Bibles
It’s the oldest book in the world and the first book ever printed, the Bible. And almost everyone on every continent has had some opportunity to read it. But if you’re choosing your first Bible or a new Bible the choices can be overwhelming.
If you’re attending a church that regularly refers you to open your Bible and read along with them, then I recommend purchasing a copy of the Bible version they are using. But even in this is the case, if the Bible they are using if difficult for you to follow, consider purchasing a pocket version for church. Then move onto a version that is accurate and easier to follow for home study.
So now what Bible do you get for at home use that will be easy enough to follow that you can actually learn from it? The most common Bible in use in protestant churches today is the New International Version. It is an easy to read, common language Bible. In more traditional protestant churches, the King James Version are used, this is an older translation, but considered very accurate. My personal favorite is the New American Standard. This is considered as accurate as the KJV but has the readability of the NIV.
In any version, I always recommend getting the concordance. This is where each page of the Bible is split in half and it breaks down each verse and gives a better explanation with some background so the verse can be understood in the perspective in which it was written.
