YouVersion: Are you using it?

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YouVersion’s, The Bible App, hit the app stores in 2008. In 2022 it reached a celebrated milestone of being available in 100 languages and 36 countries! It’s free, but they do offer a non-pushy option for users to contribute to funding its operation and development costs.

YouVersion’s mission is “...to encourage and challenge people to seek intimacy with God, every day.”

YouVersion partnered with OneHope to build their Bible App for Kids. I’ve used it myself, when incorporating it into some life-skill activities with younger folks, and found it to be easy to use and engaging.

Here’s a list for you, of reasons I’m promoting The Bible App. They’re why it has maintained as my fav, portable Bible Study Tool...

• Comes with a boatload of translation versions, including the World Messianic Bible Translation (one of my favs and most used).
• Its main Bible can be downloaded to your mobile devices in whatever translation you prefer, that the app offers.
• You can take notes in it
• You can color code scripture in it
• It has bunches of study plans, or you can study scripture alone
• You can engage in the studies alone, or let your friends see what plans you’re studying, or invite them to join you in a study. (The last two options work great and I use them often!)
• You can generate images with embedded scripture to share within the app, download to your device, or export to share in social platforms.
• The study plans are in categories and many of them have the option of linking to a larger version, by the author.
• Doesn’t take up lots of space on your mobile device.
• Has online versions for Windows, iMac, Android phones/ tablets, Windows phones/tablets, iPhones and iPads.

The Bible App is currently (2023) installed on “...more than 500 million unique devices around the world. Their generous partners make it possible for them to offer 2,898 Bible versions in 1,884 languages for FREE, and with NO ADVERTISING. 

Did I mention it’s free? (Grin!)

From my perspective, that’s something to appreciate and celebrate.

¹⁵ He said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the Good News to the whole creation. 
Mark 16:15
World Messianic Bible Translation

​I hope I’ve encouraged you to at least take The Bible App on a spin. It was good when I began using it many years ago, and it’s only gotten better! If you’d like to add your own experience with The Bible App, or have any questions about the information here, please leave a comment. I’d love to hear from you!

Until next time,

Shalom, shalom!

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