diff --git a/src/ui/app.ts b/src/ui/app.ts
index 0f61a7f..e01f6f6 100644
--- a/src/ui/app.ts
+++ b/src/ui/app.ts
@@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ export class App {
         const biblePassage = bp[3] || '';
         let bibleVersion: string;
         if (!versionSpec) {
-          bibleVersion = this.resolveBibleVersion(this.settings.defaultBibleVersion, lang);
+          const lastVersion = localStorage.getItem('ponomar-last-bible-version');
+          bibleVersion = lastVersion || this.resolveBibleVersion(this.settings.defaultBibleVersion, lang);
         } else if (versionSpec.includes('~')) {
           // Format: lang~short e.g. "en~kjv" → "en/bible/kjv"
           const [vl, vs] = versionSpec.split('~');
diff --git a/src/ui/bible-view.ts b/src/ui/bible-view.ts
index 73d58ca..e156f0b 100644
--- a/src/ui/bible-view.ts
+++ b/src/ui/bible-view.ts
@@ -298,5 +298,6 @@ export class BibleView {
     }
 
     saveBibleState(this.currentVersion, this.currentBook, this.currentPassage);
+    localStorage.setItem('ponomar-last-bible-version', this.currentVersion);
   }
 }
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diff --git a/src/ui/settings-view.ts b/src/ui/settings-view.ts
index 4c13a5f..ae15fad 100644
--- a/src/ui/settings-view.ts
+++ b/src/ui/settings-view.ts
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ function defaultBibleForLanguage(lang: string): string {
   return map[lang] || 'kjv';
 }
 
-const LANG_LABELS: Record<string, string> = {
-  en: 'English', ru: 'Русский', cu: 'Церковнославянский',
-  el: 'Ἑλληνικά', fr: 'Français', la: 'Latina',
-  zh: '中文', ar: 'العربية',
-};
-
 function versionPriority(lang: string, userLang: string): number {
   if (lang === userLang) return 0;
   if ((userLang === 'ru' || userLang === 'cu') && (lang === 'ru' || lang === 'cu')) return 1;
@@ -339,26 +333,15 @@ export class SettingsView {
           return pa - pb || a.name.localeCompare(b.name);
         });
 
-        // Group by language
-        const groups: Record<string, any[]> = {};
-        for (const v of versions) {
-          if (!groups[v.language]) groups[v.language] = [];
-          groups[v.language].push(v);
-        }
-
-        // Build optgroups in priority order
-        const orderedLangs = [...new Set(versions.map((v: any) => v.language))] as string[];
+        // Build options in priority order
         const select = document.getElementById('default-bible') as HTMLSelectElement;
         if (select) {
-          select.innerHTML = orderedLangs.map((lang: string) => {
-            const items = groups[lang];
-            return `<optgroup label="${LANG_LABELS[lang] || lang}">${items.map((v: any) => {
+          select.innerHTML = versions.map((v: any) => {
               const shortId = v.id.split('/').pop();
               const size = OfflineManager.getBibleSize(v.id);
               const comment = size ? ` (${size})` : '';
               return `<option value="${shortId}" ${this.settings.defaultBibleVersion === shortId ? 'selected' : ''}>${v.name}${comment}</option>`;
-            }).join('')}</optgroup>`;
-          }).join('');
+            }).join('');
         }
       } catch {}
     })();