How English Has Changed

Five translations of the Gospel according to St Matthew, Chapter 8, Verses 1 & 2.

Anglo Saxon 995

Sothlice tha seHaelend of tham munte nyther astah, tha fyligdon hym mycle maenio.
Tha genealaehte an hreofla to him and hine to him geathmedde, and thus cwaeth, Drihten, gyf thu wylt, thu miht me geclaensian.

Wyclif 1389

Forsothe when Jhesus hadde comen doun fro the hil, many cumpanyes folewiden hym.
And loo! a leprouse man cummynge worshipide hym, sayinge, Lord, yif thou wolt, thou maist make me clene.

Tyndale 1526

When Jesus was come down from the mountayne, moch people folowed him.
And lo! there cam a lepre and worsheped him, saynge, Master, if thou wylt, thou canst make me clene.

King James Version 1611

When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him.
And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

New English Bible 1961

After he had come down from the hill he was followed by a great crowd. And now a leper approached him, bowed low, and said, "Sir, if only you will, you can cleanse me."

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