Ancient Scriptures

About this app

Read Scripture offline with a library built for serious study—not a single translation locked behind a paywall. Ancient Scriptures brings together public-domain Bibles, Catholic and expanded texts, and original-language editions in one calm, distraction-free reader. No account required. No ads. No tracking. A deeper library • King James (with Apocrypha), Geneva, Douay-Rheims, ASV, World English Bible, and more • 30+ free translations, including literal, historical, modern, and study editions • Deuterocanon / Apocrypha: Tobit, Judith, Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, and related books • Expanded texts: Book of Enoch, Jubilees, Jasher, and related public-domain works • Hebrew (WLC), Latin Vulgate, and Brenton Septuagint for original-language reading Made for daily reading • Beautiful page-turn or scroll reading modes • Adjustable font size, line spacing, and sepia theme • Continue where you left off automatically • Reading plans: Bible in a year, Gospels in 40 days, Psalms, Proverbs, Torah, and more • Home Screen widget with a daily verse—tap to open that passage in the app Study tools • Highlight verses in multiple colors • Vault saves all your highlights in one place—tap any verse to jump back to it • Footnotes and cross-reference indicators • Side-by-side parallel translation compare • Hebrew Names Mode (optional sacred-name rendering) • Full-text search across your library • Optional iCloud sync for highlights, footnotes, and preferences Private & offline Everything works without an internet connection. Your reading, highlights, and search stay on your device. iCloud sync is optional and uses your Apple ID—nothing is sold to advertisers. Ancient Scriptures is free. Optional one-time tips support development but do not unlock features. All included translations are public domain or freely licensed. Modern copyrighted Bibles (NIV, ESV, NASB, etc.) are not bundled. License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

New Library home screen with every book grouped by type — Old & New Testament, Deuterocanon & Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and the new Library section — with search and verse counts Josephus (Whiston translation): Antiquities of the Jews, The Wars of the Jews, Against Apion, and The Life of Flavius Josephus More R.H. Charles 1913 classics, now including the Ascension of Isaiah: Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Psalms & Odes of Solomon, Sibylline Oracles, 2 Enoch, 2 & 3 Baruch, Apocalypse of Abraham, Assumption of Moses, Zadokite Fragments, and the Letter of Aristeas That's 16 new books and over 10,000 additional verses — all fully searchable Read your way, every time Pin any book as your default — it opens automatically at launch (set it in Settings, or long-press a book on the shelf) Continue Reading card on the shelf jumps you straight back to where you left off The shelf is now the home of the Read tab with a standard back button — no more hunting for the library Fixes & polish Fixed search so expanded-canon books actually return results Reading controls are visible on open, so the Library is always one tap away

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