I got a bible at an estate sale 3 weeks ago because it was engraved and the lady had the same last name as me. When I opened it up and saw all the notes on nearly every page and how worn it was with pages falling our and tape holding it together I felt God doing something in me. God used her testimony through those pages to deliver me out of atheism. This past week I took my family to church and they loved it. I'm hoping to be baptized soon and I have my 9 year old signed up to 3 vacation bible schools this summer.
I use my ESV wide margin reference for my marking up, my Omega as my reader, and my schuyler PSQ as my everyday carry and church bible. I also use my CSB while reading with my 7yr old daughter as it’s a great translation for the young ones
Such a good video Joe! I love my esv bibles and always looking to get more lol. Really loved seeing your collection! Hope all is well with your family!
I have to agree with you, brother. The ESV v-b-v Preaching Bible is excellent. I do wish it had a higher quality goatskin cover but given the price point and the quality, it is one of the best values in the premium Bible market.
Duct tape Bible! Well loved and classic!! I enjoyed the story of the journey! Good stuff. By the way, I write in my premium Bible with a pencil only, and I fear not. Do what I do when I get a new Study Bible: transfer all your notes from college/seminary into the new one. It's worth the time.
this was great! i've always wanted to do a video like this. i wrestle with that "perfect Bible" idea so much too! top 3 all time : my Allan ESV SCR VxV, Buffalo ESV SB, Trutone ESV PSR ... but i've had almost all at certain times
Sorry if this has been asked before, I'm new here. I was wondering if you have a video where you discuss how you write in your Bible... notes, systems, colors?
I’m an avid Bible marker and have been using the VbV preaching Bible as my Go To marking Bible. The only thing it lacks is cross references. And YES! I’d love one in at least a slightly more substantial calf or cowhide. Wellington leather would be awesome but out of my price range.
I use the ESV study bible, as well as an NIV and KJ study bibles. Recently added a CSB study bible, but these tomes are just too heavy to haul to church or the cottage so I have a normal NKJ without notes just for easy reading, but when I'm out and about during the day I have a small pocket new testament incase I need it. I went to seminary back in 1992, and have worn out several bibles over the years travelling to Africa and Europe, but I can never throw them out. Once a bible has too many battle scars, I retire it in a place of honour on my bookshelf.
I have that Holman Handcrafted CSB Verse-by-Verse. And while I go to the ESV for my Bible study prep, sometimes I use the CSB one just because of its formatting. It is a very, very pleasant experience. Unfortunately, if you want something comparable for the ESV, you have to go to the Cambridge Topaz for 3X the price. 3:10 - YES! I cannot for the life of me figure out why they crammed the gutter text so far into the spine! EDIT: I just wrote Crossway's marketing. I asked them about the prospects of a double-column ESV Verse-by-Verse reference Bible with 7/8" gutter margins, which is what our handcrafted CSBs have.
I want Crossway to do the Omega as a Wide Margin and a Handy Size. That would give us small, medium, and large premium options with the same pagination/layout throughout, much like the Schuyler or Cambridge offerings.
I have had a number of bibles over the last 20yrs, my most used are one of those early 2000s magnetic closer “backpacking” NIV bibles for my entire AWANA Citation career (3-12 grade), and an ESV journaling bible that I adore and use as my everyday/study Bible. I use multiple versions including interlinear when studying at home, but ESV is my happy place for reading & Sunday use.
The ESV Verse by Verse Preachers Bible is my absolute favourite. I love the single column and text size and soft goatskin cover. Great for preaching from and general reading. A.
Years ago a friend gave me a MacArthur Study Bible in NKJV that I love. He picked it up from a used bookstore, but I don’t mind. I’ve read it cover-to-cover twice, and various books and passages multiple times. I recently picked up a Sovereign Series, personal size reference Bible in NKJV on the cheap. I love it. It seems a shame to mark on it, but I can’t help it; I have to interact with the text. I also just picked up a thin line ESV with minimal references (nearly none) that I am greatly enjoying. I can’t put it down!
Great review, loved your energy and thoughts. You gave me a lot to think about. I have recently discovered the CSB which has captured my imagination. Every blessing for your future ministry. Let's keep reading God's word, you have encouraged me to do that.
I can so relate to your quest for the “perfect for me” Bible. Although I have numerous Bibles and different translations, I’ve used the NASB since the 1980’s and all through Bible college. I was very excited about the LSB. I purchased the first edition LSB handy size in blue goatskin (my first premium Bible). It’s so beautiful that I don’t want to write in it or carry it anywhere. So I ordered the LSB wide margin large print in cowhide to be my new study Bible that I will fill with markings and notes. My rebound NASB that I’ve been using has over 25 years of notes and markings in it. I feel like I’m abandoning an ancient manuscript. Lol. So my quandary…keep the expensive handy size Bible as a reader, or sell it. :/
Great journey! Very interesting. Thanks for sharing it! I'm just a layperson, not a preacher or teacher, so I don't have the same needs, but still I'm looking for a premium Bible. Currently I'm between the Crossway Heirloom Heritage ESV vs. the Schuyler Treveris ESV. Both look like beautiful Bibles. Both printed and bounded by Royal Jongbloed. I want it primarily to read, hence I don't care as much about things like cross references, but I do care about single column paragraph format. Just hard to decide between the Heritage and the Treveris! :)
I got the LSB also. I have been a dual column center reference guy forever. Single column has left me cold. That said, they knocked one out of the park with the LSB. I really LOVE it! The yapp is very generous and trains beautifully. The paper is great. Only complaint for me is I like LONG ribbons like Allan puts in their readers. Thanks for sharing this video. Very appreciated.
