| Bishops' Bible | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Though not formally dedicated to Queen Elizabeth, the Bishops' Bible includes a portrait of the queen on its title page. The 1569 quarto edition shows Elizabeth accompanied by female personifications of Justice, Mercy, Fortitude and Prudence. | |
| Complete Bible published | 1568 |
| Online as | Bishops' Bible at Wikisource |
| Translation type | Formal Equivalence |
In the beginnyng GOD created yͤ heauen and the earth. And the earth was without fourme, and was voyde: & darknes [was] vpon the face of the deepe, and the ſpirite of God moued vpon the face of the waters. And God ſayde, let there be light: and there was light.
For God ſo loued the worlde, that he gaue his only begotten ſonne, that whoſoeuer beleueth in hym, ſhoulde not periſhe, but haue euerlaſtyng lyfe. | |
The Bishops' Bible is an English edition of the Bible which was produced under the authority of the established Church of England in 1568. It was substantially revised in 1572, and the 1602 edition was prescribed as the base text for the King James Version that was completed in 1611.