Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 3:1 | Britheren, fro hennus forward preye ye for vs, that the word of God renne, and be clarified, as it is anentis you; |
| 3:2 | and that we be delyuered fro noyous and yuele men; for feith is not of alle men. |
| 3:3 | But the Lord is trewe, that schal conferme you, and schal kepe fro yuel. |
| 3:4 | And, britheren, we trusten of you in the Lord, for what euere thingis we comaunden to you, bothe ye don and schulen do. |
| 3:5 | And the Lord dresse youre hertis, in the charite of God, and in the pacience of Crist. |
| 3:6 | But, britheren, we denouncen to you in the name of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, that ye withdrawe you from ech brother that wandrith out of ordre, and not aftir the techyng, that thei resseyueden of vs. |
| 3:7 | For `ye silf witen, hou it bihoueth to sue vs. For we weren not vnpesible among you, |
| 3:8 | nethir with outen oure owne trauel we eeten breed of ony man, but in trauel and werynesse worchiden niyt and dai, that we greuyden noon of you. |
| 3:9 | Not as we hadden not power, but that we schulden yyue vs silf ensaumple to you to sue vs. |
| 3:10 | For also whanne we weren among you, we denounsiden this thing to you, that if ony man wole not worche, nethir ete he. |
| 3:11 | For we han herd that summe among you goon in reste, and no thing worchen, but don curiousli. |
| 3:12 | But we denouncen to hem that ben suche men, and bisechen in the Lord Jhesu Crist, that thei worchen with silence, and ete her owne breed. |
| 3:13 | But nyle ye, britheren, faile wel doynge. |
| 3:14 | That if ony man obeie not to oure word bi epistle, marke ye him, and comyne ye not with hym, that he be schamed; |
| 3:15 | and nyle ye gesse hym as an enemye, but repreue ye hym as a brother. And God hym silf of pees yyue to you euerlastinge pees in al place. |
| 3:16 | The Lord be with `you alle. |
| 3:17 | My salutacioun bi the hoond of Poul; which signe in ech epistle Y write thus. |
| 3:18 | The grace of oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with `alle you. Amen. |
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.