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The wisdom and encouragement of Scripture are yours in this convenient, palm-sized New Testament. It's the perfect travel companion---as close as your pocket or your purse. So when you're ready to head out the door, remember your Amplified Pocket-Thin New Testament. Using a unique system of brackets, parentheses and italics to define and expand key words and phrases right in the text, the Amplified Bible reveals the rich shades of meaning of the original Bible languages. No knowledge of Greek or Hebrew required. Verse by verse, the full meaning of Scripture unfolds as you read.Features:* Uses a unique system of punctuation, italics, references, and synonyms to unlock subtle shades of meaning as found in the original Bible languages* Compact, portable size* Presentation page… (more)
First sentence: The book of the ancestry (genealogy) of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed, the son (descendant) of David, the son (descendant) of Abraham. [Psalm 132:11; Isaiah 11:1]
I found this [relatively] tiny New Testament in the Amplified translation at a thrift store for a few dollars. I had not read this translation before, but, was really to try out the New Testament. (Part of me wishes that I'd gone ahead to buy the two Old Testament volumes as well. They were gone the next time I went. Though they were not in great condition, so perhaps all is well after all.)
I had heard of the Amplified translation, but, was not aware that it dates from the 1950s. It is meant to be a supplement (or help), I believe, to the King James Version of the Bible. Would this have been the Lockman Foundation's first project? I'm guessing it would have been. The New American Standard Version would be published--in the New Testament--in the 1960s and the whole Bible beginning in the 1970s. I've always had a lot of respect for the NASB. Not so much respect for the Amplified. I was under the impression that it was like the Message. (I was SO wrong).
The Amplified translation has been updated several times. There is a "classic" version, I believe from the 1980s on several websites, and the most recent update as well under "Amplified." Both versions are different from the 1958 that I read.
I read this translation in December of 2023 and January of 2024. It is single column, black letter. After reading this one, I have decided that I'd like to try to read the whole Bible in the Amplified translation. ( )
The wisdom and encouragement of Scripture are yours in this convenient, palm-sized New Testament. It's the perfect travel companion---as close as your pocket or your purse. So when you're ready to head out the door, remember your Amplified Pocket-Thin New Testament. Using a unique system of brackets, parentheses and italics to define and expand key words and phrases right in the text, the Amplified Bible reveals the rich shades of meaning of the original Bible languages. No knowledge of Greek or Hebrew required. Verse by verse, the full meaning of Scripture unfolds as you read.Features:* Uses a unique system of punctuation, italics, references, and synonyms to unlock subtle shades of meaning as found in the original Bible languages* Compact, portable size* Presentation page
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The richness and clarity in the translation from the Greek of mutli-shaded meanings are destined to fascinate and intrigue the hearts and minds of readers. It will also become beneficially enlightening and helpfully instructive.
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I found this [relatively] tiny New Testament in the Amplified translation at a thrift store for a few dollars. I had not read this translation before, but, was really to try out the New Testament. (Part of me wishes that I'd gone ahead to buy the two Old Testament volumes as well. They were gone the next time I went. Though they were not in great condition, so perhaps all is well after all.)
I had heard of the Amplified translation, but, was not aware that it dates from the 1950s. It is meant to be a supplement (or help), I believe, to the King James Version of the Bible. Would this have been the Lockman Foundation's first project? I'm guessing it would have been. The New American Standard Version would be published--in the New Testament--in the 1960s and the whole Bible beginning in the 1970s. I've always had a lot of respect for the NASB. Not so much respect for the Amplified. I was under the impression that it was like the Message. (I was SO wrong).
The Amplified translation has been updated several times. There is a "classic" version, I believe from the 1980s on several websites, and the most recent update as well under "Amplified." Both versions are different from the 1958 that I read.
I read this translation in December of 2023 and January of 2024. It is single column, black letter. After reading this one, I have decided that I'd like to try to read the whole Bible in the Amplified translation. (