1832-1911
| 1832 | Rev. Gützlaff spreads the Gospel in Korea with Chinese Scriptures | |
| 1865 | Rev. Gützlaff spreads the Gospel in Korea with Chinese Scriptures | |
| 1877 |  | Rev. Ross, Eung Chan Lee, Sang Ryun Soh, Hong Jun Baek, and others start translating the Bible into Korean |
| 1882 |  | The first Scriptures in Korean, Gospel of Luke and Gospel of John, are published in Manchuria, China by Rev. Ross and his Korean colleagues with the support from the National Bible Society of Scotland (currently Scottish Bible Society) Sang Ryun Soh brought into Korea the Gospels in Korean for the first time in history |
| 1883 |  | Rev. Ross publishes the Gospel of John and the Gospel of Luke |
| 1885 |  | Gospel of Mark (신약마가젼복음셔언해) by Soo Jeong Lee is published in Japan with the support of the American Bible Society |
| 1887 |  | The first New Testament, Corean New Testament is published The Permanent Executive Bible Committee in Korea is organized, and Rev. Underwood and Rev. Appenzeller become members of this committee |
| 1895 |  | The Bible Society is founded in Korea under the name of the Korean Agency of the British and Foreign Bible Society Kenmure becomes the first General Secretary of the BFBS Korean agency. |
| 1899 | Churches nationwide conduct ‘Bible Society Sunday’ service and send their contributions to the Bible Society | |
| 1900 | The second New Testament, the Korean New Testament, is published | |
| 1902 | The Bible Society representatives hold worship at the Hansung Prison, and start its first free Bible distribution | |
| 1905 |  | Miller becomes the second General Secretary of the BFBS Korean agency. |
| 1911 |  | The first Old Testament and the first full Bible in Korean are published The Bible House (two story building) is built in Chongo 2 ga of Seoul city. |
1912-1940
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| 1913 | The first Scripture in Braille (Gospel of John) is published | |
| 1915 |  | The assembly of colporteurs held in Seoul is attended by 172 persons. |
| 1937 |  | Hobbes becomes the third General Secretary of the BFBS Korean agency |
| 1938 |  | The Revised Version (성경개역), revision of the Korean Bible (성경젼셔) is published |
| 1939 | The Bible Society starts recruiting people to support Bible Work | |
| 1940 | Robertson becomes the fourth General Secretary of the BFBS Korean agency1 |
1941-1990 (Click to expand)
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| 1941 | The Japanese colonial government forced the establishment of the Chosun Bible Society Tae Eung Chung becomes the first General Secretary of the Chosun Bible Society in January The BFBS Korean agency closes down and hands over all operations to the Korean Bible Society, and formally ends the Bible Work in Korea In Gwa Chung becomes the second General Secretary of the Chosun Bible Society in April | |
| 1942 | Bible Work in Korea is put to a stop upon the order from the Japanese Governor-General of Korea. | |
| 1945 |  | Bible Work is resumed with liberation. Tae Eung Chung becomes the first General Secretary of the Korean Bible Society |
| 1947 | The Ministry of Culture and Education endorses the Korean Bible Society Foundation | |
| 1949 |  | Young Bin Im becomes the second General Secretary of the Korean Bible Society The Korean Bible Society becomes a member of the United Bible Societies |
| 1961 |  | The Korean Revised Version, revision of the Revised Version (성경개역) is published |
| 1964 | The Korean Bible Society’s Independence Countermeasures Committee is organized | |
| 1966 |  | Joo Byung (Andrew) Kim becomes the third General Secretary of the Korean Bible Society |
| 1967 |  | The New Testament in New Translation (신약전서 새번역) is published |
| 1971 | The New Testament in the Common Translation is published | |
| 1972 | The Bible Society ceases to use colporteurs for Bible distribution | |
| 1973 | Four hundred thousand copies of Scriptures are exported for the first time | |
| 1977 |  | The Common Translation is published |
| 1979 | The Korean Bible Society becomes financially independent | |
| 1981 |  | Ho Yong Kim becomes the fourth General Secretary of the Korean Bible Society |
| 1985 |  | KBS dedicates the Seocho Bible House |
| 1986 | Annual Bible distribution exceeds one million copies |
1991-2000 (Click to expand)
| 1991 | Annual Bible distribution reaches two million copies | |
| 1993 |  | The New Korean Standard Version is published |
| 1995 |  | KBS celebrates its centennial year KBS opens the Information Resource Center for Biblical Studies (currently the Library for Biblical Studies), Bible Exhibition Hall, and the Ross Memorial Hall |
| 1998 |  | The New Korean Revised Version is published |
| 1999 |  | KBS releases the Revised Common Translation Bibles and the CD-ROM Bible ver. 1.0 |
| 2000 |  | KBS opens the Center for Bible Education and Culture |
2001-Present (Click to expand)
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| 2001 |  | KBS establishes its bindery, Bible Korea Co., and Mal Yong Chung becomes the President |
 | The Revised New Korean Standard Version is published | |
| 2002 |  | Young-Jin Min becomes the fifth General Secretary of the Korean Bible Society |
| 2005 | KBS releases the CD-ROM Bible ver. 2.0. | |
| 2006 |  | KBS starts the Bible A Month Club. |
| 2007 |  | Chang Eung Ahn and Eui Hyun Kwon become the sixth General Secretaries of the Korean Bible Society KBS dedicates the Yeoksam Bible House. |
| 2009 | The Bible Korea Co. is relocated to Paju, Kyunggi-do | |
| 2010 | KBS hosts the 8th World Assembly of the United Bible Societies in Seoul, Korea | |
| 2011 | KBS celebrates the 100th anniversary of the translation and publication of the first Korean Bible | |
| 2015 | KBS hosts the 5th Publishers Convention of the United Bible Societies in Seoul, Korea KBS celebrates the 120th anniversary of Bible Work in Korea |