Digital Bible Initiatives

Access the Bible digitally
in 11 official languages

We encourage people to read the Bible and allow them to have access to the Bible in the language of their choice.

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Digital Bible Initiatives

At the Bible Society, we are dedicated to making the Bible accessible to people all over the world, regardless of their location or language. In addition to our Bible translation projects, and the publishing and distribution of printed Bibles in 11 of our official languages, we have been working tirelessly to meet the growing need for digital Bibles and Bible engagement material.

Our goal is to ensure that everyone has access to the Bible and we believe that the digital landscape is a perfect opportunity to help achieve this.

Five areas our Digital Bible Initiatives focus on:

Our Digital Apps

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FREE BIBLE ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM

Join the more than 420 000 people who engage with the Bible through BibleSA, our customised Bible engagement platform. With features such as seamless navigation, audio Bibles, reading plans and advanced search options, BibleSA is designed to promote Bible engagement.

By supporting this initiative, you can help us continue to provide this valuable resource to our digital community.

With a free BibleSA account, you can:

  • Read and study the Bible in 11 South African languages
  • Other languages available include French, Chichewa, Shona, Spanish, and Portuguese
  • Compare multiple Bible translations side-by-side
  • Add bookmarks, highlights and notes
  • Additional biblical materials, including maps and background articles
  • Bibles in audio format
  • Download the free app below or visit www.biblesa.co.za for more information

Free Bible apps for smartphones (language-specific Bibles)

Our free Bible apps, available in 11 official languages, have been downloaded over 1,8 million times. We also offer a special app for the Deaf community, with the English Bible for the Deaf and Afrikaans Bybel vir Dowes. By downloading these apps, you can engage with the Bible in your preferred language.

Audio Bibles
(in 11 languages)

Die Bybel ‘53, ‘83, ABA, 2020

Bibles in English

Free Bible Story Apps for Children

Six popular Bible stories for children with colour images and quizzes that tests reading retention and basic numeracy skills. Stories included: Jesus is born, Jesus at the wedding, The good Samaritan, Jesus and the storm, Zacchaeus and Jesus is alive!

Only available in English, Afrikaans, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa and Sepedi.

Download it for free on the Google Play Store, Huawei AppGallery and Apple App Store.

Java Phone Bible
Java enabled phones

If you have a Java enabled phone with limited internet access and storage space, we have just the app for you.

Visit https://m.bibles.co.za/ for more information.

Free digital Scripture portions and selections

Download a wide range of free Scripture portions and selections from our resources page.

Support our digital initiatives

Join us in our mission to make the Bible accessible to all and, together, we can continue to impact lives through our digital Bible initiatives.

Your donation will help us to maintain and improve our free digital platforms and apps, as well as helping other Bible Societies (operating under difficult circumstances in another country) to make use of the infrastructure, to meet the Bible-related needs in their country.