My Axim is no longer operational, and these days I use a desktop version of e-Sword for keeping journal notes, and quickly looking up Scripture while I’m on my computer.
And a forum is available with additional free dictionaries, commentaries, books, Bibles, and helpful tutorials and other information. Online tutorials are available for getting started. If you have more than one Bible loaded, you can compare verses in a parallel view. Bookmarks are available to help you keep your place(es) and can also be used to mark memory work. e-Sword also includes a search function that will search whatever version of the Bible you choose for the word you are looking for. The above modules can be arranged in a variety of ways to suit the reader.
You can find links to external sites that distribute hundreds more modules for MySword in this page. The three different areas include a journal tied to a calendar, study notes tied to specific Bible verses, and topic notes where you supply the topics. Many users of MySword have taken the time to create many modules (Bibles, Commentaries, Dictionaries, Devotionals, Books, Graphics, Maps) and to convert modules from e-Sword and TheWord to MySword format. There are three areas in which you can add your own text, complete with font and other formatting and printing options.
These include Institutes of the Christian Religion by Calvin and Fox’s Book of Martyrs, for example. Many, many maps, timelines, atlases, and satellite images. Morning and Evening by Spurgeon, for example. Strong’s, Nave’s Topical, Webster’s 1828, and many others. There is also a wide variety of other commentaries that can be purchased for download. Matthew Henry’s complete and concise commentaries are free, along with others. Proprietary versions are available for a fee. KJV comes with the download, but other versions can be downloaded at no cost.
There are so many features that make this free software a must for those seeking a digital source!
Although not free, you can also download e-Sword for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone.īible study software can come in very handy when it comes to helping our students read along with a commentary (ala Charlotte Mason), or do a word study, or memorize Scripture, or consult Greek or Hebrew word meanings. Olive Trees Bible App makes Strongs numbers easy and powerful.
As of 2016, it had been downloaded 35,000,000 times! It is available for Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7/8/10., and Mac. The New King James Version is now available with Strongs numbers. It was some time later that our entire family realized the software was very helpful for making notes, easily comparing Bible versions, keeping a journal, referencing commentaries and dictionaries, or studying Latin, Greek or Hebrew words.Į-Sword was first released in 2000. At first I used Pocket e-Sword on my old Dell Axim handheld PDA as a quick and easy way to look up Scriptures that were referenced in books I was reading.
Remember: The Bible tells us to "study" to show ourselves approved of God, workers that need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth." 2 Tim 2:15 Think of questions you have, then do a study to find the answers in the bible. One of my earliest experiences in Bible software came from Rick Meyers e-Sword, a free option for Windows that now also offers versions you can buy from the. Reading the Bible like it's there to answer your questions and acquaint you with the character of God, and His heart towards His creation can be extremely helpful. is one of my favorites.Ĭould reading the Bible and praying everyday cure your depression and anxiety? This review is based on version 1.1 released November 4, 2012.
The app has already had one feature-driven update since its initial release. Rick recently released e-Sword HD for the iPad, downloadable through the iTunes app store. First off, download a free Bible app that includes the original Hebrew of the OT and the Greek of the NT. I am a long-time user of Rick Meyers excellent e-Sword Bible software for Windows.