FROM THIS WEBSITE, YOU CAN:
LOCATE Any Verse with an Online Concordance Search
LOOK UP Scripture Cross-References & Commentaries
ACCESS the Original Greek or Hebrew for Any Verse
COMPARE King James & Revised Versions Side-by-Side
LEARN about the Fascinating History of the English Bible
DOWNLOAD the Complete Text of Several Bibles Via FTP
REVIEW the Classic Writings of Historic Christianity
LISTEN to Hundreds of Hymns in Midi Files
HEAR Any Passage of God's Word Read Aloud with Real Audio
Use The Online Concordance & Keyword Search Engine to search your choice of the KJV or RSV or NASB or NIV or other versions for the passage you seek. You may enter the passage's chapter and verse, or you may enter key words from any passage to locate the chapter and verse. Use The Online Nave'S Topical Bible by simply typing in any topic, (like "Faith" or"Death" or "Marriage", etc), and a list of all Bible passages relevant to that topic will be displayed.
Do In-Depth Word Studies Online
Courtesy Of Blue Letter Bible
USE THE "BLUE LETTER BIBLE" to do in-depth word studies. This wonderful
interactive scriptural reference archieve not only functions as a
regular concordance (like the link above); it also allows you to access
the ORIGINAL GREEK OR HEBREW for any verse - keyed word-for-word to the
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance - and to access all scriptural cross
references for that verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - and
to access commentaries on that particular passage! What a treasure!
Compare Versions Side-By-Side Online
Courtesy Of The University Of Virginia
USE THE PARALLEL KJV / RSV FRAMES to compare the text of the King James
Version of four centuries ago with the Revised Standard Version of one
century ago.The frames scroll independently of each other on the right
and left sides respectively,for maximum flexability of comparison. Very
useful!
UVA also offers separate online concordances for THE KING JAMES and THE
RSV.
Learn About The History Of God'S Word COURTESY OF WWW.GREATSITE.COM
Read this brief, fascinating History of the English Bible. Learn how we got our Bible: from Wycliff's manuscripts of the 1300's, to Gutenberg's printing press of the 1400's, to Tyndale and Coverdale's first printed English language Bibles of the 1500's, to the contributions of Erasmus, Luther, and Calvin to the Reformation and the Geneva Bible, to the Bishop's Bible that would berevised into the King James Bible of the 1600's, to the earliest American printings of the 1700's, and the first revisions of the 1800's... and ALL in less than 10 minutes! Like reading "Cliff's Notes" on the History of the Bible ... it's no wonder this is one of the most "printed out" pages on the Internet. A "must read"!
Download Complete Bibles And More
You can actually download a complete Bible in the King James Version, or the Revised Standard Version, or Noah Webster's Version, or others. You can also download various complete commentaries, reference works, study-guides, etc. Keep them on your hard drive and study them offline whenever you please! Search the Shareware.Com Database for downloadable Bibles, etc. Note: if you do not have a "Zip / Unzip Utility" such as WINZIP, you can download one at no charge from WWW.SHAREWARE.COM by searching their homepage search engine for this type of software (which is usually needed to UNZIP these large compressed FTP Bible Text Files).
Other Bible Sources Online
The Netherlands has an Online KJV BIBLE. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO keeps an Online Mutiple Historical Laguage Bible which offers usersthe ability to see passages in either the King James or the Latin Vulgate or early French or Luther's German. WHEATON COLLEGE offers their Online World-Wide Study Bible giving users access to the KJV, RSV, NASB, NIV, andother translations; plus each passage yields links to various commentary and reference material. Also online, keyed to each Bible verse is Matthew Henry's Commentary, which is probably the most respected of all whole-Bible commentaries. Noted Christian scholar Noah Webster produced one of the earliest revisions of the King James Bible, and the latest Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus are online.
Read The Classics Of The Faith Online
In 1517 AD, Martin Luther nailed his 95 THESES to the church door at Whittenberg, starting the Protestant Reformation. The foundational beliefs of Chistianity are perhaps nowhere better summarized than in the famous WESTMINSTER CONFESSION OF FAITH.
The APOSTLES CREED and the NICENE CREED are also available Online. The complete WORKS OF JOSEPHUS provide insight into the events of the first century AD. Wheaton College maintains an Online ARCHIVE OF CHRISTIAN CLASSICS, including such historical treasures as: John Bunyan's PILGRIM'S PROGRESS
Martin Luther's PREFACE TO ROMANS (which first confirmed the doctrine of salvation by faith alone). Jonathan Edwards' THE RELIGIOUS AFFECTIONS And his historic sermon SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD, (the most famous works of America's greatest theologian). Charles Spurgeon's MORNING & EVENING DEVOTIONALS and many more!
Listen To Hundreds Of Hymns Online
The Online CYBER HYMNAL offers over 750 Hymns in Midi Files. You may select from alphabetical listings by title and listen online or download to play offline. Also included are the full lyrics and, for many, a picture of the author.
Hear God'S Word Read Aloud Online
Listen to famous Shakspearean actor Alexander Scourby read aloud to you fromany passage of the KING JAMES BIBLE that you choose.This real-time audio feed uses Real Audio technology.
Send Email to webmaster@bibles.net If your computer has a sound card, you will hear "Dust in the Wind" by Christian Recording Artist Kerry Livgren (formerly of KANSAS) when you visit BIBLES.NET "And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground" GEN 2:7 "...for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return" GEN 3:19 "...for He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust" PSALM 103:14
Portuguese, Italian And Norwegian Bibles Now Online -- Check out the free 'Bible Gateway' online Bible and concordance at http://bible.gospelcom.net, now featuring 15 translations. Included is a Portuguese version of International Bible Society's New International Version, along with Italian and Norwegian translations. Over the next year, GCN and the International Bible Society expect to add at least a dozen more languages in its efforts to provide free scriptures online for people all around the world. (IFC, January 26, 1998)
Linking to other language online Bibles at Bible Gateway http://www.webauthors.org/guide/web-help.html#bible
http://bible.gospelcom.net (multiple versions, fully searchable)
http://www.blueletterbible.com (commentaries, images, maps, more)
http://www.OnlineBible.com (free downloadable KJV, commentary, etc.)
Meanwhile, Teresa prefers Bible Gateway
http://horeb.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bg (with tools for research/writing)
Bibles In 140 Languages
"Bibles in Your Language" is a new site
that makes it easy to find online, print, or audio Bibles in 140
languages. It's produced by Ethnic Harvest, on the web at:
http://www.ethnicharvest.org/bibles/ .
If you know of additional foreign language Bibles available in the USA,
please write Barb at barb@ethnicharvest.org so she can add them to
the site.