0:00 Introduction 2:34 Prayer 4:04 Importance of Accuracy 9:14 The Many Translations 11:50 Ten Accurate Bibles 12:45 (1) The NASB 13:12 (2) The KJV 14:16 (3) The NKJV 14:42 (4) The NLT 15:24 (5) The NIV 15:30 (6) The ESV 15:36 (7) The RSV 15:41 (8) The CSB 15:48 (9) The NRSV 15:56 (10) The NET 16:04 Concerning Good Translations 17:29 Word for Word Translations 18:24 Thought for Thought Translations 19:42 Paraphrase Translations 20:02 Concerning Poor Translations 26:34 Studying the Bible Thoroughly 29:22 Five Translations to Avoid 29:30 (1) The MSG 32:56 (2) The TPT 36:07 (3) The TLB 38:52: (4) The GNT 40:57 (5) The CEV 45:06 Dishonorable Mention: The NWT 46:22 Summary 47:34 Final Notes 49:58 Closing Prayer
I am a new Christian (just over a year) and I love the in depth long videos. Really helps. The 5 min videos leaves me with more questions than answers. So thank you for the longer videos
I love my KJV and I will never exchange it for any version. I understand every word of God in it although english is not my native tongue. I always pray for God's Holy Spirit to guide me when reading it.
Amen, if you’ve accepted Jesus as your King and Savior, which I believe you have, then the Holy Spirit lives in you and will teach you all things concerning God,Jesus His Son and the Holy Spirit. Even if the Bible was removed from us by governments or whoever, the Holy Spirit would still teach us because we are God’s Children and He won’t leave His Children without His Word and Truth. In short, if the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit lives in you, then the Truth of God and the Word of God lives in you. When you read your Bible, you are focusing your attention on God and when that happens, God’s Holy Spirit starts bringing up from within you the Truth of God, this is also true when you pray and are focusing on God at other times as well. God can never be taken away, isn’t that awesome! Rev. Daryl Drennan
You can love your KJV, but be aware that 17th century scholarship was inaccurate in several places. That was not the translator's fault. The did the best they could with the manuscripts they had to work with. Read the New King James Version (NKJV) where the beauty of the KJV is largely retained, but the translation is accurate.
Anything in the King James that is in italics has been ADDED to the scriptures. If you add to God's Word then it no longer becomes God's Word. Just as Eve added to the Word it looses it power and authority.
I was raised on kjv and all thru college, I read this version til it fell apart. Love it so much, and still use this version today! I have a great affection for my Bible and love having it near me!❤
Earlier this week I received my newest purchase from the KJV store. A 1611 KING JAMES BIBLE. Same size and everything. Weighs over thirty pounds. Some of the cars I've owned didn't cost as much as this book. I couldn't care less what any detractor thinks of that.
Finding this channel was not an accident! I have been guilty of watching TV for hours and then wondering why I am spiritually dry! You think I know better..God is truly a loving father who saw what was going on in my life and us correcting it. God bless you!
@eileen. I love the 1611 King James Authorized Version of God's Holy Word the Bible because it's the ONLY version that is inerrant and infallible. It's also much easier to read than the so-called modern versions of God's Holy Word the Bible.
eileendunkle • I prefer the Douay-Rheims Bible. It is a few years older than the KJV, but a lot of the KJV contains exact passages taken from the DRB. It has thee and thou, but I love it. Also the (New) and older Jerusalem Bible are very beautifully written. I have never heard a word said against any of these. Good luck.
@@lynettepalecek3141 Who told you it is inerrant and infallible? Because nothing except God alone is those 2 things. Don't get caught in that trap. As I said, my Bible is a little older than KJV, and entire passages taken from it are printed word for word in the KJV. So I guess mine is inerrant and infallible too?
I only read and study from the KJV Bible. It's what I cut my teeth on many moons ago. I have no problem reading and understanding Elizabethan English. If I do come across a word I'm not familiar with, I look it up and research it.
@Warrior. GOOD FOR YOU!! The KJV Bible is the ONLY version I rely on to tell the truth. It's the ONLY version of God's Holy Word the Bible that is inerrant and infallible.
Same here, I love my KJV and the thee's and thou's give God more authority in my opinion. Plus I also look up and research word's that I do not understand, plus the KJV was written by the best scholars at the time, some who knew multiple languages.✝❤🙏
For brevity's sake, here is the list of the five bibles in question: The Message, The Passion Bible, The Living Bible, The Good News Bible, and the Contemporary English Version.
Thank you for listing the 5 translations to avoid. What do you think about the accuracy of thought for thought versions such as NLT? Personally I think word for word is much more accurate.
@@paulajohnson6409 The NLT is a great resource and it is the Bible I often give away to new believers and teach from when talking to young people. I have never done an in-depth verse-by-verse comparison, but the people that have that I trust say that the overwhelming majority of the choices they made in translation were good. The NLT is not a word for word. It is a functional equivalent with a bias toward being much easier to read, and it might seem to cross into a paraphrase category for some people. It is not among my normal personal study translations, but I started in the KJV 40 years ago. Sometimes the language in the NLT is so new it distracts me, so I use the ESV.
@@Siaya7 So if you read in another language, you are out of luck? Also, God's promises are bigger than a single translation. He promises if we seek Him, we will find Him in Matthew 7:7-8. There are other well-known verses like Jer 33:3, Isa 55:11, John 16:13, and Rev 3:20 that make similar promises. Tell me, in the KJV, which I know pretty well, where does it say to only read the KJV? Where does it say the Holy Spirit only works if we stay with versions translated from the Textus Receptus? My God is bigger than a single translation. My God planned to have His Word translated many many times over the years into languages that spread It all over the globe (Isa 55:11). The Bible warns us against pharisaical religious requirements and burdening believers with tradition in Matthew 16:6-12 & Acts 15:5-31. In Matthew 23, Jesus warns us against religious elitism, like, "Look at me, I am better than other Christians because I read the KJV." I am not accusing you of this, but be careful. I assume since you have decided the KJV is the only Bible a person can read you might be familiar with the hymn, "Have Faith in God." Put your faith in Him, not the KJV which history tells us had some outside influences while being translated. I am not knocking the KJV, it was my translation of choice for close to three decades. God is bigger than the debate of Textus Receptus vs Critical Text, trust HIM!
I enjoy the (Authorized) KJV because it is easier for me to memorize chapters of PSALMS and verses from both the OT and NT. I have a "toolbox" of around 100 or so scriptures in my head that are used on a regular basis. The Amplified , NKJV, NIV, ESV, and the NET are useful references. I find that cross referencing with these versions are more helpful for learning scripture explanation than commentaries.
Thank you for sharing. This took time and dedication to produce and post. I used to read the KJV from youth. Nowadays I am inclined to read NKJV. It is a lot easier to read. I studied a lot English Literature so reading the older versions isnt too hard, but it does slow me down. I recently purchased a NLT Bible and I'm interested in reading it. I like reading the Bible as a whole. It is important to me to fully understand the bigger picture. I also study individual verses, but there is a hazard to take it out of context. I prefer to read surrounding text to have a clue about what was going on when the verse was said.
Thank you for this sermon. I wholeheartedly agree with what you said. I know from personal experience that the study of the King James Version of the Bible brings conviction of sin. It happened to me.
So you should be convicted of your sin, that’s what we read the Bible for. We need to see the truth and know that we cannot live anyway that we want, and serve God too.
Good message and information as I wondered what Bibles were the best. I became a Believer in 1973 and yes I had a Living Bible but the Lord guided me to other ones as I grew spiritually which was a good thing but for along time I had no one living in my life, family, close friend or neighbour to talk about scriptures only a mentor across the other side of Canada which we had no internet at that time so seldom communicated but I thank God we have faithfully been able to since our iPads and she is in her nineties. God kept me faithful for 50 years next month, through thick and thin, divorce, financial hardships, a son presently with cancer, waiting for prayers to be answered for a saved family but in Gods time. I thank all the American ministries who has helped me over the years as I have had good ones, Billy Graham, Charles Stanley, Christ in Prophecy and more as well as yours the last two years also a trip to Israel where I got baptized after waiting 38 years. We all have a testimony and story but it is not I but the Lord who has brought me this far, waiting for family to be saved and the Lords coming. Blessings and thank you.
Thank you for that valuable information. My first special big Bible was the NIV and I believe that was in the early 80s and it has had to be replaced once or twice but the last NIV I bought was a very large print study Bible, with lots of pictures but I really don’t care for the wording at all so I dug around in my Bible collection and lo and behold found two Charles Stanley NASB bibles. The older one is life application and the newer one is the Life Principles bible. I like the older one The best.
I grew up with the King James Version. When I was a kid at Bible camp, I remember a counselor saying, "Don't let a few 'thee's and thou's keep you out of heaven."
, "Don't let a few 'thee's and thou's keep you out of heaven." The ESV and NIV identify Jesus as God in Romans 9:5 where as the KJV doesn't. To name a few
@@PlaidRicky1611 this ia a foot note off The Net Bible Translators notes in regard to Phil 2:6 '' The Greek term translated form indicates a correspondence with reality. Thus the meaning of this phrase is that Christ was truly God.'' So, KJV or any other version say the same thing, its just worded slightly different. The word ''robbery '' in greek is ἁρπαγμός (harpagmos) 'something to grasp' (G0725). I believe the NIV translates it best (NIV) who, being in very nature ▼God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;. And verse 7 drives it home
@againstthepope2362 You can't leave out God's Holy name in Philippians 2:6. When you do that, then you're corrupting God's Holy Word the Bible! Shame on you for doing that!! "Correspondence with reality" is definitely NOT the same thing as "God!" Btw, you're wrong about Romans 9:5. The KJV does make it clear that Christ is God. You're just too stupid to understand how to read that version of the Holy Bible.
The last few months I have been slowly studying and idk what happened but suddenly I have gotten kicked into overdrive. I have recently started reading more plus reading bible stories to my children. I appreciate this video because I want to teach my kids the best I can.
I just found your channel and this is the first video I watched. Speaking for myself, I love the long studies. I will watch much more of your videos. God bless you for what you do in teaching the true word of God. I have always stood on the last verses of Revelations in that you can't add or take away from the Bible. Thank you Lord for letting me find this channel.
I was interviewed for television once, about thirty years ago, and was asked about translations. I said that many of them were fraudulent for profit. The director chopped my comment out of the program. I am so glad to find you a kindred spirit, with the courage to say what I tried to say then. Thank you for your knowledgable, honest and passionate defense of the authentic text which is our heritage from the Holy Spirit. May God reward you now and forever.
This may sound a tad odd to the uninformed, but Christians need to be more shrewd. Had you said that many of the translations were _less than accurate_ instead of fraudulent, the director probably wouldn't have chopped your comment. Of course, "less than accurate" would've been less accurate than "fraudulent" but it would've achieved the purpose. 😉
I would appreciate if u just mention immediately what biblical translation versions u would Not recommend for us 2 read instead of spending a lot of your time in discussing other insignificant issues 2 avoid wastage of your viewers' time in listening n watching u.Tnx.
So Christians say the Bible is the Word of God ? God has left a book for the salvation of souls yet the Bible can be falsified. Did an all knowing God not know that the book would be changed. The Jews changed the Old Testament on a few occasions They removed MacCabees and other books and Luther followed. Today the Jews are happy to talk of MacCabees.
@vonhalberstadt3590 what a dishonest question, that reveals your heart. We have the very word in the king James Bible that they had.God promised to preserve them. We have them in English today in THE KING JAMES BIBLE. ALL AUTHORITY WORD OF GOD
@johnmabbett6586 Really? I'll give you a sample. NASB1995 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell. The word of God says it differently (Matthew 5:22 KJB But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Notice nasb omitted without a cause. The nasb makes Jesus a sinner by omitting without a cause. Why ? Because Jesus was angry when he drove out the money changers. I could give you many many examples of errors in the nasb. Do you want to compare it with God's word?
KJV Only for me thank you very much :) The Ye's, Thou's, Thines are very important and they are not hard to understand. They give the proper context to the verses and tell you exactly who God is speaking to. I understand the scriptures by the Holy Spirit, not by my own understanding.
