The Bibles I Don't Like

[@RyanGrandon]

You are one funny dude, at this point I don't know if I watch your videos to learn more about Bibles or because of the entertainment Factor LOL

[@zin153]

You're all so fortunate to be able to buy bibles cheaply. A decent bible can cost a fortune in some parts of Africa.

[@paulajohnson6409]

Yes we're so fortunate to own a Bible in America. People in other countries actually hand write bibles just to have a copy.

[@Mulerider4Life]

If anyone doesn't like their current Bible. The Gideon's will take your Bible and give it to someone who wants it. Great option if you decide it's not the right size or version for you.

[@billy_mandalay.]

Ultra Giant Print Holman KJV for me. Bought it over THREE DECADES ago as a novelty. Today, it's my go-to Bible, for some strange reason. LOL. He knew I would need it one day.

[@KatesFree]

I also don't like small print. It has come to the point where I won't buy a bible unless I know for sure what size the text is. I like it to be at least 9.

[@foolishdrunk2181]

Giant print is available

[@MsOctober92]

I enjoy my Bibles ... Never really noticed the discrepancies until you brought them to my attention. Thank you for the explanation!

[@TearUpYourBible]

Uhoh... I ruined your Bibles for you! lol

[@emelphick4742]

Loooved this video btw, thanks for doing it and letting us know what bugs you about these particular bibles!😃👍

[@kimcas865]

I could watch 1:54 - 1:58 forever. I watch this video over and over just to laugh at your amazing humor. You’re the reason I’ve delved more into my faith. When I’m sad, stressed, happy; I watch your channel. I listen to your videos in the background when I study. I’ve fallen asleep to your videos more times than I can count. Most. Underrated. Channel. Ever.

[@TearUpYourBible]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 I appreciate that Kim!!! I’m glad these videos are ministering to you! It’s encouraging to me that it’s encouraging to you!

[@emelphick4742]

Wow I thought I was the only one that listened to Jason’s vids & podcasts as I fell asleep! Incredible person & super awesome videos! Jason could make watching paint dry entertaining & hilarious! Plus we’d learn something too! 😄 A gifted & anointed man of God! 🙏🏼💙

[@SusanLMcGee]

8:08 "the bird" makes me crack up!

[@darlenepaul2934]

@@TearUpYourBible Bible hoarder...lol!!!!

[@christinetakahashi3554]

I listen while i sew and I sew every day!

[@Kashazdesigns]

I have bought a couple of really nice expensive bibles and then gave them away because they just weren't user friendly to me. The people I gave them to didn't have one and needed one and they love them.....a happy ending ;) The one I'm using now is one I found at a thrift store and it is preloved with scripture underlined through out and are some of my favourite scriptures. Thanks for sharing your dislikes......you are not the only one. :) Bless ya Shaz

[@defan2105]

Your videos crack me up...speaking of that. So wonderful for you to share your opinion. Thank You.

[@MLLatUtube]

I agree with you about the small print issue - I did give away a Bible once when the print was so small it was painful to use (and I was a lot younger with better eyesight then lol).

[@TearUpYourBible]

Too little for me. 😩

[@ceemiguel9052]

@@TearUpYourBible What is the font size on that Pitt Minion?

[@---zc4qt]

I don't mind using a magnifying-glass to read some Bible. I rather look weird than give away a good Bible.

[@Me2Lancer]

I have both of these bibles and they have served me quite well. I purchased my Pitt Minion in June 1963 because it was small and compact. I was in the navy and this bible would travel with me. A couple months later I was half-way around the globe off the coast of southeast Asia. At that age, reading small print was a non-issue. The ESV reference bible is one of my favorites; the text is very easy to read, and I see no problems with layout.

[@ZWortek]

10:12 Currently going through a bunch of your bible videos trying to buy the right bible and after days of research I too feel like I did not say no to crack hahaha. This is also at minimum the fifteenth video of yours that I have watched so I'm just going to go ahead and subscribe because frankly it is ridiculous that I haven't already.

