Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 4:1 | So a man gesse vs, as mynystris of Crist, and dispenderis of the mynysteries of God. |
| 4:2 | Now it is souyt here among the dispenderis, that a man be foundun trewe. |
| 4:3 | And to me it is for the leest thing, that Y be demyd of you, or of mannus dai; but nether Y deme my silf. |
| 4:4 | For Y am no thing ouer trowynge to my silf, but not in this thing Y am iustified; for he that demeth me, is the Lord. |
| 4:5 | Therfor nyle ye deme bifore the tyme, til that the Lord come, which schal liytne the hyd thingis of derknessis, and schal schewe the counseils of hertis; and thanne preisyng schal be to ech man of God. |
| 4:6 | And, britheren, Y haue transfigurid these thingis in to me and in to Apollo, for you; that in vs ye lerne, lest ouer that it is writun, oon ayens another be blowun with pride for another. |
| 4:7 | Who demeth thee? And what hast thou, that thou hast not resseyued? And if thou hast resseyued, what gloriest thou, as thou haddist not resseyued? |
| 4:8 | Nowe ye ben fyllid, now ye ben maad riche; ye regnen with outen vs; and Y wolde that ye regnen, that also we regnen with you. |
| 4:9 | And Y gesse, that God schewide vs the laste apostlis, as thilke that ben sent to the deth; for we ben maad a spectacle to the world, and to aungels, and to men. |
| 4:10 | We foolis for Crist, but ye prudent in Crist; we sike, but ye stronge; ye noble, but we vnnoble. |
| 4:11 | Til in to this our we hungren, and thirsten, and ben nakid, and ben smytun with buffatis, |
| 4:12 | and we ben vnstable, and we trauelen worchynge with oure hondis; we ben cursid, and we blessen; we suffren persecucioun, and we abiden longe; we ben blasfemyd, and we bisechen; |
| 4:13 | as clensyngis of this world we ben maad the `out castyng of alle thingis `til yit. |
| 4:14 | Y write not these thingis, that Y confounde you, but Y warne as my moste dereworthe sones. |
| 4:15 | For whi if ye han ten thousynde of vndur maistris in Crist, but not many fadris; for in Crist Jhesu Y haue gendrid you bi the gospel. |
| 4:16 | Therfor, britheren, Y preye you, be ye foleweris of me, as Y of Crist. |
| 4:17 | Therfor Y sente to you Tymothe, which is my most dereworthe sone, and feithful in the Lord, which schal teche you my weies, that ben in Crist Jhesu; as Y teche euery where in ech chirche. |
| 4:18 | As thouy Y schulde not come to you, so summe ben blowun with pride; |
| 4:19 | but Y schal come to you soone, if God wole; and Y schal knowe not the word of hem that ben blowun with pride, but the vertu. |
| 4:20 | For the rewme of God is not in word, but in vertu. |
| 4:21 | What wole ye? Schal Y come to you in a yerde, or in charite, and in spirit of myldenesse? |
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.