For those who study Greek New Testament, this book can be a good one for vocabulary and translation improvement. The translation of the author is a little bit different from that of NRSB. In comparison of the two translation, we can draw something interesting and useful for our studies.

However, once we acquire Greek vocabularies large enough to read New Testament, a Greek one - not this interlinear one- may be a better choice.

I have four interlinear Greek NT's, and this one is the most handy. The English words translated in this book are not as literal as some other interlinear's (i.e. McReynolds or Marshall) but they are much more readable/understadable.

This is a great sized book, a nice small, compact hardcover, that is great for "quick reference".

If your looking for a more literal translation of the greek, go with McReynold's interlinear (which also has Strong's number written above every greek word, and a great word study in the back). But if your looking for a good quick reference, that is understandable and readable, this is your book.

I would recommend getting BOTH this and McReynold's interlinear. Almost every other greek word, McReynold's and Comfort will choose a different English translation of that word. (McReynold's more literal/Comfort more understandable)....If your not very sharp in greek, it's nice to see how both authors choose to translate each word, and then compare that to how NASB/NAB/NIV, etc. chose to translate the word.

Both Comfort and McReynolds use the same Greek Text (UBS3/4) --- Whereas Marshall uses the NA-21 and Zane Hodges interlinear uses the Byzantine (KJV) text.

If you study several different Bible versions and compare word choice and word order between NIV/NASB/NRSV, etc., and want to check the greek to see what is the actual word order, definitly get this interlinear. If you want a more detailed and literal study of the greek, go with McReynold's.

I highly prefer these two over Marshall's are Zane Hodges interlinears.

Eric

I use and like this book much more than I expected to. The interlinear translation is quirky sometimes, not always exact or consistent or as literal as an interlinear should be, and if I didn't know Greek at all I'd never know. But there aren't many of those mistakes. 99% of the time it's fine, far more literal and exact than even the NASB.

The biggest surprise for me is the NRSV translation that runs in the margin, alongside the interlinear. Knowing the RSV's reputation as a liberal, ecumenical translation, I expected to discount it, but I've been converted. I find that it's often more literal and conservative than the NASB, especially with the NRSV's excellent footnotes. I never will like the NRSV's "wind from God" in Genesis 1:2, but that's irrelevant here. I haven't found anything correspondingly weird in the NT. (I know wind and Spirit are the same word in Hebrew (and Greek)--that's not the point.) Anyway, I'm glad to have another good translation to consult.

There's a lot of powerful information in this book, in a very manageable size and at a reasonable cost. I like it.