“Let it not make thee despair, neither yet discourage thee, O reader, that it is forbidden thee in pain of life and goods, or that it is made breaking of the king’s peace, or treason unto his highness, to read the Word of thy soul’s health-for if God be on our side, what matter maketh it who be against us, be they bishops, cardinals, popes.” William Tyndale
William Tyndale was born around 1494 in Gloucestershire, England, and he was executed by strangulation and burning at the stake on October 6, 1536, near Brussels, Belgium.
My good friend Buff sent me a link to this first New Testament, translated in English from the original tongue by William Tyndale in 1525-1526. I thought it important enough to include it on my Resources page. If you click here you can access the Tyndale Bible. There are important discussions of how and why certain words, especially “church”, found it’s way into the King James bible. If you search you can find lots of information about this. I have included a comparison below of just one verse, Hebrews 2:12.
Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee. KJV
I will declare thy name unto my brethren, and in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee. the Tyndale Bible
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