Level up your Bible habit.

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Plans help you get God’s Word speaking into your life, on a daily basis.

Passion & Purpose

As you’re reflecting on what different verses mean to you, it’s wise to invite other perspectives.

Am I Enough: Embracing The Truth About Who You Are

But how can you explore questions of faith when you’re not even sure what others would think?

Radical

By making it a conversation with friends.

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All the Plans you see here are some of the most popular ones that friends already enjoy together. But you can do any Plan with friends. Just start a Plan, tap With Friends, and invite a friend (or two, or five) to join you.

Move Forward // Renew Your Relationship With God

Yes, it really is that simple.

Choose Brave

After each day’s reading, everyone who accepted your invitation can share their thoughts in a discussion space, group-text-style.

Remnant: Learning From The Passionate Apostle

Together, you’ll discover things in God’s Word that you might not have noticed on your own.

Better Together

The Bible App is better with friends.

Squad Goals

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How to Start Reading the Bible

The Bible, commonly referred to as God’s Word or Scripture, is our guidebook as Christ followers and is a key component to help us walk closer with Jesus. While it doesn’t answer all of our questions, it does provide direction to us about who God is, how to be in relationship with others, how to live with purpose, and how to receive eternal life.

One of the most daunting things we can be told is that we should read it more. But we can learn some powerful truths about the Bible, and that will encourage us to make it a part of our daily routine.

How to Start Reading the Bible – YouTube

How to Start Reading the Bible – Bible Plan

I just got Verse of the Day. Now what?

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God has breathed life into all of Scripture. It is useful for teaching us what is true. It is useful for correcting our mistakes. It is useful for making our lives whole again. It is useful for training us to do what is right.

2 TIMOTHY 3:16

Many of us at YouVersion approach our daily devotional time with the Bible in three simple steps:

1. Receive.

Prepare your mind to understand what God wants for you, and open your heart to welcome His instruction. Try praying something like this:

Father, thank you for your Word. Please help me hear what your Spirit wants to say to me through it. And please show me where I can apply it in my life. Thank you, Lord. Amen.

2. Reflect.

Don’t just skim over the passage and move on. Really read it, carefully. Need help understanding? Just tap the verse to open it in the Bible App, where you’ll be able to:

Compare this verse in different Bible versions.

Read it in the context of its full chapter.

Listen to it in audio.

Even share it with others and get their thoughts.

3. Respond.

Once you’ve really listened to God’s Word, next let it speak to you. Think about what it means to your life. What should you do differently? Is there something you should stop? Maybe there’s something you could start. This is where life transformation happens.

Obey God’s message! Don’t fool yourselves by just listening to it. If you hear the message and don’t obey it, you are like people who stare at themselves in a mirror and forget what they look like as soon as they leave.

JAMES 1:22-24


4. Bonus! Start a Plan.

Verse of the Day is a terrific way to connect with God’s word. For your next step, consider a Bible Plan.

Plans give you a manageable portion of Scripture to read each day, along with devotional content that helps you reflect on what it means in your everyday life. We have Plans for almost every season of life, on almost any topic you might be interested in.

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Your best self starts now.

2019

Want to see your life transformed in 2019? It takes just one tiny habit. Start doing this one small thing, consistently, once a day.

Start one of these Plans, right now.

Bible in One Year 2019

Start a Plan and read the first day. Then off and on today, reflect on what today’s reading means to you.

The New You

That’s all it takes to start.

Help Me Grow My Leadership Capacity

Take each day’s reading one day at a time. Over time, those few minutes a day will add up.

Start Here | First Steps With Jesus

You might miss a day here and there.

GOD + GOALS: How To Set Goals As A Christian

That’s okay. The next day, just pick up wherever you left off. We’ll be there, every day.

God, Where Are You?!

Seriously, start now.

Go Do Say Give: The Freedom Of Surrender To Jesus

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Streaks

Put God’s Word first.

Streaks help you build a habit, by showing you how many days in a row you use the Bible App. And if it looks like you might miss a day, the Bible App can send you a reminder. Streaks even reward you with special mini celebrations when you achieve new milestones.

“I love Streaks! My goal is to read the Bible every day… This impacts every aspect of my life: how I parent, how I run my business, and how I serve my church! Everything changes when He is my first!”

BIBI S.

Look for Streaks in your Home Feed, and start building your daily Bible habit this year!

Christmas is almost here. ⭐️ Let’s celebrate!

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For weeks, we’ve been preparing our hearts in hopeful expectation, and now Christmas is just one week away. Celebrate with us as we reflect on God’s perfect gift to us: his only son, Jesus. As you gather with friends and family this holiday season, we know you’ll enjoy connecting with God’s Word through these vivid reminders of the hope and joy we have in Christ.


The Christmas Story

The Christmas Story
YouVersion, 5 Days

Read or listen to the complete biblical account of Christ’s birth, from prophecies about the Savior to come, to his humble beginnings in a stable, all the way to Emmanuel: the God who is with us.

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Child playing Bible App for Kids

Bible App for Kids:
The First Christmas Gift

Celebrate Jesus’ arrival with fun, touch-activated animations and colorful artwork. The children in your life will love exploring all 41 stories in the Bible App for Kids. You’ll love how the activities Story Mixup, Story Memory Match, and Story Sticker Time help them remember the things they’re learning. YouVersion developed the Bible App for Kids in partnership with OneHope to give children a Bible experience all their own. Already installed on more than 26 million devices worldwide, the Bible App for Kids is available in 42 languages — and it’s always completely free.

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