Information about useful programs for Bible study:
E-Sword (free, e-sword.net)
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A powerful program for Bible study.
An abbreviated listing of some of the resources I find most helpful (free unless otherwise stated)
- Commentaries:
- Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament
- Summarized Bible
- Wuest’s Word Studies (link includes other resources, but I’m not sure all are legal downloads)
- John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
- John Darby’s Synopsis of the New Testament
- Vincent’s Word Studies
- Believer’s Bible Commentary (purchase)
- Translations
- Free:
- ESV
- J. N. Darby
- KJV (with Strong’s numbers)
- MKJV
- RV
- Various N.T. Greek texts with Morphological tags
- NET Bible
- Purchase:
- HCSB
- NASB (with Strong’s numbers)
- NIV
- NKJV
- Spanish
- RV 1909 (with Strong’s numbers)
- LBLA
- NBLH
- RV 1960 (purchase)
- Free:
- Dictionaries
- Strong’s Bible Dictionary
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- Thayer’s
- Robinson’s Morphological Analysis Codes
- Vine’s Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (purchase)
- E-books
- Antiquities of the Jews (Josephus)
- Fox’s Book of Martyrs
- Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening
- E.M. Bounds on Prayer
- Bible maps & charts
Other features:
- Parallel Bible (up to four translations)
- Editor to create your own commentary or study notes. Notes are “linked” to the Bible for easy viewing and can be exported.
- Powerful search capabilities
- Create verse lists
The Word (free, theWord.net)
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- Pretty much the same resources are available;
- Last I checked, the Word modules were generally more expensive.
- A little easier to use, a bit more powerful, more customizable
- Searches are docked
- Multiple searches may be open at one time
- Supports search operators like “AND”, “OR”, “NEAR”, “XOR”, “*”, “?”
- Search in Greek without worrying about diacritics or accents
- Create user commentaries, books, or dictionaries that work just like regular resources
- Make custom modules for distribution that support tables and graphics. Verse references are automatically hyperlinked.
- You can make it portable: just plug your flash drive into another computer and The Word is at your fingertips (find out how here)
BerBible (free, berbible.org)
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For those who want a very basic, light-weight Bible reading/search tool that includes free KJV, NKJV, ESV and NASB Bible versions.
Online Bible (free, onlinebible.net)
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I prefer the other options, but the What the Bible Teaches New Testament commentary series (digital format) is available only here (to my knowledge) for a $20 purchase.
News from the developers: They hope to have the John Ritchie New and Old Testament What the Bible Teaches series included on the standard DVD by around October 2013.
Logos Bible Software (purchase, logos.com)
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Not for the faint of mind, this is perhaps the ultimate Bible study resource, but comes with a price tag and a learning curve. It features companion apps as well.