Legacy Standard Bible (LSB) - An Update with John MacArthur and Abner Chou - November 2020

John MacArthur and Abner Chou discuss the Legacy Standard Bible, including how God used the COVID shutdowns to provide time for translating, and how the LSB translates doulos, Yahweh, and more!
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[@joelhamilton6720]

Amen ! The Lord is bearing fruit in our lives through these trials , Partners In Christ for the Gospels sake. Prayers for the LSB

[@barbaratighe5218]

Yahweh! We will call You by the name You call Yourself! Thank You for faithful men whose hearts are fixed on You🙌🙌🙌

[@messengerministries2253]

TRUTH ALERT --- john mac-Hypocrite is a freemason...which is the Ultimate Abomination to the lord...

[@ursulajenni6521]

While listening to this fruitful dialogue between two humble godly men, I dare „wish“to be able to turn the clock back several decades, only to start all over again as a student under such gifted teachers of the Bible! Since I dared venture into Bible translation (as a new Christian in 1975), motivated by Wycliffe to absolve the introductory course, I was instantly confronted with the high academic challenge of the linguistic expertise! Although taking a different path, the love and deep rooted appreciation for God‘s Word had there and then been eternally planted in my heart! Thanks to such highly gifted and dedicated lovers of truth! I also pray this translation be the go-to-book for all faithful expositors from now on!! Grace be with you all!

[@michaelmartin5995]

What grace God has shown us by receiving the work of these gifted men. Thankful, so thankful for their faithfulness. :)

[@adeoluobatayo5013]

Johnny Mac, May God continue to abide with you and grant you more years of life for the sake of His church. In the time of tribulations true men stand and we have all seen who the true men with the conviction for Christ with the Covid 19 pandemic.

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

What? He says "COVID is a lie." JM is losing it.

[@gabrielkinzel3389]

He said ‘there is no pandemic’ as in, its not as horrific as the news says, and definitionally, it isn’t a pandemic. I’ve never heard him say that C19 was a lie.

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

@@gabrielkinzel3389 JM said on Fox News with Laura Ingram that his Church is the narrative for Covid being a lie. Okay I agree this a semantics problem. JM then gives his usual 99% recovery rate which gives people a false sense of security. JM needs to give the recovery or death rate for seniors and anyone with underlying conditions, I don't appreciate his false narratives. When you use your NASB? can you get the original Hebrew or Greek like with a KJV & a Strong's Concordance? Thanks. KEEP THE FAITH.

[@adeoluobatayo5013]

@@lionheartmerrill1069 Pandemic or Epidemic whatever you chose to call it my point is some so called men of God surrendered the authority of their Church to the government and JM stood against the government from extending its power into the Church and stated without ambiguity that he supported DJT of the Republic party for president based on the fact that his policies aligned more with the policies of God and that of the Democratic Party was carved out from the end time Reprobate mind described by Paul in Romans 1:18-32.That is true leadership in the face of much confusion amongst Christians on how to decide.It has nothing to do with the personalities of JB or DJT, they are both unregenerated. He takes them to the Word of God, His policies and shows the people what God says about the role of government in Romans 13:1-7. That is what it means to be a priest, representing God before the people.

[@lionheartmerrill1069]

@@adeoluobatayo5013 With all due respect Sir, JM'S church is a tax exempt 501c3 corporation & is under the governments mandates. If he wasn't a 501c3 I would be behind him. This will probably end up in the Supreme Court. KEEP THE FAITH.

[@sepehrnafezi6572]

God bless you for all you have done🙏🏻 LSB is wonderful, amazing, readable, accurate,…..

[@jansenteague]

God bless all of you! Dr. MacArthur has been the single most influential person in my young ministry. I strive to be able to finish strong in the way he is. Thanks to all the translators for being faithful to the word or God! I can’t wait to get my hands on this translation!

[@sphtu8]

I am grateful for these brothers and their work. I have ordered an LSB and am waiting for it to arrive.

[@HerveyShmervy]

I cant wait to see all the different renditions of this like the study bibles, pocket bibles, devotionals, and economy versions!

[@Princesswarriorrider]

I have downloaded the LSB on blue letter bible app 💙 🙌

[@artistchristos]

Thank you Pastor John MacArthur for making the LSB happen. I am Australian and have never seen a NASB, and am KJV and NKJV as well as knowing I'm Reformed in my theology. So, after listening to these videos and also reading the LSB free online, I'm so happy to say that I have a brand new LSB in Shamar goatskin on its way to me right now and it should be here end of January 2022! God has indeed blessed this Bible. All glory to God.

