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Alcoholics Anonymous · 4th Edition

Big Book Page 63

Chapter 5 – How It Works · pages 58–71

"Being all powerful, He provided what we needed, if we kept close to Him and performed His work well. Established on such a footing we became less and less interested in ourselves, our little plans and designs."
Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, page 63. A short quotation, for identification and study. Read the whole page in your own copy →
Page63
SectionChapter 5 – How It Works
Chapter runspages 58–71
Step materialSteps 3 and 4

What's on page 63

Page 63 sits in Chapter 5, How It Works, which runs pages 58–71. That's the stretch of the book where Steps 3 and 4 are worked through.

What's notable here: this page falls inside the Third Step Prayer (page 63 in the 4th Edition).

Reading the page itself, the language here turns on fear, honesty, family, employment. That's taken from the page's own words — not from anybody's summary of them.

Read it for yourself

Page 63 itself — the actual page, full size — is in the Big Book Search Engine, free with no account. The book belongs to Alcoholics Anonymous, and A.A. offers it to everyone: read it free at aa.org, buy a copy from A.A., or pick one up at a meeting.

Quick answers

What chapter of the Big Book is page 63 in?

Page 63 is in Chapter 5, “How It Works”, which runs pages 58–71 in Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition. That is the part of the book where Steps 3 and 4 are worked through.

What is on page 63 of the Big Book?

Page 63 sits in Chapter 5 – How It Works. It falls inside Third Step Prayer — page 63 in the 4th Edition. Reading the page itself, its language turns on fear, honesty, family, employment. Recovery Starts does not reproduce the Big Book — the book belongs to A.A. — so to read the page in full, get your own copy.

Which Step does page 63 of the Big Book relate to?

Page 63 falls in the pages where the Big Book works through Steps 3 and 4 (pages 58–71 in the 4th Edition). The Big Book does not put the Steps in tidy chapters of their own — the instructions run continuously through the text, which is why a page reference matters more than a Step number.

What page is the Third Step Prayer on in the Big Book?

The Third Step Prayer is on page 63 of Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, in Chapter 5, “How It Works” (pages 58–71).

Can I read page 63 of the Big Book online for free?

Yes — free, no account. The Big Book Search Engine at read.recoverystarts.com shows the actual pages of the 4th Edition; page 63 is at read.recoverystarts.com/bigbook/read?page=63. The book itself belongs to A.A., which offers it to everyone: read it free at aa.org, buy a copy from the official A.A. store, or pick one up at almost any meeting.

This is an independent Big Book reference page from Recovery Starts — not official AA literature, not affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, and not medical advice. Page references are to Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book), 4th Edition. Read the full book free at aa.org, or get your own copy from A.A. If you're in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).