When the French version was updated in 1973, the changes were used to revise the Jerusalem Bible, creating the New Jerusalem Bible.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Substantially revising the JB and NJB texts, the new translation "applies formal equivalence translation for a more accurate rendering of the original scriptures, sensitivity to readable speech patterns and more inclusive language". It is a Bible that prioritises accuracy of translation and richness of tone, written that ‘the message might be fully proclaimed’ (2 Ti 4:17).

Yes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life. The NJB is one of the versions authorized to be used in services of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. The notes for short like the ones in the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition, similar in length to that of the Canadian Bible Society.

This edition of the New Jerusalem Bible contains the Standard Edition text together with shortened, simplified versions of the notes, introductions, Index of Persons and Chronological Table. However it was my fault for not reading the dust jacket before hand which mentioned, “limited footnotes where necessary to clarify only the literal meaning of the text. I would definitely recommend this version of the bible for anyone who wants to get the most out of The Word. I don't have to read the passages multiple times before I put it together myself, something with the KJV and the NAB I have had to previously do. It’s size and style (with dust jacket) makes a perfect Bible for a Catholic resource library, but not one for everyday use.The 1973 French translation, the Bible de Jérusalem, is followed only where the text admits to more than one interpretation. The revised text is accompanied by new introductions, and textual and liturgical notes, supplemented as needed with material from the notes to the New Jerusalem Bible.

The print is not large, but I can read it well enough with my glasses, and will probably use reader's glasses that magnify to make it even easier on my eyes.This gives brief notes on nearly 200 key words and concepts, with references to relevant biblical passages. The notes, cross-references and book introductions of the JB and NJB are replaced in the RNJB by new materials which reflect the fruit of the most up-to-date and ecumenical scholarship. It has also been widely praised for an overall very high level of scholarship, and is widely admired and sometimes used by liberal and moderate Protestants. So convenient specially when you prefer to work your ears rather than your eyes to renew your faith by hearing.