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English Standard Version® (ESV) Audio Bible

Listen to the complete English Standard Version® audio Bible online for free. Verse-by-verse highlighting, variable speed, interlinear Greek/Hebrew, and patristic commentary on every chapter.

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Old Testament — ESV

Click a book name to start listening, or tap Guide → for the full study guide (themes, key chapters, FAQs).

Genesis Guide →
Exodus Guide →
Leviticus Guide →
Numbers Guide →
Deuteronomy Guide →
Joshua Guide →
Judges Guide →
Ruth Guide →
1 Samuel Guide →
2 Samuel Guide →
1 Kings Guide →
2 Kings Guide →
1 Chronicles Guide →
2 Chronicles Guide →
Ezra Guide →
Nehemiah Guide →
Esther Guide →
Job Guide →
Psalms Guide →
Proverbs Guide →
Ecclesiastes Guide →
Song of Solomon Guide →
Isaiah Guide →
Jeremiah Guide →
Lamentations Guide →
Ezekiel Guide →
Daniel Guide →
Hosea Guide →
Joel Guide →
Amos Guide →
Obadiah Guide →
Jonah Guide →
Micah Guide →
Nahum Guide →
Habakkuk Guide →
Zephaniah Guide →
Haggai Guide →
Zechariah Guide →
Malachi Guide →

New Testament — ESV

Click a book name to start listening, or tap Guide → for the full study guide (themes, key chapters, FAQs).

Matthew Guide →
Mark Guide →
Luke Guide →
John Guide →
Acts Guide →
Romans Guide →
1 Corinthians Guide →
2 Corinthians Guide →
Galatians Guide →
Ephesians Guide →
Philippians Guide →
Colossians Guide →
1 Thessalonians Guide →
2 Thessalonians Guide →
1 Timothy Guide →
2 Timothy Guide →
Titus Guide →
Philemon Guide →
Hebrews Guide →
James Guide →
1 Peter Guide →
2 Peter Guide →
1 John Guide →
2 John Guide →
3 John Guide →
Jude Guide →
Revelation Guide →
About the English Standard Version: The ESV (Crossway, 2001) is an essentially-literal translation standing in the Tyndale–KJV tradition, produced by a team of more than 100 scholars as a revision of the Revised Standard Version. It translates from the Masoretic Hebrew text and the critical Greek New Testament editions. Pair any chapter with the Hebrew & Greek interlinear Bible or look up any word in Strong's Concordance — both free, built into every chapter page.
ESV Audio Bible — Frequently Asked Questions
Is the ESV audio Bible free to listen to online?

Yes — chapters stream free on The Historic Faith with no signup, with verse-by-verse highlighting while the audio plays.

What kind of translation is the ESV?

An "essentially literal" (formal-equivalence) translation published by Crossway in 2001, revising the RSV within the Tyndale–KJV tradition, from the Masoretic Text and critical Greek editions.

Can I study the Greek and Hebrew behind the ESV here?

Yes — every chapter links into the free Hebrew & Greek interlinear Bible and Strong's Concordance word studies on The Historic Faith.

About the ESV audio Bible: The English Standard Version® audio is provided in partnership with Faith Comes By Hearing via the Bible Brain (DBP v4) API. The text is rendered inline so you can read along while listening. For Greek/Hebrew interlinear and Septuagint reading, switch translations from inside any chapter page.