After blogging on this series on the three formal equivalent translations, I cannot say there is a clear #1 winner because it all depends on what a person wants in a translation. This may be a post-modern approach but I do respect each person’s preference. All three translations are very good but I do not …
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The comparison between formal translations of the Tyndale tradition continues with Acts chapter 2. This is the last of this comparison series between the NASB, ESV and NRSV. Acts 2:22-23 ESV: v.22: Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs …
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The comparison between formal translations of the Tyndale tradition continues with the Gospel of John, chapter 18. However, I've included the NET bible in the table. John 19:3 ESV: They came up to him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! and struck him with their hands. NRSV: They kept coming up to him, saying, "Hail, …
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The comparison between formal translations of the Tyndale tradition continues with the Gospel of John, chapter 18. John 18:4 ESV: Then Jesus, knowing all that would happen to him, came forward and said to them, Whom do you seek? NRSV: Then Jesus, knowing all that was to happen to him, came forward and asked them, …
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This comparison between formal translations of the Tyndale tradition will begin with the passage of Isaiah 53:5. The Hebrew word for שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”) is traditionally rendered as peace. The ESV uses the word peace, the NASB uses well-being, and the NRSV use whole. However, all three are also correct. It might also be translated …
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In the future, I will be blogging on formal equivalent translations doing a comparison of how it renders specific scriptural passages. The NASB, ESV, and NRSV are all very good, and currently, I refer to all three in by comparisons. There are many evangelicals who swear by the accuracy of the NASB and will not …
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What is so American about the American Standard Version (ASV) and the New American Standard Bible (NASB)? The ASV was originally called the "Standard American Edition of the Revised Version" (1881). The American revisers of the Revised Version modified the name by dumping "English" and adding "American" into its name--hence, we now have American Standard …
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