Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
These Bible insights can provide critical information and give you direction for your Biblical ministry to help better serve the needs of people in your community.
Providing God’s Word in the remote regions of the Amazon
About 47,000 people live in remote villages throughout Colombia’s Amazon region in South America. They represent roughly 26 different indigenous ethnic groups with dozens of different spoken languages. Last year, our partners help reach thousands of men, women, and children in these remote river villages with Bibles, audio Bibles, and the JESUS Film! The Bible Society partnered with local pastors…
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“Thank you for the gift of Bibles. It has changed me and has truly changed our village.”
For as long as Mu Yang* could remember, his extremely rural village in southern China only had one Bible. Since he had the ability to read it when few others could, Mu Yang’s mother asked him to help her church by reading the selected passages of Scripture aloud for the services. But everything changed many years ago, thanks to the…
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Liana’s Favorite Books: Episode 19
In this episode of “Liana’s Favorite Books,” Dr. Liana Lupas takes you on a tour of a Chinese New Testament once gifted to China’s last emperor, Puyi. Similar to a previous New Testament presented to Puyi’s predecessor, the Empress Dowager, this copy has an ornate silver cover. It was part of a set of four presentation New Testaments printed by…
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3 Reminders from Scripture for When Life Feels Out of Control
Sometimes, life feels like a whirlwind parade of one bad thing after another. Your car breaks down. Your basement floods. Your child starts struggling in school. Your flight to visit family in a different state gets canceled. You can’t seem to find a way to plug into your church, leaving you feeling lonely and discouraged. Your best friend receives a…
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Liana’s Favorite Books: Episode 18
In this episode of “Liana’s Favorite Books,” Dr. Liana Lupas takes you on a tour of two New Testaments published by Robert Estienne, who was also known by his Latin name: Robertus Stephanus. Estienne was a renowned French academic in the 16th century, but his sympathy for the Protestant Reformation meant that he required the protection of the king of…
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Liana’s Favorite Books: Episode 17
In this episode of “Liana’s Favorite Books,” Dr. Liana Lupas takes you on a tour of the first English Bible printed in New York. In 1782, Robert Aitken printed the English Bible in Philadelphia. He struggled to sell all 10,000 copies, and the endeavor nearly bankrupt him. Ten years later, two printers named Hodge and Campbell solicited subscriptions for a…
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