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.
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A New Bible for the People of Poland
The Bible Society is excited to announce the publication of the very first Ecumenical Bible in Polish! Thanks to a partnership between the Bible Society and 11 different church denominations, this is the first time the complete Ecumenical Bible has been published in one volume.Bible Society General Secretary Malgorzata Platajas says this new publication makes God’s Word available in “an…
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A Refugee Finds Peace in God’s Word
A few years ago, Fadila* and her husband, Abdul*, packed their entire life into their car and fled with their sons to a refugee camp in the Middle East. War was raging around them, and this was their best chance at a better life for their sons. But their hardest journey was about to begin. When they reached the refugee…
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Bringing God’s Word to Nigeria’s Deaf Community
The Bible Society in Nigeria is celebrating the launch of the Deaf Bible Translation Center. “I am so happy — the Deaf can now hear God!” said Pastor Luke Bello, who is deaf himself.A team of translators is continuing to translate Bible stories in Nigerian Sign Language (NSL) — the heart language of most of the country’s one million Deaf…
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Believe Jesus Lives
Imagine yourself as one of Jesus’s followers. Three days have passed since Jesus died. In a state of bewilderment and grief, you decide to bring spices to anoint the body of the one you loved. Served. Followed. Would die for. But what you discover at the tomb is shocking. No Jesus … and an unbelievable message from an unusual being:…
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Church Leaders Cry Out for Healing
Marie Laure* is a church leader in Uganda. She spends her days helping some of the country’s 1.2 million refugees adjust to their new lives. Many are scarred by the violence that forced them to flee their homes. Marie does her best to help them acclimate, but it’s never enough. Her help is like a single drop of rain in…
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Hearing and Heeding God’s Call
Remembering his childhood in the mountainous regions of North Vietnam, Bao* knows that God has long had His hand on his life.God protected Bao as a child, kept him safe as he grew up, and later gave him a vision that he would serve God.It started when Bao was 9 years old and he fell from a very tall tree.…
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