I still have 2OG PREMIUM CALFSKIN ESV Bibles. When I finished my doctorate. I got the 2002 edition Thinline Cordovan Calfskin and the 2004 edition Thinline Black Calfskin Bible. They are my 2 old school go to Bibles. They have notes on every page. Owning these two Bible are my go to. I have a plethora of Study Bibles. ESV Study, MacArthur ESV, Ryken’s (father and son) worked on a type of ESV Bible, and I have a handsize premium Bible from Cambridge. My favorite is that beautiful smooth Cordovan Calfskin 2002 edition. It’s my number one Bible. A friend worked for Crossway when we were in seminary together. He handed my a Hardback ESV Bible. It was right after 9-11-01. I had a NKJV MacArthur Study Bible at that time. I started to dive into the text and realized. This is a good word for word rendering without the clunky subject verb order of the NASB. I haven’t changed a bit. It is interesting at times when we are reading a text at church and someone says that their text is a bit different. Because I never bought the updated version. I know it so well. I can find any text almost with my eyes closed. I’m not a big study Bible fan for the serious student of scripture. People jump to the notes vs wrestling with the text. I do love the ESV Greek journals. That’s an amazing tool for exegetical work. Thanks.
I love the esv but recently got the LSB that I’m planning on doing a video on, it’s literally the nicest leather I’ve ever had I’m my life. Wish I could put that esv in the leather that my LSB is in. Oh well!
I have a worn out NKJV since 1994 that I wore out and pages falling off. I wrote so much in it mostly prayer requests, etc. I used it almost till 2012 or more but my wife did not like me bringing a torn up Bible to church. One time in the middle of my pastor's sermon some pages fell off on the floor. I was sitting in the front row and might have distracted him.
I love the Journal the Word large print Bible... pretty much goes every where with me. Has 2" margins. Large print so there is room even between each line to make small notes. It is verse by verse and is on cream paper... but I love the space it has in it for notes. Thicker paper too.
My daily reading Bible is an ASV Teachers Edition, and my secondary Bible is the ESV Reformation Study Bible. But all my note taking is done on Logos software. I have 4,000 Bible references that I have categorised into about 450+ topics, and typed some 90,000 words of commentary. One day I’m going to export my notes and print and bind into a physical copy.
I know it wasn't out at the time, but the Schuyler Stridon ESV seems like it fits well with what you were looking for. I would be interested to hear your thoughts on that. I really enjoyed the video!
The ESV is a fine translation, probably my favorite. But my complaint about virtually all Crossway editions is that the text is far too light. Wish that Crossway would have a more dark, bold text.
I totally get that. Some of my Crossway editions have been much better than others. But I see your point and the Lexicon typeface they use obviously will appeal better to some people and not to others.
I strongly disagree with the idea of the perfect Bible being the one that's in your "cart". Don't be addicted to always buying the "better", "newer" Bible. God's word being precious does not depend on what material/layout it comes in. Truth be told: the only "perfect" Bible is the one that's in your "heart"... the one that you use and isn't gathering dust on your bookshelf because it's been replaced every year or so. So sad when the materialistic/consumeristic desire to always have the best/newest/more improved 'whatever-it-is' creeps into our walk of faith. BTW: I speak from experience and am so relieved that God freed me from the addiction of premium-Bible-buying. There's nothing wrong with getting a really good quality one that lasts, or even having loads of different versions to help you...just don't lose sight of where the eternal value of the word of God is placed. Every one of these premium Bibles listed in the video could last you decades, if not a lifetime, of use. Why is it that none of these are just not quite good enough? The desire to keep buying the newest one and wish "if only it was more like this or more like that" is not a holy/Godly one. Much love and encouragement to you brother (Colossians 3:2)
I don't think that his comment was meant to be taken literally. Many of us love to look at different Bibles and examine their characteristics closely. Those characteristics begin to grow on us and over time we get a greater sense of how we prefer God's word to be laid out in front of us. To the man on the video, it is clear you love God and His Word. And I trust you also loves the people whom you serve. Keep up your passion for Christ and may He richly bless you and the fruit of your ministry.
Your testimony has touched me. I have so many bibles now, although I’m not trying to get a premium bible, I just want good study bibles. I have a severe student study Bible, but I do want the actual study Bible. That’s the only reason I may change bibles. Personally I just make sure I have a sword everywhere.
Well, goatskin leather helps the Bible to lay flat. This makes it easier to work with when table-reading. And the wider gutter margins mean that my head can be over my notepad instead of having to be directly over the Bible. These are two things the Holman Handcrafted CSB Verse-by-Verse got completely right. Yes, there are some weird font spacing issues here and there, and two typos that I've found so far, but those don't render the Bible difficult to use, whereas the crammed gutter margins of the ESV Verse-by-Verse do. That Bible is an atypically weak entry in Crossway's lineup and, moreover, it's the only two-column verse-by-verse offering they have. As for cost-effective covers, their Trutone is...mediocre when it comes to mimicking real leather. Crossway could perhaps learn something from Holman's Leathertouch polymer. My purchases reveal that it matches pigskin leather for flexibility and *almost* matches goatskin. And going by the prices of each, it is even cheaper than Trutone.
@@trevortheclever1733I believe it is meant to be taken literally. Bible buying addiction is a real thing. I personally struggle with this addiction. Yes it's nice to have different translations, but the one thing this addiction causes is that it makes it harder to pick which one to read and use which means reading rarely happens. Not to mention the financial aspect of it. Especially with fufu Bibles which can become an idol. 😭
If I can't mark it up, it's not in my house! I buy faux leather everything, with one exception, being the LSB large print. I just wanted to see how it read so I bought a hard cover, on sale. My beat up baby is a NKJV Schofield Reference. I try to use it now, but I'm 75 and really need large print these days. I do go back to it for my notes though.
I do not know if you are aware... but many.. I do not know about Crossway bibles... but many bible publishers.. use Bold.. numbers on verse by verse bibles to signify paragrph breaks... where the bold number is at the beginning of a verse, that is where the new paragraph starts...
