Is there any unanimous translation that's recommended? I grew up reading the NIV but have enjoyed the NASB, NLT and a few others. What is the consensus on the best balance of readability and accuracy?
Any thoughts on the World English Bible? I appreciate that it's in the public domain and I like it okay but would love to know what others who have given it more discernment think.
Edit: looks like I'll be checking out the ESV. Thanks!
I've been building a Bible study app called Sojourn. It's a free passion project. No signup, no subscription, no ads.
The whole idea started from something that's been bugging me. We're all spending more and more time talking to AI. So I kept asking myself: what if AI pointed people somewhere better than itself?
That's all Sojourn really does. You ask what you're actually wondering about, and instead of giving you a chatbot monologue, it walks you straight into the actual text. Every verse comes from the real Bible, never made up or paraphrased by a model. Tap a verse and you're reading the whole chapter.
The goal isn't to keep you talking to AI. It's the opposite. Less time with the bot, more time actually sitting in scripture.
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For a while I've wanted to read scripture the way I read Wikipedia. You start with one question, a verse pulls you somewhere, that passage opens three more, and an hour later you're somewhere you never planned to go but glad you did. Most Bible apps treat verses as footnotes. I wanted them to be places.
So I built Sojourn. You bring a question or a topic, and every verse that comes up is a live link. Tap one to read it in full context. Keep pulling the thread and each passage becomes a place you can stand in, ask questions from, and read the whole chapter around. Go as deep as you want, then step back to exactly where you started, your trail waiting for you. No notifications, no streaks, nothing nudging you. You come back because you want to.
You ask a question to find a way in, but the chat stays out of the way, and it never writes scripture. It can point you to a reference, but every word of actual Bible text comes verbatim from the World English Bible. The exploring is the point.
It's early and I'm looking for people to try it and tell me what's missing. If you'd like an invite, go here https://trysojourn.app/ - I'll get you one right away.
Happy to answer anything about it in the comments :).
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Curacao vs. Ivory Coast - Philadelphia - June 25 - Section 111 - Row 5
