Colossians 4:14

Coverdale Bible (1535)

Deare Lucas the Phisician saluteth you, and so doth Demas.

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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

Phlm 1:24 : 24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my helpers.
2 Tim 4:10-11 : 10 For Demas hath lefte me, and loueth this present worlde, and is departed vnto Tessalonica, Crescens in to Galacia, Titus vnto Dalmacia, 11 Onely Lucas is with me. Take Marke, & brynge him with the: for he is profitable vnto me to the mynistracion.

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15 Salute the brethre, which are at Laodicea, and salute Nymphas, and the cogregacion which is in his house.
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17 And saye to Archippus: Take hede to the office which thou hast receaued in the LORDE, that thou fulfyll it.
18 My salutacion with the hnade of me Paul. Remembre my bodes. Grace be with you, Amen.
Phlm 1:23-25
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23 There saluteth the, Epaphras my felowe presoner in Christ Iesu,
24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my helpers.
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Col 4:9-13
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9 with one Onesimus a faithfull and beloued brother, which is one of you: they shal shewe you of all thinges, which are adoynge here
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11 and Iesus, which is called Iustus, which are of the circumcision. These onely are my helpers in the kyngdome of God, which were to my consolacion.
12 Epaphras a seruaunt of Christ, which is one of you, saluteth you, & allwaye laboureth feruently for you in prayers, yt ye maye stonde perfecte and full, in all that is the wil of God.
13 I beare him recorde, that he hath a feruent mynde for you, and for the at Laodicea, and at Hierapolis.
2 Tim 4:9-12
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9 Make spede to come vnto me atonce.
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15 Salute Philologus & Iulia, Nerius & his sister, & Olympa, & all the sayntes. wt the
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Phil 4:21-23
3 verses
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Titus 3:15
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8 Grete Amplias my beloued in ye LORDE.
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20 All the brethren salute you. Salute ye one another with an holy kysse.
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13 All the sayntes salute you.
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3 verses
65%
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