Read Scripture 4+

I give this 5 Stars. A really great app. Probably the best for reading the whole Scripture. Our whole church is going through this right now. We started in January. At the first of the year, one always knew where we were because the Psalms number was the same as the number of the day of the year. That is Feb 28 was day 58. This only works if you start at the first of the year. A lot of people do not. In the second half, if you got behind and were trying to catch up, it was hard to know your target, and it was hard to get in sync with the rest of the Church. May I suggest: when one starts the app, inter the date and add a calendar to the program so you can refer to it and keep up, knowing where you should be. Also the videos are so tiny I have to use a magnifying glass to read them. Please allow us to enlarge them. Maybe you could allow a full size print out of the visual, as well, (or a video download). Allow us to highlight and copy and paste a passage for memorizing. Other then that you deserve SEVEN stars. God bless you and your families.

When I recommitted my life to the Lord at 17, I plowed through the Bible in four months. In the many years since, I’ve tried, tried, and retried to reread it, without success. I’d print out a paper copy of a reading plan and start strong- then I’d lose the paper. Or I’d get off track and, by the time I’d get back to it, I’d feel like it had been so long, I should start over. I’ve seriously probably read Genesis at least 20 times. 😝(ADHD here- hyper focused teenager, distracted adult.)

Then a friend posted about this app on fb and I decided to try it. True to form, I’d get off track here and there. But the app was always ready and waiting to continue on when I’d get back to it. It took me way longer than a year to get through it, but the part I care about is that I actually made it past Genesis, lol.

I prefer reading a hard copy, so I usually use the app more as a tracker, but it is nice to be able to do the reading in the app if I’m out and about and find myself with time to read.

Just as a tracker alone, I’d rate this app highly, but the Bible Project videos that are throughout add so much. And it’s easy to use and looks good.

I finished reading through the whole Bible today, for the first time in 26 years! Definitely wouldn’t have happened without the app. Thank you!

(I never review anything, so consider the fact that I did, an extra star. 😆)

I was reading in my YouVersion Bible plan, and stumbled upon a video. It was an amazing overview of the books, within really cool animations.

I showed my 10-year-old a few videos from the app, and he was in awe of the Comic-book-style renderings. He said it made the Bible so much more readable because it became fun. (But I have to admit, I think I'm more hooked on these videos than he is.) There are various artistic creations - from what look like comics, to beautiful scenes that look like they were painted in watercolors.

Of course, the app isn't just a bunch of videos. Do you ever look at scripture and wonder why there are line breaks and poetic-style passages? Well, not any more. Put into actual paragraphs, the Bible is an amazing read. Almost like a novel. Because of that, I find that I'm much better absorbing, and comprehending, what I read. The Bible has always been a bit off to me because of the style. Now I actually enjoy reading it.

Reading and watching is available at your own pace. Want to skip to books & chapters and read stories of what you feel is more important to you at different times? Go ahead. You can always go back and see anything you've skipped, (and also re-read the ones you haven't.)

I don't have even one negative to present. This is by far my favorite app of all time, and I hope everyone realizes the amount of time, effort, and super creativity that has been put into it.

A+++++++