FAQs

You can discover Bibles and resources by language, country, type, or organization. To discover by language – in the search bar draw down the language menu or type the name of a language. You can also search by language code. To search by country, click on the map on the home page, and then select the language from those spoken there. From the language page select the specific tab corresponding to the type of resource you would like to access. To search by media, click the ‘resource’ [or ‘find by agency’] tab, and then click the type of resource from the list displayed at the left of the page. To search by organization, click the Members [or ‘find by agency’] tab at the top of the home page. From the specific page of the agency you selected, either type in a language or click on media type to discover resources created or sponsored by the selected FOBAI member.

While Find-A-Bible is created by English speakers, it has been intentionally developed with an icon-driven, intuitive interface that is easily accessible by people of all languages. Also included is the Google option to view pages in over 80 languages of the world.

The mission of Find-A-Bible is to ensure that the world’s Bibles and great biblical resources are easy to find, secure, use and share - in every language. While it is possible to search for Scripture and Bible resources online, the sheer quantity of available content is overwhelming. And not every Scripture is discoverable on search engines. Consequently, FOBAI launched Find-A-Bible in 2006, and, in 2013, commissioned the Digital Bible Society to create and maintain a single location on the internet where people looking for Bibles and Bible resources can identify and obtain them.

Find-A-Bible is the single digital platform where the major Bible agencies of the world and their affiliates have agreed to collaborate together to ensure that all Bibles and biblical resources are easily discoverable – in every language. Find-A-Bible was built to be a convenient hub delivering fast, accurate, and relevant information with minimal user effort. Also, it serves as a reference point for Bible translation organizations seeking to discover what Bibles have or have not been published in a specific language.

The Forum of Bible Agencies International (FOBAI), founded in 1990, is an alliance of more than 25 leading international Bible agencies and Bible-focused mission organizations that span more than 120 countries and are headquartered in five different nations. Member agencies represent a wide spectrum of mainstream Christian heritage and mission subscribing to the Bible-based beliefs set forth in the Lausanne Covenant. This alliance was founded upon a unified vision => Working together to maximize the worldwide access and impact of God’s Word. Members of FOBAI share the belief that it is imperative to collaborate and cooperate, in order to support the biblical mandate of the Great Commission. The Forum exists to strengthen inter-agency understanding and foster partnerships that nurture professional excellence in ministry (www.forum-intl.net)

The Bibles and Bible-based resources available in the Find-A-Bible directory are the property of the individual members of FOBAI or the organizations they endorse. Although some material accessible through Find-A-Bible is freely available to the public, other resources are offered for sale from members websites. Find-A-Bible does not own any copyrights for any of the discoverable resources nor does it offer resources for sale.

In April 2013, FOBAI commissioned the Digital Bible Society to design, build, and maintain the Find-A-Bible website. Find-A-Bible is a work in progress and will be updated regularly by the Digital Bible Society. The gathering of metadata reflected here is the work of many partnering organizations that make up FOBAI. Major technology contributions have been provided by Faith Comes by Hearing and the Jesus Film. Major financial contributions have been provided by Bible League of Canada (www.BibleLeague.ca).

The members of FOBAI believe that the Bible serves a central role in advancing the kingdom of God and forming Disciples of Christ among all people. Yet securing Bibles excellent resources in their own language continues to be the single greatest need for Christian believers, seekers and mission workers around the world. The Find-A-Bible directory is intended to address that need by shedding light on what Bibles exist in any given language and where language specific resources for discipleship, evangelism and church planting can be obtained.

Members of FOBAI have created a wide variety of resources to help introduce people of every language to the life transforming power of God’s Word. Although Find-A-Bible’s main purpose is to provide access to Scripture, the directory includes a growing collection of multi-lingual, Bible-based resources that help promote Bible engagement.

Bibles, New Testaments, Scripture Portions and Scripture related material deemed appropriate by the members of FOBAI are gathered for inclusion in the Find-A-Bible directory.

Bible organizations and Christian ministries with Scripture resources are welcome to contact FOBAI for consideration and inclusion.

Each organization that makes material discoverable on Find-A-Bible has identified a set of standards and restrictions for usage, duplication and distribution. Please check the copyright information corresponding to a specific resource and agency. Bibles and content that are in the public domain or Creative Commons, however, are freely shareable, unless otherwise indicated.

Find-A-Bible updates will be applied monthly. Once an organization submits material for inclusion in FAB, please allow a few weeks before those are reflected in the FAB database.

We welcome your support in the following areas: your making the most of our resources, spreading the word that Find-A-Bible exists, informing us of Bible and Bible-based content that is not in our directory, suggesting improvements to the site, praying for the mission of FOBAI, Find-A-Bible, and Digital Bible Society, and funding the ongoing work of Find-A-Bible.