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Commentaries — Ancient Greek
- The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition, Apparatus
The manuscript notes (apparatus) for the SBL Greek New Testament, showing where editions differ.
Commentaries — English
- Burkitt's Expository Notes
William Burkitt's practical notes on the Apostolic Writings (1700-1703). - C. H. Spurgeon's Treasury of David
Charles Spurgeon's Treasury of David: his seven-volume commentary on the Psalms. - Illustrated New Testament
John and Jacob Abbott's Illustrated New Testament commentary (1878). - Jamieson Fausset Brown Bible Commentary
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown (1871): a verse-by-verse commentary on the whole Bible. - John Lightfoot Commentary
John Lightfoot's commentary on the Apostolic Writings from the Talmud and Hebrew sources. - Kingcomments, commentary on the whole Bible.
Kingcomments: a modern devotional commentary on every book of the Bible. - Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary: the shorter edition of his classic verse-by-verse commentary on the whole Bible. - Scripture Passages Quoting Scripture
A list of places where Scripture quotes or alludes to other Scripture, verse by verse. - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: about 500,000 cross references and parallel passages, verse by verse.
Dictionaries and topics — English
- A Table Alphabeticall by Robert Cawdrey (1604)
Robert Cawdrey's Table Alphabeticall (1604), the first English dictionary: hard words of the King James era explained. - American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary (1859): people, places and customs of the Bible. - C. H. Spurgeon's Morning and Evening: Daily Readings
Charles Spurgeon's Morning and Evening: a short reading for every morning and evening of the year. - Easton's Bible Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897): about 4,000 short entries on Bible people, places and words. - Hitchcock's Bible Names
Hitchcock's Bible Names: the meanings of more than 2,500 names in the Bible. - International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915): long scholarly articles on Bible history, places and words. - Naveߴs Topical Bible
Nave's Topical Bible: more than 20,000 topics with every verse that speaks to each one. - Open Scriptures Hebrew Morphology
Explanations of the Hebrew grammar codes used in the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. - Packard's Morphological Analysis Codes
Explanations of the Greek grammar codes used in the Septuagint text. - R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook
R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook: Bible topics with their key verses. - Scripture Alphabet Of Animals
The Scripture Alphabet of Animals (1842): the animals of the Bible, from A to Z. - Thompson Chain Topics
Topics from the Thompson Chain-Reference Bible (1934): chains of verses on each subject. - Webster's 1806 A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language
Noah Webster's first dictionary (1806), for the meaning of English words as used then. - Webster's Dictionary 1828
Webster's 1828 Dictionary: English words as understood in the King James tradition, with Bible references.
Lexicons — Ancient Greek
- Greek to Hebrew Dictionary of Septuagint Words
Greek words of the Septuagint with the Hebrew words they translate, keyed to Strong's.
Lexicons — English
- BDB Glosses (Strong's)
Short Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses for Hebrew words, keyed to Strong's numbers. - Dodson Greek-English Lexicon
Dodson's Greek-English Lexicon: short definitions of every Greek word in the Apostolic Writings. - Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary
Strong's Greek dictionary (1890): every Greek word of the Apostolic Writings by its Strong's number. - Strong's Hebrew Bible Dictionary
Strong's Hebrew dictionary (1890): every Hebrew and Aramaic word of the Tanakh by its Strong's number.
Lexicons — Hebrew
- Hebrew to Greek Dictionary of Septuagint Words
Hebrew words of the Tanakh with the Greek words the Septuagint uses for them, keyed to Strong's.
Pre-Canonical Scriptures — English
- Charles, R.H. - The Book of Jubilees
The Book of Jubilees, R. H. Charles' translation from the Ethiopic: Genesis and Exodus retold in jubilee periods of 49 years.
