iiWycliffe Bible

This is the Pentateuch and Gospels from The Holy Bible, containingthe Old and New Testaments, with the apocryphal books, in the

earliest English version made from the latin Vulgate by John Wycliffeand his followers. c.1395

Public DomainLanguage: Middle English (English)Dialect: MiddleTranslation by: John Wycliffe

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Contents

Matthew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Luke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

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Matthew 1:1 1 Matthew 2:8

The Gospel According toMatthew

1 The book of the generacioun ofJhesu Crist, the sone of Dauid, thesone of Abraham. 2 Abraham bigatIsaac. Isaac bigat Jacob. Jacob bigatJudas andhise britheren. 3 Judas bigatFares and Zaram, of Tamar. Faresbigat Esrom. 4 Esrom bigat Aram.Aram bigat Amynadab. Amynadabbigat Naason. Naason bigat Salmon.5Salmon bigat Booz, of Raab. Booz bi-gat Obeth, of Ruth. Obeth bigat Jesse.Jesse bigat Dauid the king. 6Dauid theking bigat Salamon, of hir that wasVries wijf. 7 Salomon bigat Roboam.Roboambigat Abias. 8Abias bigat Asa.Asa bigat Josaphath. Josaphath bigatJoram. Jorambigat 9Osias. Osias bigatJoathan. Joathan bigat Achaz. Achazbigat Ezechie. 10 Ezechie bigat Man-asses. Manasses bigat Amon. 11Amonbigat Josias. Josias bigat Jeconyasand his britheren, in to the trans-mygracioun of Babiloyne. 12 And af-tir the transmygracioun of Babiloyne,Jeconyas bigat Salatiel. Salatiel bigatZorobabel. 13 Zorobabel bigat Abyut.Abyut bigat Eliachym. Eliachym bigatAsor. 14 Asor bigat Sadoc. Sadocbigat Achym. 15 Achym bigat Elyut.Elyut bigat Eleasar. Eleasar bigatMathan. 16 Mathan bigat Jacob. Ja-cob bigat Joseph, the hosebonde ofMarye, of whom Jhesus was borun,that is clepid Christ. 17 And so allegeneraciouns fro Abraham to Dauidben fourtene generacions, and froDauid to the transmygracioun of Ba-biloyne ben fourtene generaciouns,and fro the transmygracioun of Ba-biloyne to Crist ben fourtene genera-ciouns. 18 But the generacioun ofCrist was thus. Whanne Marie, themodir of Jhesu, was spousid to Joseph,bifore thei camen togidere, she wasfoundun hauynge of the Hooli Goostin the wombe. 19 And Joseph, hir

hosebonde, for he was riytful, andwolde not puplische hir, he woldepriueli haue left hir. 20 But while hethouyte thes thingis, lo! the aungelof the Lord apperide `in sleep to hym,and seide, Joseph, the sone of Dauid,nyle thou drede to take Marie, thiwijf; for that thing that is borun inhir is of the Hooli Goost. 21 And sheshal bere a sone, and thou shalt clepehis name Jhesus; for he schalmake hispuple saaf fro her synnes. 22 For althis thing was don, that it schulde befulfillid, that was seid of the Lord bi aprophete, seiynge, Lo! 23a virgyn shalhaue in wombe, and she schal bere asone, and thei schulen clepe his nameEmanuel, that is to seie, God with vs.24And Joseph roos fro sleepe, anddideas the aungel of the Lord comaundidehym, and took Marie, his wijf; 25 andhe knew her not, til she hadde borunher firste bigete sone, and clepide hisname Jhesus.

21 Therfor whanne Jhesus was

borun in Bethleem of Juda, in thedaies of king Eroude, lo! astromyenescamen fro the eest to Jerusalem, 2andseiden,Where is he, that is borunkingof Jewis? for we han seyn his sterre inthe eest, and we comen to worschipehim. 3 But king Eroude herde, andwas trublid, and al Jerusalem withhym. 4 And he gaderide to gidre allethe prynces of prestis, and scribis ofthe puple, and enqueride of hem,where Crist shulde be borun. 5 Andthei seiden to hym, In Bethleem ofJuda; for so it is writun bi a profete,6 And thou, Bethleem, the lond ofJuda, art not the leest among theprynces of Juda; for of thee a duykschal go out, that schal gouerne mypuple of Israel. 7 Thanne Eroudeclepide pryueli the astromyens, andlernyde bisili of hem the tyme of thesterre that apperide to hem. 8And hesente hem in to Bethleem, and seide,Go ye, and axe ye bisili of the child,and whanne yee han foundun, telleye it to me, that Y also come, and

Matthew 2:9 2 Matthew 3:13worschipe hym. 9 And whanne theihadden herd the kyng, thei wentenforth. And lo! the sterre, that theisiyen in the eest, wente bifore hem,til it cam, and stood aboue, where thechildwas. 10And thei siyen the sterre,and ioyeden with a ful greet ioye.11 And thei entriden in to the hous,and founden the child with Marie,his modir; and thei felden doun, andworschipiden him. And whanne theihadden openyd her tresouris, theioffryden to hym yiftis, gold, encense,and myrre. 12 And whanne theihadden take an aunswere in sleep,that thei schulden not turne ayen toEroude, thei turneden ayen bi anothirweie in to her cuntrey. 13Andwhannethei weren goon, lo! the aungel of theLord apperide to Joseph in sleep, andseide, Rise vp, and take the child andhis modir, and fle in to Egipt, and bethou there, til that I seie to thee; for itis to come, that Eroude seke the child,to destrie hym. 14 And Joseph roos,and took the child and his modir binyyt, and wente in to Egipt, 15 and hewas there to the deeth of Eroude; thatit schulde be fulfillid, that was seidof the Lord bi the profete, seiynge,Fro Egipt Y haue clepid my sone.16 Thanne Eroude seynge that he wasdisseyued of the astromyens, was fulwrooth; and he sente, and slowe allethe children, that weren in Bethleem,and in alle the coostis therof, frotwo yeer age and with inne, aftirthe tyme that he had enquerid ofthe astromyens. 17 Thanne `it wasfulfillid, that was seid bi Jeremye, theprofete, 18 seiynge, A vois was herdan hiy, wepynge and moche weilyng,Rachel biwepynge hir sones, and shewolde not be coumfortid, for thei bennoyt. 19Butwhanne Eroudewas deed,loo! the aungel of the Lord apperideto Joseph in sleep in Egipt, 20 andseide, Ryse vp, and take the child andhis modir, and go in to the lond ofIsrael; for thei that souyten the lijf ofthe chijld ben deed. 21 Joseph roos,and took the child and his modir, and

cam in to the loondof Israel. 22Andheherde that Archilaus regnede in Judeefor Eroude, his fadir, and dredde to gothidir. And he was warned in sleep,and wente in to the parties of Galilee;23 and cam, and dwelte in a citee, thatys clepid Nazareth, that it shulde befulfillid, that was seid bi profetis, Forhe shal be clepid a Nazarey.

31 In tho daies Joon Baptist cam,

and prechide in the desert of Judee,2 and seide, Do ye penaunce, for thekyngdom of heuenes shal neiye. 3 Forthis is he, of whom it is seid bi Ysaie,the prophete, seyinge, A vois of acrier in desert, Make ye redi theweiesof the Lord; make ye riyt the pathisof hym. 4 And this Joon hadde cloth-ing of camels heeris, and a girdil ofskynne aboute hise leendis; and hismete was honysoukis, and hony ofthe wode. 5 Thanne Jerusalem wenteout to hym, and al Judee, and althe cuntre aboute Jordan; 6 and theiweren waischun of hym in Jordan,`and knowlechiden her synnes. 7 Buthe siy manye of the Farysees and ofSaduceis comynge to his baptym, andseide to hem, Generaciouns of eddris,who shewide to you to fle fro thewraththe that is to come? 8 Therfordo yeworthi fruyte of penaunce, 9andnyle ye seie with ynne you, We hanAbraham to fadir; for Y seie to you,that God is myyti to reise vp of thesestoones the sones of Abraham. 10Andnow the ax is put to the roote of thetree; therfore euery tree that makithnot good fruyt, shal be kit doun, andshal be cast in to the fier. 11Ywaischeyou in water, in to penaunce; but hethat shal come after me is strongerethan Y, whos schoon Y am not worthito bere; he shal baptise you in theHooli Goost and fier. 12Whos wynew-ing cloth is in his hoond, and he shalfulli clense his corn flore, and shalgadere his whete in to his berne; butthe chaffe he shal brenne with fierthat mai not be quenchid. 13 Thanne

Matthew 3:14 3 Matthew 5:2Jhesus cam fro Galilee in to Jordan toJoon, to be baptised of hym. 14 AndJoon forbede him, and seide, Y owe tobe baptisid of thee, and thou comestto me? 15 But Jhesus answeride, andseide to hym, Suffre nowe, for thus itfallith to vs to fulfille al riytfulnesse.16 Thanne Joon suffride hym. Andwhanne Jhesus was baptisid, anoonhe wente up fro the watir; and lo!heuenes weren openyd to hym, andhe saie the Spirit of God comyngedoun as a dowue, and comynge onhym; and loo! 17 a vois fro heuenes,seiynge, This is my louyd sone, inwhich Y haue plesid to me.

41 Thanne Jhesus was led of a spirit

in to desert, to be temptid of thefeend. 2 And whanne he hadde fastidfourti daies and fourti nyytis, aftir-ward he hungride. 3And the temptercam nyy, and seide to hym, If thouart Goddis sone, seie that thes stoonesbe maad looues. 4 Which answeride,and seide to hym, It is writun, Notoonli in breed luyeth man, but in echword that cometh of Goddis mouth.5Thanne the feend took hym in to thehooli citee, and settide hym on thepynacle of the temple, 6 and seide tohym, If thou art Goddis sone, sendethee adoun; for it is writun, That tohise aungels he comaundide of thee,and thei schulen take thee in hondis,lest perauenture thou hirte thi footat a stoon. 7 Eftsoone Jhesus seideto hym, It is writun, Thou shalt nottempte thi Lord God. 8 Eftsoone thefeend took hym in to a ful hiy hil,and schewide to hym alle the rewmesof the world, and the ioye of hem;9 and seide to hym, Alle these `Yschal yyue to thee, if thou falle dounand worschipe me. 10 Thanne Jhesusseide to hym, Goo, Sathanas; for itis writun, Thou schalt worschipe thiLord God, and to hym aloone thoushalt serue. 11 Thanne the feend laftehym; and lo! aungels camen nyy, andserueden to hym. 12 But whanne Jh-esus hadde herd that Joon was takun,

he wente in to Galilee. 13And he leftethe citee of Nazareth, and cam, anddwelte in the citee of Cafarnaum, bi-side the see, in the coostis of Zabulonand Neptalym, 14 that it shulde be ful-fillid, that was seid by Ysaie, the pro-fete, seiynge, 15 The lond of Sabulonand the lond of Neptalym, the weie ofthe see ouer Jordan, of Galilee of het-hen men, 16 the puple that walkide inderknessis saye greet liyt, and whilemen satten in the cuntre of shadeweof deth, liyt aroos to hem. 17 Fro thattyme Jhesus bigan to preche, and seie,Do ye penaunce, for the kyngdom ofheuenes schal come niy. 18 And Jhe-sus walkide bisidis the see of Galilee,and saye twei britheren, Symount,that is clepid Petre, and Andrewe, hisbrothir, castynge nettis in to the see;for thei weren fischeris. 19 And heseide to hem, Come ye aftir me, andY shal make you to bemaad fisscherisof men. 20 And anoon thei leften thenettis, and sueden hym. 21 And heyede forth fro that place, and saietweyne othere britheren, James ofZebede, and Joon, his brother, in aschip with Zebede, her fadir, amen-dynge her nettis, and he clepide hem.22 And anoon thei leften the net-tis and the fadir, and sueden hym.23 And Jhesus yede aboute al Galilee,techynge in the synagogis of hem,and prechynge the gospel of the kyn-gdom, and heelynge euery languorand eche sekenesse among the puple.24 And his fame wente in to al Sirie;and thei brouyten to hym alle thatweren at male ese, and that werentake with dyuerse languores and tur-mentis, and hem that hadden feendis,and lunatike men, and men in palesy,and he heelide hem. 25 And thersueden hym myche puple of Galile,andofDecapoli, andof Jerusalem, andof Judee, and of biyende Jordan.

51 And Jhesus, seynge the puple,

wente vp in to an hil; and whanne hewas set, hise disciplis camen to hym.2 And he openyde his mouth, and

Matthew 5:3 4 Matthew 5:35tauyte hem, and seide, 3 Blessed benpore men in spirit, for the kyngdomof heuenes is herne. 4 Blessid benmylde men, for thei schulen weldethe erthe. 5 Blessid ben thei thatmornen, for thei schulen be coum-fortid. 6 Blessid ben thei that hun-gren and thristen riytwisnesse, forthei schulen be fulfillid. 7 Blessidben merciful men, for thei schulengete merci. 8 Blessid ben thei thatben of clene herte, for thei schulense God. 9 Blessid ben pesible men,for thei schulen be clepid Goddischildren. 10 Blessid ben thei thatsuffren persecusioun for riytfulnesse,for the kingdam of heuenes is herne.11 `Ye schulen be blessid, whannemenschulen curse you, and schulen pur-sue you, and shulen seie al yuel ayensyou liynge, for me. 12 Ioie ye, and beye glad, for youre meede is plenteu-ouse in heuenes; for so thei han pur-sued `also profetis that weren biforyou. 13 Ye ben salt of the erthe; thatif the salt vanysche awey, whereynneschal it be saltid? To no thing it isworth ouere, no but that it be castout, and be defoulid of men. 14 Yeben liyt of the world; a citee set on anhil may not be hid; 15 ne me teendithnot a lanterne, and puttith it vndura busschel, but on a candilstike, thatit yyue liyt to alle that ben in thehous. 16 So schyne youre liyt beformen, that thei se youre goode werkis,and glorifie youre fadir that is inheuenes. 17Nil ye deme, that Y cam tovndo the lawe, or the profetis; Y camnot to vndo the lawe, but to fulfille.18 Forsothe Y seie to you, til heueneand erthe passe, o lettir or o titel shalnot passe fro the lawe, til alle thingisbe doon. 19 Therfor he that brekithoon of these leeste maundementis,and techith thus men, schal be clepidthe leste in the rewme of heuenes;`but he that doith, and techith, schalbe clepid greet in the kyngdom ofheuenes. 20AndY seie to you, that butyour riytfulnesse be more plenteu-ouse than of scribis and of Farisees, yeschulen not entre into the kyngdom

of heuenes. 21 Ye han herd that itwas seid to elde men, Thou schaltnot slee; and he that sleeth, schal begilti to doom. 22 But Y seie to you,that ech man that is wrooth to hisbrothir, schal be gilti to doom; andhe that seith to his brother, Fy! schalbe gilti to the counseil; but he thatseith, Fool, schal be gilti to the fierof helle. 23 Therfor if thou offristthi yifte `at the auter, and ther thoubithenkist, that thi brothir hath sumwhat ayens thee, 24 leeue there thiyifte bifor the auter, and go first to berecounselid to thi brothir, and thannethou schalt come, and schalt offrethi yifte. 25 Be thou consentynge tothin aduersarie soone, while thou artin the weie with hym, lest perauen-ture thin aduersarie take thee to thedomesman, and the domesman takethee to the mynystre, and thou besent in to prisoun. 26 Treuli Y seie tothee, thou shalt not go out fro then-nus, til thou yelde the last ferthing.27Ye han herd that it was seid to eldemen, Thou schalt `do no letcherie.28 But Y seie to you, that euery manthat seeth a womman for to coueitehir, hath now do letcherie bi hir in hisherte. 29 That if thi riyt iye sclaundrethee, pulle hym out, and caste frothee; for it spedith to thee, that oonof thi membris perische, than thatal thi bodi go in to helle. 30 Andif thi riyt hond sclaundre thee, kittehym aweye, and caste fro thee; for itspedith to thee that oon of thi mem-bris perische, than that al thi bodi goin tohelle. 31And it hathbe seyd,Whoeuere leeueth his wijf, yyue he to hira libel of forsakyng. 32 But Y seie toyou, that euery man that leeueth hiswijf, outtakun cause of fornycacioun,makith hir to do letcherie, and hethat weddith the forsakun wijf, doithauowtrye. 33 Eftsoone ye han herd,that it was seid to elde men, Thouschalt not forswere, but thou schaltyelde thin othis to the Lord. 34 But Yseie to you, that ye swere not `for onything; nethir bi heuene, for it is thetrone of God; 35 nether bi the erthe,

Matthew 5:36 5 Matthew 6:22for it is the stole of his feet; nether biJerusalem, for it is the citee of a greetkyng; nether thou shalt not swere bithin heed, 36 for thou maist not makeoon heere white, ne blacke; 37 but beyoure word, Yhe, yhe; Nay, nay; andthat that ismore than these, is of yuel.38Ye han herd that it hath be seid, Iyefor iye, and tothe for tothe. 39 But Yseie to you, that ye ayenstonde notan yuel man; but if ony smyte thee inthe riyt cheke, schewe to him also thetothir; 40 and to hym that wole stryuewith thee in doom, and take aweythi coote, leeue thou `to him also thimantil; 41 and who euer constreyneththee a thousynde pacis, go thou withhym othir tweyne. 42 Yyue thou tohym that axith of thee, and turne notawey fro hym that wole borewe ofthee. 43 Ye han herd that it was seid,Thou shalt loue thi neiybore, andhatethin enemye. 44 But Y seie to you,loue ye youre enemyes, do ye wel tohem that hatiden you, and preye yefor hem that pursuen, and sclaundrenyou; 45 that ye be the sones of yourfadir that is in heuenes, that makithhis sunne to rise vpon goode `andyuele men, and reyneth on iust menand vniuste. 46 For if ye louen hemthat louen you, what mede schulenye han? whether pupplicans doonnot this? 47 And if ye greten yourebritheren oonli, what schulen ye domore? ne doon not hethene menthis? 48Therfore be ye parfit, as youreheuenli fadir is parfit.

61 Takith hede, that ye do not

youre riytwisnesse bifor men, to beseyn of hem, ellis ye schulen haueno meede at youre fadir that is inheuenes. 2 Therfore whanne thoudoist almes, nyle thou trumpe toforethee, as ypocritis doon in synagogisand stretis, that thei be worschipid ofmen; sotheli Y seie to you, they hanresseyued her meede. 3 But whannethou doist almes, knowe not thi lefthond what thi riyt hond doith, that

thin almes be in hidils, 4 and thi fadirthat seeth in hiddils, schal quyte thee.5 And whanne ye preyen, ye schulennot be as ipocritis, that louen to preyestondynge in synagogis and cornerisof stretis, to be seyn of men; treuliY seie to you, thei han resseyued hermeede. 6 But whanne thou schaltpreye, entre in to thi couche, andwhanne the dore is schet, preye thifadir in hidils, and thi fadir that seethin hidils, schal yelde to thee. 7 But inpreiyng nyle yee spekemyche, as het-hene men doon, for thei gessen thatthei ben herd in her myche speche.8Therfor nyle ye bemaad lich to hem,for your fadir woot what is nede toyou, bifore that ye axen hym. 9 Andthus ye schulen preye, Oure fadirthat art in heuenes, halewid be thiname; 10 thi kyngdoom come to; bethi wille don `in erthe as in heuene;11 yyue to vs this dai oure `breedouer othir substaunce; 12 and foryyueto vs oure dettis, as we foryyuen tooure dettouris; and lede vs not in totemptacioun, 13 but delyuere vs froyuel. 14 Amen. For if ye foryyuen tomen her synnes, youre heuenli fadirschal foryyue to you youre trespassis.15 Sotheli if ye foryyuen not to men,nether youre fadir schal foryyue toyou youre synnes. 16 But whanneye fasten, nyle ye be maad as ypo-critis sorewful, for thei defacen hemsilf, to seme fastyng to men; treuli Yseie to you, they han resseyued hermeede. 17 But whanne thou fastist,anoynte thin heed, and waische thiface, 18 that thou be not seen fastyngeto men, but to thi fadir that is inhidlis, and thi fadir that seeth inpriuey, shal yelde to thee. 19 Nileye tresoure to you tresouris in erthe,where ruste and mouyte destrieth,and where theues deluen out andstelen; 20 but gadere to you tresourisin heuene, where nether ruste nemouyte distrieth, and where theuesdeluen not out, ne stelen. 21 Forwhere thi tresoure is, there also thinherte is. 22 The lanterne of thi bodi

Matthew 6:23 6 Matthew 7:19is thin iye; if thin iye be symple, althi bodi shal be liytful; 23 but if thiniye be weiward, al thi bodi shal bederk. If thanne the liyt that is inthee be derknessis, howgrete schulenthilk derknessis be? 24 No man mayserue tweyn lordis, for ethir he schalhate `the toon, and loue the tother;ethir he shal susteyne `the toon, anddispise the tothir. Ye moun notserue God and richessis. 25 TherforI seie to you, that ye be not bisito youre lijf, what ye schulen ete;nether to youre bodi, with what yeschulen be clothid. Whether lijf isnot more than meete, and the bodiemore than cloth? 26 Biholde ye thefoulis of the eire, for thei sowen not,nethir repen, nethir gaderen in tobernes; and youre fadir of heuenefedith hem. Whether ye bennotmoreworthi than thei? 27 But who of youthenkynge mai putte to his stature ocubit? 28 And of clothing what benye bisye? Biholde ye the lilies of thefeeld, how thei wexen. Thei trauelennot, nether spynnen; 29 and Y seie toyou, Salomon in al his glorie was notkeuered as oon of these. 30 And ifGod clothith thus the hei of the feeld,that to day is, and to morewe is castin to an ouen, hou myche more youof litel feith? 31 Therfor nyle ye bebisi, seiynge, What schulen we ete?or, What schulen we drinke? or, Withwhat thing schulen we be keuered?32 For hethene men seken alle thesethingis; and youre fadir woot, thatye han nede to alle these thingis.33 Therfor seke ye first the kyngdomof God, and his riytfulnesse, and allethese thingis shulen be cast to you.34 Therfor nyle ye be bisy in to themorew, for the morew shal be bisi to`hym silf; for it suffisith to the dai hisowen malice.

71 Nile ye deme, `that ye be not

demed; for in what doom ye demen,2 ye schulen be demed, and in whatmesure ye meten, it schal be meten

ayen to you. 3 But what seest thoua litil mote in the iye of thi brother,and seest not a beem in thin owneiye? 4Or hou seist thou to thi brothir,Brothir, suffre I schal do out a motefro thin iye, and lo! a beem is in thinowne iye? 5 Ipocrite, `do thou outfirst the beem of thin iye, and thannethou schalt se to do out the mote ofthe iye of thi brothir. 6 Nile ye yyuehooli thing to houndis, nethir casteye youremargaritis bifore swyne, lestperauenture thei defoulen hem withher feet, and the houndis be turned,and al to-tere you. 7 Axe ye, and itschal be youun to you; seke ye, and yeschulen fynde; knocke ye, and it schalbe openyd to you. 8For ech that axith,takith; and he that sekith, fyndith;and it schal be openyd to hym, thatknockith. 9What man of you is, thatif his sone axe hym breed, whethir hewole take hym a stoon? 10 Or if heaxe fische, whether he wole take hyman edder? 11 Therfor if ye, whanneye ben yuele men, kunnen yyue goodyiftis to youre sones, houmychemoreyoure fadir that is in heuenes schalyyue good thingis to men that axenhym? 12 Therfor alle thingis, whateuere thingis ye wolen that men doto you, do ye to hem, for this is thelawe and the prophetis. 13 Entre yebi the streyt yate; for the yate thatledith to perdicioun is large, and theweie is broode, and there ben manythat entren bi it. 14 Hou streit is theyate, and narwy the weye, that ledithto lijf, and ther ben fewe that fyndenit. 15 Be ye war of fals prophetis,that comen to you in clothingis ofscheep, but withynneforth thei benas wolues of raueyn; 16 of her fruytisye schulen knowe hem. Whethermengaderen grapis of thornes, or figus ofbreris? 17 So euery good tre makithgood fruytis; but an yuel tre makithyuel fruytis. 18 A good tre may notmake yuel fruytis, nethir an yuel tremake good fruytis. 19 Euery tre thatmakith not good fruyt, schal be kyt

Matthew 7:20 7 Matthew 8:20doun, and schal be cast in to the fier.20 Therfor of her fruytis ye schulenknowe hem. 21Not echman that seithto me, Lord, Lord, schal entre in tothe kyngdom of heuenes; but he thatdoith the wille of my fadir that is inheuenes, he schal entre in to the kyn-gdoom of heuenes. 22 Many schulenseie to me in that dai, Lord, Lord,whetherwe han not prophesied in thiname, and han caste out feendis inthi name, and han doonmany vertuesin thi name? 23 And thanne Y schalknouleche to hem, That Y knewe youneuere; departe awei fro me, ye thatworchen wickidnesse. 24 Therfor echman that herith thesemywordis, anddoith hem, schal be maad lijk to awise man, that hath bildid his houson a stoon. 25 And reyn felde doun,and flodis camen, andwyndis blewen,and russchiden `in to that hous; andit felde not doun, for it was foundunon a stoon. 26 And euery man thatherith these my wordis, and doithhem not, is lijk to a fool, that hathbildid his hous on grauel. 27 Andreyn cam doun, and floodis camen,andwyndis blewen, and thei hurlidenayen that hous; and it felde doun,and the fallyngdoun therofwas greet.28 And it was doon, whanne Jhesushadde endid these wordis, the puplewondride on his techyng; 29 for hetauyte hem, as he that hadde power,and not as the scribis `of hem, and theFarisees.

81 But whanne Jhesus was come

doun fro the hil, mych puple suedehym. 2 And loo! a leprouse mancam, andworschipide hym, and seide,Lord, if thou wolt, thou maist makeme clene. 3And Jhesus helde forth thehoond, and touchide hym, and seide,Y wole, be thou maad cleene. Andanoon the lepre of him was clensid.4 And Jhesus seide to hym, Se, seiethou to no man; but go, shewe theeto the prestis, and offre the yift thatMoyses comaundide, in witnessyng

to hem. 5 And whanne he hadde en-trid in to Cafarnaum, `the centurienneiyede to him, and preiede him,6 and seide, Lord, my childe lijth inthe hous sijk on the palesie, and isyuel turmentid. 7 And Jhesus seideto him, Y schal come, and schal heelehim. 8 And the centurien answeride,and seide to hym, Lord, Y am notworthi, that thou entre vndur myroof; but oonli seie thou bi word, andmy childe shal be heelid. 9 For whi Yam aman ordeyned vndur power, andhaue knyytis vndir me; and Y seie tothis, Go, and he goith; and to another,Come, and he cometh; and to myseruaunt, Do this, and he doith it.10And Jhesus herde these thingis, andwondride, and seide tomen `that sue-den him, Treuli Y seie to you, Y foondnot so greet feith in Israel. 11 And Yseie to you, that many schulen comefro the eest and the west, and schulenreste with Abraham and Ysaac andJacob in the kyngdom of heuenes;12but the sones of the rewme schulenbe cast out in to vtmer derknessis;there schal be wepyng, and grynt-ing of teeth. 13 And Jhesus seide tothe centurioun, Go, and as thou hastbileuyd, be it doon to thee. And thechild was heelid fro that hour. 14Andwhanne Jhesus was comun in to thehous of Symount Petre, he say hiswyues modir liggynge, and shakunwith feueris. 15 And he touchide hirhoond, and the feuer lefte hir; andshe roos, and seruede hem. 16 Andwhanne it was euen, thei brouytento hym manye that hadden deuelis,and he castide out spiritis bi word,and heelide alle that weren yuel atese; 17 that it were fulfillid, that wasseid by Ysaie, the profete, seiynge,He took oure infirmytees, and baroure siknessis. 18 And Jhesus say my-che puple aboute him, and bade hisedisciplis go ouer the watir. 19 Anda scribe neiyede, and seide to hym,Maistir, Y shal sue thee, whidir euerthou schalt go. 20And Jhesus seide tohym, Foxis han dennes, and briddis of

Matthew 8:21 8 Matthew 9:17heuene han nestis, but mannus sonehath not where `he schal reste hisheed. 21 Anothir of his disciplis seideto him, Lord, suffreme to go first, andbirie my fader. 22 But Jhesus seide tohym, Sue thoume, and lete deed menbirie her deede men. 23 And whannehe was goon vp in to a litil schip, hisdisciplis sueden hym. 24 And loo! agreet stiring was maad in the see, sothat the schip was hilid with wawes;but he slepte. 25And hise disciplis ca-men to hym, and reysiden hym, andseiden, Lord, saue vs; we perischen.26And Jhesus seide to hem, What benye of litil feith agaste? Thanne heroos, and comaundide to the wyndisand the see, and a greet pesibilnessewas maad. 27 And men wondriden,and seiden, What maner man is hethis, for the wyndis and the see obeis-chen to him? 28 And whanne Jhesuswas comun ouer the watir in to thecuntre of men of Gerasa, twey menmetten hym, that hadden deuelis,and camen out of graues, ful woode,so that noo man myyte go bi thatweie. 29 And lo! thei crieden, andseiden, What to vs and to thee, Jhesu,the sone of God? `art thou comunhidir bifore the tyme to turmente vs?30And not fer fro hem was a flocke ofmany swyne lesewynge. 31 And thedeuelis preyeden hym, and seiden, Ifthou castist out vs fro hennes, sendevs in to the droue of swyne. 32And heseide to hem, Go ye. And thei yedenout, and wenten in to the swyne; andloo! in a greet bire al the droue wenteheedlyng in to the see, and theiwerendeed in the watris. 33 And the hirdisfledden awey, and camen in to thecitee, and telden alle these thingis,and of hem that hadden the feendis.34And lo! al the citee wente out ayensJhesu; and whanne thei hadden seynhym, thei preieden, that he woldepasse fro her coostis.

91 And Jhesus wente vp in to a

boot, and passide ouer the watir, andcam in to his citee. 2 And lo! thei

brouyten to hym a man sike in pale-sie, liggynge in a bed. And Jhesussaw the feith of hem, and seide tothe man sike in palesye, Sone, hauethou trist; thi synnes ben foryouun tothee. 3 And lo! summe of the scribisseiden withynne hem silf, This blas-femeth. 4 And whanne Jhesus haddeseyn her thouytis, he seide, Whertothenken ye yuele thingis in yourehertis? 5 What is liytere to seye, Thisynnes ben foryouun to thee, ethir`to seie, Rise thou, and walke? 6 Butthat ye wite that mannus sone hathpower to foryyue synnes in erthe,thanne he seide to the sijk man inpalesie, Rise vp; take thi bed, and goin to thin hous. 7 And he roos, andwente in to his hous. 8And the pupleseynge dredde, and glorifiede God,that yaf suche power to men. 9 Andwhanne Jhesus passide fro thennus,he say a man, Matheu bi name, sit-tynge in a tolbothe. And he seide tohym, Sue thou me. 10 And he roos,and folewide hym. And it was don,the while he sat `at the mete in thehous, lo! many pupplicans and synfulmen camen, and saten `at the metewith Jhesu and hise disciplis. 11 AndFarisees sien, and seiden to hise dis-ciplis, Whi etith youre maister withpupplicans and synful men? 12 AndJhesus herde, and seide, A leche is notnedeful to men that faren wel, butto men that ben yuel at ese. 13 Butgo ye, and lerne what it is, Y wolemerci, and not sacrifice; for I cam,not to clepe riytful men, but synfulmen. 14 Thanne the disciplis of Jooncamen to hym, and seiden, Whi weand Farisees fasten ofte, but thi disci-plis fasten not? 15And Jhesus seide tohem,Whether the sones of the spousemoun morne, as long as the spouse iswith hem? But daies schulen come,whanne the spouse schal be takun awei fro hem, and thanne thei schulenfaste. 16Andnomanputteth a clout ofbuystous clothe in to an elde clothing;for it doith awey the fulnesse of thecloth, and a wers breking is maad.17 Nethir men putten newe wyne in

Matthew 9:18 9 Matthew 10:12to elde botelis, ellis the botels bento-broke, and distried, and the wynsched out. But men putten newewyne in to newe botels, and botheben kept. 18 Whiles that Jhesus spakthes thingis to hem, lo! a princecam, andworschipide hym, and seide,Lord, my douyter is now deed; butcome thou, and putte thin hond onhir, and she schal lyue. 19 And Jh-esus roos, and `hise disciplis, andsueden hym. 20 And lo! a wom-man, that hadde the blodi flux twelueyere, neiyede bihynde, and touchidethe hem of his cloth. 21 For scheseide with ynne hir self, Yif Y toucheoonli the cloth of hym, Y schal besaaf. 22 And Jhesus turnede, and sayhir, and seide, Douytir, haue thoutrist; thi feith hath maad thee saaf.And the womman was hool fro thatour. 23 And whanne Jhesus cam into the hous of the prince, and saymynstrallis, and the puple makyngenoise, 24 he seide, Go ye a wei, for thedamysel is not deed, but slepith. Andthei scornyden hym. 25 And whannethe folc was put out, he wente in,and helde hir hond; and the damyselroos. 26 And this fame wente out into al that loond. 27 And whanne Jh-esus passide fro thennus, twei blyndemen criynge sueden hym, and seiden,Thou sone of Dauid, haue merci onvs. 28 And whanne he cam in to thehous, the blynde men camen to hym;and Jhesus seide to hem, What wolenye, that I do to you? And thei seiden,Lord, that oure iyen be opened. AndJhesus seide, Bileuen ye, that Ymai dothis thing to you? Thei seien to him,Yhe, Lord. 29 Thanne he touchideher iyen, and seide, Aftir youre feithbe it doon to you. 30 And the iyenof hem were opened. And Jhesusthretenedehem, and seide, Se ye, thatno man wite. 31 But thei yeden out,and diffameden hym thorou al thatlond. 32 And whanne thei weren gonout, loo! thei brouyten to hym adoumbeman, hauynge adeuel. 33Andwhanne the deuel was cast out, the

doumb man spak. And the puplewondride, and seide, It hath not besay thus in Israel. 34 But the Fariseesseiden, In the prince of deuelis hecastith out deuelis. 35 And Jhesuswente `aboute alle the `citees andcastels, techinge in the synagogis ofhem, and prechynge the gospel of thekyngdom, and helynge euery langourand euery sijknesse. 36And he siy thepuple, and hadde reuthe on hem; forthei weren trauelid, and liggynge asscheep not hauynge a scheepherde.37 Thanne he seide to hise disciplis,Sotheli there is myche ripe corn, butfewe werk men. 38 Therfor preye yethe lord of the ripe corn, that hesende werke men in to his ripe corn.

101 And whanne his twelue disciplis

weren clepid togidere, he yaf to hempowere of vnclene spiritis, to castehem out of men, and to heele euerilangour, and sijknesse. 2 And theseben the names of the twelue apostlis;the firste, Symount, that is clepidPetre, and Andrew, his brothir; Jamesof Zebede, and Joon, his brothir; Filip,and Bartholomeu; 3 Thomas, andMatheu, pupplican; and James Alfey,and Tadee; 4 Symount Chananee, andJudas Scarioth, that bitrayede Crist.5 Jhesus sente these twelue, and co-maundide hem, and seide, Go yenot `in to the weie of hethene men,and entre ye not in to the citees ofSamaritans; 6 but rather go ye to thescheep of the hous of Israel, that hanperischid. 7 And go ye, and precheye, and seie, that the kyngdam ofheuenes shal neiye; 8 heele ye sikemen, reise ye deede men, clense yemesels, caste ye out deuelis; freeli yehan takun, freli yyue ye. 9 Nyle yewelde gold, nether siluer, ne moneyin youre girdlis, not a scrippe in theweie, 10 nether twei cootis, nethirshoon, nether a yerde; for a werkmanis worthi his mete. 11 In to whateuere citee or castel ye schulen entre,axe ye who therynne is worthi, andthere dwelle ye, til ye go out. 12 And

Matthew 10:13 10 Matthew 11:1whanne ye goon in to an hous, `greteye it, and seyn, Pees to this hous.13 And if thilk hous be worthi, yourepees schal come on it; but if thathous be not worthi, youre pees schalturne ayen to you. 14 And who eu-ere resseyueth not you, nethir herithyoure wordis, go ye fro that housor citee, and sprenge of the dust ofyoure feet. 15 Treuly Y seie to you,it shal be more suffrable to the loondof men of Sodom and of Gommor inthe dai of iugement, than to thilkecitee. 16 Lo! Y sende you as scheepin the myddil of wolues; therfor beye sliy as serpentis, and symple asdowues. 17 But be ye war of men, forthei schulen take you in counseilis,and thei schulen bete you in her syna-gogis; 18and tomeyris, or presidentis,and to kyngis, ye schulen be lad forme, in witnessyng to hem, and tothe hethen men. 19 But whanne theitake you, nyle ye thenke, hou or whatthing ye schulen speke, for it shal beyouun `to you in that our, what yeschulen speke; 20 for it ben not yethat speken, but the spirit of yourefadir, that spekith in you. 21 `Andthe brother shal take the brother into deeth, and the fader the sone, andsones schulen rise ayens fadir andmodir, and schulen turmente hembi deeth. 22 And ye schulen be inhate to alle men for my name; buthe that shall dwelle stille in to theende, shal be saaf. 23 And whannethei pursuen you in this citee, fle yein to anothir. Treuli Y seie to you, yeschulen not ende the citees of Israel,to for that mannus sone come. 24Thedisciple is not aboue the maistir, nethe seruaunt aboue hys lord; 25 it isynowy to the disciple, that he be ashis maistir, and to the seruaunt as hislord. If thei han clepid the hosebondeman Belsabub, hou myche more hishoushold meyne? 26 Therfor dredeye not hem; for no thing is hid, thatschal not be shewid; and no thing ispriuey, that schal not be wist. 27 Thatthing that Y seie to you in derknessis,

seie ye in the liyt; and preche ye onhousis, that thing that ye heeren inthe ere. 28 And nyle ye drede hemthat sleen the bodi; for thei mounnot sle the soule; but rather dredeye hym, that mai lese bothe souleand bodi in to helle. 29 Whethertwei sparewis ben not seeld for anhalpeny? and oon of hem shal notfalle on the erthe with outen yourefadir. 30 `And alle the heeris of youreheed ben noumbrid. 31 Therfor nyleye drede; ye ben betere than manysparewis. 32 Therfor euery man thatschal knouleche me bifore men, Yschal knouleche hym bifor my fadirthat is in heuenes. 33 But he thatshal denye me bifor men, and I shaldenye him bifor my fadir that is inheuenes. 34Nile ye deme, that Y camto sende pees in to erthe; Y cam notto sende pees, but swerd. 35 For Ycam to departe a man ayens his fadir,and the douytir ayens hir modir, andthe sones wijf ayens the housbondismodir; 36 and the enemyes of a manben `thei, that ben homeli with him.37He that loueth fadir or modir morethan me, is not worthi to me. And hethat loueth sone or douyter ouer me,is not worthi to me. 38 And he thattakith not his croos, and sueth me, isnot worthi to me. 39 He that fyndithhis lijf, shal lose it; and he that lesithhis lijf for me, shal fynde it. 40He thatresseyueth you, resseyueth me; andhe that resseyueth me, resseyuethhym that sente me. 41 He thatresseyueth a prophete in the name ofa prophete, shal take the mede of aprophete. And he that resseyueth aiust man in the name of a iust man,schal take the mede of a iust man.42Andwho euer yyueth drynke to oonof these leeste a cuppe of cooldewatiroonli in the name of a disciple, treuliY seie to you, he shal not leese hismede.

111 And it was doon, whanne Jhe-

sus hadde endid, he comaundide tohise twelue disciplis, and passide fro

Matthew 11:2 11 Matthew 12:3thennus to teche and preche in thecitees of hem. 2 But whanne Joonin boondis hadde herd the werkis ofCrist, he sente tweyne of hise dis-ciplis, 3 and seide to him, `Art thouhe that schal come, or we abidenanother? 4 And Jhesus answeride,and seide `to hem, Go ye, and telleayen to Joon tho thingis that ye hanherd and seyn. 5 Blynde men seen,crokid men goon, meselis ben maadclene, deefe men heren, deed menrysen ayen, pore men ben takun to`prechyng of the gospel. 6 And he isblessid, that shal not be sclaundrid inme. 7 And whanne thei weren goonawei, Jhesus bigan to seie of Joon tothe puple, What thing wenten ye outin to desert to se? a reed wawed withthe wynd? 8 Or what thing wentenye out to see? a man clothid withsofte clothis? Lo! thei that benclothid with softe clothis ben in thehousis of kyngis. 9 But what thingwenten ye out to se? a prophete?Yhe, Y seie to you, and more than aprophete. 10 For this is he, of whomit is writun, Lo! Y sende myn aungelbifor thi face, that shal make redithi weye bifor thee. 11 Treuli Y seieto you, ther roos noon more thanJoon Baptist among the children ofwymmen; but he that is lesse in thekyngdomof heuenes, ismore thanhe.12And fro the daies of Joon Baptist tilnow the kyngdom of heuenes suffrithviolence, and violent men rauyschenit. 13 For alle prophetis and the lawe`til to Joon prophecieden; and if yewolen resseyue, 14 he is Elie that is tocome. 15He that hath eris of heryng,here he. 16 But to whom schal Ygesse this generacioun lijk? It is lijkto children sittynge in chepyng, thatcrien to her peeris, 17 and seien, Wehan songun to you, and ye han notdaunsid; we han morned to you, andye han not weilid. 18 For Joon camnether etyngene drynkynge, and theiseien, He hath a deuel. 19 The soneof man cam etynge and drynkynge,and thei seien, Lo! a man a glo-

toun, and a drinkere of wijne, anda freend of pupplicans and of synfulmen. And wisdom is iustified of hersones. 20Thanne Jhesus bigan to seyerepreef to citees, in whiche ful manyevertues of him weren doon, for theididen not penaunce. 21 Wo to thee!Corosaym, woo to thee! Bethsaida;for if the vertues that ben doon in youhadden be doon in Tyre and Sidon,sumtyme thei hadden don penauncein heyre and aische. 22 Netheles Yseie to you, it schal be lesse peyneto Tire and Sidon in the dai of doom,than to you. 23And thou, Cafarnaum,whethir thou schalt be arerid vp into heuene? Thou shalt go doun in tohelle. For if the vertues that ben donin thee, hadden be don in Sodom, per-auenture thei schulden haue dwellid`in to this dai. 24 Netheles Y seie toyou, that to the lond of Sodom it schalbe `lesse peyne in the dai of doom,than to thee. 25 In thilke tyme Jhesusansweride, and seide, Y knowlecheto thee, fadir, lord of heuene and oferthe, for thou hast hid these thingisfro wijse men, and redi, and hastschewid hem to litle children; 26 so,fadir, for so it was plesynge toforethee. 27Alle thingis ben youune tomeof my fadir; and no man knewe thesone, but the fadir, nethir ony manknewe the fadir, but the sone, and towhom the sone wolde schewe. 28Alleye that traueilen, and ben chargid,come to me, and Y schal fulfille you.29 Take ye my yok on you, and lerneye of me, for Y ammylde and meke inherte; and ye schulen fynde reste toyoure soulis. 30 `For my yok is softe,and my charge liyt.

121 In that tyme Jhesus wente bi

cornes in the sabot day; and hisedisciplis hungriden, and bigunnen toplucke the eris of corn, and to ete.2And Fariseis, seynge, seiden to hym,Lo! thi disciplis don that thing thatis not leueful to hem to do in sabatis.3 And he seide to hem, Whether ye

Matthew 12:4 12 Matthew 12:37hannot red, whatDauid dide, whannehehungride, and thei thatwerenwithhym? 4 hou he entride in to the housof God, and eet looues of proposi-cioun, whiche looues it was not leue-ful to hym to ete, nether to hemthat weren with hym, but to prestisaloone? 5 Or whether ye han not redin the lawe, that in sabotis prestis inthe temple defoulen the sabotis, andthei ben with oute blame? 6 And Yseie to you, that here is a gretter thanthe temple. 7 And if ye wisten, whatit is, Y wole merci, and not sacrifice,ye schulden neuer haue condempnedinnocentis. 8Formannus Sone is lord,yhe, of the sabat. 9 And whanne hepasside fro thennus, he cam in to thesynagoge of hem. 10 And lo! a manthat hadde a drye hoond. And theiaxiden hym, and seiden, Whether itbe leueful to hele in the sabot? thatthei schulden acuse hym. 11 And heseide to hem, What man of you schalbe, that hath o scheep, and if it falle into a diche in the sabotis, whether heshal not holde, and lifte it vp? 12Howmyche more is a man better than ascheep? Therfor it is leueful to dogood in the sabatis. 13 Thanne heseide to the man, Stretche forth thinhoond. And he strauyte forth; and itwas restorid to heelthe as the tothir.14 And the Farisees wenten out, andmaden a counsel ayens hym, hou theischulden distrie hym. 15 And Jhesusknewe it, andwente awei fro thennus;and many sueden hym, and he helidehem alle. 16 And he comaundide tohem, that thei schulden not makehym knowun; 17 that that thing werefulfillid, that was seid by Isaie, theprophete, seiynge, Lo! 18 my child,whom Y haue chosun, my derling, inwhom it hath wel plesid to my soule;Y shal put my spirit on him, and heshal telle dom to hethen men. 19 Heshal not stryue, ne crye, nethir onyman shal here his voice in stretis.20 A brisid rehed he shal not breke,and he schal not quenche smokyngeflax, til he caste out doom to victorie;21 and hethene men schulen hope in

his name. 22 Thanne a man blyndeand doumbe, that hadde a feend, wasbrouyt to hym; and he helide hym, sothat he spak, and say. 23 And al thepuple wondride, and seide, Whetherthis be the sone of Dauid? 24 Butthe Farisees herden, and seiden, Hethis casteth not out feendis, but inBelsabub, prince of feendis. 25 AndJhesus, witynge her thouytis, seide tohem, Eche kingdom departid ayens itsilf, schal be desolatid, and eche cite,or hous, departid ayens it self, schalnot stonde. 26 And if Satanas castithout Satanas, he is departid ayens himsilf; therfor hou schal his kingdomstonde? 27 And if Y in Belsabub casteout deuelis, in `whom youre sonescasten out? Therfor thei schulen beyoure domes men. 28 But if Y in theSpirit of God caste out feendis, thannethe kyngdom of God is comen in toyou. 29 Ethir hou may ony man entrein to the hous of a stronge man, andtake awey hise vesselis, but `he firstbynde the stronge man, and thannehe schal spuyle his hous? 30He that isnot with me, is ayens me; and he thatgaderith not togidere with me, sca-terith abrood. 31Therfor I seie to you,al synne and blasfemye shal be fory-ouun to men, but `the spirit of blas-femye shal not be foryouun. 32 Andwho euere seith aword ayensmannussone, it shal be foryouun to him; butwho that seieth a word ayens theHooli Goost, it shal not be foryouun tohym, nether in this world, ne in `thetothir. 33 Ethir make ye the tree good,and his fruyt good; ether make ye thetree yuel and his fruyt yuel; for a treeis knowun of the fruyt. 34 Ye genera-cioun of eddris, hou moun ye spekegoode thingis, whanne ye ben yuele?For the mouth spekith of plente ofthe herte. 35 A good man bryngithforth good thingis of good tresoure,and an yuel man bringith forth yuelthingis of yuel tresoure. 36And Y seieto you, that of euery idel word, thatmen speken, thei schulen yelde re-soun therof in the dai of doom; 37 for

Matthew 12:38 13 Matthew 13:17of thi wordis thou schalt be iustified,and of thi wordis thou shalt be damp-ned. 38 Thanne summe of the scribisand Farisees answeriden to hym, andseiden, Mayster, we wolen se a tokneof thee. 39 Which answeride, andseide to hem, An yuel kynrede and aspouse brekere sekith a tokene, and atokene shal not be youun to it, but thetokene of Jonas, the prophete. 40 Foras Jonas was in the wombe of a whalthre daies and thre nyytis, so mannussone shal be in the herte of the erthethre daies and thre nyytis. 41 Menof Nynyue schulen rise in doom withthis generacioun, and schulen con-dempne it; for thei diden penaunce inthe prechyng of Jonas, and lo! here agretter than Jonas. 42 The queene ofthe south shal rise in doom with thisgeneracioun, and schal condempneit; for she cam fro the eendis of theerthe to here the wisdom of Salomon,and lo! here a gretter than Salomon.43Whanne an vnclene spirit goith outfro a man, he goith bi drie places,`and sekith rest, and fyndith not.44 Thanne he seith, Y shal turne ayenin to myn hous, fro whannys Y wenteout. And he cometh, and fyndith itvoide, and clensid with besyms, andmaad faire. 45 Thanne he goith, andtakithwith him seuene othere spiritisworse than hym silf; and thei entren,and dwellen there. And the lastethingis of that man ben maad worsethan the formere. So it shal be to thisworste generacioun. 46 Yit whil hespak to the puple, lo! his modir andhis bretheren stoden withouteforth,sekynge to speke to hym. 47 And aman seide to hym, Lo! thi modir andthi britheren stonden withouteforth,sekynge thee. 48He answeride to theman, that spak to hym, and seide,Who is my modir? and who ben mybritheren? 49 And he helde forth hishoond in to hise disciplis, and seide,Lo! my modir and my bretheren;50 for who euer doith the wille of myfadir that is in heuenes, he is mybrothir, and sistir, and modir.

131 In that dai Jhesus yede out of the

hous, and sat bisidis the see. 2 Andmyche puple was gaderid to hym, sothat he wente up in to a boot, andsat; and al the puple stood on thebrenke. 3 And he spac to hem manythingis in parablis, and seide, Lo! hethat sowith, yede out to sowehis seed.4 And while he sowith, summe seedisfelden bisidis the weie, and briddisof the eir camen, and eeten hem.5 But othere seedis felden in to stonyplaces, where thei hadden not my-che erthe; and anoon thei sprongenvp, for thei hadden not depnesse oferthe. 6 But whanne the sonne wasrisun, thei swaliden, and for thei had-den not roote, thei drieden vp. 7 Andother seedis felden among thornes;and thornes woxen vp, and strangele-den hem. 8But othere seedis felden into good lond, and yauen fruyt; summean hundrid foold, an othir sixti foold,an othir thritti foold. 9 He that hatheris of heryng, here he. 10 And thedisciplis camen nyy, and seiden tohim, Whi spekist thou in parablis tohem? 11 And he answeride, and seideto hem, `For to you it is youun toknowe the priuytees of the kyngdomof heuenes; but it is not youun tohem. 12 For it shal be youun to hymthat hath, and he shal haue plente;but if a man hath not, also that thingthat he hath shal be takun awei frohym. 13 Therfor Y speke to hem inparablis, for thei seynge seen not,and thei herynge heren not, nethervndurstonden; 14 that the prophe-sie of Ysaie `seiynge be fulfillid `inhem, With heryng ye schulen here,and ye shulen not vndurstonde; andye seynge schulen se, and ye shulennot se; 15 for the herte of this pu-ple is greetli fattid, and thei her-den heuyli with eeris, and thei hanclosed her iyen, lest sumtime theiseenwith iyen, andwith eeris heeren,and vndirstonden in herte, and theibe conuertid, and Y heele hem. 16Butyoure iyen that seen ben blesside, andyoure eeris that heren. 17 Forsothe Y

Matthew 13:18 14 Matthew 13:44seie to you, that manye profetis andiust men coueitiden to se tho thingisthat ye seen, and thei sayn not, andto heere tho thingis that ye heren,and thei herden not. 18 Therfor hereye the parable of the sowere. 19 Echthat herith the word of the rewme,and vndirstondith not, the yuel spiritcometh, and rauyschith that that issowun in his herte; this it is, that issowun bisidis the weie. 20 But thisthat is sowun on the stony loond, thisit is, that herith the word of God,and anoon with ioye takith it. 21 Andhe hath not roote in hym silf, but istemporal. For whanne tribulaciounand persecucioun is maad for theword, anoon he is sclaundrid. 22 Buthe that is sowun in thornes, is thisthat heerith the word, and the bisy-nesse of this world, and the fallace ofritchessis strangulith the word, andit is maad with outen fruyt. 23 Buthe that is sowun in to good loond, isthis that herith the word, and vnder-stondeth, and bryngith forth fruyt.And summe makith an hundrid fold,treuli anothir sixti fold, and anotherthritti fold. 24Anothir parable Jhesusputtide forth to hem, and seide, Thekyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk toa man, that sewe good seed in hisfeld. 25 And whanne men slepten, hisenemy cam, and sewe aboue taris inthe myddil of whete, and wente awei.26 But whanne the erbe was growed,and made fruyt, thanne the taris ap-periden. 27 And the seruauntis of thehosebonde man camen, and seidento hym, Lord, whether hast thou notsowun good seed in thi feeld? whereof thanne hath it taris? 28 And heseide to hem, An enemy hath do thisthing. And the seruauntis seidento him, `Wolt thou that we goon,and gaderen hem? 29 And he seide,Nay, lest perauenture ye in gade-rynge taris drawen vp with hem thewhete bi the roote. 30 Suffre ye hembothe to wexe in to repyng tyme; andin the tymeof ripe corneY shal seie tothe reperis, First gadere ye to gidere

the taris, and bynde hem to giderein knytchis to be brent, but gadereye whete in to my berne. 31 Anotherparable Jhesus puttide forth to hem,and seide, The kyngdomof heuenes islijk to a corn of seneuey, which a mantook, and sewe in his feeld. 32Whichis the leeste of alle seedis, butwhanneit hath woxen, it is the moste of allewortis, and is maad a tre; so thatbriddis of the eir comen, and dwellenin the bowis therof. 33 Another para-ble Jhesus spac to hem, The kyng-dom of heuenes is lijk to sour douy,which a womman took, and hidde inthre mesuris of mele, til it were allesowrid. 34 Jhesus spac alle thes thingisin parablis to the puple, and he spacnot to hem with out parablis, that itschulde be fulfillid, 35 that is seid bithe prophete, seiynge, Y shal openemy mouth in parablis; Y shal telleout hid thingis fro the makyng of theworld. 36 Thanne he lefte the puple,and cam in to an hous; and hise dis-ciplis camen to him, and seiden, Ex-powne to vs the parable of taris of thefeeld. 37Which answeride, and seide,He that sowith good seed is mannussone; 38 the feeld is the world; butthe good seed, these ben sones of thekyngdom, but taris, these ben yuelechildren; 39 the enemye that sowithhem is the feend; and the ripe corn isthe endyng of the world, the reperisben aungels. 40 Therfor as taris bengaderid togidere, and ben brent infier, so it shal be in the endyngof the world. 41 Mannus sone shalsende hise aungels, and thei schulengadere fro his rewme alle sclaun-dris, and hem that doon wickidnesse;42 and thei schulen sende hem in tothe chymney of fier, there shal beweping and betyng to gidere of teeth.43 Thanne iuste men schulen schyneas the sunne, in the rewme of herfadir. He that hath eeris of heryng,here he. 44 The kyngdom of heuenesis lijk to tresour hid in a feld, which aman that fyndith, hidith; and for ioyeof it he goith, and sillith alle thingisthat he hath, and bieth thilk feeld.

