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  • rosette replied · Oct 7, 2017

    KJV is all I use, as well!


    Kale replied · Oct 9, 2017

    I don't actually like the KJV. XP

    I have an edition of the NJB from my Catholic school days (which I actually really like), but I usually use the NIV because of the accuracy of its translations and availability online.


    rosette replied · Oct 9, 2017

    haha, don't mean to be random but do you have like, links or something on the accuracy of the NIV? I hear a lot of people say they don't use it because it's not accurate :o buuut I don't know...


    Kale replied · Oct 9, 2017

    This is a brief response, but it covers the basics concept well enough: http://www.biblestudy.org/question/is-k ... n-niv.html

    Basically, the KJV uses archaic language and terminologies that have shifted rather dramatically in meaning from how they were originally understood. The NIV, being more contemporary, does not suffer from this linguistic shift.

    If you're aware of all the linguistic differences in the KJV compared to contemporary English, the linguistic shift isn't an issue. However, since most people aren't aware of the linguistic nuances, the NIV is the more accurate when it comes to contemporary English translation.


    rosette replied · Oct 9, 2017

    Thanks! :D


    UnSocialCactus replied · Oct 9, 2017

    You see, In other versions they literally take chapters out of the KJV. Some Bibles don't even use the word 'Blood', or 'Satan'. I mean, in my humble opinion, I would want the full and inspired version of God's word and if another bible took something out of the true version I probably be weary of it.


    Kale replied · Oct 9, 2017

    The NJB has more chapters than the KJV, which is one of the reasons why I like it. My favorite book is in the NJB but not most other Bibles, including the KJV (and it isn't the controversial Book of Enoch either).


    Jashael replied · Oct 20, 2017

    ESV!

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    Eve replied · May 13, 2018

    King James Version


    junipers replied · Dec 15, 2020

    ...The bible


    MadilynReads replied · Dec 16, 2020

    King James Version



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— chi