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Great video. Learned a lot. I enjoy my KJ bible, but it’s great to hear there’s other conservative versions out there. The world needs them! Great video, God bless!

very clear . Thank you Dr Matthew Everhard. Always looking forward to listen to your videos

my favorite version i have an electronic one i do not have that kind of money since i live in a 3rd world country so i only have it on pdf format but i love it well those esre my 2 cents may God bless yu lots

I really enjoyed these videos brother man!

Thank you for the series..by the LORDs grace I was saved 5 years ago and the ESV was the translation that was gifted to me..now I read NASB, NKJV, KJV along side but always come back to the ESV..

Helpful video. I used the NKJV for 21 years then switched to the ESV after becoming persuaded it is based on better manuscripts + because it's more widely used here in Australia than the NKJV or NASB. Really pleased with the ESV, and still consult the NKJV & NASB for sermon preparation.

Hey Matthew. This is Don from Charlotte, North Carolina. Thanks for your review of the ESV. I was actually a member of a church years ago who had its pew Bible the ESV. Since that time I’ve had a study Bible of that translation. I just recently changed my primary translation to the ESV, that you’re watching your video concerning the KJV, NKJV, and the ESV translations. So thank you for your excellent help in that selection.

Excellent breakdown, very informative and helpful

Thanks for this video! I have recently acquired an ESV Bible with the Creeds and Confessions in the back. It is excellent in font size and quality, and using the catechisms and creeds in the back for study and as an aid in worship is a delight.

Thank you! This was very helpful

I LOVE the ESV study Bible. The study notes are incredible. I use it with several other translations, all of which are "word for word". Good video.

Thank you for this video, it’s a blessing because a stranger randomly told me to look up 1Timothy chapter 3 and I’m a female soooo I feel like this is the Lord help guide me to the answers I’ve been searching for:) I’m sure you know what that is and to clarify how miraculous his suggestion was I had been delivered from demons and seeking how to do deliverance when that happened to me,, he specifically told me to read ESV....so in a way it’s like an angel or the Holy Spirit told me to read this version specifically because God doesn’t want his words to be changed ,, Lord Bless !!

Thank you for the Intro. It's been 4 years of your video, but today August 01, 2023 I just order mine. I believe it's an amazing study bible. Thanks again

Outstanding commentary. Thank you sir.

This was very helpful! Thank you!

Matthew, thank you so much for this. I just got back from my Disciple Bible study and was arguing with my wife that my version of the Bible (ESV) was better. What happened was we went around the room and everyone read passages from Jeremiah from their own Bibles. While I was following along, I was shocked at how may strange sounding versions there were. I was following along in my Study Bible app on my phone which is the ESV version. After all of the readings, I commented, "I realize now how many different versions there are." After class, I commented to my wife that I liked my version better and that those other versions do not seem or sound right to me. I've always been a stickler on translations mainly because I know that God's true meaning can be disguised or lost if the correct translation is not made. So, when we got home, we read the passages from our different versions line by line so we could compare verses. I pointed out all of the times when I felt the NIV translation was incorrect. Then, when I Googled information about the different translations, we read the history of several of them and they basically pointed to the fact the ESV was the most accurate. Some even made the point that some versions are actually the work of the devil trying to deceive any followers he can. Afterward, I saw your video and without watching it first, I called my wife in to watch it with me. Everything you said proved my point. I asked her "how do I know this." She just looked at me inquisitively and I said, "because God told me." Amen. I can tell by reading it that it is closer to God's true words without having to learn how to read the Bible in Greek or Hebrew. You've already done that work. Thank you.

2:09 That sounds so cool. *You are so blessed to have that capacity.

I recently purchased an ESV and I love it! I’m surprised how much I like it.

Matt, I too use the ESV as my primary translation. Also, love the video(s) where you show your notes in the wide-margin ESV by Cambridge. The only difference between you and me is that I use a ruler's edge to make my writing nice and straight. Guess it my OCD. LOL

NKJV is my favorite, but I just bought an ESV and I’m greatly enjoying it. I can’t put it down.

