Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 11:1 | The title of the eleuenthe salm. To the victorie on the eiyte, the song of Dauid. |
| 11:2 | Lord, make thou me saaf, for the hooli failide; for treuthis ben maad litle fro the sones of men. |
| 11:3 | Thei spaken veyn thingis, ech man to hys neiybore; thei han gileful lippis, thei spaken in herte and herte. |
| 11:4 | The Lord destrie alle gileful lippis; and the greet spekynge tunge. |
| 11:5 | Whiche seiden, We schulen magnyfie oure tunge, our lippis ben of vs; who is oure lord? |
| 11:6 | For the wretchednesse of nedy men, and for the weilyng of pore men; now Y schal ryse vp, seith the Lord. I schal sette inhelt he; Y schal do tristili in hym. |
| 11:7 | The spechis of the Lord ben chast spechis; siluer examynyd bi fier, preued fro erthe, purgid seuen fold. |
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.