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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.
But when the printing of mine was almost finished / one brought me a copy & showed me so many places / in such wise altered that I was astonied & wondered not a little what fury had driven him to make such change & to call it a diligent correction. For through out Mat. Mark & Luke perpetually: and oft in the acts / & sometime in John & also in the hebrews / where he findeth this word Resurrection / he changeth it into the life after this life / or very life / and such like / as one that abhorred the name of the resurrection.
But when the pryntynge of myne was almost fynesshed / one brought me a copie & shewed me so manye places / in soche wyse altered that I was astonyed & wondered not a lytle what furye had dryuē him to make soche chaunge & to call it a diligent correctiō. For thorow oute Mat. Mark & Luke perpetually: and ofte in the actees / & sometyme in Iohn & also in the hebrues / where he fyndeth this worde Resurrecciō / he chaungeth it into ye lyfe after this lyfe / or verie lyfe / and soche lyke / as one that abhorred the name of the resurreccion.
If that change / to turn resurrection into life after this life / be a diligent correction / then must my translation be faulty in those places / & saint Jeromes / and all the translators that ever I heard of in what tongue so ever it be / from the apostles unto this his diligent correction (as he calleth it) which whither it be so or no / I permit it to other mens judgements.
If that chaunge / to turne resurreccion into lyfe after this lyfe / be a dylygent correccion / then must my translaciō be fautie in those places / & saynt Ieromes / and all ye translatours that euer I heard of in what tonge so euer it be / frō ye apostles vnto this his dylygēt correccyō (as he calleth it) which whither it be so or no / I permyt it to other mennes iudgemētes.