Trust These Three Translations! 

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I found the KJV a bit hard to understand prior to being saved. Since then it is much easier to understand. I got saved in 1977 and started reading the Bible every day. I've read the Bible through every year for at least 30 years and it's very comfortable and understandable. I really believe the Holy Spirit gives understanding.

Whats important is not just reading it, but living it....dare I say a harder but more rewarding task

The NKJV is the only one that I've found that capitalizes He, Him, His, etc. which I find very respectful.

CSB is legitimately great, we adopted it at our church plant in rough area. Makes great translation choices, and isn't afraid to drop well known phraseology to do good translation (see Psalm 23). Perfect for unchurched new Christians in my opinion.

The best Bible is the one you’re reading and studying every day.

For me as an 81 year old widow, I memorized so much as a child and adult from the KJV. I read from the others but I go back to the KJV so as not to mess up my memorization.!!!!!!

I had hard time with KJV coming to christianity late in life. So I came across the NASB and truly like it. Since then the NKJV was released so I’ve been using it. These are my 3!

In my early years I loved the Revised Standard Version. In my middle years I loved the New King James Version. Since I've retired I have come to really love the old King James Version. I've tried the Tree of Life and some modern english versions and the very Hebraic Cepher version, but never loved them like those first three I mentioned. Regardless of which version you pick, just be sure to read the Bible. We need a dose of it daily to keep out of the darkness, and to become salt and light, and be renewed in our mind. God Bless you.

Psalms and the Gospel of John are incredible in KJV. Nothing else comes close to the majesty, beauty, and power for those two books.

I got born again reading King James . Holy Spirit is our teacher and leads us into all truth .

Thank you for this enlightening video. I have grown up reading mostly the NKJV, NIV, and NRSV, but have found the KJV and ESV later in life and enjoy them both for different reasons. I did what you said and just read Psalm 90 from the King James out loud, slowly, and meditatively. I am 11 days away from the one year anniversary of my mother's death at the age of 78 and the threescore and 10 and fourscore verse really teared me up. As someone who has struggled with the church for the past 5 years or so but still remaining faithful in private devotion, I really needed that reminder from our Lord in Psalm 90 about using my time here on Earth wisely. God's peace my brother in Christ.

I love the New King James

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I am not Reformed nor Presbyterian (Southern Baptist born and bred1) but I really enjoy your videos! I have so many different translations and a few paraphases but I didn't know there was anything other than KJV until probably 10 years after I was born again. And I find that I feel so "at home" with my KJV and the NKJ helps me with places that are not so easily processed these days. Thank you for being God's faithful servant!

Love the ESV!

Thank you Matt for your comments on these translations. I became a believer in early 1958 and at that time everyone in my circle of friends used the KJV and looked askance at using the Revised Standard Version. The first Bible I bought for myself was KJV in the Scofield Study Edition. So I learned early to accept the dispensations! I was involved with the Navigators and learned to memorize many many verses. That has stood me in good stead all these years. I and my friends were eagerly awaiting the whole Bible in the NASB but it was different than all the verses I had memorized in the KJV and so some of my memorized verses began to slip away not getting reviewed as much. So I settled on the NKJV and have not regretted it. Also I use the Phillips New Testament when I want to get another view on some passages. I love it.

I love my KJV. There are times when I pull out the NKJV to read, but within a couple of chapters I go back to the KJV, for the beauty and movement and the three-dimensional feeling I get from the sentence structure, if that makes sense.

NKJV hands down is the best English Bible. Nothing comes close to it overall in terms of intact literalness, legibility, and literary quality.

I was raised in the church and my early years were KJV only. That was the version that I had memory verses of in sunday school and children's church. It is the version that the leaders of my church preached out of. KJV was the only version I knew until sometime in the 1990s. When my parents saw that I wanted to start reading the Bible, they got me a Living Bible translation. The Living Bible made everything easy to understand for me and made the Bible come alive in a way that it hadn't before. In the late 90s, after I had been reading the Living Bible for a few years, I got my first study Bible and it was NIV. I stayed almost exclusively with the NIV for the next 20 years. I now consult different versions when preparing lessons and sermons. I find that when you consult different versions you can get a better picture of the contents of the verse. Personally, I think my progression from the more reader friendly version of Living (New Living or Message might be good alternatives as well) to the NIV (an in-between translation in my opion as far as readablity) and now consulting a variety of versions and commentaries to deepen my knowlege made me fall in love and understand the Bible. The understanding that I had as a foundation was able to be built on with other verions that are more word-for-word.

