"And we all hear these people speaking in our own languages about the wonderful things God has done!"
Acts 2:11

Jesus in my language

A selection of passages from the Bible about Jesus, translated into many languages

Jesus was the most amazing man to ever live on our planet. Throughout history people from all over the world have been interested in finding out more about him.

This site aims to help people living today to find out more about Jesus by providing a selection of passages from the Bible about him, translated into almost every language in the world! The quotes we use all come from the Gospel of Mark, one of 66 books that make up the Bible.

Click on the name of Jesus in the second column below to find out more about him in your language.

(If you want to find out more about the language group, click on the language name in the third column below and a window will open from www.ethnologue.com)

Index: Languages arranged by name in English
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Language name in English	"Jesus" in my language	Language Name	Countries where the language is spoken
A
Abau	Jisas	Abau	Papua New Guinea
Adioukrou	Jesu	Adioukrou	Côte d'Ivoire
Alamblak	Jisas	Alamblak	Papua New Guinea
Amele	Jisas	Amele	Papua New Guinea
Amharic		Amharic	Ethiopia
Amuzgo, Guerrero	Jesús	Amuzgo, Guerrero	Mexico
Amuzgo, San Pedro Amuzgos	Jesús	Amuzgo, San Pedro Amuzgos	Mexico
Angaataha	Jisasɨ	Angaataha	Papua New Guinea
Apalai	Jezu	Apalaí	Brazil
Apurinã	Xesosi	Apurinã	Brazil
Arabic	Isa	Arabic	Middle East, North Africa, other Muslim countries.
Awa	Sisa	Awa	Papua New Guinea
B
Bana	Yesəw	Bana	Cameroon
Barai	Jesu	Barai	Papua New Guinea
Bimoba	Yiisa	Bimoba	Ghana
Bukiyip	Jisas	Bukiyip	Papua New Guinea
Bunama	Yesu	Bunama	Papua New Guinea
C
Chatino, Tataltepec	Jesús	Chatino, Tataltepec	Mexico
Chatino, Western Highland	Jesús	Chatino, Western Highland	Mexico
Chinantec, Comaltepec	Jesús	Chinantec	Mexico
Chinantec, Ojitlán	Je²su¹	Chinantec	Mexico
Chinantec, Ozumacín	Jesús	Chinantec	Mexico
Chinantec, Quiotepec	Jesús	Chinantec	Mexico
Chinantec, Tepetotutla	Jesús	Chinantec	Mexico
Chinantec, Usila	Jesús	Chinantec	Mexico
Chinese Simplified	Jesus	Chinese Simplified	China
Chinese Traditional	Jesus	Chinese Traditional	China
Chol, Tila	Jesús	Chol	Mexico
Chontal	Jesús	Chontal	Highland Oaxaca Mexico
Chontal, Tabasco	Jesús	Chontal, Tabasco	Mexico
Cofán	Jesús	Cofán	Ecuador
Cora, El Naya	Jesús	Cora	Mexico
D
Dedua	Yesu	Dedua	Papua New Guinea
Duruma	Jeso	Duruma	Kenya
E
English	Jesus	English	USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc
F
Fali, South	Yeesu	Fali, South	Cameroon
Farefare	Azezi	Frafra	Ghana
Finnish	Jeesus	Finnish	Finland
French	Jésus	Français	France, Canada, DRC, Algeria, etc
G
