This Holman Christian Standard Bible in the Large Print Compact format strikes a marvelous balance between being easy to read and easy to carry. This handsome edition of the HCSB slips nicely into a coat pocket, briefcase, purse, or backpack and is a perfect gift for a person on the go who wants to keep the Word on hand at work or wherever they are.

The Holman Christian Standard Bible is already being recognized as a model of precision in translation. The result is a translation that is both highly accurate and readable. The translation philosophy employed by the HCSB translators is optimal equivalence, more accurate than a thought-for-thought translation and more readable than a word-for-word translation.