Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 1:1 | Blessid is the man, that yede not in the councel of wickid men; and stood not in the weie of synneris, and sat not in the chaier of pestilence. |
| 1:2 | But his wille is in the lawe of the Lord; and he schal bithenke in the lawe of hym dai and nyyt. |
| 1:3 | And he schal be as a tree, which is plauntid bisidis the rennyngis of watris; which tre schal yyue his fruyt in his tyme. And his leef schal not falle doun; and alle thingis which euere he schal do schulen haue prosperite. |
| 1:4 | Not so wickid men, not so; but thei ben as dust, which the wynd castith awei fro the face of erthe. |
| 1:5 | Therfor wickid men risen not ayen in doom; nethir synneres in the councel of iust men. |
| 1:6 | For the Lord knowith the weie of iust men; and the weie of wickid men schal perische. |
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.