Matthew 13:45 15 Matthew 14:2045 Eftsoone the kyngdom of heuenesis lijk to a marchaunt, that sechithgood margaritis; 46 but whanne hehath foundun o precious margarite,he wente, and selde alle thingis thathe hadde, and bouyte it. 47 Eft thekyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a nettecast into the see, and that gaderith togidere of al kynde of fisschis; 48whichwhanne it was ful, thei drowen vp,and seten bi the brenke, and chesenthe goode in to her vessels, but theyuel thei kesten out. 49 So it schal bein the endyng of the world. Aungelsschulen go out, and schulen departeyuel men fro the myddil of iuste men.50And thei shulen sende hem in to thechymnei of fier; ther shal be wepingand gryntyng of teeth. 51 Han yevndirstonde alle these thingis? Theiseien to hym, Yhe. 52 He seith tohem, Therfor euery wise man of lawein the kyngdom of heuenes, is lijkto an hosebonde man, that bryngithforth of his tresoure newe thingis andelde. 53 And it was doon, whanneJhesus hadde endid these parablis, hepasside fro thennus. 54 And he camin to his cuntrei, and tauyte hem inher synagogis, so that thei wondri-den, and seiden, Fro whennus thiswisdam and vertues camen to this?55 Whether `is not this the sone of acarpentere? Whether his modir benot seid Marie? and hise britheren,James, and Joseph, and Symount, andJudas? and hise sistris, 56 whetherthei alle ben not among us? Frowhennus thanne `alle thes thingis ca-men to this? 57 And so thei werensclaundrid in hym. But Jhesus seideto hem, A profete is not with outeworschip, but in his owen cuntre, andin his owen hous. 58 And he dide nottheremanye vertues, for the vnbileueof hem.

141 In that tyme Eroude tetrarke,

prynce of the fourthe part, herde thefame of Jhesu; 2 and seide to hisechildren, This is Joon Baptist, he isrysun fro deeth, and therfor vertues

worchen in hym. 3ForHeroude haddeholde Joon, and bounde hym, andputtide hym `in to prisoun for Hero-dias, the wijf of his brothir. 4 For Joonseide to him, It is not leueful to theeto haue hir. 5 And he willynge to slehym, dredde the puple; for thei had-den hym as a prophete. 6 But in thedai of Heroudis birthe, the douytirof Herodias daunside in the myddil,and pleside Heroude. 7Wherfor withan ooth he bihiyte to yyue to hir,what euere thing she hadde axid ofhym. 8 And she bifor warned of hirmodir, seide, Yif thou to me herethe heed of Joon Baptist in a disch.9 And the kyng was sorewful, but forthe ooth, and for hem that saten togidere at the mete, he comaundideto be youun. 10 And he sente, andbihedide Joon in the prisoun. 11 Andhis heed was brouyt in a dische, andit was youun to the damysel, andshe bar it to hir modir. 12 And hisedisciplis camen, and token his bodi,and birieden it; and thei camen, andtolden to Jhesu. 13 And whanne Jhe-sus hadde herd this thing, he wentefro thennus in a boot, in to desertplace bisides. And whanne the puplehadde herd, thei folewiden hym onher feet fro citees. 14 And Jhesusyede out, and sai a greet puple, andhadde reuthe on hem, and heelidethe sike men of hem. 15 But whannethe euentid was com, hise discipliscamen to him, and seiden, The placeis desert, and the tyme is now passid;lat the puple go in to townes, to byehem mete. 16 Jhesus seide to hem,Thei han not nede to go; yyue ye hemsumwhat to ete. 17 Thei answeriden,We han not heere, but fyue loouesand twei fischis. 18 And he seide tohem, Brynge ye hem hidur to me.19 And whanne he hadde comaundidthe puple to sitte to meete on theheye, he took fyue looues and tweifischis, and he bihelde in to heuene,and blesside, and brak, and yaf to hisedisciplis; and the disciplis yauen tothe puple. 20And alle eten, and werenfulfillid. And thei tooken the relifs

Matthew 14:21 16 Matthew 15:20of brokun gobetis, twelue cofynes ful.21And the noumbre of men that etenwas fyue thousynde of men, outakunwymmen and lytle children. 22 Andanoon Jhesus compellide the disciplisto go vp in to a boot, and go biforhym ouer the see, while he lefte thepuple. 23 And whanne the puple wasleft, he stiede aloone in to an hil for topreie. But whanne the euenyng wascome, he was there aloone. 24 Andthe boot in the myddel of the see wasschoggid with wawis, for the wyndwas contrarie to hem. 25 But in thefourthe wakyng of the niyt, he cam tohem walkynge aboue the see. 26 Andthei, seynge hym walking on the see,weren disturblid, and seiden, Thatit is a fantum; and for drede theicrieden. 27 And anoon Jhesus spacto hem, and seide, Haue ye trust, Yam; nyle ye drede. 28 And Petre an-sweride, and seide, Lord, if thou art,comaunde me to come to thee on thewatris. 29 And he seide, Come thou.And Petre yede doun fro the boot,and walkide on the watris to come toJhesu. 30 But he siy the wynd strong,and was aferde; and whanne he biganto drenche, he criede, and seide, Lord,make me saaf. 31 And anoon Jhesushelde forth his hoond, and took Petre,and seide to hym, Thou of litil feith,whi hast thou doutid? 32And whannehe hadde stied in to the boot, thewynd ceessid. 33And thei, that werenin the boot, camen, andworschipidenhym, and seiden, Verili, thou art God-dis sone. 34 And whanne thei haddenpassid ouer the see, thei camen in tothe loond of Genesar. 35 And whannemenof that placehaddenknowehym,thei senten in to al that cuntre; andthei brouyten to hym alle that had-den siknesse. 36 And thei preiedenhym, that thei schulden touche thehemme of his clothing; and who eu-ere touchiden weren maad saaf.

151 Thanne the scribis and the

Farisees camen to hym fro Jerusalem,and seiden, 2Whi breken thi disciplis

the tradiciouns of eldere men? forthei waisschen not her hondis,whanne thei eten breed. 3 Heansweride, and seide to hem, Whibreken ye the maundement of Godfor youre tradicioun? 4 For God seide,Honoure thi fadir and thi modir, andhe that cursith fadir or modir, diebi deeth. 5 But ye seien, Who euerseith to fadir or modir, What euereyifte is of me, it schal profite to thee;6 and he hath not worschipid his fadiror his modir; and ye han maad themaundement of God voide for youretradicioun. 7 Ypocritis, Isaie, theprophete, prophesiede wel of you,8 and seide, This puple honourithme with lippis, but her herte is ferfro me; 9 and thei worschipen me`with outen cause, techynge thedoctrines and maundementis of men.10 And whanne the puple werenclepid to gidere to hym, he seideto hem, Here ye, and `vndurstondeye. 11 That thing that entrith in tothe mouth, defoulith not a man; butthat thing that cometh out of themouth, defoulith a man. 12 Thannehise disciplis camen, and seiden tohym, Thou knowist, that, if this wordbe herd, the Farisees ben sclaundrid?13And he answeride, and seide, Eueriplauntyng, that my fadir of heuenehath not plauntid, shal be drawun vpby the roote. 14 Suffre ye hem; theiben blynde, and leederis of blyndemen. And if a blynd man lede ablynd man, bothe fallen doun in tothe diche. 15 Petre answeride, andseide to hym, Expowne to vs thisparable. 16 And he seide, Yit `yeben also with oute vndurstondyng?17Vndurstonden ye not, that al thingthat entrith in to the mouth, goith into thewombe, and is sent out in to thegoyng awei? 18 But tho thingis thatcomen forth fro the mouth, goon outof the herte, and tho thingis defoulena man. 19 For of the herte goonout yuele thouytis, mansleyngis,auowtries, fornycaciouns, theftis, falswitnessyngis, blasfemyes. 20 Thesthingis it ben that defoulen a man;

Matthew 15:21 17 Matthew 16:12but to ete with hondis not waischun,defoulith not a man. 21 And Jhesusyede out fro thennus, and wentein to the coostis of Tire and Sidon.22 And lo! a womman of Canane yedeout of tho coostis, and criede, andseide to him, Lord, the sone of Dauid,haue merci on me; my douyter isyuel traueilid of a feend. 23 And heansweride not to hir a word. Andhise disciplis camen, and preiedenhym, and seiden, Leue thou hir, forshe crieth aftir vs. 24 He answeride,and seide, Y am not sent, but to thescheep of the hous of Israel thatperischiden. 25 And she cam, andworschipide hym, and seide, Lord,helpe me. 26 Which answeride, andseide, It is not good to take the breedof children, and caste to houndis.27 And she seide, Yhis, Lord; forwhelpis eten of the crummes, thatfallen doun fro the bord of her lordis.28 Thanne Jhesus answeride, andseide to hir, A! womman, thi feithis greet; be it doon to thee, as thouwolt. And hir douytir was helid frothat hour. 29 And whanne Jhesushadde passed fro thennus, he cambisidis the see of Galilee. And heyede vp in to an hil, and sat there.30 And myche puple cam to hym, andhadden with hem doumbe men andcrokid, feble and blynde, and manyother; and thei castiden doun hem athise feet. And he helide hem, 31 sothat the puple wondriden seyngedoumbe men spekynge, and crokidgoynge, blynde men seynge; and theimagnyfieden God of Israel. 32 AndJhesus, whanne hise disciplis werenclepid to gidere, seide to hem, Y hauereuthe of the puple, for thei hanabiden now thre daies with me, andhan no thing to ete; and Y wole notleeue hem fastynge, lest thei failen inthe weie. 33And the disciplis seien tohim, Wherof thanne so many loouesamong vs in desert, to fulfille so greeta puple? 34 And Jhesus seide to hem,Hou many looues han ye? And theiseiden, Seuene, and a fewe smalefisshis. 35 And he comaundide to the

puple, to sitte to mete on the erthe.36 And he took seuene looues andfyue fischis, and dide thankyngis,and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis;and the disciplis yauen to the puple.37 And alle eten, and weren fulfillid,and thei token that that was left ofrelifes, seuene lepis fulle. 38 And theithat eten weren foure thousynde ofmen, with outen litle children andwymmen. 39 And whanne he haddeleft the puple, he wente vp in to aboot, and cam in to the coostis ofMagedan.

161 And the Farisees and the Sa-

ducees camen tohymtemptynge, andpreieden hym to schewe hem a to-kene fro heuene. 2And he answeride,and seide to hem, Whanne the eu-entid is comun, ye seien, It schal beclere, for heuene is rodi; 3 and themorewtid, To dai tempest, for heueneschyneth heueli. 4 Thanne ye kunnedeme the face of heuene, but yemoun not wite the tokenes of tymes.An yuel generacioun and auoutressesekith a tokene; and a tokene schalnot be youun to it, but the tokeneof Jonas, the profete. And whannehe hadde left hem, he wente forth.5 And whanne his disciplis camenouer the see, thei foryaten to takelooues. 6Andhe seide to hem, Biholdeye, and be war of the soure dowy ofFarisees and Saducees. 7 And theithouyten amonghem, and seiden, Forwe han not take looues. 8 But Jhesuswitynge seide to hem, What thenkenye among you of litel feith, for ye hannot looues? 9 Yit `vndurstonden notye, nether han mynde of fyue loouesin to fyue thousynde of men, and houmany cofyns ye token? 10 nether ofseuene looues in to foure thousyndeof men, and hou many lepis ye to-ken? 11 Whi vndurstonden ye not,for Y seide not to you of breed, Beye war of the sourdowy of Fariseesand of Saducees? 12 Thanne theivndurstooden, that he seide not tobe war of sourdowy of looues, but of

Matthew 16:13 18 Matthew 17:14the techyng of Farisees and Saducees.13 And Jhesus cam in to the partiesof Cesarie of Filip, and axide hisedisciplis, and seide, Whom seien mento be mannus sone? 14 And thei sei-den, Summe Joon Baptist; othere Elie;and othere Jeremye, or oon of theprophetis. 15 Jhesus seide to hem, Butwhom seien ye me to be? 16 SymountPetre answeride, and seide, Thouart Crist, the sone of God lyuynge.17 Jhesus answeride, and seide to him,Blessid art thou, Symount Bariona;for fleisch and blood schewide not tothee, but my fadir that is in heuenes.18 And Y seie to thee, that thou artPetre, and on this stoon Y schal bildemy chirche, and the yatis of helleschulennot hauemiyt ayens it. 19Andto thee Y shal yyue the keies of thekingdom of heuenes; and what euerthou shalt bynde on erthe, schal beboundun also in heuenes; and whateuer thou schalt vnbynde on erthe,schal be vnbounden also in heuenes.20Thanne he comaundide to hise dis-ciplis, that thei schulden seie to noman, that he was Crist. 21 Fro thattyme Jhesus bigan to schewe to hisedisciplis, that it bihofte hym go toJerusalem, and suffre many thingis,of the eldere men, and of scribis, andprincis of prestis; and be slayn, andthe thridde dai to rise ayen. 22AndPe-tre tookhym, andbigan to blamehim,and seide, Fer be it fro thee, Lord; thisthing schal not be to thee. 23 And heturnede, and seide to Petre, Sathanas,go after me; thou art a sclaundre tome; for thou sauerist not tho thingisthat ben of God, but tho thingis thatben of men. 24 Thanne Jhesus seideto his disciplis, If ony man wole comeafter me, denye he hym silf, and takehis cros, and sue me; for he that wolemake his lijf saaf, 25 shal leese it; andhe that schal leese his lijf for me,schal fynde it. 26 For what profitith itto a man, if he wynne al the world,and suffre peiryng of his soule? orwhat chaunging schal a man yyue forhis soule? 27 For mannes sone schalcome in glorie of his fader, with his

aungels, and thanne he schal yelde toech man after his werkis. 28 Treuli Yseie to you, `ther ben summe of hemthat stonden here, whiche schulennot taste deth, til thei seen mannussone comynge in his kyngdom.

171 And after sixe daies Jhesus took

Petre, and James, and Joon, hisbrother, and ledde hem aside in toan hiy hil, 2 and was turned in toan othir licnesse bifor hem. And hisface schone as the sunne; and hiseclothis weren maad white as snowe.3 And lo! Moises and Elie apperidento hem, and spaken with hym. 4 AndPetre answeride, and seide to Jhesu,Lord, it is good vs to be here. If thouwolt, make we here thre tabernaclis;to thee oon, to Moises oon, and oonto Elye. Yit the while he spak, lo!5 a briyt cloude ouerschadewide hem;and lo! a voice out of the cloude, thatseide, This is my dereworth sone, inwhom Y haue wel pleside to me; hereye hym. 6 And the disciplis herden,and felden doun on her faces, anddredden greetli. 7 And Jhesus cam,and touchide hem, and seide to hem,Rise vp, and nyle ye drede. 8And theiliften vp her iyen, and saien no man,but Jhesu aloone. 9And as thei camendoun of the hille, Jhesus comaundideto hem, and seide, Seie ye to no manthe visioun, til mannus sone rise ayenfro deeth. 10 And his disciplis axidenhym, and seiden, What thanne seienthe scribis, that it bihoueth that Eliecome first? 11 He answeride, andseide to hem, Elie schal come, and heschal restore alle thingis. 12 And Yseie to you, that Elie is nowe comun,and thei knewen hym not, but theididen in him what euer thingis theiwolden; and so mannus sone schalsuffre of hem. 13 Thanne the disciplisvndurstoden, that he seide to hemof Joon Baptist. 14 And whanne hecam to the puple, a man cam to hym,and felde doun on hise knees biforhym, and seide, Lord, haue merci on

Matthew 17:15 19 Matthew 18:16my sone; for he is lunatike, and suf-frith yuele, for ofte tymes he fallithin to the fier, and ofte tymes in towater. 15 And Y brouyte hym to thidisciplis, and thei myyten not heelehym. 16 Jhesus answeride, and seide,A! thou generacion vnbileueful andweiward; hou long schal Y be withyou? hou long schal Y suffre you?Brynge ye hym hider to me. 17 AndJhesus blamede hym, and the deuelwente out fro hym; and the child washeelid fro that our. 18 Thanne thedisciplis camen to Jhesu priueli, andseiden to hym, Whi myyten not wecaste hym out? 19 Jhesus seith tohem, For youre vnbileue. Treuli Y seieto you, if ye han feith, as a corn ofseneueye, ye schulen seie to this hil,Passe thou hennus, and it schal passe;and no thing schal be vnpossible toyou; 20but this kynde is not caste out,but bi preiyng and fastyng. 21 Andwhilis thei weren abidynge togiderein Galilee, Jhesus seide to hem, Man-nus sone schal be bitraied in to thehondis of men; 22 and thei schulen slehym, and the thridde dayhe schal riseayen to lijf. 23And thei weren ful sori.24 And whanne thei camen to Cafar-naum, thei that token tribute, camento Petre, and seiden to hym, Youremaister payeth not tribute? 25 Andhe seide, Yhis. And whanne he wascomen in to the hous, Jhesus cambifor hym, and seide, Symount, whatsemeth to thee? Kyngis of erthe,of whom taken thei tribute? of hersones, ether of aliens? 26 And heseide, Of aliens. Jhesus seide to hym,Thanne sones ben fre. 27 But that wesclaundre hem not, go to the see, andcaste an hook, and take thilke fischthat first cometh vp; and, whanne hismouth is opened, thou schalt fynde astater, and yyue for thee and for me.

181 In that our the disciplis camen to

Jhesu, and seiden, Who, gessist thou,is gretter in the kyngdomof heuenes?2 And Jhesus clepide a litil child, and

putte hym in themyddil of hem; 3andseide, Y seie treuthe to you, but yebe turned, and maad as litle children,ye schulen not entre in to the kyng-dom of heuenes. 4 Therfor who euermekith hym as this litil child, he isgretter in the kyngdom of heuenes.5 And he that resseyueth o siche litilchild in my name, resseyueth me.6 But who so sclaundrith oon of thesesmale, that bileuen in me, it spedithto hym that a mylnstoon `of assisbe hangid in his necke, and he bedrenchid in the depnesse of the see.7 Woo to the world, for sclaundris;for it is nede that sclaundris come;netheles wo to thilke man bi whoma sclaundre cometh. 8 And if thinhoond or thi foot sclaundreth thee,kitte it of, and caste awei fro thee. Itis betere to thee to entre to lijf feble,ethir crokid, than hauynge tweynehoondis or twey feet to be sent into euerlastynge fier. 9 And if thiniye sclaundre thee, pulle it out, andcaste awei fro thee. It is betere tothee with oon iye to entre in to lijf,thannehauynge tweyn iyen to be sentin to the fier of helle. 10 Se ye, thatye dispise not oon of these litle. ForY seie to you, that the aungels ofhem in heuenes seen euermore theface of my fadir that is in heuenes.11 For mannus sone cam to saue thatthing that perischide. 12What semethto you? If ther weren to sum manan hundrid scheep, and oon of hemhath errid, whethir he schal not leeuenynti and nyne in desert, and schal goto seche that that erride? 13 And if itfalle that he fynde it, treuli Y seie toyou, that he schal haue ioye theronmore than on nynti and nyne thaterriden not. 14 So it is not the willebifor youre fadir that is in heuenes,that oon of these litle perische. 15Butif thi brother synneth ayens thee,go thou, and repreue hym, bitwixethee and hym aloone; if he heriththee, thou hast wonnun thi brother.16And if he herith thee not, take withthee oon or tweyne, that euery word

Matthew 18:17 20 Matthew 19:12stonde in the mouth of tweyne orthre witnessis. 17 And if he herithnot hem, seie thou to the chirche.But if he herith not the chirche, behe as an hethen and a pupplican tothee. 18 Y seie to you treuli, whateuer thingis ye bynden on erthe, thoschulen be boundun also in heuene;and what euer thingis ye vnbyndenon erthe, tho schulen be vnboundunalso in heuene. 19 Eftsoone Y seie toyou, that if tweyne of you consentenon the erthe, of euery thingwhat euerthei axen, it schal be don to hem ofmy fadir that is in heuenes. 20 Forwhere tweyne or thre ben gaderid inmy name, there Y am in the myd-dil of hem. 21 Thanne Petre cam tohym, and seide, Lord, how ofte schalmy brother synne ayens me, and Yschal foryyue hym? 22 Whether tilseuen tymes? Jhesus seith to hym,Y seie not to thee, til seuene sithis;but til seuenti sithis seuene sithis.23 Therfor the kyngdom of heuenesis licned to a kyng, that wolde rekynwith hise seruauntis. 24 And whannehe bigan to rekene, oon that ouyteten thousynde talentis, was brouyt tohym. 25 And whanne he hadde notwherof to yelde, his lord comaundidehym to be seld, and his wijf, and chil-dren, and alle thingis that he hadde,and to be paied. 26But thilke seruauntfelde doun, and preiede hym, andseide, Haue pacience in me, and Yschal yelde to thee alle thingis. 27Andthe lord hadde merci on that seru-aunt, and suffride hym to go, andforyaf to hym the dette. 28 But thilkeseruaunt yede out, and foonde oonof his euen seruauntis, that ouytehym an hundrid pens; and he heldehym, and stranglide hym, and seide,Yelde that that thou owest. 29 Andhis euen seruaunt felle doun, andpreyede hym, and seide, Haue pa-cience in me, and Y schal quyte allethingis to thee. 30 But he wolde not;but wente out, and putte hym in toprisoun, til he paiede al the dette.31 And hise euen seruauntis, seynge

the thingis that weren don, sorewe-den greetli. And thei camen, andtelden to her lord alle the thingis thatweren don. 32Thanne his lord clepidehym, and seide to hym, Wickid seru-aunt, Y foryaf to thee al the dette,for thou preiedist me. 33 Therforwhether it bihouede not also thee tohaue merci on thin euen seruaunt,as Y hadde merci on thee? 34 Andhis lord was wroth, and took hymto turmentouris, til he paiede al thedette. 35 So my fadir of heuene schaldo to you, if ye foryyuen not eueryman to his brother, of youre hertes.

191 And it was don, whanne Jhesus

hadde endid these wordis, he passidefro Galilee, and cam in to the coostisof Judee ouer Jordan. 2 And mychepuple suede him, and he heelide hemthere. 3 And Farisees camen to him,temptynge him, and seiden, Whetherit be leueful to aman to leeue his wijf,for ony cause? 4 Which answeride,and seide to hem, Han ye not red, forhe that made men at the bigynnyng,made hemmale and female? 5And heseide, For this thing aman schal leeuefadir and modir, and he schal draw tohis wijf; and thei schulen be tweynein o fleisch. 6And so thei ben not nowtweyne, but o fleisch. Therfor a mandeparte not that thing that God hathioyned. 7 Thei seien to hym, Whatthanne comaundide Moises, to yyuea libel of forsakyng, and to leeue of?8And he seide to hem, For Moises, forthe hardnesse of youre herte, suffrideyou leeue youre wyues; but fro thebigynnyng it was not so. 9 And Yseie to you, that who euer leeuethhis wijf, but for fornycacioun, andweddith another, doith letcherie; andhe that weddith the forsakun wijf,doith letcherie. 10 His disciplis seiento him, If the cause of a man with awijf is so, it spedith not to be weddid.11 And he seide to hem, Not alle mentaken this word; but to whiche itis youun. 12 For ther ben geldingis,whiche ben thus born of the modris

Matthew 19:13 21 Matthew 20:11wombe; and ther ben geldyngis, thatben maad of men; and there ben gel-dyngis, that han geldid hem silf, forthe kyngdom of heuenes. He thatmay take, `take he. 13 Thanne litlechildren weren brouyte to hym, thathe schulde putte hondis to hem, andpreie. 14 And the disciplis blamydenhem. But Jhesus seide to hem, Suffreye that litle children come to me,and nyle ye forbede hem; for of sicheis the kyngdom of heuenes. 15 Andwhanne he hadde put to hem hondis,he wente fro thennus. 16 And lo! ooncam, and seide to hym, Good maister,what good schal Y do, that Y haue eu-erlastynge lijf? 17Which seith to hym,What axist thou me of good thing?There is o good God. But if thouwolt entre to lijf, kepe the comaunde-mentis. 18 He seith to hym, Whiche?And Jhesus seide, Thou schalt notdo mansleying, thou schalt not doauowtrie, thou schalt not do thefte,thou schalt not seie fals witnessying;19 worschipe thi fadir and thi modir,and, thou schalt loue thi neiybore asthi silf. 20 The yonge man seith tohym, Y haue kept alle these thingisfro my youthe, what yit failith to me?21 Jhesus seith to hym, If thou woltbe perfite, go, and sille alle thingisthat thou hast, and yyue to poremen, and thou schalt haue tresourein heuene; and come, and sue me.22 And whanne the yong man haddeherd these wordis, he wente aweisorewful, for he hadde many posses-siouns. 23 And Jhesus seide to hisedisciplis, Y seie to you treuthe, for arichemanof hard schal entre in to thekyngdom of heuenes. 24And eftsooneY seie to you, it is liyter a camel topasse thorou a needlis iye, thanne ariche man to entre in to the kyngdomof heuens. 25 Whanne these thingisweren herd, the disciplis wondridengreetli, and seiden, Who thanne maybe saaf? 26 Jhesus bihelde, and seideto hem, Anentis men this thing is im-possible; but anentis God alle thingisben possible. 27 Thanne Petre an-

sweride, and seide to hym, Lo! wehan forsake alle thingis, and we hansuede thee; what thanne schal be tovs? 28 Jhesus seide to hem, Truli Iseie to you, that ye that han forsakealle thingis, and han sued me, inthe regeneracioun whanne mannussone schal sitte in the sete of hismaieste, ye schulen sitte on tweluesetis, demynge the twelue kynredisof Israel. 29 And euery man thatforsakith hous, britheren or sistren,fadir or modir, wijf ethir children, orfeeldis, for my name, he schal take anhundrid foold, and schal welde euer-lastynge lijf. 30Butmanye schulen be,the firste the laste, and the laste thefirste.

201 The kyngdom of heuenes is lijc

to an housbonde man, that wente outfirst bi the morewe, to hire werk menin to his vyneyerd. 2And whanne thecouenaunt was maad with werk men,of a peny for the dai, he sente hemin to his vyneyerd. 3 And he yedeout aboute the thridde our, and sayothere stondynge idel in the chepyng.4And he seide to hem, Go ye also in tomyn vynyerd, and that that schal beriytful, Y schal yyue to you. 5And theiwenten forth. Eftsoones hewente outaboute the sixte our, and the nynthe,and dide in lijk maner. 6 But aboutethe elleuenthe our he wente out, andfoond other stondynge; and he seideto hem, What stonden ye idel here aldai? 7 Thei seien to him, For no manhath hirid vs. He seith to hem, Go yealso in tomy vyneyerd. 8Andwhanneeuenyng was comun, the lord of thevyneyerd seith to his procuratoure,Clepe the werk men, and yelde tohemher hire, and bigynne thou at thelaste til to the firste. 9And so whannetheiweren comun, that camenaboutethe elleuenthe our, also thei tokeneueryche of hem a peny. 10 But thefirste camen, and demeden, that theischulden take more, but thei tokenech oon bi hem silf a peny; 11 andin the takyng grutchiden ayens the

Matthew 20:12 22 Matthew 21:10hosebonde man, and seiden, 12 Theselaste wrouyten oon our, and thouhast maad hem euen to vs, that hanborn the charge of the dai, and heete?13 And he answeride to oon of hem,and seide, Freend, Y do thee noonwrong; whether thou hast not acor-did with me for a peny? 14 Take thouthat that is thin, and go; for Y woleyyue to this laste man, as to thee.15 Whether it is not leueful to me todo that that Y wole? Whether thiniye is wickid, for Y am good? 16 Sothe laste schulen be the firste, andthe firste the laste; `for many benclepid, but fewe ben chosun. 17 AndJhesus wente vp to Jerusalem, andtook hise twelue disciplis in priuetee,and seide to hem, Lo! 18 we goon vpto Jerusalem, and mannus sone schalbe bitakun to princis of prestis, andscribis; and thei schulen condempnehim to deeth. 19 And thei schulenbitake hym to hethene men, for to bescorned, and scourgid, and crucified;and the thridde day he schal rise ayento lijf. 20 Thanne the modir of thesones of Zebedee cam to hymwith hirsones, onourynge, and axynge sumthing of hym. 21 And he seide to hir,What wolt thou? She seith to hym,Seie that thes tweyne my sones sitte,oon at thi riythalf, and oon at thilefthalf, in thi kyngdom. 22 Jhesus an-sweride, and seide, Ye witen not whatye axen. Moun ye drynke the cuppewhich Y schal drynke? Thei seien tohym, We moun. 23 He seith to hem,Ye schulen drinke my cuppe; but tositte atmy riythalf or lefthalf, it is notmyn to yyue to you; but towhiche it ismaad redi of my fadir. 24 And the tenherynge, hadden indignacioun of thetwei britheren. 25 But Jhesus clepidehem to hym, and seide, Ye witen, thatprincis of hethene men ben lordis ofhem, and thei that ben gretter, vsenpower on hem. 26 It schal not be soamong you; but who euer wole bemaad gretter among you, be he youremynystre; 27 and who euer amongyou wole be the firste, he schal be

youre seruaunt. 28 As mannus sonecam not to be seruyd, but to serue,and to yyue his lijf redempcioun formanye. 29 And whanne thei yedenout of Jerico, miche puple suede him.30And lo! twei blyndemen saten bisy-dis the weie, and herden that Jhesuspasside; and thei crieden, and seiden,Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue mercion vs. 31And the puple blamede hem,that thei schulden be stille; and theicrieden the more, and seiden, Lord,the sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs.32And Jhesus stood, and clepide hem,and seide,Whatwolen ye, that Y do toyou? 33 Thei seien to him, Lord, thatoure iyen be opened. 34 And Jhesushadde merci on hem, and touchideher iyen; and anoon thei sayen, andsueden him.

211 And whanne Jhesus cam nyy to

Jerusalem, and cam to Bethfage, atthe mount of Olyuete, thanne sentehe his twei disciplis, and seide tohem, 2 Go ye in to the castel thatis ayens you, and anoon ye schulenfynde an asse tied, and a colt withhir; vntien ye, and brynge to me.3 And if ony man seie to you onything, seie ye, that the Lord hath nedeto hem; and anoon he schal leeuehem. 4 Al this was doon, that thatthing schulde be fulfillid, that wasseid bi the prophete, seiynge, Seie yeto the douyter of Syon, Lo! 5 thi kyngcometh to thee, meke, sittynge on anasse, and a fole of an asse vnder yok.6 And the disciplis yeden, and didenas Jhesus comaundide hem. 7 Andthei brouyten an asse, and the fole,and leiden her clothis on hem, andmaden hym sitte aboue. 8 And fulmyche puple strewiden her clothisin the weie; othere kittiden braun-chis of trees, and strewiden in theweie. 9 And the puple that wentebifore, and that sueden, crieden, andseiden, Osanna to the sone of Dauid;blessid is he that cometh in the nameof the Lord; Osanna in hiy thingis.10 And whanne he was entrid in to

Matthew 21:11 23 Matthew 21:37Jerusalem, al the citee was stirid, andseide, Who is this? 11 But the pupleseide, This is Jhesus, the prophete,of Nazareth of Galilee. 12 And Jhesusentride in to the temple of God, andcastide out of the temple alle thatbouyten and solden; and he turnedevpsedoun the bordis of chaungeris,and the chayeris of men that soldenculueris. 13 And he seith to hem, Itis writun, Myn hous schal be clepidan hous of preier; but ye han maadit a denne of theues. 14 And blyndeand crokid camen to hym in the tem-ple, and he heelide hem. 15 But theprincis of prestis and scribis, seyngethe merueilouse thingis that he dide,and children criynge in the temple,and seiynge, Osanna to the sone ofDauid, hadden indignacioun, 16 andseiden tohym,Herist thouwhat theseseien? And Jhesus seide to hem,Yhe; whether ye han neuer redde,That of the mouth of yonge children,and of soukynge childryn, thou hastmaad perfit heriyng? 17 And whannehe hadde left hem, he wente forthout of the citee, in to Bethanye; andthere he dwelte, and tauyte hem ofthe kyngdom of God. 18 But on themorowe, he, turnynge ayen in to thecitee, hungride. 19 And he saye a figetree bisidis the weie, and cam to it,and foond no thing ther ynne butleeues oneli. And he seide to it, Neuerfruyt come forth of thee, in to withouten eende, And anoon the fige trewas dried vp. 20And disciplis `sawen,and wondriden, seiynge, Hou anoonit driede. 21 And Jhesus answeride,and seide to hem, Treuli Y seie toyou, if ye haue feith, and douten not,not oonli ye schulen do of the figetree, but also if ye seyn to this hil,Take, and caste thee in to the see, itschal be don so. 22 And alle thingiswhat euere ye bileuynge schulen axein preyer, ye schulen take. 23 Andwhanne he cam in to the temple, theprincis of prestis and elder men ofthe puple camen to hym that tauyte,and seiden, In what power doist thou

these thingis? and who yaf theethis power? 24 Jhesus answeride, andseide to hem, And Y schal axe youo word, the which if ye tellen me,Y schal seie to you, in what powerY do these thingis. 25 Of whennyswas the baptym of Joon; of heuene,or of men? And thei thouyten withynne hem silf, 26 seiynge, If we seienof heuene, he schal seie to vs, Whithanne bileuen ye not to hym? If weseien of men, we dreden the puple,for alle hadden Joon as a prophete.27 And thei answeriden to Jhesu, andseiden, We witen not. And he seideto hem, Nether Y seie to you, in whatpower Y do these thingis. 28But whatsemeth to you? A man hadde tweysones; and he cam to the firste, andseide, Sone, go worche this dai inmy vyneyerd. 29 And he answeride,and seide, Y nyle; but afterward heforthouyte, andwente forth. 30But hecam to `the tother, and seide on lijkmaner. And he answeride, and seide,Lord, Y go; and he wente not. 31Whoof the tweyne dide the fadris wille?Thei seien to hym, The firste. Jhesusseith to hem, Treuli Y seie to you,for pupplicans and hooris schulen gobifor you `in to the kyngdom of God.32 For Joon cam to you in the weieof riytwisnesse, and ye bileueden notto him; but pupplicans and hoorisbileueden to hym. But ye sayn, andhadden no forthenkyng aftir, that yebileueden to hym. 33Here ye anotherparable. There was an hosebondeman, that plauntide a vynyerd, andheggide it aboute, and dalfe a presourther ynne, and bildide a tour, andhiride it to erthe tilieris, and wentefer in pilgrimage. 34 But whanne thetyme of fruytis neiyede, he sente hisseruauntis to the erthe tilieris, to takefruytis of it. 35 And the erthetilieristoken his seruauntis, and beeten `thetoon, thei slowen another, and theistonyden another. 36 Eftsoone hesente othere seruauntis, mo than thefirste, and in lijk maner thei diden tohem. 37 And at the laste he sente his

Matthew 21:38 24 Matthew 22:23sone to hem, and seide, Thei schulendrede my sone. 38 But the erthetilieris, seynge the sone, seiden withynne hem silf, This is the eire; comeye, sle we hym, and we schulen hauehis eritage. 39 And thei token, andcastiden hym out of the vynyerd, andslowen hym. 40 Therfor whanne thelord of the vyneyerd schal come, whatschal he do to thilke erthe tilieris?41 Thei seien to hym, He schal leeseyuele the yuele men, and he schalsette to hire his vyneyerd to othereerthetilieris, whyche schulen yelde tohym fruyt in her tymes. 42 Jhesusseith to hem, Redden ye neuer inscripturis, The stoon which bilderisrepreueden, this is maad in to theheed of the corner? Of the Lord thisthing is don, and it ismerueilous biforoure iyen. 43 Therfor Y seie to you,that the kyngdom of God schal betakun fro you, and shal be youun toa folc doynge fruytis of it. 44 And hethat schal falle on this stoon, schalbe brokun; but on whom it schalfalle, it schal al tobrise hym. 45 Andwhanne the princes of prestis andFarisees hadden herd hise parablis,thei knewen that he seide of hem.46 And thei souyten to holde hym,but thei dredden the puple, for theihadden hym as a prophete.

221 And Jhesus answeride, and spak

eftsoone in parablis to hem, 2 andseide, The kyngdom of heuenes ismaad lijk to a kyng that made wed-dyngis to his sone. 3 And he sentehise seruauntis for to clepe men thatweren bode to the weddyngis, andthei wolden not come. 4 Eftsoone hesente othere seruauntis, and seide,Seie ye to the men that ben bode tothe feeste, Lo! Y haue maad redimy meete, my bolis and my volatilisben slayn, and alle thingis ben redy;come ye to the weddyngis. 5 But theidispisiden, and wenten forth, oon into his toun, anothir to his marchaun-dise. 6 But othere helden his seru-auntis, and turmentiden hem, and

slowen. 7 But the kyng, whanne hehadde herd, was wroth; and he sentehise oostis, and he distruyede thomanquelleris, and brente her citee.8 Thanne he seide to hise seruaun-tis, The weddyngis ben redi, but theithat weren clepid to the feeste, werennot worthi. 9 Therfor go ye to theendis of weies, and whom euere yefynden, clepe ye to the weddyngis.10And hise seruauntis yeden out in toweies, and gadriden togider alle thatthei founden, good and yuele; andthe bridale was fulfillid with men sit-tynge at themete. 11And the kyng en-tride, to se men sittynge at the mete;and he siye there a man not clothidwith bride cloth. 12 And he seideto hym, Freend, hou entridist thouhidir with out bride clothis? Andhe was doumbe. 13 Thanne the kyngbad hisemynystris, Bynde hym bothehondis and feet, and sende ye himin to vtmer derknessis; there schalbe wepyng and grentyng of teeth.14 For many ben clepid, but fewe benchosun. 15 Thanne Farisees yedenawei, and token a counsel to takeJhesu in word. 16 And thei senden tohym her disciplis, with Erodians, andseien, Maister, wewiten, that thou artsothefast, and thou techist in treuthetheweie of God, and thou chargist notof onyman, for thou biholdist not thepersoone of men. 17 Therfor seie tovs, what it seemeth to thee. Is it leue-ful that tribute be youun to the em-peroure, ether nay? 18 And whanneJhesus hadde knowe the wickidnesseof hem, he seide, Ypocritis, whattempten ye me? 19 Schewe ye to methe prynte of the money. And theibrouyten to hym a peny. 20 And Jhe-sus seide to hem, Whos is this ymage,and the writyng aboue? 21 Thei seiento hym, The emperouris. Thanne heseide to hem, Therfor yelde ye to theemperoure tho thingis that ben theemperouris, and to God tho thingisthat ben of God. 22 And thei herden,and wondriden; and thei leften hym,and wenten awey. 23 In that dai Sadu-

Matthew 22:24 25 Matthew 23:16ceis, that seien there is no risyng ayento lijf, camen to hym, and axiden him,24 and seiden, Mayster, Moises seide,if ony man is deed, not hauynge asone, that his brother wedde his wijf,and reise seed to his brothir. 25 Andseuen britheren weren at vs; and thefirste weddide awijf, and is deed. Andhe hadde no seed, and lefte his wijf tohis brother; 26 also the secounde, andthe thridde, til to the seuenthe. 27Butthe laste of alle, the woman is deed.28Also in the risyng ayen to lijf, whoswijf of the seuene schal sche be? foralle hadden hir. 29 Jhesus answeride,and seide to hem, Ye erren, `and yeknowen not scripturis, ne the vertuof God. 30 For in the rysyng ayen tolijf, nether thei schulenwedde, nethirschulen be weddid; but thei ben asthe aungels of God in heuene. 31 Andof the risyng ayen of deed men, `hanye not red, that is seid of the Lord,that seith to you, 32 Y am God ofAbraham, and God of Ysaac, and Godof Jacob? he is not God of deedemen, but of lyuynge men. 33 Andthe puple herynge, wondriden in histechynge. 34And Fariseis herden thathe hadde put silence to Saduceis, andcamen togidere. 35 And oon of hem,a techere of the lawe, axide Jhesu,and temptide him, 36 Maistir, whichis a greet maundement in the lawe?37 Jhesus seide to him, Thou schaltloue thi Lord God, of al thin herte, andin al thi soule, and in al thi mynde.38 This is the firste and the mostemaundement. 39 And the secoundeis lijk to this; Thou schalt loue thineiyebore as thi silf. 40 In these tweymaundementis hangith al the laweand the profetis. 41 And whanne theFarisees weren gederid togidere, Jh-esus axide hem, 42 and seide, Whatsemeth to you of Crist, whos sone ishe? Thei seien to hym, Of Dauid. 43Heseith to hem, Hou thanne Dauid inspirit clepith hym Lord, 44 and seith,The Lord seide to my Lord, Sitte onmy riythalf, til Y putte thin enemyesa stool of thi feet? 45 Thanne if Dauid

clepith hym Lord, hou is he his sone?46 And no man miyte answere a wordto hym, nethir ony man was hardi frothat day, to axe hym more.

231 Thanne Jhesus spac to the puple,

and to hise disciplis, 2 and seide, Onthe chayere of Moises, scribis andFarisees han sete. 3 Therfor kepeye, and do ye alle thingis, what euerthingis thei seien to you. But nyle yedo aftir her werkis; for thei seien, anddon not. 4 And thei bynden greuousechargis, and that moun not be borun,and putten on schuldris of men; butwith her fyngur thei wolen not mouehem. 5 Therfor thei don alle herwerkis `that thei be seen of men; forthei drawen abrood her filateries, andmagnifien hemmes. 6 And thei louenthe first sittyng placis in soperis, andthe first chaieris in synagogis; 7 andsalutaciouns in chepyng, and to beclepid of men maystir. 8 But nyle yebe clepid maister; for oon is youremaystir, and alle ye ben britheren.9 And nyle ye clepe to you a fadir onerthe, for oon is your fadir, that isin heuenes. 10 Nether be ye clepidmaistris, for oon is youre maister,Crist. 11 He that is grettest amongyou, schal be youre mynystre. 12 Forhe that hieth himself, schal be mekid;and he that mekith hym silf, schal beenhaunsid. 13 But wo to you, scribisand Farisees, ipocritis, that closen thekyngdom of heuenes bifore men; andye entren not, nether suffrenmen en-trynge to entre. 14Wo to you, scribisand Farisees, ipocritis, that eten thehousis ofwidowis, andpreien bi longepreier; for this thing ye schulen takemore doom. 15Wo to you, scribis andFarisees, ypocritis, that goon aboutethe see and the loond, to make oprosilite; and whanne he is maad, yemaken hym a sone of helle, doublemore than ye ben. 16 Wo to you,blynde lederis, that seien, Who euerswerith bi the temple of God, it is`no thing; but he that swerith in the

Matthew 23:17 26 Matthew 24:8gold of the temple, is dettoure. 17 Yefoolis andblynde, forwhat is grettere,the gold, or the temple that halewiththe gold? 18 And who euer swerithin the auter, it is no thing; but hethat swerith in the yifte that is onthe auter, owith. 19 Blynde men, forwhat is more, the yifte, or the auterthat halewith the yifte? 20Therfor hethat swerith in the auter, swerith init, and in alle thingis that ben ther on.21 And he that swerith in the temple,swerith in it, and in hym that dwellithin the temple. 22 And he that swerithin heuene, swerith in the trone ofGod, and in hym that sittith ther on.23 Wo to you, scribis and Farisees,ypocritis, that tithen mynte, anete,and cummyn, and han left tho thingisthat ben of more charge of the lawe,doom, and merci, and feith. And itbihofte to do these thingis, and not toleeue tho. 24Blynde lederis, clensingea gnatte, but swolewynge a camel.25 Woo to you, scribis and Farisees,ypocritis, that clensen the cuppe andthe plater with outforth; but withynne ye ben ful of raueyne and vn-clennesse. 26 Thou blynde Farisee,clense the cuppe and the plater withynneforth, that that that is with out-forth be maad clene. 27 Wo to you,scribis and Farisees, ipocritis, thatben lijk to sepulcris whitid, whichewith outforth semen faire tomen; butwith ynne thei ben fulle of boonus ofdeed men, and of al filthe. 28 So yewith outforth semen iust to men; butwith ynne ye ben ful of ypocrisy andwickidnesse. 29Wo to you, scribis andFarisees, ipocritis, that bilden sepul-cris of profetis, and maken faire thebirielis of iust men, 30 and seien, If wehadden be in the daies of oure fadris,we schulden not haue be her felowisin the blood of prophetis. 31 And soye ben in witnessyng to you silf, thatye ben the sones of hem that slowenthe prophetis. 32 And fulfille ye themesure of youre fadris. 33 Ye eddris,and eddris briddis, hou schulen yefle fro the doom of helle? 34 Therfor

lo! Y sende to you profetis, andwise men, and scribis; and of hemye schulen sle and crucifie, and ofhem ye schulen scourge in youre sin-agogis, and schulen pursue fro citein to citee; 35 that al the iust bloodcome on you, that was sched on theerthe, fro the blood of iust Abel to theblood of Zacarie, the sone of Barachie,whom ye slowen bitwixe the templeand the auter. 36 Treuli Y seie toyou, alle these thingis schulen comeon this generacioun. 37 Jerusalem,Jerusalem, that sleest prophetis, andstoonest hem that ben sent to thee,hou ofte wolde Y gadere togidere thichildren, as an henne gaderith togidirher chikenes vndir hir wengis, andthou woldist not. 38 Lo! youre housschal be left to you desert. 39 And Yseie to you, ye schulen not se me frohennus forth, til ye seien, Blessid ishe, that cometh in the name of theLord.

241 And Jhesus wente out of the tem-

ple; and his disciplis camen to hym,to schewe hym the bildyngis of thetemple. 2But he answeride, and seideto hem, Seen ye alle these thingis?Treuli Y seie to you, a stoon schal notbe left here on a stoon, that ne it schalbe destried. 3 And whanne he satteon the hille of Olyuete, hise discipliscamen to hym priueli, and seiden,Seie vs, whanne these thingis schulenbe, and what token of thi comyng,and of the ending of the world. 4AndJhesus answeride, and seide to hem,Loke ye, that no man disseyue you.5Formany schulen come inmy name,and schulen seie, Y am Crist; and theischulen disseyue manye. 6 For yeschulen here batels, and opyniouns ofbatels; se ye that ye be not disturblid;for it byhoueth these thingis to bedon, but not yit is the ende. 7 Folkschal rise togidere ayens folc, andrewme ayens rewme, and pestilences,and hungris, and the erthemouyn-gis schulen be bi placis; 8 and alle

Matthew 24:9 27 Matthew 24:43these ben bigynnyngis of sorewes.9 Thanne men schulen bitake you into tribulacion, and schulen sle you,and ye schulen be in hate to allefolk for my name. 10 And thannemany schulen be sclaundrid, and bi-traye ech other, and thei schulenhate ech other. 11 And many falseprophetis schulen rise, and disseyuemanye. 12 And for wickidnesse schal`be plenteuouse, the charite ofmanyeschal wexe coold; 13 but he that schaldwelle stable in to the ende, schalbe saaf. 14 And this gospel of thekyngdom schal be prechid in al theworld, in witnessyng to al folc; 15 andthanne the ende schal come. Therforwhanne ye se the abhomynacioun ofdiscomfort, that is seid of Danyel,the prophete, stondynge in the hooliplace; he that redith, vndirstonde he;16 thanne thei that ben in Judee, fleto the mounteyns; and he that is inthe hous roof, 17 come not doun totake ony thing of his hous; and hethat is in the feeld, 18 turne not ayento take his coote. 19 But wo to hemthat ben with child, and nurischenin tho daies. 20 Preye ye, that yourefleyng be not maad in wynter, or inthe saboth. 21 For thanne schal begreet tribulacioun, what maner `wasnot fro the bigynnyng of the world tonow, nether schal be maad. 22 Andbut tho daies hadden be abreggide,ech flesch schulde not be maad saaf;but tho daies schulen bemaad schort,for the chosun men. 23 Thanne if onyman seie to you, Lo! here is Crist,or there, nyle ye bileue. 24 For falseCristis and false prophetis schulenrise, and thei schulen yyue grete to-kenes and wondrys; so that also thechosun be led in to erroure, if it maybe done. 25 Lo! Y haue bifor seid toyou. 26 Therfor if thei seie to you, Lo!he is in desert, nyle ye go out; lo! inpriuey placis, nyle ye trowe. 27 Foras leit goith out fro the eest, and ap-perith in to the weste, so schal be alsothe coming of mannus sone. 28Whereeuer the bodi schal be, also the eglis

schulen be gaderid thidur. 29 Andanoon after the tribulacioun of thodaies, the sunne schal be maad derk,and the moone schal not yyue hirliyt, and the sterris schulen falle froheuene, and the vertues of heuenesschulen be moued. 30And thanne thetokene of mannus sone schal apperein heuene, and thanne alle kynredisof the erthe schulen weile; and theischulen see mannus sone comyngein the cloudis of heuene, with michevertu and maieste. 31 And he schalsende hise aungels with a trumpe,and a greet vois; and thei schulengedere hise chosun fro foure wyndis,fro the hiyest thingis of heuenes tothe endis of hem. 32 And lerne yethe parable of a fige tre. Whannehis braunche is now tendir, and theleeues ben sprongun, ye witen thatsomer is nyy; 33 `so and ye whanneye seen alle these thingis, wite yethat it is nyy, in the yatis. 34 TreuliY seie to you, for this generaciounschal not passe, til alle thingis be don;35 heuene and erthe schulen passe,but my wordis schulen not passe.36 But of thilke dai and our no manwote, nethir aungels of heuenes, butthe fadir aloone. 37 But as it wasin the daies of Noe, so schal be thecomyng of mannus sone. 38 For asin the daies bifore the greet flood,thei weren etynge and drynkynge,weddynge and takynge to weddyng,to that dai, that Noe entride in tothe schippe; 39 and thei knewen not,til the greet flood cam, and took allemen, so schal be the comyng of man-nus sone. 40 Thanne tweyne schulenbe in o feeld, oon schal be takun,and another left; 41 twey wymmenschulen be gryndynge in o queerne,oon schal be takun, and `the totherleft; tweyn in a bedde, `the toonschal be takun, and the tother left.42 Therfor wake ye, for ye witen notin what our the Lord schal come.43 But wite ye this, that if the hose-bonde man wiste in what our thethefe were to come, certis he wolde

Matthew 24:44 28 Matthew 25:27wake, and suffre not his hous to bevndurmyned. 44 And therfor be yeredi, for in what our ye gessen not,mannus sone schal come. 45Who ges-sist thou is a trewe seruaunt and pru-dent, whom his lord ordeyned on hismeynee, to yyue hem mete in tyme?46Blessed is that seruaunt, whom `hislord, whanne he schal come, schalfynde so doynge. 47 Treuli Y seye toyou, for on alle his goodis he schalordeyne hym. 48 But if thilke yuelseruaunt seie in his herte, My lordtarieth to come, 49 and bigynneth tosmyte hise euen seruauntis, and ete,and drynke with drunken men; 50 thelord of that seruaunt schal come inthe dai which he hopith not, and inthe our that he knowith not, 51 andschal departe hym, and putte his partwith ypocritis; there schal bewepyng,and gryntyng of teeth.

