I've had my feet in and out over the years of really starting my journey into the words of Jesus Christ, but haven't fully accepted it. I finished watching [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ4NTdSK5ac] and my mind is blown. Especially the part he says towards the end that "why should god show himself to me if I won't continue banging on the door over and over?"
It's like I've been waiting for proof, but if I knock once or twice, don't get proof and give up, why should god present himself?
I encourage you all to watch this video. For those of us who were on Voat, it says a lot of what we already knew, but he provided sources, citations, photos. It's quite remarkable the work he put into this video.
Anyways, I would like to get myself a bible and I am curious what the most accurate version is?
I am also curious if the words of the bible today can be trusted? Who is to say the satanists didn't take over publication and tweak words, remove verses, etc? This is a legitimate concern of mine.
This is the most serious post I've ever made and I am genuinely looking forward to responses so I can proceed to the next step of this journey.
The most accurate is the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek at any comparative website like BlueLetterBible.
The best Bible for you to get for personal devotion at this time in your life depends on your way of thinking and being spoken to. Here's some of the options.
If thou hast not difficulty, and thou speakest freely the Queen's language without doubt, get thee thine own KJV.
Otherwise, pick one and trust God to clarify the tricky bits. NKJV and ESV both carry the majesty of the Bible in modern language, NIV is simpler but has grown blander, NASB works well in between these two poles.
More important: Commit to read the one you get constantly for at least a year (then you can recommit after that). To tweak what some others have said, I'd say start with John, then read Luke and Acts together and continue with all the books after Acts. From there you can go back to Genesis and read through the whole thing while regularly dipping into Psalms and Proverbs (which are good for briefer reading times) and review of the New Testament. It's my opinion that if you succeed in reading the whole Bible, you have opportunity to get a different translation and read through that one just to get additional nuances.
Though there is influence during translation processes, God preserves the meaning of his word in the substantial manuscripts of the original languages and the study tools available. The BLB website allows you to instantly compare 20 versions and to do original-language study as a beginner whenever you have doubts, so Satan's occasional infiltration of committees cannot defeat the holographic preservation of God's word.