API.Bible Licensing

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Every translation available in Bible Passport — local and international alike — is delivered through API.Bible, a service of the American Bible Society that provides licensed access to Scripture text from its publishers.

Each translation keeps its own copyright

API.Bible does not own the translations it distributes; each one remains the property of its own publisher, under its own licence terms. Because of this:

• The copyright notice for a translation is shown at the foot of every chapter you read in the app.
• Some translations may carry usage restrictions set by their publisher, which API.Bible enforces on our behalf.
• Not every translation available on API.Bible may be offered in the app, depending on its licence terms.

Usage reporting

As required by the licence terms attached to certain translations, Bible Passport reports chapter deliveries back to API.Bible. This reporting is how publishers are able to make their translations freely available to apps like this one, and it does not include any personal information about you — see our Privacy Policy for details.

Offline caching

To let you keep reading without a connection, chapters you open are cached locally on your device. This caching is done within the terms API.Bible's licences permit, and does not change who holds copyright over the text.

No affiliation implied

Bible Passport is an independent app built on top of the API.Bible platform. We are not API.Bible, the American Bible Society, or any Bible publisher, and this page is not a substitute for API.Bible's own terms, which govern our use of their service.

Questions about a specific translation

If you'd like to know more about the licence terms for a translation you're reading, the in-app chapter footer and the API.Bible site are the authoritative sources. You're also welcome to contact us with questions.