Reform Study vs My Bible Beacon

Reform sits in the gap between the academic library and the verse-of-the-day app: a study desk for anyone who reads the Bible seriously without being a scholar. The first thing you see is the text. Signed out, that is the BSB and the WEB, two public domain translations; signed in, the CSB, ESV, NASB, NIV and NLT as well. Scroll through the Bible continuously or chapter by chapter. The reference pill at the bottom changes the layout, jumps to another reference, pins the one you are on, or reads the chapter aloud, in your own translation with the device voice or in the BSB with a recorded one. Tapping a verse opens a sheet to mark it, copy it, hear it, or see its cross references drawn as a map. Below that are your notes on the text, the translation notes, the cross references, the original language word by word, the other translations, and a shelf of commentators, creeds, confessions and church fathers tucked away at the bottom. Reform keeps track of where you have been with Trails, so when you go down a rabbit hole studying a verse or an idea or a historical narrative, everything you walked through to get there is kept for later. Search works best online but works offline too. A topic, a question or a word comes back as direct matches in the text, verses that match by meaning, your own writing, and the rest of the shelf. When the shelves come back thin, the one thing the model does is name places to read, each checked against the shelf before you see it. It writes nothing, so your reading stays your own. Beyond the reader is where Reform holds up over the long term. The home page carries a catechism question, a verse to start from and a biblical prayer, new each day. Start a study on a single passage or a whole book, take loose notes, and if you are on a team, read your team's sermons and discussions. A study keeps your thoughts, references and searches in one place, centered on a passage or a book and a notes file. Share one with others to write in together, or publish it for wider reading. What you gather on a book is kept with the book, and comes back wherever you open it. Everything you do on the phone is on the desk on your computer and the web too. Teachers on a team can read a sermon and write in its notes, review a colleague's, and take part in the discussions around them. Leaders see each week's resource sheet with the answers filled in, and members can send questions about it for their leaders and teachers to take up. Reform Study on iOS is the whole desk's companion, so you can be in the Word wherever you are.

Read the Bible like a real book. Hear any chapter read aloud with each verse highlighted, see on a map where every chapter happened, and ask Bible Buddy about any verse. My Bible Beacon keeps it simple: clean pages that turn like paper, the King James Version and more, and gentle tools that help you come back every day. NEW: CHURCH MODE • At church, tap Church on the Bible screen and listen along with the sermon • When the preacher names a verse, your Bible turns there and the verse glows • It listens on your device only; nothing is recorded, saved or sent READ IT LIKE A BOOK • Real page turns with a gentle page curl • King James Version (KJV), World English Bible (WEB), American Standard Version (ASV) and SIV, a plain-English paraphrase • Switch translations without losing your place • Pick up right where you left off • On iPad, and on iPhone Duo when unfolded, the Bible opens to two pages side by side LISTEN AND FOLLOW ALONG • Audio Bible: have any chapter read aloud • Follow along as each verse is highlighted • Choose a narrator voice, including your own Personal Voice SEE WHERE IT HAPPENED • A Bible map that follows each chapter to the places where it took place • Switch to "Whole journey" to follow the story place by place ASK BIBLE BUDDY • Ask about any verse and get a clear, friendly explanation • Find passages and understand what you're reading MAKE IT YOUR BIBLE • Customize Bible: choose your cover, title lettering, ribbon, badges and page color • Unlock more looks as you read, or find them in the Bible Shop • Bookmark with a ribbon, highlight, and take notes as you read BUILD A DAILY HABIT • Verse of the day and daily devotionals • Morning and evening reading reminders • Streaks, reading history and medals, all the way up to the Holy Grail for reading the whole Bible GROW TOGETHER • Share prayer requests and pray for one another • Follow friends and celebrate their milestones • Keep your notes private, or share them with people you choose WORKS WITH SIRI AND SHORTCUTS • Use Siri and the Shortcuts app with My Bible Beacon YOUR SETTINGS, EVERYWHERE • Your translation, reading style and Bible customizations sync with iCloud, so they carry over to your other devices and after a reinstall Whether you're opening the Bible for the first time or the thousandth, My Bible Beacon helps you come back every day. SIV by Benjamin Farris. An AI paraphrase of the World English Bible.