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Scripture, read by those who lived it. One verse a day, word for word from the King James Bible, explained in plain words in about a minute.
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Someone who was there
Every verse is read by a person of the Bible
Peter, Esther, David and 57 more. They read their verse word for word, then tell you what it means.
Peter
The fisherman who walked on water · 17 videos
Esther
For such a time as this · 1 video
David
The shepherd who became king · 12 videos
Mary
The mother of Jesus · 5 videos
Moses
Leader of the Exodus · 4 videos
Ruth
The loyal friend · 1 video
Paul
From hunting Christians to preaching Christ · 24 videos
Deborah
The judge under the palm tree · 1 video
Daniel
Faithful in the lions' den · 5 videos
Noah
Builder of the ark · 2 videos
The unlock moment
Pass the quiz, and they join your collection
Watch a video, answer its three questions, and the person who read it joins your collection: Esther, for such a time as this. 60 people to collect, from Adam to the early church, each with a portrait, a story and their places on the map.
The map
Walk where it happened
Life of Jesus: 13 stops from Bethlehem to the Mount of Olives, on a real map of the land. At every stop a short story, the verses and a few questions.
- Born in Bethlehem Bethlehem
- Growing up in Nazareth Nazareth
- Age 12 in the temple Jerusalem
- Baptized in the Jordan Jordan River
- Forty days in the wilderness Judean wilderness
- Water into wine Cana
- Fishers of men Capernaum
- The Sermon on the Mount Mount of Beatitudes
- Thou art the Christ Caesarea Philippi
- Zacchaeus, come down Jericho
- Lazarus, come forth Bethany
- The cross and the empty tomb Jerusalem
- Taken up to heaven Mount of Olives
5 journeys, 57 stops: Life of Jesus, Ark of the Covenant, The Seven Churches, Found in the Ground and The Sword of Michael.
Tap a dot on the map for its stop. Pinch, two taps or + to zoom.Click a dot on the map for its stop. Use + to zoom, then drag.
Stop 1 of 13
Born in Bethlehem
Bethlehem · About 5 BC
But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
Micah 5:2
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
Stop 2 of 13
Growing up in Nazareth
Nazareth · Childhood
And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.
Luke 2:52
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
Stop 3 of 13 · tap again for stop 11· click again for stop 11
Age 12 in the temple
Jerusalem · Age 12
And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
Luke 2:49
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
Stop 4 of 13
Baptized in the Jordan
Jordan River · About age 30
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew 3:17
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
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Forty days in the wilderness
Judean wilderness · Right after
But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Matthew 4:4
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
Stop 6 of 13
Water into wine
Cana · First miracle
This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.
John 2:11
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
Stop 7 of 13 · tap again for stop 8· click again for stop 8
Fishers of men
Capernaum · Ministry in Galilee
And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim:
Matthew 4:13
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
Stop 8 of 13 · tap again for stop 7· click again for stop 7
The Sermon on the Mount
Mount of Beatitudes · Teaching the crowds
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Matthew 5:14
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
Stop 9 of 13
Thou art the Christ
Caesarea Philippi · Turning point
And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
Matthew 16:16
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
Stop 10 of 13
Zacchaeus, come down
Jericho · On the way to Jerusalem
For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
Luke 19:10
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
Stop 11 of 13 · tap again for stop 12· click again for stop 12
Lazarus, come forth
Bethany · Before the last Passover
Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
John 11:25
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
Stop 12 of 13 · tap again for stop 13· click again for stop 13
The cross and the empty tomb
Jerusalem · The last week
And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
Matthew 21:9
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
Stop 13 of 13 · tap again for stop 3· click again for stop 3
Taken up to heaven
Mount of Olives · 40 days later
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 1:8
The stop opens in the app: its story, the verses and three questions.
The Story
The whole Bible as one story
73 moments in 9 eras, from Creation to the early church. The app walks you through them one by one, with a quiz at the end of every era.
God makes the world and people; sin comes in, the flood washes the earth, and God promises never to flood it again.
- In the beginningGenesis 1
- Adam in the gardenGenesis 2
- The first sinGenesis 3
- Noah builds the arkGenesis 6 to 9
God calls Abraham and promises him a family and a land. Isaac, Jacob and Joseph carry the promise until the family lands in Egypt.
- Abram leaves homeAbout 2000 BC
- A son for SarahGenesis 18 to 21
- Isaac on the mountainGenesis 22
- Jacob's ladderGenesis 28
- Joseph sold by his brothersGenesis 37
- Joseph forgivesGenesis 45 to 50
- Job keeps his faithBook of Job
God frees Israel from Egypt through Moses, gives the law at Sinai, and leads the people into Canaan with Joshua.
