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Bible Reading Platform

Explore reading, listening, personal marks, version comparison, original languages, and study resources through real screens.

Bible Reading Platform

The tools you need at each moment of reading

Explore reading, listening, personal marks, version comparison, original languages, and study resources through real screens.

scripture.how reader with version, book, and chapter controls above the Bible text
Keep the text and reading tools together, opening only what you need.

Keep the text central and read at your rhythm

Choose a version, book, and chapter; move between chapters; search and revisit history; track reading; and adjust font, size, and theme.

Available now

Reading is public; personal history features require sign-in.

  • Version, book, and chapter navigation
  • Search and recent reading history
  • Read status and personal statistics
  • Font, size, light, and dark settings
  • Links to verse cards and typing practice
Top story scenes visualize the passage flow, while the right-side visual resources collect verse-level images and artworks. Narration can be chosen separately.

Listen to the text and open its scenes

Play a chapter or selected range, adjust playback, and open verse-linked scene images and explanations while following the passage.

Available now

Public narration and scene materials work without sign-in.

  • Chapter and range narration
  • Playback position and speed
  • Verse-linked scenes and descriptions
  • Links to verse cards and My Voice Bible
Capture a quick mark without creating an Advanced Note.

Add color and a short memo to words that stay with you

Select a phrase or verse, choose a color, and save a private memo. These marks are separate from Advanced Notes and return in My Highlights.

Sign-in required

Highlights and memos are private data stored with your member account.

  • Phrase and verse selection
  • Color and short private memo
  • Private member-only records
  • Review in My Highlights
A General Notes editing panel open beside the Bible text
Keep every kind of personal Bible record, not only sermon notes.

Record reflections and questions—not only sermons

General Notes expand the former Sermon Notes. Use a free-form document for sermons, personal reflection, Bible study, prayer points, and questions.

Sign-in required

General Notes are saved as private documents for each member.

  • Sermon summaries and key verses
  • Personal reflections, questions, and prayer
  • Independent documents beside the reader
  • Works alongside Advanced Notes
Choose whole-chapter or verse-level comparison to match the task.

Compare translations in the way the moment requires

Use Side-by-Side for a whole chapter or Multi-Bible for one verse, and save a preferred combination of versions.

Available now

Public version comparison works without sign-in.

  • Side-by-Side whole-chapter reading
  • Multi-Bible verse popup
  • Personal version combinations
  • Compare without breaking reading flow
Greek word cards and lexicon details for a verse in John
Open word and lexicon information directly from the verse resource panel.

Study Hebrew and Greek words in verse context

Check pronunciation, lemma, morphology, and Strong numbers, then continue to dictionary meanings and other biblical occurrences.

Available now

Public original-language and dictionary data require no sign-in.

  • Word, pronunciation, and lemma
  • Morphology and Strong number
  • Lexicon meanings and related entries
  • Occurrences elsewhere in Scripture
References, footnotes, and commentaries remain distinct by source and purpose.

Open distinct study sources verse by verse

Cross references connect passages, footnotes explain translation or editing, and historical commentaries preserve named authors. Read only the source you need.

Available now

Public references, footnotes, and commentaries require no sign-in.

  • Related passages and cross references
  • Translation and editorial footnotes
  • Attributed historical commentaries
  • Popup and side-panel reading
Bible reader with a right-side Reference Bible panel comparing multiple passage tabs
Keep your reading passage open while comparing other versions, books, or chapters in reference tabs.

Open another passage beside the chapter you are reading

Keep the current chapter in place while opening other versions, books, and chapters as tabs in the right-side or bottom Reference Bible panel. Cross references and search results can be opened into the panel so related passages stay visible for comparison.

Available now

The Reference Bible panel works without sign-in, and open tabs plus panel state are restored when you return.

  • View another version, book, or chapter
  • Switch between multiple reference tabs
  • Open from references and search results
  • Adjust panel width, height, and font size
Bible text with Advanced Note formatting and commentary applied
Manage text and connected-resource commentary as one Advanced Note.

Build deep notes connected to text and research

Combine text formatting, verse commentary, and notes on original words, references, and commentaries. Use them with General Notes or study approved public authors.

Available to view

Public Advanced Notes are readable now; writing your own requires sign-in.

  • Text formatting and verse commentary
  • Notes linked to study resources
  • Works with General Notes
  • Selectable approved public authors

Bible Reading Platform

The tools you need at each moment of reading

Explore reading, listening, personal marks, version comparison, original languages, and study resources through real screens.

01

Read the Bible

Choose a version, book, and chapter; move between chapters; search and revisit history; track reading; and adjust font, size, and theme.

02

Listen & Scenes

Play a chapter or selected range, adjust playback, and open verse-linked scene images and explanations while following the passage.

03

Highlights & Memos

Select a phrase or verse, choose a color, and save a private memo. These marks are separate from Advanced Notes and return in My Highlights.

04

General Notes

General Notes expand the former Sermon Notes. Use a free-form document for sermons, personal reflection, Bible study, prayer points, and questions.

05

Compare Versions

Use Side-by-Side for a whole chapter or Multi-Bible for one verse, and save a preferred combination of versions.

06

Original Languages

Check pronunciation, lemma, morphology, and Strong numbers, then continue to dictionary meanings and other biblical occurrences.

07

References & Commentaries

Cross references connect passages, footnotes explain translation or editing, and historical commentaries preserve named authors. Read only the source you need.

08

Reference Bible

Keep the current chapter in place while opening other versions, books, and chapters as tabs in the right-side or bottom Reference Bible panel. Cross references and search results can be opened into the panel so related passages stay visible for comparison.

09

Advanced Notes

Combine text formatting, verse commentary, and notes on original words, references, and commentaries. Use them with General Notes or study approved public authors.