The Bible, nation by nation

The Bible in the USA

A nation of more Bibles than any on earth — where Father’s Heart Bible™ invites a people who own the book to finally meet the Father in it. English is live now and reaches 1.5 billion worldwide.

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The Bible in China

The world’s largest people, home to one of the fastest-growing churches in history — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals, in Chinese, a Father near to the weary. Now in Chinese.

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The Bible in India

One of the world’s largest English-reading populations can read Father’s Heart Bible free today — in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and more of India’s heart languages.

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The Bible in Mexico

The largest Spanish-speaking nation on earth — where Father’s Heart Bible™ invites a deeply faithful people to meet the Father personally. Now in Spanish.

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The Bible in DR Congo

The heart of Africa and the largest French-speaking nation on earth — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals a Father near to the displaced and the orphan. Now in French.

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The Bible in Egypt

A land woven through Scripture itself, home to one of the oldest churches on earth — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals, in Arabic, the Father who called His son out of Egypt. Now in Arabic.

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The Bible in Russia

A land of deep Orthodox faith that survived a century of atheism and is reviving — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals, in Russian, the Father who runs to meet His returning child. Now in Russian.

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The Bible in Brazil

The largest Bible nation on earth — where Father’s Heart Bible™ invites some 213 million people to meet the Father in the book they already love.

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The Bible in Pakistan

A land of soaring mountains and a faithful, enduring church — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals, in Urdu and Punjabi, a Father near to the poor, the persecuted, and the orphan. Now in both languages.

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The Bible in Bangladesh

The great delta of rivers and a small, faithful church — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals, in Bengali, a Father near to the poor, the flood-struck, the refugee, and the orphan. Now in Bengali.

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The Bible in Indonesia

The world’s largest archipelago and largest Muslim-majority nation, with a vibrant church across its islands — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals, in Bahasa Indonesia, a Father near to every island and heart.

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The Bible in Germany

The land of Gutenberg and Luther that gave the world the printed Bible — where Father’s Heart Bible™ helps a drifting nation meet, afresh, the Father in its pages. Now in German.

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The Bible in Japan

One of the least-reached nations on earth, gentle and searching — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals, in Japanese, a Father near to the weary and the lonely. Now in Japanese.

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The Bible in Nigeria

Africa’s most populous nation — where Father’s Heart Bible™ invites every tribe and tongue to know God as a near and loving Father. Now in Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba.

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The Bible in the Philippines

The largest Christian nation in Asia — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals a Father who is always near, even when earthly fathers must work far away.

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The Bible in Turkey

The cradle of the early church — Antioch, Ephesus, the Seven Churches — now ~99% Muslim. Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals again, in Turkish, the Father whose story began in this very land.

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The Bible in Hong Kong

A gateway between China and the world, with a deep Christian heritage — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals, in Cantonese, a Father near to a weary, fast-moving people. Now in Cantonese.

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The Bible in Vietnam

A resilient land with one of Asia’s fastest-growing churches — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals, in Vietnamese, a Father near to the orphan and the searching. Now in Vietnamese.

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The Bible in South Korea

One of Asia’s great sending churches, yet a people weary beneath their success — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals afresh, in Korean, the Father who gives rest. Now in Korean.

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The Bible in Iran

Ancient Persia — woven into the Bible through Cyrus, Esther, and the Magi — today a searching nation with one of the fastest-growing movements to Christ on earth. Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals, in Persian, the Father found by all who seek Him.

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The Bible in Kenya

The heart of East Africa — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals a Father near to the orphan and the weary, in a fervently Christian land. Now in Swahili.

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The Bible in Tanzania

The birthplace of Swahili — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals a Father near to the orphan and the weary, in the tongue that unites East Africa. Now in Swahili.

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The Bible in Italy

The heart of Western Christianity — Rome, the Vatican, and centuries of sacred art — where Father’s Heart Bible™ invites a people who revere the Church to meet the Father personally in Scripture. Now in Italian.

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The Bible in Poland

A nation that has had the Bible in Polish since 1563, and still overwhelmingly Catholic by census — where Father’s Heart Bible™ invites a faithful people to meet the Father personally in Scripture. Now in Polish.

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The Bible in Ukraine

A majority-Christian nation with one of Eastern Europe’s oldest Scripture traditions, holding on through war — where Father’s Heart Bible™ offers a Father who is near to the brokenhearted. Now in Ukrainian.

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The Bible in Romania

One of Europe’s most Orthodox nations, with the whole Bible in Romanian since 1688 — where Father’s Heart Bible™ lets a faithful people hear, in clear words, the Father its Scriptures reveal. Now in Romanian.

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The Bible in South Africa

A majority-Christian nation where isiZulu is the largest home language and the Zulu Bible dates to 1883 — where Father’s Heart Bible™ invites a faithful people to meet the Father personally in Scripture. Now in Zulu.

