Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 6:1 | In her tribulacioun thei schulen rise eerli to me. Come ye, and turne we ayen to the Lord; |
| 6:2 | for he took, and schal heele vs; he schal smyte, and schal make vs hool. |
| 6:3 | He schal quykene vs after twei daies, and in the thridde dai he schal reise vs, and we schulen lyue in his siyt. We schulen wite, and sue, that we knowe the Lord. His goyng out is maad redi at the morewtid, and he schal come as a reyn to vs, which is timeful and lateful to the erthe. |
| 6:4 | Effraym, what schal Y do to thee? Juda, what schal Y do to thee? Youre merci is as a cloude of the morewtid, and as deew passynge forth eerli. |
| 6:5 | For this thing Y hewide in profetis, Y killide hem in the wordis of my mouth; |
| 6:6 | and thi domes schulen go out as liyt. For Y wolde merci, and not sacrifice, and Y wolde the kunnyng of God, more than brent sacrificis. |
| 6:7 | But thei as Adam braken the couenaunt; there thei trespassiden ayens me. |
| 6:8 | Galaad the citee of hem that worchen idol, is supplauntid with blood; and |
| 6:9 | as the chekis of men `that ben theues. Partener of prestis sleynge in the weie men goynge fro Sichem, for thei wrouyten greet trespasse. |
| 6:10 | In the hous of Israel Y siy an orible thing; there the fornicaciouns of Effraym. |
| 6:11 | Israel is defoulid; but also thou, Juda, sette heruest to thee, whanne Y schal turne the caitiftee of my puple. |
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.