Flaming Conservative
“My preferred version is the NASB. I attend a church in which virtually every person (but me) thinks that the KJV is the only Bible that is true. The NASB is more accurate. The KJV has multiple translation errors. As a person who thinks accuracy in word usage is very important, especially in the Bible, I prefer a Bible that is more accurate. Flame away but I won’t argue.”
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You are 100% correct there are errors in the KJV and as I have mentioned in a few other responses here the KJV has been revised many times since 1611.
The NASB is more accurate (compared to practically every English Bible out there) in the sense that it is a more “word for word” rendering from the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts. But if the manuscript used to translate is faulty, the translation will be faulty. OK that is the theory.
I attend a church that is KJ only. I’m not KJ only but to keep from being a troublemaker I take a KJ Bible with me to church and keep my thoughts on the KJV to myself. I have a rudimentary understanding of Biblical Greek (which is not saying much) but for my at home purposes I generally use the NKJV or the 1984 version of the NIV. Oddly enough I confessed my need for a savior and placed my faith and trust in the risen Christ in 1978 while studying the original Kenneth Taylor paraphrase titled The Living Bible.
I have a really gorgeous copy of the NASB in ironed calfskin published by the Lockman Foundation. But I also have several NKJV and KJV premium bound Bibles but the one I use the most is an old beat up NKJV reference Bible.
Envious! I have several copies of NASB’s, but none like that! But I usually use Bible Hub or Enduring Word to study. Bible Hub has an option of several versions with strong’s concordance attached, so I can tap a word and get to study the word origin, meaning, etc. Enduring Word is a line by line Bible study site by David Guzik. He uses NKJV, but obviously knows his stuff. I’ve yet to disagree with his commentary. He does use quotes from Spurgeon, at times, but he is not a Calvinist, and Spurgeon had a lot to say, when he wasn’t referencing his Calvinnist beliefs.
As far as the Living Bible, Ken Taylor himself said it’s a paraphrase, meant to be used side by side with more accurate Bibles. I’m sure many people have been saved reading whatever Bible is available to them. The LORD will use whatever He wants to bring people to Himself.