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William Tyndales English New Testament

AD 1526

William Tyndale printed an English New Testament translated directly from Greek and shaped much subsequent English biblical language.

Full Account

Denied permission to translate in England, Tyndale worked on the Continent. His 1526 New Testament was smuggled into England, where authorities attempted to suppress it. Tyndale revised the New Testament and translated much of the Old Testament from Hebrew before his execution in 1536. Later English Bibles incorporated substantial portions of his wording.

Historical Significance

Tyndales translation became a foundational source for the Coverdale, Great, Geneva, Bishops, and King James Bibles.

People, Places and Sources

Key people: William Tyndale; Peter Schoeffer; Martin de Keyser
Key places: Worms; Antwerp; England
Languages: English, Greek, Hebrew
Scripture: John 1:1-14