Your choice is really a personal one. I would add that on Bible Gateway you can view each version and see what you connect to best. Audio bible is helpful when you get eye strain. I like to close my eyes and picture the scene described. A movie in my head.
When I study (not just read) the bible I keep a notebook nearby and jot down questions I have. I found the bible answers itself... somewhere in your study you will come across a verse that clicks in your head like 'Hey, I wondered about that back in ......"
I would also recommend you start with the new testament then go back to Genesis and read all the way through to Revelations. When starting my kids on scriptures I made the mistake by starting with Genesis and it bored them stiff and lost interest back then.
There are those who pull out 1 verse and try to trick you for an answer. I always tell them to read the whole chapter so they learn the context of their statement. Then I usually say "I read the whole book. I know how the story ends. Maybe you should try it." (I also used that on Jehovahs Witnesses. They pull out their bible to exactly the only verse they were trained in ....so I said 'give me your bible, I can show you.....oh wait, where's Revelations? No wonder you dont know how the story ends').
Your choice is really a personal one. I would add that on Bible Gateway you can view each version and see what you connect to best. Audio bible is helpful when you get eye strain. I like to close my eyes and picture the scene described. A movie in my head.
When I study (not just read) the bible I keep a notebook nearby and jot down questions I have. I found the bible answers itself... somewhere in your study you will come across a verse that clicks in your head like 'Hey, I wondered about that back in ......"
I would also recommend you start with the new testament then go back to Genesis and read all the way through to Revelations. When starting my kids on scriptures I made the mistake by starting with Genesis and it bored them stiff and lost interest back then.
There are those who pull out 1 verse and try to trick you for an answer. I always tell them to read the whole chapter so they learn the context of their statement. Then I usually say "I read the whole book. I know how the story ends. Maybe you should try it." (I also used that on Jehovahs Witnesses. They pull out their bible to exactly the only verse they were trained in ....so I said 'give me your bible, I can show you.....oh wait, where's Revelations? No wonder you dont know how the story ends').