William Tyndale, a 16th century Englishman, translated the Bible into English while living in Germany.
Finally, in 1525, he was able to publish a New Testament in English.
But the church authorities at the time were not pleased and they angrily sought to destroy Tyndale and his translation. Finally, he was caught and brought back to England where he was burned at the stake.
As he was dying, he uttered these words: "Lord open the eyes of the King of England."
His prayer became a prophecy, as it was the King of England, King James, who finally did publish the entire Bible in English about a hundred years later.
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