The story of the Bible, told by those who first told it.
Short video episodes, each built on one passage. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John tell it in their own voices, and every quotation is word for word from the World English Bible.
Dawn on the Sea of Galilee. Original artwork for BibleCrown.
About five minutes, in any browser.
How an episode works
One passage. One teller. Five minutes.
Every episode follows the same shape, so you always know where you are in the story.
I
The scene
Where and when: the place, the season, the people standing there.
II
The passage
The narrator retells it, quoting the text word for word.
III
What it meant then
The customs, places and history the first listeners knew without being told.
IV
A question for you
One reflection to take with you, whatever you believe.
V
What comes next
A line about the next episode, so the story keeps moving.
The narrators
Four tellers, four ways of seeing.
Each track is told by the writer of the Gospel it follows, in the first person, and only about what the passage records.
Eyewitness
Matthew
A tax collector from Capernaum who left his booth to follow Jesus. He tells what he saw, with an eye for names, numbers and the old prophecies.
Peter's account
Mark
The youngest, from Jerusalem. He tells the account he wrote down from Peter: brisk and vivid, one scene straight into the next.
The investigator
Luke
A physician who gathered the accounts of eyewitnesses and set them in order. Careful and gentle, he notices the people others overlook.
Eyewitness
John
The disciple who outlived the others. Unhurried and tender, he tells what he saw and stops to ask what it meant.
Your host
Clara
A Bible teacher who hosts the Reading it together episodes. Where Christian traditions read a passage differently, she sets the readings side by side, fairly, and leaves the conclusion to you.
The narrators are AI portrayals: their faces and voices were created for BibleCrown. What they quote is Scripture, word for word. Jesus is never a narrator.
The text
“This is the disciple who testifies about these things, and wrote these things. We know that his witness is true.”
John 21:24, World English Bible
The World English Bible
A plain English translation in the public domain, free for anyone to read and share. It is the only translation BibleCrown quotes.
Quoted word for word
Every quotation in an episode is checked against the passage it comes from. The words of Jesus are only ever quoted, never paraphrased or invented.
For every tradition, and for none
Built on the books Christian traditions share. Where traditions read a passage differently, a Reading it together episode sets out each reading fairly, without taking sides.
The journey
Walk through the life of Jesus.
16 tracks and 86 episodes, from the announcements before his birth to the shore at daybreak. The opening track of each path is free.
Teaching from the boat, after Luke 5:3. Original artwork for BibleCrown.
Start here Free
Before the Child Was Born
Understand how Luke sets the stage for the birth of Jesus through two unexpected announcements and the songs they inspired.
The World English Bible, a plain English translation in the public domain. Every quotation in an episode is copied from it word for word.
Do I need to know the Bible already?
No. Each episode explains the names, places and customs it mentions in plain words. Start at the opening track of any path.
Is BibleCrown tied to one church?
No. It tells what the text says and is built on the books Christian traditions share. Where traditions read a passage differently, a Reading it together episode sets out each reading fairly. Believers and curious readers are equally welcome.
Who are the narrators?
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John tell the tracks of their own Gospels, and Clara hosts the Reading it together episodes. They are AI portrayals with faces and voices created for BibleCrown, and they speak only about what the passage records. Jesus is never a narrator.
How long is an episode, and where do I watch?
About five minutes. Episodes play in your browser on a phone, tablet or computer at app.biblecrown.com, with nothing to install.
What is free?
The opening track of every Life of Jesus path, for as long as you like, with no card. A plan opens every other track.
Five minutes. One passage. Begin anywhere.
Open the first episode and meet the people who first told the story.