Comments on BiblePlaces Blog: "You my boy!"

Very interesting! My mother said that it is simila...

2009-05-24T22:09:34.112-05:00

Very interesting! My mother said that it is similar to the way older people used to speak in the rural Southern town she grew up in.

-Lili

Now that's what I calls good preachin'! I'ma thin...

2007-06-08T23:47:00.000-05:00

Now that's what I calls good preachin'! I'ma thinkin' I'd buy me a whole Bible fulla their special way of sayin' things!

KJV: "In the beginning God..."

NIV: "In the beginning God..."

NLT: "In the beginning God..."

ASV: "In the beginning God..."

AMP: "In the beginning God..."

CEV: "In the beginning God..."

Hawaii Pidgin: "Way back wen--you know wat? God..."

That is hilarious! Sounds like ebonics or somethi...

2007-06-05T01:31:00.000-05:00

That is hilarious! Sounds like ebonics or something...

"...an I stay good inside cuz a you!"I was blessed...

2007-06-03T15:53:00.000-05:00

"...an I stay good inside cuz a you!"
I was blessed by this reminder of the Father's love for his Son...I think hearing it in slightly different words has a huge impact on me. Thank you, Todd.

Reminds me of Doric (a dialect similar to English ...

2007-06-03T15:49:00.000-05:00

Reminds me of Doric (a dialect similar to English which people still speak in the rural communities here in Northern Scotland). A word of advice from personal experience: Don't use the words "slang" or "bad English" when trying to describe the language to someone who actually speaks it. Thy don tak a likin' to it!

-Benj