“Jesus said to Simon…”
Bible with Original NamesBible reading app
Familiar Scripture. Older names restored.
Read the text with
the names in view.
Bible with Original Names is a focused mobile reader built around The Way Version. It keeps older source-language names visible—Yeshua, YHWH, Elohim, Ruach, Shimon, Yochanan and others—so readers can encounter familiar passages with more of their linguistic setting intact.
A reading experience for people who are curious about the names, language and context that can disappear when Scripture becomes familiar English.
Names, language and context kept visible.
YeshuaThe familiar English name Jesus shown in an older Semitic form.
YHWH + ElohimNames and source-language terms kept visible rather than flattened into generic English labels.
Readable by designA modern mobile reader first—not a dense academic reference tool.
What changes when the names return?
Small wording choices can change how a passage feels.
This app is intentionally simple: read Scripture, notice the restored names and keep going. You do not need to know Hebrew, Aramaic or Greek to see that the people and divine names in the text came from a world before English.
“Yeshua said to Shimon…”
Jesus → Yeshua
LORD → YHWH
God → Elohim
Spirit → Ruach
James → Ya'akov
John → Yochanan
Simon → Shimon
Based on The Way Version
More of the original texture, without making the reading harder.
The Way Version revisits biblical language through early textual sources and translation history, with particular attention to names, source-language details and meanings that can become invisible in familiar English.
- Read with names such as Yeshua, YHWH, Elohim, Ruach, Ya'akov, Yochanan and Shimon retained in the text.
- Keep the experience centered on reading rather than interrupting every verse with commentary.
- See wording in a contemporary layout designed for phones and everyday reading.
- Explore the wider translation project and methodology at TheWayVersion.com when you want deeper context.
Transliteration and translation involve scholarly choices, and different traditions may represent ancient names differently. The app presents the editorial choices used by The Way Version.
A look inside
Built to keep you in the text.
The app uses a clean mobile reading layout so the names and wording can stand out without the interface competing with them. These product screens may change before release.
Coming soon
Read the names. Notice the difference.
Bible with Original Names is being prepared for iPhone and Android. Store links will be added here when the mobile releases are available.