What's the best bible

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In terms of the scripture part of the Didache, it’s not any different from the normal Ignatius Press Bible NRSV-2CE? Is it the Ignatius Bible and more (Comments from Catechism)?
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Right. (Although, the Ignatius Bible is the RSV-2CE, not the NRSV-2CE.)

The regular text from the Ignatius Bible is on the top part of the page with the additional commentary from the Catechism on the bottom portion of the page. The Didache Bible does not include the footnotes from the Ignatius Bible, but the Ignatius Bible doesn’t include very many footnotes to begin with, so it’s not missing much. All the cross-references are retained in both.
 
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Right. (Although, the Ignatius Bible is the RSV-2CE, not the NRSV-2CE.)

The regular text from the Ignatius Bible is on the top part of the page with the additional commentary from the Catechism on the bottom portion of the page. The Didache Bible does not include the footnotes from the Ignatius Bible, but the Ignatius Bible doesn’t include very many footnotes to begin with, so it’s not missing much. All the cross-references are retained in both.
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Ah yeah my mistake. I just read about the difference, and I’ll certainly make sure to stick with the RSV instead of the “New” one.
 
I got a RSV compact Bible the one thing is the cover was put on upside down
 
Oxford Annotated is my favorite! Reading the footnotes is like shining an x-ray vision light on the Bible to bring more clarity to it.

NIV doesn’t include the apocrypha, correct?
 
I use mostly (though, not exclusively) the Revised Standard Version, 2nd Catholic Edition, for my English Bible.
 
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The best Bible is one that is read often and looks worn through much usage.
 
It is basically a subjective matter. I have a Bible app (called the “You Version”) on my phone and tablet that has many bible versions. Most of the devotional texts and Bible Plans are geared to Protestants but the NABRE, NRSV, Catholic Public Domain, Douay 1752, (I cant recall if the Jerusalem Bible is there) versions are all represented. The app remembers the last five bible versions you’ve read. The app has the capability of taking notes, bookmarking passages and creating scriptural images. When bookmarking and images one is able to compare versions. There is an app for phone and tablets geared to Catholics called Laudate it has everything a Catholic could ask for: Daily readings, Saints of the Day, Prayers, The Rosary, Latin Mass, Liturgy of the hours, and much more. Without having to buy various bibles to find the one that you would like both these apps provide bible versions and extras I find convenient. Both these apps are free.
 
The ESV is my favourite, so I would highly recommend it. It recognizes that Paul is using two Greek words in [1 Corinthians 6] to refer to both the active and passive partners of homosexual sex. For that reason, the ESV translators rendered those two Greek words as simply “men who practice homosexuality”. Other than that, I would recommend the KJV. It’s got a charming, poetic feel to it. I’m currently reading through the KJV and I love it.
 
Some more points to consider:

For at least one copy of NABRE, there is an imprimatur for the commentaries, glossaries, etc.

About the reading level, it is possible that the ave. reading level for the U.S. population is at the seventh or eighth grade, which makes NABRE and others practical. Similar might apply to this translation and others used in countries where English is a second language.

Third, one should probably consider translations with updated translations given new scholarship. That includes NABRE and NRSV.

Finally, some use of gender inclusivity might make sense given historical points. For example, the NABRE notes for Lv 1:2 mention that although laws may use a male reference, women were also required to follow them.
 
@Sean There is no better English language Bible than the Douay Rheims Haydock Bible.
 
I’d probably stick with DR. The Bible I got from RCIA (NAB) is, well, meh.

As an attorney, I live by words and word choices. I don’t like the translation in the NAB.

The RSV seems better to me.

I should track down a copy of the Vulgate.
 
Any bible granted the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur is the best bible. These stamps of approval on the book mean it’s free from any doctrinal errors and has been given ecclesiastical permission to be published. Not all bibles have these stamps.
 
Thats usually a baseline I never buy a bible that does not have those stamps.
 
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