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What are your favorite English Bible Translations?
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"Let the mouth also fast from disgraceful speeches and railings. For what does it profit if we abstain from fish and fowl and yet bite and devour our brothers and sisters? The evil speaker eats the flesh of his brother and bites the body of his neighbor. "
— St. John Chrysostom
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« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2011, 09:55:34 PM » |
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"You may only select up to 22 options."   KJV for me 90%+ of the time, including in prayers. If I've read a KJV passage multiple times and I'm still thinking "Huh? What?" then I check out the NKJV or NIV as alternatives. When I want to read/reference a deuterocanonical book, I generally reach for whatever is easiest to access, which is usually the NAB. |
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« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2011, 10:54:56 PM » |
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I like the style of the KJV and the NKJV. Depends on the context of use for which I like better though.
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« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2011, 10:57:04 PM » |
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Douay-Rheims.
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« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2011, 11:11:30 PM » |
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Douay, or the old Confraternity version from the 40's.
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« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2011, 11:13:56 PM » |
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NKJV, KJV, and NIV. Mostly use NIV though.
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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2011, 11:19:22 PM » |
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You forgot the infamously hard-to-read Young's Literal Translation. |
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« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2011, 11:33:44 PM » |
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Douay, or the old Confraternity version from the 40's.
I found a Confraternity Bible in my house while going through a closet. It was my uncle's and I find it pretty nifty. |
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"Let the mouth also fast from disgraceful speeches and railings. For what does it profit if we abstain from fish and fowl and yet bite and devour our brothers and sisters? The evil speaker eats the flesh of his brother and bites the body of his neighbor. "
— St. John Chrysostom
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« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2011, 12:39:34 AM » |
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NOAB RSV 100%
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« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2011, 12:32:09 PM » |
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The KJV is my favorite translation. The Douay-Rheims is my favorite for the Deuterocanonicals. The HTM Psalter is my favorite for the Psalms.
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« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2011, 12:50:21 PM » |
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Douay-Rheims, followed by the KJV. Among modern translations, I find the RSC-CE pretty serviceable.
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« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2011, 01:50:05 PM » |
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The Message, durrr.
Just kidding. I've only read the KJV, the NKJV, the Message (hate it), the NIV, and whatever Catholic Bible they gave me in high school. We have an OSB, but it's somewhere downstairs, and I keep referring to the NIV. Any suggestions on where to start? There are so many. I saw a Bible with the Greek on one page and the English on the other...I'm considering that, but I don't remember what the version is.
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« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2011, 02:29:03 PM » |
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I wonder if anyone of your could give me an advice. The does not exist any bible in danish which is using the septuagint so I have thought about buying an english bible but i do not know which one I should choose.
Any suggestions?
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« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2011, 02:35:03 PM » |
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I wonder if anyone of your could give me an advice. The does not exist any bible in danish which is using the septuagint so I have thought about buying an english bible but i do not know which one I should choose.
Any suggestions?
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« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2011, 02:36:12 PM » |
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I wonder if anyone of your could give me an advice. The does not exist any bible in danish which is using the septuagint so I have thought about buying an english bible but i do not know which one I should choose.
Any suggestions?
You can read Brenton's LXX online: http://www.ecmarsh.com/lxx/ and purchase it if you'd like. |
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« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2011, 02:37:03 PM » |
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As said before there is only one correct answer here:
A paragraphed NKJV for daily use.
The Oxford RSV for more serious study now and then.
The KJV its cultural significance.
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« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2011, 02:59:06 PM » |
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ONE correct answer?
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« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2011, 03:35:39 PM » |
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ONE correct answer?
How else are others going to occupy their time, if you don't give them something to rail against? |
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We cannot legislate morality by passing laws controlling firearms. The only evil we can combat lies within our hearts. We need stronger laws to protect the moral foundation of society against the evil of gay marriage. |
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« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2011, 04:32:27 PM » |
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I wonder if anyone of your could give me an advice. The does not exist any bible in danish which is using the septuagint so I have thought about buying an english bible but i do not know which one I should choose.
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Do not be cast down over the struggle - the Lord loves a brave warrior. The Lord loves the soul that is valiant.
