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A Bible study companion

Understand the Bible, one passage at a time.

Book-by-book guides, plain answers to what the Bible says about life, famous verses read in context, and reading plans that add up. Written by believers, for anyone who wants to actually understand Scripture.

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Three ways in, depending on where you are

  1. 01

    New to the Bible

    Read it for the first time without getting lost

    What the Bible is, where to open it, and what to expect in the first two weeks. Then a fourteen-day plan of short readings.

    14-day plan How to study

  2. 02

    Studying a book

    Open a guide to the book you are reading

    Who wrote it, why, how it is put together, the passages that carry it, and how it points to Christ. Twelve full guides and a one-line summary of all sixty-six books.

    All guides All 66 books

  3. 03

    A question about life

    Find what Scripture actually says about it

    Anxiety, forgiveness, money, marriage, suffering, heaven, prayer, work, anger, grief. What the Old Testament shows, what Jesus taught, what the apostles wrote, and what the Bible does not say.

    All questions

Books of the Bible

All sixty-six, in order

Books marked in red have a full guide. Every book has a one-line summary on the books index.

Old Testament39 books

  1. 01 Genesis Guide
  2. 02 Exodus Guide
  3. 03 Leviticus
  4. 04 Numbers
  5. 05 Deuteronomy
  6. 06 Joshua
  7. 07 Judges
  8. 08 Ruth
  9. 09 1 Samuel
  10. 10 2 Samuel
  11. 11 1 Kings
  12. 12 2 Kings
  13. 13 1 Chronicles
  14. 14 2 Chronicles
  15. 15 Ezra
  16. 16 Nehemiah
  17. 17 Esther
  18. 18 Job
  19. 19 Psalms Guide
  20. 20 Proverbs Guide
  21. 21 Ecclesiastes
  22. 22 Song of Solomon
  23. 23 Isaiah Guide
  24. 24 Jeremiah
  25. 25 Lamentations
  26. 26 Ezekiel
  27. 27 Daniel
  28. 28 Hosea
  29. 29 Joel
  30. 30 Amos
  31. 31 Obadiah
  32. 32 Jonah
  33. 33 Micah
  34. 34 Nahum
  35. 35 Habakkuk
  36. 36 Zephaniah
  37. 37 Haggai
  38. 38 Zechariah
  39. 39 Malachi

New Testament27 books

  1. 40 Matthew Guide
  2. 41 Mark Guide
  3. 42 Luke Guide
  4. 43 John Guide
  5. 44 Acts Guide
  6. 45 Romans Guide
  7. 46 1 Corinthians
  8. 47 2 Corinthians
  9. 48 Galatians
  10. 49 Ephesians
  11. 50 Philippians
  12. 51 Colossians
  13. 52 1 Thessalonians
  14. 53 2 Thessalonians
  15. 54 1 Timothy
  16. 55 2 Timothy
  17. 56 Titus
  18. 57 Philemon
  19. 58 Hebrews
  20. 59 James
  21. 60 1 Peter
  22. 61 2 Peter
  23. 62 1 John
  24. 63 2 John
  25. 64 3 John
  26. 65 Jude
  27. 66 Revelation Guide

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What does the Bible say about…

