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Bishop: The SWORD Project for

Bible Research Tool, The SWORD Project for Android, from CrossWire Bible Society

CrossWire Bible Society, Software Development Team · org.crosswire.bishop

Not rated yet 50K+ downloads v1.7.902 22.2 MB Android 5.0+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version
v1.7.902 (11602)
Updated
Sep 25, 2026 (13 days ago)
APK size
22.2 MB
Requires
Android 5.0+ (API 21)
CPU support
x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit, ARM 64-bit
Category
Education (app)
Listed since
Jul 29, 2021 (at least)
Permissions
5 (2 sensitive)
Website
crosswire.org
Developer contact
[email protected]
Privacy
Developer's privacy policy

About this APK

Bishop: The SWORD Project for is an app by CrossWire Bible Society, Software Development Team in the Education category, listed since at least July 2021. It includes native code for x86 32-bit, x86 64-bit, ARM 32-bit and ARM 64-bit, so it runs on practically every phone.

It asks for 5 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: read shared storage and modify shared storage.

What's new in v1.7.902

Modified Language Assist view mode for stability on older phones.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

Bishop is a Bible research application which works with the vast library of resources (2000+ Bibles, commentaries, lexica, and more) published for use with The SWORD Project from the CrossWire Bible Society. Unique tools include ancient New Testament manuscript research utilizing the New Testament Virtual Manuscript Room resources from the Institute for New Testament Text Research. The application is available in: Afrikaans, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, Italiano, Português, Slovenščina, Tok Pisin Bibles are available in hundreds of languages. CrossWire desires to make available as many resources as we are able. These include Bibles and commentaries out of copyright. Many modern Bible publishers have also graciously allowed CrossWire to make their Bibles freely available for use with our software, including the Lockman Foundation's New American Standard Bible (NASB). Finally, a small number of publishers directly offer their texts for use with our software for a small fee, including the German Bible Society's Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament (NA28). By far, the vast majority of Bibles, commentaries, lexica/dictionaries, daily devotionals, etc., available for our tools are free and CrossWire never charges for our software tools or resources. If you have a text for which you control the permissions or you know of a text which is currently not available, and you would like this resource to be available for use within our software, please send an email to our modules team at: [email protected]

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Signature matches the Google Play version Checked by the source store on Sep 25, 2026.
  • Certificate from Google Play App Signing Google keeps the signing key for the developer, so the certificate carries Google's name.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Sep 25, 2026
  • Validated against Google Play Sep 25, 2026
  • Signed byCN=Android, OU=Android, O=Google Inc., L=Mountain View, ST=California, C=US
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)EA:A7:61:A1:73:A4:8D:88:E9:F1:4C:BD:06:D6:1D:66:87:19:ED:8F
  • File MD5e4e2f80138bf7e1b5ae9a1571848a629
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (5)

Bishop: The SWORD Project for requests 5 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

Bishop: The SWORD Project for APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Yes, if your installed copy is older. It is signed like the Google Play version, so Android installs it as an update and keeps your data.

Is the Bishop: The SWORD Project for APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. Its signature matches the Google Play version. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is e4e2f80138bf7e1b5ae9a1571848a629.

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