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There is a long rather sad story behind this edition of Matthew's Bible. The David Daniell's edition is copyrighted. This edition came from a man who went to the expense almost at the same time as David Daniell. In fact in the beginning Prof. Daniell helped the man. But then it became apparent to all the man was going insane; all left him. He posted his work for all to take the fruits of his labor . So I think Prof. Daniell was helping during the Gospel rework. I have NOT compared the two texts side by side. But for the larger part this text of St. John will give you a taste of Tyndale's work! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The man mangled the text ONLY by formatting. Copy the text of the books below into Microsoft Notepad, then re-feed the format stripped raw text into a full featured word processor and format to your liking. The text of St. John was put into Open Office. All the material is Public Domain. Great for pass outs and study. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The difference is that the spelling only has been updated. Most Tyndale texts are in the original spelling because of copyright restrictions. 80 % of the New Testament of the KJV is directly from Tyndale. This fact is not very well known. Here read this in the original: __________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 In the beginnynge was the worde and the worde was with God: and the worde was God. 2 The same was in the beginnynge with God. 3 All thinges were made by it and with out it was made nothinge that was made. 4 In it was lyfe and the lyfe was ye lyght of men 5 and the lyght shyneth in the darcknes but the darcknes comprehended it not. 6 There was a man sent from God whose name was Iohn. 7 The same cam as a witnes to beare witnes of the lyght that all men through him myght beleve. 8 He was not that lyght: but to beare witnes of the lyght. 9 That was a true lyght which lyghteth all men that come into the worlde. 10 He was in ye worlde and the worlde was made by him: and yet the worlde knewe him not. 11 He cam amonge his (awne) and his awne receaved him not. 12 But as meny as receaved him to them he gave power to be the sonnes of God in yt they beleved on his name: 13 which were borne not of bloude nor of the will of the flesshe nor yet of the will of man: but of God. 14 And the worde was made flesshe and dwelt amonge vs and we sawe the glory of it as the glory of the only begotten sonne of ye father which worde was full of grace and verite. 15 Iohn bare witnes of him and cryed sayinge: This was he of whome I spake he that cometh after me was before me because he was yer then I. 16 And of his fulnes have all we receaved even (grace) for grace. 17 For the lawe was geven by Moses but grace and truthe came by Iesus Christ. 18 No ma hath sene God at eny tyme. The only begotte sonne which is in ye bosome of ye father he hath declared him. 19 And this is the recorde of Iohn: When the Iewes sent Prestes and Levites from Ierusalem to axe him what arte thou? 20 And he confessed and denyed not and sayde playnly: I am not Christ. 21 And they axed him: what then? arte thou Helyas? And he sayde: I am not. Arte thou a Prophete? And he answered no. 22 Then sayd they vnto him: what arte thou that we maye geve an answer to them that sent vs: What sayest thou of thy selfe? 23 He sayde: I am the voyce of a cryar in the wyldernes make strayght the waye of the Lorde as sayde the Prophete Esaias. 24 And they which were sent were of the pharises. 25 And they axed him and sayde vnto him: why baptisest thou then yf thou be not Christ nor Helyas nether a Prophet? 26 Iohn answered them sayinge: I baptise with water: but one is come amonge you whom ye knowe not 27 he it is that cometh after me whiche was before me whose sho latchet I am not worthy to vnlose.