[@TearUpYourBible]

hahahahah thanks for subscribing!!!

[@OrionStar1]

OK so I am hooked on watching your videos. lol. I understand fully now what ESV, etc means. Thank you. Time to binge some more.

[@katwoman6523]

You CRACK me up!! Seriously, I understand what you're talking about. Appreciate the video.

[@TearUpYourBible]

Hahahaha thanks! I try to keep it real!

[@joshuareid4654]

I agree with you Jason about the small text. I love having medium text to big text in order for me to read it. That's just my little pet peeve with certain Bibles.

[@TearUpYourBible]

Gotta be able to see it!

[@youtubecommenter4516]

I think you need the Cambridge Clarion NASB. If I'm not mistaken, it's exactly what you described as being "perfect" in conjunction with your wide margin.

[@stayhumble9453]

You have the most amazing laugh ever, i wished i laughed like that. Lol. (Can i get one of them bibles? Lollest)

[@jonhernandez4571]

Gay

[@bryantgutierrez84]

I bought the calfskin ESV classic reference Bible used on eBay for $40..I thought I bought the perfect Bible..but..i decided to do some amateur Bible binding upgrades....let's just say it's not so perfect anymore..Oops..but still use it as my conceal and carry..

[@annenl7tz]

I need bibles with at least a 9.0 font.. the eyes you know are old.

[@beccaann6866]

The Bible I don’t like is the Cultural Backgrounds study Bible. I haven’t connected with it, as you say, both in the content of the study notes or the aesthetics of the inside and outside. And I was so excited to get that Bible and it was a letdown. It’s currently at the bottom of my stack of Bibles on my bedside table bc I hardly ever touch it.

[@TommyLane]

The Pitt Minion NKJV is the one I carry around with me. It works for me. My normal Every Day Carry is just too much to fit a bigger bible. I also have the Cambridge Wide Margin NKJV which I tried carrying around, but it’s not as workable. I like them both, though. I enjoy your videos, by the way. Informative and entertaining.

[@TearUpYourBible]

I’ve carried my Cambridge WM, but it’s a process of deciding what else doesn’t get to come along. 😂

[@TearUpYourBible]

Thanks for the compliment at the end! I appreciate you hanging out with me!

[@marahirving1171]

Jason, before you mentioned why you did not like the first Bible I saw how small the print was and I figured that was the reason that you did not like that Bible. I also loved the comment that you said, "You should say no to crack." I thought that the context of that comment was funny!

[@TearUpYourBible]

Thanks Marah!!!

[@josephinewanjohi7870]

I got a compact size bible and the font style and size were giving my eyes and brain a hard time. The font is tiny like tiny tiny. Then it looks like italics style. I can't even. But, on the plus size, it is pink and pretty 😂😂😂

[@TearUpYourBible]

And it will look great ON THE SHELF! 😂😂😂😂

[@Robnznst1]

You crack me up. “ Say no to crack”. “i ain’t giving my bibles away”. I hear ya brother.

[@TearUpYourBible]

😂😂😂😂

[@FoeHammerTime]

You know, you can get rid of a gift if you’re gifting it to someone else. And I’d love a Pitt Minion for the size-that’s why I was looking at them. I can even live with the presentation page! 😜

[@nojustno1216]

Oh..man😳!!! If the text block isn't centered perfectly between the covers, I won't have it, I'll return it to or give it away. literally, that's all I see when I'm trying to read, the uneven yap. I know...it's a sickness.

[@nojustno1216]

@@shellieperreault6262 I hear ya, that would drive me crazy as well...I have actually did "spinal surgery" by carefully separating the headband from the text block, removing the existing ribbons and reinserting my own ribbons (spaced absolutely perfect of course) . I only did this after obtaining a perfectly bound example of my favorite bible type. The awful and uneven ribbons had to go. 😂 it's horrible being this way isn't it?!

