Scripture in inEden. YouVersion first, BSB growing in-app
On Faith, the verse under tonight's cover is the citation from that day's body. Tap it and we open YouVersion at that passage. We're also bundling the Berean Standard Bible (BSB) in-app in stages so offline reading doesn't depend on a network, through the Bible reader for the chapters that have shipped.
YouVersion deep links (primary at launch)
Tap the quoted verse on Faith (the line plus the citation, one tap). That opens the YouVersion app or website at the same passage. The link is NIV; if you have YouVersion installed with a different default, YouVersion honors that.
If you don't have YouVersion installed, the same tap opens bible.com in Safari.
We chose YouVersion as the primary reader because no single bundled translation is the right answer for every member, and YouVersion is where most women already read.
The in-app BSB reader (partial at launch, expanding)
The bundled Bible is the Berean Standard Bible (BSB), a modern, scholarly translation under Creative Commons BY-SA. At launch, a starter set of chapters ships in the app (including John 3 and Psalm 23); we expand toward the full text over time.
What works in the in-app reader today:
- Chapter reading for bundled passages. Swipe forward or back within what's installed.
- Verse-level highlighting and saving where the chapter is available.
- Open in YouVersion on every verse view, your escape hatch to any translation.
What's coming as we bundle more BSB text:
- Full 66-book offline reading (~5 MB total).
- Full-text search across the whole Bible.
- Tap-to-define for older theological terms in plain English.
Why BSB and not NIV by default?
Licensing. NIV, ESV, NLT, and most modern translations charge real licensing fees and limit how text can be displayed in apps. BSB is published under terms that allow free distribution.
Quality. BSB is a modern, accurate evangelical-tradition translation, not a fringe paraphrase.
Choice. YouVersion handles the translation you actually prefer; BSB gives us a zero-cost in-app path we're growing deliberately.
How devotionals link to verses
On Faith, the quoted line and citation under the cover are tappable together. That opens YouVersion at the passage cited in the body. If the parse cannot find a citation, the verse block is omitted and the full body still reads.
Founder-authored devotionals follow the same body-citation pattern when they use the seed format ("quoted line." Book Chapter:Verse (BSB)).
Reading plans
We don't have native reading plans inside inEden at v1. YouVersion's reading plans are excellent, free, and where most members already track theirs.
Saved verses
Where the in-app reader is available, long-pressing a verse adds it to your Saved verses list in Library. Saved verses sync across your devices and stay private. You can optionally surface a pinned verse on your profile (Settings → Profile → Pinned verse).