the holy bible

"the Bible is the most valuable thing that this world affords. here is the wisdom; this is the royal law; these are the lively oracles of God." with these words the moderator of the church of Scotland hands a Bible to the new monarch in Britain's coronation service. these words echo the King James bible translators, and wrote in 1611, "God's sacred word...is that inestimable treasure that excelleth all the riches of earth." this assessment of the bible is motivating force behind the publication of the English standard version.
ESV study bible, the Bible contains two kinds of words. first, there are the actual words of the bible - the very words of God to us. second, there are the study notes-mearly human words.