sˌɜː dʒˈɑːnz bɹˈʌðɚ, wˈɪljəm tˈɪndeɪl tˈɪndɔːl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks, ɐ sˈɪkstiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi skˈɑːlɚ ænd lˈɪŋɡwɪst dˈaɪd ɐ mˈɑːɹɾɚ fɔːɹ tɹænslˈeɪɾɪŋ ðə skɹˈɪptʃɚz fɹʌm ɡɹˈiːk ænd hˈiːbɹuː ˌɪntʊ vɜːnˈækjʊlɚɹ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sˌoʊ ðæt kˈɑːmənɚz kʊd ɹˈiːd ðə bˈaɪbəl fɔːɹ ðɛmsˈɛlvz, ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn hˌævɪŋ tə dᵻpˈɛnd ɔnðə tʃˈɜːtʃ hˈaɪɚɹɑːɹki tʊ ɪntˈɜːpɹɪt ðɪ əfˈɪʃəl lˈætɪn vˈʌlɡeɪt.
Sir John's brother, William Tyndale (Tyndall) (1484–1536), a 16th-century scholar and linguist died a martyr for translating the scriptures from Greek and Hebrew into vernacular English so that commoners could read the Bible for themselves, rather than having to depend on the church hierarchy to interpret the official Latin Vulgate.