Which is the correct version of the Bible, the Roman Catholic version, the Protestant version, or neither?

Question

Why?

Don't you get more for your money from the Roman Catholic version since it has more books in it?

Answer 1

try reading the king james version it will bless your life.  it will also give you the truth of jesus life and how he died for our sins.  

Answer 2

None.

Answer 3

I'd have to be a translator and see the original texts to tell you the answer for sure, but if it's more books you're after, try the Eastern Orthodox version - they have more than the Roman Catholic version.

Answer 4

The Catholic version is the correct one.  The founding father of Protestantism, Martin Luther, tampered with it and thus we have the Protestant bibles.

God bless.

Answer 5

They are all wrong.  

Answer 6

In first century Jerusalem there were at least four OT Canons in use by different Jewish Groups. There was the Canon of the Pharisees, the Sadducees, the Ethiopian Jews and the Diaspora/Essene Jews. Jesus and the disciples used the Septuagint which was the Canon of the Diaspora/Essenes. We know this because it is quoted in the New Testament. This Canon continued to be the Canon of Christians until after the Reformation and, in fact until about 200 years ago when the Protestants adopted a condensed version of the Canon eliminating the Deuterocanonicals from their Bibles. Even the AKJ originally contained the complete Christian Canon. It has been said by critics of Christ’s Church that the Deuterocanonicals were never believed to be inspired and just the opposite is true. The decision by Christians as to which books are inspired and useful for teaching was decided at the African Synods in the late fourth and early fifth century. There was never a question about their inspiration.

The OT Canon chosen by the Protestants is actually a Jewish Canon not chosen by the Jews until after the establishment of Christianity as a result of the spread of Christianity to slow the growth of the new group in Jerusalem after the fall of the Temple in 70AD. Until then as I said previously there were many Canons in use. The adoption of the Canon missing the Deuterocanonicals united the Jews against the Christians was decided in the Jewish Council of Jamnia because the Deuterocanonicals referred too strongly to the Messiah fulfilled in Christ.

Some Protestants will claim that only the Jews have the authority to choose Canon but the Church deferred that decision to Christ and the disciples and it is clear through biblical research, that the Septuagint is the Bible used by the first century Church and quoted in the NT Scriptures. The fact that Protestants choose to adopt the Canon that was approved by the same Jews that accused our Lord that resulted in His crucifixion suggests the source of this confusion as from the father of lies who led the Pharisees to accuse Christ and petition for His punishment. It is another way that Satan divides the body of Christ and separates the faithful denying Christ’s prayer that we all be one in Christ through His Church. The Christian Church has always used the Septuagint as Canon and never the truncated version of modernist Protestants.

Some Protestants erroneously believe that Catholics added to the Bible with the Deuterocanonicals but this shows an ignorance of their own history and the history of Christianity as witnessed by Christ’s Church. The facts are that the Protestants removed the Deuterocanonicals and even considered strongly to remove some of the NT books currently in use by Protestants and Catholics. Fr. Martin Luther was in favor of removing the book of James because it conflicted with His heretical man made doctrines of the “Solas”, Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide. The heretic Ulrich Zwingli wanted to remove the Gospel of John because of its teaching of the commandment to Eat Christ’s Body and drink His Blood which contradicted his view of a real absence of Christ instead of a real presence in the Eucharist. Even Fr. Martin Luther could not endorse such a departure from Scriptures and deny that Christ is truly and really present in the Eucharist in Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity.

In Christ

Fr. Joseph

Answer 7

Neither - its just a bunch of fairy tales.

Answer 8

Neither, The Torah is the correct version of the bible. It is not only the story of the Jewish nation, but also the law. The Torah is unchanging and cannot be abridged or re interpreted as more modern bibles can.

Answer 9

Neither

Answer 10

You should define correct. If you mean correct as in an accurate story, then neither.

Answer 11

My Catholic Bible has notes and references that reveal slight transliterations to conform to Roman doctrine. That corrections, however, all refer to the more correct King James translation.

But it is the Spirit that teaches us through God's Word, regardless of the translation. Be open to Him, and you will understand correctly.  

Answer 12

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Answer 13

Protestants have fully accepted each and every one of the 27 books that the Catholics selected for the New Testament over 1,500 years ago.

The difference in the Old Testaments actually goes back to the time before and during Christ’s life. At this time, there was no official Jewish canon of scripture.

The Jews in Egypt translated their choices of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek in the second century before Christ. This translation of 46 books, called the Septuagint, had wide use in the Roman world because most Jews lived far from Palestine in Greek cities. Many of these Jews spoke only Greek.

The early Christian Church was born into this world. The Church, with its bilingual Jews and more and more Greek-speaking Gentiles, used the books of the Septuagint as its Bible. Remember the early Christians were just writing the documents what would become the New Testament.

After the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem, with increasing persecution from the Romans and competition from the fledgling Christian Church, the Jewish leaders came together and declared its official canon of Scripture, eliminating seven books from the Septuagint.

The books removed were Tobit, Judith, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Wisdom (of Solomon), Sirach, and Baruch. Parts of existing books were also removed including Psalm 151 (from Psalms), parts of the Book of Esther, Susanna (from Daniel as chapter 13), and Bel and the Dragon (from Daniel as chapter 14).

The Christian Church filled with the Holy Spirit did not follow suit but kept all the books in the Septuagint. 46 + 27 = 73 Books total.

1500 years later, Protestants decided to keep the Catholic New Testament but change its Old Testament from the Catholic canon to the Jewish canon.

The books that were removed supported such things as

• Prayers for the dead (Tobit 12:12; 2 Maccabees 12:39-45)

• Purgatory (Wisdom 3:1-7)

• Intercession of saints in heaven (2 Maccabees 15:14)

• Intercession of angels (Tobit 12:12-15)

The books they dropped are sometimes called the Apocrypha.

Here is a Catholic Bible website: http://www.nccbuscc.org/nab/bible/

With love in Christ.

Answer 14

Being a Roman Catholic monk, I myself can say that they only correct version is the one that God Himself gave to the Inspired Authors. Although there may be differences in the language (and yes the number of books) in the Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox bibles the message is the same: Christ is Lord!

Regards,

Josemaria Rojas, OSB

Answer 15

The correct version is God's Version, not mans version, the one that is inspired by the Holy Spirit, (God, Jesus) One and the same. Look for him you obviously are in need of Him. Even if you make fun of him and mock him, he still loves you no matter what and that goes for atheists and skeptics as well. God Bless.

Answer 16

The KJV is straight and to the point.The Catholic bibles include dodgy books that mention nonsense like purgatory.They kept those books because they could use it to get money from the greiving to get their relative out of purgatory.Just because books at the time mentioned Jesus, does not mean they are scripture.

Answer 17

The Catholic scriptures,    Great answer Fr. Joseph!