I was gifted a KJV Bible from the 1920s , I just love reading it.

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Thank Pastor God Bless. I WILL START READING.

I loved the ESV for English is my second language.

I like the KJV as it makes me slow down and 'explain' passages as i go along. plus it's beautiful and helps me keep it reverent and I love the connection to the saints it has - for centuries it's all people used

I’m a NASB guy. I love the ESV, CSB and the NLT as well.

I love KJV, but have just bought the Legacy Standard Bible, which I'm enjoying very much.

I was a junkie and I learned how to use/apply/ read a King James Bible in jail. The Holy Ghost taught me. The Holy Spirit will show you what peradventure means. And wot not means. That's why back in the day they used to use the King James Bible to teach people how to read. When they teach you to read, they teach you to use context clues. We know how important Bible context is. If God's word is important and preserved, why would you change it and update it. Why wouldn't you update your minds to learn it instead of looking for perversions, and watered down paraphrases.

Christian for 40years and am a King Jimmy man. It's slows us down when we read it. We have to think about what we're reading also when we quote it most will know it's the bible. Also displays the glorious doctrines of grace crystal clear.

I like to "feel" like I'm reading the word.. I like reading the KJV in firelight. It's like spiritual therapy ..

I grew up KJV and started memorizing with that translation as a child. Now, at 60+, my go to translations are NKJV & ESV. I tried to love the NASB but keep coming back to my tried and true. Every year I switch to a different version for my annual reading plan and this year is the NIVUK. It’s refreshing but I can’t wait to get back to my NKJV.

Grew up with KJV. Using a NLT funny thing, during my study the other day got out my KJV to flip back and forth thru verses and remembered how much I loved reading the KJ translation!!

Thank you for your videos. You are bringing Biblical Theology in a straight forward no nonsense way that is easy to understand. I can't quite call myself reformed but I find that reformed pastors, such as you are really speaking to my spirit. R. C. Sproul is one of my favorite authors / Teachers and I'm looking forward to getting your new book. Thank you again.

I grew up in the Southern Presbyterian church which remained conservative. I grew up with the KJV and still think of memorized verses in the King James of my childhood.

Thank you! Super helpful!

I’m quite happy to hear your thoughts… I’ve been a fan of the ESV since it was introduced. I also very fond of KJV, which I appreciate more and more each year - and more so since I’ve discovered the NCPB. I own others, and read them, but recently, after running into hurdles trying to read through the Bible in a year, I started reading the NKJV in earnest, and I just fell in love with it! It’s been amazing and I expect to read through the whole Bible twice in 2024. So very glad to receive your validation as I watched this video, wondering which version you’d bring up next. Thank you!

I am a Missouri Synod Lutheran and I love reading the ESV. I have a lot of King James given to me by relatives. Nothing like psalm 23 or Luke chapter 2 in King James. I like the NASB as I have know a few seminary professors who used it until ESV came out. That’s my take.

Thanks so much for this video. Being 74, I was raised on the King James translation of course, but my favorite is the New King James translation. I think I have a copy of every translations there is, including the English Standard and 1977 edition of the New American Standard. And my son and his family gave me a new Geneva Bible for Christmas. Love it.

I’m a new Christian!!! Still haven’t been to church but I agreed to myself and God to follow god words from this day on fourth! UPDATE: wow so much love. I always keep on falling into sin and stop showing up to church. But I’m always constantly praying. I just don’t like when church people keep screaming and praising god with so much enthusiasm and seem so happy when I’m not happy like them. It seems like they do so much and the way they express their love almost seems forced. I just want to find a church where worship isn’t so extra and is a bit more conservative. Can I have some tips?

KJ, NKJ, NASV, ARE MY CHOICE!!! Thanks brother!!!

