Bible translations

2 Peter 1 in the Legacy Standard Bible

by Garrett O’Hara | March 31, 2021 | Theology | 0 Comments

With the full text of the LSB New Testament now available, we have an opportunity for the first time to look through how the translation handles one of the catholic (general) epistles. I've sought to explain every change in 2 Peter 1 in this post. LSB NASB 1995 head...

Accordance-fu(n) with the Legacy Standard Bible

by Garrett O’Hara | March 17, 2021 | Theology | 1 Comment

This post is edited from its original version. See comment from Rick Mansfield below. The Legacy Standard Bible app for iOS and Android is out, but it's not exactly a standalone app. It's really a repackaged version of Accordance 13. If you've already purchased...

Psalm 46 in the LSB vs. NASB 1995

by Garrett O’Hara | February 17, 2021 | Theology | 2 Comments

Last week, Three Sixteen Publishing posted the text of Psalm 46 in the Legacy Standard Bible. As we did with Psalm 37 earlier, here's a verse-by-verse comparison with its NASB 1995 predecessor. I've also added some small commentary below. LSB NASB 1995 0 God Is Our...

Psalm 37 in the LSB vs. NASB 1995

The LSB website recently posted its translation of Psalm 37. I've typed it out here and marked...

Philippians in the Legacy Standard Bible: Instances of “Think”

In case you've been hiding under the sky☘, a team from The Master's University and Seminary...

LSB, NASB 2020, NASB 1995: Three-Way Comparisons in Psalm 65 and Mark 4

With the recent release of the LSB text of Psalm 65, we now have an opportunity to examine the...

Legacy Standard Bible Gospel of Mark: Initial Observations

Wake up and smell the coffee. Wait, does John MacArthur drink coffee? Wake up and smell the...uh...Postum? Are the rest of you drinking Postum? There's a new Bible translation coming, and it's looking really promising. Unfortunately, the only major engagement the...

NASB 2020 Review, Part 2 — Direct Comparisons in John, Hebrews, and Psalms

In part 1 of this NASB 2020 review, I dove a bit into major passages concerning gender, the Greek term doulos (slave), and the Hebrew term hesed, which is mostly translated as "lovingkindness" in the NASB 1995. In the time between part 1 and now, my wife gave birth to...

NASB 2020 Review (and GIVEAWAY!), part 1 — Gender, Slaves, and Lovingkindness

I now have two copies of the recently released NASB 2020. I'll give you a short preview of the physical editions, and then we'll dig into the translation. The Lockman Foundation is selling two primary offerings: the Large Print Ultrathin edition and the Giant Print...

Lexham English Bible: Outdoing the NASB?

In my previous post, which concerned John MacArthur's announcement of the new Legacy Standard Bible translation and the ever-impending NASB 2020 update, one point that seemed to gain much attention was the existence of the Lexham English Bible, a translation that...

Some Thoughts on the Legacy Standard Bible

Update (20 November 2020): I've posted my initial observations of the LSB Gospel of Mark here. https://vimeo.com/402824903 If you haven't seen the news by means of a video update from John MacArthur for his church (skip to 7:20 in the video above), there's a new...