Whoever believes in Me, as the Scripture has said: ‘streams of living water will flow from within him.’

John 7:38

 Aquifer FAQs


  • The Aquifer contains a curated collection of the most useful Biblical resources suitable for both studying the Bible and translating it.  The resources are free to use and are, or will be, accessible in the most spoken gateway languages.

  • Yes, consistent with the desires of its partners and ETEN, all resources in the Aquifer are openly licensed under one of the following Creative Commons license types:

  • There are many other types of Creative Commons licenses as well as “All Rights Reserved” licenses, but only the three license types selected for the Aquifer provide free usage without restrictions.  For users, this provides a clear conscience.  For the Bible translation movement, it accelerates progress by eliminating time-consuming, and sometimes expensive, licensing negotiations.

  • The Aquifer is accessed by apps using Aquifer Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to pull in content and present it in chosen languages to users. APIs allow different software systems to interact and share data or functionalities, making it easier to integrate and expand the capabilities of applications.

    One such app is Bible Well. Using apps like Bible Well, church translation teams can interact with translation guides and other Biblical resources in a gateway language they understand. 

    Bible Well is also open source under the MIT license and developers may use it as a reference app. To explore whether your app might benefit from tapping the Aquifer, generate an Aquifer API key.



  • The Aquifer's Bible resources help church leaders understand key Biblical concepts, reducing the time required for church-based teams to translate the Bible into their heart language.

  • Yes. Monetary donations may be made by either supporting the Bible translation movement via the Twelve Verse Challenge, or by directing your gift to accelerating Aquifer's mission specifically via BiblioNexus, a 501c3 tax exempt non-profit organization.


  • The Aquifer is filled with resources from many publishing organizations, such as SRV Partners, Tyndale, United Bible Society (UBS), Berean Standard Bible, Biblica, ETEN (Every Tribe Every Nation) and its Innovation Lab, and unfoldingWord. In partnership with BiblioNexus, and with help from Wycliffe Global Partnerships, we are actively translating resources. Bridge Connectivity Solutions, Spoken Worldwide, Davar Audio Bibles, and Logos Bible Software are also valued content providers and technology partners.

    Through the utilization of advanced technologies and radically spreading the message, these organizations support ETEN’s All Access Goals that by 2033, 95% of people will have full access to the Bible and everyone will have access to some portion of Scripture.


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