By Faith Chang
12.22.2023 | Min Read

(Photo credit for header and product photos in this post: Crossway)

Note: Throughout December, we are running a sale of 50% off almost all ESV Bibles– so all the Bibles on this list are currently deeply discounted! Any out of stock items can still be ordered at the discounted price, and will ship out later.

I still remember one of the first Bibles I received from my parents. I remember having it on my lap at church, unzipping the special Bible cover I carried it in, and flipping through pages interspersed with Bible character profiles and interesting facts explaining the text.

Whether you're looking for that first full-text Bible to transition your young reader from a Bible storybook, or searching for a study Bible for students in your church, here are some of our bookstore favorites.

The ESV Big Picture Bible (Ages 5-8)


The ESV Big Picture Bible is designed for children ages 5-8 who are transitioning from a storybook Bible to a full-text Bible with beautiful, child-friendly illustrations interspersed throughout the full Bible text. (Click to view product)

ESV Big Picture Story Bible

The ESV Kid’s Thinline Bible (Ages 8-12)


The ESV Kid's Thinline Bible is a portable, readable, child-friendly Bible for children ages 8-12. The complete ESV text is supplemented with inserts, child-friendly maps, timelines, and a dictionary for reference (Click to view product)

ESV Kids Thinline Bible

Other designs: Lion of Judah (Blue), The True Vine (Pink)

The ESV Teen Study Bible (Tween + Teens)


The ESV Teen Study Bible includes 12,000 accessible study notes adapted from the ESV Concise Study Bible, 365 devotions, and 200 sidebars defining key doctrines and helping teens apply Scripture to their own lives. It also has full-page introductions for each biblical book, more than 150 maps and illustrations, an extensive glossary and concordance, and over a dozen topical articles.

ESV Teen Study Bible

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The ESV Student Study Bible (Ages 13+)


For students teens and up, the ESV Student Study Bible provides 12,000 clear, concise study notes, nearly 900 "Did You Know?" facts, 120 Bible character profiles, and 10 topical articles. It also features a glossary of key terms, more than 80 maps and illustrations, an extensive concordance, and 80,000 cross-references. (Click to view product)

ESV Student Study Bible

Check out: All ESV Student Study Bibles

The ESV Scripture Journals (Ages 8+)


ESV Scripture Journals pair the entirety of individual books of the New Testament with lightly lined blank pages opposite each page of the biblical text. Here at Westminster Kids, we’ve talked often about using these for older elementary, junior high, and high school students for note-taking during sermons. (Learn how we use them in our podcast episode, Nurturing a Love for God’s Church).

ESV Scripture Journal