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ESV Bible, The Daily Reading Edition

The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV)
Copyright 2001 by Crossway,
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The Daily Reading Bible is a unique edition of the English Standard Version of the Bible (ESV). The strategic contribution of the Daily Reading Bible is that it presents the Bible text according to one of the worlds most beloved Bible reading plans, prepared by Robert Murray MCheyne. In this way the reader finds the daily texts for each day organized in sequence, ready for reflection and meditation.

Robert Murray MCheyne (18131843) was a Scottish pastor who, despite his short life, had a profound impact on the spiritual state of Scotland through his preaching and personal holiness. He is probably best known, however, for his Bible reading calendar that has become widely used throughout the world.

The MCheynes calendar for daily Bible reading takes the reader through the entire Bible once each year, and through the Psalms and the New Testament twice. This is done by the careful selection of four different Scripture portions to be read each dayor, if the reader prefers, two readings may be done in the morning and two in the evening. The genius of this plan is that readers are exposed to different parts of Scripture on a daily basis and to the entire Bible throughout the yearan excellent way to rapidly gain deep appreciation for the full scope and message of the Bible.

The ESV Bible carries forward the classic principles of essentially literal Bible translation exemplified by the King James Version and subsequent translations that have followed its lead. As such, the ESV translates the original text with word-for-word accuracy into simple, beautiful, and readable English for our day, whether in private study or public reading. We invite you to enrich your own personal walk with the Lord through the Daily Reading Bible. May you find deep encouragement and strengthening as you grow in your knowledge and understanding of Scripture, and of the God who has given his Word to us.

This Book [is] the most valuable thing that this world affords. Here is Wisdom; this is the royal Law; these are the lively Oracles of God. With these words the Moderator of the Church of Scotland hands a Bible to the new monarch in Britains coronation service. These words echo the King James Bible translators, who wrote in 1611: Gods sacred Word... is that inestimable treasure that excelleth all the riches of the earth. This assessment of the Bible is the motivating force behind the publication of the English Standard Version.

The English Standard Version (ESV) stands in the classic mainstream of English Bible translations over the past half-millennium. The fountainhead of that stream was William Tyndales New Testament of 1526; marking its course were the King James Version of 1611 (KJV), the English Revised Version of 1885 (RV), the American Standard Version of 1901 (ASV), and the Revised Standard Version of 1952 and 1971 (RSV). In that stream, faithfulness to the text and vigorous pursuit of accuracy were combined with simplicity, beauty, and dignity of expression. Our goal has been to carry forward this legacy for a new century.