This resource directory is provided for your in depth Bible study, research and preparation for Sunday School classes and should be considered a valuable resource for any denomination. Many people studying the weekly Christian Science Bible Lesson dig deep into the Bible texts and word study. These links are provided for this study. If you have other favorites you'd like for us to consider adding, please e-mail us with the URL and reference. Links listed here do not reflect any endorsement of the site or authoring organization nor do they indicate sites necessarily compatible with Christian Science philosophy. The user should draw his/her own conclusions to the usefulness of each specific reference. For the complete statement of Christian Science, we recommend that you read Science & Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. NOTE: some of the items below can be found at multiple sites and we have listed them from all sources as you may like one more than another.

Bible Translations Online

• A quick guide to Bible Versions - nice chronological list of the various Bible translations through the ages.
• Comparing Translations - Ronald J. Gordon - lengthy but very informative article
• Recent Versions Compared - Wayne Leman - A description of 120 translations of the Bible - encylopedic, with sample texts, description, and comparisons
• American Standard Version (ASV) [Biblical Studies Foundation - text] [Bible Gateway] [Studylight.org] [Blue Letter Bible] [The Unbound Bible - downloadable version] [ebible.org] [ChristianLibrary.org] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com] [Christian Classics Ethereal Library]
• Amplified Bible (AMP) [text] [Bible Gateway] [Study Bible Forum - searchable/text]
• Analytical-Literal Translation (ALT) 1999 - New Testament [text]
• Translation from ancient Aramaic [the Aramaic Bible project] only a select number of books of the Bible have bee translated to date
• Bible in Basic English (BBE) [Studylight.org] [The Unbound Bible - downloadable version] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com]
• Brenton's Septuagint LXX: Greek and English (1851) [text] [Christian Classics Ethereal Library]
• Contemporary English Version (CEV) [Studylight.org] [American Bible Society]
• Cotton Patch Version of the New Testament [text] translation (paraphrase) not complete - only some books available to date. "A Colloquial Translation with a Southern accent".
• Darby Translation [Biblical Studies Foundation - text] [Bible Gateway] [Studylight.org] [Blue Letter Bible] [The Unbound Bible - downloadable version] [BibleOnTheWeb.com] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com] [Christian Classics Ethereal Library] [awmach.org]
• Douay-Rheims Version (DR) [Studylight.org] [The Unbound Bible - downloadable version] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com] [awmach.org] [ScripTours - searchable, includes Apocrypha] [ GregWolf.com]
• Easy to Read Version (ERV) [Studylight.org] [.pdf format -World Bible Translation Center]
• English Standard Version (ESV) 2001 - [search] [Bible Gateway]
• The JB Rotherham Emphasized Bible [Studylight.org] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com]
• God's Word Translation (GWT) [Studylight.org] [God's Word to the Nations web site - download translation in .pdf format] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com]
• Hebrew Names Version of the World English Bible [Studylight.org] [Blue Letter Bible] [ebible.org]
• Holman Christian Standard Bible [NT only - OT available in 2004] [Broadman & Holman Publishing] [text] [searchable]
• International Standard Version (ISV) (New Testament) [Studylight.org] [isv.org] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com]
• The Jefferson Bible - The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth Extracted Textually from the Gospels - compiled by Thomas Jefferson [text] English, Spanish, German
• Jewish Publication Society's English translation of the Hebrew Old Testament published in 1917 [Studylight.org] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com] [Breslov.com - in English, Hebrew, Aramaic and Massoretic]
• King James Version (KJV) [text] [searchable] [Spirituality.com] [Bible Gateway] [Studylight.org] [Blue Letter Bible] [The Unbound Bible - downloadable version] [HTMLBible.com] [ebible.com (with Apocrypha)] [ChristianLibrary.org] [BibleOnTheWeb.com] [Voice of God Recordings - seachable with Strong's Numbers cross-reference] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com] [text & downloadable GregWolf.com] [SacredBible.com with Strong's Dictionary] [Calvary Baptist Church - text and searchable] [Univeristy of Pennsylvania - with Apophryca] [awmach.org] [The University of Michigan - KJV text and searchable, includes Apocrypha] [ Univeristy of Pennsylvania - with Apocrypha] [American Bible Society - text - searchable] [Bartleby.com - searchable - (1999) a cummulation of English translations of the Bible, the Amercian Bible Society's King James Version modernizes the first edition of 1611]
• The Illustrated King James Version - text of the KJV - includes illustrations pertaining to verses throughout each book. SLOW TO LOAD all of the illustrations, but worth the wait!
• King James Version with Hebrew Names [Sacred Names Bible]
• 21st Century King James Version (KJ21) [text] [Bible Gateway] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com] [kj21.com]
• Laughing Bird Scriptural Paraphrases (an Australian Paraphrase inspired by the popular paraphrase version "The Message".
• Literal International Translation Version (LITV) [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com] [LITVonline]
• The Message - Paraphrase version in contemporary English by Eugene Petterson [StudyLight.org]
• Modern Literal Version (MLT) (1999) [ChristianLibrary.org]
• New American Bible Translation (NAB) [text] [National Council of Catholic Bishops] - includes Apocrpha
• New American Standard Version (NASV) [text] [Bible Gateway] [Studylight.org] [Blue Letter Bible] [Study Bible Forum - searchable/text]
• New English Translation (The NET Bible) [text] [searchable] Biblical Studies Foundation
• New International Version (NIV) [International Bible Society site - searchable] [Bible Gateway]
• New King James Version (NKJV) [Bible Gateway] [Studylight.org]
• New Living Translation (NLT) [text] [Bible Gateway] [Studylight.org] [New Living Translation web site] [Blue Letter Bible]
• New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) [Studylight.org] [National Council of Churches - searchable] [National Presbyterian Church - searchable] [Devotions.net - text]
• Noah Webster Version [Biblical Studies Foundation - text] [Studylight.org] [Blue Letter Bible] [The Unbound Bible - downloadable version]
• The Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha [full text (English) and glossary of Hebrew words]
• JB Phillips Translation of the New Testament [text]
• Restored Name King James Version (RNKJV) [SacredBible.com with Strong's Dictionary] [EliYah.com - text and search]
• Revised Standard Version (RSV) [Studylight.org] [Blue Letter Bible] [University of Virginia - searchable] [BibleOnTheWeb.com] [Christian Classics Ethereal Library] [National Council of Churches - searchable] [University of Michigan - searchable]
• The Third Millennium Bible [Studylight.org] [tmbible.com]
• Today's English Version (TEV) [American Bible Society] [text] [searchable]
• Today's New International Version (TNIV) - read or download - .pdf format
• The Torah [Navigating the BibleII site] [text and audio] Hebrew/English (The Five Books of Moses: Genesis - Deuteronomy)
• Wesley's Translation of the New Testament [text] [Wesley Center Online]
• Weymouth's New Testament [Studylight.org] [The Unbound Bible - downloadable version] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com]
• World English Bible (WEB) [Studylight.org] [The Unbound Bible - downloadable version] [ChristianLibrary.org] [ebible.org] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com]
• Worldwide English (WE) (New Testament) [text] [Bible Gateway]
• Young's Literal Translation (YLT) [Biblical Studies Foundation - text] [Bible Gateway] [Studylight.org] [Blue Letter Bible] [The Unbound Bible - downloadable version] [free downloadable software for PC and Palm Olivetree.com] [Christian Classics Ethereal Library] [awmach.org]

