The ESV Bible

The first reason I prefer the English Standard Version for use in the church is its approach to translation. The ESV is an essentially literal Bible translation that aims for word-for-word precision in rendering the original languages in English. Many other modern...

Why the ESV?

You might have noticed that we often use a particular translation of the Bible at Parker Hills: the English Standard Version. We usually preach from it. Our pew Bibles are printed in it. And yet it’s not a super common translation in Christianity at large. So perhaps...