New Living Translation Bible

[Ladybug]

Any opinions? :ear Someone gave me a section to read (for their lesson study) and I thought it might be a nice 'sit down and read' Bible. But I don't know that much about it, as to its accuracy and scholarship. And I'm not about to try to search for it with it having such common words in the title. :laugh

[buzzardhut]

Any opinions? :ear Someone gave me a section to read (for their lesson study) and I thought it might be a nice 'sit down and read' Bible. But I don't know that much about it, as to its accuracy and scholarship. And I'm not about to try to search for it with it having such common words in the title. :laugh
There are good things and bad things about it.
I always like an easy to read version like the Bible in Basic English.

[Mommy2KandM]

I like it for easy reading. It isn't a study scripture deeply kind of bible. But I do think it does a good job of presenting the idea in very easy to relate to words.
I often use scriptures in that translation for non believers or new Christians.

[mySaguaro]

I use it the most ,and love the simple to understand paraphase.It has helped me to understand and relate to The Word . I will also for study use other translations NIV and American Standard.Every year I read thru the Bible and keep saying next year I am going to try reading the other versions ... But every year I feel more comfortable with my Living Bible.

[antsinmypants]

There are good things and bad things about it.
I always like an easy to read version like the Bible in Basic English.

Eh, I hated the BBE.

NLT is somewhat thought for thought and somewhat paraphrase.
I've used it in my OT bible study classes and it seems to usually be spot on in the places we were studying... however I haven't found it to be as reliable in the NT as it was in the OT.

Good to have translations because they help.... would suggest Greens Interlinear so you can read up with the greek and hebrew and use "helps"... but if you aren't that type. . . BBE or NLT would help as far as reading.

[faline]

I enjoy it and read it most often, but it's more a paraphrase than a translation. I don't recommend it for serious study.

[Paidfor]

Whe I read the NLT I find myself constantly checking the NIV anyway, so I just stick with the NIV. I use an NIV study Bible because of the notes, although I like the language of the NASV better.

Two I don't care for are The Message and the Net Bible.

[coltrek]

In the NLT, there are some missing verses, missing words and some changes that don't match the KJV.
http://www.wayoflife.org/fbns/fbns/fbns267.html

[4everHis]

You're opening a can of worms here.
Someone will no doubt tell you if it ain't King James,
it ain't the Bible!

I like the NIV

[70thWeek]

It's pretty good, especially for public reading.


I know one of the translators.

[frisian1970]

Christian Chat The place where Christians go to chat about various things, including issues related to the Word of God, but not the place for debating the validity of His Word or the translated version one uses.

[HeIsEnough]

I don't use it at all....but if someone else does, that is cool beans to me. There is a lot to be gained from just simply reading and meditation upon His word. The NLT is geared for that. God's word is never void to me.

[Betty Lou]

We use that version every day with blue Bible.com. Hubby is still a baby Christian so it is easier for him, not that I am any expert.:):
betty

[The Longhorn]

4everHis:
You're opening a can of worms here.
Someone will no doubt tell you if it ain't King James,
it ain't the Bible!

:(: When I lived in Jasper, TX, there was a guy with that bumper sticker on his pickup truck. I saw him several times. I always wanted to ask him how many people he'd led to Jesus with that bs*.

:D: *bumper sticker

[The Longhorn]

coltrek:
In the NLT, there are some missing verses, missing words and some changes that don't match the KJV.

:): The King James Translation is not the original Bible, & therefore, it's not the version that sets the standard.

[Mike]

I like the New Living Translation. I don't use it as a study Bible because that isn't what it is designed to be. The NLT is great for casual reading. It is also great to give to young people who are curious about the Bible and want to read it but are turned off by the old English of the KJV. I am for any Bible translation, literal or paraphrase or anything in between as long as a person will read it, because I know that God will make the word come alive within the person.

[MattFitz87]

I'm a New International man myself...but I have read King James (of course) and New American Standard, which I suppose is the easy read of the three I list...but I'll stick with NIV

[My Abba's Child]

I have nothing against NLT, but I prefer NASB. :noidea :D:

In His love,

[andy]

I like the NLT. I also like the KJV, NKJV, NASB, NIV, etc. I use many versions and I find that each one will speak to me as God leads and directs.

Isn't it wonderful to have access to e-sword, blue letter bible, bible gateway, etc. so all versions can be readily accessed.

:wave

[buzzardhut]

I like the NLT. I also like the KJV, NKJV, NASB, NIV, etc. I use many versions and I find that each one will speak to me as God leads and directs.

Isn't it wonderful to have access to e-sword, blue letter bible, bible gateway, etc. so all versions can be readily accessed.
:thumb

I really enjoyed CEV over BBE but it is only about 70% of God's Word!
E-Sword solves my problem.

I also found a New World Translation (the Jehovah Witness Cult translation) for E-sword.

As I study I am going to be comparing with the verses of NLT to see how they twist the real Word.

[Ajani]

I prefer the NIV. Our pastor loves the NLT, but I bought it and just don't care for it. But for a new believer it's probably good. Kind of like the Living Bible was (that was what I was given when I became a Christian).

[buzzardhut]

I prefer the NIV. Our pastor loves the NLT, but I bought it and just don't care for it. But for a new believer it's probably good. Kind of like the Living Bible was (that was what I was given when I became a Christian).
Thats what the NLT is for.
It's just an update of The Living Bible - which is a paraphrase of the real scriptures

[USATeacher2005]

I have an NLT I love because for the first time it helped me to understand some things that had just never made sense to me before. There's placing where just the way it is worded made me go, "OH, I never new what that meant!" :laugh And if you don't understand what you're reading, you don't get much out of it, do you? But sometimes I do check it against a different version.

