ESV.org VS Xiphos

If you want one for free go to esv.org. I believe you can access their global commentary for free without even signing up. If you sign up you get 30 days and will have access to several commentaries. Source: about 1 year ago

I know no reason not to trust what they've illustrated, however I'm also not a fan of having to sign up to see things (but I already had a free account with esv.org because I have a physical copy of their ESV Study Bible). So, if you're unwilling to sign up for that to see them, then reply and I'll happily find the various images through a bunch of google searches for you. Source: about 2 years ago

Like you, I've been eSword basically since day 1, and I still use it every week! It has everything that I want, it runs well on any computer that I have, and even their app is decent. I also like having my library accessible anywhere, so in addition to eSword (and physical books) I will occasionally buy reference books for kindle, and I really like having the ESV Study Bible with me everywhere I go through esv.org... Source: about 2 years ago

The other tool I use a lot is Xiphos, which works natively on Linux and is available from the software repo for my Linux distro (Ubuntu). It isn't as powerful as theWord, but it also has a nice and large module repository and is quite comfortable to use for me. Source: about 1 year ago

Xiphos is a Bible study tool written for Linux, UNIX, and Windows using GTK, offering a rich and featureful environment for reading, study, and research using modules from The SWORD Project and elsewhere. It is open-source software, and available free-of-charge to all. Software can be found at: https://xiphos.org/. Source: over 1 year ago

Note that there's also the "KJVAE (King James Version, American Edition)", that one's different. And I'm actually having a hard time finding a site I trust that has the original AKJV online, so I don't have a link. However, it is available as a module for theWord Bible Software, as well as for Bible software that uses the SWORD module library (like Xiphos and the Bishop mobile app). Source: almost 2 years ago

If you're in the US or some other equally free nation, then you can go straight for the Bible. I would hop on Blue Letter Bible for starters. If you decide to go into in-depth study, theWord and e-Sword would be what I would spring for next. Note that those work on Windows - if you're on a Mac, Eloquent should work - I've never used it, but it looks nice. And if you're a Linux user, Xiphos should have you covered. Source: about 2 years ago

The only downside to this approach is that, while theWord is free, the NASB module is somewhat pricey. However, there's so many other translations in there for free, so you should be able to find something to fit your needs. If you're looking for a free NASB, you can use Xiphos. The NASB is in the "Lockman Foundation" module repository. That way, you can put Xiphos on one side of the screen, put theWord on the... Source: about 2 years ago