  1. 01 Black and African People in the Bible 6 min
  2. 02 Is It a Sin to Celebrate Christmas? 8 min
  3. 03 Is It a Sin to Live Together Before Marriage? 8 min
  4. 04 Is It a Sin to Remarry After Divorce? 8 min
  5. 05 Scripture on Praying for Our Leaders 8 min
  6. 06 What Do Progressive Christians Believe? 7 min
  7. 07 What Does God Say About Women in the Bible? 6 min
  8. 08 What Does the Bible Say About Abortion? 8 min
  9. 09 What Does the Bible Say About Homosexuality? 6 min
  10. 10 What Does the Bible Say About Immigrants? 8 min
  11. 11 What Does the Bible Say About Israel? 7 min
  12. 12 What Does the Bible Say About Racism? 9 min
  13. 13 What Does the Bible Say About Same-Sex Marriage? 8 min
  14. 14 What Does the Bible Say About Sex Before Marriage? 8 min
  15. 15 What Does the Bible Say About Sex? 7 min
  16. 16 What Does the Bible Say About Slavery? 7 min
  17. 17 What Does the Bible Say About Capital Punishment? 6 min
  18. 18 What Does the Bible Say About the Jewish People? 7 min
  19. 19 What Does the Bible Say About Transgender Identity? 6 min
  20. 20 What Does the Bible Say About War? 5 min
  21. 21 What Does the Bible Say About Women Preaching? 7 min
  22. 22 What Is the Social Gospel? A Bible Teacher's Answer 7 min
  23. 23 Bible Verses About Encouragement for Hard Days 7 min
  24. 24 Bible Verses About Faith: What Scripture Really Says 7 min
  25. 25 Bible Verses About Family and God's Design for It 7 min
  26. 26 Bible Verses About Friendship and Being a Good Friend 7 min
  27. 27 Bible Verses About Healing and What They Mean 8 min
  28. 28 Bible Verses About Joy in the Lord 5 min
  29. 29 Bible Verses About Love: God's Love and Ours 8 min
  30. 30 Bible Verses About Loving Your Neighbor 7 min
  31. 31 Bible Verses About Peace for Anxious Hearts 8 min
  32. 32 Bible Verses About Prayer and How to Pray 6 min
  33. 33 Bible Verses About Strength When You Are Weak 7 min
  34. 34 Bible Verses About Thankfulness and Gratitude 7 min
  35. 35 Bible Verses About the Fear of the Lord 8 min
  36. 36 Bible Verses About the Fruit of the Spirit 7 min
  37. 37 What Does the Bible Say About Cremation? 7 min
  38. 38 What Does the Bible Say About Dating and Relationships? 8 min
  39. 39 What Does the Bible Say About Drinking Alcohol? 8 min
  40. 40 What Does the Bible Say About Eating Pork? 7 min
  41. 41 What Does the Bible Say About Gambling and the Lottery? 8 min
  42. 42 What Does the Bible Say About Hell? 7 min
  43. 43 What Does the Bible Say About Going to Church? 7 min
  44. 44 What Does the Bible Say About Judging Others? 6 min
  45. 45 What Does the Bible Say About Love? 7 min
  46. 46 What Does the Bible Say About Marijuana? 7 min
  47. 47 What Does the Bible Say About Self-Defense? 7 min
  48. 48 What Does the Bible Say About Smoking? 7 min
  49. 49 What Does the Bible Say About Speaking in Tongues? 8 min
  50. 50 What Does the Bible Say About Swearing and Profanity? 9 min
  51. 51 What Does the Bible Say About Tattoos and Piercings? 7 min
  52. 52 What Does the Bible Say About the End Times? 9 min
  53. 53 What Does the Bible Say About Tithing? 7 min
  54. 54 What Does the Bible Say About Witchcraft and the Occult? 7 min
  55. 55 What does the Bible say about heaven? 9 min
  56. 56 What does the Bible say about marriage? 8 min
  57. 57 What does the Bible say about death and grief? 10 min
  58. 58 What does the Bible say about anger? 9 min
  59. 59 What does the Bible say about suffering? 9 min
  60. 60 What does the Bible say about work? 9 min
  61. 61 What does the Bible say about prayer? 8 min
  62. 62 What does the Bible say about money? 10 min
  63. 63 What does the Bible say about forgiveness? 9 min
  64. 64 What does the Bible say about anxiety? 9 min

All Bible questions

Reading plans

Plans with real chapter counts

Each plan lists the actual readings, day by day, and what to do when you fall behind.

About the plans

How to use this site

Read the passage first, then read about it

1

Open the Bible before you open the guide

Every article assumes you have the passage in front of you. Quotations here come from the Berean Standard Bible and the King James Version, both in the public domain, and every quotation is checked word for word against the text.

2

Use the guides to see the shape of a book

A book guide will not replace reading the book, but it will tell you who is speaking, why, and what to watch for, so that the hard chapters make sense.

3

Ask Scribe when you are stuck

Scribe answers from Scripture and public-domain Christian sources. It is a study aid, not a pastor or a church. Ask it about a verse, a word, or a book, and then take what you find to prayer, to Scripture itself, and to people in a local church.

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