Read the Bible Online — Every Book of the Bible

A plain-English overview of every book of the Bible: what it is, who wrote it, when, and how to read it without stalling three chapters in. Sixty-six books in the Protestant canon, seventy-three in the Catholic — the seven that differ have their own section below. Every book links to its own page, and the 53 most-read chapters have a summary of their own.

The full text is free to read offline in the Quiethaven app, in the translation you prefer. If you are starting from scratch, the beginner's guide is a gentler entry point than Genesis 1.

The Old Testament

The Law

The first five books — creation, the founding of a people, and the covenant that shapes everything after.

History

From the entry into the land to the return from exile: kings, judges, defeats and rebuilding.

Wisdom & Poetry

The Bible's prayer book and its plain speech about work, suffering, love and the limits of understanding.

The Major Prophets

The long books of prophecy — judgement, exile, and promises that outlast both.

The Minor Prophets

Twelve short books, minor only in length.

The New Testament

The Gospels

Four accounts of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.

Acts

How the first Christians spread from Jerusalem outward.

The Letters

Letters to churches and individuals — the earliest Christian writing we have.

Revelation

The Bible's closing vision.

The Deuterocanonical Books

Whether these belong in the Bible is the oldest open question in this list, and the honest answer is that it depends whose Bible. They are Scripture in the Catholic and Orthodox churches, an appendix called the Apocrypha in some Protestant editions, and absent from others. They are here so that a reader of any of the three can find them.

The seven books

Seven books the Catholic and Orthodox Old Testament carries and the Protestant canon does not — the difference between a 66-book Bible and a 73-book one. Printed as the Apocrypha in some Protestant editions.

Chapters explained

The 53 chapters people search for most, each with a summary, its key verses and what to notice as you read.

Keep going

Read the whole Bible free, offline, on iPhone.

Download on the App Store