Lefevre d' Etaples -He Wanted the Common People to Know God's Word

 A TRANSLATION ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

Lefevre's deep love for God's Word made him determined to make it accessible to the greatest number of people. To achieve that goal. In June 1523, he published a French translation of the Gospels in two pocket sized volumes.  This small format-which cost half the price of a standard edition-made it easier for people with little means to obtain a copy of the Bible. 

The response of the common people was immediate and enthusiastic.  Both men and won were so eager  to read Jesus' words in their mother tongue that the first 1,200 copies were out of stock after just a few months. 

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