About GodsGoodBook

Why we built it

GodsGoodBook started as a side project by one developer who wanted a Bible reader that was fast, worked well on a phone, had no paywall and did not bury the text under pop-ups. It has grown into a small study platform: you can read nine public-domain and openly licensed translations side by side, follow cross references, highlight and annotate verses, keep notes and studies, follow a reading plan, and share what you are reading with your church.

Everything here is free to use. Display advertising helps cover hosting; we never sell your data and private notes stay private. See the Privacy Policy for the details.

What you can do here

• Read any book or chapter in the translations we carry, with a reading position that follows you between devices when you sign in.
• Study with cross references, verses by topic, a full-text search, highlights, notes and studies you can keep private or publish.
• Keep a rhythm with the Verse of the Day and reading plans, including plans your church reads together.
• Gather with your church: a shared feed, discussion, announcements and reading plans for its members, and the Fellowship Hall, a playful 3D church you can build and explore together.

Where the text comes from

The Scripture text on this site is drawn from translations that are in the public domain or released under open licences: the King James Version (with and without the Apocrypha), the American Standard Version, the World English Bible, Young's Literal Translation, the Darby Bible, the Douay-Rheims Bible, the Bible in Basic English and the NET Bible. Each translation's page notes its source and licence. Cross references are built from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Church directory listings come from public records and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Church pages are run by the churches themselves once they claim them.

Who is behind it

GodsGoodBook is made and maintained by Zach Smith, a software developer in the United States, and is not affiliated with any denomination, publisher or ministry. The site is open to anyone, whatever tradition they come from. Decisions about features come from the people who use it: most of what has been added since launch began as a message on the Suggest a feature page.

Get in touch

Questions, corrections to the text, or a church that needs help claiming its page: visit the Contact page or write to support@godsgoodbook.com.