Why are There So Many Bible Translations/Which One is Best? (ft. Mark Ward)

"Great Bible Translations" 1.NKJV @ 7:03 2. ESV @ 9:10 3. NASB @ 11:41 4. CSB @ 15:37 5. NIV @ 19:04 6. NET @ 25:01 7. NLT @ 28:44 Honorable Mentions @ 31:50 NASB20, LSB, MSG, BSB Bible for new believers: CSB @ 34:00 Bible for kids: NIRV, NLT, ESV, NASB @ 34:39 Bible for pastors and students: ESV, NASB @ 36:11

Mark Ward has been a real blessing in my life. Scholarly, a great communicator, winsome, balanced. Thanks for having him on your channel.

Thanks you both for this video. I appreciate the details, conversation and information. God bless

I really appreciate this guest and how clear and specific his explanations are. His knowledge is extremely helpful, thanks for sharing!

I really appreciate this! Mark is not only knowledgeable, but communicates so well that even not-so-educated people can follow! I soooo appreciate the reassurances that all of the translations are acceptable. Sometimes you’re almost paralyzed by not knowing which translation is accurate or reliable, and being afraid of choosing the wrong one. You all put that fear to rest. Thank you!

Thank you very much Sean, great time. would be good to have Mark back.

Terrific conversation. I really appreciate the topic and hope that you guys will do more of this. Thank you and may God bless you both.

Love Mark - what a legend! Admire him mostly for dealing with an area of debate where the Duning-Kruger effect parades itself in the comments section daily - what a man to have such patience in dealing with it all. Thanks for having him on the channel and for being a wonderful host.

Loved this interview. I use the CSB for my daily reading, and I have an ESB, NET and NIV (1984) right next to it. I usually find that checking other translations is more helpful for me than checking a study bible's notes or a commentary.

When I first got saved and really wanted to get into the Hebrew and Greek I was gifted a NASB Hebrew -Greek Keyword Study Bible. It was so helpful and still one of my favorite Bibles. 13 years later, I'm reading and studying out of my CSB Everyday Study Bible and loving it.

Thank you for sound advice on biblical versions. My mother has adopted the ONLY KJV mantra. Although, I don't fight her about it, it is so wonderful to be able to share these resources in case it comes up naturally. Bless Mark and his ministry. And as alasys thank you, Sean. I am praying for your health and blesings!!❤

Thank you so much for this interview! I will certainly look up Mark Wards Channel or Website.

Yes!! Please bring him back , his content is just pure gold I have learned so much from Dr Mark Ward .

This was such a good conversation on such a helpful topic. Thankyou! 😊

Really wonderful interview W/Dr Ward. His personality is so calming as he imparts lots of information on a very important topic! Thank you for offering this teaching!

Thank you so much! Really appreciate this. I heard your Dad back in the 70s and loved his books.

Thanks, always for an interesting topic. I feel The NetBible is a forgotten translation. I love how it allows us to understand the reasoning behind and challenges of translating the Bible.

This was so fascinating and helpful - thankyou. I have several versions I use and it was good to hear they 'made the list'! And as a fellow typography nerd I appreciated Mark's remarks on beauty and readability!

Sean, thanks for having Mark on your channel. I’m subscribed to his channel and appreciate the work he does. I love different Bible translations and have certain ones that I go to for clarification, ESV, NKJV, NIV, and even though I’m college educated, the NLT has been my daily driver for a number of years. But I think come the first of the year, I’m going to give the CSB a try. I hope you are feeling better.

Twelve years ago, my husband, who grew up with the King James Version and has been using the ESV for years, offered me as my first Bible the NLT. Reason; I’m Francophone, highly inquisitive. The 2006 edition had a synopsis before every book, with the author, date written and content, giving me a good, simple, concise overview before I would start a specific book. Since then I started learning Hebrew, I’m almost finished the One Year NLT Chronological Study Bible, first time reading the Bible start to finish, and I’m marvelled by it all. In so, I do agree with Mark Ward that what ever Bible brings the character of GOD and the story to life is at the end the Bible that one might want to read. As a side bar, interestingly enough, if we talk about strict translation, in Psalm 150:3 in all the English versions I checked, it reads that it is the blast of a “trumpet”, as in the Hebrew Bible/Tanakh/Miqra we read the “shofar”, in the NLT it it the blast of the ram’s horn, which is a shofar. So all in all although not viewed by scholar as the most academic, in my book it has served the biggest purpose to bring me closer to GOD.