Editing Christianity in Iran (section)

== The Bible in languages of Iran ==
[[File:St. Sarkis Church, Tehran.jpg|thumb|St. Sarkis Church, Tehran]]

[[Armenians|Armenian]] and [[Assyrian people|Assyrian]] Christians use Bibles in their own languages.

Multiple [[Bible translations into Persian|Persian translations and versions of the Bible]] have been translated in more recent times, although distribution of Christian literature in Persian is currently illegal.<ref name="Country policy and information note: Christians and Christian converts, Iran, September 2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iran-country-policy-and-information-notes/country-policy-and-information-note-christians-and-christian-converts-iran-september-2022-accessible|title=Country policy and information note: Christians and Christian converts, Iran, September 2022|website=gov.uk|access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Iran">{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2021-report-on-international-religious-freedom/iran/|title=2021 Report on International Religious Freedom: Iran|website=state.gov|access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="What its like to be a Christian in Iran">{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/what-its-like-to-be-a-christian-in-iran/a-19002952/|title=What its like to be a Christian in Iran|website=dw.com|access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="Iran continues to persecute Christians in violation of international law">{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-continues-to-persecute-christians-in-violation-of-international-law-614804|title=Iran continues to persecute Christians in violation of international law|website=jpost.com|date=21 January 2020 |access-date=7 April 2023}}</ref>

Portions of the Bible are translated into [[Azerbaijani language|Azeri]],<ref name="Building Bridges with the Word">{{cite web|url=http://korpu.net/|title=موقدّس کئتاب|website=korpu.net|access-date=26 August 2021|archive-date=18 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110618052114/http://www.korpu.net/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mazandarani language|Mazanderani]], [[Gilaki language|Gilaki]],<ref name="گیلک مدیا – فیلم و صوت به زبان گیلکی">{{cite web|url=https://www.gilakmedia.com/glk/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D9%8E%D9%85%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C|title=خوش بَموییدی &#124; گیلک مدیا|date=28 September 2009|website=www.gilakmedia.com|access-date=26 August 2021|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826203634/https://www.gilakmedia.com/glk/%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D9%8E%D9%85%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%AF%DB%8C|url-status=live}}</ref> Bakhtiari, Luri, [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]] ([[Kurmanji]] and [[Sorani]]).