TNIV Tops ESV , NASB & NKJ In Accuracy

Well , you have to admit it was an attention-getter . It is not necessarily more accurate across the board . Passages have to be taken on an individual basis . To make such a sweeping and provocative statement as I have in my thread title is a bit too much . But I have caught you looking now , haven't I ? Ah hah !

We'll start with John 6:39 .

ESV : And this is the will of him who sent me , that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me , but raise it up on the last day .

NASB : This is the will of Him who sent Me , that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing , but raise it up on the last day .

NKJ : This is the will of the Father who sent Me , that of all He has given Me I should lose nothing , but should raise it up at the last day .

Now , the improved clarity of the TNIV : And this is the will of him who sent me , that I shall lose none of all those he has given me , but raise them up at the last day .
Quoting a friend of mine :"Considering the way Greek uses neuter collective singulars , I would argue that the TNIV translation here is not only more understandable but also more accurate ."

 

Resurrection Of All Those He Has Been Given

Might the same be said for the translators of the NLTse ? :"And this is the will of God , that I should not lose even one of all those he has given me , but that I should raise them up at the last day ."

 

Ouch ! That's a fascinating piece of data ! But it also points out the low level of scholarship that went into the mildly revised RSV ( known as ESV ) .

 

People are welcome to read , study , meditate and preach from any Bible version of their choice . However , the ESV is not a 21st century version . The only thing I can say was that it was released in the 21st century . Most of its antiquated language hearkens back to an era much furthur removed from our day and age .

 

Yeah , the word 'vault' wasn't the best word choice there . Most English versions use the word 'expanse' . The CEV and Good News both use 'dome' . The NLTse has 'space' .

But what about the HCSB which has 'atmospheric domain' in Ephesians 2:1 ? Fortunately that will be changed in its revamp . And I suspect that 'vault' will also vanish from the updated TNIV in the near future .