Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 5:1 | And Y was conuertid, and reiside myn iyen, and siy, and lo! a book fleynge. |
| 5:2 | And he seide to me, What seest thou? And Y seide, Lo! Y se a book fleynge; the lengthe therof was of twenti cubitis, and the breede therof of ten cubitis. |
| 5:3 | And he seide to me, This is the curs, that goith on the face of al erthe; for ech theef schal be demed, as it is writun there; and ech man swerynge, schal be demyd of this also. |
| 5:4 | Y schal lede out it, seith the Lord of oostis, and it schal come to the hous of a theef, and to the hous of hym that swerith falsli in my name; and it schal dwelle in myddil of hys hous, and schal waaste hym, and hise trees, and hise stoonys. |
| 5:5 | And the aungel wente out, that spak in me, and seide to me, Reyse thin iyen, and se, what this thing is, that goith out. |
| 5:6 | And Y seide, What is it? And he seide, This is a pot goyng out. And he seide, This is the iye of hem in al erthe. |
| 5:7 | And lo! a talent of leed was borun; and lo! a womman sittynge in myddil of the pot. |
| 5:8 | And he seide, This is vnpite, ether vnfeithfulnesse. And he castide doun hir in myddil of the pot, and sente a gobet of leed in to the mouth therof. |
| 5:9 | And Y reiside myn iyen, and siy, and lo! twei wymmen goynge out, and a spirit in wyngis of hem; and thei hadden wyngis as wyngis of a kite, and reisiden the pot bitwixe heuene and erthe. |
| 5:10 | And Y seide to the aungel that spak in me, Whidur beren these the pot? |
| 5:11 | And he seide to me, That an hous be bildid therto in the lond of Sennaar, and be stablischid, and set there on his foundement. |
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.