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Gustav Vasa Bible
Gustav Vasa Bible
Full nameBiblia / Thet är / All then Helgha Scrifft / på Swensko
LanguageSwedish
Complete Bible
published
1541
Online asGustav Vasa Bible at Wikisource
RevisionGustav II Adolf Bible
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The Gustav Vasa Bible (Swedish: Gustav Vasas bibel) is the common name of the Swedish Bible translation published in 1540–41. The full title is as shown in the image: Biblia / Thet är / All then Helgha Scrifft / på Swensko. Translated into English: "The Bible / That is / All the Holy Scripture / in Swedish".

The men behind the translation were Laurentius Andreae and the Petri brothers Olaus and Laurentius. Of them, Archbishop Laurentius is regarded as the main contributor.

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