today there are dozens of versions of the bible. some are translations and some are paraphrases. a paraphrased version is where people take a translation and put it in their own words. as the bible has been translated into modern languages, it is also possible that there are different translations of the same texts. the bible is the best selling book of all time. 2.5 billion to more than 6 billion copies of the bible have been sold to date. a complete version of the bible exists in 471 languages. parts have been translated in 2225 languages. most bibles can be found in the british museum in london.