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I’m excited about and thankful for Crossway’s new—and freeESV iPhone/iPod Touch App, which you can download from the iTunes app store.

Note a number of the features:

  • You don’t need to be connected to wireless to use it (i.e., you can use it on airplanes, in North Dakota, etc.)
  • With a simple tap you can see cross-references, footnotes, etc.
  • You can search the ESV Bible
  • You can take notes
  • You can highlight passages
  • You can easily email, Tweet, or (soon) Facebook passages

Free ESV apps are being developed for other platforms (e.g., Blackberry, Android, etc.)

Below is some info from the Crossway blog with some screenshots that give you a preview of how some of it works.

Again, there’s more stuff in the works, coming soon.


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Passage Navigation
Tapping on the “Books” icon in the top left corner will activate the bible book picker where you can access any book and chapter with speed and ease.


verse-detailsVerse Details
The verse detail screen can be accessed by “tapping” on a verse or by “tap+hold” multiple verse select. From the verse detail screen you can highlight, add to favorites, share a verse or create a My Note. You can also view cross-references and footnotes from this screen


verse-multi-selectVerse Multi-select
“Tap+Hold” gesture will bring up the verse multi-select tool box. Dragging the endpoints will allow you to select multiple verses for copying or to view multiple verse details.


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Search Function
Simply click the search icon at the bottom of your screen and type the word you are searching in the field at the top of the screen.


screen-shot-2010-03-17-at-122656-pmHighlighting
Follow instructions for verse Multi-select and chose “details.” Tap the “A” button to highlight selection.


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Post to Twitter
Per the screen shot above, choose the box with the arrow on the top right of screen to email a verse or post it to Twitter.

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