{"id":10888,"date":"2022-03-16T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=10888"},"modified":"2022-03-15T17:03:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T00:03:26","slug":"world-the-status-of-global-bible-translation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/?p=10888","title":{"rendered":"World: The Status of Global Bible Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Source: Missio Nexus, March 8, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine your life if you didn\u2019t know the truth of God\u2019s Word. Didn\u2019t know the unconditional love of Jesus. Didn\u2019t know God\u2019s plan for you. Because it didn\u2019t exist in your language. That\u2019s the grim reality for over one billion people around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today there are more than 3,000 language groups with little or no access to Scripture, and about 2,000 of those don\u2019t 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\u2019s Word are difficult, if not impossible, to access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/missionexus.org\/global-bible-translation\/\" target=\"_blank\">See the full story with an infographic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/illuminations.bible\/\" target=\"_blank\">illumiNations.bible<\/a> to learn how you can help. Visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/progress.bible\/\" target=\"_blank\">progress.bible<\/a> for more data on the state of Bible translation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Global-Bible-Translation-800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Global-Bible-Translation-800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Global-Bible-Translation-800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Global-Bible-Translation-800-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missionscatalyst.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Global-Bible-Translation-800-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Of course, not every Bible translation is good news. See next item&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Missio Nexus, March 8, 2022 Imagine your life if you didn\u2019t know the truth of God\u2019s Word. Didn\u2019t know the unconditional love of Jesus. Didn\u2019t know God\u2019s plan for you. Because it didn\u2019t exist in your language. That\u2019s the grim reality for over one billion people around the world. 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