251 Thanne the kyngdoomof heuenes

schal be lijk to ten virgyns, whichetoken her laumpis, and wenten outayens the hosebonde and the wijf;2 and fyue of hem weren foolis, andfyue prudent. 3 But the fyue foolistoken her laumpis, and token not oilewith hem; 4 but the prudent tokenoile in her vessels with the laumpis.5 And whilis the hosebonde tariede,alle thei nappiden and slepten. 6 Butat mydnyyt a cryy was maad, Lo!the spouse cometh, go ye oute tomete with him. 7 Thanne alle thovirgyns risen vp, and araieden herlaumpis. 8 And the foolis seiden tothe wise, Yyue ye to vs of youre oile,for oure laumpis ben quenchid. 9 Theprudent answeriden, and seiden, Lestperauenture it suffice not to vs and toyou, go ye rather to men that sellen,and bie to you. 10 And while theiwenten for to bie, the spouse cam;and tho that weren redi, entredenwith him to the weddyngis; and theyate was schit. 11 And at the last theothere virgyns camen, and seiden,Lord, lord, opene to vs. 12 And heansweride, and seide, Treuli Y seie

to you, Y knowe you not. 13 Therforwake ye, for ye witen not the dai nethe our. 14 For as a man that goithin pilgrimage, clepide hise seruaun-tis, and bitook to hem hise goodis;15 and to oon he yaf fyue talentis, andto another tweyne, and to anotheroon, to ech after his owne vertu; andwente forth anoon. 16 And he thathadde fyue besauntis, wente forth,and wrouyte in hem, and wan otherefyue. 17Also and he that hadde takuntweyne, wan othere tweyne. 18 Buthe that hadde takun oon, yede forth,and dalf in to the erthe, and hiddethe money of his lord. 19 But afterlong tyme, the lord of tho seruauntiscam, and rekenede with hem. 20 Andhe that hadde takun fyue besaun-tis, cam, and brouyte othere fyue,and seide, Lord, thou bytokist to mefyue besauntis, loo! Y haue getunaboue fyue othere. 21 His lord seideto hym, Wel be thou, good seruauntand feithful; for on fewe thingis thouhast be trewe, Y schal ordeyne theeon manye thingis; entre thou in tothe ioye of thi lord. 22 And he thathadde takun twey talentis, cam, andseide, Lord, thou bitokist to me tweybesauntis; loo! 23 Y haue wonnenouer othir tweyne. His lord seide tohim, Wel be thou, good seruaunt andtrewe; for on fewe thingis thou hastbe trewe, Y schal ordeyne thee onmany thingis; entre thou in to the ioieof thi lord. 24But he that hadde takuno besaunt, cam, and seide, Lord, Ywoot that thou art an hard man; thourepist where thou hast not sowe, andthou gederist togidere where thouhast not spred abrood; 25 and Y dre-dynge wente, and hidde thi besauntin the erthe; lo! thou hast thatthat is thin. 26 His lord answeride,and seide to hym, Yuel seruaunt andslowe, wistist thou that Y repe whereY sewe not, and gadir to gidere whereY spredde not abrood? 27 Therforit bihofte thee to bitake my moneyto chaungeris, that whanne Y cam,Y schulde resseyue that that is myn

Matthew 25:28 29 Matthew 26:14with vsuris. 28 Therfor take awei frohym the besaunt, and yyue ye to hymthat hath ten besauntis. 29 For to eu-ery man that hathme schal yyue, andhe schal encreese; but fro hym thathath not, also that that hym semethto haue, schal be taken awey fro him.30 And caste ye out the vnprofitableseruaunt in to vtmer derknessis; therschal be wepyng, and gryntyng ofteeth. 31Whanne mannus sone schalcome in his maieste, and alle hiseaungels with hym, thanne he schalsitte on the sege of his maieste; 32 andalle folkis schulen be gaderid biforhym, 33 and he schal departe hematwynne, as a scheeperde departithscheep from kidis; and he schal settethe scheep on his riythalf, and thekidis on the lefthalf. 34 Thanne thekyng schal seie to hem, that schulenbe on his riythalf, Come ye, theblessid of my fadir, take ye in posses-sioun the kyngdoommaad redi to youfro the makyng of the world. 35 For Yhungride, and ye yauen me to ete; Ythristide, and ye yauen me to drynke;Y was herboreles, and ye herboridenme; 36 nakid, and ye hiliden me; sijk,and ye visitiden me; Y was in pris-oun, and ye camen to me. 37 Thanneiust men schulen answere to hym,and seie, Lord, whanne siyen we theehungry, and we fedden thee; thristi,and we yauen to thee drynk? 38 andwhanne sayn we thee herborles, andwe herboreden thee; or nakid, and wehiliden thee? 39 or whanne sayn wethee sijk, or in prisoun, andwe camento thee? 40And the kyng answeryngeschal seie to hem, Treuli Y seie toyou, as longe as ye diden to oon ofthese my leeste britheren, ye didento me. 41 Thanne the kyng schal seiealso to hem, that schulen be on hislefthalf, Departe fro me, ye cursid, into euerlastynge fijr, that is maad redito the deuel and hise aungels. 42 ForY hungride, and ye yauen not me toete; Y thristide, and ye yauen not meto drynke; 43 Y was herborles, and

ye herberden not me; nakid, and yekeuerden notme; sijk, and in prisoun,and ye visitiden not me. 44 Thanneand thei schulen answere to hym,and schulen seie, Lord, whanne saynwe thee hungrynge, or thristynge,or herboreles, or nakid, or sijk, orin prisoun, and we serueden not tothee? 45 Thanne he schal answereto hem, and seie, Treuli Y seie toyou, `hou longe ye diden not to oonof these leeste, nether ye diden tome. 46 And these schulen goo in toeuerlastynge turment; but the iustmen schulen go in to euerlastynge lijf.

261 And it was doon, whanne Jhesus

hadde endid alle these wordis, heseide to hise disciplis, 2Ye witen, thataftir twei daies pask schal be maad,and mannus sone schal be bitakun tobe crucified. 3 Than the princes ofprestis and the eldermen of the puplewere gaderid in to the halle of theprince of prestis, thatwas seid Cayfas,4 and maden a counsel to holde Jhesuwith gile, and sle him; 5 but thei sei-den, Not in the haliday, lest perauen-ture noyse were maad in the puple.6 And whanne Jhesus was in Betanye,in the hous of Symount leprous, 7 awomman that hadde a box of alabas-tre of precious oynement, cam tohym, and schedde out on the heed ofhym restynge. 8 And disciplis seyngehadden dedeyn, and seiden, Whertothis loss? for it myyte be seld formyche, 9 and be youun to pore men.10But Jhesus knewe, and seide to hem,What ben ye heuy to this womman?for sche hath wrouyt in me a goodwerk. 11 For ye schulen euere hauepore men with you, but ye schulennot algatis haue me. 12 This wommansendynge this oynement in to mybodi, dide to birie me. 13 Treuli Y seieto you, where euer this gospel schalbe prechid in al the world, it schal beseid, that sche dide this, in mynde ofhym. 14 Thanne oon of the twelue,that was clepid Judas Scarioth, wente

Matthew 26:15 30 Matthew 26:48forth to the princis of prestis, 15 andseide to hem, What wolen ye yyue tome, and Y schal bitake hym to you?And thei ordeyneden to hym threttipans of siluer. 16 And fro that tymehe souyte oportunyte, to bitrayehym.17And in the firste dai of therf loouesthe disciplis camen to Jhesu, and sei-den,Wherewolt thouwemake redi tothee, to ete paske? 18 Jhesus seide, Goye into the citee to `summan, and seieto hym, The maistir seith, My tymeis nyy; at thee Y make paske with mydisciplis. 19And the disciplis diden, asJhesus comaundide to hem; and theimaden the paske redi. 20And whanneeuentidwas come, he sat tometewithhise twelue disciplis. 21 And he seideto hem, as thei eten, Treuli Y seieto you, that oon of you schal bitrayeme. 22 And thei ful sori bigunnenech bi hym silf to seie, Lord, whether`Y am? 23 And he answeride, andseide, He that puttith with me hishoond in the plater, schal bitraye me.24Forsothemannus sone goith, as it iswritun of hym; but wo to that man, biwhommannus sone schal be bitrayed;it were good to hym, if that manhadde not be borun. 25 But Judas thatbitraiede hym, answeride, seiynge,Maister, whether `Y am? Jhesus seideto hym, Thou hast seid. 26 And whilethei soupeden, Jhesus took breed, andblesside, and brak, and yaf to hise dis-ciplis, and seide, Take ye, and ete; thisis my body. 27And he took the cuppe,and dide thankyngis, and yaf to hem,28 and seide, Drynke ye alle herof; thisis my blood of the newe testament,which schal be sched for many, in toremissioun of synnes. 29 And Y seieto you, Y schal not drynke fro thistyme, of this fruyt of the vyne, into that dai whanne Y schal drynkeit newe with you, in the kyngdom ofmy fadir. 30 And whanne the ympnewas seid, thei wenten out in to themount of Olyuete. 31 Thanne Jhesusseide to hem, Alle ye schulen suffresclaundre in me, in this niyt; for it iswritun, Y schal smyte the scheeperde,

and the scheep of the flok schulenbe scaterid. 32 But aftir that Y schalrise ayen, Y schal go bifore you into Galilee. 33 Petre answeride, andseide to hym, Thouy alle schulen besclaundrid in thee, Y schal neuer besclaundrid. 34 Jhesus seide to him,Treuli Y seie to thee, for in this nyytbifor the cok crowe, thries thou schaltdenye me. 35 Peter seide to him, Yhe,thouy it bihoue that Y die with thee,Y schal not denye thee. Also allethe disciplis seiden. 36 Thanne Jhesuscam with hem in to a toun, that isseid Jessamanye. And he seide to hisdisciplis, Sitte ye here, the while Ygo thider, and preye. 37 And whannehe hadde take Peter, and twei sonesof Zebedee, he bigan to be heuy andsori. 38 Thanne he seide to hem, Mysoule is soreuful to the deeth; abideye here, and wake ye with me. 39Andhe yede forth a litil, and felde dounonhis face, preiynge, and seiynge,Myfader, if it is possible, passe this cuppefro me; netheles not as Y wole, but asthou wolt. 40And he cam to his disci-plis, and foond hem slepynge. And heseide to Petir, So, whethir ye myytennot oon our wake with me? 41 Wakeye, and preye ye, that ye entre not into temptacioun; for the spirit is redi,but the fleisch is sijk. 42 Eft the sec-ounde tyme he wente, and preyede,seiynge, My fadir, if this cuppe maynot passe, but Y drynke hym, thiwille be doon. 43 And eftsoone hecam, and foond hem slepynge; forher iyen weren heuyed. 44 And helefte hem, and wente eftsoone, andpreiede the thridde tyme, and seidethe same word. 45 Thanne he cam tohis disciplis, and seide to hem, Slepeye now, and reste ye; loo! the ourhath neiyed, and mannus sone schalbe takun in to the hondis of synneris;46 rise ye, go we; loo! he that schaltake me, is nyy. 47 Yit the while hespak, lo! Judas, oon of the twelue,cam, and with hym a greet cumpeny,with swerdis and battis, sent fro theprincis of prestis, and fro the eldremen of the puple. 48 And he that

Matthew 26:49 31 Matthew 27:3bitraiede hym, yaf to hem a tokene,and seide, Whom euer Y schal kisse,he it is; holde ye hym. 49 And anoonhe cam to Jhesu, and seid, Haile,maister; 50 and he kisside hym. AndJhesus seide to hym, Freend, whertoart thou comun? Thanne thei camenniy, and leiden hoondis on Jhesu, andhelden hym. 51 And lo! oon of hemthat weren with Jhesu, streiyte outhis hoond, and drouy out his swerd;and he smoot the seruaunt of theprince of prestis, and kitte of his ere.52Thanne Jhesus seide to hym, Turnethi swerd in to his place; for allethat taken swerd, schulen perische biswerd. 53 Whether gessist thou, thatY may not preie my fadir, and heschal yyue tome nowmo than tweluelegiouns of aungels? 54 Hou thanneschulen the scriptures be fulfilled?for so it bihoueth to be doon. 55 Inthat our Jhesus seide to the puple,As to a theef ye han gon out, withswerdis and battis, to take me; dai bidai Y sat among you, and tauyt in thetemple, and ye helden me not. 56 Butal this thing was don, that the scrip-turis of profetis schulden be fulfillid.Thanne alle the disciplis fledden, andleften hym. 57And thei helden Jhesu,and ledden hym to Cayfas, the princeof prestis, where the scribis and theFarisees, and the eldre men of thepuple weren comun togidere. 58 ButPetir swede him afer, in to the halleof the prince of prestis; and he wentein, and sat with the seruauntis, tose the ende. 59 And the prince ofprestis, and al the counsel souytenfals witnessing ayens Jhesu, that theischulden take hym to deeth; 60 andthei founden not, whanne manyefalse witnessis weren comun. But atthe laste, twei false witnessis camen,61 and seiden, `This seide, Y may dis-truye the temple of God, and after thethridde dai bilde it ayen. 62 And theprince of prestis roos, and seide tohym, Answerist thou no thing to thothingis, that these witnessen ayensthee? 63 But Jhesus was stille. Andthe prince of prestis seide to hym,

Y coniure thee bi lyuynge God, thatthou seie to vs, if thou art Crist, thesone of God. 64 Jhesus seide to him,Thou hast seid; netheles Y seie toyou, `fro hennus forth ye schulen semannus sone sittinge at the riythalfof the vertu of God, and comynge inthe cloudis of heuene. 65 Thanne theprince of prestis to-rente his clothis,and seide, He hath blasfemed; whatyit han we nede to witnessis? lo! nowye han herd blasfemye; what semethto you? 66 And thei answeriden, andseiden, He is gilti of deeth. 67 Thannethei speten `in to his face, and smytenhym with buffatis; and othere yauenstrokis with the pawme of her hondisin his face, 68 and seide, Thou Crist,arede to vs, who is he that smootthee? 69 And Petir sat with outenin the halle; and a damysel cam tohym, and seide, Thouwerewith Jhesuof Galilee. 70 And he denyede biforalle men, and seide, Y woot not whatthou seist. 71 And whanne he yedeout at the yate, another damysel sayhym, and seide to hem that werenthere, And this was with Jhesu ofNazareth. 72And eftsoone he denyedewith an ooth, For I knewe not theman. 73 And a litil aftir, thei thatstooden camen, and seiden to Petir,Treuli thou art of hem; for thi spechemakith thee knowun. 74 Thanne hebigan to warie and to swere, that heknewe not the man. And anoon thecok crewe. 75 And Petir bithouyteon the word of Jhesu, that he haddeseid, Bifore the cok crowe, thries thouschalt denye me. And he yede out,and wepte bitterli.

271 But whanne the morowtid was

comun, alle the princis of prestis,and the eldre men of the puple to-ken counsel ayens Jhesu, that theischulden take hym to the deeth.2 And thei ledden him boundun, andbitoken to Pilat of Pounce, iustice.3 Thanne Judas that bitraiede hym,say that he was dampned, he repen-tide, and brouyte ayen the thretti

Matthew 27:4 32 Matthew 27:36pans to the princis of prestis, andto the elder men of the puple, 4 andseide, Y haue synned, bitraiynge riyt-ful blood. And thei seiden, What tovs? bise thee. 5Andwhanne he haddecast forth the siluer in the temple, hepasside forth, and yede, and hongidehym silf with a snare. 6 And theprincis of prestis token the siluer, andseide, It is not leueful to putte it into the treserie, for it is the prijs ofblood. 7 And whanne thei haddentake counsel, thei bouyten with it afeeld of a potter, in to biryyng ofpilgrymys. 8 Herfor thilke feeld isclepid Acheldemac, that is, a feeldof blood, in to this dai. 9 Thannethat was fulfillid, that was seid bi theprophete Jeremye, seiynge, And theihan takun thretti pans, the prijs ofa man preysid, whom thei preisedenof the children of Israel; 10 and theiyauen hem in to a feeld of a potter, asthe Lord hath ordenyd to me. 11 AndJhesus stood bifor the domesman;and the iustice axide him, and seide,Art thou king of Jewis? 12 Jhesus seithto hym, Thou seist. And whanne hewas accusid of the princis of prestis,and of the eldere men of the puple,he answeride no thing. 13 ThannePilat seith to him, Herist thou not,hou many witnessyngis thei seienayens thee? 14 And he answeridenot `to hym ony word, so that theiustice wondride greetli. 15 But for asolempne dai the iustice was wont todelyuere to the puple oon boundun,whom thei wolden. 16 And he haddetho a famous man boundun, that wasseid Barrabas. 17 Therfor Pilate seideto hem, whanne thei weren to gidere,Whom wolen ye, that Y delyuere toyou? whether Barabas, or Jhesu, thatis seid Crist? 18 For he wiste, that bienuye thei bitraieden hym. 19 Andwhile he sat for domesman, his wijfsente to hym, and seide, No thing tothee and to that iust man; for Y hauesuffrid this dai many thingis for hym,bi a visioun. 20 Forsothe the princeof prestis, and the eldere men coun-seiliden the puple, that thei schulden

axe Barabas, but thei schulden distryeJhesu. 21 But the iustice answeride,and seide to hem,Whom of the tweynwolen ye, that be delyuerit to you?And thei seiden, Barabas. 22Pilat seithto hem, What thanne schal Y do ofJhesu, that is seid Crist? 23Alle seien,`Be he crucified. The iustice seithto hem, What yuel hath he doon?And thei crieden more, and seiden,Be he crucified. 24 And Pilat seyngethat he profitide no thing, but thatthemore noyse wasmaad, took watir,and waischide hise hondis bifor thepuple, and seide, Y am giltles of theblood of this riytful man; bise you.25 And al the puple answeride, andseide, His blood be on vs, and onoure children. 26 Thanne he deli-uerede to hemBarabas, but he took tohem Jhesu scourgid, to be crucified.27Thanne knyytis of the iustice tokenJhesu in the moot halle, and gadridento hym al the cumpeny `of knyytis.28 And thei vnclothiden hym, and di-den aboute hym a reed mantil; 29 andthei foldiden a coroun of thornes,and putten on his heed, and a rehedin his riyt hoond; and thei knelidenbifore hym, and scornyden hym, andseiden, Heil, kyng of Jewis. 30And theispeten on hym, and tooken a rehed,and smoot his heed. 31 And aftir thatthei hadden scorned him, thei vn-clothiden hym of the mantil, and theiclothiden hym with hise clothis, andledden hym to `crucifien hym. 32Andas thei yeden out, thei founden amanof Cirenen comynge fro the toun,Symont bi name; thei constreynedenhym to take his cross. 33 And theicamen in to a place that is clepidGolgatha, that is, the place of Calu-arie. 34And thei yauen hym to drynkewyne meynd with galle; and whannehe hadde tastid, he wolde not drynke.35And aftir that thei hadden crucifiedhym, thei departiden his clothis, andkesten lotte, to fulfille that is seid bithe prophete, seiynge, Thei partidento hem my clothis, and on my clooththei kesten lott. 36And thei seten, and

Matthew 27:37 33 Matthew 28:4kepten him; 37 and setten aboue hisheed his cause writun, This is Jhesuof Nazareth, kyng of Jewis. 38 Thannetwey theues weren crucified withhym, oon on the riythalf, and oon onthe lefthalf. 39Andmen that passidenforth blasfemeden hym, 40 mouyngeher heedis, and seiynge, Vath to thee,that distriest the temple of God, andin the thridde dai bildist it ayen; sauethou thi silf; if thou art the sone ofGod, come doun of the cross. 41 Alsoand princis of prestis scornynge, withscribis and elder men, 42 seiden, Hemade othere men saaf, he may notmake hym silf saaf; if he is kyng ofIsrael, come he now doun fro thecrosse, and we bileuen to hym; 43 hetristide in God; delyuer he hym now,if he wole; for he seide, That Y amGoddis sone. 44 And the theues, thatweren crucified with hym, vpbreidi-den hym of the same thing. 45 Butfro the sixte our derknessis werenmaad on al the erthe, to the nyntheour. 46 And aboute the nynthe ourJhesus criede with a greet vois, andseide, Heli, Heli, lamazabatany, thatis, My God, my God, whi hast thouforsake me? 47 And summen thatstoden there, and herynge, seiden,This clepith Helye. 48 And anoon oonof hem rennynge, took and fillide aspounge with vynegre, and puttideon a rehed, and yaf to hym to drynke.49 But othir seiden, Suffre thou; se wewhether Helie come to deliuer hym.50 Forsothe Jhesus eftsoone criedewith a greet voyce, and yaf vp thegoost. 51And lo! the veil of the templewas to-rent in twey parties, fro thehiest to the lowest. And the ertheschoke, and stoonus weren cloue; andbirielis weren openyd, 52 and manybodies of seyntis that hadden slepte,rysen vp. 53And thei yeden out of herbirielis, and aftir his resurrecciounthei camen in to the holi citee, andapperiden to many. 54 And the cen-turien and thei that weren with hymkepinge Jhesu, whanne thei saien theerthe schakynge, and tho thingis that

weren doon, thei dredden greetli,55 and seiden, Verili this was God-dis sone. And ther weren theremany wymmen afer, that sueden Jh-esu fro Galilee, and mynystriden tohym. 56 Among whiche was MarieMagdalene, and Marie, the modir ofJames, and of Joseph, and the modirof Zebedees sones. 57But whanne theeuenyng was come, ther cam a richeman of Armathi, Joseph bi name, andhe was a disciple of Jhesu. 58 Hewente to Pilat, and axide the bodi ofJhesu. 59 Thanne Pilat comaundidethe bodie to be youun. And whannethe bodi was takun, Joseph lappide itin a clene sendel, 60 and leide it in hisnewe biriel, that he hadde hewun in astoon; and he walewide a greet stoonto the dore of the biriel, and wenteawei. 61 But Marie Maudelene andanothir Marie weren there, sittyngeayens the sepulcre. 62 And on `thetother dai, that is aftir pask euen,the princis of prestis and the Fariseescamen togidere to Pilat, 63and seiden,Sir, we hanmynde, that thilke giloureseide yit lyuynge, Aftir thre daies Yschal rise ayen to lijf. 64 Therforcomaunde thou, that the sepulcre bekept in to the thridde dai; lest hisedisciplis comen, and stelen hym, andseie to the puple, He hath rise frodeeth; and the laste errour schal beworse than the formere. 65Pilat seideto hem, Ye han the kepyng; go ye,kepe ye as ye kunnen. 66 And theiyeden forth, and kepten the sepulcre,markynge the stoon, with keperis.

281 But in the euentid of the sabat,

that bigynneth to schyne in the firstedai of the woke, Marie Mawdelenecam, and another Marie, to se thesepulcre. 2 And lo! ther was maad agreet ertheschakyng; for the aungelof the Lord cam doun fro heuene, andneiyede, and turnede awei the stoon,and sat theron. 3 And his lokyng wasas leit, and hise clothis as snowe; 4andfor drede of hym the keperis werenafeerd, and thei werenmaad as deede

Matthew 28:5 34 Matthew 28:20men. 5But the aungel answeride, andseide to the wymmen, Nyle ye drede,for Y woot that ye seken Jhesu, thatwas crucified; 6 he is not here, for heis risun, as he seide; come ye, andse ye the place, where the Lord wasleid. 7 And go ye soone, and seie yeto his disciplis, that he is risun. Andlo! he schal go bifore you in to Galilee;there ye schulen se hym. 8 Lo! Y hauebiforseid to you. And thei wentenout soone fro the biriels, with dredeand greet ioye, rennynge to telle tohise disciplis. 9 And lo! Jhesus mettehem, and seide, Heile ye. And theineiyeden, and heelden his feet, andworschipiden him. 10 Thanne Jhesusseide to hem, Nyle ye drede; go ye,`telle ye to my britheren, that theigo in to Galile; there thei schulen seme. 11 And whanne thei weren goon,lo! summe of the keperis camen in tothe citee, and telden to the princis ofprestis alle thingis that weren doon.12 And whanne thei weren gaderidtogiderewith the eldermen, and had-den take her counseil, thei yauen tothe kniytis miche monei, and seiden,Seie ye, 13 that hise disciplis camenbi nyyt, and han stolen hym, whileye slepten. 14 And if this be herdof the iustice, we schulen counseilehym, and make you sikir. 15 Andwhanne the monei was takun, theididen, as thei weren tauyt. And thisword is pupplischid among the Jewis,til in to this day. 16 And the enleuendisciplis wenten in to Galilee, in to anhille, where Jhesus hadde ordeynedto hem. 17 And thei sayn hym, andworschipiden; but summe of hemdoutiden. 18And Jhesus cam nyy, andspak to hem, and seide, Al power inheuene and in erthe is youun to me.19Therfor go ye, and teche alle folkis,baptisynge hem in the name of theFadir, and of the Sone, and of theHooli Goost; 20 techynge hem to kepealle thingis, what euer thingis Y hauecomaundid to you; and lo! Y am withyou in alle daies, in to the ende of theworld.

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The Gospel According toMark

1 The bigynnyng of the gospel ofJhesu Crist, the sone of God. 2 As it iswritun in Ysaie, the prophete, Lo! Ysende myn aungel bifor thi face, thatschal make thi weie redi bifor thee.3 The vois of a crier in desert, Makeye redi the weie of the Lord, makeye hise paththis riyt. 4 Joon was indesert baptisynge, and prechynge thebaptymof penaunce, in to remissiounof synnes. 5 And al the cuntre ofJudee wente out to hym, and alle menof Jerusalem; and thei weren bap-tisid of hym in the flom Jordan, `andknoulechiden her synnes. 6 And Joonwas clothid with heeris of camels,and a girdil of skyn was about hiseleendis; and he ete hony soukis, andwilde hony, and prechide, 7 and seide,A stronger than Y schal come aftirme, and Y am not worthi to kneledoun, and vnlace his schoone. 8 Yhaue baptisid you in watir; but heschal baptise you in the Hooli Goost.9 And it was don in tho daies, Jhesuscam fro Nazareth of Galilee, and wasbaptisid of Joon in Jordan. 10 Andanoon he wente up of the watir, andsaye heuenes opened, and the HooliGoost comynge doun as a culuer, anddwellynge in hym. 11 And a vois wasmaad fro heuenes, Thou art my louedsone, in thee Y am plesid. 12 Andanoon the Spirit puttide hym forth into deseert. 13 And he was in deseertfourti daies and fourti nyytis, andwastemptid of Sathanas, and he was withbeestis, and aungels mynystriden tohym. 14But aftir that Joon was takun,Jhesus cam in to Galilee, and prechidethe gospel of the kyngdoom of God,15 and seide, That the tyme is fulfillid,and the kyngdoom of God schal comenyy; do ye penaunce, and bileue yeto the gospel. 16 And as he pas-side bisidis the see of Galilee, he saySymount, and Andrew, his brother,

castynge her nettis in to the see; forthei weren fisscheris. 17 And Jhesusseide to hem, Come ye aftir me; Yschal make you to be maad fisscherisof men. 18 And anoon thei leftenthe nettis, and sueden hym. 19 Andhe yede forth fro thennus a litil, andsiy James of Zebedee, and Joon, hisbrother, in a boot makynge nettis.20 And anoon he clepide hem; andthei leften Zebedee, her fadir, in theboot with hiryd seruauntis, and theisuweden hym. 21 And thei entridenin to Capharnaum, and anoon in thesabatys he yede in to a synagoge, andtauyte hem. 22And theiwondriden onhis teching; for he tauyte hem, as hethat hadde power, and not as scribis.23 And in the synagoge of hem wasa man in an vnclene spirit, and hecriede out, 24 and seide, What to vsand to thee, thou Jhesu of Nazareth?hast thou come to distrie vs? Ywoot that thou art the hooli of God.25 And Jhesus thretenede hym, andseide, Wex doumbe, and go out of theman. 26And the vnclene spirit debrei-dynge hym, and criynge with greetvois, wente out fro hym. 27 And allemen wondriden, so that thei souytenwith ynne hem silf, and seiden, Whatthing is this? what newe doctrine isthis? for in power he comaundithto vnclene spiritis, and thei obeyento hym. 28 And the fame of hymwente forth anoon in to al the cuntreeof Galilee. 29 And anoon thei yedenout of the synagoge, and camen intothe hous of Symount and of Andrewe,with James and Joon. 30 And themodir of Symountis wijf lay sijk infyueris; and anoon thei seien to hymof hyr. 31And he cam nyy, and areridehir, and whanne he hadde take hirhoond, anoon the feuer lefte hir, andsche seruede hem. 32 But whanne theeuentid was come, and the sonne wasgon doun, thei brouyten to hym allethat weren of male ese, and hem thathadden fendis. 33 And al the citeewas gaderid at the yate. 34 And heheelide many, that hadden dyuerse

Mark 1:35 36 Mark 2:19sijknessis, and he castide out manyfeendis, and he suffride hem not tospeke, for thei knewenhym. 35Andheroos ful eerli, and yede out, andwentein to a desert place, andpreiede there.36 And Symount suede hym, and theithat weren with hym. 37And whannethei hadden founde hym, thei seidento hym, That alle men seken thee.38 And he seide to hem, Go we into the next townes and citees, thatY preche also there, for her to Ycam. 39 And he prechide in the syn-agogis of hem, and in al Galilee, andcastide out feendis. 40 And a lep-rouse man cam to hym, and bisouyte,`and knelide, and seide, If thou wolt,thou maist clense me. 41 And Jhesushaddemercy onhym, and streiyte outhis hoond, and towchyde hym, andseide to hym, I wole, be thou maadcleene. 42Andwhanne he hadde seidethis, anoon the lepre partyde aweyfro hym, and he was clensyd. 43 AndJhesus thretenede hym, and anoonJhesus putte hym out, 44 and seyde tohym, Se thou, seye to no man; butgo, schewe thee to the pryncys ofprestys, and offre for thi clensyngein to wytnessyng to hem, tho thingisthat Moyses bad. 45 And he yede out,and bigan to preche, and publischethe word, so that now he myyte notgo opynli in to the citee, but be with-outforth in desert placis; and theicamen to hym on alle sidis.

21 And eft he entride in to Cafar-

naum, aftir eiyte daies. 2 And it washerd, that he was in an hous, andmany camen to gidir, so that theimiyten not be in the hous, ne at theyate. And he spak to hem the word.3 And there camen to hym men thatbrouyten a man sijk in palesie, whichwas borun of foure. 4 And whannethei myyten not brynge hym to Jhesufor the puple, thei vnhileden the roofwhere he was, and openede it, andthei leten doun the bed in which thesijkman inpalesie laye. 5Andwhanne

Jhesus hadde seyn the feith of hem,he seide to the sijk man in palesie,Sone, thi synnes ben foryouun tothee. 6But there weren summe of thescribis sittynge, and thenkynge in herhertis, 7 What spekith he thus? Heblasfemeth; whomay foryyue synnes,but God aloone? 8 And whanne Jh-esus hadde knowe this bi the HooliGoost, that thei thouyten so withynne hem silf, he seith to hem, Whatthenken ye these thingis in yourehertis? 9 What is liyter to seie tothe sijk man in palesie, Synnes benforyouun to thee, or to seie, Ryse,take thi bed, and walke? 10 But thatye wite that mannus sone hath powerin erthe to foryyue synnes, he seideto the sijk man in palesie, Y seie tothee, 11 ryse vp, take thi bed, and goin to thin hous. 12And anoon he roosvp, and whanne he hadde take thebed, he wente bifor alle men, so thatalle men wondriden, and onouredenGod, and seiden, For we seien neuerso. 13 And he wente out eftsoone tothe see, and al the puple cam to hym;and he tauyte hem. 14Andwhanne hepasside, he saiy Leuy `of Alfei sittyngeat the tolbothe, and he seide to hym,Sue me. And he roos, and suede hym.15 And it was doon, whanne he sat atthe mete in his hous, many puppli-cans and synful men saten togidereat the mete with Jhesu and hise dis-ciplis; for there weren many thatfolewiden hym. 16 And scribis andFarisees seynge, that he eet with pup-plicans and synful men, seiden tohise disciplis, Whi etith and drynkithyoure maystir with pupplicans andsynneris? 17 Whanne this was herd,Jhesus seide to hem, Hoole men hanno nede to a leche, but thei thatben yuel at eese; for Y cam not toclepe iust men, but synneris. 18 Andthe disciplis of Joon and the Fariseesweren fastynge; and thei camen, andseien to hym, Whi fasten the disciplisof Joon, and the Farisees fasten, butthi disciplis fasten not? 19And Jhesusseide to hem, Whether the sones of

Mark 2:20 37 Mark 3:24sposailis moun faste, as longe as thespouse is with hem? As long tyme asthei haue the spouse with hem, theimoun not faste. 20 But daies schulencome, whanne the spouse schal betakun awei fro hem, and thanne theischulen faste in tho daies. 21No mansewith a patche of newe clooth toan elde clooth, ellis he takith aweithe newe patche fro the elde, and amore brekyng is maad. 22And nomanputtith newe wyn in to elde botelis,ellis the wyn schal breste the botels,and the wyn schal be sched out, andthe botels schulen perische. But newewyn schal be put into newe botels.23And it was doon eftsoones, whannethe Lord walkid in the sabotis bi thecornes, and hise disciplis bigunnen topasse forth, and plucke eeris of thecorn. 24 And the Farisees seiden tohym, Lo! what thi disciplis doon insabotis, that is not leeueful. 25And heseide to hem, Radden ye neuer whatDauid dide, whanne he hadde nede,and he hungride, and thei that werenwith hym? 26Hou he wente in to thehous of God, vndur Abiathar, princeof prestis, and eete looues of proposi-cioun, which it was not leeueful toete, but to preestis aloone, and he yafto hem that weren with hym. 27 Andhe seide to hem, The sabat is maadfor man, and not a man for the sabat;28 and so mannus sone is lord also ofthe sabat.

31 And he entride eftsoone in to

the synagoge, and there was a manhauynge a drye hoond. 2 And theiaspieden hym, if he helide in thesabatis, to accuse him. 3And he seideto the man that hadde a drie hoond,Rise in to the myddil. 4 And he seithto hem, Is it leeueful to do wel in thesabatis, ether yuel? to make a soulsaaf, ether to leese? And thei werenstille. 5 And he biheeld hem aboutewith wraththe, and hadde sorewe onthe blyndnesse of her herte, and seithto the man, Hold forth thin hoond.And he helde forth, and his hoondwas restorid to hym. 6Sotheli Farisees

yeden out anoon, and maden a coun-sel with Erodians ayens hym, hou theischulden lese hym. 7 But Jhesus withhise disciplis wente to the see; andmyche puple fro Galilee and Judeesuede hym, 8 and fro Jerusalem, andfro Ydume, and fro biyondis Jordan,and thei that weren aboute Tire andSidon, a greet multitude, heringe thethingis that he dide, and cam to hym.9 And Jhesus seide to hise disciplis,that the boot schulde serue hym, forthe puple, lest thei thristen hym;10 for he heelide many, so that theifelden fast to hym, to touche hym.And hou many euer hadde syknessis,and vnclene spirits, 11 whanne theiseyen hym, felden doun to hym, andcrieden, seiynge, Thou art the soneof God. 12 And greetli he manassidehem, that thei schulden not makehym knowun. 13 And he wente in toan hille, and clepide to hym whomhe wolde; and thei camen to hym.14 And he made, that there werentwelue with hym, to sende hem topreche. 15 And he yaf to hem pouwerto heele sijknessis, and to caste outfeendis. 16 And to Symount he yafa name Petre, and he clepide Jamesof Zebede and Joon, 17 the brother ofJames, and he yaf to hem names Boe-narges, that is, sones of thundryng.18 And he clepide Andrew and Filip,and Bartholomew and Matheu, andThomas and James Alfey, and Thadee,19 and Symount Cananee, and JudasScarioth, that bitraiede hym. 20 Andthei camen to an hous, and the pu-ple cam togidere eftsoone, so thatthei miyten not ete breed. 21 Andwhanne his kynnysmen hadden herd,thei wenten out `to holde him; forthei seiden, that he is turned in towoodnesse. 22 And the scribis thatcamen doun fro Jerusalem, seiden,That hehathBelsabub, and that in theprince of deuelis he castith out fendis.23 And he clepide hem togidir, andhe seide to hem in parablis, Hou maySathanas caste out Sathanas? 24 Andif a rewme be departid ayens it silf,

Mark 3:25 38 Mark 4:22thilke rewme may not stonde. 25 Andif an hous be disparpoilid on it silf,thilke hous may not stonde. 26 Andif Sathanas hath risun ayens hym silf,he is departid, and he schal not mowestonde, but hath an ende. 27 Noman may go in to a stronge man-nus hous, and take awey hise vessels,but he bynde first the stronge man,and thanne he schal spoile his hous.28Treuli Y seie to you, that alle synnesand blasfemyes, bi whiche thei hanblasfemed, schulen be foryouun tothe sones of men. 29 But he that blas-femeth ayens the Hooli Goost, hathnot remissioun in to with outen ende,but he schal be gilty of euerlastyngetrespas. 30 For thei seiden, He hathan vnclene spirit. 31 And his modirand britheren camen, and thei stodenwithoutforth, and senten to hym, andclepiden hym. 32 And the puple sataboute hym; and thei seien to hym,Lo! thi modir and thi britheren withoutforth seken thee. 33 And he an-sweride to hem, and seide, Who ismy modir and my britheren? 34 Andhe bihelde thilke that saten aboutehym, and seide, Lo! mymodir andmybritheren. 35 For who that doith thewille of God, he is my brothir, and mysistir, and modir.

41 And eft Jhesus bigan to teche

at the see; and myche puple wasgaderid to hym, so that he wente into a boot, and sat in the see, andal the puple was aboute the see onthe loond. 2 And he tauyte hem inparablis many thingis. And he seideto hem in his techyng, 3Here ye. Lo! aman sowynge goith out to sowe. 4Andthe while he sowith, summe seedfelde aboute the weie, and briddis ofheuene camen, and eeten it. 5Otherefelde doun on stony places, where ithad not myche erthe; and anoon itspronge vp, for it had not depnesseof erthe. 6 And whanne the sunneroos vp, it welewide for heete, and itdriede vp, for it hadde no roote. 7Andothere felde doun in to thornes, and

thornes sprongen vp, and stranglidenit, and it yaf not fruyt. 8 And otherfelde doun in to good loond, and yaffruyt, springynge vp, and wexynge;and oon brouyte thretti foold, andoon sixti fold, and oon an hundridfold. 9Andhe seide, He that hath eerisof heryng, here he. 10And whanne hewas bi hym silf, tho twelue thatwerenwith hymaxiden hym to expowne theparable. 11 And he seide to hem, Toyou it is youun to knowe the priueteof the kyngdom of God. But to hemthat ben with outforth, alle thingisbe maad in parablis, that thei seyngese, 12 and se not, and thei heryngehere and vnderstonde not; lest sumtyme thei be conuertid, and synnesbe foryouun to hem. 13 And he seideto hem, Knowe not ye this parable?and hou ye schulen knowe alle parab-lis? 14He that sowith, sowith a word.15But these it ben that ben aboute theweie, where the word is sowun; andwhanne thei han herd, anoon comethSatanas, and takith awei the wordthat is sowun in her hertis. 16 And inlijk maner ben these that ben sowunon stony placis, whiche whanne theihan herd the word, anoon thei takenit with ioye; 17 and thei han not rootein hem silf, but thei ben lastynge alitil tyme; aftirward whanne tribu-lacioun risith, and persecucioun forthe word, anoon thei ben sclaun-drid. 18 And ther ben othir thatben sowun in thornes; these it benthat heren the word, 19 and disese ofthe world, and disseit of ritchessis,and othir charge of coueytise entrith,and stranglith the word, and it ismaad with out fruyt. 20 And theseit ben that ben sowun on good lond,whiche heren the word, and taken,and maken fruyt, oon thritti fold,oon sixti fold, and oon an hundridfold. 21 And he seide to hem, Whera lanterne cometh, that it be put vn-dur a buschel, or vndur a bed? nay,but that it be put on a candilstike?22 Ther is no thing hid, that schalnot be maad opyn; nethir ony thingis pryuey, that schal not come in to

Mark 4:23 39 Mark 5:15opyn. 23 If ony man haue eeris ofheryng, here he. 24 And he seide tohem, Se ye what ye heren. In whatmesure yemeten, it schal bemetun toyou ayen, and be cast to you. 25 Forit schal be youun to hym that hath,and it schal be takun awei fro himthat hath not, also that that he hath.26 And he seide, So the kingdom ofGod is, as if aman caste seede in to theerthe, 27 and he sleepe, and it rise upniyt and dai, and brynge forth seede,and wexe faste, while he woot not.28 For the erthe makith fruyt, first thegras, aftirward the ere, and aftir fulfruyt in the ere. 29 And whanne of itsilf it hath brouyt forth fruyt, anoonhe sendith a sikil, for repyng tymeis come. 30 And he seide, To whatthing schulen we likne the kyngdomof God? or to what parable schulenwe comparisoun it? 31 As a corne ofseneuei, which whanne it is sowunin the erthe, is lesse than alle seedisthat ben in the erthe; 32 and whanneit is sprongun up, it waxith in to a tre,and is maad gretter than alle erbis;and it makith grete braunchis, so thatbriddis of heuenemoun dwelle vndurthe schadewe therof. 33 And in manysuche parablis he spak to hem theword, as thei myyten here; 34 and hespak not to hemwith out parable. Buthe expownede to hise disciplis allethingis bi hemsilf. 35 And he seideto hem in that dai, whanne euenyngwas come, Passe we ayenward. 36Andthei leften the puple, and token hym,so that he was in a boot; and otherebootys weren with hym. 37 And agreet storm of wynde was maad, andkeste wawis in to the boot, so that theboot was ful. 38 And he was in thehyndir part of the boot, and slepteon a pilewe. And thei reisen hym,and seien to hym, Maistir, perteynethit not to thee, that we perischen?39 And he roos vp, and manassidethe wynde, and seide to the see, Bestille, wexe doumbe. And the wyndeceesside, and greet pesiblenesse wasmaad. 40 And he seide to hem, What

dreden ye? `Ye han no feith yit?41And thei dredden with greet drede,and seiden `ech to other, Who, gessistthou, is this? for the wynde and thesee obeschen to hym.

51 And thei camen ouer the see in

to the cuntree of Gerasenes. 2 Andaftir that he was goon out of the boot,anoon a man in an vncleene spiritran out of birielis to hym. 3 Whichman hadde an hous in biriels, andnether with cheynes now myyte onyman bynde hym. 4 For ofte tymes hewas boundun in stockis and chaynes,and he hadde broke the chaynes, andhadde broke the stockis to smale go-betis, and no man myyte make hymtame. 5 And euermore, nyyt and dai,in birielis and in hillis, he was criyngeand betynge hym silf with stoonus.6 And he siy Jhesus afer, and ran, andworschipide hym. 7 And he criedewith greet voice, and seide, What tome and to thee, thou Jhesu, the soneof the hiyest God? Y coniure theebi God, that thou turmente me not.8 And Jhesus seide to hym, Thou vn-clene spirit, go out fro the man. 9AndJhesus axide hym, What is thi name?And he seith to hym, A legioun is myname; for we ben many. 10 And hepreiede Jhesu myche, that he schuldenot putte hym out of the cuntrei.11 And there was there aboute thehille a greet flok of swyn lesewynge.12And the spiritis preieden Jhesu, andseiden, Sende vs into the swyn, thatwe entre in to hem. 13 And anoonJhesus grauntide to hem. And thevnclene spiritis yeden out, and entri-den in to the swyn, and with a greetbirre the flocke was cast doun in tothe see, a twei thousynde, and theiweren dreynt in the see. 14 And theithat kepten hem, fledden, and toldenin to the citee, and in to the feeldis;and thei wenten out, to se what wasdon. 15 And thei camen to Jhesu, andsayn hym that hadde be trauelid ofthe feend, syttynge clothid, and of

Mark 5:16 40 Mark 6:3hoolmynde; and thei dredden. 16Andthei that saien, hou it was don to hymthat hadde a feend, and of the swyne,telden to hem. 17 And thei bigunnento preie hym, that he schulde go awei fro her coostis. 18 And whannehe yede up in to a boot, he that wastrauelid of the deuel, bigan to preiehym, that he schulde be with hym.19But Jhesus resseyuede hymnot, butseide to hym, Go thou in to thin housto thine, and telle to hem, hou gretethingis the Lord hath don to thee, andhadde merci of thee. 20And he wenteforth, and bigan to preche in De-capoli, hou grete thingis Jhesus haddedon to hym; and alle men wondriden.21 And whanne Jhesus hadde gon vpin to the boot eftsoone ouer the see,myche puple cam togidere to him,and was aboute the see. 22 And oonof the princis of synagogis, bi nameJayrus, cam, and siy hym, and feldedoun at hise feet, 23 and preyede hymmyche, and seide, My douyter is nyydeed; come thou, putte thin hoond onher, that sche be saaf, and lyue. 24Andhe wente forth with hym, and mychepuple suede hym, and thruste hym.25 And a womman hadde ben in theblodi fluxe twelue yeer, 26 and hadderesseyued many thingis of ful manylechis, and hadde spendid al hir good,and was nothing amendid, but wasrather the wors, whanne sche haddeherd of Jhesu, 27 sche cam amongthe puple bihynde, and touchide hiscloth. 28 For sche seide, That if Ytouche yhe his cloth, Y schal be saaf.29 And anoon the welle of hir bloodwas dried vp, and sche felide in bodithat sche was heelid of the siknesse.30And anoon Jhesus knewe in hym silfthe vertu that was goon out of hym,and turnede to the puple, and seide,Who touchidemy clothis? 31And hisedisciplis seiden to hym, Thou seestthe puple thristynge thee, and seist,Who touchide me? 32 And Jhesuslokide aboute to se hir that haddedon this thing. 33 And the wommandredde, and quakide, witynge that it

was doon in hir, and cam, and feldedoun bifor hym, and seide to hym althe treuthe. 34 And Jhesus seide tohyr, Douytir, thi feith hath maad theesaaf; go in pees, and he thou hool ofthi sijknesse. 35 Yit while he spak,messangeris camen to the prince ofthe synagoge, and seien, Thi douytiris deed; what traueilist thou the mai-stir ferther? 36 But whanne the wordwas herd that was seid, Jhesus seideto the prince of the synagoge, Nylethou drede, oonli bileue thou. 37 Andhe took no man to sue hym, but Petir,and James, and Joon, the brother ofJames. 38 And thei camen in to thehous of the prince of the synagoge.And he saie noyse, and men wepyngeand weilynge myche. 39 And he yedeynne, and seide to hem, What ben yetroublid, and wepen? The dameselis not deed, but slepith. 40 And theiscorneden hym. But whanne alleweren put out, he takith the fadir andthe modir of the damesel, and hemthat weren with hym, and thei en-tren, where the damysel laye. 41 Andhe helde the hoond of the damesel,and seide to hir, Tabita, cumy, thatis to seie, Damysel, Y seie to thee,arise. 42And anoon the damysel roos,and walkide; and sche was of twelueyeer. And thei weren abaischid witha greet stonying. And he comaundideto hem greetli, that no man schuldewite it. 43And he comaundide to yyuehir mete.

61 And he yede out fro thennus, and

wente in to his owne cuntre; andhise disciplis folewiden him. 2 Andwhanne the sabat was come, Jhesusbigan to teche in a synagoge. Andmany herden, and wondriden in histechyng, and seiden, Of whennus tothis alle these thingis? and what isthe wisdom that is youun to hym,and siche vertues whiche ben maadbi hise hondis? 3Whether this is nota carpenter, the sone of Marie, thebrother of James and of Joseph andof Judas and of Symount? whether

Mark 6:4 41 Mark 6:34hise sistris ben not here with vs?And thei weren sclaundrid in hym.4 And Jhesus seide to hem, That aprofete is not without onoure, butin his owne cuntrey, and among hiskynne, and in his hous. 5 And hemyyte not do there ony vertu, sauethat he helide a fewe sijkmen, leiyngeon hem hise hoondis. 6 And he won-dride for the vnbileue of hem. Andhe wente aboute casteles on ech side,and tauyte. 7And he clepide togideretwelue, and bigan to sende hem bitwo togidere; and yaf to hem powerof vnclene spiritis, 8 and comaundidehem, that thei schulde not take onything in the weie, but a yerde oneli,not a scrippe, ne breed, nethermoneyin the girdil, 9 but schod with san-dalies, and that thei schulden not beclothid with twei cootis. 10 And heseide to hem, Whidur euer ye entrenin to an hous, dwelle ye there, tilye goon out fro thennus. 11 Andwho euer resseyueth you not, neherith you, go ye out fro thennus,and schake awei the powdir fro yourefeet, in to witnessyng to hem. 12 Andthei yeden forth, and prechiden, thatmen schulden do penaunce. 13 Andthei castiden out many feendis, andanoyntiden with oyle many sijk men,and thei weren heelid. 14 And kyngEroude herde, for his name was maadopyn, and seide, That Joon Baptisthath risen ayen fro deeth, and therforvertues worchen in hym. 15 Othirseiden, That it is Helie; but othirseiden, That it is a profete, as oon ofprofetis. 16 And whanne this thingwas herd, Eroude seide, This Joon,whomYhaue biheedide, is risun ayenfro deeth. 17 For thilke Eroude sente,and helde Joon, and boond hym in toprisoun, for Erodias, the wijf of Filip,his brothir; for he hadde weddid hir.18 For Joon seide to Eroude, It is notleueful to thee, to haue the wijf of thibrothir. 19And Erodias leide aspies tohym, and wolde sle hym, and myytenot. 20 And Eroude dredde Joon, andknewe hym a iust man and hooli, and

kepte hym. And Eroude herde hym,and he dide many thingis, and gladliherde hym. 21 And whanne a couen-able dai was fallun, Eroude in hisbirthdai made a soper to the princis,and tribunes, and to the grettest ofGalilee. 22Andwhanne the douyter ofthilke Erodias was comun ynne, anddaunside, and pleside to Eroude, andalso tomen that saten at themete, thekyng seide to the damysel, Axe thouof me what thou wolt, and Y schalyyue to thee. 23 And he swore to hir,Thatwhat euer thou axe, Y schal yyueto thee, thouy it be half my kyngdom.24 And whanne sche hadde goon out,sche seide to hir modir, What schalY axe? And sche seide, The heed ofJoon Baptist. 25And whanne sche wascomun ynne anoon with haast to thekyng, sche axide, and seide, Y wolethat anoon thou yyue to me in a dis-che the heed of Joon Baptist. 26 Andthe kyngwas sori for the ooth, and formen that saten togidere at the meetehe wolde not make hir sori; 27 butsente a manqueller and comaundide,that Joones heed were brouyt in adissche. And he bihedide hym in theprisoun, 28 and brouyte his heed ina disch, and yaf it to the damysel,and the damysel yaf to hir modir.29 And whanne this thing was herd,hise disciplis camen, and token hisbodi, and leiden it in a biriel. 30 Andthe apostlis camen togidere to Jhesu,and telden to hym alle thingis, thatthei hadden don, and tauyt. 31 Andhe seide to hem, Come ye bi you silfin to a desert place; and reste ye alitil. For thereweremany that camen,and wenten ayen, and thei haddennot space to ete. 32And thei yeden into a boot, and wenten in to a desertplace bi hem silf. 33 And thei saynhem go awei, and many knewen, andthei wenten afoote fro alle citees, andrunnen thidur, and camen bifor hem.34 And Jhesus yede out, and saiy my-che puple, and hadde reuth on hem,for thei weren as scheep not hauyngea scheepherd. And he bigan to teche

Mark 6:35 42 Mark 7:9hem many thingis. 35 And whanne itwas forth daies, hise disciplis camen,and seiden, This is a desert place, andthe tyme is now passid; 36 lete hemgo in to the nexte townes and villagis,to bie hem meete to ete. 37 And heansweride, and seide to hem, Yyueye to hem to ete. And thei seiden tohym, Go we, and bie we looues withtwo hundrid pens, and we schulenyyue to hem to ete. 38 And he seithto hem, Hou many looues han ye?Go ye, and se. And whanne theihadden knowe, thei seien, Fyue, andtwo fischis. 39 And he comaundideto hem, that thei schulden make allemen sitte to mete bi cumpanyes, ongreene heye. 40 And thei saten dounbi parties, bi hundridis, and bi fifties.41Andwhanne he hadde take the fyuelooues, and twei fischis, he biheeldein to heuene, and blesside, and braklooues, and yaf to hise disciplis, thatthei schulden sette bifor hem. And hedepartide twei fischis to alle; 42 andalle eeten, and weren fulfillid. 43 Andthei token the relifs of brokun metis,twelue cofyns ful, and of the fischis.44 And thei that eeten, weren fyuethousynde of men. 45 And anoon hemaad hise disciplis to go up in to aboot, to passe bifor hym ouer the seto Bethsaida, the while he lefte thepuple. 46 And whanne he hadde lefthem, he wente in to an hille, to preye.47 And whanne it was euen, the bootwas in the myddil of the see, and healoone in the loond; 48 and he sayhem trauelynge in rowyng; for thewynde was contrarie to hem. Andaboute the fourthe wakynge of thenyyt, he wandride on the see, andcam to hem, and wolde passe hem.49 And as thei sayn hym wandryngeon the see, thei gessiden that it werena fantum, and crieden out; 50 for allesayn hym, and thei weren afraied.And anoon he spak with hem, andseide to hem, Triste ye, Y am; nyle yedrede. 51 And he cam vp to hem into the boot, and the wynde ceesside.And thei wondriden more `with ynne

hem silf; 52 for thei vndurstoden notof the looues; for her herte was blyn-did. 53And whanne thei weren passidouer the see, thei camen in to thelond of Genasareth, and settiden toloond. 54And whanne thei weren gonout of the boot, anoon thei knewenhym. 55And thei ranne thorou al thatcuntre, and bigunnen to brynge sijkmen in beddis on eche side, wherethei herden that he was. 56 Andwhidur euer `he entride in to villagis,ethir in to townes, or in to citees, theisetten sijk men in stretis, and prei-den hym, that thei schulden touchenamely the hemme of his cloth; andhoumany that touchiden hym, werenmaad saaf.

71 And the Farisees and summe

of the scribis camen fro Jerusalemtogidir to hym. 2 And whanne theihadden seen summe of hise disciplisete breed with vnwaisschen hoondis,thei blameden. 3The Farisees and allethe Jewis eten not, but thei waisschenofte her hoondis, holdynge the tradi-ciouns of eldere men. 4 And whannethei turnen ayen fro chepyng, theieten not, but thei ben waisschen; andmany other thingis ben, `that bentaken `to hem to kepe, wasschyngisof cuppis, and of watir vessels, and ofvessels of bras, and of beddis. 5 AndFarisees and scribis axiden hym, andseiden, Whi gon not thi disciplis af-tir the tradicioun of eldere men, butwith vnwasschen hondis thei etenbreed? 6And he answeride, and seideto hem, Ysaie prophesiede wel of you,ypocritis, as it is writun, This pupleworschipith me with lippis, but herherte is fer fro me; 7 and in veyn theiworschipen me, techinge the doc-trines and the heestis of men. 8 Forye leeuen the maundement of God,and holden the tradiciouns of men,wasschyngis of watir vessels, and ofcuppis; and many othir thingis lijk tothese ye doon. 9And he seide to hem,Wel ye han maad the maundement ofGod voide, `to kepe youre tradicioun.

