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Valeri · Jan 4, 2020

Hello, my name is Valeri. I live in Thailand.

I was told about Christianity when I passed a church while I visited my cousin in the city, and I am curious now. It sounded very beautiful, but I could not ask many questions to the person who told me about it because I had to take a bus to return home soon.

I would like some help. I want a Bible of my own, so I can study, but I live in the countryside of my country, so there are no book stores for me to go to. The nearest one I know is many hours away. I also want one in English so nothing can be confused in translation. I know English-to-Thai translations can be very wrong because of mistakes, but even if I could find a book store, there are only Thai books there.

Can someone help me buy a Bible on the internet? I found a listing for a very lovely one that I think will impress my friends and family and make them take my new interest seriously, but I don't have enough money.

musicalpilgrim · Jan 4, 2020

Hi Valerie, welcome to the forum in Jesus name it is a great place to be for fellowship with other Christians,
You have the free Bible on line, but I also prefer a paper copy. I pray that the Lord will honour your request for a Bible. This is my favourite verse.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that all that believe in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus is the answer, Jesus is the way, the son of our almighty God.

d taylor · Jan 4, 2020

If you have an address to mail to, i will send you a Bible, at no cost to you.

Maria Billingsley · Jan 4, 2020

Valeri said:
Hello, my name is Valeri. I live in Thailand.

I was told about Christianity when I passed a church while I visited my cousin in the city, and I am curious now. It sounded very beautiful, but I could not ask many questions to the person who told me about it because I had to take a bus to return home soon.

I would like some help. I want a Bible of my own, so I can study, but I live in the countryside of my country, so there are no book stores for me to go to. The nearest one I know is many hours away. I also want one in English so nothing can be confused in translation. I know English-to-Thai translations can be very wrong because of mistakes, but even if I could find a book store, there are only Thai books there.

Can someone help me buy a Bible on the internet? I found a listing for a very lovely one that I think will impress my friends and family and make them take my new interest seriously, but I don't have enough money.

Welcome! It is probably not wise to solicit money on the internet especially on a forum. If you go to a near by Christian church, they will give you a bible for free.
Blessings!

paul1149 · Jan 4, 2020

Free online Bibles can be found at many sites. The ones I use most are biblegateway.com and blueletterbible.com. I see the former has two Thai translations, in addition to several dozen English. You can click the "Add Parallel" icon and arrange different versions in columns beside each other for comparison.

I don't know who ships to Thailand at reasonable cost. Here most people use Amazon.com or CBD.com. Amazon probably ships anywhere. And there must be close alternatives also.

You can also use a desktop program that has both the Bible and many study aids. I use the one at theWord.net, and it has Thai as well as many English. And there are smartphone apps elsewhere as well.

pantingdeer · Jan 4, 2020

Valeri said:
Hello, my name is Valeri. I live in Thailand.

I was told about Christianity when I passed a church while I visited my cousin in the city, and I am curious now. It sounded very beautiful, but I could not ask many questions to the person who told me about it because I had to take a bus to return home soon.

I would like some help. I want a Bible of my own, so I can study, but I live in the countryside of my country, so there are no book stores for me to go to. The nearest one I know is many hours away. I also want one in English so nothing can be confused in translation. I know English-to-Thai translations can be very wrong because of mistakes, but even if I could find a book store, there are only Thai books there.

Can someone help me buy a Bible on the internet? I found a listing for a very lovely one that I think will impress my friends and family and make them take my new interest seriously, but I don't have enough money.

The New International version NIV and the New King James Versions NKJV are probably good versions for you.
The King James Version can be hard to understand for even native English speakers let alone foreigners.

Of the Kingdom · Jan 4, 2020

Welcome to the forum. If you wish to understand Christianity, I think it will be to your advantage to look at bibles in both English and Thai language. I found a missionary web page with an online bible in both languages:

Read the KJV Thai Bible and KJV English Bible Online.

The English bible is the King James version (KJV), the "standard" English bible for the last 400 years. It is universally acknowledged to be a good translation, although it is now difficult to read because of obsolete words. The Thai bible there is based on the KJV, so the two should be similar.

For other online bibles I suggest YouVersion, available online at bible.com or as an app for your smartphone. I see they have five Thai bibles and many English ones.

