Bibles and churches
Bibles in various languages
- The International Bible Society at Biblica.com contains translations into various languages
- BibleGateway.com versions BibleGateway.com audio bibles on the web in a plethora of languages and versions, Bible Audio Android app and Bible Audio iOS app by w:HarperCollins Christian Publishing Inc. Bible Gateway is a searchable online Bible in more than 200 versions and 70 languages that you can freely read, research, and reference anywhere.
- Raamattu at raamattu.uskonkirjat.net seems to have UI only in Finnish, but contains a lot of translations
Lists of audio Bibles in English
- https://freeappsforme.com/offline-audio-bible-apps/
- https://andytips.org/offline-bible-apps/ 2019
- https://geekychristian.com/audio-bibles/ 2018
List of bibles in various languages
The list below is organized alphabetically by the w:ISO 639-1 language codes. They are usually 2 characters long.
Amharic (AM) – አማርኛ
Amharic is the official language of w:Ethiopia.
w:Amharic calls itself w:am:አማርኛ (translit: Amarəñña).
The Bible is w:am:መጽሐፍ ቅዱስ in w:Amharic.
Amuzgo Guerrero (AMU) – Amuzgo de Guerrero
The w:Guerrero Amuzgo language is an w:Amuzgo language spoken in southwest w:Guerrero state in w:Mexico.
Arabic (AR) – العربية
w:Arabic calls itself w:ar:اللغة العربية (translit: arabīy).
The Bible is w:ar:الكتاب المقدس in w:Arabic.
- Ketab El Hayat (NAV) at biblica.com or Ketab El Hayat (NAV) at biblegateway.com Ketab El Hayat (NAV) as AUDIO from biblegateway.com
Awadhi (AWA) – अवधी
Bulgarian (BG) – Български
w:Bulgarian language is spoken mostly in w:Bulgaria.
The w:Bulgarian language calls itself w:bg:Български език (translit: bǎlgarski).
The Bible is w:bg:Библия in Bulgarian.
- Библия, нов превод от оригиналните езици (с неканоничните книги) (CBT) at biblegateway.com with Apocrypha
Chinanteco de Comaltepec (CCO)
Cebuano (CEB)
Cherokee (CHR) – ᏣᎳᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍ
Sorani (CKB) – كوردی سۆرانی
w:Sorani is a dialect or a language of the w:Kurdish languages that is spoken in w:Iraq
Kaqchikel (CKW) – Cakchiquel Occidental
w:Kaqchikel language is an indigenous Mesoamerican language.
Czech (CS) – Čeština
w:Czech language calls itself w:cs:Čeština.
The Bible is w:cs:Bible in Czech.
- Slovo na cestu (SNC) at biblica.com Slovo na cestu (SNC) at biblegateway.com in the w:Czech language
Welsh (CY) – Cymraeg
w:Welsh language calls itself w:cy:Cymraeg.
The Bible is w:cy:Y Beibl in Welsh.
Danish (DA) – Dansk
w:Danish language calls itself w:da:Dansk (sprog).
The Bible is w:da:Bibelen in Danish
German (DE) – Deutsch
The w:German language calls itself w:de:Deutsch.
The Bible is w:de:Bibel in German.
die-bibel.de seems to use the same software as Raamattu.fi.
English (EN)
- King James Version (KJV) at biblica.com in English
- Read Contemporary English Version (CEVUK, 1991) at Raamattu.fi (free account required for access to this translation)
- Good News Bible (GNBUK, 1966) at Raamattu.fi* (free account required for access to this translation) | Wikipedia on the Good News Bible)
- Read King James Version (KJV, 1611) at Raamattu.fi * (free account required for access to this translation) or at wikisource:en:Bible (King James) | The English Wikipedia on the King James Version
- See the w:list of English Bible translations for more.
Spanish (ES) – Español
The w:Spanish language calls itself w:es:Idioma español.
- La Biblia de las Américas (LBLA) at biblegateway.com 'La Biblia de las Américas' in AUDIO at biblegateway.com
- Nueva Versión Internacional (NVI) at biblegateway.com NVI (New Testament) by Experiencia Viva in AUDIO at biblegateway.com
Persian (FA) – فارسی
w:Persian language calls itself w:fa:زبان فارسی (translit: Fārsī).
