The Reformation · 1539
The Great Bible
Miles Coverdale · 1488–1569
What it is
A revision produced under royal authority and chained in every parish church by order of the crown, with a title page showing the king distributing the word.
Why it lasted
The first authorised English Bible, and the moment vernacular scripture became state policy rather than a capital offence.
Where to read it
This work is in the public domain and can be read in full, free, at the archives below. The Library catalogues it; it does not host the text.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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