So, I'm the product of a liberal US education system that made it a mission to change reading from a fun activity into a grueling punishment. It was remarkably successful, and I've come to loathe breaking open the spine of a book.
Recent events in my life are causing me to become involuntarily agreeable towards bible study, I'm still sifting around for an app to help me, but in the meantime I consulted Grok on easier to read versions of the bible.
"The Bible can feel daunting, especially if reading’s been a slog in the past. For an easier-to-read version, go with the New Living Translation (NLT) or the New International Version (NIV)."
Would either of these be good for a neophyte to start with? Or is there another version that might work better?
Edit: I wake up all these replies! Thank you all so so so much! I'm definitely going to be looking at biblegateway and checking out some of these audibles, thank you all for helping down this path, god bless you all frens!
Bible in a year is good for covering entire Bible in one year, in podcast format, which includes prayer and short talk on the readings each day.
NLT is easier to read in the sense that it uses modern English and units of measurements, etc., but occasionally misses some nuances. KJV uses thee’s and thou’s and older English word order and constructs. Some like it, some don’t.
Being Catholic myself, I will point out Catholic bibles have 73 books, Protestant ones only 66, due to several books that were dropped. Since the Bible itself doesn’t tell us which canon of books is correct, clearly some authority apart from scripture itself was or is still needed.
New King James keeps the scripture intact but changes the thee/thou to you. Makes it a little easier reading. I use the Olive Bible for my Bible app. It’s free and you can switch between translations, highlight and make notes.