A Bible translation organization just shared an infographic that states over 1.5 billion people do not have access to a bible in their language. They hope to change that. 

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The Wycliffe Bible Translators revealed that around the world the Bible has still not been translated into 3,969 languages. Peter Brassington, who compiles the statistics says, "The Bible changes lives, but only if we can understand it. We long to see every person have access to God's Word." 

Although these numbers seem staggering, Brassington says that Wycliffe is actively working on meeting the needs of those around the world. “I joined Wycliffe in 1996: the number of languages in which there is a complete Bible has doubled in that time,” Brassington says.

"Bible translation requires dedicated, long-term effort."

Today the organization is working on translating the Bible into 2,617 languages which would provide the Word in 161 countries. In 2018, they translated the complete Bible into 683 languages, in 2019 they have increased that number with 698 languages added.

Brassington points out that these numbers may not seem like a dramatic change but that it is a testament to the work being done. "Bible translation requires dedicated, long-term effort, he told Premier. 

Around the world, there are 7,353 actively used languages, including sign languages. Many of those languages (3,384) have some portions of the Bible, but that leaves 252 million people without one word from the Bible. 

"That's why Wycliffe continues to work with urgency to translate God's Word into all these languages," James Poole, executive director of Wycliffe says to Premier. 

Poole says, "As people read the word of God with full understanding, they are transformed in a far deeper way." 

Wycliffe asks that people "go, give, and pray."