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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.
To the reader: ¶ W. T. unto the Reader.To the reader: ¶ W. T. vnto the Reader.
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 have also in many places set light in the margent / to understand the text by. If any man find faults ether with the translation or ought beside (which is easier for many to do / then so well to have translated it them selves of their own pregnant wits / at the beginning without foreign sample) to the same it shall be lawful to translate it them selves and to put what they lust thereto. If I ⟨image 2⟩shall perceive ether by my self or by the information of other / that ought be escaped me / or might be more plainly translated / I will shortly after / cause it to be mended. Howbeit it in many places / me thinketh it better to put a declaration in the margin / then to run in to far from the text. And in many places / where the text seemeth at the first chop hard to be understand / yet the circumstances before and after / and often reading together / maketh it plain enough. & ce.
I have also in manye places set lyght in the mergent / to vnderstonde the text by. If anye man fynde fautes ether with the trāslacion or ought besyde (which is easyer for manye to do / then so well to have translated it them selves of their awne pregnant wyttes / at the begynnynge withoute foren sample) to the same it shalbe lawfull to trāslate it them selves and to put what they lust therto. If I ⟨image 2⟩shall perceave ether by my selfe or by the informacion of other / that ought be escaped me / or myght be more playnlye translated / I will shortlye after / cause it to be mended. Howbe it in manye places / me thynketh it better to put a declaracyon in the margent / then to run in to farre from the text. And in manye places / where the text semeth at the fyrst choppe harde to be vnderstonde / yet ye circūstāces before and after / and offē readinge together / maketh it playne ynough. & ce.
Moreover / because the kingdom of heaven / which is the scripture & word of God / may be so locked up / that he which readeth or heareth it / cannot understand it: as Christ testifieth how that the Scribes and Pharisees had so shut it up.