Scripture Sources and Licensing
All Scripture on this site comes from translations that are in the public domain or under an explicit open licence. Below is the translation, year, licence and text source for each language.
| Language | Translation | Year | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (Traditional) | 和合本 CUV (1919) | 1919 | Public domain |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 和合本 CUV (1919) | 1919 | Public domain |
| English | World English Bible (WEB) | 2000 | Public domain |
| Spanish | Reina-Valera 1909 | 1909 | Public domain |
| French | Louis Segond 1910 | 1910 | Public domain |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | A Bíblia Livre (2018) | 2018 | CC BY 4.0 |
Chinese Scripture
Chinese Scripture text: Chinese Union Version (CUV), 1919 — public domain.
Source: gratis-bible OSIS (chius.xml, derived from CrossWire SWORD modules; retrieved 2026-07-21). Traditional Chinese is rendered from the simplified source via OpenCC (character-form conversion only; no wording is changed).
This site uses the 1919 Chinese Union Version, not the copyrighted Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation (CUNP, 1988).
Other languages
English uses the World English Bible (WEB; ebible.org module engwebp, retrieved 2026-07-21), public domain. Spanish uses Reina-Valera 1909 (ebible.org module spaRV1909, retrieved 2026-07-21), public domain. French uses Louis Segond 1910 (ebible.org module fraLSG, retrieved 2026-07-21), public domain. All three are taken from the official ebible.org releases.
Portuguese uses A Bíblia Livre (2018; ebible.org module porbr2018, retrieved 2026-07-21), released under CC BY 4.0. This site uses the December 2025 text, with attribution as the licence requires.
How topics are classified
The passages under each topic follow public-domain topical indexes: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897). This site does not add commentary or interpretation.
Topical Index Verification
Topical indexes: Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1896, public domain) and Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R.A. Torrey, 1897, public domain).
Index membership verified against the CCEL editions — Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org), retrieved 2026-08-20.
Versification note (Spanish topic pages): canonical Jonah 2:9 corresponds to 2:10 in the native numbering of the Reina-Valera 1909 (+1 offset); the text is taken from native 2:10 and displayed as canonical 2:9.
This site presents only the passages pointed to by the public-domain indexes above; it does not provide theological interpretation.
The Verbis Bible app includes more translations than this website — see App Bible Sources & Licenses.
Last updated: 20 August 2026