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Greece is overwhelmingly Orthodox by self-identification, and Greek is the language of the New Testament itself — Father's Heart Bible offers a near and loving Father in Greek. Free online, with audio.

Yes — you can read the Bible free online in Greece right now. In Pew Research Center’s 2015–16 survey, 90% of Greek adults identified as Orthodox Christians. The Father’s Heart Bible™ is free to read and hear on any phone, with no app and no account. The Greek edition is free to read and hear today — for the people whose language the New Testament was first written in, where Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals God as a near and loving Father.

Last updated October 2026

Key takeawayGreece is the home of the language of the New Testament — and Father's Heart Bible™ (FHB) invites an Orthodox people to hear in modern Greek the voice of a Father.

Greece at a glance

Greece is a land of islands, mountains and ancient cities — where Orthodox faith is woven into the calendar, the family and the national story.

Orthodox Christian
90% of adults (Pew Research Center, 2015–16)
Orthodoxy important to being “truly Greek”
76% (Pew Research Center)
First modern Greek New Testament in print
1638 (Maximos of Gallipoli, Geneva)
Vamvas Bible
New Testament 1833, Old Testament 1850

What Greece is known for

The Bible in Greek has two stories: the original New Testament, and the long road to a Bible in the language Greeks speak today.

The language of the New Testament

The New Testament was written in Greek, so every Bible reader everywhere depends on it.

Maximos of Gallipoli, 1638

Begun in 1629 at the initiative of Patriarch Cyril Lucaris, Maximos’s was the first translation of the New Testament into modern Greek; it was printed at Geneva in 1638 after his death.

The Vamvas Bible

Neophytos Vamvas published a modern Greek New Testament in 1833 and the Old Testament in 1850. The Patriarchate of Constantinople condemned vernacular Bible translation in 1836; the Vamvas translation was finally allowed in 1924.

An Orthodox people

90% of Greek adults identified as Orthodox in Pew’s 2015–16 survey, and 76% said being Orthodox is important to being “truly Greek.”

Faith and the Bible in Greece

Pew Research Center’s 2015–16 survey of Central and Eastern Europe found that 90% of Greek adults identify as Orthodox Christians, and that 76% say being Orthodox is important to being “truly Greek.” Greece is an Orthodox-majority country in a region where, Pew notes, many people believe and belong more than they attend.

The Bible in the Greek everyday language has a history of struggle. Maximos of Gallipoli’s New Testament, begun in 1629, was printed at Geneva in 1638; Neophytos Vamvas published the New Testament in 1833 and the Old Testament in 1850, and a translation of his was not formally allowed until 1924.

The invitation of Father’s Heart Bible™ is a personal one: read the same Word in clear modern Greek, and meet in it a Father.

Sources: Pew Research Center — Religious affiliation (Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe, 2017; surveys June 2015–July 2016)Pew Research Center — Religious Belief and National Belonging in Central and Eastern Europe (76% say being Orthodox is important to being truly Greek)Maximos of Gallipoli — Wikipedia (translation begun 1629, Cyril Lucaris, printed Geneva 1638; citing Angold, Eastern Christianity, 2006)Neophytos Vamvas — Wikipedia (New Testament 1833, Old Testament 1850, 1836 encyclical, allowed 1924)

What “our Father” offers Greece

Father’s Heart Bible™ does not ask Greece to leave the Scriptures it treasures. It lets a faithful people hear, in clear modern Greek, the Father whom its own Bible reveals.

For the one who prays

Greeks pray “Our Father in heaven” from childhood — and can read it again, as the words of One who knows them by name.

For the one left behind

To those who feel overlooked, Scripture promises “a father to the fatherless” — a Father who stays.

For the child of our Father

“…received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’” — not a slave’s fear, but a child’s trust.

Why Father's Heart Bible™ for Greece

God revealed as Father

Father’s Heart Bible™ reveals God as Father wherever Scripture reveals Him that way — from Genesis 1:1 onward.

Free, with audio, on any phone

No purchase, no app, no sign-up. The whole Bible is free to read online, with audio, on the phone in your hand.

Now in Greek

The Greek edition is published: read it free. Father’s Heart Bible™ is in 51 of 80 languages.

The translation opportunity for Greece

Greek is the heart language of some 13 million people worldwide — and the Greek edition is free to read in Father’s Heart Bible™.

Every language is a door. You can start reading the editions available today, free. English has verse-by-verse audio.

Read in your language

Father’s Heart Bible™ is free to read online in every language below — open its home page and choose any book.

His Word will not return void

When our Father said, “Let there be light,” there was light. His Word accomplishes what He sends it to do. In the land of the New Testament’s own language, it will not return empty.

“…so will my word be that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” — Isaiah 55:11

Hear the Father’s voice

A few of the most-read passages in the world, in Father’s Heart Bible™ — tap any reference to read and listen free.

“A father to the fatherless and defender of widows is our Father in his holy dwelling.”

Psalm 68:5

“You did not receive a spirit of slavery, to fall back into fear, but received the Spirit of sonship, by whom we cry, "Abba! Father!"”

Romans 8:15

“See what kind of love our Father has given us, that we should be called children of our Father! And we are.”

1 John 3:1

Hear the Father in Greek

Now hear it in a Father’s own voice — free, with audio, on any phone.

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Keep reading

Begin with the whole Bible free online with audio, learn why Father’s Heart Bible™ exists, or get oriented with our Bible reading guides — including where to start and what the gospel is. Browse Scripture by theme on our Bible verses by topic pages.

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Frequently asked questions

How many Christians are there in Greece?

In Pew Research Center's 2015–16 survey, 90% of Greek adults identified as Orthodox Christians, and 76% said being Orthodox is important to being truly Greek. You can read the Scriptures free at fathersheartbible.com/read.

When was the New Testament first translated into modern Greek?

Maximos of Gallipoli's translation, begun in 1629 at the initiative of Patriarch Cyril Lucaris, was the first translation of the New Testament into modern Greek. It was printed at Geneva in 1638, after Maximos's death.

What is the Vamvas Bible?

Neophytos Vamvas published a modern Greek New Testament in 1833 and the Old Testament in 1850. The Ecumenical Patriarchate condemned vernacular translations in an 1836 encyclical, and the translation was finally allowed in 1924.

Can I read the Bible online free in Greek?

Yes. Father's Heart Bible™ is free to read and hear online in Greek — no account, no purchase, no app — at fathersheartbible.com/read/el/. The English edition is free too.

Is Father's Heart Bible available in Greek?

Yes. The Greek edition is at fathersheartbible.com/read/el/. Father's Heart Bible is now in 51 of 80 languages.

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About the author

Kevin White

Founder, Spirit Media Publishing · Father's Heart Bible™

Kevin White is founder of Spirit Media Publishing the publisher of Father's Heart Bible™, a translation centered on revealing God's heart as Father through every passage. He pastors readers toward the love of our Father — in plain English — and writes here about Scripture, sonship, and the modern Father-heart movement.

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