Bishop: The SWORD Project for

Name: Bishop: The SWORD Project for
Rating: 4.1666665 (314 reviews)
Author: CrossWire Bible Society, Software Development Team

By: CrossWire Bible Society, Software Development Team App

Bible Research Tool, The SWORD Project for Android, from CrossWire Bible Society

Overview

Google Play Store

Downloads

77,399 ▲ 39

Data as of 2026-10-06

Rating:

4.17

(314)

Version:

1.7.902

Last updated: 2024-07-10

Ranking

#250,737 ▼ 906

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Bishop is a comprehensive Bible research application designed for Android devices, leveraging the extensive resources of The SWORD Project by the CrossWire Bible Society. With access to over 2000 Bibles, commentaries, lexica, and more, Bishop supports study in numerous languages including Afrikaans, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Italiano, Português, Slovenščina, and Tok Pisin.

Unique features include advanced tools for ancient New Testament manuscript research through integration with the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room provided by the Institute for New Testament Text Research. Bishop offers a vast collection of biblical texts, many freely available, including popular versions like the NASB and scholarly texts like the Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament (NA28). The app promotes open access to biblical resources, encouraging contributions and collaboration within the community. Bishop is ideal for scholars, clergy, and anyone interested in in-depth Bible study and research.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education

By:

CrossWire Bible Society, Software Development Team

Downloads:

77,399 39

Rating:

4.17

(314)

Version:

1.7.902 Last updated: 2024-07-10

Version code:

11602

Creation date:

2018-02-27

Publisher country:

Size:

22.19MB

Email:

su*****@crosswire.org

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-10-06

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Developed by:: CrossWire Bible Society, Software Development Team
Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.crosswire.bishop
Email:: su*****@crosswire.org
Website:: https://crosswire.org

User Reviews

Bishop: The SWORD Project for Android is praised for its extensive module support, verse study features, and textual criticism tools, making it a powerful resource for Bible study. However, users report frequent crashes, unintuitive navigation, and problems with module management, especially after updates. Resource re-downloading and trouble accessing certain book types are common issues. Despite its complexities, it remains a favored open-source study tool among more experienced users.

Pros

Supports many modules familiar from desktop Sword Project, including Bibles, commentaries, word studies, and devotionals.
Offers powerful tools for verse study, textual criticism, and manuscript evidence, with features like side-by-side comparisons and Strong's dictionaries integration.
Mostly stable and functional on various Android versions once permissions are properly set.
Open source and highly customizable, appealing to advanced users and enthusiasts.
Good visual layout that supports deep Bible study and learning.

Cons

App frequently crashes or fails to open, especially after downloading certain modules or after updates.
Navigation and user interface are confusing and unintuitive for many users, with recent updates making the UI less convenient.
Modules sometimes fail to load or show as not installed despite downloading, requiring manual fixes or reinstallation.
The app often requests to re-download the same resources at startup, causing delays and frustration.
Lack of adequate support for certain module types like 'General Books' and difficulty accessing downloaded material.

Recent reviews

Overall I enjoy using this app. The "search" can maybe be tweaked a little bit to allow search in specific books, or even between old and new testament. When typing a phrase I am looking for, it takes me to unnecessary texts that contain some of the words in my sentence or phrase. But, as I stated... Overall, I love this app.

Ge***** 2026-06-28

bishop is no where near the usability or stability of the SWORD project apps on iOS or Linux. Selecting text suddenly goes to selecting all when scrolling, the commentary assistant should be ditched and just allow for selecting the commentary just like selecting a Bible revision. I've always enjoyed the SWORD projects work until bishop.