@millstap

1 year ago

Matthew, thank you so much for this. I just got back from my Disciple Bible study and was arguing with my wife that my version of the Bible (ESV) was better. What happened was we went around the room and everyone read passages from Jeremiah from their own Bibles. While I was following along, I was shocked at how may strange sounding versions there were. I was following along in my Study Bible app on my phone which is the ESV version. After all of the readings, I commented, "I realize now how many different versions there are." After class, I commented to my wife that I liked my version better and that those other versions do not seem or sound right to me. I've always been a stickler on translations mainly because I know that God's true meaning can be disguised or lost if the correct translation is not made. So, when we got home, we read the passages from our different versions line by line so we could compare verses. I pointed out all of the times when I felt the NIV translation was incorrect. Then, when I Googled information about the different translations, we read the history of several of them and they basically pointed to the fact the ESV was the most accurate. Some even made the point that some versions are actually the work of the devil trying to deceive any followers he can. Afterward, I saw your video and without watching it first, I called my wife in to watch it with me. Everything you said proved my point. I asked her "how do I know this." She just looked at me inquisitively and I said, "because God told me." Amen. I can tell by reading it that it is closer to God's true words without having to learn how to read the Bible in Greek or Hebrew. You've already done that work. Thank you.

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