Have you ever read a familiar Bible passage in a different translation and suddenly noticed that it seems to say something slightly different? Sometimes we may be drawing a theological conclusion not simply from what the original passage says, but from the particular interpretation our English translation has chosen to communicate. That doesn't necessarily make the translation wrong. But it does mean we should occasionally look a little more closely. Let's consider six examp

The majority were using the New King James Version (NKJV), followed by the NIV, ESV and NLT. Does everyone know what the important differences are? How can I explain why there are different translations? And if they sometimes use different words, or even contain verses that don't appear in another version, how can I be pastorally responsible by helping people know which one to trust? So I've put together this article as a simple discipleship resource, explaining a li