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The Bible in Greece

The home of the language of the New Testament, and overwhelmingly Orthodox by self-identification — where Father’s Heart Bible™ invites a faithful people to meet the Father personally in Scripture. Now in Greek.

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The Bible in Hungary

A nation that has had the whole Bible in Hungarian since 1590, with Catholic and Reformed churches at its heart — where Father’s Heart Bible™ invites a faithful people to meet the Father personally in Scripture. Now in Hungarian.

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The Bible in the Netherlands

Five centuries of the Bible in Dutch, from the Statenvertaling of 1637 to a nation where 58% now say they have no religion — where Father’s Heart Bible™ invites a thoughtful people to meet the Father personally in Scripture. Bijbel gratis online, now in Dutch.

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The Bible in Malaysia

Malay, Chinese, Indian and indigenous peoples in one nation, with a church that is half of Sarawak — where Father’s Heart Bible™ offers a Father near to each, in Bahasa Melayu and beyond.

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The Bible in Thailand

The gentle “Land of Smiles,” one of the largest unreached Buddhist nations on earth — where Father’s Heart Bible™ longs to reveal, in Thai, a Father who frees the bound and gathers the weary.

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The Bible in Ethiopia

One of the oldest Christian nations on earth — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals, beneath an ancient faith, a God who is Abba, Father. Now in Amharic.

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The Bible in Uganda

The Pearl of Africa, at the source of the Nile — where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals a Father near to the orphan and the displaced, in one of earth’s most Christian nations.

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The Bible in Myanmar

Golden pagodas, a great river and a country of many peoples, with a faithful Christian minority among the Chin, Kachin and Karen — where Father’s Heart Bible™ offers a Father near to each, in Burmese.

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The Bible in Uzbekistan

The heart of the Silk Road, where Eastern Christians lived at Samarkand and Bukhara from the 7th century — where Father’s Heart Bible™ offers the Scriptures free in Uzbek.

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The Bible in Nepal

A Himalayan nation of many peoples and many faiths, with a Christian community of over half a million — where Father’s Heart Bible™ offers a Father near to every Nepali, in Nepali.

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The Bible in Zimbabwe

Victoria Falls, Great Zimbabwe and a people more than eight in ten Christian — where Father’s Heart Bible™ offers the Father near to them in Shona.

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The Bible in Haiti

The first free Black republic, a deeply Christian people carrying heavy burdens — where Father’s Heart Bible™ offers a Father near to every Haitian, in Kreyòl.

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The Bible in Malawi

The warm heart of Africa on the shore of a great lake, with nearly nine in ten Christian — where Father’s Heart Bible™ offers a Father near to every Malawian, in Chichewa.

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The Bible in Mozambique

A long Indian Ocean coast and the Zambezi valley, seven in ten Christian — where Father’s Heart Bible™ offers a Father near to each, in Sena, Chichewa and Portuguese.

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Card photos for Ukraine, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Greece, Hungary and the Netherlands via Wikimedia Commons: Saint Sophia Cathedral by Maksym Kozlenko (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wawel Castle by Jakub Hałun (CC BY-SA 4.0); Peleș Castle by TiberiuSahlean (CC BY-SA 3.0 RO).; Drakensberg waterfall, Bergville by Ad Meskens (CC BY-SA 4.0); Meteora by Sofia Bressan (CC BY-SA 4.0); Hungarian Parliament Building by Jakub Hałun (CC BY-SA 4.0); Amsterdam canal by David Iliff (CC BY 2.5).

Questions & answers

The Bible around the world

What is the most translated book in the world?

The Bible — by far. The full Bible has been translated into more than 700 languages, and at least some Scripture exists in over 3,600 languages, reaching the majority of people on earth. Read it free in English with audio at fathersheartbible.com/read.

How many people still don't have the Bible in their own language?

Hundreds of millions. While 795 languages have a complete Bible, more than 1,800 languages have only the New Testament, and over 1,000 languages still have no Scripture at all — together spoken by well over a billion people. Father's Heart Bible™ is free to read online, soon in 80 languages.

Can I read the Bible free online in my country?

Yes — Father's Heart Bible™ is free to read and hear online in every country, on any phone or computer, with no account, no purchase, and no app. Some nations restrict printing or distribution, but wherever there is internet, you can start reading now.

Which countries restrict the Bible?

A number of nations control or restrict the printing, sale, or distribution of the Bible — among them China, Iran, and other states with tight religious controls — though outright possession is rarely illegal. Even where access is hard, reading free online is often still possible. See each country page above for its specific situation.

Which languages can I read Father's Heart Bible in?

English and many more, each complete — all 66 books, free — from Spanish, Hindi, and Chinese to Arabic, Swahili, and Telugu, soon in 80 languages in all. English has verse-by-verse audio. Start reading in any of them, or see each country page above for the languages spoken there.