Personally I tend to read the King James, but It's a little hard to read for some people since the language is dated. I've heard a lot of people like the New International Version, although I haven't read it myself.
There is a controversy with the NIV. I would suggest the New American Standard bible. But more than that, I would suggest Kenneth's Wuests's Expanded Translation of the New Testament. I do so because he translated the original Greek in original word order as much as possible, as well as using all the words necessary to convey what the text said. Remember, there are 'versions,' there are 'paraphrases' and there are 'translations' of the bible. Make every effort to get as accurate a translation as you can.
Personally I tend to read the King James, but It's a little hard to read for some people since the language is dated. I've heard a lot of people like the New International Version, although I haven't read it myself.
There is a controversy with the NIV. I would suggest the New American Standard bible. But more than that, I would suggest Kenneth's Wuests's Expanded Translation of the New Testament. I do so because he translated the original Greek in original word order as much as possible, as well as using all the words necessary to convey what the text said. Remember, there are 'versions,' there are 'paraphrases' and there are 'translations' of the bible. Make every effort to get as accurate a translation as you can.
Great advice 😎