I know this has been asked and answered many times before. However,

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Learn Koine Greek and read the original new testament.

Also, get a Septuagint for the old testament.
(This is the same old testament translation St Paul used)

Seriously though
KJV for aesthetic
NIV if you cant read the KJV

ESV

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>>9367373
Thank you. Don't really have the time to learn ancient greek rn but maybe someday. Is there any discernable difference between NIV and ESV? Also why are these editions less aesthetic than the KJV? Is it because of the antiquated use of english?

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>>9367321

>>9367321
Lattimore if you don't want denominational bias in the NT.
He has the best translation of Homer so you know he knows his Greek.

Ok so now i've come down to NKJV, ESV and Lattimore translation... Or should I just go with the classic KJV

How big a difference is there REALLY lads, on the book of Joshua GIDEONS VERSION

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>>9367373
>Koine Greek
Disgusting, Christfags are so painfully plain.

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>>9367488
>thinks Homeric greek is the same as New Testament greek

>>9367520
Here's John 3:3 for a sample of the differences

NKJV
>Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

ESV
>Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again* he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
>[*Or 'from above'; the Greek is purposely ambiguous and can mean both again and from above; also verse 7]

KJV
>Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

>>9367572
Thanks anon, very helpful!
I guess NKJV it is then.
Funny to see that there can be such a difference in translation as "born again" and "from above". These two sentences could have totally different meanings

>>9367551
>He thinks they are two completely different languages

Besides some new vocabulary, pronunciation, the optative verb and a few irregular verbs they are pretty much the same.

>>9367592
You always get stuff like that with translations, none will be perfect.

You can see doctrine creep in depending on who the translators are. The ESV was by Protestant scholars, so they have 'born again' in the main text because that's a big part of some Protestant churchs. But I have an NABRE which is a Catholic translation and does the verse and footnote like this:

NABRE
>Jesus answered and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born* from above.”
>[*From above: the Greek adverb anōthen means both “from above” and “again.” Jesus means “from above” (see Jn 3:31) but Nicodemus misunderstands it as “again.” This misunderstanding serves as a springboard for further instruction.]

>>9367611
What does born from above mean

>>9367592
I wouldn't recommend NKJV, it purposefully uses outdated source texts if you're concerned about accuracy.

>>9367634
What about NAS then?

>>9367680
Not that anon, but yeah, NASB is perfectly good.

NRSV is the only english language bible that exists, desu

Don't listen to the NRSV trolls, it's not very good. RSV-CE is where it's at.