diff --git a/src/colossiansStudy.tsx b/src/colossiansStudy.tsx
index 96531ac..f29afcf 100644
--- a/src/colossiansStudy.tsx
+++ b/src/colossiansStudy.tsx
@@ -1227,6 +1227,8 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
   const [noteLoading, setNoteLoading] = useState(false)
   const [noteSaving, setNoteSaving] = useState(false)
   const [noteMessage, setNoteMessage] = useState('')
+  const [notesModalOpen, setNotesModalOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [contextNoteMenu, setContextNoteMenu] = useState<{ x: number; y: number; text: string } | null>(null)
   const [completedSectionIds, setCompletedSectionIds] = useState<string[]>([])
   const [progressLoading, setProgressLoading] = useState(false)
   const [progressSaving, setProgressSaving] = useState(false)
@@ -1392,6 +1394,35 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
     }
   }
 
+  function closeNotesModal() {
+    setNotesModalOpen(false)
+  }
+
+  function appendSelectedTextToNotes(selectedText: string) {
+    if (!selectedText.trim()) return
+    setNoteText(prev => prev ? `${prev.trim()}\n\n${selectedText.trim()}` : selectedText.trim())
+    setNotesModalOpen(true)
+  }
+
+  function handleLessonContentContextMenu(e: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) {
+    if (!auth.checked || !auth.authenticated || !isEnrolled || !study || !section) return
+    const selection = window.getSelection()
+    const selectedText = selection?.toString().trim() ?? ''
+    if (!selectedText) {
+      setContextNoteMenu(null)
+      return
+    }
+    e.preventDefault()
+    setContextNoteMenu({ x: e.clientX + 4, y: e.clientY + 4, text: selectedText })
+  }
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!contextNoteMenu) return
+    const handleClick = () => setContextNoteMenu(null)
+    window.addEventListener('mousedown', handleClick)
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('mousedown', handleClick)
+  }, [contextNoteMenu])
+
   async function markLessonComplete() {
     if (!study || !section?.id || progressSaving) return
     setProgressSaving(true)
@@ -1548,7 +1579,7 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
 
   return (
     <main className="study-section-page" aria-label={section.title}>
-      <section className="section-study-classroom">
+      <section className="section-study-classroom" onContextMenu={handleLessonContentContextMenu}>
         <div className="section-inner study-classroom-shell">
           <div className="study-classroom-main">
             <Link to={`/study/${study.slug}`} className="study-detail-back">Back to {study.title}</Link>
@@ -1685,28 +1716,11 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
                 <div className="study-notes-box">
                   <p className="study-notes-user">Signed in as {auth.username}</p>
                   <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.5rem', flexWrap: 'wrap', marginBottom: '0.5rem' }}>
-                    <Link to={`/study/${study.slug}/notes`} className="btn-secondary">Open My Notes</Link>
+                    <button type="button" className="btn-primary" onClick={() => setNotesModalOpen(true)}>Open Notes</button>
                     <Link to="/study/account" className="btn-secondary">My Account</Link>
                   </div>
-                  <textarea
-                    rows={8}
-                    value={noteText}
-                    onChange={e => setNoteText(e.target.value)}
-                    placeholder="Write your lesson notes here..."
