Should Catholics read Protestant Bibles?

Thomas Marabella Says:

Apr 23, 2013 - No where does the Bible teach Once Saved Always Saved.

Lit123ful Says:

Mar 11, 2013 - I too have a question about the Jerusalem Bible. I bought one from E.W.T.N and it doesn't seem to have the marking of approval that the others do. Also to the person who said we put more books in, we did not the Protestants took out 7 books to fit their teaching. The Catholic Monks first put the bible to script form.

lululobsteraddict Says:

Mar 7, 2013 - Protestants are so against Catholic and always badmouth other religions. They wanted to make me one of them, but when I see negative losers start to open their mouths, I stop going to their churches. Full of morons thiking highly of themselves there. However, I still think they believe in Jesus is good thing.

SunsetSix Says:

Mar 5, 2013 - King James--he of the King James bible, was Catholic! He was a secret Catholic, but his letters, discovered after his death prove it. He was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, who was executed for wanting England to go back to Catholicism instead of accepting Henry VIII's religion. His son, King Charles was a devout, practicing Catholic and was executed also--in part because of his Catholicism. After Charles no more Catholics came to power in England.

pedrod9basket Says:

Feb 28, 2013 - Well, after Jesus resurrected, He basically asked three times to Peter in John 21 "Simon, son of John, do you love Me?", and having Peter showing regret of his previous denials and saying he did love Him, Jesus told him to guard His lambs, His sheep and to take care of them. He also spent the rest of his life redeeming himself by evangelizing until martyrized by the Romans. Luke 12:10 also says "And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven" and it can be applied here.

William Shaw Says:

Feb 17, 2013 - I like the Douay-Rheims version of the Holy Bible, preferably in modern English. In particular, the language of the Book of Genesis is so dignified. I think Protesants are loosing out with their reduced versions.

Steve L Says:

Feb 7, 2013 - Please cite that reference.

imromancatholic Says:

Jan 10, 2013 - Along with the one where Paul says "lest I have believed in vain"....and "you will be saved IF you hold fast to the teachings"... Hmmmm a conditional. But protestants think Paul was bluffing here and there isn't really anyone who doesn't do the ELSE clause and doesn't hold fast to the teachings. Ya right.

Manny Perez Says:

Dec 22, 2012 - Catholic Bibles before Vatican II such as the Douay Rheims version are faithful to St. Jerome's 4th century Latin Vulgate translation. In St. Luke's Gospel 1:28 in the Latin Vulgate,the Archangel Gabriel addressed the Blessed Virgin Mary as 'Gratia Plena' (Full of GRACE), not "highly favoured" as in the Protestant King James version and the modern "Catholic" translations. I love the Douay Rheims version.

Quisnam51 Says:

Dec 16, 2012 - You shouldn't read ANY Protestant Bibles. If for no other reason than they are incomplete.Also, to one degree or another, they are all anti Catholic. Stay with a Catholic translation, and stay away from Protestant error.

4000angels Says:

Nov 24, 2012 - Thank you so much Dr. Hahn.

John Albanese Says:

Nov 19, 2012 - I don't know, but the Catholic Bible has 73 books not 66. Protestant Bibles have 66 books. The 49 being a multiple of 7 thing might have been a justification for the Jews to remove those 7 books to make 49.

saintben2008 Says:

Nov 18, 2012 - so is it a yes or no? i am not an evangelist. i think this is pertinent to laymembers.

retsea1 Says:

Nov 12, 2012 - I was reading at one point that the Jews organized the Old Testament in such a way that the number of books added up to a multiple of seven, and that if you added the New Testament under that same structure, it would've come out to 49 books I think (seven being the number of God). However, the Catholics changed this and the number became 66 (six being the antichrist/satan), so I was wondering how do Catholics or how would a Catholic respond to this?

JAMOACHA Says:

Oct 25, 2012 - I have much respect for Dr. Hahn, the Ignatius Catholic study Bible is awesome!!!

ipray4israel Says:

Oct 24, 2012 - @catholiccom I thought sactification was an ongoing process not salvation??!

RPenta Says:

Oct 22, 2012 - After St. Peter denied Christ 3x do you think he thought he was headed for heaven? This is well after he was given the keys of the kingdom of heaven following his declaration of the Messiahship of Jesus. That passage in St. Matthew's gospel always comes back to bite the Protestants and in ways they never anticipate.

Gerald Hunt Says:

Oct 14, 2012 - Oh and when you read Ephesians 2 make sure you don't stop at verse 9. Might want to go at least through v 10. That will help you understand these things.

VitamAeternam777 Says:

Aug 19, 2012 - You Rock Dr. Hahn!

filoIII Says:

Jul 22, 2012 - The Authorized Version is the ONLY Bible NOT based on catholic manuscripts. That should be enough to stay away from the modern fake bibles.

7propitious Says:

Jul 5, 2012 - The thing I would keep in mind in any bible translation is to beware of the interpreter changing numbers. When they convert into another measurement system, they loose the intent of the passage. The number is important. For instance in Esther, the chapter 5 verse 14 gibbet of 50 cubits is important. Haman and his 10 sons are hanged with it. He is a precursor of the antichrist with his 10 kings. The 50 cubits is the precursor of the rosary.

cynthiax56 Says:

Jun 30, 2012 - AMEN

JRobbySh Says:

Jun 13, 2012 - It was revised in the 18th Century and that is the one we used until the NAB. Technically the NAB is better, but I don't see how it improves on the older Bible for clarity.

alantheactionguy Says:

Jun 7, 2012 - i like his voice.

TheKyraathena Says:

Jun 2, 2012 - I received a NIV as a gift and many of the verses that I have casually viewed do not match the NAB or even the KJV that I have. (I have the KJV as a scholarly reference, for comparison.)