Which Bible should I take?

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Hello.
It’s been two weeks already since I posted about my will to learn more about Christianity and I learned a lot of things from your advices. I’m really thankful for your help.
But I have an other question today.

I went to a bookstore and I asked for a Bible. But I didn’t know what to answer when the seller asked me “Which one ?” and told me about like 6 different versions without clear explanations.
So, my question is: What are the differences between the multiple Bibles and which one should I choose ?
Thank you in advance for your help, I really appreciate it ^^
 
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Buy your Bible from a Catholic source and all versions will be good options.

Pick a few passages and read them in each version. This may help you to decide.
 
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The Catholic church has no official Bibles per say, but they do standardize the bible used during church readings. A few years ago the US were using the New American Bible, in Canada they used The New Revised Standard version (Catholic edition) while in the UK they used the New Jerusalem Bible. Any of these three would be fine. The are also easier-to-read english bibles … I am not sure if this information is still true (about which bible being used) but it was the case a few years ago.

Here is a good link on that subject:

https://aleteia.org/2019/01/07/what-is-the-best-edition-of-the-bible-for-catholics/
 
Protestant bibles (since the 1500s) have generally had seven books of Old Testament scripture relegated to the back of the book, or perhaps between the Old and New Testaments. Since the 1800s, those seven books have normally been deleted altogether. Printing costs was the supposed reason given. They are considered to be “apocrypha” or not-inspired by God - yet, no Protestant “authority” ever made official declaration of that fact.

In truth there was never any Protestant authority to meddle with Sacred Scripture. Most, if not all refer to Martin Luther’s dislike for those seven books. OK, fine. But, by what authority did he declare them not inspired by God? His own and no other. He left them in his bible, but segregated them, feeling that they were good for reading, but not the word of God.

As a result Protestant bibles generally have only 66 books, whereas Catholic bibles have the full 73 books. In those missing 7 books are some of the most amazing and edifying reading the entire book.

Get a Catholic bible. Most here will recommend the Revised Standard Version - Second Catholic Edition, and you will be well served by it.
 
DO NOT GET THE KING JAMES! I highly recommend the revised american bible.
 
If you’re interested in an “easy-to-read” Bible, I’d recommend the new New Living Translation, available through Amazon. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have study notes or sidebars for clarifications.
 
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If you’re interested in an “easy-to-read” Bible, I’d recommend the new New Living Translation, available through Amazon. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have study notes or sidebars for clarifications.
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“Catholic Edition” It’s not bad, being somewhat more formal than the rather loose Catholic Living Bible. Although, I do prefer the Deuterocanon in the Catholic Living Bible, as those translations were provided to publisher Tyndale by Our Sunday Visitor.
 
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