I use a NASB from the 1980’s, the ESV, and HCSB. My HCSB is large font so I use it most. My church is ESV. And the NASB is my marked up, verse memorization, much loved Bible.

I am one of the souls that Jesus saved, when I was a 22yo married college student!! It still brings tears to my eyes. It was 1973 and KJV was the MAIN Bible in the church I attended. I taught in a Christian School and that was the version we used. I believe that learning to read KJV really helps with brain vebal developement of the brain. In fact when I was in elementary school and Bible reading was included we memorized things from the KJV. However I was always confused by Psalm 23, but as a 1st grader I wondered why the three girls:Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy, were following him around. As as a very new Christian I began trying to read a new translation/paraphrase, every year. Most of them have faded into obscurity. But then the NIV came out and I still love the 1984 version, whiich is falling apart. My next favorite was ESV. As a young woman, even in the 60's and 70's, the masculine language in Bibles did not bother me, one I started actually reading them. I am a mild feminist, but I hate when people ruin great writing in an attempt to be PC. Such as rewording the Carol, Let Chrisian folks rejoice instead of men. Which ruins the poetry. I am considering goint to the NKYV, because my ESV and are literally falling apart. But I don't like the actual book I just bought. So I am not sure.

I appreciate your comments on this. People often need a simple approach. I did take a couple semesters of Biblical Hebrew. Certainly not nearly enough, but it did give me a great appreciation for the challenge translators face. My normal reading version is NASB - I have become accustomed to reading the portions that use the "thee-s and thou-s" instead as modernized words. I use the Key Word Study Bible because it contains Hebrew and Greek dictionaries. What I recommend for others - who will not be studying Hebrew and Greek, is this ... Fundamentally, recognize there is a big difference between READING the Bible and STUDYING the Bible. Bible STUDY will get us blessing after blessing. But even for serious Bible students, we should not forget we all need at times to put the study versions and tools down and just pick up the Bible and READ and READ and READ. You will fall in love with reading the Bible and NOT want to stop! For reading - find a mainline version that is readable for you. Sounds simplistic, but it is truly important. So the version for reading is not so technically important as it may be for studying. Now, for studying, My advice is different. FIRST, start with an interlinear seriously!. I know of one available free online: Interlinear Scripture Analyzer from Scripture4all.org is freely downloadable. They tell you what original sources they use. But I find the greatest benefit to me is it makes me very aware of words in the original language. You get to see how the syntax and grammar is very different from English. Sometimes the words are similar enough the meaning is recognizable to me as an English speaker. But keep at it and you will come across some verses where you will shake your head and be very thankful there were translators to turn it into readable English. Hopefully you will join me is thinking that bickering over the ENGLISH words is futile. Then consider the element of copyright restrictions. There is a limit to how many English words can be used in the same order before a publishing house would be guilty of plagiarism. SECOND, compare the translations of several versions. Use BibleGateway.com's parallel function. Since there is no perfect "Word for word" translation of Biblical Hebrew or Biblical Greek into English, by comparing many, we are more likely to be exposed to the alternate shades of meaning these languages contain. Revealing alternate shades of meaning was a goal of "The Amplified Bible". And it is a worthy alternate to consider. Try it in BibleGateway.com to see how your favorite passages would look. THIRD, for Old Testament passages, be sure to also consider the Septuagint (LXX). The Septuagint is a Greek version of the Hebrew Scriptures which was translated a few hundred years before Jesus. As a new believer (a long time ago) when I saw the OT being quoted by NT authors, I would look up the cross- referenced OT passage and read it in the OT. But many times there were significant differences between the OT passage and the NT quote. For example, look at Acts <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="145">2:25</a>-28 and compare to Psalms <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="978">16:18</a>-11. OK, they are quite similar, but why the differences? NT Authors were usually already writing in Greek. So the OT they used was not the Hebrew Scriptures, but the LXX. FOURTH, Our brains absorb information differently when we READ versus when we HEAR. I had the Bible on CD for listening as I drove. There were times I would HEAR something that I felt was different from what I was familiar to having READ. Later when I would look up the passage to read it I would see the audio recording was accurate after all. So there is a benefit to listening to the Bible in the car AS WELL AS reading our Bibles. FIFTH, Regardless of which version we choose, the most important thing of all is to Read and Read and to keep Reading!

