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.
“NOW, BECAUSE OF YOU, I KNOW WHO JESUS IS!”
Hundreds of thousands of children like Elias* are growing up as refugees in Malaysia after escaping the horrors of war, violent persecution, or extreme poverty in their home countries. Among these refugees are the Rohingya, a Muslim minority group seeking refuge from genocidal atrocities in Myanmar. Because of the faithful generosity of partners like you, the Bible Society in…
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“WE DID NOT HAVE BIBLES IN MUONG.”
Thanks to you, the very first Muong Bible translation has reached waiting hands and hearts in Vietnam! Linh* is part of the indigenous Muong people group living in the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam. The Muong are traditionally animists, worshiping ancestral spirits and deities. There has never been a Muong translation of the Bible . . . until…
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“OUR CHILDREN ARE TRAUMATIZED. OUR COMMUNITY IS TRAUMATIZED.”
Trauma is a critical issue in American churches. We interviewed 1,000 pastors across the United States, and several of them estimate that nearly half of their congregants have experienced some form of trauma in their lives that still causes pain and hinders their walk with God. A few of them shared their concerns and the impact of American Bible…
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“I’M NOT AFRAID TO DIE. I KNOW WHERE I’M GOING.”
The Eastern Cham people, a minority ethnic group in Vietnam, are predominantly Hindu. However, many Cham Christians have prayed fervently to have a Bible in their heart language. Thanks to the generosity of friends like you, those prayers were answered last year! Pastor Binasour*, delighted to receive one of the first Cham New Testaments, declared, “Now, Cham believers can grow…
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GLOBAL MINITRY UPDATES
152 MILLION SCRIPTURES DISTRIBUTED IN 2023! The Bible Society global network distributed 152 million printed Biblical texts last year, raising the total distributed since 2014 to nearly 300 million Bibles, 107 million New Testaments, and 2.5 billion Scripture portions. That means almost 3 billion Biblical texts have been placed into waiting hands and hearts worldwide over the last nine years!…
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Record 2024 Issue
In this issue of Record magazine, witness how you shared the good news of Jesus in Angola, the Philippines, Guatemala, and beyond! Travel to China with American Bible Society president and CEO Dr. Jennifer Holloran and discover how hungry souls are receiving the Bread of Life. Experience our End-to-End gospel outreach program, which uses print, visual, and audio Scripture to…
READ MOREShare Scripture where it’s needed most
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