This is a common question that many people have, and it's a very important one. The difficult part in answering this is considering what a person means by “best.” Personally, for serious study, I want the most accurate and as true to the original text as possible. This means many translations are out since a lot of them are paraphrases and not actual translations. These paraphrase Bibles like the NLT, The Message, The Passion Translation, and others are really just Bible mixed with translators commentary and personal perspectives of the text. In other words, they are not translations of the Holy Word of God.
Here is my list of the top four most accurate English bible translations:
- The Authorized (King James) Version
- NASB (the 1995 edition specifically)
- The English Revised Version of 1885 (RV)
- American Standard Version of 1901
And my list of the least accurate translations:
- The Message
- The Living Bible
- the New Living Translation (NLT)
- The Passion Translation
It's amazing that there are so many English Bible translations out there, and sadly a lot of the reason for that is greed. Publishers want to market a new translation and sell it.
Check out some biographies of the KJV translators here: https://kingjamesbibletranslators.org/bios/ Many of these men were geniuses and extremely well educated in Biblical languages, as well as very devoted to the Faith.
Check out some biographies of the KJV translators here: https://kingjamesbibletranslators.org/bios/ Many of these men were geniuses and extremely well educated in Biblical languages, as well as very devoted to the Faith.
In future posts I'll look in-depth at specific translations.
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| The Authorized King James Bible |
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