My other bookmark-related complaint is that they are both black. When using multiple bookmarks, I like them to be different colors (as you can see from the pictures of my modified Omega and Heirloom Legacy). Even the CSB Pastor’s Bible (pictured) went with three bookmarks of different color. I’m unsure why they made them both black unless the thinking is that only having two bookmarks doesn’t necessitate different colors to keep them straight. They are minor complaints, but bookmarks can be important when preaching.

My only other complaint about this Bible is that Crossway claims that this Bible includes “enlarged and bolded verse numbers surrounded by extra space to easily locate verses on the page.” That would extremely useful for preaching, but sadly it just isn’t the case. The verse numbers are bolded, but they don’t seem large enough and don’t really seem to have extra space surrounding them. Again, it seems minor, but if you walk away or look up from your Bible when preaching, being to easily locate the verse number your looking for is very important.

Now, let’s move on to all of the great things about this Bible. But let me first say that if you are looking for an incredibly nice Bible worthy of passing down to your kids then I think this one is very much worth your consideration. You don’t have to be a preacher to appreciate this Bible. While it is built for preaching, it is constructed of high quality materials and is honestly a beautiful Bible that anyone would be happy to own.

In taking the Bible out of the box upon first receiving it, the first thing I noticed is the cover. It is so soft and feels so nice in the hand. The Bible has a nice bend when you hold it with one hand, which lets you know it’s going to open flat and stay open whether you’re in Genesis, Revelation, or somewhere in between. Like I said, I have two other Heirloom Bibles with goatskin covers from Crossway, but this one is by far the nicest feeling of all three.

This Bible is a little thick, but I didn’t feel it was too thick. It has a good weight and if you look at my pictures, it is pretty comparable in thickness to the CSB Preacher’s Bible. It is a bit thicker than the Legacy, but it is not as thick as the ESV Study Bible. I saw another review where someone complained about weight, but I truly don’t think it’s a problem.

Being a Bible built for preaching, you’re not going to find a lot of extra bells and whistles in this Bible. If you’re looking for pastoral helps like a wedding service or funeral outline then I’d recommend to you the ESV Pastor’s Bible. This Bible doesn’t have cross references on the pages or study notes anywhere; it truly makes the text the main thing.

Speaking of the text being the main thing, you will notice it’s printed on a high quality paper with a generous ten point font size. The Omega used a 10 point font and I loved how easily readable it was for preaching. What I loved about the Legacy was that it was single column with wide margins for notes if you so desired. You will also find those features in this Bible, which for me, makes this a powerhouse of a preaching Bible. The publisher has also implemented line matching, which means a line of text on one side of the page is in the same place as the line on the other side of the page. This helps to eliminate ghosting on thinner paper and makes the text on the opposite side of the page seem less distracting. This is a great feature and well implemented in this Bible. A final feature that I appreciate in this Bible is that words of Christ are in black. I find when Bibles have the words of Christ in red, it is distracting and unnecessary. Every word in the Bible is God’s and we don’t need a separate color to distinguish the words of Jesus. Thank you Crossway.