The Bible.is for iPhone App Released

Faith Comes By Hearing, a non-profit Audio Bible organization, recently released this free Bible app to the App Store.

The Bible.is for iPhone app’s major features include:

• Listening and reading together

• Dramatized audio with 180 characters, music and sound effects

• Audio New Testaments with full text in 37 languages in 63 versions

• Simple verse sharing on Facebook

• Complete Bible in English (Old and New Testaments)

“There are many free Bible apps out there, but this is the first that allows you to read and listen to your favorite Scripture together,” said Troy Carl, Faith Comes By Hearing’s national director. “You can also bookmark, highlight, and add notes to verses just like in a print Bible.”

“This app was designed to provide a quality Bible experience,” added Carl. “The Scripture is crisp and clear for easy reading with simple audio controls. There’s also a 40-day listening program that guides you through the entire New Testament in just 28 minutes a day.”

Future updates to these mobile apps will deliver the Bible in audio and text in hundreds of languages. Faith Comes By Hearing currently has the audio New Testament in more than 450 languages with a goal of recording the Bible in 2,000 languages.

The Bible.is suite of applications puts the Bible at your fingertips, anytime, anywhere in the world in audio, text and multiple languages. This free iPhone app is the first in a series of app releases designed through the Digital Bible Project, the world’s largest active collection of digital Scripture made freely available to individuals, organizations, developers and programmers. Free Bible.is apps for Android, Blackberry and iPad are also being developed and tested for future release.

The Bible.is app is available for free from the App Store or at www.itunes.com/appstore. Learn more about the Bible.is suite of applications at Bible.is

Most Inspiring Bible Verses

iPhone users have helped identify the most inspiring Bible verses. ReignDesign, developers of the popular ‘Bible Promises’ application for iPhone, recently released a new version which allows people to ‘favorite’ their most inspiring Bible verses. By analyzing information from thousands of church-goers across the world, they were able to compile a list of the most popular verses.

1. Isaiah 40:31: But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

2. Deuteronomy 31:6: Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.

3. Psalms 103:2-3: Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits – who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.

4. Galatians 6:9: Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

5. Philippians 4:6: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

By downloading the app, iPhone and iPod touch users can suggest new verses and improve the list. ‘Bible Promises’, a collection of over 500 Bible verses organized by topic, can be downloaded from the iTunes App Store.

No Internet connection is required, so there are no ongoing costs for using the application. The verses are available in four translations and two languages: New International Version (NIV), English Standard Version (ESV), King James Version (KJV) and Reina Valera (Spanish).

Over 500 Bible verses are organized by topic. The full list of topics is: Addiction, Anger, Belief, Boredom, Children, Contentment, Courage, Death, Encouragement, Envy, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Gossip, Grace, Healing, Health, Hope, Humility, Joy, Loneliness, Love, Lust, Marriage, Meekness, Money, Obedience, Patience, Peace, Perseverance, Praise, Prayer, Pride, Redemption from Sin, Repentance, Righteousness, Sabbath, Salvation, Seeking God, Success, Suffering, Temptation, Thanksgiving, Trust, Truth, Wisdom, Work, Worry, Worship.