Mark 7:10 43 Mark 8:610 For Moyses seide, Worschipe thifadir and thi modir; and he that cur-sith fadir or modir, die he by deeth.11 But ye seien, If a man seie to fadiror modir, Corban, that is, What eueryifte is of me, it schal profite to thee;12 and ouer ye suffren not hym doony thing to fadir or modir, 13 andye breken the word of God bi youretradicioun, that ye han youun; andye don many suche thingis. 14 Andhe eftsoone clepide the puple, andseide to hem, Ye alle here me, andvndurstonde. 15No thing that is with-outen a man, that entrith in to hym,may defoule him; but tho thingis thatcomen forth of a man, tho it benthat defoulen a man. 16 If ony manhaue eeris of hering, here he. 17 Andwhanne he was entrid in to an hous,fro the puple, hise disciplis axidenhym the parable. 18 And he seideto hem, Ye ben vnwise also. Vn-durstonde ye not, that al thing with-out forth that entreth in to a man,may not defoule hym? 19 for it hathnot entrid in to his herte, but in tothe wombe, and bynethe it goith out,purgynge alle metis. 20 But he seide,The thingis that gon out of aman, thodefoulen a man. 21 For fro with ynne,of the herte of men comen forth yuelthouytis, auowtries, 22 fornycaciouns,mansleyingis, theftis, auaricis, wick-idnessis, gile, vnchastite, yuel iye,blasfemyes, pride, foli. 23 Alle theseyuels comen forth fro with ynne, anddefoulen a man. 24 And Jhesus roosvp fro thennus, and wente in to thecoostis of Tyre and of Sidon. Andhe yede in to an hous, and woldethat no man wiste; and he myytenot be hid. 25 For a womman, anoonas sche herd of hym, whos douytirhadde an vnclene spirit, entride, andfel doun at hise feet. 26 And thewomman was hethen, of the genera-cioun of Sirofenyce. And sche preiedehym, that he wolde caste out a deuelfro hir douyter. 27 And he seide tohir, Suffre thou, that the children befulfillid first; for it is not good to

take the breed of children, and yyueto houndis. 28 And sche answeride,and seide to him, Yis, Lord; for litilwhelpis eten vndur the bord, of thecrummes of children. 29 And Jhesusseide to hir, Go thou, for this word thefeend wente out of thi douytir. 30Andwhanne sche was gon in to hir houshome, sche foonde the damysel ligy-nge on the bed, and the deuel gon outfro hir. 31 And eftsoones Jhesus yedeout fro the coostis of Tire, and camthorou Sidon to the see of Galilee,bitwixe the myddil of the coostis ofDecapoleos. 32 And thei bryngen tohym a man deef and doumbe, andpreieden hym to leye his hoond onhym. 33 And he took hym asidis frothe puple, and puttide hise fyngrisin to hise eris; and he spetide, andtouchide his tonge. 34And he biheldein toheuene, and sorewidewith ynne,and seide, Effeta, that is, Be thouopenyd. 35And anoon hise eris werenopenyd, and the boond of his tungewas vnboundun, and he spak riytli.36 And he comaundide to hem, thatthei schulden seie to no man; buthou myche he comaundide to hem,so myche more thei prechiden, 37 andbi so myche more thei wondriden,and seiden, He dide wel alle thingis,and he made deef men to here, anddoumbe men to speke.

81 In tho daies eft, whanne myche

puplewaswith Jhesu, and hadden notwhat thei schulden ete, whanne hisedisciplis weren clepid togidir, 2 heseide to hem, I haue reuth on thepuple, for lo! now the thridde daithei abiden me, and han not what toete; 3 and if Y leeue hem fastynge into her hous, thei schulen faile in theweie; for summe of hem camen frofer. 4 And hise disciplis answerden tohym, Wherof schal a man mowe fillehem with looues here in wildirnesse?5And he axide hem, Houmany looueshan ye? 6 Whiche seiden, Seuene.And he comaundide the puple to sittedoun on the erthe. And he took the

Mark 8:7 44 Mark 8:35seuene looues, and dide thankyngis,and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis,that thei schulden sette forth. Andthei settiden forth to the puple. 7Andthei hadden a few smale fischis; andhe blesside hem, and comaundide,that thei weren sette forth. 8 Andthei eten, and weren fulfillid; andthei token vp that that lefte of relifs,seuene lepis. 9 And thei that eeten,weren as foure thousynde of men;and he lefte hem. 10 And anoon hewente vp in to a boot, with hise disci-plis, and cam in to the coostis of Dal-mamytha. 11And the Farisees wentenout, and bigunnen to dispuyte withhym, and axiden a tokne of hym froheuene, and temptiden hym. 12 Andhe sorewynge `with ynne in spirit,seide, What sekith this generacioun atokne? Treuli Y seie to you, a tokeneschal not be youun to this genera-cioun. 13And he lefte hem, and wentevp eftsoone in to a boot, and wenteouer the see. 14 And thei foryaten totake breed, and thei hadden not withhem but o loof in the boot. 15 Andhe comaundide hem, and seide, Seye, and `be war of the sowre dowyof Farisees, and of the sowrdowy ofEroude. 16 And thei thouyten, andseiden oon to anothir, For we han notlooues. 17And whanne this thing wasknowun, Jhesus seide to hem, Whatthenken ye, for ye han not looues?Yit ye knowun not, ne vndurston-den; yit ye han youre herte blyndid.18 Ye hauynge iyen, seen not, andye hauynge eeris, heren not; nethirye han mynde, 19 whanne Y brakfyue looues among fyue thousynde,and hou many cofynes ful of brokunmeete `ye tokun vp? Thei seien tohym, Twelue. 20Whanne also seuenelooues among foure thousynde ofmen, hou many lepis of brokun metetokun ye vp? 21 And thei seien tohym, Seuene. And he seide to hem,Hou vndurstonden ye not yit? 22Andthei camen to Bethsaida, and theibryngen to hym a blynde man, and

thei preieden hym, that he schuldetouche hym. 23Andwhanne he haddetake the blynde mannus hoond, heledde hym out of the street, and spetein to hise iyen, and sette hise hoondison hym; and he axide hym, if he sayeony thing. 24 And he * bihelde, andseide, Y se men as trees walkynge.25 Aftirward eftsoones he sette hisehondis on hise iyen, and he biganto see, and he was restorid, so thathe saiy cleerli alle thingis. 26 Andhe sente hym in to his hous, andseide, Go in to thin hous; and if thougoist in to the streete, seie to noman. 27 And Jhesus entride and hisedisciplis in to the castels of Cesarye ofPhilip. And in the weie he axide hisedisciplis, and seide to hem, Whomseien men that Y am? 28 Whicheansweriden to hym, and seiden, Sum-men seien, Joon Baptist; other seien,Heli; and other seien, as oon of theprophetis. 29Thanne he seith to hem,But whom seien ye that Y am? Petreansweride, and seide to hym, Thouart Crist. 30 And he chargide hem,that thei schulden not seie of hymto ony man. 31 And he bigan toteche hem, that it bihoueth mannussone to suffre many thingis, and tobe repreued of the elder men, andof the hiyest prestis, and the scribis,and to be slayn, and aftir thre dayes,to rise ayen. 32 And he spak pleynlithe word. And Peter took hym, andbigan to blame hym, and seide, Lord,be thoumerciful to thee, for this schalnot be. 33 And he turnede, and saiyhise disciplis, and manasside Petir,and seide, Go after me, Satanas; forthou sauerist not tho thingis that benof God, but tho thingis that ben ofmen. 34 And whanne the puple wasclepid togidere, with hise disciplis,he seide to hem, If ony man wolecome after me, denye he hym silf,and take his cros, and sue he me.35 For he that wole make saaf his lijf,schal leese it; and he that leesith his

* 8:24 he saw derkli the bodies of hem to be mofede hidere and thidere.

Mark 8:36 45 Mark 9:25lijf for me, and for the gospel, schalmake it saaf. 36 For what profitith itto a man, if he wynne al the world,and do peiryng to his soule? 37 orwhat chaunging schal a man yyue forhis soule? 38 But who that knoule-chith me and my wordis in this gen-eracioun avowtresse and synful, alsomannus sone schal knouleche him,whanne he schal come in the glorieof his fadir, with his aungels. And heseide to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, thatthere ben summen stondynge here,whiche schulen not taste deth, til theiseen the rewme of God comynge invertu.

91 And aftir sixe daies Jhesus took

Petre, and James, and Joon, and leddehem bi hem silf aloone in to an hiyhille; and he was transfigurid biforhem. 2 And hise clothis weren maadful schynynge and white as snow,whiche maner white clothis a fullermay not make on erthe. 3 And Heliewith Moises apperide to hem, andthei spaken with Jhesu. 4 And Petreansweride, and seide to Jhesu, Mais-ter, it is good vs to be here; and makewe here thre tabernaclis, oon to thee,oon toMoyses, and oon to Helie. 5Forhe wiste not what he schulde seie; forthei weren agaste bi drede. 6And therwas maad a cloude overschadewyngehem; and a vois cam of the cloude,and seide, This is my moost derworthsone, here ye hym. 7 And anoon theibihelden aboute, and sayn no moreony man, but Jhesu oonli with hem.8 And whanne thei camen doun frothe hille, he comaundide hem, thatthei schulden not telle to ony mantho thingis that thei hadden seen, butwhannemannus sonehath risun ayenfro deeth. 9And thei helden the wordat hem silf, sekyngewhat this schuldebe, whanne he hadde risun ayen frodeth. 10 And thei axiden hym, andseiden, What thanne seien Fariseesand scribis, for it bihoueth `Helie tocome first. 11 And he answeride, andseide to hem, Whanne Helie cometh,

he schal first restore alle thingis; andas it is writun ofmannus sone, that hesuffre many thingis, and be dispisid.12 And Y seie to you, that Helie iscomun, and thei diden to hym whateuer thingis thei wolden, as it iswritun of hym. 13 And he comyngeto hise disciplis, saiy a greet cumpanyaboute hem, and scribis disputyngewith hem. 14 And anoon al the pupleseynge Jhesu, was astonyed, and theidredden; and thei rennynge grettenhym. 15 And he axide hem, Whatdisputen ye among you? 16 Andoon of the cumpany answerde, andseide, Mayster, Y haue brouyt to theemy sone, that hath a doumbe spirit;and where euer he takith hym, 17 hehurtlith hym doun, and he fometh,and betith togidir with teeth, andwexith drye. And Y seide to thi dis-ciplis, that thei schulden caste hymout, and thei myyten not. 18 And heansweride to hem, and seide, A! thougeneracioun out of bileue, hou longeschal Ybe amongyou, hou longe schalY suffre you? Brynge ye hym tome. 19 And thei brouyten hym. Andwhanne he had seyn him, anoon thespirit troublide him; and was throwdoun to grounde, and walewide, andfomede. 20 And he axide his fadir,Hou longe `is it, sith this `hath falleto hym? And he seide, Fro childhode;21 and ofte he hath put hym in to fier,and in to watir, to leese hym; butif thou maiste ony thing, helpe vs,and haue merci on vs. 22 And Jhesusseide to hym, If thou maiste bileue,alle thingis ben possible to man thatbileueth. 23 And anoon the fadirof the child criede with teeris, andseide, Lord, Y bileue; Lord, helpe thoumyn vnbileue. 24 And whanne Jhe-sus hadde seyn the puple rennyngetogidere, he manasside the vnclenespirit, and seide to hym, Thou deefand doumbe spirit, Y comaunde thee,go out fro hym, and entre no more into hym. 25And he criynge, andmycheto breidynge him, wente out fro hym;

Mark 9:26 46 Mark 10:9and he was maad as deed, so thatmany seiden, that hewas deed. 26AndJhesus helde his hoond, and lifte hymvp; and he roos. 27 And whanne hehadde entrid in to an hous, hise disci-plis axiden hym priueli, Whi myytennotwe caste hymout? 28And he seidetohem, This kynde inno thingmaygoout, but in preier and fastyng. 29 Andthei yeden fro thennus, and wenteforth in to Galile; and thei woldennot, that ony man wiste. 30 Andhe tauyte hise disciplis, and seide tohem, For mannus sone schal be bi-trayed in to the hondis of men, andthei schulen sle hym, and he slaynschal ryse ayen on the thridde day.31And thei knewen not the word, anddredden to axe hym. 32 And theicamen to Cafarnaum. And whannethei weren in the hous, he axide hem,What tretiden ye in the weie? 33 Andthei weren stille; for thei disputidenamong hem in the weie, who of hemschulde be grettest. 34And he sat, andclepide the twelue, and seide to hem,If ony man wole be the firste amongyou, he schal be the laste of alle, andthe mynyster of alle. 35And he took achild, and sette hym in the myddil ofhem; and whanne he hadde biclippidhym, he seide to hem, 36 Who euerresseyueth oon of such children inmy name, he resseyuethme; and whoeuer resseyueth me, he resseyuethnot me aloone, but hym that senteme. 37 Joon answeride to hym, andseide, Maister, we sayn oon castyngeout feendis in thi name, which suethnot vs, and we han forbodun hym.38 And Jhesus seide, Nyle ye forbedehim; for ther is no man that doithvertu in my name, and may soonespeke yuel of me. 39 He that is notayens vs, is for vs. 40 And who eueryyueth you a cuppe of coold waterto drynke in my name, for ye ben ofCrist, treuli Y seie to you, he schalnot leese his mede. 41 And who euerschal sclaundre oon of these litle thatbileuen in me, it were betere to hymthat a mylne stoon `of assis were don

aboute his necke, and he were castin to the see. 42 And if thin hoondsclaundre thee, kitte it awey; it isbetere to thee to entre feble in tolijf, than haue two hondis, and go into helle, in to fier that neuer schalbe quenchid, 43 where the worm ofhem dieth not, and the fier is notquenchid. 44 And if thi foote sclaun-dre thee, kitte it of; it is betere to theeto entre crokid in to euerlastyngelijf, than haue twei feet, and be sentin to helle of fier, that neuer schalbe quenchid, 45 where the worme ofhem dieth not, and the fier is notquenchid. 46That if thin iye sclaundrethee, cast it out; it is betere to theeto entre gogil iyed in to the reumeof God, than haue twey iyen, and besent in to helle of fier, where theworme of hem dieth not, 47 and thefier is not quenchid. 48Andeuerymanschal be saltid with fier, 49 and eueryslayn sacrifice schal be maad sauerywith salt. 50 Salt is good; if salt bevnsauery, in what thing schulen yemake it sauery? Haue ye salt amongyou, and haue ye pees among you.

101 And Jhesus roos vp fro thennus,

and cam in to the coostis of Judeeouer Jordan; and eftsoones the puplecam togidere to hym, and as he waswont, eftsoone he tauyte hem. 2 Andthe Farisees camen, and axiden hym,Whether it be leueful to a man toleeue his wijf? and thei temptidenhym. 3 And he answeride, and seideto hem, What comaundide Moisesto you? 4 And thei seiden, Moisessuffride to write a libel of forsaking,and to forsake. 5 `To whiche Jhesusansweride, and seide, For the hard-nesse of youre herte Moises wroot toyou this comaundement. 6 But frothe bigynnyng of creature God madehem male and female; 7 and seide,For this thing a man schal leeue hisfadir and modir, 8 and schal drawe tohys wijf, and thei schulen be tweynein o flesch. And so now thei bennot tweyne, but o flesch. 9 Therfor

Mark 10:10 47 Mark 10:38that thing that God ioynede togidere,no man departe. 10 And eftsoone inthe hous hise disciplis axiden hym ofthe same thing. 11 And he seide tohem, Who euer leeuith his wijf, andweddith another, he doith auowtri onhir. 12And if the wijf leeue hir house-bonde, and be weddid to anotherman, sche doith letcherie. 13 Andthei brouyten to hym litle children,that he schulde touche hem; and thedisciplis threteneden the men, thatbrouyten hem. 14And whanne Jhesushadde seyn hem, he baar heuy, andseide to hem, Suffre ye litle childrento come to me, and forbede ye hemnot, for of suche is the kyngdom ofGod. 15 Treuli Y seie to you, who euerresseyueth not the kyngdom of Godas a litil child, he schal not entre in toit. 16And he biclippide hem, and leidehise hondis on hem, and blisside hem.17 And whanne Jhesus was gon outin the weie, a man ranne bifore, andknelide bifor hym, and preiede hym,and seide, Good maister, what schalY do, that Y resseyue euerlastyngelijf? 18And Jhesus seide to hym, Whatseist thou, that Y am good? Theris no man good, but God hym silf.19 Thou knowist the comaundemen-tis, do thou noon auowtrie, `sle not,stele not, seie not fals witnessyng, dono fraude, worschipe thi fadir and thimodir. 20And he answeride, and seideto hym, Maister, Y haue kept allethese thingis fro my yongthe. 21 AndJhesus bihelde hym, and louede hym,and seide to hym, O thing faileth tothee; go thou, and sille alle thingisthat thou hast, and yyue to poremen, and thou schalt haue tresourein heuene; and come, sue thou me.22And hewas ful sori in the word, andwente awei mornyng, for he haddemany possessiouns. 23 And Jhesusbihelde aboute, and seide to hise dis-ciplis, Hou hard thei that han ritches-sis schulen entre in to the kyngdomof God. 24 And the disciplis werenastonyed in hise wordis. And Jhe-sus eftsoone answeride, and seide `tohem, Ye litle children, hou hard it is

for men that tristen in ritchessis toentre in to the kyngdom of God. 25 Itis liyter a camele to passe thorou anedlis iye, than a riche man to entrein to the kyngdom of God. 26And theiwondriden more, and seiden amonghem silf, And who may be sauyd?27And Jhesus bihelde hem, and seide,Anentis men it is impossible, but notanentis God; for alle thingis ben pos-sible anentis God. 28 And Petir biganto seie to hym, Lo! we han left allethingis, and han sued thee. 29 Jhesusansweride, and seide, Treuli Y seie toyou, ther is noman that leeueth hous,or britheren, or sistris, or fadir, ormodir, or children, or feeldis for meand for the gospel, 30which schal nottake an hundrid fold so myche nowin this tyme, housis, and britheren,and sistris, and modris, and children,and feeldis, with persecuciouns, andin theworld to comynge euerlastyngelijf. 31 But many schulen be, thefirste the last, and the last the firste.32 And thei weren in the weie goyngevp to Jerusalem; and Jhesus wentebifor hem, and thei wondriden, andfoleweden, and dredden. And eft-soone Jhesus took the twelue, andbigan to seie to hem, what thingisweren to come to hym. 33 For lo!we stien to Jerusalem, and mannussone schal be bitraied to the princis ofprestis, and to scribis, and to the eldremen; and thei schulen dampne hymbi deth, and thei schulen take hymto hethene men. And thei schulenscorne hym, 34 and bispete hym, andbete him; and thei schulen sle hym,and in the thridde dai he schal riseayen. 35 And James and Joon, Zebe-dees sones, camen to hym, and sei-den, Maister, we wolen, that whateuer we axen, thou do to vs. 36 Andhe seide to hem, What wolen ye thatY do to you? 37 And thei seiden,Graunte to vs, that we sitten `thetoon at thi riythalf, and the totherat thi left half, in thi glorie. 38 AndJhesus seide to hem, Ye witen notwhat ye axen; moun ye drynke thecuppe, which Y schal drynke, or be

Mark 10:39 48 Mark 11:15waischun with the baptym, in whichY am baptisid? 39 And thei seidento hym, We moun. And Jhesus seideto hem, Ye schulen drynke the cuppethat Y drynke, and ye schulen bewaschun with the baptym, in whichY am baptisid; 40 but to sitte at myriythalf or lefthalf is not myn to yyueto you, but to whiche it is maad redi.41 And the ten herden, and bigunnento haue indignacioun of James andJoon. 42 But Jhesus clepide hem, andseide to hem, Ye witen, that thei thatsemen to haue prynshode of folkis,ben lordis of hem, and the princesof hem han power of hem. 43 But itis not so among you, but who euerwole be maad gretter, schal be youremynyster; 44 and who euer wole bethe firste among you, schal be seru-aunt of alle. 45 For whi mannus sonecam not, that it schulde be mynystridto hym, but that he schulde mynys-tre, and yyue his lijf ayenbiyng formanye. 46 And thei camen to Jerico;and whanne he yede forth fro Jerico,and hise disciplis, and a ful mychepuple, Barthymeus, a blynde man,the sone of Thimei, sat bisidis theweie, and beggide. 47And whanne heherde, that it is Jhesus of Nazareth,he bigan to crie, and seie, Jhesu, thesone of Dauid, haue merci on me.48 And manye thretneden hym, thathe schulde be stille; and he criedemyche the more, Jhesu, the sone ofDauid, haue merci on me. 49 AndJhesus stood, and comaundide hym tobe clepid; and thei clepen the blyndeman, and seien to hym, Be thou ofbetere herte, rise vp, he clepith thee.50 And he castide awei his cloth, andskippide, and cam to hym. 51 AndJhesus answeride, and seide to hym,What wolt thou, that Y schal do tothee? The blynde man seide to hym,Maister, that Y se. 52 Jhesus seide tohym, Go thou, thi feith hath maadthee saaf. And anoon he saye, andsuede hym in the weie.

111 And whanne Jhesus cam nyy to

Jerusalem and to Betanye, to themount of Olyues, he sendith tweyneof hise disciplis, and seith to hem,2 Go ye in to the castel that is ayensyou; and anoon as ye entren there yeschulen fynde a colt tied, on whichno man hath sete yit; vntie ye, andbrynge hym. 3 And if ony man seyeony thing to you, What doen ye? seieye, that he is nedeful to the Lord,and anoon he schal leeue hym hidir.4 And thei yeden forth, and foundena colt tied bifor the yate with outforth, in the metyng of twei weies;and thei vntieden hym. 5And summeof hem that stoden there seiden tohem, What doen ye, vntiynge thecolt? 6And thei seiden to hem, as Jhe-sus comaundide hem; and thei leftenit to hem. 7And thei brouyten the coltto Jhesu, and thei leiden on hym herclothis, and Jhesus sat on hym. 8 Andmany strewiden her clothis in theweie, othere men kittiden braunchisfro trees, and strewiden in the weie.9And thei that wenten bifor, and thatsueden, crieden, and seiden, Osanna,10 blissid is he that cometh in thename of the Lord; blessid be the kyng-dom of oure fadir Dauid that is come;Osanna in hiyest thingis. 11 And heentride in to Jerusalem, in to thetemple; and whanne he `hadde seynal thing aboute, whanne it was eue,he wente out in to Betanye, with thetwelue. 12 And anothir daye, whannehewente out of Betanye, he hungride.13 And whanne he hadde seyn a figetree afer hauynge leeues, he cam, ifhappili he schulde fynde ony thingtheron; and whanne he cam to it, hefoonde no thing, out takun leeues;for it was not tyme of figis. 14 AndJhesus answeride and seide to it, Nowneuer ete onyman fruyt of theemore.And hise disciplis herden; 15 and theicamen to Jerusalem. And whannehe was entrid in to the temple, hebigan to caste out silleris and big-geris in the temple; and he turnede

Mark 11:16 49 Mark 12:13vpsodoun the bordis of chaungeris,and the chayeris of men that seldenculueris; 16 and he suffride not, thatony man schulde bere a vessel thorouthe temple. 17Andhe tauyte hem, andseide, Whether it is not writun, Thatmyn hous schal be clepid the hous ofpreyng to alle folkis? but ye hanmaadit a denne of theues. 18 And whannethis thing was herd, the princis ofprestis and scribis souyten hou theischulden leese hym; for thei dreddenhym, for al the puple wondride onhis techyng. 19 And whanne euenyngwas come, he wente out of the citee.20 And as thei passiden forth eerli,thei sayn the fige tree maad drye frothe rootis. 21 And Petir bithouytehym, and seide to hym, Maister, lo!the fige tree, whom thou cursidist, isdried vp. 22And Jhesus answeride andseide to hem, Haue ye the feith of God;23 treuli Y seie to you, that who euerseith to this hil, Be thou takun, andcast in to the see; and doute not inhis herte, but bileueth, thatwhat euerhe seie, schal be don, it schal be donto hym. 24 Therfor Y seie to you, allethingis what euer thingis ye preyngeschulen axe, bileue ye that ye schulentake, and thei schulen come to you.25 And whanne ye schulen stondeto preye, foryyue ye, if ye han onything ayens onyman, that youre fadirthat is in heuenes, foryyue to youyoure synnes. 26 And if ye foryyuennot, nether youre fadir that is inheuenes, schal foryyue to you youresynnes. 27 And eftsoone thei camento Jerusalem. Andwhanne hewalkidein the temple, the hiyeste prestis, andscribis, and the elder men camen tohym, 28 and seyn to hym, In whatpower doist thou these thingis? orwho yaf to thee this power, that thoudo these thingis? 29 Jhesus answerideand seide to hem, And Y schal axeyou o word, and answere ye to me,and Y schal seie to you in what powerY do these thingis. 30 Whether wasthe baptym of Joon of heuene, or ofmen? answere ye to me. 31 And thei

thouytenwith ynne hem silf, seiynge,If we seien of heuene, he schal seieto vs, Whi thanne bileuen ye not tohim; 32 if we seien of men, we dredenthe puple; for alle men hadden Joon,that he was verili a prophete. 33 Andthei answeryden, and seien to Jhesu,Wewiten neuer. And Jhesu answerde,and seide to hem, Nether Y seie toyou, inwhat powerYdo these thingis.

121 And Jhesus bigan to speke to hem

in parablis. A man plauntide a vyny-erd, and sette an hegge aboute it,and dalf a lake, and bildide a toure,and hiryde it to tilieris, and wenteforth in pilgrimage. 2And he sente tothe erthe tilieris in tyme a seruaunt,to resseyue of the erthe tilieris ofthe fruyt of the vynyerd. 3 And theitoken hym, and beeten, and leftenhym voide. 4 And eftsoone he senteto hem anothir seruaunt, and theiwoundiden hym in the heed, andturmentiden hym. 5 And eftsoonehe sente another, and thei slowenhym, and othir mo, betynge summe,and sleynge othere. 6 But yit hehadde a moost derworth sone, andhe sente hym last to hem, and seide,Perauenture thei schulen drede mysone. 7 But the erthetilieris seidentogidere, This is the eire; come ye,sle we hym, and the eritage schal beourun. 8 And thei tokun hym, andkilliden, and castiden out without thevynyerd. 9 Thanne what schal thelord of the vynyerd do? He schalcome, and lese the tilieris, and yyuethe vynyerd to othere. 10Whether yehan not red this scripture, The stoonwhich the bilderis han disspisid, thisis maad in to the heed of the corner?11 This thing is doon of the Lord, andis wondirful in oure iyen. 12 And theisouyten to holde hym, and thei dred-den the puple; for thei knewen thatto hem he seide this parable; and theileften hym, 13 and thei wenten awei.And thei senten to hym summe of theFarisees and Erodians, to take hym in

Mark 12:14 50 Mark 12:41word. 14Whiche camen, and seien tohym, Maistir, we witen that thou artsothfast, and reckist not of ony man;for nethir thou biholdist in to the faceof man, but thou techist the weie ofGod in treuthe. Is it leeueful thattribute be youun to the emperoure,or we schulen not yyue? 15 Whichwitynge her pryuei falsnesse, seide tohem, What tempten ye me? bryngeye to me a peny, that Y se. 16 Andthei brouyten to hym. And he seideto hem, Whos is this ymage, and thewrityng? Thei seien to him, Theemperouris. 17 And Jhesus answerideand seide to hem, Thanne yelde yeto the emperour tho thingis that benof the emperours; and to God thothingis that ben of God. 18 And theiwondriden of hym. And Saduces,that seien that ther is no ressurrec-cioun, camen to hym, and axedenhym, 19 and seiden, Maister, Moyseswroot to vs, that if the brother ofa man were deed, and lefte his wijf,and haue no sones, his brother takehis wijf, and reise vp seed to hisbrother. 20 Thanne seuene britherenther weren; and the firste took a wijf,and diede, and lefte no seed. 21 Andthe secounde took hir, and he diede,and nether this lefte seed. 22 Andthe thridde also. And in lijk manerethe seuene token hir, and leften notseed. And the womman the laste ofalle `is deed. 23 Thanne in the res-urreccioun, whanne thei schulen riseayen, whos wijf of these schal schebe? for seuene hadden hir to wijf.24And Jhesus answeride, and seide tohem, Whether ye erren not therfor,that ye knowe not scripturis, nethirthe vertu of God? 25 For whanne theischulen rise ayen fro deeth, netherthei schulen wedde, nethir schulenbe weddid, but thei schulen be asaungels of God in heuenes. 26 And ofdeed men, that thei risen ayen, hanye not red in the book of Moises, onthe buysch, hou God spak to hym, andseide, Y am God of Abraham, and Godof Isaac, and God of Jacob? 27He is notGod of deedmen, but of lyuyngemen;

therfor ye erren myche. 28 And oonof the scribis, that hadde herde hemdispuytynge togidir, cam nyy, andsaiy that Jhesus had wel answeridehem, and axide hym, which was thefirste maundement of alle. 29 AndJhesus answeride to him, that thefirste maundement of alle is, Herethou, Israel, thi Lord God is o God;30 and thou schalt loue thi Lord Godof al thin herte, and of al thi soule,and of al thi mynde, and of al thimyyt. 31 This is the firste maunde-ment. And the secounde is lijk to this,Thou schalt loue thi neiybore as thisilf. Ther is noon other maundementgretter than these. 32 And the scribeseide to hym,Maister, in treuthe thouhast wel seid; for o God is, and theris noon other, outakun hym; 33 thathe be loued of al the herte, and of althe mynde, and of al the vndurston-dynge, and of al the soule, and of alstrengthe, and to loue the neiyboreas hym silf, is gretter than alle brentoffryngis and sacrifices. 34And Jhesusseynge that he hadde answeridwiseli,seide to hym, Thou art not fer frothe kyngdom of God. 35 And thanneno man durste axe hym no more onything. And Jhesus answeride andseide, techynge in the temple, Houseien scribis, that Crist is the sone ofDauid? 36 For Dauid hym silf seide inthe Hooli Goost, the Lord seide to mylord, Sitte on my riythalf, til Y puttethin enemyes the stool of thi feet.37 Thanne Dauid hym silf clepith himlord, hou thanne is he his sone? Andmyche puple gladli herde hym. 38Andhe seide to hem in his techyng, Beye war of scribis, that wolen wandrein stolis, 39 and be salutid in chep-yng, and sitte in synagogis in thefirste chaieris, and the firste sittyngplacis in soperis; 40whiche deuourenthe housis of widewis vndur colourof long preier; thei schulen take thelonger doom. 41 And Jhesus sittyngeayens the tresorie, bihelde hou thepuple castidemonei in to the tresorie;and many riche men castiden many

Mark 12:42 51 Mark 13:27thingis. 42But whanne a pore widewewas comun, sche keste two mynutis,that is, a ferthing. 43 And he clepidetogidere hise disciplis, and seide tohem, Treuli Y seie to you, that thispore widewe keste more thanne alle,that kesten in to the tresorie. 44 Foralle kesten of that thing that thei had-den plente of; but this of her pouertkeste alle thingis that sche hadde, alhir lyuelode.

131 And whanne he wente out of the

temple, oon of hise disciplis seide tohym, Maister, biholde, what manerstoonys, and what maner bildyngis.2 And Jhesu answeride, and seideto hym, Seest thou alle these gretebildingis? ther schal not be left astoon on a stoon, which schal not bedistried. 3 And whanne he sat in themount of Olyues ayens the temple,Petir and James and Joon and Andrewaxiden hym bi hem silf, 4 Seie thouto vs, whanne these thingis schulenbe don, and what tokene schal be,whanne alle these thingis schulenbigynne to be endid. 5 And Jhe-sus answeride, and bigan to seie tohem, Loke ye, that no man disseyueyou; 6 for manye schulen come inmy name, seiynge, That Y am; andthei schulen disseyue manye. 7 Andwhanne ye here batels and opyny-ouns of batels, drede ye not; for itbihoueth these thingis to be doon,but not yit anoon is the ende. 8 Forfolk schal rise on folk, and rewme onrewme, and erthemouyngis and hun-gur schulen be bi placis; these thingisschulen be bigynnyngis of sorewis.9 But se ye you silf, for thei schulentake you in counsels, and ye schulenbe betun in synagogis; and ye schulenstonde bifor kyngis and domesmenfor me, in witnessyng to hem. 10 Andit bihoueth, that the gospel be firstprechid among al folk. 11Andwhannethei taken you, and leden you forth,nyle ye bifore thenkewhat ye schulenspeke, but speke ye that thing that

schal be youun to you in that our;for ye ben not the spekeris, but theHooli Goost. 12 For a brother schalbitake the brother in to deth, andthe fadir the sone, and sones schulenrise togider ayens fadris and modris,and punysche hem bi deeth. 13 Andye schulen be in hate to alle menfor my name; but he that lastith into the ende, schal be saaf. 14 Butwhanne ye schulen se the abhomy-nacioun of discoumfort, stondyngewhere it owith not; he that redith,vndurstonde; thanne thei that be inJudee, fle `in to hillis. 15 And hethat is aboue the roof, come not dounin to the hous, nethir entre he, totake ony thing of his hous; 16 and hethat schal be in the feeld, turne notayen bihynde to take his cloth. 17 Butwo to hem that ben with child, andnorischen in tho daies. 18 Therforpreye ye, that thei be not don inwyntir. 19 But thilke daies of tribu-lacioun schulen be suche, whichemaner weren not fro the bigynnyngof creature, which God hath maad,til now, nethir schulen be. 20 Andbut the Lord hadde abredgide thodaies, al fleische hadde not be saaf;but for the chosun whiche he chees,the Lord hath maad schort the daies.21And thanne if ony man seie to you,Lo! here is Crist, lo! there, bileueye not. 22 For false Cristis and falseprophetis schulen rise, and schulenyyue tokenes and wondris, to dis-seyue, if it may be don, yhe, hemthat be chosun. 23 Therfor take yekepe; lo! Y haue bifor seid to youalle thingis. 24 But in tho daies, aftirthat tribulacioun, the sunne schal bemaad derk, and the moon schal notyyue hir liyt, 25 and the sterris ofheuene schulen falle doun, and thevertues that ben in heuenes, schulenbemoued. 26And thanne thei schulensemannus sone comynge in cloudis ofheuene, with greet vertu and glorie.27 And thanne he schal sende hiseaungelis, and schal geder hise chosunfro the foure wyndis, fro the hiyestthing of erthe til to the hiyest thing

Mark 13:28 52 Mark 14:22of heuene. 28 But of the fige treelerne ye the parable. Whanne nowhisbraunche is tendre, and leeues bensprongun out, ye knowen that someris nyy. 29 So whanne ye seen thesethingis be don, wite ye, that it is nyyin the doris. 30 Treuli Y seie to you,that this generacioun schal not passeawei, til alle these thingis be don.31 Heuene and erthe schulen passe,but my wordis schulen not passe.32But of that dai or our no man woot,nether aungels in heuene, nether thesone, but the fadir. 33 Se ye, wakeye, and preie ye; for ye witen not,whanne the tyme is. 34 For as a manthat is gon fer in pilgrimage, lefte hishous, and yaf to his seruauntis powerof euery work, and comaundide tothe porter, that he wake. 35 Therforwake ye, for ye witen not, whannethe lord of the hous cometh, in theeuentide, or at mydnyyt, or at cockiscrowyng, or in the mornyng; 36 lestewhanne he cometh sodenli, he fyndeyou slepynge. 37 Forsothe that that Yseie to you, Y seie to alle, Wake ye.

141 Pask and the feest of therf looues

was after twei daies. And the hiyestpreestis and scribis souyten, hou theischulden holde hym with gile, andsle. 2 But thei seiden, Not in thefeeste dai, lest perauenture a noysewere maad among the puple. 3 Andwhanne he was at Betanye, in thehous of Symount leprous, and restide,a womman cam, that hadde a boxeof alabastre of precious oynementspikenard; and whanne the boxe ofalabastrewas brokun, sche helde it onhis heed. 4 But there weren summethat beren it heuyli with ynne hemsilf, and seiden, Wher to is this losseof oynement maad? 5 For this oyne-ment myyte haue be seld more thanfor thre hundrid pens, and be youunto pore men. And thei groynedenayens hir. 6 But Jhesus seide, Suf-fre ye hir; what be ye heuy to hir?sche hath wrouyt a good werk in

me. 7 For euermore ye schulen hauepore men with you, and whanne yewolen, ye moun do wel to hem; butye schulen not euer more haue me.8 Sche dide that that sche hadde; schecam bifore to anoynte my bodi in tobiriyng. 9 Treuli Y seie to you, whereeuer this gospel be prechid in al theworld, and that that `this wommanhath don, schal be told in tomynde ofhym. 10And Judas Scarioth, oonof thetwelue, wente to the hiyest prestis,to bitraye hym to hem. 11 And theiherden, and ioyeden, and bihiytento yyue hym money. And he souythou he schulde bitraye hym couen-abli. 12 And the firste dai of therflooues, whanne thei offriden pask,the disciplis seyn tohym,Whidir `wiltthou that we go, and make redi tothee, that thou ete the pask? 13 Andhe sendith tweyn of hise disciplis,and seith to hem, Go ye in to thecitee, and a man berynge a galoun ofwatir schal meete you; sue ye hym.14 And whidur euer he entrith, seieye to the lord of the hous, That themaister seith, Where is myn etyngeplace, where Y schal ete pask withmydisciplis? 15 And he schal schewe toyou a grete soupyngplace arayed, andthere make ye redi to vs. 16 And hisedisciplis wenten forth, and camen into the citee, and founden as he haddeseid to hem; and thei maden redy thepask. 17And whanne the euentid wascome, he cam with the twelue. 18Andwhanne thei saten `at the mete, andeeten, Jhesus seide, Treuli Y seie toyou, that oon of you that etith withme, schal bitray me. 19 And thei bi-gunnen to be sori, and to seie to hym,ech bi hem silf, Whether Y? 20Whichseide to hem, Oon of twelue that put-tith the hoondwithme in the platere.21 And sotheli mannus sone goith, asit is writun of hym; but wo to thatman, by whom mannus sone schalbe bitrayed. It were good to hym,yf thilke man hadde not be borun.22 And while thei eeten, Jhesus tookbreed, and blessid, and brak, and yaf

Mark 14:23 53 Mark 14:56to hem, and seide, Take ye; this is mybodi. 23 And whanne he hadde takethe cuppe, he dide thankyngis, andyaf to hem, and alle dronken therof.24 And he seide to hem, This is myblood of the newe testament, whichschal be sched for many. 25 TreuliY seye to you, for now Y schal notdrynke of this fruyt of vyne, in to thatdai whane Y schal drynke it newe inthe rewme of God. 26And whanne theympnewas seid, thei wenten out in tothe hil of Olyues. 27 And Jhesus seideto hem, Alle ye schulen be sclaundridin me in this nyyt; for it is writun,Y schal smyte the scheepherde, andthe scheep of the flok schulen bedisparplid. 28 But aftir that Y schalrise ayen, Y schal go bifor you in toGalilee. 29 And Petir seide to hym,Thouy alle schulen be sclaundrid, butnot Y. 30 And Jhesus seide to hym,Treuli Y seie to thee, that to dai biforethat the cok in this niyt crowe twies,thou schalt thries denye me. 31 Buthe seide more, Thouy it bihoueth,that Y die togider with thee, Y schalnot forsake thee. And in lijk maneralle seiden. 32 And thei camen in toa place, whos name is Gethsamany.And he seide to hise disciplis, Sitteye here, while Y preye. 33 And hetook Petir and James and Joon withhym, and bigan to drede, and to beanoyed. 34 And he seide to hem,My soule is soreweful to the deeth;abide ye here, and wake ye with me.35 And whanne he was gon forth alitil, he felde doun on the erthe, andpreiede, that if it myyte be, that theour schulde passe fro hym. 36 Andhe seide, Abba, fadir, alle thingis benpossible to thee, bere ouer fro methis cuppe; but not that Y wole, butthat thou wolt, be don. 37 And hecam, and foond hem slepynge. Andhe seide to Petir, Symount, slepistthou? myytist thou not wake withme oon our? 38 Wake ye, and `preieye, that ye entre not in to tempta-cioun; for the spirit is redi, but thefleische is sijk. 39 And eftsoone he

yede, and preiede, and seide the sameword; 40 and turnede ayen eftsoone,and foond hem slepynge; for her iyenweren heuyed. And thei knewen not,what thei schulden answere to hym.41 And he cam the thridde tyme, andseide to hem, Slepe ye now, and resteye; it suffisith. The hour is comun; lo!mannus sone schal be bitraied in tothe hondis of synful men. 42 Rise ye,go we; lo! he that schal bitraye me isnyy. 43 And yit while he spak, JudasScarioth, oon of the twelue, cam, andwith him miche puple with swerdisand staues, sent fro the hiyest prestis,and the scribis, and fro the eldremen.44 And his traytour hadde youun tohem a tokene, and seide, Whom euerY kisse, he it is; holde ye hym, andlede ye warli. 45 And whanne hecam, anoon he came to hym, andseide, Maistir; and he kisside hym.46 And thei leiden hondis on hym,and helden hym. 47 But oon of themen that stoden aboute, drowy out aswerd, and smoot the seruaunt of thehiyest preest, and kittide of his eere.48And Jhesus answeride, and seide tohem, As to a theef ye han gon outwith swerdis and staues, to take me?49 Dai bi dai Y was among you, andtauyte in the temple, and ye heldennot me; but that the scripturis befulfillid. 50 Thanne alle hise disciplisforsoken hym, and fledden. 51 But ayong man, clothid with lynnun clothon the bare, suede hym; and theihelden hym. 52 And he lefte the lyn-nyn clothing, and fleiy nakid awei frohem. 53 And thei ledden Jhesu to thehiyest preest. And alle the prestisand scribis and eldere men camentogidir. 54 But Petir suede hym aferin to the halle of the hiyest preest.And he sat with the mynystris, andwarmede hym at the fier. 55 Andthe hiyest prestis, and al the coun-sel, souyten witnessyng ayens Jhesuto take hym to the deeth; but theifounden not. 56 For manye seidenfals witnessyng ayens hym, and thewitnessyngis weren not couenable.

Mark 14:57 54 Mark 15:1857 And summe risen vp, and barenfals witnessyng ayens hym, 58and sei-den, For we `han herd hym seiynge,Y schal vndo this temple maad withhondis, and aftir the thridde dai Yschal bilde another not maad withhondis. 59 And the witnessyng `ofhem was not couenable. 60 And thehiyest prest roos vp in to the myddil,and axide Jhesu, and seide, Answeristthou no thing to tho thingis that benput ayens thee of these? 61 But hewas stille, and answeride no thing.Eftsoone the hiyest prest axide hym,and seide to hym, Art thou Crist,the sone of the blessid God? 62 AndJhesus seide to hym, Y am; and yeschulen se mannus sone sittynge onthe riythalf of the vertu of God, andcomynge in the cloudis of heuene.63 And the hiyest preest torente hiseclothis, and seide, What yit dissirenwe witnessis? 64 Ye han herd blasfe-mye. What semeth to you? And theialle condempneden hym to be giltiof deeth. 65 And summe bigunnento bispete hym, `and to hile his face,and to smite hym with buffetis, andseie to hym, Areede thou. And themynystris beeten hym with strokis.66 And whanne Petir was in the hallebynethen, oon of the damesels of thehiyest prest cam. 67And whanne schehadde seyn Petir warmynge hym,sche bihelde hym, and seide, Andthou were with Jhesu of Nazareth.68 And he denyede, and seide, NethirY woot, nethir Y knowe, what thouseist. And he wente without forthbifor the halle; and anoon the cokcrewe. 69 And eftsoone whanne an-other damesel hadde seyn hym, schebigan to seye to men that stodenaboute, That this is of hem. 70 Andhe eftsoone denyede. And aftir a litil,eftsoone thei that stoden nyy, seidento Petir, Verili thou art of hem, forthou art of Galilee also. 71 But hebigan to curse and to swere, For Yknowe not this man, whom ye seien.72 And anoon eftsoones the cok crew.And Petir bithouyte on the word that

Jhesus hadde seide to hym, Bifor thecok crowe twies, thries thou schaltdenye me. And he bigan to wepe.

151 And anoon in the morewtid the

hiyeste prestis maden a counsel withthe elder men, and the scribis, andwith al the counsel, and boundenJhesu and ledden, and bitoken hymto Pilat. 2 And Pilat axide hym, Artthou kynge of Jewis? And Jhesusansweride, and seide to hym, Thouseist. 3 And the hieste prestis accusi-den hym in many thingis. 4 But Pilateftsoone axide hym, and seide, An-swerist thou no thing? Seest thou inhou many thingis thei accusen thee?5 But Jhesus answeride no more, sothat Pilatwondride. 6But bi the feestedai he was wont to leeue to hem oonof men boundun, whom euer theiaxiden. 7 And `oon ther was thatwas seid Barabas, that was boundunwithmen of dissencioun, that haddendon manslauytir in seducioun. 8 Andwhanne the puple was gon vp, hebigan to preie, as he euermore dide tohem. 9 And Pilat answeride `to hem,and seide,Wolen ye Y leeue to you thekyngof Jewis? 10Forhewiste, that thehiyeste prestis hadden takun hym bienuye. 11 But the bischopis stiredenthe puple, that he schulde ratherleeue to hemBarabas. 12And eftsoonePilat answerde, and seide to hem,What thanne wolen ye that Y schaldo to the kyng of Jewis? 13 And theieftsoone crieden, Crucifie hym. 14ButPilat seide to hem, What yuel hathhe don? And thei crieden the more,Crucifie hym. 15 And Pilat, willyngeto make aseeth to the puple, lefte tohem Barabas, and bitok to hem Jhesu,betun with scourgis, to be crucified.16 And knyytis ledden hym with yn-neforth, in to the porche of the motehalle. And thei clepiden togidir al thecumpany of knyytis, 17 and clothidenhym with purpur. And thei writhena coroun of thornes, and puttidenon hym. 18 And thei bigunnen togrete hym, and seiden, Heile, thou

Mark 15:19 55 Mark 16:5kyng of Jewis. 19 And thei smyten hisheed with a reed, and bispatten hym;and thei kneliden, and worschipidenhym. 20 And aftir that thei haddenscorned him, thei vnclothiden hymof purpur, and clothiden hym withhise clothis, and ledden out hym, tocrucifie hym. 21And thei compellidenaman that passide the weie, that camfro the toun, Symount of Syrenen,the fader of Alisaundir and of Rufe,to bere his cross. 22 And thei leddenhym in to a place Golgatha, that is toseie, the place of Caluari. 23 And theiyauen to hym to drynke wynmeddlidwith mirre, and he took not. 24 Andthei crucifieden him, and departidenhise clothis, and kesten lot on tho,who schulde take what. 25 And it wasthe thridde our, and thei crucifiedenhym. 26 And the titil of his causewas writun, Kyng of Jewis. 27 Andthei crucifien with hym twei theues,oon `at the riythalf and oon at hislefthalf. 28 And the scripture wasfulfillid that seith, And he is ordeynedwith wickid men. 29 And as thei pas-siden forth, thei blasfemyden hym,mouynge her heedis, and seiynge,Vath! thou that distriest the templeof God, and in `thre daies bildist itayen; 30 come adoun fro the crosse,and make thi silf saaf. 31 Also thehiyeste prestis scorneden hym echto othir with the scribis, and seiden,He made othir men saaf, he may notsaue hym silf. 32 Crist, kyng of Israel,come doun now fro the cross, thatwe seen, and bileuen. And thei thatweren crucifiedwith hym, dispisedenhym. 33 And whanne the sixte hourwas come, derknessis weren made onal the erthe til in to the nynthe our.34And in the nynthe our Jhesus criedewith a greet vois, and seide, Heloy,Heloy, lamasabatany, that is to seie,My God, my God, whi hast thou for-sakunme? 35And summe of men thatstoden aboute herden, and seiden, Lo!he clepith Helye. 36 And oon ranne,and fillide a spounge with vynegre,and puttide aboute to a reede, andyaf to hym drynke, and seide, Suffre

ye, se we, if Helie come to do hymdoun. 37 And Jhesus yaf out a greetcry, and diede. 38 And the veil of thetemple was rent atwo fro the hiyesteto bynethe. 39 But the centurienthat stood forn ayens siy, that he socriyngehaddediede, and seide, Verili,this man was Goddis sone. 40 Andther weren also wymmen biholdyngefro afer, among whiche was MarieMaudeleyn, and Marie, the modirof James the lesse, and of Joseph,and of Salome. 41 And whanne Jh-esus was in Galilee, thei folewidenhym, and mynystriden to hym, andmany othere wymmen, that camenvp togidir with him to Jerusalem.42 And whanne euentid was come,for it was the euentid which is biforthe sabat, 43 Joseph of Armathie, thenoble decurioun, cam, and he aboodthe rewme of God; and booldli heentride to Pilat, and axide the bodiof Jhesu. 44 But Pilat wondride, if hewere now deed. 45 And whanne thecenturionwas clepid, he axide hym, ifhe were deed; and whanne he kneweof the centurion, he grauntide thebodi of Jhesu to Joseph. 46And Josephbouyte lynnen cloth, and took hymdoun, and wlappide in the lynnencloth, and leide hym in a sepulcre thatwas hewun of a stoon, and walewidea stoon to the dore of the sepulcre.47 And Marie Maudeleyne and Marieof Joseph bihelden, where hewas leid.

161 And whanne the sabat was pas-

sid, Marie Maudeleyne, and Marie ofJames, and Salomee bouyten swetesmellynge oynementis, to come andto anoynte Jhesu. 2 And ful eerli inoon of the woke daies, thei camento the sepulcre, whanne the sunnewas risun. 3And thei seiden togidere,Who schal meue awey to vs the stoonfro the dore of the sepulcre? 4 Andthei bihelden, and seien the stoonwalewid awei, for it was ful greet.5 And thei yeden in to the sepulcre,and sayn a yonglyng, hilide with awhite stole, sittynge `at the riythalf;

Mark 16:6 56 Mark 16:20and thei weren afeerd. 6Which seithto hem, Nyle ye drede; ye seken Jhesuof Nazareth crucified; he is risun, heis not here; lo! the place where theileiden hym. 7 But go ye, and seie yeto hise disciplis, and to Petir, that heschal go bifor you in to Galilee; thereye schulen se hym, as he seide to you.8 And thei yeden out, and fledden frothe sepulcre; for drede and quakynghad assailed hem, and to no manthei seiden ony thing, for thei dred-den. 9And Jhesus roos eerli the firstedai of the woke, and apperid firsteto Marie Maudeleyne, fro whom hehad caste out seuene deuelis. 10 Andsche yede, and tolde to hem thathadden ben with hym, whiche werenweilynge and wepynge. 11 And theiherynge that he lyuyde, and was seynof hir, bileueden not. 12 But af-ter these thingis whanne tweyne ofhem wandriden, he was schewid inanothir liknesse to hem goynge into a toun. 13 And thei yeden, andtelden to the othir, and nether theibileueden to hem. 14 But `at thelaste, whanne the enleuene disciplissaten at the mete, Jhesus apperideto hem, and repreuede the vnbileueof hem, and the hardnesse of herte,for thei bileueden not to hem, thathadden seyn that he was risun frodeeth. 15 And he seide to hem, Goye in to al the world, and prechethe gospel to eche creature. 16 Whothat bileueth, and is baptisid, schal besaaf; but he that bileueth not, schalbe dampned. 17 And these tokenesschulen sue hem, that bileuen. In myname thei schulen caste out feendis;thei schulen speke with newe tungis;18 thei schulen do awei serpentis; andif thei drynke ony venym, it schal notnoye hem. Thei schulen sette herhondis on sijk men, and thei schulenwexe hoole. 19 And the Lord Jhesu,aftir he hadde spokun to hem, wastakun vp in to heuene, and he sit-tith on the riythalf of God. 20 Andthei yeden forth, and prechiden eu-ery where, for the Lord wrouyte withhem, and confermyde the word with

signes folewynge.