German	Jesus	Deutsch	Germany, Austria, Switzerland, etc
Giryama	Jesu	Giryama	Kenya
Guaraní, Eastern Bolivian	Jesús	Guaraní, Eastern Bolivian	Bolivia
Guanano	Jesu	Guanano	Brazil
Guarayu	Jesús	Guarayu	Bolivia
H
Huastec, Veracruz	Jesús	Huastec	Mexico
Huave, San Mateo del Mar	Jesús	Huave, San Mateo del Mar	Mexico
I
Ibaloi	Jesus	Ibaloi	Philippines
Inabaknon	Jesus	Inabaknon	Philippines
Inga	Jesús	Inga	Colombia
J
K
Kaili Da'a	Yesus	Kaili Da'a	Indonesia (Sulawesi)
Koonzime	Yésʉs	Koonzime	Cameroon
Korafe	Iesu	Korafe	Papua New Guinea
Korean	Yesu	Korean	Korea, North Korea, South
Krumen, Plapo	-Yusu	Krumen, Plapo	Côte d'Ivoire
L
Lacandon	Jesús	Lacandon	Mexico
Longuda	Yesu	Longuda	Nigeria
M
Mapudungun	Jesus	Mapudungun	Chile
Mazatec, Chiquihuitlán	Jesús	Mazatec	Mexico
Mixe, Isthmus	Jesús	Mixe, Isthmus	Mexico
Mixe, Juquila	Jesús	Mixe, Juquila	Mexico
Mixe, Tlahuitoltepec	Jesús	Mixe, Tlahuitoltepec	Mexico
Mixtec, Chayuco	Jesús	Mixtec, Chayuco	Mexico
Mixtec, Coatzospan	Jesuu	Mixtec, Coatzospan	Mexico
Mixtec, Diuxi-Tilantongo	Jesús	Mixtec, Diuxi-Tilantongo	Mexico
Mixtec, Jamiltepec	Jesús	Mixtec, Jamiltepec	Mexico
Mixtec, Silacayoapan	Jesús	Mixtec, Silacayoapan	Mexico
Mixtec, Tezoatlán	Jesús	Mixtec, Tezoatlán	Mexico
Mufian	Jisas	Mufian	Papua New Guinea
Mündü	Yesu	Mündü	Sudan
Mwan	Zesu	Mwan	Côte d'Ivoire
N
Nahuatl, Michoacán	Jesús	Nahuatl, Michoacán	Mexico
Nahuatl, Northern Oaxaca	Jesús	Nahuatl, Northern Oaxaca	Mexico
Nahuatl, Western Huasteca	Jesús	Nahuatl, Western Huasteca	Mexico
Nakanai	Iesus	Nakanai	Papua New Guinea
O
Ömie	Iesu	Omie	Papua New Guinea
Otomi, Querétaro	Hesu	Otomi, Querétaro	Mexico
P
Pintupi-Luritja	Yiitju	Pintupi-Luritja	Australia
Q
R
S
Safeyoka	Jisas	Safeyoka	Papua New Guinea
Secoya	Jesús	Secoya	Ecuador
Seri	Jesús	Seri	Mexico
Spanish	Jesús	Español	Spain, Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, etc
Swahili	Yesu	Swahili	Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda
T
Tabo, Aramia River	Ya:su	Tabo, Aramia River	Papua New Guinea
Tabo, Fly River	Ya:su	Tabo, Fly River	Papua New Guinea
Tairora, North	Ihu	Tairora, North	Papua New Guinea
Tangoa	Iesu	Tangoa	Vanuatu
Tanna, Southwest	Yesu	Tanna, Southwest	Vanuatu
Totonac, Xicotepec de Juárez	Jesús	Totonac, Xicotepec de Juárez	Mexico
Tzotzil, Zinacantán	Jesuse	Tzotzil, Zinacantán	Mexico
U
Urdu	Jesus	Urdu	Pakistan
Usarufa	Îtu	Usarufa	Papua New Guinea
V
Vietnamese	Jêsus	Vietnamese	Vietnam
W
X
Y
Yucuna	Jesús	Yucuna	Colombia
Z
Zapotec, Amatlán	Jesús	Zapotec, Amatlán	Mexico
Zapotec, Rincón	Jesús	Zapotec, Rincón	Mexico
Zapotec, San Juan Guelavía	Jesús	Zapotec, San Juan Guelavía	Mexico
Zapotec, Yalálag	Jesús	Zapotec, Yalálag	Mexico
Zapotec, Yatee	Jesús	Zapotec, Yatee	Mexico

Index: Languages arranged by Ethnologue (ISO) Code
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Code