This video series has been a HUGE BLESSING to me! My current church teaches from NIV, which I can't get into because it's altered too much. I think we can handle literal translation into our vocabulary with some notes, and the Holy Spirit will minister to us. After months of sorting though translations, I like the ESV study bible for deeper study, NLT/NIV for casual reading at night, and KJV/NKJV for topic study :)

Thank you brother, you broke it down so well. I really enjoy the esv, there's is just so much packed in it. Food for days. Lol

Once I discovered that the ESV uses the Dead Sea scrolls as part of its retinue of sources, and actually mentions the studies of Dr. Michael Heiser in reference to Psalm 82 and the “sons of God”, I felt even more assured it was where the Spirit wanted me to read from. In addition to that, the way it phrases passages is highly poetic.

My favorite has been the ESV Key Word Study Bible. The editor has underlined keywords and through Strong’s numbers referenced them to Hebrew and Greek lexical dictionaries in the back of the Bible. It also has a part on Greek verbs.

Thank you Pastor!

Great videos thank you. I use the NKJV and the ESV. I use mostly the ESV but still come back to NKJV. I think they are both great translations.

Thank you for this video I love the ESV I always knew it was the closest to the original languages... I laugh when people try to criticise it.

Thanks for your video. The ESV is my favorite English Version to read. I also use the Biblia de las Américas (NASB) and NLT in My biblical study.

Love the ESV! It’s such a phenomenal translation!

I'm glad videos like yours and others moved me away from King James Only-ism. I got a nice ESV and I am loving it so far. I like how its so smooth for me to read and how its a word for word translation. God Bless You!

I'm in a time of learning. I was in the Nazarene church for many years. In 2016 I came across R.C Sproul and his writings. I started studying Reformed theology and as a result I'm now at a crossroads. I've been using the NASB for many years and also the ESV.

Great video! I’ve been a life long KJV’er but recently I feel more and more drawn to the ESV.

What do you think about the hcsb/csb? I mostly read KJV.NKJV and ESV but have recently also grown to like both the NASB and HCSB.CSB

If I had been born 20 years later, I'd probably use the ESV as my regular reading bible. Alas, as a child growing up in the Roman Catholic Church, we had a Douay Rheims translation. In Catholic school, we used the awful RSV Common Bible until the Ecumenical RSV version of the late 1970s was released. By then, I began attending a Baptist Church where the called out page numbers from the old Scofield Reference Bible along with the scripture references. I was give an NASB bible in the early 1980s, but came to prefer the NKJV. I actually used the later edition of the RSV as a 3rd Bible for reading the Apocrypha. I really like the ESV, and have a few copies, including Concordia's The Lutheran Study Bible, but I use KJV Reformation Heritage Study Bible and the NKJV and updated Geneva Translations the most. I've been reading more and more Reformed authors again (your videos are part of the reason, plus R C Sproul and Joel Beeke books). Thanks for all the great videos, pastor.

I just read your channel's "about" info. I live just outside of Butler. I find it difficult to label myself with a denomination label, but I identify with and listen to and subscribe to John MacArthur and Charles Stanley among other similar pastors. I've been without a church home for at least twenty years, but it is my desire to find one to go to someday.

I have watched several of your videos, this is the first time commenting. I was raised in a small village in NY State, went to Dutch Reformed Church..I was as baptized at the above church, Sunday school, then unfortunately swayed away from the church..I was young, in a difficult marriage, but that is NO reason why..I needed the church more than ever, but I survived a bad marriage. Your church, do you have services online, or live.. I am currently going through cancer treatment, since my diagnosis, I have talked to our God more than ever.. Thank you for any information you can give me about your services on Sundays..🙏🙏

Thanks for the info of ESV, very popular to the reformed

Three translations I use KJV, ESV and NASB I see the CSB having a fan base but I don't really know about it, I do know they have a spurgeon study Bible in the csb. Any thoughts on the CSB? I lean more fundamental

Hey Pastor Matt I really appreciate your videos! I was wondering what your opinion is on the HCSB and the newer CSB.

NASB is my choice! Why do Reformed Christians choose the ESV? Great literal translation, but it’s really a conservative update of the RSV. If I couldn’t get an NASB it would be my next choice. Great video! Thank you Matthew!

Sir, I like studying from the ESV, I also use the NASB, and preach from the NIV. If you look at the line chart that gives the translations from formal equivalence to functional equivalence. ESV and NASB are both in the formal equivalence or word for word. NASB was published in 1971, and ESV was published in 2001

I follow DAB community which uses 52 translation and have no problem with the majority of translations as long as you take all in context. For reading and quotation I use NIV ‘84 but for bible study I always clarify form the Amplified. I would go so far as to say that the Amplified is by far the truest to translation of the Hebrew and Greek.

