The Top 10 English Translations for Catholics

A brief video listing the top 10 most popular English translations of the Bible for Catholics. The results are based on a series of polls conducted at my YouTube channel in late October 2021.

This is the fourth in a series of Top 10 English Translation videos.

[bernie]

My favourite is the original Jerusalem Bible. It’s word choice is poetic and beautiful. I keep going to Ephesians 3:14: This then is what I pray, kneeling before the father…

[philipguzman]

I still have the Confraternity Bible given to me in high school (1965) and use it as my primary bible (after a rebind). . . Beautiful translations. . and, for me, great "staying power."

[rhwinner]

I really enjoy my New American Study Bible. It's the version I came into the church with, and it holds a lot of sentimental value to me. Next on the list would be the old Douay Rheims. I think it's a translation of the the vulgate, but I still enjoy it immensely. I also own a Jerusalem bible but I don't get to it much. I intend to in the future, but can't say whether or not I enjoy it. I would also like to try the Knox one of these days. I guess the Best bible is the one you'll read regularly, and for me that's the NAB! 😀

[Mauser_.]

Great video, and I learned a lot. God bless you 🙏

[pastorforthemaster]

Although I’m not Catholic, I find your reviews of Catholic bibles to be the ones that are the most intriguing to me. Have you done a video of your favorite Catholic bibles? Love your bibles reviews! Keep up the great work!!

[TradCath]

The New Catholic Bible, St Joseph edition is a new translation from the original texts done by a group of bible scholars under Fr Jude Winkler OFM, at the request of the Catholic Bishops conference of the Philippines . It has limited but adequate notes for daily use, so the volume remains portable.
It needs to be more widely known!

[DF_UniatePapist]

If more Catholics were familiar with the ESVCE in the way that they are familiar with the RSV, I think the ESVCE could easily have leapt into a strong second-place showing. In my opinion, it is a better, more faithful, and more conservative translation than the RSV, and I think that conservatism and orthodoxy are the prevailing mindset among Catholic viewers of this channel.

[cherylstevens]

Thank you for you top ten countdown. That was very interesting. I do agree with the first place. Will you be reviewing the Divine Mercy Catholic Bible. I bought one recently and love it. It doesn't have guilt edging which l like as it's easily damaged. I find it a very comfortable read and quite robust for a black leatheret cover. Thank you again for your top ten.

[CarolusMaria]

I’m a big of the NCB (New Catholic Bible) as it’s explicit in it’s intentions of being by and for Catholics. The footnotes are quite good and the translation itself is a great word for word translation more in line with something like the RSV, in that it still cares about poetic flow. It’s however not based on anything previous and is an entirely new translation!

[zc]

If your Bible absolutely has to have 'she' crushing the head of the serpent; Isaias prophesizing a 'virgin' to be with child; and Gabriel greeting Mary with 'hail' and 'full of grace' - then your only choice is the Douay. Knox is close, but he has maid instead of virgin, which seems like a nod to the ambivalent Hebrew text.

[Anthony]

Could you do a review of the baronius press pocket douay Rheims Bible

[albertritchot]

A much appreciated summary of Catholic Bibles. I do wonder why the Douay Rheims has maintained its status in position 1 or 2 in these recent years.

[HAL-sumz]

A sleeper bible: The Oxford-Cambridge "Revised English Bible" w/Deuterocanon (aka Apocrypha). Designed to be bias-free, it was revised with input from the Catholic Hierarchy in the various UK nations. I find it an excellent daily reader.

[GodGunsGutsandNRA]

Douay-Rheims would be my No. 1, my 2nd is the RSV2-CE, and 3rd is the ESV-CE. So I guess that makes me pretty average. However, the D. R. Is the one I read daily.

[ayetizzo]

Im a protestant, but i read the 1560 Geneva, 1611 King James Bible (With Apocrypha), 1966 RSVCE, 1995 NASB, and NIV. Im also interested in the Knox, DR, and NJB (or JB). i just prefer bibles that include the Deuterocanonical books despite my protestant background.

[Birdwatcher]

Hi Grant, thank you for this review! Here are the bibles used in Catholic Masses:
>> In the USA – the New American Bible (NAB). Though there is a newer version of the NAB (called the NAB-RE), the American Lectionary still uses a modified version of the NAB.
>> In Canada – the New Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition (NRSV-CE). Canada is the only country whose Lectionary uses a modified version of this translation.
>> In the rest of the English-speaking world – the Jerusalem Bible (JB), with the Grail Translation of the Psalms.

[michaelhaywood]

I use the CTS Translation. I think it is the same as the NJB. It is the version used at Mass in England and Wales, and I think, Scotland and Ireland.

[mehmeh]

I love your videos! Btw have you seen the New Catholic Bible (NCB) translation from Catholic Book Publishing? It is a newer translation that is a bit under the radar but it is on Bible Gateway and it seems to combine the best elements of many solid translations and has some lovely print editions. I would love to hear your thoughts.

[JoisonRaj_Joicy]

Could you make a video on the Christian Community Bible (Catholic) Pastoral Edition? Thank you.

[tonyn]

Do you have a video with your favorite translations? 🙂. I appreciate your opinions on translation and it would be great to see what your own opinions are. Thanks for the great videos. God bless