Berea
"Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true."
A complete Scripture study platform with 60 Bible translations, Strong's concordance, cross-references, and 10 Bible dictionaries.
60 Translations
From KJV to Telugu, access Scripture in 35+ languages including ancient Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.
393,828 Cross-References
Discover connections between passages across the entire Bible.
10 Dictionaries
Easton's, Smith's, Nave's Topical, Strong's Concordance, and more.
Projector Ready
Large configurable fonts, fullscreen mode, and clean presentation for church and study groups.
Select a Book
Or type a reference above
Cross References
Universal Search
Search across Bibles, dictionaries, and Strong's concordance
Enter a word or phrase to search
Dictionaries, Lexicons & Strong's
Browse
Select a letter to browse dictionary entries
About Berea
Named after the Bereans of Acts 17:11, Berea is a complete Scripture study platform designed for deep engagement with God's Word.
What is Berea?
Berea is a self-contained Bible service providing instant access to 60 Bible translations, Strong's Hebrew and Greek concordance, 393,828 cross-references, and 10 comprehensive Bible dictionaries. All data is embedded in a single optimized package for lightning-fast response times.
Features
- 60 Bible Translations — Including KJV, ASV, WEB, and translations in 35+ languages
- Strong's Concordance — 8,674 Hebrew and 5,523 Greek word definitions
- Cross-References — 393,828 connections between related passages
- 10 Bible Dictionaries — Easton's, Smith's, Nave's Topical, and more
- Projector Mode — Large fonts, fullscreen, configurable display for presentations
- Self-Hosted — Run on your own server or intranet for complete data control
Available Languages
Major Languages: English (KJV, ASV, WEB), Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese
Ancient Languages: Latin (Vulgate), Hebrew (Leningrad Codex), Greek
And 20+ more including Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Thai, Vietnamese, and others.
About Publifye
Berea is developed by Publifye AS, a Norwegian technology company specializing in publishing tools, digital infrastructure, and AI-powered services.
Publifye operates a comprehensive ecosystem of services including:
- PageFlix & BibleRead — iOS reading applications
- Publishing Infrastructure — ISBN services, book metadata, and distribution
- Developer Tools — MCP servers, documentation systems, and DevOps tools
- AI Integration — Tools that work seamlessly with AI assistants like Claude
Publifye AS
Levanger, Norway
publifye.com
Technical Details
Berea is a high-performance Go service with all Bible data embedded using MessagePack compression. The complete dataset — 60 translations, 2+ million verses, concordances, and 10 dictionaries — fits in a 111MB binary with ~300MB runtime memory.
Performance: Sub-millisecond lookups, 50,000+ requests/second, single instance
API: RESTful HTTP + MCP (Model Context Protocol) for AI integration
Deployment: Docker Swarm — or run standalone with zero dependencies
This UI: Pure HTML, CSS, JavaScript — no build tools required
MCP Protocol & Integration
Berea exposes a full MCP (Model Context Protocol) interface, allowing AI assistants like Claude to query scripture, search verses, lookup Strong's concordance entries, and access dictionary definitions directly. Developers can integrate Berea into automated workflows, chatbots, or study tools via the same API.
Self-Hosted Deployment
Churches, seminaries, and organizations can run Berea on their own infrastructure. With no external database required and O(1) indexed access, a single instance handles 100,000+ concurrent readers. Deploy via Docker, systemd, or run the binary directly — all data is embedded, so there's nothing else to configure.
For Churches
Berea is free to use. Want custom branding for your church? Contact us.