Wycliffe Bible Translators

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Wycliffe Bible Translators is an organization dedicated to translating the Bible into languages that do not yet have it. This effort is a continuation of a long history of biblical translation that began in ancient times.

The first complete translation of the Bible into English was produced around 1382 by John Wycliffe and his followers. This translation, known as the Wycliffite Bible, was controversial and faced opposition from ecclesiastical authorities.1

Modern Bible translation efforts, including those by Wycliffe Bible Translators, aim to make the Scriptures accessible to people in their own languages, a principle that has been central to Christian missions for centuries. The organization focuses on language groups with smaller numbers of speakers, contributing to the preservation of cultural heritage by reducing languages to writing for the first time in many cases.2

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Wycliffe Bible Translators (1936) concentrated its work among the language groups having the smallest numbers of speakers. From 1968, Roman Catholics and the United Bible Societies have coordinated their efforts and cooperated in translation and production wherever possible.
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Wycliffe Bible Translators (1936) concentrated its work among the language groups having the smallest numbers of speakers. From 1968, Roman Catholics and the United Bible Societies have coordinated their efforts and cooperated in translation and production wherever possible.
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