When i came to Christ i started reading the NIV and decided to move up to the NKJV in order to move up to the KJV (which i find to be the best) BUT im liking NKJV a tad more then KJV.
im doing this moving up due to my language barrier, im hispanic and well i was not born in the US so my english is strong but not at the KJV level.
so any thoughts on NKJV ? pros, cons etc. or should i just move up to KJV and take it like a man ?
I usually read the KJV, i find it to be best for me, but as English is my second language i seem sometimes to "loose the plot" in OT like the prophets and so on, so Here i use the NKJV and also the NLT. And it has been very good for me.
I like the NKJV a lot, I think they did a good job, of course there are times when i wish the kept the KJV words and phrases but over all i think it is good one.
I think even if you dont master English you can probably get by NT very easy, i find it so for my own self.
So for me it is KJV for NT, and NKJV and NLT for OT
:-)
my advice is you stick to the version you obey the most ;-)
God bless you
When you do away with the "Thee's" and "Ye's" it changes the meaning of many verses. Also, in the footnotes of the NKJV it draws into question many verses that are present in the original manuscripts (known as the majority text) used for the KJV, but not present in the Alexandrian manuscripts (known as the minority text).
This is a very long and complex subject. I personally think you're much better off sticking with the KJV. It isnt as hard to understand as most folks want to make it out to be. But since English is not your native tongue, I can certainly understand why you have chosen this route. I would recommend you continue to improve your reading skills and move on up to the KJV. If you're able to read and comprehend the NKJV, then you really arent far away. Good for you!
There has been lots written on this website about the issue, I would recommend doing some exploring.
Krispy
I like the NKJV myself. You won't go wrong with the KJV.
I tend to stay away from the NIV due to personal preferences.
If you love the poetic phraseology and Textus Receptus faithfulness of the KJV but have a hard time with some of the archaic nouns and verbs and oftentimes convoluted sentence structure (that is, for our 21st century minds to fumble with all the Elizabethian anachoronisms), I suggest you seriously consider the MYLT.
The MYLT is more accurate than the KJV, and based wholly off the Stephens 1550 (Textus Receptus). The MYTL is a modernization of the YLT original, which was so literal that it was practically unreadable.
The Elizabethian flow inspired by the KJV and incorporated into the 1898 YLT has been modernized to fit the colloquial English used today, and where the "thee" and "thou" pronouns once were, there are now denotations applied to every single "you" to show whether it is in singluar or plural form. Amazingly, none of the meanings of any verses from the original Young's Literal have been changed; they also facilitated the awkward order of the literal Greek wording into a normal flow that can be more eaily digested by a modern reader.
Of course, you'll compromise on the grandeur of the KJV's prose, but in return the MYLT will give you a more accurate rendering of the Greek Textus Receptus without the slight 1611 Royal translator's parliamentary agenda that taints the Authorized Version and the Elizabethian grammar intimidation that plagues so many would-be KJV readers today.
The New King James is excellent for reference
because of it's faithfulness and accuracy to
the 1611 standard. I tend to stay away from
paraphrases because the depth of meaning just
isn't there!!
thnk u so much for all the help guys, im going to keep with my original intentions of going up to the KJV, NKJV is very nice and an easy read but then again Christ is a constant challenge so KJV it is. :) in Christ as always.
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