Crossway Review

2 models tracked · 12 model-level owner comments · 3 brand-level owner comments

4.6 review-weighted average of Crossway model scores

Should you buy Crossway?

Shortlist Crossway if

notes commentary matters (5 positive mentions)
readability matters (4 positive mentions)
theology bias matters (1 positive mentions)

Look elsewhere if

Not observed

Most positive and most critical owner comments

readability

“If you’re just starting off I would highly recommend an ESV study bible.”

owner comment via r/Bible · 2024-11-14

“Another plug for the Reformation Study Bible published by Ligonier, and I also love my ESV Study Bible published by Crossway.”

owner comment via r/Reformed · 2024-10-23

What owners say about the brand overall

notes commentaryreadability

“I'm a huge fan of [The Literary Study Bible](https://www.crossway.org/bibles/esv-literary-study-bible-hcj/), which is an ESV.”

owner comment via r/Reformed · 2025-10-22

readability

“The ESV is a good translation broadly but will most likely not have the deuterocanon since it was made by Crossway, an evangelical publisher.”

owner comment via r/OrthodoxChristianity · 2024-06-25

notes commentaryvalue

“Personally, my recommendation would be to get the RSB hardcover and an ESV thinline Bible (you can get a cheap one on crossway's website for like 13 bucks.) My reasoning is that while study bibles are a fantastic tool, I think one can be prone to not reading t…”

owner comment via r/Reformed · 2024-09-18