Publishers of the Believer´s Bible Commentary (BBC) by William MacDonald
Update February 2025
This list shows the languages in which the BBC has been published.
NT = Commentary on the New Testament, OT = Commentary on the Old Testament
You will find these languages:
Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bulgarian, Burmese, Czech, Chinese (two editions – Simplified and Traditional), Croatian, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Iranian (Farsi), Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Marathi, Mizo, Mongolian, Nepali, Oriya, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Swahili (Kongo and Tanzania), Spanish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Turkish, Urdu (Pakistan) and Vietnamese.
Work is in progress in Armenian (Gospels have been published), Assamese, Khasi, Kuki, Mongolian (some parts of NT are available), Tagalog, Tangkhul;
Free downloads of the whole text of the BBC translations can be found on these pages:
http://www.plymouthbrethren.org/
www.sermon-online.org
The downloads are usually in PDF and are available in these languages:
Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Chinese (simplified), Croatian, Czech, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Iranian (Farsi), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian (parts of NT), Nepali, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Swahili (for Congo, NT), Tamil, Tajik (NT), Urdu, Vietnamese.
Please inform the webmaster if you cannot contact the publishers. Thanks.
Albanian,
George Sturm
New Testament is in three Volumes. Old Testament in two volumes
Lagja Nr 1 Rruga e Korcas,
Pogradec, Albania
+355-68-2231763
The entire commentary in Albanian is also available in a digital format being packaged with Online Bible. Included are digital copies of several of William MacDonald’s books (in Albanian) including: Christ loved the Church, True Discipleship, Here’s the Difference, Once in Christ, In Christ Forever, etc..
Arabic, NT and OT
3 Volumes (Matthew to John, Acts to Philippians and Colossians to Revelation)
Mr. Essam Khalil
Email: essam777@gmail.com
Distributor
Hannah Nashed, Brethren Bookstore
3 Angaham St.
Chobra, Cairo, Egypt
Bengali, NT and OT, one volume each
Copies of the commentary can be obtained from:
OM India
Bulgarian, NT and OT, in three Volumes each
Veren Publishers,
Slavejkov Pl. 1
1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
phone (00359) 2 9816241
fax (00359) 2 9805765
e-mail: veren@sbline.net
Burmese, NT and OT
John Short,
Christian Reading Room
P. O. Box 95413
Hong Kong SAR of China
E-mail: cbrhk@netvigator.com
Available at:
Evangelical Literature Center
P.O. Box (1320), Yangon, Myanmar
Chinese, NT and OT, simplified or classic script,
Ivan Ng
Capstone Ent. Ltd.
Block B, 7/F., Fast Industrial Building,
658 Castle Peak Road,
Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon
Hong Kong.
ivanc.ng@i-cable.com
fax 852-2323-2168 phone 5513
orders and free downloads of the BBC in Chinese on the website:
Croatian, NT and OT
CLV
Postfach 110135
33661 Bielefeld
Germany
Also available in Croatia at :
Müller Uwe
Czech, NT and OT
Meinolf Mellwig <meinolf.mellwig@gmail.com>
French, NT and OT
Serge Côté serge@pubchret.org
Publications Chretiennes
509 Des Erables; Trois-Rivieres, QC, G8T 7Z7, Canada
German, NT, and OT (2 Volumes)
CLV
Postfach 110135
33661 Bielefeld
Germany
www.clv.de
Greek, NT and OT
LOGOS Publishers
G. SOURI 14,
GR – 185 47 N. FALIRO
Greece
Mr. Fotis Romeos / Logos Publishers
Gujarati, NT and OT
Copies of the commentary can be obtained from:
OM India
Hindi, NT
Copies can be obtained from
Project Ezra, Mr Nishant Sidh
Near Khan Nursing Home
Stadium Road
District: Rajnandgaon
Pin Code 491441
Chhattisgarh
India
Contact No: 09406330075
“Nishant” <n_nishants@rediffmail.com>
Hungarian, NT and OT
For Orders: Robert Lemperger,
Nagybányai u. 15.
H-1025 Budapest, Hungary
E-mail: evangeliumi.kiado@gmail.com
Iranian (Farsi) NT and OT
Free download: www.sermon-online.org
Or: http://www.muhammadanism.org/farsi/English/english_default.htm
You can download the PDF files via this link. The BBC links are near the bottom of the web page.
The BBC has been published in seven volumes. To order the hard copy contact Persian World Outreach at:
Italian
CLV
Postfach 110135
33661 Bielefeld
Germany
Price per volume: euro 25.90, discount 50%, postage to US for one book 7.- Euro (in 2004)
In Italy distributed by:
La Casa della Bibbia
Via Sandro Botticelli, 10/13
10154 Torino
Italy
www.bible.it
phone +39 011.20.52.386
phone + 39 011.24.62.146
fax + 39 011.20.51.566
Japanese, NT, in 3 volumes
Evangelical Publishers
8-9 Kotobuki cho 2 chome,
Fuchu shi, Tokyo 183-0056
TEL 042-366-7760
FAX 042-366-7790
Email: EPDendo@aol.com
3000 Yen per book
Kannada, OT and NT
Copies of the commentary can be obtained from:
OM India
Korean, NT, 12 volumes
and OT, 6 volumes
Evangelical Publications Inc.
