Bible Translations & Languages

September 29th, 2008 by Pastor | Filed under Bible, Missions.

Rebekah Postupak was kind enough to email me this today. It shows how many language groups still do not have the Bible in their own language.

The worldwide status of Bible translation (2007):

6,912	…the number of languages spoken in the world today
2,251	…the number of languages without any of the Bible, but with a possible need of a Bible translation to begin
193,000,000	…the number of people who speak the 2,251 languages where translation projects have not yet begun
1,953	…the number of translation programs currently in progress for languages without adequate Scripture
nearly 80%	…amount of the world’s remaining Bible translation needs that are located in the three areas of greatest need
1,168	…the number of language communities which have access to the New Testament in their heart language
438	…the number of language communities which have access to the entire Bible in the language they understand best
6,500,000,000	…the population of the world