ESV Bible

Crossway

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About this app

The ESV Bible app allows you to easily read, study, and engage with God’s Word wherever you go, making it the best possible Bible reading experience for your phone or tablet.

Listen to Scripture with audio Bibles and meditate on God’s Word with instrumental background music. Customize your experience with a wide variety of reading plans and thematic playlist options, helping you make daily Bible reading a habit every day.

READ THE BIBLE WHEREVER YOU GO
• Toggle display options to a streamlined, distraction-free reader's mode
• Search tools allow you to quickly search the Bible by reference, keyword, or phrase
• Quick access to cross-references

LISTEN AND MEDITATE
• Listen to the Bible read aloud by acclaimed Christian artists, pastors, and Bible teachers
• Voices include Kristyn Getty, Ray Ortlund, Jackie Hill Perry, Michael Reeves, and more
• Instrumental background music to help you meditate as you listen
• A diverse selection of musical styles, artists, and genres
• Individual volume controls allow you to adjust the music and Bible audio separately

MAKE A HABIT OF BIBLE READING
• Choose from over 50 Bible reading plans
• One-year, devotional, and topical plans offer a wide variety of options to fit your lifestyle and reading goals

DIVE DEEPER INTO GOD’S WORD
• Access the ESV Global Study Bible for free
• Subscribe to unlock a full library of study resources, including the ESV Study Bible, ESV Archaeology Study Bible, Preaching the Word commentary series, ESV Expository Commentary series, and more

ENGAGE WITH SCRIPTURE
• Record your personal reflections using the easy-to-use notes feature
• Highlight and bookmark favorite portions of Scripture
• All content saved via a free account is synced with ESV.org—giving you access to personal notes, bookmarks, and highlights from any device
• Adjust dozens of layout and text settings including font size, red letter, background color, and more

UNLOCK PREMIUM FEATURES
• Access to the full range of study Bibles, commentaries, and playlists available online and in the app
• Over 50 playlists compile thematic verses to guide you through a particular mood, topic, or season

Deepen your time in God’s Word with customizable study and audio features available with the ESV Bible app. Download for free today!

Ratings and reviews

Love this app and option to read the Bible! However, the bookmarks are not saving and this has been going on for months. Plus, when I highlight, the highlight id removed when I touch the screen or go to highlight the next or so verse. Im very grateful for these options as it saves me a lot. I especially love that I can take notes here on the go. I love that. It's annoying because I want to save all my highlights and know what I've read. But otherwise love this and great job!! Absolutely love it!

I love this app! It's the best one to listen to. However, and this is the reason for the 3 stars, I find that the reader seems to stutter at the beginning of many chapters and in John 8, two phrases in verse 34 and verse 44 are missing and there is dead air until the reader picks up again. This is highly annoying. Can you fix this?

easy to use for church and also don't have to flip through pages of the Bible if you want to favorite and highlight verses. All you have to do is sign in it's free, and you can also take notes in the margin of the side. Some words are cut out, though , for instance, headings may have to rotate your electronic device to the left or to the right to figure out what those words are or Google it if you don't have a Bible easy to scroll through and has key words but it doesn't tell you where it's loc

What's new

Fixed:
• Fixed an issue where audio would restart at Genesis 1:1 upon returning to the ESV text display.
• Fixed audio previous/next controls navigating by chapter rather than verse.
• Fixed several issues that could cause the app to crash.
• General design tweaks and updates.