The Bible in Slow English for English language learners
Coming to a new country is scary when you can't communicate in schools, neighborhoods, the work place, the market place and in places of worship. Beginning language learners face a real challenge making sense of the spoken word.
"The Bible in Slow English” was created for beginning English language learners. It is best utilized as a companion to English lessons, or to a language learning app such as Duolingo. (Find a link to Duolingo below.) Opportunities to listen to spoken English abound, but audiobooks, newscasts, and podcasts are often spoken too rapidly for a beginning learner to understand, and the listener soon gives up.
With “the Bible in Slow English”, you will listen to English being read at a very slow pace, with the option to follow along with closed captions. Listening just 5 to 10 minutes a day to simple content spoken slowly and distinctly can lead to rapid improvement in listening skills.
Newcomers to the English language are often curious about learning about other cultures and religions as well. “The Bible in Slow English” is an opportunity to explore the Bible without bias or commentary, or anyone's agenda other than your own desire to "find out for myself."
If the Bible is new to you, click here for a brief introduction to it's structure.
Listen to the Bible chapter by chapter
Readings are from the World English Bible. (WEB)
A new chapter is added every weekday.
Matthew is the first book of the New Testament. You may wish to start your listening practice with Matthew chapter 1. Every podcast will give you the link to the next chapter.
Genesis is the first book of the Bible, and the first book of the Old Testament. You can start your listening practice with Genesis chapter 1. Every podcast will give you the link to the next chapter.
You also have the option of listening to any chapter that we have already posted:
Search by book and chapter in the order they appear in the Bible
Search by book and chapter in alphabetical order.
Bible Shorts
These are select passages of the Bible that can be listened to in less than a minute.
A new Bible Short is added every Saturday and Sunday.
Find all our Bible Shorts categorized by Book of the Bible here:
Or listen to new Bible Shorts uploaded every Saturday and Sunday:
Read the Bible on line in any language
Use Bible Gateway to find the written text for a chapter, verse, or passage in English or in your own language:
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For as rain and snow fall from the heavens
and return not again, but water the earth,
Bringing forth life and giving growth,
seed for sowing and bread for eating,
So is my word that goes forth from my mouth;
it will not return to me empty;
But it will accomplish that which I have purposed,
and prosper in that for which I sent it.