According to the New Testament, there is no earthly head of the church, and therefore each congregation of the Churches of Christ are autonomous. Therefore, there is no policy-making board, congress or convention to declare an "official" version of the Bible for use in Churches of Christ.
However, most members of the Church of Christ would place confidence in the King James Version, New King James Version, the American Standard Version and the New American Standard Version. Gaining more acceptance in recent years has been the English Standard Version. Most members that I know find some potential problems using versions like the NIV, The Living Bible and versions that simply paraphrase the thought rather than directly translate the Greek and Hebrew words in which The Bible was written.
Orthodox Christians typically use the Septuagint version of the Bible for their religious practices and teachings.
The New Standard Revised Version
The Catholic Church primarily uses the New American Bible (NAB) for liturgical readings and study.
The Eastern Orthodox Church uses the Bible. The books in their Canon are slightly different than that of the Roman Catholic, but they also use 3 Maccabees, Psalm 151, and 1 Esdras.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church") uses the King James Version of the Bible (for English speakers), with no changes to the text. The church does publish it's own version which includes cross-references with the Book of Mormon, but members are welcome to use any King James Version Bible. Mormons speaking other languages use whatever Bible version is available in their language. The King James Version of the Bible is the most common Bible for English speaking Christians. Other popular Bible versions are the New King James, New International Version, and Revised Standard Version. Mormons are welcome to use other versions of the Bible for their personal study, but the official Bible of the Mormon Church is the King James. You are welcome to read the Mormon version of the King James Bible online or order your own paper copy at the "Related Links" below.
The Catholic Church primarily uses the New American Bible (NAB) for its teachings and religious practices.
The Catholic Church primarily uses the New American Bible (NAB) for its teachings and religious practices.
They are the Greek Orthodox Church, one of the many branches of The Orthodox Church.
The Romanian Orthodox Church mainly follows the liturgical practice of the Greek Orthodox Church, rather than the Russian Orthodox Church, such as the use of the new calendar.
The Catholic Church typically uses the New American Bible (NAB) for its teachings and religious practices.
The Catholic Church predominantly uses the New American Bible (NAB) for its teachings and religious practices.
The Catholic Church typically uses the New American Bible (NAB) for its teachings and religious practices.