Top 10 Bibles

Are you in the market to purchase a new Bible, but not sure which one is right for you? With hundreds of Bibles to choose from, the decision may seem overwhelming. Here are a few suggesions to consider from my top picks.

1) The Life Application Study Bible

The Life Application Bible was created for the reader who wants to answer the Question, “What does God’s Word mean for my life today?” This edition is full of features that will help you understand the timeless lessons of the Bible, including application notes, character studies, maps and charts, detailed book introductions, and more. The Life Application Study Bible is a rich resource to help you live out your faith in practical ways.


2) The Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

The Chain-Reference? System is found only in Thompson? Bibles. It is the most helpful study tool ever assembled. Every important verse of the New and Old Testaments has been analyzed into topics which help to open up the meaning of the verses and stimulates Bible study. Start with any verse of Scripture and follow thousands of topics all the way through your Bible.
Forward Chain-Reference?. These chain links are found on every page of your Thompson? Bible. They will lead you to the next Scripture verse in the chain, helping you follow any topic from Genesis through Revelation.

New Topics. These marginal references direct you to a new topic in this verse. You simply go to the Index of Topics you'll find a wealth of information and the first place in Scripture to begin the 'chain' for this topic.

Better than a Concordance. You'll find related topics not mentioned by word in the Bible Text. This helps you to expand the scope of your study in a way that goes beyond what a complete concordance can do.

Analysis of Each Chapter. Each Chapter of your Bible has been thoroughly analyzed into the main divisions and printed in bold-face type, presenting a digest of the teachings of the Chapter.


3) The Audio Bible Dramatized CD

4) The Message Bible

It seems that over that last 65 years, there appear popular Bible paraphrases in common colloquial english for each successive generation. Three notable predecessors are J. B. Phillips' paraphrase, The American Bible Society's Good News for Modern Man (a.k.a Today's English Version) and Ken Taylor's The Living Bible. Now comes Eugene Peterson with his increasingly popular paraphrase, The Message. I see it becoming to the Bible reading generations of this part of the 21st century what earlier paraphrases were for Bible readers in their time. Each of the noted predecessors came from a need to reach out to a jaded and cynical generation. In each of these generations some found it difficult to see biblical relevance to their lives and a broken world because, for them, the english in the translation lacked cultural relevance. For many of them, God's Holy Spirit working through these paraphrases bridged a cultural gap with the gospel and many came into God's kingdom as a result. The Message follows in this same origin. Now, more than ever, it is getting harder and harder in an increasingly reletivistic culture to bridge the culture gap with the gospel. It is increasingly evident that, just like earlier paraphrases in times past, Eugene Peterson's The Message is fulfilling that role today. This paraphrase will likely have controversies just like its predecessors. I'm sure others will discuss them in detail. Nevertheless, Jesus and the New Testament writers quoted, sometimes loosely, from the Septuagint, a Greek translation/paraphrase of the Hebrew Old Testament in common use in Jesus' day. As with all paraphrases, their purpose was to clearly communicate to a given audience. Whilst this does not endorse any of these paraphrases, it does give clear examples of their use by Jesus and other Bible writers.


5) The Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible


Now Bible students can unlock the extensive vocabulary and elaborate structure of the Greek language with this excellent study Bible. This revolutionary product uncovers the meaning of the original Greek and Hebrew text by indicating Strong's Concordance numbers and by providing codes for Dr. Zodhiates' Exegetical Notes and Lexical Aids sections.

Also includes full color maps, red letter and center column reference.


6) The Amplified Bible

7) The Starting Point Study Bible

8) The Sonrise Devotional Daily Bible


A year of morning and evening devotions. A unique read through the Bible in one year format with a daily devotion for each morning and each evening. Begin and end your day with the Scriptures!



9) The Comparative Study Bible

10) The Faith in Action Study Bible