Scripture-first Bible study
How do you know the Bible actually says what you have been told it says?
1440 Bible helps you test biblical claims against Scripture, read passages in their full context, compare Scripture with Scripture, and investigate the Hebrew and Greek behind the KJV without having AI write the doctrine for you.
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Scripture first. Context preserved. No AI-written doctrine.
Don't take our word for it. Test the question.
This is a saved example of how 1440 behaves, using the King James text exactly as it appears in the reader.
The question
Does the Bible say God helps those who help themselves?
What 1440 says first
No clear passage directly teaches that statement.
Here are Scriptures related to personal responsibility, dependence on God, diligence and God's help, so you can investigate the idea in context.
- Proverbs 6:6-8Diligence
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10Personal responsibility
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
- Psalm 121:1-2Where help comes from
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.
- Proverbs 3:5-6Dependence on God
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
- John 15:5Dependence on Christ
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
1440 doesn't force Scripture to agree with the question you asked.
Ask your own questionA verse isn't the whole argument.
Isolated
13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:13
In context
11Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 12I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Philippians 4:11-13
1440 helps you move from the verse someone quoted to the argument the biblical writer was making.
Read Scripture in contextBible information isn't scarce anymore
You can find thousands of commentaries, videos, devotionals, sermons, AI answers, articles and opinions about almost any passage of Scripture. The harder question is this.
Can I examine what Scripture actually says before someone else tells me what to conclude?
That is what 1440 Bible was built to help you do.
Investigate a QuestionStart with Scripture before starting with someone's answer
Typical Bible research
- Question
- Search engine
- Article, commentary, video or AI answer
- Someone else's conclusion
- Supporting verses
1440 Bible
- Question
- Relevant Scripture
- Context
- Related passages
- Original language investigation when needed
- Your observations
- Your conclusion
1440 does not remove teachers, pastors, scholars or commentaries from Christian study. It simply helps Scripture remain the starting point.
One question can become an entire study
- Step 1AskAsk a real biblical question, such as what Scripture teaches about forgiveness.
- Step 2FindFind the King James passages most relevant to the question, every reference checked against the text.
- Step 3Read in contextOpen the surrounding passage or the whole chapter instead of stopping at an isolated verse.
- Step 4InvestigateCompare related Scriptures and inspect the Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek word when the English raises another question.
- Step 5ObserveWrite down what you notice, rather than receiving a generated conclusion.
- Step 6BuildOrganize the Scriptures into a structured study you can work through.
- Step 7SaveKeep the research in the Study Vault so tomorrow continues where today ended.
- Step 8TeachCarry your own research and notes into sermon or teaching preparation.
1440 helps carry the research forward without taking ownership of the conclusion away from you.
Go deeper when the English raises another question
See the Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek behind a King James word, examine how the word is used elsewhere, and bring that evidence back into the passage you are studying.
Every word, in the original
John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Tap any word above for its lexicon entry, its grammar, and every other place it appears in Scripture.
The tools, and what each one is for
Questions
Ask a biblical question or test a claim, and get the King James passages that bear on it, with enough context to begin investigating yourself.
Topics
Gather the chapters that speak to a subject, so a topical study starts with the text rather than a summary of it.
Compare Scripture
Let Scripture provide more Scripture. Place passages beside each other and follow a theme across the Bible.
Original languages
Go deeper when the English raises another question. See the Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek behind a King James word and how it is used elsewhere.
Study Builder
Build the study without having the study written for you. Scripture and open questions, never a conclusion handed to you.
Vault and Notes
Do not lose what you discovered. Questions, passages, word studies and observations stay together.
My Sermon
Your study, your notes, your sermon. Bring what you have already examined into preparation without handing the message to a writer.
Topic study
Search any subject in Scripture
Finances, holiness, food, obedience, every KJV verse on the subject, grouped by chapter so you always read it in context.
Start with
1440 doesn't need to be everything
It isn't a commentary library, it isn't an AI theologian, and it isn't trying to replace your pastor or teachers. Every feature serves one goal, helping you investigate Scripture more faithfully.
Why 1440 existsScripture-first investigation
Ask. Find. Read. Compare. Investigate. Study. Save. Teach.
1440 Bible gives you a connected workspace for moving through that process without turning software into the final authority over what the Bible says.
Old Testament
New Testament
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