Featured Top Ten Best-Selling Bible Translations Compared to Ten Years Ago (2021 Update)

Still? Using that word makes it seem as if you are itching to try out a different version.

 

I am not understanding what the problem is. It is what was done.
The text is being translated, ". . . they laid in an upper chamber." The added word "her" is who.

 

Well, the MLV is not all as good as the publisher thinks. But it is an on going attempt at being the best.

 

Jerome, so what about bulk sales? Any thoughts?

 

In your humble opinion.

 

That or the Lsb when it fully comes out!@

 

Well there is the lesser known Modern Literal Version, which the publisher claims it to be the best Bible translation. As good as it maybe, I strongly disagree with the publisher.
Modern Literal Version Bible Official Site

 

Luke 2:2

NKJV, "This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria."

MLV, "This census happened first, Quirinius being governor of Syria."

The NKJV correctly translates the verb as a verb not as a noun.

 

Is that the one translated by those at Oral Roberts and Yale?

 

I enjoy my NIV-NLT-NET-MLB-Goodspeed-Weymouth-NJM-REB-Norlie-CEB very much.

 

My favourite (I guess that's what you're asking) is the NKJV.
I like it for three reasons:
1. It is Formal Equivalence rather than Dynamic Equivalence.
2. I believe that the Received Text is likely to be correct in more places than the Critical Text.
3. Because it is so similar to the KJV, it is possible to use Young's Analytical Concordance with it, and to read older writers who used the KJV with greater ease.

My church uses the NIV (1984) and is likely to change in due course the the ESV. I regret that, but I find I can preach OK from either of those so I'm not going to split the church over Bible versions.

 

I know you’re British, but the New AMERICAN Standard Bible would put a spring in your step.

 

I can't believe that I left out the NASB.

 

Good, so if your church went from the 1984 to the present NIV you would not want to split the church over Bible versions.

 

I think that the church leadership is in agreement with me that we do not want to move to the 'new' NIV.

 

The 'new' one will be eleven years old in November. It first appeared on-line in November 2010.

 

The 1984 Niv was very good, and the Nkjv and Nas 1977/1995 are also excellent, but afraid the Nas 2020 went route of the 2011 Niv, made worse a fine translation!

 

Why do you speak like Yoda?