Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 1:1 | God, that spak sum tyme bi prophetis in many maneres to oure fadris, at the |
| 1:2 | laste in these daies he hath spoke to vs bi the sone; whom he hath ordeyned eir of alle thingis, and bi whom he made the worldis. |
| 1:3 | Which whanne also he is the briytnesse of glorie, and figure of his substaunce, and berith alle thingis bi word of his vertu, he makith purgacioun of synnes, and syttith on the riythalf of the maieste in heuenes; |
| 1:4 | and so myche is maad betere than aungels, bi hou myche he hath eneritid a more dyuerse name bifor hem. |
| 1:5 | For to whiche of the aungels seide God ony tyme, Thou art my sone, Y haue gendrid thee to dai? And eftsoone, Y schal be to hym in to a fadir, and he schal be to me in to a sone? |
| 1:6 | And whanne eftsoone he bryngith in the firste bigetun sone in to the world, he seith, And alle the aungels of God worschipe hym. |
| 1:7 | But he seith to aungels, He that makith hise aungels spiritis, and hise mynystris flawme of fier. |
| 1:8 | But to the sone he seith, God, thi trone is in to the world of world; a yerde of equite is the yerde of thi rewme; |
| 1:9 | thou hast louyd riytwisnesse, and hatidist wickidnesse; therfor the God, thi God, anoyntide thee with oile of ioye, more than thi felowis. |
| 1:10 | And, Thou, Lord, in the bigynnyng foundidist the erthe, and heuenes ben werkis of thin hondis; thei schulen perische, |
| 1:11 | but thou schalt perfitli dwelle; and alle schulen wexe elde as a cloth, and thou schalt chaunge hem as a cloth, |
| 1:12 | and thei schulen be chaungid. But thou art the same thi silf, and thi yeeris schulen not faile. |
| 1:13 | But to whiche of the aungels seide God at ony tyme, Sitte thou on my riythalf, till Y putte thin enemyes a stool of thi feet? |
| 1:14 | Whether thei alle ben not seruynge spiritis, sente to seruen for hem that taken the eritage of heelthe? |
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.