Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 82:1 | The title of the two and eiytetithe salm. The song of the salm of Asaph. |
| 82:2 | God, who schal be lijk thee? God, be thou not stille, nether be thou peesid. |
| 82:3 | For lo! thin enemyes sowneden; and thei that haten thee reisiden the heed. |
| 82:4 | Thei maden a wickid counsel on thi puple; and thei thouyten ayens thi seyntis. |
| 82:5 | Thei seiden, Come ye, and leese we hem fro the folk; and the name of Israel be no more hadde in mynde. |
| 82:6 | For thei thouyten with oon acord; |
| 82:7 | the tabernaclis of Ydumeys, and men of Ismael disposiden a testament togidere ayens thee. Moab, and Agarenus, Jebal, and Amon, and Amalech; |
| 82:8 | alienys with hem that dwellen in Tyre. |
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.