Bible Translation Underway for Marginalized People
Jesus said, “Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me.” That’s the heart behind the Least of These, the Seed Company’s latest Bible translation initiative.
Jesus said, “Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me.” That’s the heart behind the Least of These, the Seed Company’s latest Bible translation initiative.
The Seed Company, the world’s fastest-growing Bible translation organization, today announced the Least of These initiative, designed to translate the Word of God for the world’s most marginalized people. Of the more than 2,000 languages still without any Scripture, 1,240 have 10,000 or fewer speakers. Most live in remote or inhospitable regions; all are without God’s Word in their language.
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