Various translations are used in different congregations. The King James Version is far less popular nowadays. Commonly used versions include the New International Version, the Good News Bible, the New English Bible and the New Revised Standard Version.
The official Bible version used by the Catholic Church is the New American Bible (NAB).
The version of the Catholic Bible that is considered the most widely used and accepted by the Catholic Church is the New American Bible (NAB).
The Bible in the church is used to speak and pray about religion.
Might I suggest that you get hold of a copy of the King James Version of the bible as used by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
King James changed the Bible to create a new English translation that would be more widely accepted and used by the Church of England. This translation, known as the King James Version, aimed to unify the church and provide a more accurate and accessible version of the Bible for English-speaking Christians.
United Methodists don't have an official version or translation of the Bible. Rather they affirm the usefulness of a number of translations and versions. The New Revised Standard Version is often used for teaching purposes.
No, KJV Bible does not contain the word purgatory. The concept of purgatory is a teaching of Catholic Church.
The Nazarene organization does not endorse any particular translation of the Bible but, the New International Version is often used in official references. NIV is the version of choice for the Children and Teen Nazarene Bible Quizzing. The Church of the Nazarene has a Church Manuel (ISBN 083-412-2537) that is "official source book of church government and bylaws, history, doctrine, ritual, and policy of the Church of the Nazarene." (Nazarene Publishing House Website). It is updated every four years at the Church's General Assembly.
Our small group wondered who compiled the first Bible and when was the first time it was used in a church?
Many Methodists use the King James Version. The United Methodist Church does not prescribe any particular version of the Bible and, as far as I know, neither does any other Methodist denomination.
Catholic AnswerThere is no "Protestant Bible". The Bible translation most commonly used by protestants is the Authorized Version, commonly known as the King James Version, which is the name of a translation of the Bible. The Bible is a whole collection of books, and as such does not have a name. The early Church used the Septuagint for their Old Testament, and had many different scrolls in Latin and Greek for their New Testament Scriptures. The first "official" Bible, as in one continuous book was The Vulgate which was a translations of all the Scriptures by St. Jerome in the fourth century. The closest thing that the Catholic Church has in English is the Douay-Rheims translation, which was made about the same time as the Authorized Version.
The most commonly used Bible version among Christians worldwide is the New International Version (NIV).