[goldilucky]

Thanks for the tip on the New Living Translation.

A few years ago, I purchased "The Defined KJBible Uncommon Words Defined". It is the authorized KJV and is unaltered and translated out of the original tongues. I often refer to it when running into text I cannot decipher.

[realpatriot71]

A few years ago, I purchased "The Defined KJBible Uncommon Words Defined". It is the authorized KJV and is unaltered and translated out of the original tongues. I often refer to it when running into text I cannot decipher.

Stick with your KJ version. Ironically, the KJ versions actually reads at a lower reading grade level, than other "more enlightened" versions. Well meaning or not (it's very debateable), the new versions are like an exploration of the thesaurus. Because new versions are copy-righted Bibles sold for profit, there has to be significant enough change in the wording or structure as to allow money to be made off of each individual version. The is no copyright on the official KJ. Fruthermore the KJ translation is more consistant with the now known majority manuscripts. As well as this, the official KJ's underlying greek codex, The Texus Receptus, is markedly more consistant with the now known majority manuscripts. The underlying greek codex for all new versions is markedly different (altered), when compared to the majority texts or The Texus Receptus - only in agreement with a small minority of ancient texts and manuscripts.

[Quix]

Sounds good. Please check out THE MESSAGE translation by Peterson, too. It's my current favorite.

It really captures the idiom, the vernacular, the nuance and flavor of the original Hebrew and Greek according to the experts. Certainly it has much more of the flavor of God The Father and Jesus that I know.