Scripture translations — Ancient Greek
- 1873 Oxford Textus Receptus Gospel of John
The Gospel of John in Greek, from the 1873 Oxford edition of the Textus Receptus. - Antoniades Patriarchal Edition (1904/1912)
The Antoniades Patriarchal Greek text (1904/1912), the official Greek Orthodox text of the Apostolic Writings. - Elzevir Textus Receptus (1624)
The Elzevir Textus Receptus (1624) in Greek, with Strong's numbers and grammar tags. - Family 35
Wilbur Pickering's Greek text of the Family 35 group of Byzantine manuscripts. - Garth's Hyper-literal Translation Greek Text
The Greek text behind Garth's Hyper-literal Translation. - Statistical Restoration Greek New Testament
Statistical Restoration Greek New Testament (2022) by Alan Bunning: a Greek text built from the earliest manuscripts. - Textus Receptus (1550/1894)
The Textus Receptus in Greek (Stephens 1550 with Scrivener 1894 variants) with full grammar parsing: the Greek behind the King James. - The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
The SBL Greek New Testament (2010), edited by Michael W. Holmes: a modern critical Greek text. - The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform 2013
The Byzantine Textform 2013 by Robinson and Pierpont: the Greek majority text of the Apostolic Writings. - Westcott and Hort with NA27/UBS4 variants
Westcott and Hort's 1881 Greek text with Nestle-Aland 27 / UBS4 variants, fully parsed. - Η Καινή Διαθήκη
The 1904 Patriarchal Greek text of the Apostolic Writings, with corrections from later editions. - Η Καινή Διαθήκη
The Family 35 Greek text by Wilbur Pickering (eBible.org edition). - Η Καινή Διαθήκη
The Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Greek text, 2018 edition. - Η Καινή Διαθήκη
The SBL Greek New Testament (eBible.org edition). - Η Καινή Διαθήκη
Solid Rock Greek New Testament, scholar's edition: the Byzantine Greek text. - Η Καινή Διαθήκη
The Byzantine Greek text with footnotes on manuscript readings. - Η Καινή Διαθήκη
Tischendorf's 8th edition of the Greek text of the Apostolic Writings. - Η Καινή Διαθήκη
The Greek Textus Receptus with manuscript notes by Adam Boyd. - μετάφραση των εβδομήκοντα
The Greek Septuagint as edited by Brenton, with the Deuterocanonical books: the Greek Tanakh used by the apostles.
Scripture translations — Aramaic (Syriac)
- Syriac Peshitta
The Syriac Peshitta (British and Foreign Bible Society, 1905): the Bible of the Aramaic-speaking churches.
Scripture translations — Biblical Hebrew
- Westminster Leningrad Codex
Westminster Leningrad Codex: the Hebrew Tanakh from the oldest complete manuscript, with vowel points and accents. - כתבי הקודש
The Hebrew Tanakh following the Masoretic Text, from eBible.org. - כתבי הקודש
The Westminster Leningrad Codex with Hebrew word roots and grammar data (eBible.org edition).
