The Word in Every Language

About this plan

Bible translators work for years so that one more people can hear Scripture in the language of their hearts. This plan is a week of reading and prayer for that work, from 24 to 30 September, ending on International Translation Day, St Jerome’s day.

It begins with a scroll that a king burned and Jeremiah wrote again in Jeremiah 36, with Psalm 19. In Nehemiah 8 the Law is read aloud and explained so that the people understand. In Acts 8 an official from Ethiopia is asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?”, and in Acts 2 each person hears the good news in their own language. Romans 10 asks how anyone can believe without someone to tell them, and Revelation 5 ends the week with people from every tribe and language before the throne.

As you read, pray for translators and for the communities waiting for Scripture they can understand.

What you’ll read

• The scroll written again24 SeptemberJeremiah 36, Psalm 19
• The Law read and explained25 SeptemberNehemiah 8, Psalm 119
• Do you understand?27 SeptemberActs 8
• Each in their own language28 SeptemberActs 2, Psalm 96
• Every tribe and language30 SeptemberRevelation 5, Psalm 117

14 chapters · 8 books · every September

This plan follows the calendar: it runs for seven days, from 24 to 30 September, and ends on International Translation Day.