[@nojustno1216]

@@shellieperreault6262 Yes, I can attest to being the same way. When I buy a new shirt, I have to fold it in half to make sure the arms meet at the cuffs evenly (I usually pull 2 or 3 or 4 or... out for side by side comparison) . Also, the chest pocket must be centered and not canted left or right. If it isn't spot on, I don't buy it. Same way with pants. The inner and outer seams have to be sewn completely parallel to one another and there can be no variance whatsoever. I've actually returned pocket knives that upon a long and close examination, had the blades ground unevenly. Like you, I have to be true to the insanity because I've tried to tell myself that those things don't matter and nobody else would ever notice. But that's a battle destined for defeat so I just continue to drive myself crazy.

[@StaceyUK]

This video is a perfect example of why I take so long choosing a Bible. I am trying to avoid the issues you highlighted especially with type size. I am comfortable with a 9+ reading size. My situation is slightly complicated by the fact I have a disability, and buy my bibles online, but at least I have that privilege. I am new to your channel. Thank you for being informative and making me laugh.

[@grannyjan9465]

I like the green bag. Where’d you get it? LOL. Ok I’ve been stressed today so you get my nonsense which makes me giggle. (I saw your video about the green machine earlier which seemed to stress you. LOL)

[@katwoman6523]

I believe that Jason made a video on the green bag about 3 weeks ago. I *think* the video is called, "The Green Pen Case." You'll see the bag in the thumbnail. (I actually bought one after seeing that video! LOL. They are really awesome.) Blessings to you. Kat

[@grannyjan9465]

Katwoman I saw the video. I was teasing him. Glad you saw it!

[@katwoman6523]

Granny Jan Should have picked up on that! That tease is a good one!

[@TearUpYourBible]

Quit playin!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@buzgershom]

I lost two really expensive Bibles I had kept in some boxes in the process of moving that some folks thought was garbage and accidentally threw away: a calfskin ESV Study Bible that was great, but had a glued cover. Surely enough, it started coming apart within less than a year of owning it. It was a beautiful Bible to read and study, but that loose edge kept screeching the chords of Psycho - what happened to me!? Hopefully some lost soul found it and banked on the lifetime warranty. The other was an ESV Omega with art guilding, four ribbons, line matching, sewn cover, etc. I don’t know why, but for a relatively small Bible, it always felt and read humongous like my grandmother’s giant print KJV or something? It was like a lot of small Bibles that really just wanted to be a big Bible - Lol ; )

[@okorpheus]

ESV large print thin line. I also asked for it for a Christmas gift from my wife. Pages are so thin the print on the other side makes it harder to read than the smaller print I had.

[@hunteradams3425]

I got a Pitt Minion last month. It’s the one I started your 35 day challenge with and I hated it at first. I like it more every day that I read in it. I think it will by my travel bible because it’s so small.

[@TearUpYourBible]

I’ve always thought “maybe I just need to spend some time with it” but... I haven’t lol

[@bunnymcmillan2459]

Hey Jason, its called MINON meaning MINI, great for traveling, which I carry a small Bible in my suitcase.

[@TearUpYourBible]

Yeah... I know what minion means... but it could still be a minion with about 2 more inches. Lol

[@938quilt]

I haven't bought a Pitt Minion because of the small print. I did buy some others that really push it on the size but not that small.

[@r.designs]

Sometimes I wish we could design our own Bibles because if I were to design the perfect Bible for my needs it would be an A5 size, NKJV, Large Print Interleaved, but I’m not sure it’s possible for such a thing lol 😂

[@trevorhare9393]

I wouldn’t have anything with less than the 8.75/10.5 points of my Cambridge NIV Clarion, or the 9.6 point font of my TBS Westminster Reference KJV. My least favourite Bible recently was an ESV Large Print Wide Margin Bible from Crossway in TruTone Portfolio. Eeuugh!! The font size was the only good thing about it. I left it on the garden wall with a post-it note saying free Bible first please take. No-one should ever have to pay for that GARBAGE!!! Oh yeah ... it wasn’t even ‘wide margin’ unless you think 1 inch is wide. Luckily it was cheap.

