Christmas Day Wycliffe Special

KJ Niblett
KJ Niblett Member Posts: 270 ✭✭
edited November 2024 in English Forum

In my sermon tomorrow morning (I am in Australia). I am briefly using Wycliffes translation to expound on the shepherds response to the angels.

How good is this;

Luke 2:9 (Wycliffe)

And lo! the aungel of the Lord stood bisidis hem, and the cleernesse of God schinede aboute hem; and thei dredden with greet drede.

 

 "Dredden with great dread" That sounds so much nicer than modern translations that say they were terrified or the KJV that said they were sore afraid.

TIP: I found this by making and English Bible collection and then using the text comparison tool. 

I was actually interested in how multiple translations had approached the concept of the shepherds "fearing a great fear (a literal rendering)" and fell in love with Wycliffe's eloquent English.

To those pastors preaching Christmas day, my prayer is God will speak to your people in a powerful way as you reflect on the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.

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  • Rod Bergen
    Rod Bergen Member Posts: 251 ✭✭

    [Y]

  • MJ. Smith
    MJ. Smith MVP Posts: 55,539
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    [Y]

    English Bible Collection (27 vols.) [:D]

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  • Mike Childs
    Mike Childs Member Posts: 3,135 ✭✭✭

    Love it!!!!


    "In all cases, the Church is to be judged by the Scripture, not the Scripture by the Church," John Wesley

  • Myke Harbuck
    Myke Harbuck Member Posts: 1,646 ✭✭✭

    Kelvin Niblett said:

    Luke 2:9 (Wycliffe)

    And lo! the aungel of the Lord stood bisidis hem, and the cleernesse of God schinede aboute hem; and thei dredden with greet drede.

     "Dredden with great dread" That sounds so much nicer than modern translations that say they were terrified or the KJV that said they were sore afraid.

    TIP: I found this by making and English Bible collection and then using the text comparison tool. 

    I was actually interested in how multiple translations had approached the concept of the shepherds "fearing a great fear (a literal rendering)" and fell in love with Wycliffe's eloquent English.

    Great word brother. Merry Christmas to you! 

    Myke Harbuck
    Lead Pastor, www.ByronCity.Church
    Adjunct Professor, Georgia Military College

  • Allen Browne
    Allen Browne Member Posts: 1,897 ✭✭✭

    Love this bit also:

    Kelvin Niblett said:

    and the cleernesse of God schinede aboute hem

    May that be your awareness this Christmas.

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