2026-08-21T17:27:46Z https://nostr.now DELETEDACCOUNT https://nostr.now/npub1vahlaghvx9px4yrdw72a06aw9wj7v8ctn75ptx2mfg5em5y965gqnvm9qh https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf598fvvcktecylm28rmgc4lhu62rk3yf0z56awgz6yee5adza8mgzypnkll4zasc5y65sd4met4lt4c46teslpw06s9vetd9zn8wssh23qqvxdvu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstpm3edppu22adnye4xw4e4z4f5esjna4v3v7q8cvhtjgnaq05dtgpr3mhxue69uhkummnw3eyqcnfw33k76twv4ezuum0vd5kzmqm0w2qs'>nevent1q…w2qs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This may be a lot more info than you are interested in, but here are my thoughts in as condensed of a way as I can put them. Also, full disclosure, I work for Crossway which created and publishes the ESV translation:<br/><br/>I&#39;m not sure what you mean by *best* but what I would argue the best thing you can do is read the original Greek and Hebrew texts. No matter how strong and quality a translation work, there will always be things that are lost. And by lost I don&#39;t mean *core Biblical truths*, I mean structural things and things pertaining to clearer meaning of a text that English (or another language) might not have exact equivalent language for. Like how the Greek NT uses distinct words for specific types of love that we just don&#39;t have in English. If you cannot read Greek or Hebrew, there are plenty of supplementary tools out there to help. <br/><br/>If by best you mean *closest English translation to the original manuscripts (i.e. most accurate)* then some translations are considerably better than others but none are perfect. I tend to think that it is best to regularly read a few different translations and for different purposes. I favor KJV, ESV, NIV for daily reading. NASB and NKJV are fine too. Helps to know the strengths and weaknesses of each translation, which are mostly based on the translation philosophy they were created with.<br/><br/>Many other translations emphasize readability which can mean a lot gets lost (a good example I have heard is if a text says something like &#34;and David slept with his fathers&#34;, there is a temptation to make that more readable by simply saying something like &#34;and then David died&#34; which is technically correct but then misses the intentional language of *sleep* which corresponds to death and which hints at *waking*/*resurrection*).<br/><br/>I do think it is also worth having at least one study bible and would personally recommend something in the Reformed stream (ESV study bible, Reformation Study Bible from Ligonier, etc). Any other kind of resource or specialty bible comes down to preference.<br/><br/>TL;DR: Original Hebrew/Greek texts, one or two solid daily reading translations (ESV and KJV for example), and a study bible (Reformation Study Bible for example). <br/><br/> 2026-04-01T16:51:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd8t6hh55l96juc3s78kjaxsq96cd44uqvke62xu6qwdy7wcftcyqzypnkll4zasc5y65sd4met4lt4c46teslpw06s9vetd9zn8wssh23qnt99ye Did a design collab with <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqswp94gnm4epqsgjkndl4lnd8krzdj5u4mzuppdtxksdymkty63g7gpz4mhxue69uhkzem8wghxummnw3ezumrpdejqzyrhwden5te0dehhxarj9ekxzmnyyrgsrt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Oshi</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…gsrt</span>)</a></span> recently and got paid in Hodl Butter. #Bitcoin is cool but I may have to diversify into an Oshi Standard. <br/><br/>Velvety texture, amazing taste. Believe the hype.<br/> <br/><br/> 2026-02-18T21:01:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxumjk9y0zcpjrl2c4tmcvep0zx0yxwylyger9wgn8u3eq264k5mgzypnkll4zasc5y65sd4met4lt4c46teslpw06s9vetd9zn8wssh23qndpjtf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst9su8y9250kygfqedymd3mna0t4par5a34y56ps0ll2ck5v0tc2cuhlxer'>nevent1q…lxer</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqsdprynz204esjj4yqhhaf0jzzsvzcswe3q5kxddy3fkv0rw0hue8cprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqywhwumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttsw43zuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wskjmz0w" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Aaron Daniel</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…mz0w</span>)</a></span><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqsg7etgmmkqzg9vk2jdre8rz8ygr5cxcwt2j2ytpgrl2exjpuvxy6qpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqy28wumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyv9kh2uewd9hsmrcrsz" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>lyuda_kozlovska</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…crsz</span>)</a></span><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqstjxt6fnha9ggu3xzqdmed3yl3jl48cyd2ldn27pelfsn83wy28jqpzemhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuurjd9kkzmpwdejhgqgnwaehxw309askcem09e6hg7r09ehkuegpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfdu8ngj9v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>WarMonitor</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…gj9v</span>)</a></span> 2025-01-31T22:36:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgy0hv2hey6nd0rpdwcalywvrsrwqxppa0jnzcu0vlalspugfd9rszypnkll4zasc5y65sd4met4lt4c46teslpw06s9vetd9zn8wssh23q8zd9az In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrhf8ukapr54tq5mvphwe42ct950df739zkdy797kh9mjr8v7ltcrmye4r'>nevent1q…ye4r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Welcome to #nostr!