How to Get a Free Copy of the Bible

The Christian bible is the single best-sold book throughout history. It’s been translated dozens of time from Hebrew and Greek to English and other languages. It contains historical narratives, Hebrew poetry, apocalyptic literature, the wisdom of the ages in the form of proverbs, and even a legal document. Whether you are a Christian or not the bible is definitely worth a read as a classic piece of literature. And because of the evangelical movement in the last 100 years, there are all sorts of places that will give you a copy of the Christian bible for free.

There are all sorts of places that you can read the bible for free online. Perhaps the best place for online reading is BibleGateway.com .They have dozens of different translations in a number of different languages for you to checkout. You can even compare how different translations match up if you’d like. They also have bible reading plans that will help you consume the work by reading a few chapters per day in Chronological order.

If you’re looking for a free physical copy of the bible, the best place to go is a local church. Almost every church is more than happy to hand out a free copy of the bible to you. Most of them have line items in their budget for bibles and others simply have a massive collection of bibles that have been “left behind” by attendees in the past and no longer have homes.

There are two different websites that will let you order a free copy of the bible. A Ministry called “Bibles for America” will send you a free copy of the New Testament (the second half of the bible), which contain a lot of great footnotes and some study material along with that. You can pick that up at BiblesForAmerica.org.

Another organization, the Free Bible Society, will allow you to order a free copy of the bible (even shipping s free). All you have to do is send them an email at freebiblesociety@gmail.com with a request. The best part about this website is that they won’t pester you and send you a bunch of mailings after you get your free copy of the bible. In essence, it’s completely anonymous.

For Amazon Kindle Readers, you can download a free copy of the bible from Amazon. They have the ESV bible available for free until May 20^th. The English Standard Version (ESV) is a newer translation that does a great job of providing easy-to-read text while maintaining the meaning of the original Hebrew or Greek. Simply logon to the Amazon Kindle store and search for “ESV Bible,” and you’ll be able to download it and send it to your Kindle for free.