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Mother's Day: Grandmother, Mother and Son (2 Timothy 1:5)

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Mother's Day: Grandmother, Mother and Son (2 Timothy 1:5)

James Beinke

One day four ministers stood talking and, as so often happens, the conversation soon drifted to shop talk. "I prefer the King James Version of Scripture," said one, "for its eloquent use of the English language." A second minister gave forth that no Bible could match the New American Standard for its faithfulness to the original Greek and Hebrew text. "That may well be," said the third, "but I prefer the New International Version for its contemporary language and easy readability." There was a thoughtful period of silence, and then the fourth minister said, "I like my mother's translation best."

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