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I love the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible. Having owned several translations of the Bible, the ESV is without doubt my favorite because it retains the literal, word-for-word accuracy which one would find in the New American Standard, yet the verbiage flows as easily as the New International Version. Here is what others have to say about the ESV. The following is an excerpt from www.esv.org:

The English Standard Version (ESV) Bible is a new, essentially literal Bible translation that combines word-for-word precision and accuracy with literary excellence, beauty, and depth of meaning.

First and foremost, the ESV is special because the Bible itself is like no other book. The words of the Bible are the very Words of God. As Jesus said, ?€œThe words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life?€? (John 6:63)

Second, the ESV is special because it is a ?€œword-for-word?€? translation. The Bible says every word was ?€œbreathed out by God?€? (2 Timothy 3:16). For this reason, the ESV seeks to translate the original Greek and Hebrew words with the greatest possible accuracy and precision.

Third, the ESV is special because it carries forward the great historic stream of Bible versions in English?€”with literary excellence, beauty, and depth of meaning, in a fresh and compelling way.

The ESV is unique and special. It?€™s the Bible to read and treasure through all your life?€”a great choice for young and old, for daily reading and personal study, for church and family, for teaching and preaching, and for memorizing the words of life.