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The Great Bible 1539
| 1:1 | That which was from the begynnynge, whyche we haue hearde, whyche we haue sene wyth oure eyes, whych we haue loked vpon, and our handes haue handled, of the word of the lyfe. |
| 1:2 | And the lyfe appeared, & we haue sene and beare wytnes, & shewe vnto you that eternall lyfe, whyche was wyth the father, & appeared vnto vs. |
| 1:3 | That which we haue sene & herde, declare we vnto you, that ye also maye haue fellowshyppe with vs, and that oure felloushyppe maye be wyth the father and his sonne Iesus Christ. |
| 1:4 | And thys write we vnto you, that youre ioye maye be full. |
| 1:5 | And this is the tydynges whych we haue hearde of hym & declare vnto you, that God is lyght, & in him is no dercknes at all. |
| 1:6 | If we saye, that we haue feloushippe with hym, and walcke in dercknes, we lye, & do not the truth. |
| 1:7 | But & yf we walke in lyght euen as he is in lyght, then haue we fellishippe wt him, and the bloude of Iesus Christ his sonne clenseth vs from all synne. |
| 1:8 | If we saye that we haue no synne, we deceaue oure selues, and the trueth is not in vs: |
| 1:9 | If we knowledge oure synnes, he is faythfull & iust, to forgeue vs oure synnes, and to clense vs from all vnryghtewesnes. |
| 1:10 | If we saye we haue not synned, we make hym a lyar, and hys worde is not in vs. |
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."