Esv is the translation of choice for my church but I'm a NASB all the way myself. I've tried to switch but I just can't yet. I've even ordered the 77 nasb. I like the esv though for sure.

I’d love to hear your take on the NRSV, have you you covered that translation in another video already?

Truth for Life (Alistair Begg) has top grain leather ESVs available for $35. I bought one and it is a BEAUTIFUL, nice Bible. I highly recommend it

Thanks.

Pastor Matthew. Since you know some Greek I was wondering if you could give your opinion on how 1 John 5:19 should be translated? "And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness." KJV "We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one." ESV Do you think the substantive adjective (Gk., tō ponērō) is referring a thing (wickedness) or to a being (the wicked one)? Those translators that opt for “a being” called “the wicked one” then add additional words to the verse to show how the world lies on the wicked one. They say it lies under “the power” or under “the sway” of the wicked one (NIV, NAS, NKJV). I was just wondering how you feel on the subject? Thanks.

Great video series. What are you thoughts about NASB?

What do you think about the latest update of the ESV? I've heard of strange changes in it, about 29 verses? Something about woman being contrary to her husband, is one. I have made a switch to the ESV from the NASB but this concerns me now and I wonder if I made a mistake. Thank you

You wanted to see for yourseld so you translated Mark? Lol. Subscribed.

Hello Pastor Matt. So the ESV and NKJV are pretty much the same? Both are conservative. Both have the KJV as their grandfather. One sounds scholarly and the other a tad more poetic. I really want something in between the KJV and the NIV. So of these two...which would you suggest? Thank you.

Thanks for posting . What are your thoughts on the NASB ?

Great explanations Matt... I am an ESV guy and use for my preaching...but more and more for my personal reading I enjoy the NKJ...

Thanks Bro

How do you think it compares with the NASB?

I have 4 ESVs, NASB, NET, NIV, Geneva Bible 1599, KJV and NKJV. ESV is my favorite.

I just finished my Masters of theology from Liberty Seminary and we were requested to use the NASV, ESV or Holman Christian Study Bbile. The inclusive language is why our church shifted from the NIV tot he ESV.

I love ESV, KJV and NIV it depends on what I’m looking out of the version when I choose to read each of them, If I am studying theology I usually would pick ESV and when I simply want to talk to GOD or read devotionals alongside I’d pick NIV

Thanks for these videos, they were very interesting. I was wondering what made you pick the ESV over the NKJV as your main Bible? You said they were both very good and also considering the NKJV gives other readings for the different manuscripts in its footnotes. It's something that I'm thinking about for myself and would be interested in hearing what swayed you.

What do you think of the differences in interpretation, between the ESV and the KJV/NKJV? When you’re studying a verse that’s translated differently in different versions, do you trust one interpretation over the other or do you take both to be true?

Could you explain John 3:16? Most versions point out that Jesus is the "Only begotten" Son. Thanks

After review of the ESV, I am thinking about purchasing the ESV. If, I can find one with the same basic layout as the KJV. Agape, Chuck

I like the original NASB and the ESV but I also love my GNV.

I like ESV but I can’t understand why is missing verses from the Bible can someone explain that to me? for example this important teaching of Jesus Christ talking about rebuking demons by prayer and fast Mathew 17:21

Gotta love the Goat. Gotta love the Dewy.

The KJV uses these pronouns in order to distinguish between the second-person singular (thou, thee, thy, thine) and the second-person plural (ye, you, your, yours). The Greek and Hebrew make this distinction. Ex. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift YOU as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for THEE, that thy faith fail not: and when THOU art converted, strengthen THY brethren. or, Jesus saith unto HIM, THOU hast said: nevertheless I say unto YOU, Hereafter shall YE see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

Does your translation get published?

Love the videos. Curious about your thoughts regarding the NASB.

RSV-CE is my favorite.

I strongly feel the ESV is the best English translation available.

Hi Matthew, why has matt 7:14 say hard in the ESV translation bible as salvation is not hard, the KJV only people believe because this has been added the ESV is corrupt??

Grew up with the old RSV, so the ESV is sort of old hat for me. It is a fine bible.

I love this version and the ESV Study Bible!

This is a great video... However there is a huge difference in literalness and accuracy... Also the ESV goes gender neutral in tone of areas in which they choose... In fact it is very inconsistent. John 3:18-21 is a great example of how the ESV is inconsistent. It switches back and forth from whoever and people (which is gender neutral) to (he and his) which is gender specific... One thing the NIV does is go with contextual consistency. I hope this helps some viewers that may misunderstand here. Thanks for your videos brother.

