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What's been done. What's left to do?
Latest Bible translation statistics
Through the Bible, God speaks directly to every man, woman and child. But unless people have the Bible in their heart language, they cannot read his message of life, hope and salvation. Thousands of languages still don't have a single verse of Scripture.
Let's take a closer look at the needs.
How many languages have Scripture?
2,508. Of these, 459 have a complete Bible, another 1,213 have the New Testament. 836 others have at least one book of the Bible.
How many languages still need translation?
In addition to more than 1,300 active projects, work needs to begin in over 2,200 languages.
How many people have no Scripture?
353 million speak these languages where translation still needs to begin.
In how many languages have Wycliffe been involved in the completion of a New Testament or Bible?
759. Over 107 million people speak these languages.
How many countries are affected by the work of Wycliffe?
Almost 100. This includes work among people who live outside their traditional homelands.
These figures are up to the end of November 2009 and come from Wycliffe International.