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part of them do understand no Latin at all�察�but sing and patter all day with 

the lips only that which the heart understandeth not。;��1�А�So bad was the 

case that it was not corrected within a whole generation。 Forty years after 

Tindale's   version   was   published�察  �the   Bishop   of   Gloucester�察  �Hooper   by 

name�察�made an examination of the clergy of his diocese。 There were 311 

of    them。   He    found    168�察   �more    than   half�察  �unable    to  repeat    the  Ten 

Commandments�察�31 who did not even know where they could be found�察�

40 who could not repeat the Lord's Prayer�察�and nearly as many who did 

not   know   where   it   originated�察  �yet   they   were   all   in   regular   standing   as 



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clergy in the diocese of Gloucester。 The need was keen enough。 

       ��1�А�Obedience of a Christian Man。 

       About   1523   Tindale   began   to   cast   the   Scriptures   into   the   current 

English。     He    set  out   to  London      fully   expecting     to  find   support    and 

encouragement there�察�but he found neither。 He found�察�as he once said�察�that 

there was no room in the palace of the Bishop of London to translate the 

New Testament�察�indeed�察�that there was no place to do it in all England。 A 

wealthy London merchant subsidized him with the munificent gift of ten 

pounds�察  �with   which   he   went   across   the   Channel   to   Hamburg�察  �and   there 

and   elsewhere   on   the   Continent�察  �where   he   could   be   hid�察  �he   brought   his 

translation to completion。 Printing facilities were greater on the Continent 

than in England�察�but there was such opposition to his work that very few 

copies of the several editions of which we know can still be found。 Tindale 

was compelled to flee at one time with a few printed sheets and complete 

his    work    on   another    press。   Several    times    copies    of  his  books     were 

solemnly burned�察�and his own life was frequently in danger。 

     There     is  one   amusing     story   which    tells  how    money   came      to  free 

Tindale from heavy debt and prepare the way for more Bibles。 The Bishop 

of   London�察  �Tunstall�察  �was   set   on   destroying   copies   of   the   English   New 

Testament。   He   therefore   made   a   bargain   with   a   merchant   of   Antwerp�察�

Packington�察�to secure them for him。 Packington was a friend of Tindale�察�

and went to him forthwith�察�saying�此 �William�察�I know thou art a poor man�察�

and I have gotten thee a merchant for thy books。; ;Who�拭─�asked Tindale。 

;The   Bishop of   London。;   ;Ah�察  �but he   will   burn   them。;   ;So   he   will�察  �but 

you   will   have   the   money。;   And   it   all   came   out   as   it   was   planned�察  �the 

Bishop of London had the books�察�Packington had the thanks�察�Tindale had 

the money�察�the debt was paid�察�and the new edition was soon ready。 The old 

document�察�from which I am quoting�察�adds that the Bishop thought he had 

God by the toe when�察�indeed�察�he found afterward that he had the devil by 

the fist。��1�А�

       ��1�А�Pollard�察�Records of the English Bible�察�p。 151。 

       The final revision of the Tindale translations was published in 1534�察�

and that becomes the notable year of his life。 In two years he was put to 

death   by  strangling�察  �and   his   body   was   burned。 When   we   remember   that 



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this was done with the joint power of Church and State�察�we realize some 

of the odds against which he worked。 

     Spite of his odds�察�however�察�Tindale is the real father of our King James 

version。 About eighty per cent。 of his Old Testament and ninety per cent。 

of    his  New     Testament     have    been    transferred    to   our   version。    In  the 

Beatitudes�察�for example�察�five are word for word in the two versions�察�while 

the other three are only slightly changed。��1�А�Dr。 Davidson has calculated 

that   nine´tenths   of   the   words   in   the   shorter   New   Testament   epistles   are 

Tindale's�察�and in the longer epistles like the Hebrews five´sixths are his。 

Froude's estimate is fair�此 �Of the translation itself�察�though since that time it 

has    been    many     times    revised    and    altered�察   �we   may     say   that   it  is 

substantially   the   Bible   with   which   we   are   familiar。   The   peculiar   genius 

which breathes through it�察�the mingled tenderness and majesty�察�the Saxon 

simplicity�察    �the   preternatural   grandeur�察  �unequaled�察  �unapproached�察  �in   the 

attempted   improvements   of   modern   scholars�察  �all   are   here�察  �and   bear   the 

impress of the mind of one man�察�William Tindale。;��2�А�

       ��1�А�The fourth reads in his version�察 �Blessed are they which hunger 

and thirst for righteousness;�察�the seventh�察 �Blessed are the maintainers of 

peace;�察    �the   eighth�察    �Blessed     are   they    which    suffer    persecution     for 

righteousness' sake。; 

     ��2�А�History of England�察�end of chap。 xii。 

       We said   a moment   ago that Wiclif's translation   was the  standard   of 

Middle English。 It is time to add that Tindale's version ;fixed our standard 

English once for all�察�and brought it finally into every English home。; The 

revisers of 1881 declared that while the authorized version was the work 

of   many   hands�察  �the   foundation   of   it   was   laid   by   Tindale�察  �and   that   the 

versions that followed it were substantially reproductions of Tindale's�察�or 

revisions of versions which were themselves almost entirely based on it。 

     There   was   every  reason   why  it   should   be   a   worthy  version。   For   one 

thing�察�it was the first translation into English from the original Hebrew and 

Greek。 Wiclif's had been from the Latin。 For Tindale there were available 

two new and critical Greek Testaments�察�that of Erasmus and the so´called 

Complutensian�察 �though   he   used   that   of   Erasmus   chiefly。  There   was   also 

available a carefully prepared Hebrew Old Testament。 For another thing�察�it 



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was the first version which could be printed�察�and so be subject to easy and 

immediate correction and revision。 Then also�察�Tindale himself was a great 

scholar     in  the  languages。     He   was    ;so  skilled   in  the   seven    languages�察�

Hebrew�察      �Greek�察    �Latin�察  �Italian�察  �Spanish�察    �English�察    �and    French�察   �that�察�

whichever he spoke�察�you would suppose it was his native tongue。;��1�А�Nor 

was his spirit in the work controversial。 I say his ;spirit in the work; with 

care。   They   were   controversial   times�察  �and   Tindale   took   his   share   in   the 

verbal   warfare。   When�察  �for   example�察  �there   was   objection   to   making   any 

English version   because   ;the   language   was   so   rude   that   the   Bible   could 

not be intelligently translated into it�察─�Tindale replied�此 �It is not so rude as 

they are false liars。 For the Greek tongue agreeth more with the English 

than with the Latin�察�a thousand parts better may it be translated into the 

English      than   into   the  Latin。;��2�А   �And     when    a   high   church     dignitary 

protested to Tindale against making the Bible so common�察�he replied�此 �If 

God spare my life�察�ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth a plow 

shall know more of the Scriptures than thou dost。; And while that was not 

saying much for the plowboy�察�it was saying a good deal to the dignitary。 In 

language�察�Tindale   was   controversial   enough�察 �but in   his   spirit�察  �in   making 

his version�察�there was no element of controversy。 For such reasons as these 

we might expect the version to be valuable。 

   

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