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English Standard Version® (ESV) Audio Bible

Read it. Hear it. Study it. Teach it.

Read and hear your English Standard Version. Explore Greek New Testament words with Strong’s meanings and audio, follow cross-references and early Christian writings, and bring your study into a lesson.

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This Bible does more.
See it for yourself.

Click a word. Hear its pronunciation. Open the early Christian writings. Then see how to present and teach.

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Strong’s · Greek & Hebrew

What’s behind
that English word?

Explore Greek words alongside this edition’s New Testament. Click a tagged word to study Strong’s meanings and audio where available. Open the separate Hebrew interlinear reader for the Old Testament.

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Early Christian writings & recordings

How did early Christians
read this passage?

Right-click a verse—or press and hold on your phone—and choose Early Church. Read linked quotations and passages, listen where modern recordings are available, and open the full work around them.

Explore the connections in your ESV ↗
439,442

Scripture cross-references

Follow related verses and compare Scripture with Scripture.

 5.48 million

Early Christian connections

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Notes, live slides & presentations

Keep notes beside your passage when your account has access. Present the Bible live, build a lesson with source quotations, rehearse, and download.

Counts checked October 3, 2026. Early Christian connections include related research passages; approved direct quotations are a separate selection. Word alignment, recordings, and linked passages vary by edition and verse. Notes and presentation tools require sign-in and enabled account access.

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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).

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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).

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Romans Guide →
1 Corinthians Guide →
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Philemon Guide →
Hebrews Guide →
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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.