Kyungkido, Koyang City, Ilsan Donggu
Jungbalsan Dong 1233-4 Ho
410-828
The website address is www.jundo.co.kr
and the email address is kjundo@korea.com.
If you do not speak Japanese: you can write to Mrs. Jo and ask her help:
Mr Kwak Jae Young, director of Evangelical Publishers, cannot speak English, but his friend Mr Hoon does,
Mr Yoo Zee Hoon: fax 82-41-560 1470; grace@kut.ac.kr
Mr Ki-sup is another Christian who speaks english and will help to forward your request. Both Mr Ki-sup and Mr Hoon do not work with the publishing house, but we may contact them.
Mr Ki-sup: song495@hanmail.net>
Lithuanian
NT Vol 1 contains Mt – Acts
Crossmedija
Markus Geibel
Vilniaus g. 146-44
76297 Siauliai
Lithuania/ Litauen/Lietuva
Malayalam, NT and OT
Copies of the commentary can be obtained from:
OM India
Marathi, NT
Copies of the commentary can be obtained from:
OM India
Nepali, several part of the NT and OT BBC have been published
Available in Nepal from:
Mr. Ram Bhandari
MARANATHA BOOKS AND STATIONARIES
Post Box No. 958, KTM, Nepal
Ph. 01-4578738
Mobile: 9851059318
Available in India from:
Mr. T. Kaufman
c/o Great Joy Book Shop
Maa Supermarket, 1st Floor
Thana Dara
P.O. Kalimpong – 734 301
Distr. Darjeeling, W.B., India
Mobile: 09933459069
Polish, NT and OT (one volume each)
Henryk Turkanik
at Fundacia Areopag
ul. Cleszynska 30
44-337 Jastrzebla Zoroj
Poland
011-32-47140055
Portuguese, NT and OT
Editora Mundo Cristão
Gerente de Produção Editorial
Rua Antonio Carlos Tacconi, 79
04810-020 São Paulo – SP – Brasil
phone 55-11-21274147
http://www.mundocristao.com.br
Punjabi, NT and OT
Copies of the commentary can be obtained from:
OM India
Romanian, NT and OT (one volume each)
CLV
Postfach 110135
33661 Bielefeld
Germany
Also available in Romania at:
Radu Gavrilut
Editura Lampadarul de Aur; Str. Aurel Vlaicu 15; Ro 3700 Oradea
Tel and Fax 0040-2-59-447 442
Russian, NT an OT
CLV
Postfach 110135
33661 Bielefeld
Germany
Spanish, NT and OT in one volume
Editorial CLIE
Galvani 113
08224 TERRASSA (BCN)
ESPAÑA
Tel. (34) 93-788-4262
Fax (34) 93-780-0514
Web: http://www.clie.es
Swahili NT
There is a version for Congo and for Tanzania
For Congo version contact EveryDay Publications Inc., Canada
books@everydaypublications.org
The Tanzania version is available at
Kanisa la Biblia Publishers
Box 1424
Dodoma, Tanzania
Fax 00255 26 2350911
Phone 00255 26 2354500
cmml-dodoma@maf.or.tz
Tamil NT and OT
MORIAH MINISTRIES
Post Box No. 2540,
No. 51 East Park Road,
Shenoy Nagar
CHENNAI – 600 030 India
++91-044-2664 5010
Email moriahministries@gmail.com
Telugu, NT
Published by Mr Matthew Henry
His phone # is: 011-91-9391035357 (if you are calling from the US)
Book room: +(91)-40-66330112, +(91)-40-66330113
Turkish NT and OT
NT: 1st vol (Mt/John), 2nd Volume (Acts – Phil), 3rd Volume (Col – Rev).
OT in 2 Volumes
available at:
Serasker Cad. Sakiz Sokak,
Aytac 2 Han; No: 40/1
Kadikoey – Istanbul
0090-216-4142061 or 414 16 15, fax 3480526
The correct email for Yeni Yasam Yayinlari, the publishers of the BBC in Turkish is beytestel@hotmail.com. This is the owner’s e-mail. His name is Ali Simsek, and he speaks good English.
(2004) The first volume sells for $ 5.00 for paperback and $ 7.00 for hardback. Bank transfer will be the best way paying us. For 20 and more copies you’ll get 25% discount.
website:
www.yyyayinlari.com
Urdu (Pakistan) NT and OT in twelve volumes
Masihi Isha’at Khana
36 Ferozepur Road
Lahore, 54600
Pakistan
MIK <masihiishaatkhana@gmail.com>
(+92 042) 37530683
Vietnamese, NT and OT, one volume each
John Short,
Christian Reading Room
P. O. Box 95413
Hong Kong SAR of China
Email: cbrhk@netvigator.com