The Bible is w:fa:کتاب مقدس in Farsi.
Finnish (FI) – Suomi
The w:Finnish language calls itself w:fi:Suomen kieli.
The Bible is w:fi:Raamattu in Finnish.
- Read Uusi Testamentti 2020 (UT2020, 2020) at Raamattu.fi (no login required)
- Read DigiMarkus (DMrk, 2017) at Raamattu.fi (no login required)
- Read Uusi kirkkoraamattu - Finnish 1992 translation (KR92, 1992) at Raamattu.fi]* (no login required) | Finnish Wikipedia on Uusi kirkkoraamattu
- Read Uusi testamentti ja Psalmit nykysuomeksi (UTNS72, 1972 at Raamattu.fi, (free account required for access to this translation)
- Read Pyhä Raamattu - 1938 translation (KR38, 1938) at Raamattu.fi* (no login required) | Finnish Wikipedia on Pyhä Raamattu
- Read Agricolan Uusi testamentti (AGUT, 1548) at Raamattu.fi (free account required for access to this translation)
- Raamattu at raamattu365.fi in Finnish
French (FR) – Français
The w:French language calls itself w:fr:français.
The Bible is 'la w:fr:Bible' in French.
- La Sainte Bible at saintebible.com [https://saintebible.com/daniel/ Livre du Daniel en français l'Apocalypse en français
Greek (EL) – Κοινη
The w:Greek language calls itself w:el:Ελληνική γλώσσα (translit: Elliniká).
The Bible is w:el:Αγία Γραφή in Greek.
Gujarati (GU) – ગુજરાતી
w:Gujarati language is an w:Indo-Aryan language native to the w:Indian state of w:Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the w:Gujarati people.
Gujarati calls itself w:gu:ગુજરાતી ભાષા (translit: Gujarātī).
The Bible is w:gu:બાઇબલ in Gujarati.
Hausa (HA)
Hebrew (HE) – עברית
The w:Hebrew language calls itself w:he:עברית (translit: Ivrit).
The Bible is w:he:ביבליה in Hebrew.
- Read Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia at academic-bible.com See w:Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia for more info
Hindi (HI) – हिन्दी
w:Hindi is an w:Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in w:India.
Hindi calls itself w:hi:हिन्दी (translit: Hindī).
The Bible is w:hi:बाइबिल in Hindi.
Hiligaynon (HIL) – Ilonggo
w:Hiligaynon language, also often referred colloquially simply as Ilonggo, is an w:Austronesian w:regional language spoken in the w:Philippines by about 9.1 million people
Chhattisgarhi (HNE) – Chhattisgarhi
w:Chhattisgarhi language is an w:Indo-Aryan language spoken by 18 million people in the Indian state of w:Chhattisgarh.
- New Chhattisgarhi Translation (नवां नियम छत्तीसगढ़ी) (NCA) at biblica.com in the w:Chhattisgarhi language
Croatian (HR) – Hrvatski
The w:Croatian language calls itself w:hr:Hrvatski jezik.
The Bible is w:hr:Biblija in Croatian.
Haitian Creole (HT) – Kreyòl ayisyen
The w:Haitian Creole calls itself w:ht:Kreyòl ayisyen.
The Bible is w:ht:Bib in Haitian Creole.
Hungarian (HU) – Magyar
The w:Hungarian language calls itself w:hu:Magyar nyelv.
The Bible is w:hu:Biblia in Hungarian
Hawai‘i Pidgin (HWC)
Icelandic (IS) – Íslenska
The w:Icelandic language calls itself w:is:Íslenska.
The Bible is w:is:Biblían in Icelandic.
Italian (IT) – Italiano
The w:Italian language calls itself w:it:Lingua italiana.
The Bible is w:it:Bibbia in Italian.
Japanese (JA) – 日本語
The w:Japanese language calls itself w:ja:日本語 (translit: Nihongo).
The Bible is w:ja:聖書 in Japanese.
