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How to Find Bibles and Scripture Resources

Updated January 2025

Scripture has been translated into over 3,800 languages. For some people that means a complete Bible, for some a New Testament, for others Scripture portions and stories. In addition to written text versions (both print and digital) there are a number of related products including videos and audio recordings. New oral Bible translation techniques also mean that some languages bypass written translation. There are several online resources that can be used to find Scripture products in various languages. Whether you are looking for print or digital formats, audio versions or videos, if it is available it can likely be found through one of the resources below.

Scripture search tools

  • A good place to start is with Find.Bible or ScriptureEarth.org. Both serve as search directories that provide links to outside sources (online or print-on-demand), as well as being sources themselves of online or downloadable Scriptures (text and audio/video). Both ScriptureEarth.org and Find.Bible can be searched by country as well as by language name, and include alternate names for many languages.
  • ScriptureEarth.org, provides links to print, audio and video Scriptures available online. It also makes a large number of minority language Scriptures available in a range of formats such as pdf and modules for use in some Bible study software and links to individual apps. These have the advantage of being more easily copied from phone to phone in areas where access to the internet is difficult.

 

Finding print copies of Scripture

Most Alliance Organizations do not sell Bibles, but they may have information about sources within their own countries. Printed Scriptures are usually available through Bible societies and online bookstores. Some translations are available via print-on-demand, and can be found by searching ScriptureEarth.org or Find.Bible.

More and more Scripture is available in digital form either by searching online or through apps. The digital versions will nearly always include details of the publisher and author or copyright holder and so enable you to search for print copies available for purchase in your region or that can be ordered online.

 

Online Scriptures

Most languages that have digital Scripture available can be found on one or more of these sites:

  • Bible.is, a ministry of Faith Comes By Hearing, can be accessed online or via the app. Bible.is combines Scripture text with audio recordings in over 1800 languages. In addition, in partnership with LUMO, Bible.is provides video content of the four Gospels, so that readers can read, hear and see a visual dramatization of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

  • YouVersion’s Bible app (also available at Bible.com) has over 3300 versions in almost 2200 languages. Many versions can be downloaded from the app for offline use. The site and app also have almost 70 interface languages.

Most languages where Scripture is available digitally are available on both of these sites but for now there are still some available on one and not the other.

 

Video and Deaf Scripture

  • LUMO provides video dramatizations of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John with narration of the full Gospel text in over 1,650 languages and Bible versions. Faith Comes By Hearing is dubbing these into hundreds of languages available via Bible.is with many also available on YouVersion’s Bible app (or at Bible.com) and YouTube.

  • Deaf.Bible, the sign language Scripture app of Deaf Bible Society, provides access to sign language Scriptures in 62 sign languages so far. Download the app from Deaf Bible Society’s website or view online.

 

Additional resources

New-Neighbour-Bible.org is designed to help churches become aware of resources and languages spoken by refugees and other ‘new neighbours’. It has less languages than the bigger directories but gives more information about those languages and links to a wider range of resources. It is currently available in English, French, German and Italian.

 

What to do if you can’t find Scripture online in a particular language

  • Keep searching. It might be available under a different name or with a different spelling. You can also ask your local Bible society or Wycliffe Global Alliance organisation.
  • It might not be online yet. In about 90% of the languages in which there is a full Bible or New Testament, those translations (or at least selected books) can be found online. The percentage is lower for languages in which only portions exist, but this is changing. Translation agencies and publishers are working hard to make more of the existing Scriptures available online. In some cases older Scriptures only exist in print and volunteers are needed to retype them and prepare them for release digitally.
  • There are still many languages where translation is in progress or has yet to be started. You might be key in seeing that translation to completion, either through being part of the translation team or by partnering through prayer, finances or sharing the vision for translation with churches. You may also prepare the ground by connecting with others eagerly awaiting the translation. Contact your local Alliance organisation to learn how to become involved.

Thanks to Peter Brassington of SIL International for contributing to this article.

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