A68940:1329
The New Testament diligently corrected and compared with the GreekThe Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke
The New Testament diligently corrected and compared with the Greek by William Tyndale, and finished in the year of our Lord God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the month of November.The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.
Antwerp: printed by Marten Emperowr, 1534Anwerp: printed by Marten Emperowr, 1534
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I also verily thought in my self / that I ought to do many contrary things / clean against the name of Jesus of Nazareth: which thing I also did in Jerusalem. Where many of the saints I shut up in prison / & had received authority of y• high priests. And when they were put to death / I give the sentence. And I punished them oft in every synagogue / and compelled them to blaspheme: & was yet more mad upon them / and persecuted them / ⟨p. Cxcviii⟩even unto strange cities. About the which things as I went to Damasco with authority and licence of the high Priests / even at midday (o king) I saw in the way a light from heaven / above the brightness of the sun / shine round about me and them which journeyed with me.
I also verely thought in my selfe / that I ought to do many cōtrary thinges / clene agaynst the name of Iesus of Nazareth: which thinge I also dyd in Ierusalem. Where many of the sainctes I shut vp in preson / & had receaved auctorite of y• hye prestes. And whē they were put to deeth / I give the sentence. And I punysshed them ofte in every synagoge / and compelled them to blaspheme: & was yet more mad apon them / and persecuted thē / ⟨p. Cxcviii⟩even vnto straunge cities. About the which thinges as I went to Damasco with auctorite and licence of the hye Prestes / even at myddaye (o kynge) I sawe in ye waye a lyght from heven / above the brightnes of the sunne / shyne rounde about me and them which iorneyed with me.
When we were all fallen to the earth / I heard a voice speaking unto me / & saying in the §DHebrew tongue: Saul / Saul / why persecutest thou me? It is hard for the to kick against the prick. And I said: Who art thou lord? And he said I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. But rise & stand up on thy feet. For I have appeared unto thee for this purpose / to make the a minister & a witness / both of tho things which thou hast seen / and of tho things in the which I will appear unto the / delivering the from the people / and from y gentiles unto which now I send the / to open their eyes that they might turn from darkness unto light / & from the power of Satan unto God / that they may receive forgiveness