[@Andrew-dc7nl]

The ESV Thinline by Crossway is the bomb 💣 for straight up reading. Did you not check the size of the print before buying the 1st one? Any smaller than 8 is too small for easy reading imho.

[@SusanLMcGee]

Love you bro. Just a note, Zondervan bibles are CRAPZILLA. If u buy one made by them u WILL have to have it rebound. I had one with great notes I'd written in it and was short on cash. Basically, Zond employee told me its the glue they use. Cheap stuff. Blessings.

[@charleespurg1410]

I sold my Pitt Minion the first day it arrived in the mail . I did not like the goat skin leather and bonded leather paste down. I love my ESV CR but I agree , they should have added a little more yapp. Besides that I love it. The calf skin grain on mine is a little different. Not as smooth looking as yours .

[@TearUpYourBible]

It’s a nice leather for sure... but I can’t get past the words falling into the inner margin.

[@charleespurg1410]

I found that improves in time with continued use. The calf skin on mine anyway, but not much. I see what you mean though. I use mine as a church bible. My ESV WM is what I use for study.

[@coreylanier3524]

I am not crazy about any Bible in paragraph format. I shelled out close to a hundred dollars on a limited release ESV from Crossway (forgot what it was called possibly Heritage), but regretted it almost immediately.

[@emelphick4742]

Jason, "Beware the Kraken!!" (Clash of the Titans 😂). I was waiting for you to say that🤣! Well, my ESV brown calf split Pitt minion is my everyday go-to bible for the past nearly 2 years now, but I'm nearsighted and can read it with or without my progressive lenses, thankfully! I find that digital font, though small, laser sharp, like it jumps off the page at you and reads larger than it is, like an optical illusion. Pity you just can't do it though. Interesting about the classic reference, the things that bother you about it actually don't really bug me, but it's too thick a text block than I'd prefer, I tend towards the thinline types. (And just so you're aware, "cordovan" is pronounced CORR-da-van, referring to the burgundy sort of shade of the calfskin ☺️)

[@TearUpYourBible]

No... that’s just how hey say it Canada. 🇨🇦 😂😂😂

[@emelphick4742]

Grace For Life with Jason Mayfield Actually then we'd put an , "eh?" at the end 😂

[@Ka_Go]

You'll like the Cambridge Clarion. The size is in between the Pitt Minion and the Wide Margin. Its just a reading bible, not a not taking one. Also comes in goatskin and art gilt. evangelicalbible.com/product/cambridge-nasb-clarion-reference-black-goatskin/

[@TearUpYourBible]

I’ve thought about it! Maybe it’s time.

[@gadgetstop321]

I want to like the Pitt Minion, but the print is just too small and dense for me.

[@paulajohnson6409]

I don't have a Bible I don't like because I'm very picky when I pirchase bibles. It just has to hit the spot for me.

[@matthewhamrick4821]

You don't have these problems with Logos Bible Software!

[@tommyboyindy1157]

Actually, I wish Logos would allow you to increase font size more than it does. Kindle is much better in this regard.

[@pattimoose1]

I bought the InCourage bible...think I spelled that right. ? I love the feel of the bible and it folds out so nice. Not crazy about CSB translation, but it's okay. The print is light blue and tiny!! I cannot see it! And it has itty bitty notes....can't see them at all. And I won't buy a devotional bible again. Once I read them, I don't read the devotional pages again. So now...they are just there. Sorta in my way. Isn't it funny how we just don't like certain things? Thank you for your video. :)

[@bradleymcdaniel7915]

**DO NOT play a drinking game with this video when Jason says "crack." YOU WILL DIE**

[@Robowx]

I used to be a big Study Bibles, for many years. Now, I just use text Bibles. No more footnotes! I also, don’t like paragraph Bibles like the Pitt Minion.

