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.
NKJV in the new testament is in general is focused on the received text, but some of their translation choices are sort of questionable. If I recall correctly, some of the verb tense translations are debatable and different from the older king james.
I am used to the older king james maybe out of reading it for a long time and getting used to the older english, but I don't typically quote it without paraphrasing it to make it sound more modern, or giving an explanation of the older words to whoever I am talking to.
There are a handful of versions with names like "modern king james version" and "21st century king james version", but I have personally found that they don't provide enough of an advantage to either the KJV or NKJV to be worth a lot of time. Also, they have a lot smaller circulation, so any translation mistakes are going to probably exist longer without anyone noticing. The old KJV has been around for hundreds of years, so people like myself who choose the "received text" but are not committed to thinking that the KJV is the most perfect translation possible can find resources to discuss all the specific verses that might have problems. To me it is just a very well-known foundation. You can compare it with the earlier Geneva bible published in the 1560s (not the 1590s version) and the Catholic Douay Rheims of 1610 (not later Douay Rheims that were revised to be a little closer to kjv) for a nice contrast.
My biggest issue with NKJV is that many copies have footnotes that completely contradict the received text, so be aware of that and look for a version without a ton of footnotes, if you like the received text. Anecdotally some of the people on the translation committee for NKJV were rumored to be against the received text.
The footnote issue can also happen with old king james editions too. I prefer to use a version with no footnotes, or for those who don't mind doing a bit of digging, you can find 1611 reprints that include the footnotes from the original KJV translations, and those are very interesting. For commentary I recommend Matthew Henry (more predestination) and Adam Clarke (more free-will).
The French speakers are actually way more blessed than the English speakers with a modern received text translation. They have the modern Ostervald versions. There is a modern Spanish "Reina Velera Gomez" received text as well. It is actually getting to the point where non-English speakers have more received text options than English speakers.