Faith Firsthand
Our mission

To put the gospel within the reach of everyone, everywhere.

The Word belongs to you. Faith Firsthand is a free, nondenominational app that puts the whole Bible in your hands, with plain-language help for the hard passages, a daily devotional, and search for the questions you actually bring.

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But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13 · WEB
Faith

Trusting God with what you can't see yet.

Hope

Expecting good, because of who he is.

Love

Patient, kind, and the greatest of the three.

“Too many people never make it past the first page — not because they aren't seeking, but because no one is there to say plainly what a passage means. Faith Firsthand closes that gap.”
— Our conviction
The Bridge

The verses people wonder about, said plainly.

Choose a question below. Read what the passage means, the story around it, and how you might explain it to a friend over coffee.

Passage

In the app, you can bring the Bridge any passage or question. It's built to run on servers Faith Firsthand operates, so what you ask stays with us and isn't sent to outside AI companies. These six are written examples.

Devotionals

Five quiet minutes with a well-loved verse.

Five sample devotionals on verses people read, highlight and share most often in Bible apps. Pick one to read.

Pray
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What's inside

Simple things, done with care.

The Full Bible

All 66 books, every chapter and verse, laid out for long reading on a phone. Browse by book and chapter or jump straight to a passage you know. Highlight the lines that speak to you, bookmark the places you keep coming back to, and add your own notes to any verse.

The Bridge

Bring any verse or passage and get a plain-language explanation, without theological jargon or denominational spin. Just what it means, said plainly.

Daily Devotionals

A short, honest reflection every day. Each one takes a single passage and sits with it: what it means, why it matters, and what it might look like to live it.

Scripture Search

Search every verse by word or phrase, so the line you remember from a sermon or a hard week takes seconds to find.

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Where things stand

Built carefully, one step at a time.

  1. Now

    Building

    Faith Firsthand is a nonprofit corporation, and the first version of the app is in development.

  2. Next

    Web app

    Open it in any phone browser and add it to your home screen. No store download needed.

  3. After that

    App Store & Google Play

    iPhone and Android versions follow once the web app is steady.

Giving

Free for everyone. Carried by people who give.

There's no subscription and nothing to unlock. The people who use Faith Firsthand never pay. The people who believe in it cover the cost of building and running it.

Online giving opens in November 2026. Leave your email and we'll let you know the day it does, along with launch news.

Every feature stays free.
No ads, ever.
Your reading and questions stay private.

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