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What would be the best version of the Bible to use on Nostr?

Since there's quite some overlap between Nostr, Bitcoin, the Jordan Peterson crowd and Christians, I see it as one of the ideal documents to demonstrate the potential of Highlighter. 

Just imagining reading it with the margin notes of nostr:nprofile1qqsf03c2gsmx5ef4c9zmxvlew04gdh7u94afnknp33qvv3c94kvwxgspz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3xamnwvaz7tmjv4kxz7tpvfkx2tn0wfnszymhwden5te0dehhxarj9cmrswpwdaexwnanw2j , nostr:nprofile1qqsrv28x54myet9txyz8fj0eckyx27vfca94aur333lxurjn52slwucprpmhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuumwdae8gtnnda3kjctvqyxhwumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmvqyfhwumn8ghj7m3j8yhxummnw3ezucm0d5wtx8x3 , nostr:nprofile1qqsyllq3h730s5t2az78c6lcyf6axk8ywpz5gcjshcksu4sjug2qs2qpp4mhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mqprfmhxue69uhkummnw3ezummjv9hxwetsd9kxctnyv4mqz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ehx7um5wghxyecjel6ek , @Gigi, nostr:nprofile1qqsvqdax397ls6lafh65jm98ugccny45we5f07ccl0gax3ay73ze7hsprfmhxue69uhkummnw3ezummjv9hxwetsd9kxctnyv4mqz8rhwden5te0dehhxarj94ex2mrp0yh8wmrkwvh8xurpvdjszythwden5te0dehhxarj9eex7cmtwvz2ke3z  etc right next to the text, damn. Sure gets me excited!

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 King James Version is a classic, but a bit outdated. American standard version is alright. I haven't heard of the others. They are all non mainstream versions  
 The DR is the first official English translation and should be very accurate. It's been awhile since I looked into it, but I've heard that the KJV does have translation issues baked in, such as the patron of the work has the word "tyrant" scrubbed for obvious reasons. 
 The more I learn, the more I would go with NRSV-CE. 
 Of the public domain options available the World English Bible might be the best modern English version available (though I don't use it myself). Here's an article I found online considering this question and they recommend the WEB:
https://inspiringtips.com/which-bible-versions-are-in-the-public-domain/

The article also discusses the New English Translation (NET) which is not public domain but can be used if it is not for compensation. It already comes with a lot of commentary notes which could be interesting. (I like this option myself):

"If you’re looking to reproduce and distribute an entire text of a bible version and charge money for it, you’re going to have to go with something in the public domain. However, if you’re not planning on being compensated for distribution, you can also check out one of my personal favorite translations: the New English Translation (NET). It’s a great translation, don’t get me wrong. But the real value of this version comes in the 60,932 translation notes, that comment on anything and everything, from detailed linguistic explanations, to cultural context of the scripture, to commentary-style interpretations, and so much more. It’s a fantastic resource for Bible readers everywhere, and it has probably the loosest copyright of other modern versions.

"You can copy, cite, and distribute the NET in full without any permission. The only caveat here is that you can’t charge money for it. So if you’re looking to create a Bible app or computer program, you can offer the NET as a free add-on. However, you can’t turn the NET text into a beautiful journaling Bible and sell it for a profit. There are a few other guidelines to follow, like how to attribute the text to the NET. If you’re interested, you can click here to read more about their copyright and distribution policy." 
 The original version, obviously. And have AI translate it to any language the user requires. 
 Biblegateway-like switching between translations, while having access to all margin notes, is indeed the goal. But starting with one can be implemented faster. Hence my question 😉. 

Although in the end, it's translations and we need something for that anyway. 

Now people like @Tony etc are publishing their guides in several languages, but it would be silly for the French plebs not to see the highlights of the Germans. 

Thanks for reprioritising that for me! 
 It is the first translation of the entire Canon and hasn't been touched in seventeen centuries, or however long 👌 Seems like a good basis. Readability may be limited 🤷 but that's what the other translations are for 👈 
 It also tells us how it was the fallen watchers who taught us about astronomy and other similar things that are to lead us astray 
 It is evident that Christ was well versed in the book of Enoch. I find it worth reading. I love that part where the angels are pleading with God to do something about the fallen watchers and he does nothing. The second that men make the same plea to God, the next verse is him telling Noah to build the ark because he is about to flood the earth to get rid of them. Our pleas to God are VERY important 
 It is also obvious that it's what you should be following, not the mangled bible.

Simon bar Giora is a historical person who was mixed in with the Jesus character in the books too. They made much use of this in Life of Brian, which was largely based on this person, who was well known by all the contemporary historians as a once loved, then hated Jewish revolutionary. The reason, also, why the Torah spews so much vitriol at him.

I haven't finished my first read through, but I strongly suspect that Enoch even has a vision that tells you the whole story of the last 2000 years, the 1000 years of Christianity, followed by 1000 years of satanism.

For me the most important thing is that the Angels, and their leader, were HUMANS, and the entire edifice of Judaism, Christianity and Islam are a form of cargo cult. I already saw pretty convincing arguments some time back that the majority of the Old Testament was related to a propaganda campaign to sell a war against Palestine.

It does not materially change anything. The "fictional" Jesus is based on one of the "Angels". For me, the sticking point came when I read Revelation 21, because the expression "Morning Star" means an archangel. As in, Gabriel, Uriel, Michael, the others, that I don't recall exactly. Gabriel was supposedly involved in the birth story, but since that's all in question to me, it is most likely false, since the birth and resurrection story are from Sun God mythology. Which is cult of kings stuff. And the Trinity, haha. Straight out of the story of Babylon.

The "Angels" who had the "War in Heaven" this war was about the exploitation of the more primitive humans, and the interbreeding with them that yielded extraordinarily tall and strong "giants". Yeah, like Goliath, even. It doesn't go as far back as the modern orthodoxy claims, but it goes further back than what people often believe, the 6000 years story. That actually clearly dates it as Sumerian/Phonecian, and is completely false as any kind of "literal" truth as is the belief of catholic and protestant christianity.

Anyhow, it's the most important book, because it is the oldest and it was censored by TPTB around 1700 years ago, so much so it only reappeared in the 19th century.

The best part though, is it makes the entire "Second Coming" thing a lot more concrete and meaningful to me, as also the "Bright and Morning Star" 

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+22&version=NIV

>16 “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you[a] this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”

The reason why this verse bothers me is that "Morning Star" is also found in several places in the Old Testament as referring to archangels, and THE Morning star, definite article, is supposedly the same individual called "The Serpent" in Genesis.

Cannot Compute.

For me this is the most glaring inconsistency of the Catholic curated Bible.

Clearly "Lucifer" is not Jesus. And clearly also, the verse is not literal because how can an individual be both the great grand-daddy AND the latest offspring of the Jewish royalty???

Did you know that the English royalty (and by extension the entire european royalty) are also, supposedly "offspring of David"?

Yeah. hm. I'm not worshipping that, I don't care what you say.

And Revelation 22:8-9:

 > 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 But he said to me, “Don’t do that! *I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets* and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!”

Is this not saying that a historically recorded MAN, is equal to an Angel? By the words of the Angel himself??? And this angel claims to have identity with Jesus.