Which Bible translation (ISBN) would you recommend for someone who just wants to understand it, and not study it?

Which Bible translation (ISBN) would you recommend for someone who just wants to understand it, and not study it?

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  1. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Ask your local priest.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      I tried but the priest kept wanting to put things up my butt

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        That ain't no local church I go to. Have you been outside much?

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          >Have you been outside much?
          no

  2. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Hooray! A Friday night bible versions thread!

  3. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    CSB is easy to read without sacrificing too much meaning

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      CSB uses the critical text and not textus receptus which means you lose verses

      https://i.imgur.com/hDpX8T2.jpg

      Which Bible translation (ISBN) would you recommend for someone who just wants to understand it, and not study it?

      NKJV probably. You get some of the poetry of the kjv in plainer language

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        If a verse is in textus receptus but is absent from the critical text, the CSB will put the verse in the footnotes. And it’s a handful of verses so it doesn’t really apply to the average reader

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          Is that right?

  4. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    NKJV, CSB, NIV and ESV are all good choices for regular reading. NLT is good if you want more of a paraphrase and aren't overly concerned with every greek word being translated accurately.

  5. 1 year ago
    Bible CEO

    The NIV anon. You can understand enough of the writing where it's not like the KJV and you lose track of the context of the paragraph trying to understand individual words. As a side note, if you're ever reading someone's palpable's writing and notice you can barely maintain your wherewithal from word to word, they're probably very smart.

  6. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Modern English Version. I read that version from the beginning to the end while watching videos what it is about on Youtube. I suggest as well reading a survey book on the bible.

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      Maybe even a prayer book as well.

  7. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Translated into modern English, with full cross-referencing and historical explanation.
    Can also be downloaded for free from archive.org!
    https://archive.org/details/the-new-oxford-annotated-bible-with-apocrypha-new-revised-standard-version-2018

    • 1 year ago
      Anonymous

      >Atheist study notes
      yuck, no thank you. The Bible is the Word of God not a history book.

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        It’s also just an important piece of literary history. Studying it from an academic point of view is exactly what you should be doing if you’re going through the pantheon of classic influential lit. Why would you not want to understand the context and history behind it? It shouldn’t make it any less true for you

      • 1 year ago
        Anonymous

        The point they're making, although you don't want to hear it, is that the Bible has been so thoroughly changed and edited, that it no longer resembles its original form.
        It's my best understanding that the Bible was changed by the Roman Empire, at the various Councils Of Nicene, to transform it from a work of personal salvation, to something that would help prop up their dying government.
        The sooner you realize that, the better off you'll be.

        • 1 year ago
          Anonymous

          I don't think either of you are right and the bible manuscripts exhibit the greatest consistency of any historical document including those from before the imperial adoption of the religion.

  8. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    Douay Rheims

  9. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    >just wants to understand it, and not study it?
    Robert Alter's translation.

    Pros:
    - It tries to maintain the poetic quality of King James, while it's language is comprehensible to a modern day reader.
    - It is supplied with commentaries on word-puns, etc.

    Cons:
    - It's a Hebrew Bible translation. No New Testament for you.

  10. 1 year ago
    Anonymous

    NASB 95 is more or less word-for-word and is easy to read.

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