Many people who live busy lives just find that they do not have time to sit down and read the Bible. Their intentions are good, but for one reason or another it often gets pushed to the end of the "to do" list. One easy way to put the Bible back into your daily life is to listen to an audio bible. Audio bibles come in over 250 different languages, so even if English is not your first language, nevertheless you can enjoy hearing God's Word in your preferred language selection. There are also different versions of the audio bible available, so that you can select your favorite.
Many people grew up reading the King James Bible. Now you can enjoy the King James audio Bible, and enjoy the Psalms in all their poetic glory, for example.
Biblical scholars will often concur that the NIV, or New International Version, of the Bible most closely follows the original Hebrew that the Old Testament was originally written in, and thus is an excellent version to reference for Old Testament studies. The NIV audio Bible is available for your listening edification.
The Catholic audio Bible is also available. The version used is the New American Bible.
Other audio Bible downloads are available in other versions. You might like to read God's word in the Contemporary English Version. This particular version comes with Native American voices featured in the spoken audio, or it comes with African American voices. You will discover how exciting Bible stories can be when you hear them in an audio drama format. This telling of your favorite verses come with multiple voices, sound effects and music to make the stories come more fully to life on your computer or mp3 player.
If you are looking for a version for a child to use, perhaps the New International Readers Version for Children would be appropriate. This version can be found in mp3 format, so that your child can play it on an mp3 player. Kids especially love these playback devices, and it is easy to load them up with the Word of God.
There are many other versions of the audio Bible from which you can select your favorites. The New Revised Standard and Good News versions come with audio download capabilities.
There are even several versions of the same Bible version. For instance, you can enjoy the Contemporary English version of the audio Bible in English, utilizing Native American or African American voices. The Good News version comes in English or Anglicized English, and even in Australian. The New International Version comes in English and in Anglicized English. All of this for your listening pleasure, so that you can relish the audio Bible in the version that best speaks to you.
Susan Slobac leads a busy life, but still finds time to listen to her Audio Bible. She prefers the King James audio Bible, but has friends from Bible study who listen to the NIV audio Bible. Susan finds that audio Bible downloads are a convenient way to obtain different versions of the audio Bible.
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