ESV Reader's Bible
Why Choose This Bible
- ✓ Word-for-Word translation
- ✓ 9th grade reading level
- ✓ No verse numbers, section headings, or footnotes
- ✓ Single-column text setting
The ESV Reader's Bible was created for those who want to read the books of Scripture precisely as they were originally written. Verse numbers, section headings, and translation footnotes are helpful navigational and interpretive tools, but they are also relatively recent conventions. In the Reader's Bible they have been removed from the Bible text, and the result is a new kind of Bible-reading experience in a volume that presents Scripture as one extended storyline. On the top of each page a verse range is included for navigation. Other features include a single-column text setting, readable type, and a book-like format. The Reader's Bible is a simple but elegant edition, and is perfect for devotional reading or extended Bible reading that focuses on the overarching narrative of the Bible.
Study Features & Resources
Study Intensity
Additional Resources
About the ESV Translation
Translation Philosophy
Strengths
- • Literal accuracy
- • Literary quality
- • Scholarly rigor
Considerations
- • Some archaic phrasing
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