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.
The Pearl of Greatest Price
In October 2016, Yaofang received a treasure beyond her wildest dreams—a Bible in her native language of Black Yi. “I never thought that I would have a Bible,” Yaofang explains, “let alone one in my own language.” There are 800,000 Black Yi speakers like Yaofang in rural China. Through your support, this minority people group can now hear God’s voice…
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Celebrate International (Bible) Translation Day
This Saturday, September 30, is International Translation Day. And there’s a great deal to celebrate on this day. Thanks to centuries of translation work, God’s Word is now in 3,000 languages, reaching 6 billion people. For centuries, translators have endured difficult living conditions and impossible work environments for the great cause of sharing the good news of Christ. We honor…
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Celebrating 50 Years of the Good News Translation
In September 2016, American Bible Society celebrated the 50th anniversary of its groundbreaking Good News Translation—one of the world’s first Bible translations to present God’s Word in simple, everyday English. The New Testament was originally published as Good News for Modern Man in 1966 and sold more than 30 million copies during its initial five years of publication. In 1971,…
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Zambia: Record-breaking translations reach waiting language groups.
A mere three and half years after the translation projects started, the Nsenga and Ila New Testaments officially launched in Zambia in July 2016. Together these two translation projects made God’s Word available in the heart languages of approximately 1 million people.In the past decade, New Testament translation projects like these took an average of eight years to complete. But…
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Zambia: Record-breaking translations reach waiting language groups.
A mere three and half years after the translation projects started, the Nsenga and Ila New Testaments officially launched in Zambia in July 2016. Together these two translation projects made God’s Word available in the heart languages of approximately 1 million people.In the past decade, New Testament translation projects like these took an average of eight years to complete. But…
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Hope and Healing for Cameroon’s Hard Places
As General Secretary of the Bible Society of Cameroon, Luc Gnowa has helped bring God’s Word to thousands of Cameroonians. But one Bible recipient stands out in Luc’s memory—a woman named Mama Catherine, who recently died at the age of 118.Although Cameroonians have had access to the Bible in French and English, Mama Catherine didn’t hear the Scriptures in her…
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