All scripture quotations and references in this blog appear in the English Standard Version.
Why I Blog ESV explains my preference for this version, though it’s certainly not the only Bible I read.
ESV.org is an excellent resource for searching, reading, or studying the scripture.
The ESV Study Bible is now available. YouTube has a short promotional video explaining many of the book’s features.
Of course, I would always encourage you to read ANY version of the Bible than to never read the Bible.



ESV is now a major translation in China.It is published by the NationalCommittee of Three-self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Church in China and China Christian Council, in partnership with Good News Publishers and the British and Foreign Bible Society.I have been using ESV for almost three years now.I hope everybody will give this new translation a try…