Bibles
Here’s a selection of affordable Bibles that you can purchase through Amazon.
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English
If you’re new to reading the Bible, the version (NLT, NIV, etc.) refers to the name of the Bible translation. Generally, there are word for word translations of the original biblical text, and there are thought for thought translations. Word for word translations include: The King James Version (KJV), the New King James Version (NKJV), and the English Standard Version (ESV). While the New Living Translation (NLT) is thought for thought. If you’d like a version in the middle, try the New International Version (NIV). While I reference many translations when writing a book and studying Scripture, I personally like to read the NKJV and NLT versions.
Here’s a sample Scripture of John 3:16 from each version so you can see the difference in wording.
- KJV – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
- NKJV – For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
- ESV – For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- NLT – For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
- NIV – For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
NLT Version
NIV Version
NKJV Version
KJV Version
ESV Version
Kids Version
Spanish
For Spanish, the word for word translations include the Reina Valera Antigua (RVA), the Reina Valera 1960 (RVR 1960), and the Reina Valera Revisada (RVR 1977). The thought for thought translation is the Nueva Traducción Viviente (NTV). And the version in the middle is the Nueva Versión Internacional (NVI).
Here’s a sample Scripture of John 3:16 from each version so you can see the difference in wording.
- RVA – Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado á su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna.
- RVR 1960 – Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que en él cree, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna.
- RVR 1977 – Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo, que ha dado a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo aquel que cree en él, no perezca, sino que tenga vida eterna.
- NTV – Pues Dios amó tanto al mundo que dio a su único Hijo, para que todo el que crea en él no se pierda, sino que tenga vida eterna.
- NVI – Porque tanto amó Dios al mundo que dio a su Hijo único, para que todo el que cree en él no se pierda, sino que tenga vida eterna.
NTV Version
NVI Version
RVR 1960 Version
RVA Version
RVR 1977 Version
Kids Version
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