What is Thread?
A Bible app that helps you understand what you read
Thread is free and works in your browser, on your phone, tablet or computer. Nothing to install. You don't need an account, but it is handy for keeping your progress.
How it works
1
Look up a verse or a word
Type “John 3:16”, “Ps 23” or just “shepherd”. Thread understands abbreviations in eight languages.
2
Read it in context
Your verse is marked among the verses around it. Zoom out to the passage, the chapter or the structure of the whole book.
3
Discover the background
A context card tells you who wrote it, for whom and when. Three layers keep text, background and interpretation apart.
4
Read it together
The family moment gives a short explanation in plain words, a question for every age and something to do together.
Who is it for?
The curious
You know a few verses, but you want to know what is behind them.
Seekers
You wonder who Jesus is, and whether you can trust the Bible.
Believers
You want to dig deeper than a daily devotional.
Families and children
You want to read together, in a way that captures children.
What's in it?
Available now
- The whole Bible in four languagesStatenvertaling, Louis Segond, World English Bible and Elberfelder.
- An introduction to every bookAuthor, time, first readers, structure, themes and where you see Jesus.
- Passages explainedWell-known verses with context, three layers, disputed points and a family moment.
- Search by verse and wordIn the whole Bible, in every translation.
- Kids modePictures, big letters and stories in children's words.
Coming soon
- The scarlet threadLines through the whole Bible that meet in Jesus.
- Timeline and mapWhen and where it happened, with places and journeys.
- Reading routes“Who is Jesus?” in 16 days, with context for every day.
- Table card and group studyA printable card for the dinner table, and a study for groups.
Kids mode
With one click Thread becomes a picture book: happy colours, round letters, a drawing with every story and explanations in children's words. The harder background for parents steps aside for a moment.
Eight languages, one story
Thread works in Dutch, French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Polish. Choose your language at the top of the page; the Bible text switches along wherever there is a translation in that language.
- NLNederlandsStatenvertaling (1637)
- FRFrançaisLouis Segond (1910)
- DEDeutschElberfelder (1905)
- ENEnglishWorld English Bible (2000)
- ESEspañolReina-Valera (1909)
- ITItalianoRiveduta (1927)
- PTPortuguêsBíblia Livre (2018)
- PLPolskiBiblia Gdańska (1881)
- ZH中文和合本 (1919)
- KO한국어개역한글 (1961)
- TLTagalogAng Dating Biblia (1905)
- VITiếng ViệtKinh Thánh 1934 (1934)
Free, for good
Thread is free and will stay that way. No ads, no subscription, no tracking. We want as many people as possible to be able to read the Bible and get to know Jesus.
What we stand for
Thread writes from the historic Christian faith, as summed up in the Apostles' Creed. We believe the Bible tells one story that leads to Jesus Christ. Where churches differ, we set the readings honestly side by side.