A
aau	Jisas		Abau
abx	Jesus		Inabaknon
adj	Jesu		Adioukrou
aey	Jisas		Amele
agm	Jisasɨ		Angaataha
amh			Amharic
amp	Jisas		Alamblak
amu	Jesús		Amuzgo, Guerrero
aoj	Jisas		Mufian
aom	Iesu		Ömie
ape	Jisas		Bukiyip
apu	Xesosi		Apurinã
apy	Jezu		Apalaí
apz	Jisas		Safeyoka
arb	Isa		Arabic, Standard
arn	Jesus		Mapudungun
awb	Sisa		Awa
azg	Jesús		Amuzgo, San Pedro Amuzgos
B
bbb	Jesu		Barai
bcw	Yesəw		Bana
bdd	Yesu		Bunama
bim	Yiisa		Bimoba
C
cco	Jesús		Chinantec, Comaltepec
chd	Jesús		Chontal, Highland Oaxaca
	Jesus		Chinese Simplified Version
	Jesus		Chinese Traditional Version
chf	Jesús		Chontal, Tabasco
chj	Je²su¹		Chinantec, Ojitlán
chq	Jesús		Chinantec, Quiotepec
chz	Jesús		Chinantec, Ozumacín
cnt	Jesús		Chinantec, Tepetotutla
con	Jesús		Cofán, Ecuador
crn	Jesús		Cora, El Nayar
cta	Jesús		Chatino, Tataltepec
cti	Jesús		Chol, Tila
ctp	Jesús		Chatino, Western Highland
cuc	Jesús		Chinantec, Usila
D
ded	Yesu		Dedua
deu	Jesus		Deutsch (German)
dug	Jeso		Duruma
E
eng	Jesus		English (English)
F
fal	Yeesu		Fali, South
fin	Jeesus		Finnish
fra	Jésus		Français (French)
G
gui	Jesús		Guaraní, Eastern Bolivian
gur	Azezi		Frafra
gvc	Jesu		Guanano
gyr	Jesús		Guarayu
H
hla	Iesu		Halia
hus	Jesús		Huastec, Veracruz
huv	Jesús		Huave, San Mateo del Mar
I
ibl	Jesus		Ibaloi
inb	Jesús		Inga
J
K
knv	Ya:su		Tabo Aramia River
knv	Ya:su		Tabo Fly River
kor	Yesu		N. Korea, S. Korea
kpr	Iesu		Korafe
ktj	-Yusu		Krumen, Plapo
kzf	Yesus		Kaili Da'a
L
lac	Jesús		Lacandon
lnu	Yesu		Longuda
M
maq	Jesús		Mazatec, Chiquihuitlán
mih	Jesús		Mixtec, Chayuco
mir	Jesús		Mixe, Isthmus
miz	Jesuu		Mixtec, Coatzospan
mks	Jesús		Mixtec, Silacayoapan
moa	Zesu		Mwan
muh	Yesu		Mündü
mxb	Jesús		Mixtec, Tezoatlán
mxp	Jesús		Mixe, Tlahuitoltepec
mxq	Jesús		Mixe, Juquila
mxt	Jesús		Mixtec, Jamiltepec
N
nak	Iesu		Nakanai
ncl	Jesús		Nahuatl, Michoacán
nhw	Jesús		Nahuatl, Western Huasteca
nhy	Jesús		Nahuatl, Northern Oaxaca
nwi	Yesu		Tanna, Southwest
nyf	Jesu		Giryama
O
otq	Hesu		Otomi, Querétaro
ozm	Yésʉs		Koonzime
P
piu	Yiitju		Pintupi-Luritja
Q
R
S
sei	Jesús		Seri
sey	Jesús		Secoya
spa	Jesu		Español (Spanish)
swh	Yesu		Swahili
T
tbg	Ihu		Tairora, North
tgp	Iesu		Tangoa
too	Jesús		Totonac, Xicotepec de Juárez
tzz	Jesuse		Tzotzil, Zinacantán
U
urd	Jesus		Urdu
usa	Îtu		Usarufa
V
vie	Jêsus		Vietnamese
W
X
xtd	Jesús		Mixtec, Diuxi-Tilantongo
Y
ycn	Jesús		Yucuna
Z
zab	Jesús		Zapotec, San Juan Guelavía
zar	Jesús		Zapotec, Rincón
zpo	Jesús		Zapotec, Amatlán
zpu	Jesús		Zapotec, Yalálag
zty	Jesús		Zapotec, Yatee