In 1526, Tyndale was the first to translate the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts into English. Much of Tyndale’s work found its way into the King James Version less than a century later. Yet, instead of receiving praise for his diligent efforts, Tyndale was persecuted and arrested in 1535 and jailed in the castle of Vilvoorde outside Brussels for over a year. Later, he was tried for heresy and burned at the stake, all because he believed in offering the Bible in the vernacular of the common man.
