BibleScope: NIV, Message, ERV

I have never submitted a review of any product or app before, however feel compelled to do so with this app. This app has been life-changing for me. To have always at my side, the complete bible in a very convenient and readily accessible form on my iPhone, without having to carry around the actual book itself, has dramatically simplified my daily bible study. The ability to quickly and effortlessly change from one version to the next and to quickly jump to referenced passages, has helped me to achieve a deeper understanding of the scriptures, even ones that had been previously confusing. The ability to easily and conveniently bookmark passages and take notes with the note taking feature, has allowed me to be more organized in my study efforts. This app is so easy to use, and of course always keeps your place for you, enabling you to pick up and start reading right where you left off, even if you have only a few minutes here or there throughout the day to read it. I have never experienced a failure in the app to work properly, and OS upgrades and even transfers to new iPhones have taken place flawlessly, even my notes and bookmarks have always been preserved and maintained. This app has been so helpful in my efforts to read, study and understand the bible, that I wish everyone could also have it and likewise benefit from it. I have given all of my family members this app as a gift, in hopes that it can do for them what it has done for me. Hopefully, it can do the same for you. God bless!

this application as these are my two favorite versions of the Bible. But I am having trouble with a couple of things. The words of Christ are not in red, nor will they go to red, or any of the offered colors when I try thru settings, and it will not automatically go to landscape mode, tho I have it set to do so. It was not as intuitive as a free bible download I have. I am hoping for improvement in future updates. It is a very expensive application to have these problems.

Lots of ways to customize. Does do highlighting despite comment by another reviewer. Just tap the verse number and up pops a menu to highlight in one of 5 colors. Can change fonts and size. Scroll by up/down with finger slide. Chapter forward/reverse by left/right finger slide. Can clear the screen of top/bottom options by single tap in center. returns with another tap. Nice to have multiple books and can place side by side or top to bottom. If you prefer one book but your church uses another during Bible study then you can switch from your favorite and read from it then go back to your favorite or have both open side by side. Can store notes from Bible study. Search feature is user friendly. Selection of background colors, menu colors, etc. This is a well-thought-out app that takes advantage of the iPod Touch or iPhone user interface. No on-line connection needed. You can add more to it as time goes by. It's nice to have the Bible with me in such a small package. Now I have my Bible in places I normally wouldn't carry it. Waiting at the doctor's office or sitting in the car waiting on Johnny to finish practice? You can just pull it out and read. Very handy. I have used another electronic Bible for many years in my PDA and even though it is nice I find this app so much nicer with many more features. Finally, the version with NIV, The Message and ERV along with TNIV and NIRV consume less than 26MB on my 8GB iPod Touch. This equates to 10 or 12 songs. You do not need to worry about the space required on your device. I strongly suggest you take less than 10% of the cost of an 8GB iPod Touch and buy this app!