The Number is 19!

By: Johnathan Todd       


I just counted and the number is 19 – that is, 19 Bibles in my office.

It is an understatement to say that we are richly blessed with God’s Word. We have God’s Word in various English translations from the best linguistic scholars. It would not be an overstatement to say we are spoiled on God’s Word – meaning, we have moved to a point where we take such a gift for granted.

It is estimated that there are 2,000 languages without God’s Word translated.  These 2,000 languages represent approximately 340,000,000 people…people that do not have the privilege to pick up one of 19 copies of God’s Word in my native tongue and read the grandest message available from the Most High God!

Wycliffe Bible Translators and other organizations are working to focus the church on the last languages – check out this video which gives an overview of Bible translation work.

Then take a moment and thank God for 19 Bibles.