The issue that I have with most, or all, wide margin double columns is that their margins are usually smaller at the gutter. What that means is that when writing notes, I have so much more space on the outer margin. The inner margin only has about half the size of usable space because of the gutter.
What is the compulsion to squeeze text into a narrow crevice, for most bible designers? I'm mostly interested in single column (reader) layouts for this reason, and some ESV put the references in the gutter so even better.
Hi @back2theword, thank you for sharing. Have you come across a non-study "smaller" Bible in ESV that has thumb indexing? It seems like Crossway doesn't do thumb indexing.
I'm not a big fan from Crossway. Those premiums that you own are quite nice though. I love the Cambridge Topaz as a preference as far as premiums are concerned. I do own some Crossways, but they do not seem to last without wearing out fast.
The ESV is quite good, a modernised RSV would suit me better but only because RSV wording and vocabulary suits me better. ESV is simplified and Evangelicalised. I also require the presence of the Deuterocanonical books and I like them to be present among the other old testament books as one would find in a Catholic or Orthodox bible.
@@nobodyspecial1852 There is, now, an ESV Catholic Edition which I think is probably the best available for the text but as far as bindings are concerned it seems that a Protestant ESV with Apocrypha will allow for leather of some kind. $245 is expensive, but if you really want a fancy binding that is the sort of price you will pay. Personally, I stick with the RSV Catholic Edition, but I have an RSV 2nd Catholic Edition and it's good reading.
Thanks for sharing and talking about the various Bibles that you've read and have helped you grow as a Christian. The part that I took note of was when you said that you attended Cedarville University, I grew up in Cedarville. Which seminary did you attend?
I like my Super Giant NKJV and Super Giant NASB. I am waiting for the LSB in large print. The handy font size is too small for me. I was wanting before an ESV but could never find the perfect one for me. I needed a Giant Print with no gold pages as most of the times it has a strong smell to it. I was wanting to get an ESV Macarthur Study Bible Large Print but now it is out of print.
This was a year ago but Who is "YoungBlood"? I want a premium bible, but I barely know the differences. I'm looking to spend the $300-$400, and it better be the right bible, lol. I have the big ESV study bible you have already. What do you think about the new heirloom compacted bible being released 9/28/23? Or what is the difference in (legacy, compacted, thinking, single column) for these Crossway heirloom bibles? Literally nobody's willing to tell me.
So I'm looking at the new heirloom bibles that will be released 9/28/23. What is the difference in OMEGA EDITION COMPACT EDITION HERITAGE EDITION If you can help thanks 🙌🏻
What is the way in which you mark up your Bible? Do you have a marking plan based on colors? I’m an ESV guy too but I use my Cambridge wide margin for my at home study Bible. I recently purchased the Thomas Nelson and KJV blue goatskin thinline. I love it I just don’t know if I want to write in it.
I was hoping to finish this video and gain confidence in my decision but now I am more torn!! I’m in the same boat as you lol. I got the LSB, a Chinese omega, and a goatskin heritage on the way in the mail. But I’m torn on ordering a horween 80th omega. Not sure which I should mark up or not. The heritage will be my reader. And I’m thinking the LSB will be my bible study teaching bible, but I do t want to mark it up it’s so nice
Amen to this tension!! Feeling this so much. Before the new Heirlooms from ESV this was more settled for me. But now I think I might be using the Horween Omega for my use at the church but don’t mark in Bible. And I may start using the Horween Heritage as my daily daily carry/reader/and might mark in that Bible. I really just want to use one of the Horweens as a daily carry so it will build character and be something really special. But kudos to you, you have very good taste in Bibles and I agree with you that my LSB will be for study and stay nice for sure.
HI could u give me the name of the bible NKJV in duct tape, i want the details of the bible, please and thnks. i want to know where i could buy that bible
I recently suggested to Evangelical Bible a single column Schuyler personal size. I'd probably be fine with the double column but I have liked the single column. It does have references on the bottom so they aren't obtrusive. I currently have an Allan ESV personal size study Bible and a Schuyler Treveris which I love.
What budget Bible would you recommend- a timex watch of bibles, that’s what I’d be interested in. Right now I use a 1996 NASB Side column reference Bible I bought at an estate sale- bible was free, just needed a donation 10$.
For a one time purchase would be the ESV Wide Margin Reference Bible in TruTone Brown. (Good price point, margins to write in, good text size, references) should cost you less than 50 and last a long time!
I'm wanting to get 2 bibles for my 2 sons as their current ones are 'teenage' editions and they're now young adults. I grew up with NIV and my current bible is NIV, but I've been advised to look at ESV by various people I respect. What lead you to the ESV as opposed to all the other translations available?
There are quite a few places to learn about the many positives of the ESV. For the format. I would suggest looking at the ESV Concise Study Bible for your sons, or a version of the ESV thinline (Crossway has quite a few options) As for why… The ESV is very readable and keeps many biblical terms NKJV and KJV people appreciate. The ESV is well researched and has some of the best translations of Hebrew poetry in modern translations (this is where it has a huge advantage over the NIV). Also, the ESV is very preachable in that many congregations can have it read and preached from without needing to spend too much time re-translating or explaining the word choices of the translation on the fly. Also, it has so many good resources around the translation available. Those are just a few of my reasons why I have landed on the ESV as my translation.
Crossway is releasing another line of them in less than 30 days. Stay tuned and keep an eye out. And this line actually will be a step up in quality over the one I have.
@@Back2theWord I saw that on EV bible. The only this is they aren’t coming out with black. I really want a black one. Maybe theyll do another with black??
I am an ESV guy, but regularly consult for study the Greek/Hebrew texts with helps, and the CSB, NASB/LSB, and the message (the last one is Peterson’s paraphrase, but uses rightly I really like his paraphrase and his other stuff).
