The graph presents data on the popularity of the versions of the Bible read in the United States as of January 2017. During the survey, 31 percent of the respondents stated they most often read the King James Version of the Bible. During the same survey, 32 percent of respondents stated that they had never read the Bible, whilst 16 percent stated that they read the Bible every day. New ways of reading the Bible have begun to become popular, such as using the internet to access Bible content or searching for Bible verses on a smartphone. However, reading from a print version of the Bible still remains the most popular method.
What is the version or translation of the Bible you read most often?
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American Bible Society. (April 4, 2017). What is the version or translation of the Bible you read most often? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299402/preferred-bible-version-usa/
American Bible Society. "What is the version or translation of the Bible you read most often?." Chart. April 4, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299402/preferred-bible-version-usa/
American Bible Society. (2017). What is the version or translation of the Bible you read most often?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299402/preferred-bible-version-usa/
American Bible Society. "What Is The Version or Translation of The Bible You Read Most Often?." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299402/preferred-bible-version-usa/
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