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Chapter By Chapter editions give you a focused, portable companion to the book of the Bible you are reading—brief summaries, meaning in context, and a key verse for every chapter.
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Chapter By Chapter CollectionsPermalink
Collections keep related books together and make it easier to follow a longer section of Scripture from beginning to end.
Featured collection
Torah Collection
Genesis · Exodus · Leviticus · Numbers · Deuteronomy
Follow the Bible’s opening movement from creation and covenant through Israel’s rescue, worship, wilderness journey, and preparation to enter the promised land.
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Featured collection
Gospels + Acts Collection
Matthew · Mark · Luke · John · Acts
Read through the life, teaching, death, and resurrection of Jesus, then follow the Spirit-led spread of the gospel through the early church.
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Pastoral Epistles Collection
1 Timothy · 2 Timothy · Titus
Read Paul’s guidance to Timothy and Titus on faithful leadership, sound teaching, church life, and perseverance in ministry.
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Old TestamentPermalink
Old Testament Law / narrative
Genesis
This volume walks through the book of Genesis, helping you follow how God begins his work of creation and covenant so you can see the foundations of the Bible’s unfolding story.
View the Genesis guide
Old Testament Law / narrative
Exodus
This volume walks through the book of Exodus, helping you follow how God rescues his people and comes to dwell among them so you can understand the roots of worship and covenant life.
View the Exodus guide
Old Testament Law
Leviticus
This volume walks through the book of Leviticus, helping you follow how God teaches his people holiness so you can see what it means to live near his presence.
View the Leviticus guide
Old Testament Law / wilderness narrative
Numbers
This volume walks through the book of Numbers, helping you follow how God remains faithful through wandering and rebellion so you can recognize his steady guidance in uncertain seasons.
View the Numbers guide
Old Testament Law / covenant sermon
Deuteronomy
This volume walks through the book of Deuteronomy, helping you follow Moses’s final call to covenant faithfulness so you can see how remembering God shapes the future.
View the Deuteronomy guide
Old Testament Historical narrative
Joshua
This volume walks through the book of Joshua, helping you follow how God keeps his promises by bringing Israel into the land so you can see the importance of wholehearted trust.
View the Joshua guide
Old Testament Historical narrative
Judges
This volume walks through the book of Judges, helping you follow cycles of failure and deliverance so you can recognize both human instability and God’s persistent mercy.
View the Judges guide
Old Testament Historical narrative
Ruth
This volume walks through the book of Ruth, helping you follow God’s quiet providence in ordinary lives so you can see how redemption unfolds in unexpected ways.
View the Ruth guide
Old Testament Historical narrative
1 Samuel
This volume walks through the book of 1 Samuel, helping you follow Israel’s transition to kingship so you can see how God raises up leaders according to his purposes.
View the 1 Samuel guide
Old Testament Historical narrative
2 Samuel
This volume walks through the book of 2 Samuel, helping you follow David’s reign and God’s covenant promise so you can trace the beginnings of messianic hope.
View the 2 Samuel guide
Old Testament Historical narrative
1 Kings
This volume walks through the book of 1 Kings, helping you follow the rise and division of the kingdom so you can see how faithfulness and compromise shape a nation’s future.
View the 1 Kings guide
Old Testament Historical narrative
2 Kings
This volume walks through the book of 2 Kings, helping you follow the long decline toward exile so you can recognize God’s warnings, patience, and enduring purposes.
View the 2 Kings guide
Old Testament Historical narrative / genealogy
1 Chronicles
This volume walks through the book of 1 Chronicles, helping you follow Israel’s story from Adam to David so you can see God’s covenant purposes carried through generations.
View the 1 Chronicles guide
Old Testament Historical narrative
2 Chronicles
This volume walks through the book of 2 Chronicles, helping you follow Judah’s kings, temple worship, and exile so you can see both the cost of unfaithfulness and the hope of restoration.
View the 2 Chronicles guide
Old Testament Historical narrative
Ezra
This volume walks through the book of Ezra, helping you follow Judah’s return from exile so you can see how God rebuilds his people around worship and his Word.
View the Ezra guide
Old Testament Historical narrative / memoir
Nehemiah
This volume walks through the book of Nehemiah, helping you follow Jerusalem’s rebuilding so you can see how faithfulness takes shape through prayer, courage, and communal renewal.
