Read the Bible Online

King James Version + 30 more free translations · 66 books · 1,189 chapters · 956,000+ verses

The Bible Companion offers the full text of the Bible across 31 free translations, including the public-domain King James Version (KJV), American Standard Version (ASV), Berean Standard Bible (BSB), World English Bible (WEB), Darby, Young's Literal, and many more — Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox canons all represented.

Pick a book below to read the King James Version chapter-by-chapter. The interactive reader (loaded once you click into a chapter) lets you switch translations on the fly, search across all 956,000+ verses, and compare the same passage side-by-side across multiple translations.

Old Testament — 39 books

Genesis (50)Exodus (40)Leviticus (27)Numbers (36)Deuteronomy (34)Joshua (24)Judges (21)Ruth (4)I Samuel (31)II Samuel (24)I Kings (22)II Kings (25)I Chronicles (29)II Chronicles (36)Ezra (10)Nehemiah (13)Esther (10)Job (42)Psalms (150)Proverbs (31)Ecclesiastes (12)Song of Solomon (8)Isaiah (66)Jeremiah (52)Lamentations (5)Ezekiel (48)Daniel (12)Hosea (14)Joel (3)Amos (9)Obadiah (1)Jonah (4)Micah (7)Nahum (3)Habakkuk (3)Zephaniah (3)Haggai (2)Zechariah (14)Malachi (4)

New Testament — 27 books

Matthew (28)Mark (16)Luke (24)John (21)Acts (28)Romans (16)I Corinthians (16)II Corinthians (13)Galatians (6)Ephesians (6)Philippians (4)Colossians (4)I Thessalonians (5)II Thessalonians (3)I Timothy (6)II Timothy (4)Titus (3)Philemon (1)Hebrews (13)James (5)I Peter (5)II Peter (3)I John (5)II John (1)III John (1)Jude (1)Revelation of John (22)

About the King James Version

The King James Version (KJV), first published in 1611 and revised in 1769, is the most widely-printed and most influential English translation of the Bible. It is in the public domain. The translation below is the 1769 standard text with traditional verse divisions.

If you prefer a more modern English rendering, the interactive Bible reader on this site offers translations such as the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), World English Bible (WEB), and the American Standard Version (ASV) — all free and openly licensed.