Matthew Bible
Published under the pseudonym "Thomas Matthew" by Tyndale’s disciple John Rogers, incorporating Tyndale’s unpublished Old Testament manuscripts.
What Texts and Translations Did This Version Use?
The foundational manuscripts, earlier translations, and polyglots consulted during compilation.
Tyndale New Testament & Pentateuch
John Rogers incorporated Tyndale's published work plus Tyndale's unpublished manuscripts for Joshua through 2 Chronicles.
Coverdale Bible
Rogers supplied the remaining Old Testament books and Apocrypha from Coverdale's 1535 translation.
Who In The Future Used This Translation?
Modern revisions, authorized successors, and descendants shaped by this text.
Translators & Committees
William Tyndale
Father of the English Bible & Protestant Reformer
1494 – 1536 • English
"If God spare my life, ere many years I will cause a boy that driveth the plough shall know more of the scripture than thou dost."
William Tyndale was an English biblical scholar and linguist who became a leading figure in the Protestant Reformation. Educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, and Cambridge, Tyndale became convinced that the English people urgently needed scripture in their native language directly translated from the original biblical tongues—Greek and Hebrew—rather than translated from Jerome's Latin Vulgate. Finding no patron in England due to Bishop Tunstall's opposition, Tyndale fled to the Continent in 1524. In 1526 in Worms, Germany, he published the first printed English New Testament. Over the subsequent decade, he translated the Pentateuch, Jonah, and historical books while constantly staying ahead of agents of King Henry VIII and Sir Thomas More. Tyndale's magnificent gift of phrase established the rhythm, cadence, and vocabulary of modern English.
Read full biographyHistorical Context & Textual Significance
The crucial historical bridge transmitting Tyndale's complete translation into the official lineage of the Great Bible and King James Bible.
Where Can You View Original Surviving Copies Today?
Known physical copies preserved in world archives and library vaults.