• American Bible Society - 3 translations: CEV, TEV, KJV
• Awmach.org - 5 translations: KJV, Darby, DR, Webster, YLT
• Bartleby.com - 1 translation: (1999) a cummulation of English translations of the Bible, the Amercian Bible Society's King James Version modernizes the first edition of 1611
• Bible Gateway - 12 translations: AMP, ASV, Darby, ESV, KJV, KJ21, NASB, NIV, NKJV, NLT, WEB, YLT
• BibleOnTheWeb.com - 3 translations: KJV, RSV, Darby
• Bible Study Tools (Crosswalk) - 23 translations: NASB, ASV, NKJV, KNV, Third Millennium, NLT, RSV, TEV, DR, KVJ with Strong's Numbers, NAS with Strong's Numbers, NCV, GW, WEB, BBE, Darby, HNV, Webster, Latin Vulgate, YLT, Holman Christian Standard, Wesley's NT
• Bible Toolbox - 22 translations: ASV, BBE, CEV, Darby, DR, ETR, GWB, ISV, NCV, NIV, KJV, NKJV, NASB, NLT, NRSV, RSV, TEV, TMB, Webster, WEB, YLT
• [Bíblia OnLine] - [searchable] [text] - parallel in English plus 6 other languages (Brazillian site, but instructions are in English) KJV, Darby, Young's, WEB, ASV,
• Biblical Studies Foundation - 1 translation: NET
• Blue Letter Bible - 9 translations: KJV, NLT, NASB, Webster, YLT, Darby, ASV, HNV, RSV, - 23 English translations; 47 non-English; 11 original language text; 17 commentaries; 13 dictionaries and lexica
• EliYah.com - 1 translation: Restored Names KJV
• HTMLBible.com - 1 translation: KJV
• IBible - 6 translations: NASB, KJV, ASV, GW, Darby, YLT
• International Bible Society - 1 translation: NIV
• International Standard Version web site - 1 translation: ISV
• National Council of Churches - 2 translations: RSV, NRSV
• New Living Translation web site - 1 translation: NLT
• New Testament Gateway - searches a variety of translations of the New Testament
• Olivetree - search english and 1 spanish translation: KJV with Strong's Numbers, NKJV, NASB, KJV, RSV, MKJV, LITV, ASV, Darby, Weymouth NT, YLT, CEV, TEV RVR60(spanish), ISV, Rotherham, JPS 1917, can do a multiple translation search (follow simple instructions on how to select more than one translation at a time)
• Spirituality.com - 1 translation: KJV
• StudyBible Forum.com - 2 translations: NASB, Amplified
• Studylight.org - 22 translations: ASV, NAS, NLT, CWV, ERV, KJV, NKJV, Third Millennium Bible (21st Century KJV), RSV, NRSV, DR, The Emphasized Bible, GWT, WEB, BBE, Darby, Hebrew Names Version, ISV, Weymouth's New Testament, Webster, YLT, JPS Old Testament 1917
• The Unbound Bible - 10 translations: NASB, ASV, BBE, Darby, KJV, Webster, WEB, Weymouth's NT, YLT
• Voice of God Recordings - 1 translation: KJV "infobase" query with Strong's numbers cross-reference