Bible Gateway is a free Scripture library on the web and in official iOS and Android apps, for anyone who wants to read, search, or listen to the Bible in a translation they trust.^1
The site and app hold more than 200 Bible versions in over 70 languages, with audio Bibles in more than 15 languages, search, reading plans, and a Verse of the Day.^3 A free account syncs highlights, notes, favorites, and emoji reactions across devices, and tablets can show two versions side by side.^1 The app was completely rebuilt for spring 2026 with a new design.^2 New Bible Chapter Overviews, introduced in September 2026, are free, pastor-reviewed guides that give a chapter's context, key themes, and practical application, and Bible News now carries original reporting on archaeology, research, and church life.^4
Bible Gateway Plus is a subscription that removes ads and opens more than 70 premium study resources aligned to the verse you are reading, including over 30 study Bibles such as the NIV Study Bible and the NKJV MacArthur Study Bible, plus commentaries and dictionaries.^3^5 A separate Bible Audio App is built for listening, with dramatized and voice-only narrations.^6 HarperCollins Christian Publishing publishes both apps.^2
Nick Hengeveld started Bible Gateway in 1993 as a student at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to make the Bible digitally accessible through the then-new Internet.^3 He brought it to Gospel Communications in 1995, and in 2008 it became a division of Zondervan, today part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing.^3 Its mission is "to honor Christ by equipping people to read and understand the Bible, wherever they are."^8
"It is a major help in sermon prep. It is the FIRST place I go for Bible Study." - Reverend Tom B., on Bible Gateway Plus^5
