Portable enough to travel anywhere, the ESV Personal Size Reference Bible is larger and more readable than the ESV Compact Bible, but not quite as big as the ESV Thinline Bible. The black-letter English Standard Version text is presented in a single-column paragraph format to be read like a book. The new edition features 7.4-point type, introductions to each Bible book, cross-references, ribbon marker and Smyth-sewn binding. A free ESV Bible Resources download is also available. The TruTone, brown CrossWeave design from Crossway releases this month and retails for $29.99.

The Take Action Bible, NKJV features real-life stories and full-color photos of people who are putting their faith into action. Their actions range from raising money with a lemonade stand to relocating on the mission field. Readers are challenged to follow their examples with 52 ideas for how to put God’s Word into action. The Thomas Nelson edition retails for $14.99 in softcover and $29.99 for Leathersoft mink/earth brown.

Abingdon Press releases a limited-edition New Testament with Psalms in the readable Common English Bible translation. The New Testament With Psalms (DecoTone blue/slate gray) features a two-column format, 9-point type, a Bible reading plan and full-color maps exclusively from National Geographic. Also available in DecoTone pink/chocolate brown, the new edition releases this month and retails for $20. 

With more than 1,000 "Life Lessons" from pastor and best-selling author Max Lucado, The Lucado Life Lessons Study Bible, NKJV aims to help readers discover how they can apply the Bible to their own lives. The New King James Version Bible comes in various Leathersoft editions, including burgundy, and releases April 19. It retails for $69.99.