THE LIBRARY / COVERDALE

Coverdale Bible

Language: English
First published: 1535
Translators / editors: Myles Coverdale

66 books available in this edition.

About this translation

Title page of the 1535 Coverdale Bible — Myles Coverdale Bible, 1535; faithful reproduction of a public-domain printed work. Image source · Public domain

Published in 1535, the Coverdale Bible was the first complete Bible printed in English. Myles Coverdale drew on earlier English translation work and on Latin and German sources to complete the collection.

Coverdale's work helped establish the language of English biblical worship. He later participated in the Great Bible, the English Bible authorized for use in churches under Henry VIII. His psalm translations continued to be used in the Book of Common Prayer.

This edition preserves historical spelling. Comparing its wording with later translations offers a view of how English biblical language developed.