• Portrait and landscape formats, both included

  • The Embrace design with spacious dotted notetaking margin

  • Lined margin style for structured note-taking

  • Clear margin for freeform notes and sketches

  • Linked table of contents, reading chart, book index, and topical index

  • Three margin styles included: dotted, lined, and clear

  • Portrait and landscape formats included

  • Landscape layout with all three margin styles: dotted, lined, and clear

  • Dark mode for nighttime study, shown with dotted margin (clear and lined also included)

  • Unnumbered notes pages to copy: dotted, lined, clear, and whiteboard

  • Seven reading plans: chronological, canonical, thematic, and more

  • Nine journal templates for prayer, gratitude, reflection and more

  • Study templates for SOAP, verse mapping, character studies and more

    BSB Embrace Notetaking Edition Digital PDF Bible

    The Berean Standard Bible with wide margins for notes and reflections. Modern, natural English alongside room to write what you hear as you read.

    Download the Free Edition

    Try the typography, navigation, and layout before you buy.

    The full edition includes

    • Complete 66-book Berean Standard Bible with hyperlinks & footnotes
    • 36 complete Bible PDFs: every layout, orientation, margin style, and color mode
    • Portrait and landscape orientations
    • Margin styles: dotted, lined, or clear
    • 4 device formats: tablet, tablet (4:3), US Letter, A4
    • Light and dark mode versions included
    • Fills your entire screen: custom-fit for iPad, iPad Pro, and phone

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    $39.00

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    Why you'll love it

    • Instant digital download
    • Fully offline, ready when you are
    • Rich internal navigation
    • Artisan typography
    • No DRM. Yours to keep.
    • Includes original footnotes
    • Light and dark mode included
    • Extra notes pages to copy

    One-Minute Video Walkthrough

    Preview the usage experience. Chapter navigation, reading chart, and table of contents work the same across all editions and designs.

    What's inside

    Made for study & reflection

    Every design choice honors the Clarity of the Berean Standard Bible while giving you space to make it your own.

    Linked cross-references

    Over 1,300 cross-references in the footnotes link directly to the referenced verse. Tap any reference to jump there instantly.

    Wide notetaking margins

    Generous margins on every page give you space to record insights, prayers, and personal reflections alongside Scripture.

    Interactive footnotes

    Footnotes are linked from the main text, so you can move between Scripture and notes and back again.

    Light & dark mode

    Both light and dark versions included. A clean light theme for daytime reading and a gentle dark theme that keeps the page easy on your eyes at night.

    Fully linked navigation

    Table of contents, PDF index, cross-references, and chapter-to-chapter links let you move through the Bible with a single tap.

    Modern sans-serif typography

    Sans-serif reading text paired with serif headings. Generous spacing and a soft tone for comfortable reading on any screen.

    Free edition

    Experience the quality for yourself

    Download Psalms & Proverbs in four layouts. Try it on your device, try it with your stylus. Free, no app required.

    A Bible that is yours

    No subscriptions, no accounts. A PDF you own outright. Keep it on every device, back it up anywhere, and it stays exactly as it is.

    Built to outlast the devices you read it on

    Truly yours

    DRM-free. Back it up, copy it to every device you own, and keep it for life.

    Fully offline use

    Once downloaded, everything works without an internet connection. Your Bible is always available, even in airplane mode.

    Your reading stays private

    Your reading habits and notes stay on your device. Nothing leaves unless you choose to sync it.

    Fits your screen

    Tailored to common screen sizes so the page fits your device naturally, without constant zooming or panning.

    Artisan typography

    Considered line width, spacing, and structure that reads like a printed book.

    Just you and the text

    Clean type on a quiet page. No distractions between you and the text.

    Read without distraction, anywhere you go

    Rich internal navigation

    Bookmarks, internal links, and chapter jumps let you move quickly via TOC or chapter links from any page.

    Back to TOC links

    Every page includes a discrete link back to the table of contents so you're never more than one tap from re-orienting yourself.

    Accessibility-ready

    Tagged structure and headings improve compatibility with screen readers and assistive technologies.

    Works in your favorite apps

    Optimized and tested in Goodnotes, MarginNote, Acrobat, OneNote, Noteful, Notability, and other major PDF apps.

    Syncs with your cloud

    If you choose, your notes can sync using services you already trust like iCloud, OneDrive, or Google Drive, all through your PDF app.

    Long-term stability

    Because it's a standard, well-supported format rather than a proprietary app, your Bible remains usable even as devices and platforms change.

    The Embrace design

    Friendly, modern, approachable

    Embrace pairs sans-serif reading text with serif display headings. The pages are warm and spacious, with proportions tuned for comfortable reading on a tablet or phone. It feels like somewhere you want to stay.

    Offline

    No internet required

    Private

    No account or login

    Forever

    Yours to keep always

    Accurate

    From trusted Scripture

    Portable

    On any device

    Pure

    Just you and the Word