Idk why you think they're important, lol. But I love the KJV too, & as a teenager with no knowledge of the Bible at all I had no problem understanding what I needed to. As I grew I learned how to look things up & my mom got me a Strongs Exhaustive Concordance, & I've loved it. You can't learn the original language meanings from other versions. I think that alone sets the KJV above the rest.
1Cor.2 [13] Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. - The scriputures themselves are spiritual and the Holy Ghost can teach you thru them.
May this message richly bless you and yours as it has bless me. Many profess believers of Jesus Christ believe that the fourth commandment to keep the Sabbath holy was nailed to the cross and that we no longer have to keep it, while still embracing the other nine commands. Do you believe this? Ask yourself this question: which one or ones of the following Ten Commandments do Jesus wants us to keep and obey? 1. Thou shalt not have no other gods before me. 2. Thou shalt not make or bow down to gpl raven image. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of God in vain. 4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. 5. Honor thy father and thy mother. 6. Thou shalt not kill. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou shalt not steal. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness. 10. Thou shalt not covet. Answer_________________ The Sabbath command is not only to be kept but it is to be calculated by the Time/calendar God ordained in the beginning of creation, Genesis 1:14. The sun, moon and stars are God’s True Time/calendar not that famous Gregorian calendar hanging on our walls in our houses. The Sabbath is calculated by the sun, moon and stars. This split in God’s law must be repaired!! All of God’s laws, statutes, judgments and testimonies are just and true! We must do things God’s way or else we will be worshipping him in vain. There will be no good reward. God may allow the people that rules this world to enforce some type of Sabbath law to test people to see if they will keep His law or no. Already, there are Sabbath laws/blue laws/Sunday laws on government books today. Friday is not the true Sabbath. Saturday is not the true Sabbath. Sunday is not the true Sabbath, etc., because they are calculated by man’s time/calendars. This information is helpful both now and future, to get back to God’s ways and be able to choose wisely if such a “Sabbath Test” is enforced. Let us read our Bibles, seriously repent of our evil ways, stop worshiping other gods, talking about one another, stealing, killing, lying, fornicating, adultery, disobedient to parents, etc., etc., etc. Worship Him that made heaven, earth and sea. This Babylonian system is falling, the Powers in charge are aware of this fact but they cannot stop it. Their time is coming to an end! Our time is coming to an end! If any worship the beast and his image and receive his mark, the same shall have no rest day or night and they shall be burnt with fire and brimstone. Revelation 13 and 14. Deuteronomy 5 Isaiah 58:12-14. Also, research the “Seven Noahide Laws.” I have heard that these are Jewish laws taken from their book, “Talmud.” The first law forbids idolatry and according to Jewish writings, to believe in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, is idolatry and is punishable by death, decapitation. I have also heard that some of the USA presidents have signed this law under “Proclamation 5956-. Education Day, U.S.A, 1989 and 1990” and, word is that, it is planned to be unleashed on all nations in the future. So, Research and see if these things be truth. May The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
I'm Jerusalem Bible Study Edition. Accurate,, up to date with scholarship and the notes are superb for a single volume, giving even where the different sources of the Pentateuch begin and end for example.
The Jerusalem Bible is a Catholic bible. There are reasons not to trust the choices of the Vatican since its inception, especially since that religion puts itself ABOVE the Word of God and disobeys it blatantly.
thank you for the teaching today. I have been a Christian for many years. I was raised like you on The KJV Bible and I never would even think about reading any other version. After listening to you today, I am going to read The New American Study Bible. I have read the KJV several times. I love reading it. I love studying the Bible.
Why should one think that your god performed the miracle of inspiring the words of the bible if he didn’t perform the miracle of preserving the words of the bible?
Recently I have come to understand how lucky I’ve been. My uncle put notes in my New American Standard in the places he and his colleagues believed to be less then correct. He translated both first century Hebrew and Greek. Uncle Robert also gently taught me from his Hebrew and Greek books until I was twelve. Even then I knew what a gift that was.
@edwardpearce9668 Don't feel bad for you choice of words, everybody could understand what you meant. By the way, "unfortunate" would be as wrong as "lucky" according to @fredthe47th 's. narrow criteria. This reminds me of 1st Timothy 6:4. "He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings". God bless 🙂
Luck is superstition which is sorcery which is witchcraft that is evil and if Satan God is Sovereign - there is NO luck in Him He is the truth - it’s who He IS 💖👑
@@fredthe47thUsing the word "lucky" does not always imply paganism. As I've gotten older, I've seen God's providence in what appears to be good luck. It is often unwise to jump to conclusions.
I was raised with the KJV I had difficulty with many names until I downloaded the KJV app and I could read alone and learn the difficult names..Thank you for making this video
In my prayer and reading, I use the NKJV and I am quite comfortable with it, but recently I have been listening to an audio bible on youtube while on walks or driving etc. When I saw your video I looked up the version that I have been listening to and sure enough it is the Contemporary English Audio Bible, and that was No 5 on your list. Thank you for setting me straight.
That's not just Tiff who set you straight, it was the Holy Spirit within you who lead you to him. As it says in scripture, "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you." (John 14:26). He's called the "Spirit of Truth" for a reason. He will never allow you to continue listening to, believing, or practicing a lie.
AMEN!!! I'll take listening to the Holy Spirit over the so called experts. God said we would have delusion and great deception in the last days, not the new improved.
@cristojoubert5385 you have 3 fingers pointing back at you. To make an uninformed statement , like you did is humorous. You ha e elevated a man's document over the Word and do not even realize it. Think about it.
❤ Unusual testimony.. after being Catholic (religiosity) for 15 years, I started reading in depth, the 'Living Translation' TLB for easy understanding. This opened the door for me in a huge way on my salvation, who Christ truly was, His attributes etc. I now use KJV, NASB alongside it for study.
The new translations use the vaticanus and Alexandrian manuscripts. These translations cause the Word to contradict itself. They also weaken the diety of Christ.
I like the Good News version the most because it's clear to understand ; sometimes looking at Finnish and French translations show how everything looks like in other languages . It's interesting to learn about translation mistakes .
Thank you for life-giving information. I find that the King James Bible makes memorizing Scripture easier than others. And many, many Scriptures in song from the KJV have become a valuable part of my praising, thanking and worshipping God in my daily devotions. And it is important to ask God for wisdom and understanding when reading God's Word. I find Him faithful to His promise that His Holy Spirit will help me in this way as i commit myself to continue studying and not giving up - and He does. There are Godly teachers who have helped me grow in faith, love and patient endurance as well. All thanks, praise, glory and honor be to God in Jesus' Name. Thank you, again.
I use the KJV as a standard on which different denominations can come together on, plus the use of language is very poetic and beautifully written. When I study the Old Testament, I use KJV and JPS (Jewish Publication.) I’m a Christian studying the Hebrew versions of the Old Testament called the Tanach. When I read the New Testament and use the KJV with supplementary secondary source content.
Same here, I went so far as to get 3- 1917 OJPS The Holy Scriptures from ebay. One was 66 years old "brand new" from 1957. Had it redone in leather calfskin. Good stuff.
I’m not native english speaking person, but I like KJV bible. God led me into it in the beginning and I read it with finnish bible 1933/38, old testament /new testament version.
We in the west, especially the Anglosphere, make an odd assumption about translation. We seem to think word for word accuracy equates to accuracy of meaning. No one who's fluent in more than one language believes this.
Thank you, Reverend Shuttlesworth, for this valuable information. A little omission or twist and people can miss the mark. A pilot once said deviating from the route by 5 degree can mean about 150 miles away from destination.
I started as a baby Christian with the AMPC because KJV would have been too hard for me to understand, I now read the KJV as well and am very grateful to God for helping me understand His Word.I occasionally read other passages from other translations to help me understand the meaning. I love the AMPC and KJV.I must add that I had no knowledge of The Lord or the Bible when He saved me,so the AMPC really helped me,it still does,but love the KJV as well now.
@@suchatimeasthis1880 Another way to find out if a Bible version is a good one, is by reading *Psalm 23:5.* It says, _"...my cup runneth over"_ other translations (e.g. Good News) says, _"...my cup is filled to the brim"_ _What is this cup and what is in it?_ *Answer* You are the cup, the stuff in the cup is blessings from God! In the AMPC the same basic version as NKJV - Psalm 23 the same
@@suchatimeasthis1880 Also is 1 John 5:7 in the AMPC Bible?_"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one." Most "modern" Bibles omit this verse and claim it was added in the 16th century and wasn't in the original manuscripts!
Thank you Tiff for your time and great care on this subject. I own KJV, ESV, NASB. Of which I have always preferred the NASB. This is not the first time I've heard it said that the NASB is arguably the most accurate translation. In fact I'm getting ready to order a new Bible in NASB 1995 edition in goatskin. I wanted a more handy carry size to transport with me everywhere I go. I cherish God's Holy Word and study to show myself approved a workman that needs not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth. Thank you for you ministry. May our Savior and Lord continue to bless your ministry as you work for His Kingdom.
Thank you. Your 3 Bibles are what I have and believe Christians would be very well taken care of spiritually if they had these three. When I became a believer in Christ, in the triune God, I had a King James Bible, simply a text Bible, later I did get a good King James Reference Bible that I still have. I believe we have too many Bibles and the many that are not true translations are not good as I see it. I love the King James, so readable, published at a time when English was at its best...such common, easy to understand wording, easy to memorize too. I read through it many times, maybe 20 times and that besides using it at church, studying, etc. Last, I saw other "translations" suddenly flooding the market place and I bought & read the Modern Language Bible (also called, The New Berkely Translation by Gerrit Verkuyle(?) and I liked it except for a disturbing verses that showed me, I believe, what I am sure is a strong Arminianism...being a Baptist-Reformed, in the tradition of Spurgeon, etc, I stayed with my reliable, most beautiful translation...King James...and finally though I read through the RSV, King James I said before, I discovered the most accurate translation, the ASV, later revised only a little, called the NASB. I must stop here but I came upon the ESV, which, to me, is the "real King James the 2nd." Thus, I have the 3 dependable ones as you do. ESV is very readable and I read through it, use it a lot, I use NASB too and love it. Excuse the long ramble but naturally a fellow believer may behave this way! Best, w
If you agree with Tiff’s recommendation, can you explain why Matthew 17:21 is not found in the NASB? So removing verses is the new definition of being accurate?
I'm sticking with the King James version Bible.. Shepherd chapel read it verse by verse.. and documents everything, I've learned so much I love the King James Bible Amen
thank you, I've recently come to the realization that I've drifted too far from a personal relationship to the Bible, and it's time to reintroduce the Bible into my day to day life. In this I want to pick a translation that's right for me, so I really appreciate the earnestness and love with which your content is made, thank you Tiff.
Why should one think that your god performed the miracle of inspiring the words of the bible if he didn’t perform the miracle of preserving the words of the bible?
I was raised on the King James Bible. I received a New Living Translation (walk through the bible) When I read it through I kept my KJB open for references. I love how personal my walk with God has grown with the NLV.
The question should be asked, 'How does someone take it upon himself to decide which Bible translation is better than another. The Jews became Christians without a Bible being carried on them.
ThxBro Tiff. I lead a neighbors child to Christ a couple years ago and I am gently disabling her. She comes from an unsafe family. And the child has dyslexia. I had just purchased her a new, living translation, the “inspire “edition that has drawings in it that people can color. It’s a journaling Bible. And I was so glad to hear that the NLT is on your list for being the easiest read Bible. Since this child is now almost 11 years old and is overcoming dyslexia I think she would be able to handle it plus, I think she would get joy from coloring the pretty drawings that are in the Bible. So now I intend to go out to an art store and buy her some good watercolor, pencils, and some things like that so that she’ll have her own tools. Thanks for all you do! God bless you!
I'm thinking you meant "discipling her" rather than "disabling her". Grateful for saints who will lead kids to the Savior and bring them up in the faith.
I'm 76 years old now and I've been a Christian for 53 years, and during that time I've owned several different Bible translations, but I always go back to the King James Version. Once in awhile I'll look up verses in the NASB version to compare what it says with what the King James Version says, but I hardly ever do that any more. I just stick with the King James Version.
