Textus Receptus Bibles
The Great Bible 1539
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| 2:2 | b) And Ionas prayed vnto the Lorde hys God, out of the fysshes bely, |
| 2:3 | and sayd. In my trouble I called vnto the Lorde, and he herde me: out of the bely of hell I cryed, & thou herdest my voyce. |
| 2:4 | Thou haddest cast me downe depe in the myddest of the see, & the floude compased me aboute: yee, all thy waues and roules of water went ouer me, |
| 2:5 | I thought that I had bene cast awaye out of thy syght: but I will yet agayne loke towarde thy holy temple. |
| 2:6 | The waters compased me, euen to the very soule: the depe laye aboute me, & the wedes were wrapte aboute myne head. |
| 2:7 | I went downe to the botome of the hylles, and was barred in with earth for euer. But thou, O Lorde my God, hast brought vp my lyfe agayne out of corrupcion. |
| 2:8 | When my soule fainted wythin me, I thought vpon the Lorde: & my prayer came in vnto the, euen into thy holy temple. |
| 2:9 | They that hold of vayne vanyties, wyll forsake his mercy. |
| 2:10 | But I will do the sacrifyce with the voyce of thankesgeuynge, & wyll paye that I haue vowed: for why? saluacyon commeth of the Lord.Jon |
The Great Bible 1539
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. The Great Bible was prepared by Myles Coverdale, working under commission of Thomas, Lord Cromwell, Secretary to Henry VIII and Vicar General. In 1538, Cromwell directed the clergy to provide "one book of the bible of the largest volume in English, and the same set up in some convenient place within the said church that ye have care of, whereas your parishioners may most commodiously resort to the same and read it."