I feel like the nkjv and the esv are so balanced to use together. This confirms my thinking there. Thanks.😊

Grew up 45 years only kjv. Tried and loved esv but couldn’t get past them not capitalizing Him, His… Now I’ve settled on NASB and love it.

I’m with you on the NKJV. I, too, am a now retired pastor but still teach in a Senior Adult Sunday School class. KJV is obviously what I as a seventy-nine year old grew up with in the forties, fifties. In the eighties I purchased a New King James and haven’t seen a need to change. I was also an English teacher for several years and retention of the iambic pentameter coupled with, as you mentioned, the change of many archaic words with modern equivalents

I got saved by reading The Living Bible! And I know others have. I’m more into the NKJV now, but the TLB was my starting point.

Thank you, Matthew. 👌🏼

IMHO, your assessment is pretty much right on! Thanks.

Great video. The Geneva Bible (1599) is great! If reading it you'll notice the definite article "the" is replaced with "that" which is jarring at first but you get used to it. What I have found with the Geneva is that it reads more "modern" than the KJV, like if the ESV and KJV had a baby. Plus it has the Reformers study notes which is a great help. Matt, your videos actually helped me leave my Baptist background and become reformed. Thank you! There isn't a Presbyterian Church around me that isn't liberal but I found a Reformed Church that uses the three forms of unity with its roots in the Dutch Church and it's been a blessing.

Thanks so much for this video. I was raised on the KJV then later the NKJV. Then a SS teacher said he liked the ESV, I had to get one. But never could warm up to it, guess too many years in NKJV. Then I met a missionary living in Greece and speaks Greek. He said the NASB was his go to over any of the others. Got one of those and again, couldn't warm up to it so I'm back in my trusty NKJV.

KJV at 5 years old, then at 15 NIV and LOVED it, now I'm back to kjv mostly.

I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, O Lord, show this also to thy servant: whether after death, as soon as every one of us yields up his soul, we shall be kept in rest until those times come when thou wilt renew the creation, or whether we shall be tormented at once?" 76 He answered me and said, "I will show you that also, but do not be associated with those who have shown scorn, nor number yourself among those who are tormented. 77 For you have a treasure of works laid up with the Most High; but it will not be shown to you until the last times. 78 Now, concerning death, the teaching is: When the decisive decree has gone forth from the Most High that a man shall die, as the spirit leaves the body to return again to him who gave it, first of all it adores the glory of the Most High. 79 And if it is one of those who have shown scorn and have not kept the way of the Most High, and who have despised his law, and who have hated those who fear the Most High -- 80 such spirits shall not enter into habitations, but shall immediately wander about in torments, ever grieving and sad, in seven ways. 81 The first way, because they have scorned the law of the Most High. 82 The second way, because they cannot now make a good repentance that they may live. 83 The third way, they shall see the reward laid up for those who have trusted the covenants of the Most High. 84 The fourth way, they shall consider the torment laid up for themselves in the last days. 85 The fifth way, they shall see how the habitations of the others are guarded by angels in profound quiet. 86 The sixth way, they shall see how some of them will pass over into torments. 87 The seventh way, which is worse than all the ways that have been mentioned, because they shall utterly waste away in confusion and be consumed with shame, and shall wither with fear at seeing the glory of the Most High before whom they sinned while they were alive, and before whom they are to be judged in the last times. 88 "Now this is the order of those who have kept the ways of the Most High, when they shall be separated from their mortal body. 89 During the time that they lived in it, they laboriously served the Most High, and withstood danger every hour, that they might keep the law of the Lawgiver perfectly. 90 Therefore this is the teaching concerning them: 91 First of all, they shall see with great joy the glory of him who receives them, for they shall have rest in seven orders. 92 The first order, because they have striven with great effort to overcome the evil thought which was formed with them, that it might not lead them astray from life into death. 93 The second order, because they see the perplexity in which the souls of the unrighteous wander, and the punishment that awaits them. 94 The third order, they see the witness which he who formed them bears concerning them, that while they were alive they kept the law which was given them in trust. 95 The fourth order, they understand the rest which they now enjoy, being gathered into their chambers and guarded by angels in profound quiet, and the glory which awaits them in the last days. 96 The fifth order, they rejoice that they have now escaped what is corruptible, and shall inherit what is to come; and besides they see the straits and toil from which they have been delivered, and the spacious liberty which they are to receive and enjoy in immortality. 97 The sixth order, when it is shown to them how their face is to shine like the sun, and how they are to be made like the light of the stars, being incorruptible from then on. 98 The seventh order, which is greater than all that have been mentioned, because they shall rejoice with boldness, and shall be confident without confusion, and shall be glad without fear, for they hasten to behold the face of him whom they served in life and from whom they are to receive their reward when glorified. 99 This is the order of the souls of the righteous, as henceforth is announced; and the aforesaid are the ways of torment which those who would not give heed shall suffer hereafter." 100 I answered and said, "Will time therefore be given to the souls, after they have been separated from the bodies, to see what you have described to me?" 101 He said to me, "They shall have freedom for seven days, so that during these seven days they may see the things of which you have been told, and afterwards they shall be gathered in their habitations." 102 I answered and said, "If I have found favor in thy sight, show further to me, thy servant, whether on the day of judgment the righteous will be able to intercede for the unrighteous or to entreat the Most High for them, 103 fathers for sons or sons for parents, brothers for brothers, relatives for their kinsmen, or friends for those who are most dear." 104 He answered me and said, "Since you have found favor in my sight, I will show you this also. The day of judgment is decisive and displays to all the seal of truth. Just as now a father does not send his son, or a son his father, or a master his servant, or a friend his dearest friend, to be ill or sleep or eat or be healed in his stead, 105 so no one shall ever pray for another on that day, neither shall any one lay a burden on another; for then every one shall bear his own righteousness and unrighteousness." 2 Esdras <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="427">7:7</a>5 /////////////////////

