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Originally Posted by antikristuseke
And I do definately intend to read the bible in full again, but im not sure yet as to which version to choose.
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It's nearly impossible to pick up and literally read the Bible from beginning to end and fully comprehend its message. Just read Mark (carefully) and give me your impressions... some very interesting things in there about how Jesus interacted with his disciples. These twelve really come across as misfit misguided children... perhaps not the story you would expect to read. And certainly not the qualities you would expect to see in folks who are supposed to be the foundation for a religion. I try to put myself in Jesus shoes having to deal with these guys, and I think,
"I'm done dealing with you hard-headed totally ignorant people." With His own disciples he had to do things with them, two, three times... and it still didn't sink in. He fed the multitudes, not once, but twice! He seemingly had to do everything at least twice... There's even a verse in Mark where Jesus asks,
"Good? Why do you call me good? Only God is good." It's pretty remarkable actually.
King James version (KJV) can be difficult... I think people like to use that version when talking from the pulpit or for reading specific passages aloud during the holidays. It's got a certain historical grammatical appeal I s'pose...
New International Version (NIV) seems to have taken some liberties in some areas. I've noted that theologens seem to like this version the least, although I'm not saying they don't like it, or necessarily strongly disagree with it, just not the favorite.
I like the New American Standard version (NAS); seems to strike a happy balance. I can comprehend it, and the translation seems to be most on par with the KJV.
A friend of mine has a (very thick) version which has every single verse of the Bible in all three versions, to compare and contrast. Occasionally, he'll come across a verse where it's helpful in understanding to read all three.