# Bibles.co.uk > A specialist UK bookshop helping readers choose from over 7,000 Bible editions across every major translation — study, journaling, gift, and heirloom editions with UK shipping. Bibles.co.uk curates Bibles for every reader and offers tools to help you find the right one: a guided chooser, side-by-side comparison, translation guidance, and editorial content on craft, names, and helpful verses. ## Pages - [Home](/): Find the Bible that speaks to you. - [Shop all Bibles](/products): Browse the full catalogue across translations and formats. - [Bible Finder](/finder): Answer a few questions to get a personalised recommendation. - [About](/about): Who we are and how we curate. - [For Schools](/schools): Bulk and classroom Bibles for UK schools. - [For Churches](/churches): Pew, gift, and bulk options for congregations. ## Guides - [Guides index](/guides): Practical guides for readers of the Bible. - [How to choose a Bible](/guides/choose-a-bible): A four-step decision guide — translation, edition type, binding, and extras. - [Bible translations compared](/guides/bible-translations): Side-by-side comparison table of NIV, ESV, NLT, KJV, NRSV, CSB, NASB and The Message, with charts and a verse comparator. - [How to read the Bible](/guides/how-to-read-the-bible): Where to start, pacing, plans, and the small habits that make it stick. ## Translations - [Translations index](/translations): Compare every major English translation by philosophy and reading level. Interactive comparator and per-translation pages. - [KJV — King James Version](/translations/kjv): The 1611 translation that shaped English literature and liturgy. - [NASB — New American Standard Bible](/translations/nasb): The most literal mainstream English translation. - [ESV — English Standard Version](/translations/esv): Literal but readable; default of Reformed evangelical churches. - [NRSV — New Revised Standard Version](/translations/nrsv): The translation of the academy; Catholic-friendly. - [CSB — Christian Standard Bible](/translations/csb): Balanced "optimal equivalence" translation. - [NIV — New International Version](/translations/niv): The bestselling modern English Bible. - [NLT — New Living Translation](/translations/nlt): The easiest mainstream translation to read cold. - [The Message](/translations/the-message): Eugene Peterson's contemporary paraphrase. ## Reference - [Reference index](/reference): Plain-answer reference pages about the Bible. - [How many books are in the Bible?](/reference/how-many-books-are-in-the-bible): 66 (Protestant), 73 (Catholic), or 76–81 (Orthodox). - [When was the Bible written?](/reference/when-was-the-bible-written): Across ~1,500 years, c. 1400 BC to AD 95. - [Who wrote the Bible?](/reference/who-wrote-the-bible): ~40 human authors across 1,500 years. - [What language was the Bible written in?](/reference/what-language-was-the-bible-written-in): Hebrew, Aramaic and Koine Greek. - [How many chapters and verses?](/reference/how-many-chapters-and-verses): 1,189 chapters and ~31,100 verses. - [What are the Deuterocanonical books?](/reference/what-are-the-deuterocanonical-books): 7 books accepted by Catholics and Orthodox, classed "Apocrypha" by Protestants. ## FAQs - [FAQs index](/faqs): Browse questions by category. - [Choosing a Bible](/faqs/choosing-a-bible): Translation, beginners, gifts, denomination. - [Reading the Bible](/faqs/reading-the-bible): How to start, study, pace and use a plan. - [About the Bible](/faqs/about-the-bible): Authors, dates, books, chapters, languages, history. ## Gifts - [Gifts index](/gifts): Best Bible to give, by occasion and recipient. - [Confirmation](/gifts/confirmation): Presentation Bibles for Confirmation. - [Baptism](/gifts/baptism): Keepsake Bibles for Baptism (adult and infant). - [Wedding](/gifts/wedding): White-leather couples' Bibles. - [Graduation](/gifts/graduation): Durable modern Bibles for school and uni leavers. - [First Bible for a child](/gifts/first-bible-for-a-child): Story Bibles and easy-read editions ages 3–10. - [For Dad](/gifts/for-dad): Leather, large print, study editions. - [For Mum](/gifts/for-mum): Journaling and devotional Bibles. - [For Grandparents](/gifts/for-grandparents): Giant-print KJV and NIV editions. - [Study Bible gift](/gifts/study-bible): ESV, NIV and CSB study Bibles. - [KJV gift](/gifts/kjv-gift): Traditional King James Version editions. - [Gift Finder](/finder/gift): 3-question quiz that returns a shortlist. ## Compare translations - [NIV vs ESV](/compare/esv-vs-niv): Two most-bought modern UK Bibles. - [KJV vs NIV](/compare/kjv-vs-niv): Traditional vs modern. - [ESV vs NRSV](/compare/esv-vs-nrsv): Evangelical vs ecumenical. - [NIV vs NLT](/compare/niv-vs-nlt): Balanced vs dynamic. - [NASB vs ESV](/compare/esv-vs-nasb): Both formal, slightly different feel. ## Craft - [Craft index](/craft): How Bibles are made — bindings, paper, type. ## Watch - [Watch index](/watch): Video guides on choosing and using a Bible. ## Biblical Names - [Names index](/names): Explore meanings and stories behind biblical names. - [Boys' names](/names/boys) - [Girls' names](/names/girls) ## Helpful Verses - [Verses index](/verses): Bible verses by topic — anxiety, hope, grief, gratitude, and more. ## Reports (original UK Bible market data) - [Reports index](/reports): Original, independently researched reports on the UK Bible market. - [The 10 best-selling Bibles in the UK, 2026](/reports/uk-bestselling-bibles-2026): Annual UK best-seller ranking with translation share, format share and seasonal demand. NIV leads at 31% of UK sales; the NIV Thinline is the #1 edition. - [UK Bible Translation Market Deep-Dive, 2026](/reports/uk-bible-translation-market-2026): Year-on-year growth, denominational mix and average retail price by translation. CSB is fastest-growing (+34% YoY); GNB and KJV are declining. ## Editorial - [Editorial standards](/about/editorial): How Bibles.co.uk researches, writes and reviews its guides and reports; sourcing, independence, corrections. ## Optional - [Sitemap](/sitemap.xml) - [Robots](/robots.txt)