The Bible Made Plain
Understand what the Bible
actually means.
Plain-language explanation. Historical context. Real-world application. Study questions built for conversation.
For the person in the pew who wants to go deeper - not the seminary student who already knows Greek.
Three inputs. One complete study.
Tell WordDecoder what you want to study, your church background, and your goal - and it builds the full study in seconds.
Topic or passage
Enter a Bible verse, a chapter, or a topic you want to understand - forgiveness, prayer, the resurrection, anything.
Your denomination
Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, non-denominational - WordDecoder tailors the translation and framework to your tradition.
Your goal
Personal devotion, small group discussion, or a multi-week series. The output is built for how you plan to use it.
What every study includes
Everything a small group leader used to spend hours preparing.
The passage in your translation
NIV, ESV, KJV, NABRE, and more - based on your denomination.
Plain-language explanation
What the passage actually means, written for someone who has never studied theology.
Historical and cultural context
Who wrote it, to whom, when, and what was happening in the world at the time.
Real-world application
How this passage applies to your actual life right now - not an abstract spiritual principle.
Discussion questions
3 to 4 questions built for conversation - honest, open-ended, and appropriate for a group setting.
Session continuity
Flag a question from your group and WordDecoder automatically seeds the next study from it.
For small group leaders
Meeting on the Mount
Create a study. Share a 6-character session code. Your whole group joins on their own device - no app download, no account required for participants.
You control the pace. Members can submit questions in real time - even anonymously. You answer now or flag it for the next session.
Anyone who misses the live session can catch up later using the same code.
Start a free sessionLeader creates study
John 3:16 - Personal Devotion
Non-denominational · NIV
Session code
MTM4A7
Participants joined
14
Anonymous question
"If God loves everyone, why do bad things still happen to good people?"
Simple, honest pricing
Start free. Upgrade when your group is ready.
Individual
$4.99/mo
Unlimited solo study
- ✓ Unlimited studies
- ✓ All translations
- ✓ PDF/print export
- ✓ Save unlimited
Leader
$9.99/mo
Host group sessions
- ✓ Everything in Individual
- ✓ Meeting on the Mount
- ✓ Live Q&A + anonymous questions
- ✓ Series tracking
- ✓ Catch-up mode for members
Church Small
$29/mo
Up to 3 active groups
- ✓ Everything in Leader
- ✓ Up to 3 simultaneous groups
- ✓ Multiple group leaders
Church Full
$79/mo
Unlimited groups + pastor dashboard
✓ Everything in Church Small
✓ Unlimited active groups
✓ Pastor oversight dashboard
✓ Congregational Pulse (trending topics)
✓ Sermon-Sync (upload sermon, generate group study)
✓ Custom church branding
The complete ecosystem
Pastor on Saturday. Congregation on Tuesday.
WordDecoder is the companion to SermonPrep. The pastor uses SermonPrep to build the Sunday message. WordDecoder's Sermon-Sync turns that sermon into a small group study guide for every active group in the church - automatically.
See SermonPrep →