[@gleasonparker1684]

This MAY BE BEST TRANSLATION. EVER.

[@alexharvey8601]

HalleluYaH

[@theburlyburrito]

Excited to see a new translation bearing the true name of God! The hcsb is the only Bible I have that uses it but it has long since been abandoned and replaced with the csb which I’ve been using for now. Can’t wait to purchase a complete LSB, hopefully later this year!

[@jimbecker6370]

I am really looking forward to this translation.

[@southernberean8166]

I just got mine today and it’s as good as we all hoped

[@FlyTour69]

I’m sold.

[@philtheo]

I really like the LSB in general! 😊 It does seem to be "the NASB95 perfected" as I heard someone say. However here's a counterpoint to using Yahweh instead of Lord and using slave instead of servant or bondservant. It's from Prof. Iain Duguid at Westminster Theological Seminary: Let me start, as I always do, by reminding us that translation is really hard. You can't write extensive notes to defend your decisions, as you would in a commentary, half of your footnotes will be deleted and there's always a chance that an English style editor will change what you wrote. You are also often hemmed in by the unwise decisions of a general editor somewhere along the way, often someone who has no personal experience of the translation process. I also haven't used the LSB extensively, so bear that in mind in reading my evaluation. Having said that, I think some of their most trumpeted distinctions are fundamentally wrong-headed. Take the use of Yahweh throughout for the divine name. I get the attractiveness of that, and in some contexts it really pops as a translation. Think "I am Yahweh" or "Yahweh said to my lord" (Ps 110:1). In other places, however, it messes with people's favorite translations, for example: "Yahweh is my shepherd". That's why the HCSB went with Yahweh in some places and "the LORD" elsewhere - but that leaves you with some really strange alternations between the two, which is why the CSB ditched Yahweh completely. More importantly, it drives a wedge between the testaments, since the NT quotation of an OT passage often doesn't match. Even more importantly, the average reader won't now see that the NT is calling Jesus the same title as the OT calls Yahweh, "the Lord". If it is good enough for Jesus to use kurios when translating Yahweh, I can't think why "the LORD" isn't good enough for us. The same problem exists for the much-trumpeted doulos = slave in all contexts translation. There are some places where doulos certainly ought to be translated slave. But there are plenty of other places where "servant" is a more apt rendition into English of the person's role. The result is a flattening of the Biblical text that results in a loss of nuance. It also - once again - threatens to put a rift between the OT and the NT; for example, according to this understanding Zech 3:8 ought to speak of "my slave, the Branch" (since LXX has doulos); fortunately, the translation goes for a more sensible (and traditional) "my servant, the Branch"). Very few words in one language always translate into a single word in another language: that's just not how languages work; so for example, ruach should be rendered breath, Spirit and wind, sometimes all within a short space (e.g. Ezek. 37:1-14). That's why nobody (except perhaps Youngs literal translation, which completely misrepresents the meaning of Ezekiel 37 because of its overly literal translation) adopts a consistently literal translation policy. Everyone (including the LSB) uses a more dynamic translation sometimes. Finally, I don't think any one institution has the resources to do a great translation. For the CSB oversight committee, we have translators from a wide variety of backgrounds, who each brought their own expertise (including a full time in house editor to check consistency between parallel passages across the board). It still sometimes felt like an overwhelming project.

[@leslieladyhawke]

Thank you all! I ordered an LSB & got it last week. So excited.

[@einarengemoen2486]

I don’t know if you even read this, but in case, I wanna send greetings from Norway. You answered in your videos some questions concerning translation that I have pondered for years. I follow this project with great great interest. Will you do videos sharing a little bit about choice of text bases as well? I understand you are dealing with the NASB which naturally includes a preset set of text bases, but still… What you are doing here might be of huge significant importance for the English speaking world. But it will surely also inspire like minded translators in other languages as well. Thank you for sharing.

[@domsdomsdomsdoms]

just preordered mine in the blue one! very excited!!

[@HerveyShmervy]

how did you preorder it?

[@domsdomsdomsdoms]

@@HerveyShmervy you can order it in the website of 316publishing! also a friendly tip to look at their homepage for their promos! ;)

[@reneepacheco2083]

When can we order this book?

