LampToMyFeet

Um... why are there so many different versions of the bible????????? I am very confused.

Pastor Gary

Probably for the same reason that there are so many different makes or brands of automobiles...

They all do roughly the same thing but some may do it better than others or make your journey more comfortable.

So it is with Bibles. Man started translating the original parchment scrolls many hundreds of years ago. Some were commissioned by Royalty, some were done by individuals out to make some profits, some religious organizations did others THEIR OWN WAY and disregarded the Word of God in doing so, and unfortunately, some were done to deliberately deceive the readers.

There are as many opinions as to which Bible is best as there are Bible readers. It all depends upon which you think is 'better' and which one will 'make your journey comfortable.'

The general thought, by those schollars who know about such things however, is that the most error and bias free Bible is the Authorized King James Version of 1611. That is why Dr. Strong tied his Concordance to that version.

I have copies of all major 'modern' Bibles in our 5 Chapel libraries, and the one that gets the most usage by far by our students is the King James Version.

LampToMyFeet

ok. So the reason for the many versions is so everyone can enjoy it.?. I guess that makes some sense.

InHisLove

What an awesome response. Thank you!

I believe in and have much faith in God's Word, but I do wonder about the error in these translations. After all, it is imperfect humans who do the translating.

Thanks again for this response. It has helped me better understand what I truly believe about the Bible, and it is ALL good.

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LampToMyFeet

indeed it is, Gary you did respond helpfully

Born2LoveYou

I thought the amplified version of the bible was for the hard of hearing, I was told otherwise.

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Sheba

I don't know if that was meant to be funny, but it tickled my funnybone! I prefer the KJV, though I use the NKJ and the AMP. I don't much trust the newer versions that have come out lately, especially The Message Bible. But, I'm all for new Believers using whatever helps them understand the word better.

Sheba

Shannon

I like the New International Version because it's the easiest for me to understand. We have I don't know how many different version of the Bible in our house but that's the one I always go back to. (A lot of times I'll look a verse up in a couple of different versions just to make sure I'm getting the true feel for it).

I agree with P-G - it's because there are so many different types of people!

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Boanerges

I have almost 60 translations on my PC and althjough the wording may be a bit different there is no discernable contradiction- some have been around for many years ans are in the vernacular of thier era, some are expounded in great detail to fully convey the richness of the text, some are purposefully translated in as simple a language as possible to make the easy reading and easy to understand- I like so many of the " flavours of God's holy Word"- many translations can be a good thing! many blessings on your day- brother Larry

JesusReignsForever

I tottally agree I think these newer bibles change the word of God around..it just dosent mean the samething to me anyway when reading. I love the KJV but I bought a NKJV bible and I cant stand it! It is more confusing than anything else! ugh...