1. Which Bible?

There are over a dozen Catholic English translations, more than in any other language. This article could save you over 20 hours of research to find the most faithful translations. Please share!

Try to avoid Protestant Bibles: they are missing many books (Martin Luther took them off because they were against some of his heresies) and they betray the translation in several key passages, especially those who are naturally interpreted according to Tradition.

When trying to deepen a particular text or verse, it is recommended to check between the different translation methods (formal, dynamic or optimal equivalence), compared with Latin versions¹ (Nova Vulgata , Vulgata Clementina or Vulgata Hyeronimiana) and Greek.

This site compares the Vulgate, Douay-Rheims and Knox bibles

https://www.catholicbible.online/

Catholic references to Sacred Scripture made by Doctors of the Church and the Magisterium:

https://www.clerus.org/bibliaclerus/index_eng.html

Interlinear Bible: Greek, Hebrew, Transliterated, English. This is protestant but couldn't find anything similar for Catholics:

https://biblehub.com/interlinear/

2. Online:

Only New Testament so far (but has amazing notes/comments)

Navarre Bible based on RSV-2CE

https://archive.org/details/the-navarre-bible-new-testament-complete-set-12-volumes/Captivity%20Letters/Captivity%20Epistles%20-%20Navarre%20Bible/

1966 Jerusalem Bible Standard Edition

https://archive.org/details/thejerusalembible1966

From the French version. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem_Bible

Luke 1:28, in which the Annunciation to Mary is, "Rejoice, so highly favored! The Lord is with you." This is a significant departure from the traditional "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women." The final phrase (from the Vulgate) is omitted

NRSV-CE New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition- imprimatur of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops in 1991.

https://www.truthandlifeapp.com/WebBibleTAL/WebPlayer.aspx

https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-Revised-Standard-Version-Catholic-Edition-NRSVCE-Bible/

RSV-CE Revised Standard Version – Catholic Edition

https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/Revised-Standard-Version-Catholic-Edition-RSVCE-Bible/#booklist

Comments: https://www.bible-researcher.com/rsv.html

1582 DRB Douay-Rheims

https://drbo.org/

Compared to Vulgate and Knox Bible

https://catholicbible.online/

Compared to the Neo Vulgate and New Jerusalem Bible

https://www.bibliacatolica.com.br/new-jerusalem-bible-vs-neo-vulgata-latina/genesis/1/

NAB-RE New American Bible - Revised Edition - Catholic Edition USCCB

https://bible.usccb.org/bible

https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/_INDEX.HTM

Comments: https://www.bible-researcher.com/nab.html

3. Not online? Please add a link to a free version

2018 ESV-CE English Standard Version - Catholic Edition

In November 2018, the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales agreed that the Catholic Edition of the English Standard Version (ESV) produced by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India according to Liturgiam authenticam. From this text they have produced a Lectionary for the Church in India which has received ‘confirmatio’ by the Holy See.

In 2019, the Augustine Institute published the ESV-CE in North America as The Augustine Bible. Also printed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge with anglicized spelling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Standard_Version

Comment:

https://archive.azurewebsites.net/Documents/Differences Between the ESV and ESV-CE.pdf

- "highly favored"
- sanctified vs consecrated ("for their sake I CONSECRATE myself that they also may be CONSECRATED"... as opposed to "sanctified").
- The Gentiles/pagan rendering is interesting, since it appears to be the same Greek word in all three locations.
- the non-CE ESV departed from nearly every other translations to use "the betrothed". Pretty much every other translation has "virgins".

NRSV New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition, National Council of Churches approved by the USCCB

https://www.usccb.org/offices/new-american-bible/approved-translations-bible

4. Not orthodox translations?

1985 New Jerusalem Bible

https://www.catholic.org/bible/

https://web.archive.org/web/20131216211227/http://www.veritasbible.com/newjerusalem1989

Comments: https://www.bible-researcher.com/new-jerusalem-bible.html

On 29 June 2008, Cardinal Francis Arinze, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, wrote to the presidents of all conferences of bishops at the behest of Pope Benedict XVI, stating that the use of the name Yahweh was to be dropped from Catholic Bibles in liturgical use[9] (most notably the CTS New Catholic Bible which uses the Jerusalem Bible text), as well as from songs and prayers, since pronunciation of this name violates long-standing Jewish and Christian tradition.

NRSV-CE New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

https://liturgyoffice.org.uk/Resources/Scripture/Versions.shtml

https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-Revised-Standard-Version-Catholic-Edition-NRSVCE-Bible

5. All versions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Bible

PLEASE comment below which one is the best for you and why.

PLEASE post links below to research tools, dictionaries, ancient maps, Biblical archeology and online versions that I haven't found (especially, 2018 ESV-CE English Standard Version - Catholic Edition, and Greek).