[@tzephanyahu4488]

I am really looking forward to this Bible. Any Bible that hobours the Name of Yahweh is worthy of purchasing. But coupled with this, the passionate motive to keep the translation as authentic as possible, makes it very exciting. When will the full Bible be released though? Love & Shalom

[@dailysermons3466]

I can’t find this bible on Amazon. I typed in LSB bible but to no avail. Where can I purchase a copy?

[@altorres5703]

Is the the JM LSB version? Can someone let me lnow pls

[@DesignInNature]

Does anyone know what is the status for new orders for the goat skin, edge lined versions of the LSB to be back in stock? It is so sad that there is not even an estimated date given on their website. The reason that I have to wait for the most resilient cover, binding and stitching is that I’d rather buy this ONCE, and keep it for life. I have an older KJV Bible hat I used for years and in which I wrote all my personal chain reference notes and remarks. The faux leather binding is falling apart and the stitching and spine are not far behind. Rebinding usually involves the artisan cutting a few millimeters off of the text block to then re-stitch. This would send the text in all pages right into the gutter. I want to avoid this as much as I can with my next daily use Bible purchase. Any information would be greatly appreciated. May the Lord bless you.

[@gleasonparker1684]

I like it. LSB IN NT AND HANDY SIZE. IN BLUE LEATHER..NT...AND BROWN LEATHER .HANDY SIZE..BOTH READABLE. GOOD PAPER.

[@alwillett1114]

There is one verse I wish the translators would correct. John 3:16 is translated as “For God so loved the world”. This gives impression that God’s love is so vast to the world. However the verse is in context of verse 14 & 15; of Moses lifting up serpent in wilderness. The Greek in v16 looks back to this and says “For in the same way, God loved the world”. This is more accurate and stops this emphasis on God soooooo loved the world. Or as CEV translates it “For God loved the world so much.”

[@jordanemersonemerson7338]

Very excited for this!!!

[@thetrintarianmessianicyahw589]

When will this translation be available.

[@HerveyShmervy]

he said in about a year

[@theburlyburrito]

The New Testament with psalms and proverbs is available for pre order now and comes out March 5th I believe.

[@wesleybrewer91]

Whens it coming out then

[@domsdomsdomsdoms]

march 5 for nt/ps/pr, then late 2021 for the whole thing

[@codyvandal2860]

Question. If Jesus name in the original language is Joshua/Yeshua(?) how come the Book of Joshua is not called the Book of Jesus and was there any distinction in these two names? In other words was Joshua a normal name among the Hebrews and Jesus name something people had heard others called before or a unique name only to Him? I know that the Book of Revelation says that He will have a name written on Him that "no man knows."

[@danwaters7915]

So glad to hear that the same original word is translated consistently. This is obviously not true of most translations, even in the same context.

[@gleasonparker1684]

WHEN WILL THERE BE FOOTNOTES .?

[@Me2Lancer]

The Legacy Standard Bible has become a favorite of mine and is one of several translations included in the collection of bibles I use in daily reading and study.

[@terencealbertmcbain8041]

The LSB stems from the NASB, which is part of the Alexandria manuscripts were there are only 45 and they do not agree with each other. There is 5332 manuscripts of the textus recepts and all 5332 agree with each other. I know that we do not have the original manuscripts but we need the Holy Spirit to tell us if this is the correct translation.

[@hightide1500]

This is why learning Ancient Hebrew and Greek is important

[@yukwanwong606]

It is so interesting that in the Chinese Union Bible in the OT they put 耶和華 this name for God, instead of using the Lord. Plus it pronounces like the sound of Yawah.

[@gleasonparker1684]

I GOT NEW LARGER FONT YESTERDAY.. MUCH EASIER TO READ AND NICE.

[@Azhuk3135]

❤🎉

[@geraldpolmateer3255]

If my understanding is right Yahweh is the God of Israel which quickly becomes obvious that Genesis 2:4 was written later. In a modern day Hebrew Bible theos (Greek for God) is translated as elohim. When did Jesus ever refer to God as Yahweh?

[@jackdale9249]

the BEST one you did NOT mention it ! it has the BEST scholarly effort behind it and was translated from the oldest original sources New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) WHY did you NOT mention it ? do you have a video about the catholic church ? It is the oldest and true faith

[@gleasonparker1684]

GOD ONLY WROTE ONE BOOK. AND HAS ONLY ONE NAME..YAHWEH. ;BOTH ARE SACRED.

[@jimbecker6370]

Has anyone seen or heard how they plan on translating "glossais" in Acts 2:4 & 11?