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The Gospel According toLuke

1 Forsothe for manye men enforce-den to ordeyne the tellyng of thingis,whiche ben fillid in vs, 2 as thei thatseyn atte the bigynnyng, and werenministris of the word, 3 bitaken, it isseen also to me, hauynge alle thingisdiligentli bi ordre, to write to thee,4 thou best Theofile, that thou knowethe treuthe of tho wordis, of whichethou art lerned. 5 In the daies ofEroude, kyng of Judee, ther was aprest, Sakarie bi name, of the sorte ofAbia, and his wijf was of the douytrisof Aaron, and hir name was Eliza-beth. 6 And bothe weren iust biforGod, goynge in alle the maundemen-tis and iustifiyngis of the Lord, with-outen pleynt. 7 And thei hadden nochild, for Elizabeth was bareyn, andbothe weren of grete age in her daies.8 And it bifel, that whanne Zacarieschulde do the office of preesthod,in the ordre of his cours tofor God,9 aftir the custome of the preesthod,he wente forth bi lot, and entride into the temple, to encense. 10 And althe multitude of the puple was withoutforth, and preiede in the our ofencensyng. 11 And an aungel of theLord apperide to hym, and stood onthe riythalf of the auter of encense.12 And Zacarie seynge was afraied,and drede fel vpon hym. 13 And theaungel seide to hym, Zacarie, dredethou not; for thi preyer is herd, andElizabeth, thi wijf, schal bere to theea sone, and his name schal be clepidJoon. 14 And ioye and gladyng schalbe to thee; and many schulen `haueioye in his natyuyte. 15For he schal begreet bifor the Lord, and he schal notdrynke wyn and sidir, and he schalbe fulfillid with the Hooli Goost yitof his modir wombe. 16 And he schalconuerte many of the children of Is-rael to her LordGod; 17andhe schal gobifor hym in the spirit and the vertu

of Helie; and he schal turne the hertisof the fadris in to the sones, and menout of bileue to the prudence of iustmen, to make redi a perfit puple tothe Lord. 18 And Zacarie seide to theaungel, Wherof schal Y wite this? forY am eld, and my wijf hath gon ferin to hir daies. 19 And the aungelansweride, and seide to hym, For Yam Gabriel, that stonde niy bifor God;and Y am sent to thee to speke, andto euangelize to thee these thingis.20And lo! thou schalt be doumbe, andthou schalt notmowspeke til in to thedai, in which these thingis schulen bedon; for thou hast not bileued to mywordis, whiche schulen be fulfillid inher tyme. 21 And the puple was abi-dynge Zacarie, and thei wondriden,that he tariede in the temple. 22 Andhe yede out, and myyte not speke tohem, and thei knewen that he haddeseyn a visioun in the temple. Andhe bikenyde to hem, and he dwellidestille doumbe. 23 And it was don,whanne the daies of his office werenfulfillid, he wente in to his hous.24 And aftir these daies Elizabeth, hiswijf, conseyuede, and hidde hir fyuemonethis, and seide, 25For so the Lorddide to me in the daies, in whichehe bihelde, to take awei my repreefamong men. 26 But in the sixte mon-eth the aungel Gabriel was sent froGod in to a citee of Galilee, whos namewas Nazareth, 27 to a maidyn, weddidto a man, whos name was Joseph,of the hous of Dauid; and the nameof the maidun was Marie. 28 Andthe aungel entride to hir, and seide,Heil, ful of grace; the Lord be withthee; blessid be thou among wym-men. 29Andwhanne sche haddeherd,sche was troublid in his word, andthouyte what maner salutacioun thiswas. 30And the aungel seide to hir, Nedrede thou not, Marie, for thou hastfoundun grace anentis God. 31 Lo!thou schalt conceyue in wombe, andschalt bere a sone, and thou schaltclepe his name Jhesus. 32This schal begreet, and he schal be clepid the soneof the Hiyeste; and the Lord God schal

Luke 1:33 58 Luke 1:72yeue to hym the seete of Dauid, hisfadir, and he schal regne in the housof Jacob with outen ende, 33and of hisrewme schal be noon ende. 34 AndMarie seide to the aungel, On whatmaner schal this thing be doon, forY knowe not man? 35 And the aun-gel answeride, and seide to hir, TheHooly Goost schal come fro aboue into thee, and the vertu of the Hiyesteschal ouerschadewe thee; and therforthat hooli thing that schal be borunof thee, schal be clepid the sone ofGod. 36 And lo! Elizabeth, thi cosyn,and sche also hath conceyued a sonein hir eelde, and this moneth is thesixte to hir that is clepid bareyn; 37 foreuery word schal not be inpossibleanentis God. 38 And Marie seide, Lo!the handmaydyn of the Lord; be itdon to me aftir thi word. And theaungel departide fro hir. 39AndMarieroos vp in tho daies, and wente withhaaste in to the mounteyns, in toa citee of Judee. 40 And sche en-tride in to the hous of Zacarie, andgrette Elizabeth. 41 And it was don,as Elizabeth herde the salutacioun ofMarie, the yong child in hir wombegladide. And Elizabeth was fulfillidwith the Hooli Goost, 42 and criedewith a greet vois, and seide, Blessidbe thou among wymmen, and blessidbe the fruyt of thi wombe. 43 Andwhereof is this thing to me, that themodir of my Lord come to me? 44 Forlo! as the voice of thi salutaciounwasmaad inmyn eeris, the yong childgladide in ioye in my wombe. 45 Andblessid be thou, that hast bileued,for thilke thingis that ben seid ofthe Lord to thee, schulen be parfitlidon. 46 And Marie seide, Mi soulemagnyfieth the Lord, 47 and my spirithath gladid in God, myn helthe. 48Forhe hath biholdun the mekenesse ofhis handmaidun. 49 For lo! of thisalle generaciouns schulen seie thatY am blessid. For he that is myytihath don to me grete thingis, and hisname is hooli. 50 And his mercy isfro kynrede in to kynredes, to men

that dreden hym. 51 He made myytin his arme, he scaterede proudemenwith the thouyte of his herte. 52 Hesette doun myyti men fro sete, andenhaunside meke men. 53 He hathfulfillid hungri men with goodis, andhe hath left riche men voide. 54 He,hauynge mynde of his mercy, tookIsrael, his child; 55 as he hath spokunto oure fadris, to Abraham and tohis seed, in to worldis. 56 And Mariedwellide with hir, as it were thremonethis, and turnede ayen in to hirhous. 57 But the tyme of beryng childwas fulfillid to Elizabeth, and schebare a sone. 58And the neiyboris andcosyns of hir herden, that the Lordhadde magnyfied his mercy with hir;and thei thankiden hym. 59And it wasdon in the eiyte dai, thei camen tocircumcide the child; and thei clepi-den hym Zacarie, bi the name of hisfadir. 60 And his moder answeride,and seide, Nay, but he schal be clepidJoon. 61And thei seiden to hir, For noman is in thi kynrede, that is clepidthis name. 62 And thei bikenedento his fadir, what he wolde that hewere clepid. 63 And he axynge apoyntil, wroot, seiynge, Joon is hisname. 64 And alle men wondriden.And anoon his mouth was openyd,and his tunge, and he spak, and bles-side God. 65 And drede was maadon alle her neiyboris, and alle thesewordis weren pupplischid on alle themounteyns of Judee. 66 And alle menthat herden puttiden in her herte,and seiden, What maner child schalthis be? For thehoondof the Lordwaswith hym. 67 And Zacarie, his fadir,was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost, andprophesiede, 68 and seide, Blessid bethe Lord God of Israel, for he hathvisitid, and maad redempcioun of hispuple. 69 And he hath rerid to vs anhorn of heelthe in the hous of Dauid,his child. 70 As he spak bi the mouthof hise hooli prophetis, thatweren frothe world. 71 Helthe fro oure ene-myes, and fro the hoond of alle menthat hatiden vs. 72 To do merci withoure fadris, and to haue mynde of his

Luke 1:73 59 Luke 2:26hooli testament. 73 The greet ooththat he swoor to Abraham, oure fadir,to yyue hym silf to vs. 74That wewithout drede delyuered fro the hoondof oure enemyes, 75 serue to hym,in hoolynesse and riytwisnesse biforhym in alle oure daies. 76 And thou,child, schalt be clepid the propheteof the Hiyest; for thou schalt go biforthe face of the Lord, to make redi hiseweies. 77 To yyue scyence of heltheto his puple, in to remyssioun of hersynnes; 78 bi the inwardnesse of themerci of oure God, in the whiche hespryngynge vp fro an hiy hath visitidvs. 79To yyue liyt to hem that sitten inderknessis and in schadewe of deeth;to dresse oure feet in to the weie ofpees. 80 And the child wexide, andwas coumfortid in spirit, and was indesert placis `til to the dai of hisschewing to Israel.

21 And it was don in tho daies,

a maundement wente out fro theemperour August, that al the worldschulde be discryued. 2This firste dis-cryuyngwasmaad of Cyryn, iustice ofSirie. 3And alle men wenten to makeprofessioun, ech in to his owne citee.4 And Joseph wente vp fro Galilee,fro the citee Nazareth, in to Judee,in to a citee of Dauid, that is clepidBethleem, for that he was of the housand of the meyne of Dauid, 5 thathe schulde knouleche with Marie, hiswijf, that was weddid to hym, andwas greet with child. 6 And it wasdon, while thei weren there, the daiesweren fulfillid, that sche schulde berechild. 7 And sche bare hir first borunsone, and wlappide hym in clothis,and leide hym in a cratche, for therwas no place to hym in no chaumbir.8And scheepherdis weren in the samecuntre, wakynge and kepynge thewatchis of the nyyt on her flok. 9Andlo! the aungel of the Lord stoodbisidis hem, and the cleernesse of Godschinede aboute hem; and thei dred-den with greet drede. 10And the aun-gel seide to hem, Nyle ye drede; for

lo! Y preche to you a greet ioye, thatschal be to al puple. 11 For a sauyoureis borun to dai to you, that is Crist theLord, in the citee of Dauid. 12And thisis a tokene to you; ye schulen fyndea yong child wlappid in clothis, andleid in a cratche. 13 And sudenli therwasmaadwith the aungel amultitudeof heuenli knyythod, heriynge God,14and seiynge, Glorie be in thehiyestethingis to God, and in erthe pees be tomen of good wille. 15 And it was don,as the `aungelis passiden awei frohem in to heuene, the scheephirdisspaken togider, and seiden, Go weouer to Bethleem, and sewe thiswordthat is maad, which the Lord hath`maad, and schewide to vs. 16And theihiyynge camen, and founden Marieand Joseph, and the yong child leidin a cratche. 17 And thei seynge,knewen of the word that was seid tohem of this child. 18 And alle menthat herden wondriden, and of thesethingis that weren seid to hem of thescheephirdis. 19 But Marie kepte allethese wordis, berynge togider in hirherte. 20And the scheepherdis turne-den ayen, glorifyinge and heriyngeGod in alle thingis that thei haddenherd and seyn, as it was seid to hem.21And aftir that the eiyte daies werenendid, that the child schulde be cir-cumcided, his name was clepid Jhe-sus, which was clepid of the aungel,bifor that he was conceyued in thewombe. 22 And aftir that the daiesof the purgacioun of Marie werenfulfillid, aftir Moyses lawe, thei tokenhym into Jerusalem, to offre hym tothe Lord, as it is writun in the laweof the Lord, 23 For euery male kyndeopenynge the wombe, schal be clepidholi to the Lord; and that thei schulenyyue an offryng, 24 aftir that it is seidin the lawe of the Lord, A peire of tur-turis, or twei culuer briddis. 25And lo!a man was in Jerusalem, whos namewas Symeon; and this man was iustand vertuous, and aboode the coum-fort of Israel; and the Hooli Goost wasin hym. 26 And he hadde takun an

Luke 2:27 60 Luke 3:5answere of the Hooli Goost, that heschulde not se deeth, but he sawyfirst the Crist of the Lord. 27 And hecam in spirit into the temple. Andwhanne his fadir and modir leddenthe child Jhesu to do aftir the customof the lawe for hym, 28 he took hymin to hise armes, and he blesside God,29 and seide, Lord, now thou leuystthi seruaunt aftir thi word in pees;30 for myn iyen han seyn thin helthe,31 which thou hast maad redi biforthe face of alle puplis; 32 liyt to theschewyng of hethene men, and glo-rie of thi puple Israel. 33 And hisfadir and hismodirwerenwondryngeon these thingis, that weren seid ofhym. 34 And Symeon blesside hem,and seide to Marie, his modir, Lo!this is set in to the fallyng dounand in to the risyng ayen of manymen in Israel, and in to a tokene, towhom it schal be ayenseid. 35 And aswerd schal passe thorou thin ownesoule, that the thouytis ben schewidof many hertis. 36 And Anna was aprophetesse, the douytir of Fanuel, ofthe lynage of Aser. And sche haddegoon forth in many daies, and haddelyuedwithhir hosebonde seueneyeerfro hir maydynhode. 37 And thiswas a widewe to foure scoor yeerand foure; and sche departide notfro the temple, but seruyde to Godnyyt and dai in fastyngis and preieris.38 And this cam vpon hem in thilkour, and knoulechide to the Lord,and spak of hym to alle that abidenthe redempcioun of Israel. 39 And asthei hadden ful don alle thingis, aftirthe lawe of the Lord, thei turnedenayen in to Galilee, in to her citeeNazareth. 40 And the child wexe, andwas coumfortid, ful of wisdom; andthe grace of God was in hym. 41 Andhis fadir and modir wenten ech yeerin to Jerusalem, in the solempne daiof pask. 42 And whanne Jhesus wastwelue yeer oold, thei wenten vp toJerusalem, aftir the custom of thefeeste dai. 43 And whanne the daiesweren don, thei turneden ayen; andthe child abood in Jerusalem, and his

fadir and modir knewen it not. 44 Forthei gessynge that he hadde be in thefelowschip, camen a daies iourney,and souyten hym among hise cosynsand hise knouleche. 45 And whannethei founden hym not, thei turnedenayen in to Jerusalem, and souytenhym. 46 And it bifelle, that aftir thethridde dai thei founden hym in thetemple, sittynge in the myddil of thedoctours, herynge hem and axyngehem. 47 And alle men that herdenhym, wondriden on the prudence andthe answeris of hym. 48And thei seyn,and wondriden. And his modir seideto hym, Sone, what hast thou do to vsthus? Lo! thi fadir and Y sorewyngehan souyte thee. 49 And he seide tohem, What is it that ye souyten me?wisten ye not that in tho thingis thatben ofmy fadir, it behouethme to be?50And thei vndurstodennot theword,which he spak to hem. 51And he camdoun with hem, and cam to Nazareth,and was suget to hem. And his moderkepte togidir alle these wordis, andbare hem in hir herte. 52 And Jhesusprofitide in wisdom, age, and grace,anentis God and men.

31 In the fiftenthe yeer of the empire

of Tiberie, the emperoure, whannePilat of Pounce gouernede Judee, andEroude was prince of Galilee, andFilip, his brothir, was prince of Itu-rye, and of the cuntre of Tracon,and Lisanye was prince of Abilyn,2 vndir the princis of prestis Annasand Caifas, the word of the Lord wasmaad on Joon, the sone of Zacarie,in desert. 3 And he cam in to althe cuntre of Jordan, and prechidebaptym of penaunce in to remys-sioun of synnes. 4 As it is wrytunin the book of the wordis of Isaye,the prophete, The voice of a crier indesert, Make ye redi the weie of theLord, make ye hise pathis riyt. 5 Echvaley schal be fulfillid, and euery hiland litil hil schal be maad lowe; andschrewid thingis schulen ben in todressid thingis, and scharp thingis in

Luke 3:6 61 Luke 4:1to pleyn weies; 6 and euery fleischschal se the heelthe of God. 7 Therforhe seid to the puple, which wente outto be baptisid of hym, Kyndlyngis ofeddris, who schewide to you to fle frothe wraththe to comynge? 8 Therfordo ye worthi fruytis of penaunce, andbigynne ye not to seie, We han a fadirAbraham; for Y seie to you, that Godis myyti to reise of these stoonys thesones of Abraham. 9 And now an axeis sett to the roote of the tree; andtherfor euery tre thatmakith no goodfruyt, schal be kit doun, and schalbe cast in to the fier. 10 And thepuple axide hym, and seiden, Whatthanne schulen we do? 11 He an-sweride, and seide to hem, He thathath twei cootis, yyue to hym thathath noon; and he that hath metis,do in lijk maner. 12 And pupplicanscamen to be baptisid; and thei seidento hym, Maister, what schulen we do?13And he seide to hem, Do ye no thingmore, than that that is ordeyned toyou. 14 And knyytis axiden hym, andseiden,What schulen alsowedo? Andhe seide to hem, Smyte ye wrongfulinoman, nethirmake ye fals chalenge,and be ye apayed with youre sowdis.15 Whanne al the puple gesside, andalle men thouyten in her hertis ofJoon, lest perauenture he were Crist,16 Joon answeride, and seide to allemen, Y baptize you in watir; buta stronger than Y schal come aftirme, of whom Y am not worthi tovnbynde the lace of his schoon; heschal baptize you in the Hooli Goostand fier. 17 Whos `wynewyng toolin his hond, and he schal purge hisfloor of corn, and schal gadere thewhete in to his berne; but the chaffishe schal brenne with fier vnquench-able. 18And many othere thingis alsohe spak, and prechide to the puple.But Eroude tetrark, whanne he wasblamed of Joon for Erodias, 19 the wijfof his brother, and for alle the yuelisthat Eroude dide, 20 encreside thisouer alle, and schitte Joon in prisoun.21And itwas don, whanne al the puple

was baptised, and whanne Jhesu wasbaptised, and preiede, heuene wasopenyd. 22 And the Hooli Goost camdoun in bodili licnesse, as a dowueon hym; and a vois was maad froheuene, Thou art my derworth sone,in thee it hath plesid to me. 23 AndJhesu hym silf was bigynninge as ofthritti yeer, that he was gessid thesone of Joseph, which was of Heli,24whichwas ofMathath, whichwas ofLeuy, whichwas ofMelchi, that was ofJamne, 25 that was of Joseph, that wasofMatatie, that was of Amos, that wasof Naum, that was of Hely, that wasof Nagge, 26 that was of Mathath, thatwas of Matatie, that was of Semei,that was of Joseph, that was of Juda,that was of Johanna, 27 that was ofResa, that was of Zorobabel, that wasof Salatiel, 28 that was of Neri, thatwas of Melchi, that was of Addi, thatwas of Cosan, that was of Elmadan,that was of Her, 29 that was of Jhesu,that was of Eleasar, that was of Jorum,that was of Matath, 30 that was ofLeuy, that was of Symeon, that was ofJuda, that was of Joseph, that was ofJona, that was of Eliachym, 31 that wasof Melca, that was of Menna, that ofMathatha, that was of Nathan, 32 thatwas of Dauid, that was of Jesse, thatwas of Obeth, that was of Boz, thatwas of Salmon, that was of Nason,33 that was of Amynadab, that was ofAram, that was of Esrom, that was ofFares, 34 that was of Judas, that was ofJacob, that was of Isaac, that was ofAbraham, that was of Tare, that wasof Nachor, 35 that was of Seruth, thatwas of Ragau, that was of Faleth, thatwas of Heber, 36 that was of Sale, thatwas of Chaynan, that was of Arfaxath,that was of Sem, that was of Noe,that was of Lameth, 37 that was ofMatussale, that was of Enok, that wasof Jareth, that was of Malaliel, thatwas of Cainan, thatwas of Enos, 38 thatwas of Seth, that was of Adam, thatwas of God.

41 And Jhesus ful of the Hooli Goost

turnede ayen fro Jordan, and was ledbi the spirit into desert fourti daies,

Luke 4:2 62 Luke 4:342 and was temptid of the deuel, andeet nothing in tho daies; and whannetho daies weren endid, he hungride.3 And the deuel seide to him, If thouart Goddis sone, seie to this stoon,that it be maad breed. 4 And Jhesusansweride to hym, It is writun, Thata man lyueth not in breed aloone,but in euery word of God. 5 And thedeuel ladde hym in to an hiy hil, andschewide to hym alle the rewmes ofthe world in a moment of tyme; 6 andseide to hym, Y schal yyue to thee althis power, and the glorie of hem, forto me thei ben youun, and to whomY wole, Y yyue hem; 7 therfor if thoufalle doun, and worschipe bifore me,alle thingis schulen be thine. 8 AndJhesus answeride, and seide to hym,It is writun, Thou schalt worschipethi Lord God, and to hym aloone thouschalt serue. 9 And he ledde hym into Jerusalem, and sette hym on thepynacle of the temple, and seide tohym, If thou art Goddis sone, sendethi silf fro hennes doun; 10 for it iswritun, For he hath comaundide tohise aungels of thee, that thei kepethee in alle thi weies, 11 and thatthei schulen take thee in hondis, lestperauenture thou hirte thi foote at astoon. 12 And Jhesus answeride, andseide to him, It is seid, Thou schalt nottempte thi Lord God. 13 And whanneeuery temptacioun was endid, thefeend wente a wei fro hym for a tyme.14 And Jhesus turnede ayen in thevertu of the spirit in to Galilee, andthe fame wente forth of hym thoroual the cuntre. 15 And he tauyte inthe synagogis of hem, and was mag-nyfied of alle men. 16 And he cam toNazareth, where he was norisschid,and entride aftir his custom in thesabat dai in to a synagoge, and roosto reed. 17 And the book of Ysaye,the prophete, was takun to hym; andas he turnede the book, he foond aplace, where it was wrytun, 18 TheSpirit of the Lord on me, for whichthing he anoyntide me; he sente meto preche to pore men, to hele con-

trite men in herte, 19 and to precheremyssioun to prisoneris, and siyt toblynde men, and to delyuere brokunmen in to remissioun; to preche theyeer of the Lord plesaunt, and the daiof yeldyng ayen. 20 And whanne hehadde closid the book, he yaf ayento the mynystre, and sat; and theiyen of alle men in the synagoge werebiholdynge in to hym. 21Andhe biganto seie to hem, For in this dai thisscripture is fulfillid in youre eeris.22 And alle men yauen witnessyng tohym, and wondriden in the wordis ofgrace, that camen forth of his mouth.And thei seiden, Whether this is notthe sone of Joseph? 23 And he seideto hem, Sotheli ye schulen seie tome this liknesse, Leeche, heele thisilf. The Farisees seiden to Jhesu,Hou grete thingis han we herd don inCafarnaum, do thou also here in thicuntre. 24 And he seide, Treuli Y seieto you, that no profete is resseyuedin his owne cuntre. 25 In treuthe Yseie to you, that many widowis werenin the daies of Elie, the prophete,in Israel, whanne heuene was closidthre yeer and sixe monethis, whannegreet hungur was maad in al theerthe; 26 and to noon of hem was Elyesent, but in to Sarepta of Sydon, to awidowe. 27 And many meseles werenin Israel, vndurHelisee, the prophete,and noon of hem was clensid, butNaaman of Sirye. 28 And alle inthe synagoge herynge these thingis,weren fillid with wraththe. 29 Andthei risen vp, and drouen hym outwith out the citee, and ledden hym tothe cop of the hil on which her citeewas bildid, to caste hym doun. 30 ButJhesus passide, and wente thorou themyddil of hem; and cam doun in toCafarnaum, 31 a citee of Galilee, andthere he tauyte hem in sabotis. 32Andthei weren astonyed in his techyng,for his word was in power. 33 Andin her synagoge was a man hauyngean vnclene feend, and he criede withgreet vois, 34 and seide, Suffre, whatto vs and to thee, Jhesu of Nazareth?

Luke 4:35 63 Luke 5:17art thou comun to leese vs? Y knowe,that thou art the hooli of God. 35AndJhesus blamede hym, and seide, Wexedoumbe, and go out fro hym. Andwhanne the feend hadde cast hymforth in to the myddil, he wente awei fro hym, and he noyede hym nothing. 36 And drede was maad in allemen, and thei spaken togider, and sei-den, What is this word, for in powerand vertu he comaundith to vnclenespiritis, and thei gon out? 37 And thefamewas pupplischid of him in to echplace of the cuntre. 38 And Jhesusroos vp fro the synagoge, and entridein to the hous of Symount; and themodir of Symountis wijf was holdunwith grete fyueris, and thei preiedenhym for hir. 39And Jhesus stood ouerhir, and comaundide to the feuer, andit lefte hir; and anoon sche roos vp,and seruede hem. 40And whanne thesunne wente doun, alle that haddensijke men with dyuerse langours, led-den hem to hym; and he sette hishoondis on ech bi `hem silf, and heel-ide hem. 41 And feendis wenten outfro manye, and crieden, and seiden,For thou art the sone of God. Andhe blamede, and suffride hem not tospeke, for thei wisten hym, that hewas Crist. 42And whanne the dai wascome, he yede out, and wente in to adesert place; and the puple souytenhym, and thei camen to hym, and theihelden hym, that he schulde not go awei fro hem. 43 To whiche he seide,For also to othere citees it bihouethme to preche the kyngdomof God, fortherfor Y am sent. 44And he prechidein the synagogis of Galilee.

51 And it was don, whanne the pu-

ple cam fast to Jhesu, to here theword of God, he stood bisidis the poolof Genasereth, 2 and saiy two bootisstondynge bisidis the pool; and thefischeris weren go doun, and wais-chiden her nettis. 3 And he wentevp in to a boot, that was Symoundis,and preiede hym to lede it a litil frothe loond; and he seet, and tauyte

the puple out of the boot. 4 Andas he ceesside to speke, he seide toSymount, Lede thou in to the depthe,and slake youre nettis to take fisch.5 And Symount answeride, and seideto hym, Comaundoure, we trauelidenal the nyyt, and token no thing, butin thi word Y schal leye out the net.6 And whanne thei hadden do thisthing, thei closiden togidir a greetmultitude of fischis; and her net wasbrokun. 7 And thei bikenyden tofelawis, that weren in anothir boot,that thei schulden come, and helpehem. And thei camen, and fillidenbothe the bootis, so that thei werenalmost drenchid. 8 And whanneSymount Petir saiy this thing, hefelde doun to the knees of Jhesu, andseide, Lord, go fro me, for Y am asynful man. 9 For he was on ech sideastonyed, and alle that weren withhym, in the takyng of fischis whichethei token. 10 Sotheli in lijk manerJames and Joon, the sones of Zebedee,that weren felowis of Symount Petre.And Jhesus seide to Symount, Nylethou drede; now fro this tyme thouschalt take men. 11 And whanne thebootis weren led vp to the loond, theileften alle thingis, and thei suedenhym. 12 And it was don, whanne hewas in oon of the citees, lo! a manful of lepre; and seynge Jhesu felledoun on his face, and preyede hym,and seide, Lord, if thou wolt, thoumaist make me clene. 13 And Jhesusheld forth his hoond, and touchidehym, and seide, Y wole, be thoumaadcleene. And anoon the lepre passideawei fro hym. 14And Jhesus comaun-dide to hym, that he schulde seie tono man; But go, schewe thou theeto a preest, and offre for thi clen-syng, as Moises bad, in to witnessyngto hem. 15 And the word walkideaboute the more of hym; and mychepuple camen togidere, to here, andto be heelid of her siknessis. 16 Andhe wente in to desert, and preiede.17 And it was don in oon of the daies,he sat, and tauyte; and there werenFarisees sittynge, and doctouris of

Luke 5:18 64 Luke 6:7the lawe, that camen of eche cas-tel of Galilee, and of Judee, and ofJerusalem; and the vertu of the Lordwas to heele sike men. 18 And lo!men beren in a bed a man that wassijk in the palsye, and thei souytento bere hym in, and sette bifor hym.19 And thei founden not in what par-tie thei schulden bere hym in, forthe puple, `and thei wenten on theroof, and bi the sclattis thei leetenhym doun with the bed, in to themyddil, bifor Jhesus. 20 And whanneJhesu saiy the feith of hem, he seide,Man, thi synnes ben foryouun to thee.21 And the scribis and Farisees bi-gunnen to thenke, seiynge, Who isthis, that spekith blasfemyes? whomay foryyue synnes, but God aloone?22 And as Jhesus knewe the thouytisof hem, he answeride, and seide tohem, What thenken ye yuele thingisin youre hertes? 23 What is liyter toseie, Synnes ben foryouun to thee, orto seie, Rise vp, andwalke? 24But thatyewite, thatmannus sonehathpowerin erthe to foryyue synnes, he seideto the sijk man in palesie, Y seie tothee, ryse vp, take thi bed, and go into thin hous. 25And anoon he roos vpbifor hem, and took the bed in whichhe lay, and wente in to his hous, andmagnyfiedeGod. 26Andgreetwondurtook alle, and thei magnyfieden God;and thei weren fulfillid with greetdrede, and seiden, For we han seynmerueilouse thingis to dai. 27 Andafter these thingis Jhesus wente out,and saiy a pupplican, Leuy bi name,sittynge at the tolbothe. And heseide to hym, Sue thou me; 28 andwhanne he hadde left alle thingis, heroos vp, and suede hym. 29 And Leuymade to hym a greet feeste in hishous; and ther was a greet cumpa-nye of pupplicans, and of othere thatwerenwithhem, sittynge at themete.30And Farisees and the scribis of hemgrutchiden, and seiden to hise disci-plis, Whi eten ye and drynken withpupplicans and synful men? 31 AndJhesus answeride, and seide to hem,

Thei that ben hoole han no nede toa leche, but thei that ben sijke; 32 forY cam not to clepe iuste men, butsynful men to penaunce. 33 And theiseiden to hym, Whi the disciplis ofJoon fasten ofte, and maken preieris,also and of Farisees, but thine etenand drynken? 34 To whiche he seide,Whether ye moun make the sones ofthe spouse to faste, while the spouseis with hem? 35 But daies schulencome, whanne the spouse schal betakun a wei fro hem, and thanne theischulen faste in tho daies. 36 And heseide to hem also a liknesse; For noman takith a pece fro a newe cloth,and puttith it in to an oold clothing;ellis bothe he brekith the newe, andthe pece of the newe acordith not tothe elde. 37And no man puttith newewyne in to oolde botels; ellis the newewyn schal breke the botels, and thewyn schal be sched out, and the botelsschulen perische. 38 But newe wyneowith to be put in to newe botels,and bothe ben kept. 39 And no mandrynkynge the elde, wole anoon thenewe; for he seith, The olde is thebetere.

61 And it was don in the secounde

firste sabat, whanne he passid bicornes, hise disciplis pluckiden eerisof corn; and thei frotynge with herhondis, eeten. 2 And summe of theFarisees seiden to hem, What doonye that, that is not leeueful in thesabotis? 3 And Jhesus answeride, andseide to hem, Han ye not redde, whatDauith dide, whanne he hungride,and thei that weren with hym; 4 houhe entride in to the hous of God, andtook looues of proposicioun, and eet,and yaf to hem that weren with hem;whiche looues it was not leeueful toeete, but oonli to prestis. 5 And heseide to hem, Formannus sone is lord,yhe, of the sabat. 6 And it was don inanother sabat, that he entride in toa synagoge, and tauyte. And a manwas there, and his riyt hoond wasdrie. 7 And the scribis and Fariseesaspieden hym, if he wolde heele hym

Luke 6:8 65 Luke 6:38in the sabat, that thei schulden fyndecause, whereof thei schulden accusehym. 8 And he wiste the thouytis ofhem, and he seide to the man thathadde a drie hoond, Rise vp, andstonde in to the myddil. And heroos, and stood. 9 And Jhesus seideto hem, Y axe you, if it is leuefulto do wel in the sabat, or yuel? tomake a soule saaf, or to leese? 10 Andwhanne he hadde biholde alle menaboute, he seide to the man, Holdforth thin hoond. And he held forth,and his hond was restorid to helthe.11And thei weren fulfillid with vnwis-dom, and spaken togidir, what theischulden do of Jhesu. 12 And it wasdon in tho daies, he wente out in toan hil to preye; and he was al nyytdwellynge in the preier of God. 13Andwhanne the day was come, he clepidehise disciplis, and chees twelue ofhem, whiche he clepide also apos-tlis; 14 Symount, whom he clepidePetir, and Andrew, his brothir, Jamesand Joon, 15 Filip and Bartholomew,Matheu and Thomas, James Alphei,and Symount, that is clepid Zelotes,16 Judas of James, and Judas Scarioth,that was traytoure. 17And Jhesus camdoun fro the hil with hem, and stoodin a feeldi place; and the cumpeny ofhise disciplis, and a greet multitudeof puple, of al Judee, and Jerusalem,and of the see coostis, and of Tyreand Sidon, 18 that camen to here hym,and to be heelid of her siknessis;and thei that weren trauelid of vn-cleene spiritis, weren heelid. 19 Andal puple souyte to touche hym, forvertu wente out of hym, and heel-ide alle. 20 And whanne hise iyenweren cast vp in to hise disciplis,he seide, Blessid be ye, `pore men,for the kyngdom of God is youre.21Blessid be ye, that nowhungren, forye schulen be fulfillid. Blessid be ye,that now wepen, for ye schulen leiye.22Ye schulen be blessid, whanne menschulen hate you, and departe youawei, and putte schenschip to you,and cast out youre name as yuel, formannus sone. 23 Joye ye in that dai,

and be ye glad; for lo! youre meedeis myche in heuene; for aftir thesethingis the fadris of hem diden toprophetis. 24 Netheles wo to you,riche men, that han youre coumfort.25 Wo to you that ben fulfillid, forye schulen hungre. Wo to you thatnow leiyen, for ye schulenmorne, andwepe. 26Wo to you, whanne alle menschulen blesse you; aftir these thingisthe fadris of hem diden to profetis.27But Y seie to you that heren, loue yeyoure enemyes, do ye wel to hem thathatiden you; 28 blesse ye men thatcursen you, preye ye for men that de-famenyou. 29And tohim that smytiththee on o cheeke, schewe also thetothir; and fro hym that takith aweifro thee a cloth, nyle thou forbede thecoote. 30 And yyue to eche that axiththee, and if a man takith awei thothingis that ben thine, axe thou notayen. 31And as ye wolen that men doto you, do ye also to hem in lijkmaner.32And if ye louen hem that louen you,what thanke is to you? for synfulmenlouen men that louen hem. 33 And ifye don wel to hem that don wel toyou, what grace is to you? synful mendon this thing. 34 And if ye leenen tohem of whiche ye hopen to take ayen,what thanke is to you? for synfulmenleenen to synful men, to take ayenas myche. 35 Netheles loue ye youreenemyes, and do ye wel, and leene ye,hopinge no thing therof, and youremede schal be myche, and ye schulenbe the sones of the Heyest, for he isbenygne on vnkynde men and yuelemen. 36 Therfor be ye merciful, asyoure fadir is merciful. 37 Nyle yedeme, and ye schulen not be demed.Nyle ye condempne, and ye schulennot be condempned; foryyue ye, andit schal be foryouun to you. 38 Yyueye, and it schal be youun to you.Thei schulen yyue in to youre bosuma good mesure, and wel fillid, andschakun togidir, and ouerflowynge;for bi the same mesure, bi whicheye meeten, it schal be metun `ayen

Luke 6:39 66 Luke 7:17to you. 39 And he seide to hem aliknesse, Whether the blynde mayleede the blynde? ne fallen thei notbothe `in to the diche? 40A disciple isnot aboue the maistir; but eche schalbe perfite, if he be as his maister.41Andwhat seest thou in thi brotherisiye a moot, but thou biholdist not abeem, that is in thin owne iye? 42 Orhou maist thou seie to thi brother,Brothir, suffre, Y schal caste out themoot of thin iye, and thou biholdistnot a beem in thin owne iye? Ipocrite,first take out the beem of thin iye,and thanne thou schalt se to take themoot of thi brotheris iye. 43 It is nota good tree, that makith yuel fruytis,nether an yuel tree, that makith goodfruytis; 44 for euery tre is knowunof his fruyt. And men gaderen notfigus of thornes, nethir men gaderena grape of a buysche of breris. 45 Agood man of the good tresoure ofhis herte bryngith forth good thingis,and an yuel man of the yuel tresourebryngith forth yuel thingis; for ofthe plente of the herte the mouthspekith. 46 And what clepen ye me,Lord, Lord, and doon not tho thingisthat Y seie. 47 Eche that cometh tome, and herith my wordis, and doithhem, Y schal schewe to you, to whomhe is lijk. 48 He is lijk to a man thatbildith an hous, that diggide deepe,and sette the foundement on a stoon.And whanne greet flood was maad,the flood was hurtlid to that hous,and it miyte not moue it, for it wasfoundid on a sad stoon. 49But he thatherith, and doith not, is lijk to a manbildyngehis hous on erthewith outenfoundement; in to which the floodwas hurlid, and anoon it felle doun;and the fallyng doun of that hous wasmaad greet.

71 And whanne he hadde fulfillid

alle hise wordis in to the eeris of thepuple, he entride in to Cafarnaum.2 But a seruaunt of a centurien, thatwas precious to hym, was sijk, and

drawynge to the deeth. 3Andwhannehe hadde herd of Jhesu, he sente tohym the eldere men of Jewis, andpreiede hym, that he wolde come,and heele his seruaunt. 4Andwhannethei camen to Jhesu, thei preiedenhym bisili, and seiden to hym, Forhe is worthi, that thou graunte tohym this thing; 5 for he loueth ourefolk, and he bildide to vs a synagoge.6 And Jhesus wente with hem. Andwhanne he was not fer fro the hous,the centurien sente to hym freendis,and seide, Lord, nyle thou be trauelid,for Y am not worthi, that thou entrevnder my roof; 7 for which thing andY demede not my silf worthi, that Ycome to thee; but seie thou bi word,and my child schal be helid. 8 For Yam aman ordeyned vndur power, andhaue knyytis vndur me; and Y seie tothis, Go, and he goith, and to anothir,Come, and he cometh, and to myseruaunt, Do this thing, and he doith.9 And whanne this thing was herd,Jhesus wondride; and seide to the pu-ple suynge hym, Treuli Y seie to you,nether in Israel Y foond so greet feith.10And thei that weren sent, turnedenayen home, and founden the seru-aunt hool, which was sijk. 11 And itwas don aftirward, Jhesus wente in toa citee, that is clepid Naym, and hisedisciplis; and ful greet puple wentewith hym. 12 And whanne he camnyy to the yate of the citee, lo! thesone of a womman that hadde no mochildren, was borun out deed; andthis was a widowe; and myche pupleof the citee with hir. 13 And whannethe Lord Jhesu hadde seyn hir, hehadde reuthe on hir, and seide to hir,Nyle thou wepe. 14 And he cam nyy,and touchide the beere; and thei thatbaren stoden. And he seide, Yongeman, Y seie to thee, rise vp. 15And hethat was deed sat vp ayen, and biganto speke; and he yaf hym to his modir.16 And drede took alle men, and theimagnyfieden God, and seiden, For agrete profete is rysun among vs, and,For God hath visitid his puple. 17And

Luke 7:18 67 Luke 7:45this word wente out of hym in to alJudee, and in to al the cuntre aboute.18And Joones disciplis toolden hymofalle these thingis. 19And Joon clepidetweyn of hise disciplis, and sente hemto Jhesu, and seide, Art thou he thatis to come, or abiden we anothir?20 And whanne the men cam to hym,thei seiden, Joon Baptist sente vs tothee, and seide, Art thou he that is tocome, or we abiden anothir? 21 Andin that our he heelide many menof her sijknessis, and woundis, andyuel spiritis; and he yaf siyt to manyblynde men. 22And Jhesus answerde,and seide to hem, Go ye ayen, andtelle ye to Joon tho thingis that yehan herd and seyn; blynde men seyn,crokid men goen, mesels ben maadcleene, deef men heren, deed menrisen ayen, pore men ben takun toprechyng of the gospel. 23 And hethat schal not be sclaundrid in me,is blessid. 24 And whanne the mes-sangeris of Joon weren go forth, hebigan to seie of Joon to the puple,25What wenten ye out in to desert tose? a reed waggid with the wynd?26 But what wenten ye out to se? aman clothid with softe clothis? Lo!thei that ben in precious cloth andin delicis, ben in kyngis housis. Butwhat wenten ye out to se? a profete?Yhe, Y seie to you, and more thana profete. 27 This is he, of whom itis writun, Lo! Y sende myn aungelbifor thi face, which schal make `thiweie redi bifor thee. 28Certis Y seie toyou, there is no man more propheteamong children of wymmen, thanis Joon; but he that is lesse in thekyngdom of heuenes, is more thanhe. 29 And al the puple herynge, andpupplicans, that hadden be baptisidwith baptym of Joon, iustifieden God;30 but the Farisees and the wise menof the lawe, that weren not baptisidof hym, dispisiden the counsel ofGod ayens hem silf. 31 And the Lordseide, Therfor to whom schal Y seie`men of this generacioun lijk, andto whom ben thei lijk? 32 Thei ben

lijk to children sittynge in chepyng,and spekynge togider, and seiynge,We han sungun to you with pipis,and ye han not daunsid; we hanmaad mornyng, and ye han not wept.33For Joon Baptist cam, nethir etyngebreed, ne drynkynge wyne, and yeseyen, He hath a feend. 34 Mannussone cam etynge and drynkynge, andye seien, Lo! a man a deuourer, anddrynkynge wyne, a frend of puppli-cans and of synful men. 35 And wis-dom is iustified of her sones. 36 Butoon of the Farisees preiede Jhesu, thathe schulde ete with hym. And heentride in to the hous of the Farise,and sat at the mete. 37 And lo! asynful womman, thatwas in the citee,as sche knewe, that Jhesu sat at themete in the hous of the Farisee, schebrouyte an alabaustre box of oyne-ment; 38 and sche stood bihynde by-sidis hise feet, and bigan to moistehise feet with teeris, and wipide withthe heeris of hir heed, and kiste hisefeet, and anoyntide with oynement.39 And the Farise seynge, that haddeclepide hym, seide within hym silf,seiynge, If this were a prophete, heschulde wite, who and what manerwomman it were that touchith hym,for sche is a synful womman. 40 AndJhesus answeride, and seide to hym,Symount, Y haue sumthing to seieto thee. And he seide, Maistir, seiethou. 41 And he answeride, Tweidettouris weren to o lener; and oonauyt fyue hundrid pans, and `theother fifti; 42but whanne thei haddennot wherof `thei schulden yeelde, heforyaf to bothe. Who thanne louethhym more? 43 Symount answeride,and seide, Y gesse, that he to whomhe foryaf more. And he answeride tohym, Thou hast demyd riytli. 44 Andhe turnede to thewomman, and seideto Symount, Seest thou this wom-man? I entride into thin hous, thouyaf no watir to my feet; but thishath moistid my feet with teeris, andwipide with hir heeris. 45 Thou hastnot youun to me a cosse; but this,

Luke 7:46 68 Luke 8:24sithen sche entride, ceesside not tokisse my feet. 46 Thou anoyntidistnot myn heed with oile; but thisanoyntide my feet with oynement.47 For the which thing Y seie to thee,many synnes ben foryouun to hir, forsche hath loued myche; and to whomis lesse foryouun, he loueth lesse.48 And Jhesus seide to hir, Thi synnesben foryouun to thee. 49And thei thatsaten to gider at the mete, bigunnento seie with ynne hem silf, Who is thisthat foryyueth synnes. 50But he seideto the womman, Thi feith hath maadthee saaf; go thou in pees.

81 And it was don aftirward, and

Jhesus made iourney bi citees andcastels, prechynge and euangelisyngethe rewme of God, and twelue withhym; 2 and sum wymmen that werenheelid of wickid spiritis and sijknes-sis, Marie, that is clepid Maudeleyn,of whom seuene deuelis wenten out,3 and Joone, the wijf of Chuse, theprocuratoure of Eroude, and Susanne,and many othir, that mynystriden tohym of her ritchesse. 4 And whannemyche puple was come togidir, andmen hiyeden to hym fro the citees,he seide bi a symylitude, 5 He thatsowith, yede out to sowe his seed.And while he sowith, sum fel bisidisthe weie, and was defoulid, and brid-dis of the eir eten it. 6And othir fel ona stoon, and it sprunge vp, anddriede,for it hadde notmoysture. 7And othirfel among thornes, and the thornessprongen vp togider, and stranglidenit. 8And othir fel in to good erthe, andit sprungun made an hundrid fooldfruyt. He seide these thingis, andcriede, He that hath eeris of heryng,here he. 9 But hise disciplis axidenhim, what this parable was. 10And heseide to hem, To you it is grauntid toknowe the pryuete of the kyngdom ofGod; but to othirmen in parablis, thatthei seynge se not, and thei heryngevndurstonde not. 11 And this is theparable. 12 The seed is Goddis word;

and thei that ben bisidis the weie,ben these that heren; and aftirwardthe feend cometh, and takith awei theword froher herte, lest thei bileuyngebe maad saaf. 13 But thei that felon a stoon, ben these that whannethei han herd, resseyuen the wordwith ioye. And these han not rootis;for at a tyme thei bileuen, and intyme of temptacioun thei goen awei.14 But that that fel among thornes,ben these that herden, and of bisy-nessis, and ritchessis, and lustis of lijfthei gon forth, and ben stranglid, andbryngen forth no fruyt. 15 But thatthat fel in to good erthe, ben thesethat, in a good herte, and best herenthe word, and holdun, and brengenforth fruyt in pacience. 16 No manlityneth a lanterne, and hilith it witha vessel, or puttith it vndur a bed, buton a candilstike, thatmen that entrenseen liyt. 17For ther is no priuei thing,which schal not be openyd, netherhid thing, which schal not be knowun,and come in to open. 18Therfor se ye,hou ye heren; for it schal be youunto hym that hath, and who euer hathnot, also that that he weneth that hehaue, schal be takun awei fro hym.19And hismodir and britheren camento hym; and thei myyten not come tohym for the puple. 20And it was teeldto hym, Thi modir and thi britherenstonden with outforth, willynge to sethee. 21 And he answeride, and seideto hem, My modir and my britherenben these, that heren the word ofGod, and doon it. 22And it was don inoon of daies, he wente vp in to a boot,and hise disciplis. And he seide tohem, Passe we ouer the see. And theiwenten vp. 23Andwhile thei rowiden,he slepte. And a tempest of wyndecam doun in to the watir, and theiweren dryuun hidur and thidur withwawis, andweren in perel. 24And theicamen nyy, and reisiden hym, andseiden, Comaundoure, we perischen.And he roos, and blamyde the wynde,and the tempest of the watir; andit ceesside, and pesibilte was maad.

Luke 8:25 69 Luke 8:5025 And he seide to hem, Where isyoure feith? Which dredynge won-driden, and seiden togidir, Who, ges-sist thou, is this? for he comaundithto wyndis and to the see, and theiobeien to hym. 26 And thei rowidento the cuntree of Gerasenus, that isayens Galilee. 27 And whanne hewente out to the loond, a man ran tohym, that hadde a deuel long tyme,and he was not clothid with cloth,nether dwellide in hous, but in sepul-cris. 28This, whanne he saiy Jhesu, feldoun bifor hym, and he criynge witha greet vois seide, What to me andto thee, Jhesu, the sone of the hiyestGod? Y biseche thee, that thou tur-mente `not me. 29 For he comaundidethe vncleene spirit, that he schuldego out fro the man. For he took hymofte tymes, and he was boundun withcheynes, and kept in stockis, and,whanne the boondis weren brokun,he was lad of deuelis in to desert.30 And Jhesus axide hym, and seide,What name is to thee? And he seide,A legioun * ; for many deuelis werenentrid in to hym. 31And thei preydenhym, that he schulde not comaundehem, that thei schulden go in to helle.32And therewas a flok ofmany swynelesewynge in anhil, and thei preiedenhym, that he schulde suffre hem toentre in to hem. And he suffridehem. 33 And so the deuelis wentenout fro the man, and entriden into the swyne; and with a birre theflok wente heedlyng in to the pool,and was drenchid. 34 And whannethe hirdis sayn this thing don, theiflowen, and tolden in to the cite, andin to the townes. 35 And thei yedenout to se that thing that was don. Andthei camen to Jhesu, and thei foundenthe man sittynge clothid, fro whomthe deuelis wenten out, and in hoolmynde at hise feet; and thei dredden.36 And thei that sayn tolden to hem,hou he was maad hool of the legioun.37 And al the multitude of the cuntreof Gerasenus preiede hym, that he

schulde go fro hem, for thei werunholdunwith greet drede. Hewente vpin to a boot, and turnede ayen. 38Andthe man of whom the deuelis werengon out, preide hym, that he schuldebe with hym. Jhesus lefte hym, 39 andseide, Go ayen in to thin hous, andtelle hou grete thingis God hath donto thee. And he wente thorow al thecite, and prechide, hou grete thingisJhesus hadde don to hym. 40 Andit was don, whanne Jhesus was gonayen, the puple resseyuede hym; foralle weren abidynge hym. 41And lo! aman, to whom the name was Jayrus,and he was prynce of a synagoge; andhe fel doun at the feet of Jhesu, andpreiede hym, that he schulde entrein to his hous, 42 for he hadde but odouyter `almost of twelue yeer eelde,and sche was deed. And it bifel, thewhile he wente, he was thrungun ofthe puple. 43 And a womman thathadde a flux of blood twelue yeer, andhadde spendid al hir catel in leechis,and sche miyte not be curid of ony,44 and sche cam nyy bihynde, andtouchide the hem of his cloth, andanoon the fluxe of hir blood ceesside.45 And Jhesus seide, Who is thattouchide me? And whanne alle mendenyeden, Petre seide, and thei thatweren with hym, Comaundour, thepuple thristen, and disesen thee, andthou seist, Who touchide me? 46 AndJhesus seide, Summan hath touchidme, for that vertu yede out of me.47 And the womman seynge, that itwas not hid fro hym, cam tremblynge,and fel doun at hise feet, and for whatcause sche hadde touchid hym scheschewide bifor al the puple, and houanoon sche was helid. 48And he seideto hir, Douytir, thi feith hath maadthee saaf; go thou in pees. 49 Andyit while he spak, a man cam fro theprince of the synagoge, and seide tohym, Thi douytir is deed, nyle thoutrauel the maister. 50 And whannethis word was herd, Jhesus answerideto the fadir of the damysel, Nyle thou

* 8:30 A legioun is a thousand, sixte hundrid, sixti and sixe.

Luke 8:51 70 Luke 9:24drede, but bileue thou oonli, and scheschal be saaf. 51 And whanne he camto the hous, he suffride no man toentre with hym, but Petir and Joonand James, and the fadir and themodir of the damysel. 52 And allewepten, and biweileden hir. And heseide, Nyle ye wepe, for the damyselis not deed, but slepith. 53 And theiscorneden hym, and wisten that schewas deed. 54 But he helde hir hoond,and criede, and seide, Damysel, risevp. 55Andhir spirit turnede ayen, andsche roos anoon. And he comaundideto yyue to hir to ete. 56 And hir fadirand modir wondriden greetli; and hecomaundide hem, that thei schuldennot seie to ony that thing that wasdon.

91 And whanne the twelue apostlis

weren clepid togidir, Jhesus yaf tohem vertu and power on alle deuelis,and that thei schulden heele sijknes-sis. 2 And he sente hem for to prechethe kyngdom of God, and to heele sijkmen. 3And he seide to hem, No thingtake ye in the weie, nether yerde, nescrippe, nether breed, ne money, andnether haue ye two cootis. 4And in towhat hous that ye entren, dwelle yethere, and go ye not out fro thennus.5 And who euer resseyuen not you,go ye out of that citee, and schakeye of the poudir of youre feet into witnessyng on hem. 6 And theiyeden forth, and wenten aboute bicastels, prechynge and helynge euerywhere. 7And Eroude tetrak herde allethingis thatwerendonof hym, andhedoutide, 8 for that it was seide of summen, that Joonwas risen fro deth; andof summen, that Elie hadde apperid;but of othere, that oon of the eldeprophetis was risun. 9 And Eroudeseide, Y haue biheedid Joon; and whois this, of whom Y here siche thingis?And he souyte to se hym. 10 And theapostlis turneden ayen, and toldento hym alle thingis that thei haddendon. And he took hem, and wentebisidis in to a desert place, that is

Bethsada. 11 And whanne the pu-ple knewen this, thei folewiden hym.And he resseyuede hem, and spak tohem of the kyngdom of God; and heheelide hem that hadden neede ofcure. 12 And the dai bigan to bowedoun, and the twelue camen, and sei-den to hym, Leeue the puple, that theigo, and turne in to castels and townes,that ben aboute, that thei fyndemete,for we ben here in a desert place.13And he seide to hem, Yue ye to hemto ete. And thei seiden, Ther ben notto vsmo than fyue looues and twei fis-chis, but perauenture that we go, andbie meetis to al this puple. 14And themen weren almost fyue thousynde.And he seide to hise disciplis, Makeye hem sitte to mete bi cumpanyes,a fifti to gidir. 15 And thei didenso, and thei maden alle men sitte tomete. 16 And whanne he hadde takethe fyue looues and twei fischis, hebiheeld in to heuene, and blessidehem, and brak, and delide to hise dis-ciplis, that thei schulden sette forthbifor the cumpanyes. 17And alle meneeten, and weren fulfillid; and thatthat lefte to hem of brokun metis wastakun vp, twelue cofyns. 18And it wasdon, whanne he was aloone preiynge,hise disciplis weren with hym, andhe axide hem, and seide, Whom seienthe puple that Y am? 19 And theiansweriden, and seiden, Joon Baptist,othir seien Elie, and othir seien, oprofete of the formere is risun. 20Andhe seide to hem, But who seien yethat Y am? Symount Petir answeride,and seide, The Crist of God. 21 Andhe blamynge hem comaundide thatthei schulden seie to no man, 22 andseide these thingis, For it bihouethmannus sone to suffre many thingis,and to be repreued of the elder men,and of the princis of prestis, andof scribis, and to be slayn, and thethridde dai to rise ayen. 23 And heseide to alle, If ony wole come aftirme, denye he hym silf, and take hehis cross euery dai, and sue he me.24 For he that wole make his lijf saafschal leese it; and he that leesith his

Luke 9:25 71 Luke 9:54lijf for me, schal make it saaf. 25 Andwhat profitith it to aman, if hewynneal the world, and leese hymsilf, anddo peiryng of him silf. 26 For who soschameth me and my wordis, man-nus sone schal schame hym, whannehe cometh in his maieste, and ofthe fadris, and of the hooli aungels.27 And Y seie to you, verily therben summe stondynge here, whicheschulen not taste deeth, til thei seenthe rewme of God. 28 And it wasdon aftir these wordis almest eiytedaies, and he took Petre and Jamesand Joon, and he stiede in to an hil,to preye. 29And while he preiede, thelicnesse of his cheer was chaungid,and his clothing was whit schynynge.30 And lo! two men spaken withhym, 31 and Moises and Helie werenseen in maieste; and thei sayn hisgoyng out, which he schulde fulfillein Jerusalem. 32 And Petre, and theithat weren with hym, weren heuy ofsleep, and thei wakynge saien his ma-jeste, and the twey men that stodenwith hym. 33And it was don, whannethei departiden fro hym, Petir seideto Jhesu, Comaundour, it is good thatwe be here, and make we here thretabernaclis, oon to thee, and oon toMoises, and oon to Elie. And he wistenot what he schulde seie. 34But whilehe spak these thingis, a cloude wasmaad, and ouerschadewide hem; andthei dredden, whanne thei entridenin to the cloude. 35 And a vois wasmaad out of the cloude, and seide,This is my derworth sone, here yehym. 36And while the vois was maad,Jhesu was foundun aloone. And theiweren stille, and to no man seiden intho daies ouyt of tho thingis, that theihadden seyn. 37 But it was doon inthe dai suynge, whanne thei camendoun of the hil, myche puple mettehem. 38And lo! aman of the cumpanycriede, and seide, Maister, Y bisechethee, biholde my sone, for Y haue nomo; and lo! 39 a spirit takith hym, andsudenli he crieth, and hurtlith doun,and to-drawith hym with fome, and

vnneth he goith awei al to-drawyngehym. 40 And Y preiede thi disciplis,that thei schulden caste hym out, andthei myyten not. 41 And Jhesus an-swerde and seide to hem, A! vnfei-thful generacioun and weiward, houlong schal Y be at you, and suffre you?brynge hidur thi sone. 42Andwhannehe cam nyy, the deuel hurtlide hymdoun, and to-braidide hym. And Jhe-sus blamyde `the vnclene spirit, andheelide the child, and yeldide him tohis fadir. 43 And alle men wondridengreetli in the gretnesse of God. Andwhanne alle men wondriden in allethingis that he dide, he seide to hisedisciplis, 44 Putte ye these wordis inyoure hertis, for it is to come, thatmannus sone be bitrayed in to thehondis of men. 45 And thei knewennot this word, and it was hid biforhem, that thei feeliden it not; andthei dredden to axe hym of this word.46But a thouyt entride in to hem, whoof hem schulde be grettest. 47And Jh-esu, seynge the thouytis of the herteof hem, took a child, and settide hymbisidis hym; 48 and seide to hem,Who euer resseyueth this child in myname, resseyueth me; and who euerresseyueth me, resseiueth him thatsente me; for he that is leest amongyou alle, is the grettest. 49 And Joonansweride and seide, Comaundoure,we sayn a man castynge out feendisin thi name, and we han forbedunhym, for he sueth not thee with vs.50 And Jhesus seide to hym, Nyle yeforbede, for he that is not ayens vs, isfor vs. 51And it was don, whanne thedaies of his takyng vp weren fulfillid,he settide faste his face, to go toJerusalem, 52 and sente messangerisbifor his siyt. And thei yeden, andentriden in to a citee of Samaritans,to make redi to hym. 53 And theiresseyueden not hym, for the face`was of hym goynge in to Jerusalem.54 And whanne James and Joon, hisedisciplis, seyn, thei seiden, Lord, woltthou that we seien, that fier comedoun fro heuene, and waste hem?

