In the introduction to the Gospels, Lefèvre explained that he had translated them into French so that “the simple members ” of the church“ can be as certain of evangelical truth as those who have it in Latin. ”
Evangeeliumide sissejuhatuses selgitas Lefèvre, et ta tõlkis need prantsuse keelde selleks, et ka kiriku lihtliikmed „võiksid olla evangeeliumide õpetustes sama kindlad kui need, kel on need [evangeeliumid] ladina keeles ”.