NKJV vs ESV, Part 1

Part One of a two-part video comparing the New King James Version (NKJV) and the English Standard Version (ESV).
This video provides background information on both translations. It then discusses the readability of each, concluding that the ESV is easier to read. Finally, it presents evidence that the NKJV is more literal, at least in the New Testament.
Part 2 ( • NKJV vs ESV, Part 2 ) will contrast the source texts the translators relied upon, then present a few examples of where the ESV and NKJV interpret passages differently. It will also provide a brief survey of facts one should consider before choosing one of these translations. At the end, I will illustrate a
graphical method a person could use to help decide between two translations.
Detailed Contents
00:00 Intro
00:15 Background
00:20 NKJV background information
01:10 ESV background information
01:56 A partial family tree of KJV descendants
02:26 The ESV and NKJV are similar in Psalm 23.1-3
04:00 Other similarities
04:20 Some basic differences
07:40 Well-known teachers and authors who use each
08:30 Readability: the ESV is easier to read
08:49 Reading levels from various authorities
09:52 The NKJV employs a more challenging vocabulary in Ecclesiastes and Hebrews
11:10 The ESV is easier to read in 1 Cor 4.12-13
12:02 The ESV is easier to read in 1 Cor 8.7-8
13:05 The ESV is easier to read in 2 Cor 11.12
13:56 The ESV is easier to read in Gal 4.17-18
14:16 The ESV is easier to understand in John 20.23
14:42 The ESV is easier to read in 1 Cor 1.4-7
15:19 The ESV is easier to read in Phil 1.6-7
16:09 The NKJV New Testament is more literal than the ESV New Testament
17:00 The translation continuum chart
17:24 1 Thess 4.4, 'vessel' or 'body'?
18:16 Romans 2.4, 'leads' or 'is meant to lead'?
18:47 1 Peter 1.13, 'gird up the loins of your mind' or 'preparing your minds for action'?
19:30 Romans 11.14, 'my flesh' or 'my fellow Jews'?
20:21 1 Cor 1.29, 'no flesh' or 'no human being'?
21:10 Romans 10.10, 'unto salvation' or 'is saved'?
22:16 Romans 7.2, 'the law of her husband' or 'the law of marriage'?
22:54 2 Cor 4.1, 'as we have received mercy' or 'the mercy of God'?
23:29 Gal 3.14, 'the promise of the Spirit' or 'the promised Spirit'?
24:00 Ephesians 4.22-24, 'old man' or 'old self'?
24:28 Colossians 3.5, 'your members which are on the earth' or 'what is earthly in you'?
24:57 2 Thess 3.12, 'eat their own bread' or 'earn their own living'?
25:33 1 Peter 4.18, 'where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?' or 'what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?'?
26:13 Revelation 11.8, 'spiritually' or 'symbolically'?
26:35 Ephesians 1.9-10, 'Himself/Christ' or 'Christ/him'?
27:11 1 Cor 11.10, 'authority' or 'a symbol of authority'?
27:45 Table of contents