There are lots of Bible study programs available now for smart phones. When smart phones got sufficient memory (i.e. megabytes), Bible study applications started coming out. Here are just a few, along with comments:

QuickVerse PDA

Based on the PC program QuickVerse, this version is designed for the Palm OS. It allows you to have multiple translations, as well as commentaries and dictionaries. You use a hierarchical search tool to find a specific verse, i.e. select the book, chapter, then verse. It allows you to attach personal notes to specific words in specific verses.

For more information, see Quickverse.com.

AcroBible

Available on the iPhone, this Bible study program takes advantage of the finger based user interface. To find a verse, you start with an alphabetical list of the books – i.e. just like the contacts list. You select a book, then you get an outline showing chapter numbers and section titles. You then select a chapter and you go to the beginning of that chapter. You can then easily scroll down through the text to find the verse in question.

Acro Bible takes advantage of the iPhone’s user interface. It actually works quite well, allowing you to keep up with even a preacher citing verses rapid fire. And the text is easy to read even in low light, given the iPhone’s backlit display. But note that if you want to add a personal note, the note is attached to the whole verse, not the individual word.

For more information, see AcroBible.

You can read the Bible in a year. All it takes is 15 minutes a day, 365 days, and you will know the content of the Bible! For more information, see the reading plan:

One Year Bible

The current readings for this week are listed below so you can get started reading.

We live in an amazing time. There are so many great Bible study programs available. And the Bible is present on the Internet for anyone to read and study. Mintech has a plugin that retrieves the text for any passage cited in a post, e.g. Psalm 23:1. You can just hover over the reference, and a window pops up with the passage. Currently those passages come from the Good News Bible, but other translations are available. Where do you go for Bible study on the Internet? Here are some links to check out:

http://www.biblegateway.com/quicksearch/?quicksearch=%s&qs_version=31
http://www.biblija.net/biblija.cgi?Bible=Bible&m=%s&id33=1&pos=0&set=5&l=en

NOTE: If you set a bookmark for these in your Firefox browser, then you can use a shortcut to look up the passage quickly from the browser.

Hope you find these useful in your personal study. Please comment on your favorite site and why you like it so much.