ESV Bible

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3.7
16.8K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
Everyone
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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!
Updated on
Feb 15, 2024

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Ratings and reviews

3.8
15.4K reviews
jtra9977
February 23, 2024
A lot of resources but the app is very clunky. Pressing the back button could take you out of the app completely or go back to the previous screen or even the home screen. You never know what it's going to do. The screen randomly stops responding to touch and won't scroll or respond to the play button. It won't save my reading plan progress. I had to force stop and restart the app multiple times just to make it function properly.
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Amy Marie's Crafty Homemaking Adventures
January 30, 2024
Update: The verse numbers change along with the narration, but the text scroll function still doesn't work. I miss that part the most. Original review: I would have given this 4-5 stars, but with the recent updates the text tracking feature with the narration is not working. That was one of the features I loved the most. As a busy mom, this app is crucial for helping me stay in the Word every day, but I need to be able to keep track of where I am at and where I stop listening.
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smiley kat
December 26, 2023
This was an excellent app until the update in December 2023. It used to play the audio and scroll the text automatically, keeping up with the audio. It does not do that now... no scrolling at all. Therefore, when you go out of the app and, later, go back into it, it does not go to the place where you stopped listening to the audio. Since it didn't scroll, it goes back to the same place where you STARTED last time...not where you FINISHED. Very disappointing!!!
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Crossway
February 12, 2024
Thanks for reporting this issue. If you’re able to send us a "Feedback" email from the app by clicking on the ESV logo in the top left of the app? That will give us some info that should help us look into this issue for you. Please add "Requested via App review” so we can keep track of them.

What's new

New:
• Navigating to a cross reference now displays a button to return to the previously viewed passage.

Fixed:
• Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash on startup.