The best red-letter Bible app for reading the words of Jesus

Choose a Bible reader that marks Jesus' speech in red.

You may want to follow a conversation in a Gospel without losing track of who is speaking. A red-letter edition gives Jesus' speech a distinct colour within the passage. That visual cue can guide your attention while you read the surrounding account.

These four apps approach that reading task with different extras, from audio to personal notes. Consider how you prefer to read before choosing. The red text still belongs within a chapter: pause over the questions, actions and responses around it, rather than collecting coloured sentences on their own.

Four readers with a red-letter edition

1. KJV Bible, King James Version

Igor Apps lists an offline KJV reader with red-letter formatting. It also marks translator additions through italics. Those are separate visual signals, so give yourself time to notice which one you are following. For a first session, choose a short conversation and read through it before returning to a particular sentence.

The listing includes audio, highlights and reading plans. You could use a highlight to mark a passage for another session, keeping your own selection distinct from the edition's red lettering. The linked edition is Android only; an iPhone counterpart was not confirmed. The app carries adverts and offers purchases within it.

Advantages:

• Red-letter KJV text
• Italics distinguish translator additions
• Audio accompanies the reader

2. KJV Bible Audio (Red Letter)

Ravindhiran Anand's listing describes a KJV red-letter edition for iPhone and iPad. Among these four choices, this is the one with a confirmed Apple listing. It supports offline reading. For audio, the listing describes an online option and mentions a 'speech to text' service for listening without a connection. Keep that distinction in mind if listening is part of your plan.

Font choice, text size and brightness can be adjusted. Settle those controls before beginning a longer passage, then check whether the lettering remains comfortable to follow. Bookmarks and coloured highlights are also listed. This selection links the App Store edition for iPhone and iPad; no Android counterpart was confirmed. The app contains adverts, with optional in-app purchases that remove them.

Advantages:

• iPhone and iPad compatibility
• Adjustable text and brightness
• Bookmarks for a return visit

3. Red Letter KJV Bible

Oly Bible describes a KJV reader that displays Jesus' speech in red. Its My Library area brings together saved favourites, written notes and highlights. That combination gives you somewhere to record a question about a conversation without treating your note as part of the biblical text.

The description also includes audio, daily verse reminders and controls for the font and text colour. When choosing a colour, check a passage containing speech to see how the red lettering appears alongside the rest. The download linked here is Android only, with no matching iPhone edition confirmed. Its page declares adverts and purchases within the app. These are listing features, rather than results from hands-on testing.

Advantages:

• Jesus' words displayed in red
• Notes collected in My Library
• Font and colour controls

4. King James Version Bible KJV

The petraapps reader lists KJV alongside World English Bible and American Standard Version. Its description includes red-letter text, saved notes and the ability to resume at the last verse. For this reading purpose, begin with KJV and follow a complete exchange before deciding where to leave your next starting point.

Plans concerning Jesus' life are another listed option. Review the plan's scope rather than assuming it will arrange Gospel accounts for you. Text size, typeface and line spacing can also be changed. This linked download is Android only; an iPhone equivalent was not confirmed. Adverts and optional purchases remain part of the offering. Premium includes access to every reading plan and removal of adverts.

Advantages:

• KJV among three named versions
• Resume at the last verse
• Adjustable spacing for reading

Choose around the passage you want to read

Start with your device, then decide which extra matters: listening, writing a question or returning to a saved place. Compare those needs with the features described for each reader. A longer list of tools does not determine how closely you will read a conversation. Leave room to pause and consider the whole exchange.

Before settling on an app, inspect its red-letter display on your screen and review any purchase conditions. During reading, ask who has spoken, who is listening and what happens next. Keep the surrounding narration in view. Colour can direct attention, while the passage supplies the setting needed to understand the speech.