Matt. 5:31-32 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"It is said: Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce. But I say: Whoever divorces his wife, unless it is because of fornication, causes her to commit adultery, and whoever marries she who is divorced commits adultery."
- Matt. 5:31-32 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels (more here)

Luke 1:26-37 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version

"And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in to her, and entering, said, Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women. And when she saw him, she was very troubled at his words, and threw thoughts around in her mind about what kind of greeting this was. And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary: because you have found favor with God. And, Look, you will conceive in your womb, and give birth to a son, and will call his name JESUS. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and there will be no end to his kingdom. Then said Mary to the angel , How will this be, since I have not been with a man? And the angel answered her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you, therefore also that holy thing which will be born of you will be called the Son of God. And, Look, your cousin Elisabeth, she has also conceived a son in her old age. And this is the sixth month, although she was called sterile. For with God, nothing can be impossible."
more: http://www.abbottepub.com/tyndale21gospels.html

Luke 6:30-36 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 version of the Gospels

"Give to every man who asks of you, and of him who takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. And as you want men to do to you, do also the same to them. For if you love those who love you, what thanks are you worthy of? Because sinners love those who love them. And if you do good for those who do good for you, what thanks are you worthy of? Because sinners also do the same. And if you lend to those of whom you hope to receive, what that’s will you have? Because sinners also lend to sinners, to receive the same amount back. But love you your enemies, do good, and lend, looking for nothing back, and your reward will be great and you will be the children of the Highest. Because he is kind to the ungrateful and to the evil. Be, therefore, merciful, as your Father is also merciful."
- Luke 6:30-36 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 version of the Gospels

John 5:14-16 (AeP Tyndale21 Version)

And after that, Jesus found himself in the temple, and said to him, Look! You are made healthy. Sin no more, in case a worse thing happens to you. The man left, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him healthy. And therefore the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought a way to kill him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day."
- John 5:14-16 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels.

3 John 1:11 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version

"Dearly loved ones, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is from God, but he who does evil has not seen God." - 3 John 1:11 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version

Matthew 6:5-8 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

“And when you pray, you should not be like the hypocrites are, because they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners, because they wish to be seen by others. Truly I say to you, They have their reward. But when you pray, enter into your closet, shut the door, and pray to your Father, who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you openly. And when you pray, do not babble on and on like the pagan nations do, because they think that they will be heard because of their many words. Therefore, do not be like them, because your Father knows the things you need before you ask him.”
- Matt. 6:5-8 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels.

Luke 6:45-49 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart produces that which is evil. Because from the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks. And why call you me, Master, Master, and do not do as I say? Whoever comes to me, hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you whom he is like. He is like a man who built a house, and he dug deep, and laid the foundation in rock. When the river burst, the floodwaters beat on that house but could not move it. Because it was grounded on rock. But he who hears, but does not act, is like a man who built a house in the dirt, without a foundation. Against which the flood beat against it, and it fell immediately. And the fall of that house was great."
- Luke 6:45-49 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

2 Timothy 3:16-17 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version

"Because all scripture is given by inspiration from God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, to amend, and to instruct in righteousness, So the man of God may be perfect and prepared to all good works."


- 2 Timothy 3:16-17 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version (first five chapters of every completed NT book is online HERE.)

Mark 4:20-22 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"And those who were planted on good ground, are those who hear the word and receive it, and produce fruit, some a hundred times, some sixty times, some thirty times. And he said to them, Is a candle lit to be put under a bushel basket, or under the table? And not, rather, to be set on a candlestick? For there is nothing so private that shall not be revealed, neither anything so secret that it shall not come into the open."


Mark 4:20-22 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

John 4:22-24 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"You worship you know not what; we know what we worship. Because salvation is of the Jews. But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. For truly, the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is a Spirit, and those who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."


- John 4:22-24 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels Click HERE to read the first 5 chapters of every Gospel online for FREE!

