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The Online Bible is a powerful software package combining a Bible study interface with a massive built-in library of Bibles, Bible dictionaries, commentaries, books, maps, devotionals, references and original language lexicons. There are two ways to get the Online Bible:

by purchasing the CD-Rom package from the Online Bible storefront; or
by downloading the free software as well as each individual add-on module directly from the Internet.

Each cd-rom contains more than 60 Bible translations, dozens of Christian books and commentaries, maps, dictionaries and original Greek and Hebrew lexicons!

Other Bible software and study resources also available: Bibleworks, Ages Software and more also available through the Online Bible storefront.

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Free Downloads of the Online Bible! Some material only available on cd-rom.

Other Online Bible links:

The Official Online Bible North American website.

The Online Bible European website.

In accordance with permission from the makers of The Online Bible.

1st, download the program itself, here.
Basic package containing: most recent version of the Online Bible; the Pocket PC Online Bible Program; King James Authorized Version Bible; Easton's Dictionary; Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; Greek and Hebrew Lexicons; OLB Theme Index; Morning and Evening Devotional by Charles Spurgeon. You do not require any other material or the OLB CD to use this package.

2nd, download the Online Bible "Getting Started" Manual.

3rd, download any of the add-ins listed below. These are our favourites, and, like the books on our bookstore pages, are highly recommended.

Bible Translations

The English Standard Version - Download locked file - Purchase unlock code $5 (US)

The New American Standard Version - Download locked file - Purchase unlock code $15

The 21st Century King James Version - Download file

The English Majority Text Version - Download file (A modern English translation of the "Byzantine Majority" Greek sources for the Geneva Bible and the King James Version)

Prophecy

Elliott, E. B. - Horae Apocalypticae (incomplete)
Sir Isaac Newton - Observations Upon the Prophecies of Daniel and the Apocalypse of St. John (1733)
Victorinus - Commentary on Revelation (c. 360 AD)
H. Grattan Guinness - The Approaching End of the Age
H. Grattan Guinness - The Divine Program of World History
H. Grattan Guinness - Romanism and the Reformation
Dr. and Mrs. H. Grattan Guinness - Light for the Last Days
Rev. A.J.L. Haynes - Tomorrow: What Do The Prophets Say?

Commentaries

Charles Hodge - "Commentaries" (1.3mb)
John Gill - "Expositor" (17mb; updated 11/99)
Charles Spurgeon - Popular Exposition of Matthew
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary (12 mb)

History

Foxe, John - Book of Martyrs
Josephus - The Revised Works of
Gibbon, Edward - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Charles Chiniquy - Fifty years in the Church of Rome

Theology

John Gill - Body of Doctrinal Divinity
Charles Spurgeon - All of Grace

Reference

A.T. Robertson - Word Pictures of the New Testament (analysis of the grammar, syntax and key words of the Greek New Testament)
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE; c.1913). 8.37 mb
F.F. Bruce - The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable?
B.W. Johnson - New Testament Book Introductions, from The People's New Testament with Explanantory Notes

IMPORTANT: Add-on Material List Update - Download and run this file to update the add-on material status list under Tools in the menu. This tool gives you a complete list, from within the Online Bible program, of all new and updated add-on modules (libraries, books, commentaries, Bible translations, etc.) available for free! To access this tool, start the Online Bible program, click "Tools," then, "Module Status," then choose either the "Update" or "New" tabs for a list of available downloads. Double click the desired file to download, or select and click "Update."
You must reset the program under Tools in the menu after installing this file.

The Online Bible is, in my opinion, the best Bible study software available. There are several reasons for saying this:

The program and hundreds of add-on books, commentaries, dictionaries and Bible translations are available at no cost as Internet downloads. Competitors' products, like Logos, E-Sword, or Nelson's are costly just for the basic programs, and then charge additional fees for the options you will want to use. While it is true that the Online Bible add-on modules are "public domain" and either free from copyright, or free to distribute with permission from the authors/publishers, this is not a disadvantage. As a pastor, I have a large library of current commentaries and other Bible study tools. But I rarely need anything other than the resouces available on the Online Bible. Just because a particular commentary is new, does not mean it is necessarily an improvement over older, classic works, such as John Gill's "Expositor," or Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament. For advanced original language research in the Old and New Testaments, I use BibleWorks. You can find BibleWorks available for purchase through the Online Bible storefront. But unless you are able to read Greek and Hebrew, the Online Bible has everything you need for personal study, sermon preparation, Bible college studies or even seminary studies not requiring advanced linguistic research.
The "Add-on Material List Update" tool, listed above, is a fantastic way to keep current with the latest user-made and officially produced modules ranging from books to Bibles. Best of all, these updates are free!
The search engine built into the Online Bible program is second-to-none. You can perform simple or complex searches easily and quickly in no time.
Because the Online Bible has been around for so long, making it one of the longest surviving Bible software packages, it has a very large following of loyal users. These users frequently produce their favourite Christian books, theological works, commentaries, etc., into Online Bible format, and make them available at no cost to the whole user community. As far as I know of, this is unheard of with other Bible software products.
The Online Bible has, for a long time, worked closely with Answers in Genesis and the team at what is now Creation Ministries International to provide a wide range of quality creation and science literature available to Online Bible users. These books are free and can provide Christian lay-people with up-to-date scientific arguments and evidence for the authority and trustworthiness of the Bible.
I have been using the Online Bible program on a weekly basis since early in 2000. I have never encountered a serious software glitch. Program updates have been released regularly and frequently to resolve technical issues that were unknown to me. The program has just been getting better and better as these new updates have included user-requested features and tools to improve the product.

If you wish to purchase the Online Bible program on CD-Rom, you may do so by visiting the Online Bible storefront, and selecting the appropriate Windows or Macintosh version from the menu on the left-hand side of the page. There are a variety of options for purchase.