1 John 5:7

[Jeffrey]

Originally Posted by Aquila

I'm big on ESV, KJV, NIV, and NLT (for paraphrase). I primarily use the Message for bathroom reading.

Sorry bro, but NIV, KJV and ESV are not paraphrases, they are translations with varying degrees of differences -- some from the school of word-for-word, and some from the school of thought-for-thought.

Good book for choosing what you need: http://www.christianbook.com/Christi...&item_no=78766

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Jeffrey

Sorry bro, but NIV, KJV and ESV are not paraphrases, they are translations with varying degrees of differences -- some from the school of word-for-word, and some from the school of thought-for-thought.

Good book for choosing what you need: http://www.christianbook.com/Christi...&item_no=78766

I think he meant the parenthetical to just refer to the NLT.

There's probably some Union rule that prevented him from making two sentences out of it.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by pelathais

I think he meant the parenthetical to just refer to the NLT.

There's probably some Union rule that prevented him from making two sentences out of it.

LOL

Gotta love ya pel. lol

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by Jeffrey

Sorry bro, but NIV, KJV and ESV are not paraphrases, they are translations with varying degrees of differences -- some from the school of word-for-word, and some from the school of thought-for-thought.

Good book for choosing what you need: http://www.christianbook.com/Christi...&item_no=78766

The NLT is not a paraphrase either. It was intended to be but the group quickly decided to translate early on.

However, it's not a "Literal Translation", mostly....word for word. Literal translations can lose the meaning of the overall focus of a verse, whereas "thought" translations preserve the intent of the writing.

The NLT is, by far, my favorite and has greatly transformed my bible reading, desire, learning, and inspiration.

[Aquila]

Originally Posted by Jeffrey

Sorry bro, but NIV, KJV and ESV are not paraphrases, they are translations with varying degrees of differences -- some from the school of word-for-word, and some from the school of thought-for-thought.

Good book for choosing what you need: http://www.christianbook.com/Christi...&item_no=78766

Jeff, I meant that I use the NLT for my paraphrase. lol

The KJV and ESV are an attempts at formal equivalency while the NLT is dynamic. The NIV is a mixture of both given the passage in question.

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by Aquila

Jeff, I meant that I use the NLT for my paraphrase. lol

The KJV and ESV are an attempts at formal equivalency while the NLT is dynamic. The NIV is a mixture of both given the passage in question.

But the New Living Translation is NOT a paraphrase. I don't understand why that keeps being said.