Matthew 5:33-37 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version

"Again, you have heard that it was said by those in ancient times, You will not falsely swear, but you will perform your oaths to God. But I say to you, Do not swear at all, neither by heaven, because it is God's throne, Nor by the earth, because it is his footstool; neither by Jerusalem; because it is the city of the great King. Neither should you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. But let your words should be Yes, yes or No, no. Because whatever is more than that comes from evil."

Matthew 5:33-37 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version

Titus 2:7-8 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version

"Above all things, show yourself an example of good works, with uncorrupt doctrine, with honesty and with wholesome words That cannot be condemned, so he who stands against you may be ashamed, having nothing in you that he may disparage."

Titus 2:7-8 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version (The General Letter of Titus is available HERE in its entirety online for FREE!)

John 14:27-29 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"I leave with you peace, I give you my peace. Not like the world gives, but as I give to you. Do not let your hearts grieve, nor be afraid. You have heard how I said to you, I go away, and come again to you. If you loved me, you would truly rejoice, because I said, I go to the Father. Because he Father is greater than I. And now I have showed you before it comes, so that when it happens, you might believe."

John 14:27-29 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

News Release: Abbott ePublishing Publishes First Five Chapters of Each Tyndale21 Version Bible Book Online

NEWS RELEASE

Abbott ePublishing
Original, affordable electronic books.

CONTACT: Stephen Abbott, Publisher, Abbott ePublishing,  603-341-0372; publisher@abbottepublishing.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Abbott ePublishing has published online the first five chapters of each completed book of the New Testament they have completed in their groundbreaking Tyndale21 Version.

The Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the New Testament Gospels, which was released July 1, 2011, is an updated, modern English version of the first printed English Gospels translated by William Tyndale in 1526.

It is the first stage of a planned full New Testament revision of Tyndale’s 16th Century New Testament translation.

Now, Abbott ePublishing publisher and owner Stephen Abbott says the company has decided to release work on the second phase of the project as it’s completed on its website at http://www.abbottepub.com/tyndale21first5.html

“Due to overwhelming interest in this project, we’ve decided to release a large part of the revision project to the public at the time the other books of the New Testament are completed,” said Abbott, who is overseeing the revision process. “The first five chapters of each book will be published online.”

For many of the Letters of Paul and the General Letters, that means entire books of the New Testament are now posted online free of charge.

Completed books include the Four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, as well as, in their entirety, the Pauline Letters to Titus and to Philemon and the General Letters of James, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude.

The electronic book containing the full four Gospels is being sold for $2.99 on the company’s website, www.abbottepub.com/tyndale21gospels.html in Adobe Portable Document (.pdf) format, which can be loaded onto most e-reader devices such as the Amazon Kindle and Microsoft’s iPad.

Abbott ePublishing was launched in 2009 as a New England-based publisher of original, affordable electronic books. They can be found online at http://www.abbottepub.com.

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3 John 1:11 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version

"Dearly loved ones, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He who does good is from God, but he who does evil has not seen God."


3 John 1:11 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version

Luke 2:25-35 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

And, Look, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon. And the same man was just and feared God and longed for the consolation of Israel. And the Holy Spirit was in him. And an answer was given to him by the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. And he came by inspiration into the temple, and when the father and mother brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, 


Then took he him up in his arms, blessed God, and said, Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, according to your promise, For my eyes have seen the salvation sent from you, Which you have prepared before the face of all people; A light to enlighten the Gentiles, and the glory of your people, Israel. And Joseph and his mother were amazed at these things which were spoken of him. 


And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother, Look, this child will be the fall and resurrection of many in Israel, and a sign who will be spoken against. And further, a sword will pass through your own soul also, so that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.


Luke 2:25-35 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

Luke 4:16-21 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and, as was his custom, he went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. And there was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all those who were in the synagogue were fastened on him. And he began to say to them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.


Luke 4:16-21 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version

John 14:1-3 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

And he said to his disciples, Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God and believe in me. In my Father's house are many mansions. If it were not the case, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be, too.

- John 14:1-3 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

James 1:4-8 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who gives to all men indifferently (and does not throw it back in their faces) and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, and not doubt or waver. Because he who doubts is like the waves of the sea, tossed by the wind and carried with violence. Neither let that man think that he will receive anything from the Lord. A wavering-minded man is unstable in all his ways." 