I'm 74 , and I'm glad about the better translations,. When I was 22years old , Exodus 20:13 mislead me when I was in the Army, and Luke 14: 26 was a bad translation that God got me threw, and finally a new translation got it right, The Passion new testament.😊
if you mean that the passion translation got you through your hard times and you are being truthful, im sorry but it is inaccurate very much so and the creator has no knowledge of hebrew, greek, or aramaic and he redirects it towards himself most of the time@@chadboxford3589
Hallelujah!!!🙌🏻 amén! Thank you for your obedience 🙏 a few years ago I was invited to a church, where someone from Bethel church came to give a study,; omg! I had a hard time seating there listening to him, all the nonsense that he was saying. I told my friend that I did not receive what is was not of God🙏 I thank my Lord for his wisdom and understanding 🙌🏻
I will continue to use my New King James Version. I also use other Bible translations, concordances, and commentaries in my studies. There are words used in the KJV that have different meanings today (like the word "replenish" in Gen. 1:28), so even the KJV isn't perfect. Not realizing the change in meanings can cause confusion, and cause people to believe there are contradictions. When it comes to being error free, that would be the original scriptures that our Bibles have been translated from.
See also Esther 7:5 "presume in his heart" = to make full (replenish)👍👍For more on this topic, No King But Caesar & The Return Of The Melchisedec is available online at Advantage Books. Peace to all.
You should order the book by Laurance Vance on the so-called archaic words. It's very educational. Also, I thought of this a few days ago. Do you say rejoice? or do you say 'joice'? Just an example.
One of the oldest texts predates the KJV by over 800 years and forms the heart of the Ethiopian bibles with 84 books, yet the Romans and now the 'West' dismisses these versions.
There are what we call archaic words in pretty much every bible. The NKJ isn't very good. See David Daniels video on the NKJV and you will understand. As for the word replanish, we also use the word rejoice. Just something to think about. As for archaic words, there is a great book on the subject by Laurance Vance, vance publications. It will help understand a whole lot of words in the Bible and make you smarter than the average bear.
There are absolutely translations that are not appropriate, however language is a complex thing. In ALL languages there all types of “shades” of meaning to words and phrases, depending on the context. This is further complicated, by translating from the original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic. Add to that that living languages change & evolve. So a translation from 1500 years ago has words that we don’t use anymore or use differently. One of the things that is not preached enough is to read the Bible and ask the Holy Spirit for revelation of what is being read, then meditate, and WAIT for His revelation. Also the different versions can be helpful of gaining additional insight. Many times I will read a passage in the KJV, ESV, NASB, and Amplified version(s). We also need to realize that some versions are paraphrased, which are not as reliable. A true scholar should look at multiple versions to see shades of meaning, and more importantly that that pray that the Holy Spirit will give revelation. Also reading and understanding the Bible is a lifelong marathon, not a sprint. We should be patient with the Lord to reveal His word to us in His time, and not be in a rush to fake an understanding. Seek Him and His Word and He will be faithful to reveal His truth to you.
*"A true scholar should look at multiple versions to see shades of meaning...."* What are you, some kind of pinko commie? As someone else in this thread said, if it ain't the KJV, it ain't the bible. (sarc.)
Thank you for this study. ❤. We have a new Minister at the Methodist Church of have been attending. He spoke on the pulpit of the Bible he uses. I didn't catch the name, so I asked him personally. It is "The Message" by Eugene Peterson. I ordered it and it came in after I had gotten home from Church. The Holy Spirit led me to read on the tenets of the Methodist Church and I was astonished at a lot of my important beliefs weren't mine! I didn't even know..😢 The Holy Spirit then led me to a Bible Baptist Chuch that I attended 35 yrs ago and I spoke to the Pastor in depth about his beliefs - including the Rapture. Thank you again for your messages.
Yes, sad, but sign of the times. I can see the Methodist Church of my Great Grandparents' time period is not the Methodist Church of the last three, four and even five decades.
May this message richly bless you and yours as it has bless me. Many profess believers of Jesus Christ believe that the fourth commandment to keep the Sabbath holy was nailed to the cross and that we no longer have to keep it, while still embracing the other nine commands. Do you believe this? Ask yourself this question: which one or ones of the following Ten Commandments do Jesus wants us to keep and obey? 1. Thou shalt not have no other gods before me. 2. Thou shalt not make or bow down to gpl raven image. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of God in vain. 4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. 5. Honor thy father and thy mother. 6. Thou shalt not kill. 7. Thou shalt not commit adultery. 8. Thou shalt not steal. 9. Thou shalt not bear false witness. 10. Thou shalt not covet. Answer_________________ The Sabbath command is not only to be kept but it is to be calculated by the Time/calendar God ordained in the beginning of creation, Genesis 1:14. The sun, moon and stars are God’s True Time/calendar not that famous Gregorian calendar hanging on our walls in our houses. The Sabbath is calculated by the sun, moon and stars. This split in God’s law must be repaired!! All of God’s laws, statutes, judgments and testimonies are just and true! We must do things God’s way or else we will be worshipping him in vain. There will be no good reward. God may allow the people that rules this world to enforce some type of Sabbath law to test people to see if they will keep His law or no. Already, there are Sabbath laws/blue laws/Sunday laws on government books today. Friday is not the true Sabbath. Saturday is not the true Sabbath. Sunday is not the true Sabbath, etc., because they are calculated by man’s time/calendars. This information is helpful both now and future, to get back to God’s ways and be able to choose wisely if such a “Sabbath Test” is enforced. Let us read our Bibles, seriously repent of our evil ways, stop worshiping other gods, talking about one another, stealing, killing, lying, fornicating, adultery, disobedient to parents, etc., etc., etc. Worship Him that made heaven, earth and sea. This Babylonian system is falling, the Powers in charge are aware of this fact but they cannot stop it. Their time is coming to an end! Our time is coming to an end! If any worship the beast and his image and receive his mark, the same shall have no rest day or night and they shall be burnt with fire and brimstone. Revelation 13 and 14. Deuteronomy 5 Isaiah 58:12-14. Also, research the “Seven Noahide Laws.” I have heard that these are Jewish laws taken from their book, “Talmud.” The first law forbids idolatry and according to Jewish writings, to believe in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, is idolatry and is punishable by death, decapitation. I have also heard that some of the USA presidents have signed this law under “Proclamation 5956-. Education Day, U.S.A, 1989 and 1990” and, word is that, it is planned to be unleashed on all nations in the future. So, Research and see if these things be truth. May The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
@@asmartbajan Quick response. Please read Romans8:1 online in the NKJV, KJV and the NIV. I believe the most critical part of the verse is left out - who live not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit... Brotherly greetings
@@natalamakhuva5878 To me, the more critical part of the verse is "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus." The second part is implied by that first. Isn't it?
Ps S ,i dont find the ministry of critique in any translation and still you exell in it! It takes between 10 and 20 years to finalize a translation of the bible, i font belueve the translaters make any profits
…nor do you have to apologize. I LOVE and APPRECIATE your thoroughness!! WOW, I feel like this time was very well invested and your hard work is appreciated & noticed. Thank you 🙏🏻! New Christian in the making and loving having found the Lord.
I grew up hearing the KJV had to say about Jesus. Mom and Dad bought me a Good News version for when I was a teen. But when I graduated from HS I asked for a NASB version as I had heard that it was a direct translation from the original Aramaic and Greek text. I agree that there are translations that have been used as a vehicle for weird ideas. Our church uses the CVS but I am sticking to these two.
Thank you so much for your ministry! I just found you a few days ago. I have watched several of you videos. I found you initially because I was doing a search trying to find out if the NIV translation that I have used, and loved for the past 33 years, was indeed an accurate, and trusted Bible. I don't understand why I am now just hearing people saying bad things about this translation. I have come to understand that possibly the ESV may be a better way to go for me with future Bible purchases. I really enjoy a very accurate, but also understandable Bible. I like to write in my Bible when I feel the Lord is speaking to me, or during a Bible study and I learn something profound, or get reminded of it, etc. Anyway, thank you again for all that you do!
This teaching is absolutely critical to all Christians. You spoken words are absolutely truth. A topic I consistently preach and reaffirm. God bless you.
No Christianity is a message sent by Christ of doing faithfulness’s obedience to Christ Jesus in His church not this guys or any church other than that built on this the same rock as Peter, the Catholic Church, being fathered from above. This guy claims he knows how God is about His message but then reviles it and rebels against God.
@@rinkevichjm You have thay wrong. You don`t have to belong to a church to be a Christian! The teaching of the Gospel is the message, and when answered to, a relationship is deveoped with the Saviour and we become patterned after him . Christ`s church is made up of Christians who have a link with each other in their belief in Christ. "Where two or three are gathered unto my name , There am I in the midst" Is the principle on which the Church is formed. Nowhere in scripture does it speak about establishing a hierarchical system like the Roman Catholic Church!
@@elvindaryl1 Jesus said you have to obey what His Church says, and He told Paul He is the Catholic Church. Do as Paul did: actually follow the Bible and not reject it! And you can’t abide in Christ unless you’re in Him who is the Catholic Church. Get in Jesus in the Catholic Church.
If he was honest he wud have said that the new world translation has put Gods name in we’re it was originally nearly 7000 times in the Old Testament so called and 276 times in the New Testament check your self sir ?
@@michaelhaigh9182 You need to check your ego sir. Just because he didnt go through some oddly specific details of the translation, doesnt make him a bad pastor, it doesnt dicredit the whole video.
@@arctico1714 I don’t need to do that I have give every body the words so they can check for them selves like I had to do I dident have to put any thing on here iam not right the scripture are right
Well I read over 45 different translations of God's Holy words & in my humble opinion I found many of them very good & some not so good but over all if a Christian can learn & gain knowlege it well worth time.
The Anointing on the KJV can only be OF GOD! As a young believer I began with it, 20 years after I am still on it. SAME BIBLE.....TORN, WORN OUT BUT NEVER WEARS ME OUT.....I'M BLESSED BY YOUR MINISTRY EVANGELIST TIFF😊
I came to Christ on my NIV study Bible with Hebrew and Greek translations. It helped me understand more clearly. I’m tired of hearing that KJV is the only way to read God’s Word.
What you hear continually repeated are words of extremely lazy people. You, more than likely, have way more knowledge and understanding of God's Word than those criticizing you. I stopped using the KJV when I went to Seminary and switched to the NIV. My grades went way up and it was easier to do my homework. Most of your critics have never had their beliefs tested.
Excellent video. I recently discovered the Geneva bible which was written before the KJV. It was compiled by a group of scholars who moved to Geneva to avoid persecution by their governments. It seems there was a certain paranoia regarding the creation of an English bible. Evidently some rulers feared losing control over the people if they had an English bible. Heaven forbid if the people were able to read God's word for themselves. I have not read and compared every text but of the key texts I was able to research, the message is identical. I grew up using the original KJV and a few years ago also researched the NKJV. That helps bridge the gap to modern English.
I cherish the KJV. But I need a newer translation for some phrases in the KJV. There are just times I simply cannot figure out what's being said, and I have been familiar with the KJV for most of my life. It's a relief to see understandable language for a phrase in a familiar psalm that has a puzzling phrase or two. I will always greatly value the KJV in general, and I would be thrilled if I did not need help with a phrase now and then. Example, " my goodness extendeth not to Thee" was a KJV phrase I never could grasp until I looked at one of the valid 20th century translations.
I only read and study the Authorized King James Bible. I consider it the authority on ALL matters, and respect no other translations. Modern perversions have changed, added and deleted entire words and verses. Rev 22 says anyone who does this will have their names removed from the Book of Life, not the tree of life. I believe having all these Bible perversions allows people to search until they find one that says what they want it to say. I don’t like that at all. How can we all be on the same page, if we’re not even on the same book?
Who authorized the KJV? Anyone? Anyone? King James had to authorize the translation, because it was for the Anglican Church to move away from the RCC. You seem to be an extremely lazy person. No disrespect, but you need to tell the truth about yourself and repent.
