A few words on the ESV
You all probably know the ESV is nothing but the RSV “updated.” The RSV was translated by unfaithful men, from the corrupted Alexandrian textual family, the heart of which is one New Testament manuscript which came from a RC monastery in the Sinai Desert and the other in the Vatican library. Otherwise included are just 49 partial manuscripts, also from the same corrupted textual family which the faithful early church rejected as did the Reformers from Luther to the translators of the Geneva Bible, and in fact, all of the Reformation Bible translators, including Tyndale and finally the KJV translators.
There is something wrong also when ministers must get permission to quote from a “Bible” in a sermon or Christian authors of books on doctrine—that is, get permission if more than a certain number of Scripture texts are used.
Another thing about the ESV: lately, the folks who hold the copyright came out with a statement that they are remaining open to textual changes as more information on the original texts are found. In other words, they belong to that school of higher criticism which denies the verbal and plenary preservation of the word of God, and that without error in the original manuscripts. Rather, they insist we are “rediscovering” and “reconstructing” the original text, though we may never have all of the original.
May God open the eyes of many to the essential, vital nature of this most fundamental translation issue.
Ralph Ovadal
There is something wrong also when ministers must get permission to quote from a “Bible” in a sermon or Christian authors of books on doctrine—that is, get permission if more than a certain number of Scripture texts are used.
Another thing about the ESV: lately, the folks who hold the copyright came out with a statement that they are remaining open to textual changes as more information on the original texts are found. In other words, they belong to that school of higher criticism which denies the verbal and plenary preservation of the word of God, and that without error in the original manuscripts. Rather, they insist we are “rediscovering” and “reconstructing” the original text, though we may never have all of the original.
May God open the eyes of many to the essential, vital nature of this most fundamental translation issue.
Ralph Ovadal
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ESV Copyright and Permissions Information
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®)
Copyright © 2001 by Crossway,
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All rights reserved.
ESV Text Edition: 2016
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV) is adapted from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
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Crossway’s Standard Use Guidelines for the ESV
The ESV text may be quoted verbatim (completely conforming to and unchanged from the current ESV text) for audio use up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without express written permission of the publisher, providing that the verses quoted do not amount to more than one-half of any one book of the Bible nor do the verses quoted account for 25 percent or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted.
Common Uses Include:
Notice of copyright must fully be listed on audio products quoting from the ESV:
“Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”
Verbal credit must also be given to the “ESV”.
Requests Outside Standard Use Guidelines
Permission requests that exceed the above guidelines require written permission. To obtain written permission, complete and submit our Online Form.
For more information on ESV usage, continue reading here.
Guide to Permissions
If you are seeking permission to quote from or reproduce Crossway resources, please refer to the following pages:
ESV Bible
ESV Study Bible
Books/Blogs
Tracts
ESV Bible Permissions
ESV Copyright and Permissions Information
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®)
Copyright © 2001 by Crossway,
a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
All rights reserved.
ESV Text Edition: 2016
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (ESV) is adapted from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. All rights reserved.
Crossway is a not-for-profit organization (a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers) that exists solely for the purpose of publishing the good news of the gospel and the truth of God’s Word, the Bible. A portion of the purchase price of every Bible is donated to help support Bible distribution ministry around the world.
To view our ESV permission policies, please see categories of usage below:
Digital
Audio
Artwork/Stationary
Music
ESV Audio Permissions
Crossway’s Standard Use Guidelines for the ESV
The ESV text may be quoted verbatim (completely conforming to and unchanged from the current ESV text) for audio use up to and inclusive of five hundred (500) verses without express written permission of the publisher, providing that the verses quoted do not amount to more than one-half of any one book of the Bible nor do the verses quoted account for 25 percent or more of the total text of the work in which they are quoted.
Common Uses Include:
- Podcast/website
- CDs
- Video
- Audio book
- TV/Radio
- Quoting in a sermon
Notice of copyright must fully be listed on audio products quoting from the ESV:
“Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”
Verbal credit must also be given to the “ESV”.
Requests Outside Standard Use Guidelines
Permission requests that exceed the above guidelines require written permission. To obtain written permission, complete and submit our Online Form.
For more information on ESV usage, continue reading here.
February 5, 2018