We need $5 Billion Dollars to end Bible Poverty! The Wealth Transfer will help us do it!
Have you heard of Bible Poverty? The poverty of those who don’t have God’s Word in their own language. These are people that want to hear the Word of God but are unable to.
There are approximately 2,100 languages that don’t have a Bible translation. On average, it costs $1.2 million for a full Bible translation. So for 2,100 languages the total cost is $2.52 Billion dollars ($1.2M * 2,100 languages). This cost is for full bible translations. But in addition to this we need partial bible translations for about 3.6 thousand languages.
Mathew 24:14 — And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations, and then shall the end come.
Matthew 4:19 — And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
1 Timothy 2:4 NRSV — who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
Current Bible Translation statistics as of 2023:
https://www.wycliffe.net/resources/statistics/
2023 Global Scripture Access
Total languages in the world: 7,394
- At least some Scripture: 3,658 languages (7.23 Billion people)
- Need Bible Translation to Start: 1,268 languages (99.8 Million people)
- Initial work in progress (no Scripture yet) — 1,320 languages (82.1 Million people)
- No Scripture, likely no need** — 1,148 languages (9.6 Million people)
**In most cases, the people use another language which already has at least some Scripture. Sometimes, their first language is disappearing from use altogether. The reality is often more complex.
Approximate cost (prophetic money calculation):
- 3,658*$600,000 (partial translation) = $2,194,800,000 ($2.1 Billion)
- 1,268*$1.2M (full translation) = $1,521,600,000 ($1.5 Billion)
- 1,320*$900,000 (partial translation) = $1,188,000,000 ($1.2 Billion)
Total cost: $4,904,400,000 ($4.9 Billion)
Total Languages and People with at least some Scripture — 3,658 languages (7.23 Billion people)
Full Bible — 736 languages (5.96 Billion people)
New Testament — 1,658 languages (824 Million people)
Some translated portions but not full bible or new testament — 1,264 languages (449 million people)
https://www.arcchurches.com/ending-bible-poverty
Ending Bible Poverty
What does it cost to translate the Bible?
On average, it costs about $35 per verse for translation and about $1.2 million for a full Bible translation, from Genesis to Revelation. This is how we are expediting the process: We attack the point of need.
Why do you use the term “bible poverty” when describing your mission?
There are more than 2100 languages without a single verse of Scripture, impacting hundreds of millions of people. The term “Bible poverty” describes this reality for a Western audience, serving as a wake-up call.
https://endbiblepovertynow.com/
Over 1,000 languages still do not have a single portion of the Bible. We offer training to teach you how to become an Oral Bible Translation Facilitator. Together, we can see all languages translated!
https://ywam.org/a-covenant-to-end-bible-poverty
List of Bible verses regarding spreading the Gospel to the whole world to end bible poverty
https://ywamkona.org/ministries/ending-bible-poverty-now/
Over 1,000 languages still do not have a single portion of the Bible.
We have bases in 14 countries on all 6 continents dedicated to see a Bible in every heart language made accessible to every individual on earth.
https://www.epm.org/resources/2023/Oct/6/are-you-experiencing-bible-poverty
There are two kinds of Bible poverty in the world: first, the poverty of those who don’t have God’s Word in their own language; and second, the poverty of being surrounded by Bibles, but not reading them.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxBru1lJ09A
If only we picked up our Bibles as much as we picked up our phones.
Also see my Lamborghini post for a breakdown of other costs required for spreading the Gospel: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxTaRxJ05dFfRspbtpJz43i_lD5LM-7pxp
There are also other costs related to Spreading the Gospel:
Renting Stadiums for a Revival (costs up to $3 million per day/per stadium, or $150 million per day for all 50 states), Printing Bibles (costs $15 billion for 1.5 billion bibles), Sending Missionaries ($4 billion per year to send 66,547 new missionaries), etc.
Prophetic Money