For my birthday, Mark bought me an ESV Bible and I love it! Soon our church will be using this version which is a new translation that was completed in 2003 by Crossway Bibles, a ministry of Good News Publishers.
Here is the a quote from the preface:
"Each word and phrase in the ESV has been carefully weighed against the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, to ensure the fullest accuracy and clarity and to avoid under-translating or overlooking any nuance of the original text. The ESV is an essentially literal translation that seeks as far as possible to capture the precise wording of the original text and the the personal style of each Bible writer. As such, its emphasis is on "word for word" correspondence, at the same time taking into account differences of grammar, syntax, and idiom between current literary English and the original languages. Thus it seeks to be transparent to the original text, letting the reader see as directly as possible the structure and meaning of the original."
If you are looking for a Bible that is written in our language and that is a literal translation of the original texts, I highly recommend this version of the Bible. It is both a beautiful and clear translation of God's holy Word. I will be using this version for the "Scripture of the Week."
Here is the a quote from the preface:
"Each word and phrase in the ESV has been carefully weighed against the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, to ensure the fullest accuracy and clarity and to avoid under-translating or overlooking any nuance of the original text. The ESV is an essentially literal translation that seeks as far as possible to capture the precise wording of the original text and the the personal style of each Bible writer. As such, its emphasis is on "word for word" correspondence, at the same time taking into account differences of grammar, syntax, and idiom between current literary English and the original languages. Thus it seeks to be transparent to the original text, letting the reader see as directly as possible the structure and meaning of the original."
If you are looking for a Bible that is written in our language and that is a literal translation of the original texts, I highly recommend this version of the Bible. It is both a beautiful and clear translation of God's holy Word. I will be using this version for the "Scripture of the Week."
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