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How to Study the Bible

DAY 3 OF 5

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.

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How to Study the Bible

Many people struggle to read the Bible because they feel lost. Others simply don't know how to navigate the Bible or where to start. If that's you, this plan is for you. Learn the basics of studying the Bible and how to derive the riches in God's Word.

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We would like to thank Vladimir Savchuk for providing this plan. For more information, please visit: https://pastorvlad.org/