The New International Version (NIV)

[alexander284]

Amen, brother!

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Thanks for the encouragement, brother!

 

[Yeshua1]

I find it interesting that many of those who admonish the KJVO crowd also show strong opposition to those who support the updated (2011) edition of the NIV, as well.

It makes me wonder which Bible translations are capable of meeting their standards.

Ones more accurate to the originals, such as the Nas and the Nkjv!

 

[Yeshua1]

On a personal note, it's so nice to be reading from the NIV again.

When I briefly switched to the ESV, it (quite frankly) made reading the Bible a chore for me.

Switching back to the NIV made me gain a newfound appreciation for it.

One might say I've returned to my "first love," so to speak.

well, you could go to a better translation, called the Nas!

 

[alexander284]

well, you could go to a better translation, called the Nas!

I agree that the NAS is a fine translation. I simply prefer the NIV (primarily for its "readability.").

 

[Yeshua1]

I agree that the NAS is a fine translation. I simply prefer the NIV (primarily for its "readability.").

Have you tried the Csb?

 

[Just_Ahead]

There were many excellent language resources made available during the 1980s--in large part due to the popularity and readability of the NIV 1984. The NIV 2011 is also quite readable, but not as popular as the NIV 1984. Leave a NIV 1984 laying around somewhere and chances are it will not be there when you return to pick it up.

Just my two cents worth.

 

[alexander284]

Have you tried the Csb?

Yes. In fact, until recently, I owned several copies of the CSB.

After reading the CSB on a daily basis for a span of six months, I decided I didn't really care for it.

I gave my CSB Bibles away to the local Goodwill store.

(This was approximately three months ago, if memory serves.)

 

[Yeshua1]

Yes. In fact, until recently, I owned several copies of the CSB.

After reading the CSB on a daily basis for a span of six months, I decided I didn't really care for it.

I gave my CSB Bibles away to the local Goodwill store.

(This was approximately three months ago, if memory serves.)

What was "wrong" from your point of view?

 

[alexander284]

What was "wrong" from your point of view?

Overall, I found it a bit odd or unusual in it's rendering of certain passages. That it was not what I was accustomed to seeing or hearing in other Bible translations I've customarily used.

Now, this doesn't mean that I believe it's a poor translation (or an inaccurate translation). If that were the case, I would not have donated it for others to read.

I suppose the bottom line is: it simply wasn't "my cup of tea." It didn't impress me. It didn't seem to be a translation that I would care to use on a regular basis.