The HalleluYah Scriptures is the best version of the Father’s Word-the most accurate-and restores the Names of YHWH and Yahshua back to where they belong-nearly 7000 times! The Father put His Name in His Word thousands of times, but you will not find His Name in modern translations. It is such a blessing to have a version that has honored, obeyed, revered and esteemed our Heavenly Father by putting His Name back in His Own Word-where He originally put it! HalleluYHWH! This is HIS End-Times Restoration, just as He promised! “Therefore see, I am causing them to know, this time I cause them to know My Hand and My Might. And they shall know My Name is YHWH!” Jeremiah/YirmeYahu 16:21 🙏🏻
Give us a list of the translations you have read thru for yourself and don't list only what you have "heard" about a translation and the ones you do not understand............
@@kdeh21803I grew up reading the JKV in church, but they mysteriously switched over to the Never Inspired Version. The Dying Bible, the Message, NKJV, Amplified, NASB, and the others you mentioned were included in multi Bible books. I heard enough about the CEV and CSB, to pass on them. I understand the ESB has critical passages from the Dead Sea Scrolls. What I’ve touched upon the the Jerusalem Bible looked good, but I wanted something that was available to the masses. Although I was confirmed, it didn’t prepare me for the outside world. I experimented, and although I thought it was a joke, I went to a Kingdom Hall with a co-worker. I didn’t know how bad I was hooked, until another friend took two hours to deprogram me. He asked me, “Who’s speaking at Acts 13:2?” I had to be true to myself and others and answer, the Holy Spirit. That’s when I saw, that the NWT was a malevolent comic book, and that the Holy Spirit was not a force or floating brain. I’m King James all the way.
I want you to know your videos are great. You and someone else are the only 2 I trust and watch. I can't believe people are saying things like that. People can be cruel. I know your spiritually tough and have a god protecting you. But I wanted you to know. Your doing a great job, your teachings are good. They are at a good pace and very knowledgeable for us that are on the same level as you and other true Christians. I appreciate you.
Thank you for this great breakdown and explanation. I’ve always used the KJV, and will continue to use it. But was good hearing about the other versions like the NASV and NKJV. Thank you 🤗❤️
Luther took away books from the Bible valid for around 1200 years. Why do you propose such bible translation. You mentioned the words of the revelation demning those who take away parts of the bible.
@@andrejgrebenc3235 The verses you reference in Revelation were only referring to the Book of Revelation...if you will look at the verse it states, "The words of this prophesy".......when that was written English (as we speak) was a language that did not exist..........give us the manuscript evidence that verses have been removed and don't use a translation to do it.
Have you ever read thru the NASV or the NKJV (I have, I am about to finish the NKJV as we speak) to see for yourself what is bad in them, or are you just taking someone's word for it?
I love the KJV more than other version but your right about the NKJV nlt nasb net ESV and the niv they are my favorite but I like to read them side by side because the KJV is the only one I like more than others version ❤❤
I loved this message. I use the New King James Version but am looking to invest in a New American Standard Bible. I totally believe we should be very diligent about which Bible we study from. I feel blessed to have found your messages online and listen to you a lot as well as Dr. David Jeremiah who I have heard you also endorse. Thank you for your ministry and making things so much easier to understand. God Bless You!
Thank you Tiff, You are a wonderful messenger of our GOD, I continue to listen to your classes and sermon’s from Massachusetts. Keep up the good work, You definitely have great rewards waiting for you. I have a sister that I can not convince that her JW Bible is not right !! . I can only pray that the HOLYSPIRIT convicts her in the knowledge that she needs. I pray for all people who have been mislead . In JESUS NAME AMEN
I am thankful for the KJV and nkjv. They are my favorite. But I also use the Strong's Concordance Hebrew and Greek. I have trouble with the NIV and ESV. They are so totally different. When you study 2 Tim 1:7 sound mind fits . It is in the kjv and nkjv but it says self control on the others. In the Strong's it is sound mind. Also in other verses it is totally different. I am thankful I have the Holy Spirit to help me
@dora_the_explorer975 thank you I have been with the kjv and nkjv since 1988. I rely on the Precious Holy Spirit. Irseems like Satan is trying to use all the different Bibles to divide us.
Thank you Tiff for this! I have acquired both NASB and CSB and had been looking at some of the no-no's and will avoid them now that I know what you've shared here. They did not hit me like the NASB or CSB and now I understand why. So glad I did not not get them!
I am a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. A person in our denomination has written a paraphrase of the Bible called The Clear Word. In my opinion, it is one of the worst paraphrases that I have ever used in study. Now, there are members in my congregation that have told me they would never read any other translation, paraphrase, version of the Bible. I believe, and again, this is my opinion, they say this only because it is a publication from within our denomination. As for myself, I prefer the RSV or NRSV, but this is personal preference. One of the Bible study TV programs that I watch is Adventist produced and hosted by an Adventist pastor. He encourages Bible students to use multiple versions of the Bible to study by so as to get a wider scope of what God is trying to pass on to the reader. I appreciate this video very much. I especially appreciate the comment you made referring that more historical evidence has been discovered in recent years to further explain and clarify the original manuscripts used for the KJV.
I have used a KJV for as long as I can remember and would not trade it for anything because of the personal notes I have written in it, but I will say that I do use a Septuagint now when studying the Old Testament. My question is why do all of the western Bibles only use the Masoretic Text and not the Septuagint? When it comes to the Deity of Christ the MT has some issues that are mostly ignored by the American Church. Thanks, and God Bless John 3:30
I love my New Living Translation. It's a Life Recovery Bible and I use it in my studies when I am using the King James Bible in my studies. I grew up in the Assembly of God and even tho they used the KJV and learned a lot of scriptures from the KJV. I'm so glad I found the NLT. I can now fully understand the Word of God in all its entirety, since I read the Word literally. Thank you for referencing the NLT version as the most accurate.
Billy Graham used it and a few others. I've been reading the new living translation for over 30 years and it has always been a swift kick in the pants. I have even compared 3 different versions from the king james, NLT and the amplified Bible. I went through chapter by chapter, 1 chapter at a time each day through the new testament and they all said the same thing. Some were more colorful and extra words but they were all about Jesus Christ exactly and how to live. I read King James as a child and teenager and it was like reading another language. So difficult. Thanks for your support of the NLT Bible. 🙂
Thank you so much for this in depth look at Bible Versions. I was a Catholic and never had a Bible so when I was seeking a Bible a friend set up a meeting for me with her pastor and he recommended the New American Standard as the most accurate version. I feel very blessed. ❤
"Thought for thought" vs "word for word" is a valid discussion. Personally, I think both methods are highly important. An example would be the translator who was working for a government official. The official was noting that the translator was speaking much longer than he himself. So he asked. The translator explained that he was translating what the official said word for word, and then he was telling the other person what the official actually meant by those words. I had noticed the same need when I was learning Spanish in school. Sometimes the words have to change to maintain the meaning. Having said that, word for word takes priority. You could make a copy that had both on one page similar to the English/Greek Bibles - English in the first column and Greek beside it in the second column. We can learn the thought for thought part through study. As for the NIV, I no longer have it on my personal "good translation" list. Used to be there, but then I read an article where the NIV editors were talking about "fixing the errors" in the Bible. Sudden red flag. One example they discussed was David killing 4000 Philistines, and then a couple pages later it says 400 chariots. This ISN'T an error. There were ten men to a chariot - 10 times 400 equals 4000. And for the editors to consider it an error caused my trust in that translation to vanish. How much and what did they change??? No way for me to tell, so no more NIV for me.
0:00 Introduction
2:34 Prayer
4:04 Importance of Accuracy
9:14 The Many Translations
11:50 Ten Accurate Bibles
12:45 (1) The NASB
13:12 (2) The KJV
14:16 (3) The NKJV
14:42 (4) The NLT
15:24 (5) The NIV
15:30 (6) The ESV
15:36 (7) The RSV
15:41 (8) The CSB
15:48 (9) The NRSV
15:56 (10) The NET
16:04 Concerning Good Translations
17:29 Word for Word Translations
18:24 Thought for Thought Translations
19:42 Paraphrase Translations
20:02 Concerning Poor Translations
26:34 Studying the Bible Thoroughly
29:22 Five Translations to Avoid
29:30 (1) The MSG
32:56 (2) The TPT
36:07 (3) The TLB
38:52: (4) The GNT
40:57 (5) The CEV
45:06 Dishonorable Mention: The NWT
46:22 Summary
47:34 Final Notes
49:58 Closing Prayer
THANK YOU for the list
I always heard that the NIV is not a good translation.
@@debbie94510 I am not a fan of the NIV. It is inconsistent with certain Greek terms. Not the worst one ever, but I cannot recommend it.
Thanks for saving me nearly half an hour! 🙂
Brilliant thank you
I am a new Christian (just over a year) and I love the in depth long videos. Really helps. The 5 min videos leaves me with more questions than answers. So thank you for the longer videos
I love my KJV and I will never exchange it for any version. I understand every word of God in it although english is not my native tongue. I always pray for God's Holy Spirit to guide me when reading it.
Amen, if you’ve accepted Jesus as your King and Savior, which I believe you have, then the Holy Spirit lives in you and will teach you all things concerning God,Jesus His Son and the Holy Spirit. Even if the Bible was removed from us by governments or whoever, the Holy Spirit would still teach us because we are God’s Children and He won’t leave His Children without His Word and Truth. In short, if the Spirit of God, the Spirit of Truth, the Holy Spirit lives in you, then the Truth of God and the Word of God lives in you. When you read your Bible, you are focusing your attention on God and when that happens, God’s Holy Spirit starts bringing up from within you the Truth of God, this is also true when you pray and are focusing on God at other times as well. God can never be taken away, isn’t that awesome! Rev. Daryl Drennan
@@daryldrennan Amen! The Holy Spirit is our Comforter.
You can love your KJV, but be aware that 17th century scholarship was inaccurate in several places. That was not the translator's fault. The did the best they could with the manuscripts they had to work with. Read the New King James Version (NKJV) where the beauty of the KJV is largely retained, but the translation is accurate.
Diabolical Doctrine: The King James Version Is the Perfect Word of God
Anything in the King James that is in italics has been ADDED to the scriptures. If you add to God's Word then it no longer becomes God's Word. Just as Eve added to the Word it looses it power and authority.
I was raised on kjv and all thru college, I read this version til it fell apart. Love it so much, and still use this version today! I have a great affection for my Bible and love having it near me!❤
Earlier this week I received my newest purchase from the KJV store. A 1611 KING JAMES BIBLE. Same size and everything. Weighs over thirty pounds. Some of the cars I've owned didn't cost as much as this book. I couldn't care less what any detractor thinks of that.
Finding this channel was not an accident! I have been guilty of watching TV for hours and then wondering why I am spiritually dry! You think I know better..God is truly a loving father who saw what was going on in my life and us correcting it. God bless you!
I love the King James Version. I love the “ thee, thou, thy , thine”. etc, These words are not commonly used in everyday language. I love that !
@eileen. I love the 1611 King James Authorized Version of God's Holy Word the Bible because it's the ONLY version that is inerrant and infallible. It's also much easier to read than the so-called modern versions of God's Holy Word the Bible.
Amen from taiwan 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
eileendunkle • I prefer the Douay-Rheims Bible. It is a few years older than the KJV, but a lot of the KJV contains exact passages taken from the DRB. It has thee and thou, but I love it. Also the (New) and older Jerusalem Bible are very beautifully written. I have never heard a word said against any of these.
Good luck.
@@lynettepalecek3141 Who told you it is inerrant and infallible? Because nothing except God alone is those 2 things. Don't get caught in that trap.
As I said, my Bible is a little older than KJV, and entire passages taken from it are printed word for word in the KJV.
So I guess mine is inerrant and infallible too?
I find KJV scripture much easier to memorize. Also, I hear God's 'tone' when I read it. I have the L B Paraphrased, and use it like a commentary
I only read and study from the KJV Bible. It's what I cut my teeth on many moons ago. I have no problem reading and understanding Elizabethan English. If I do come across a word I'm not familiar with, I look it up and research it.
