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.
God’s Word Brings Power to Persecuted Christians Worldwide
Christians around the world are under siege. Children cannot attend school. Families have been driven from their homes. Lives are in danger.Across the Middle East and Africa, violence is rampant. Rebels raid villages with guns and knives in the early morning hours. Militants kidnap children. Families are forced to watch as their loved ones are executed.But thanks to the support…
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How One Man’s Rage Turned into Forgiveness
Forty-year-old Ishaku was filled with rage, and he had every reason to be.He saw firsthand the ravaging destruction bloodthirsty terrorists had leveled against his people and hometown just outside of Maiduguri, Nigeria. When militants attacked, he fled with his young family to the mountains in the northeast of the country.His family hid in a large cave for a month until…
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Boomu Speakers Celebrate God’s Word in their Heart Language
More than a billion people today don’t have the complete Bible translated into their heart language. But through the support of our financial partners, American Bible Society is working to get the Bible to every person on earth, no matter where they live or what language they prefer.That commitment recently paid off in Mali when Boomu-speaking Christians in Mali and…
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Farming Family in a Rural China Village Receives a Life-changing Gift
You might think that Qi Zhenhao has little to smile about.He lives in a rural village in China with few conveniences. Qi spends long days doing back-breaking work on the farm to scrape together a meager existence for his family. But Qi recently received a gift that made him feel like the luckiest man alive.Thanks to American Bible Society’s financial…
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Giving Guatemalan Gang Members Hope from God’s Word
Guatemala City is one of the most dangerous cities in the world, rife with homicides and gang violence. But it is exactly the kind of place where God is transforming lives!Extreme poverty and hopelessness throughout Guatemala drive many children to gangs, some as early as age 10. These young people have their childhoods stolen from them by gang violence.Thanks to…
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How a 94-Year-Old Woman Overcame Adversity to Study God’s Word
As a young girl of the 1920s, Zhang cherished the opportunity to read God’s Word. But every day, she faced a problem: in her village in eastern China—surrounded by winding canals and stretches of grassland—she shared one Bible with all of her neighbors.When Zhang wanted to read Scripture, she walked to a nearby schoolhouse, which held the only Bible in…
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