How to Study the BibleVoorbeeld

The Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic. So we all know that no Biblical translation is perfect. Greek has 5 million words, while English only has roughly one million! For the English word "love," you can find five different Greek words! There is no way we could ever get a perfect translation. That is why it's important to compare different ones. The different Bible translations are broken up into three main categories: 1\. Paraphrase : Living Bible, The Message, The Passion 2\. Thought for Thought : NIV, NLT 3\. Word for Word : NKJ, NASB, ESV Both Paraphrase and Thought-for-Thought translations are great for devotional time . They explain the Scripture in a simpler, easy-to-understand manner. This is good when you want to read through a story in Scripture or want to read a few chapters quickly. The Word-for-Word translations are the type of Bible you want to use when wanting to have a deeper study. This translation is better for deriving a deeper meaning from it, as it is the closest translation to our original text. Let's Pray: Father, thank You for the gift of Your Word. As I read it daily, I pray that You would teach me to derive Your meaning from it. Show me what You intended when You wrote it. In Jesus' name, amen.