2. Reading the Bible
The reading experience is the heart of BibleText.com. Every one of the 66 books of the King James Bible is available by chapter, displayed as a clean, book-styled page with verse numbers, red-letter support for the words of Jesus, and a drop-cap on the first verse of each chapter.
How to navigate to any chapter
- From the home page, find your book in the Old Testament or New Testament column and click its name. You will land on Chapter 1.
- On any reading page, the left sidebar shows all chapters for the current book as numbered links. Click any number to jump directly to that chapter.
- To switch books, use the ☰ Change Book accordion at the bottom of the sidebar — it lists all 66 books grouped by testament.
- At the bottom of every chapter, Previous and Next arrows let you page through the Bible continuously.
On mobile and tablet, tap the ☰ Books & Chapters bar that appears above the reading area to open the slide-in sidebar drawer.
Book Overview pages
Every book has a dedicated About page giving rich background: authorship, historical period, purpose, major themes, and a detailed chapter-by-chapter outline. Click the small About link next to any book name on the home page, or tap the About Book button in the chapter action bar while reading.
Chapter action buttons
A row of action buttons appears above every chapter:
- Bookmark — saves this chapter to your bookmarks (login required).
- Chapter Note — opens a note editor for the current chapter (login required).
- Print — opens a clean, UI-free print view of the chapter.
- About Book — goes to the book overview page.
- Share — copies a link to this chapter or opens the native share menu.