e-Sword is a fast and effective way to study the Bible. e-Sword is feature rich and user friendly with more capabilities than you would expect in a free software package. The fact that e-Sword is free is just one of the blessings and does not speak of the quality of the software. The site builder,
Rick Meyers, does not ask for any money but you may make a contribution
(well invested in my opinion). One reason for this letter is to help
you focus your initial downloads to a good, well rounded, set of basic
Bible tools. You can always add resources at any time in the future.
Below is my
suggested download list of basic Bible tools (*only
four of which have a price tag.)
E-SWORD PROGRAM
The e-sword Program is the structure in which all of the resources function. It loads up with the King James Bible and an attached Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance which lets you have the option to immediately see via “pop ups” the G-Greek or H-Hebrew definitions of every single word in the entire Bible’s text. COOL & “way worth” some amount of a donation. Visit the e-Sword home page for more information.
FIRST, A QUICK NOTE ON BIBLE VERSION
There are “Translated” and there are “Paraphrased” versions of the Bible. A good translation should try to convey exactly what the original text is saying without putting any “spin” on the text. You will still find some variation from one translation to another but not in any matters concerning the core issues of our faith. Fundamental issues like the deity of Jesus, His blood sacrifice for the remission of our sins, Salvation by grace through faith in Jesus, God being the creator & sustainer of our lives and the universe in which we live, the necessity of our choosing between going to Heaven or Hell and many other fundamental truths are universally validated and agreed upon in any good TRANSLATION of the scriptures.
FREE BIBLE ADD-ONS
DOWNLOAD BIBLES
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American Standard Version
- Good News Translation
PAID BIBLE ADD-ONS
DOWNLOAD PAID BIBLES
- $20.00 Amplified Bible
- $20.00 New American Standard Bible Study Set
- $14.99 Complete Jewish Bible
SUPPLEMENTAL LANGUAGE ADD-ONS
Many Translations are available on the e-Sword site. DOWNLOAD SUPPLEMENTAL LANGUAGES
- Russian New Testament
- Spanish La Biblia de las Américas
COMMENTARIES
DOWNLOAD COMMENTARIES
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible
- Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
- Scofield's Reference Notes
- John Wesley's Notes on the Bible
GRAPHICS VIEWER / MAPS & ATLAS
DOWNLOAD GRAPHICS
- Classic Bible Maps
- NASA Satellite Images
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FREE DICTIONARY ADD-ONS
DOWNLOAD DICTIONARIES
- Nave's Topical Bible
- R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook
- Noah Webster's Dictionary of American English
PAID DICTIONARY ADD-ONS
DOWNLOAD PAID DICTIONARIES
- $40.00 The Complete Word Study Dictionary
EXTRAS
DOWNLOAD EXTRAS
- Antiquities of the Jews (Flavius Josephus)
- Fox's Book of Martyrs (John Fox)
- Wars of the Jews (Flavius Josephus)
STEP READER
Please visit the LightByDesign web site (home to all of these great STEP libraries) and donate to this very worthy ministry, and get a CD with even more of these wonderful collections. The CD is specially developed for use with e-Sword and includes the works of John Bunyan, Beverly Caradine, William Law, F. B. Meyer, George Morrison, Andrew Murray, John Newton, J. C. Ryle, and many more! Hundreds of classic titles!!!
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*Resources which require payment will be marked on the e-Sword website with a "$". If you select these items you will
be prompted by the publishers to get out your credit card.
MAY
GOD BLESS YOU AS YOU STUDY HIS WORD & HE REVEALES THE WAY OF LIFE
TO YOU!

Dave B.
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