@@reynaldogonzalez5919 CSB is a revision and update to HCSB… and I have found for some newer believers this is a good option. And the LSB is a recent build on the NASB95… you can get the translation free on an app they have out and they just added the translation to YouVersion
I am not a snob about that, really I mostly use a, Bic round stic M (they make black, blue, and red), pretty generic and you can get it at Walmart. I also use mechanical pencils a lot and rather prefer them
all those bibles reviewed... but not one was an NASB or a KJV..... I do not know if you even own any of those translations... I have all the translations... and many of the bibles you mentioned. as well ..I own about 8 different ESV bibles.. but.... I will only use them occasionally.. because I do not feel they are as close literally to the original Greek and Hebrew as the NASB and KJV.... Jason Mayfield...?..yes I used to watch his videos... on how to mark a bible... I believe he is an NASB fan.. so he's almost there... I never saw him speaking well of the KJV... he unsubscribed me and quit sending me texts.. when he disagreed with a couple of my comments regarding bible marking.. I used to have his number so I could upload him photos...
LOL 😆 🤣 ...Here's my personal conspiracy theory . These publishers refuse to make the perfect bible, cause if they did they'd go out of business. 🤪 My big issue with Crossway is that they always use that grey ink. If you only use their bibles you most likely will never notice, but I notice. Also I can't stand bottom corner references, my brain can't get used to it. I'm old school man, center column refrences are a must have for me. I only kept one of my Esv's from doing reviews the rest I gave away. I only regret letting one of them go, the beautiful study bible with super thick leather 😍 ....Should've kept that one, oh well I have budget genuine leather one no :biggie" pun intended. I have one crossway premium left. the Heirloom widemargin thinline it's really nice and has super thin very unique India Paper by Jongbloed . They make some of the best bibles on the market . The goatskin is tough on mine ya don't have worry about scratches, its the best of both worlds flexible yet durable. Thanks for the video brother.
1) You have great teeth! Hopefully they're as healthy as they are attractive. 2) I still have my little black zippered KJV that I got in kindergarten over 60 years ago. I took at a red ballpoint at some point and colored the lips of the Madonna with Christ in the frontispiece. 3) I grew up as a Presbyterian with KJV and RSV, and a Schuyler RSV with Apocrypha is still a staple for me; I love the quality of their Bibles. 4) I detest vanity Bibles like the MacArthur, the Ryrie, the Scofield, and others of that ilk. If theologians or preachers want to interpret and share their particularly biases with others, I think they should be in separate volumes (like the excellent J. Vernon McGee series). 5) ESV is amazing; I never liked the NRSV when it came out, too mooshy for me. From the first time I saw the ESV it was a fit, and still is. It's my daily reader. 6) I am now Roman Catholic, where the path to the priesthood is normally about 10 years. Young priests will decide whether to become ordered priests or diocesan priests, whether to serve God as a pastor or in some other capacity, such as a teaching or medical worker. For your faith journey, is there an equivalent to our ordered priests? 7) I have 'marking' Bibles and non-marking Bibles. I don't require markings to learn, I guess I'm blessed in that way. 8) Best wishes from the Houston-Galveston area!
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Are you aware of an ESV, New Testament only, with Christ in red letters? Not a study bible. Not including Psalms and Proverbs. Just the New Testament with Christ in red letters.
When you see a bible that's falling apart from use, it usually means the person it belongs to isn't falling apart.
I got a bible at an estate sale 3 weeks ago because it was engraved and the lady had the same last name as me. When I opened it up and saw all the notes on nearly every page and how worn it was with pages falling our and tape holding it together I felt God doing something in me. God used her testimony through those pages to deliver me out of atheism. This past week I took my family to church and they loved it. I'm hoping to be baptized soon and I have my 9 year old signed up to 3 vacation bible schools this summer.
What if they use an iPad?
If it’s falling apart may also suggest that they are careless and clumsy with books!?
@@petermillist3779its just a saying.
That’s actually not true. My Bible is hanging by a string and yet my life is in shambles 😊😫
The Heritage is probably my new favorite text block. I love it!
I use my ESV wide margin reference for my marking up, my Omega as my reader, and my schuyler PSQ as my everyday carry and church bible. I also use my CSB while reading with my 7yr old daughter as it’s a great translation for the young ones
This was such a cool video. I loved all your stories about using these bibles at various points in your life. Well done.
Love this! I too have that nostalgic connection to my personal size reference single column one.
Love your collection. I’ve had the ESV study bible for 6 years and I read it cover to cover. Love it so much! It is also calfskin.
Such a good video Joe! I love my esv bibles and always looking to get more lol. Really loved seeing your collection! Hope all is well with your family!
I have to agree with you, brother. The ESV v-b-v Preaching Bible is excellent. I do wish it had a higher quality goatskin cover but given the price point and the quality, it is one of the best values in the premium Bible market.
Duct tape Bible! Well loved and classic!! I enjoyed the story of the journey! Good stuff. By the way, I write in my premium Bible with a pencil only, and I fear not.
Do what I do when I get a new Study Bible: transfer all your notes from college/seminary into the new one. It's worth the time.
this was great! i've always wanted to do a video like this. i wrestle with that "perfect Bible" idea so much too!
top 3 all time : my Allan ESV SCR VxV, Buffalo ESV SB, Trutone ESV PSR ... but i've had almost all at certain times
Sorry if this has been asked before, I'm new here. I was wondering if you have a video where you discuss how you write in your Bible... notes, systems, colors?
My favorite little bible is the one issued to me when I was in bootcamp.
I’m an avid Bible marker and have been using the VbV preaching Bible as my Go To marking Bible. The only thing it lacks is cross references. And YES! I’d love one in at least a slightly more substantial calf or cowhide. Wellington leather would be awesome but out of my price range.
