For this discussion about Bible Versions, my source is Wikipedia.
Do you know how many Bible versions there are? I thought I owned a lot of Bibles till I found the answer. There are over 450 versions!
I personally own five:
- The King James Version
- The Living Bible
- The New World Translation
- New International Version
- Interlinear Bible
The King
James version began in 1604, and is written using words we don’t use in our
everyday language. If you have the opportunity to purchase the 400th
Anniversary edition, I recommend you do that!
The Living
Bible was first published in 1971. I
call this one the poetic version because its easy to read and often the words are poem like. However it is an interpretation of the Bible
and has many verses that are not accurate, caution needs to be used when
quoting from this one.
The New
World Translation began in 1947. This
Bible uses modern English, easy to read and understand. This is the Bible I default to in my personal
reading and blog quoting, unless otherwise noted. If you’re a book reader and familiar with
goodreads, this Bible has 5 out of 5 stars for easy reading and accuracy.
New International
Version originally published in the 1970’s.
It went through a “major” revision in 1984 due to inaccuracy's. However it is easy to read and in modern English.
Interlinear
Bible is a combination of the original Hebrew and Greek with its literal English
translation written underneath. This makes it
easy for deep study and accuracy questions.
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