The Reformation in Europe notably led to translations of the Bible into the people’s common languages so that ordinary people, not just clergymen, could read and understand it.

New translations of the Bible continue to be made for a variety of reasons: to keep apace of changes in the language; to facilitate ease of understanding; and occasionally to harmonize language with …

Biblical translation, the art and practice of rendering the Bible into languages other than those in which it was originally written. Both the Old and New Testaments have a long history of translation.

The impact of John’s life and work – particularly translating the Bible into the language people understood – has been historic and worldwide, and it continues to the present day.

Jan 6, 2019 · The goal of Bible translators is to render the biblical texts from their original languages, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, into a “receptor language” while preserving as much of the original …

Aug 27, 2025 · Explore the history of Bible translation, from ancient manuscripts to modern versions, and learn how translations shaped faith, language, and culture.

Oct 31, 2021 · Here was the Gospel of Matthew, translated from the original Greek into English for the very first time. The entire New Testament would soon follow, and then portions of the Old Testament, …

The Christian Bible has been translated into many languages from the biblical languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.

William Tyndale (d. 1536), reformer and translator, is the true father of the English Bible. His English translations of the Bible provided the basis for the King James Translation, and through his …

Explore how William Tyndale’s 1526 New Testament, translated from Greek into clear English, reshaped English Bibles and Bible language for centuries.