Years ago when he opened my eyes my first couple of times through scripture was with the NIV. It is a mistake I regret to this day. The KJV and a Strong's Concordance are adequate for most anything that might be a little confusing. No translation between languages can be perfect, and I have found issues in the KJV where the translation is literal, but appears to be off point in meaning, or at least confuses the meaning when checking Strong's. I personally have more trust in the KJV, but to each his own.
My husband has done extensive studying on Bible translations. (He went to Bible college) He prefers NASB to the KJV based on what he has learned. But, I agree to each their own. He is not against KJV, but based on his studies and research, he does not believe it's the best translation. But he and I know that a lot of people will vehemently disagree with that lol, and that's okay. I do enjoy reading passages on Bible Gateway from different translations. I feel that that gives a much better understanding of the passage because translating languages is very tricky.
Years ago when he opened my eyes my first couple of times through scripture was with the NIV. It is a mistake I regret to this day. The KJV and a Strong's Concordance are adequate for most anything that might be a little confusing. No translation between languages can be perfect, and I have found issues in the KJV where the translation is literal, but appears to be off point in meaning, or at least confuses the meaning when checking Strong's. I personally have more trust in the KJV, but to each his own.
My husband has done extensive studying on Bible translations. (He went to Bible college) He prefers NASB to the KJV based on what he has learned. But, I agree to each their own. He is not against KJV, but based on his studies and research, he does not believe it's the best translation. But he and I know that a lot of people will vehemently disagree with that lol, and that's okay. I do enjoy reading passages on Bible Gateway from different translations. I feel that that gives a much better understanding of the passage because translating languages is very tricky.