Almighty God, who didst plant in the heart of thy servants William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale a consuming passion to bring the Scriptures to people in their native tongue, and didst endow them with the gift of powerful and graceful expression and with strength to persevere against all obstacles: Reveal to us, we pray thee, thy saving Word, as we read and study the Scriptures, and hear them calling us to repentance and life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
On this day, in 1536, William Tyndale was strangled and burned at the stake for translating the Scriptures into English for the common man.
His final words, “Lord, open the King of England’s eyes.”
How we need such bold and courageous men and women in our own day. pic.twitter.com/eILWOONmFb
— Dustin Benge (@DustinBenge) October 6, 2021