I’ve always used the KJV. For me it feels the most authentic and not modernized or watered down.

I just started reading NLT I’m new Christian I have found god

Thank you so much for your program. Very informative and answered my question. I have wondered for so long what is the most accurate word for word translation. This is very important for we are commanded "Don't take away from or add to His word.

As a new convert I thank you for this tidbit of knowledge🙏🙏☦️☦️

I have always read the KJV ( I’m 22) and will always.

I did some research into Bible translations before I bought one and those three Bibles came out on top in every test and recommendations. My wife kindly bought me an ESV Study Bible and I love it. It's full of historical information and maps etc. I'm so glad you also chose it as one of three choices.

Thank you for this. You're very well spoken and put it out nicely. I was happy to hear that my favorite was in your triangle of trust, KJV. Like your relationship with God, it takes time to build. Your understanding the Word will come like the Holy Spirit, like the wind given by God. The others, I might check them out, but thank you for letting me know what to stay away from. So many choices!

So many lifetime questions of mine were answered when I went PCA at NYC's Redeemer Presybterian in the late 90's. Tim Keller was there at the time.

In 1980 I began my journey with the KJV, and used it for about 5 years. Then switched to the NKJV, which I very much enjoyed and used in the first years of Bible College. While in Bible college I adopted the 1977 NASB, and used it for many years until the ‘95 NASB came out. My preference was to use the most literal precise translation of the most evidenced manuscripts available. Although I have bought and referenced other translations, the NASB ‘95 remained my number one translation for about 23 years. When the Legacy Standard Bible became available in 2021, I was immediately smitten by the refinements and improvements to the NASB. The translators have done an amazing and thorough job in making revisions to the ‘95 NASB, while avoiding the more “politically correct” liberal leanings of the NASB 2020. As of today, the LSB is my preferred translation, although I often read from my old NASB ‘95 Bible with 20 years of notes. It’s like “home” to me. Maybe after my LSB editions get well worn and full of notes, I’ll feel at home with them. You are someone who will understand that sentimentality I’m sure. Anyway, thanks for the video, it was really interesting.

Awesome! I have been doing all my personal devotions and reading from the KJV and I've been preaching from the NKJV. I haven't really settled on a critical editions that I 'regularly' go to, but I often reference the CSB, BSB, and the NET notes.