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Old Testament Historical narrative
Esther
This volume walks through the book of Esther, helping you follow God’s hidden providence in exile so you can see his protection even when his name remains unseen.
View the Esther guide
Old Testament Wisdom / poetry
Job
This volume walks through the book of Job, helping you follow one man’s suffering and questions so you can wrestle honestly with God’s wisdom and sovereignty.
View the Job guide
Old Testament Poetry / prayer
Psalms
This volume walks through the book of Psalms, helping you follow Israel’s prayers and songs so you can learn to bring delight, grief, trust, and praise before God.
View the Psalms guideNew TestamentPermalink
New Testament Gospel
Matthew
This volume walks through the Gospel of Matthew, helping you follow how Jesus fulfills Scripture and announces God’s kingdom so you can see him as the promised King.
View the Matthew guide
New Testament Gospel
Mark
This volume walks through the Gospel of Mark, helping you follow Jesus’ urgent ministry and sacrificial path so you can understand what true discipleship requires.
View the Mark guide
New Testament Gospel
Luke
This volume walks through the Gospel of Luke, helping you follow God’s salvation reaching the overlooked so you can see the wideness of his mercy.
View the Luke guide
New Testament Gospel
John
This volume walks through the Gospel of John, helping you follow the signs and teachings of Jesus so you can believe and find life in his name.
View the John guide
New Testament Church history / narrative
Acts
This volume walks through the book of Acts, helping you follow the gospel’s movement from Jerusalem to the nations so you can see how the Spirit builds the church.
View the Acts guide
New Testament Epistle
Romans
This volume walks through the book of Romans, helping you follow Paul’s argument step by step, so you can see how God’s grace reshapes identity and community.
View the Romans guide
New Testament Epistle
1 Corinthians
This volume walks through the book of 1 Corinthians, helping you follow how the message of the cross confronts division and pride so you can see what mature faith looks like.
View the 1 Corinthians guide
New Testament Epistle
2 Corinthians
This volume walks through the book of 2 Corinthians, helping you follow Paul’s defense of gospel ministry so you can recognize God’s power at work through weakness.
View the 2 Corinthians guide
New Testament Epistle
Galatians
This volume walks through the book of Galatians, helping you follow the defense of gospel freedom so you can see what it means to live by the Spirit.
View the Galatians guide
New Testament Epistle
Ephesians
This volume walks through the book of Ephesians, helping you follow God’s plan to unite all things in Christ so you can understand the church’s calling.
View the Ephesians guide
New Testament Epistle
Philippians
This volume walks through the book of Philippians, helping you follow a path of joyful endurance so you can see how humility leads to lasting hope.
View the Philippians guide
New Testament Epistle
Colossians
This volume walks through the book of Colossians, helping you follow the supremacy of Christ so you can live rooted in his sufficiency.
View the Colossians guide
New Testament Epistle
1 Thessalonians
This volume walks through the book of 1 Thessalonians, helping you follow the growth of a young church so you can strengthen hope in Jesus’ return.
View the 1 Thessalonians guide
New Testament Epistle
2 Thessalonians
This volume walks through the book of 2 Thessalonians, helping you follow Paul’s correction and encouragement so you can remain steady amid confusion and pressure.
View the 2 Thessalonians guide
New Testament Pastoral epistle
1 Timothy
This volume walks through the book of 1 Timothy, helping you follow guidance for church leadership and life so you can see how the gospel produces visible change.
View the 1 Timothy guide
New Testament Pastoral epistle
2 Timothy
This volume walks through the book of 2 Timothy, helping you follow Paul’s final charge so you can persevere with courage and faithfulness.
View the 2 Timothy guide
New Testament Pastoral epistle
Titus
This volume walks through the book of Titus, helping you follow the connection between sound teaching and good works so you can see how truth shapes culture.
View the Titus guide
New Testament Epistle
Philemon
This volume walks through the book of Philemon, helping you follow a personal story of reconciliation so you can see the gospel transform relationships.
View the Philemon guide
New Testament Sermon / epistle
Hebrews
This volume walks through the book of Hebrews, helping you follow the superiority of Christ so you can hold fast in seasons of testing.
View the Hebrews guide
New Testament Apocalypse / prophecy
Revelation
This volume walks through the book of Revelation, helping you follow John’s visions of worship, judgment, and new creation so you can endure with hope in Christ’s victory.
View the Revelation guideThe same notes, made for another kind of reading
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