Crossway ESV Pew and Worship Bible, Large Print, Black - Case of 12

I have had this Bible in the brown marble for over 1 year but I wanted to share what a great Bible this is regardless of the various colors available. This Bible and the service at EVB deserves higher than 5 stars but 5 is as high as they go! I absolutely love this Bible. The coloring is beautiful with the subtle marbled effect. After a year of constant use, the cover is still like new. I love the stitching around the perimeter as this keeps the cover in shape and together. The binding on the spine is holding up great and has become flexible while still holding together like a tank for longevity and use for years to come. There is no loosening, splitting or separation of the binding even after 1 year’s constant use. The size of the Bible is perfect for carrying around without feeling like you have a brick in your bag. The leather is thick and, even though it has loosened up a bit after constant use, it is flexible but still stiff enough that you don’t have your pages falling over toward the floor while standing in church reading from the Scriptures. For me, these limp fine leathers are very unruly to use while standing trying to read the Scriptures as the pages fall to toward the floor and you have to either cock your head in a goofy position to read or you have to fidget with the book so you can see what you are reading. I usually end up with these “fine” limpy books rolling and falling out of my hands into the pew in front of me causing a commotion during the readings. Not so with this Bible. It is thick and stiff enough to hold open flat to read while standing but yet is flexible for the lap while sitting. Paper quality is the best. It is a cream color which is easy on my eyes since there is no reflection from the lighting while reading. I only use colored pencils and Pentel fine lead and mechanical pencils for writing in my Bibles and the paper is great for pencil. I have on occasion had to erase mistakes while writing notes and the paper and printed ink holds up fine and strong even after erasing colored pencil marks. There is minimal ghosting from the print on the other side of the page. But the bells & whistles on the inside of this Bible is what makes this Bible the best of all the Bibles out there. For me, this is the most pleasurable Bible to read. Not just due to the layout with references on the outside and inside of the page and the great line matching and clear font. But also due to the fact that most of the archaic words and meanings are listed within the side references. This saves me from having to stop reading, go fetch a dictionary and then try to write a short definition somewhere on the page for future readings, thus, making scribbles and clutter on the text. The definitions are written clearly on the page and you can keep on reading without stopping. But what I love the most are the cross references by John Brown of Haddington. These references do not just refer you to another place where a particular “word” is mentioned again like today’s references do but he refers you to the various places where the particular “doctrine” is explained. This is Scripture interpreting Scripture. This type of referencing has greatly helped my spiritual understanding on many doctrines and has strengthened my faith in God’s Word without the use of any other resource at my side. I am using God’s Word to define what He means on any subject instead of what another man’s opinion may be on that subject thus risking errors in interpretations. I also appreciate the chapter summaries before each and every chapter. They help to explain and prepare me for what is to come for the next chapter I am about to read. I also appreciate the several page Biblical measurements chart in the back. Measurements of time, weights, and money has proven very helpful to me many times while reading, thus, enlightening me to the culture of that period in history. All these resources for clarification within one book and still using the archaic KJV writings and no other resource during my readings! Before I bought this Bible I was a strong advocate for the NASB. But I love the writings of the Puritans of the past which is why I bought this Bible – to experience John Brown’s references. Since I have bought this Bible I have changed to using this particular KJV Bible as my only Bible. It is a complete study Bible without having someone’s study notes at the bottom cluttering up the page interfering with God’s holy Word. The explanations are right there on the page whether you need a word definition or explanation of a doctrine by using the cross references. I have on occasion tried to go back to using my NASB because it is a more contemporary translation but I always kept this KJV opened at the side just for the references. So, instead of trying to read 2 Bibles at the same time, I have found that I only need to use this Bible in spite of the old English due to the handy archaic word definitions….it is all I truly need because it is complete on its own. I can leave my quiet times completely fed from God’s Word without needing to have all these other books on my desk for explanations of either the old English or doctrines. You will not be disappointed if you purchased this Bible. It is well worth the investment. You WILL be blessed by God’s Word through using this Bible. I know I have and will continue to be. Thank you EVB for making this Bible available to those of us thirsty for God’s Word.