Go to a book and chapter
1 min readUpdated Oct 21, 2026
Tap the pill in the top right of The Bible, the one that shows where you are, such as Genesis 1.
- Open The Bible.
- Tap the book and chapter pill in the top right.
- Under Select Book, find the book. Type in Search books... or scroll through Old Testament and New Testament.
- Tap the book, then tap a chapter.
Move through a chapter
The reader shows one verse per screen. Swipe up for the next verse and down for the previous one. On a tablet or computer, you can also use the Next verse and Previous verse buttons on the right.
While you read a chapter, a slider on the left shows which verse you are on. Drag it to jump to a verse. At the end of a chapter, the reader shows Continuing onto the next chapter and keeps going.
The first time you open it
Until you pick a chapter, The Bible opens on a shuffled feed of uplifting verses. Tap the dice button in the top left for a fresh set. Once you have read a chapter, the reader picks up where you left off in that browser.
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Change your Bible translationSwitch the translation you read in from the pill at the top left of The Bible tab.What's in DiscoverDiscover is a feed of ready-made verse studies you swipe through, save, and add notes to.Study a verseGet a plain explanation, the original language, a deeper study, or related verses for any verse.