LOVE your collection ❤️❤️❤️
I used to have those mini bibles when I was near-sighted. These days I need reading glasses and large print.
Me too. I need both also.
I use the ESV study bible, as well as an NIV and KJ study bibles. Recently added a CSB study bible, but these tomes are just too heavy to haul to church or the cottage so I have a normal NKJ without notes just for easy reading, but when I'm out and about during the day I have a small pocket new testament incase I need it. I went to seminary back in 1992, and have worn out several bibles over the years travelling to Africa and Europe, but I can never throw them out. Once a bible has too many battle scars, I retire it in a place of honour on my bookshelf.
I have that Holman Handcrafted CSB Verse-by-Verse. And while I go to the ESV for my Bible study prep, sometimes I use the CSB one just because of its formatting. It is a very, very pleasant experience. Unfortunately, if you want something comparable for the ESV, you have to go to the Cambridge Topaz for 3X the price.
3:10 - YES! I cannot for the life of me figure out why they crammed the gutter text so far into the spine!
EDIT: I just wrote Crossway's marketing. I asked them about the prospects of a double-column ESV Verse-by-Verse reference Bible with 7/8" gutter margins, which is what our handcrafted CSBs have.
I want Crossway to do the Omega as a Wide Margin and a Handy Size. That would give us small, medium, and large premium options with the same pagination/layout throughout, much like the Schuyler or Cambridge offerings.
I have had a number of bibles over the last 20yrs, my most used are one of those early 2000s magnetic closer “backpacking” NIV bibles for my entire AWANA Citation career (3-12 grade), and an ESV journaling bible that I adore and use as my everyday/study Bible. I use multiple versions including interlinear when studying at home, but ESV is my happy place for reading & Sunday use.
The ESV Verse by Verse Preachers Bible is my absolute favourite. I love the single column and text size and soft goatskin cover. Great for preaching from and general reading. A.
Years ago a friend gave me a MacArthur Study Bible in NKJV that I love. He picked it up from a used bookstore, but I don’t mind. I’ve read it cover-to-cover twice, and various books and passages multiple times.
I recently picked up a Sovereign Series, personal size reference Bible in NKJV on the cheap. I love it. It seems a shame to mark on it, but I can’t help it; I have to interact with the text.
I also just picked up a thin line ESV with minimal references (nearly none) that I am greatly enjoying. I can’t put it down!
Great review, loved your energy and thoughts. You gave me a lot to think about. I have recently discovered the CSB which has captured my imagination. Every blessing for your future ministry. Let's keep reading God's word, you have encouraged me to do that.
I can so relate to your quest for the “perfect for me” Bible. Although I have numerous Bibles and different translations, I’ve used the NASB since the 1980’s and all through Bible college. I was very excited about the LSB. I purchased the first edition LSB handy size in blue goatskin (my first premium Bible). It’s so beautiful that I don’t want to write in it or carry it anywhere. So I ordered the LSB wide margin large print in cowhide to be my new study Bible that I will fill with markings and notes. My rebound NASB that I’ve been using has over 25 years of notes and markings in it. I feel like I’m abandoning an ancient manuscript. Lol. So my quandary…keep the expensive handy size Bible as a reader, or sell it. :/
The struggle is real! I think it would help if the LSB included the footnotes and basic references in their handy Bibles like the ESV thinlines.
Great journey! Very interesting. Thanks for sharing it! I'm just a layperson, not a preacher or teacher, so I don't have the same needs, but still I'm looking for a premium Bible. Currently I'm between the Crossway Heirloom Heritage ESV vs. the Schuyler Treveris ESV. Both look like beautiful Bibles. Both printed and bounded by Royal Jongbloed. I want it primarily to read, hence I don't care as much about things like cross references, but I do care about single column paragraph format. Just hard to decide between the Heritage and the Treveris! :)
I got the LSB also. I have been a dual column center reference guy forever. Single column has left me cold. That said, they knocked one out of the park with the LSB. I really LOVE it! The yapp is very generous and trains beautifully. The paper is great. Only complaint for me is I like LONG ribbons like Allan puts in their readers.
Thanks for sharing this video. Very appreciated.
Single column left you cold?
Great video. Thank you.
I still have 2OG PREMIUM CALFSKIN ESV Bibles. When I finished my doctorate. I got the 2002 edition Thinline Cordovan Calfskin and the 2004 edition Thinline Black Calfskin Bible. They are my 2 old school go to Bibles. They have notes on every page. Owning these two Bible are my go to. I have a plethora of Study Bibles. ESV Study, MacArthur ESV, Ryken’s (father and son) worked on a type of ESV Bible, and I have a handsize premium Bible from Cambridge. My favorite is that beautiful smooth Cordovan Calfskin 2002 edition. It’s my number one Bible.
A friend worked for Crossway when we were in seminary together. He handed my a Hardback ESV Bible. It was right after 9-11-01. I had a NKJV MacArthur Study Bible at that time. I started to dive into the text and realized. This is a good word for word rendering without the clunky subject verb order of the NASB. I haven’t changed a bit. It is interesting at times when we are reading a text at church and someone says that their text is a bit different. Because I never bought the updated version. I know it so well. I can find any text almost with my eyes closed. I’m not a big study Bible fan for the serious student of scripture. People jump to the notes vs wrestling with the text. I do love the ESV Greek journals. That’s an amazing tool for exegetical work. Thanks.
I love the esv but recently got the LSB that I’m planning on doing a video on, it’s literally the nicest leather I’ve ever had I’m my life. Wish I could put that esv in the leather that my LSB is in. Oh well!
I have a worn out NKJV since 1994 that I wore out and pages falling off. I wrote so much in it mostly prayer requests, etc. I used it almost till 2012 or more but my wife did not like me bringing a torn up Bible to church. One time in the middle of my pastor's sermon some pages fell off on the floor. I was sitting in the front row and might have distracted him.
