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Abraham Piper put up a post asking people what version of the Bible they use.
I have what some might call a penchant (and others might call a neurosis) for summarizing data. (Some say “That way lies madness” Not me!)
So when I see uncalculated and perfectly calculatable data, well, I want to make like a database programmer and calculate it. So I asked Abraham and he said ‘go for it’.
So here’s what I got – the list of Versions is below (*** Updated – And now a Pie Graph!) . See the original post for further details – some of the comments are quite interesting.
22 Word Version Poll Results – By The Numbers
Respondent Count:: Just Over 200*
Different versions listed:: 25
Percentage of respondents using ESV:: 75
Average number of versions used:: 1.88
Respondents using only 1 version:: 85
(Of these, 65 were ESV)
(And there were only 2 “King James Only” respondents**)
Most versions used by any one reader:: 7
Winner – Longest Version Usage Explanation:: Loyal Responsible Puppet/Father Reader Chris
Number of Versions I had never heard of before:: 16
Margin Of Error:: Plus Or Minus 30
Want more data? Let me know – I might be able to figure it out.
* As of 11:29, after nearly 27 hours of being posted
** I mean Literally, not Necessarily Philosophically, Obviously ****
*** This includes neither my, nor (apparently) Abraham’s preferences. But I’m generally an ESV guy.
**** I’m pretty sure this is Good Grammar under one of Abraham’s definitions.
| Ver | Total |
| ESV | 156 |
| NAS | 53 |
| NIV | 44 |
| NKJV | 26 |
| NLT | 23 |
| KJV | 22 |
| Mes | 10 |
| NRSV | 6 |
| TNIV | 6 |
| HCSB | 5 |
| GreekNT | 4 |
| NET | 4 |
| AMP | 3 |
| YLT | 2 |
| WEB | 2 |
| NA27 | 2 |
| BHS | 2 |
| NVI | 1 |
| Word | 1 |
| Voice | 1 |
| RSV | 1 |
| GNB | 1 |
| NCV | 1 |
| LBLA | 1 |
| REB | 1 |
Andy Asks For It, Andy Gets It.
The Responsible Puppet 