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Gonna start reading the Bible soon. Quick question to anyone should I read the King James version? Or the Geneva version? I've been trying to find out since I've noticed there may be some concerns with the King James version.
People have been saying that the King James Version is the most perfect version of the Bible as long as I can remember, but I came to realize this was not the case as I studied 2 Thessalonians.
Check out this verse. Scroll down to the Early Modern translations.
Geneva Bible of 1587
for that day shall not come, except there come a departing first
Coverdale Bible of 1535
For the LORDE commeth not, excepte the departynge come first
Tyndale Bible of 1526
for the lorde commeth not excepte ther come a departynge fyrst
Now look at the Bishops' Bible of 1568
for the Lorde shall not come excepte there come a fallyng away first
The Bishop's Bible was translated by catholic bishops and this is the first time that this verse was ever translated as "falling away."
The King James adopted this bad translation from the Bishop's Bible.
I don't dislike the King James Version, in fact I think it is beautifully poetic, but it is definitely not perfect.
It is okay to read even bad translations of the Bible, most of them you will get the gist of what the Bible says, so I wouldn't worry about it too much, but just know that there is really no such thing as a "perfect" English translation, and anyone who says otherwise is trying to sell you something.
Personally I have come to the point where I try to study the original Greek and Hebrew myself to try to understand the meaning. You don't have to be a professor of linguistics or anything. I have found a lot of interesting things about different verses by looking at the original languages.
Gotcha alright I've actually planned on reading at least 1 chapter a night. I want to spiritually heal myself because currently spiritually I feel broken. Even though I have a great job and can take care of myself I still feel empty.
Tbh I tried KJV because that's the best one, but the old English made it really hard for me to read. I prefer NIV to read but to listen (audio book) I highly recommend this KJV version with Jim Caviezel playing Jesus.
Gotcha. Thank you. I forget about the audio file option but I do think that will help if I can not read text.
I still have the CDs from a decade ago. But you can buy the audible from Amazon and doenload to phone to listen while working driving etc
You will get many different answers to this question. Here is mine.
If you have never read the whole Bible, cover to cover, start with which ever one you will actually read. Ask God to guide you. God's word is like a hologram. Each translation can offer a ray that all comes together for the fuller picture. Best thing to do is remain in prayer as you read. Let the holy spirit teach you. Both the versions you mentioned have a value. our growth in Christ is endless.
Thank you. I've been meaning to do this so I can finally feel some sort of purpose and feel closer to God when for so long Ive felt disconnected from him.
I started reading KJV, but later found out that Geneva version is what inspired the founding pilgrims when they came to America, and supposedly has a lot of footnotes that are valuable, that are omitted in the KJV version.
Perfect. I just wanted to check cause while I am lost on where to begin I tried checking here through search if the KJV was a good start. Didn't know there were quite a lot of translations of the holy script so I was quite confused. It's why I put the question here. I figured there are more here with knowledge on this so that I could finally get some answers as to how to connect with God and read his holy text.