Luke 9:55 72 Luke 10:2455And he turnede, and blamyde hem,and seide, Ye witen not, whos spiritisye ben; 56 for mannus sone cam notto leese mennus soulis, but to saue.And thei wenten in to another cas-tel. 57 And it was don, whanne theiwalkeden in the weie, a man seide tohym, Y schal sue thee, whidur euerthou go. 58 And Jhesus seide to hym,Foxis han dennes, and briddis of theeir han nestis, but mannus sone hathnotwhere he reste his heed. 59Andheseide to another, Sue thou me. Andhe seide, Lord, suffre me first to go,and biriemy fadir. 60And Jhesus seideto hym, Suffre that deede men biriehir deede men; but go thou, and tellethe kyngdom of God. 61 And anotherseide, Lord, Y schal sue thee, butfirst suffre me to leeue `alle thingisthat ben at hoom. 62 And Jhesusseide to hym, Noman that puttith hishoond to the plouy, and biholdyngebacward, is able to the rewme of God.

101 And aftir these thingis the Lord

Jhesu ordeynede also othir seuentiand tweyn, and sente hem bi tweynand tweyn bifor his face in to euerycitee and place, whidir he was tocome. 2 And he seide to hem, Thereis myche ripe corn, and fewe werkemen; therfor preie ye the lord of theripe corn, that he sende werke menin to his ripe corn. 3 Go ye, lo! Ysende you as lambren among wolues.4Therfor nyle ye bere a sachel, nethirscrippe, nethir schoon, and greete yeno man bi the weie. 5 In to what housthat ye entren, first seie ye, Pees tothis hous. 6 And if a sone of pees bethere, youre pees schal reste on hym;but if noon, it schal turne ayen toyou. 7Anddwelle ye in the samehous,etynge and drynkynge tho thingisthat ben at hem; for a werk man isworthi his hire. Nyle ye passe fromhous in to hous. 8And in to what euercitee ye entren, and thei resseyuenyou, ete ye tho thingis that ben set toyou; 9 and heele ye the sijke men that

ben in that citee. And seie ye to hem,The kyngdom of God schal neiye in toyou. 10 In to what citee ye entren, andthei resseyuen you not, go ye out into the streetis of it, 11 and seie ye, Wewipen of ayens you the poudir thatcleued to vs of youre citee; netheleswite ye this thing, that the rewme ofGod schal come nyy. 12 Y seie to you,that to Sodom it schal be esiere thanto that citee in that dai. 13Wo to thee,Corosayn; wo to thee, Bethsaida; for ifin Tyre and Sidon the vertues haddenbe don, whiche han be don in you,sum tyme thei wolden haue sete inheyre and asches, and haue don pe-naunce. 14Netheles to Tire and Sidonit schal be esiere in the doom thanto you. 15 And thou, Cafarnaum, artenhaunsid `til to heuene; thou schaltbe drenchid `til in to helle. 16 Hethat herith you, herith me; and hethat dispisith you, dispisith me; andhe that dispisith me, dispisith hymthat sente me. 17 And the two andseuenti disciplis turneden ayen withioye, and seiden, Lord, also deuelisben suget to vs in thi name. 18And heseide to hem, Y saiy Sathnas fallyngedoun fro heuene, as leit. 19 And lo!Y haue youun to you power to tredeon serpentis, and on scorpyouns, andon al the vertu of the enemy, andnothing schal anoye you. 20Nethelesnyle ye ioye on this thing, that spiritisben suget to you; but ioye ye, thatyoure names ben writun in heuenes.21 In thilk our he gladide in the HooliGoost, and seide, Y knouleche to thee,fadir, Lord of heuene and of erthe, forthou hast hid these thingis fro wisemen and prudent, and hast schewidhem to smale children. Yhe, fadir,for so it pleside bifor thee. 22 Allethingis ben youun to me of my fadir,and no man woot, who is the sone,but the fadir; and who is the fadir,but the sone, and to whom the sonewole schewe. 23 And he turnede tohise disciplis, and seide, Blessid benthe iyen, that seen tho thingis that yeseen. 24 For Y seie to you, that many

Luke 10:25 73 Luke 11:11prophetis and kyngis wolden haueseie tho thingis, that ye seen, and theisayn not; and here tho thingis, thatye heren, and thei herden not. 25Andlo! a wise man of the lawe ros vp,temptynge hym, and seiynge, Mais-ter, what thing schal Y do to haueeuerlastynge lijf? 26 And he seide tohym,What is writun in the lawe? houredist thou? 27 He answeride, andseide, Thou schalt loue thi Lord Godof al thin herte, and of al thi soule,and of alle thi strengthis, and of al thimynde; and thi neiybore as thi silf.28And Jhesus seide to hym, Thou hastanswerid riytli; do this thing, andthou schalt lyue. 29 But he willyngeto iustifie hym silf, seide to Jhesu,And who is my neiybore? 30 AndJhesu biheld, and seide, A man camdoun fro Jerusalem in to Jerico, andfel among theues, and thei robbidenhym, andwoundiden hym, andwenteawei, and leften the man half alyue.31 And it bifel, that a prest cam dounthe same weie, and passide forth,whanne he hadde seyn hym. 32 Alsoa dekene, whanne he was bisidis theplace, and saiy him, passide forth.33 But a Samaritan, goynge the weie,cam bisidis hym; and he siy hym, andhadde reuthe on hym; 34 and cam tohym, and boond togidir hise woundis,and helde in oyle and wynne; andleide hym on his beest, and leddein to an ostrie, and dide the cure ofhym. 35 And another dai he brouyteforth twey pans, and yaf to the ostiler,and seide, Haue the cure of hym; andwhat euer thou schalt yyue ouer, Yschal yelde to thee, whanne Y comeayen. 36 Who of these thre, semethto thee, was neiybore to hym, thatfel among theues? 37 And he seide,He that dide merci in to hym. AndJhesus seide to hym, Go thou, and dothou on lijk maner. 38 And it wasdon, while thei wenten, he entride into a castel; and a womman, Marthabi name, resseyuede hym in to hirhous. 39And to this was a sistir, Mariebi name, which also sat bisidis the

feet of the Lord, and herde his word.40 But Martha bisiede aboute the ofteseruyce. And sche stood, and seide,Lord, takist thou no kepe, that mysistir hath left me aloone to serue?therfor seie thou to hir, that schehelpe me. 41 And the Lord answerde,and seide to hir, Martha, Martha,thou art bysi, and art troublid abouteful many thingis; 42 but o thing isnecessarie. Marie hath chosun thebest part, which schal not be takunawei fro hir.

111 And it was don, whanne he was

preiynge in a place, as he ceesside,oon of hise disciplis seide to hym,Lord, teche vs to preye, as Joon tauytehise disciplis. 2 And he seide to hem,Whanne ye preien, seie ye, Fadir,halewid be thi name. Thi kyngdomcome to. 3 Yyue `to vs to dai oureech daies breed. 4 And foryyue to vsoure synnes, as we foryyuen to echman that owith to vs. And lede vs notin to temptacioun. 5 And he seide tohem, Who of you schal haue a freend,and schal go to hym at mydnyyt, andschal seie to hym, Freend, leene tomethre looues; 6 for my freend comethto me fro the weie, and Y haue notwhat Y schal sette bifor hym. 7Andhewith ynforth answere and seie, Nylethou be heuy to me; the dore is nowschit, and my children ben with mein bed; Y may not rise, and yyue tothee. 8 And if he schal dwelle stilknockynge, Y seie to you, thouy heschal not rise, and yyue to him, forthat that he is his freend, nethelesfor his contynuel axyng he schal ryse,and yyue to hym, as many as he hathnede to. 9 And Y seie to you, axe ye,and it schal be youun to you; seke ye,and ye schulen fynde; knocke ye, andit schal be openyd to you. 10 For echthat axith, takith, and he that sekith,fyndith; and to a man that knockith,it schal be openyd. 11 Therfor whoof you axith his fadir breed, whetherhe schal yyue hym a stoon? or if

Luke 11:12 74 Luke 11:41he axith fisch, whether he schal yyuehym a serpent for the fisch? 12 orif he axe an eye, whether he schal areche hym a scorpioun? 13 Therfor ifye, whanne ye ben yuel, kunnen yyuegood yiftis to youre children, houmy-che more youre fadir of heuene schalyyue a good spirit to men that axithhim. 14 And Jhesus was castynge outa feend, and he was doumbe. Andwhanne he hadde cast out the feend,the doumbe man spak; and the puplewondride. 15 And sum of hem sei-den, In Belsabub, prince of deuelis,he castith out deuelis. 16 And othirtemptinge axiden of hym a tokene froheuene. 17And as he saiy the thouytisof hem, he seide to hem, Euery rewmedepartid ayens it silf, schal be desolat,and an hous schal falle on an hous.18 And if Sathanas be departid ayenshym silf, hou schal his rewme stonde?For ye seien, that Y caste out feendisin Belsabub. 19 And if Y in Belsabubcaste out fendis, in whom casten outyoure sones? Therfor thei schulen beyoure domesmen. 20But if Y caste outfendis in the fyngir of God, thanne therewme of God is comun among you.21Whanne a strong armedmankepithhis hous, alle thingis that he weldithben in pees. 22 But if a stronger thanhe come vpon hym, and ouercomehym, he schal take awei al his armere,in which he tristide, and schal deleabrood his robries. 23 He that is notwith me, is ayens me; and he thatgederith not togidir with me, sca-terith abrood. 24Whanne an vnclenespirit goith out of a man, he wandrithbi drie placis, and sekith reste; andhe fyndynge not, seith, Y schal turneayen in to myn hous, fro whannes Ycam out. 25 And whanne he cometh,he fyndith it clansidwith besyms, andfayre arayed. 26 Thanne he goith, andtakith with hym seuene othere spiritsworse than hym silf, and thei entren,and dwellen there. And the lastethingis of that man ben maad worsethan the formere. 27 And it was don,whanne he hadde seid these thingis, a

womman of the cumpanye reride hirvois, and seide to hym, Blessid be thewombe that bare thee, and blessid bethe tetis that thou hast soken. 28Andhe seide, But yhe blessid be thei, thatheren the word of God, and kepenit. 29 And whanne the puple runnentogidere, he bigan to seie, This gen-eracioun is a weiward generacioun;it sekith a token, and a tokene schalnot be youun to it, but the tokene ofJonas, the profete. 30 For as Jonas wasa tokene to men of Nynyue, so man-nus sone schal be to this generacioun.31The queen of the south schal rise indoom with men of this generacioun,and schal condempne hem; for schecam fro the endis of the erthe, for tohere the wisdom of Salomon, and lo!here is a gretter than Salomon. 32Menof Nynyue schulen rise in doom withthis generacioun, and schulen con-dempne it; for thei diden penaunce inthe prechyng of Jonas, and lo! hereis a gretter than Jonas. 33 No mantendith a lanterne, and puttith inhidils, nether vndur a buyschel, buton a candilstike, that thei that goenin, se liyt. 34 The lanterne of thi bodiis thin iye; if thin iye be symple, althi bodi schal be liyti; but if it beweyward, al thi bodi schal be derkful.35 Therfor se thou, lest the liyt that isin thee, be derknessis. 36 Therfor if althi bodi be briyt, and haue no part ofderknessis, it schal be al briyt, and asa lanterne of briytnesse it schal yyueliyt to thee. 37 And whanne he spak,a Farisee preiede him, that he schuldeete with hym. And he entride, and satto themeete. 38And the Farisee biganto seie, gessynge with ynne hym silf,whi he was not waschen bifor mete.39And the Lord seide to hym, Now yeFarisees clensen that that is with out-enforth of the cuppe and the plater;but that thing that is with ynne ofyou, is ful of raueyn and wickidnesse.40 Foolis, whether he that made thatthat is withoutenforth, made not alsothat that is with ynne? 41 Nethelesthat that is ouer plus, yyue ye almes,

Luke 11:42 75 Luke 12:17and lo! alle thingis ben cleene to you.42 But wo to you, Farisees, that tithenmynte, and rue, and ech eerbe, andleeuen doom and the charite of God.For it bihofte to do these thingis, andnot leeue tho. 43Wo to you, Farisees,that louen the firste chaieris in syn-agogis, and salutaciouns in chepyng.44 Wo to you, that ben as sepulcris,that ben not seyn, and men walkyngeaboue witen not. 45 But oon of thewise men of the lawe answeride, andseide to hym, Maystir, thou seiyngethese thingis, also to vs doist dispit.46 And he seide, Also wo to you, wisemen of lawe, for ye chargen menwith birthuns which thei moun notbere, and ye you silf with youre ofyngur touchen not the heuynessis.47 Wo to you, that bilden toumbisof profetis; and youre fadris slowenhem. 48 Treuli ye witnessen, thatye consenten to the werkis of yourefadris; for thei slowen hem, but yebilden her sepulcris. 49 Therfor thewisdom of God seide, Y schal sende tohem profetis and apostlis, and of hemthei schulen sle and pursue, 50 thatthe blood of alle prophetis, that wassched fro the making of the world, besouyt of this generacioun; 51 fro theblood of the iust Abel to the blood ofZacharie, that was slayn bitwixe theauter and the hous. So Y seie to you,it schal be souyt of this generacioun.52 Wo to you, wise men of the lawe,for ye han takun awei the keye ofkunnyng; and ye yow silf entridennot, and ye han forbeden hem thatentriden. 53 And whanne he seidethese thingis to hem, the Farisees andwise men of lawe bigunnen greuouslito ayenstonde, and stoppe his mouthof many thingis, 54 aspiynge hym,and sekynge to take sum thing of hismouth, to accuse hym.

121 And whanne myche puple stood

aboute, so that thei treden ech onothir, he bigan to seie to hise dis-ciplis, Be ye war of the sourdouy of

the Farisees, that is ypocrisie. 2 Forno thing is hilid, that schal not beschewid; nether hid, that schal notbe wist. 3 For whi tho thingis thatye han seid in derknessis, schulenbe seid in liyt; and that that ye hanspokun in eere in the couchis, schalbe prechid in roofes. 4 And Y seie toyou, my freendis, be ye not a ferd ofhem that sleen the bodie, and aftirthese thingis han no more what theischulen do. 5 But Y schal schewe toyou, whomye schulendrede; drede yehym, that aftir he hath slayn, he hathpower to sende in to helle. And so Yseie to you, drede ye hym. 6Whetherfyue sparowis ben not seld for tweihalpens; and oon of hem is not inforyetyng bifor God? 7 But also allethe heeris of youre heed ben noum-brid. Therfor nyle ye drede; ye benof more prijs than many sparowis.8 Treuli Y seie to you, ech man thatknoulechith me bifor men, mannussone schal knouleche hym bifor theaungels of God. 9But he that denyethme bifor men, schal be denyed biforthe aungels of God. 10 And ech thatseith a word ayens mannus sone, itschal be foryouun to hym; but it schalnot be foryouun to hym, that blas-femeth ayens the Hooli Goost. 11Andwhanne thei leden you in to syna-gogis, and to magistratis, and potes-tatis, nyle ye `be bisie, hou or what yeschulen answere, or what ye schulenseie. 12For theHooli Goost schal techeyou in that our, what it bihouethyou to seie. 13 And oon of the pupleseide to hym, Maystir, seie to mybrothir, that he departe with me theeritage. 14And he seyde to hym, Man,who ordeynede me a domesman, ora departere, on you? 15 And he seideto hem, Se ye, and be ye war of alcoueytice; for the lijf of a man isnot in the abundaunce of tho thingis,whiche he weldith. 16And he tolde tohem a liknesse, and seide, The feeldof a riche man brouyte forth plen-teuouse fruytis. 17 And he thouytewith ynne hym silf, and seide, What

Luke 12:18 76 Luke 12:48schal Y do, for Y haue not whidurY schal gadere my fruytis? 18 Andhe seith, This thing Y schal do; Yschal throwe doun my bernes, and Yschal make gretter, and thidir Y schalgadir alle thingis that growen to me,and my goodis. 19 And Y schal seieto my soule, Soule, thou hast manygoodis kept in to ful many yeeris; restthou, ete, drynke, and make feeste.20 And God seide to hym, Fool, in thisnyyt thei schulen take thi lijf fro thee.Andwhos schulen tho thingis be, thatthou hast arayed? 21 So is he thattresourith to hym silf, and is not richein God. 22 And he seide to hise dis-ciplis, Therfor Y seie to you, nyle yebe bisy to youre lijf, what ye schulenete, nether to youre bodi, with whatye schulen be clothid. 23 The lijf ismore than mete, and the body morethan clothing. 24 Biholde ye crowis,for thei sowen not, nethir repen, towhiche is no celer, ne berne, and Godfedith hem. Hou myche more ye benof more prijs than thei. 25And who ofyou bithenkyngemayput to o cubit tohis stature? 26Therfor if ye moun notthat that is leest, what ben ye bisieof othere thingis? 27 Biholde ye thelilies of the feeld, hou theiwexen; theitrauelen not, nethir spynnen. AndY seie to you, that nethir Salomonin al his glorie was clothid as oon ofthese. 28 And if God clothith thus thehey, that to dai is in the feeld, andto morewe is cast in to an ouen; houmyche more you of litil feith. 29 Andnyle ye seke, what ye schulen ete, orwhat ye schulen drynke; and nyle yebe reisid an hiy. 30 For folkis of theworld seken alle these thingis; `andyour fadir woot, that ye neden allethese thingis. 31Netheles seke ye firstthe kyngdom of God, and alle thesethingis schulen be caste to you. 32Nileye, litil flok, drede, for it pleside toyoure fadir to yyue you a kyngdom.33 Selle ye tho thingis that ye hanin possessioun, and yyue ye almes.And make to you sachels that wexen

not oolde, tresoure that failith notin heuenes, whidir a theef neiyithnot, nether mouyt destruyeth. 34 Forwhere is thi tresoure, there thin herteschal be. 35 Be youre leendis girdaboue, and lanternes brennynge inyoure hoondis; 36 and be ye lijk tomen that abiden her lord, whannehe schal turne ayen fro the wed-dyngis, that whanne he schal come,and knocke, anoon thei openen tohym. 37 Blessid be tho seruauntis,that whanne the lord schal come, heschal fynde wakynge. Treuli Y seieto you, that he schal girde hym silf,and make hem sitte to mete, and heschal go, and serue hem. 38 And if hecome in the secounde wakynge, andif he come in the thridde wakynge,and fynde so, tho seruauntis benblessid. 39 And wite ye this thing, forif an hosebonde man wiste, in whatour the theef wolde come, sotheli heschulde wake, and not suffre his housto be myned. 40 And be ye redi, forin what our ye gessen not, mannussone schal come. 41 And Petre seideto hym, Lord, seist thou this parableto vs, or to alle? 42 And the Lordseide, Who, gessist thou, is a trewedispendere, and a prudent, whom thelord hath ordeyned on his meyne, toyyue hem in tyme mesure of whete?43 Blessid is that seruaunt, that thelord whanne he cometh, schal fyndeso doynge. 44 Verili Y seie to you,that on alle thingis that he weldith,he schal ordeyne hym. 45 That ifthat seruaunt seie in his herte, Mylord tarieth to come; and bigynne tosmyte children, and handmaydenes,and ete, and drynke, and be fulfil-lid ouer mesure, 46 the lord of thatseruaunt schal come, in the dai thathe hopith not, and the our that hewoot not; and schal departe hym,and putte his part with vnfeithfulmen. 47But thilke seruaunt that knewthe wille of his lord, and made nothym redi, and dide not aftir his wille,schal be betun with many betyngis.48 But he that knew not, and dide

Luke 12:49 77 Luke 13:17worthi thingis of strokis, schal be be-tun with fewe. For to eche man towhom myche is youun, myche schalbe axid of hym; and thei schulen axemore of hym, to whom thei bitokenmyche. 49 Y cam to sende fier `into the erthe, and what wole Y, butthat it be kyndlid? 50 And Y haueto be baptisid with a baptysm, andhou am Y constreyned, til that it beperfitli don? 51 Wene ye, that Y camto yyue pees in to erthe? Nay, Ysay to you, but departyng. 52 Forfro this tyme ther schulen be fyuedepartid in oon hous; thre schulen bedepartid ayens tweyne, and tweyneschulen be departid ayens thre; 53 thefadir ayens the sone, and the soneayens the fadir; the modir ayens thedouytir, and the douytir ayens themodir; the hosebondis modir ayensthe sones wijf, and and the sones wijfayens hir hosebondis modir. 54 Andhe seide also to the puple, Whanne yeseen a cloude risynge fro the sunnegoynge doun, anoon ye seien, Reyncometh; and so it is don. 55 Andwhanne ye seen the south blowynge,ye seien, That heete schal be; and itis don. 56 Ypocritis, ye kunnen preuethe face of heuene and of erthe, buthou preuen ye not this tyme. 57 Butwhat and of you silf ye demen notthat that is iust? 58 But whanne thougoist with thin aduersarie in the weieto the prince, do bisynesse to be de-lyuerid fro hym; lest perauenture hetake thee to the domesman, and thedomesman bitake thee to themaistir-ful axer, and themaistirful axer sendethee in to prisoun. 59 Y seie to thee,thou schalt not go fro thennus, tilthou yelde the laste ferthing.

131 And sum men weren present in

that tyme, that telden to hym of theGalileis, whos blood Pilat myngidewith the sacrificis of hem. 2 And heansweride, and seide to hem, Wenenye, that these men of Galile werensynneris more than alle Galilees, for

thei suffriden siche thingis? 3 Yseie to you, nay; alle ye schulenperische in lijk manere, but ye hanpenaunce. 4 And as tho eiytetene, onwhich the toure in Siloa fel doun, andslowe hem, gessen ye, for thei werendettouris more than alle men thatdwellen in Jerusalem? 5Y seie to you,nai; but also `ye alle schulen perische,if ye doon not penaunce. 6 And heseide this liknesse, Amanhadde a figetre plauntid in his vynyerd, and hecam sekynge fruyt in it, and foondnoon. 7 And he seide to the tilierof the vynyerd, Lo! thre yeeris ben,sithen Y come sekynge fruyt in thisfige tre, and Y fynde noon; therforkitte it doun, whereto ocupieth it theerthe? 8 And he answerynge seideto hym, Lord, suffre it also this yeer,the while Y delue aboute it, and Yschal donge it; 9 if it schal make fruyt,if nay, in tyme comynge thou schaltkitte it doun. 10 And he was techingein her synagoge in the sabatis. 11Andlo! a womman, that hadde a spiritof sijknesse eiytene yeeris, and wascrokid, and `nethir ony maner myyteloke vpward. 12 Whom whanne Jhe-sus hadde seyn, he clepide to hym,and seide to hir, Womman, thou artdelyuerid of thi sijknesse. 13 Andhe settide on hir his hoondis, andanoon sche stood upriyt, and glori-fiede God. 14 And the prince of thesynagoge answerde, hauynge dedeynfor Jhesus hadde heelid in the sabat;and he seide to the puple, Ther bensixe dayes, in whiche it bihoueth toworche; therfor come ye in these, and`be ye heelid, and not in the daie ofsabat. 15 But the Lord answeride tohym, and seide, Ypocrite, whetherech of you vntieth not in the sabathis oxe, or asse, fro the cratche, andledith to watir? 16 Bihofte it not thisdouytir of Abraham, whom Satanashath boundun, lo! eiytetene yeeris,to be vnboundun of this boond in thedai of the sabat? 17 And whanne heseide these thingis, alle hise aduer-sariesweren aschamed, and al the pu-

Luke 13:18 78 Luke 14:11ple ioiede in alle thingis, that werengloriousli don of hym. 18 Therfor heseide, To what thing is the kyngdomof God lijk? and to what thing schalY gesse it to be lijk? 19 It is lijkto a corn of seneuey, which a mantook, and cast in to his yerd; and itwax, and was maad in to a greet tree,and foulis of the eire restiden in thebraunchis therof. 20And eft soone heseide, To what thing schal Y gesse thekyngdom of God lijk? 21 It is lijk tosourdouy, that a womman took, andhidde it `in to thre mesuris of mele,til al were sourid. 22 And he wentebi citees and castels, techynge andmakynge a iourney in to Jerusalem.23 And a man seide to hym, Lord,if there ben fewe, that ben saued?And he seide to hem, 24 Stryue ye toentre bi the streite yate; for Y seie toyou, many seken to entre, and theischulen not mowe. 25 For whannethe hosebonde man is entrid, and thedore is closid, ye schulen bigynne tostonde with out forth, and knocke atthe dore, and seie, Lord, opyn to vs.Andhe schal answere, and seie to you,Y knowe you not, of whennus ye ben.26Thanne ye schulen bigynne to seye,We han etun bifor thee and drunkun,and in oure streetis thou hast tauyt.27 And he schal seie to you, Y knowyou not, of whennus ye ben; go aweifro me, alle ye worcheris of wick-idnesse. 28 There schal be wepyngand gruntyng of teeth, whanne yeschulen se Abraham, and Isaac, andJacob, and alle the prophetis in thekyngdom of God; and you to be putout. 29 And thei schulen come frothe eest and west, and fro the northand south, and schulen sitte `at themete in the rewme of God. 30 Andlo! thei that weren the firste, ben thelaste; and thei that weren the laste,ben the firste. 31 In that day sum ofthe Farisees camen nyy, and seidento hym, Go out, and go fro hennus,for Eroude wole sle thee. 32 And heseide to hem, Go ye, and seie to thatfoxe, Lo! Y caste out feendis, and

Y make perfitli heelthis, to dai andto morew, and the thridde dai Y amendid. 33 Netheles it bihoueth me todai, and to morewe, and the dai thatsueth, to walke; for it fallith not aprofete to perische out of Jerusalem.34 Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that sleestprofetis, and stonest hem that bensent to thee, hou ofte wolde Y gadretogider thi sones, as a brid gaderithhis nest vndur fethris, and thouwold-ist not. 35 Lo! youre hous schal beleft to you desert. And Y seie to you,that ye schulen not se me, til it come,whanne ye schulen seie, Blessid is he,that cometh in the name of the Lord.

141 And it was don, whanne he hadde

entrid in to the hous of a prince ofFarisees, in the sabat, to ete breed,thei aspieden hym. 2 And lo! a mansijk in the dropesie was bifor hym.3 And Jhesus answerynge spak to thewise men of lawe, and to the Farisees,and seide, Whethir it is leeueful toheele in the sabat? 4 And thei heldenpees. And Jhesus took, and heelidehym, and let hym go. 5 And he an-sweride to hem, and seide, Whos asseor oxe of you schal falle in to a pit,and `he schal not anoon drawe hymout in the dai of the sabat? 6And theimyyten not answere to hym to thesethingis. 7 He seide also a parable tomenbodun to a feeste, and biheld houthei chesen the first sittyng placis,and seide to hem, 8Whanne thou artbodun to bridalis, sitte not `at themete in the firste place; lest perauen-ture aworthier than thou be bodun ofhym, 9 and lest he come that clepidethee and hym, and seie to thee, Yyueplace to this, and thanne thou schaltbigynne with schame to holde thelowest place. 10 But whanne thou artbedun to a feste, go, and sitte dounin the laste place, that whanne hecometh, that bad thee to the feeste,he seie to thee, Freend, come hiyer.Thanne worschip schal be to thee, bi-for men that sitten at the mete. 11 Forech that enhaunsith hym, schal belowid; and he that meketh hym, schal

Luke 14:12 79 Luke 15:6be hiyed. 12 And he seide to hym,that hadde bodun hym to the feeste,Whanne thou makist a mete, or asoper, nyle thou clepe thi freendis,nether thi britheren, nethir cosyns,nethir neiyboris, ne riche men; lestperauenture thei bidde thee ayen tothe feeste, and it be yolde ayen tothee. 13 But whanne thou makista feeste, clepe pore men, 14 feble,crokid, and blynde, and thou schaltbe blessid; for thei han not wherof toyelde thee, for it schal be yoldun tothee in the risyng ayen of iust men.15And whanne oon of hem that satentogider at the mete hadde herd thesethingis, he seide to hym, Blessid ishe, that schal ete breed in the rewmeof God. 16 And he seide to hym, Aman made a greet soper, and clepidemany. 17 And he sent his seruaunt inthe our of soper, to seie to men thatweren bodun to the feeste, that theischulden come, for now alle thingisben redi. 18And alle bigunnen togidirto excusen hem. The firste seide, Yhaue bouyt a toun, and Y haue nedeto go out, and se it; Y preye thee,haue me excusid. 19 And the totherseide, Y haue bouyt fyue yockis ofoxun, and Y go to preue hem; Y preyethee, haue me excusid. 20 And anothir seide, Y haue weddid a wijf;and therfor Y may not come. 21 Andthe seruaunt turnede ayen, and toldethese thingis to his lord. Thannethe hosebonde man was wrooth, andseide to his seruaunt, Go out swithe into the grete stretis and smal stretis ofthe citee, and brynge ynne hidir poremen, and feble, blynde, and crokid.22 And the seruaunt seide, Lord, it isdon, as thou hast comaundid, and yitthere is a void place. 23 And the lordseide to the seruaunt, Go out in toweies and heggis, and constreinemento entre, that myn hous be fulfillid.24 For Y seie to you, that noon of thomen that ben clepid, schal taaste mysoper. 25 And myche puple wentenwith hym; and he turnede, and seide

to hem, 26 If ony man cometh to me,and hatith * not his fadir, and modir,and wijf, and sones, and britheren,and sistris, and yit his owne lijf, hemay not be my disciple. 27 And hethat berith not his cross, and comethaftir me, may not be my disciple.28 For who of you willynge to bilde atoure, whether he `first sitte not, andcountith the spensis that bennedeful,if he haue to perfourme? 29 Lest aftirthat he hath set the foundement, andmowe not perfourme, alle that seen,bigynnen to scorne hym, and seie,For this man bigan to bilde, 30 andmyyte not make an ende. 31 Or whatkyng that wole go to do a bataileayens anothir kyng, whether he sit-tith not first, and bithenkith, if hemay with ten thousynde go ayenshym that cometh ayens hym withtwenti thousynde? 32 Ellis yit whilehe is afer, he sendynge a messanger,preieth tho thingis that ben of pees.33So therfor ech of you, that forsakithnot alle thingis that he hath, may notbe my disciple. 34 Salt is good; but ifsalt vanysche, in what thing schal itbe sauerid? 35Nethir in erthe, nethirin donghille it is profitable, but itschal be cast out. He that hath eerisof herynge, here he.

151 And pupplicans and synful men

weren neiyynge to him, to here hym.2And the Farisees and scribis grutchi-den, seiynge, For this resseyueth syn-ful men, and etith with hem. 3 Andhe spak to hem this parable, 4 andseide, What man of you that hath anhundrith scheep, and if he hath lostoon of hem, whethir he leeueth notnynti and nyne in desert, and goithto it that perischide, til he fynde it?5 And whanne he hath foundun it, heioieth, and leyith it on hise schuldris;and he cometh hoom, 6 and clepithtogidir hise freendis and neiyboris,and seith to hem, Be ye glad withme, for Y haue founde my scheep,

* 14:26 that is, lesse loueth hem than God.

Luke 15:7 80 Luke 16:4that hadde perischid. 7 And Y seieto you, so ioye schal be in heueneon o synful man doynge penaunce,more than on nynti and nyne iuste,that han no nede to penaunce. 8 Orwhat womman hauynge ten besaun-tis, and if sche hath lost oo besaunt,whether sche teendith not a lanterne,and turneth vpsodoun the hows, andsekith diligentli, til that sche fyndeit? 9And whanne sche hath foundun,sche clepith togidir freendis andneiy-boris, and seith, Be ye glad with me,for Y haue founde the besaunt, that Yhadde lost. 10 So Y seie to you, ioyeschal be bifor aungels of God on osynful man doynge penaunce. 11 Andhe seide, A man hadde twei sones;12 and the yonger of hem seide to thefadir, Fadir, yyue me the porciounof catel, that fallith to me. And hedepartide to hem the catel. 13And notaftir many daies, whanne alle thingisweren gederid togider, the yongersonewente forth in pilgrymage in to afer cuntre; and there he wastide hisegoodis in lyuynge lecherously. 14Andaftir that he hadde endid alle thingis,a strong hungre was maad in thatcuntre, and he bigan to haue nede.15 And he wente, and drouy hym tooon of the citeseyns of that cuntre.And he sente hym in to his toun, tofede swyn. 16 And he coueitide tofille his wombe of the coddis that thehoggis eeten, and no man yaf hym.17 And he turnede ayen to hym silf,and seide, Hou many hirid men in myfadir hous han plente of looues; andY perische here thorouy hungir. 18 Yschal rise vp, and go to my fadir, andY schal seie to hym, Fadir, Y hauesynned in to heuene, and bifor thee;19 and now Y am not worthi to beclepid thi sone, make me as oon ofthin hirid men. 20 And he roos vp,and cam to his fadir. And whannehe was yit afer, his fadir saiy hym,and was stirrid bi mercy. And he ran,and fel on his necke, and kisside hym.21And the sone seide to hym, Fadir, Yhaue synned in to heuene, and bifor

thee; and now Y am not worthi to beclepid thi sone. 22And the fadir seideto hise seruauntis, Swithe brynge yeforth the firste stoole, and clothe yehym, and yyue ye a ryng in his hoond,23and schoon onhise feet; and bryngeye a fat calf, and sle ye, and ete we,and make we feeste. 24 For this mysone was deed, and hath lyued ayen;he perischid, and is foundun. And allemen bigunnen to ete. 25But his elderesone was in the feeld; and whannehe cam, and neiyede to the hous,he herde a symfonye and a croude.26 And he clepide oon of the seru-auntis, and axide, what these thingisweren. 27 And he seide to hym, Thibrother is comun, and thi fadir slewea fat calf, for he resseyuede hym saaf.28 And he was wrooth, and wolde notcome in. Therfor his fadir wente out,and bigan to preye hym. 29 And heanswerde to his fadir, and seide, Lo!so many yeeris Y serue thee, and Yneuer brak thi comaundement; andthou neuer yaf to me a kidde, thatY with my freendis schulde haue ete.30 But aftir that this thi sone, thathath deuourid his substaunce withhoris, cam, thou hast slayn to hyma fat calf. 31 And he seide to hym,Sone, thou art euer more with me,and alle my thingis ben thine. 32 Butit bihofte for to make feeste, and tohaue ioye; for this thi brother wasdeed, and lyuede ayen; he perischide,and is foundun.

161 He seide also to hise disciplis,

Ther was a riche man, that hadde abaili; and this was defamed to him,as he hadde wastid his goodis. 2 Andhe clepide hym, and seide to hym,What here Y this thing of thee? yeldereckynyng of thi baili, for thou miytenot now be baili. 3And the baili seidewith ynne him silf, What schal Y do,for my lord takith awei fro me thebaili? delfe mai Y not, I schame tobegge. 4 Y woot what Y schal do,that whanne Y am remeued fro thebaili, thei resseyue me in to her hous.

Luke 16:5 81 Luke 17:25 Therfor whanne alle the dettoursof his lord weren clepid togider, heseide to the firste, Hou myche owistthou to my lord? 6 And he seide, Anhundrid barelis of oyle. And he seideto hym, Take thi caucioun, and sittesoone, and write fifti. 7 Aftirwardhe seide to another, And hou my-che owist thou? Which answerde,An hundrid coris of whete. And heseide to hym, Take thi lettris, andwrite foure scoore. 8 And the lordpreiside the baili of wickydnesse, forhe hadde do prudentli; for the sonesof this world benmore prudent in hergeneracioun than the sones of liyt.9 And Y seie to you, make ye to youfreendis of the ritchesse of wickid-nesse, that whanne ye schulen fayle,thei resseyue you in to euerlastyngetabernaclis. 10He that is trewe in theleeste thing, is trewe also in themore;and he that is wickid in a litil thing,is wickid also in the more. 11 Therforif ye weren not trewe in the wickidthing of ritchesse, who schal bitaketo you that that is verry? 12 And ifye weren not trewe in othere mennusthing, who schal yyue to you thatthat is youre? 13 No seruaunt mayserue to twei lordis; for ether he schalhate `the toon, and loue the tothir;ethir he schal drawe to `the toon, andschal dispise the tothir. Ye moun notserue to God and to ritchesse. 14 Butthe Farisees, that weren coueytous,herden alle these thingis, and theiscorneden hym. 15 And he seide tohem, Ye it ben, that iustifien you biformen; but God hath knowun yourehertis, for that that is hiy to men,is abhomynacioun bifor God. 16 Thelawe andprophetis til to Joon; fro thattyme the rewme of God is euange-lisid, and ech man doith violence into it. 17 Forsothe it is liyter heueneand erthe to passe, than that o titilfalle fro the lawe. 18 Euery man thatforsakith his wijf, and weddith another, doith letcherie; and he thatweddith thewijf forsakunof thehose-bonde, doith auowtrie. 19 There was

a riche man, and was clothid in pur-pur, and whit silk, and eete euerydai schynyngli. 20 And there was abegger, Lazarus bi name, that lai athis yate ful of bilis, 21 and coueitide tobe fulfillid of the crummes, that fellendoun fro the riche mannus boord,and no man yaf to hym; but houndiscamen, and lickiden hise bilis. 22 Andit was don, that the begger diede, andwas borun of aungels in to Abrahamsbosum. 23 And the riche man wasdeed also, and was biried in helle.And he reiside hise iyen, whanne hewas in turmentis, and say Abrahamafer, and Lazarus in his bosum. 24Andhe criede, and seide, Fadir Abraham,hauemerci onme, and sende Lazarus,that he dippe the ende of his fyngurin watir, to kele my tunge; for Y amturmentid in this flawme. 25 AndAbraham seide to hym, Sone, hauemynde, for thou hast resseyued goodthingis in thi lijf, and Lazarus alsoyuel thingis; but he is now coumfor-tid, and thou art turmentid. 26And inalle these thingis a greet derk place isstablischid betwixe vs and you; thatthei that wolen fro hennus passe toyou, moun not, nethir fro thennuspasse ouer hidur. 27 And he seide,Thanne Y preie thee, fadir, that thousende hym in to the hous of my fadir.28 For Y haue fyue britheren, that hewitnesse to hem, lest also thei comein to this place of turmentis. 29 AndAbraham seide to him, Thei hanMoy-ses and the prophetis; here thei hem.30 And he seide, Nay, fadir Abraham,but if ony of deedmen go to hem, theischulen do penaunce. 31And he seideto hym, If thei heren not Moises andprophetis, nethir if ony of deed menrise ayen, thei schulen bileue to hym.

171 And Jhesu seide to hise disciplis,

It is impossible that sclaundris comenot; but wo to that man, bi whomthei comen. 2 It is more profitable tohim, if a mylne stoon be put aboutehis necke, and he be cast in to thesee, than that he sclaundre oon of

Luke 17:3 82 Luke 17:37these litle. 3 Take ye hede you silf; ifthi brothir hath synned ayens thee,blame hym; and if he do penaunce,foryyue hym. 4And if seuene sithis inthe dai he do synne ayens thee, andseuene sithis in the dai he be conuer-tid to thee, and seie, It forthenkithme, foryyue thou hym. 5 And theapostlis seiden to the Lord, Encrese tovs feith. 6 And the Lord seide, If yehan feith as the corn of seneuei, yeschulen seie to this more tre, Be thoudrawun vp bi the rote, and be ouer-plauntid in to the see, and it schalobeie to you. 7 But who of you hatha seruaunt erynge, or lesewynge oxis,which seith to hym, whanne he tur-neth ayen fro the feeld, Anoongo, andsitte to mete; 8 and seith not to hym,Make redi, that Y soupe, and girdethee, and serue me, while Y ete anddrynke, and aftir this thou schalt eteand drynke; 9whether he hath graceto that seruaunt, for he dide that thathe comaundide hym? 10Nay, Y gesse.So ye, whanne ye han don alle thingisthat ben comaundid to you, seie ye,We ben vnprofitable seruauntis, wehan do that that we ouyten to do.11 And it was do, the while Jhesuswente in to Jerusalem, he passidethorou the myddis of Samarie, andGalilee. 12 And whanne he entridein to a castel, ten leprouse men ca-men ayens hym, whiche stoden afer,13 and reiseden her voys, and seiden,Jhesu, comaundoure, haue merci onvs. 14And as he say hem, he seide, Goye, `schewe ye you to the prestis. Anditwas don, thewhile theiwenten, theiweren clensid. 15 And oon of hem,as he saiy that he was clensid, wenteayen, magnifiynge God with gretevois. 16 And he fel doun on the facebifore hise feet, and dide thankyngis;and this was a Samaritan. 17 AndJhesus answerde, and seide, Whetherten ben not clensid, and where benthe nyne? 18 There is noon foundun,that turnede ayen, and yaf glorie toGod, but this alien. 19 And he seideto hym, Rise vp, go thou; for thi feith

hath maad thee saaf. 20 And he wasaxid of Farisees, whanne the rewmeof God cometh. And he answerde tohem, and seide, The rewme of Godcometh not with aspiyng, 21 netherthei schulen seie, Lo! here, or lothere; for lo! the rewme of Godis with ynne you. 22 And he seideto hise disciplis, Daies schulen come,whanne ye schulen desire to se o daiof mannus sone, and ye schulen notse. 23 And thei schulen seie to you,Lo! here, and lo there. Nyle ye go,nether sue ye; 24 for as leyt schynyngefrom vndur heuene schyneth in totho thingis that ben vndur heuene,so schal mannus sone be in his dai.25 But first it bihoueth hym to suffremany thingis, and to be repreued ofthis generacioun. 26 And as it wasdoon in the daies of Noe, so it schal bein the daies of mannys sone. 27 Theieeten and drunkun, weddiden wyues,and weren youun to weddyngis, til into the dai in the whych Noe entridein to the schip; and the greet floodcam, and loste alle. 28 Also as it wasdon in the daies of Loth, thei eetenand drunkun, bouyten and seelden,plauntiden and bildiden; but the daithat Loth wente out of Sodome, 29 theLord reynede fier and brymstoon froheuene, and loste alle. 30 Lijk thisthing it schal be, in what dai mannyssone schal be schewid. 31 In that ourhe that is in the roof, and his vesselsin the hous, come he not doun to takehem awei; and he that schal be in thefeeld, also turne not ayen bihynde.32 Be ye myndeful of the wijf of Loth.33 Who euer seketh to make his lijfsaaf, schal leese it; and who euerleesith it, schal quykene it. 34 But Yseie to you, in that nyyt twei schulenbe in o bed, oon schal be takun, andthe tothir forsakun; 35 twei wymmenschulen be gryndynge togidir, `thetoon schal be takun, and `the totherforsakun; twei in a feeld, `the toonschal be takun, and `the tother left.36 Thei answeren, and seien to hym,Where, Lord? 37Which seide to hym,Where euer the bodi schal be, thidur

Luke 18:1 83 Luke 18:31schulen be gaderid togidere also theeglis.

181 And he seide to hem also a para-

ble, that it bihoueth to preye euermore, and not faile; 2 and seide, Therewas a iuge in a citee, that dredde notGod, nether schamede of men. 3 Anda widowe was in that citee, and schecam to hym, and seide, Venge me ofmyn aduersarie; 4 and he wolde notlonge tyme. But aftir these thingishe seide with ynne hym silf, ThouyY drede not God, and schame not ofman, 5 netheles for this widewe isheuy to me, Y schal venge hir; lest atthe laste sche comynge condempneme. 6 And the Lord seide, Here ye,what the domesman of wickidnesseseith; 7 and whether God schal notdo veniaunce of hise chosun, criyngeto hym dai and nyyt, and schal hauepacience in hem? 8 Sotheli Y seie toyou, for soone he schal do veniaunceof hem. Netheles gessist thou, thatmannus sone comynge schal fyndefeith in erthe? 9 And he seide also tosum men, that tristiden in hem silf,as thei weren riytful, and dispisedenothere, this parable, 10 seiynge, Tweimen wenten vp in to the templeto preye; the toon a Farisee, andthe tother a pupplican. 11 And theFarisee stood, and preiede bi hym silfthese thingis, and seide, God, Y dothankyngis to thee, for Y am not asother men, raueinouris, vniust, au-outreris, as also this pupplican; 12 Yfaste twies in the woke, Y yyue tithisof alle thingis that Y haue in posses-sioun. 13 And the pupplican stoodafer, and wolde nether reise hise iyento heuene, but smoot his brest, andseide, God be merciful to me, syn-nere. 14 Treuli Y seie to you, thisyede doun in to his hous, and wasiustified fro the other. For ech thatenhaunsith hym, schal be maad low,and he that mekith hym, schal beenhaunsid. 15 And thei brouyten tohym yonge children, that he schulde

touche hem; and whanne the disci-plis saien this thing, thei blamedenhem. 16 But Jhesus clepide togiderhem, and seide, Suffre ye childrento come to me, and nyle ye forbedehem, for of siche is the kyngdom ofheuenes. 17 Treuli Y seie to you, whoeuer schal not take the kyngdom ofGod as a child, he schal not entre into it. 18 And a prince axide hym, andseide, Goode maister, in what thingdoynge schal Y weilde euerlastyngelijf? 19 And Jhesus seide to hym,What seist thou me good? No man isgood, but God aloone. 20 Thou know-ist the comaundementis, Thou schaltnot sle, Thou schalt not do letcherie,Thou schalt not do theft, Thou schaltnot seie fals witnessyng, Worschipethi fadir and thi modir. 21 Whichseide, Y haue kept alle these thingisfro my yongthe. 22 And whanne thisthing was herd, Jhesus seide to hym,Yit o thing failith `to thee; sille thoualle thingis that thou hast, and yyueto pore men, and thou schalt hauetresour in heuene; and come, and suethou me. 23 Whanne these thingisweren herd, he was soreful, for hewas ful ryche. 24 And Jhesus seyngehymmaad sorie, seide, How hard theithat han money schulen entre in tothe kyngdom of God; 25 for it is liytera camel to passe thorou a nedlis iye,than a riche man to entre in to thekyngdomof God. 26And thei that her-den these thingis seiden, Who maybe maad saaf? 27 And he seide tohem, Tho thingis that ben impossi-ble anentis men, ben possible anentisGod. 28But Petir seide, Lo! we han leftalle thingis, and han sued thee. 29Andhe seide to hym, Treuli Y seie to you,there is no man that schal forsakehous, or fadir, modir, or britheren,or wijf, or children, or feeldis, forthe rewme of God, 30 and schal notresseyue many mo thingis in thistyme, and in the world to comyngeeuerlastynge lijf. 31 And Jhesus tookhise twelue disciplis, and seide tohem, Lo! we gon vp to Jerusalem, and

Luke 18:32 84 Luke 19:23alle thingis schulen be endid, that benwritun bi the prophetis of mannussone. 32 For he schal be bitraied tohethenmen, and he schal be scorned,and scourgid, and bispat; 33 and aftirthat thei han scourgid, thei schulensle hym, and the thridde dai he schalrise ayen. 34And thei vndurstoden nothing of these; and this word was hidfro hem, and thei vndurstoden nottho thingis that weren seid. 35 But itwas don, whanne Jhesus cam nyy toJerico, a blynde man sat bisidis theweie, and beggide. 36And whanne heherde the puple passynge, he axide,what this was. 37 And thei seiden tohym, that Jhesus of Nazareth passide.38And he criede, and seide, Jhesu, thesone of Dauyd, haue mercy on me.39 And thei that wenten bifor blamy-denhym, that he schulde be stille; buthe criedemyche themore, Thou soneof Dauid, haue mercy on me. 40 AndJhesus stood, and comaundide hym tobe brouyt forth to hym. And whannehe cam nyy, he axide hym, 41 andseide, What wolt thou that Y schal doto thee? And he seide, Lord, that Y se.42 And Jhesus seide to hym, Biholde;thi feith hath maad thee saaf. 43 Andanoon he say, and suede hym, andmagnyfiede God. And al the puple, asit say, yaf heriyng to God.

191 And Jhesus `goynge yn, walkide

thorou Jericho. 2 And lo! a man,Sache bi name, and this was a princeof pupplicans, and hewas riche. 3Andhe souyte to se Jhesu, who he was,and he myyte not, for the puple, forhe was litil in stature. 4 And he ranbifore, and stiyede in to a sicomouretree, to se hym; for he was to passefro thennus. 5 And Jhesus biheld vp,whanne he cam to the place, and saiyhym, and seide to hym, Sache, hastethee, and come doun, for to dai Ymotdwelle in thin hous. 6And he hiyyngecam doun, and ioiynge resseyuedehym. 7 And whanne alle men sayn,thei grutchiden seiynge, For he hadde

turned to a synful man. 8 But Sachestood, and seide to the Lord, Lo! Lord,Y yyue the half of my good to poremen; and if Y haue ony thing de-fraudid ony man, Y yelde foure somyche. 9 Jhesus seith to hym, For todai heelthe is maad to this hous, forthat he is Abrahams sone; 10 for man-nus sone cam to seke, and make saafthat thing that perischide. 11Whannethei herden these thingis, he addide,and seide a parable, for that he wasnyy Jerusalem, `and for thei gessi-den, that anoon the kyngdom of Godschulde be schewid. 12 Therfor heseide, A worthi man wente in to a fercuntre, to take to hym a kyngdom,and to turne ayen. 13 And whannehise ten seruauntis weren clepid, heyaf to hem ten besauntis; and seide tohem, Chaffare ye, til Y come. 14 Buthise citeseyns hatiden hym, and sen-ten a messanger aftir hym, and sei-den, We wolen not, that he regne onvs. 15And it was don, that he turnedeayen, whan he hadde take the kyng-dom; and he comaundide hise seru-auntis to be clepid, to whiche hehadde yyue monei, to wite, hou my-che ech hadde wonne bi chaffaryng.16And the firste cam, and seide, Lord,thi besaunt hath wonne ten besaun-tis. 17 He seide to hym, Wel be, thougood seruaunt; for in litil thing thouhast be trewe, thou schalt be hauyngepower on ten citees. 18And the tothercam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hathmaad fyue besauntis. 19 And to thishe seide, And be thou on fyue citees.20 And the thridde cam, and seide,Lord, lo! thi besaunt, that Y hadde,put vp in a sudarie. 21 For Y dreddethee, for thou art `a sterne man; thoutakist awey that that thou settidistnot, and thou repist that that thouhast not sowun. 22 He seith to hym,Wickid seruaunt, of thimouthYdemethee. Wistist thou, that Y am `a sterneman, takynge awei that thing that Ysettide not, and repyng ethat thingthat Y sewe not? 23 and whi hast thounot youun my money to the bord,and Y comynge schulde haue axid it

Luke 19:24 85 Luke 20:9with vsuris? 24 And he seide to menstondynge nyy, Take ye awei fro hymthe besaunt, and yyue ye to hym thathath ten beyauntis: 25And thei seidento hym, Lord, he hath ten besauntis.26 And Y seie to you, to ech man thathath, it schal be youun, and he schalencreese; but fro him that hath not,also that thing that he hath, schal betakun of hym. 27 Netheles brynge yehidur tho myn enemyes, that woldennot that Y regnede on hem, and sleye bifor me. 28 And whanne thesethingis weren seid, he wente bifore,and yede vp to Jerusalem. 29 And itwas don, whanne Jhesus cam nyy toBethfage and Betanye, at the mount,that is clepid of Olyuete, he sente hisetwei disciplis, and seide, 30 Go ye into the castel, that is ayens you; in towhich as ye entren, ye schulen fyndea colt of an asse tied, on which neuerman sat; vntye ye hym, and bryngeye to me. 31 And if ony man axeyou, whi ye vntien, thus ye schulenseie to hym, For the Lord desirith hiswerk. 32 And thei that weren sent,wenten forth, and fonden as he seideto hem, a colt stondynge. 33 Andwhanne thei vntieden the colt, thelordis of hym seiden to hem, Whatvntien ye the colt? 34 And thei sei-den, For the Lord hath nede to hym.35 And thei ledden hym to Jhesu; andthei castynge her clothis on the colt,setten Jhesu on hym. 36 And whannehe wente, thei strowiden her clothisin the weie. 37 And whanne he camnyy to the comyng doun of themountof Olyuete, al the puple that camdounbygunnen to ioye, and to herie Godwith greet vois on alle the vertues,that thei hadden sayn, 38 and seiden,Blessid be the king, that cometh inthe name of the Lord; pees in heuene,and glorie in hiye thingis. 39And sumof the Farisees of the puple seidento hym, Maister, blame thi disciplis.40And he seide to hem, Y seie to you,for if these ben stille, stoonus schulencrye. 41 And whanne he neiyede, `he

seiy the citee, 42 and wepte on it, andseide, For if thou haddist knowun,thou schuldist wepe also; for in thisdai the thingis ben in pees to thee,but now thei ben hid fro thin iyen.43 But daies schulen come in thee,and thin enemyes schulen enuyrounthee with a pale, and thei schulen goaboute thee, and make thee streit onalle sidis, 44and caste thee doun to theerthe, and thi sones that ben in thee;and thei schulen not leeue in thee astoon on a stoon, for thou hast notknowun the tyme of thi visitacioun.45 And he entride in to the temple,and bigan to caste out men sellyngether inne and biynge, 46 and seide tohem, It is writun, That myn hous isan hous of preyer, but ye han maadit a den of theues. 47 And he wastechynge euerydai in the temple. Andthe princis of prestis, and the scribis,and the princis of the puple souytento lese hym; 48 and thei founden not,what thei schulden do to hym, foral the puple was ocupied, and herdehym.