- Japanese Contemporary Bible (JCB) at biblica.com
- Japanese Living Bible (JLB) at biblegateway.com Japanese Living Bible (JLB) in AUDIO at biblegateway.com
Jakaltek (JAC) – Jacalteco, Oriental
The w:Jakaltek language is a w:Mayan language of w:Guatemala spoken by 90,000 w:Jakaltek people in the department of w:Huehuetenango.
Kekchi (KEK) – Kekchi
The w:Qʼeqchiʼ language, also spelled Kekchi, Kʼekchiʼ, or Kekchí, is one of the w:Mayan languages, spoken within w:Qʼeqchiʼ communities in w:Guatemala and w:Belize.
Kikuyu (KI)
The w:Kikuyu language calls itself w:: (translit: ).
Korean (KO) – 한국어
The w:Korean language calls itself w:ko:한국어 (translit: hangugeo) in the south and 조선말/朝鮮말, chosŏnmal in the North.
The Bible is w:ko:성경 in Korean.
Karelian language (KRL) / vienankarjalakši
- Read Uuši Šana vienankarjalakši (KAR11, ???) at Raamattu.fi (no login required)
Kurdish (KU)
The w:Kurdish languages calls itself w:ku:Zimanê kurdî.
The Bible is w:ku:Încîl in Kurdish.
Latin (LA) – Latina
The w:Latin calls itself w:la:Lingua Latina.
The Bible is w:la:Biblia in Latin.
Luganda (LG) – Luganda
w:Luganda is a w:Bantu language spoken in the w:African Great Lakes region.
Luganda calls itself w:lg:Luganda.
The Bible is w:lg:Baibuli in Lugandan.
- Luganda Contemporary Bible (LCB) at biblica.com in the w:Luganda
- Endagaano Enkadde nʼEndagaano Empya (LCB) at biblegateway.com
Maori (MI) – Māori
w:Māori language is an w:Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the w:Māori people, the indigenous population of w:New Zealand.
Macedonian (MK) – Македонски
The w:Macedonian language calls itself w:mk:Македонски јазик (translit: makedonski jazik).
The Bible is w:mk:Библија in Macedonian.
Marathi (MR) – मराठी
w:Marathi language is an w:Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 83 million w:Marathi people of w:Maharashtra, w:India.
Marathi calls itself w:mr:मराठी भाषा (translit: Marāṭhī).
The Bible is w:mr:बायबल in Marathi.
Mam (MVC) – Mam, Central
Mam (MVJ) – Mam, Todos Santos
Low German (NDS) – Plautdietsch
w:Low German is a w:West Germanic w:language variety spoken mainly in w:Northern Germany and the northeastern part of the w:Netherlands.
Low German calls itself w:nds:Plattdüütsch or w:nds-nl:Nedersaksisch
The Bible is w:nds:Bibel in Low German.
Nepali (NE) – नेपाली
The w:Nepali language calls itself w:: (translit: ).
The Bible is w:ne:बाइबल in Nepali.
Nahuatl (NGU) – Náhuatl de Guerrero
Dutch (NL) – Nederlands
The w:Dutch language calls itself w:nl:Nederlands.
The Bible w:nl:Bijbel (christendom) in Dutch.
Norwegian (NO) – Norsk
The w:Norwegian language calls itself w:no:Norsk and w:nn:Norsk.
The Bible is w:no:Bibelen in Norwegian.
Chichewa (NY) – Chichewa
Chewa (also known as Nyanja) is a w:Bantu language spoken in much of Southern, w:Southeast and w:East Africa, namely the countries of w:Malawi and w:Zambia, where it is an w:official language, and w:Mozambique and w:Zimbabwe where it is a recognised minority language.
The w:Chewa language
The Bible is w:ny:Baibulo in the Chewa language.
- Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero (CCL) at biblica.com in the w:Chewa language or Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero (CCL) at biblegateway.com
Oriya (OR) – ଓଡ଼ିଆ
w:Odia language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the w:Indian state of w:Odisha.
