2 Thessalonians 3:18

Coverdale Bible (1535)

The grace of oure LORDE Iesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

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About this Translation

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Dynamic EquivalenceSource: Best for: Historical study of English Bible translations

🎯 Translation Approach

A historically significant Early Modern English translation emphasizing smooth, readable phrasing over strict word-for-word correspondence. While drawing on Tyndale’s work, Coverdale frequently relied on Latin and German sources, producing a flowing, devotional style that influenced later English Bibles.

Word-for-word

2/5

Readability

3/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Historical first: First complete printed Bible in English (1535), translated by Miles Coverdale.
Influence on later Bibles: Shaped the language and style of subsequent English Bibles, including the Great Bible and later traditions.
Source base: Heavily dependent on Tyndale’s work and on Latin and German versions rather than consistently on Hebrew and Greek.
Poetic style: Renowned for a smooth, musical English style, especially in the Psalms.
Early Modern English: Uses 16th-century vocabulary, spelling, and syntax.

✅ Strengths

First complete printed English Bible
Historically influential and foundational for later translations
Smooth, musical English style
Notable Psalms tradition influential in liturgy

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic vocabulary and syntax may challenge modern readers
Not fully translated from the Hebrew and Greek (frequent use of Latin and German sources)
Less suitable for precise, technical exegesis
Orthography and phrasing reflect 16th-century usage

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Readers interested in Reformation-era history
Students of English Bible translation history
Literary readers who value poetic, archaic style
Anglican tradition readers and liturgical enthusiasts
Comparative study alongside modern translations

Consider alternatives for

New Bible readers
Children and teens
ESL learners seeking contemporary English
Technical exegesis requiring close alignment with original languages

