The Bible House Library of this society, perhaps the most polyglot room in the world, contains a priceless Collection of versions of the Scriptures, in 800 different tongues. Among the chief treasures are the Codex Zacynthius, an 8th century palimpsest of St. Luke's Gospel, from Zante; a unique collection of the 14 editions of the High German Bible published before Luther; rare editions of early printed Bibles in Hebrew, Greek, English, and the chief European languages; hundreds of translations made for mission purposes, many of great historic interest, including John Eliot's Bible for the Massachusetts Indians (the first Bible printed in America).
In the Committee Room are 'Luther's First Study of the Bible,' a painting by E. M. Ward, and a portrait of Lord Shaftesbury (1801-85), by J. E. Millais.
Beyond Benet's Lane are the City headquarters of the Civil Service Supply Association (Nos. 126-142). On the right, standing a little back from the street, is the church of St. Benet, rebuilt by Wren in 1683 and now used by a Welsh congregation. Henry Fielding married his deceased wife's maid in this church in 1748. Inigo Jones (1573-1652) was buried beside his father and mother in the earlier church.