201 And it was don in oon of the daies,

whanne he tauyte the puple in thetemple, and prechide the gospel, theprincis of preestis and scribis camentogidere with the elder men; 2 andthei seiden to hym, Seie to vs, in whatpower thou doist these thingis, orwho is he that yaf to thee this power?3 And Jhesus answeride, and seide tohem, And Y schal axe you o word;answere ye to me. 4Was the baptymof Joon of heuene, or of men? 5 Andthei thouyten with ynne hem silf,seiynge, For if we seien, Of heuene,he schal seie, Whi thanne bileuen yenot to hym? 6 and if we seien, Ofmen, al the puple schal stoone vs;for thei ben certeyn, that Joon is aprophete. 7And thei answeriden, thatthei knewen not, of whennus it was.8 And Jhesus seide to hem, Nether Yseie to you, in what power Y do thesethingis. 9 And he bigan to seie to thepuple this parable. A man plauntide

Luke 20:10 86 Luke 20:42a vynyerd, and hiride it to tilieris;and he was in pilgrimage longe tyme.10 And in the tyme of gaderynge ofgrapis, he sente a seruaunt to thetilieris, that thei schulden yyue tohym of the fruyt of the vynyerd;whiche beten hym, and leten hym govoide. 11 And he thouyte yit to sendeanother seruaunt; and thei beten this,and turmentiden hym sore, and letenhym go. 12 And he thouyte yit tosende the thridde, and hym also theiwoundiden, and castiden out. 13 Andthe lord of the vyneyerd seide, Whatschal Y do? Y schal sende my dere-worthe sone; perauenture, whannethei seen hym, thei schulen drede.14 And whanne the tilieris sayn hym,thei thouyten with ynne hem silf,and seiden, This is the eire, sle wehym, that the eritage be oure. 15 Andthei castiden hym out of the vyney-erd, and killiden hym. What schalthanne the lord of the vyneyerd do tohem? 16 He schal come, and distruyethese tilieris, and yyue the vyneyerdto othere. And whanne this thingwas herd, thei seiden to hym, Godforbede. 17 But he bihelde hem, andseide, What thanne is this that iswritun, The stoon which men bil-dynge repreueden, this is maad in tothe heed of the corner? 18 Ech thatschal falle on that stoon, schal be to-brisid, but on whom it schal falle,it schal al to-breke him. 19 And theprincis of prestis, and scribis, souytento leye on hym hoondis in that our,and thei dredden the puple; for theiknewen that to hem he seide thisliknesse. 20 And thei aspieden, andsenten aspieris, that feyneden hemiust, that thei schulden take hym inword, and bitaak hym to the `powerof the prince, and to the power of theiustice. 21 And thei axiden hym, andseiden, Maister, we witen, that riytlithou seist and techist; and thou takistnot the persoone of man, but thoutechist in treuthe the weie of God.22 Is it leueful to vs to yyue tributeto the emperoure, or nay? 23 And

he biheld the disseit of hem, andseide to hem, What tempten ye me?24Shewe ye tome a peny; whos ymageand superscripcioun hath it? Theianswerden, and seiden to hym, Theemperouris. 25 And he seide to hem,Yelde ye therfor to the emperoure thothingis that ben the emperours, andtho thingis that ben of God, to God.26 And thei myyten not repreue hisword bifor the puple; and thei won-driden in his answere, and heeldenpees. 27 Summe of the Saduceis, thatdenyeden the ayenrisyng fro deeth tolijf, camen, and axiden hym, 28 andseiden, Maister, Moises wroot to vs, ifthe brother of ony man haue a wijf,and be deed, and he was with outeneiris, that his brothir takehiswijf, andreise seed to his brother. 29 And sothere weren seuene britheren. Thefirste took a wijf, and is deed withouten eiris; 30 and the brothir suyngetook hir, and he is deed with outensone; 31 and the thridde took hir; alsoand alle seuene, and leften not seed,but ben deed; 32 and the laste of allethe womman is deed. 33 Therfor inthe `risyng ayen, whos wijf of hemschal sche be? for seuene haddenhir to wijf. 34 And Jhesus seide tohem, Sones of this world wedden, andben youun to weddyngis; 35 but theithat schulen be had worthi of thatworld, and of the `risyng ayen frodeeth, nethir ben wedded, 36 nethirwedden wyues, nethir schulen mowedie more; for thei ben euen withaungels, and ben the sones of God,sithen thei ben the sones of `risyngayen fro deeth. 37And that deed menrisen ayen, also Moises schewide bi-sidis the busch, as he seith, The LordGod of Abraham, and God of Ysaac,and God of Jacob. 38 And God is notof deed men, but of lyuynge men;for alle men lyuen to hym. 39 Andsumme of scribis answeringe, seiden,Maistir, thou hast wel seid. 40 Andthei dursten no more axe hym onything. 41 But he seide to hem, Howseien men, Crist to be the sone ofDauid, 42 and Dauid hym silf seith in

Luke 20:43 87 Luke 21:28the book of Salmes, The Lord seideto my lord, Sitte thou on my riythalf,43 til that Y putte thin enemyes astool of thi feet? 44 Therfor Dauidclepith hym lord, and hou is he hissone? 45 And in heryng of al thepuple, he seide to hise disciplis, 46 Beye war of scribis, that wolen wan-dre in stolis, and louen salutaciounsin chepyng, and the firste chaierisin synagogis, and the firste sittyngeplacis in feestis; 47 that deuouren thehousis of widewis, and feynen longpreiyng; these schulen take the moredampnacioun.

211 And he biheeld, and saye tho

riche men, that casten her yiftis into the treserie; 2 but he saye also alitil pore widewe castynge twei fer-thingis. 3 And he seide, Treuli Y seieto you, that this pore widewe kestemore than alle men. 4 For whi allethese of thing that was plenteuouseto hem casten in to the yiftis of God;but this widewe of that thing thatfailide to hir, caste al hir liflode, thatsche hadde. 5 And whanne sum menseiden of the temple, that it was ap-parailid with gode stoonus and yiftis,6 he seide, These thingis that ye seen,daies schulen come, inwhiche a stoonschal not be left on a stoon, whichschal not be destried. 7 And thei axi-den hym, and seiden, Comaundour,whanne schulen these thingis be?andwhat tokne schal be, whanne theischulen bigynne to be don? 8 And heseide, Se ye, that ye be not disseyued;for many schulen come in my name,seiynge, For Y am, and the tyme schalneiye; therfor nyle ye go aftir hem.9Andwhanne ye schulen here batailisand stryues with ynne, nyle ye beaferd; it bihoueth first these thingisto be don, but not yit anoon is anende. 10 Thanne he seide to hem,Folk schal rise ayens folk, and rewmeayens rewme; 11 grete mouyngis oferthe schulen be bi placis, and pesti-lencis, and hungris, and dredis fro

heuene, and grete tokenes schulenbe. 12 But bifore alle these thingisthei schulen sette her hoondis onyou, and schulen pursue, bitakynge into synagogis and kepyngis, drawyngeto kyngis and to iusticis, for myname; 13 but it schal falle to you into witnessyng. 14 Therfor putte yein youre hertis, not to thenke bi-fore, hou ye schulen answere; for Yschal yyue to you mouth and wis-dom, 15 to whiche alle youre aduer-saries schulen not mowe ayenstonde,and ayenseie. 16 And ye schulenbe takun of fadir, and modir, andbritheren, and cosyns, and freendis,and bi deeth thei schulen turmenteof you; 17 and ye schulen be in haateto alle men for my name. 18 Andan heere of youre heed schal notperische; 19 in youre pacience yeschulen welde youre soulis. 20 Butwhanne ye schulen se Jerusalem benenuyround with an oost, thanne witeye, that the desolacioun of it schalneiye. 21 Thanne thei that ben inJudee, fle to the mountans; and theithat ben in the mydil of it, gon awei;and thei that ben in the cuntreis,entre not in to it. 22 For these bendaies of veniaunce, that alle thingisthat ben writun, be fulfillid. 23 Andwo to hem, that ben with child, andnorischen in tho daies; for a greetdiseese schal be on the erthe, andwraththe to this puple. 24 And theischulen falle bi the scharpnesse ofswerd, and thei schulen be led pris-oneris in to alle folkis; and Jerusalemschal be defoulid of hethene men,til the tymes of naciouns be fulfil-lid. 25 And tokenes schulen be inthe sunne, and the mone, and in thesterris; and in the erthe ouerleiyngof folkis, for confusioun of sown ofthe see and of floodis; 26 for menschulen wexe drye for drede and abi-dyng that schulen come to al theworld; for vertues of heuenes schulenbemouyd. 27And thanne thei schulense mannys sone comynge in a cloude,with greet power and maieste. 28And

Luke 21:29 88 Luke 22:26whanne these thingis bigynnen tobe maad, biholde ye, and reise yeyoure heedis, for youre redempciounneiyeth. 29 And he seide to hem aliknesse, Se ye the fige tre, and alletrees, 30 whanne thei bryngen forthnow of hem silf fruyt, ye witen thatsomer is nyy; 31 so ye, whanne ye seenthese thingis to be don, wite ye, thatthe kyngdom of God is nyy. 32 TreuliY seie to you, that this generaciounschal not passe, til alle thingis be don.33 Heuene and erthe schulen passe,but my wordis schulen not passe.34 But take ye heede to you silf, lestperauenture youre hertis be greuydwith glotony, and drunkenesse, andbisynessis of this lijf, and thilke daicome sodein on you; for as a snare itschal come on alle men, 35 that sittenon the face of al erthe. 36 Therforwake ye, preiynge in ech tyme, thatye be hadde worthi to fle alle thesethingis that ben to come, and tostonde bifor mannus sone. 37 And indaies he was techynge in the tem-ple, but in nyytis he yede out, anddwellide in the mount, that is clepidof Olyuet. 38 And al the puple rooseerli, to come to hym in the temple,and to here hym.

221 And the halidai of therf looues,

that is seid pask, neiyede. 2 Andthe princis of preestis and the scribissouyten, hou thei schulden sle Jhesu,but thei dredden the puple. 3 AndSathanas entride in to Judas, that wasclepid Scarioth, oon of the twelue.4 And he wente, and spak with theprincis of preestis, and with the mag-istratis, hou he schulde bitray hym tohem. 5 And thei ioyeden, and madencouenaunt to yyue hymmoney. 6Andhe bihiyte, and he souyte oportunyte,to bitraye hym, with outen puple.7 But the daies of therf looues camen,in whiche it was neede, that the sacri-fice of paskwere slayn. 8And he sentePetre and Joon, and seide, Go ye, andmake ye redi to vs the pask, that we

ete. 9 And thei seiden, Where woltthou, that we make redi? 10 And heseide to hem, Lo! whanne ye schulenentre in to the citee, a man beryngea vessel of watir schal meete you; sueye hym in to the hous, in to whichhe entrith. 11 And ye schulen seieto the hosebonde man of the hous,The maister seith to thee, Where isa chaumbre, where Y schal ete thepask with my disciplis? 12 And heschal schewe to you a greet soupyngplace strewid, and theremake ye redi.13 And thei yeden, and founden as heseide to hem, and thei maden redithe pask. 14 And whanne the ourwas come, he sat to the mete, andthe twelue apostlis with hym. 15 Andhe seide to hem, With desier Y hauedesirid to ete with you this pask, biforthat Y suffre; 16 for Y seie to you, thatfro this tymeY schal not ete it, til it befulfillid in the rewme of God. 17 Andwhanne he hadde take the cuppe, hedide gracis, and seide, Take ye, anddeparte ye among you; 18 for Y seieto you, that Y schal not drynke of thekynde of this vyne, til the rewme ofGod come. 19 And whanne he haddetake breed, he dide thankyngis, andbrak, and yaf to hem, and seide, Thisis my bodi, that schal be youun foryou; do ye this thing in mynde ofme. 20 He took also the cuppe, aftirthat he hadde soupid, and seide, Thiscuppe is the newe testament in myblood, that schal be sched for you.21Netheles lo! the hoond of hym thatbitraieth me, is with me at the table.22 And mannus sone goith, `aftir thatit is determyned; netheles wo to thatman, bi whom he schal be bitraied.23 And thei bigunnen to seke amonghem, who it was of hem, that was todo this thing. 24 And strijf was maadamong hem, which of hem schuldebe seyn to be grettest. 25 But heseide to hem, Kyngis of hethen menben lordis of hem, and thei that hanpower on hemben clepid good doeris,but ye not so; 26but he that is grettestamong you, be maad as yongere, and

Luke 22:27 89 Luke 22:61he that is bifor goere, as a seruaunt.27 For who is gretter, he that sittithat the mete, or he that mynystrith?whether not he that sittith at themete? And Y am in the myddil ofyou, as he that mynystrith. 28 And yeben, that han dwellid with me in mytemptaciouns; and Y dispose to you,29 as my fadir hath disposid to me,30 a rewme, that ye ete and drynke onmy boord in my rewme, and sitte ontrones, and deme the twelue kynredisof Israel. 31 And the Lord seide toSymount, Symount, lo, Satanas hathaxid you, that he schulde ridile aswhete; but Y haue preyede for thee,32 that thi feith faile not; and thousum tyme conuertid, conferme thibritheren. 33 Which seide to hym,Lord, Y am redi to go in to prisounand in to deeth with thee. 34 And heseide, Y seie to thee, Petir, the cokschal not crowe to dai, til thou thriesforsake that thou knowist me. 35 Andhe seide to hem, Whanne Y sente youwith outen sachel, and scrippe, andschone, whether ony thing failide toyou? 36 And thei seiden, No thing.Therfor he seide to hem, But now hethat hath a sachel, take also and ascrippe; and he that hath noon, sellehis coote, and bigge a swerd. 37 ForY seie to you, that yit it bihoueththat thing that is writun to be fulfillidin me, And he is arettid with wickidmen; for tho thingis that ben of mehan ende. 38 And thei seiden, Lord,lo! twei swerdis here. And he seideto hem, It is ynowy. 39 And he yedeout, and wente aftir the custom in tothe hille of Olyues; and the disciplissueden hym. 40 And whanne he camto the place, he seide to hem, Preyeye, lest ye entren in to temptacioun.41 And he was taken awei fro hem,so myche as is a stonys cast; and heknelide, 42 and preyede, and seide,Fadir, if thou wolt, do awei this cuppefro me; netheles not my wille be don,but thin. 43 And an aungel apperideto hym fro heuene, and coumfortidehym. And he was maad in agonye,

and preyede the lenger; 44 and hisswot was maad as dropis of bloodrennynge doun in to the erthe. 45Andwhanne he was rysun fro preier, andwas comun to hise disciplis, he foondhem slepynge for heuynesse. 46 Andhe seide to hem,What slepen ye? Riseye, and preye ye, that ye entre not into temptacioun. 47 Yit while he spak,lo! a company, and he that was clepidJudas, oon of the twelue, wente biforhem; and he cam to Jhesu, to kissehym. 48 And Jhesus seide to hym,Judas, `with a coss `thou bytrayest`mannys sone. 49And thei that werenaboute hym, and sayn that thatwas tocome, seiden to hym, Lord, whetherwe smyten with swerd? 50 And oonof hem smoot the seruaunt of theprince of preestis, and kittide of hisriyt eere. 51But Jhesus answerde, andseide, Suffre ye til hidir. And whannehe hadde touchid his eere, he heelidehym. 52And Jhesus seide to hem, thatcamen to hym, the princis of preestis,and maiestratis of the temple, and el-dre men, As to a theef ye han gon outwith swerdis and staues? 53 WhanneY was ech dai with you in the temple,ye streiyten not out hondis in to me;but this is youre our, and the powerof derknessis. 54 And thei token him,and ledden to the hous of the princeof prestis; and Petir suede hym afer.55 And whanne a fier was kyndelid inthemyddil of the greet hous, and theisaten aboute, Petir was in the myddilof hem. 56 Whom whanne a damy-sel hadde seyn sittynge `at the liyt,and hadde biholdun hym, sche seide,And this was with hym. 57 And hedenyede hym, and seide, Womman,Y knowe hym not. 58 And aftir a litilanother man siy hym, and seide, Andthou art of hem. But Petir seide, A!man, Y am not. 59 And whanne aspace was maad as of on our, anotheraffermyd, and seide, Treuli this waswith hym; for also he is of Galilee.60 And Petir seide, Man, Y noot whatthou seist. And anoon yit while hespak, the cok crewe. 61 And the Lord

Luke 22:62 90 Luke 23:26turnede ayen, and bihelde Petre; andPetre hadde mynde on the word ofJhesu, as he hadde seid, For biforthat the cok crowe, thries thou schaltdenye me. 62 And Petre yede out,and wepte bittirli. 63 And the menthat helden hym scorneden hym, andsmyten hym. 64 And thei blynfeldenhym, and smyten his face, and axidenhym, and seiden, Arede, thou Crist, tovs, who is he that smoot thee? 65Alsothei blasfemynge seiden ayens hymmany other thingis. 66 And as theday was come, the eldre men of thepuple, and the princis of prestis, andthe scribis camen togidir, and leddenhym in to her councel, 67 and seiden,If thou art Crist, seie to vs. 68 Andhe seide to hem, If Y seie to you, yeschulen not bileue to me; and if Yaxe, ye schulen not answere to me,nethir ye schulen delyuere me. 69Butaftir this tyme mannys sone schal besittynge on the riyt half of the vertuof God. 70Therfor alle seiden, Thanneart thou the sone of God? And heseide, Ye seien that Y am. 71 Andthei seiden, What yit desiren we wit-nessyng? for we vs silf han herd of hismouth.

231 And al the multitude of hem ary-

sen, and ledden hym to Pilat. 2 Andthei bigunnen to accuse hym, and sei-den, We han foundun this turnyngevpsodoun oure folk, and forbedyngetributis to be youun to the emperour,and seiynge that hym silf is Crist andkyng. 3 And Pilat axide hym, andseide, Art thou kyng of Jewis? Andhe answeride, and seide, Thou seist.4 And Pilat seide to the princis ofprestis, and to the puple, Y fynde nothing of cause in this man. 5 Andthei woxen stronger, and seiden, Hemoueth the puple, techynge thorou alJudee, bigynnynge fro Galile til hidir.6And Pilat herynge Galile axide, if hewere a man of Galile. 7 And whannehe knewe that he was of the powereof Eroude, he sente hym to Eroude;

which was at Jerusalem in tho daies.8 And whanne Eroude siy Jhesu, heioyede ful myche; for long tyme hecoueitide to se hym, for he herdemany thingis of hym, and hopide tosee sum tokene `to be don of hym.9 And he axide hym in many wordis;and he answeride no thing to hym.10 And the princis of preestis and thescribis stoden, stidfastli accusyngehym. 11 But Eroude with his oostdispiside hym, and scornede hym,and clothide with a white cloth, andsente hym ayen to Pilat. 12 And Er-oude and Pilat weren maad freendisfro that dai; for bifor thei weren en-emyes togidre. 13 And Pilat clepidetogider the princis of prestis and themaiestratis of the puple, and seideto hem, 14 Ye han brouyt to me thisman, as turnynge awey the puple,and lo! Y axynge bifor you fynde nocause in this man of these thingis,in whiche ye accusen hym; 15 netherEroude, for he hath sent hym ayento vs, and lo! no thing worthi ofdeth is don to hym. 16 And therforY schal amende hym, and delyuerehym. 17 But he moste nede delyuerto hem oon bi the feest dai. 18 And althe puple criede togidir, and seide, Do`awei hym, and delyuer to vs Barabas;19 which was sent `in to prisoun fordisturblyng maad in the cite, and formansleynge. 20 And eftsoone Pilatspak to hem, and wolde delyuer Jh-esu. 21 And thei vndurcrieden, andseiden, Crucifie, crucifie hym. 22 Andthe thridde tyme he seide to hem, Forwhat yuel hath this don? Y fyndeno cause of deeth in hym; therfor Yschal chastise hym, and Y schal de-lyuer. 23 And thei contynueden withgreet voicis axynge, that he schuldebe crucified; and the voicis of hemwoxen stronge. 24 And Pilat demydeher axyng to be don. 25 And he de-lyueride to hem hym, that for mans-leyng and sedicioun was sent in toprisoun, whom thei axiden; but hebitook Jhesu to her wille. 26 Andwhanne thei ledden hym, thei token a

Luke 23:27 91 Luke 24:4man, Symon of Syrenen, comynge frothe toun, and thei leiden on hym thecross to bere aftir Jhesu. 27And theresuede hym myche puple, and wym-men that weiliden, and bymornedenhym. 28 And Jhesus turnede to hem,and seide, Douytris of Jerusalem, nyleye wepe on me, but wepe ye onyoure silf and on youre sones. 29 Forlo! daies schulen come, in whiche itschal be seid, Blessid be bareyn wym-men, and wombis that han not borunchildren, and the tetis that han notyouun souke. 30 Thanne thei schulenbigynne to seie to mounteyns, Falleye doun on vs, and to smale hillis,Keuere ye vs. 31 For if in a greenetre thei don these thingis, what schalbe don in a drie? 32 Also otheretwei wickid men weren led with hym,to be slayn. 33 And `aftir that theicamen in to a place, that is clepid ofCaluerie, there thei crucifieden hym,and the theues, oon on the riyt half,and `the tother on the left half. 34ButJhesus seide, Fadir, foryyue hem,for thei witen not what thei doon.35And thei departiden his clothis, andkesten lottis. And the puple stoodabidynge; and the princis scornedenhym with hem, and seiden, Otheremen he maad saaf; make he hym silfsaaf, if this be Crist, the chosun ofGod. 36And the knyytis neiyeden, andscorneden hym, and profreden vyne-gre to hym, 37 and seiden, If thou artking of Jewis, make thee saaf. 38 Andthe superscripcioun was writun ouerhym with Greke lettris, and of Latyn,and of Ebreu, This is the kyng of Jewis.39And oon of these theues that hangi-den, blasfemyde hym, and seide, Ifthou art Crist, make thi silf saaf andvs. 40 But `the tothir answerynge,blamyde hym, and seide, Nether thoudredist God, that art in the samedampnacioun? 41And treuli we iustli,forwehan resseiuedworthi thingis towerkis; but this dide no thing of yuel.42 And he seide to Jhesu, Lord, hauemynde of me, whanne thou comest`in to thi kyngdom. 43 And Jhesus

seide to hym, Treuli Y seie to thee,this dai thou schalt be with me inparadise. 44 And it was almest thesixte our, and derknessis weren maadin al the erthe `in to the nynthe our.45And the sunwasmaad derk, and theveile of the temple was to-rent atwo.46 And Jhesus criynge with a greetvois, seide, Fadir, in to thin hoondisY bitake my spirit. And he seiyngethese thingis, yaf vp the goost. 47Andthe centurien seynge that thing thatwas don, glorifiede God, and seide,Verili this man was iust. 48And al thepuple of hem thatweren there togidirat this spectacle, and sayn tho thingisthat weren don, smyten her brestis,and turneden ayen. 49 But alle hisknowun stoden afer, and wymmenthat sueden hym fro Galile, seyngethese thingis. 50 And lo! a man,Joseph bi name, of Aramathie, a citeof Judee, that was a decurien, a goodmanand a iust, 51 thisman concentidenot to the counseil and to the dedisof hem; and he abood the kyngdomof God. 52 This Joseph cam to Pilat,and axide the bodi of Jhesu, 53 andtook it doun, and wlappide it in acleene lynen cloth, and leide hym ina graue hewun, in which not yit onyman hadde be leid. 54 And the daiwas the euen of the halidai, and thesabat bigan to schyne. 55 And thewymmen suynge, that camen withhym fro Galile, sayn the graue, andhou his bodi was leid. 56 And theiturneden ayen, andmaden redi swetesmellynge spicis, and oynementis;but in the sabat thei restiden, aftir thecomaundement.

241 But in o dai of the woke ful

eerli thei camen to the graue, andbrouyten swete smellynge spices,that thei hadden arayed. 2 And theifounden the stoon turned awei frothe graue. 3 And thei yeden in, andfounden not the bodi of the LordJhesu. 4 And it was don, the whilethei weren astonyed in thouyt ofthis thing, lo! twei men stoden

Luke 24:5 92 Luke 24:37bisidis hem in schynynge cloth. 5Andwhanne thei dredden, and bowedenher semblaunt in to the erthe, theiseiden to hem, What seken ye hymthat lyueth with deed men? 6 He isnot here, but is risun. Haue yemynde,houhe spak to you, whannehewas yitin Galile, 7 and seide, For it bihouethmannys sone to be bitakun in tothe hondis of synful men, and to becrucified, and the thridde dai to riseayen. 8 And thei bithouyten on hisewordis. 9And thei yeden ayen fro thegraue, and telden alle these thingisto the enleuene, and to alle othir.10 And ther was Marie Mawdeleyn,and Joone, and Marie of James, andother wymmen that weren withhem, that seiden to apostlis thesethingis. 11 And these wordis werenseyn bifor hem as madnesse, and theibileueden not to hem. 12 But Petirroos vp, and ran to the graue; andhe bowide doun, and say the lynenclothis liynge aloone. And he wentebi him silf, wondrynge on that thatwas don. 13 And lo! tweyne of hemwenten in that dai in to a castel, thatwas fro Jerusalem the space of sixtifurlongis, bi name Emaws. 14And theispaken togidir of alle these thingisthat haddun bifallun. 15 And it wasdon, the while thei talkiden, andsouyten bi hem silf, Jhesus hym silfneiyede, and wente with hem. 16 Buther iyen weren holdun, that theiknewen him not. 17 And he seide tohem, What ben these wordis, thatye speken togidir wandrynge, andye ben sorewful? 18 And oon, whosname was Cleofas, answerde, andseide, Thou thi silf art a pilgrym inJerusalem, andhast thounot knowun,what thingis ben don in it in thesedaies? 19 To whom he seide, Whatthingis? And thei seiden to hym, OfJhesu of Nazareth, that was a manprophete, myyti in werk and wordbifor God and al the puple; 20 and houthe heiyest preestis of oure princisbitoken hym in to dampnacioun ofdeeth, and crucifieden hym. 21 But

we hopiden, that he schulde haueayenbouyt Israel. And now on allethese thingis the thridde dai is todai, that these thingis weren don.22 But also summe wymmen of ourismaden vs afered, whiche bifor daiweren at the graue; and whannehis bodi was not foundun, 23 theicamen, and seiden, that thei syenalso a siyt of aungels, whiche seien,that he lyueth. 24 And summe ofoure wenten to the graue, and theifounden so as the wymmen seiden,but thei founden not hym. 25 Andhe seide to hem, A! foolis, and sloweof herte to bileue in alle thingis thatthe prophetis han spokun. 26Whethirit bihofte not Crist to suffre thesethingis, and so to entre in to hisglorie? 27And he bigan at Moises andat alle the prophetis, and declarideto hem in alle scripturis, that werenof hym. 28 And thei camen nyy thecastel, whidur thei wenten. And hemade countenaunce that he wolde goferthere. 29 And thei constreynedenhym, and seiden, Dwelle with vs, forit drawith to nyyt, and the dai is nowbowid doun. 30 And he entride withhem. And it was don, while he sat atthe mete with hem, he took breed,and blesside, and brak, and took tohem. 31 And the iyen of hem werenopenyd, and thei knewen hym; andhe vanyschide fro her iyen. 32 Andthei seiden togidir, Whether oureherte was not brennynge in vs, whilehe spak in the weie, and openyde tovs scripturis? 33 And thei risen vpin the same our, and wenten ayenin to Jerusalem, and founden theenleuene gaderid togidir, and hemthat weren with hem, 34 seiynge, Thatthe Lord is risun verrili, and apperideto Symount. 35 And thei tolden whatthingis weren don in the weie, andhou thei knewen hym in brekyng ofbreed. 36 And the while thei spakenthese thingis, Jhesus stood in themyddil of hem, and seide to hem, Peesto you; Y am, nyle ye drede. 37 Butthei weren affraied and agast, and

Luke 24:38 93 Luke 24:53gessiden hem to se a spirit. 38 Andhe seide to hem, What ben ye troblid,and thouytis comen vp in to yourehertis? 39 Se ye my hoondis and myfeet, for Y my silf am. Fele ye, andse ye; for a spirit hath not fleisch andboonys, as ye seen that Y haue. 40Andwhanne he hadde seid this thing, heschewide hoondis and feet to hem.41 And yit while thei bileueden not,and wondriden for ioye, he seide,Han ye here ony thing that schal beetun? 42 And thei proferden hym apart of a fisch rostid, and an honycombe. 43 And whanne he haddeetun bifore hem, he took that thatlefte, and yaf to hem; 44 and seide `tohem, These ben the wordis that Yspak to you, whanne Y was yit withyou; for it is nede that alle thingisben fulfillid, that ben writun in thelawe of Moises, and in prophetis,and in salmes, of me. 45 Thannehe openyde to hem wit, that theischulden vnderstonde scripturis.46 And he seide to hem, For thus itis writun, and thus it bihofte Cristto suffre, and ryse ayen fro deeth inthe thridde dai; 47 and penaunce andremyssioun of synnes to be prechid inhis name `in to alle folkis, bigynnyngeat Jerusalem. 48 And ye ben witnessisof these thingis. 49And Y schal sendethe biheest of my fadir in to you; butsitte ye in the citee, til that ye beclothid with vertu from an hiy. 50Andhe ledde hem forth in to Betanye, andwhanne his hondis weren lift vp, heblesside hem. 51 And it was don, thewhile he blesside hem, he departidefro hem, and was borun in to heuene.52And thei worschipiden, andwentenayen in to Jerusalem with greet ioye,53 and weren euermore in the temple,heriynge and blessynge God.

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The Gospel According toJohn

1 In the bigynnyng was the word,and thewordwas at God, and Godwastheword. 2This was in the bigynnyngat God. 3 Alle thingis weren maad bihym, and withouten hym was maadno thing, that thing that was maad.4 In hym was lijf, and the lijf was theliyt of men; and the liyt schyneth inderknessis, 5 and derknessis compre-hendiden not it. 6 A man was sentfro God, to whom the name was Joon.7This man cam in to witnessyng, thathe schulde berewitnessing of the liyt,that alle men schulden bileue bi hym.8 He was not the liyt, but that heschulde bere witnessing of the liyt.9There was a very liyt, which liytnethechman that cometh in to this world.10He was in the world, and the worldwasmaad bi hym, and theworld knewhym not. 11 He cam in to his ownethingis, and hise resseyueden hymnot. 12 But hou many euer resseyue-den hym, he yaf to hem power to bemaad the sones of God, to hem thatbileueden in his name; the whichenot of bloodis, 13 nether of the willeof fleische, nether of the wille ofman,but ben borun of God. 14And thewordwas maad man, and dwellyde amongvs, and we han seyn the glorie ofhym, as the glorie of the `oon bigetunsone of the fadir, ful of grace and oftreuthe. 15 Joon berith witnessyng ofhym, and crieth, and seith, This is,whom Y seide, He that schal comeaftir me, is maad bifore me, for hewas tofor me; 16 and of the plenteof hym we alle han takun, and gracefor grace. 17 For the lawe was youunbi Moises; but grace and treuthe `ismaad bi Jhesu Crist. 18 No man saieuer God, no but the `oon bigetunsone, that is in the bosum of the fadir,he hath teld out. 19And this is thewit-nessyng of Joon, whanne Jewis sentenfro Jerusalem prestis and dekenes to

hym, that thei schulden axe hym,Who art thou? 20 He knoulechide,and denyedenot, andhe knoulechide,For Y am not Crist. 21 And thei axi-den hym, What thanne? Art thouElie? And he seide, Y am not. Artthou a profete? And he answeride,Nay. 22 Therfor thei seiden to hym,Who art thou? that we yyue an an-swere to these that senten vs. Whatseist thou of thi silf? 23 He seide,Y am a vois of a crier in deseert,Dresse ye the weie of the Lord, asYsaie, the prophete, seide. 24 Andthei that weren sent, weren of theFariseis. 25 And thei axiden hym, andseiden to hym, What thanne baptisistthou, if thou art not Crist, nether Elie,nether a profete? 26 Joon answerideto hem, and seide, Y baptise in watir,but in the myddil of you hath stondeoon, that ye knowen not; 27 he it is,that schal come aftir me, that wasmaad bifor me, of whom Y am notworthi to louse the thwong of hisschoo. 28 These thingis weren donin Bethanye biyende Jordan, whereJoon was baptisyng. 29 Anothir dayJoon say Jhesu comynge to hym, andhe seide, Lo! the lomb of God; lo!he that doith awei the synnes of theworld. 30 This is he, that Y seideof, Aftir me is comun a man, whichwas maad bifor me; for he was ratherthan Y. 31 And Y knew hym not, butthat he be schewid in Israel, therforY cam baptisynge in watir. 32 AndJoon bar witnessyng, and seide, ThatY saiy the spirit comynge doun as aculuer fro heuene, and dwellide onhym. 33 And Y knew hym not; buthe that sente me to baptise in watir,seide to me, On whom thou seest theSpirit comynge doun, and dwellyngeon hym, this is he, that baptisith inthe Hooli Goost. 34 And Y say, andbar witnessyng, that this is the soneof God. 35 Anothir dai Joon stood,and tweyne of hise disciplis; 36 andhe biheeld Jhesu walkinge, and seith,Lo! the lomb of God. 37 And tweidisciplis herdenhymspekynge, 38andfolewiden Jhesu. And Jhesu turnede,

John 1:39 95 John 2:18and say hem suynge hym, and seith tohem, What seken ye? And thei seidento hym, Rabi, that is to seie, Maistir,where dwellist thou? 39 And he seithto hem, Come ye, and se. And theicamen, and sayn where he dwellide;and dwelten with hym that dai. Andit was as the tenthe our. 40 And An-drewe, the brother of Symount Petir,was oon of the tweyne, that herden ofJoon, and hadden sued hym. 41 Thisfoond first his brother Symount, andhe seide tohim,Wehan foundunMes-sias, that is to seie, Crist; and he leddehim to Jhesu. 42 And Jhesus biheldehym, and seide, Thou art Symount,the sone of Johanna; thou schalt beclepid Cefas, that is to seie, Petre.43 And on the morewe he wolde goout in to Galilee, and he foond Filip;and he seith to hym, Sue thou me.44 Filip was of Bethsaida, the citee ofAndrew and of Petre. 45 Filip foondNathanael, and seide to hym, We hanfoundun Jhesu, the sone of Joseph, ofNazareth, whomMoyses wroot in thelawe and profetis. 46 And Nathanaelseide to hym, Of Nazareth may sumgood thing be? 47 Filip seide to hym,Come, and se. Jhesus siy Nathanaelcomynge to hym, and seide to hym,Lo! verili a man of Israel, in whomis no gile. 48Nathanael seide to hym,Wherof hast thou knowun me? Jh-esus `answerde, and seide to hym,Bifor that Filip clepide thee, whannethou were vndur the fige tree, Ysaiy thee. Nathanael answerde tohym, 49 `and seide, Rabi, thou art thesone of God, thou art kyng of Israel.50 Jhesus answerde, and seide to hym,For Y seide to thee, Y sawy thee vndurthe fige tre, thou bileuest; thou schaltse more than these thingis. 51 Andhe seide to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seieto you, ye schulen se heuene opened,and the aungels of God stiynge vp andcomynge doun on mannys sone.

21 And the thridde dai weddyngis

weren maad in the Cane of Galilee;

and the modir of Jhesu was there.2 And Jhesus was clepid, and hisedisciplis, to the weddyngis. 3 Andwhanne wijn failide, the modir ofJhesu seide to hym, Thei han notwijn. 4 And Jhesus seith to hir, Whatto me and to thee, womman? mynour cam not yit. 5 His modir seithto the mynystris, What euere thinghe seie to you, do ye. 6 And thereweren set `sixe stonun cannes, aftirthe clensyng of the Jewis, holdyngeech tweyne ether thremetretis. 7AndJhesus seith to hem, Fille ye the pottiswith watir. And thei filliden hem,vp to the mouth. 8 And Jhesus seideto hem, Drawe ye now, and bere yeto the architriclyn. And thei baren.9 And whanne the architriclyn haddetastid the watir maad wiyn, and wistenot wherof it was, but the mynys-tris wisten that drowen the watir,the architriclyn clepith the spouse,10 and seith to hym, Ech man settithfirst goodwiyn, andwhannemen benfulfillid, thanne that that is worse;but thou hast kept the good wiyn`in to this tyme. 11 Jhesus dide thisthe bigynnyng of signes in the Caneof Galilee, and schewide his glorie;and hise disciplis bileueden in hym.12 Aftir these thingis he cam dounto Cafarnaum, and his modir, andhise britheren, and hise disciplis; andthei dwelliden `there not many daies.13 And the pask of Jewis was nyy, andJhesus wente vp to Jerusalem. 14 Andhe foond in the temple men sillyngeoxun, and scheep, and culueris, andchaungeris sittynge. 15 And whannehe haddemaad as it were a scourge ofsmale cordis, he droof out alle of thetemple, and oxun, and scheep; andhe schedde the money of chaungeris,and turnede vpsedoun the boordis.16 And he seide to hem that seldenculueris, Take awei fro hennus thesethingis, and nyle ye make the housof my fadir an hous of marchaundise.17 And hise disciplis hadden mynde,for it was writun, The feruent loue ofthin hous hath etun me. 18 Therfor

John 2:19 96 John 3:26the Jewis answeriden, and seiden tohym, What token schewist thou tovs, that thou doist these thingis?19 Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem,Vndo ye this temple, and in thredaies Y schal reise it. 20 Therforthe Jewis seiden to hym, In fourtiand sixe yeer this temple was bildid,and schalt thou in thre daies reiseit? 21 But he seide of the temple ofhis bodi. 22 Therfor whanne he wasrisun fro deeth, hise disciplis haddenmynde, that he seide these thingis ofhis bodi; and thei bileueden to thescripture, and to the word that Jhesusseide. 23 And whanne Jhesus was atJerusalem in pask, in the feeste dai,many bileueden in his name, seyngehis signes that he dide. 24 But Jhesustrowide not hym silf to hem, for heknewe alle men; 25 and for it was notnede to hym, that ony man schuldebere witnessyng, for he wiste, whatwas in man.

31 And there was a man of the

Farisees, Nychodeme bi name, aprince of the Jewis. 2 And he camto Jhesu bi niyt, and seide to hym,Rabi, we witen, that thou art comunfro God maister; for no man maydo these signes, that thou doist, butGod be with hym. 3 Jhesus answerde,and seide to hym, Treuli, treuli, Yseie to thee, but a man be borunayen, he may not se the kyngdomof God. 4 Nychodeme seide to hym,Hou may a man be borun, whannehe is eeld? whether he may entreayen in to his modris wombe, andbe borun ayen? 5 Jhesus answeride,Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, but aman be borun ayen of watir, and ofthe Hooli Goost, he may not entre into the kyngdom of God. 6 `That thatis borun of the fleisch, is fleisch; and`that that is borun of spirit, is spirit.7Wondre thou not, for Y seide to thee,It bihoueth you to be borun ayen.8 The spirit brethith where he wole,and thou herist his vois, but thouwost not, fro whennus he cometh,

ne whidir he goith; so is ech man thatis borun of the spirit. 9 Nychodemeansweride, and seide to hym, Houmoun these thingis be don? 10 Jhesusansweride, and seide to hym, Thouart a maister in Israel, and knowistnot these thingis? 11 Treuli, treuli,Y seie to thee, for we speken thatthat we witen, and we witnessen thatthat we han seyn, and ye taken notoure witnessyng. 12 If Y haue seid toyou ertheli thingis, and ye bileuennot, hou if Y seie to you heuenelithingis, schulen ye bileue? 13 Andno man stieth in to heuene, but hethat cam doun fro heuene, mannyssone that is in heuene. 14 And asMoises areride a serpent in desert, soit bihoueth mannys sone to be reisid,15 that ech man that bileueth in hym,perische not, but haue euerlastyngelijf. 16 For God louede so the world,that he yaf his `oon bigetun sone,that ech man that bileueth in himperische not, but haue euerlastyngelijf. 17 For God sente not his sone into the world, that he iuge the world,but that the world be saued bi him.18 He that bileueth in hym, is notdemed; but he that bileueth not, isnow demed, for he bileueth not inthe name of the `oon bigetun soneof God. 19 And this is the dom, forliyt cam in to the world, and menloueden more derknessis than liyt;for herwerkesweren yuele. 20For echman that doith yuele, hatith the liyt;and he cometh not to the liyt, thathise werkis be not repreued. 21 Buthe that doith treuthe, cometh to theliyt, that hise werkis be schewid, thatthei ben don in God. 22 Aftir thesethingis Jhesus cam, and hise disciplis,in to the loond of Judee, and therehe dwellide with hem, and baptiside.23 And Joon was baptisinge in Ennon,bisidis Salym, for many watris werenthere; and thei camen, and werenbaptisid. 24And Joon was not yit sentin to prisoun. 25 Therfor a questiounwas maad of Jonys disciplis with theJewis, of the purificacioun. 26 And

John 3:27 97 John 4:23thei camen to Joon, and seiden `tohym, Maister, he that was with theebiyonde Jordan, to whom thou hastborun witnessyng, lo! he baptisith,and alle men comen to hym. 27 Joonanswerde, and seide, A man may nottake ony thing, but it be youun tohym fro heuene. 28 Ye you silf berenwitnessyng to me, that Y seide, Yam not Crist, but that Y am sentbifore hym. 29 He that hath a wijf,is the hosebonde; but the freend ofthe spouse that stondith, and herithhym, ioieth with ioye, for the voisof the spouse. Therfor in this thingmy ioye is fulfillid. 30 It bihouethhym to wexe, but me to be maadlesse. 31 He that cam from aboue, isaboue alle; he that is of the erthe,spekith of the erthe; he that comethfrom heuene, is aboue alle. 32 Andhe witnessith that thing that he hathseie, and herde, and no man takithhis witnessing. 33 But he that takithhis witnessyng, hath confermyd thatGod is sothefast. 34 But he whomGod hath sent, spekith the wordis ofGod; for not to mesure God yyueththe spirit. 35 The fadir loueth thesone, and he hath youun alle thingisin his hoond. 36 He that bileueth inthe sone, hath euerlastynge lijf; buthe that is vnbileueful to the sone,schal not se euerlastynge lijf, but thewraththe of God dwellith on hym.

41 Therfor as Jhesu knew, that the

Farisees herden, that Jhesu makithand baptisith mo disciplis than Joon,2 thouy Jhesus baptiside not, but hisedisciplis, he lefte Judee, 3 and wenteayen in to Galilee. 4 And it bihoftehym to passe bi Samarie. 5 TherforJhesus cam in to a citee of Samarie,that is seid Sicar, bisidis the place,that Jacob yaf to Joseph, his sone.6 And the welle of Jacob was there;and Jhesus was weri of the iourney,and sat thus vpon the welle. Andthe our was, as it were the sixte.7 And a womman cam fro Samarie, todrawe watir. And Jhesus seith to hir,

Yyue me drynk. 8 And hise disciplisweren gon in to the citee, to bie mete.9 Therfor thilke womman of Samarieseith to him, Hou thou, `whanne thouart a Jewe, axist of me drynk, thatam a womman of Samarie? for Jewisvsiden not to dele with Samaritans.10 Jhesus answerde, and seide to hir,If thou wistist the yifte of God, andwho `he is, that seith to thee, Yyueme drynk, thou perauenture woldisthaue axid of hym, and he schuldehaue youun to thee quyk watir. 11Thewomman seith to him, Sire, thouhast not where ynne to drawe, andthe pit is deep; wherof thanne hastthou quik watir? 12 Whethir thouart grettere than oure fadir Jacob,that yaf to vs the pit? and hedrank therof, and hise sones, and hisebeestis. 13 Jhesus answerde, and seideto hir, Eche man that drynkith of thiswatir, schal thirste efte soone; buthe that drynkith of the watir thatY schal yyue hym, schal not thirstewith outen ende; but the watir thatY schal yyue hym, 14 schal be maadin hym a welle `of watir, spryngyngevp in to euerlastynge lijf. 15 Thewomman seith to hym, Sire, yyueme this watir, that Y thirste not,nether comehidur to drawe. 16 Jhesusseith to hir, Go, clepe thin hosebonde,and come hidir. 17 The wommananswerde, and seide, Y haue noonhosebonde. Jhesus seith to hir, Thouseidist wel, That Y haue noon hose-bonde; 18 for thou hast hadde fyuehosebondis, and he that thou hast,is not thin hosebonde. This thingthou seidist sotheli. 19 The wom-man seith to hym, Lord, Y se, thatthou art a prophete. 20 Oure fadrisworschipiden in this hil, and ye seien,that at Jerusalem is a place, whereit bihoueth to worschipe. 21 Jhesusseith to hir, Womman, bileue thou tome, for the our schal come, whannenether in this hil, nethir in Jerusalem,ye schulen worschipe the fadir. 22 Yeworschipen that ye knowen not; weworschipen that that we knowen; forhelthe is of the Jewis. 23 But the tyme

John 4:24 98 John 5:2is comun, andnow it is, whanne treweworschiperis schulen worschipe thefadir in spirit and treuthe; for also thefadir sekith suche, that worschipenhym. 24 God is a spirit, and it bi-houeth hem that worschipen hym,to worschipe in spirit and treuthe.25 The womman seith to hym, Y wootthat Messias is comun, that is seidCrist; therfor whanne he cometh, heschal telle vs alle thingis. 26 Jhesusseith to hir, Y am he, that spekithwith thee. 27 And anoon hise dis-ciplis camen, and wondriden, thathe spak with the womman; nethelesno man seide to hym, What sekistthou, or, What spekist thou with hir?28Therfor thewomman lefte hirwatirpot, and wente in to the citee, andseide to tho men, 29 Come ye, andse ye a man, that seide to me allethingis that Y haue don; whether hebe Crist? 30 And thei wenten out ofthe citee, and camen to hym. 31 In themene while hise disciplis preiedenhym, and seiden, Maistir, ete. 32 Buthe seide to hem, Y haue mete toete, that ye knowen not. 33 Therfordisciplis seiden togidir, Whether onyman hath brouyt him mete to ete?34 Jhesus seith to hem, My mete is,that Y do the wille of hym that senteme, that Y perfourme the werk ofhym. 35 Whether ye seien not, thatyit foure monethis ben, and rypecorn cometh? Lo! Y seie to you,lifte vp youre iyen, and se ye thefeeldis, for now thei ben white torepe. 36Andhe that repith takith hire,and gaderith fruyt in to euerlastyngelijf; that bothe he that sowith, andhe that repith, haue ioye togidere.37 In this thing is the word trewe,for anothir is that sowith, and an-othir that repith. 38 Y sente you torepe, that that ye `haue not trauelid;`othere men han trauelid, and ye hanentrid `in to her trauels. 39 And ofthat citee many Samaritans bileue-den in hym, for the word of the wom-man, that bare witnessyng, That heseide to me alle thingis that Y hauedon. 40 Therfor whanne Samaritans

camen to hym, thei preieden hymto dwelle there; and he dwelte theretwey daies. 41 And many mo bileue-den for his word, 42 and seiden tothe womman, That now not for thispeche we bileuen; for we han herd,and we witen, that this is verili thesauyour of theworld. 43And aftir tweidaies he wente out fro thennus, andwente in to Galilee. 44 And he barwitnessyng, that a profete in his ownecuntre hath noon onour. 45 Therforwhanne he cam in to Galilee, menof Galilee resseyueden hym, whannethei hadden seyn alle thingis that hehadde don in Jerusalem in the feestedai; for also thei hadden comun to thefeeste dai. 46Therfor he cam eftsoonein to the Cane of Galile, where hemade the watir wiyn. And `a litilkyng was, whos sone was sijk at Ca-farnaum. 47Whanne this hadde herd,that Jhesu schulde come fro Judeein to Galilee, he wente to hym, andpreiede hym, that he schulde comedoun, and heele his sone; for he biganto die. 48 Therfor Jhesus seide to him,But ye se tokenes and grete wondris,ye bileuen not. 49 The litil kyng seithto hym, Lord, come doun, bifor thatmy sone die. 50 Jhesus seith to hym,Go, thi sone lyueth. Themanbileuedeto the word, that Jhesus seide to hym,and he wente. 51 And now whannehe cam doun, the seruauntis camenayens hym, and telden to hym, andseiden, That his sone lyuede. 52 Andhe axide of hem the our, in whichhe was amendid. And thei seiden tohym, For yistirdai in the seuenthe ourthe feuer lefte him. 53 Therfor thefadir knewe, that thilke our it was, inwhich Jhesus seide to hym, Thi sonelyueth; and he bileuede, and al hishous. 54 Jhesus dide eft this secoundetokene, whanne he cam fro Judee into Galilee.

51 Aftir these thingis ther was a

feeste dai of Jewis, and Jhesus wentevp to Jerusalem. 2 And in Jerusalemis a waissynge place, that in Ebrew

John 5:3 99 John 5:34is named Bethsaida, and hath fyueporchis. 3 In these lay a greet mul-titude of sike men, blynde, crokid,and drie, abidynge the mouyng ofthe watir. 4 For the aungel `of theLord cam doun certeyne tymes in tothe watir, and the watir was moued;and he that first cam doun in to thesisterne,* aftir the mouynge of thewatir, was maad hool of what euersijknesse he was holdun. 5And a manwas there, hauynge eiyte and thrittiyeer in his sikenesse. 6 And whanneJhesus hadde seyn hym liggynge, andhadde knowun, that he hadde mychetyme, he seith to hym, Wolt thou bemaad hool? 7 The sijk man answerdeto hym, Lord, Y haue no man, thatwhanne the watir is moued, to putteme `in to the cisterne; for the whileY come, anothir goith doun bifor me.8 Jhesus seith to hym, Rise vp, takethi bed, and go. 9 And anoon theman was maad hool, and took vp hisbed, and wente forth. And it wassabat in that dai. 10 Therfor the Jewisseiden to him thatwasmaadhool, It issabat, it is not leueful to thee, to takeawei thi bed. 11He answeride to hem,He that made me hool, seide to me,Take thi bed, and go. 12 Therfor theiaxiden him, What man `is that, thatseide to thee, Take vp thi bed, and go?13 But he that was maad hool, wistenot who it was. And Jhesus bowideawei fro the puple, that was set in theplace. 14 Aftirward Jhesus foond hymin the temple, and seide to hym, Lo!thou art maad hool; now nyle thoudo synne, lest any worse thing bifalleto thee. 15 Thilke man wente, andtelde to the Jewis, that it was Jhesuthat made hym hool. 16 Therfor theJewis pursueden Jhesu, for he didethis thing in the sabat. 17 And Jhesusansweride to hem, My fadir worchithtil now, and Y worche. 18 Therfor theJewis souyten more to sle hym, fornot oneli he brak the sabat, but heseide that Godwas his fadir, andmadehym euene to God. 19 Therfor Jhesus

answerde, and seide to hem, Treuli,treuli, Y seye to you, the sone maynot of hym silf do ony thing, but thatthing that he seeth the fadir doynge;for what euere thingis he doith, thesone doith in lijk maner tho thingis.20 For the fadir loueth the sone, andschewith to hym alle thingis that hedoith; and he schal schewe to hymgrettere werkis than these, that yewondren. 21 For as the fadir reisithdeed men, and quykeneth, so thesone quykeneth whomhewole. 22Fornethir the fadir iugith ony man, buthath youun ech doom to the sone,23 that alle men onoure the sone,as thei onouren the fadir. He thatonourith not the sone, onourith notthe fadir that sente hym. 24 Treuli,treuli, Y seie to you, that he thatherith my word, and bileueth to hymthat sente me, hath euerlastynge lijf,and he cometh not in to doom, butpassith fro deeth in to lijf. 25 Treuli,treuli Y seie to you, for the ourcometh, and now it is, whanne deedmen schulen here the vois of `Goddissone, and thei that heren, schulenlyue. 26 For as the fadir hath lijf inhym silf, so he yaf to the sone, tohaue lijf in him silf; 27 and he yaf tohym power to make doom, for he ismannys sone. 28Nyle ye wondre this,for the our cometh, in which alle menthat ben in birielis, schulen here thevoice of Goddis sone. 29And thei thathan do goode thingis, schulen go into ayenrisyng of lijf; but thei that handone yuele thingis, in to ayenrisyngof doom. 30 Y may no thing do ofmy silf, but as Y here, Y deme, andmy doom is iust, for Y seke not mywille, but the wille of the fadir thatsente me. 31 If Y bere witnessing ofmy silf, my witnessyng is not trewe;32another is that berithwitnessyng ofme, and Y woot that his witnessyng istrewe, that he berith of me. 33Ye sen-ten to Joon, and he bar witnessyng totreuthe. 34 But Y take not witnessyng

* 5:4 that is, a watir gederid togidere, hauinge no fiyss.

John 5:35 100 John 6:22of man; but Y seie these thingis, thatye be saaf. 35He was a lanterne bren-nynge and schynynge; but ye woldenglade at an our in his liyt. 36 But Yhaue more witnessyng than Joon, forthe werkis that my fadir yaf to meto perfourme hem, thilke werkis thatY do beren witnessyng of me, thatthe fadir sente me. 37 And the fadirthat sente me, he bar witnessyng ofme. Nether ye herden euere his vois,nether ye seien his licnesse. 38 Andye han not his word dwellynge in you;for ye byleuen not to hym, whom hesente. 39 Seke ye scripturis, in whichye gessen to haue euerlastynge lijf;and tho it ben, that beren witnessyngof me. 40 And ye wolen not cometo me, that ye haue lijf. 41 Y takenot clerenesse of men; 42 but Y haueknowun you, that ye han not the loueof God in you. 43 Y cam in the nameof my fadir, and ye token not me. Ifanother come in his owne name, yeschulen resseyue hym. 44 Hou mounye bileue, that resseyuen glorie echof othere, and ye seken not the glorie`that is of God aloone? 45 Nyle yegesse, that Y am to accuse you anentisthe fadir; it is Moises that accusithyou, in whom ye hopen. 46 For if yebileueden to Moises, perauenture yeschulden bileue also to me; for hewroot of me. 47 But if ye bileuen notto hise lettris, hou schulen ye bileueto my wordis?

