English Standard Version

USN2Pulpit,

You might want to check out this site as well:
http://faith.propadeutic.com/questions.html

The author does a good job of comparing the NASB and ESV as well as other versions.

 

Personally, the ESV and NASBU are at the top of my preferred translation list. I tend to lean towards the ESV (just barely) due to its enhanced readability; otherwise, they are both, IMHO, excellent essentially literal translations.

And you're right, this was a good thread until it got hijacked.