I was blessed in that my Grandparents were old school which rubbed off on my parents, so we always used the KJV exclusively Until I went off to the military. Now I use 4 or 5 translations but I have no issue at all using the KJV.

Some new revised bibles are known to rewrite passages to where the passage is not interrupted properly or there are missing verses

Love the ESV bible.

I use a NIV 1984 print that was gifted to me when I was saved in 2010 which luckily was right before it was replaced with the 2011 NIV revisal. It’s special to me because of that reason and you can tell how much it’s been used. Never written in it other than my name on the first blank page and I love it but I also use an ESV study Bible from crossway and I just ordered an illuminated ESV Psalms scripture journal because psalms is my favorite book and would love to write down my thoughts and what the Lord puts in my heart during that reading time as well as what certain verses mean to me. I’m slowly dipping my toes into the ESV translation as I try to gather more knowledge to eventually be able to minister and spread the gospel. My 1984 NIV Bible has a special place in my heart and will be the one I use for my personal use while the ESV will be for my own personal Bible studies and write down thoughts that the Lord instills in me while reading as well as highlight verses that stand out to me that I may need in the future. The KJV is difficult for me to read as English is my third language and since I live in the U.S. I choose to pray and read scripture in English I prefer translations that are easier for me to read. And because English is the language that’s most common around the world today just like how Greek was a common language during the time of Jesus and the apostles during their time of ministry and writing down what we will eventually use as scripture from their gospels and writings.

Thanks for a sincere and knowledgeable appraisal. I personalty like the New World Translation because of its openly declared non-Trinitarian perspective. It is educational to compare a Trinitarian translation to a non-Trinitarian one.

I have read the KJV, NKJV, NLT, AMP, MSG and now I am getting ready to read the Complete Jewish Bible the non-study bible version. The one I use on a regular basis is the NKJV

These are the 3 I use!! KJV is my favorite for basically all the reasons you mentioned! I do find it easier to memorize for sure!

It's aways been funny to me when people say the KJV is too hard to read/understand. I can remember being four years old, sitting in my dad's lap as he taught me to read using the KJV. It's been my bible for 39 years and continually amazes me with the beauty and simplicity with which is was written. I'd encourage anyone to give it a chance. You'll be surprised at how easy it is to read.

I love the NKJ! I was gifted it by my mom, and it's so special.

Just listened for a second time. Me, Grade 10, I favoured NIV, that's back in the late 1970's. Recently after being gifted a NWT, and discovering, many text altered and removal, removing Jesus Divinity. Back to KJV, which I grew up with at home from a babe. I have been considering NKJV, to Smooth the KJV, old bits. Have ordered Interlinear Translation Bible English Greek Hebrew, should arrive next week. Just today I ordered a paperback copy of ESV for a friend of 27 years, now moved to a nursing home. Then I decided, go back and order one ENV for myself, less than $20 a copy here in Australia, free shipping. I was encouraged and your experience in the matter of Translation was supportive, and I guess the Holy Spirit leads us in similar paths of knowing and reading God's righteousness. Shabbat Shalom

December 2021, my wife I decided we needed to strengthen our weak Bible knowledge. We read Bible in a year, every day in 2022. It was the NIV, which while glad we read it, wasn’t what we were looking for. This year we are both reading Bible in a year NKJV. Love it. My hunger for more word grew ferocious last fall & I bought a nice KJV, had never spent extensive time in it, it’s amazing. In January I added David Nortons New Cambridge Paragraph Bible. Love them both. Using the Bible in a year format I felt the room for one more a day; earlier this month I added my 2001 ESV. I was pleasantly surprised when I watched your video by the triangle. My wife added an NASB 95, I might add an NASB 77 to my mix. When I die I want to go to Heaven with a solid grasp on The Word. God bless you.

You nailed it Pastor

In Britain our ministers have Theological degrees which keeps them grounded in God's word. It's so wonderful that you are a Minister! Greetings from Scotland!

Great info Matt!! Thank you for all you do for the Kingdom!!

I’m right there with you, came out of a KJV only tradition, but now in my studies i rely on the KJV and ESV mainly for the reason you sited. When doing my daily devotional reading, I still love the flow and language of the KJV. Thanks for the great content of this video.

