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Why is it that not all Bibles share the same books within them?
One Bible that I have has book in it that my other Bibles do not have.

Why is that so? Which is the correct Word of God? Which one should I follow?

Different denominations of Christianity include gnostic, apocryphal, and deuturo-canon books that were never originally included in the early writings of the Church for their own personal reasons.The biggest most apparent example is the difference between catholic and protestant Bibles. At least 7 Apocryphal books are included in the catholic Bible - which among many different groups is not universally accepted in the catholic church.

By order of historicity, the original books in the early church (Old+New Testament) were:

[Old Testament]

Pentateuch - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Historical Books - Joshua, Judges, Ruth, First Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, Second Kings, First Chronicles, Second Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther

Poetical - Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon

Prophetical - Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

[New Testament]

Historical Books - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts

Pauline Epistles - Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians. 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon

Non-Pauline Epistles - Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude

Apocalyptic Literature - Revelation (or also otherwise considered a Non-Pauline Epistle)

These books are the Scriptural Canon of the Bible. The other types of books I listed at the beginning are not widely accepted and do not hold up under the test of scriptural scrutiny used by the early church.

I prefer the King James Version of the Bible.
No other version speaks to my spirit the way the KJV does.
other versions seem "dead" to me, as if i were reading from a newspaper or a magazine.
It is as if the KJV is alive - i dont know how else to explain it. razz

HERE is a pretty in depth research about the Bible along with thorough explanations about the other books and their exclusion from the Bible. Once you're at the article, scroll down and you'll find that paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) deal w/ the missing books that you are asking about.

razz

Praise the Lord! Finally I find people who agree with me. Even in my church I get snapped at and told to be quiet because I speak out against other translations. The King James Version(the real one not the New KJV) is the one and only correct English translation Bible there is. All other English translations are corrupt; they have had passages added and taken out, even going so far in many as to deny the Divine nature of Jesus. The KJV is 3/4ths Tyndale and the rest is from the Masoretic texts(being a line of priests dedicated to preserving the exact word for word copying of the original hand written Scriptures). Other translations use the Alexandrian and Western texts, which both deny Christ and disagree with several other important points. The other translations also use parts of the Westcott and Hort Bible, which was extremely inaccurate. That translation used the Alexandrian line of texts as well as the "newly uncovered" Sinaiticus and Vaticanus texts(named for where they were found- Mt Sinai and the Vatican)... supposed "holy writings" that not only disagree with themselves, but with each other in well over 600 places. The KJV is also actually EASIER to read then other translations, using fewer number of words and phrases. I also choose only the KJV for the same reason that SARL0 mentioned, it speaks to the spirit in ways no other translation every could; and the "Holy use" words as I like to call them(the thee's and thou's and such) make the mind think on what is said more, and the heart and spirit gain more from it.

A very long-winded explanation to just say "King James Version is awesome and you should only use it!", but at least now you know WHY its the best lol