Bible Study Tools

Here are a few free online tools that you can you use to study the Bible.

YouVersion – A free app to read and study the Bible. It also includes several devotional plans.

Blue Letter Bible – A Free online Bible Study Tool. It can also be downloaded as an app.

e-Sword – Free App and Bible Software you can download and study the Bible

The Bible Project – A great ministry that produces visual Bible summaries of every book of the Bible and many other free resources

Bible Study Tools Explained

Versions of the Bible

There are three main type of English translations. 1)Literal word for word translations (KJV, NKJV, NASB, ESV), 2) Thought for thought dynamic equivalent translations (NLT, NIV), 3) Paraphrases of an authors opinion (The Message)

Tools

Dictionaries – A general definition of what a term means when it is used.

Lexicon – Lists all the times a greek / hebrew word is used and what words in English are used to translate it and their meaning

Concordance – Lists all the times a particular word is used in the Bible in a particular translation

Commentaries – Scholars interpretation of a particular passage after looking at the words and context of a passage, chapter, or book.

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