Father’s Bible still a favorite with verses marked
As a retired but active Baptist minister, I have several Bibles in my possession. That’s not just because I like to have a lot of Bibles, but because each Bible is in a different translation. Of course, my first preaching Bible was the King James Bible. Back when I was growing up, if anyone had a Bible, it was the King James Version. All the newer versions did not come along until I was in Junior High School. Now let me clarify myself, the King James Version was first printed in the year 1611 and was the first Bible translation that put the Bible into the hands of the common man. Of course there were many older versions than the King James and there have been many translations since the King James Version and many of those have been translated into the mirriad translations of languages throughout the world. But the reason for my many Bibles is that each translation, created for various purposes and reasons, helps to give meaning and clarity for the Scriptures of the King James translation.
