Start here, not in Leviticus
David and Goliath. Jonah. The Good Samaritan. Jesus on the water. Creation. Easter.
David & Goliath
1 Samuel 17
Jonah & the Whale
Jonah 1-4
The Good Samaritan
Luke 10:25-37
Jesus Walks on Water
Matthew 14:22-33
Jesus Stops a Storm
Mark 4:35-41
The Creation
Genesis 1-2
The Birth of Jesus
Luke 2:1-20
The Resurrection
Matthew 28:1-10Hear them before you pick a translation
Download Bible Tea. Five-minute stories. When you want the verses themselves, any readable translation works — NLT, NIV, a Spanish Reina-Valera. The stories come first.
How to start the Bible if you have never read it
“What Bible should a beginner read?” is the wrong first question. The first question is which story. Genesis 1. David and Goliath. Jonah. The Good Samaritan. The storm. Christmas. Easter. That is the spine. Law codes and genealogies can wait.
Bible Tea is built for that order: short audio retellings, tied to the passage, in a voice that does not assume you already know the names. There is a companion in the app if you want to ask what it means. There is a verse widget when you want one line on your home screen.
This is not a kids’ Beginner’s Bible picture book. It is the actual stories, told so a grown beginner can follow them.
If you are just starting
What Bible should I read as a beginner?
A readable one — NLT or NIV in English, Reina-Valera if you want Spanish. But start with the stories, not a cover-to-cover plan. Bible Tea tells those stories as audio so the book is not a wall of names.
Where should a beginner start in the Bible?
The Gospels (Mark is short), or the big narratives: Creation, David, Jonah, Jesus calming the storm, the Good Samaritan, the Resurrection. Those are on this site and in the app.
Is this a Bible for kids?
No. It is for people who never got the stories, or who got them only as children and want them back as adults.
Do I need to know the Bible already?
No. Each story names the people and the passage. You can listen cold.
Is Bible Tea a translation?
No. It is a retelling of the narrative, faithful to the passage. Read the verses in whatever translation you like after.
Start with one story
Download Bible Tea. David. Jonah. The Samaritan. You will know more tonight than you did this morning.