Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 4:1 | But the spirit seith opynli, that in the laste tymes summen schulen departe fro the feith, yyuynge tent to spiritis of errour, and to techingis of deuelis; that speken leesing in ipocrisie, |
| 4:2 | and haue her conscience corrupt, |
| 4:3 | forbedinge to be weddid, to absteyne fro metis, whiche God made to take with doyng of thankingis, to feithful men, and hem that han knowe the treuthe. |
| 4:4 | For ech creature of God is good, and no thing is to be cast awei, which is takun with doyng of thankyngis; |
| 4:5 | for it is halewid bi the word of God, and bi preyer. |
| 4:6 | Thou puttynge forth these thingis to britheren, schalt be a good mynystre of Crist Jhesu; nurschid with wordis of feith and of good doctryne, which thou hast gete. |
| 4:7 | But eschewe thou vncouenable fablis, and elde wymmenus fablis; haunte thi silf to pitee. |
| 4:8 | For bodili exercitation is profitable to litle thing; but pitee is profitable to alle thingis, that hath a biheest of lijf that now is, and that is to come. |
| 4:9 | A trewe word, and worthi al acceptacioun. |
| 4:10 | And in this thing we trauelen, and ben cursid, for we hopen in lyuyng God, that is sauyour of alle men, moost of feithful men. |
| 4:11 | Comaunde thou this thing, and teche. |
| 4:12 | No man dispise thi yongthe, but be thou ensaumple of feithful men in word, in lyuyng, in charite, in feith, in chastite. |
| 4:13 | Tyl Y come, take tent to redyng, to exortacioun and teching. |
| 4:14 | Nyle thou litil charge the grace which is in thee, that is youun to thee bi profecie, with putting on of the hondis of preesthod. |
| 4:15 | Thenke thou these thingis, in these be thou, that thi profiting be schewid to alle men. |
| 4:16 | Take tent to thi silf and to doctryn; be bisi in hem. For thou doynge these thingis, schalt `make bothe thi silf saaf, and hem that heren thee. |
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
The Wycliffe Bible is the only Bible here that was not translated from the Textus Receptus. Its inclusion here is for the Bible's historic value and for comparison in the English language.
John Wycliffe, an Oxford professor produced the first hand-written English language Bible manuscripts in the 1380's. While it is doubtful Wycliffe himself translated the versions that bear his name, he certainly can be considered the driving force behind the project. He strongly believed in having the scriptures available to the people.
Wycliffe, was well-known throughout Europe for his opposition to the teaching of the organized Church, which he believed to be contrary to the Bible. With the help of his followers (called Lollards), Wycliffe produced dozens of English language manuscript copies of the scriptures. They were translated out of the Latin Vulgate, which was the only source text available to Wycliffe. The Pope was so infuriated by his teachings and his translation of the Bible into English, that 44 years after Wycliffe died, he ordered the bones to be dug-up, crushed, and scattered in the river.