I love the Journal the Word large print Bible... pretty much goes every where with me. Has 2" margins. Large print so there is room even between each line to make small notes. It is verse by verse and is on cream paper... but I love the space it has in it for notes. Thicker paper too.
My daily reading Bible is an ASV Teachers Edition, and my secondary Bible is the ESV Reformation Study Bible. But all my note taking is done on Logos software. I have 4,000 Bible references that I have categorised into about 450+ topics, and typed some 90,000 words of commentary.
One day I’m going to export my notes and print and bind into a physical copy.
I know it wasn't out at the time, but the Schuyler Stridon ESV seems like it fits well with what you were looking for. I would be interested to hear your thoughts on that. I really enjoyed the video!
The ESV is a fine translation, probably my favorite. But my complaint about virtually all Crossway editions is that the text is far too light. Wish that Crossway would have a more dark, bold text.
I totally get that. Some of my Crossway editions have been much better than others. But I see your point and the Lexicon typeface they use obviously will appeal better to some people and not to others.
The typeface used by Cambridge for the topaz is spectacular
I really don't like marking my Bibles, especially the premium ones. I'd rather write my notes on a separate notebook.
I strongly disagree with the idea of the perfect Bible being the one that's in your "cart". Don't be addicted to always buying the "better", "newer" Bible. God's word being precious does not depend on what material/layout it comes in. Truth be told: the only "perfect" Bible is the one that's in your "heart"... the one that you use and isn't gathering dust on your bookshelf because it's been replaced every year or so. So sad when the materialistic/consumeristic desire to always have the best/newest/more improved 'whatever-it-is' creeps into our walk of faith. BTW: I speak from experience and am so relieved that God freed me from the addiction of premium-Bible-buying. There's nothing wrong with getting a really good quality one that lasts, or even having loads of different versions to help you...just don't lose sight of where the eternal value of the word of God is placed. Every one of these premium Bibles listed in the video could last you decades, if not a lifetime, of use. Why is it that none of these are just not quite good enough? The desire to keep buying the newest one and wish "if only it was more like this or more like that" is not a holy/Godly one. Much love and encouragement to you brother (Colossians 3:2)
I don't think that his comment was meant to be taken literally. Many of us love to look at different Bibles and examine their characteristics closely. Those characteristics begin to grow on us and over time we get a greater sense of how we prefer God's word to be laid out in front of us.
To the man on the video, it is clear you love God and His Word. And I trust you also loves the people whom you serve. Keep up your passion for Christ and may He richly bless you and the fruit of your ministry.
Thank you brother
Your testimony has touched me. I have so many bibles now, although I’m not trying to get a premium bible, I just want good study bibles. I have a severe student study Bible, but I do want the actual study Bible. That’s the only reason I may change bibles. Personally I just make sure I have a sword everywhere.
Well, goatskin leather helps the Bible to lay flat. This makes it easier to work with when table-reading. And the wider gutter margins mean that my head can be over my notepad instead of having to be directly over the Bible. These are two things the Holman Handcrafted CSB Verse-by-Verse got completely right. Yes, there are some weird font spacing issues here and there, and two typos that I've found so far, but those don't render the Bible difficult to use, whereas the crammed gutter margins of the ESV Verse-by-Verse do. That Bible is an atypically weak entry in Crossway's lineup and, moreover, it's the only two-column verse-by-verse offering they have.
As for cost-effective covers, their Trutone is...mediocre when it comes to mimicking real leather. Crossway could perhaps learn something from Holman's Leathertouch polymer. My purchases reveal that it matches pigskin leather for flexibility and *almost* matches goatskin. And going by the prices of each, it is even cheaper than Trutone.
@@trevortheclever1733I believe it is meant to be taken literally. Bible buying addiction is a real thing. I personally struggle with this addiction. Yes it's nice to have different translations, but the one thing this addiction causes is that it makes it harder to pick which one to read and use which means reading rarely happens. Not to mention the financial aspect of it. Especially with fufu Bibles which can become an idol. 😭
If I can't mark it up, it's not in my house! I buy faux leather everything, with one exception, being the LSB large print. I just wanted to see how it read so I bought a hard cover, on sale. My beat up baby is a NKJV Schofield Reference. I try to use it now, but I'm 75 and really need large print these days. I do go back to it for my notes though.
I got a huge esv bible letters as big as your hand. Good times fun video.
That would be the Super Giant print edition. I have seen that... and wow, that is big!
@@Back2theWord Ya it is but i can see it. Got new glasses im good now at small print. Thanks brutha.
I would encourage you to watch some of Matthew Everhards videos on Bible note taking and transferring notes from one Bible to another. Very helpful
Thanks for the recommendation. I have watched quite a few videos from him and have learned some helpful tips!
You could also look at "How to Faith a life". She just graduated from seminary and does all kinds of videos.
Kindergarten in 1995. I don’t think I’ve ever felt older. That’s the best I left college as a sophomore to join the Marine Corps.
I would be curious to see what your notetaking and marking system is.
This video is mega nerd mode........I’m listening 🤓
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I do not know if you are aware... but many.. I do not know about Crossway bibles... but many bible publishers.. use Bold.. numbers on verse by verse bibles to signify paragrph breaks... where the bold number is at the beginning of a verse, that is where the new paragraph starts...
Wonderful Review!
The issue that I have with most, or all, wide margin double columns is that their margins are usually smaller at the gutter. What that means is that when writing notes, I have so much more space on the outer margin. The inner margin only has about half the size of usable space because of the gutter.
Totally agree. I have the same problems with some of mine laid out like that.
What is the compulsion to squeeze text into a narrow crevice, for most bible designers? I'm mostly interested in single column (reader) layouts for this reason, and some ESV put the references in the gutter so even better.
