Read Across Traditions with Open Eyes

OpenScripture is a customisable, translation-aware Bible app. Every word on the page can show which published translations agree, which differ, and where to dig deeper.

It brings together Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Ecumenical, Jewish, and Independent traditions where licensing allows, plus AI-generated translations for experimentation. The catalogue grows as agreements close; the preview already shows comparison, interlinear, and lock features on real passages.

OpenScripture uses two types of symbols. Circled numbers (for example ① ② ③) mark translation differences. Publisher footnotes use each translation's own letters, numbers, or symbols inside a small square outline in a muted blue-grey — those are notes or cross-references for that translation.

Keeping them visually distinct matters: you should never have to guess whether a small mark is a comparison cue or a publisher note.

Four reading modes let you choose how much comparison sits in front of you. Composite is the flagship — one reading surface shaped by Verse Locks and Word Locks while the rest follows your baseline translation.

Published mode reads one translation as originally published. AI Translation uses Claude Opus from the original-language text with selectable style and emphasis. Interlinear aligns Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek script with transliteration and English, word by word.

The comparison drawer groups every translation by tradition — for example All, Protestant, Ecumenical, Catholic, Orthodox, Jewish, Independent, and AI — with a count badge on each tab. When a passage matters to a specific tradition, you can jump straight to those voices without scrolling past the rest.

The AI sub-tab lays out all nine style-by-emphasis combinations side by side, so you can see how "Formal + Accuracy" and "Paraphrase + Clarity" land on the same verse.

Learn the original language as you read. Tap any word to open Word Study: original form, Strong's number, morphology, a concise definition, and frequency across Scripture.

You can also open the same entry in Blue Letter Bible or BibleHub when you want a fuller article or parallel translations on those sites.

Verse Locks keep one verse in the translation you choose: open the verse drawer, pick a rendering, and tap "Lock it in".

Word Locks tie one original-language word (by Strong's) to your chosen rendering across aligned verses in Composite mode: tap the word, open Word Study, and lock what you want to see.

Your chosen rendering can be transliteration (logos), original script (λόγος), or English. This helps you learn biblical languages while reading. When both apply to the same verse, Word lock first is the default; you can switch to Verse lock first under Profile → Account → Lock appearance.

A Personalised Bible is a named setup that saves your Verse Locks and Word Locks together. Switch profiles from the header when you want a different teaching context or reading habit.

Over time each profile becomes your own curated text — always marked so you can tell publisher wording from choices you applied at verse level and word level.

Bookmarks are always chapter-level and saved into named, colour-coded collections — for example sermon prep, family devotionals, or language study tracks.

After adding a chapter to a collection, set the scope for that row: Universal (all modes and all Personalised Bibles), This Personalised Bible Only, or This Mode Only.

Collections stay yours, syncable across devices when you are signed in, and are not shared by default.

Textual certainty signals show how much experts disagree about the oldest manuscript reading behind each English word. They help you spot stable wording versus places where the evidence is more debated.

Where scores exist, OpenScripture marks confidence bands in the reader. Translation-difference symbols often cluster near those shifts because renderings diverge for the same reasons. In Reading Options, choose how much of this layer you want visible.