What Bible does the Usccb use?

According to a press backgrounder released by the USCCB, the New American Bible Revised Edition "reflects the original meaning of the texts.
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What version of the Bible is used in Catholic Mass?

U.S. Catholic Church Rolls Out New Bible Translation The New American Bible, Revised Edition is the first new Catholic Bible in 40 years. The new version updates many Old Testament passages based on newly translated manuscripts discovered in the past 50 years.
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Do Catholics use the King James Bible?

The King James Bible for Catholics is not a “Catholic edition” of the KJV, “but rather the KJV for Catholic readers … suitable for study, whether by individuals or in groups.”
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What is the NAB version of the Bible?

The NABRE is a significant update to the New American Bible (NAB), first published in 1970 by the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD). As a Catholic-originated translation, the NABRE includes the complete Catholic Bible canon, including the seven Old Testament deuterocanonical books.
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Is the NAB Bible a good version?

The NAB is one of the best committee versions available, Protestant or Catholic. I'm a Protestant and I read the New Testament in the original Greek and find the NAB, particularly this last revised edition, as one of the more accurate versions available.
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Why Catholics Use Scripture and Tradition



Is the NASB reliable?

The NASB claims to be reliable and faithful to the original languages. It includes printing of verses as individual units (although more recent editions are available in paragraph format).
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What religion uses King James Bible?

Five large denominations of Christianity — Baptist, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, Latter-day Saints and Pentecostal — use the KJV today.
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Why is the Catholic Bible different?

The Differences

In short, Catholics have 46 books, while Protestants have 39. Thus, Catholics have seven more books and also some additions within shared books: Tobit, Judith, Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus / Sirach / Ben Sira, 1–2 Maccabees, Baruch, and the additions to Daniel and Esther.
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Which Holy Bible should you read?

For many people, the New Living Translation (NLT) is the easiest version of the Bible to read because it uses normal modern English. It is an accurate thought-for-thought translation of the original languages of the Bible and is widely accepted.
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What is the official Bible of the Catholic Church?

Translation Background

The New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE) is a Bible translation approved for use by the Catholic Church, receiving the imprimatur of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1991.
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Is the NLT Bible Catholic?

The NLT Catholic Edition (NLTCE) was granted an imprimatur by Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Archbishop of Bombay and President of the Council of Catholic Bishops of India. It was later released in North America as the Catholic Holy Bible Reader's Edition on October 17, 2017.
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Why are the Psalms different in the Douay-Rheims?

Different Psalm numbering

Those who come to the Douay-Rheims Bible from other versions including modern Catholic translations will notice the Psalm numbers don't match. That's because the numbering system comes from the Greek Septuagint rather than the Hebrew Masoretic text.
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What is the Textus receptus based on?

In Christianity, the term Textus Receptus (Latin for "received text") refers to all printed editions of the Greek New Testament from Erasmus' Novum Instrumentum omne (1516) to the 1633 Elzevir edition. It was the most commonly used text type for Protestant denominations.
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Who translated the Douay Bible?

The first Catholic Bible in English was known as the Douay‐Rheims Version. The New Testament was published at Rheims, France, in 1582 and the Old Testament at Douay, France, in 1609. It was revised in 1750 by Bishop Challoner, Vicar Apostolic of the London, District.
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What books does the Catholic Bible have that others don t?

Did you know that the Catholic Bible contains seven books that are not included in the Protestant Bible? These special books of the Bible—Sirach, Wisdom, Tobit, 1 Maccabees, Judith, additions to Daniel, and Esther—contain harrowing stories of family, resurrection, and prayer.
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What books are not in the Catholic Bible?

List of deuterocanonicals
  • Tobit.
  • Judith.
  • Baruch.
  • Sirach.
  • 1 Maccabees.
  • 2 Maccabees.
  • Wisdom.
  • Additions to Esther, Daniel, and Baruch: Esther: Fulfillment of Mordecai's Dream (Esther 10:4–13) Interpretation of Mordecai's Dream (Vulgate Esther 11) Conspiracy of the Two Eunuchs (Vulgate Esther 12)
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What church uses NKJV?

The NKJV is the basis for the Orthodox Study Bible. The New Testament is largely the same, being based on the Textus Receptus (which the Eastern Orthodox consider most reliable).
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Which version of the Bible is closest to the original text?

The New American Standard Bible is a literal translation from the original texts, well suited to study because of its accurate rendering of the source texts. It follows the style of the King James Version but uses modern English for words that have fallen out of use or changed their meanings.
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What Bible is used by Baptists?

Southern Baptists have long defended literal approaches to the Bible, but their recent translation of the Good Book might have them switching sides. Last fall, the publishing arm of the 15-million member Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) released the Christian Standard Bible (CSB).
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What verses are missing from the NASB Bible?

The sixteen omitted verses
  • (1) Matthew 17:21.
  • (2) Matthew 18:11.
  • (3) Matthew 23:14.
  • (4) Mark 7:16.
  • (5 & 6) Mark 9:44 & 9:46.
  • (7) Mark 11:26.
  • (8) Mark 15:28.
  • (9) Luke 17:36.
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What is the most authentic Bible?

Even now, more than four centuries after its publication, the King James Bible (a.k.a. the King James Version, or simply the Authorized Version) remains the most famous Bible translation in history—and one of the most printed books ever.
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Which is best Bible version?

Through 29 December 2012, the top five best selling translations (based on both dollar and unit sales) were as follows:
  • New International Version.
  • King James Version.
  • New Living Translation.
  • New King James Version.
  • English Standard Version.
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Is the Jerusalem Bible a Catholic Bible?

The Jerusalem Bible was the first widely-accepted Roman Catholic English translation of the Bible since the Douay–Rheims Version of the 17th century. It has also been widely praised for an overall very high level of scholarship, and is widely admired and sometimes used by liberal and moderate Protestants.
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Is the New American Bible a study Bible?

It is an excellent and accurate translation with outstanding study notes. The opening pages give explanations as to each book of the bible, there are maps at the back with a good concordance. Here and there it refers to the original Greek or Hebrew and other occasions when that word was used for further study.
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