Bible Translation

There are many versions and translations of the bible, just as there are many types of people reading the bible there are many different versions to accommodate the variety of people reading . Although all of the versions and translations are accurate and there is an overall message for each verse that all the versions stick to, there are definitely a lot of differences among the versions. The above table shows the differences among just three versions of the same verse. The First translation, “New International Version” is one of the three main translations of the bible. The NIV along with many others such as NLT,NJB, and NRSV are all dynamic equivalent versions, meaning instead of translating word for word it is translated thought for thought …show more content…
The free translation like the other translations has many versions such as one of the most popular, The Message and others like NIRV,GNT and CEV. All of the free translation versions are a paraphrase of the literal version. Looking at the first version of the bible and comparing it to the second version there isn’t a bit difference but the difference is seen at the end of the verse. In The NIV it says “and we can take nothing out of it.”(referring to the world)and in the ESV it says “and we cannot take anything out of the world.” both versions are saying the same thing it’s just the end of the verse the ESV once again emphasizes the world more than the NIV. The third version is very obviously paraphrased. If one looks at the ESV and The Voice and compares them they will notice that right away they have a big difference. “The Voice” seems to almost be referring to the irony of another verse by saying “This is ironic because godliness” while the ESV seems to have just started a new idea by saying “But …show more content…
Thanksgiving is this weekend and instead of anyone focusing on thanking the Lord for what they have an spending time with their family they are preparing for black friday which now starts on thanksgiving. If people would realize how meaningful and prophetic this verse is I think they would have a whole new outlook on black friday because I don’t think God intended on people paying to much for presents that they punched a guy for as something we should do after giving him thanks only hours before. As It says in Matthew 19:24 “Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.", The world, specifically America needs a wake up call, we all need to reevaluate what we care about and what matters to us.Because we can