What is the most reliable Bible Translation?

I think all versions are reliable, it just depend on the reader how to analyse and understand it, as long as the bible says the good news spread by the Lord our God..

Since I was young, I know that King James and NIV are the most common used English versions. But at home, we have KJV, NIV, Gideons,Tagalog and Bisaya. I know Pastors encourage Christians to have at least 2 versions when studying for better understanding. Even to use dictionaries for translations. But most of all, when learning about the Word, it's important to ask God guidance so we would understand the Bible as how He wanted us to know about it. It's also not bad to re-read scriptures because every time we read/hear about them,we discover new revelations for us. God bless :)

I recommend the New World Translation that you can get for FREE from Jehovah's Witnesses, or read online at www.JW.org

While I possess and use about 20 translations in my personal Bible study and at times consult even more online, if I for some reason could have only one, it would be the New Word Translation published by Jehovah's Witnesses. It is the most accurate translation available. However I encourage to read any copy of the Bible to get the overall picture of the Bible and then compare interesting verses to find the best rendering of any verse. The basic tenet of the Bible is to love God and love our fellow man. If we do that, God will show us the true path to follow. (John 4:23-24; John 13:34-35)

Greetings. The NIV is not accurate in the New Testament. I wrote an article giving some examples... http://relijournal.com/christianity/why-i-gave-up-on-the-new-international-version/ . Most accurate are some of the literal translations like Young's Literal and any work by Jay Green, like the KJ3. The American Standard Version seems pretty good, but I have not read the whole thing yet.

For my part I have 6 Bible translations in my book shelf and more than 30 Bible Translations including the Hebrew and Greek Texts for my computer Bible softwares and online use. But my most favorite and often used translation is the King James version not because it is the most reliable or accurate translation ( as there is NONE to that effect) but simply, the KJV can be readily cross checked/referred to the original Hebrew or Greek words where the Holy Bible was originally written. My humble suggestion then, keep on reading the Bible. Get as many BibleTranslations as you can have for comparison. "Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman that need not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth", so it was written in II Tim. 2:15. Truth will find you out one way or the other IF you are being called by God through Christ Jesus. All the best mangtony.

I use many translations, but those who are familiar with the original languages that the Bible was written on, like the New World Translation. It is available for reading and listening, and can also be downloaded here: http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/genesis/1 Just choose the language you prefer. I like to listen to it in Finnish, which is my first language, but you can choose between a lot of languages.

It is always wise to cross check with different versions, I think many versions lack the subtly of KJV but the language is hard for a non-native English speaker all the best, urban

The translation I prefer is the New Living Translation because it's in normal English, I also read the NIV Bible but King James is just too hard to understand, but it does sound very old fashioned.

I would recommend the George Lamsa translation or the Holy Bible Translated from the original manuscripts. Why? George Lamsa? He was an Assyrian who spoke the language most similar to the language of the ancient Jews: Aramaic.

I would recommend the George Lamsa translation or the Holy Bible Translated from the original manuscripts. Why? George Lamsa? He was an Assyrian who spoke the language most similar to the language of the ancient Jews: Aramic.

I know it's probably not the answer you want, but there really isn't 'one best translation' (although a friend of mine told me that the Good Word version is the best for him---putting all the stories & writings in 'today's English.') My suggestion would be to 'Search' (head of any myLot-page) for "Bible Gateway." There, there are a lot of translations & interpretations & 'concordances' (showing you how different translations are interpreted) & Bible-dictionaries & commentaries. Or you could do like Kenneth Copeland & family, and BUY a buncha Bibles & commentary-tapes & concordances etc. But the Word of God IS NOT "INSIDE THOSE BOOKS." It's 'somewhere in the world' AFTER you read those books!

The Authorized Version or the King James Version is the most accurate version I know today. I've seen some Bible comparisons and it seems to turn out that NIV is the most corrupted of them all.

I grew up Southern Baptist, and in my teens, my mom married a Catholic man. The confusion caused by those two different churches, made me question EVERYTHING. And the King James Version was so very difficult to drudge through. In my early twenties, a friend invited me to a group where she had hired a Rabbi to teach us how to study the bible in it's original language. The doors were blown wide open!!! So I would tell you to learn how to study the bible in it's original language. Otherwise, you are subject to a interpretation of an interpretation of another that went on for many many generations before it became what we call the Bible today. I have a Strong's Concordance that translates verses back to there original languages. (old and new testaments). But I usually use online versions of this these days. As well as studying many religions. I have found that God's truth is repeated over and over even among other religions. I look for the common thread, everything else is tradition and Dogma.

My opinion is the KJV, as it more closely is translated from the original. I, do howver, read the NKJV, and there isn't a lot of deviation from the KJV. Those are the two I use the most, and when I read the NKJV, if I want to se what the verse says in the KJV

The KJV is the most reliable by far in my opinion. It is closest to the orignal Hebrew and Greek and all you need is a dictionary and a concordance if you need to do any in depth study. The other translations are only giving other definitions of some words and in some cases distorting the original meanings or removing entire sentences. Read Isaiah 30:1-13 in the KJV sometime. It is clear the way it says we go our own way and turn from him for smooth words and prophecy deciets.