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Free Bible reading and study app

The Bible, understood more deeply.

Translations, audio Bible, Hebrew and Greek interlinear, commentary, maps, people, sermons and an assistant — in one app for phone and computer. No account and no ads.

Runs in the browser at pochodnia.bible; works offline once translations are downloaded.

Pochodnia home screen on a phone: verse of the day and tools
Verse of the day card filling the phone screen
70+Bible translations
7interface languages
14,000Strong's lexicon entries
17,000commentary notes
6,120encyclopedia entries
1,278places on the maps

What Pochodnia does

From reading to study — in one place.

Every tool is one tap from the text: the word in the original, the lexicon entry, the place on the map, the person in the family tree.

Read

21 translations in 9 languages built in — King James, Berean Standard Bible, World English Bible, Luther, Reina-Valera, Polish Bibles and more — plus a library of 52 further translations to download with one click.

  • Up to four translations side by side
  • Bookmarks, highlights and notes on every verse
  • Verse of the day and reading plans
  • Works offline once translations are downloaded
John 3 in the Berean Standard Bible on a phone

Study

Hebrew and Greek interlinear, word by word, with Strong's numbers and morphology. Tap a verse to see the key words of the original, lexicon entries, commentary and cross-references.

  • Strong's lexicon: 14,000 entries with concordance
  • Commentary: about 17,000 notes and introductions to all 66 books
  • Bible encyclopedia: 6,120 entries
  • Greek text: Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus
Study panel for John 3:1: key words of the original and commentary

Maps and people

1,278 places on the maps, the journeys of Abraham, the Exodus, the journeys of Paul and a 3D view. Three thousand people with genealogies, family trees and a timeline.

  • Places from the chapter you are reading on one map
  • Journeys step by step
  • Churches of Revelation, tribes of Israel, Solomon's kingdom
Map of Paul's journey to Rome
David: parents, wives, children

Verse of the day

A different verse and a different picture every day — as a notification on your phone, an e-mail at the time you choose, or a calendar entry. Tap it and the whole chapter opens.

  • Notifications on iPhone and Android
  • Evening reminder to read
  • Verse image ready to share
Verse of the day filling the screen: 1 Corinthians 13:13

Read together

A home group, youth or the whole church: a shared reading plan, ✓ who has read, discussion of the passage and reminders. Members join for free, without an account.

  • Ready plans: the Gospels in 30 days, the whole Bible in a year and more
  • Invite with one link
  • The leader sees the group's progress
Reading group: day 1 of 30, who has read, discussion

Listen

Audio Bible with narration in 7 languages: English, Polish, German, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Chinese. Voice control: say “open John 3:16”.

Share

Verse images and short videos on a photo — for stories, posts and your messaging group. Your own photo or one from the library.

Prepare a sermon

Outlines with verses, private notes, print and PDF. In Plus: transcription of a sermon recording with verses detected automatically.

Films about the books

Short BibleProject films introducing every book of the Bible — available right at the chapter you are reading.

Pochodnia Plus

The basic Pochodnia is free and will stay free.

Plus keeps the app running and adds the features that cost money every time they are used:

  • Pochodnia Assistant — questions about the text, people and topics in plain language, answers with verse references
  • Sermon recording transcription with verse detection
  • Full photo and video library for verse images
  • Creating reading groups (members join for free)

Activate a Plus code in the app: Settings → Pochodnia Plus. The assistant can make mistakes — check the references in the Bible text.

Pochodnia Assistant answering “Who was Melchizedek?” with verse references

Who it is for

For readers, pastors, groups and publishers.

Pochodnia was made in Poland for people who want to understand Scripture more deeply — and for those who lead others.

Readers and students

Everything you need for daily reading and serious study — no fees, no account, no ads. On phone, tablet and computer.

Pastors and group leaders

Sermon outlines with verses and PDF, reading plans for your group with progress at a glance, verse images for announcements. We will gladly show Pochodnia to your church.

Publishers of translations and commentaries

Do you hold the rights to a translation, commentary or dictionary? Pochodnia can bring it to readers on terms we agree together.

Write to us:biuro@pochodnia.bible

Your data stays yours

No account and no ads. Your notes stay on your device, and sync between devices is encrypted with a code we never see.

Texts and data come from free sources — the full list with licences is in the app: About → Resources and licences.

Install

Add Pochodnia to your phone.

Pochodnia does not need an app store: open pochodnia.bible and add it to your home screen. It will work like a regular app, also offline.

iPhone and iPad

  1. Open pochodnia.bible in Safari.
  2. Tap the Share button (the square with an arrow pointing up).
  3. Choose Add to Home Screen and tap Add.
  4. Turn on verse notifications in the app: Settings → Daily verse.

Android

  1. Open pochodnia.bible in Chrome.
  2. Tap the ⋮ menu in the top right corner.
  3. Choose Add to Home screen or Install app.
  4. Confirm with Install.

Computer

  1. Open pochodnia.bible in Chrome or Edge.
  2. Click the install icon at the right end of the address bar (or menu → Install Pochodnia).
  3. Pochodnia opens in its own window, without the browser bar.

On the computer too

The same text, notes and plans on a big screen: four translations side by side, the study panel next to the verse, maps in 3D. Changes move between devices through encrypted sync.

Pochodnia on a computer: home screen with the verse of the day and tools

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