Unlike most Hollywood blockbusters, The Passion of the Christ was never officially released with an English audio dub in theaters or on its initial DVD run. Mel Gibson intended for the "language of the soul" to transcend modern speech, relying on the visceral performances of Jim Caviezel and the haunting cinematography.
Sometimes, what users download as an "English track" is actually the Descriptive Video Service (DVS) intended for the visually impaired, which narrates the action in English.
The film uses Aramaic, Latin, and Hebrew.