, or the RSV. Ocasionaly I wil use the JERUSALEM , the NLT or the NIV, for specific quotes, depending upon who the audience is that I am delivering the message to.

Post Script: My ALL TIME favorite translation ( well a paraphrase actually) is the N.B.V. the New Barry Version

Post Post Script: The main reason that I am not a KJV only person is this, you need to be able to communicate with the person you are communicating to. Suppose that you are a KJV only person, and YHWH sends you off to the mission field, lets say to um...East of Nowhere, South Antartica. What if the locals have never heard of England, nevermind speak english, what are you goijng to use? YHWH has allways spokent to His people in a language that they can understand.

 

[WannaWitness]

"Bumping" so as to hear other people's thoughts on this. This is a "sharing" thread only, so I am requesting, as the OP of this thread, that people try their best to stay away from debate. So far, so good.

 

[calluna]

"Bumping" so as to hear other people's thoughts on this. This is a "sharing" thread only, so I am requesting, as the OP of this thread, that people try their best to stay away from debate. So far, so good.

Translations are not worth reading except to people who understand nothing else.

 

[NorrinRadd]

I voted "never," but that's not precisely true.

I very *rarely* use the KJV.

 

[theartist87]

I pretty much mainly use the KJV. It's the one I understand and the one I believe to be most accurate. I am fine with reading other versions (least favorite is the NIV), but I definitely prefer a KJV

 

[artybloke]

The KJV is based on the inaccurate Textus Receptus Greek New Testament text. Why would I want to read a translation that based on inaccurate texts?

 

[HuntingMan]

I use the KJV as well as 20 or so others.