Amen!
@Warrior. GOOD FOR YOU!! The KJV Bible is the ONLY version I rely on to tell the truth. It's the ONLY version of God's Holy Word the Bible that is inerrant and infallible.
Me too! It gives you alot of indepthness too when studing. When you are looking up words. I love it!! 🙌🏻
Same here, I love my KJV and the thee's and thou's give God more authority in my opinion. Plus I also look up and research word's that I do not understand, plus the KJV was written by the best scholars at the time, some who knew multiple languages.✝❤🙏
For brevity's sake, here is the list of the five bibles in question: The Message, The Passion Bible, The Living Bible, The Good News Bible, and the Contemporary English Version.
Thank you
Thank you for listing the 5 translations to avoid. What do you think about the accuracy of thought for thought versions such as NLT? Personally I think word for word is much more accurate.
@@paulajohnson6409 The NLT is a great resource and it is the Bible I often give away to new believers and teach from when talking to young people. I have never done an in-depth verse-by-verse comparison, but the people that have that I trust say that the overwhelming majority of the choices they made in translation were good. The NLT is not a word for word. It is a functional equivalent with a bias toward being much easier to read, and it might seem to cross into a paraphrase category for some people. It is not among my normal personal study translations, but I started in the KJV 40 years ago. Sometimes the language in the NLT is so new it distracts me, so I use the ESV.
Don’t forget NIV, ESV. NLT, NKJV, there is only ONE BIBLE to read. The King James Bible
@@Siaya7 So if you read in another language, you are out of luck? Also, God's promises are bigger than a single translation. He promises if we seek Him, we will find Him in Matthew 7:7-8. There are other well-known verses like Jer 33:3, Isa 55:11, John 16:13, and Rev 3:20 that make similar promises. Tell me, in the KJV, which I know pretty well, where does it say to only read the KJV? Where does it say the Holy Spirit only works if we stay with versions translated from the Textus Receptus? My God is bigger than a single translation. My God planned to have His Word translated many many times over the years into languages that spread It all over the globe (Isa 55:11). The Bible warns us against pharisaical religious requirements and burdening believers with tradition in Matthew 16:6-12 & Acts 15:5-31. In Matthew 23, Jesus warns us against religious elitism, like, "Look at me, I am better than other Christians because I read the KJV." I am not accusing you of this, but be careful. I assume since you have decided the KJV is the only Bible a person can read you might be familiar with the hymn, "Have Faith in God." Put your faith in Him, not the KJV which history tells us had some outside influences while being translated. I am not knocking the KJV, it was my translation of choice for close to three decades. God is bigger than the debate of Textus Receptus vs Critical Text, trust HIM!
I enjoy the (Authorized) KJV because it is easier for me to memorize chapters of PSALMS and verses from both the OT and NT. I have a "toolbox" of around 100 or so scriptures in my head that are used on a regular basis. The Amplified , NKJV, NIV, ESV, and the NET are useful references. I find that cross referencing with these versions are more helpful for learning scripture explanation than commentaries.
Thank you for sharing. This took time and dedication to produce and post.
I used to read the KJV from youth. Nowadays I am inclined to read NKJV. It is a lot easier to read. I studied a lot English Literature so reading the older versions isnt too hard, but it does slow me down.
I recently purchased a NLT Bible and I'm interested in reading it. I like reading the Bible as a whole. It is important to me to fully understand the bigger picture.
I also study individual verses, but there is a hazard to take it out of context. I prefer to read surrounding text to have a clue about what was going on when the verse was said.
Thank you for this sermon. I wholeheartedly agree with what you said. I know from personal experience that the study of the King James Version of the Bible brings conviction of sin. It happened to me.
So you should be convicted of your sin, that’s what we read the Bible for. We need to see the truth and know that we cannot live anyway that we want, and serve God too.
The Holy Spirit is the one who convicted!
Sorry sir. Revelation 22 : 18 and 19 refers only to Revelation. THIS BOOK. Not THE BOOK.
Good message and information as I wondered what Bibles were the best. I became a Believer in 1973 and yes I had a Living Bible but the Lord guided me to other ones as I grew spiritually which was a good thing but for along time I had no one living in my life, family, close friend or neighbour to talk about scriptures only a mentor across the other side of Canada which we had no internet at that time so seldom communicated but I thank God we have faithfully been able to since our iPads and she is in her nineties. God kept me faithful for 50 years next month, through thick and thin, divorce, financial hardships, a son presently with cancer, waiting for prayers to be answered for a saved family but in Gods time. I thank all the American ministries who has helped me over the years as I have had good ones, Billy Graham, Charles Stanley, Christ in Prophecy and more as well as yours the last two years also a trip to Israel where I got baptized after waiting 38 years. We all have a testimony and story but it is not I but the Lord who has brought me this far, waiting for family to be saved and the Lords coming. Blessings and thank you.
Thank you for that valuable information. My first special big Bible was the NIV and I believe that was in the early 80s and it has had to be replaced once or twice but the last NIV I bought was a very large print study Bible, with lots of pictures but I really don’t care for the wording at all so I dug around in my Bible collection and lo and behold found two Charles Stanley NASB bibles. The older one is life application and the newer one is the Life Principles bible. I like the older one The best.
Praying for you and you son and family.
Thank you!!
I grew up with the King James Version. When I was a kid at Bible camp, I remember a counselor saying, "Don't let a few 'thee's and thou's keep you out of heaven."
, "Don't let a few 'thee's and thou's keep you out of heaven." The ESV and NIV identify Jesus as God in Romans 9:5 where as the KJV doesn't. To name a few
@@againstthepope2362 Unlike the KJV, the ESV and the NIV, and as far as I can tell, all modern bibles rob Jesus of his deity in Philippians 2:6.
@@PlaidRicky1611 this ia a foot note off The Net Bible Translators notes in regard to Phil 2:6 '' The Greek term translated form indicates a correspondence with reality. Thus the meaning of this phrase is that Christ was truly God.'' So, KJV or any other version say the same thing, its just worded slightly different. The word ''robbery '' in greek is ἁρπαγμός (harpagmos) 'something to grasp' (G0725). I believe the NIV translates it best (NIV) who, being in very nature ▼God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;. And verse 7 drives it home
@@againstthepope2362 You're wrong!!
@againstthepope2362 You can't leave out God's Holy name in Philippians 2:6. When you do that, then you're corrupting God's Holy Word the Bible! Shame on you for doing that!! "Correspondence with reality" is definitely NOT the same thing as "God!" Btw, you're wrong about Romans 9:5. The KJV does make it clear that Christ is God. You're just too stupid to understand how to read that version of the Holy Bible.
The last few months I have been slowly studying and idk what happened but suddenly I have gotten kicked into overdrive. I have recently started reading more plus reading bible stories to my children. I appreciate this video because I want to teach my kids the best I can.
I just found your channel and this is the first video I watched. Speaking for myself, I love the long studies. I will watch much more of your videos. God bless you for what you do in teaching the true word of God. I have always stood on the last verses of Revelations in that you can't add or take away from the Bible. Thank you Lord for letting me find this channel.
I was interviewed for television once, about thirty years ago, and was asked about translations. I said that many of them were fraudulent for profit. The director chopped my comment out of the program. I am so glad to find you a kindred spirit, with the courage to say what I tried to say then. Thank you for your knowledgable, honest and passionate defense of the authentic text which is our heritage from the Holy Spirit. May God reward you now and forever.
This may sound a tad odd to the uninformed, but Christians need to be more shrewd. Had you said that many of the translations were _less than accurate_ instead of fraudulent, the director probably wouldn't have chopped your comment. Of course, "less than accurate" would've been less accurate than "fraudulent" but it would've achieved the purpose. 😉
I would appreciate if u just mention immediately what biblical translation versions u would Not recommend for us 2 read instead of spending a lot of your time in discussing other insignificant issues 2 avoid wastage of your viewers' time in listening n watching u.Tnx.
So Christians say the Bible is the Word of God ? God has left a book for the salvation of souls yet the Bible can be falsified. Did an all knowing God not know that the book would be changed. The Jews changed the Old Testament on a few occasions They removed MacCabees and other books and Luther followed. Today the Jews are happy to talk of MacCabees.
@@huntongchee4158 He actually said not to even read the NWT, however i regard the NWT to be the most accurate translation.
@@lawrencedavidson6195NWT accurate? Why? Can you point to any verse where it is more accurate than any modern translation?
I LOVE KING JAMES VERSION!!!!
What did the Apostles think of it?
@vonhalberstadt3590 what a dishonest question, that reveals your heart. We have the very word in the king James Bible that they had.God promised to preserve them. We have them in English today in THE KING JAMES BIBLE. ALL AUTHORITY WORD OF GOD
@robcrobert the NASB is more accurate.
@johnmabbett6586 Really? I'll give you a sample. NASB1995
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.
The word of God says it differently
(Matthew 5:22 KJB
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Notice nasb omitted without a cause. The nasb makes Jesus a sinner by omitting without a cause. Why ? Because Jesus was angry when he drove out the money changers. I could give you many many examples of errors in the nasb. Do you want to compare it with God's word?
@@vonhalberstadt3590 They said "its 400 years old."
KJV Only for me thank you very much :) The Ye's, Thou's, Thines are very important and they are not hard to understand. They give the proper context to the verses and tell you exactly who God is speaking to. I understand the scriptures by the Holy Spirit, not by my own understanding.
Idk why you think they're important, lol. But I love the KJV too, & as a teenager with no knowledge of the Bible at all I had no problem understanding what I needed to. As I grew I learned how to look things up & my mom got me a Strongs Exhaustive Concordance, & I've loved it. You can't learn the original language meanings from other versions. I think that alone sets the KJV above the rest.
1Cor.2
[13] Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. - The scriputures themselves are spiritual and the Holy Ghost can teach you thru them.
May this message richly bless you and yours as it has bless me.
Many profess believers of Jesus Christ believe that the fourth commandment to keep the Sabbath holy was nailed to the cross and that we no longer have to keep it, while still embracing the other nine commands. Do you believe this?
Ask yourself this question: which one or ones of the following Ten Commandments do Jesus wants us to keep and obey?
1. Thou shalt not have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make or bow down to gpl raven image.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of God in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
5. Honor thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8. Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness.
10. Thou shalt not covet.
Answer_________________
The Sabbath command is not only to be kept but it is to be calculated by the Time/calendar God ordained in the beginning of creation, Genesis 1:14. The sun, moon and stars are God’s True Time/calendar not that famous Gregorian calendar hanging on our walls in our houses. The Sabbath is calculated by the sun, moon and stars.
This split in God’s law must be repaired!! All of God’s laws, statutes, judgments and testimonies are just and true! We must do things God’s way or else we will be worshipping him in vain. There will be no good reward.
God may allow the people that rules this world to enforce some type of Sabbath law to test people to see if they will keep His law or no.
Already, there are Sabbath laws/blue laws/Sunday laws on government books today.
Friday is not the true Sabbath. Saturday is not the true Sabbath. Sunday is not the true Sabbath, etc., because they are calculated by man’s time/calendars.
This information is helpful both now and future, to get back to God’s ways and be able to choose wisely if such a “Sabbath Test” is enforced.
Let us read our Bibles, seriously repent of our evil ways, stop worshiping other gods, talking about one another, stealing, killing, lying, fornicating, adultery, disobedient to parents, etc., etc., etc.
Worship Him that made heaven, earth and sea. This Babylonian system is falling, the Powers in charge are aware of this fact but they cannot stop it. Their time is coming to an end! Our time is coming to an end!
If any worship the beast and his image and receive his mark, the same shall have no rest day or night and they shall be burnt with fire and brimstone. Revelation 13 and 14. Deuteronomy 5 Isaiah 58:12-14.
Also, research the “Seven Noahide Laws.” I have heard that these are Jewish laws taken from their book, “Talmud.” The first law forbids idolatry and according to Jewish writings, to believe in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, is idolatry and is punishable by death, decapitation. I have also heard that some of the USA presidents have signed this law under “Proclamation 5956-. Education Day, U.S.A, 1989 and 1990” and, word is that, it is planned to be unleashed on all nations in the future. So, Research and see if these things be truth.