West Central Oromo (ORM) – Orominay
Oromo is an w:Afroasiatic language that belongs to the w:Cushitic branch. It is native to the w:Ethiopian state of w:Oromia and spoken predominantly by the w:Oromo people and neighbouring ethnic groups in the w:Horn of Africa.
Punjabi (PA) – ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
w:Punjabi language sometimes spelled Panjabi) is an w:Indo-Aryan language spoken by the w:Punjabi people and native to the w:Punjab region of w:India and w:Pakistan.
Punjabi calls itself w:pa:ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (translit: Punjabi).
The Bible is w:pa:ਬਾਈਬਲ in the Punjabi.
Polish (PL) – Polski
Polish calls itself w:pl:Język polski.
The Bible is w:pl:Biblia in the w:Polish language
Pipil (PPL) – Nawat
w:Nawat language (academically Pipil, also known as Nicarao) is a w:Nahuan language native to w:Central America.
Portuguese (PT) – Português
The w:Portuguese language calls itself w:pt:Língua portuguesa.
The Bible is w:pt:Bíblia in Portuguese.
- Nova Versão Internacional (NVI-PT) at biblica.com or Nova Versão Internacional (NVI-PT) at biblegateway.com Nova Versão Internacional (NVI-PT) AUDIO at biblegateway.com
Quichua (QU)
w:Kichwa language (Kichwa shimi, Runashimi, also Spanish Quichua) is a Quechuan language that includes all Quechua varieties of w:Ecuador and w:Colombia (w:Inga), as well as extensions into w:Peru. It has an estimated half million speakers.
Kichwa calls itself w:qu:Kichwa.
The Bible is w:qu:Apuyaya Simin in Kichwa.
K'iche' (QUT) – Quiché, Centro Occidenta
w:Kʼicheʼ language (also Qatzijobʼal "our language" to its speakers), or Quiché, is a w:Mayan language of Guatemala, spoken by the w:Kʼicheʼ people of the central highlands.
Romanian (RO) – Română
The w:Romanian language calls itself w:ro:Limba română.
The Bible is w:ro:Biblia in Romanian.
- Nouă Traducere În Limba Română (NTLR) at biblica.com or Nouă Traducere În Limba Română (NTLR) at biblegateway.com
- Cornilescu 1924 - Revised 2010, 2014 (RMNN) at biblegateway.com
Russian (RU) – Русский
The w:Russian language calls itself w:ru:Русский язык (translit: russkiy yazyk).
The Bible is w:ru:Библия in Russian.
- Священное Писание (CARS) at biblica.com or Священное Писание (Восточный Перевод) (CARS) at biblegateway.com
- Священное Писание (Восточный перевод), версия для Таджикистана' (CARST) at biblica.com or Священное Писание (Восточный перевод), версия для Таджикистана (CARST) at biblegateway.com
- Священное Писание (Восточный перевод), версия с «Аллахом» (CARSA) at biblica.com or Священное Писание (Восточный перевод), версия с «Аллахом» (CARSA) at biblegateway.com
- Russian Synodal Version (RUSV) at biblegateway.com or SYNOD Синодальный перевод (RuS1876, 1876) at Raamattu.fi (free account required for access to this translation)
See w:ru:Список переводов Библии for more translations.
Slovak (SK) – Slovenčina
The w:Slovak language calls itself w:sk:Slovenčina.
The Bible is w:sk:Biblia in Slovak.
Sami (SMI) / Sámegiella
Sami languages calls themselves saemiengïelh, sámegiela, sämikielah and sääʹmǩiõl
- Davvisámegiel Biibbal (Biibbal, 2019) at Raamattu.fi (no login required)
Somali (SO)
Somali language calls itself w:so:Af Soomaali.
The Bible is w:so:Kitaabka quduska in the w:Somali language.
Albanian (SQ) – Shqip
Albanian language calls itself w:sq:Shqip (translit: shtschip).
The Bible is w:sq:Bibla in the w:Albanian language.
Serbian (SR) – Српски
The w:Serbian language calls itself w:sr:Српски језик (translit: srpski).
The Bible is w:sr:Библија in the w:Serbian language.
Swedish (SV) – Svenska
The Swedish language calls itself w:sv:svenska.
