The scripture, stories, narration, music and fonts in BibleCore come from the sources below. We are grateful to every author and contributor.
1. Scripture
Five editions are bundled for offline reading, all in the public domain. The text is neither machine-translated nor rewritten; footnotes, section headings and formatting markup are left out, and combined verse numbers are kept as published.
| Edition | Language | Source | License |
|---|---|---|---|
| King James Version (KJV) | English | Public-domain text | Public domain |
| Chinese Union Version, Simplified (CUVs) · 新标点和合本（简体） | Simplified Chinese | eBible.org · cmn-cu89s | Public domain |
| Chinese Union Version, Traditional (CUVt) · 和合本（繁體） | Traditional Chinese | eBible.org · cmn-cu89t | Public domain |
| Reina-Valera 1909 (RV1909) | Spanish | eBible.org · spaRV1909 | Public domain |
| Bíblia Mundial em Português (WPB) | Portuguese | eBible.org · porbrbsl | Public domain |
Scripture narration
| Language | Narration | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| English | KJV chapter recordings | — |
| Simplified and Traditional Chinese | Wordproject® — Human-read Chinese Union Version, streamed online | Non-profit use only |
| Spanish and Portuguese | The phone’s own text-to-speech voice | Provided by the device |
Chinese Bible narration is streamed from Wordproject® under its non-profit terms; the recordings are not bundled with the app.
2. Bible Stories
The 50 stories come from unfoldingWord® Open Bible Stories in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Spanish and Portuguese. Original work © 2020 unfoldingWord, developed with the Door43 World Missions Community. Each language uses the publication listed in the official directory (Simplified Chinese: OBS-Aquifer).
| Content | License | Rights holder |
|---|---|---|
| Text | CC BY-SA 4.0 | unfoldingWord · Door43 |
| English audio | CC BY-SA 4.0 | unfoldingWord · Door43 |
| Illustrations and covers | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Sweet Publishing |
Original works
- Simplified Chinese: openbiblestories.org/l/zh
- Traditional Chinese: openbiblestories.org/l/zh-hant
- English (with audio): openbiblestories.org/l/en
- Spanish: openbiblestories.org/l/es-419
- Portuguese: openbiblestories.org/l/pt-br
- Official license: openbiblestories.org/license
Changes
Story paragraphs keep their source order and are neither rewritten nor machine-translated; only whitespace is normalised, title numbers are removed and six browsing categories are added. Each cover is the story’s first illustration, cropped to fit the screen; source images are not edited. English recordings are streamed unchanged; other languages are read aloud by the phone’s own voice.
The compiled text, categories and data arrangement are shared under CC BY-SA 4.0; the illustrations and their display adaptation under CC BY-SA 3.0. You may copy, redistribute and adapt them, including commercially, with attribution, a license link, a note of changes, and the same license for adaptations.
3. Music
Devotion music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0:
- “At Rest” — Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
- “Bathed in the Light” — Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
- “Clean Soul” — Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
- “Dreamer” — Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
- “Gymnopedie No. 1” — Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
- “Healing” — Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
- “Lasting Hope” — Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
- “Meditation Impromptu 01” — Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
4. Fonts
The app bundles these typefaces, all under the SIL Open Font License 1.1.
| Typeface | Used for | License |
|---|---|---|
| Cormorant Garamond | Display and serif text | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Lato | Sans-serif text | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Noto Serif SC | Chinese serif text | SIL OFL 1.1 |
| Noto Sans SC | Chinese sans-serif text | SIL OFL 1.1 |
5. Trademarks & Notice
unfoldingWord® is a registered trademark of unfoldingWord and is named here only to credit the original work. Wordproject® is a trademark of Wordproject. BibleCore is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by unfoldingWord, Door43, Sweet Publishing, Wordproject or Kevin MacLeod.
All content is provided “as is” under its own license, without warranty. For questions about sources or attribution, please reach us through Contact us in the app.