- The burning bushExodus 3
- Through the seaExodus 14
- The Ten CommandmentsExodus 20
- Be strong and of a good courageJoshua 1
- Rahab and the scarlet cordJoshua 2
- The walls of JerichoJoshua 6
- As for me and my houseJoshua 24
Israel forgets God again and again; God sends judges like Deborah, Gideon and Samson. Ruth, Hannah and Samuel stay faithful.
- Deborah leads IsraelJudges 4
- Gideon's three hundredJudges 7
- Samson's last prayerJudges 16
- Ruth stays with NaomiRuth 1
- Hannah's prayer1 Samuel 1
- Speak, LORD1 Samuel 3
- The ark is captured1 Samuel 4
Saul, David and Solomon rule; then the kingdom splits. Prophets like Elijah and Elisha call the kings back to God.
- The LORD looks on the heart1 Samuel 16
- David and Goliath1 Samuel 17
- David and Jonathan1 Samuel 18
- The LORD is my shepherdPsalm 23
- David dances before the ark2 Samuel 6
- Solomon asks for wisdom1 Kings 3
- Fire on Mount Carmel1 Kings 18
- A still small voice1 Kings 19
- Elisha takes the mantle2 Kings 2
- Hezekiah's tunnelAbout 700 BC
Jonah, Isaiah, Micah and Jeremiah warn of judgment and promise a coming Saviour, born in Bethlehem.
- Jonah runs from GodJonah 1 and 2
- Here am I; send meIsaiah 6
- Unto us a child is bornIsaiah 9
- Out of little BethlehemMicah 5
- Wings as eaglesIsaiah 40
- Wounded for our transgressionsIsaiah 53
- A letter to the exilesJeremiah 29
- New every morningLamentations 3
Babylon takes Judah away. Daniel and Esther stay faithful far from home; Ezra and Nehemiah lead the return and rebuild Jerusalem.
- Not burned in the fireDaniel 3
- Daniel in the lions' denDaniel 6
- For such a time as thisEsther 4
- The joy of the LORDNehemiah 8
The promised Saviour is born in Bethlehem, teaches, heals, dies on the cross and rises again.
- With God nothing is impossibleLuke 1
- Born in BethlehemAbout 5 BC
- The wise men follow the starMatthew 2
- Age 12 in the templeLuke 2
- Baptized in the JordanAbout AD 27
- Water into wineJohn 2
- Fishers of menMatthew 4
- Matthew leaves his tableMatthew 9
- The Sermon on the MountMatthew 5 to 7
- Nicodemus comes by nightJohn 3
- Walking on the waterMatthew 14
- The son who came homeLuke 15
- Zacchaeus, come downLuke 19
- Lazarus, come forthJohn 11
- The cross and the empty tombAbout AD 30 or 33
- My Lord and my GodJohn 20
- Go ye therefore, and teach all nationsMatthew 28
The Holy Ghost comes at Pentecost and the good news spreads from Jerusalem to Rome, through Peter, Paul and many more.
- The Holy Ghost comesActs 2
- Stephen stands firmActs 7
- Saul on the road to DamascusActs 9
- Barnabas and Paul sent outActs 13
- Timothy joins PaulActs 16
- Lydia opens her heartActs 16
- Shipwreck on MaltaActs 27 and 28
- Paul writes from RomeActs 28
- John on PatmosRevelation 1
Today's 3 minutes
Watch, answer, read. About 3 minutes a day.
Today · 2 Timothy 1:7
Read by Paul
QUIZ · 2 TIMOTHY 1:7
God hath not given us the spirit of...
1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23 And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
King James Version
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One verse at a time, the whole Bible in reach
291verse videos
Each one a short animated film: a person of the Bible reads the verse word for word, then explains it.
66books of the Bible
The whole King James Bible. Highlight, take notes, save verses, or let Listen read a chapter aloud.
3minutes a day
Today's 3 minutes: watch the day's verse, answer three questions, read its chapter. Your streak counts the days.
60people to meet
Collect the people of the Bible as you read and watch, each with a portrait, a story and a quiz.
5journeys on the map
57 stops on real maps: Life of Jesus, Ark of the Covenant, The Seven Churches, Found in the Ground and The Sword of Michael.
73stops in The Story
The whole story of the Bible in order, from the first page to the early church.
291quizzes
One for every verse video: three quick questions, with the answer explained.
6reading plans
Short plans with one verse and one question a day, like the 27-day Advent challenge.
The Advent challenge
Advent: The Road to Christmas
27 days, one verse and one question a day, from the first promise to the manger. Free. Starts Sunday, November 29.
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
Psalm 119:105, King James Version
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