NET Bible vs. NASB and ESV

Want JUST an answer Marcia? OK, here goes....

I cannot answer truthfully cuz I don't have an ESV or NET. But I mainly use the NKJV and NASB.

Weelll, it was at least SOME kinda answer!(LOL)

 

The NET Bible is one I have not used extensively, nor have I used the ESV extensively, so I really can't give an honest opinion on these versions. I normally stick with the NKJV or the NASB, and of course the good old KJV.

 

The NET is just another <attack on the Bible deleted> Bible in a long line of English translations based on the wrong Hebrew and Greek text. The Greek text from which the NET New Testament was translated from is the same Westcott and Hort type text that the NIV is based on. There is a huge difference between the Greek text which underlies the KJV compared to the text which underlies the modern versions such as NET, NIV, NASV, and others.

The Greek text used for the modern versions New Testament have 2,886 Greek words LESS than the Received Text used for the King James Bible. The Greek text which the modern versions are translated from have added, subtracted, or changed 9,970 Greek words compared to the Received Text underlying the KJV.

Here are just a few examples of the errors in the NET:

Matthew 17:21 -- COMPLETELY removed from NET.
KJV says "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."
The footnotes in the NET bible say, "This verse...is almost certainly not original."

Matthew 18:11 -- COMPLETELY removed from NET.
KJV says, "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost."
Footnotes in NET says that this verse "is almost certainly not original, being borrowed, as it were, from the parallel in Luke 19:10."

Matthew 23:14 -- COMPLETELY removed from NET.
KJV says, "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation."
NET footnotes says this verse "is almost certainly not original."

Mark 7:16 -- COMPLETELY removed from NET.
The King James Bible says, "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear."
NET footnotes says this verse "is almost certainly not an original part of the Greek text of Mark."

The list goes on and on. The footnotes reveal the Modernism and unbelief of the authors. Satan did the same thing to Eve in the garden, planting the seed of doubt in her mind, "Yea, hath God said...?"

The Holy Bible is the Christian's Sword. God has promised to preserve His Words. The King James Bible is a faithful English translation of the exact Hebrew/Aramaic and Greek words that were given by inspiration of God.

Psalms 12:6-7 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.

[ May 28, 2005, 10:18 AM: Message edited by: C4K ]

 

I am trying a new softer, gentler approach

Although if the KJV does come back in to the discussion the post will be deleted without notice.

 

Hi Marcia,

I was introduced to the NET about six years ago right when I started to learn both Greek and Hebrew. The value of the NET is definitely its notes, but some translations are rather maverick without any rationale for a specific wording in a footnote. That being said, it is an excellent Bible and a great price. I have enjoyed the notes many times, even if I don't quite agree with the translator's decision in some places (no translation is perfect). Some books are stronger than others in this regard; it is also a great source for textual criticism if one does not have Metzger's little book handy.

As to how it compares with the NASB or the ESV? Well it is definitely more towards the dynamic equivalent side of the translation scale, whereas, the NASB and ESV are more towards the formal equivalent side. Just like any translation it has some questionable translations and it is best to compare what it says with other versions and see if there is any explanation in the notes why it differs from the others (like the NASB and ESV). I am looking forward to the next edition!

sincerely,
BJ

 

I have only briefly read mention of the NET Bible before this thread and then not in any detail. What is the NET Bible, what does NET stand for? Who is the publisher and what was the rationale behind it's publication? I gather from Brandon's post that it is more akin to the NIV style of equivalence in its translation method? This is an interesting discussion so far of a Bible I am fairly ignorant of at this point. Thanks, Bruce

 

They have a website that can answer all of your questions: www.netbible.org. You can also view the whole Bible for free at this website.

It stands for New English Translation, but also has this name because it was on the internet long before it was ever printed. It is "self-published" by the foundation that sponsors it, I think it is called "biblical studies press."

The Bible is unique in that it explains the rationale for its translation decisions in many passages whereas other versions may in very few places give a brief footnote here or there, this version offers over 60,000 footnotes that mostly deal with translation options (that is why they do label it a "study Bible." It is different from other study Bibles because there are little extras at the end (like a concordance, dictionary, etc.) and there are no book intros. The translators are mostly from the DTS family (although they are not individually named in the paper version).

I have found it useful both as an English-only reader and as someone who "knows" Greek and Hebrew. If you have the time, check it out online.

BJ

 

Do all the NET Bible's contain the Apocrypha ?

 

On more thing .Does all the NET Bibles have the notes ? I like what I have read on line .I have been using the ESV and HCSB alot the last year .I just bought a Reformation Study Bible in the ESV large print leather .I got a ESV leather from Crossways and it started to come apart already . I got a Thin Line leather in HCSB in large print its a good guilty Bible .You can only get the NET on line correct ?

 

Both the NET and the ESV are too loosely translated to be suitable for a primary study Bible. The NASB, however, is excellent for that purpose. Between the NET and ESV, I would definitely use the ESV over the NET as the ESV is a much more literal and precise translation.

A good indication of how precisely translated each of these three translations is can be readily seen by how often their footnotes indicate that the Greek text says something different than the translation in the text. Take a look, for example, at the first chapter of Romans in each of these three translations. The footnotes for the NET indicate that the Greek says something different than the translation used in the text in almost 40 places in just 32 verses.