Very nice translation. My favorite translation is the RSV, though.

I read ESV(study bible) because audio dramas are available. Jesus said "receive the kingdom of God like a little child." Children love listening to stories.

I have a ESV study bible & I love it.

Am gonna get the ESV Bible

What about the verses that have been pulled out and put in footnotes? Those verses are still in the KJV.

I enjoy the ESV

I like the CSB best. Also the NIV.

After leaving extreme KJV Onlyism and escaping dispensationalism in the last two plus years I’ve been mainly using the NASB. Well, since my leaving of an extreme view of the KJV, I have become reformed in my Theology and actually just bought your 2nd edition of “Hold Fast To The Faith - A Devotional Commentary on the Westminster Confession” for my daily devotional. Anyways, In the KJV only (Extreme view) crowd we were always told to never trust the Greek or Hebrew texts, so now I’m slowly learning Greek and I’ve realized from my studies and talking to actual Scholars that the ESV is probably the best translation in English today. So, after prayer and some good advice I decided to use the ESV for my main translation rather then the NASB. God bless.

What about the NIV version Sir, I really need a specific review of it and who better than you to give us your point of view and thoughts. PLEASE make video about it, thanks a lot❗

I found this video because someone on Twitter said it's a corrupted version. I'm kinda freaking out. I hope this video helps.

do you read niv version

The ESV is a good translation. I feel that people should try to read different Bible versions to get the real story. I agree with the conservative theology, however.

What are your thoughts pastor Matt on the passages of scripture the esv uses gender neutral instead of the literal uses in the Greek ?

Nothing can replace my Nasb 🤗

If I do not want to go to the original ;anguages which I can read I use the NASV.

Enjoyed reading and doing research with the ESV but It would be really nice if they would put God’s name back into the text where it belongs either Yahweh or Jehovah like the Jerusalem Bible and the American Standard has done. Peace

I really enjoy your video’s and thank you very much for the time and preparation you put into your work. I use the NIV, I prefer the original NIV but preach from the new NIV because that is what most people have. As for the gender neutral thoughts, read 1 Tim. 3, the qualifications for a deacon and see if there is any gender neutral problems there. None that I see. I think the gender neutral is over blown in most cases. The problem I have with the so called literal translations is the footnotes. Many times they will have a foot note that says “Literally...” and then give the literal translation, which many times makes more sense then the way they translated it. The ESV and NASB are both bad about this. AND I find that many times, the NIV uses the more literal translation that the other two put in the footnote. I am not a scholar but do study Greek as much as I can and I have found very few problems with the NIV, the old or new. I find more problems with the ESV and fewer with the NASB. Having said all that, I study from all three in my sermon preparation, the only translation that I tend to avoid is the KJV. Having been in the ministry over 40 years and at one preaching only from the KJV and close to the KJV only camp, I still find it hard to read and understand. And in many, many places I don’t understand why they translated something the way they did. Keep up the good work and I will keep watching.

Thank you for posting this. I have been studying the ESV version for a few years. Realized something earlier. Why does the ESV and the NIV skip a couple of verses? Matthew 17:21 Matthew 18:11 Matthew 23:14 please help us understand and thank you for your ministry. 💜

🤔 the new manuscripts that you say is the same that remove some part or full verses in the new testment. It's similar to the NIV. The problem is that this part is about Jesus. Here in Brazil has mani different versions but the best is oldest version. I have kjv and I know it's very hard to read. So my option is like easy English. ESV, etc. I think esv study Bible has great notes

I dont have ESV Bible can you send me that ESV Holy Bible if you have free in your study room thanks.

The RSV is more traditional than its successor the NRSV. I think the latter is a fine scholarly translation and I don’t care for its recent update. That said, the ESV took the best of the KJV tradition and established itself as a translation conservative and evangelical Christians felt comfortable with and there’s always room for improvement in the future.

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Peace all, Pastor Matthew, you earned my 'like' just for being aware of "grinding" lol. While funny to hear (imo), it's very necessary to be aware of (as you mentioned). It's also refreshing for a pastor to actually acknowledge. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on the CSB in relation to those of the series. Personally, I don't like the kjv tradition - it feels too traditional for me. But I absolutely understand the necessity for connecting, dwelling, and loving those who stick to it. So I'm exploring options for unity's sake.

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