[@TearUpYourBible]

I don’t mind paragraphs... but the text is just below the “okay point” for me.

[@TheMessianic]

Why can't Bible Publishers come out with a 12/14 point NKJV Wide Margin? I like the wide margin but all the NKJV Bibles have a print which is hard to read (I'm 63)

[@Jbstan7]

The Sword Bible has red letters in old and new testaments. John 1:1-14 establishes that Jesus is God and it's a great tool to show ALL that He said. As in respect the Word of God everywhere. It's a KJeasy reader so it takes out only the thees and thous....it's a good Bible...check it out!! even amazon has it....

[@---zc4qt]

I know that the size and cover of a Bible matters. Yet it is so hard to find a translation that I can trust and has the correct reading when sooooooooooo many translations are merely revisions of each other. It is said that the NKJV, NASB, ESV, WEB, and others are "literal" translations. I am not an expert in Greek, but it drives me nuts I can find errors that scholars miss and keep mistranslating OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER again!!!!!!!!!!! How can I ask a N.T. Greek scholar for help when many people know that there are already "too many" English Bibles out there?

[@TearUpYourBible]

Here’s the bad news… You’re not as smart as you think you are. Here’s the good news… The “mistakes” you’re finding are not as important as you think they are.

[@Marsha-lou1986]

I agree about saying no to crack. Heehee...I do not like the way the writing falls into the crack, and I need a Bible to be red letter. I just need the words of Jesus in red, just something I have gotten used to early on in my faith.

[@TearUpYourBible]

Ya know what... I just went to black letter... and I kinda love it. I thought it would bother me, and now I’m like really feeling it!

[@skytrooper506]

I have gorgeous Cambridge NASB but it's a paragraph style and I just don't like paragraph style bibles.

[@tarashchatterjee]

I tend to love my pitt minion😁. Its my go to church bible.

[@TearUpYourBible]

Just too wee for me!!! 😂

[@bjbanisin6513]

There's 43 different Bible translations. ☺

[@ginnyroy241]

Just found your videos today, I love them, not sure if I'm to late for the giveaway bible or not, I'm new to this bible reading, all I have is a kjv which is difficult for a beginner and I could use larger print, if I'm to late could I be entered into next one if you do another,

[@gregkavonius2146]

Have you ever checked out the The New Inductive Study Bible (ESV)? I would be curious to hear your thoughts.

[@TearUpYourBible]

I'm not a fan of study bibles. :-/

[@gregkavonius2146]

@@TearUpYourBible So you haven't checked it out. It's basically a wide margin bible that teaches you the inductive study approach, where God's word becomes its own commentary. It has lots of room for taking notes, making observations and applications. It even gives the reader suggestions for studying and marking the text.

[@bradleymcdaniel7915]

Nobody: Susan in the comments: I don't like this translation! Jason: I'm not talkin bout that!

[@carbonbiker]

Always informative. Always entertaining. The more you watch the less goofy Jason becomes. In fact… you could say he’s a genius. I ain’t gonna disagree if you do. It would be PERFECT though if he’d get me a sandwich,

[@kerimurphy4240]

Hey Jason, Love your honesty!!! I need your help picking a bible esv study bible or niv theological study bible

[@TearUpYourBible]

I don't do study bibles. :-)

[@franciscocoronado5966]

The ESV study Bible is excellent. The physical Bibe is large. I own it in kindle edition and highly recommend.

[@susyhebner2543]

You are hilarious! 🤣😂🤣

[@TearUpYourBible]

hahahah I try!

[@IdratherbeinHobbiton]

Really the main thing I have to have in my bibles is Jesus' words in red, and His pronouns capitalized. Also, I cannot stand ghosting because it hurts my eyes to read. A LITTLE bit is okay.

[@yahusrevus]

Just Say No... to narrow interior margins.

