How many translations of the King James Bible are there?

Eventually five different editions of the King James Version were produced in 1611,1629, 1638, 1762, and 1769. It is the 1769 edition which is most commonly cited as the King James Version (KJV).

What languages is King James Bible written?

English
King James Version/Original languages

How many languages has the Bible been translated into 2020?

704 languages
As of September 2020 the full Bible has been translated into 704 languages, the New Testament has been translated into an additional 1,551 languages and Bible portions or stories into 1,160 other languages. Thus at least some portions of the Bible have been translated into 3,415 languages.

When was the King James Bible translated into English?

In the United States, the “1611 translation” (actually editions following the standard text of 1769, see below) is generally known as the King James Version today. The followers of John Wycliffe undertook the first complete English translations of the Christian scriptures in the 14th century.

How many languages have there been Bible translations?

This shows that in the late thirties around 760 languages had bible translations, in whole or in part, regardless of the source of the translation.

How long does it take to translate the Bible?

For example, a team of translators can translate the New Testament in only a few months. In early 2018, Wycliffe announced its intention to translate the Bible into 600 languages. The organization has stated that more than 7,000 languages in more than 70 countries still need the Bible translated into their languages.

What was the Authorized Version of the Bible translated from?

Like Tyndale’s translation and the Geneva Bible, the Authorized Version was translated primarily from Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic texts, although with secondary reference both to the Latin Vulgate, and to more recent scholarly Latin versions; two books of the Apocrypha were translated from a Latin source.