Can someone suggest a good study Bible for me?

I'm a new Christian believer though i've been roughly familiar with the bible for a few years now. I want to find a good study bible, preferably of the NKJV. I picked up a NLT study bible and i'm enjoying it but I also want to explore others. Any suggestions?

Can someone suggest a good study Bible for me?
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I do see some confusion here between FORMAT and Bible VERSIONS. The Life Application Bible is a study Bible format. It has footnotes and charts and helpful explanations about the people in the Bible. The LAB comes in various translations such as NIV and NKJV.





Somebody mentioned the NWT. That is not a study Bible so it does not answer this question.





Dear Southern,





The first study Bible I got (1991) was The Life Application Bible.





The one I bought most recently (February 2008) was The MacArthur Study Bible. It was hard to decide between that one and The Apologetics Bible.





There are just so many excellent study Bibles on the market these days so I recommend going to a big book store like Barnes and Noble or else to a Christian book store and look through them to see what appeals to you. If you participate in a Bible study, just look around at the various Bibles other participants use. Ask them what they like or dislike about their study Bible.





I bought The Reformation Study Bible (ESV) because R.C. Sproul is the General Editor for it. I've been enjoying his program (Renewing Your Mind) on my Christian radio station for several years now.





All of the study Bibles I have complement each other so I don't think you can go wrong by picking one. When I look at study Bibles I check to see what the footnotes are for some of my favorite Bible verses, for example, John 1:1 and Psalm 23. I especially look at what they say on the book of Ruth. It is a small book, only 4 chapters, but I've found hundreds of pages of excellent material on those 4 chapters.





I bought The Archaeological Study Bible last year because it had Cultural and Historical Notes on things which I have not seen in my other study Bibles. The Maxwell Leadership Bible (NKJV) has articles pertaining to Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.








For His glory,


JOYfilled
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Great margin notes.
Reply:Life Application Bible





It comes in different versions. It is a WONDERFUL study Bible.
Reply:the key word bible is a good one and the new living peoples bible is great for just startingout i started on that one and it helped me understand alot God bless you
Reply:The New King King James is an excellent translation for a new believer. I have a Charles Stanley NKJV Life principles bible that I absolutely love. I also read out of a NKJV life application study bible by Tyndale which is also an excellent bible... both of them have excellent foot notes with the Tyndale going more in depth and detail explaining each chapter you just read .Charles Stanley's has a few less in the foot note area. You can check them both out in a book store and decide for yourself... hope that helped answer your question. God bless !
Reply:Nelson Study Bible, NKJV. It's EXCELLENT. Contains maps, inserts, and excellent commentary over every verse. Go to their site. It's great.


*-NKJV is the way to go. It contains the most accurate interpretations from the greek manuscripts but omits the th's. Trust me on this bud. Also, welcome to the family! If you have any questions, email me. All these people that say let the Holy Spirit speak to you, that's great, but you still could use some more insight. Trust me bud... it's great. Truth filled, apocrypha free!


----%26gt; the NIV's are okay, along with the other versions that translate into modern english, but I would not recommend them if you think you might want to go deep into the Bible, such as Prophecy.... or well... anything really. They just give you the basic idea. NKJV and KJV are they way to go. Not that NIV's are taboo or anything. Ya'll get me.
Reply:NIV is a pretty good one
Reply:Just read the bible.





Why do you need someone to tell you what God is trying to say to you?





Start with John 16, and then start from the beginning.
Reply:Doesn't matter. They'll all point you towards the same direction anyway.
Reply:Ive got the NRSV Life application...its grreat!
Reply:scofield study system is a tried and true one that has been around for a long time. the kjv is a little harder to read, but that will slow you down and make you think a little.....
Reply:New world Translation, It's the most accurate Bible in the world, the English version,is easy to read.
Reply:I don`t know the english best one but search for one being close to the translation from hebrew to your mothertongue.





ups, thought you meant which bible would be best to study. Just invite the holy spirit and read the bible with him.
Reply:there are many websites that offer bible study skills such as e-sword. Download the program there and download bible versions. They have definitions, the original meaning in the first language, verse comparison, verse memorizing methods, etc, etc
Reply:Its true that all bibles say the same thing. But its just a matter of translation. Its definitely easier to read something in a language you understand. God never meant for His Word the Bible to be hard to understand. The Bible has been preserved for years and years and has been translated in soo many different ways. The New World Translation is a modern language translation thats easy to read and study. I commend you for reaching out and finding truth in Gods word.
Reply:Stop studding and start LIVING.
Reply:Watch this and do a study:





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFx6B3Lww...
Reply:RSV-CE
Reply:I like the Thompson Study Bible, mine is a Reina Valera 1960 but Im sure it comes in the NKJV.