8Open The Message and God's Word Comes Alive
Discover the surprise and wonder of God's Word. The Message Bible promises to immerse your imagination and stir your faith. Hear God's heart speaking your heart's language.

The Message is a reading Bible translated from the original Hebrew and Greek Scriptures by scholar, pastor, author, and poet Eugene Peterson. Thoroughly reviewed and approved by twenty biblical scholars, The Message combines the authority of God's Word with the cadence and energy of conversational English.

What makes The Message the best reading Bible? Discover for yourself

• Feel the impact of a Bible translated into conversational English.
• Enjoy the familiar one-column design, like books you're used to.
• Find passages with The Message's unique verse-numbered paragraphs.
• See the big picture with "The Story of the Bible in Five Acts," alongside a handcrafted timeline and charts.
• Keep your place with a satin ribbon marker.

Come and delight in the unexpected passion and personality that fill God's Word.