ESV Compact Bible (Cloth Over Board, Royal Imprint)

“In translation philosophy and original-language fidelity, for many settings the ESV surpasses all other English language translations.”

“I highly recommend the English Standard Version to you.”

“The ESV makes an important contribution of trueness to the text and readability.”

“The translation is outstanding. The ESV achieves a new standard in accurate Bible translations for our day.”

“I believe the ESV is the Bible of the future. It is readable, accurate, and reverent.”

“I recommend the ESV as the best literal translation for Bible study in my hermeneutics class and in Bible study seminars. Congratulations on a job well done.”

“The ESV shows exactly what the original saysand with elegance of style! I welcome its publication with enthusiasm.”

“The great strength of the ESV is first and foremost that it allows readers to trust the words to be the Word of God. I delight to find a clear, beautiful translation that allows me to get as close as possible to the actual words God inspired.”

“Elegant in every way, the ESV is certain to take its place as one of the finest translations in the grand tradition of the English Bible. Scholars will appreciate the care and nuance of the translation, pastors will appreciate the cadence and rhythm of the text, and all who read it will appreciate the craftsmanship of this richly textured version. It has become my version of choice.”

“The ESV represents a new level of excellence in Bible translationscombining unquestionable accuracy in translation with a beautiful style of expression. It is faithful to the text, easy to understand, and a pleasure to read. This is a translation you can trust.”

“We are very excited about the ESV Bible. I have been using it for public reading and preaching since it was first published. We love it, and our elders agreed that this is the finest translation available. It is a joy to see families and the whole church using the ESV Bible in public worship.”

“I’m so grateful for a translation that I can trust for its accuracy and enjoy for its clarity. This is the Bible for our entire family.”

“The ESV beautifully blends good, contemporary English with reverence and accuracy.”

“Meticulous care and passionate research make the ESV a crisp, accurate, and valuable translation.”

“The ESV is my translation of choice. I use it both for my personal study and when I preach and teach It is the primary translation we use in the worship services at our church I love it because of the translators’ commitment to accuracy and it’s very readable My walk with the Lord and my ministry have been enriched and blessed through this wonderful translation.”

“As a student and teacher, I am grateful for the scholarly precision and linguistic beauty of the ESV. It is helpful for personal study and for teaching.”

“I have been preaching from the ESV for the last year and find it to be a powerful text, which accurately and beautifully communicates with this generation of believers.”

“I've been using the ESV for my personal study since it was released. Then I began to preach from it. Then our congregation switched over to it. I hope others will do the same. The ESV is the simply the best translation for combining accuracy, readability, and fidelity to the rich history of English Bible translation. I thank God for the ESV and pray that it will be the new standard in English Bibles for years to come.”

“Having now read through the ESV several times in my personal devotional life, I have adopted it as the primary text for my teaching and writing ministry. I appreciate the ESV [because it] retains theological terminology that is at the heart of the Christian faith and exercises care and precision in the translation of nuances and gender language, so as to preserve a text that is as faithful as possible to the original. By the same token, the translators have maintained clarity and literary excellence, making this an accessible translation for modern readers. My hope is that the ESV will draw millions of people into the reading and study of God’s Word and into a more intimate relationship with the God of the Word.”

“I appreciate deeply the evident commitment to the absolute truth of Scripture, and the willingness of these scholars to yield to the Spirit rather than bend to the wind of cultural trends.”

“I am so impressed with the clarity, beauty, and power of the ESV that I feel that I am reading the Bible again for the first time. From now on the ESV will be my Bible of choice. I simply don’t have the words to say how thankful I am for the ESV, its faithfulness to the original, and its beauty.”

“The ESV embodies both word-for-word exactness and easy readability. It has quickly become my primary Bible for both personal use and public teaching.”

“The ESV is a solid translation that is faithful to the text and clear to the mind and ear. It is a pleasure to commend it.”

“The ESV promises to be true to its name: the English Standard Version for the coming generation. It is a careful rendering that captures and communicates the sense of the original biblical text and does so in flowing modern English. Well done!”

“I thank God for the ESV. It combines up-to-date accuracy in the text and absolute faithfulness to the words of Scripture with a literary skill and beauty in the translation which, in my judgment, is unsurpassed.”

“We are building all our future ministry around the ESV. The ESV satisfies the preaching, memorizing, studying, and reading needs of our church, from children to adults.”

“With the myriad of new Bible translations on the market today, few stand out. The ESV is one of the few, and surpasses the others in its simple yet elegant style. In many respects the ESV has accomplished in the 21st century what the KJV accomplished in the 17th: a trustworthy, literary Bible that is suitable for daily reading, memorizing, and preaching.”

“We use the English Standard Version as our church Bible because we are passionate about God’s Word every last word of it and because we want our children to have the best available translation for reading, teaching, preaching, memorizing, and serious Bible study.”