So having tried once to read a 1611 version is right near impossible, just saying ... I too am thankful for the Holy Spirit leading, my preference for memory work and daily reading has been ESV for a number of years ... Biblical study - I’m all over the board :calvin excluding KJV, don’t find it as helpful of late.... One of our translators in Belarus asked me once why my English was different than what she had learned while studying in England, I just said, actually I don’t speak the Kings English, I speak American, we, as Americans, have butchered the Kings English :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: :mdrmdr: ... not sure she ever got the humor of that statement. :groan :mdrmdr: I agree Arthur and Yohanan about the King James Version. By knowing more than one language, it’s easier to understand the difficulty in translating. What’s the use of a particular translation if you can’t understand it? Meaning is the key. Time and place must be considered for a translation to be effective. These King James Only People are misguided. Also, Kent as Jay McCarl says .... “what did they think” or “what would they (early church & apostles) understand” .... appropriate context is very important. All well indeed. But nothing can take away from the beauty and flow of a well spoken language! I lean towards precisely chosen words, articulation, and every available nuance and poetic gesture! Once context is understood, poetic license is like a beautifully wrapped gift! Simply enhances and adds layers. TR What will be the official language in Heaven do you suppose? Ancient Hebrew? Never thought of that before. How will we all communicate? Will we automatically understand each other or have to learn a common language? Maybe we’ll have to wait to find out. That's what many have speculated! That or the gift of tongues in full blown mode! TR Then we shall only comminicate higher and lofty ideals and emotions. No wrap or hip hop thank you! Humor included! TR How about, my that robe you are wearing is simply glorious! Slicker than snot on a doorknob! I do wonder about that ... if it is Hebrew I hope we just know it and not have to attend Hebrew 101 language classes. Or perhaps we will speak the language we know best and our ears will automatically become like a language translator machine so we hear English or whatever we are comfortable with? I have trouble understanding some southerners when I was at college ... their accents were soooo strong. I think some actually lived in the deep woods. Then mix in the different variations of what a beverage is called “soda” “pop” “coke” ...
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