Bibles with the Apocrypha

John Shrewsbury said:

Which Bible translation do you recommend that contains the Apocrypha please?

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The New Revised Standard Version is most commonly used in the Episcopal Church.

However, there are others I'd recommend that contain the Apocrypha:

King James Version

English Standard Version

Good News Bible Catholic Edition

Before getting one of these translations, you will have to confirm that it is the version with the Apocrypha.

Most Anglicans/liturgical Protestants who read from the Apocrypha use the NRSV. Other editions with the apocrypha include the RSV, Good News, and even the ESV has an Apocrypha now. You may also want to consider the Catholic translation, the NABRE.

The NRSV w/ Apocrypha is my choice, & it's the one I've seen most commonly used in Episcopal churches I've visited.

The ESV, RSV, KJV, & a few others can be purchased with the Apocrypha.

NRSV and the RSV are excellent.

I have never seen the ESV translation, but I hear it is good or better.

You can find editions of the GNB with the Deuterocanon, and facsimiles of the 1611 KJV will include most of it (excluding, I believe, only Psalm 151). A Roman Catholic-auspices translation or version will include it interspersed in the OT, like the Septuagint and how the Church always read it, but won't have certain books (those commonly called "1st Esdras", "2nd Esdras", and the Prayer of Manasseh and Psalm 151, the former three found in the 1611 KJV and the two AVs before it).

I am still hoping the OT portion of the OSB will one day be finished. If it is, I would highly recommend purchasing it.

I use the ESVUK as my primary Bible and have an Oxford Study (NRSV) with Apocrypha for when I need it. I had no idea there was an ESV apocrypha now. I'll have to track it down. Any idea if they have it with the Anglicized ESV?

CanadianAnglican said:

I use the ESVUK as my primary Bible and have an Oxford Study (NRSV) with Apocrypha for when I need it. I had no idea there was an ESV apocrypha now. I'll have to track it down. Any idea if they have it with the Anglicized ESV?

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I'm guessing the last would be a vanishingly small market.

The New American (a 'catholic' translation, though I've yet to find a partisan translation decision in decades of study) is a great translation which has the deuterocanonicals (or 'apocrypha,' as you say). I particularly find it valuable because of all the explanatory footnotes. You can check it out for free on BibleGateway...

I would use the NABRE for the 38-book Old Testament (excluding Esther which was not found among the Dead Sea Scrolls and also excluding the Deuterocanonicals since there are better versions for Sirach and 1-2 Mc), the NRSV for Sirach (=Ecclesiasticus), the REB (Revised English Bible) for 1-2 Mc (there's a separate Apocrypha available if You search for REB Apocrypha, it has green hard covers and small print), and the 1971 RSV for the New Testament. I haven't found the latter printed as New Testament only, and if You order it make sure it's the Second Edition from 1971 and not anything else and definitely not the Catholic Edition as the Catholic Edition is closer to the original 1946 Edition. (But if You absolutely must have a New Testament -only, order the RSV 2nd Catholic Edition which is only a few years old (but still still based on the 1946 Edition, it has revised language though if You prefer that. If You order from the publisher Ignatius make sure it's not the older Catholic Edition from the '60s!) (I would NOT use the NABRE for the New Testament!) A benefit with the RSV New Testament is that it's fully supported, there's for example a Reverse Interlinear which can be purchased separately (that Bible Study software doesn't provide many separate Reverse Interlinears): Reverse Interlinear of RSV New Testament. The Reverse Interlinear is supported by the community on http://Faithlife.com , ask me if You want links to groups to join where You can for example get grammatical highlightings for it! Many, a large part of, tools and books are based on the 1971 RSV New Testament.
If You want a commentary, I would recommend to order: Fortress Commentary on the Bible (2 vols.) ... while it's still in prepub for $50.95. That is tremendously much better than any of the existing Study Bibles:

JohnChrysostom said:

The New American (a 'catholic' translation, though I've yet to find a partisan translation decision in decades of study) is a great translation which has the deuterocanonicals (or 'apocrypha,' as you say). I particularly find it valuable because of all the explanatory footnotes.

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If You want to know even more specifically which version to use for which part of or book of the Bible or in some cases even for which verse, don't hesitate to contact me and I'll tell You which conclusions I've reached! I've been interested in different English Bible versions for a decade.