The story is told of four ministers discussing the pros and cons of various Bible translations and paraphrases. Eventually each stated which version, in his opinion, is the best. The first minister said he used the King James<\/i> because the Old English style is beautiful and produces the most reverent picture of the Holy Scriptures. The second said he preferred the New American Standard Bible<\/i> because he felt it comes nearer to the original Greek and Hebrew texts. The third minister said his favorite was the paraphrased Living Bible<\/i> because his congregation was young, and it related to them in a practical way.<\/p>\n
All three men waited while the fourth minister sat silently. Finally he said, \u201cI guess when it comes to translations and paraphrased editions of the Bible, I like my Dad\u2019s translation best. He put the Word of God into practice every day. It was the most convincing translation I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d78<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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