Bible Versions

English Standard Version  (ESV)
Date: 2001  ( Rev: 2007, 2011, 2016, 2025)
Creators: Crossway translation committee and more than 100 scholars
Translation- Language: English, Type: Formal Equivalence
Source Texts: Revised Standard Version lineage with updated Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek critical texts

A formal-equivalence revision valued for literary continuity and close attention to original-language structure.

Popularity: Very High ( Ranked second among Bible translation bestsellers in August 2026.)
Denominational Context: Evangelical Protestant
Copyright Status: Copyrighted
Publisher: Crossway
Significance: It became a major evangelical church and study Bible in the early twenty-first century.