With all the discussions we have in here I've got real curious to hear what Bibles y'all have and use..... I've got three that I think are great and wouldn't trade them for anything.... One is The Nelson Study Bible NKJV-1997; Life in the Spirit Study Bible NIV-2003; Life Principles Study Bible Charles Stanley NKJV-2009....so what about y'all?
I have pretty much all of them because I do evangelism, apologetics, preaching, etc. I run into people who use other Bibles.
There are a few Bibles that no one knows about that I don't have because some of the translators on different translation committees made their own translations and it is very hard to get them today because no one cares enough about Bibles for there to be a market for them.
I use the King James because it is the only translation that had a revival which the reformation came out of and no one really uses the Geneva Bible today. The King James is a near literal Bible. It is really the only translation that I will trust and it is free to use unless you live in Britain.
The NIV is really a thought for thought translation.
The NASB is basically a post-tribulation translation which is why I don't use it but I have one.
I use the New Testament by Dr. Kenneth Weust who was a NASB translator.
I can also use the Amplified Bible which is wordy and helps people understand.
I own a Thompson Chain Reference Bible and a Key Word Study Bible by Spiros Zodhiates. My Key Word Study Bible also has an extensive dictionary in the back but it isn't complete.
I also carry a Kindle tablet to church. They have free wifi and I use Blueletterbible which lets me look up definitions and I can also use biblehub which offers me lots of translations and also commentaries.
I think the important thing is that you read your Bible and follow your Bible. Let's not lose sight of that.