Bible translations into English Coverdale for his first "authorised version", known as the Great Bible, of 1539. Other early printed versions were the Geneva Bible (1560), notable for being the first Bible divided into verses and which negated the Divine Right of Kings; the Bishop's Bible (1568), which was an attempt by Elizabeth I to create a new authorised version; and the Authorized King James Version of 1611. The first complete Roman Catholic Bible in English was the Douay–Rheims Bible, of which the New Testament portion was published in Rheims in 1582 and the Old Testament somewhat later in Douay in Gallicant Flanders. The
Bible translations into the languages of the Philippines Tagalog. Most Protestant denominations use the New International Version of the Bible, as English is the official language of the Philippines. However, Mainline Protestant denominations in the Philippines tend to prefer the "Magandang Balita Biblia" (Good News Bible). The Iglesia ni Cristo also uses the same translation. Jehovah's Witnesses use their own translation of the Bible, the "New World Translation", published in Tagalog, as well as Cebuano and Hiligaynon. Other languages of the Philippines: Bible translations into the languages of the Philippines The Filipino language, based on the Tagalog language (the major dialect), is the national language of the Philippines.