I'm currently loving the CSB, and BSB (public domain) [Presbyterian, NSW, Australia]

We bought 6x ICBs (International Children's Bible) to read as a family with our four kids. Fantastic version for children, new young Christians or people that may struggle with reading, and easy understanding, but makes no theological missteps when compared to my trusty NKJV that I can tell. We saw that the kids struggled with some of the larger words in trying to read an 'easy' version with them (the NLT), and gave up, until we found the ICB. HIGHLY recommended.

I love NLT to me, I can hear Jesus talking to me so easily in it.

NKJV was my go-to when I first started reading the Bible seriously for myself and also for the next several years after that. Even though it's no longer my regular go-to I'll always have love for it as that's where it all began for me. ESV then became my go-to almost a decade ago now. I've also added the NASB95 and CSB into the mix more recently too with the former being used for deep bible study along with my ESV and the latter more for just regular bible reading, yet the ESV still remains my go-to as the main translation I read.

I trust the Free American Revised Translation the best. I brings relief and lightness to me heart and other internal organs. Its right up there with the American Standard Scripture, which is no stinker I assure you

Very informative. Thanx for sharing brother 🙏

I agree 100%. Thank you for confirmation.

My Grandmother intruduced me to the KJV when I was around 4, and I stuck with that one exclusively until I was around 20, when I moved over to the NKJV but then found myself after a few years using both in tandem. about 20 years after that, the Youth Pastor at my congregation and I were having this same discussion on "translations" where he referred me to the ESV, and I have been reading and studying that one, in junction with the KJV and NKJV which has been a blessing. He also recommended the NASB, but said he didn't care for it as much as he found it a "dryer" read. Which I happen to agree with, but I do appreciate a dry read from time to time. Great video post.

thank you for sharing your knoeledge!

Very helpful.

Thank you Pastor Matt. I really enjoy all your videos. Your content is amazing. There are so many growth points that you present. I generally vasilate between the. NASB, 1995 and the ESV, especially the ESV study Bible. You also mentioned many of my favorite authors. Thanks again. Durban, South Africa

The very first things I really learned to read were bible verses in the meeting hall (Brethren) where my parents took me, from my birth onwards. I remember starting to read my dad's King James bible during the services, and looking at the pictures. One of the headings over the text was "Jesus heals divers sicknesses" "Divers" was the old rendering of "diverse" I found the pictures that this conjured up in my mind very moving, of Jesus standing over some poor guy, huddled on the floor on a harbour wall somewhere, struggling for breath after nearly drowning in a diving accident....

I usually have to look up some meanings to words when reading my KJV. However, once I do. I'm able to see the beauty and poetry within the writings.

JESUS LOVES YOU...! GOD BLESS YOU...!

I grew up kjv, preached from it for years. Still has a huge place in my heart, as well as nkjv. But most recently I'm preaching from nasb. In my personal devotions I'm reading from the lsb. Good call on your top three.....

i personal use the ESV And KJV each night. but i also have messianic translations i enjoy as well like the TLV. i am incredibly grateful to have different translations to read side by side. it helps me to understand what's being said better when i read them together.

My two recommendations are the NKJV and the ESV. I think the NKJV is best for the Old Testament while the ESV is my choice for New Testament. For my "old" translation I prefer the 1599 Geneva Bible. If you want to get a KJV, get a 1611 edition, especially if it has both prefaces, the first to the king and the second to the readers. It throws cold water on a lot of the KJV only arguments.

I like what you are saying. King James Version is beautiful it retains the Majesty of God lost in the new and "improved" versions. NKJV is perfect for writing music to scripture. Good review Thank You from Oregon

I've read the KJV, NRSV, and NLT cover to cover multiple times each. I respect the KJV and use it as a reference Bible. The NRSV is useful as a non-denominational ecumenical text when speaking with Christians from other denominations, but when I read the Bible for pleasure my favorite is the NLT.

Two of my ancestors were King James translators. Lancelot Andrews and his brother, Roger, I believe it was. The KJV is my favorite, and I go from there.

i used to be kjv only, but esv opened my eyes and made me understood the God's word better

This was good. Thank you