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There are two primary reasons for the different English Bible versions.   Over time,  the English language changes/develops, making updates to an English version necessary.   If a modern reader were to pick up a 1611 King James Version of the Bible, he would find it to be virtually unreadable. Everything from the spelling, to syntax, to grammar, to phraseology is very different. Linguists state that the  English language has changed more in the past 400 years   than the Greek language has changed in the past 2,000 years. Several times in church history, believers have gotten “used” to a particular Bible version and become fiercely loyal to it, resisting any attempts to update/revise it. This occurred with the Septuagint, the Latin Vulgate, and more recently, the King James Version.  Fierce loyalty to a particular version of the Bible is illogical and counterproductive.  When the Bible was written, it was written in the common language of the people at ...

The English language has changed substantially over the four centuries since the King James Version of the Bible was first published. Many people find it increasingly difficult to understand the words and may be put off by the KJV’s foreign-sounding words. We can be thankful, however, that many newer versions exist that are much more up-to-date in their wording. But this raises another issue: Which of these many versions is best for reading and studying the Bible? How do they differ?   More than 60 English-language versions are available .   We can divide them into three broad types:   word-for-word,   meaning-to-meaning (also called thought-for-thought) Paraphrased Word-for-Word Translations The word-for-word versions most accurately follow the Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek texts. Generally speaking, the King James Version and its modern counterpart, the New King James Version , are word-for-word translations. They are readily found in most bookstores or on the...

THE BIBLE The Bible is God’s Word to us. It is the traveler’s map, the pilgrim’s staff, the   pilot’s compass, the soldier’s sword and the Christian’s character. It should fill   the memory, rule the heart and guide the feet. It should be read slowly,   frequently and prayerfully. SOUCE : UNKNOWN THE TWO COVENANTS OR TESTAMENTS Although the Bible has many books, it is really one book - one continuous - with t wo distinct parts or “testaments,” from the Latin testamentum , meaning “oath” or “covenant.” The Old Testament contains the covenant God made with the people of Israel at Mount Sinai : “Now therefore, if you obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession out of all the peoples” (Ex. 19:5). The New Testament contains the new covenant, which was foretold by the prophet Jeremiah: “The days are surely coming [said the Lord] when I will make a new covenant . . .” (Jer. 31:3). This covenant was instituted by Jesus at the Last Supper , when he s...