What is the difference between the different Bibles?
The different bibles were all translated from the same manuscript sources. The King James bible was translated by scholars for King James of England. That is why the text uses “thees” and “thous” – that was the language of his time. Other more recent translations are just trying to use language that is more accurate and/or more easily understood by modern readers. (when I say ‘accurate’ what I mean is that Greek scholars today may have a better understanding of the language than was availabe in King James time) All the bible translations are in agreement. Scholars sometimes give a slightly different translation to certain words or phrases. Greek is sometimes hard to translate into English. As an example: In one version the words, “boy child” may be translated as “young man” instead. This happens whenever you translate from one language to another. Some denominations prefer one version over another, but for the most part it is a personal preference of every believer. Some people like th
