

The ESV is an "essentially literal" translation that seeks as far as possible to capture the precise wording of the original text and the personal style of each Bible writer. But throughout, our goal has been to retain the depth of meaning and enduring language that have made their indelible mark on the English-speaking world and have defined the life and doctrine of the church over the last four centuries. Archaic language has been brought to current usage and significant corrections have been made in the translation of key texts. The words and phrases themselves grow out of the Tyndale-King James legacy, and most recently out of the RSV, with the 1971 RSV text providing the starting point for our work. To this end each word and phrase in the ESV has been carefully weighed against the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, to ensure the fullest accuracy and clarity and to avoid under-translating or overlooking any nuance of the original text. Our goal has been to carry forward this legacy for a new century. In that stream, faithfulness to the text and vigorous pursuit of accuracy were combined with simplicity, beauty, and dignity of expression.

The fountainhead of that stream was William Tyndale's New Testament of 1526 marking its course were the King James Version of 1611 (KJV), the English Revised Version of 1885 (RV), the American Standard Version of 1901 (ASV), and the Revised Standard Version of 19 (RSV). All notes are automatically saved within your account, meaning you can always access your content from any browser.The English Standard Version (ESV) stands in the classic mainstream of English Bible translations over the past half-millennium. Record your own thoughts related to God's Word with personal notes tied to specific passages. Choose from over a dozen plans, including M'Cheyne, the Truth Bible Memory Plan, the Daily Office Lectionary, Daily Light on the Daily Path, and more. Start an interactive reading plan to help you make a habit out of reading the Bible every day. Adjust the playback speed and auto-scroll settings via an easy-to-use settings menu.

Stream a professionally recorded audio reading of the biblical text right in your browser. The Westminster Leningrad Codex (WLC) edition of the Hebrew Old Testament is made imminently accessible via easy-to-use study tools, including customizable Hebrew/English interlinears and detailed contextual, lexical, and parsing information for every Hebrew word. Boasting powerful yet easy-to-use features-including customizable Greek/English interlinears and detailed contextual, lexical, and parsing information for every Greek word-this robust digital resource makes it easy to dig into the biblical text. Peter Williams (Tyndale House, Cambridge). Edmund's College, University of Cambridge) and Dr. This scholarly edition of the Greek New Testament was created under the oversight of editors Dr. The Greek New Testament, Produced at Tyndale House, Cambridge The ESV Global Study Bible is a one-volume study resource featuring introductions and timelines for each book of the Bible, 12,000 concise study notes, 14 articles, 900 Bible facts, 120 character profiles, and much more. Since its publication in 2001, the ESV Bible has gained wide acceptance and is used by church leaders, numerous denominations and organizations, and millions of individuals around the world. Created by a team of more than 100 leading evangelical scholars and pastors, the ESV Bible emphasizes word-for-word accuracy, literary excellence, and depth of meaning. The English Standard Version (ESV) is an essentially literal translation of the Bible in contemporary English.
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