Mr. Hampden-Cook is responsible for the headings of the paragraphs, and at my express desire has inserted some additional notes. I have further to express my gratitude to Rev. Frank Baliard, M.A., B.Sc., Lond., at present of Sharrow, Sheffield, for some very valuable assistance which he has most kindly given in connexion with the Introductions to the several books. I have also the pleasure of acknowledging the numerous valuable and suggestive criticisms with which I have been favoured on some parts of the work, by an old friend, Rev. Sydney Thelwall, B.A., of Leamington, a clergyman of the Church of England, whom I have known for many years as a painstaking and accurate scholar, a well-read theologian. and a thoughtful and devout student of Scripture. I am very thankful to Mr. H. L. Gethin. Mr. S. Hales, Mr. J. A. Latham, and Rev. T. A. Seed, for the care with which they have read the proof sheets. And now this Translation is humbly and prayerfully commended to God's gracious blessing. R.F.W. /1. I am aware of what Proffessor Blackie has written on this subject (_Aeschylus_, Pref. p. viii) but the problem endeavoured to be solved in this Translation is as above stated. /2. A flagrant instance is the "having in a readiness" of 2 Cor. 10.6, A.V. althoglgh in Tyndale we find "and are redy to take vengeaunce," and even Wiclif writes "and we han redi to venge." /3 Such as McClellan's Four Gospels; Westcott on John's Gospel, John's Epistles, and _Hebrews_; Hackett on _Acts_, Lightfoot, and also Ellicott, on various Epistles: Mayor on _James_; Edwards on _I Corinthians_ and _Hebrews_; Sanday and Headlam on _Romans_. Add to these Scrivener's very valuable _Introduction to the Criticism of the N.T._ PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION For the purposes of this edition the whole volume has been re-set in new type, and, in the hope of increasing the interest and attractiveness of the Translation, all conversations have been spaced out in accordance with modern custom. A freer use than before has been made of capital letters, and by means of small, raised figures, prefixed to words in the text, an indication has been griven whenever there is a footnote. "Capernaum" and "Philadelphia" have been substituted for the less familiar but more literal "Capharnahum" and "Philadelpheia." Many errata have been corrected, and a very considerable number of what seemed to be infelicities or slight inaccuracies in the English have been removed. A few additional footnotes have been inserted, and, for the most part, those for which the Editor is responsible have now the letters ED. added to them. Sincere thanks are tendered to the many kind friends who have expressed their appreciation of this Translation, or have helped to make it better known, and to the many correspondents who have sent criticisms of the previous editions, and made useful suggestions for the improvement of the volume.