echoes of redemption | steven dilla

There are a few tools I use nearly every time I study Scripture. I like them because they’re insightful, easy to access and (best of all) free.

• YouVersion. I always start with different translations and YouVersion has done a great job of brining them together in a modern, easy to use way. Big plusses here: I can link back to my talks/blogs/videos and ease of use.
• StudyLight’s Interlinear Study Bible. Although Bible colleges and seminaries snub using an interlinear Bible, it’s a great way to get a fast glance at the words and their meanings in a passage. For me this is a starting point before I break out the concordances, lexicons and original text. Plusses here are fast reference and easy to follow links.
• NET Bible. So you’re looking for a little more information on a passage and don’t want to go to 15 sources? Look no further. The NET Bible is a theological gold mine for context, culture, syntax and all the hot issues highlighted for a particular passage. Plusses are quantity of information, simplicity in layout and downloadable version.
• Dr. Constable’s Bible Commentary. This may be the best theological deal on the internet. Decades worth of study, and the entire content of over a dozen seminary classes, Dr. Constable’s commentary lays out each book in standard outline form and gives insight into how it relates to the rest of Scripture. Plusses are downloadable PDF (read: searchable) format, updated every year, seriously is the exact same content Dr. Constable teaches at Dallas Seminary each year and you don’t have to drop $350 a credit hour to get it.