Paul Daunno Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I'm about to take the purchasing plunge and buy Accordance but I'm really not sure which Bible translations I REALLY need. We have a variety of print copies at home - NASB, NLT, NKJV, KJV, MSG, TLB, NIV (Bold ones I use most). I find myself using online resources to look up verses in the AMP, ESV and sometimes NCV. I'm going to use Accordance for personal inductive bible study and also to help me prepare for Connect & Discipleship groups I occasionally teach at. Based on some previous recommendations in another post, I was leaning toward Library Standard including unlocking AMP and MSG plus ESV Study Bible. Based on this, what translations do you feel are absolute musts that are missing if I go with Library Standard and unlocking AMP and MSG? Thanks, -Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobM Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I would say NRSV, HCSB, and NET are also worthwhile. The value of NET is especially in the notes. The notes are almost equivalent to a study bible, but in many ways go beyond what typical study bibles do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett K. Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 The ESV Study Bible and the NET with notes will provide you with a wealth of information. These are the first resources I look to when doing Bible study. -- Brett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikes Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I'll reiterate NET as everyone else has mentioned! For what you're doing, I would also suggest you pick up the ESV Strong's Group instead of just the ESV. The additional modules are more important (IMHO) then getting the study bible (I have all the ESV related modules). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorinda H. M. Hoover Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Note that the ESVS [but not the ESV Study Bible] and the NET are both included in the Library standard level, so they aren't "missing" from your proposed lineup. The NIV wouldn't be part of that lineup. Before purchasing the NIV, though, you might want to wait and see how much you use the key number feature with the ESV and/or KJV. If you find that you are doing that often, you might want to consider the Zondervan Essential Bible Suite that includes the NIV-G/K, the keyed version of the NIV. Lorinda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Daunno Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Thanks everyone for the help so far and please keep the ideas coming. I realize "What Bibles do I really need" is very much a personal taste and having at least a few of the well known translations is probably a good start. -Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel R Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Thanks everyone for the help so far and please keep the ideas coming. I realize "What Bibles do I really need" is very much a personal taste and having at least a few of the well known translations is probably a good start. -Paul Paul, Will you be using these translations as supplemental help to the Hebrew and Greek Bibles? We hope you use the original language capabilities of Accordance in for preparing your Bible studies. In that regard, the NET Bible and notes provide the most help for readers wanting help with the Hebrew Bible and the Greek New Testament. Sometimes the NET translation itself is awful, but the notes are fantastic. D&T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Daunno Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Paul, Will you be using these translations as supplemental help to the Hebrew and Greek Bibles? We hope you use the original language capabilities of Accordance in for preparing your Bible studies. In that regard, the NET Bible and notes provide the most help for readers wanting help with the Hebrew Bible and the Greek New Testament. Sometimes the NET translation itself is awful, but the notes are fantastic. D&T D&T, yes, I plan to use the original language capabilities of Accordance. I'm a total beginner with Hebrew & Greek but everyone's got to start somewhere -Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basurf Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I use ESV (and ESV Study Bible) HCSB and NET mostly (not including all the original languages I use). The only thing I find lacking is a version like the NCV (they don't have it). Sometimes I want to use something in very plain English for young readers. I also have NIV, TNIV (soon to be no more), and NLT but I don't use them often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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