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“Go and preach the good news to everyone in the world.”
Mark 16:15 CEV
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State of the Bible Research
Seeking to Understand America’s Relationship with the Bible

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.

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GOD’S WORD MAKES AN ETERNAL DIFFERENCE FOR A GRATEFUL MAN IN BANGLADESH

Tapos Manda’s childhood ended when he was six years old. That’s when his father died and Tapos was forced to work in the fields to help sustain his poverty-ridden family.Born into a poor tribal family in Bangladesh, Tapos carried man-size responsibilities on his young shoulders. Unable to attend school or play with other children, Tapos grew up without the carefree…

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Reaping a Harvest in Rural China

China’s East Lisu people are farmers by trade, but you wouldn’t know it by their soil. Forced off their fertile farmland by more powerful tribes, the East Lisu people eke out a living on the hard, stony mountainsides of Yunnan Province—a rural territory in southwest China. In the dry mountain air, they can grow little more than potatoes, corn and…

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CHINA: Bibles Reach a Growing Church

Amity Printing Company in China reached a historic milestone on July 18, 2016, when it published its 150 millionth Bible. Of the Bibles printed by Amity in its 30-year history, 74 million have been distributed in China to meet the needs of a growing Christian church.In 1987, American Bible Society joined with United Bible Societies and Amity Foundation to help…

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IN BULGARIA: FORMER PRISONER NOW SHARES SCRIPTURE

As a radical soldier, Yazul was ready for a fight. He fought fiercely in conflicts for his homeland in the Middle East. But he became disillusioned and fled to Bulgaria where he turned to a life of crime.No matter what he engaged in, Yazul could not get past his emptiness. “I did not have joy in anything,” Yazul says. “I…

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Pray Around the World

Pray Around the World

Bible Societies around the world are helping to share God’s message of hope and love with those who need it most. Here are prayer requests from a select group of Bible Societies that ask you to lift them up in prayer.NigeriaBible Society of Nigeria asks you to pray for peace in their country, which has been ravaged by terrorist groups,…

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Orphans Meet Jesus

Orphans Meet Jesus

Jeremiah was a small boy when his mother died. But he was old enough to feel his heart breaking. “After my mother’s death, nobody loved me,” Jeremiah explains. At first, the devastated child was sent to live with his uncle in a small village in Bangladesh. His house was made of bamboo and hay, and they never seemed to have…

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“All who call out to the Lord will be saved. How can people have faith in the Lord and ask him to save them, if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear, unless someone tells them?”
Romans 10:13–14 CEV
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