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Bible App for Android Has Two Brand-New Widgets

Bible App Widgets can help you keep God’s Word front-and-center in your day, giving you a quick, “at-a-glance” peek into your favorite features — right on your device’s Home screen! The latest update to the Bible App for Android includes two all-new Widgets: one for Verse of the Day and one for Reading Plans.

Verse of the Day Widget

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The Verse of the Day Widget displays as much of today’s Verse of the Day as will fit in the size you selected. One tap on any of the three available sizes can take you to the Verse of the Day inside the Bible App. In the two larger sizes, you can adjust the Widget’s settings, share today’s Verse of the Day with your friends, and even make a Verse Image — all starting directly from your Home screen! When you add the Verse of the Day Widget,* select a black or white color theme, turn transparency on or off, and specify the Bible version you’d like displayed in your Widget.

Reading Plans Widget

Each of the three available sizes of the Reading Plans Widget displays the Plan artwork of any of your currently subscribed Plans, along with quick links to today’s Devotional Content and Bible passages — again, all from your Home screen. When you add the Reading Plans Widget,* you’ll specify a black or white color theme, turn transparency on or off, and select which Plan(s) you want to display.

*Note: The way you add Widgets to your device varies by manufacturer. Try entering “Widgets” into your device’s Search tools, or look online for tips on how to add Widgets to your specific device.

Tip: We want your Bible App experience to be as amazing as possible. So before you update or install this latest version, please check your device Settings to ensure that it’s up-to-date with the most recent release of Android available. Some Bible App features may not be available on older devices, or on older versions of Android.

About the Bible App for Android

The Bible App™ has been installed on more than 195 million unique devices, all over the world. Developed by YouVersion, the Bible App offers more than 1,000 Bible versions, in more than 770 languages. And it’s always completely free.

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The Wait Is Over: The Bible App for Kids Storybook Bible Ships Today

The Bible App for Kids Storybook Bible
Starts Shipping Today

The all-new way for kids to enjoy a Bible experience designed just for them is now available: The Bible App for Kids Storybook Bible. Featuring a presentation page you can sign and date, the Storybook Bible is your perfect go-to gift for baby showers, birthdays, child dedications, and more. For all the special kids in your life, give them the one thing that matters most: an abiding love for God’s Word. 

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The Bible App for Kids Storybook Bible is available in Spanish, too!

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New in the Bible App for Kids: “In the Garden”: Peter Denies Knowing Jesus

Available now in the Bible App for Kids, “In the Garden” picks up where the story “A Goodbye Meal” left off. Based on the passages Matthew 26:31–75 and John 18:1–8, after Jesus finishes eating the Last Supper with His friends, they go on a nighttime walk toward a big garden. On the way, Jesus tells them that soon they will all run away and leave Him. One of Jesus’ friends, Peter, insists, “I will never leave you!” But Jesus tells Peter that before the sun comes up the next morning, Peter will say he doesn’t know Jesus — three times!

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When they get to the garden, Jesus asks His friends to pray with Him. But because it’s very late at night, they are all so tired that they fall asleep, and Jesus talks to God by Himself. Jesus knows that bad men will be coming soon to take Him away, so He tells God, “Father, I wish there was another way… still, I will do just what you say.”

Just then an angry mob shows up with torches, waking up Jesus’ friends. Another one of Jesus’ friends who had left earlier during their Last Supper, Judas, is with them. Judas walks straight to Jesus and kisses Him — a secret signal for the temple police to arrest Jesus. Jesus tells them, “I’m the one you’re looking for,” and they all fall backwards onto the ground.

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When they get up and grab Jesus to take Him to the religious leaders, everybody runs away except Peter. Instead, Peter sneaks after the crowd to see what will happen. Three different times during the night, people ask Peter if he is one of Jesus’ friends, and every time he tells them, “I don’t even know Him!” As soon as Peter realizes that he has denied Jesus three times — just as Jesus said he would — he begins crying.

If you already have the Bible App for Kids, all you need to do to get “In the Garden” is open the app and tap the new story icon. But even if you don’t have the app yet, getting it is easy — and it’s free! Just click one of the buttons below.

 


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About the Bible App for Kids

Already installed on more than 8 million devices, the Bible App for Kids comes from YouVersion, makers of the Bible App. In partnership with OneHope, the Bible App for Kids was designed specifically to provide your children with a delight-filled Bible experience all their own. Here are all the places where you can get the Bible App for Kids:

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October Featured Plans: Brian Houston, Craig Groeschel, North Point Ministries, & More



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Craig Groeschel, 7 days 

Pairing excerpts from the book #struggles with daily devotionals, author and pastor Craig Groeschel helps steer you toward a Christ-centered life and away from dependence on technology.

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Redeeming Pleasure
Jeremy Jernigan, 21 days 

Jernigan reveals God’s goodness through Scripture, showing how actively pursuing God will lead you toward that “life to the full” that Jesus promised.


One Minute Apologist –
Doubting Toward Faith
Bobby Conway and One Minute Apologist, 10 days 

Actively redirect your doubts toward faith, where you’ll discover more dependence on God, deeper empathy for others, and renewed inspiration to seek satisfying answers for life’s big questions.


Identity in Christ
Jeff Bethke, 7 days 

Following daily Scripture selections with questions for meditation, Jeff Bethke helps you understand the benefits — and expectations — of what it means that God has adopted you into His family.

STAY FIT: Strengthening Your Connection to Jesus
North Point Ministries, 30 days 

The staff of North Point Ministries shows how focusing on our most important relationship — with Jesus — helps us lead others into relationship with Him.

Live Love Lead
Brian Houston, 14  days 

Founding and Senior Pastor of Hillsong Church Brian Houston shares biblical principles of life, love, and leadership that will help you follow the unique roadmap your Creator has set before you.
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A New Way to Share God’s Word: free.bible

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For years now, bible.com/app has been the best place to direct people who wanted to experience the Bible for themselves. And while bible.com/app will always be available, today we’re pleased to announce another simple option: free.bible. You read that right. free.bible is a web page, one of the very first to use the all-new top-level domain recently announced by YouVersion partner American Bible Society: .bible. Just as “.com” is for commercial business, “.edu” is for educational institutions, and “.gov” is for government agencies, “.bible” is dedicated to becoming a trusted online source for all things Bible.

free.bible is simple to use and simple to remember. Anytime you meet someone curious about the Bible, just tell them about free.bible. No matter what device they use to visit, free.bible will direct them to where they can most easily install the Bible App.

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Help us spread the word about the newest, easiest way to share God’s Word: free.bible.

 

 


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