I am a proponent of using physical bibles, but I also love the vast array of tools available to help us learn and grow. Here are my top five Bible apps.
I use Olive Tree. I’ve had it for over 15 years and have many, many translations and commentaries. I like being able to use a translation then using a different commentary. Such as a NKKJ with a ESV study commentary.
the olive tree app hands down. it has an easy UI. i love how i can have 2 books of my choice open at the same time for referencing. i can customize almost everything, make folders for notes, it has a nice sized book store, the highlight feature is really good. overall the customization of the app is what i love. the only downside is some translations aren’t free. oh and the search engine is awesome!
My top five starts and ends with eSword. Tried ‘em all and always come back to it. The desktop apps (Mac, PC) are great, but it’s on tablets (iOS, Android) that it really shines. With hundreds of additional free resources available (commentaries, concordances, dictionaries, lexicons etc), along with all the major translations (many free, a few paid), I’ve found it absolutely indispensable.
The only thing that is super annoying is that there isn't a personal account. You delete it, you're finished. No login options, no personal accounts. That's an enormous problem.
Literal Bible App is just Incredible ! Very easy to navigate. I love the study features too. After using many Bible apps this by far is the most useful. The only reason I first downloaded it was it didn't use and permissions!; like access to my private contact phone numbers and other private files.
I have Life Bible (formerly Tecarta Bible), with Strong’s concordance. A long time ago because I was so confused about sound doctrine. I started to avoid all other Bible teachers online. And strictly read and studied the king James version using the Strong’s concordance for definitions of words. Which is in line with what apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians. Ephesians 4:13-14 KJVS Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: [14] That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 😊
I have been using the Olive Tree and It is great, I also use the Blue Letter app also works great. I am surprised you did not mention either of these. They must both be in your top 20.
Good informative video Tim, about bible apps. By watching your video, we know that, how much GOD loved us, HE gave us HIS WORD in abundance, where ever we go, we are super enriched with HIS WORD, the only thing required by us is, we had to know how nearer, we are, to HIS coming and how important for all of us, to be busy with HIS WORD.... Thank you, Tim, for all your videos.. GOD bless you and your family, Tim
Aack, I was late! 😭 LOVE You Version for quick comparisons of translations. Have the Filament for my NLT Bible; haven't used it a lot yet, but it looks very helpful.
I like literal word for the simplicity of use. But my favorite is blue letter bible, for the resources. BLB has interlinear bible, commentaries, and lots of different translations. And you can have two different translations side by side.
If you've already purchased Logos Bible software, then their Bible app will probably be #1 for you. The functionality is amazing -- but Logos can be downright costly.
I've heard that from a couple other people,@@microstrader . I don't know, for myself, because I have a paid version. It's nice to know there are free resources nowadays. Thirty years ago -- that wasn't the case.
There is a learning curve,@@RevDavidReyes . It is very customizable -- there are a lot of free classes/tutorials on their website as well as RU-vid channel.
I guess technology has left me behind a little. I prefer physical books, Bibles or Novels. But I don't use my phone for much more than texts and calls. On my computer I like Biblegateway, past that I don't use anything at all. I have like 10 Bibles downloaded to my Kindle that I mostly don't use.
Literal Word is a very well designed Bible reader. It gets my top vote. I just wish they had more translations available (ie. NKJV). For paid commentaries and study Bibles, OliveTree and Logos are both very good. Life Bible by Tecarta is also a decent design.
Streetlights is my weekly go to Bible app resource. Just to hear the word & teaching in a more creative poetry (lofi) format is addicting.😊 I hate get interpreted! Love hearing Jackie Hill perry on the ESV app too. I didn't know about the last one! Thx.
You get what you pay for. If you're really into serious bible study, scholarly books are a must - lexicons, bible dictionaries, commentaries, study bibles. If you're into these, the top 3 are Logos, Accordance, and Olivetree.
Olive tree - you version- parallel plus- filament- olive tree I also have study bibles so you don’t have to carry a 5 pound book - great for everything a lot like you version
I like Olive Tree. One downside is that it is not entirely free - the app is but additional bibles and commentaries are not. Over time I’ve built a great library though and it’s very functional and easy to use. 😊
Check out Catena if you haven’t yet. Massive library of historical commentaries for nearly every verse of the Bible. Has ante-nicene fathers, Haydock, Spurgeon, Reformation thinkers, etc. Awesome stuff.
I don’t disagree with your selections, but I’m surprised why Logos Bible Software is not among them. It’s the one all of the “professional clergy class” spend lots of $$$ on adding to their linked library and helps them prepare sermons, although Logos has a free version (which I am learning to use) that is quite functional. Why didn’t it “make the cut?”
The biggest challenge I have with these apps is that they do not provide any true Hebrew lexicon for the Scriptures. For instance, even with Strongs, you are limited in finding out whether a word is a noun or verb, masculine feminine, etc.
@anickelsworthbiblereviews I spent fifteen bucks on the BDB lexicon in the logos app. It's better than nothing. It kind of forces you to learn the Hebrew alphabet and basic word structure, at the very least, in order to use it effectively.
Holy Bible + Audio O&1 Tecnologia. (Brown bible icon in android store) I have a Bible app without all the Bells and whistles that i don't need, I simply want to hear audio, have it read the books of the bible to me when I'm doing other things, and without collecting & sharing all my personal data. Great male voice, sounds like I'm watching an old movie.
Paul's letter to the Galatians was Holy Scripture when Paul wrote it. He did not need some council that meets more than 4 centuries later to determine that it was Scripture. In Galatians Paul makes it clear that he does not get his authority from Apostolic Succession and even records the time that he rebuked "The Pope" Gal.2:11. Read the entire first 2 chapters and you will see that Paul was the first Protestant.
By definition, the word catholic means 'universal,' and from the earliest days following the Church's founding, it has pressed to be the universal faith of humanity. Often, this has caused conflicts with other religions that wish to be the universal faith, both within and outside of the Christian tradition. Put Roman Catholic in it it is a different religion!!!!!!! Christ is King!!
