The Bible has been translated into its 700th language.
The milestone is indicative of the acceleration that is happening in the work of Bible translation, to the extent that it is impossible to state which translation was actually the 700th, as there were several dedications of physical Bibles as well as several being made available online and via apps, all at about the same time.
James Poole, Executive Director of Wycliffe Bible Translators, said: ‘This is such exciting news, and represents the tremendous work that Bible translators are doing across the world.