-                    disabled={noteLoading || noteSaving}
-                  />
-                  <div className="study-auth-actions" style={{ flexWrap: 'wrap', gap: '0.5rem' }}>
-                    <button type="button" className="btn-primary" disabled={!canSaveNote} onClick={saveNote}>{noteSaving ? 'Saving...' : 'Save Notes'}</button>
-                    <button type="button" className="btn-secondary" disabled={authBusy} onClick={logoutStudyUser}>Sign Out</button>
-                    <button
-                      type="button"
-                      className={lessonCompleted ? 'btn-secondary' : 'btn-primary'}
-                      disabled={!isEnrolled || progressSaving || progressLoading}
-                      onClick={lessonCompleted ? unmarkLessonCompletion : markLessonComplete}
-                    >
-                      {progressSaving ? 'Updating...' : lessonCompleted ? 'Mark Incomplete' : 'Mark Complete'}
-                    </button>
-                  </div>
+                  <p style={{ margin: '0.5rem 0 0', color: '#b9b09b', fontSize: '0.9rem' }}>Highlight scripture, commentary, or Greek word text, right click, and add it to your notes.</p>
+                  {noteLoading ? <p style={{ marginTop: '0.75rem' }}>Loading notes…</p> : null}
                 </div>
               )}
               {(authMessage || noteMessage || progressMessage) && <p className="study-note-status">{authMessage || noteMessage || progressMessage}</p>}
@@ -1726,6 +1740,107 @@ export function ColossiansStudySectionPage({ content }: Props) {
               </div>
             </article>
           </aside>
+
+          {contextNoteMenu && (
+            <div
+              style={{
+                position: 'fixed',
+                left: contextNoteMenu.x,
+                top: contextNoteMenu.y,
+                zIndex: 50,
+                backgroundColor: '#1f1d19',
+                border: '1px solid #3f3b2f',
+                borderRadius: '12px',
+                padding: '0.75rem',
+                boxShadow: '0 10px 30px rgba(0,0,0,0.25)',
+                minWidth: '220px',
+              }}
+              onMouseDown={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+            >
+              <p style={{ margin: '0 0 0.75rem', color: '#ece3c6', fontSize: '0.95rem' }}>Add selected text to notes:</p>
+              <div style={{ marginBottom: '0.75rem', maxHeight: '100px', overflow: 'auto', color: '#f0ead8', fontSize: '0.9rem' }}>
+                {contextNoteMenu.text}
+              </div>
+              <button
+                type="button"
+                className="btn-primary"
+                onClick={() => {
+                  appendSelectedTextToNotes(contextNoteMenu.text)
+                  setContextNoteMenu(null)
+                }}
+              >
+                Add to Notes
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {notesModalOpen && (
+            <div
+              className="study-modal-overlay"
+              role="dialog"
+              aria-modal="true"
+              aria-label="Lesson notes editor"
+              onClick={closeNotesModal}
+              style={{
+                position: 'fixed',
+                inset: 0,
+                backgroundColor: 'rgba(12, 11, 10, 0.75)',
+                display: 'flex',
+                alignItems: 'center',
+                justifyContent: 'center',
+                zIndex: 40,
+                padding: '1rem',
+              }}
+            >
+              <div
+                className="study-modal"
+                onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}
+                style={{
+                  width: 'min(760px, 100%)',
+                  maxHeight: 'min(90vh, 900px)',
+                  overflowY: 'auto',
+                  backgroundColor: '#1b1a16',
+                  border: '1px solid #3c3a31',
+                  borderRadius: '18px',
+                  padding: '1.5rem',
+                }}
+              >
+                <div style={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'space-between', alignItems: 'center', gap: '1rem', marginBottom: '1rem' }}>
+                  <div>
+                    <h2 style={{ margin: 0 }}>Lesson Notes</h2>
+                    <p style={{ margin: '0.5rem 0 0', color: '#b9b09b' }}>Save notes for this lesson and paste selections from the page.</p>
+                  </div>
+                  <button type="button" className="btn-secondary" onClick={closeNotesModal}>Close</button>
+                </div>
+
+                <textarea
+                  rows={12}
+                  value={noteText}
+                  onChange={e => setNoteText(e.target.value)}
+                  placeholder="Write your notes here..."
+                  style={{
+                    width: '100%',
+                    minHeight: '280px',
+                    padding: '1rem',
+                    borderRadius: '16px',
+                    border: '1px solid #3f3b2f',
+                    background: '#14130f',
+                    color: '#f0ead8',
+                    fontSize: '1rem',
+                    lineHeight: '1.6',
+                  }}
+                />
+
+                <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: '0.75rem', flexWrap: 'wrap', justifyContent: 'flex-end', marginTop: '1rem' }}>
+                  <button type="button" className="btn-primary" onClick={saveNote} disabled={!canSaveNote}>
+                    {noteSaving ? 'Saving...' : 'Save Notes'}
+                  </button>
+                  <button type="button" className="btn-secondary" onClick={closeNotesModal}>Cancel</button>
+                </div>
+                {(noteMessage || progressMessage) && <p className="study-note-status" style={{ marginTop: '1rem' }}>{noteMessage || progressMessage}</p>}
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
       </section>
     </main>