What is the difference between NKJV and NIV?
The NKJV was translated from the Textus Receptus (as was the King James Version), and the translators tried to keep the same rhythm and style as the KJV while “modernizing” the language. The NIV, on the other hand, was translated from the Alexandrian Manuscripts, as are most modern translations of the Bible.
Is the NIV an accurate translation?
The new NIV retains 95% of the words of the 1984 edition, but where there are changes, it communicates the original meaning better to modern readers and more accurately than before.
Who uses the NKJV?
The NKJV is the basis for the Orthodox Study Bible. The New Testament is largely the same, being based on the Textus Receptus (which the Eastern Orthodox consider most reliable).
Which churches use the NIV Bible?
The range of those participating included many different denominations such as Anglicans, Assemblies of God, Baptist, Christian Reformed, Lutheran and Presbyterian. The NIV is a balance between word-for-word and thought-for-thought or literal and phrase-by-phrase translations.
What does NKJV mean?
the King James Version
Farstad assembled a group of 130 biblical scholars, theologians, and clergy for the task of producing a modern English version of the King James Version. The New Testament was published in 1979, the Psalms a year later, and the complete New King James Version (NKJV) in 1983.
Do Baptists use NIV Bible?
Though individual Southern Baptist congregations operate autonomously and use a variety of translations, NIV is among the most popular, said Gary Ledbetter, spokesman for the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. He estimated that about 40 percent of Texas Southern Baptist churches have the NIV Bible in their pews.
Who uses the NKJV Bible?
the Orthodox Study Bible
The NKJV is the basis for the Orthodox Study Bible. The New Testament is largely the same, being based on the Textus Receptus (which the Eastern Orthodox consider most reliable).