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The Great Bible 1539
| 3:1 | Furthermore brethren praye ye for vs, that the worde of God maye haue passage, and be glorifyed, as it is also with you: |
| 3:2 | and that we maye be delyuered from vnreasonable and frowarde men. For all men haue not fayth: |
| 3:3 | but the Lord is faythfull, whych shall stablysshe you, and preserue you from euyll. |
| 3:4 | We haue confydence thorowe the Lord to you warde, that ye both do, & wyll do the thynges which we commaunde you. |
| 3:5 | And the Lord gyde youre hertes to the loue of God and to the pacyente waytynge for Chryst. |
| 3:6 | We require you brethren by the name of oure Lorde Iesu Christ that ye wythdrawe youre selues from euery brother, that behaueth him selfe inordinatly, & not after the institucion which he receaued of vs. |
| 3:7 | For ye your selues know, howe ye ought to folowe vs. For we behaued not oure selues inordinatly amonge you. |
| 3:8 | Nether toke we breed of eny man for naught: but wrought wt laboure & sweate nyght & daye, because we wolde not be chargeable to eny of you: |
| 3:9 | not but that we had auctorite: but to make oure selues an ensample vnto you to folowe vs. |
| 3:10 | For when we were wyth you, this we warned you of, that yf eny wolde not worcke, the same shulde not eate. |
| 3:11 | For we haue, hearde saye that ther are some whych walke amonge you inordinatly, workynge not at all, but beynge busybodyes. |
| 3:12 | Them that are soch, we commaunde and exhorte, by oure Lorde Iesu Christ, that they worcke with quietnes, and eate theyr awne breed: |
| 3:13 | Brethren be not ye weery in well doynge. |
| 3:14 | If eny man obey not oure sayinge, sende vs worde of him by a letter: and haue no companye with him, that he maye be ashamed. |
| 3:15 | And count him not as an enemy: but warne him as a brother. |
| 3:16 | The very Lorde of peace geue you peace allwayes, by all meanes. The Lord be with you all. |
| 3:17 | The salutacyon of me Paul, with myne awne hande. This is the token in all Epistles. So I wryte. |
| 3:18 | The grace of oure Lorde Iesus Christ be wyth you all. Amen. |
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."