I have read through the Bible in numerous translations - KJV, NKJV, NIV, NAS, NLT, Holman, etc. Have also read through “The Message” paraphrase version.
My favorite translation is New Living Translation - it is readable and yet the Spirit speaks clearly through it. I use NLT for teaching kids at church because they can understand it easier than other translations.
What's your take on the Holman? I have a great NIV study bible, and enjoy the KJV because I just find it has more depth (although I have to read it a little slower due to the language), but I recently started reading the Holman and like it.