[@alicehorton6077]

I couldn’t get your reading plan. I jumped through all your hoops but it kept circling back to fill out the form.

[@TearUpYourBible]

There are no hoops. Did you use the "Having Trouble" button on the page?

[@alicehorton6077]

@@TearUpYourBible I did figure it out, my fault entirely. Thank you for the reading plan and I have already started using it.

[@julioalvarengamartinez8829]

i live in el salvador and over here they are crazy expensive i am savimg up for an esv study bible hopelly i will have the money to buy one for xmas they are not that expensive but for me its a bit of a hastle because i earn 7 dolars a day not an hour so we have to tigten my belt wish me luck and may God bless your chanel and your family

[@59nerevar]

The CSB gift bible. Snaps shut. Tiny print.

[@codpieceofjustice4595]

I bought my wife a Pitt Minion. She likes it (apparently) but I think the layout is terrible (small text and cramped 🤮)

[@joshuabissey]

The world needs less tacky, two-tone leather, and more single-column, paragraph Bibles.

[@kathleenmacellis7253]

I just need Large print !

[@bradleymcdaniel7915]

Is the text on the Pitt Minion too small?

[@SusanLMcGee]

10:13 SAY NO TO CRACK. Bahhahahah😆

[@cedarbrook6]

Brother, too funny.

[@paulajohnson6409]

What is your number one favorite Bible?

[@emelphick4742]

I’ve been following Jason for 4 years now. I do know that one of his top bibles is the ESV thinline , one of his favourite form factors for a bible (also the brown portfolio style was his very first ESV, he has a video on it). The more recent thinline he still loves is the ESV natural leather thinline (which is almost out of print now).

[@charleespurg1410]

What do you think of the CrossWay ESV VBV?

[@TearUpYourBible]

Never seen one. :)

[@stevenfrasier5718]

I love your sense of humor. Your congregation doesn't fall asleep do they?

[@TearUpYourBible]

Don't know... don't have a congregation. lol

[@stevenfrasier5718]

@@TearUpYourBible You said you were "ordained". (no harsh tone, I like you)

[@TearUpYourBible]

@@stevenfrasier5718 I am...

[@stevenfrasier5718]

@@TearUpYourBible You Tube ministry, then? C'mon, not just sound bites, bro.

[@stevenfrasier5718]

I ask because I like what you're doing and how you're doing it. (I'm a Universal Salvationist who is bent on being non-judgmental). I did sub ya, btw. ~S

[@paulmaguire3155]

Get the ESV rebind

[@amyk6403]

The crack is technically called the "gutter." Fun Fact.

[@JustFollowJesus]

Lol great video

[@donmahoney8023]

Why so many traditionalists want you to use a certain version of the Bible and they you're not reading God's word. But I have a collection of Bibles and I love them all. It tickles me, how small minded some people are!🤔😂😄☺

[@TearUpYourBible]

Fo real!!!

[@sseely0211]

I don't like verses removed from my bible so that is why I only read the KJV. I us to read from the NIV, NASB, ESV! When I discovered scripture completely remove my heart was broken! Never again! Do some research and see for your self! God Bless you all!

[@timothyd.munday833]

Enter me in to win the Bible...

[@TearUpYourBible]

You’ll have to use the link in the description. 😁

[@swylie830]

Is the text small? 😆

[@grannyjan9465]

This oughta be good 😂😂😂

[@TearUpYourBible]

😂😂😂

[@Phicxtion]

I'll take that Pitt Minion or that ESV off your hands if you want to donate 😄😂

[@TearUpYourBible]

I bet! 😂😂😂🤑

[@johnsantiago4810]

I don’t like giant print bibles!

[@bobgunner3086]

The Pitt is fore sure the most overrated bible.

[@brucemercerblamelessshamel3104]

tell us how u really feel LOL

[@jamesgossweiler1349]

I was aghast at what a blasphemous piece of crap The Message was. I threw mine into a dumpster.

[@TearUpYourBible]

That's a little over the top.