Players from the Big Game Tell Why They Love the Bible App: Video

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! It’s February 3, the biggest day of the year in American sports. Even though the top two teams in football will face off as rivals on the field this weekend, several players from both sides share a love for the Bible. Now, thanks to YouVersion partner The Increase, you can hear what some of the players from today’s game have to say about the YouVersion Bible app.

Looking through the Bible, sometimes I put myself in that person’s shoes… You see where you’ve had shortcomings. But you also see where you’ve had grace.

RODGER SAFFOLD, LA RAMS

The only absolute truth that there is, is God’s Word.

MATTHEW SLATER, NE PATRIOTS

Now, take the field and find your inspiration:

	Professional Football Players On Humility & Surrender WorldServe International, 15 Days
	UNPACK This… Rams Vs. Patriots Unpackin’ It Ministries, 5 Days
	Pro Football Devotional Sports Spectrum, 5 Days
	Rise Devotional For Competitors FCA, 31 Days
	Professional Football And The Bible Museum of the Bible, 10 Days
	4 Short Leadership Devos For All Teams Tony Dungy, 4 Days

See All Sports Plans

Spread the Word.

Just like you, these guys love using the YouVersion Bible App to make God’s Word a key part of their everyday lives. And we’ve made it super-easy for you to use this video to share your passion for the Bible — and football! — with your friends:

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Don’t miss what God does next…

2018

YouVersion just had its biggest year ever.

We launched the Bible App in 2008 with just 15 Bibles, in two languages. Now, thanks to the generosity of visionary partners, the Bible App is privileged to offer more than 1,800 versions, with content in over 1,250 languages.

All over the world, more and more people are turning to the Bible to hear what God wants to say to them. When you give to YouVersion, you’re helping us connect them with God’s Word, in every country on earth.

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2018 Stats

2018 was the worldwide YouVersion community’s most Bible–engaged year ever.

This is personal.

Why are we so passionate about sharing God’s Word? Because each one of us at YouVersion has experienced the gift of God’s love through his Word. And, because you use the Bible App, that makes you a part of what God is doing.

Consider taking another step in your Bible App journey. “Remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (Acts 20:35)

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Faces

Every person on earth has a face… has a name… has a story.

What would happen if every person who wanted a Bible could have one?

We’re leveraging technology to help this generation become the most Bible-engaged people in history. Because reading or listening to Scripture has the power to change lives. When you give to YouVersion, you help us connect more people with God’s Word, in places seeing unprecedented Bible engagement, like Nepal, Chile, Romania, and Japan.

Imagine a world where every person can instantly engage with God’s Word in their own language. In the history of our planet, nothing like that has ever been possible before. But now, not only is this dream possible, it’s within reach…during our lifetimes.

Let’s find out, together.

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Snapshot: The YouVersion Community’s 2018 in Review

2018 Year in Review

God’s Spirit is moving on the hearts of people all over the world. In response, more and more are seeking Him in His Word. The Bible’s wisdom is relevant to our lives today: encouraging us, filling us with hopeful expectation, and challenging us to love better.

Within this revival, this current generation is on pace to become the most Bible-engaged ever. Together with hundreds of our partners, we’re celebrating the momentum we’ve seen across the worldwide YouVersion Community during 2018:

2018 Verse of the Year

The Bible verse shared, bookmarked, and highlighted most often by the global YouVersion Community

Isaiah 41:10

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.

Bible Plan Days Completed

950 MILLION

Plans help you build your Bible practice by giving you small, daily selections of reading, devotional, audio, or video content.

Most Shared Verse Images:

The Bible Verse Images shared most often by language across the global YouVersion Community.


English	Spanish	Portuguese	French
Psalm 118:24	Psalm 37:5	Romans 12:21	1 Corinthians 2:9

Indonesian	Korean	German	Chinese
Matthew 6:34	Isaiah 40:31	Romans 5:8	Proverbs 15:1

Dutch	Romanian	Afrikaans	Russian
Proverbs 16:3	Revelation 3:20	Isaiah 41:10	Isaiah 40:31

Bible Verses Shared

409 MILLION

Sharing Bible verses invites others along on your faith journey, through encouragement and inspiration.

Global Increase in Engagement

World map highlighting global impact of the Bible App

These countries showed the greatest increase in Bible engagement during 2018.

Bible Chapters Read

27.2 BILLION

Shining the light of God’s living Word on your innermost thoughts and desires brings grace, life, and peace to your everyday life.

Audio Chapters Listened To

4.2 BILLION

Listening to Scripture as you commute, exercise, or work helps you get God’s Word speaking into your life, wherever you are, whatever you’re doing.

Get Your Snapshot

Year in Review Snapshot

Have you seen your Snapshot yet? In just one image, you can see all the ways you engaged with God’s Word in the Bible App during 2018: How many Plans did you complete? How many verses did you highlight? How many Verse Images did you create? See all of this and more, in a social-media-ready image you can share with your friends!

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Want to help spread the Word?

Our special 2018 YouVersion Year in Review website reveals even more about what’s happening within the global movement that’s taking place now. Join us in celebrating all that God did in 2018 to connect people with His Word, and share the news!

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Hey, what are you doing at noon?

International Day of the Bible

Join in the #BibleCelebration!

Today is International Day of the Bible, the day set aside for Christians all over world to take a few moments to read or listen to passages from the Bible together with friends. Wherever you are today at noon (your local time), we hope you’ll participate.

And Spread the Word.

Pick one of the following ways to invite your friends to join you in celebrating this special day:

	Share Your Favorite Verse Share this Verse Image
	Share God’s Word Use this link to give a Bible: https://app.bible.com/bibleday
	Explore Together Invite friends to join you in the official International Day of the Bible devotional.

When you share on social media, use the hashtag #BibleCelebration.

Learn More

www.internationaldayofthebible.org

#BibleCelebration

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Help these 20,000 people get their first Scripture ever.

Bible For Everyone

Do you believe the Bible is God’s inspired Word?

Do you give God’s Word a voice in your life?
What if the Bible didn’t exist in your language?
For more than a billion people, it doesn’t.¹
You can help change that…

What if everyone had the same opportunity to hear from God’s Word?

Ministries are already working to get the New Testament translated into most of the world’s languages by 2033. Through #BibleForEveryone, we’re helping fund high-impact projects that they can complete quickly.² So far, the YouVersion Community has already helped more than 1.5 million people get Scripture in their language.³

This is your chance to make an eternal difference in the lives of 20,000 people.

Give now, and help the Mosiye people of southern Ethiopia get the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, as well as several key Bible stories translated into their language, Bussa. Your generosity can help give these 20,000 people⁴ the first Scripture they’ve ever had. It’s simple:

Give Now

As believers, one day we’ll experience the great joy of meeting people in Heaven whose lives we touched here on Earth.

…I looked, and there in front of me was a multitude that no one could count, people from every tribe and every nation.

REVELATION 7:9

Notes

¹ See illumiNations’ website for details.

² All contributions received through the #BibleForEveryone campaign will be used exclusively for the purpose of Bible translation. Additionally, Life.Church is contributing $1 million over the four-year period from 2017-2020. During each calendar year, Life.Church is contributing $250,000, spread across different, high-impact translation projects. As each project is completed, any remaining funds contributed to this campaign are then applied toward the next translation project, as selected by YouVersion and its partners. (See original blog post for full details.)

³ In Zambia, Tanzania, Southeast Asia, and Gabon.

⁴ The Joshua Project: Bussa.