- James 1:5-8 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version. The Gospels are currently on sale at Abbott ePublishing. 


The full book of James is available on the AeP T21 Project Page.

Matthew 6:22-24 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"The lamp of the body is your eye. So if your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is wicked, then all of your body will be fill of darkness. So if the light that is in you is darkness, how big is that darkness! No man can serve two masters, because either he will hate the one, and love the other, or else he will cling to the one, and hate the other. You cannot serve God and riches." 


 - Matthew 6:22-24 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

Luke 24:28-31 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"And they drew close to the town to which they went. And he acted like he would have gone further. But they urged him, saying, Stay with us, because it is close to night, and the day has almost passed. And he went in to stay with them. And it happened, that as he sat at dinner with them, he took bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him. And he vanished out of their sight.” Luke 24:28-31 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

An Introduction to Abbott ePublishing’s Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

The Tyndale21 Version of the New Testament Gospels, produced exclusively by and for Abbott ePublishing, is the first stage of a proposed full New Testament revision of the William Tyndale New Testament translation of 1526 (and later revisions.)

This is not a brand new “translation,” per se, but rather an update of the 16th Century text that Tyndale produced. And it was a remarkable and important text in the history of translations. It was the first New Testament printed in English, it laid the foundations and gave much of the familiar wording to the King James Version of 1611, and was the first English Bible to be translated directly from the Greek language.

All the English Bibles up until that time had been translations from the Latin Vulgate, but Tyndale's New Testament was taken from the compilation of all Greek manuscripts known at that time.

The scholars who created the King James Version of the Bible in 1611 relied heavily on Tyndale's translation. Some estimate that nearly 83 percent of the King James Version New Testament contains Tyndale’s wording.

His renderings are unique and sometimes more starkly beautiful than many, many that have come after it.

For more information, check out the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 page at http://www.abbottepub.com/tyndale21gospels.html

Matt. 7:24-29 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"Whoever hears sayings of mine, and does them, is like a wise man, who built his house on a rock: And very much rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it did not fall, because it was grounded on the rock. And whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does not do them, is like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand: And very much rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was the fall of it. And when Jesus had ended these words, the people were astonished at his teachings. For he taught them like one with authority, and not like the Scribes."

- Matt. 7:24-29 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

Matt. 6:26-33 (AeP Tyndale21 Version)

See the birds of the air. They do not plant, nor do they harvest, nor do they gather food into barns; but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they are? Which of you, just by thinking about it, can add one foot to his stature? And why worry about clothes? Consider the lilies of the field, and how they grow. They do not work, neither do they spin. And still, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. Why, if God clothes the grass of the field like this, which today exists, and is tomorrow thrown into the oven, will he not clothe you much better? Oh, you of little faith? So, do not worry, saying, What will we eat? or, What will we drink? or, With what will we be clothed? (For these things the Gentiles seek after) Your heavenly Father knows you need all these things. But rather, first seek the kingdom of Heaven, and the righteousness of it, and all these things will be given to you.

- Matt. 6:26-33 (AeP Tyndale21 Version)

Matt. 21:18-22 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he was hungry. And when he saw a fig tree on the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it, but leaves, and said to it, Let no fruit grow on you from this time forward, forever. And the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw it, they were amazed, saying, How quickly the fig tree withered away!

Jesus answered to them, Truly I say to you, If you have faith, and do not doubt, you will not only do this which was done to the fig tree, but also if you will say to this mountain, Take yourself away, and throw yourself into the sea; it will be done. And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive it.

-- Matt. 21:18-22 in the AeP Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

Matthew 20:17-19 (Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version)

"And Jesus went to Jerusalem and took the twelve disciples aside during the trip and said to them, Look, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and to the Scribes, and they will condemn him to death, And will deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to whip, and to crucify him: and the third day he will rise again."

Matthew 20:17-19 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels. (More HERE.)