Scripture translations — English
- 1869 Noyes Translation
George R. Noyes' 1869 translation from Tischendorf's Greek of the Apostolic Writings, with Job through Malachi. - 1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
William Baxter Godbey's 1902 translation of the Apostolic Writings, a Holiness preacher's literal rendering. - 1949/1964 Bible in Basic English
The Bible in Basic English (1949/1964): the whole Bible written with a simple vocabulary of about 1,000 words. - A Conservative Version
A Conservative Version by Walter L. Porter: a literal, word-for-word modern English translation. - American King James Version
American King James Version: the King James text with old words and spellings updated, word for word. - American Standard Version (1901)
American Standard Version (1901), the American edition of the Revised Version; known for its accuracy (CrossWire edition). - American Standard Version (1901)
American Standard Version (1901), the same accurate American revision, from eBible.org. - American Standard Version Byzantine Text
The American Standard Version with its Apostolic Writings conformed to the Byzantine Greek text, plus the Deuterocanonical books. - Anindilyakwa English Bible
Portions of Scripture in simple English for Anindilyakwa speakers in northern Australia (Bible Society Australia). - Barkly Bible Portions
Portions of Scripture in the Barkly dialect of English spoken in Australia's Northern Territory. - Berean Standard Bible
Berean Standard Bible: a new, readable modern translation with each word tied to the Hebrew and Greek (CrossWire edition). - Berean Standard Bible
Berean Standard Bible, the same modern translation, from eBible.org. - Bible in Basic English
The Bible in Basic English by Samuel Henry Hooke, simple vocabulary, from eBible.org. - Brenton Septuagint Translation
Sir Lancelot Brenton's 1851 English translation of the Greek Septuagint. - Catholic Public Domain Version 2009
Catholic Public Domain Version (2009) by Ronald L. Conte Jr.: a modern translation of the Latin Vulgate with all 73 books. - Darby Bible (1889)
John Nelson Darby's literal translation (1884/1890), valued for following the original languages closely (CrossWire edition). - Darby Translation
Darby's literal translation from the original languages, from eBible.org. - Douay-Rheims 1899
Douay-Rheims, 1899 American edition: the classic English Catholic Bible translated from the Latin Vulgate. - Easy to Translate English Jonah
The book of Jonah in simple, easy-to-translate English (Tyndale Bible Translators, 2025). - English Majority Text Version
English Majority Text Version by Paul W. Esposito: the Apostolic Writings translated from the Majority (Byzantine) Greek text. - Free Bible Version
Free Bible Version by Jonathan Gallagher: the Apostolic Writings and Psalms in plain modern American English. - Garth's Hyper-literal Translation
Garth's Hyper-literal Translation: extremely literal English that shows the Greek word order and grammar, for close study. - Geneva Bible 1599
The Geneva Bible of 1599, the English Bible of the Reformers and the Pilgrims, in its original spelling. - George Noyes Bible
George Noyes' 1869 translation, from eBible.org. - God's Living Word
God's Living Word by Michael Paul Johnson: John's Gospel and John's letters in modern English. - Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
Henry Tompkins Anderson's 1864 translation of the Apostolic Writings, revised from the Sinaitic manuscript. - Isaac Leeser Tanakh
Isaac Leeser's 1853 Tanakh: the Hebrew Scriptures translated by an American Jewish scholar. - JPS TaNaKH 1917
The Jewish Publication Society Tanakh of 1917: the Hebrew Scriptures in English, in the Jewish book order. - KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible
The King James Version in the Cambridge Paragraph Bible edition, laid out in paragraphs with poetry set as poetry. - King James (Authorized) Version
The King James Version (1769 text) with Strong's numbers, without the Deuterocanonical books. - King James Version (1769) with Strongs Numbers and Morphology and CatchWords
The King James Version (1769) with Strong's numbers and Greek morphology on every word: the standard study edition. - King James Version + Apocrypha
The King James Version (1769 text) including the Deuterocanonical books as printed in the 1611 edition. - LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012
The Septuagint in modern American English, an update of Brenton's translation, with the Deuterocanonical books. - LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012
The same modern Septuagint translation, in British spelling. - Literal Standard Version
Literal Standard Version (2020): a modern, very literal translation that keeps the original tenses. - Majority Standard Bible
Majority Standard Bible: the Berean translation with the Apostolic Writings following the Majority Greek text. - Noah Webster Bible
Noah Webster's 1833 revision of the King James Version with updated grammar and words (eBible.org edition). - Nyangumarta English Bible
Portions of Scripture in English, made as a companion to the Nyangumarta Bible of Western Australia. - One Unity Resource Bible
