but i have read the bible
The Message (MSG) said:
New King James (NKJV) said:
Probably not challenging as such. For the canonical example of how the KJV can be slightly divergent from modern language, define "replenish".
Yet one of the men who was involved in this translation (most are more of an interpretion not word for word translation) confess of changing verses that shouldn't have. One reason for this was to get the copyright. Later he wrote he was sorry for being was involved in this.
The "original" was greek, not latin.
lmao the lol original lol Greek lmao version lol was lol the rofl most lol accurate rofl.
Cases, please? I already pointed out how the KJV can be confusing if you're not a linguistic scholar who knows who words were used differently at the time. I'd say those changes, at least, are justified.
Not at all helpful. That thing's like the result of a literalist computer which went searching for word-for-word contradictions without being able to parse context, mixed with a hodge-podge of arguments against God, most of which don't amount to more than "I don't like this".
I'm curious; what's this about?
The "originals" are gone? Well if you mean the manuscripts that Paul and the Apostles actually wrote on, that's right, but there are plenty of parchments from within a century or so of their creation, spread over such a large area that we can be pretty sure of what they said. (Now whether you believe that they are divinely inspired Scripture is another issue)
) The RSV and NLT aren't too bad. I wouldn't use the KJV unless you're primarily interested in aesthetics (You like how it sounds) or for sentimental reasons, as the language has changed enough that it can be easy to misunderstand certain passages. (And more modern translations are generally a bit more accurate, since we have access to older and more complete texts than the team that translated the KJV originally did) If you're just interested in figuring out the "basics" of what they're talking about and you don't want to have to think real hard about what they're saying in each verse (And you aren't overly concerned about a strictly accurate translation, just the general gist of it in modern terms) then you could try the Message. I would only use that for casual reading, though, never for any sort of research or theological argumentation.
