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Contemporary English Version Copyright © 1995 by American Bible Society.  Used by permission. — JEP

 

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Recommendation: 

Unless you have some specific reason for excluding deutero-canonical texts from your bible, I recommend only the following editions:
  Edition Binding Color Font Size Thumb Index Edging Concordance Price*
Shop PB Blue ? no none no $12.99
Shop CD N/A N/A N/A N/A ? $13.49
Shop Your Young Christian's First Bible HC Color 8 no none no $19.99
Shop CEV/TLA Bilingual Bible w. Deuterocanonicals IL Burgundy ? ? ? ? $32.99
Shop CEV/TLA Bilingual Bible w/Deuterocanonicals HC Color ? ? ? ? $21.99
Shop CEV/TLA Bilingual Bible w/Deuterocanonicals IL Black ? ? ? ? $32.99
* Prices valid on 1 February 2006

The following editions exclude deutero-canonical texts.  I do not recommend these unless your religious beliefs require the exclusion of these texts.
  Edition Binding Color Font Size Thumb Index Edging Concordance Price*
Shop Gift and Award Bible IL Black ? no gold no $7.49
Shop Gift and Award Bible IL White ? no gold no $5.99
Shop Gift and Award Bible IL Burgundy ? no gold no $7.49
Shop Your Young Christian's First Bible HC Color 8 no none no $13.59
Shop Evangelism Bible PB Blue ? no none no $9.49
Shop Compact Commuter's and Traveler's Bible PB Burgundy ? no none no $5.99
Shop CEV Learning Bible HC Color ? no none no $32.99
Shop CEV Learning Bible PB Color ? no none no $23.07
Shop The Word Bible ZD Blue ? no none no $19.95
Shop PB Blue 12 no none no $4.99
Shop HC Blue 12 no none no $11.99
Shop PB Color 14 no none no $16.31
Shop Extreme Faith Bible PB Color ? no none no $4.39
Shop The Illustrated Bible HC Color ? no none no $16.47
Shop The Promise:  Study Edition BL Burgundy ? no none no $49.99
Shop Outreach Edition PB Color ? ? ? ? $1.99
Shop Liberty Bible PB Color ? ? ? ? $5.99
Shop Mission Edition HC Burgundy ? ? ? ? $5.79
Shop Mission Edition PB Red ? ? ? ? $3.49
* Prices valid on 1 February 2006

UK Editions

All Shop links are to stores in the UK.
  Edition Binding Color Font Size Thumb Index Edging Concordance Price*
Shop Popular Classic Bible HC Multi £14.99
Shop Popular Modern Bible PB Multi £10.99
Shop Popular Modern Bible HC Multi £14.99
Shop Popular Newcomer Bible HC Multi £15.99
Shop * Gift Bible Compact Edition White HC Multi £15.35
Shop Plain English Bible Hardback HC Multi £12.47
Shop Popular Plus Parents Bible HC Multi £16.31
Shop Popular Be the Best Bible HC Multi £15.35
Shop Popular Standard Bible HC ? £16.31
Shop Popular Schools Bible HC Multi £15.35
Shop Youth Bible HC Multi £15.35
* Prices valid on 17 February 2006

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