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The unfoldingWord project exists because we want to see **unrestricted biblical content in every language**.
The vision of unfoldingWord is **the church in every people group and the Bible in every language**.
Jesus commanded his disciples to make disciples of EVERY people group:
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### How Do We Do This?
How do we accomplish the goal of **unrestricted biblical content in every language**?
How do we accomplish the goal of **the church in every people group and the Bible in every language**?
* [unfoldingWord](http://www.unfoldingword.org/) - By working with other like-minded organizations
* [Church-Centric Bible Translation](https://www.ccbt.bible/) - By working with other like-minded churches and organizations
* [Statement of Faith](../statement-of-faith/01.md) - By working with those who have the same beliefs
* [Translation Guidelines](../translation-guidelines/01.md) - By using a common translation theory
* [Open License](../open-license/01.md) - By releasing everything we create under an open license
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### What Do We Do?
* **Content** - We create and make available for translation free and unrestricted biblical content. See http://ufw.io/content/ for a complete list of resources and translations. Here are a few samples:
* **unfoldingWord® Open Bible Stories** - a chronological mini-Bible comprising 50 key stories of the Bible, from Creation to Revelation, for evangelism and discipleship, in print, audio, and video (see http://ufw.io/stories/).
* **the Bible** - the only inspired, inerrant, sufficient, authoritative Word of God made available under an open license for unrestricted translation, use, and distribution (see http://ufw.io/bible/).
* **unfoldingWord® Translation Notes** - linguistic, cultural, and exegetical helps for translators. They exist for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see http://ufw.io/tn/).
* **unfoldingWord® Translation Questions** - questions for each chunk of text that translators and checkers can ask to help ensure that their translation is understood correctly. Available for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see http://ufw.io/tq/).
* **unfoldingWord® Translation Words** - a list of important Biblical terms with a short explanation, cross references, and translation aids. Useful for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see http://ufw.io/tw/).
#### Content
* **Tools** - We create translation, checking, and distribution tools that are free and open-licensed. See http://ufw.io/tools/ for a complete list of tools. Here are a few samples:
* **Door43** - an online translation platform where people can collaborate on translation and checking, also the content and translation management system (see https://door43.org/).
* **translationStudio** - a mobile app and a desktop app where translators can do offline translating (see http://ufw.io/ts/).
* **unfoldingWord app** - a mobile app where OBS and Bible translations can be distributed (see http://ufw.io/uw/).
* **translationCore** - a program that enables comprehensive checking of Bible translations (see http://ufw.io/tc/).
We create and make available for translation free and unrestricted biblical content. See https://www.unfoldingword.org/content for a complete list of resources and translations. Here are a few samples:
* **Training** - We create resources to train mother tongue translation teams. unfoldingWord® Translation Academy (this resource) is our primary training tool. We also have audio recording and training resources. See http://ufw.io/training/ for a complete list of training materials.
* **unfoldingWord® Open Bible Stories** - unrestricted visual Bible stories comprising 50 key stories of the Bible, from Creation to Revelation, for evangelism and discipleship, in print, audio, and video (see https://www.openbiblestories.org/).
* **unfoldingWord® Literal Text** - a form-centric translation of the Bible *for translators*. It increases the translators understanding of the lexical and grammatical composition of the underlying text by adhering closely to the word order and structure of the originals (see https://www.unfoldingword.org/ult).
* **unfoldingWord® Simplified Text** - a functional translation of the Bible *for translators*. It increases the translators understanding of the text by simplifying grammar, adding implied information, and translating theological terms as descriptive phrases (see https://www.unfoldingword.org/ust).
* **unfoldingWord® Translation Notes** - linguistic, cultural, and exegetical helps for translators. They exist for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see https://www.unfoldingword.org/utn).
* **unfoldingWord® Translation Questions** - questions for each chunk of text that translators and checkers can ask to help ensure that their translation is understood correctly. Available for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see https://www.unfoldingword.org/utq).
* **unfoldingWord® Translation Words** - a list of important Biblical terms with a short explanation, cross references, and translation aids. Useful for Open Bible Stories and the Bible (see https://www.unfoldingword.org/utw).
#### Tools
We create translation, checking, and distribution tools that are free and open-licensed. See https://www.unfoldingword.org/tools for a complete list of tools. Here are a few samples:
* **Door43** - an online translation platform where people can collaborate on translation and checking, also the content and translation management system (see https://door43.org/).
* **translationStudio** - a mobile app and a desktop app where translators can do offline translating (see http://ufw.io/ts/).
* **unfoldingWord app** - a mobile app where Open Bible Stories and Bible translations can be distributed (see http://ufw.io/uw/).
* **translationCore** - a program that enables comprehensive checking of Bible translations (see https://translationcore.com).
#### Training
We create resources to train mother tongue translation teams. unfoldingWord® Translation Academy (this resource) is our primary training tool. We also have audio recording and training resources. See https://www.unfoldingword.org/training for a complete list of training materials.