Free Bible study tools
Bible Study Tools: Highlight, Note and Understand Every Verse
Explain a verse, check a word, highlight it, write a note and tag it for later. These Bible study tools work together in one reader, on the web, your phone and your tablet.
Understand
Tools for understanding the text
Start with the passage, then get help on the verse you are stuck on.
Bible reader with 7 translations
Read the KJV, ASV, BSB, UKJV, Jubilee 2000, LITV or Revised Webster. Every tool below opens from the verse you are reading.Open the reader →AI verse explanations
Ask for historical context, cross-references and a plain takeaway, or see a verse in modern language. The Bible text itself is never rewritten.How AI Bible study works →Bible word meanings
Look up a Bible word, name or place without leaving your study.Open the Bible dictionary →Study guide
Learn study methods, from reading closely to studying a topic or a whole book, and how to use each tool with them.Read the study guide →
Remember
Tools for keeping what you learn
Mark it, write it down, tag it and pray it. Your study is saved to your account.
Verse highlights
Highlight verses in 10 colors, then review every highlight on one page.Review your highlights →Bible study notes
Save your thoughts on a verse. Save an explanation straight into your notes and open it again from the verse.Open your notes →Verse tags
Create your own tags, such as hope or forgiveness, and see every tagged verse together.Browse your tags →Prayer journal
Turn a verse into a prayer, save it, and come back to track what you asked and what you saw answered.Open the prayer journal →
Plan and teach
Tools for building a habit and teaching others
Follow a plan, see your progress, and prepare to teach.
Bible reading plans
Choose a plan or build your own, then return to the next passage each day.Find a reading plan →Reading history
See which chapters you have read and where you stopped.View reading history →Biblical lands
Pan and zoom a map of the Holy Land to study journeys and events.Explore the map →Sermon and teaching tools
Write a sermon outline from any verse or theme, and build church bulletins.Open the pulpit tools →
How it works
One reader, three steps
Read a passage
Open any book and chapter. Choose the translation that suits you.Study the verse
Explain it, check a word, see it in modern language, or turn it into a prayer.Keep what matters
Highlight, note and tag it. Sign in and it all syncs across web, phone and tablet.
Why keep your study in one place
Most study falls apart when notes live in one app, highlights in another and prayers on paper. Here, the note, the highlight, the tag and the prayer all belong to the verse. Open the verse and you see them together.
Prefer an app? Read the free Bible app page, or start with a reading plan. Looking for a quick start? Browse popular Bible verses or today’s verse of the day.
Questions
Bible study tools: your questions answered
What are Bible study tools?
Bible study tools help you understand and remember what you read. Common ones are translations to compare, a Bible dictionary, highlights, notes, tags, a prayer journal and reading plans. My Smart Bible puts these in one reader.
Are the Bible study tools free?
Reading the Bible, highlighting, notes, tags and reading plans are free to use. You sign in so your study is saved to your account and syncs between devices.
Can I use these tools on my phone?
Yes. The free Bible app is on Google Play and the App Store, and the same account works on the website. Your notes, highlights, prayers and plans stay together.
How do I take Bible study notes?
Open a verse in the reader and add a note. You can also save an AI explanation to your notes in one tap, then open it again from the verse.
What is the best way to organize verses by topic?
Create your own tags, such as hope, prayer or anxiety, and add them to verses as you read. Your tags page then lists every verse under each tag.
Is there a tool for pastors and teachers?
Yes. The pulpit tools help you write a sermon outline from any verse or theme and prepare church bulletins. You edit everything before you use it.
Open a verse and start studying
Free to read. Sign in to save notes, highlights, tags, prayers and plans.