ESV Thinline Bible, Red Letter (Natural Leather, Brown, Flap with Strap): Holy Bible, English Standard Version

I have always wanted a bible that would withstand the test of time and use. My old bible is pretty worn and the faux leather cover is falling apart. So, I decided I wanted a real leather bound bible that I could use and also hand down at some point. This bible did not disappoint. The leather is thick but not so much where it is difficult to open, manage or add unnecessary weight. Thick, but supple is the best way to describe it. I wanted it darker and also condition the leather. Petroleum Jelly and a hairdryer did the trick. (Old Marine Corps secret to condition leather boots) it came out fantastic! Note, be careful not to get the jelly on the pages as it will soak it up easily. The leather band used as a 3x wrap is the same leather and much longer than I needed. No problem. After I cut off the excess, I used the pice to make 2 page markers. (See pics) As you can see, I added green stone large hole beads (Amazon) to finish off the wrap and 2 page markers. I think it came out grate! 3 beads and green for the Irish trinity…. ☘️ Just my way to personalize it. I almost went with white stones and think that would also look nice. I read somewhere that a person complained about the edges of the leather not cleanly cut and leaving frayed little pieces. Yes, it does but VERY minimally. In fact, so little that if I hadn’t remembered that review, I don’t think I would have notice. Overall, I love the Bible. It’s beautiful and feels good in my hand. I like that I was also able to personalize the look of it to make it mine. :). God bless…. (Isaiah 40:31)

High quality leather bound ESV Bible. My husband loves that it wraps. As silly as it may sound, he has actually gotten compliments on the cover. Highly recommend and would definitely buy it again.

I have a number of Bibles and through the years my favorite translation has been NIV. About a year ago I discovered ESV and I now prefer this over all the other translations. The two ESV Bibles I have is the ESV Thinline Bible (Flap with Strap) and the larger ESV Single Column Journaling Bible. Both of these are Outstanding. The reason I say this is I like to have a Bible without any extras, no maps, no "helps", no extra stuff to take away from just reading the Word. (So many Bibles have the pages full of references, if I wanted this I'd buy a Bible with them...) These Bibles don't have the extra stuff in them which is Great. Also the Journaling Bible has a large area to the right or left of the page which allows you to write so many notes and your own references. It is a single column Bible which is getting hard to find these days. The Thinline Bible is perfect for carrying in my briefcase. It is double column (again without the "helps" or references) and it gives you just what I want, the text. The thinline is smaller and much handier to haul around. (Generally all I could find is KJV Bibles that small). As far as the covers, they're Great as well. The neat thing about the flap is you don't have to worry about the pages getting wrecked while being transported. Also with the Thinline Bible I use a Rite in the Rain notebook cover that fits snugly but just right for this application. Rite in the Rain makes outstanding products (also available on Amazon) and their notebook covers are made by Tactical Tailor, made here in the US, established by a veteran who made things for the troops. I have many of the Tactical Tailor products and they're worth their weight. The cover I have (marketed by Rite in the Rain but made by Tactical Tailor) is their C9210T cover which will fit snugly around the Thinline Bible. (I use the cover to protect the Bible cover, etc.) Regarding the pages, they're not thin like so many Bibles but a much thicker paper and will hold up to a lifetime of use. As stated above I have quite a few Bibles and most are top grain leather, calfskin, etc. This is unabashed leather that is thick and hardy with a cover that is prone to scratching...but that just brings out the character in it. If I had only one travel Bible it would be the ESV Thinline with the Flap with Strap. If I had only one larger Bible to have around the house it would be the larger single column ESV Bible Flap with Strap. Basically, for me at least, these are the Perfect Bibles for my day to day use. I was surprised there weren't more reviews on this, but I feel you really can't go wrong for an excellent and accurate translation, very readable text, good paper stock and an incredible cover. Just can't say enough about it. Buy it...you'll be glad you did!

Beautiful and slim. I used it for travel because it’s slim and the font is readable.

This quickly became my favorite Bible. The flap and strap style is perfect for carrying around in my backpack. The light weight and thin format makes it easy to carry around with me everywhere I go. Highly recommend!

It’s really cute but it’s not exactly what I expected, I almost returned it but I loved the idea of it so much I chose not to and now it’s too late to return it. First of all the cover almost looks cheap, it doesn’t have the cool vintage look I thought it would have. Second, the wrap doesn’t wrap around in the way I think it should, maybe I did it wrong but no matter how I did it it was either too long or too short and when it’s opened that string just hangs; one of my friends said they have one like it and just took the string out, so I cut mine so there’s little knots in the front holes but no more wrapping around. Third, it has really thin pages so it’s hard to highlight things. Also, even though the cover looks really smooth it sheds, I constantly feel like I need to wash my hands after I hold it.. In the picture of the page, the highlighting is on the other side, it shows how much you can see the highlighting through the pages, and that’s with a light muted toned highlighter.

Ahhhh this Bible is sooooo pretty and soft! The pages are super thin. The quality is nice. I love it so much. It doesn’t make marks on the cover and the cover is easy to clean.

Beautiful bible with quality leather.

The colour is quite a bit lighter than advertised, this copy is closer to camel than the darker brown shown in the advertisement. The Leather is very supple, but this is felt at the flap and with the strap only. The strap is longer than expected, wrapping around the book just over three times – none of my travel journals have a strap that long 😯 (😄) The Bible is fronted and backed by multiple pages of thicker glossy card, with a thicker dark brown, textured card on the inside of the covers, with the side glued to the leather cover doubly thick. This gives firmness to the book, stopping it from flopping down when reading using one hand to hold the Bible. The font size is not large but is comfortable for me when wearing my reading specks. Unfortunately the red lettering is faint, noticeably of much lower contrast than the surrounding black text, most notably where there are few red-lettered words in a verse. The word 'Come,' in Matthew 14:29 fairly fades away until you concentrate on it. There is the commonly experienced 'creased page' among the S's in the concordance, meaning that I'm going to have to cut the excess off personally, after unfolding the crease – China printing doesn't seem to be improving despite it being 2023. The Bible comes in a sturdy box, with the strap folded in its own plastic velcro fastened pouch. Tie a knot at one end, making sure to flatten it, then feed the other end through the two preprepared slits and around the Bible, and around the Bible, and around the Bible again (😄). Suggestion: If the strap is too long for you, decide where and how you want to tie it off, and how much of a tail you want, then cut off the excess with a modelling knife.

I wanted a good quality ESV Bible I could fit in my purse to bring places. The leather is quite shiny, as others have mentioned. I buffed it lightly with a fine grit sandpaper to give it a more matte & weathered look then attached a bow to the strap. I love how it turned out!

Delivery before time. Good bible.

I really love this bible its exactly what i was looking for, because i wanted a bible that had this ancient leather look, i know some people complained about how clear the leather is, but how i see it with use it will get even more this ancient look to it! and the writting is not to small like medium size i'd say.

I was looking for a small Bible to fit into my bag, with a quality leather cover. I will be fair, the leather feels more like plastic and the strap sheds a little. These things put me off and the fact that it was heavier than expected I packed it up for a return. I liked the large font print and how they used dark red for the verses of the Lord. I asked God for a sign to return or to keep it since I bought another Pitt Minion lightweight with excellent leather and it was ideal for my luggage since I had to go abroad soon. As I was driving, to get the return label printed, I had to make an emergency stop and my back seat opened and this Bible in packaging for return flew forward towards me from the car boot. I said if it fits into my luggage I will keep it and take it with me. It fit into my backpack with my other items so, enough signs for me to keep it. I did contact seller to stop the refund process. Please do not refund for this Bible because I have decided to keep it. May God bless you and keep you in the name of Jesus Christ my Saviour. Amen.