If your church or ministry runs on WordPress and you want visitors to read Scripture without leaving your site, The Bible Plugin makes it possible in minutes — completely free.^1
This open-source WordPress plugin embeds a full Bible reader directly into any page, drawing from over 2,000 translations via the Bible Brain DBP4 API.^2 Site administrators can select the language, Bible version, and design elements (fonts, colors) so the reading experience feels native to the audience — a major advantage for ministries working cross-culturally.^1 Version 2.0, currently in beta as of early 2026, adds support for multiple languages and Bible versions simultaneously, plus the ability to serve Scripture directly from Paratext files.^1
The Bible Plugin was born out of real-world missions experience. Its creator, AJ, has spent over 35 years in church planting — 24 of those in East and Southeast Asia — and saw firsthand how spiritual seekers were lost when directed away from ministry sites to read Scripture.^3 Rather than build another standalone Bible app, AJ envisioned a tool that keeps seekers on the journey a ministry has designed. Development is led by the team at CodeZone, and the project is fiscally sponsored by Reaching Asia, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.^2
Why Missions Teams Love It"I have had countless people tell me how much they have been wanting just such a tool for their ministry." — AJ, Creator^3
"This is a great addition to any team's EV website!" — Corsac, Disciple.Tools Community^4
Notable- Backed by missions organizations including IMB, East-West Ministries, and Kavanah Media^1
- Featured on Brigada, a widely-read missions newsletter^5
- Showcased at the EMDC 2024 Digital Disciple Making Network^4
- Connected to the Discover Jesus Initiative, a global partnership focused on reaching the top 50 unreached nations with digital tools^6
- Open source on GitHub under GPL-3.0 with 245 commits, 20 releases, and 4 contributors^7
- Featured on the Kavanah Media podcast (Episode 249)^8
