The Scripture text in Berean is free
Every chapter of the Bible in Berean is free to read. We do not charge for the biblical text, we do not place it behind a paywall, and we do not sell printed or digital copies of it. Anyone can open the reader and read any book, any chapter, at no cost and without a subscription.
What a subscription actually pays for
Paid plans on Berean cover the software and study tooling built around the text — never the text itself. Specifically, a subscription covers:
- the AI study companion and its usage costs;
- the Deep Study workspace (interlinear, lexicon, cross-references, notes);
- the apologetics evidence library, typology, and church-history study cards;
- reading plans, notes, highlights, offline storage, and audio playback features.
If you never subscribe, you keep full free access to the NET Bible® text in the reader. See the Pricing page for what each plan includes.
Copyright notice
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NET) are from the NET Bible® copyright ©1996–2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. netbible.com All rights reserved.
This notice is displayed in the Bible reader on every chapter, in the app sidebar, in the site footer, and on our Terms and About pages.
Bible.org materials
Where Berean reproduces study material from Bible.org beyond the NET Bible® text, it is used in line with Bible.org’s published copyright statement: the material is provided free of charge to users, is not resold, and carries attribution in the form Bible.org requests — author, title of the work, copyright year, “Bible.org, reprinted with permission.”
We have written to Bible.org requesting written confirmation of our use, and we will update this page with their response. If anything on this page is inaccurate or if Bible.org would like a change made, we will act on it promptly — see the contact section below.
Corrections and contact
Berean is operated by an individual, not a company. If you represent Biblical Studies Press or Bible.org, or if you spot an attribution problem anywhere in the app, please write to support@bereanapp.org. Requests about Scripture-text usage are treated as a priority.
This page is app-owned editable content maintained by the operator of Berean. It describes our own practices and is not an endorsement, certification, or verification by any third party.