Mark 7:4-13 in the Abbott ePublishing / Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

And when they come back from the market, unless they ritually wash their hands, they do not eat. And they have many other traditions they continue to observe, like ritually baptizing cups, pitchers, copper pots and reclining couches.

Then the Pharisees and Scribes asked him, Why do your disciples not live according to the traditions of the elders, but instead, eat bread with unwashed hands?

He said to them, Isaiah prophesied correctly about you hypocrites, as it is written: This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me. They worship me in vain, teaching doctrines that are nothing but the precepts of men. Because you lay aside the commands of God and instead observe the traditions of men - like baptizing pitchers and cups, and many other kinds of things you do.

And he said to them, You are experts at rejecting the commands of God in order to maintain your own traditions. For Moses said, Honor your father and your mother; and, Whoever insults his father or mother let him be put to death! But you say, If a man ever says to his father or mother, It is Corban, meaning: the thing you desire has been dedicated by me to God, and you benefited from that gift. And you allow him to do no more for his father or his mother, In this way you erase God’s commands with your own traditions. And you do many things like this."

Mark 7:4-13 in the Abbott ePublishing/Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels (more here)

Luke 4:28 - 4:32 (Abbott ePublishing / Tyndale21 Version)

"And as many as were in the synagogue, when they heard him, were furious. And they stood up, and threw him out of the city, and led him to the top of the hill on which their city had been built, so they could push him over it. But he walked right through the middle of them and went away. And he went into Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath days. And they were astonished at his teachings, because preaching was powerful."

Luke 4:28 - 4:32 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels (more here)

Matthew 12:33-12:37 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"Either declare the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree rotten, and his fruit rotten: for the tree is known by his fruit. Oh, generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings out good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings out evil things. But I say to you, every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it on the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

Matthew 12:33-12:37 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels (more here)

John 15:12-17 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version

"This is my commandment, That you love one another, as I have loved you. No man has greater love than this: that a man give his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you. From now on I will not call you servants, because the servant does not know what his master does. But I have called you friends, because all things that I have heard from my Father I have opened to you. You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, so you would go and produce fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so whatever you ask from the Father in my name, he would give it you. These things I command you, that you love one another."

John 15:12-17 from the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels (more here)

Luke 1:1-4 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the NT Gospels

"Since many have taken a hand in compiling a treatise about those things which are surely known among us, Even as they declared them to us, who saw them for themselves from the beginning, and were ministers of the word, I determined also as soon as I had searched out diligently all things from the beginning, that I then would write to you, good Theophilus, So that you might know the certainty of those things of which you have been instructed."

Luke 1:1-4 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the New Testament Gospels. Available exclusively at Abbott ePublishing.)

The Beatitudes in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

When he saw the people, he went up onto a hill. And when he was seated, his disciples came to him.

And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying,

Blessed are the poor in spirit, because theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who mourn, because they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek, because they will inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, because they will be filled.

Blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart, because they will see God.

Blessed are the maintainers of peace, because they will be called the children of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, because theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

Blessed are you, when men insult you, and pursue you, and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely, for my sake.

Rejoice and be glad, for your reward in heaven is great, and this is the way they persecuted the prophets before your time.

(Matthew 5:1-12 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the New Testament Gospels. Available exclusively at Abbott ePublishing.)

Matthew 19:3-11 from the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version

The Pharisees also came to him, tempting him, and saying to him, "Is it legal for a man to divorce his wife for all kinds of reasons?" He answered, "Have you not read how he who made them in the beginning made them man and woman?" And said, "For this reason a man will leave father and mother, and will join to his wife, and the two will be one flesh. So now they are not two, but one flesh. Let no man, therefore, put asunder that which God has coupled together."

They said to him, "Why did Moses then command to give a certificate of divorce, and to divorce her?" He said to them, "Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives. But from the beginning, it was not so. So, I say to you, Whoever divorces his wife (unless it is because of adultery) and then marries another, breaks wedlock. And whoever marries she who is divorced does also commit adultery." Then his disciples say to him, "If this is the case between a man and his wife, it is not good to marry." He said to them, "All men cannot receive this saying, except those to whom it is given."

