Australian bible group spreads the word via sms

“In da Bginnin God cre8d da heavens & da earth,” according to a new version of the Bible translated into the text message language of mobile phone users.

The Bible Society in Australia today launched its translation of all 31,173 verses of the Bible in the modern, abbreviated language of text messages, or SMS.

The verses can then be accessed over th internet for free so the word of God can be spread by cell phone to family and friends, said society spokesman Michael Chant.