- Fri, Mar 19, 2010
- Christian Life, Doctrine and Theology
How do I know which translation(s) of the Bible would be good to use, especially for a “word for word” study?
And among those that translate word for word, the ESV is more literary and readable; the NASB is not quite as good English, but still accurate as a word for word translation. A person reading a passage looking for key terms that repeat, then a NASB would be better. If you are trying to understand the passage as a whole, then the ESV is better.
