Translation of Choice

I am quite surprised to see 4 TNIV posts.
Since I have never opened a cover of a TNIV, I will refrain from either positive or negative comment on that.

I am happy to see the NASB in second place though.
The funny thing is that I almost picked ESV and if I had, the NASB and the ESV would both be at 5

 

Yes indeedy!

If you were to combine the tallies of the NIV and TNIV you'd get a total of 7. That exceeds 6 for the NASB; 4 for the ESV and 4 for the NKJ.

 

It's a good translation. Buy one and discover that fact for yourself.

A wise decision.

 

For study, I use older versions such as the AV1611, Geneva, Bishop's & "Great Bible", as well as Tyndale's & Wycliffe's, which are not complete versions.

 

Other: Holman Christian Standard

I like this one. I teach from it. It has a natural flow in the text and is quite readable. I also do most of my studying and memorization from the HCSB.

I also use the ESV and NET pretty frequently. Recently I received a copy of The Books of the Bible which presents the text of the Old (First) and New Testaments as literature without chapter and verse in the text. (It's quite engaging imho) It uses the TNIV translation and I really like it.

Well enough for me.

 

I am currently using the NIV. Even with it is not as literal as I prefer, it is still a good solid translation. I do like many of the updates that the TNIV makes, but I have not made the jump to it yet.

 

Bit the bullet. :thumbs:

 

The NIV is used a lot at my church. It was the standard bible since the 70s.
Now the pastor's son, which is also one of the pastors now uses the ESV and many are moving to that. The ESV is gaining use remarkably well for its short number of years.

 

I like the pre 95 NAS and KJV. I've read and own alot of the others and can't find much wrong with them but I'm just used to these 2 versions.

God Bless, Bill

 

Anyone surprised at the results? I;m surprised that the KJV got so many votes as the primary choice for study.

As also pointed out, if you add TNIV/NIV together, they garner more votes than some others. That doesn't surprise me, given the NIV popularity.

That said, I know this is not scientific, so I don't think we can extrapolate much out of it. Just some observations.

 

Prefer NKJV but seem to always have a KJV in my hand~it was a bible given to me on the Christmas of the first year I was saved (1987), has all my best notes and I can find anything with it...so even though I'm not a dispensationalist you'll generally find me with a Scofield KJV:smilewinkgrin:

 

Hmm. The KJV has 34.04%.
The NASB has ---- 17.02%
NIV/TNIV has -----17.02%

Does anyone want to join the KJV with the NKJ? You'd have a total of 48.93%.

With the designation of NASB does that mean the pre1995 and the updated version as well? I know there are diehard pre95's out there who wouldn't dare use the updated version.

 

WOW! Your church was ahead of the game. The NIV New Tesament came out in 1973 and the full Bible in 1978.

I seriously think that after having used the NIV for many years going to the ESV is going retro.

 

I was not born until 1980 but that is what I was told. My understanding was it was adopted about as soon as it came out but I should ask to clarify. "late 70s, early 80s" is probably more accurate.
I would also be interested in finding out if there was another "MV" used before the NIV such as the NAS or the ASV.

 

Perhaps some in your congregation used the Modern Language Bible. It was also known as the New Berkeley Version in Modern English. The latest edition was put out in 1969.

 

For Study: KJV; For everyday + church: NIV

 

Still TNIV for me.

 

Mega-dittos.

 

I enjoy the Modern Language Bible.

 

Me too. I will have a new thread concerning it in the near future.