[@VainOstentation]

Because the word literally means “tongues” and thus is used to refer to languages, my guess is they’ll keep it as “tongues” like the NASB.

[@thomasc9036]

Historically, the bible translations have been instrumental in furthering the church and culture. Examples: - Latin Vulgate: Roman Catholics who transformed Europe from pagan to world leading nations - German Bible: Martin Luther changed reformed the church and culture of Germany - Tyndale/Matthew Bible: Reformation of the church and developed great anglo literatures that we still read - Korean Bible: Transformed a pagan/poor culture into Judeo-Christian society that is now 12th largest economy - Mandarin Bible: More Christians in China than America... slowly accepting Judeo-Christian values. CCP will be gone in 20-40 years. - Spanish Bible: Look at Latin America who was still at cavemen stage before the gospel was shared there The bible is the true word of God and is life transforming.

[@HerveyShmervy]

I think you mean "christian society", anything related to judaism would be pagan

[@petermaisey]

KJV is THE word of God for English speaking world

[@shawnlewis5611]

Can you please explain how one particular translation in a language that didn't exist at the time of the writing of the Bible can be the only right version?

[@HearGodsWord]

KJV is just one translation into English.

[@petermaisey]

@@shawnlewis5611 God preserves His word, not men. (Psalm 12) How can you hold fast the faithful word if you keep changing it? It's just a money making exercise. (Titus 1:9-11) There is no need to question the KJV text (which was produced by absolute masters of multiple languages from authentic Syrian manuscript sources, not Alexandrian garbage) and try to correct it, as many have. 1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. Titus 1:9-11 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers. For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. Psalms 12:1-8 Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak. The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us? For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him. The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. The wicked walk on every side, when the vilest men are exalted.

[@petermaisey]

@@HearGodsWord which Bible is God's word?

[@HearGodsWord]

@@petermaisey sounding like a KJVonlyist there, which is a bit cultist because they don't acknowledge the mistranslations in it. They made changes which are not found in the texts they used so that must mean a perfect translation came from imperfect translations and that all were wrong before, and since, 1611. Even with the KJV there was no standardisation until the 19th century.

[@solitarypawn5076]

I wonder why these scholars are doing the same thing that the failed HSCB did with the name of God? Why not use I AM or YHWH and ADONAI when appropriate? Yahweh does not inspire the believer to recognize the name of God as sacred.

[@thomasc9036]

The same reason when you see a name like Abner, you don't record/state as "my father is a light". Do you want people to call you by the meaning of your name or your name?

[@hondotheology]

TRANSLATE

[@stevetucker5851]

The NASB77 is the end all, be all as far as I’m concerned.

[@moisesg.v.1575]

My 2 cents. In any case, Yahweh IS NOT God's name. It's actually impossible when we understand the Name is an acronym. Yehovah is HASHEM. (Y)IHYEH (HOV)EH HAY(AH) Y'HOVAH (He who will be, He who is, He who was). And from Yehovah we get, Yeho-natan, Yeho-shaphat, Yeho-shua which became Yeshua (Jesus). To be able to read Yahweh you have to add two Aleph letters in Hebrew יאהואה which is not YHVH then. 2,000 plus Hebrew manuscripts read Yehovah with the full vowels, guess how many read Yahweh... ZERO. Facts are important. Now, the rabbis ruled that no Jew should ever say the Name because under occupation they were threatened by death sentence if they did. That became the norm and later on the custom and finally part of the Jewish religion. This might explain why the Jews had no problem to say that Name in the old testament but you don't see it in the new testament. I am extremely sad to see how this information that I sent to the team of translators of the LSB was not applied. You can't say Yahweh in Hebrew with YHVH. It is grammatically impossible. Yet they insist in this horrible error. This is probably the huge mistake the LSB will be known for and probably the reason why many will reject it. The translators of the KJV got it right. Yehovah which poetic contraction is Y'ah Y (ehov) ah.

[@TheBigtonelew]

There are no vowels in hebrew?

[@gabrielkinzel3389]

There are vowels in Hebrew, i use them basically every day. There’re not always written though

[@moisesg.v.1575]

@@TheBigtonelew They were not written. Only in modern times they are supplied with vowel points.

[@gabrielkinzel3389]

Doesn’t mean they didn’t exist.

[@TheBigtonelew]

@@gabrielkinzel3389 but his argument is all based on later written I vowels. Scholars wouldn't accept this argument. That's why hebrew experts think Yahweh is the correct pronunciation

[@jaredtoney3417]

First