May The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
@Mumzy. I agree with you completely!!
@@tims.449 THAT'S EXACTLY CORRECT!!!
I'm Jerusalem Bible Study Edition. Accurate,, up to date with scholarship and the notes are superb for a single volume, giving even where the different sources of the Pentateuch begin and end for example.
The Jerusalem Bible is a Catholic bible. There are reasons not to trust the choices of the Vatican since its inception, especially since that religion puts itself ABOVE the Word of God and disobeys it blatantly.
thank you for the teaching today. I have been a Christian for many years. I was raised like you on The KJV Bible and I never would even think about reading any other version. After listening to you today, I am going to read The New American Study Bible. I have read the KJV several times. I love reading it. I love studying the Bible.
TheKJV is the only solid,true, foundational word that should be read by GOD'S people
@@markhamilton2897Another KJV only false statement.
@@markhamilton2897 it really isn't.
try the Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition. @@markhamilton2897
Why should one think that your god performed the miracle of inspiring the words of the bible if he didn’t perform the miracle of preserving the words of the bible?
Recently I have come to understand how lucky I’ve been. My uncle put notes in my New American Standard in the places he and his colleagues believed to be less then correct. He translated both first century Hebrew and Greek. Uncle Robert also gently taught me from his Hebrew and Greek books until I was twelve. Even then I knew what a gift that was.
...Believed to be less than... Not, "then". Sounds like your uncle was a good man.
@@fredthe47th Thank you for your comment, and I apologize for my 'unfortunately' worded statement. Grow up.
@edwardpearce9668 Don't feel bad for you choice of words, everybody could understand what you meant. By the way, "unfortunate" would be as wrong as "lucky" according to @fredthe47th 's. narrow criteria. This reminds me of 1st Timothy 6:4. "He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings". God bless 🙂
Luck is superstition which is sorcery which is witchcraft that is evil and if Satan
God is Sovereign - there is NO luck in Him
He is the truth - it’s who He IS
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@@fredthe47thUsing the word "lucky" does not always imply paganism. As I've gotten older, I've seen God's providence in what appears to be good luck. It is often unwise to jump to conclusions.
I prefer my KJV (King James Version) of the Bible. I will always go for it .
That’s the reason you are my favourite pastor to learn from; you take the time. When I sit to listen to you I prepare for the time❤🙏🏽
Thank you 💓
You will absolutely love my videos on prophet Bradley U-tube!
I could sit under this man as Pastor, and listen for many years to his sermons. great list sir.
I was raised with the KJV I had difficulty with many names until I downloaded the KJV app and I could read alone and learn the difficult names..Thank you for making this video
I am heartened by the number of people in comments who love kjv
In my prayer and reading, I use the NKJV and I am quite comfortable with it, but recently I have been listening to an audio bible on youtube while on walks or driving etc. When I saw your video I looked up the version that I have been listening to and sure enough it is the Contemporary English Audio Bible, and that was No 5 on your list. Thank you for setting me straight.
The NKJ version is also a bad one. The old KJ version is better
I too use the kjv and other so called Bibles are incorrect and the niv is poision!
That's not just Tiff who set you straight, it was the Holy Spirit within you who lead you to him. As it says in scripture, "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you." (John 14:26). He's called the "Spirit of Truth" for a reason. He will never allow you to continue listening to, believing, or practicing a lie.
I'm Sticking With My KJV Bible And Strong's Concordance! Amen And Shalom.‼️✝️🛐✝️🛐💪💪💪📛🕊️🕊️🕊️✨👑✨🤰🤱🧬🤰🤱😇🌟🤗🌺🌺🌺💞💓💕💖🕯️💖🕯️💖🕯️😘😍🥰❤️❣️💯🌹🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦🇮🇱🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🗽🦅‼️
Always believe the KJV over the strongs.
AMEN!!! I'll take listening to the Holy Spirit over the so called experts. God said we would have delusion and great deception in the last days, not the new improved.
The KJV and the Strongs concordance are not in agreement...The Strong's Concordance exposes the erroneous King James Version...
@@clellaadamsTo make such a claim shows how grossly ignorant you are about the Hebrew Old Testament and Greek New Testament...
@cristojoubert5385 you have 3 fingers pointing back at you. To make an uninformed statement , like you did is humorous. You ha e elevated a man's document over the Word and do not even realize it. Think about it.
❤ Unusual testimony.. after being Catholic (religiosity) for 15 years, I started reading in depth, the 'Living Translation' TLB for easy understanding. This opened the door for me in a huge way on my salvation, who Christ truly was, His attributes etc. I now use KJV, NASB alongside it for study.
Praise God
The new translations use the vaticanus and Alexandrian manuscripts. These translations cause the Word to contradict itself. They also weaken the diety of Christ.
Sorry to hear that!
I have the sane testimony. So grateful for the Life Application NLT which really helped me understand Scripture. I memorize from the NAS. ❤
The NLT (on the recommended list) has the LB in its lineage. Early editions more readily show its heritage.
I like the Good News version the most because it's clear to understand ; sometimes looking at Finnish and French translations show how everything looks like in other languages . It's interesting to learn about translation mistakes .
I use the Douay-Rheims version 1899 edition. First published 1609.
I'm always looking forward to hearing and watching your teachings of the word of God 😊🙏
You will absolutely love my videos on prophet Bradley U-tube
Thank you for life-giving information. I find that the King James Bible makes memorizing Scripture easier than others. And many, many Scriptures in song from the KJV have become a valuable part of my praising, thanking and worshipping God in my daily devotions. And it is important to ask God for wisdom and understanding when reading God's Word. I find Him faithful to His promise that His Holy Spirit will help me in this way as i commit myself to continue studying and not giving up - and He does. There are Godly teachers who have helped me grow in faith, love and patient endurance as well. All thanks, praise, glory and honor be to God in Jesus' Name. Thank you, again.
Order the book In Awe Of Thy Word and you will be blessed by it. It describes that very subject and the whys.
I use the KJV as a standard on which different denominations can come together on, plus the use of language is very poetic and beautifully written. When I study the Old Testament, I use KJV and JPS (Jewish Publication.) I’m a Christian studying the Hebrew versions of the Old Testament called the Tanach. When I read the New Testament and use the KJV with supplementary secondary source content.
Same here, I went so far as to get 3- 1917 OJPS The Holy Scriptures from ebay. One was 66 years old "brand new" from 1957. Had it redone in leather calfskin. Good stuff.
I’m not native english speaking person, but I like KJV bible. God led me into it in the beginning and I read it with finnish bible 1933/38, old testament /new testament version.
We in the west, especially the Anglosphere, make an odd assumption about translation. We seem to think word for word accuracy equates to accuracy of meaning. No one who's fluent in more than one language believes this.
Thank you, Reverend Shuttlesworth, for this valuable information. A little omission or twist and people can miss the mark. A pilot once said deviating from the route by 5 degree can mean about 150 miles away from destination.
When translations leave out the Blood, I reject them.
Exactly right.. and that includes preachers.
🙏PTL🙏I still connect AND IN LOVE WITH with my KJV Bible.🙏😇💕
I started as a baby Christian with the AMPC because KJV would have been too hard for me to understand, I now read the KJV as well and am very grateful to God for helping me understand His Word.I occasionally read other passages from other translations to help me understand the meaning. I love the AMPC and KJV.I must add that I had no knowledge of The Lord or the Bible when He saved me,so the AMPC really helped me,it still does,but love the KJV as well now.
Using the NKJV or NIV together can help understand the KJV Bible! The Good News Version is rubbish, one of the worst translations I have ever owned!
I use AMPC and the NKJV interchangeably.
@@suchatimeasthis1880
Another way to find out if a Bible version is a good one, is by reading *Psalm 23:5.*
It says, _"...my cup runneth over"_ other translations (e.g. Good News) says, _"...my cup is filled to the brim"_
_What is this cup and what is in it?_ *Answer* You are the cup, the stuff in the cup is blessings from God!
In the AMPC the same basic version as NKJV - Psalm 23 the same
@@suchatimeasthis1880
Also is 1 John 5:7 in the AMPC Bible?_"For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word and the Holy Spirit: and these three are one."
Most "modern" Bibles omit this verse and claim it was added in the 16th century and wasn't in the original manuscripts!
Great message on truth or deceiving translation of the Bible. I agree on your translation of truth and error! Thank you 🙏🏻 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you Tiff for your time and great care on this subject. I own KJV, ESV, NASB. Of which I have always preferred the NASB. This is not the first time I've heard it said that the NASB is arguably the most accurate translation. In fact I'm getting ready to order a new Bible in NASB 1995 edition in goatskin. I wanted a more handy carry size to transport with me everywhere I go. I cherish God's Holy Word and study to show myself approved a workman that needs not be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth. Thank you for you ministry. May our Savior and Lord continue to bless your ministry as you work for His Kingdom.
Thank you. Your 3 Bibles are what I have and believe Christians would be very well taken care of spiritually if they had these three. When I became a believer in Christ, in the triune God, I had a King James Bible, simply a text Bible, later I did get a good King James Reference Bible that I still have.
I believe we have too many Bibles and the many that are not true translations are not good as I see it. I love the King James, so readable, published at a time when English was at its best...such common, easy to understand wording, easy to memorize too. I read through it many times, maybe 20 times and that besides using it at church, studying, etc. Last, I saw other "translations" suddenly flooding the market place and I bought & read the Modern Language Bible (also called, The New Berkely Translation by Gerrit Verkuyle(?) and I liked it except for a disturbing verses that showed me, I believe, what I am sure is a strong Arminianism...being a Baptist-Reformed, in the tradition of Spurgeon, etc, I stayed with my reliable, most beautiful translation...King James...and finally though I read through the RSV, King James I said before, I discovered the most accurate translation, the ASV, later revised only a little, called the NASB.
I must stop here but I came upon the ESV, which, to me, is the "real King James the 2nd."
Thus, I have the 3 dependable ones as you do. ESV is very readable and I read through it, use it a lot, I use NASB too and love it. Excuse the long ramble but naturally a fellow believer may behave this way! Best, w
If you agree with Tiff’s recommendation, can you explain why Matthew 17:21 is not found in the NASB? So removing verses is the new definition of being accurate?
Thank you. I appreciate the information. The NLT is so easy to read and understand.
My NASB has Mathew 17:21. Yours should.
The NASB is not most accurate.
Bro. Tiff, I’m gleaning from EVERY word. Hallelujah!
I'm sticking with the King James version Bible.. Shepherd chapel read it verse by verse.. and documents everything, I've learned so much I love the King James Bible Amen
thank you, I've recently come to the realization that I've drifted too far from a personal relationship to the Bible, and it's time to reintroduce the Bible into my day to day life. In this I want to pick a translation that's right for me, so I really appreciate the earnestness and love with which your content is made, thank you Tiff.
I am Afrikaans 68 years old speaking and the KJV is my Bible of preference
Amen! I LOVE LOVE the longer videos. Get so much more from it. And love the great details you give. 🎉❤
Why should one think that your god performed the miracle of inspiring the words of the bible if he didn’t perform the miracle of preserving the words of the bible?
I was raised on the King James Bible. I received a New Living Translation (walk through the bible) When I read it through I kept my KJB open for references. I love how personal my walk with God has grown with the NLV.
Make that six. The Chinese have just made their own translation of the Bible. In it, Jesus says he is a sinner.
The question should be asked, 'How does someone take it upon himself to decide which Bible translation is better than another.
The Jews became Christians without a Bible being carried on them.
I have almost every translation there is, but my go to Bibles are the KJV and NKJV. I never get too far from these.
Please read my comment thank you. God bless.
NKJV is a perversion.
stay away from the New King James bible
Why?