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« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2011, 04:41:10 PM » |
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I wonder if anyone of your could give me an advice. The does not exist any bible in danish which is using the septuagint so I have thought about buying an english bible but i do not know which one I should choose.
Any suggestions?
The emphasis on the septuagints is really overrated. I wouldn't sweat it. It might be true but there are no bibles in Denmark which includes the apocrypha except the really old ones. I have a 111 year old bible which belonged to my great grandmother and that is the only one I have ever seen which includes the apocrypha. Unfortunately it is written with gothic text so I can barely understand it. |
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Christ is risen!
Do not be cast down over the struggle - the Lord loves a brave warrior. The Lord loves the soul that is valiant.
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« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2011, 04:47:23 PM » |
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I wonder if anyone of your could give me an advice. The does not exist any bible in danish which is using the septuagint so I have thought about buying an english bible but i do not know which one I should choose.
Any suggestions?
The emphasis on the septuagints is really overrated. I wouldn't sweat it. It might be true but there are no bibles in Denmark which includes the apocrypha except the really old ones. I have a 111 year old bible which belonged to my great grandmother and that is the only one I have ever seen which includes the apocrypha. Unfortunately it is written with gothic text so I can barely understand it. Never read a Bible in Danish, would be interesting. There editions of just the apocrypha in English, if you didn't want to get the whole kitchen sink. If you want the complete apocrypha in a decent translation you should just go the easy route with the Oxford: http://www.amazon.com/Annotated-Apocrypha-Standard-Expanded-Hardcover/dp/0195283481If you want to purchase something similar from the German amazon site there are a few RC editions which are similar. |
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« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2011, 06:54:26 AM » |
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I wonder if anyone of your could give me an advice. The does not exist any bible in danish which is using the septuagint so I have thought about buying an english bible but i do not know which one I should choose.
Any suggestions?
The emphasis on the septuagints is really overrated. I wouldn't sweat it. It might be true but there are no bibles in Denmark which includes the apocrypha except the really old ones. I have a 111 year old bible which belonged to my great grandmother and that is the only one I have ever seen which includes the apocrypha. Unfortunately it is written with gothic text so I can barely understand it. Never read a Bible in Danish, would be interesting. There editions of just the apocrypha in English, if you didn't want to get the whole kitchen sink. If you want the complete apocrypha in a decent translation you should just go the easy route with the Oxford: http://www.amazon.com/Annotated-Apocrypha-Standard-Expanded-Hardcover/dp/0195283481If you want to purchase something similar from the German amazon site there are a few RC editions which are similar. Thank you. I will try that. |
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Christ is risen!
Do not be cast down over the struggle - the Lord loves a brave warrior. The Lord loves the soul that is valiant.
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« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2012, 06:46:21 PM » |
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You forgot Clarence Jordan's translation, The Cotton Patch Gospel: "Between 1968 and 1973, Dr. Clarence Jordan, a Southern Baptist minister, published four books where he translated the New Testament into colloquial Southern language. These "Cotton Patch" versions...would transplant the story of Jesus into the mid-20th century American South. Jordan's versions...featured the Southern-ized Christ.... "Jesus Davidson" was born in the town of Gainesville, Georgia, and was laid in an apple crate. He was baptized in the Chattahoochee River, he preached to a crowd of thousands on Stone Mountain, and he met his end in Atlanta." |
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If you will, you can become all flame.
Extra caritatem nulla salus.
In order to become whole, take the "I" out of "holiness".
I'm not a witch.
Ἄνω σχῶμεν τὰς καρδίας
"Those who say religion has nothing to do with politics do not know what religion is." -- Mohandas Gandhi
Y dduw bo'r diolch.
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« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2012, 09:01:52 PM » |
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You forgot Clarence Jordan's translation, The Cotton Patch Gospel: "Between 1968 and 1973, Dr. Clarence Jordan, a Southern Baptist minister, published four books where he translated the New Testament into colloquial Southern language. These "Cotton Patch" versions...would transplant the story of Jesus into the mid-20th century American South. Jordan's versions...featured the Southern-ized Christ.... "Jesus Davidson" was born in the town of Gainesville, Georgia, and was laid in an apple crate. He was baptized in the Chattahoochee River, he preached to a crowd of thousands on Stone Mountain, and he met his end in Atlanta." Thank you! Jesus Davidson. Awesome. |
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