The Reformation in Britain The Parable of the Wicked Mammon -
William Tyndale was the first person to translate and print the
Bible in English. He died a martyr in Belgium, 1536. View all
resources by William Tyndale “There was a certain rich man which
had a steward, that was accused unto him, that he had wasted his
goods: and he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I
hear this of thee? Give account of thy stewardship; for thou
mayest be no longer my steward. The steward said within himself,
What shall I do, for my master will take away from me my
stewardship? I cannot dig, and to beg I am ashamed. I wot what
to do, that when I am put out of my stewardship, they may
receive me into their houses. Then called he all his master’s
debtors, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my
master? And he said, An hundred tons of oil. And he said to him,
Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then said
he to another, What owest thou? And he said, An hundred quarters
of wheat. He said to h