Berean Standard Bible

What’s inside

The Berean Standard Bible (BSB) is a modern English translation, accurate and readable, connected word by word to the Hebrew and Greek. This edition presents the complete BSB text, checked verse by verse against the BSB’s source text, with its section headings, footnotes, and cross references, and its poetry set in lines as in a printed Bible.

Find any passage in a few taps

• From the Contents page, any chapter is two taps away: tap the book, then the chapter number.
• Arrows at the top of every chapter take you to the previous or next chapter.
• Tap a footnote letter to read the note, then tap again to return to your place.
• Cross references take you straight to the passage.
• Your reading app’s menu lists every book of the Bible, every reading plan, every map, and every Bible Help.

A Topical Index of more than 650 subjects

Find what the Bible says about more than 650 subjects, from God, salvation, and prayer to marriage, work, money, grief, and the people and places of the Bible. Each passage has a one-line summary and links straight to the verse, and about 350 everyday words (such as Christmas, Parenting, or Worry) lead you to the right subject. Topics on sin and hard times also point you to God’s forgiveness, comfort, and hope.

A Glossary of Bible Words

Plain-English explanations of more than 350 words you meet in the Bible, from ephod, Pharisee, and threshing floor to Selah, Abba, and loving devotion, each with a linked example verse.

10 Bible maps, drawn for e-readers

• Abraham’s Journey
• The Exodus and the Wilderness
• The Twelve Tribes in the Land
• Israel in the Time of Jesus
• Around the Sea of Galilee
• Paul’s First Journey
• Paul’s Second Journey
• Paul’s Third Journey
• Paul’s Voyage to Rome
• The Seven Churches

Each map is drawn in clear shades of gray for black-and-white screens, and every place and step links to the verses.

Maps drawn for black-and-white e-readers.

Three one-year reading plans

• Old and New Testament: a reading from each every day
• Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s classic plan: the Old Testament once, the New Testament and Psalms twice
• Through the Bible in Order: Genesis to Revelation

Every chapter ends with a link back to its day in the plans, so you never lose your place.

Bible Helps

• Well-Known Passages
• Timeline of Bible History
• Kings of Israel and Judah
• The Feasts of Israel
• Harmony of the Gospels
• The Parables of Jesus
• The Miracles of Jesus
• Glossary of Bible Words
• Weights, Measures, and Money
• The Romans Road

Every reference links to the passage.

A Special Invitation

At the back of the book, Tim Howe walks through the gospel step by step from Scripture. It is written for you, and because every verse is linked, it is also a helpful tool for sharing the gospel with someone else.

Give it to someone

We want this Bible in as many hands as possible. To give it to your church, your small group, or anyone who needs a Bible, send them to EliteLifePublishing.com/BSB, where they can download it free.

Current edition

First edition, October 2026

If your copy’s copyright page says “First edition, October 2026,” you have the latest edition.