I am not a “King James Only” advocate. I believe God’s Word is preserved and translated for all nations and that means it cannot only be inspired in English. That would mean only the Anglo-Saxons are saved and that is NOT correct. God calls and saves people from every tongue, tribe, nation, and people group (Revelation 7:9). That being said, when I study Scripture, the main 3 I like to compare are the King James Version, New American Bible Revised Edition (Catholic), and English Standard Version. At home, I use the NAB and I’ve been taking it to church where one pastor uses the KJV and the other the ESV. So far, while there are slightly different words or sentence structures, the overall meaning is the same. However, we must also be careful as not all Bible translations are the same or good to use if you want what is closest to the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures. The Spanish Latin American Bible, for example, is another story. I read multiple passages in there that do NOT match and would stay away from that one if you happen to have one. Even the Spanish Pauline version was better. Don’t always go for the “easy to understand” ones that paraphrase things wrongly (like “The Message”).
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