@@michaelsburger665I Agree
I don't know what Bible you are reading from but the only one I read is the KJV
Your so holy show me your ways
ThxBro Tiff. I lead a neighbors child to Christ a couple years ago and I am gently disabling her. She comes from an unsafe family. And the child has dyslexia. I had just purchased her a new, living translation, the “inspire “edition that has drawings in it that people can color. It’s a journaling Bible. And I was so glad to hear that the NLT is on your list for being the easiest read Bible. Since this child is now almost 11 years old and is overcoming dyslexia I think she would be able to handle it plus, I think she would get joy from coloring the pretty drawings that are in the Bible. So now I intend to go out to an art store and buy her some good watercolor, pencils, and some things like that so that she’ll have her own tools. Thanks for all you do! God bless you!
I'm thinking you meant "discipling her" rather than "disabling her". Grateful for saints who will lead kids to the Savior and bring them up in the faith.
I'm 76 years old now and I've been a Christian for 53 years, and during that time I've owned several different Bible translations, but I always go back to the King James Version. Once in awhile I'll look up verses in the NASB version to compare what it says with what the King James Version says, but I hardly ever do that any more. I just stick with the King James Version.
I'm 74 , and I'm glad about the better translations,. When I was 22years old , Exodus 20:13 mislead me when I was in the Army, and Luke 14: 26 was a bad translation that God got me threw, and finally a new translation got it right, The Passion new testament.😊
if you mean that the passion translation got you through your hard times and you are being truthful, im sorry but it is inaccurate very much so and the creator has no knowledge of hebrew, greek, or aramaic and he redirects it towards himself most of the time@@chadboxford3589
Was brought up with king James version now I use The N I v and love this love your talks thank you live in U K god bless am 88 years old
Hallelujah!!!🙌🏻 amén! Thank you for your obedience 🙏 a few years ago I was invited to a church, where someone from Bethel church came to give a study,; omg! I had a hard time seating there listening to him, all the nonsense that he was saying. I told my friend that I did not receive what is was not of God🙏 I thank my Lord for his wisdom and understanding 🙌🏻
Did you know saying o m g is using God's name in vain? So is geeze. Etc.
Thank you Mr. Shuttlesworth for providing us these valuable videos. God Bless
I will continue to use my New King James Version. I also use other Bible translations, concordances, and commentaries in my studies. There are words used in the KJV that have different meanings today (like the word "replenish" in Gen. 1:28), so even the KJV isn't perfect. Not realizing the change in meanings can cause confusion, and cause people to believe there are contradictions. When it comes to being error free, that would be the original scriptures that our Bibles have been translated from.
We also say rejoice. Which means to have joy. It doesn't mean to have joy again.
See also Esther 7:5 "presume in his heart" = to make full (replenish)👍👍For more on this topic, No King But Caesar & The Return Of The Melchisedec is available online at Advantage Books. Peace to all.
You should order the book by Laurance Vance on the so-called archaic words. It's very educational. Also, I thought of this a few days ago. Do you say rejoice? or do you say 'joice'? Just an example.
One of the oldest texts predates the KJV by over 800 years and forms the heart of the Ethiopian bibles with 84 books, yet the Romans and now the 'West' dismisses these versions.
There are what we call archaic words in pretty much every bible. The NKJ isn't very good. See David Daniels video on the NKJV and you will understand. As for the word replanish, we also use the word rejoice. Just something to think about. As for archaic words, there is a great book on the subject by Laurance Vance, vance publications. It will help understand a whole lot of words in the Bible and make you smarter than the average bear.
There are absolutely translations that are not appropriate, however language is a complex thing. In ALL languages there all types of “shades” of meaning to words and phrases, depending on the context. This is further complicated, by translating from the original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic. Add to that that living languages change & evolve. So a translation from 1500 years ago has words that we don’t use anymore or use differently. One of the things that is not preached enough is to read the Bible and ask the Holy Spirit for revelation of what is being read, then meditate, and WAIT for His revelation. Also the different versions can be helpful of gaining additional insight. Many times I will read a passage in the KJV, ESV, NASB, and Amplified version(s). We also need to realize that some versions are paraphrased, which are not as reliable. A true scholar should look at multiple versions to see shades of meaning, and more importantly that that pray that the Holy Spirit will give revelation. Also reading and understanding the Bible is a lifelong marathon, not a sprint. We should be patient with the Lord to reveal His word to us in His time, and not be in a rush to fake an understanding. Seek Him and His Word and He will be faithful to reveal His truth to you.
*"A true scholar should look at multiple versions to see shades of meaning...."* What are you, some kind of pinko commie? As someone else in this thread said, if it ain't the KJV, it ain't the bible. (sarc.)
Mine is the KJV, Thompsons chain Reference. I have liked this lecture. I feared listening at the start. He's right. God bless this old man.
Why do I stick with the ole KJB? I don’t have to worry about some of the issues Brother Tiff mentioned here.
Thank you for this study. ❤. We have a new Minister at the Methodist Church of have been attending. He spoke on the pulpit of the Bible he uses. I didn't catch the name, so I asked him personally. It is "The Message" by Eugene Peterson. I ordered it and it came in after I had gotten home from Church.
The Holy Spirit led me to read on the tenets of the Methodist Church and I was astonished at a lot of my important beliefs weren't mine! I didn't even know..😢 The Holy Spirit then led me to a Bible Baptist Chuch that I attended 35 yrs ago and I spoke to the Pastor in depth about his beliefs - including the Rapture. Thank you again for your messages.
Global Methodists vs umc Splitting over lgbtquia. Methodists Don t know much if little?
Yes, sad, but sign of the times. I can see the Methodist Church of my Great Grandparents' time period is not the Methodist Church of the last three, four and even five decades.
The Holy SPirit showed me that the Message version is way off! What did the Holy Spirit say to you about the Message bible?
May this message richly bless you and yours as it has bless me.
Many profess believers of Jesus Christ believe that the fourth commandment to keep the Sabbath holy was nailed to the cross and that we no longer have to keep it, while still embracing the other nine commands. Do you believe this?
Ask yourself this question: which one or ones of the following Ten Commandments do Jesus wants us to keep and obey?
1. Thou shalt not have no other gods before me.
2. Thou shalt not make or bow down to gpl raven image.
3. Thou shalt not take the name of God in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
5. Honor thy father and thy mother.
6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not commit adultery.
8. Thou shalt not steal.
9. Thou shalt not bear false witness.
10. Thou shalt not covet.
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The Sabbath command is not only to be kept but it is to be calculated by the Time/calendar God ordained in the beginning of creation, Genesis 1:14. The sun, moon and stars are God’s True Time/calendar not that famous Gregorian calendar hanging on our walls in our houses. The Sabbath is calculated by the sun, moon and stars.
This split in God’s law must be repaired!! All of God’s laws, statutes, judgments and testimonies are just and true! We must do things God’s way or else we will be worshipping him in vain. There will be no good reward.
God may allow the people that rules this world to enforce some type of Sabbath law to test people to see if they will keep His law or no.
Already, there are Sabbath laws/blue laws/Sunday laws on government books today.
Friday is not the true Sabbath. Saturday is not the true Sabbath. Sunday is not the true Sabbath, etc., because they are calculated by man’s time/calendars.
This information is helpful both now and future, to get back to God’s ways and be able to choose wisely if such a “Sabbath Test” is enforced.
Let us read our Bibles, seriously repent of our evil ways, stop worshiping other gods, talking about one another, stealing, killing, lying, fornicating, adultery, disobedient to parents, etc., etc., etc.
Worship Him that made heaven, earth and sea. This Babylonian system is falling, the Powers in charge are aware of this fact but they cannot stop it. Their time is coming to an end! Our time is coming to an end!
If any worship the beast and his image and receive his mark, the same shall have no rest day or night and they shall be burnt with fire and brimstone. Revelation 13 and 14. Deuteronomy 5 Isaiah 58:12-14.
Also, research the “Seven Noahide Laws.” I have heard that these are Jewish laws taken from their book, “Talmud.” The first law forbids idolatry and according to Jewish writings, to believe in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, is idolatry and is punishable by death, decapitation. I have also heard that some of the USA presidents have signed this law under “Proclamation 5956-. Education Day, U.S.A, 1989 and 1990” and, word is that, it is planned to be unleashed on all nations in the future. So, Research and see if these things be truth.
May The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Does your Baptist church believe, " Once saved always saved"
I think the NIV has some real discrepancies. Love my KJV.
Fully agree! The errors in the NIV are shocking!!
@@natalamakhuva5878 Such as?
@@asmartbajan Quick response. Please read Romans8:1 online in the NKJV, KJV and the NIV. I believe the most critical part of the verse is left out - who live not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit...
Brotherly greetings
@@natalamakhuva5878 To me, the more critical part of the verse is "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus." The second part is implied by that first. Isn't it?
Amen!
Ps S ,i dont find the ministry of critique in any translation and still you exell in it!
It takes between 10 and 20 years to finalize a translation of the bible, i font belueve the translaters make any profits
…nor do you have to apologize. I LOVE and APPRECIATE your thoroughness!! WOW, I feel like this time was very well invested and your hard work is appreciated & noticed. Thank you 🙏🏻! New Christian in the making and loving having found the Lord.
I grew up hearing the KJV had to say about Jesus. Mom and Dad bought me a Good News version for when I was a teen. But when I graduated from HS I asked for a NASB version as I had heard that it was a direct translation from the original Aramaic and Greek text. I agree that there are translations that have been used as a vehicle for weird ideas. Our church uses the CVS but I am sticking to these two.
They are writing a lot of bibles to confuse people and some of them are written by atheist so you really got to be careful
I listen to your message often, thanks for sharing.
Thank you Tiff..You are always a wealth of knowledge and teaching✝️
Thank you so much for your ministry! I just found you a few days ago. I have watched several of you videos. I found you initially because I was doing a search trying to find out if the NIV translation that I have used, and loved for the past 33 years, was indeed an accurate, and trusted Bible. I don't understand why I am now just hearing people saying bad things about this translation. I have come to understand that possibly the ESV may be a better way to go for me with future Bible purchases. I really enjoy a very accurate, but also understandable Bible. I like to write in my Bible when I feel the Lord is speaking to me, or during a Bible study and I learn something profound, or get reminded of it, etc. Anyway, thank you again for all that you do!
This teaching is absolutely critical to all Christians. You spoken words are absolutely truth. A topic I consistently preach and reaffirm. God bless you.
Christianity is not an achademic bible study, a religion, a way of life even....CHRISTIANITY IS A RELATIONSHIP
No Christianity is a message sent by Christ of doing faithfulness’s obedience to Christ Jesus in His church not this guys or any church other than that built on this the same rock as Peter, the Catholic Church, being fathered from above. This guy claims he knows how God is about His message but then reviles it and rebels against God.
@@rinkevichjm You have thay wrong. You don`t have to belong to a church to be a Christian! The teaching of the Gospel is the message, and when answered to, a relationship is deveoped with the Saviour and we become patterned after him . Christ`s church is made up of Christians who have a link with each other in their belief in Christ. "Where two or three are gathered unto my name , There am I in the midst" Is the principle on which the Church is formed. Nowhere in scripture does it speak about establishing a hierarchical system like the Roman Catholic Church!
@@elvindaryl1 Jesus said you have to obey what His Church says, and He told Paul He is the Catholic Church. Do as Paul did: actually follow the Bible and not reject it! And you can’t abide in Christ unless you’re in Him who is the Catholic Church. Get in Jesus in the Catholic Church.
@@rinkevichjm ?? I have never read that scripture "Obey what my church says"....enlighten me please.
@@elvindaryl1 really read Mt 18:17 he even condemns those who don’t as unfaithful money grubbers
You officially have a new subscriber now. i love how brutally honest you are. 28:00
If he was honest he wud have said that the new world translation has put Gods name in we’re it was originally nearly 7000 times in the Old Testament so called and 276 times in the New Testament check your self sir ?
@@michaelhaigh9182 You need to check your ego sir. Just because he didnt go through some oddly specific details of the translation, doesnt make him a bad pastor, it doesnt dicredit the whole video.
@@arctico1714 I don’t need to do that I have give every body the words so they can check for them selves like I had to do I dident have to put any thing on here iam not right the scripture are right
Well I read over 45 different translations of God's Holy words & in my humble opinion I found many of them very good & some not so good but over all if a Christian can learn & gain knowlege it well worth time.
Excellent work my friend. Many on here spewing slander should learn from your work ethic.
