Jimmy Akin - Which Bible translation should I read?

Jimmy Akin gives advice to a caller on which translation of the Bible she should use for study.

Jimmy Akin is an internationally known author and speaker. As the senior apologist at Catholic Answers, he has more than twenty years of experiencing defending and explaining the Faith.

Jimmy is a convert to the Faith and has an extensive background in the Bible, theology, the Church Fathers, philosophy, canon law, and liturgy.

[TruthLivesNow]

I am not Catholic, however, my wife loves the Catholic New American Bible, and the Catholic New Jerusalem Bible. We collect versions. The New International Version is one of the easiest to read, and some are Catholic approved. Yes, I have a book on Communion by Cardinal Ratzinger also...

[ryanscott]

The Knox Bible is my personal favorite, more for the beauty of the language than anything else.

[JesusPedroza]

I love my Douay-Rheims Bible from Baronius Press. Also the NSRV-Catholic Edition is pretty straight forward if you don't mind the inclusive language, we used that for theology class in high school.

[SHONNER]

New American Bible with red-lettered text for Catholics is the one I like.

[bertmccollum]

What does Jimmy have against the NABRE which, of course, is the "official" English version read from the pulpit at every Mass?

[Cuinn]

I used to read "Good News for Modern Man" when I was a teen. It helped me to become a genuine Christian. I did not have a denomination yet.

[antaine]

I've found the New American Bible to have easily digestible language without being "squishy."

[mariofsantana]

Today's English Version, Second Edition, American Bible Society

[zackphoenixseth]

Guys please help me how to choose between Ignatius or the William Barclay Bible Study?

[huskyfaninmass]

I hear the Skeptic's Annotated Bible is really good.