Free access to the Online ESV Student Study Bible
ESV Bible site; Study Bible notes accessible with a free ESV account
- Free account
- verified Sep 2026
- Worldwide
- Text
Go to the resource esvbible.org
Normally you have to pay $9.99 to get the ESV Student Study Bible notes, but at the moment you can get them free by following a few steps (detailed below). The Study Bible includes notes, maps, articles and introductions to books. The key step to accessing this free study bible is to invite 5 friends to join the ESVBible.org (though they don’t need to sign up for you to gain access).
Here is a summary of the steps, also underneath them is a picture of the screen that you should see when you get to steps 3&4
- Log into the ESV bible here. You can create a free login if you don’t already have one.
- Click on the ‘Add Content’ button towards the top right of the page
- Scroll down the list to select “Student Study Bible Notes” or “Student Study Bible Resources”
- Click on the link on the right to invite 5 friends, and follow the instructions provided.

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