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About the ESV - ESV.org
The English Standard Version (ESV) is an "essentially literal" translation of the Bible in contemporary English. Created by a team of more than 100 leading evangelical scholars and pastors, the ESV Bible emphasizes "word-for-word" accuracy, literary excellence, and …
Preface to the English Standard Version - ESV.org
The English Standard Version (ESV) stands in the classic mainstream of English Bible translations over the past half-millennium. 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 ...
Matthew 1 - The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the
The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, and Ju….
Translation Philosophy - ESV.org
The ESV is an “essentially literal” translation that seeks as far as possible to reproduce the precise wording of the original text and the personal style of each Bible writer.
Genesis 1 - In the beginning, God created the heavens and the
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the water….
Ephesians 1 - Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed ….
John 1 - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
The Word Became Flesh. 1 a In the beginning was b the Word, and c the Word was with God, and d the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 e All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 f In him was life, 1 and g the life was the light of men. 5 h The light shines in the darkness, and the ...
Copyright Page | ESV.org
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV) is adapted from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.
Gideons International and the ESV Bible
The ESV Bible text is the primary English text used by The Gideons International for their printed Bibles and New Testaments. About the ESV Bible. First published by Crossway in 2001, the ESV Bible is based on essentially literal translation principles and emphasizes textual accuracy with readability and literary excellence.