BIBLE TRANSLATIONS

[The following is not an exhaustive listing and

is offered for comparative purposes only]

NASU   New American Standard Bible updated

                                                                      AMP     Amplified Bible

                                                                      ESV      English Standard Version

                                                                      KJV      King James Version

                                                                      NRSV   New Revised Standard Version

                                                                      HCSB   Holman Christian Standard Bible

                                                                      NIV      New International Version

                                                                      NLT     New Living Translation

                                                                      NCV    New Century Version

                                                                      GNT    Good News Translation

                                                                      CEV    Contemporary English Version

                                                                      TLB     The Living Bible

                                                                      TM      The Message

I BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE INERRANT, INFALLIBLE WORD OF GOD; NOT JUST IN THE ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHS BUT PRESERVED BY HIM DOWN THROUGH THE AGES TO THIS DAY, THAT NOT ONE JOT OR TITTLE SHALL PASS AWAY 'TIL ALL BE FULFILLED. I BELIEVE THE VARIOUS TRANSLATIONS ARE GOD'S GIFT TO US SINCE, HAVING PACKED HIS INFINITE WISDOM INTO OUR FINITE LANGUAGE, THEY ARE NEEDFUL FOR OUR GREATER INSIGHT(S). GOD IS ABSOLUTE TRUTH.

[Personally, I prefer The Amplified Bible]