Editing English Standard Version (section)

=== Position on gender-neutral language ===
The ESV translation committee states that "the goal of the ESV is to render literally what is in the original."<ref name=":7" /> The committee expands on this position in stating that, although the ESV avoids using gender-neutral language (for the purpose of preserving contextual meaning found in the original text), the translation does utilize gender-neutral language in specific cases.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Brunn |first=David |date=23 April 2024 |title=Gender in Bible Translation: A Crucial Issue Still Mired in Misunderstanding |url=https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/gender-in-bible-translation-a-crucial-issue-still-mired-in-misunderstanding/ |url-status=live |journal=Themelios |volume=49 |issue=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718030111/https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/article/gender-in-bible-translation-a-crucial-issue-still-mired-in-misunderstanding/ |archive-date=July 18, 2024}}</ref> The committee further states that its objective was "transparency to the original text, allowing the reader to understand the original on its own terms rather than in the terms of our present-day Western culture."