iPhone Bible Study apps?

[Lmo]

I attended a men's Bible study group this morning with my neighbor; my first time, ever, for such a thing. I wasn't sure if a study group would be something that I'd enjoy, but wanted to keep and open mind. I enjoyed it. There were over a hundred in attendance, which at 06:00 on a Thursday morning surprised me.

I brought along my worn NIV Study Bible, but the pastor was moving along too fast for me to keep up. Several at our table were using their phones and study apps. My neighbor uses an Android and the "My Sword" app which has a very 'intuitive' user interface. But "My Sword" does not support iPhone.

Is anyone here using a study app on their iPhone?

[RandyD]

I use Bible Gateway on my iphone.

[Lmo]

Thanks Randy. I checked it out (YouTube), but have not downloaded it yet.

By way of comparison, have you used any others? Are there any that you would stay away from?

[trabbledot]

Check out Blue Letter bible. Its a very useful tool. ESV app has a great audio bile if you'd like to listen in the background.

Preserve the word is a good app. That also has good translations.

Glad you were table to make it to your local bible study!

[RandyD]

Thanks Randy. I checked it out (YouTube), but have not downloaded it yet.

By way of comparison, have you used any others? Are there any that you would stay away from?

I haven't tried any other apps. I have been satisfied with this one. I can set it for the NKJV. It has my prior history. It has different reading plans.

[DolphinFan]

The app I have is simply:
K.J.V. Holy Bible

[skilletboy]

I use Tecarte bible, or now called life bible... https://lifebible.com
One reason I use that app/website is that you can buy translations and study bibles (wait until they go on sale) and you keep them in your account forever that you use on any device AND you can download it to use offline. So even if you do not have a cell signal you can use your bible and all the translations and notes you make and study bibles.

I personally use the NKJV study bible and am hoping to buy the ESV study bible next.

I also use a lot of physical books with study bibles and other texts. One author I like is Leland Ryken.

A couple I have:
The Dictionary of Biblical Imagery
Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible

[IronsightsRifleman]

The Confraternity Bible was used extensively in the US from the 1950s through the early '70s. It is, sadly, out of print and difficult to find in electronic form. But it is available at the links below and includes the excellent concordance of Rev. George Haydock (1774-1849).

New Testament

Old Testanent

[billvau]

Don't know what you settled on, but my first reaction to your post was about the pastor! I can't imagine what he would be teaching that had him bouncing around so much/so fast. First, he should be staying in the passage that he's teaching and explaining it in context. At most, after teaching the text in context, he'd use other passages simply to show that the principle(s) in the passage are commonly taught in other books. Second, to move that much/fast, he's got to be explaining from other passages (which violates what I just wrote in (1)). Third, he has to be proof-texting - taking other verses out-of-context or using verses that don't teach what's in his passage.

A common example of all of the above is when a passage has "love" in it. There are different types of love and different aspects of those types. The passage is trying to teaching a specific facet of love. But, pastors often see the word "love" and just go off on a general teaching of what THEY want to say about love. So, they bounce around and say a lot of nice things about love, but don't teach the word in context, and hence, people get nothing.

BTW, the best translations for Bible Study are the New American Standard (NASB) and the New King James (NKJV). Both are as close as you can get to word-for-word matching the Greek. Everything else is some level of a paraphrase (i.e. built in commentary) and so hard to follow someone teaching.

I use Logos. It's the best Bible Study software available. You can get all the commentaries you want in it and see them both on the desktop app and the phone/tablet app. But, it's expensive.

Blessings,

[Barang]

the pastor needs to slow down so that people understand the subject of the day. it doesn't benefit anyone in their growth and knowledge of the Word if they have to chase the pastor instead of the pastor tending the flock so to speak.

[RandyD]

Regarding the topic of pastors quickly rifling through the Bible during a Sunday service was very annoying to me. I could not turn the pages of my Bible quickly enough before they transitioned to another book and verse. Many times, I gave up on trying to read what they were discussing.

[Lmo]

Thanks for all the feedback friends. I downloaded "YouVersion" at the recommedation of a member of the study group and because it is NIV oriented (which I have read on my own, so I'm comfortable navigating through it). And, having the app is easier to thumb through (literally) than my hardcopy; old skin is dry and flipping pages is not as easy as it used to be. But I intend to check out your other suggestions as well; as you may be aware, the NIV is quite colloquilal in its wording.

The church is Grace Bible Church in Arroyo Grande, and they a sponsoring Iron Sharpens Iron Men's Ministryhttps://isimensministry.com/home

[BT JUSTICE]

I like youversion since its easy to compare translations. Beware of anyone who is militant about one particular translation and insists the others are blasphemy. I dont have a problem with KJV, i just dont prefer it. I've met several folks who get pretty worked up about it being the "one, true Bible!!" I like ESV because its easy to read and its what my pastor uses mostly. Sometimes comparing a different version helps understand context, which can seem different with words written a thousand years ago.

If someone is that passionate about translations being wrong, I suppose they could learn greek, hebrew, heiroglyphics or whatever. Praying for guidance is way easier.

[socal m1 shooter]

Previously I used a Reformation Sudy Bible app (ESV with notes & commentary edited by R.C. Sproul) for many years. When that app ceased to be developed, I looked at a few different options but the one which seemed to deliver the greatest flexibility is Logos. They offer a free version which is pretty good, but I opted for the least expensive paid version ($50) because it adds many commentaries and other resources not included in the basic version. You can use whatever version of the Bible seems good to you within the app.

It runs on iOS (both iPhone and iPad versions), Mac OS, Windows, etc. There is a bit of a learning curve, but any software that is richly featured usually has one.

I looked at e-Sword but I didn't want to end up using another app that would eventually cease to be developed (from what I recall, the development team behind e-Sword is basically one guy), and it didn't offer the cross-platform strengths of Logos.

[colossians323]

I attended a men's Bible study group this morning with my neighbor; my first time, ever, for such a thing. I wasn't sure if a study group would be something that I'd enjoy, but wanted to keep and open mind. I enjoyed it. There were over a hundred in attendance, which at 06:00 on a Thursday morning surprised me.

I brought along my worn NIV Study Bible, but the pastor was moving along too fast for me to keep up. Several at our table were using their phones and study apps. My neighbor uses an Android and the "My Sword" app which has a very 'intuitive' user interface. But "My Sword" does not support iPhone.

Is anyone here using a study app on their iPhone?

https://www.youversion.com