The Bible is w:sv:Bibeln in the w:Swedish language.
- Read Bibel 2000 at Raamattu.fi (free account required for access to this translation)
Swahili (SW) – Kiswahili
The w:Swahili language calls itself w:sw:Kiswahili.
The Bible is w:sw:Biblia ya Kikristo in the Swahili language.
- Kiswahili Contemporary Version (Neno: Bibilia Takatifu) (NEN) at biblica.com or Neno: Bibilia Takatifu (SNT) at biblegateway.com AUDIO (NT)
Tamil (TA) – தமிழ்
w:Tamil language is a w:Dravidian language natively spoken by the w:Tamil people of w:South Asia. Tamil is the w:official language of the w:Indian state of w:Tamil Nadu, as well as two sovereign nations, w:Singapore and w:Sri Lanka.
The w:Tamil Language calls itself w:ta:தமிழ் (translit: Tamiḻ).
The Bible is w:ta:விவிலியம் in the Tami.
Thai (TH) – ภาษาไทย
The w:Thai language calls itself w:th:ภาษาไทย (translit: Thai)
The Bible is w:th:คัมภีร์ไบเบิล in Thai.
- Thai New Contemporary Bible (TNCV) at biblica.com or Thai New Contemporary Bible (TNCV) at biblegateway.com AUDIO
Tagalog (TL) – Tagalog
The w:Tagalog language calls itself w:tl:Wikang Tagalog.
The Bible is w:tl:Bibliya in Tagalog. Spoken mostly in the Philippines.
- Tagalog Contemporary Bible (TCB) at biblica.com or Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible) (ASND) at biblegateway.com
Twi (TW)
Twi is a Central Tano language
Twi calls itself w:twi:Twi.
The Bible is w:tw:Twere Kronkron in the w:Twi language.
Ukrainian (UK) – Українська
The w:Ukrainian language calls itself w:uk:Українська мова (translit: ukrainska mova).
The Bible is w:uk:Біблія in the Ukrainian.
Urdu (UR) – اردو
Urdu is the lingua franca of Pakistan and also spoken in India.
Urdu calls itself w:ur:اردو (translit: Urdū)
The Bible is w:ur:بائبل in the w:Urdu.
Uspanteko (USP) – Uspanteco
The Uspanteko (Uspanteco, Uspanteko, Uspantec) is a w:Mayan language of w:Guatemala, closely related to w:Kʼicheʼ.
Vietnamese (VI) – Tiêng Viêt
The w:Vietnamese language calls itself w:vi:Tiếng Việt.
The Bible is w:vi:Kinh Thánh in w:Vietnamese.
Yoruba (YO) – Yorùbá
Yoruba is a language spoken in w:West Africa, most prominently w:Southwestern Nigeria. It is spoken by the ethnic w:Yoruba people.
The Yoruba calls itself Èdè Yorùbá
The Bible is w:yo:Bíbélì Mímọ́ in the w:Yoruba language.
Chinese (ZH) – 汉语
The w:Chinese language calls itself w:zh:汉语 (simplified Chinese) 漢語 (traditional Chinese) (pinyin: Hànyǔ) or 中文 (pinyin: Zhōngwén)
The Bible is w:zh:聖經 in the w:Simplified Chinese characters used in mainland w:China and 聖經 in the w:Traditional Chinese characters used in w:Taiwan.
- Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified) (CCB) at biblica.com or Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified) (CCB) at biblegateway.com AUDIO
- Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional) (CCBT) at biblica.com or Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional) (CCBT) at biblegateway.com AUDIO
Kichwa
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- w:List of Christian denominations
- w:List of Christian denominations by number of members
- w:Internet church
- w:World Council of Churches
- w:List of current popes and patriarchs
- w:List of current Christian leaders
- w:Ecumenical council
- w:Lists of office-holders
w:Christianity can be w:taxonomically divided into five main groups
- Church of the East was a church
- #Oriental Orthodox Churches (w:fi:Orientaaliortodoksiset kirkot)
- #Eastern Orthodoxy (w:fi:Ortodoksinen kirkko)
- #Protestantism (w:fi:Protestantismi)
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