One Unity Resource Bible by Thomas Robinson: American English with transliterated Hebrew names and terms. - Open English Bible (Commonwealth Spelling)
Open English Bible, a modern, freely licensed translation, with Commonwealth spelling (CrossWire edition). - Open English Bible (Commonwealth Spelling)
Open English Bible with Commonwealth spelling, from eBible.org. - Open English Bible (U. S. spelling)
Open English Bible with American spelling, from eBible.org. - Open English Bible (US Spelling)
Open English Bible with American spelling (CrossWire edition). - Restored Name King James Version
Restored Name King James Version: the King James text with the Name of God and other names restored to their Hebrew forms. - Revised King James New Testament
Revised King James New Testament (2000) by Brad Haugaard: the King James feel in clearer modern wording. - Revised Webster Version (1833)
Webster's 1833 revision of the King James Version, with Strong's numbers and Greek morphology. - Targum Onkelos Etheridge
J. W. Etheridge's English translation of the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan ben Uzziel on the Torah, the Aramaic paraphrases. - Text-Critical English New Testament
Text-Critical English New Testament by Robert Adam Boyd: the Byzantine text with extensive footnotes on manuscript readings. - The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
J. B. Rotherham's Emphasised Bible (1902): a literal translation that marks emphasis in the original languages. - The Orthodox Jewish Bible
The Orthodox Jewish Bible by Artists for Israel: the Scriptures with Hebrew and Yiddish terms and Jewish style. - The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
J. W. Etheridge's 1846/1849 English translation of the Peshitta, the Syriac (Aramaic) Apostolic Writings. - Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
Thomas Haweis' 1795 translation of the Apostolic Writings. - Translation for Translators
Translation for Translators by Ellis Deibler: plain English that spells out implied meaning, made to help Bible translators. - Twentieth Century New Testament
The Twentieth Century New Testament (1904): an early modern-English translation of the Apostolic Writings. - Tyndale New Testament
William Tyndale's 1534 New Testament, the first English translation from the Greek, in its original spelling. - Unlocked Literal Bible
Unlocked Literal Bible (Door43): a modern, form-centred translation made for translators. - Updated Brenton English Septuagint
Brenton's English Septuagint with updated spelling and formatting, with the Deuterocanonical books. - Updated King James Version
Updated King James Version (2000): the King James text with archaic words updated for modern readers. - Webster Bible
Noah Webster's 1833 revision of the King James Version (CrossWire edition). - William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
William Tyndale's 1525/1530 translations: the Apostolic Writings and the Torah, the first printed English Scriptures. - Word English Bible British Edition
World English Bible, British Edition, with the Deuterocanonical books (from our e-Sword collection). - World English Bible
World English Bible: a modern public-domain update of the American Standard Version. - World English Bible (Catholic)
World English Bible in the Catholic book order, with the Deuterocanonical books. - World English Bible British Edition
World English Bible with British spelling. - World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon
World English Bible with British spelling and the Deuterocanonical books. - World English Bible Classic
World English Bible, classic edition. - World English Bible Updated
World English Bible, updated edition. - World Messianic Bible
World Messianic Bible: the World English Bible with Hebrew names, such as Yeshua and Yahweh, restored. - World Messianic Bible British Edition
World Messianic Bible with British spelling. - Wycliffe Bible
The Wycliffe Bible: the first complete English Bible (about 1382), translated from the Latin Vulgate, in Middle English. - Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling
Wycliffe's Bible in modern spelling by Terry Noble, with the Deuterocanonical books. - Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)
Wycliffe's Bible in modern spelling by Terry Noble, enhanced edition. - Young's Literal Translation
Young's Literal Translation (1862): a strictly literal translation that keeps the Hebrew and Greek tenses.
Scripture translations — Greek
- Neophytos Vamvas's translation of the Holy Bible into modern Greek (1850)
The whole Bible in formal Greek (kathareuousa), translated by Neophytos Vamvas and published in 1850.
Scripture translations — Hebrew
- Biblica® הברית החדשה/הדרך זכויות פתוחות
The Apostolic Writings in modern Hebrew, by Biblica. - Westminster Leningrad Codex
The Westminster Leningrad Codex from the Westminster Hebrew Institute (eBible.org edition). - הברית החדשה של סלקינסון
The Apostolic Writings translated into Hebrew by Salkinson and Ginsburg (1885). - תנ ך עברי מודרני
The Bible in Hebrew with the Apostolic Writings translated by Franz Delitzsch.