The New American Bible Revised. The King James Version. The Message. The New Revised Standard Version—Catholic Edition. The Jerusalem Bible. The English Standard Version. The New American Standard Bible. Among the hundreds of translations of the Bible into English, which one is the best one? Do you want to read a Bible that stays as closely as possible to every word of the original Hebrew and Greek? Or a “thought to thought” translation? Or both? Is it to study the Bible—or for devotional purpos

BIBLICAL TEXT Luke 12:32-40 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) 32 ‘Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Watchful Slaves 35 ‘Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; 36 be like those who are waiting for

BIBLICAL TEXT Luke 12:13-21 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Rich Fool 13 Someone in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.’ 14 But he said to him, ‘Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?’ 15 And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.’ 16 Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundan