CSB Explorer Bible for Kids

By CSB Bibles by Holman

The CSB Explorer Bible for Kids helps kids place God’s Word in the middle of God’s world. Within its engaging, full-color pages, kids will interact with the people, places, and things of the Bible and God’s creation. Fascinating images, illustrations, timelines, and study helps show archeological evidence, introduce key characters, explain new concepts, and help kids experience the wonder and truth of the Bible. QR codes placed throughout the Bible bring educational videos, discussion questions, and activity pages to life, helping kids apply key truths of the Bible to real world experiences. 

FEATURES

• Book introductions to help kids understand the key truths and takeaways for every book, including the “Who, What, When, Where, and Why” 
• “Christ in Context” for each book to show how the whole Bible points to Jesus and the good news of the gospel 
• “Discovering the Truth” callouts to help kids understand the essential truths of the Bible and apply them to their life
• “Excavating the Past” illustrations and real-world images to help connect the dots between important archaeological discoveries and the Bible
• “Exploring Creation” facts and images connecting modern-day objects and things in the world today to God and the Bible 
• “Charting History” illustrated timelines to survey key time periods and events in biblical history 
• “Character Field Guide” profiles with fun facts and insights about important people in the Bible 
• “Archiving Discoveries” highlighting key memory verses throughout the Bible
• “Explorer Glossary” and topical concordance to help with some of the big words found in the Bible
• QR codes placed throughout the Bible with online videos and activities for home or church 
• 9.5-point type size that is easy-to-read with words of Jesus in red 
• Ribbon marker for easy referencing between pages 
• Specially designed presentation page for gift-giving or awards
• Full-color maps section to help find places mentioned in the Bible

Part of what makes the CSB Explorer Bible for Kids so special is the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible® (CSB). The CSB’s optimal blend of accuracy and readability makes it a trustworthy, easy-to-understand resource for kids to study and memorize today—and to live and share for a lifetime.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BH Publishing Group
• Release date: Oct 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9781087774206

Book preview

Table of Contents

Books of the Bible Arranged Alphabetically

Introduction to the CSB Explorer Bible for Kids

Excavating the Past Listing

Exploring Creation Listing

Discovering the Truth Listing

Character Field Guides Listing

Charting History Listing

Archiving Discoveries Listing

Introduction to the Christian Standard Bible®

Commonly Used Abbreviations in The CSB

Old Testament

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Judges

Ruth

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Nehemiah

Esther

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Daniel

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Obadiah

Jonah

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi

New Testament

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Titus

Philemon

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

2 John

3 John

Jude

Revelation

Table of Weights and Measures

Explorer Glossary

Index to the Bible Stories

Topical Concordance for Kids

Art Credits

QR Code Links Index

Maps

CSB Explorer Bible for Kids

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Christian Standard Bible®

Copyright © 2017

by Holman Bible Publishers.

CSB Text Edition: 2020

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Proofreading was provided by Peachtree Publishing Services, Peachtree City, Georgia.

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Introduction to the CSB Explorer Bible for Kids

One of the greatest and most fulfilling aspects of our work as a Bible publisher is the opportunity to help readers of all ages meaningfully engage with the written Word of God. And while this is certainly true across the spectrum of Bible readers, it is especially fulfilling when helping equip young readers to rightly handle and divide the word of truth found in the Scriptures. From understanding a biblical book’s historical and literary context to drawing the connection between key stories and biblical characters in order to have a better sense of the grand narrative, the features of a Bible for kids aims not only at biblical literacy for a younger audience but also ultimately leads kids to know, love, and live the Word of God in their lives.

That is the goal behind the CSB Explorer Bible for Kids. In short, we want young readers to 1) understand the biblical text in context, 2) understand the world of the Bible by placing God’s Word in the middle of God’s world, 3) develop a deeper knowledge and love of Scripture, and 4) apply that Word in their everyday lives. Each feature found inside this Bible has one or more of these goals in view. Beginning with the theme of being an Explorer of the Bible, kids will go on a journey that engages with the following features alongside the biblical text:

Book Introductions—a feature that simplifies the who, what, when, where, and why of each biblical book in a creative way for a younger audience

Excavating the Past—a visually rich and compelling feature using high-quality imagery of historical and archaeological discoveries to help kids better understand the history and culture of the biblical text

Exploring Creation—another high-quality feature containing visuals that serve as creative object lessons for kids in helping illustrate or shed light on various portions of Scripture

Christ in Context—a feature showcasing for kids how Jesus is showcased in all of Scripture

Charting History—timelines throughout the Bible to help kids better understand the timing of biblical events inside of world history

Discovering Truth—foundational scriptural truths scattered throughout the Bible for kids to know and live (most of which have a companion QR code linked to an engaging video for kids to watch on any smart device)

These and other features found throughout the CSB Explorer Bible for Kids will help young readers dig in and investigate both the world and words of Scripture, to see the history of real people inside real cultures and events that surrounded them, and to know how all of the books of the Bible fit together and the central message behind those books. All of this for the purpose of helping kids hide God’s Word deep within their hearts and experience the transformation that can only happen through an encounter with the main character of Scripture—Jesus!

The CSB Explorer Bible for Kids would not have been possible apart from the excellent work done by Lifeway’s Explore the Bible team. Tim Pollard, Bekah Stoneking, Stephanie Salvatore, Nate Farro, Susan Loyd, Landry Holmes, Jana Magruder, Chuck Peters—your mission and dedication to reaching another generation for Christ is exemplary stewardship of the calling you’ve been given!

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205 Excavating the Past illustrations and real-world images to help connect the dots between important archaeological discoveries and the Bible

Tigris & Euphrates

Archaeological Helps

Adam and Eve Relief

What Is the Fertile Crescent?

Covenant

Royal Game of Ur

Beehive Houses of Haran

Torah Scroll

Marriage Ring

Blessing and Birthrights

Well Mosaic

Beer-sheba

Uncovering Bethel

A Big Apology

A New Name for Jacob

17-Year Olds

Ancient Silos

Roundel

Precious Cargo

Egyptian Grain Relief

Ancient Egyptian Methods of Travel

Clothing During the Time of Joseph

The Nile River

Famous Pharaohs

The Meaning of Moses

Papyrus Sandals

The Plagues

King Tut’s Thrones

Christ in the Passover

Mount Sinai

Ten Commandments

An 850-Year-Old Statute!

Ancient Calves and Bulls

Tabernacle

Have You Ever Given an Offering?

The Great High Priest

Old Testament Sacrifices and Their Fulfillment

Seat of Moses

All about God’s Law

Bountiful Blessings

The Priestly Blessing

Quail Relief

The Number 12

Donkey Ostracon

Ten Commandments Sampler

What Is a Phylactery?

Meaningful Music

Mount Nebo

Rahab’s House

Acacia Tree

The River that Flows Through Scripture

Stacking Stones

Madaba Mosaic

A Ram’s Horn

Can You Dig It?

The Battle of Ai

Water Shaft

Dagger

Deborah Tapestry

Ancient Tanks

Ein Harod Stream

Bound by Bowstrings

God Cares for People

Shiloh

Picturesque Plate

The Tel Dan Inscription

City of David

Shield

The Temple

A Beka Stone

Ancient Jug

Dive Head-First into this Story!

Carmel Range

Army Artifacts

The Ark of the Covenant

Sing and Make Music to the Lord

Splendid Supplies

How Big Was Solomon’s Temple?

Ancient Game

Reduce, Re-Use, Recycle . . .Receipt?

Cyrus Frees the Israelites

What Is the Festival of Shelters?

Famous Decrees

Squeeze, Please

Rebuilding the Temple

Regal Fashion

Nehemiah’s Wall

An Ancient Artifact

Cymbals

Persepolis Relief

The Palace In Susa

King’s Dishes

Megillah

Fancy Jewels

Ancient Text

Linen with Psalm 119

Record-Winning Books

Art & History

Sundial

The World’s Oldest Love Poem

Terracotta Plaque

The Great Isaiah Scroll

Hezekiah’s Tunnel

Bread Stamp

Palace Ruins

Cross Mosaic

Baruch, the Scribe

Michelangelo’s Jeremiah

Sorrow-Filled Songs for Shattered Cities

The Watchman

Kintsugi

Greek Loan Words

Ancient Lamp

Lion on the Processional Way

Daniel’s Tomb

High Places

Judgment at Jehoshaphat

Plumb Line

Exploring Petra

Actions Have Consequences

Micah’s Moresheth

Lamassu Who?

Exploring Nineveh

Honoring Habakkuk

Watchtower

Warrior Frieze

How Big Was Zerubbabel’s Temple?

Signet Ring

Seven-Spouted Lamp

Family Tree

Herod the Great’s Great Building Projects

Nebra Sky Disk

Galilean Boat

Medical Prescription Tablet

Fish & Loaves Mosaic

Triumphal Entry Sculpture

How Was Jesus’s Tomb Sealed?

First Century House

The Sower

Old Stethoscope

Ancient Coins

What’s It Worth?

Extra! Extra!

Play Time!

Herod’s Temple

Ancient Inn

Lost Son Tapestry

Jesus Changes Our Hearts

Jesus’s Final Days

Crucifixion Artifacts

Ivory Carving

God’s Word

What Was the Sanhedrin?

A Pool with a Purpose

Jesus Is the Gate

Lazarus’s Tomb

Washing Around the World

Tomb Illustration

Fishing

The Beautiful Gate

Carving of Philip and the Ethiopian

The Damascus Road

Purple Cloth

The Krenides River

The Parthenon

Church of St. Paul

Statue of Paul

Rome at a Glance

Roman Forum

Ancient Roman Artifacts

A Day In the Life

Ostia Apartments

Corinth

Cursus Publicus

Corinth Then And Now

What Is an Epistle?

Papyrus of Galatians 1

Explore Ephesus

Ephesians Baptistry

Model of the Mamertine Prison

Paul

Pax Medallion

Ancient Adornments

Triumphal Arch

Growing Up in Bible Times

Boxing Gloves

All Scripture Is Inspired by God

Ignatius

The Temple, Altar, and High Priest

Tracks through Time

Ancient Bronze Mirror

Cappadocian Cliff Dwelling

Silver Cups

Pont Du Gard Bridge

Kids in Rome

Who Is the Holy Spirit

Right on Time

Scribe’s Reeds and Inks

Terrace Houses

A Life Well-Lived

Missionary Hall of Fame

Map of the Seven Churches

Column from Laodicea

The Tree of Life through the Centuries

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115 Exploring Creation facts and images connecting modern day objects and things in the world today to God and the Bible

Crazy Cool Creation

Thorns

Filling the Ark

Rainy Records

Explore Our Galaxy

Crazy Camel Facts

How Wells Work

Twin Trivia

Crazy Cow Facts

Leaders around the World

A Plant with a Purpose

Fire Facts

Destination Red Sea

Crash! Boom! Bang!

What Is Intercession

Date Palm

Monocular

A Galaxy Far, Far Away

The Scarlet Cord

How Many Israelites Crossed the Jordan?

All About Trumpets

The Price of Sin

The Day the Earth Stood Still

Plant Provision

Idols

Super Strength

Farm Facts

God’s Plan for Redemption

Family Tree

Ultrasound

Underwater Sonar

Small But Mighty

Pretty Palaces

Encoded Messages

Foot Facts

A King’s Table

Lots of Lamps!

All About Ravens

Fire Facts

Oodles of Oil

Declare God’s Glory Among the Nations!

All About Cedar

Learn About Libraries

52 Days

All About Sound

Burning Palm and Ashes

Constellations

Animals in the Book of Job

God’s Works Are Wondrous!

DNA

Remarkably Made!

Trinity College Library

Purified by Fire and Coals

How Does God Talk to People

Almond Tree

Jesus Is the Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever

Cool Creatures

Bones

How Tall Was It?

How Hot Was It?

Prophet Statue

Measures of Perfection

Joppa Fish Sculpture

The World’s Largest Fish

Mariana Trench

Oh, Deer!

Heads Up!

Home Makeover

Tiny and Tough

The Sun

Refiner’s Fire

All About the Sun

Roadtrip!

Lighthouse

The Sea of Galilee

Giant Cross

Strange Plant Facts

Buoyant Bugs

I Want to See!

It’s a Boy!

How Perfume Is Made

How Much Did It Cost

Pigpen Pods

Sycamore Tree

Praised with Palms

H2OH My Goodness!

Light of the World

All About Sheep

Vine, Branches, and Fruit

A View of Tiberias

World Languages

Facts to Enlighten You

Joppa

Fault Line

Where Is the Gospel?

Volcanoes

The Corinth Canal

Aye, Matey!

Butterfly

Money Around the World

Only One Way

Hierapolis

Spotlight on Thessalonica

Run the Race

Crete

Stunning Sand

Astounding Analogies

The Cross at the Colosseum

A Babylonian Mystery

Test for Truth

New Ocean Discoveries

What’s with All the Blood?

Radical Repellants

Island of Patmos

Stones

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237 Discovering The Truth callouts to help kids understand the essential truths of the Bible and apply them to their lives

Genesis 1–2

Genesis 2:15–17

Genesis 3

Genesis 6:5–9:17

Genesis 12:1–7

Genesis 15:1–7

Genesis 17:1–9,15–22

Genesis 21:1–7

Genesis 25:19–34

Genesis 26:1–6

Genesis 27–28

Genesis 32–33

Genesis 37; 40

Genesis 41–45;50

Genesis 42–45

Exodus 1–3

Exodus 4–14

Exodus 7–15

Exodus 19–20

Exodus 32–34

Exodus 35:4–40:38

Leviticus 11:45

Leviticus 19:1–4

Leviticus 20:26

Numbers 9:15–23; 11:1–9,31–35

Numbers 13:1–14:10

Numbers 22–24

Deuteronomy 6:1–12

Deuteronomy 31–32

Joshua 1–2

Joshua 3–4

Joshua 5:13–15; 6

Joshua 7–8

Joshua 10:1–14

Joshua 24:1–28

Judges 2:11–19; 3:7–31

Judges 4–5

Judges 6–8

Judges 13–16

Ruth 1:1–2:3

Ruth 2; 4

1 Samuel 1:1–3:21

1 Samuel 9:1–10:25

1 Samuel 16:1–13

1 Samuel 20:1–42

2 Samuel 7

2 Samuel 9

2 Samuel 22:1–23:5

1 Kings 3:1–15

1 Kings 5–8

1 Kings 12

1 Kings 17:1–16

1 Kings 18:1,19–40

2 Kings 1

2 Kings 4

2 Kings 5

2 Kings 6

2 Kings 19

1 Chronicles 15:1–4,11–12,14–16,25–29; 16:1–3,7–36

1 Chronicles 22:2–19,28

2 Chronicles 34

Ezra 1; 3

Ezra 4–6

Nehemiah 1–2

Nehemiah 3–6; 12:27–43

Esther 1–2

Esther 3–8

Job 1–2

Job 3–42

Psalms 1

Psalms 23

Psalms 90

Psalms 119

Psalms 139

Proverbs 1

Proverbs 3

Proverbs 8

Proverbs 12:17–19,25; 16:24

Ecclesiastes 2:24–25

Ecclesiastes 8:15–17

Ecclesiastes 12:13

SongofSongs 1–8

Isaiah 6:1–13

Isaiah 36–37

Isaiah 52:13–53:12

Jeremiah 1

Jeremiah 23; 30; 31; 33

Jeremiah 26:1–19

Jeremiah 36

Lamentations 1–5

Ezekiel 2:6

Ezekiel 7:8–9

Ezekiel 11:17–20

Ezekiel 18:31–32; 33:11

Ezekiel 34:12

Ezekiel 37; 39:21–29

Ezekiel 37:24–28

Daniel 1

Daniel 3

Daniel 4:3,34; 6:26; 7:13–14

Daniel 6

Daniel 9:26

Daniel 12:1–2

Hosea 1–14

Joel 1–3

Amos 1–9

Amos 4:1; 5:12

Amos 5:21–24

Obadiah 1

Jonah 1–4

Micah 1–7

Nahum 1–3

Habakkuk 2:4

Zephaniah 3:9–20

Haggai 1:1–11

Zechariah 9:9–10

Malachi 1:6

Matthew 1:18–23

Matthew 1:24–25

Matthew 2:1–15,19–23

Matthew 3:1–17

Matthew 4:18–25; 9:9–13; 10:2–4

Matthew 5–7

Matthew 6:1–15

Matthew 8:23–27

Matthew 14:13–21; 15:32–39

Matthew 21:1–17

Matthew 27:11–52; 28:1–15

Mark 2:1–12

Mark 4:1–20

Mark 5:21–43

Mark 6:45–52

Mark 9:33–37; 10:13–16

Mark 10:17–27

Mark 10:46–52

Mark 12:28–34, 41–44

Luke 2:1–20

Luke 2:41–52

Luke 7:36–50

Luke 10:25–37

Luke 15:1–3,11–24

Luke 19:1–10

Luke 19:28–40

Luke 22:1–24:12

Luke 24:13–53

John 1:1–3

John 4:1–30,39–42

John 9:1–38

John 11:1–44

John 12:12–13:15

John 14:6

John 19:1–20:10

John 20:11–31

John 21:1–9

Acts 1–2

Acts 3–4

Acts 6:1–7

Acts 8:4–5,26–40

Acts 9:1–22

Acts 10:1–43

Acts 16:1–15

Acts.16.16–18

Acts 27–28

Romans 1:1–16

Romans 5:1–11

Romans 12:9–21

1 Corinthians 1; 3

1 Corinthians 3; 12

1 Corinthians 13

1 Corinthians 15:3–5,17–19

2 Corinthians 5:16–21

2 Corinthians 8–9

Galatians 2–3

Galatians 6:2

Galatians 6:4

Ephesians 1–6

Ephesians 2:8–9

Ephesians 4:12–16

Ephesians 6:1–2

Ephesians 6:10–20

Philippians 1–4

Philippians 1:6

Philippians 2:13-18

Philippians 3:7–11

Colossians 1–4

Colossians 1:15–20

Colossians 2:13–15

Colossians 3:1–4

1 Thessalonians 1–5

1 Thessalonians 3:12

1 Thessalonians 4:3–8

1 Thessalonians 4:14–18

2 Thessalonians 1–3

1 Timothy 1:17

1 Timothy 2:1–2

1 Timothy 2:3–4

1 Timothy 4:12

2 Timothy 1–4

2 Timothy 2:22–26

2 Timothy 3:16–17

2 Timothy 4:6–8

Titus 1–3

Titus 2:11–14; 3:1,8,14

Philemon 1

Hebrews 1:3

Hebrews 2:14–18

Hebrews 4:12–13

Hebrews 4:14–16

Hebrews 3; 5; 7

Hebrews 7:25

Hebrews 10:22

Hebrews 10:25

Hebrews 11

Hebrews 12–13

Hebrews 12:7–13

James 1:2–4,12

James 2:14–26; 3:13–18

James 4:1–17; 5:7–18

1 Peter 1:2–17

1 Peter 1:18–19

1 Peter 3:8–22; 4–5

1 Peter 4:1–19; 5:1–11

2 Peter 1

2 Peter 2–3

1 John 2:1–2

1 John 2:7–11; 3:11–24; 4:7–8

1 John 3:2–3

1 John 4:9–10

1 John 5:5–13

2 John 5–6

3 John 3–4

Jude 1–4,10–25

Revelation 1–3

Revelation 8–18; 20

Revelation 19

Revelation 21–22

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79 Character Field Guides with fun facts and insights for important people in the Bible

Adam

Eve

Noah

Abraham

Lot

Hagar

Sarah

Isaac

Rebekah

Esau

Jacob

Rachel

Leah

Judah

Benjamin

Joseph

Moses

Aaron

Miriam

Joshua

Rahab

Deborah

Gideon

Samson

Ruth

Boaz

Hannah

Eli

Samuel

Saul

David

Jonathan

Nathan

Solomon

Elijah

Elisha

Hezekiah

Josiah

Ezra

Nehemiah

Mordecai

Esther

Job

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

Daniel

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego

Hosea

Jonah

Joseph

Jesus Christ

Matthew

John the Baptist

James (Brother of John)

Peter

Luke

Zechariah

Mary

Anna

Mary Magdalene

Andrew

Nathanael

Nicodemus

Philip

Mary and Martha

Thomas

John

Stephen

Paul

Mark

Barnabas

Lydia

Priscilla and Aquilla

Apollos

Timothy

Titus

James (Brother of Jesus)

Michael

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15 CHArTING HISTORY illustrated timelines to survey key time periods and events in biblical history

The Days of Creation

Moses’s Life at a Glance

The Books of the Law

A Snapshot of Israel’s History through Joshua

The Cycle of Sin

Israel’s Leaders

God’s Enduring Promise

From the House of David

A Royal Who’s Who

Solomon’s Life

Good and Bad Kings in the Book of Jeremiah

Herod Who’s Who

Paul’s First Missionary Journey

Paul’s Second Missionary Journey

Paul’s Third Missionary Journey

336 Archiving Discoveries highlighting key memory verses throughout the Bible to aid in Scripture memorization

Genesis 1:1

Genesis 1:27

Genesis 3:15

Genesis 9:16

Genesis 12:1–3

Genesis 15:6

Genesis 26:24b

Genesis 50:19–20

Exodus 3:6–7

Exodus 3:12

Exodus 6:6–8

Exodus 15:18

Exodus 20:2–17

Exodus 29:45–46

Exodus 34:6–7

Leviticus 18:4–5

Leviticus 19:18

Leviticus 25:38

Numbers 6:24–26

Numbers 14:18

Numbers 23:19

Numbers 24:17–19

Deuteronomy 4:7

Deuteronomy 4:39

Deuteronomy 6:4–5

Deuteronomy 10:12–13

Deuteronomy 11:1

Deuteronomy 30:15–16

Deuteronomy 30:19–20

Deuteronomy 31:6

Deuteronomy 33:27

Joshua 1:5

Joshua 1:9

Joshua 21:44–45

Joshua 22:5

Joshua 24:15

Joshua 24:24

Judges 2:16–17a

Judges 2:20–22

Judges 5:3

Judges 6:16

Ruth 1:16–17

Ruth 2:12

Ruth 4:14

1 Samuel 2:2

1 Samuel 12:22

1 Samuel 12:24

1 Samuel 15:29

1 Samuel 16:7b

1 Samuel 17:45–47

2 Samuel 7:16

2 Samuel 7:23

2 Samuel 7:28

2 Samuel 10:12

2 Samuel 22:2–3a

2 Samuel 22:31–34

1 Kings 2:2–3

1 Kings 8:27

1 Kings 8:61

2 Kings 6:16

2 Kings 13:23

1 Chronicles 16:11–12

1 Chronicles 16:23–26

1 Chronicles 16:31–34

2 Chronicles 6:14

2 Chronicles 16:9a

Ezra 3:11

Ezra 7:10

Ezra 8:22b

Nehemiah 4:14b

Nehemiah 8:10b

Nehemiah 9:6

Esther 4:14

Job 2:10

Job 12:10a

Job 16:19

Job 19:25–27

Job 38:4–6a

Psalms 1:1–3

Psalms 4:8

Psalms 13:5–6

Psalms 19:14

Psalms 23:1

Psalms 27:1

Psalms 27:4

Psalms 28:8a

Psalms 31:1–2

Psalms 33:4–5

Psalms 33:20

Psalms 34:4

Psalms 40:8

Psalms 43:5

Psalms 46:1

Psalms 51:2–4b

Psalms 51:10

Psalms 54:2

Psalms 56:3

Psalms 62:8

Psalms 90:1

Psalms 90:12

Psalms 100:4

Psalms 113:3

Psalms 117:2

Psalms 119:105

Psalms 119:160a

Psalms 139:14

Psalms 145:8–9

Psalms 147:5

Proverbs 1:7

Proverbs 2:6

Proverbs 3:5–6

Proverbs 4:23

Proverbs 8:33

Proverbs 12:15

Proverbs 13:20

Proverbs 15:1

Proverbs 16:9

Proverbs 16:18

Proverbs 16:19

Proverbs 17:17

Proverbs 19:17

Proverbs 25:28

Proverbs 27:17

Proverbs 30:8b–9

Proverbs 30:24–28

Ecclesiastes 3:14

Ecclesiastes 12:13b–14

Isaiah 1:18

Isaiah 6:3

Isaiah 7:14

Isaiah 9:6

Isaiah 12:2

Isaiah 25:8–9

Isaiah 26:3–4

Isaiah 40:28

Isaiah 41:10a

Isaiah 45:6b–7

Isaiah 52:7

Isaiah 53:4–6

Isaiah 55:8–11

Jeremiah 9:23–24

Jeremiah 23:5–6

Jeremiah 26:13

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Introduction to the Christian Standard Bible®

The Bible is God’s revelation to humanity. It is our only source for completely reliable information about God, what happens when we die, and where history is headed. The Bible does these things because it is God’s inspired Word, inerrant in the original manuscripts. Bible translation brings God’s Word from the ancient languages (Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic) into today’s world. In dependence on God’s Spirit to accomplish this sacred task, the CSB Translation Oversight Committee and Holman Bible Publishers present the Christian Standard Bible.

Textual Base of the CSB

The textual base for the New Testament (NT) is the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, 28th edition, and the United Bible Societies’ Greek New Testament, 5th corrected edition. The text for the Old Testament (OT) is the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, 4th edition.

Goals of This Translation

Provide English-speaking people worldwide with an accurate translation in contemporary English.

Provide an accurate translation for personal study, sermon preparation, private devotions, and memorization.

Provide a text that is clear and understandable, suitable for public reading, and shareable so that all may access its life-giving message.

Affirm the authority of Scripture and champion its absolute truth against skeptical viewpoints.

Translation Philosophy of the CSB

Most discussions of Bible translations speak of two opposite approaches: formal equivalence and dynamic equivalence. However, Bible translations cannot be neatly sorted into these categories. Optimal equivalence capitalizes on the strengths of both approaches.

Optimal equivalence balances contemporary English readability with linguistic precision to the original languages. In the many places throughout the Bible where a word-for-word rendering is understandable, a literal translation is used. When a word-for-word rendering might obscure the meaning for a modern audience, a more dynamic translation is used. This process assures that both the words and the thoughts contained in the original text are conveyed accurately for today’s readers. The Christian Standard Bible places equal value on fidelity to the original and readability for a modern audience, resulting in a translation that achieves both goals.

History of the CSB

Holman Bible Publishers assembled an interdenominational team of one hundred scholars, editors, stylists, and proofreaders, all of whom were committed to biblical inerrancy. Working from the original languages, the translation team edited and polished the manuscript, which was first published as the Holman Christian Standard Bible in 2004.

A standing committee maintained the translation, while also seeking ways to improve both readability and accuracy. As with the original translation, the committee that prepared this revision, renamed the Christian Standard Bible, is international and interdenominational, comprising evangelical scholars who honor the inspiration and authority of God’s written Word.

Traditional Features Found in the CSB

In keeping with a long line of Bible publications, the CSB has retained a number of features found in traditional Bibles:

Traditional theological vocabulary (for example, justification, sanctification, redemption) has been retained since such terms have no other translation equivalent that adequately communicates their exact meaning.

Traditional spellings of names and places found in most Bibles have been used to make the CSBcompatible with most Bible study tools.

Some editions of the CSBwill print the words of Christ in red letters to help readers easily locate the spoken words of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Descriptive headings, printed above each section of Scripture, help readers quickly identify the contents of that section.

OT passages quoted in the NT are indicated. In the CSB, they are set in boldface type.

How the Names of God Are Translated

The Christian Standard Bible consistently translates the Hebrew names for God as follows:

Commonly Used Abbreviations in The Csb

Table of Contents

Books of the Bible Arranged Alphabetically

Books of the Bible Arranged Alphabetically

Introduction to the CSB Explorer Bible for Kids

Excavating the Past Listing

Exploring Creation Listing

Discovering the Truth Listing

Character Field Guides Listing

Charting History Listing

Archiving Discoveries Listing

Introduction to the Christian Standard Bible®

Commonly Used Abbreviations in The CSB

Old Testament

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Joshua

Judges

Ruth

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

Ezra

Nehemiah

Esther

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Ecclesiastes

Song of Songs

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Daniel

Hosea

Joel

Amos

Obadiah

Jonah

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

Zephaniah

Haggai

Zechariah

Malachi

New Testament

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Romans

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

Galatians

Ephesians

Philippians

Colossians

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Titus

Philemon

Hebrews

James

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 John

2 John

3 John

Jude

Revelation

Table of Weights and Measures

Explorer Glossary

Index to the Bible Stories

Topical Concordance for Kids

Art Credits

QR Code Links Index

Maps

Books of the Bible

Arranged Alphabetically

1 Chronicles

2 Chronicles

1 Corinthians

2 Corinthians

1 John

2 John

3 John

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Peter

2 Peter

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

1 Thessalonians

2 Thessalonians

1 Timothy

2 Timothy

Acts

Amos

Colossians

Daniel

Deuteronomy

Ecclesiastes

Ephesians

Esther

Exodus

Ezekiel

Ezra

Galatians

Genesis

Habakkuk

Haggai

Hebrews

Hosea

Isaiah

James

Jeremiah

Job

Joel

John

Jonah

Joshua

Jude

Judges

Lamentations

Leviticus

Luke

Malachi

Mark

Matthew

Micah

Nahum

Nehemiah

Numbers

Obadiah

Philemon

Philippians

Proverbs

Psalms

Revelation

Romans

Ruth

SongofSongs

Titus

Zechariah

Zephaniah

Old TestamentGenesis Intro

The Creation

1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. ,

²  Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness covered the surface of the watery depths, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. ³  Then God said, Let there be light, and there was light. ⁴  God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness. ⁵  God called the light day, and the darkness he called night. There was an evening, and there was a morning: one day.

⁶  Then God said, Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating water from water. ⁷  So God made the expanse and separated the water under the expanse from the water above the expanse. And it was so. ⁸  God called the expanse sky. Evening came and then morning: the second day.

⁹  Then God said, Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear. And it was so. ¹⁰  God called the dry land earth, and the gathering of the water he called seas. And God saw that it was good. ¹¹  Then God said, Let the earth produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees on the earth bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And it was so. ¹²  The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. ¹³  Evening came and then morning: the third day.

¹⁴  Then God said, Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to separate the day from the night. They will serve as signs for seasons and for days and years. ¹⁵  They will be lights in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth. And it was so. ¹⁶  God made the two great lights ​— ​the greater light to rule over the day and the lesser light to rule over the night ​— ​as well as the stars. ¹⁷  God placed them in the expanse of the sky to provide light on the earth, ¹⁸  to rule the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. ¹⁹  Evening came and then morning: the fourth day.

²⁰  Then God said, Let the water swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky. ²¹  So God created the large sea-creatures and every living creature that moves and swarms in the water, according to their kinds. He also created every winged creature according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. ²²  God blessed them: Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the waters of the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth. ²³  Evening came and then morning: the fifth day.

Exploring Creation

²⁴  Then God said, Let the earth produce living creatures according to their kinds: livestock, creatures that crawl, and the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds. And it was so. ²⁵  So God made the wildlife of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that crawl on the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

²⁶  Then God said, Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.

²⁷  So God created man in his own image;

he created him in the image of God;

he created them male and female.

²⁸  God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth. ²⁹  God also said, Look, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the surface of the entire earth and every tree whose fruit contains seed. This will be food for you, ³⁰  for all the wildlife of the earth, for every bird of the sky, and for every creature that crawls on the earth ​— ​everything having the breath of life in it ​— ​I have given every green plant for food. And it was so. ³¹  God saw all that he had made, and it was very good indeed. Evening came and then morning: the sixth day.

2 So the heavens and the earth and everything in them were completed. ²  On the seventh day God had completed his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. ³  God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it he rested from all his work of creation.

Man and Woman in the Garden

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God had not made it rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground. ⁶  But mist would come up from the earth and water all the ground. ⁷  Then the L

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God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

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God created everything and rules over it.

Genesis 1–2

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God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he placed the man he had formed. ⁹  The L

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God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

¹⁰  A river went out from Eden to water the garden. From there it divided and became the source of four rivers. ¹¹  The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah, , where there is gold. ¹²  Gold from that land is pure; bdellium and onyx are also there. ¹³  The name of the second river is Gihon, which flows through the entire land of Cush. ¹⁴  The name of the third river is Tigris, which runs east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

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God commanded the man, You are free to eat from any tree of the garden, ¹⁷  but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die. ¹⁸  Then the L

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God said, It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him. ¹⁹  The L

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God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. ²⁰  The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man no helper was found corresponding to him. ²¹  So the L

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God caused a deep sleep to come over the man, and he slept. God took one of his ribs and closed the flesh at that place. ²²  Then the L

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God made the rib he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man. ²³  And the man said:

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This one, at last, is bone of my bone

and flesh of my flesh;

this one will be called woman,

for she was taken from man.

²⁴  This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh. ²⁵  Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame.

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Sin has a price.

Genesis 2:15–17

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The Temptation and the Fall

3 Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the L

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God had made. He said to the woman, Did God really say, ‘You can’t eat from any tree in the garden’?

Exploring CreationExcavating The Past

²  The woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit from the trees in the garden. ³  But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.’

⁴  No! You will certainly not die, the serpent said to the woman. ⁵  In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. ⁶  The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. ⁷  Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

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Sin’s Consequences

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God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the L

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God among the trees of the garden. ⁹  So the L

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God called out to the man and said to him, Where are you?

¹⁰  And he said, I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.

¹¹  Then he asked, Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?

¹²  The man replied, The woman you gave to be with me ​— ​she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.

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God asked the woman, What have you done?

And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.

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God said to the serpent:

Because you have done this,

you are cursed more than any livestock

and more than any wild animal.

You will move on your belly

and eat dust all the days of your life.

¹⁵  I will put hostility between you and the woman,

and between your offspring and her offspring.

He will strike your head,

and you will strike his heel.

¹⁶  He said to the woman:

I will intensify your labor pains;

you will bear children with painful effort.

Your desire will be for your husband,

yet he will rule over you.

¹⁷  And he said to the man, "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘Do not eat from it’:

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The consequence of sin is that our world and our relationship with God are broken.

Genesis 3

The ground is cursed because of you.

You will eat from it by means of painful labor

all the days of your life.

¹⁸  It will produce thorns and thistles for you,

and you will eat the plants of the field.

¹⁹  You will eat bread by the sweat of your brow

until you return to the ground,

since you were taken from it.

For you are dust,

and you will return to dust."

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God made clothing from skins for the man and his wife, and he clothed them.

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God said, Since the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil, he must not reach out, take from the tree of life, eat, and live forever. ²³  So the L

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God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. ²⁴  He drove the man out and stationed the cherubim and the flaming, whirling sword east of the garden of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life.

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Cain Murders Abel

4 The man was intimate with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. She said, "I have had a male child with the L

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’s help." ²  She also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of flocks, but Cain worked the ground. ³  In the course of time Cain presented some of the land’s produce as an offering to the L

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had regard for Abel and his offering, ⁵  but he did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he looked despondent.

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said to Cain, Why are you furious? And why do you look despondent? ⁷  If you do what is right, won’t you be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it.

⁸  Cain said to his brother Abel, Let’s go out to the field. And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

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said to Cain, Where is your brother Abel?

I don’t know, he replied. Am I my brother’s guardian?

¹⁰  Then he said, What have you done? Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground! ¹¹  So now you are cursed, alienated from the ground that opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood you have shed. ¹²  If you work the ground, it will never again give you its yield. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth.

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, My punishment is too great to bear! ¹⁴  Since you are banishing me today from the face of the earth, and I must hide from your presence and become a restless wanderer on the earth, whoever finds me will kill me.

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’s presence and lived in the land of Nod, east of Eden.

The Line of Cain

¹⁷  Cain was intimate with his wife, and she conceived and gave birth to Enoch. Then Cain became the builder of a city, and he named the city Enoch after his son. ¹⁸  Irad was born to Enoch, Irad fathered Mehujael, Mehujael fathered Methushael, and Methushael fathered Lamech. ¹⁹  Lamech took two wives for himself, one named Adah and the other named Zillah. ²⁰  Adah bore Jabal; he was the first of the nomadic herdsmen. ²¹  His brother was named Jubal; he was the first of all who play the lyre and the flute. ²²  Zillah bore Tubal-cain, who made all kinds of bronze and iron tools. Tubal-cain’s sister was Naamah.

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²³  Lamech said to his wives:

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Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;

wives of Lamech, pay attention to my words.

For I killed a man for wounding me,

a young man for striking me.

²⁴  If Cain is to be avenged seven times over,

then for Lamech it will be seventy-seven times!

²⁵  Adam was intimate with his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, for she said, God has given me another offspring in place of Abel, since Cain killed him. ²⁶  A son was born to Seth also, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the L

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The Line of Seth

5 This is the document containing the family records of Adam. On the day that God created man, he made him in the likeness of God; ²  he created them male and female. When they were created, he blessed them and called them mankind.

³  Adam was 130 years old when he fathered a son in his likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth. ⁴  Adam lived 800 years after he fathered Seth, and he fathered other sons and daughters. ⁵  So Adam’s life lasted 930 years; then he died.

⁶  Seth was 105 years old when he fathered Enosh. ⁷  Seth lived 807 years after he fathered Enosh, and he fathered other sons and daughters. ⁸  So Seth’s life lasted 912 years; then he died.

⁹  Enosh was 90 years old when he fathered Kenan. ¹⁰  Enosh lived 815 years after he fathered Kenan, and he fathered other sons and daughters. ¹¹  So Enosh’s life lasted 905 years; then he died.

¹²  Kenan was 70 years old when he fathered Mahalalel. ¹³  Kenan lived 840 years after he fathered Mahalalel, and he fathered other sons and daughters. ¹⁴  So Kenan’s life lasted 910 years; then he died.

¹⁵  Mahalalel was 65 years old when he fathered Jared. ¹⁶  Mahalalel lived 830 years after he fathered Jared, and he fathered other sons and daughters. ¹⁷  So Mahalalel’s life lasted 895 years; then he died.

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¹⁸  Jared was 162 years old when he fathered Enoch. ¹⁹  Jared lived 800 years after he fathered Enoch, and he fathered other sons and daughters. ²⁰  So Jared’s life lasted 962 years; then he died.

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God made a covenant with Noah, and God always keeps his covenants.

Genesis 6:5–9:17

²¹  Enoch was 65 years old when he fathered Methuselah. ²²  And after he fathered Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and fathered other sons and daughters. ²³  So Enoch’s life lasted 365 years. ²⁴  Enoch walked with God; then he was not there because God took him.

²⁵  Methuselah was 187 years old when he fathered Lamech. ²⁶  Methuselah lived 782 years after he fathered Lamech, and he fathered other sons and daughters. ²⁷  So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died.

²⁸  Lamech was 182 years old when he fathered a son. ²⁹  And he named him Noah, saying, "This one will bring us relief from the agonizing labor of our hands, caused by the ground the L

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has cursed." ³⁰  Lamech lived 595 years after he fathered Noah, and he fathered other sons and daughters. ³¹  So Lamech’s life lasted 777 years; then he died.

³²  Noah was 500 years old, and he fathered Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

Sons of God and Daughters of Mankind

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Judgment Decreed

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God Warns Noah

⁹  These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God. ¹⁰  And Noah fathered three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

¹¹  Now the earth was corrupt in God’s sight, and the earth was filled with wickedness. ¹²  God saw how corrupt the earth was, for every creature had corrupted its way on the earth. ¹³  Then God said to Noah, "I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth.

¹⁴  "Make yourself an ark of gopher wood. Make rooms in the ark, and cover it with pitch inside and outside. ¹⁵  This is how you are to make it: The ark will be 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high. ¹⁶  You are to make a roof, finishing the sides of the ark to within eighteen inches of the roof. You are to put a door in the side of the ark. Make it with lower, middle, and upper decks.

¹⁷  Understand that I am bringing a flood ​— ​floodwaters on the earth to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish. ¹⁸  But I will establish my covenant with you, and you will enter the ark with your sons, your wife, and your sons’ wives. ¹⁹  You are also to bring into the ark two of all the living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you. ²⁰  Two of everything ​— ​from the birds according to their kinds, from the livestock according to their kinds, and from the animals that crawl on the ground according to their kinds ​— ​will come to you so that you can keep them alive. ²¹  Take with you every kind of food that is eaten; gather it as food for you and for them. ²²  And Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him.

Character Guide

Entering the Ark

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⁶  Noah was six hundred years old when the flood came and water covered the earth. ⁷  So Noah, his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives entered the ark because of the floodwaters. ⁸  From the animals that are clean, and from the animals that are not clean, and from the birds and every creature that crawls on the ground, ⁹  two of each, male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, just as God had commanded him. ¹⁰  Seven days later the floodwaters came on the earth.

Exploring Creation

The Flood

¹¹  In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the sources of the vast watery depths burst open, the floodgates of the sky were opened, ¹²  and the rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights. ¹³  On that same day Noah and his three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, entered the ark, along with Noah’s wife and his three sons’ wives. ¹⁴  They entered it with all the wildlife according to their kinds, all livestock according to their kinds, all the creatures that crawl on the earth according to their kinds, every flying creature ​— ​all the birds and every winged creature ​— ​according to their kinds. ¹⁵  Two of every creature that has the breath of life in it came to Noah and entered the ark. ¹⁶  Those that entered, male and female of every creature, entered just as God had commanded him. Then the L

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¹⁷  The flood continued for forty days on the earth; the water increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the earth. ¹⁸  The water surged and increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the water. ¹⁹  Then the water surged even higher on the earth, and all the high mountains under the whole sky were covered. ²⁰  The mountains were covered as the water surged above them more than twenty feet. ²¹  Every creature perished ​— ​those that crawl on the earth, birds, livestock, wildlife, and those that swarm on the earth, as well as all mankind. ²²  Everything with the breath of the spirit of life in its nostrils ​— ​everything on dry land died. ²³  He wiped out every living thing that was on the face of the earth, from mankind to livestock, to creatures that crawl, to the birds of the sky, and they were wiped off the earth. Only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark. ²⁴  And the water surged on the earth 150 days.

The Flood Recedes

8 God remembered Noah, as well as all the wildlife and all the livestock that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to pass over the earth, and the water began to subside. ²  The sources of the watery depths and the floodgates of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky stopped. ³  The water steadily receded from the earth, and by the end of 150 days the water had decreased significantly. ⁴  The ark came to rest in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, on the mountains of Ararat.

⁵  The water continued to recede until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible. ⁶  After forty days Noah opened the window of the ark that he had made, ⁷  and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth until the water had dried up from the earth. ⁸  Then he sent out a dove to see whether the water on the earth’s surface had gone down, ⁹  but the dove found no resting place for its foot. It returned to him in the ark because water covered the surface of the whole earth. He reached out and brought it into the ark to himself. ¹⁰  So Noah waited seven more days and sent out the dove from the ark again. ¹¹  When the dove came to him at evening, there was a plucked olive leaf in its beak. So Noah knew that the water on the earth’s surface had gone down. ¹²  After he had waited another seven days, he sent out the dove, but it did not return to him again. ¹³  In the six hundred first year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the water that had covered the earth was dried up. Then Noah removed the ark’s cover and saw that the surface of the ground was drying. ¹⁴  By the twenty-seventh day of the second month, the earth was dry.

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¹⁵  Then God spoke to Noah, ¹⁶  Come out of the ark, you, your wife, your sons, and your sons’ wives with you. ¹⁷  Bring out all the living creatures that are with you ​— ​birds, livestock, those that crawl on the earth ​— ​and they will spread over the earth and be fruitful and multiply on the earth. ¹⁸  So Noah, along with his sons, his wife, and his sons’ wives, came out. ¹⁹  All the animals, all the creatures that crawl, and all the flying creatures ​— ​everything that moves on the earth ​— ​came out of the ark by their families.

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seedtime and harvest, cold and heat,

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God’s Covenant with Noah

9 God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. ²  The fear and terror of you will be in every living creature on the earth, every bird of the sky, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are placed under your authority. ³  Every creature that lives and moves will be food for you; as I gave the green plants, I have given you everything. ⁴  However, you must not eat meat with its lifeblood in it. ⁵  And I will require a penalty for your lifeblood; I will require it from any animal and from any human; if someone murders a fellow human, I will require that person’s life.

Exploring Creation

⁶  Whoever sheds human blood,

by humans his blood will be shed,

for God made humans in his image.

⁷  But you, be fruitful and multiply; spread out over the earth and multiply on it."

⁸  Then God said to Noah and his sons with him, ⁹  "Understand that I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, ¹⁰  and with every living creature that is with you ​— ​birds, livestock, and all wildlife of the earth that are with you ​— ​all the animals of the earth that came

Reviews for CSB Explorer Bible for Kids

[ibjoy1953 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS BIBLEEach book of the Bible includes a page that answers the following questions: who wrote it, the targeted audience, and where, why and when it was written. illustrations of foods, animals, and plants of the day, geographical, histories, archeology, the characters, facts, and QR codes for further reading. The back of the Bible has charts, a glossary, indexes, and maps. It has a satin ribbon attached to help mark last page read. My son loves it and constantly have questions and looking up for information for him. I found the Bible a great way to inspire him and gives him a better understanding of God’s word. I love this Explore Bible for Kids. I think children should have a Bible they are proud to carry around and this is an excellent choice. And the thing is, it has the neatest thing inside they will want to explore it more and more. Some of what’s inside is really good book introductions, Christ in Context which is very interesting, Ribbon Marker, Presentation Page and much much more. The outside of the Bible is awesome, with the cool burst of colors on the front and back cover, and other illustrations inside. I just love this Bible for the kid in your life. I highly recommend this amazing Bible. I love the pictures of all of the food, plants and animals and much more. You have to get this Bible and read it for yourself to really get the idea of what all it contains.This will be the perfect Christmas gift for the kids in your life. I am giving this Bible Five Stars and I wish I could give it more. Many thanks to Lifeway Christian Resources for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation.

[fcplcataloger · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Children using this Bible can truly become explorers! As they read this Christian Standard Bible version of God's Word, they're invited to learn about the history and culture of the time and place mentioned. There are color illustrations, timelines, maps, and actual photographs to encourage them to dig deeper. Children of this generation love technology so they will be drawn to the special QR codes that take them to videos, discussion questions, and activity pages. I especially liked that the introduction to each book of the Bible offers children the answers to the important "Who, What, When, and Why” questions and that the words spoken by Jesus are printed in red text.The title implies that it's for kids but this CSB Explorer Bible for Kids is perfect for the whole family to use. It's a wonderful resource for both personal and church libraries and it would also be a perfect Christmas gift!Many thanks to Lifeway Christian Resources for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation.