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Originally Posted by Kevin  Fallenhawk,
First off, I commend you for asking your question  . The devil is VERY adept at deception and what better way to deceive an honest heart than to create doubt in what is or is not the original word of God? We must have an accurate translation in order to know what God wants us to know. However, I did want to point out one thing you mentioned regarding the NKJV:
The NKJV translation did not come about until 1982. So, the NKJV came out after quite a few translations had already arrived. Here is an article for reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_King_James_Version. Also, you can open to one of the first pages of a physical copy and confirm the original 1982 Copyright. It is a small thing, but I figured it is worth mentioning at least.
-- Kevin
P.S. - You are correct about the 1611 date for the KJV. |
The KJV was revised in the 1750's (I think) and is the version commonly known today as the KJV. The 1611 is in "Old English" and is simply not readable for us.
NKJV, NASB (Updated), ESV are great when used in combination with each other. I do not mind using "The Message" etc., but would absolutely be supplemental to a translation and I would treat it just as I would a commentary. Simply by the nature of a dynmaic equivalent/though-for-thought it is impossible to avoid human bias.