Textus Receptus Bibles
John Wycliffe Bible 1382
| 5:1 | For ech bischop takun of men, is ordeyned for men in these thingis `that ben to God, that he offre yiftis and sacrifices for synnes. |
| 5:2 | Which may togidere sorewe with hem, that beth vnkunnynge and erren; for also he is enuyrounned with infirmytee. |
| 5:3 | And therfor he owith, as for the puple, so also for hym silf, to offre for synnes. |
| 5:4 | Nethir ony man taketh to hym onour, but he that is clepid of God, as Aaron was. |
| 5:5 | So Crist clarifiede not hym silf, that he were bischop, but he that spak to hym, Thou art my sone, to dai Y gendride thee. |
| 5:6 | As `in anothere place he seith, Thou art a prest with outen ende, aftir the ordre of Melchisedech. |
| 5:7 | Which in the daies of his fleisch offride, with greet cry and teeris, preieris and bisechingis to hym that myyte make hym saaf fro deth, and was herd for his reuerence. |
| 5:8 | And whanne he was Goddis sone, he lernyde obedience of these thingis that be suffride; |
| 5:9 | and he brouyt to the ende is maad cause of euerlastinge heelthe to alle that obeischen to hym, and is clepid of God a bischop, |
| 5:10 | bi the ordre of Melchisedech. |
| 5:11 | Of whom ther is to vs a greet word for to seie, and able to be expowned, for ye ben maad feble to here. |
| 5:12 | For whanne ye ouyten to be maistris for tyme, eftsoone ye neden that ye be tauyt, whiche ben the lettris of the bigynnyng of Goddis wordis. And ye ben maad thilke, to whiche is nede of mylk, and not sad mete. |
| 5:13 | For ech that is parcenere of mylk, is with out part of the word of riytwisnesse, for he is a litil child. |
| 5:14 | But of perfit men is sad mete, of hem that for custom han wittis exercisid to discrecioun of good and of yuel. |
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.