It's the version I use.
I highly recommend it.
I would recommend a Hebrew/Greek study Bible. I contend you don’t know what some words mean unless you go back to the original language in which the scripture was written. For example, I have had my perception changed on words like “word” and “grace’”
It also has basic course, commentaries, and concordance.
You can also build a reading plan and hear sermons on specific passages and topics.
If you want study outlines of each book, I recommend SonicLight out of Plano, TX. Again, that is free also.
I really like the Faithlife Study Bible. It’s available for free as an iPad app. You can pay to get more detailed resources, but even the free version is quite detailed.
You get the Bible on one side of the screen, and a commentary on the other. And my old eyes really appreciate the ability to increase the font size.
It would kind of depend on your denominational preferences. Some study Bibles are pretty much of a Reformed (Calvinist) outlook. Others might be more or less Baptist/generic Evangelical. I like the Revised Standard Version “New Oxford Annotated Bible” its notes are more mainline Protestant - some might find that too “liberal.” Different study Bibles will have different notes based on the theological spin.
The Reformation Study Bible
I like my old NIV study bible. I also have one that is a side by side comparison of the four gospels which is interesting.
Also there’s Bible Study Fellowship where they dissect a book like nmathew over a few months.
The MacArthur study bible is unsurpassed for footnotes. You can find it in different versions; I have the MacArthur KJV, NKJV, and NASB.
Thompson’s chain reference
Scofield Reference Bible
For reading, I love the King James Version. I use Bible Hub on the internet to study, and I pull up the KJV with the Strong’s Concordance attached. Then there are also several different versions of the Bible plus multiple references. When my husband and I do our Bible study, he reads the Scripture out loud, and I read the Wycliffe Study Guide out loud, for the explanation of the verses. So far, I haven’t found anything with which I disagree in it, and I’ve studied the Word more than a little over the years. My pastor has a Dakes KJV study Bible, which is chock full of references, but I can’t agree with some of them.
The Defender’s Study Bible, in King James or New King James. Footnotes by Dr Henry Morris, one of the fathers of creation science.
I recommend both the Nelson NKJV study Bible, as well as the John MacArthur NASB.
Depends on why you are studying. Do you want it for yourself, or to prepare to teach or preach?
If you plan to preach or teach, get a wide-margin NASB, ESV or HCSB Bible with no notes and make your own notes.
I’ve also used an Interlinear NASB/NIV with Greek translation between the two. Great way to get familiar with the Greek NT and Greek in general, without necessarily studying Greek first. Of course, it’s also a good introduction to studying Greek, if you want to go that route.
my wife has Bible study on Tuesday nights, now with zoom.
Over the years she has used a variety of books and DVDs, sometimes a movie, for discussion. The bible always in play.
Her church Calvary Chapel, has training for those who conduct bible study
The Ruckman Reference Bible.
You can get it in two or three translations as you wish.
These are pricey but very good quality Bibles that you will be able to read for years.
I uae the nlt cronicolgical life application study bible.
I love Jeff Anderson’s different “Go through the Bible” Challenges. http://powerreadthebible.com/ He sends personal e-mails about what you read each day. It is great. Free sign up or you can buy his books on Amazon. . . kindle, etc. Highly recommend it.
Then if you want to check how you are remembering what you read you can always take a quiz. I’ll send you the link later. . .I’m heading out the door right now.
www.gotquestions.org is another good go to.
I love listening to the dramatized version of the Bible. Try the Book of Revelation only takes about an hour and you are guaranteed a blessing by God https://www.biblegateway.com/audio/dramatized/niv/Rev.1