Hi @back2theword, thank you for sharing. Have you come across a non-study "smaller" Bible in ESV that has thumb indexing? It seems like Crossway doesn't do thumb indexing.
I'm not a big fan from Crossway. Those premiums that you own are quite nice though. I love the Cambridge Topaz as a preference as far as premiums are concerned. I do own some Crossways, but they do not seem to last without wearing out fast.
I like omega DOUBLE COLUMN.
Thank you!⭐
Great Video! We think alike haha -Brylan
What about the Cambridge Topaz or Allan NC1?
The ESV is quite good, a modernised RSV would suit me better but only because RSV wording and vocabulary suits me better. ESV is simplified and Evangelicalised. I also require the presence of the Deuterocanonical books and I like them to be present among the other old testament books as one would find in a Catholic or Orthodox bible.
@@nobodyspecial1852 There is, now, an ESV Catholic Edition which I think is probably the best available for the text but as far as bindings are concerned it seems that a Protestant ESV with Apocrypha will allow for leather of some kind. $245 is expensive, but if you really want a fancy binding that is the sort of price you will pay.
Personally, I stick with the RSV Catholic Edition, but I have an RSV 2nd Catholic Edition and it's good reading.
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I love videos like this. But for me, being afraid to handle and use it is what keeps me from buying premium bibles. Maybe I'll change my mind one day.
Thanks for sharing and talking about the various Bibles that you've read and have helped you grow as a Christian. The part that I took note of was when you said that you attended Cedarville University, I grew up in Cedarville. Which seminary did you attend?
I am currently working to complete my M.Div online through Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary!
Cedarville HYPE! Class of 2008/10 coming at you
Nice man! Class of 2015!
I like my Super Giant NKJV and Super Giant NASB. I am waiting for the LSB in large print. The handy font size is too small for me. I was wanting before an ESV but could never find the perfect one for me. I needed a Giant Print with no gold pages as most of the times it has a strong smell to it. I was wanting to get an ESV Macarthur Study Bible Large Print but now it is out of print.
Can you make a video showing us yr Library
This was a year ago but Who is "YoungBlood"?
I want a premium bible, but I barely know the differences. I'm looking to spend the $300-$400, and it better be the right bible, lol.
I have the big ESV study bible you have already.
What do you think about the new heirloom compacted bible being released 9/28/23?
Or what is the difference in (legacy, compacted, thinking, single column) for these Crossway heirloom bibles?
Literally nobody's willing to tell me.
So I'm looking at the new heirloom bibles that will be released 9/28/23.
What is the difference in
OMEGA EDITION
COMPACT EDITION
HERITAGE EDITION
If you can help thanks 🙌🏻
What is the way in which you mark up your Bible? Do you have a marking plan based on colors? I’m an ESV guy too but I use my Cambridge wide margin for my at home study Bible. I recently purchased the Thomas Nelson and KJV blue goatskin thinline. I love it I just don’t know if I want to write in it.
I was hoping to finish this video and gain confidence in my decision but now I am more torn!! I’m in the same boat as you lol. I got the LSB, a Chinese omega, and a goatskin heritage on the way in the mail. But I’m torn on ordering a horween 80th omega. Not sure which I should mark up or not. The heritage will be my reader. And I’m thinking the LSB will be my bible study teaching bible, but I do t want to mark it up it’s so nice
Amen to this tension!! Feeling this so much. Before the new Heirlooms from ESV this was more settled for me. But now I think I might be using the Horween Omega for my use at the church but don’t mark in Bible. And I may start using the Horween Heritage as my daily daily carry/reader/and might mark in that Bible. I really just want to use one of the Horweens as a daily carry so it will build character and be something really special. But kudos to you, you have very good taste in Bibles and I agree with you that my LSB will be for study and stay nice for sure.
HI could u give me the name of the bible NKJV in duct tape, i want the details of the bible, please and thnks. i want to know where i could buy that bible
Any suggestions for a personal sized high quality ESV single column with no references and not a real wide margin and possibly hardcover?
I recently suggested to Evangelical Bible a single column Schuyler personal size. I'd probably be fine with the double column but I have liked the single column. It does have references on the bottom so they aren't obtrusive. I currently have an Allan ESV personal size study Bible and a Schuyler Treveris which I love.
What budget Bible would you recommend- a timex watch of bibles, that’s what I’d be interested in. Right now I use a 1996 NASB Side column reference Bible I bought at an estate sale- bible was free, just needed a donation 10$.
For a one time purchase would be the ESV Wide Margin Reference Bible in TruTone Brown. (Good price point, margins to write in, good text size, references) should cost you less than 50 and last a long time!
No Schuyler Quentel or Personal Size Quentel?
That's what I've been looking at. I've been using a cheap $10 bible and I want something that will last longer.
Duct tape bible was the best
My brother you don't need a mDiv. God will use you more than you could imagine.
Kinda need it when you’re disabled and nothing else will get the “normal” world to pay attention to you.
I wish you could have spoken on the ESV Diadem in this quest. One day?!
Maybe, I know Cambridge is working on new ones and a few people have already reviewed them. A great Bible for sure!
I'm wanting to get 2 bibles for my 2 sons as their current ones are 'teenage' editions and they're now young adults. I grew up with NIV and my current bible is NIV, but I've been advised to look at ESV by various people I respect. What lead you to the ESV as opposed to all the other translations available?
There are quite a few places to learn about the many positives of the ESV.
For the format. I would suggest looking at the ESV Concise Study Bible for your sons, or a version of the ESV thinline (Crossway has quite a few options)
As for why… The ESV is very readable and keeps many biblical terms NKJV and KJV people appreciate. The ESV is well researched and has some of the best translations of Hebrew poetry in modern translations (this is where it has a huge advantage over the NIV). Also, the ESV is very preachable in that many congregations can have it read and preached from without needing to spend too much time re-translating or explaining the word choices of the translation on the fly. Also, it has so many good resources around the translation available. Those are just a few of my reasons why I have landed on the ESV as my translation.
