ESV Study Bible
The ESV with extensive study notes on the page, for the reader who wants the background as they read.
$34.99
The ESV Study Bible is the one to give a reader who wants to understand the background while they read. It pairs the full ESV text with thousands of study notes, maps, and short articles, all on the page, so the context sits right there instead of in a separate book.
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Who it suits
This is for the curious reader: someone who keeps asking what a passage meant in its own time, who wrote it, and how it connects to the rest of Scripture. It works well for a student, a small-group leader, or a new believer who likes to dig.
The tradeoff is bulk. All those notes make it thick and heavy, and the commentary can crowd the page, so it is not the Bible for someone who just wants to read cleanly or carry it around. It also leaves no room to journal. For that, the ESV Single Column Journaling Bible is the better tool.
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Frequently asked questions
How is this different from a regular ESV Bible?
The Bible text is identical. What you are paying for is the study apparatus: notes at the foot of nearly every page, plus maps, charts, and book introductions. If you will not use the notes, a plain ESV costs far less.