Now Your Children Can Experience the Bible App for Kids in Marathi!

Bible App for Kids

Today, together with our partner OneHope, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Bible App for Kids in Marathi. Now, more children than ever have the opportunity to enjoy a Bible experience all their own.

Switching between languages is easy, right in the app’s Settings:

Make sure you’ve updated your app to the most current release.
Open the app and tap the gear icon () to open Settings.
Tap Language and select the one you want.

The audio will now play in that language, and any text will appear in that language, too!

Please help us celebrate this great news!

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About the Bible App for Kids

Developed in partnership with OneHope, the Bible App for Kids is from YouVersion, makers of the Bible App. Designed to give children a delight-filled Bible experience all their own, the Bible App for Kids has already been installed on over 39 million Apple, Android, and Kindle devices, and it’s always completely free. Kids from all over the world are now enjoying the Bible App for Kids, in 54 languages — now including Marathi!

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Need some peace? Start here.

You will search for me,
and when you search for
me with all your heart,
you will find me.

JEREMIAH 29:13

We’re here for you.

Fear, sadness, anxiety, anger. It’s hard to make sound decisions when our emotions are compromised. Take care of your emotional health by actively seeking out peace, encouragement, and truth.

For more than 10 years, we’ve been carefully crafting free experiences designed to help people draw closer to God. Whatever you’re facing right now, we have several ways for you to seek Him:

Let God’s Word speak peace to you.

YouVersion Rest reads you Psalms in a soothing voice, with soft, peaceful sounds in the background, like ocean waves or rain. Listen now on Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, YouTube, and inside the Bible App in the Video section.

Help your children fall in love with God’s Word.

Bible App for Kids gives children a delight-filled Bible experience all their own, with animated, interactive Bible stories that help kids discover the bigger story that God is telling. Completely free, and available in 54 languages.

Watch the Bible come to life.

Learn what’s in the Bible, where it came from, and how you can apply its principles to your life, through animated short films from Bible Project, LUMO films featuring Scriptural audio, vivid narratives from Jesus Film Project, and more. In the Bible App Reader, tap , or go to More, Videos.

Pursue God daily.

Bible Plans bring you daily portions of Scripture paired with devotional, audio, or video selections that help you understand the Bible in context and apply it to your everyday life. We have thousands of Plans, with more added all the time, covering almost any topic you can imagine.

Have honest conversations with God, in community.

YouVersion Prayer helps you keep track of the things you’re praying for, including Prayers that you create and Prayers that Friends have sent to you. Keep your Prayers private, or invite Friends to pray for you. YouVersion Prayer is available inside the Bible App.

Share your journey.

Anywhere you see the Share icon , just tap it to pass on whatever God is showing you. Almost everything in the Bible App is shareable: Bible verses, Verse Images, Plans, Prayers, even devotional content from individual Plan days. Share it as a text message or email, or post directly to social media.

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Just Added to YouVersion Prayer: Respond to Prayers with Comments!

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No matter what happens, tell God about everything. Ask and pray, and give thanks to him.

PHILIPPIANS 4:6

Just a few weeks ago, we told you about the Bible App’s newest feature, YouVersion Prayer. As we were developing this feature over the last several months, we had no idea how much we would all need it right now. In this difficult season, YouVersion Prayer is already helping people all over the world keep track of more than a million prayers (and counting).

If you’ve been using YouVersion Prayer as much as we have, then you already know how encouraging it is to see that your friends are praying for you, and seeing them post updates to their Prayers.

Today we’re announcing a new addition to YouVersion Prayer that lets us connect with each other even more: Comments.

Brothers and sisters, let’s pray for one another. And in addition, let’s also offer each other encouragement, help, and support.

Prayer Comments start rolling out gradually this week. Keep your Bible App updated to see it when it arrives.

Check for Update

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Looking for answers?

We live in an uncertain world. But no matter what we face, God’s Word provides hope for our souls. If you’ve been wondering what the Bible has to say about your current situation, try searching for answers in your Bible App.

Just start typing in the Search () bar to get suggestions for Scriptures, Verse Images, Plans, and more.

Once you find the answers you’re looking for, encourage your community by sharing on social media the hope you’ve found.

Find Truth

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Your church online, from inside the Bible App

Have you used YouVersion Events inside the Bible App lately? When we built Events, we wanted to provide a way for church attenders to follow along with the message, engage with Scripture, take notes, and even save their own personalized copy for future reference. And Events can even recommend church services that are in your area.

But with so many churches shifting their services online, how can Events still help?

Church leaders, use Events to link to your online service.

Since Events admins can add various types of modules, we make it easy to add a link directly to online services—whether hosted on Facebook, YouTube, or even the free Church Online Platform.

Here’s how:

Go to events.bible.com and sign in with your YouVersion account (we recommend setting up a separate account for your church from your personal account).

Details

Next, click “Create New Event” or edit an existing one. If setting up a new Event, enter your Event Name (we recommend the title of your current sermon), your church name, and a brief description of your church. You can even add an optional logo or image.

Locations & Times

Enter your church’s normal meeting location for the purpose of helping people in your area easily find your Event. Then, add the time(s) that you normally meet and want the Event to be visible in the Bible App.

Content

Now you can create your Event with very customizable content modules.

During this time we strongly encourage you to start with an “External Link” module that directs people to your online message.

For example:

Link Label: This Week’s Message

Body: Tap to watch this week’s message then come back to take and save notes.

URL: <Paste a direct link to your online message video>

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You then can add other modules if you’d like, including Text, Bible Reference, Bible Plan, Image, Giving Link, Announcements or even other External Links.

Preview, Publish, and Share

Now you can preview your Event, publish it to the Bible App, and share the link with your community directly. And like all Events, your Event will show inside the Bible App to people in your area, giving them easy access to connect with your ministry, and engage with your online services.

Ready to publish your Event and link to your online messages?