Ever wished you could quickly look up a verse while on the road, at work, or wherever? If you’re the owner of a (reasonably new) cell phone, there’s no reason to ever be stuck without a Bible. Jolon’s ‘Go Bible’ is a fully searchable, bookmarkable mobile Java app which you can download for free and install on your phone without too much hassle.

Here’s how:

1. Pick a translation. The Go Bible site has the King James Version and lots of other languages. Try this page for the modern language (easier to read!) Revised Standard Version, or one in Afrikaans.
2. Download the zip file and uncompress it to a temporary location.
3. Copy the installation files onto your phone, using infra-red, bluetooth or your data cable.
4. Locate the .jar / .jad file using your phone’s file manager and select ‘Install’. That’s it!

I was able to get it working on my Sony Ericsson quite easily. YMMV (your mileage may vary) so if you get stuck, drop a comment and we’ll try help you figure it out.

Thanks, Bruce the Moose!

Posted by topher on Wednesday, August 16th, 2006 at 14:50 and is filed under Tech. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.