Language
Iranian Persian
Complete Bible
50.577.600Speakers worldwide
37Countries where spoken
PESISO 639-3 code
Written translation
Bible translation goes through four stages. See how far this language has come.
- Translation started Done
- Portions Done
- New Testament Done
- Whole Bible Current stage
Bible translation in Iranian Persian is at this stage: Complete Bible.
| Complete Bible | 1838-2023 |
| New Testament | 1815-1979 |
| Bible portions | 1546-1965 |
Oral resources
Not every translation is written. Where the culture is oral, or where few people read, audio recordings bring the Word before the printed text does.
Audio recordings
Available
Jesus Film
Available
Who speaks this language
38 people group(s) speak this as their primary language, and 35 of them are still unreached by the gospel.
| People group | Speakers | Level of reach |
|---|---|---|
Persa
IR
|
44.675.000 | Unreached |
|
Cigano domari
IR
|
1.724.000 | Unreached |
Persa
AF
|
767.000 | Unreached |
Persa
IQ
|
566.000 | Unreached |
Persa
AE
|
369.000 | Unreached |
Persa
US
|
332.000 | Unreached |
Persa
QA
|
307.000 | Unreached |
Persa
DE
|
236.000 | Partially reached |
Persa
SA
|
223.000 | Unreached |
Persa
BA
|
217.000 | Unreached |
Persa
CA
|
155.000 | Partially reached |
Persa
TR
|
133.000 | Unreached |
Persa
MU
|
78.000 | Unreached |
Persa
GB
|
74.000 | Unreached |
|
Judeu persa de Teerã
US
|
69.000 | Unreached |
Persa
FR
|
66.000 | Unreached |
Persa
KW
|
65.000 | Unreached |
Persa
AU
|
64.000 | Unreached |
Persa
SY
|
62.000 | Unreached |
Persa
MY
|
47.000 | Unreached |
Persa
SE
|
46.000 | Partially reached |
Persa
NL
|
43.000 | Unreached |
Persa
UZ
|
38.000 | Unreached |
Persa
YE
|
31.000 | Unreached |
Persa
NO
|
25.000 | Unreached |
Persa
TM
|
21.000 | Unreached |
Persa
DK
|
18.000 | Unreached |
Persa
IT
|
16.000 | Unreached |
Persa
FI
|
14.000 | Unreached |
Persa
JP
|
14.000 | Unreached |
Persa
BE
|
13.000 | Unreached |
Persa
AZ
|
12.000 | Unreached |
Persa
AM
|
9.900 | Unreached |
Persa
ID
|
8.100 | Unreached |
Persa
LB
|
7.100 | Unreached |
Persa
SZ
|
6.600 | Unreached |
Persa
CH
|
5.500 | Unreached |
Persa
NZ
|
5.400 | Unreached |
Where this language is spoken
IR
46.399.000
AF
767.000
IQ
566.000
US
401.000
AE
369.000
QA
307.000
DE
236.000
SA
223.000
BA
217.000
CA
155.000
TR
133.000
AU
79.000
MU
78.000
GB
74.000
FR
66.000
KW
65.000
SY
62.000
MY
47.000
SE
46.000
NL
43.000
UZ
38.000
YE
31.000
NO
25.000
TM
21.000
DK
18.000
IT
16.000
FI
14.000
JP
14.000
BE
13.000
AZ
12.000
AM
9.900
ID
8.100
LB
7.100
SZ
6.600
CH
5.500
NZ
5.400
Source: Joshua Project. Numbers updated periodically.