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Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Rom 16:20 : 20 The God of peace treade Sathan vnder yor fete shortly. The grace of or LORDE Iesu Christ be with you
Rom 16:23 : 23 salute you Gaius myne ooste & ye oost of ye whole cogregacion saluteth you. Erastus ye chaberlaine of ye cite saluteth you & Quartus a brother saluteth you.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Phil 4:23
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23 The grace of oure LORDE Iesu Christ be with you all, Amen.
1 Thess 5:28
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28 The grace of oure LORDE Iesus Christ be with you, Amen.
1 Cor 16:23-24
2 verses
90%
23 The grace of the LORDE Iesus Christ be with you.
24 My loue be with you all in Christ Iesu. Amen.
Rom 16:24
90%
24 The grace of or LORDE Iesu Christ be wt you all Ame,
Gal 6:18
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18 Brethren, the grace of oure LORDE Iesu Christ be with youre sprete Amen.
Rev 22:21
88%
21 The grace of oure LORDE Iesu Christ be with you all. Amen.
Phlm 1:25
88%
25 The grace of oure LORDE Iesu Christ be with youre sprete, Amen.
2 Cor 13:13-14
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86%
13 All the sayntes salute you.
14 The grace of oure LORDE Iesus Christ, & the loue of God, and the fellishippe of ye holy goost be with you all. Amen.
Heb 13:25
86%
25 Grace be with you all, Amen.
2 Tim 4:22
85%
22 The LORDE Iesus Christ be with thy sprete. Grace be with you, Amen.
Eph 6:23-24
2 verses
85%
23 Peace be vnto the brethre, and loue with faith, from God the father, & from the LORDE Iesu Christ.
24 Grace be with all them that loue oure LORDE Iesus Christ vnfaynedly. Amen.
Titus 3:15
84%
15 All they that are with me, salute the. Grete them that loue vs in the faith. Grace be with you all, Amen.
2 Thess 3:16-17
2 verses
83%
16 The very LORDE of peace geue you peace allwayes by all meanes. The LORDE be with you all.
17 The salutacion of me Paul with myne awne hande: This is the token in all epistles, So I wryte,
Phlm 1:3
82%
3 Grace be with you, and peace from God oure father and from the LORDE Iesus Christ.
Gal 1:2-3
2 verses
82%
2 & all the brethre which are wt me. Vnto the cogregacios in Galacia.
3 Grace be with you, and peace fro God the father, and oure LORDE Iesus Christ,
1 Cor 1:3-4
2 verses
82%
3 Grace be with you and peace from God oure father, and from the LORDE Iesus Christ.
4 I thake my God allwayes on youre behalfe, for the fauoure of God which is geue you in Iesus Christ,
2 Cor 1:1-2
2 verses
81%
1 Paul an Apostle of Iesu Christ, by the will of God, and brother Timotheus. Vnto the congregacion of God which is at Corinthu, with all the sayntes which are i all Achaia.
2 Grace be with you, and peace fro God oure father, and from the LORDE Iesus Christ.
Eph 1:2
81%
2 Grace be with you and peace from God oure father, & fro the LORDE Iesus Christ.
Col 4:18
81%
18 My salutacion with the hnade of me Paul. Remembre my bodes. Grace be with you, Amen.
2 Thess 1:2
79%
2 Grace be with you, and peace from God oure father, and from the LORDE Iesus Christ.
Phil 1:2-3
2 verses
79%
2 Grace be with you and peace from God oure father, and from the LORDE Iesus Christ.
3 I thanke my God, as oft as I remebre you
Rom 15:33
78%
33 The God of peace be with you all. Amen.
2 Thess 1:12
77%
12 that ye name of oure LORDE Iesus Christ maye be praysed in you, and ye in him, acordinge to the grace of oure God, and of the LORDE Iesus Christ.
1 Cor 16:21
77%
21 The salutacion of me Paul wt myne awne hande.
2 John 1:3
77%
3 Grace, mercy, and peace be with you fro the LORDE Iesus Christ ye sonne of the father in the trueth and in loue.
2 Pet 3:18
77%
18 But growe in grace, and in the knowlege of oure LORDE and Sauioure Iesus Christ. To him be prayse now and for euer, Amen.
Gal 1:5
75%
5 to whom be prayse for euer and euer. Amen.
2 Pet 1:2
75%
2 Grace and peace be multiplied with you thorow the knowlege of God and of Iesus Christ oure LORDE.
1 Pet 5:14
75%
14 Grete ye one another with the kysse of loue. Peace be with you all which are in Christ Iesus, Amen.
1 Tim 1:14
74%
14 Neuertheles the grace of or LORDE was more abudaunt thorow ye faith & loue which is in Christ Iesu.
Col 1:2
74%
2 To ye sayntes which are at Colossa and brethren that beleue in Christ. Grace be with you and peace from God oure father & fro the LORDE Iesus Christ.
1 Thess 1:1
74%
1 Pavl and Siluanus and Timotheus. Vnto the cogregacion of the Tessalonyans, in God the father and in the LORDE Iesus Christ. Grace be with you, and peace from God oure father and from the LORDE Iesus Christ.
Phil 4:20-21
2 verses
74%
20 Vnto God and oure father be prayse for euer and euer Amen.
21 Salute all ye sayntes in Christ Iesu. The brethre that are with me, salute you.
Rom 1:7
73%
7 To all you that be at Rome, beloued of God, and sayntes by callynge Grace be wt you and peace fro God oure father, and the LORDE Iesus Christ.
1 Thess 3:11
73%
11 God himselfe or father & or LORDE Iesus Christ gyde oure iourney vnto you.
2 Thess 2:16
73%
16 But oure LORDE Iesus Christ himselfe, and God oure father, which hath loued vs and geuen vs euerlastinge consolacion, and a good hope thorow grace,
2 Cor 13:11
73%
11 Fynally brethren, reioyse, be parfecte, coforte yor selues, be of one mynde, be peaceable, and the God of loue and peace shalbe wt you.
1 Tim 1:2
73%
2 Vnto Timothy my naturall sonne in the faith. Grace, mercy, and peace from God oure father, and oure LORDE Iesus Christ.
2 Tim 1:18
72%
18 The LORDE graunte vnto him, that he maye fynde mercy with the LORDE in that daye. And how moch he mynistred vnto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
2 Tim 1:1
72%
1 Paul an Apostle of Iesus Christ, by the wyll of God, to preach the promes of ye life which is in Christ Iesu.