Bible Version reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 335 Reddit reviews across 16 subreddits and 36 posts to rank the best Bible Version brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Bible, r/Christianity, r/TrueChristian, r/Episcopalian, r/atheism. Top-rated brands include Bible (4.1/5), Orthodox Study Bible (4.8/5), New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha (NRSV) (4.7/5).
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Reviews335
Subreddits16
Posts36
Brands35
Products71
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#1
Bible
4.1
(293)
"My personal favorite is the ESV."
"ESV and the NKJV are my two favorites."
"ESV and the NKJV are my two favorites."
"Nasb 95 is most accurate."
"The Ignatius Catholic study Bible is excellent."
"I recommend the Douay Rheims Bible if you're a fan of the KJV."
"NLT 100%. First translation I read, it makes the contents easy to follow/understand and simplifies the English."
"NLT is what I started with and I was so excited when I got my first Bible."
"I would love to recommend: The Contemporary English Version (CEV) Bible. It's one of the easiest English Bibles to read."
"Accuracy of translation? I land on NASB for that."
#2
Orthodox Study Bible
4.8
(5)
"I would suggest, Orthodox Study Bible (OSB)."
"The Orthodox Study Bible is so good, I use it to prepare sermons for youth meetings."
"I second this. I'm not Orthodox but I have an Orthodox Study Bible."
"After reading various translations over the past 30 years I recently got an Orthodox Study Bible."
"I like the Orthodox Study Bible (OSB)"
#3
New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha (NRSV)
4.7
(3)
"The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: New Revised Standard Version."
"I like the NRSV the most. It's not pretty but it's easy to read and understand. And the Annotations are excellent at explaining background to what's going on."
"NRSV - I bought the New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha quite recently."
#4
Society of Biblical Literature
5.0
(2)
"I second the SBL study Bible."
"SBL Study Bible is good, used the NRSVue translation, lots of helpful notes, maps, and essays."
#5
New Oxford Annotated Bible
4.5
(2)
"For Bible study, the New Oxford Annotated."
"I’ve got “The New Oxford Annotated Bible.” Augmented 3rd edition."
#6
NRSV
5.0
(1)
"NRSV, especially the new Updated Edition. The SBL NRSVue is great."
#7
Willis Barnstone
5.0
(1)
"The Restored New Testament translated by Willis Barnstone. It has all the New Testament books but includes the Gospels of Thomas, Mary, and Judas."
#8
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
5.0
(1)
"Strong's Exhaustive Concordance so you can get the true meaning of each verse by knowing the original words and their meanings."
#9
Oxford Annotated Bible
5.0
(1)
"You want a good academic study bible. I use the Oxford Annotated Bible."
#10
Oxford Annotated New Revised Standard Version Bible
5.0
(1)
"I personally go with Oxford Annotated New Revised Standard Version and New American Standard Bible."
#11
Ignatius Catholic Study Bible
5.0
(1)
"I would suggest, Ignatius Catholic Study Bible (ICSB)."
#12
The Great Adventure Catholic Bible
5.0
(1)
"I recommend The Great Adventure Catholic Bible; it was designed to help beginners understand God's plan of salvation."
#13
MacArthur Study Bible
5.0
(1)
"It's great that you're seeking! I commend the MacArthur Study Bible."
#14
Oxford Annotated NRSV with Apocrypha
5.0
(1)
"It’s hard to go wrong with the (new) Oxford Annotated NRSV with Apocrypha."
#15
Oxford Annotated Study Bible
5.0
(1)
"I particularly like the Oxford Annotated Study Bible, which is a Study Bible using the NRSV."
#16
Jewish Study Bible
5.0
(1)
"My study go to are a trio of books: The Jewish Study Bible, The Jewish Annotated New Testament, and The Jewish Annotated Apocrypha."
#17
New Oxford Annotated Study Bible
5.0
(1)
"Daily reading: NRSV (w/Apocrypha) - I'm particularly fond of the *New Oxford Annotated Study Bible*."
#18
The Companion Bible by E. W. Bullinger
5.0
(1)
"The Companion Bible by E. W. Bullinger is a good Bible to study with. It is an in-depth study Bible with marginal notes and includes 198 appendixes."
#19
Lockman Foundation
4.0
(1)
"For many people the NRSVue would be first choice (like the SBL Study Bible). But, for others, it would be the Lockman Foundation (NASB, up to 1995, then LSB for 2021)."
#20
Concordia Publishing House
4.0
(1)
"The Lutheran Study Bible published by Concordia Publishing House."
#21
Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV)
4.0
(1)
"Lutheran translations: Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV; independent translation project but translators and staff come from WELS and ELS)"
#22
God's Word Translation (GW)
4.0
(1)
"God's Word Translation (GW; affiliated with the LCMS)"
#23
Golden Children’s Bible
4.0
(1)
"You should read “The Golden Children’s Bible”."
#24
Reformation Study Bible
4.0
(1)
"Reformation Study Bible is what I’ve got sitting around. It definitely has theological notes, but they are boxed off so it’s not part of the text or anything."
#25
Polari Bible
4.0
(1)
"The Polari Bible is the most fun, since it was made by The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence in Polari."
#26
Dakes Annotated Bible
4.0
(1)
"Back when I was in the faith I studied from the Dakes annotated Bible. It has tons of references on each verse."
#27
Skeptic's Annotated Bible
4.0
(1)
"Skeptic's Annotated Bible."
#28
Douay-Rheims Bible
4.0
(1)
"I recommend the Douay-Rheims if you like older english."
#29
David Bentley Hart's translation of the New Testament
4.0
(1)
"David Bentley Hart's translation of the New Testament."
#30
World Messianic Bible
4.0
(1)
"I've been liking the World Messianic Bible."
#31
Revised New Jerusalem Bible
4.0
(1)
"The Revised New Jerusalem Bible and Robert Alter’s translation of the TaNaKh for beauty of poetry."
#32
New Jerusalem Translation
4.0
(1)
"New Jerusalem translation as being a good option for people who want something based on solid scholarship, easy to read, and with a literary style."
#33
Cambridge Bible
4.0
(1)
"Cambridge makes and excellent black print bible its pricey but well crafted."
#34
Word On Fire
4.0
(1)
"The Word On Fire Bible is pretty good, especially because it has notes and what not so you can find where passages reference other books in the Bible."
#35
Best God Damned Version
3.0
(1)
"I think the Best God Damned Version of the Bible."
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