Sela · pause and consider
Read the Bible
A calm reader. Chapter and verse views, parallel side-by-side translations, and a glossary of terms.
Books of the Bible
Pick a book to open it at chapter 1, verse 1.
The first five books, attributed by tradition to Moses.
- Joshua24 ch
- Judges21 ch
- Ruth4 ch
- 1 Samuel31 ch
- 2 Samuel24 ch
- 1 Kings22 ch
- 2 Kings25 ch
- 1 Chronicles29 ch
- 2 Chronicles36 ch
- Ezra10 ch
- Nehemiah13 ch
- Esther10 ch
Israel's story from the conquest of Canaan through exile and return.
Songs, prayers, and reflections on the shape of a life before God.
The longer prophetic books, warning and consoling Israel and Judah.
- Hosea14 ch
- Joel3 ch
- Amos9 ch
- Obadiah1 ch
- Jonah4 ch
- Micah7 ch
- Nahum3 ch
- Habakkuk3 ch
- Zephaniah3 ch
- Haggai2 ch
- Zechariah14 ch
- Malachi4 ch
Twelve shorter prophetic voices, from Hosea to Malachi.
New Testament
27 booksFour accounts of the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus.
- Romans16 ch
- 1 Corinthians16 ch
- 2 Corinthians13 ch
- Galatians6 ch
- Ephesians6 ch
- Philippians4 ch
- Colossians4 ch
- 1 Thessalonians5 ch
- 2 Thessalonians3 ch
- 1 Timothy6 ch
- 2 Timothy4 ch
- Titus3 ch
- Philemon1 ch
Letters attributed to Paul to churches and individuals.
Letters from other apostolic voices to the wider church.
Apocrypha / Deuterocanon
10 booksSecond-temple histories included in Catholic and Orthodox canons.
Wisdom and prayer texts from the same second-temple tradition.
Versions
76 translations shown across the reader. Default is KJV.
Popular & historically significant
15- KJVKing James VersionENG
- NKJVNew King James VersionENG
- NASB95New American Standard Bible 1995ENG
- ESVEnglish Standard VersionENG
- CSBChristian Standard BibleENG
- NETNew English TranslationENG
- LEBLexham English BibleENG
- NIVNew International VersionENG
- NLTNew Living TranslationENG
- OJBOrthodox Jewish BibleENG
- BRENTON-ENBrenton English SeptuagintOT · ENG
- RV1885Revised Version (1885)ENG
- WYCLIFFEWycliffe Bible (c.1395)Middle English
- MSGThe MessageENG
- ARVANDYKEArabic Van DyckArabic
Other complete Bible versions
27- DARBYDarby Bible (1890)ENG
- YLTYoung's Literal TranslationENG
- WEBSTERWebster Bible (1833)ENG
- WEBWorld English BibleENG
- BBEBible in Basic EnglishENG
- OEB-USOpen English Bible (US)ENG
- WEBBEWorld English Bible (British)ENG
- ASVAmerican Standard VersionENG
- GENEVAGeneva Bible (1599)ENG
- LSVLiteral Standard VersionENG
- DOUAYDouay-Rheims (1899 American)ENG
- KJVAKing James Version with ApocryphaENG
- AKJVAmerican King James VersionENG
- UKJVUpdated King James VersionENG
- RNKJVRestored Name King James VersionENG
- RWEBSTERRevised Webster (1833)ENG
- ACVA Conservative VersionENG
- BSBBerean Standard BibleENG
- CPDVCatholic Public Domain VersionENG
- JUBILEE2000Jubilee 2000 BibleENG
- NHEBNew Heart English BibleENG
- ROTHERHAMRotherham's Emphasised BibleENG
- OEB-CWOpen English Bible (Commonwealth)ENG
- TYNDALETyndale Bible (1525/1530)ENG
- CLEMENTINEClementine Latin VulgateLatin
- ALMEIDAJoão Ferreira de AlmeidaPortuguese
- ABPGRKApostolic Bible Polyglot Greek TextGreek
Old Testament
These editions do not include the New Testament.
- OJPSJPS TaNaKH (1917)OT · ENG
- TANAKHJPS Tanakh (1985)OT · ENG
- TARGUMONKELOSTargum Onkelos (Etheridge)OT · ENG
- TARGUMPSALMSTargum Psalms (Cook)OT · ENG
- TARGUMOBADIAHTargum Obadiah (Lenihan)OT · ENG
- BRENTON-ELBrenton Greek Septuagint (LXX)OT · Greek
- LXXSeptuagint (Rahlfs' Tagged)OT · Greek
- WLCWestminster Leningrad CodexOT · Hebrew
New Testament
These editions do not include the Old Testament.
- MURDOCKMurdock Peshitta NT (1852)NT · ENG
- ETHERIDGEEtheridge Peshitta NT (1849)NT · ENG
- WEYMOUTHWeymouth NT (1912)NT · ENG
- MONTGOMERYMontgomery NT (1924)NT · ENG
- ANDERSONAnderson NT (1864)NT · ENG
- COMMONCommon Edition NTNT · ENG
- GODBEYGodbey NT (1902)NT · ENG
- HAWEISHaweis NT (1795)NT · ENG
- LOLiving Oracles NT (1826)NT · ENG
- NOYESNoyes Translation (1869)NT · ENG
- TWENTYTwentieth Century NT (1904)NT · ENG
- WORSLEYWorsley NT (1770)NT · ENG
- ANTONIADESAntoniades Patriarchal Edition (1904/1912)NT · Greek
- BYZByzantine Textform 2013NT · Greek
- ELZEVIRElzevir Textus Receptus (1624)NT · Greek
- MORPHGNTMorphGNT (SBLGNT-based)NT · Greek
- NESTLE1904Nestle GNT 1904NT · Greek
- OXFORDTROxford Textus Receptus Gospel of John (1873)NT · Greek
- SBLGNTSBL Greek New TestamentNT · Greek
- SRKOINEStatistical Restoration GNT (Koine spelling)NT · Greek
- STATRESGNTStatistical Restoration GNTNT · Greek
- TNTTregelles' Greek New TestamentNT · Greek
- TRTextus Receptus (1550/1894)NT · Greek
- TISCHTischendorf's 8th edition GNTNT · Greek
- WHNUWestcott & Hort with NA27/UBS4 variantsNT · Greek
- PESHITTAAramaic PeshittaNT · Aramaic
The English Bible — a lineage
Sources at the top, present-day translations at the bottom. Lines trace what each version inherits from.
Word-for-word ↔ Thought-for-thought
Where each translation sits on the spectrum from strictly literal (formal equivalence) to freely paraphrased (dynamic equivalence).
Glossary
Search Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) — public domain.