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Preferred Bible Translations
- 1. Formal Equivalence: Revised Standard Version (RSV)
- 2. Formal Equivalence: English Standard Version (ESV)
- 3. Formal Equivalence: NET Bible (NET)
- 4. Dynamic Equivalence: New Living Translation (NLT)
- 5. Paraphrase: The Message (Mess.)
Bible Translations
- Formal Equivalence: New American Standard Version, 1995 Update (NASB95)
- Formal Equivalence: Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
- Dynamic Equivalence: New International Version (NIV)
- Formal Equivalence: New King James Version (NKJV) - *Majority Text*
- Formal Equivalence: King James Version (KJV) - *Textus Receptus*
- Dynamic Equivalence: Today's New International Version (TNIV) - *Translation Fail*