Cross-references
344,799 cross-references link the verses together, ranked by relevance. Follow a prophecy from the Old to the New Testament, or trace an apostle's quotation back to its source.
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Read, compare and place the Bible.
Read the Bible online for free, compare translations verse by verse, and place every event on a map. No ads, no account required.
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Widely read chapters
Old Testament
New Testament
Interactive Bible map
Follow Paul's journeys and the life of Jesus on a map.
The Chrono-Map is an interactive map of biblical places paired with a timeline. Click an event: you see where it happens, when it falls in the narrative, and you read the matching passage without leaving the page.
Step 1
Pick an event on the timeline
The timeline lays the narrative out in order. Select a moment to explore it.
Step 2
See the place on the map
The map centres on the exact biblical location — Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Ephesus, Rome — with neighbouring events around it.
Step 3
Read the biblical passage
The matching chapter opens next to the map, in the translation you picked.
Eleven journeys available
Gospels
The life of Jesus in chronological order, from the announcement of his birth to the Ascension, across all four Gospels.
100 eventsMatthew · Mark · Luke · John
Acts of the Apostles
Paul's missionary journeys and the birth of the early Church, from Jerusalem to Rome.
57 eventsActs
Exodus
From bondage in Egypt to Sinai: the plagues, the crossing of the Sea of Reeds and the giving of the Law.
30 eventsExodus
Patriarchs
From Abraham to Joseph: migrations, covenants and the settling in Egypt.
34 eventsGenesis
Kingdom of Israel
From Samuel to exile: Saul, David, Solomon, the schism and the fall of Jerusalem.
52 events1–2 Samuel, 1–2 Kings
Prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel: callings, symbolic acts and visions of exile.
30 eventsIsaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
Wilderness & Moab
From Sinai to the plains of Moab: the stages, the revolts and Moses' final speeches.
25 eventsNumbers, Deuteronomy
Conquest & Judges
From the Jordan crossing to the judges: Jericho, Deborah, Gideon, Samson and Ruth.
36 eventsJoshua, Judges, Ruth
Exile & Return
From Cyrus' edict to Malachi: Susa, rebuilding the Temple and the walls.
30 eventsEzra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah
Letters of Paul
Where Paul wrote what: Corinth, Ephesus, Macedonia and the Roman captivity.
28 eventsRomans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians…
Minor Prophets
From Jonah to Malachi: Nineveh, Samaria, Bethel and the oracles against the nations.
25 eventsJonah, Amos, Hosea, Micah, Habakkuk, Malachi
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Notes and highlighting
Annotate any verse and highlight your passages by colour. Your notes stay attached to the verse and come back every time you read it.
Bookmarks and collections
Bookmark the verses worth keeping and group your passages by topic in collections — a study, a sermon, a theme to dig into.
Open my collectionsBible commentaries
Six classic public-domain commentaries sit alongside the text: Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, John Gill, Jamieson-Fausset-Brown, Keil & Delitzsch and the Tyndale study notes. Available in English.
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Getting started
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New here? Do these three things in order — five minutes and you will have seen the whole thing.
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