About The Text Before Us
The Text Before Us creates clear Bible Passage Guides for people who want to understand the passage in front of them.
These guides are written for ordinary Bible readers, small group leaders, lay teachers, Sunday school teachers, busy pastors, and new believers who want help seeing what the text says without drowning in study tools.
Each Passage Guide walks through one passage at a time. It shows how the passage is built, explains the flow of thought in plain language, and helps readers use the passage faithfully with others.
The goal is simple:
Understand the passage in front of you.
The Text Before Us uses AI-assisted tools in the drafting and production process. These tools may assist with research organization, drafting support, formatting, workflow, and review. Every guide is human-led, reviewed, corrected, and approved before publication. Scripture is the authority, and final responsibility for each guide rests with human editorial oversight.
You can read more about the editorial process and standards here.