The KJV of the Bible was written in early 17th century Elizabethan English, not 18th century.
The 1st time. The KJV is in its 5th revision. 1611, 1629, 1638, 1769 (KJV today) and 1982 NKJV, which is very more accurate than the KJV.
I love the longer videos. You can't gain the correct information unless you put the time and energy into the teachings!
The Anointing on the KJV can only be OF GOD! As a young believer I began with it, 20 years after I am still on it. SAME BIBLE.....TORN, WORN OUT BUT NEVER WEARS ME OUT.....I'M BLESSED BY YOUR MINISTRY EVANGELIST TIFF😊
God reveal to me 29 year go to never use any other Bible but the KJV. To this date I obey his instructions. Thanks for teaching on this subject.
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He revealed this to you? I 100% don't believe a world you say. Talk about just making stuff up. You must be a United Methodist.
I came to Christ on my NIV study Bible with Hebrew and Greek translations. It helped me understand more clearly. I’m tired of hearing that KJV is the only way to read God’s Word.
@@fredthe47th Ty . I will look for those.
What you hear continually repeated are words of extremely lazy people. You, more than likely, have way more knowledge and understanding of God's Word than those criticizing you. I stopped using the KJV when I went to Seminary and switched to the NIV. My grades went way up and it was easier to do my homework. Most of your critics have never had their beliefs tested.
Excellent video.
I recently discovered the Geneva bible which was written before the KJV.
It was compiled by a group of scholars who moved to Geneva to avoid persecution by their governments. It seems there was a certain paranoia regarding the creation of an English bible. Evidently some rulers feared losing control over the people if they had an English bible. Heaven forbid if the people were able to read God's word for themselves.
I have not read and compared every text but of the key texts I was able to research, the message is identical.
I grew up using the original KJV and a few years ago also researched the NKJV. That helps bridge the gap to modern English.
I cherish the KJV. But I need a newer translation for some phrases in the KJV. There are just times I simply cannot figure out what's being said, and I have been familiar with the KJV for most of my life. It's a relief to see understandable language for a phrase in a familiar psalm that has a puzzling phrase or two. I will always greatly value the KJV in general, and I would be thrilled if I did not need help with a phrase now and then. Example, " my goodness extendeth not to Thee" was a KJV phrase I never could grasp until I looked at one of the valid 20th century translations.
I only read and study the Authorized King James Bible. I consider it the authority on ALL matters, and respect no other translations. Modern perversions have changed, added and deleted entire words and verses. Rev 22 says anyone who does this will have their names removed from the Book of Life, not the tree of life. I believe having all these Bible perversions allows people to search until they find one that says what they want it to say. I don’t like that at all. How can we all be on the same page, if we’re not even on the same book?
Have you read the authors forward to the KJV???
Who authorized the KJV? Anyone? Anyone? King James had to authorize the translation, because it was for the Anglican Church to move away from the RCC. You seem to be an extremely lazy person. No disrespect, but you need to tell the truth about yourself and repent.
The HalleluYah Scriptures is the best version of the Father’s Word-the most accurate-and restores the Names of YHWH and Yahshua back to where they belong-nearly 7000 times! The Father put His Name in His Word thousands of times, but you will not find His Name in modern translations. It is such a blessing to have a version that has honored, obeyed, revered and esteemed our Heavenly Father by putting His Name back in His Own Word-where He originally put it! HalleluYHWH! This is HIS End-Times Restoration, just as He promised! “Therefore see, I am causing them to know, this time I cause them to know My Hand and My Might. And they shall know My Name is YHWH!” Jeremiah/YirmeYahu 16:21 🙏🏻
Yashua means salvation,. not Jesus.any don't know that.
I grew up on and continue reading / meditating on King James Version . It’s the only one I really understand and feel moved by the Holy Ghost.
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Give us a list of the translations you have read thru for yourself and don't list only what you have "heard" about a translation and the ones you do not understand............
@@kdeh21803I grew up reading the JKV in church, but they mysteriously switched over to the Never Inspired Version. The Dying Bible, the Message, NKJV, Amplified, NASB, and the others you mentioned were included in multi Bible books. I heard enough about the CEV and CSB, to pass on them. I understand the ESB has critical passages from the Dead Sea Scrolls. What I’ve touched upon the the Jerusalem Bible looked good, but I wanted something that was available to the masses.
Although I was confirmed, it didn’t prepare me for the outside world. I experimented, and although I thought it was a joke, I went to a Kingdom Hall with a co-worker. I didn’t know how bad I was hooked, until another friend took two hours to deprogram me. He asked me, “Who’s speaking at Acts 13:2?” I had to be true to myself and others and answer, the Holy Spirit. That’s when I saw, that the NWT was a malevolent comic book, and that the Holy Spirit was not a force or floating brain.
I’m King James all the way.
KJv for me although it is a bit antiquated but it's easy enough to read
I want you to know your videos are great. You and someone else are the only 2 I trust and watch.
I can't believe people are saying things like that. People can be cruel. I know your spiritually tough and have a god protecting you. But I wanted you to know. Your doing a great job, your teachings are good. They are at a good pace and very knowledgeable for us that are on the same level as you and other true Christians. I appreciate you.
I love the K.J.V. is the best translation of from the Hebrew Aramaic and Greek.
@@irvinfranklin9002 NO it is not...
Thank you for this great breakdown and explanation. I’ve always used the KJV, and will continue to use it. But was good hearing about the other versions like the NASV and NKJV. Thank you 🤗❤️
The KJV has words in italics added - which are not translated but additions to the text not found in the original languages
Luther took away books from the Bible valid for around 1200 years. Why do you propose such bible translation. You mentioned the words of the revelation demning those who take away parts of the bible.
The best translation is the Jerusalem bible. Complete with paralell references and scholoraly comments.
@@andrejgrebenc3235 The verses you reference in Revelation were only referring to the Book of Revelation...if you will look at the verse it states, "The words of this prophesy".......when that was written English (as we speak) was a language that did not exist..........give us the manuscript evidence that verses have been removed and don't use a translation to do it.
Have you ever read thru the NASV or the NKJV (I have, I am about to finish the NKJV as we speak) to see for yourself what is bad in them, or are you just taking someone's word for it?
I have a English version King James Bible app and I absolutely love it it brings the word of God to life daily
Was King James alive in the first century?
@@vonhalberstadt3590 I don't know I didn't meet him I wasn't around at that time
@@vonhalberstadt3590 I just know that the Bible app I have from playstore I'm very satisfied with
The Word of God deserves this respect. Your work is necessary in this age. And an alter call to end the message! Yes Yes Yes!!!
Thanks Derek for reminding us that we have the choice to accept or reject Jesus' invitation.
I love the KJV more than other version but your right about the NKJV nlt nasb net ESV and the niv they are my favorite but I like to read them side by side because the KJV is the only one I like more than others version ❤❤
I loved this message. I use the New King James Version but am looking to invest in a New American Standard Bible. I totally believe we should be very diligent about which Bible we study from. I feel blessed to have found your messages online and listen to you a lot as well as Dr. David Jeremiah who I have heard you also endorse. Thank you for your ministry and making things so much easier to understand. God Bless You!
I use NKJV but check it against the ESV and Strongs.
Check your NKJV in Hebrews 3:16 to be sure.
Thank you Tiff, You are a wonderful messenger of our GOD, I continue to listen to your classes and sermon’s from Massachusetts.
Keep up the good work, You definitely have great rewards waiting for you. I have a sister that I can not convince that her JW Bible is not right !! . I can only pray that the HOLYSPIRIT convicts her in the knowledge that she needs.
I pray for all people who have been mislead .
In JESUS NAME AMEN
i have one of every version available and compare them…i like the kjv,nkjv and esv….i used them all …
@@rerny1530 are they all the word of God?
I am thankful for the KJV and nkjv. They are my favorite. But I also use the Strong's Concordance Hebrew and Greek. I have trouble with the NIV and ESV. They are so totally different. When you study 2 Tim 1:7 sound mind fits . It is in the kjv and nkjv but it says self control on the others. In the Strong's it is sound mind. Also in other verses it is totally different. I am thankful I have the Holy Spirit to help me
NIV is loosely translated
@stephenmartin7632 Thank you I accepted Jesus in 1988. But when you use their version it totally changed the meaning
What are some those 5 Translations that I should avoid ..please help me ..thanks
I have heard several pastures say the ESV is closest.
@dora_the_explorer975 thank you I have been with the kjv and nkjv since 1988. I rely on the Precious Holy Spirit. Irseems like Satan is trying to use all the different Bibles to divide us.
Thank you Tiff for this! I have acquired both NASB and CSB and had been looking at some of the no-no's and will avoid them now that I know what you've shared here. They did not hit me like the NASB or CSB and now I understand why. So glad I did not not get them!
I am a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. A person in our denomination has written a paraphrase of the Bible called The Clear Word. In my opinion, it is one of the worst paraphrases that I have ever used in study. Now, there are members in my congregation that have told me they would never read any other translation, paraphrase, version of the Bible. I believe, and again, this is my opinion, they say this only because it is a publication from within our denomination. As for myself, I prefer the RSV or NRSV, but this is personal preference. One of the Bible study TV programs that I watch is Adventist produced and hosted by an Adventist pastor. He encourages Bible students to use multiple versions of the Bible to study by so as to get a wider scope of what God is trying to pass on to the reader. I appreciate this video very much. I especially appreciate the comment you made referring that more historical evidence has been discovered in recent years to further explain and clarify the original manuscripts used for the KJV.
I have used a KJV for as long as I can remember and would not trade it for anything because of the personal notes I have written in it, but I will say that I do use a Septuagint now when studying the Old Testament. My question is why do all of the western Bibles only use the Masoretic Text and not the Septuagint? When it comes to the Deity of Christ the MT has some issues that are mostly ignored by the American Church. Thanks, and God Bless
John 3:30
I love my New Living Translation. It's a Life Recovery Bible and I use it in my studies when I am using the King James Bible in my studies. I grew up in the Assembly of God and even tho they used the KJV and learned a lot of scriptures from the KJV. I'm so glad I found the NLT. I can now fully understand the Word of God in all its entirety, since I read the Word literally. Thank you for referencing the NLT version as the most accurate.
Billy Graham used it and a few others. I've been reading the new living translation for over 30 years and it has always been a swift kick in the pants. I have even compared 3 different versions from the king james, NLT and the amplified Bible. I went through chapter by chapter, 1 chapter at a time each day through the new testament and they all said the same thing. Some were more colorful and extra words but they were all about Jesus Christ exactly and how to live. I read King James as a child and teenager and it was like reading another language. So difficult. Thanks for your support of the NLT Bible. 🙂
Thank you so much for this in depth look at Bible Versions. I was a Catholic and never had a Bible so when I was seeking a Bible a friend set up a meeting for me with her pastor and he recommended the New American Standard as the most accurate version. I feel very blessed. ❤
@@fredthe47th thank you for that suggestion. The Bible I use is definitely falling apart and had many notes in the margin.
For Catholics I recommend the DRV.
I don’t care how long you teach I want to learn and I trust your teaching.
"Thought for thought" vs "word for word" is a valid discussion. Personally, I think both methods are highly important. An example would be the translator who was working for a government official. The official was noting that the translator was speaking much longer than he himself. So he asked. The translator explained that he was translating what the official said word for word, and then he was telling the other person what the official actually meant by those words. I had noticed the same need when I was learning Spanish in school. Sometimes the words have to change to maintain the meaning. Having said that, word for word takes priority. You could make a copy that had both on one page similar to the English/Greek Bibles - English in the first column and Greek beside it in the second column. We can learn the thought for thought part through study.
As for the NIV, I no longer have it on my personal "good translation" list. Used to be there, but then I read an article where the NIV editors were talking about "fixing the errors" in the Bible. Sudden red flag. One example they discussed was David killing 4000 Philistines, and then a couple pages later it says 400 chariots. This ISN'T an error. There were ten men to a chariot - 10 times 400 equals 4000. And for the editors to consider it an error caused my trust in that translation to vanish. How much and what did they change??? No way for me to tell, so no more NIV for me.