<br/><br/>Check out the #grownostr and #permaculture hash tags. Not sure if you will find some other hemp farmers there, but you&#39;ll find farmers and homesteaders there. 2025-01-21T02:42:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsglm3j0qskuv9un9chpjkwjk2xf9sw7ukypch3wj887a622dnhh6czypnkll4zasc5y65sd4met4lt4c46teslpw06s9vetd9zn8wssh23qn9vqly In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7ytyfkw5x6k9gxvc5q2x2mxhtd0a027ju9f7xfweu3qp8hwqgsckf0jq6'>nevent1q…0jq6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Here are a bunch of great follows. A variety of personalities and disciplines represented here, each bringing value to Nostr:<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqsr26r4lltjnvrwadxp67ns58m4qpzaqemhf5sup7hlujhjh7t296qprpmhxue69uhhqun9d45h2mfwwpexjmtpdshxuet5qy8hwumn8ghj7mn09eehgu3wvdeqzrnhwden5te0dehhxtnvdakz77f8s05" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>DELETED</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…8s05</span>)</a></span><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqs0t7vt54qytgh63he2jlp4lscznxu7p4g6wqtetszqe2qvakhnndqppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnwdaehgu3wvfnj7qgswaehxw309ahx7um5wghx6mmd9ucw0ncp" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>HodlHomestead</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…0ncp</span>)</a></span><br/><span itemprop="mentions" 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href="/nprofile1qqs8y6s7ycwvv36xwn5zsh3e2xemkyumaxnh85dv7jwus6xmscdpcygprpmhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0ekucf3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>franzap</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…ucf3</span>)</a></span><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qqs2gndun24r2utk5l20tscsdprw5zttvm0qk58w8xhl2ja2kmzt7jcpvemhxue69uhkv6tvw3jhytnwdaehgu3wwa5kuef0dec82c33x5ehsmt90q6ry7p5vd5xge3hx5mksupnwym857rpvaukk6m9dvmhqer8wa6hwepsxu6rjd35v34hj6rp89ensvnj096ns0mzwfhkzerrv9ehg0t5wf6k2qg7waehxw309ahx7um5wgkkgetk9emk2mrvdaexgetj9ehx2ap0qy08wumn8ghj7mn0wd68yttsw43zuam9d3kx7unyv4ezumn9wshsxs66av" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>BenJustman</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…66av</span>)</a></span><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" 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href="/nprofile1qqsr8d5dgmnfurlpgh82cyh7c0892trpl9e0xj8p856rlau4d7t65mqpzpmhxue69uhhytngdaehgu3wvd3szymhwden5te0wfjkcctev93xcefwdaexwqgkwaehxw309aex2mrp0yh8qunfd4skctnwv46qwghkmg" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>myles_snider</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…hkmg</span>)</a></span> 2025-01-18T20:28:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2wtdrxnz2g344pvxc4kl3y0nx8dzc342zct9wh8d9xzjm9jj8wvqzypnkll4zasc5y65sd4met4lt4c46teslpw06s9vetd9zn8wssh23qervfzc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs06uc5tn8vjhtgvfk46gutdyjg9h664wm3dwjpfw4kv0s8ct8c5ycytdkf5'>nevent1q…dkf5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I just watched the original The Shop Around the Corner. Stewart is great in that movie too, and I think there is enough Christmas in it for it to qualify as a Christmas movie. 😁 2024-12-21T04:44:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxg8034xc56jg4dk7lmr3wwlk2t6uyq8kqektu50r7vpj349guxfgzypnkll4zasc5y65sd4met4lt4c46teslpw06s9vetd9zn8wssh23qt3a4wm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs80fmzme88dyjm2t9f502njjz92y4ul7q2kku0snu44s5qxldhuxs2kpdf7'>nevent1q…pdf7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>In one sense, all things come from God. But the simple answer is: made by man under the common grace of God. 2024-12-15T23:52:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2u0qcnvyy7n95hqcekwtlxwzw52u3xtlp0nql9m9luxamdk7xkrqzypnkll4zasc5y65sd4met4lt4c46teslpw06s9vetd9zn8wssh23qz63qq2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszgym0nnkrhtkzcyv3phfe8n8fe53z38t4w7glktqv5fw96rxtjlserr7ke'>nevent1q…r7ke</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Might be the client you are using. 2024-12-14T02:49:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs87chp6cnh60hy080jnunwfjcrtredgpmdh62scwqrm6tx495mrsczypnkll4zasc5y65sd4met4lt4c46teslpw06s9vetd9zn8wssh23q3h39m9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2j2d96khyrzl49qgynnpp7g7q9qen089as0uhcdhj0hvch0zyvvs3683d4'>nevent1q…83d4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>By *more on why*, do you mean why I think these are areas most people are brainwashed about? 2024-12-14T02:44:22Z