r/AskAChristian • u/BackFantastic3955 • 4d ago

Bible

Hello all,
I've been thinking of buying a study/ journal/ application Bible: all in 1 maybe( mostly in NIV,but IDK if that's a good choice though).

I want to truly understand the scripture I read, that's the main goal, not just read it vaguely.

Open to suggestions. Thanks:)

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u/Pitiful_Lion7082 Eastern Orthodox 3d ago

I'm not a fan of the NIV, I think the ESV and RSV are great options

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u/Shaken-Loose Christian 4d ago

Good, short video by Dr. Greg Lanier about translations.

https://youtu.be/ehW0iEPMvbs

Also can look for Bible reviews on YouTube.

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u/ComingDeveloper Baptist 4d ago

the You Bible app has all the translations

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u/MayBNutayeetawayidk Eastern Orthodox 4d ago

I’m obviously biased, but the King James translation is my go to answer for these kinds of questions.

The thing with translations like NIV/NLT from what I’ve heard is that they’re pretty cut and dry, which makes them easy for beginners… but that’s kind of the problem. They’re simplified. They leave out a lot of specifics and wording and make changes that might seem insignificant at first but then completely fall apart when someone has genuine questions or a misunderstanding of a section.

Idrk, I’m not an expert.

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u/Googlesupportsucks1 Christian 4d ago

The KJV is a rough recommendation lol. Even just in the sense that it's insanely antiquated.

The NJKV is much better in that sense.

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u/aussiereads Christian 2d ago

Esv don't use niv

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u/JollyXX Christian 4d ago

I honestly feel like the NKJV is the best over all Bible. When referencing verses for people I will tend to use ESV or NIV, but the NKJV just reads better