World: The Status of Global Bible Translation

Source: Missio Nexus, March 8, 2022

Imagine your life if you didn’t know the truth of God’s Word. Didn’t know the unconditional love of Jesus. Didn’t know God’s plan for you. Because it didn’t exist in your language. That’s the grim reality for over one billion people around the world.

Today there are more than 3,000 language groups with little or no access to Scripture, and about 2,000 of those don’t have a single verse of Scripture in the language they best understand. Many of these language groups include followers of Christ and even established churches. But with their only access to Scripture being in another language, the deep truths of God’s Word are difficult, if not impossible, to access.

But there is hope! Unprecedented advances in technology, innovation, and collaboration among the global church are accelerating the pace of Bible translation like never before.

See the full story with an infographic.

Visit illumiNations.bible to learn how you can help. Visit progress.bible for more data on the state of Bible translation.

Of course, not every Bible translation is good news. See next item…

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