The Word for Sunday, 23 February 2020
Do not let your adorning be external— the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
1 Peter 3:3-4 (ESV)
Now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?
Galatians 4:9 (ESV)
About us
Who we are
We are about twenty Christians from all over the world.
Some of us formerly published the "Watchwords" of the Moravian Church, starting in the 1990s for PCs, later for websites and mobile devices. We now use our software for our own selection of daily Bible verses.
The Word
- two complementary Bible verses for each day of the year
- arranged on multiple lines for readability
- on your website
- on your smartphone
- on your computer
- as screen saver
- in various Bible editions
- in several languages
- free of cost
The Idea: "Bible 2.0"
The term "2.0" stands for "working together online".
This is the idea of project "Bible 2.0":
- Christians share their knowledge of the Bible via Internet, to find complementary Bible verses,
- following the reformatory principle “Sacra scriptura sui ipsius interpres” – “Scripture explains itself”...
- ... like when I write down a cross-reference in the side margin of my Bible.
- What Christians find for one language shall also benefit readers of other languages and Bible editions.
Starting with 2018, we take the Bible verse pairs of The Word from a pool of verses collected by our team.
Download and Online Services
Download Software
Windows 
For Windows: Logoskop - Offline Viewer For The Word
Logoskop daily shows The Word under Windows, multiple Bible editions, with optional integrated download of more Bible editions or texts for other years.HSteeb | 2013-12-17
Windows
The Word Screensaver Windows
Shows The Word as screen saver under Windows The Word as a Screensaver - in three steps: install TheWordOrganizer (0,4 MB) install the Screen saver (0,1 MB) activate the screen saver in WindowsHSteeb | 2013-12-17
Linux 
Windows
BiblePix - The Word on a background image
(LINUX, WINDOWS) BiblePix shows The Word in many languages, as a Desktop background image, in e-mail signatures, in the terminal, randomly changing images and languages, slide show.linuxpeter | 2014-07-29
Apps for The Word
Harmattan OS (Nokia N9/N950)
Please find the program on the page of George Ruinelli.GRuinelli | 2013-12-17
The Word for WebOS
The app shows The Word (as an application or in presentation mode). You do not need an internet connection each day to show the daily verses, only once a year for download of the whole yearly packet.HJochmann | 2013-12-17
iOS 
The Word for iOS (iPhone)
With the app iLosungen you can now read The Word on the iPhone.DFriedrich | 2014-01-04
Android 
The Word Android App
The Word is available as an Android app.JReiss | 2014-06-29
The Word on your website
HTML 
The Word on your Web Site
Include the following HTML code into your site: <iframe width='200' height='300' src='https://bible2.net/service/today/xhtml/EnglishStandardVersion'> Your browser does not support iframe.HSteeb | 2013-12-17
HTML
Online HTML Fragments
You would like to display The Word in your website at an arbitrary position?HSteeb | 2013-12-17
HTML
HTML Package
The Word in HTML for your homepage or mobile phone. This archive contains one HTML file per day. A central CSS file is included, simply adapt it to customize the layout of all texts.
HSteeb | 2018-12-13
WordPress 
The Word Widget for WordPress
A WordPress plugin that shows "The Word" in a widget: two selected Bible verses for each day, available in over 10 languages. The plugin lets you select the Bible edition in the WordPress dashboard, gets the verses for the selected Bible edition and the current day remotely from bible2.net and shows them in a WordPress widget area.HSteeb | 2014-01-25
eBook
eBook for The Word
The Word as an eBook, for Kindle and other devices. Each book contains The Word for one year and one Bible edition.HSteeb | 2013-12-23
Misc
For Software Developers: Pairs of bible references
Pairs of Bible references selected by project “Bible 2.0”. No Bible text included, Bible references valid for German Luther 1984 and Schlachter 2000. Format: ZIP file containing list in CSV format.HSteeb | 2013-12-17
For Software Developers: The Word XML file description
Description of the ”.twd” 1.1 XML file format used for “The Word”, includes document type definition in .dtd and .html format, a RelaxNG (.rnc) schema and a .html description of elements.HSteeb | 2013-12-17
For Software Developers: Online retrieval of The Word (.twd 1.1) files
You may retrieve a list of available .twd files. Each item includes a link (URL) to download an individual .twd file. The list is available as HTML, Atom, CSV and JSON.HSteeb | 2013-12-17
Bible Editions Available (.twd Files)
List of Bible editions in which The Word is available, for the current year and (starting in October) for the year to come.HSteeb | 2018-12-24
Bible Editions and Languages
English
English Standard Version
The English Standard Version (ESV) is an essentially literal translation of the Bible in contemporary English. Created by a team of more than 100 leading evangelical scholars and pastors, the ESV Bible emphasizes word-for-word accuracy, literary excellence, and depth of meaning. Read more at https://esv.org.
Read The Word for today from the English Standard Version.
The Word in other Languages
Further Bible Editions from other Languages
- Read The Word for selected date and Bible editions
- Copyright List of supported Bible editions
- List of available .twd files for the current year and the year to come (not before October)
Can I read The Word in my favorite Bible edition?
Please contact us!
We need permission from the publisher of the Bible edition and a person supporting us in preparing the Bible verses.
News
Una Parola per Oggi – Italian Calendar App for Android and iOS
Ready for 2020: in Italian language, for Android and iOS – read a daily Bible verse with a short devotion, published by Edizioni CEM.
The Word 2020 is Coming
The Word 2020 is already available in 4 Bible editions, more are being prepared.
German Conference gottdigital.de - Project Bible 2.0 Participates
The German conference GOTT@DIGITAL will take place for the second time end of September 2019. Two of us will join and maybe present our project Bible 2.0!
Like Buttons for The Word
The Word on our start page now has buttons to vote for "like" and "dislike".
Una Parola per Oggi - Calendar Apps for Italian
In Italian language, for Android and iOS: read a daily Bible verse with a short devotion, published by Edizioni CEM. The printed version has reached the 50th edition!
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API Description: Online Retrieval of .twd Files
From the Team
Thomas Böhme
is a software developer by profession (Java, C++, XML) and lives with his wife in Böblingen in southern Germany. His spiritual home is the free protestant church, where he passionately preaches and makes music.
By his study of theology at Regent College (Vancouver) he discovered his love for the original languages of the Bible. In his spare time, he translates and publishes books, including a German translation of the New Testament.
Helmut Steeb
organizes preparing Bible verses and software for the Bible 2.0 project.
By profession, he develops software for the automobile industry. He lives with his family near Stuttgart in southern Germany.