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Dig Deep into Your Favorite Translation with the FSB’s Study Notes!

The Faithlife Study Bible gives you so many options for better Bible study: three layers of study notes, a built-in Bible dictionary, 400 photos, videos, and infographics, Community Notes, group reading plans, and so much more. And now we’re giving away 2.5 million copies of the FSB—free for life!—so you and all of your friends can enjoy it.

Use the FSB’s notes with your favorite translation

The Holy BibleWe want to make Bible study as convenient as possible. To that end, we’ve made seven Bible translations available; you can integrate them right into your Faithlife Study Bible. We’ve even discounted a handful of the more popular translations:

To save on these translations, you’ll need to enter the coupon code Bibles at checkout. (If you click any of the links above, though, the coupon code drops into your cart automatically.) With many more translations to choose from, you’ll find the perfect Bible for your study needs.

Once you have your favorite Bible, setting it up as your default is easy!

1. Open your Faithlife Study Bible app and select the settings gear in the top right of your app. (Tapping your name on the title bar will work, too.)

Go to settings

2. Select Settings in the dropdown menu, and then hit Preferred Bible on the next page.

Go to preferred Bible

3. Tap your preferred Bible to make it your default.

Select your BIble

 

Browse the Bibles, pick your favorite, and start using it with your Faithlife Study Bible notes today!

*Note: although you purchase these Bibles through Logos.com, you’ll use your Faithlife credentials to check out, and each Bible still integrates seamlessly into your Faithlife Study Bible.

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Behind the Lexham English Bible

The Lexham English Bible is a translation dedicated to transparency, which makes it both an ideal second Bible and a go-to translation for comparing the original languages.

To achieve this transparency, a team of top scholars was assembled and given strict parameters: to hold fast to the flow of the original text while adding (and italicizing) English words only as needed to preserve meaning and clarity. The greatest challenge was not the translation work itself—in fact, the starting point was original language work Logos had previously commissioned—but keeping the end product clear and suitable for teaching, preaching, and Bible study. The Lexham English Bible proves it is possible to create a translation that is highly loyal to the original languages’ most likely meaning and intention while still being readable.

The most difficult issues in translating a project this size stem from creating consistency among translators’ methods and phrasing: it is obviously preferable for repeated phrases to be translated the same way wherever they appear. The Lexham English Bible is a well-documented project. The translators’ decisions are apparent because the translators annotated idioms, textual issues, and major translational issues throughout.

The LEB’s Old Testament needed special attention. If Greek flows easily into English, Hebrew and Aramaic trickle. Editorial work on the final translations ensured the text was clear.

Now complete, the Lexham English Bible is free and comes automatically with the Faithlife Study Bible. You can also download it separately at Logos.com.