PARALLEL PLUS Bible-study app 4+
Word study, Greek, Hebrew
Scripture Network
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
The PARALLEL PLUS® Bible-study app is for pastors, lay leaders, and others actively seeking a deeper understanding of the Scriptures. PARALLEL: up to 8 columns, 190+ versions. PLUS Greek and Hebrew word studies (verse lists, unabridged Thayer/BDB/Schleusner, word families). PLUS exegetic helps (parsings, translation tips). Free, install now.
EXPERIENCE IT: As you read down the column in one version, when you encounter a verse you'd like to better understand, just move your eyes left-and-right to see how other versions express that verse in its context, and then continue reading the chapter. The idea is to introduce as little eye movement as possible, so you can get into the Scriptures and stay there for a while.
BIBLICAL LANGUAGES: See Hebrew and Greek in parallel with other versions. Plus tap any word to lookup the corresponding Hebrew or Greek word and its occurrences. Plus tap any verse to lookup Hebrew or Greek details in a verse: phonetics, parsings, parts of speech, translation tips.
GO DEEPER: Tap any word, then tap “word study” to see: verse lists, lexical entries, and word families. Tap any verse, then tap “verse study” to see verse-at-a-time helps: color-coded parts-of-speech, word forms, phonetics, syllables, and translation tips. It also helps you find familiar Bible verses, even when you only remember a few words; enter "God so loved" in the search box and see where that phrase occurs in every Bible version in your parallel Bible.
PROTESTANT, CATHOLIC: This app automatically aligns verses—by verse content—and displays corresponding verse numbers when different.
COMMENTARY FREE: The act of reading versions in parallel helps readers to understand more deeply. Even without commentary. We feel this is so important that we do not include commentary in our app.
LANGUAGES: Biblical Hebrew and Greek plus English, French, German, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and about 50 others.
ABOUT: TheBible.org is a US charitable organization (official name: The Bible Works). Its mission is helping ministers make known Christ; in support of that mission, it develops apps to help people experience more effective Scripture reading. Peter Coad leads his small team in this work. The organization's content partners include Biblica (NIV), Crossway (ESV), Lockman (NASB), and Bible League International.
Parallel Plus® is a registered trademark of TheBible.org
©2024 TheBible.org. All rights reserved.
What’s New
Version 5.0.7
- New! Read anytime, including when offline
- Your choice of versions
up to 3 in portrait, up to 5 in landscape on iPhone
up to 5 in portrait, up to 8 in landscape on iPad
- Many sharing options
Ratings and Reviews
A huge help personally and professionally
I am a pastor of 17 years experience, preach most weeks, and am undertaking further theological studies. There is software with many more bells and whistles. Parallel Plus though, I find unparalleled in giving me the information I need in a quick and user-friendly manner. The ability to instantly compare versions, search the Scriptures, and dig deeper into specific Greek words has proven sufficient for all my needs.
And it's free! Unless of course you like it so much that you want to make a donation, which I'm about to do right now.
A most helpful tool
Hello there; I just started using the app. As a Bible teacher I recommend looking at parallel versions of Bible texts and be guided in understanding deeper meanings by the Holy Spirit. To compare different translations is made so easy now, and that saves a lot of time. Although the "Jerusalem Bible" is not included —one version that I frequently employ— it does not take away from the usefulness of this app.
Congratulation for offering such a helpful tool. I will continue to recommend the app to my brothers and sisters in Christ.
John A. Queensland Australia God bless.
Best side by side (verse by verse) parallel Bible tool
Thanks so much for providing this app. I like the clean and easy to use interface. The cross references and footnotes are easy to access. With the wide variety of versions available, this has become my favourite Bible reading and study tool. Looking through the reviews, it’s been available for at least 8 years now. I can’t believe I just discovered this absolute gem.
App Privacy
The developer, Scripture Network, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Diagnostics
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- The Bible Works
- Size
- 396.5 MB
- Category
- Books
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.2 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 16.2 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2024 TheBible.org All rights reserved worldwide.
- Price
- Free