Matthew 19:3-11 from the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version more here.

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Matt. 7:7 to Matt. 7:12 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you: For whoever asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it will be opened. Is there any man among you who, if his son asks him for bread, would offer him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he gives him a snake?

So if those who are evil know how to give your children good gifts, how much more will your Father, who is in heaven, give good things to those who ask him? Therefore, whatever you wish others would do to you, do to them. This is the Law and the Prophets."

- Matt. 7:7-7:12 From the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels. More here.

Luke 18:15-17 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"And they brought to him also infants, so he could touch them. When his disciples saw it, they yelled at them. But Jesus called them to him, and said, 'Allow the little children to come to me, and do not forbid them. Because of such is the kingdom of God. Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter into it.'" Lk 18:15-17

From the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels. More here.

Mark 3:27 in the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels

"No man can enter into a strong man's house, and take away his property, unless he first binds that strong man; and then he can ravish his house and carry off his property." - Mark 3:27 from the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels.

Exclusively from Abbott ePublishing.

Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the Gospels Published

Abbott ePublishing announces the publication of the Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version of the New Testament Gospels, an updated, modern English version of the first printed English Gospels translated by William Tyndale in 1526.

Also known as the Abbott ePublishing Version, this is the first stage of a proposed full revision of Tyndale's New Testament translation.

The electronic book is being sold for $2.99 on the company’s website,www.abbottepub.com/tyndale21gospels.html in Adobe Portable Document format (.pdf.) The eBook contains the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

General editor and Abbott ePublishing principal Stephen Abbott says the new version is not a "translation," but rather an update of the 16^thCentury text that Tyndale produced.

"It was a remarkable and important text in the history of translations,” said Abbott. “It was the first New Testament printed in English, it laid the foundations and gave much of the familiar wording to the King James Version of 1611, and was the first English Bible to be translated directly from the Greek language.”

All the English Bibles up until that time had been translations from the Latin Vulgate, but Tyndale's New Testament was taken from the compilation of all Greek manuscripts known at that time.

The scholars who created the King James Version of the Bible in 1611 relied heavily on Tyndale's translation. Some estimate that nearly 83 percent of the King James Version New Testament contains Tyndale’s wording.

“His renderings are unique and sometimes more starkly beautiful than many, many that have come after, as will be readily seen in this translation,” said Abbott ePublishing

Tyndale’s early 16^th Century language is updated in this edition for 21^st Century ears.

"The thought, ‘What if William Tyndale’s 1526 version was the only one Christians had used for the last 400 years, and it now needed to be updated into more modern English?’ was constantly considered,” said Abbott. “It was, in fact, the theoretical basis for this revision. Words and phrases that have clearly changed meaning were updated to 21^st Century English.

The Abbott ePublishing Tyndale21 Version is not a word-for-word update of Tyndale’s translation, and discretion was used when called for, he said.

"This is neither a ‘thought-for-thought’ nor ‘word-for-word’ rendering of the Gospels from ancient Greek texts,” he said. “It is instead an adaptation of an earlier English translation. Phrases are not deliberately put into over-casual speech. The majesty, dignity and grace of the English of Tyndale’s era remain.”

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For whoever asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks it will be opened. Is there any man among you who, if his son asks him for bread, would offer him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he gives him a snake?" Matt. 7:7-10

"And he looked around at them angrily, grieved at the blindness of their hearts. And he said to the man: Hold out your hand. And he did. And his hand was restored just as healthy as the other one." Mark 3:5

"They worship me in vain, teaching doctrines that are nothing but the precepts of men. Because you lay aside the commands of God and instead observe the traditions of men - like baptizing pitchers and cups, and many other kinds of things you do." Mark 7:7-8

"Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together and running over, will men put into your lap. For the same measurement with which you are measuring, that same will be used to measure you." Luke 6:38

"And he said to them, Give, then, to Caesar the things which belong to Caesar, and to God the things that which pertain to God." Luke 20:25

"For God so loved the world, that he has given his only Son, that none who believes in him would die, but would have eternal life." John 3:16