Customer Reviews

Nelson's NKJV Study Bible - Personal Size

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This was an excellent investment. I needed a study bible but it wass impossible to haul those big bibles to work, school, church, and on the train. This fit the bill and at a great price.

The print is small and can be difficult to read in poor light but its size is great for taking with you to study on the road.

Nelsons study bible is great. Most verses are footnoted and there are easy to read summaries before each book of the bible. After reading nelsons study bible I now have no desire to read my original bible which is not a study bible. Also the paper back version is good b/c it is small enough that you can take it anywhere and not very expensive at about $15.00 new. If you have reservations about this study bible buy the papaer back as it is the least expensive and decide for yourself if you want to purchase the more expensive "larger" versions. Only draw back is that this version has small print for those who have trouble w/eyes.

Amazon sold it for a great price and this Study Bible is a great value!

Every Pastor or serious student of God's Word should have one. This one is great because you can carry it with you and you can't beat the New King James Version.

Rev. David M. Bucklew

I got this same Bible for myself during the summer, the larger one though. I love it!! I have found the scriptures easier to understand and more of a joy to read. I bought this one here for my niece for Christmas showed it to my mom when it arrived she loved it so I bought her one like mine for Christmas. My neice loves her new Bible she says the study notes help you understand what the scriptures are saying. It is a great Bible it does bring the scriptures to life! I highly recommend it! All three of us ladies are loving it!!!

I love Bibles and the Word of God; I own several Bibles in various translations and types by various publishers. This is the "older" version of Nelson's Study Bible, it's recently been updated and revised into a 2nd edition. I bought this Bible to replace my NIV study Bible with the more literal and accurate-in-my-opinion New King James Version.

I own three different KJV and NKJV Bibles published by Thomas Nelson Publishers, and they are all of good quality; the leather bindings are flexible and have a quality feel (even for bonded leather). My Spirit-Filled Life Bible is the best of the three. The British tan genuine leather binding is one of the best I've seen outside of a premium "exotic" calf or goatskin smythe sewn binding.

My Nelson Bibles also have great content, and the translations are concise and accurate as ever. The font is also sharp (despite being small, even for my young eyes at 6.75 size font) and clean/clear. The papers are also of good quality and not too opaque like on other Bibles. However, this Nelson Bible was the exception. The content and layout was great, the study aids were helpful and insightful, the cross references were great and thorough, the font was good, and the paper was of good quality.

The problem was the binding and the finish. My Bible arrived with some of the pages still un-cut from the factory (I had to cut them apart), and the binding started peeling away after 6 months of use. I had to cut some blank pages out (they would have fallen out) and glue up the binding.
My other gripe is the size. It's listed as a "personal size" bible, but this thing is huge. The length and width aren't the problem, it's the thickness. I measured it and it's over 2 inches thick. It's hard to tote around, and is awkward when I needed to look up a Scripture or browse the concordance.

Speaking of the concordance, if you are looking for a good concordance in a study Bible, look no further. This has the best concordance I've ever seen in a Bible. It's 195 pages and has helped me find Scriptures quickly, even when I can only remember one or two words of them! As far as I know, Holman, Zondervan, Cambridge, Tyndale, or any other publishers haven't mmade a concordance as good as Nelson's.

Overall, a great Bible content-wise, but quality is lacking, something I've noticed that has steadily deteriorated on Nelson's "in house" Bibles in recent years. Nelson has launched a premium line (their Signature Series) of Bibles that are awesome quality, but they start at $100 and go up, and are proving to be hard to get.

If you are looking for a good quality, thorough, concise, and up-t-odate Study Bible, I recommend the Spirit-Filled Life Bible by Jack Hayford. I just bought it, and it's the best Bible (content-wise, any Bible is great) I've ever owned.

I bought this bible for a friend. We are both traveling because we live in Suriname for a few years. I bought this thinking that I was getting him a small bible that would fit in his suitcase when he goes back to the states. I didn't want him to have to leave it behind. It turns out that it is really heavy, and thick, even though the paper is not that strong or well made. It is not a bad compelation of the bible, I'm just disappointed because it is not what I thought that I was buying when I read "personal size"

great size, awesome translation, helpful study notes! definitely my favorite study bible!

This is a great, in-depth study Bible for any person who is studying the NKJV text. It thoroughly explains some hard to understand passages and gives you a good, basic understanding of what's happening. I use this for devotions, meetings, and church!

Its ok but it is exacally the same as other Nelson study bibles with the same maps and almost the same commentaries. I recommend it if you do not already have a Nelson's Study bible but if you have a different one (like the Spirit-Life Version) do not bother with this one.