English Bible Translations

“The sheer number of fine-grained decisions that goes into the making of any Bible translation says to me that people are in special danger of committing the ‘insufficient sampling’ fallacy when evaluating them.” - Mark Ward

“I had a theory: these were regenerated but misguided people I was dealing with, and the bold and frankly nasty claims they were making on their signs about our alleged apostasy were things they would not be able to say if they sat across a table from me.” - Mark Ward

FBFI: It is my view that there are still some aspects of the issue about which the FBFI needs to clarify its position. I would suggest that there are at least two.

Mark Ward: We preachers and Bible teachers would do better not to publicly correct the Bible translations on people’s laps. Here are three reasons why.

Andy Naselli: When some people discuss English Bible translations, they mainly argue about which is the best and why others are inferior. Here’s what to do instead—six suggestions.

“Faced with declining membership among millennials, the Southern Baptists are seeking to modernize their language. The denomination has adopted a new Bible with more gender-neutral terms.” NPR

Mark Ward: I can’t seem to find a single person in all of KJV-Onlyism who has ever publicly asked the question, “How do we know when English has changed so much that the KJV will need to be revised or updated?” They don’t seem interested in imagining circumstances in which their viewpoint is overturned.

Mark Ward: What kind of Bible translation is best, literal or not-so-literal? At least when it comes to genitives of possession, I’d say: Yes.

Bill Mounce: The ESV represents the standard translation of this verse. “For those who love God all things work together for good” (see also the NET, KJV, HCSB).

Bill Mounce: I am disturbed by the NLT’s translation of Acts 27.