I hope you are able to contact a local church or the Thailand Bible Society who can help you choose the most appropriate and economical printed bible for you. I would recommend spending some time reading online bibles to help you choose the one you would prefer.

gym_class_hero · Jan 4, 2020

Hi Valeri,

YouVersion is a great choice for an online bible. God bless you

Valeri · Jan 5, 2020

d taylor said:
If you have an address to mail to, i will send you a Bible, at no cost to you.

Yes, thank you! How do I send you private message?

Valeri · Jan 5, 2020

Maria Billingsley said:
Welcome! It is probably not wise to solicit money on the internet especially on a forum. If you go to a near by Christian church, they will give you a bible for free.
Blessings!

I do not want money, just a book? I mean to ask for the book. Sorry, my English is not the best.
I live in the countryside very far from the cities. The only place to worship are Buddhist temples. Wow, I did not know a Christian church will give me a book! I will ask when I can visit my cousin again. Thank you!

Valeri · Jan 5, 2020

paul1149 said:
Free online Bibles can be found at many sites. The ones I use most are biblegateway.com and blueletterbible.com. I see the former has two Thai translations, in addition to several dozen English. You can click the "Add Parallel" icon and arrange different versions in columns beside each other for comparison.

I don't know who ships to Thailand at reasonable cost. Here most people use Amazon.com or CBD.com. Amazon probably ships anywhere. And there must be close alternatives also.

You can also use a desktop program that has both the Bible and many study aids. I use the one at theWord.net, and it has Thai as well as many English. And there are smartphone apps elsewhere as well.

Thank you! I will look for those

Valeri · Jan 5, 2020

Andrew98 said:
The New International version NIV and the New King James Versions NKJV are probably good versions for you.
The King James Version can be hard to understand for even native English speakers let alone foreigners.

Thank you! I will look for those. I did not know there are versions with difficult English.

Valeri · Jan 5, 2020

Of the Kingdom said:
Welcome to the forum. If you wish to understand Christianity, I think it will be to your advantage to look at bibles in both English and Thai language. I found a missionary web page with an online bible in both languages:

Read the KJV Thai Bible and KJV English Bible Online.

The English bible is the King James version (KJV), the "standard" English bible for the last 400 years. It is universally acknowledged to be a good translation, although it is now difficult to read because of obsolete words. The Thai bible there is based on the KJV, so the two should be similar.

For other online bibles I suggest YouVersion, available online at bible.com or as an app for your smartphone. I see they have five Thai bibles and many English ones.

I hope you are able to contact a local church or the Thailand Bible Society who can help you choose the most appropriate and economical printed bible for you. I would recommend spending some time reading online bibles to help you choose the one you would prefer.

Thank you! I will try to contact them. I will also look at the websites you suggested.

Deade · Jan 5, 2020

Hello Valeri,
welcome to CF.

I hope you'll enjoy your stay here.

Dave-W · Jan 6, 2020

Valeri said:
Yes, thank you! How do I send you private message?

You need at least 20 posts and 10 (i think) positive likes in order to start a PM conversation. But if someone else starts one with you, i believe you can reply.

Dave-W · Jan 6, 2020

By the way, the Bible was not originally in English. It was in Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament). If you want it in Thai, it would be best to find a version translated into your language directly from the originals instead of going thru English. You already noted that translation errors show up. 2 translations means twice as many chances for errors. And there are NO English versions free from errors.

Simon/Rock · Jan 7, 2020

Valeri said:
Hello, my name is Valeri. I live in Thailand.

I was told about Christianity when I passed a church while I visited my cousin in the city, and I am curious now. It sounded very beautiful, but I could not ask many questions to the person who told me about it because I had to take a bus to return home soon.

I would like some help. I want a Bible of my own, so I can study, but I live in the countryside of my country, so there are no book stores for me to go to. The nearest one I know is many hours away. I also want one in English so nothing can be confused in translation. I know English-to-Thai translations can be very wrong because of mistakes, but even if I could find a book store, there are only Thai books there.

Can someone help me buy a Bible on the internet? I found a listing for a very lovely one that I think will impress my friends and family and make them take my new interest seriously, but I don't have enough money.

It is!!! "very beautiful". Welcome to CF(Christian Forums)!!!
I hope that you can find God, and become closer to him.

Joey Arnold · Jan 9, 2020

Valeri, what about an online Bible that you could print out?

Tobyan · Jan 9, 2020

Of the Kingdom · Jan 9, 2020

Welcome to the forum. I hope you are able to find some friends here and be strengthened in your faith.

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