Walking for 500 years of Tyndale’s New Testament

It’s the 500th anniversary of William Tyndale’s 1526 New Testament – the first time the New Testament was translated from the Greek and made available in English. Tyndale’s work is important historically.  It was not the first New Testament in English, but it was the first time that it had been translated into English from Greek, and it was the first time that the New Testament had been printed in English at all.

To celebrate, one of our members Ravi is walking 26 miles to raise money for the Bible Society, who work to provide Bibles for people all around the globe. The Tyndale Trail connects important places from the life of Tyndale. It begins in Bristol, and ends in Gloucestershire.

Ravi explains: “2026 marks the quincentenary of William Tyndale’s masterpiece, the 1526 English New Testament. It was the first time that the whole New Testament had been translated from Greek into English and published.

I alongside fellow pilgrims endured to complete the Bristol – Gloucester Tyndale trail. It opened my eyes to the many struggles Tyndale faced for the Bible translation and preaching in his time some 500 years ago.

Tyndale famously said to a priest: ‘If God spares my life I will cause the boy that driveth the plough to know more of the Scriptures than thou dost.’

Because of William Tyndale’s legacy the Bible is now freely available in our country and everywhere.

We’re celebrating his core belief that the Bible is for everyone and raising £5,000 to invite more people to discover its message for themselves with the Bible Society.”

You can support Ravi via the JustGiving site: Ravindra Nyaupane is fundraising for Bible Society

You can find out more about Tyndale on the Bible Society website: Who was William Tyndale?