AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
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WE SEE A CHALLENGE

1 BILLION

people around the world don't have access to God's Word

89 MILLION

people in the United States don't read their Bible

2000

languages have yet to receive a full Bible translation

1 IN 7

people have experienced trauma that prevents them from encountering God in the Bible

people around the world don't have access to God's Word

people in the United States don't read their Bible

languages have yet to receive a full Bible translation

people have experienced trauma that prevents them from encountering God in the Bible

We work tirelessly with our partners to make the Bible available and alive for people in the most difficult circumstances.

YOU ARE PART OF THE SOLUTION

Learn how American Bible Society is

  • Helping children heal from violence
  • Giving orientation to people searching for a meaning
  • Bringing God’s Word to families longing for a Bible in their heart language

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WE SEE AN ENGAGING FUTURE

In the next 10 years,
we will work to equip

100 MILLION
PEOPLE

in the U.S. to actively engage
with the Bible

Read it. Love it. Give it.

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In the next 10 years, we will work
with partners to translate the Bible into

100 PERCENT OF LANGUAGES

around the world

GIVE A FIRST BIBLE NOW:

Millions are still waiting to read God’s Word in their heart language.

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WE WORK FOR GLOBAL IMPACT

Working with a global network of partners, we can reach more of
the unreached, help more people engage with the Bible

  • by TRANSLATING the Bible where no translation exists
  • by DISTRIBUTING the Bible to people who long for their first copy
  • by RESTORING broken lives through God's Word
  • by EQUIPPING local leaders to share the transforming power of God's Word
  • by ADVOCATING for the Bible to play a role in culture
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YOU CAN HELP MAKE THE BIBLE

AVAILABLE & ALIVE

IN THE WORLD'S MOST DIFFICULT PLACES.

Help us take God’s Word to waiting hands and open hearts.

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WE CELEBRATE GOD’S FAITHFULNESS

By leveraging 200 years of innovation—from publishing
the first braille Bible to launching a library of digital Bible translations—
we change lives through God’s Word.

1816

American Bible Society founding

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1817

First Bibles given to American Military

1842

First Bibles for the blind

1861

Bibles given to Pony Express Riders

1934

First audio Bibles

1976

Full Good News Translation Bible completed

1987

First Bible printing in China

2012

The Digital Bible Library