According to the website, On This Day, the first complete English language Bible – Coverdale Bible – was printed in 1537 with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale.
In 1528, Coverdale started to preach in the church against they regarded as unscriptural Catholic practices. Because his life was then in danger, he left England for Germany, where he spent seven years.
In Hamburg, Germany, Coverdale stayed with William Tyndale. The two worked together in their shared desire to produce a Bible that could be read by the people. During this time, Coverdale learned much from Tyndale about the art of Bible translating.
William was later imprisoned for some of the scholarly work he had done in connection with translating the Bible and was executed the following year. Coverdale’s Bible was printed in Europe the year before Tyndale’s execution.
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