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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".

Gustav Vasa Bible
Gustav Vasa Bible
Full name	Biblia / Thet är / All then Helgha Scrifft / på Swensko
Language	Swedish
Complete Bible published	1541
Online as	Gustav Vasa Bible at Wikisource
Revision	Gustav II Adolf Bible
Genesis 1:1–3 I Begynnelsen skapade Gudh himmel och iord. Och iorden war öde och toom, och mörker war på diupet, och Gudz ande sweffde öffuer watnet. Och Gudh sadhe Warde liws, och thet wardt liws John 3:16 Ty så elskadhe Gudh werldena, at han vthgaff sin eenda Son, på thet, at hwar och en som troor på honom, skal icke förgåås, vthan få ewinnerlighit lijff.

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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Nationalencyklopedin, article Gustav Vasa Bible

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"Biblia / Thet är / All then Helgha Scrifft / på Swensko [Gustav Vasas bibel]". Litteraturbanken | Svenska klassiker som e-bok och epub. 1541. Retrieved 2020-02-21.