Some of you have asked in the past about the different translations of the bible. There is always ongoing debate as to which translation is the best, and there are always discussions about the translation process.
I use the English Standard Version most often, though I also own a New American Standard bible and a Holman Standard Christian bible. I own a John MacArthur study bible and that one is the ESV so that’s the one I tend to use most.
But my favorite is the Geneva bible. In studying about the translations, (I was really trying to figure out what the furor over the KJV was all about), I came across information about the Geneva. It predates the King James by at least 50 years, lol, and is a much better translation.
The only difficulty is that the Geneva isn’t one of the selections on BibleCC.com or Biblegateway. I downloaded it here (the link also contains the interesting history of the Geneva bible) but it’s awkward to get straight to the verse you want.
Now BibleGateway has the Geneva online as one of their selections.
Now on Bible Gateway: the World’s First Study Bible!
“What would you say is the most significant English translation of the Bible? Most of us would probably nominate the King James Bible for that honor—no English Bible can match its profound and ongoing influence on English literature and religion over the last 400 years. But there’s actually an English Bible translation that predates the King James Version by over 50 years, and which has an equally important place in Western Christianity: the Geneva Bible, which we’re pleased to announce has just been added to Bible Gateway’s online library! … The Geneva Bible can be found in the Bible version drop-down on the Bible Gateway homepage; you can also browse it from our Geneva Bible page. For the best experience, we recommend making sure you have footnotes and cross-references turned on as you read it online—it’s in the footnotes that you’ll find the original study notes that made this Bible so useful to readers.”
The essay goes on to explain about the bible and how to access it from their translations drop-down menu. I’m not interested in starting a discussion about the best or most useful translation- I am only offering information about a valuable resource, Biblegateway, which just got even more valuable. Enjoy your research and your perusal of the bible- in whatever translation you choose 🙂
the-end-time.org 