[USATeacher2005]

Thats what the NLT is for.
It's just an update of The Living Bible - which is a paraphrase of the real scriptures

Wasn't the Living Bible intended for children?

[buzzardhut]

I have an NLT I love because for the first time it helped me to understand some things that had just never made sense to me before. There's placing where just the way it is worded made me go, "OH, I never new what that meant!" :laugh And if you don't understand what you're reading, you don't get much out of it, do you? But sometimes I do check it against a different version. True it can do that but just make sure the meaning you found is what Paul and the other Bible authors intended.

[buzzardhut]

Wasn't the Living Bible intended for children?
Yes, it was written by a man who predigested the verses for his children, later it was published as the LB.

[USATeacher2005]

Yes, it was written by a man who predigested the verses for his children, later it was published as the LB.


So as long as you get the intended meaning, that is the important thing, right? I mean, you have to admit, some of the more literal translations of the Bible are written in such archaic (sp?) language that it's hard to derive the meaning from them. I do see what you mean about the intended meaning because I have to admit I have found one or two verses in the NLT that were translated rather loosely, I thought, or just unnecessary changes were made to the wording for no apparent reason. But as long as it's accurate, it doesn't really matter if it's worded in modern English, does it? I mean, I don't have kids, but If I did, I rather them be able to understand what they were reading.

Here's an example of why I like the NLT: You know that verse in the NT about Jesus and the women at the well? It's worded so oddly, "if you knew who you were speaking to and the gift of God.....". Maybe I'm just slow but I never understood what that meant. If you knew the gift of God...? What does that mean :noidea? The NLT has it worded, "If you knew the gift God has for you", which makes perfect sense to me. That's just one example.

And now I'll quit rambling...:P:

[HeIsEnough]

Wasn't the Living Bible intended for children?

This whole time I thought this was about the Living Bible translation. :doh

I gotta learn to read.

[USATeacher2005]

This whole time I thought this was about the Living Bible translation. :doh

I gotta learn to read.


:lol I THINK we are talking about the NLT, which if I understand is an updated version of the LB? :confused

Anyway, I think you were not the only one that made that mistake! :laugh

[HeIsEnough]

Anyway, I think you were not the only one that made that mistake! :laugh

It must be all the lub comin outta me. :heh

[USATeacher2005]

I think you'd be very popular with some of the students at school...hey, maybe you can come teach one day! They might actually pay attention to a lesson. I myself have thought several times that if I dressed up like Sponge Bob to teach math I might actually get through a lesson without somebody going, "What? I don't remember. I wasn't listening. I didn't hear. Etc."

:heh

[70thWeek]

:lol I THINK we are talking about the NLT, which if I understand is an updated version of the LB? :confused

Anyway, I think you were not the only one that made that mistake! :laugh

The New Living Translation is basically only similar in name to the Living Bible. I think that the NLT was meant to be an "updated" Living Bible, but the similarities end there. The NLT is a translation, not a paraphrase.

[pilgrimian]

:): The King James Translation is not the original Bible, & therefore, it's not the version that sets the standard.

Good point.

[Ajani]

:): The King James Translation is not the original Bible, & therefore, it's not the version that sets the standard.

:clap Very well said, by the way.

[LaMontre]

:): The King James Translation is not the original Bible, & therefore, it's not the version that sets the standard.

Is there a "version" that does? :confused

[buzzardhut]

This whole time I thought this was about the Living Bible translation. We are :): NLT is the updated LB

[buzzardhut]

:lol I THINK we are talking about the NLT, which if I understand is an updated version of the LB? :confused Yes

[buzzardhut]

:): The King James Translation is not the original Bible, & therefore, it's not the version that sets the standard.
:nono

[buzzardhut]

Is there a "version" that does? :confused It's there if you want it

[LaMontre]

It's there if you want it

:):

[Blessedx4]

I use E-Sword with a bunch of versions. My first preference is KJV because I learned how to read it long time ago. It's like reading shakesphere. You have to learn how to read it but it's BEAUTIFUL language imho.

E-Sword has ASV, CEV, DRB, ESV, GNB, GW, KJVR (Red letter) KJV+, KJV, LITV, MKJV, MSG and I understand KJV with no problems but I will use some of the other versions when I quote scripture here because I know not everyone reads KJV and want to make sure and use the text easiest to understand (does that makes sense?)

:):

[The Longhorn]

LaMontre:
Is there a "version" that does? :confused

:): I've heard good things about the original Hebrew/Aramaïc/Greek.

[LaMontre]

:): I've heard good things about the original Hebrew/Aramaïc/Greek.

AHH! You mean THAT version! :B:

[buzzardhut]

:): I've heard good things about the original Hebrew/Aramaïc/Greek.
Which Hebrew version?
Which Greek version?

[frisian1970]

Which Hebrew version?
Which Greek version?Them King James Hebrew and Greek ones?

[HeIsEnough]

Them King James Hebrew and Greek ones?

:nod

Or the New Living Hebrew and Greek ones.
(not to be confused with the Living one, btw)

[Mike]

True it can do that but just make sure the meaning you found is what Paul and the other Bible authors intended.

That's when you go to the concordances and the dictionaries and the word studies. Which is as easy as a couple of mouse clicks for those of us who use e-sword (just another little plug for Rick Meyer's excellent free study tool, which every Christian with a computer should have.).

I would also add that all Bible studies should always begin with sincere prayer for understanding.

[frisian1970]

:nod

Or the New Living Hebrew and Greek ones.
(not to be confused with the Living one, btw)
The King David Bible?

[frisian1970]

I would also add that all Bible studies should always begin with sincere prayer for understanding.
:amen