Korean Bible

聖經

성경과찬송무료 Korean Bible - Listen to the word of God every day and come closer to God by use the Korean Bible app. We are looking forward to your feedback and any suggestions for improvement. Try to install now, it's FREE!

The Holy Bible in Korean language (Hangul). Enjoy this Korean Bible application in android for free, which contains the Old Testament korean and english bible niv and New Testament with text and audio version in Korean language.

The practice of Christianity in Korea revolves around two of its largest branches,성경 Protestantism and Catholicism, accounting for 8.6 million and 5.3 million members respectively. Roman Catholicism was first introduced during the late Joseon Dynasty period. In 1603, Yi Gwang-jeong, Korean diplomat, Bible in Korean returned from Beijing carrying several theological books written by Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit missionary to 성경책, 성경과찬송 China. He began disseminating the information in the books and the first 개역한글성경 seeds of Christianity were sown. In 1758 King Yeongjo of Joseon officially outlawed Catholicism as an evil practice. Roman Catholicism KJV Bible was again introduced in 1785 by Yi Seung-hun. Korean Christians were subject to persecution.

Many were martyred, especially english korean bible during Korean Bible the Catholic Persecution of 1801 and later. Joseon nobility saw the new religion as a subversive influence and persecuted its earliest King James Version followers in Korea, culminating in the Catholic Persecution of 1866, in which 8000 Catholics across the country were killed, including nine French missionaries. The opening of Korea to the outside world in the following years brought religious toleration for the remaining Catholics and also introduced Protestantism. The first Protestant church in Korea was established by Seo Sang-ryun and the first Protestant missionary to enter Korea was Horace Newton Allen, both events occurring in 1884.korean english bible Horace Allen was a North Presbyterian missionary and American diplomat, and remained in Korea until 1890, by which time he had been joined by many others.