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What is new in November 2021?

Monday 15 November 2021

Free Bible apps for everyone (including Huawei devices)!

The Bible Society of South Africa recently made Bible apps available on various platforms and devices (Google Play Store and now the Huawei AppGallery). We are also working on making them available on the Apple iStore soon. Read more about it here. The apps were developed and made available for free by the Bible Society of South Africa. If you would like to support our Bible work further, you can make a donation here.

Bible translation continues despite global challenges

Tuesday 25 May 2021

It was encouraging to see that despite the havoc caused by Covid-19, Bible Societies worldwide were still able to complete Scripture translations in 66 languages used by 707 million people over the last year.

Free Bible apps for everyone!

Friday 30 April 2021

Free Bible apps for everyone!

Access or download Bibles for free in all 11 official languages of South Africa or listen to various audio Bibles online, all in one app. Customise your Bible reading experience and access reading plans, daily devotions and Bible verses.

BibleSA – Quick Start Guide

Thursday 10 December 2020

Unsure how to do something on the BibleSA website or app? We’ve put together a quick start guide for new and existing users to take you through step-by-step videos, so you can get the most out of the BibleSA website or app.

Bibles for the deaf

Tuesday 1 December 2020

English Bible for the Deaf (EBD)

God gave his Word to all people, hearing and Deaf, but most Deaf people who use Sign Language do not understand the words in other Bible translations. It would have been wonderful if all Deaf people could have a Sign Language Bible that they could see and understand, but Sign Languages and dialects are not the same and we would need more than 130 different Sign Language Bibles just for Africa.

Free extra-biblical material

Monday 30 November 2020

Free extra-biblical material

• Access to over 1100+ topics and background articles in English and Afrikaans (637 topics for isiZulu)
• 52 full colour maps
• Create your free account today (click “Sign Up” button in top toolbar)

New Bible Translation and Launch – Afrikaans 2020 Translation

Friday 27 November 2020

With great excitement, we would like to announce that the new Afrikaans Bible 2020 Translation will be launched at the Kopanong Auditorium (‘Kovsie Kerk’) in Bloemfontein, on Sunday 29 November. The service will be streamed LIVE at 14:30 on the Bible Society’s Youtube page and Facebook page. More than 9 000 copies of Die Bybel 2020-vertaling have already been sold since the Bible was made available on 19 October. Furthermore, the Bibles with the Deuterocanonical Books are already sold out.

New Bible Translation and Launch – IsiZulu 2020 Translation

Thursday 15 October 2020

It is with great excitement that we would like to announce that the new isiZulu 2020 translation was launched in Ulundi, KwaZulu-Natal, on Sunday 18 October. A new generation of isiZulu speakers will encounter the Word of God with new understanding and insight when they read this translation.

Visit our online Bible shop

Tuesday 1 October 2019

Buying your Bibles from the Bible Society is now easier than ever, thanks to our online Bible shop.