@pastorpauldrees: If someone really wants to read from the King James Version (KJV) for nostalgia, they certainly can. I just think it’s important that we all know that it’s a bad translation IF the goal is for the reader to better understand the bible, and in my opinion unnecessarily distances us from God. The New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVue) certainly has a clunkier name, but it also has much more basis in fact and academic understanding of the bible. You would never want your surgeon using techniques from the 1600s, why would you want your bible translation using the same? Also, please don’t give me a KJV, I don’t want it. #progressiveclergy #pastorpauldrees #Lutheran #ELCA
most so called Christians don't read it anyway, what difference does it make for editions of a book they never read?
2026-08-28 21:05:48
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+lordsavethisfool+ :
I just collect translations at this point, nkjv, kjv, nrsvue, niv, rsv, the message, etc. I like comparing them.
2026-08-18 06:51:17
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Worldtrekker2025 Gonzalez :
also the original Bible had 88 books before the council of Nicaea.....FYI.
2026-08-17 21:11:38
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Calzo Fox :
No old translation or new translation for me, I’m learning Hebrew and Greek
2026-08-27 02:18:05
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Pastor Paul Drees :
My apologies for the mission captions, I edited them and forgot to include them in the final cut.
2026-08-17 21:05:46
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Caroline :
Definitely not Jesuits.
2026-08-28 00:47:40
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✝️Jacklyn✝️ :
the kjv is the best translation...for poetry and studying the English language
2026-08-17 21:42:11
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The King in Yellow :
the pastor owns a Necronomicon. Idk why, but it's comically funny to me.
2026-08-27 13:35:22
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Daisy🏳️⚧️🇨🇦🏳️🌈 :
the Bible app doesn't have the bishops Bible, but has the Geneva Bible. is the Geneva Bible still a relevant translation?
2026-08-17 22:30:41
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SouthernFriedFred :
And the KJV was already out of style for the time it was written.
2026-08-17 23:50:15
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iskald :
My dad collected bibles because he wanted to show me how different they could be, we used to pick out verses that had different wording and then argue what the meaning actually was. We had a KJV, or like my dad called it "the hypocrite's bible". It sounds fancy to people who have more interest in what it sounds like rather than what it says.
2026-08-23 20:30:55
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PNWtinkerfairy :
thank you for bringing this up. years ago i took latin and ancient greek so we translated a lot of parts of the bible. it was eye opening to see how much various versions moved away from the actual words and added in their modern take on the meaning or added in total mistranslations.
2026-08-18 00:38:04
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Christopher Alex Ray :
I own that Lovecraft collection. One of my favs.
2026-08-17 22:00:17
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The Annotated Dispatch :
My younger cousin belongs to a church where the KJV is sacred. He cut me off when I disagreed.
2026-08-19 22:55:25
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Verona :
Here first for the first time? Keep up the good work my friend!
2026-08-17 20:49:52
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Mild :
you are the one that made me switch and get an NRSVUE bible
2026-08-17 22:52:30
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Tristan :
Thee/thou is the original second person singular and was used more familiarly than the more formal second person plural "you". That nuance alone means most people are missing context in the King James.
2026-08-17 22:26:02
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404_jax_not_found :
i knew a Christian discord, that would throw absolute fits if you used any other version of the bible that wasn't the KJV mainly the owner did (she was 30+ years old btw)
2026-08-26 07:50:53
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kennethdpedersen :
Just don’t read that book outloud at a old cabin in the woods…
2026-08-27 01:06:23
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NotJY :
The Necronomi... whaaaat???
Sir! Pastor!
Writing that book is what got Alhazred unalived by whatever thing unalived him 💀💀💀
2026-08-26 16:26:40
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staciestacy1981 :
“I wouldn’t use those words,” took me out. Sometimes I forget you are both guys. 🤣
2026-08-24 22:00:41
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STLTZ :
Probably #1 reason: because it was commissioned by King James I
2026-08-18 03:48:22
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Your friendly Chicken Tender🐔 :
I get a kick out of the "y'all Bible"
2026-08-18 14:41:53
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