If you want topical Bible study without leaving the text, Ezra Bible App lets you tag verses by theme, keep two levels of tag groups and tags, write notes on verses and whole books, and search both installed modules and the passage you have open.^1
The app is free and open source. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Chromebooks, iPhone, and iPad, and it uses SWORD translation modules from CrossWire so you can study in many languages.^1 Strong's Dictionary and Bible commentaries are built in, with light and dark themes, CSV and Word export, and Dropbox sync across devices.^1 The Word Study panel can show morphological detail, Vine's Expository Dictionary, and how often a Strong's number appears, and you can add custom SWORD repositories and open study panels in fullscreen.^3
Tobias Klein named the project after Ezra 7:10 — For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel — and publishes it under the GPL-2.0 license on GitHub.^1 His stated vision is to support users in creating and organizing tagged verse lists, notes, and sermon manuscripts right in the context of the Bible text, without separate files or documents.^1 The interface is localized to English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Brazilian Portuguese, Romanian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Ukrainian, and Russian.^1 The team is currently looking for beta testers for a feature that would automatically translate commentary and dictionary content into the reader's interface language using Google Cloud Translation.^1
Absolutely love this app! My favorite way to study the Bible is creating lists of verses on topics like salvation and prayer. - Bryan Pierce, Google Play review^5
This is tremendous! Huge kudos to Tobias for making Bible study sooooo much easier! Use it on Linux, Mac also! - Kelly Revels, Google Play review^5
Notable:
- Developed in public on GitHub since 2019, with the repository listing 46 releases.^4
