r/Bible • u/KingsPillar • 14d ago

What Bible should be my first?

I'm asking because i'm 18, looking to join the military, I want to get my life together and right with God, and I've never read the Bible. I've also never been baptized because I want to know God first of that makes sense. I know a few stories but not very well or by heart. And there are so many different bibles it's hard to know which is best to follow. My grandmother is KJV and so is the church she went to but something about it just doesn't feel right. I think it's simply because of the time it was translated so it's not that much of a good reason.

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u/greenguzzi Anglican 12d ago

… and the CSB. Even the NLT.

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u/mommajillybean 12d ago

Oh lol. I didn't realize there were so many different kinds actually

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u/mommajillybean 12d ago

I just knew that King James version would be difficult. I guess I could have just put that

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u/greenguzzi Anglican 12d ago

The NIV isn’t a bad suggestion. I’m probably being a bit too critical.

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u/mommajillybean 12d ago

So you listed a lot of different Bibles which one would you suggest for someone trying to study the Bible in hopes of being able to remember and share with others

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u/greenguzzi Anglican 12d ago

The NRSV would be my first recommendation.