@@Back2theWord That's great info. Thanks for the prompt reply to my question.
Do you have any clue how I could get my hands on one of those premium thinlines in black goatskin?
Crossway is releasing another line of them in less than 30 days. Stay tuned and keep an eye out. And this line actually will be a step up in quality over the one I have.
@@Back2theWord I saw that on EV bible. The only this is they aren’t coming out with black. I really want a black one. Maybe theyll do another with black??
@@newbmastr-69 www.crossway.org/bibles/esv-heirloom-bible-thinline-edition-gskn/
The ESV changed the meaning of Genesis 3:16
Joe what’s your favorite translation I personally love the esv nasb and nkjv!! But I love all the translations including the message!
I am an ESV guy, but regularly consult for study the Greek/Hebrew texts with helps, and the CSB, NASB/LSB, and the message (the last one is Peterson’s paraphrase, but uses rightly I really like his paraphrase and his other stuff).
@@Back2theWord never read the csb or lsb are they similar to any others or are they their own translations
@@reynaldogonzalez5919 CSB is a revision and update to HCSB… and I have found for some newer believers this is a good option. And the LSB is a recent build on the NASB95… you can get the translation free on an app they have out and they just added the translation to YouVersion
@@Back2theWord sounds good thank you and look forward to the future content
Still can’t believe you don’t have more subscribers ? Do you have a twitter ?
Where are you getting your MDIV at?
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
@@Back2theWord Tell Dr. Eccher I said hello, if you have him for church history. Old friend from Florida..
@@joest.eggbenedictus1896 will do. I had him for both church histories and can reach out very easily. Small world!
@@Back2theWord You'll have to tell him joe LaGuardia. He wont know my YT name
What pens do you use?
I am not a snob about that, really I mostly use a, Bic round stic M (they make black, blue, and red), pretty generic and you can get it at Walmart. I also use mechanical pencils a lot and rather prefer them
Does ESV make a Bible that starts the verses on the left side? I hate having to find a Bible verse number in the middle of a paragraph...
Yes. Search for “ESV verse by verse” and you can find a couple of options.
You have not arrived until you are King James only.
Amen my brother
Shut up
TIGHT GUTTERS ARE GRUESOME.
all those bibles reviewed... but not one was an NASB or a KJV..... I do not know if you even own any of those translations... I have all the translations... and many of the bibles you mentioned. as well ..I own about 8 different ESV bibles.. but.... I will only use them occasionally.. because I do not feel they are as close literally to the original Greek and Hebrew as the NASB and KJV....
Jason Mayfield...?..yes I used to watch his videos... on how to mark a bible... I believe he is an NASB fan.. so he's almost there... I never saw him speaking well of the KJV... he unsubscribed me and quit sending me texts.. when he disagreed with a couple of my comments regarding bible marking.. I used to have his number so I could upload him photos...
New sub. I’m looking for a format that I want to hand write, and this offered many answers.
Agreed!
LOL 😆 🤣 ...Here's my personal conspiracy theory .
These publishers refuse to make the perfect bible, cause if they did they'd go out of business. 🤪
My big issue with Crossway is that they always use that grey ink. If you only use their bibles you most likely will never notice, but I notice.
Also I can't stand bottom corner references, my brain can't get used to it. I'm old school man, center column refrences are a must have for me.
I only kept one of my Esv's from doing reviews the rest I gave away. I only regret letting one of them go, the beautiful study bible with super thick leather 😍 ....Should've kept that one, oh well I have budget genuine leather one no :biggie" pun intended.
I have one crossway premium left. the Heirloom widemargin thinline it's really nice and has super thin very unique India Paper by Jongbloed .
They make some of the best bibles on the market . The goatskin is tough on mine ya don't have worry about scratches, its the best of both worlds flexible yet durable.
Thanks for the video brother.
1) You have great teeth! Hopefully they're as healthy as they are attractive. 2) I still have my little black zippered KJV that I got in kindergarten over 60 years ago. I took at a red ballpoint at some point and colored the lips of the Madonna with Christ in the frontispiece. 3) I grew up as a Presbyterian with KJV and RSV, and a Schuyler RSV with Apocrypha is still a staple for me; I love the quality of their Bibles. 4) I detest vanity Bibles like the MacArthur, the Ryrie, the Scofield, and others of that ilk. If theologians or preachers want to interpret and share their particularly biases with others, I think they should be in separate volumes (like the excellent J. Vernon McGee series). 5) ESV is amazing; I never liked the NRSV when it came out, too mooshy for me. From the first time I saw the ESV it was a fit, and still is. It's my daily reader. 6) I am now Roman Catholic, where the path to the priesthood is normally about 10 years. Young priests will decide whether to become ordered priests or diocesan priests, whether to serve God as a pastor or in some other capacity, such as a teaching or medical worker. For your faith journey, is there an equivalent to our ordered priests? 7) I have 'marking' Bibles and non-marking Bibles. I don't require markings to learn, I guess I'm blessed in that way. 8) Best wishes from the Houston-Galveston area!
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I just want red letters in a premium offering. Baffles me why it just doesn’t exist. If anyone knows otherwise, kindly let me know.
As far as I know it has not existed in ESV from Crossway since 2014 editions. All of which are harder to find and out of print.
Richie cunningham lookalike.
Are you aware of an ESV, New Testament only, with Christ in red letters? Not a study bible. Not including Psalms and Proverbs. Just the New Testament with Christ in red letters.
ESV omits too many verses.
1john 5:7
Acts 8:37
Etc...
MEV/KJV is the way to GO.
Textus Receptus doesnt omit any verses
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