Then go look up the verses in the NIrV or the New Century Bible?
KJV King James Version Published in 1611, using 17th century vocabulary and sentence structure. Lots of reference materials. 12th grade reading level.
NIV New International Version The best selling translation, highly accurate, translated by meaning rather than word-for-word, 7th grade reading level. Lots of study/devotional versions and reference material available. Written in paragraphs. Translated by over 100 scholars from every denomination.
NIrV New International Readers Version A simplified version of the NIV, intended for Children. 3rd grade reading level. Uses simple short words and sentences.
NASB New American Standard Bible Formal translation, literal word-for-word, but easier to read than KJV. 11th grade reading level.
New Century Bible Highly understandable 3rd grade reading level
Amplified Popular translation created to understand the hidden meaning of Greek and Hebrew words. Word for word translation with amplification of word meaning. Brackets and parenthesis make reading choppy.
NKJV New King James Version A modern language update of the KJV. The language is modern but the sentence structure is choppy, being an almost word-for-word KJV update. 9th grade reading level.
NRSV New Revised Standard Version Balanced between word-for-word and meaning translation, has a 10th grade reading level.
NLT New Living Translation Translation based on the meaning of the original, instead or word-for-word. 6th grade reading level.
TEV Today's English Version Very simple, readable version, using a limited vocabulary. 7th grade reading level.