refer to myHolyBible.apk SpannableString ss = new SpannableString(bodyText); ss.setSpan(new keywordSpan(keywords[i], keywordV[i]), keywordF[i], keywordT[i], Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE); ss.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(verseColorFore), verseF[i], verseT[i], Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE); ss.setSpan(new StyleSpan(BOLD), verseF[i], verseT[i], Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE); ss.setSp..