61 Aftir these thingis Jhesus wente

ouere the see of Galilee, that isTiberias. 2 And a greet multitudesuede hym; for thei sayn the tokenes,that he dide on hem that weren sijke.3 Therfor Jhesus wente in to an hil,and sat therewithhise disciplis. 4Andthe paske was ful niy, a feeste dai ofthe Jewis. 5 Therfor whanne Jhesushadde lift vp hise iyen, and haddeseyn, that a greet multitude cam tohym, he seith to Filip,Wherof schulenwe bie looues, that these men ete?6 But he seide this thing, temptynge

hym; for he wiste what he was todo. 7 Filip answerde to hym, Thelooues of tweyn hundrid pans suffi-cen not to hem, that ech man takea litil what. 8 Oon of hise disciplis,Andrew, the brothir of Symount Pe-tre, 9 seith to him, A child is here,that hath fyue barli looues and tweifischis; but what ben these amongso manye? 10 Therfor Jhesus seith,Make ye hem sitte to the mete. Andthere was myche hey in the place.And so men saten to the mete, as`fyue thousynde in noumbre. 11 AndJhesus took fyue looues, and whannehe hadde do thankyngis, he depar-tide to men that saten to the mete,and also of the fischis, as myche asthei wolden. 12 And whanne theiweren fillid, he seide to hise disciplis,Gadir ye the relifs that ben left, thatthei perischen not. 13 And so theigadriden, and filliden twelue cofynsof relif of the fyue barli looues andtwei fischis, that lefte to hem thathadden etun. 14 Therfor tho men,whanne thei hadden seyn the signethat he hadde don, seiden, For this isverili the profete, that is to come into the world. 15 And whanne Jhesushadde knowun, that thei weren tocome to take hym, and make hymkyng, hefleiy `aloone eft in to anhille.16 And whanne euentid was comun,his disciplis wenten doun to the see.17And theiwenten vp in to a boot, andthei camen ouer the see in to Cafar-naum. And derknessis weren maadthanne, and Jhesus was not cometo hem. 18 And for a greet wyndeblew, the see roos vp. 19 Therforwhanne thei hadden rowid as fyueand twenti furlongis or thretti, theiseen Jhesus walkynge on the see, andto be neiy the boot; and thei dredden.20 And he seide to hem, Y am; nyleye drede. 21 Therfor thei wolden takehym in to the boot, and anoon theboot was at the loond, to which theiwenten. 22 On `the tother dai thepuple, that stood ouer the see, say,that ther was noon other boot therebut oon, and that Jhesu entride not

John 6:23 101 John 6:58with hise disciplis in to the boot, buthise disciplis aloone wenten. 23 Butothere bootis camen fro Tiberias bi-sidis the place, where thei haddeneetun breed, and diden thankyngis toGod. 24 Therfor whanne the puplehadde seyn, that Jhesu was not there,nether hise disciplis, thei wenten vpin to bootis, and camen to Cafar-naum, sekynge Jhesu. 25And whannethei hadden foundun hym ouer thesee, thei seiden to hym, Rabi, houcome thou hidur? 26 Jhesus answerdeto hem, and seide, Treuli, treuli, Yseie to you, ye seken me, not for yesayn the myraclis, but for ye eten oflooues, and weren fillid. 27 Worcheye not mete that perischith, but thatdwellith in to euerlastynge lijf, whichmete mannys sone schal yyue to you;for God the fadir hath markid hym.28 Therfor thei seiden to hym, Whatschulen we do, that we worche thewerkis of God? 29 Jhesus answerde,and seide to hem, This is the werk ofGod, that ye bileue to hym, whom hesente. 30 Therfor thei seiden to hym,What tokene thanne doist thou, thatwe seen, and bileue to thee? whatworchist thou? 31 Oure fadris eetenmanna in desert, as it is writun, Heyaf to hem breed fro heuene to ete.32Therfor Jhesus seith to hem, Treuli,treuli, Y seie to you, Moyses yaf younot breed fro heuene, but my fadiryyueth you veri breed fro heuene;33 for it is very breed that comethdoun fro heuene, and yyueth lijf tothe world. 34 Therfor thei seiden tohym, Lord, euere yyue vs this breed.35 And Jhesus seide to hem, Y ambreed of lijf; he that cometh to me,schal not hungur; he that bileueth inme, schal neuere thirste. 36But Y seidto you, that ye han seyn me, and yebileueden not. 37 Al thing, that thefadir yyueth to me, schal come to me;and Y schal not caste hym out, thatcometh to me. 38 For Y cam doun froheuene, not that Y do my wille, butthewille of hym that senteme. 39Andthis is the wille of the fadir that senteme, that al thing that the fadir yafme,

Y leese not of it, but ayen reise it inthe laste dai. 40 And this is the willeof my fadir that sente me, that echman that seeth the sone, and bileuethin hym, haue euerlastynge lijf; and Yschal ayen reyse hym in the laste dai.41 Therfor Jewis grutchiden of hym,for he hadde seid, Y am breed thatcam doun fro heuene. 42And thei sei-den, Whether this is not Jhesus, thesone of Joseph, whos fadir and modirwe han knowun. Hou thanne seiththis, That Y cam doun fro heuene?43Therfor Jhesus answerde, and seideto hem, Nyle ye grutche togidere.44No man may come to me, but if thefadir that sente me, drawe hym; andY schal ayen reise hym in the lastedai. It is writun in prophetis, 45 Andalle men schulen be able for to betauyt `of God. Ech man that herdeof the fadir, and hath lerned, comethto me. 46 Not for ony man hath seythe fadir, but this that is of God, hathsey the fadir. 47 Sotheli, sotheli, Yseie to you, he that bileueth in me,hath euerlastynge lijf. 48 Y am breedof lijf. 49 Youre fadris eeten mannain desert, and ben deed. 50 This isbreed comynge doun fro heuene, thatif ony man ete therof, he die not. 51Yam lyuynge breed, that cam doun froheuene. 52 If ony man ete of thisbreed, he schal lyue withouten ende.And the breed that Y schal yyue, ismy fleisch for the lijf of the world.53Therfor the Jewis chidden togidere,and seiden, Hou may this yyue to vshis fleisch to ete? 54 Therfor Jhesusseith to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie toyou, but ye eten the fleisch of man-nus sone, and drenken his blood, yeschulen not haue lijf in you. 55 Hethat etith my fleisch, and drynkithmy blood, hath euerlastynge lijf, andY schal ayen reise hym in the lastedai. 56 For my fleisch is veri mete,and my blood is very drynk. 57 Hethat etith my fleisch, and drynkithmy blood, dwellith in me, and Y inhym. 58Asmy fadir lyuynge senteme,and Y lyue for the fadir, and he that

John 6:59 102 John 7:23etith me, he schal lyue for me. 59Thisis breed, that cam doun fro heuene.Not as youre fadris eten manna, andben deed; he that etith this breed,schal lyue withouten ende. 60 Heseide these thingis in the synagoge,techynge in Cafarnaum. 61 Therformany of hise disciplis herynge, sei-den, This word is hard, whomay hereit? 62 But Jhesus witynge at hymsilf, that hise disciplis grutchiden ofthis thing, seide to hem, This thingsclaundrith you? 63 Therfor if yeseen mannus sone stiynge, where hewas bifor? 64 It is the spirit thatquykeneth, the fleisch profitith nothing; the wordis that Y haue spokunto you, ben spirit and lijf. 65 But therben summe of you that bileuen not.For Jhesus wiste fro the bigynnynge,which weren bileuynge, and who wasto bitraye hym. 66And he seide, Ther-for Y seide to you, that no man maycome tome, but it were youun to hymof my fadir. 67 Fro this tyme many ofhise disciplis wenten abak, and wen-ten not now with hym. 68 Therfor Jh-esus seide to the twelue, Whether yewolen also go awei? 69 And SymountPetre answeride to hym, Lord, towhom schulen we gon? Thou hastwordis of euerlastynge lijf; 70 and webileuen, and han knowun, that thouart Crist, the sone of God. 71 TherforJhesus answerde to hem, Whether Ychees not you twelue, and oon of youis a feend? And he seide this of Judasof Symount Scarioth, for this was tobitraye hym, whanne he was oon ofthe twelue.

71 Aftir these thingis Jhesus walkide

in to Galilee, for he wolde not walkein to Judee, for the Jewis souyten tosle hym. 2 And ther was neiy a feestedai of the Jewis, Senofegia. 3 Andhise britheren seiden to hym, Passefro hennus, and go in to Judee, thatalso thi disciplis seen thi werkis thatthou doist; 4 for no man doith onything in hiddlis, and hym silf sekith to

be opyn. If thou doist these thingis,schewe thi silf to the world. 5 Fornether hise britheren bileueden inhym. 6 Therfor Jhesus seith to hem,My tyme cam not yit, but youre tymeis euermore redi. 7 The world maynot hate you, sothely it hatith me;for Y bere witnessyng therof, thatthe werkis of it ben yuele. 8 Go yevp to this feeste dai, but Y schalnot go vp to this feeste dai, for mytyme is not yit fulfillid. 9Whanne hehadde seid these thingis, he dweltein Galilee. 10 And aftir that hisebritheren weren gon vp, thanne heyede vp to the feeste dai, not opynli,but as in priuyte. 11Therfor the Jewissouyten hym in the feeste dai, andseiden, Where is he? 12 And mychegrutchyng was of hym among thepuple. For summe seiden, That he isgood; and othere seiden, Nai, but hedisceyueth the puple; 13 netheles noman spak opynli of hym, for drede ofthe Jewis. 14 But whanne the myddilfeeste dai cam, Jhesus wente vp in tothe temple, and tauyte. 15 And theJewiswondriden, and seiden, Hou canthis man lettris, sithen he hath notlerned? 16 Jhesus answerde to hem,and seide, My doctryne is not myn,but his that sente me. 17 If ony manwole do his wille, he schal knowe ofthe techyng, whethir it be of God,or Y speke of my silf. 18 He thatspekith of hym silf, sekith his owneglorie; but he that sekith the glorieof hym that sente hym, is sothefast,and vnriytwisnesse is not in hym.19 Whether Moises yaf not to you alawe, and noon of you doith the lawe?20 What seken ye to sle me? Andthe puple answerde, and seide, Thouhast a deuel; who sekith to sle thee?21 Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem,Y haue don o werk, and alle ye won-dren. 22 Therfor Moises yaf to youcircumcisioun; not for it is of Moyses,but of the fadris; and in the sabat yecircumciden a man. 23 If a man takecircumcicioun in the sabat, that thelawe of Moises be not brokun, han

John 7:24 103 John 8:6ye indignacioun to me, for Y madeal a man hool in the sabat? 24 Nileye deme aftir the face, but deme yea riytful doom. 25 Therfor summeof Jerusalem seiden, Whethir this isnot he, whom the Jewis seken to sle?26 and lo! he spekith opynli, andthei seien no thing to hym. Whetherthe princes knewen verili, that this isCrist? 27 But we knowun this man,of whennus he is; but whanne Cristschal come, no man woot of when-nus he is. 28 Therfor Jhesus criedein the temple `techynge, and seide,Ye knowen me, and `ye knowen ofwhennus Y am; and Y cam not of mysilf, but he is trewe that sente me,whom ye knowen not. 29 Y knowehym, and if Y seie that Y knowe hymnot, Y schal be lijk to you, a liere;but Y knowe hym, for of hym Y am,and he sente me. 30 Therfor theisouyten to take hym, and no mansette on hym hoondis, for his ourcam not yit. 31 And many of thepuple bileueden in hym, and seiden,Whanne Crist schal come, whether heschal do mo tokenes, than tho thatthis doith? 32 Farisees herden thepuple musinge of hym these thingis;and the princis and Farisees sentenmynystris, to take hym. 33 TherforJhesus seide to hem, Yit a litil tymeY am with you, and Y go to the fadir,that sente me. 34Ye schulen seke me,and ye schulen not fynde; and whereY am, ye may not come. 35 Therforthe Jewis seiden to hem silf, Whidurschal this gon, for we schulen notfynde hym? whether he wole go into the scateryng of hethene men, andwole teche the hethene? 36 What isthis word, which he seide, Ye schulenseke me, and ye schulen not fynde;and where Y am, ye moun not come?37 But in the laste dai of the greetfeeste, Jhesus stood, and criede, andseide, If ony man thirstith, come hetome, and drynke. 38He that bileuethin me, as the scripture seith, Floodisof quyk watir schulen flowe fro hiswombe. 39 But he seide this thing of

the Spirit, whom men that bileuedenin hym schulden take; for the Spiritwas not yit youun, for Jhesus wasnot yit glorified. 40 Therfor of thatcumpanye, whanne thei hadden herdthese wordis of hym, thei seiden, Thisis verili a prophete. 41 Othere seiden,This is Crist. `But summe seiden,Whether Crist cometh fro Galilee?42 Whether the scripture seith not,that of the seed of Dauid, and of thecastel of Bethleem, where Dauid was,Crist cometh? 43 Therfor discenciounwas maad among the puple for hym.44 For summe of hem wolden hauetake hym, but no man sette hondison hym. 45 Therfor the mynystriscamen to bischopis and Farisees, andthei seiden to hem, Whi brouytenye not hym? 46 The mynystris an-sweriden, Neuere man spak so, asthis man spekith. 47 Therfor theFarisees answeriden to hem,Whetherye ben disseyued also? 48 whetherony of the pryncis or of the Fariseesbileueden in hym? 49 But this pu-ple, that knowith not the lawe, bencursid. 50 Nychodeme seith to hem,he that cam to hym bi nyyt, thatwas oon of hem, Whethir oure lawedemith a man, 51 but it haue firstherde of hym, and knowe what hedoith? 52Thei answeriden, and seidento hym, Whether thou art a man ofGalilee also? Seke thou scripturis,and se thou, that a prophete risith notof Galilee. 53And thei turneden ayen,ech in to his hous.

81 But Jhesus wente in to the mount

of Olyuete. 2 And eerli eft he camin to the temple; and al the puplecam to hym; and he sat, and tauytehem. 3 And scribis and Fariseis bryn-gen a womman takun in auoutrye,and thei settiden hir in the myddil,4 and seiden to hym, Maystir, thiswomman is now takun in auoutrie.5And in the lawe Moises comaundidevs to stoone suche; therfor what seistthou? 6 And thei seiden this thing

John 8:7 104 John 8:39temptynge hym, that thei myyten ac-cuse hym. And Jhesus bowide hymsilf doun, and wroot with his fyngurin the erthe. 7 And whanne theiabiden axynge hym, he reiside hymsilf, and seide to hem, He of you thatis without synne, first caste a stoonin to hir. 8 And eft he bowide hymsilf, andwroot in the erthe. 9And theiherynge these thingis, wenten aweioon aftir anothir, and thei bigunnenfro the eldre men; and Jhesus dweltealoone, and the womman stondyngein the myddil. 10 And Jhesus rei-side hym silf, and seide to hir, Wom-man, where ben thei that accusidenthee? no man hath dampned thee.11 Sche seide, No man, Lord. Jhesusseide `to hir, Nethir Y schal dampnethee; go thou, and now aftirward nylethou synne more. 12 Therfor eft Jh-esus spak to hem, and seide, Y amthe liyt of the world; he that suethme, walkith not in derknessis, butschal haue the liyt of lijf. 13 Therforthe Fariseis seiden, Thou berist wit-nessyng of thi silf; thi witnessyngis not trewe. 14 Jhesus answerde,and seide to hem, And if Y bere wit-nessyng of my silf, my witnessyng istrewe; for Y woot fro whennus Y cam,and whidur Y go. 15 But ye witen notfro whennus Y cam, ne whidur Y go.For ye demen aftir the fleisch, but Ydeme no man; 16 and if Y deme, mydoom is trewe, for Y am not aloone,but Y and the fadir that sente me.17 And in youre lawe it is writun,that the witnessyng of twei men istrewe. 18 Y am, that bere witnessyngofmy silf, and the fadir that senteme,berith witnessyng of me. 19 Therforthei seiden tohym,Where is thi fadir?Jhesus answeride, Nether ye knowenme, nethir ye knowen my fadir; if yeknewenme, perauenture ye schuldenknowe also my fadir. 20 Jhesus spakthesewordis in the tresorie, techyngein the temple; and no man took hym,for his our cam not yit. 21 Therfor eftJhesus seide to hem, Lo! Y go, andye schulen seke me, and ye schulen

die in youre synne; whidur Y go, yemoun not come. 22 Therfor the Jewisseiden, Whether he schal sle hym silf,for he seith, Whidur Y go, ye mounnot come? 23 And he seide to hem,Ye ben of bynethe, Y am of aboue; yeben of this world, Y am not of thisworld. 24 Therfor Y seide to you, thatye schulen die in youre synnes; for ifye bileuen not that Y am, ye schulendie in youre synne. 25 Therfor theiseiden to hym, Who art thou? Jhesusseide to hem, The bigynnyng, whichalso speke to you. 26 Y haue manythingis to speke, and deme of you,but he that sente me is sothefast; andY speke in the world these thingis,that Y herde of hym. 27 And theiknewen not, that he clepide his fadirGod. 28 Therfor Jhesus seith to hem,Whanne ye han areisid mannus sone,thanne ye schulen knowe, that Y am,and of my silf Y do no thing; but asmy fadir tauyte me, Y speke thesethingis. 29 And he that sente me iswith me, and lefte me not aloone;for Y do euermore tho thingis, thatben plesynge to hym. 30 Whanne hespak these thingis, manye bileuedenin hym. 31 Therfor Jhesus seide tothe Jewis, that bileueden in hym, If yedwellen in my word, verili ye schulenbe my disciplis; 32 and ye schulenknowe the treuthe, and the treutheschal make you fre. 33 Therfor theJewis answeriden to hym, We benthe seed of Abraham, and we serue-den neuere to man; hou seist thou,That ye schulen be fre? 34 Jhesusansweride to hem, Treuli, treuli, Yseie to you, echman that doith synne,is seruaunt of synne. 35And the seru-aunt dwellith not in the hows withouten ende, but the sone dwellithwith outen ende. 36 Therfor if thesone make you fre, verili ye schulenbe fre. 37 Y woot that ye ben Abra-hams sones, but ye seken to sle me,for my word takith not in you. 38 Yspeke tho thingis, that Y say at myfadir; and ye doen tho thingis, that yesayn at youre fadir. 39 Thei answer-

John 8:40 105 John 9:12den, and seiden to hym, Abraham isoure fadir. Jhesus seith to hem, Ifye ben the sones of Abraham, do yethe werkis of Abraham. 40 But nowye seken to sle `me, a man that hauespoken to you treuthe, that Y herdeof God; Abraham dide not this thing.41 Ye doen the werkis of youre fadir.Therfor thei seiden to hym, We bennot borun of fornycacioun; we hano fadir, God. 42 But Jhesus seith tohem, If God were youre fadir, sotheliye schulden loue me; for Y passideforth of God, and cam; for nether Ycamofmy silf, but he senteme. 43Whiknowen ye not my speche? for yemoun not here my word. 44 Ye benof the fadir, the deuel, and ye wolendo the desyris of youre fadir. He wasa mansleere fro the bigynnyng, andhe stood not in treuthe; for treutheis not in hym. Whanne he spekithlesyng, he spekith of his owne; forhe is a liere, and fadir of it. 45 Butfor Y seie treuthe, ye bileuen not tome. 46Who of you schal repreueme ofsynne? if Y sey treuthe, whi bileuenye not to me? 47 He that is of God,herith the wordis of God; therfor yeheren not, for ye ben not of God.48 Therfor the Jewis answeriden, andseiden, Whether we seien not wel,that thou art a Samaritan, and hast adeuel? 49 Jhesus answerde, and seide,Y haue not a deuel, but Y onouremy fadir, and ye han vnhonouridme. 50 For Y seke not my glorye;there is he, that sekith, and demeth.51 Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, if onyman kepemyword, he schal not tastedeth with outen ende. 52 Therfor theJewis seiden, Now we han knowun,that thou hast a deuel. Abraham isdeed, and the prophetis, and thouseist, If ony man kepe my word, heschal not taste deth withouten ende.53 Whether thou art grettere thanoure fader Abraham, that is deed, andthe prophetis ben deed; whommakistthou thi silf? 54 Jhesus answeride, IfY glorifie my silf, my glorie is nouyt;my fadir, is that glorifieth me, whom

ye seien, that he is youre God. 55 Andye han not knowun hym, but Y haueknowun hym; and if Y seie that Yknowe hym not, Y schal be a liere lichto you; but Y knowe hym, and Y kepehis word. 56 Abraham, youre fadir,gladide to se my dai; and he saiy, andioyede. 57 Thanne the Jewis seiden tohym, Thou hast not yit fifti yeer, andhast thou seien Abraham? 58 TherforJhesus seide to hem, Treuli, treuli,Y seie to you, bifor that Abrahamschulde be, Y am. 59 Therfor theitoken stonys, to caste to hym; butJhesus hidde hym, and wente out ofthe temple.

91 And Jhesus passynge, seiy a man

blynd fro the birthe. 2 And hisedisciplis axiden hym, Maistir, whatsynnede this man, or hise eldris, thathe schulde be borun blynd? 3 Jhesusansweride, Nether this man synnede,nether hise eldris; but that the werkisof God be schewid in hym. 4 It bi-houeth me to worche the werkis ofhym that sente me, as longe as thedai is; the nyyt schal come, whanneno man may worche. 5 As longe as Yam in the world, Y am the liyt of theworld. 6Whanne he hadde seid thesethingis, he spette in to the erthe, andmade cley of the spotil, and anoyntidethe cley on hise iyen, 7 and seide tohym, Go, and be thou waisschun inthe watir of Siloe, that is to seie, Sent.Thanne he wente, and waisschide,and cam seynge. 8 And so neiyboris,and thei that hadden seyn him bifor,for hewas a beggere, seiden,Whetherthis is not he, that sat, and beggide?9 Othere men seiden, That this it is;othere men seyden, Nai, but he is lijchym. 10 But he seide, That Y am.Therfor thei seiden to hym, Hou benthin iyen openyd? 11 He answerde,Thilke man, that is seid Jhesus, madeclei, and anoyntide myn iyen, andseide to me, Go thou to the watre ofSiloe, and wassche; and Y wente, andwasschide, and say. 12And thei seiden

John 9:13 106 John 10:4to hym, Where is he? He seide, Ywoot not. 13 Thei leden hym that wasblynd to the Farisees. 14 And it wassabat, whanne Jhesus made cley, andopenyde hise iyen. 15 Eft the Fariseesaxiden hym, hou he hadde seyn. Andhe seide to hem, He leide to me cleyon the iyen; and Y wasschide, and Yse. 16 Therfor summe of the Fariseisseiden, This man is not of God, thatkepith not the sabat. Othere men sei-den, Hou may a synful man do thesesignes. And strijf was among hem.17 Therfor thei seien eftsoone to theblynd man, What seist thou of hym,that openyde thin iyen? Andhe seide,That he is a prophete. 18Therfor Jewisbileueden not of hym, that he wasblynd, and hadde seyn, til thei clepi-den his fadir and modir, that haddeseyn. 19 And thei axiden hem, andseiden, Is this youre sone, which yeseien was borun blynd? hou thanneseeth he now? 20His fadir and modiransweriden to hem, and seiden, Wewiten, that this is oure sone, and thathe was borun blynd; 21 but hou heseeth now, we witen neuer, or whoopenyde hise iyen, we witen nere;axe ye hym, he hath age, speke heof hym silf. 22 His fader and modirseiden these thingis, for thei dred-den the Jewis; for thanne the Jewishadden conspirid, that if ony manknoulechide hym Crist, he schulde bedon out of the synagoge. 23 Therforhis fadir and modir seiden, That hehath age, axe ye hym. 24 Therforeftsoone thei clepiden the man, thatwas blynd, and seiden to hym, Yyuethou glorie to God; we witen, thatthis man is a synnere. 25 Thannehe seide, If he is a synnere, Y wootneuer; o thing Y woot, that whanneY was blynd, now Y se. 26 Therforthei seiden to hym, What dide he tothee? hou openyde he thin iyen?27 He answerde to hem, Y seide toyou now, and ye herden; what wolenye eftsoone here? whether ye wolenbe maad hise discyplis? 28 Therforthei cursiden hym, and seiden, Be

thou his disciple; we ben disciplis ofMoises. 29 We witen, that God spakto Moises; but we knowen not this,of whennus he is. 30 Thilke man an-sweride, and seide to hem, For in thisis a wondurful thing, that ye witennot, of whennus he is, and he hathopenyd myn iyen. 31 And we witen,that God herith not synful men, but ifony `man is worschypere of God, anddoith his wille, he herith hym. 32 Frothe world it is not herd, that ony manopenyde the iyen of a blynd borunman; but this were of God, 33 he myytnot do ony thing. 34Thei answeriden,and seiden to hym, Thou art al borunin synnes, and techist thou vs? Andthei putten hym out. 35 Jhesus herd,that thei hadden putte hym out; andwhanne he hadde founde hym, heseide to hym, Bileuest thou in thesone of God? 36 He answerde, andseide, Lord, who is he, that Y bileue inhym? 37And Jhesus seide to hym, Andthou hast seyn him, and he it is, thatspekith with thee. 38 And he seide,Lord, Y byleue. And he felle doun,and worschipide hym. 39 TherforeJhesus seide to hym, Y cam in to thisworld, `in to doom, that thei that seennot, see, and thei that seen, be maadblynde. 40And summe of the Faryseisherden, that weren with hym, andthei seiden to hym, Whether we benblynde? 41 Jhesus seide to hem, If yeweren blynde, ye schulden not hauesynne; but now ye seien, That weseen, youre synne dwellith stille.

101 Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, he

that cometh not in by the dore into the foold of scheep, but stieth bianother weie, is a nyyt theef and adai theef. 2 But he that entrith bithe dore, is the scheepherde of thescheep. 3 To this the porter openeth,and the scheep heren his vois, andhe clepith his owne scheep bi name,and ledith hem out. 4 And whannehe hath don out his owne scheep, hegoith bifor hem, and the scheep suen

John 10:5 107 John 10:41hym; for thei knowun his vois. 5 Butthei suen not an alien, but fleen fromhym; for thei han not knowun thevois of aliens. 6 Jhesus seide to hemthis prouerbe; but thei knewen notwhat he spak to hem. 7Therfor Jhesusseide to hem eftsoone, Treuli, treuli,Y seie to you, that Y am the dore ofthe scheep. 8 As many as han come,weren nyyt theues and day theues,but the scheep herden not hem. 9 Yam the dore. If ony man schal entrebi me, he schal be sauyd; and heschal go ynne, and schal go out, andhe schal fynde lesewis. 10 A nyyttheef cometh not, but that he stele,sle, and leese; and Y cam, that theihan lijf, and haue more plenteousli.11 I am a good scheepherde; a goodscheepherde yyueth his lijf for hisescheep. 12 But an hirid hyne, andthat is not the scheepherde, whos bennot the scheep his owne, seeth a wolfcomynge, and he leeueth the scheep,and fleeth; and the wolf rauyschith,and disparplith the scheep. 13And thehirid hyne fleeth, for he is an hiridhyne, and it parteyneth not to hymof the scheep. 14Y am a good scheep-herde, and Y knowe my scheep, andmy scheep knowenme. 15As the fadirhath knowun me, Y knowe the fadir;and Y putte my lijf for my scheep.16 Y haue othere scheep, that bennot of this foolde, and it bihouethme to brynge hem togidir, and theischulen here my vois; and it schalbe maad o foolde and o scheepherde.17 Therfor the fadir loueth me, forY putte my lijf, that eftsoone Y takeit. 18 No man takith it fro me, butY putte it of my silf. Y haue powerto putte it, and Y haue power to takeit ayen. This maundement Y hauetakun of my fadir. 19 Eft dissenciounwas maad among the Jewis for thesewordis. 20 And many of hem sei-den, He hath a deuel, and maddith;what heren ye hym? 21 Othere menseiden, These wordis ben not of aman that hath a feend. Whether thedeuel may opene the iyen of blynde

men? 22But the feestis of halewyng ofthe temple weren maad in Jerusalem,and it was wyntir. 23 And Jhesuswalkide in the temple, in the porcheof Salomon. 24 Therfor the Jewiscamen aboute hym, and seiden tohym, Hou long takist thou awei ouresoule? if thou art Crist, seie thouto vs opynli. 25 Jhesus answerde tohem, Y speke to you, and ye bileuennot; the werkis that Y do in thename of my fadir, beren witnessyngof me. 26 But ye bileuen not, forye ben not of my scheep. 27 Myscheep heren my vois, and Y knowehem, and thei suen me. 28 And Yyyue to hem euerelastynge lijf, andthei schulen not perische with outenende, and noon schal rauysche hemfro myn hoond. 29 That thing thatmy fadir yaf to me, is more than allethingis; and no man may rauyschefro my fadris hoond. 30 Y and thefadir ben oon. 31 The Jewis token vpstoonys, to stoone hym. 32 Jhesusanswerde to hem, Y haue schewideto you many good werkis of my fadir,for which werk of hem stonen ye me?33 The Jewis answerden to hym, Westoonen thee not of good werk, butof blasfemye, and for thou, sithenthou art a man, makist thi silf God.34 Jhesus answerde to hem, Whetherit is not writun in youre lawe, That Yseide, Ye ben goddis? 35 Yf he seidethat thei weren goddis, to whiche theword of God was maad, and scripturemay not be vndon, 36 thilke that thefadir hath halewid, and hath sent into the world, ye seien, That `thoublasfemest, for Y seide, Y am Goddissone? 37 Yf Y do not the werkis ofmy fadir, nyle ye bileue to me; 38 butif Y do, thouy ye wolen not bileue tome, bileue ye to the werkis; that yeknowe and bileue, that the fadir is inme, and Y in the fadir. 39 Therfor theisouyten to take hym, and he wenteout of her hondis. 40 And he wenteeftsoone ouer Jordan, in to that placewhere Joonwas firste baptisynge, andhe dwelte there. 41Andmanye camen

John 10:42 108 John 11:37to hym, and seiden, For Joon dide nomyracle; 42 and alle thingis what euerJoon seide of this, weren sothe. Andmany bileueden in hym.

111 And ther was a sijk man, Lazarus

of Bethanye, of the castel of Marieand Martha, hise sistris. 2 And itwasMarye, which anoyntide the Lordwith oynement, and wipte hise feetwith hir heeris, whos brother Lazaruswas sijk. 3 Therfor hise sistris sen-ten to hym, and seide, Lord, lo! hewhom thou louest, is sijk. 4 AndJhesus herde, and seide to hem, Thissyknesse is not to the deth, but forthe glorie of God, that mannus sonebe glorified bi hym. 5 And Jhesuslouyde Martha, and hir sistir Marie,and Lazarus. 6 Therfor whanne Jh-esus herde, that he was sijk, thannehe dwellide in the same place tweidaies. 7 And after these thingis heseide to hise disciplis, Go we eft in toJudee. 8 The disciplis seien to hym,Maister, now the Jewis souyten for tostoone thee, and eft goist thou thidir?9 Jhesus answerde, Whether ther bennot twelue ouris of the dai? If onymanwandre in the dai, he hirtith not,for he seeth the liyt of this world.10 But if he wandre in the niyt, hestomblith, for liyt is not in him. 11Heseith these thingis, and aftir thesethingis he seith to hem, Lazarus, ourefreend, slepith, but Y go to reise hymfro sleep. 12 Therfor hise disciplisseiden, Lord, if he slepith, he schal besaaf. 13 But Jhesus hadde seid of hisdeth; but thei gessiden, that he seideof slepyng of sleep. 14Thanne therforJhesus seide to hem opynli, Lazarus isdeed; 15 and Y haue ioye for you, thatye bileue, for Y was not there; but gowe to hym. 16Therfor Thomas, that isseid Didymus, seide to euen disciplis,Go we also, that we dien with hym.17 And so Jhesus cam, and foond hymhauynge thanne foure daies in thegraue. 18 And Bethany was bisidisJerusalem, as itwere fiftene furlongis.

19 And many of the Jewis camen toMary and Martha, to coumforte hemof her brothir. 20 Therfor as Marthaherde, that Jhesu cam, sche ran tohym; butMary sat at home. 21TherforMartha seide to Jhesu, Lord, if thouhaddist be here, my brother haddenot be deed. 22 But now Y woot, thatwhat euere thingis thou schalt axe ofGod, God schal yyue to thee. 23 Jhesusseith to hir, Thi brother schal riseayen. 24Martha seith to hym, Y woot,that he schal rise ayen in the ayenrisyng in the laste dai. 25 Jhesus seithto hir, Y am ayen risyng and lijf; hethat bileueth in me, yhe, thouy hebe deed, 26 he schal lyue; and echthat lyueth, and bileueth in me, schalnot die with outen ende. Bileuestthou this thing? 27 Sche seith to hym,Yhe, Lord, Y haue bileued, that thouart Crist, the sone of the lyuyngeGod, that hast come in to this world.28 And whanne sche hadde seid thisthing, sche wente, and clepide Marie,hir sistir, in silence, and seide, Themaister cometh, and clepith thee.29 Sche, as sche herd, aroos anoon,and cam to hym. 30 And Jhesus camnot yit `in to the castel, but he wasyit in that place, whereMartha haddecomun ayens hym. 31 Therfor theJewis that weren with hir in the hous,and coumfortiden hir, whanne theisayn Marie, that sche roos swithe,and wente out, thei sueden hir, andseiden, For sche goith to the graue, towepe there. 32But whanne Marie wascomunwhere Jhesuswas, sche seyngehym felde doun to his feet, and seideto hym, Lord, if thou haddist behere, my brother hadde not be deed.33 And therfor whanne Jhesu saiy hirwepyng, and the Jewis wepynge thatweren with hir, he `made noise inspirit, and troblide hym silf, 34 andseide, Where han ye leid hym? Theiseien to hym, Lord, come, and se.35 And Jhesus wepte. 36 Therfor theJewis seiden, Lo! hou he louede hym.37And summeof hem seiden,Whethirthis man that openyde the iyen of the

John 11:38 109 John 12:11borun blynde man, myyte not makethat this schulde not die? 38 TherforJhesus eft makynge noise in hym silf,cam to the graue. And there was adenne, and a stoonwas leid theronne.39 And Jhesus seith, Take ye aweythe stoon. Martha, the sistir of hymthat was deed, seith to hym, Lord,he stynkith now, for he hath leyefoure daies. 40 Jhesus seith to hir,Haue Y not seid to thee, that if thoubileuest, thou schalt se the glorie ofGod? 41 Therfor thei token awei thestoon. And Jhesus lifte vp hise iyen,and seide, Fadir, Y do thankyngis tothee, for thou hast herd me; and Ywiste, 42 that thou euermore heristme, but for the puple that stondithaboute, Y seide, that thei bileue, thatthou hast sent me. 43 Whanne hehadde seid these thingis, he criedewith a greet vois, Lazarus, come thouforth. 44And anoon he that was deed,camout, boundun the hondis and feetwith boondis, and his face boundunwith a sudarie. And Jhesus seith tohem, Vnbynde ye hym, and suffre yehym to go forth. 45 Therfor many ofthe Jewis that camen to Marie andMartha, and seyn what thingis Jhesusdide, bileueden in hym. 46But summeof hem wente to the Farisees, andseiden to hem, what thingis Jhesus`hadde don. 47 Therfor the bischopisand the Farisees gadriden a counselayens Jhesu, and seiden, What do we?for this man doith many myraclis.48 If we leeue hym thus, alle menschulen bileue in hym; and Romaynsschulen come, and schulen take ourplace and oure folk. 49 But oon ofhem, Cayfas bi name, whanne he wasbischop of that yeer, seide to hem,50Ye witen nothing, ne thenken, thatit spedith to you, that o man diefor the puple, and that al the folcperische not. 51 But he seide not thisthing of hym silf, but whanne he wasbischop of that yeer, he prophesiede,that Jhesu was to die for the folc,52 and not oneli for the folc, but thathe schulde gadere in to oon the sonesof God that weren scaterid. 53Therfor

fro that day thei souyten for to slehym. 54 Therfor Jhesus walkide notthanne opynli among the Jewis; buthe wente in to a cuntre bisidis desert,in to a citee, that is seid Effren, andthere he dwellide with hise disciplis.55 And the pask of the Jewis was niy,and many of the cuntrey wenten vpto Jerusalem bifor the pask, to halewehem silf. 56 Therfor thei souyten Jh-esu, and spaken togidere, stondyngein the temple, What gessen ye, forhe cometh not to the feeste day?57 For the bischopis and Farisees had-den youun a maundement, that ifony man knowe where he is, that heschewe, that thei take hym.

121 Therfor Jhesus bifor sixe daies of

pask cam to Bethanye, where Lazarushadde be deed, whom Jhesus reiside.2 And thei maden to hym a sooperethere, and Martha mynystride tohym; and Lazarus was oon of menthat saten at the mete with hym.3TherforMarie took a pound of oyne-ment of trewe narde precious, andanoyntide the feet of Jhesu, andwiptehise feet with hir heeris; and thehous was fulfillid of the sauour ofthe oynement. 4 Therfor Judas Scar-ioth, oon of hise disciplis, that wasto bitraye hym, 5 seide, Whi is notthis oynement seeld for thre hun-drid pens, and is youun to nedi men?6 But he seide this thing, not for itperteynede to hym of nedi men, butfor he was a theef, and he haddethe pursis, and bar tho thingis thatweren sent. 7 Therfor Jhesus seide,Suffre ye hir, that in to the dayof my biriyng sche kepe that; 8 forye schulen euermore haue pore menwith you, but ye schulen not euer-more haue me. 9 Therfore mychepuple of Jewis knew, that Jhesus wasthere; and thei camen, not oonli forJhesu, but to se Lazarus, whom hehadde reisid fro deth. 10But the prin-cis of prestis thouyten to sle Lazarus,11 for manye of the Jewis wenten

John 12:12 110 John 12:46awei for him, and bileueden in Jhesu.12 But on the morew a myche puple,that cam togidere to the feeste dai,whanne thei haddenherd, that Jhesuscam to Jerusalem, 13 token braunchisof palmes, and camen forth ayenshym, and crieden, Osanna, blessid isthe kyng of Israel, that cometh inthe name of the Lord. 14 And Jhe-sus foond a yonge asse, and sat onhym, 15 as it is writun, The douytirof Syon, nyle thou drede; lo! thikyng cometh, sittynge on `an assefole. 16Hise disciplis knewen not firstthese thingis, but whanne Jhesus wasglorified, thanne thei hadden mynde,for these thingis weren writun ofhym, and these thingis thei diden tohym. 17 Therfor the puple bar wit-nessyng, that was with hym, whannehe clepide Lazarus fro the graue, andreiside hym fro deth. 18 And therforthe puple cam, and mette with hym,for thei herden that he hadde donthis signe. 19 Therfor the Fariseesseiden to hem silf, Ye seen, that weprofiten no thing; lo! al the worldwente aftir hym. 20 And there werensumme hethene men, of hem thathadden come vp to worschipe in thefeeste dai. 21 And these camen toFilip, that was of Bethsaida of Galilee,and preieden hym, and seiden, Sire,we wolen se Jhesu. 22 Filip cometh,and seith to Andrew; eft Andrew andFilip seiden to Jhesu. 23 And Jhesusanswerde `to hem, and seide, The ourcometh, that mannus sone be clari-fied. 24 Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you,but a corn of whete falle in to theerthe, and be deed, it dwellith aloone;25 but if it be deed, it bryngith mychefruyt. He that loueth his lijf, schalleese it; and he that hatith his lijfin this world, kepith it in to euer-lastynge lijf. 26 If ony man serue me,sue he me; and where Y am, theremy mynystre schal be. If ony manserue me, my fadir schal worschipehym. 27Nowmy soule is troublid, andwhat schal Y seie? Fadir, saue me frothis our; but therfor Y cam in to thisour; 28 fadir, clarifie thi name. And a

vois cam fro heuene, and seide, AndY haue clarified, and eft Y schal clar-ifie. 29 Therfor the puple that stood,and herde, seide, that `thundur wasmaad; othere men seide, an aungelspak to hym. 30 Jhesus answerde, andseide, This vois cam not for me, butfor you. 31 Now is the doom of theworld, now the prince of this worldschal be cast out. 32 And if Y schalbe enhaunsid fro the erthe, Y schaldrawe alle thingis tomy silf. 33Andheseide this thing, signifiynge bi whatdeth he `was to die. 34 And the pupleansweride to hym,Wehan herd of thelawe, that Crist dwellith with outenende; and hou seist thou, It bihouethmannys sone to be arerid? 35 Whois this mannus sone? And thanneJhesus seith to hem, Yit a litil liyt isin you; walke ye, the while ye hanliyt, that derknessis catche you not;he that wandrith in derknessis, wootnere whidur he goith. 36 While yehan liyt, bileue ye in liyt, that ye bethe children of liyt. Jhesus spak thesethingis, and wente, and hidde hymfro hem. 37 And whanne he haddedon so many myraclis bifor hem, theibileueden not `in to hym; 38 that theword of Ysaie, the prophete, schuldebe fulfillid, which he seide, Lord,who bileuede to oure heryng, andto whom is the arm of the Lordschewid? 39 Therfor thei myyten notbileue, for eft Ysaye seide, 40He hathblyndid her iyen, and he hath maadhard the herte of hem, that thei senot with iyen, and vndurstonde withherte; and that thei be conuertid, andY heele hem. 41 Ysaye seide thesethingis, whanne he say the glorie ofhym, and spak of hym. 42 Netheles`of the pryncis manye bileueden inhym, but for the Farisees thei knowl-echiden not, that thei schulden notbe put out of the synagoge; 43 forthei loueden the glorie of men, morethan the glorie of God. 44 And Jhesuscriede, and seide, He that bileueth inme, bileueth not in me, but in hymthat sente me. 45 He that seeth me,seeth hym that sente me. 46 Y liyt

John 12:47 111 John 13:28cam in to the world, that ech thatbileueth in me, dwelle not in derk-nessis. 47 And if ony man herith mywords, and kepith hem, Y deme hymnot; for Y cam not, that Y deme theworld, but that Ymake theworld saaf.48He that dispisithme, and takith notmy wordis, hath hym that schal iugehym; thilke word that Y haue spokun,schal deme hym in the last dai. 49 ForY haue not spokun of my silf, butthilke fadir that sente me, yaf to me amaundement, what Y schal seie, andwhat Y schal speke. 50 And Y woot,that his maundement is euerlastyngelijf; therfor tho thingis that Y speke,as the fadir seide to me, so Y speke.

131 Bifor the `feeste dai of pask Jhesus

witynge, that his our is comun, thathe passe fro this world to the fadir,whanne he hadde loued hise thatweren in the world, in to the endehe louede hem. 2 And whanne thesouper was maad, whanne the deuelhadde put than in to the herte, thatJudas of Symount Scarioth schuldebitraye hym, 3 he witynge that thefadir yaf alle thingis to hym in to hisehoondis, and that he wente out froGod, 4 and goith to God, he risith frothe souper, and doith of hise clothis;and whanne he hadde takun a lynuncloth, he girde hym. 5 And aftirwardhe putte watir in to a basyn, andbiganne to waische the disciplis feet,and to wipe with the lynnen cloth,with which he was gird. 6 And sohe cam to Symount Petre, and Petreseith to hym, Lord, waischist thoumyfeet? 7 Jhesus answerde, and seideto hym, What Y do, thou wost notnow; but thou schalt wite aftirward.8 Petre seith to hym, Thou schaltneuere waische my feet. Jhesus an-sweride to hym, If Y schal notwaischethee, thou schalt not haue part withme. 9 Symount Petre seith to hym,Lord, not oneli my feet, but bothe thehoondis and the heed. 10 Jhesus seideto hym, He that is waischun, hath nonede but that he waische the feet, but

he is al clene; and ye ben clene, butnot alle. 11 For he wiste, who `was hethat schulde bitraye hym; therfor heseide, Ye ben not alle clene. 12 Andso aftir that he hadde waischun `thefeet of hem, he took hise clothis; andwhanne he was set to mete ayen, efthe seide tohem, YewitenwhatYhauedon to you. 13 Ye clepen me maistirand lord, and ye seien wel; for Y am.14 Therfor if Y, lord and maistir, hauewaischun youre feet, and ye schulenwaische oon anothers feet; 15 for Yhaue youun `ensaumple to you, `thatas I haue do to you, so do ye. 16Treuli,treuli, Y seie to you, the seruaunt isnot grettere than his lord, nether anapostle is grettere than he that sentehym. 17 If ye witen these thingis, yeschulen be blessid, if ye doen hem.18 Y seie not of `alle you, Y wootwhiche Y haue chosun; but that thescripture be fulfillid, He that etith mybreed, schal reise his heele ayens me.19Treuly, Y seie to you bifor it be don,that whanne it is don, ye bileue thatY am. 20 Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you,he that takith whom euere Y schalsende, resseyueth me; and he thatresseyueth me, resseyueth hym thatsente me. 21 Whanne Jhesus haddeseid these thingis, he was troblidin spirit, and witnesside, and seide,Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, that oonof you schal bitrayeme. 22Therfor thedisciplis lokiden togidere, doutyngeof whom he seide. 23 And so oonof hise disciplis was restynge in thebosum of Jhesu, whom Jhesu louede.24Therfor Symount Petre bikeneth tohym, `and seith to hym, Who is it, ofwhom he seith? 25And so whanne hehadde restid ayen on the brest of Jh-esu, he seith to hym, Lord, who is it?26 Jhesus answerde, He it is, to whomY schal areche a sop of breed. Andwhanne he hadde wet breed, he yafto Judas of Symount Scarioth. 27 Andaftir the mussel, thanne Sathanas en-tride in to hym. And Jhesus seithto hym, That thing that thou doist,do thou swithe. 28 And noon of hem

John 13:29 112 John 14:22that saten at the mete wiste, whertohe seide to hym. 29 For summe ges-siden, for Judas hadde pursis, thatJhesus hadde seid to hym, Bie thoutho thingis, that ben nedeful to vs tothe feeste dai, or that he schulde yyuesum thing to nedi men. 30 Therforwhanne he hadde takun the mussel,he wente out anoon; and it was nyyt.31Andwhanne hewas gon out, Jhesusseide, Now mannus sone is clarified,and God is clarified in hym. 32 IfGod is clarified in hym, God schalclarifie hym in hym silf, and anoonhe schal clarifie hym. 33 Litle sones,yit a litil Y am with you; ye schulenseke me, and, as Y seide to the Jewis,Whidur Y go, ye moun not come;and to you Y seie now. 34 Y yyueto you a newe maundement, that yeloue togidir, as Y louede you, `andthat ye loue togidir. 35 In this thingalle men schulen knowe, that ye benmy disciplis, if ye han loue togidere.36 Symount Petre seith to hym, Lord,whidur goist thou? Jhesus answeride,Whidur Y go, thou mayst not sue menow, but thou schalt sue afterward.37 Petre seith to hym, Whi may Y notsue thee now? Y schal putte my lijffor thee. 38 Jhesus answeride, Thouschalt putte thi lijf for me? Treuli,treuli, Y seie to thee, the cok schalnot crowe, til thou schalt denye methries. And he seith to hise disciplis.

141 Be not youre herte afraied, ne

drede it; ye bileuen in God, and bileueye in me. 2 In the hous of my fadirben many dwellyngis; if ony thinglesse, Y hadde seid to you, for Y goto make redi to you a place. 3 And ifY go, and make redi to you a place,eftsoones Y come, and Y schal takeyou to my silf, that where Y am, yebe. 4 And whidur Y go, ye witen, andye witen the weie. 5 Thomas seithto hym, Lord, we witen not whidurthou goist, and hou moun we witethe weie? 6 Jhesus seith to hym, Y

am weie, treuthe, and lijf; no mancometh to the fadir, but bi me. 7 If yehadden knowe me, sotheli ye haddenknowe also my fadir; and aftirwardye schulen knowe hym, and ye hanseyn hym. 8 Filip seith to hym, Lord,schewe to vs the fadir, and it suffisithto vs. 9 Jhesus seith to hym, So longtyme Y am with you, and `han ye notknowun me? Filip, he that seeth me,seeth also the fadir. Hou seist thou,schewe to vs the fadir? 10 Bileuestthou not, that Y am in the fadir, andthe fadir is in me? The wordis that Yspeke to you, Y speke not of my silf;but the fadir hym silf dwellynge inme, doith the werkis. 11Bileue ye not,that Y am in the fadir, and the fadiris in me? 12 Ellis bileue ye for thilkewerkis. Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you,if a man bileueth in me, also he schaldo the werkis that Y do; and he schaldo grettere werkis than these, for Ygo to the fadir. 13 And what euerething ye axen the fadir in my name,Y schal do this thing, that the fadir beglorified in the sone. 14 If ye axen onything in my name, Y schal do it. 15 Ifye louen me, kepe ye my comaunde-mentis. 16And Y schal preye the fadir,and he schal yyue to you anothercoumfortour, 17 the spirit of treuthe,to dwelle with you with outen ende;which spirit the world may not take,for it seeth hym not, nether knowithhym. But ye schulen knowe hym, forhe schal dwelle with you, and he schalbe in you. 18 Y schal not leeue youfadirles, Y schal come to you. 19 Yita litil, and the world seeth not nowme; but ye schulen se me, for Y lyue,and ye schulen lyue. 20 In that daiye schulen knowe, that Y am in myfadir, and ye in me, and Y in you.21He that hath my comaundementis,and kepith hem, he it is that louethme; and he that loueth me, schal beloued of my fadir, and Y schal louehym, and Y schal schewe to hym mysilf. 22 Judas seith to hym, not he ofScarioth, Lord, what is don, that thouschalt schewe thi silf to vs, and not to

John 14:23 113 John 15:21the world? 23 Jhesus answerde, andseide `to hym, If ony man loueth me,he schal kepe my word; and my fadirschal loue hym, and we schulen cometo hym, and we schulen dwelle withhym. 24He that loueth me not, kepithnotmywordis; and thewordwhich yehan herd, is not myn, but the fadris,that senteme. 25These thingis Y hauespokun to you, dwellynge among you;but thilke Hooli Goost, 26 the coum-fortour, whom the fadir schal sendein my name, he schal teche you allethingis, `and schal schewe to you allethingis, what euere thingis Y schalseie to you. 27Pees Y leeue to you, mypees Y yyue to you; not as the worldyyueth, Y yiue to you; be not youreherte affrayed, ne drede it. 28 Yehan herd, that Y seide to you, Y go,and come to you. If ye loueden me,forsothe ye schulden haue ioye, for Ygo to the fadir, for the fadir is gretterethan Y. 29And now Y haue seid to you,bifor that it be don, that whanne it isdon, ye bileuen. 30 Now Y schal notspeke many thingis with you; for theprince of this world cometh, and hathnot in me ony thing. 31 But that theworld knowe, that Y loue the fadir;and as the fadir yaf a comaundementtome, so Y do. `Rise ye, gowehennus.

151 Y am a very vyne, and my fadir

is an erthe tilier. 2 Ech braunch inme that berith not fruyt, he schal takeawey it; and ech that berith fruyt,he schal purge it, that it bere themore fruyt. 3 Now ye ben clene, forthe word that Y haue spokun to you.4 Dwelle ye in me, and Y in you; asa braunche may not make fruyt ofit silf, but it dwelle in the vyne, sonether ye, but ye dwelle in me. 5 Yam a vyne, ye the braunchis. Whothat dwellith inme, andY inhym, thisberith myche fruyt, for with outenme ye moun no thing do. 6 If onyman dwellith not in me, he schal becaste out as a braunche, and schal

wexe drie; and thei schulen gaderehym, and thei schulen caste hym into the fier, and he brenneth. 7 If yedwellen in me, and my wordis dwellein you, what euer thing ye wolen,ye schulen axe, and it schal be donto you. 8 In this thing my fadir isclarified, that ye brynge forth ful my-che fruyt, and that ye be maad mydisciplis. 9 As my fadir louede me,Y haue loued you; dwelle ye in myloue. 10 If ye kepen my comaunde-mentis, ye schulen dwelle in my loue;as Y haue kept the comaundementisof my fadir, and Y dwelle in his loue.11 These thingis Y spak to you, thatmy ioye be in you, and youre ioye befulfillid. 12This ismy comaundement,that ye loue togidere, as Y louedeyou. 13 No man hath more loue thanthis, that a man putte his lijf for hisefreendis. 14 Ye ben my freendis if yedoen tho thingis, that Y comaunde toyou. 15 Now Y schal not clepe youseruauntis, for the seruauntwoot not,what his lord schal do; but Y haueclepid you freendis, for alle thingiswhat euere Y herde of my fadir, Yhaue maad knowun to you. 16 Yehan not chosun me, but Y chees you;and Y haue put you, that ye go, andbrynge forth fruyt, and youre fruytdwelle; that what euere thing ye axenthe fadir in my name, he yyue toyou. 17 These thingis Y comaundeto you, that ye loue togidere. 18 Ifthe world hatith you, wite ye, thatit hadde me in hate rather than you.19 If ye hadden be of the world, theworld schulde loue that thing thatwas his; but for ye ben not of theworld, but Y chees you fro the world,therfor the world hatith you. 20Haueye mynde of my word, which Y seideto you, The seruaunt is not gretterethan his lord. If thei han pursuedme, thei schulen pursue you also; ifthei han kept my word, thei schulenkepe youre also. 21 But thei schulendo to you alle these thingis for myname, for thei knowen not hym that

John 15:22 114 John 16:25sente me. 22 If Y hadde not comun,and hadde not spokun to hem, theischulden not haue synne; but nowthei haue noon excusacioun of hersynne. 23 He that hatith me, hatithalso my fadir. 24 If Y hadde not doonwerkis in hem, whiche noon otherman dide, thei schulden not hauesynne; but now both thei han seyn,and hatidme andmy fadir. 25But thatthe word be fulfillid, that is writunin her lawe, For thei hadden me inhate with outen cause. 26But whannethe coumfortour schal come, whichY schal sende to you fro the fadir, aspirit of treuthe, which cometh of thefadir, he schal bere witnessyng of me;27and ye schulen berewitnessyng, forye ben with me fro the bigynnyng.

161 These thingis Y haue spokun to

you, that ye be not sclaundrid. 2 Theischulen make you with outen thesynagogis, but the our cometh, thatech man that sleeth you, deme thathe doith seruyce to God. 3 And theischulen do to you these thingis, forthei han not knowun the fadir, netherme. 4 But these thingis Y spak to you,that whanne the our `of hem schalcome, ye haue mynde, that Y seideto you. 5 Y seide not to you thesethingis fro the bigynnyng, for Y waswith you. And now Y go to hym thatsente me, and no man of you axithme, Whidur `thou goist? 6 but forY haue spokun to you these thingis,heuynesse hath fulfillid youre herte.7 But Y seie to you treuthe, it spedithto you, that Y go; for if Y go not forth,the coumfortour schal not come toyou; but if Y go forth, Y schal sendehymtoyou. 8Andwhannehe cometh,he schal repreue the world of synne,and of riytwisnesse, and of doom.9 Of synne, for thei han not bileuedin me; 10 and of riytwisnesse, for Ygo to the fadir, and now ye schulennot se me; 11 but of doom, for theprince of this world is now demed.12 Yit Y haue many thingis for to seie

to you, but ye moun not bere hemnow. 13 But whanne thilke spirit oftreuthe cometh, he schal teche youal trewthe; for he schal not speke ofhym silf, but what euer thinges heschal here, he schal speke; and heschal telle to you tho thingis that bento come. 14He schal clarifie me, for ofmyne he schal take, and schal telle toyou. 15 Alle thingis `whiche euer thefadir hath, ben myne; therfor Y seideto you, for of myne he schal take, andschal telle to you. 16A litil, and thanneye schulen not se me; and eftsoone alitil, and ye schulen se me, for Y goto the fadir. 17Therfor summe of hisedisciplis seiden togidere, What is thisthing that he seith to vs, A litil, andye schulen not se me; and eftsoone alitil, and ye schulen se me, for Y goto the fadir? 18 Therfor thei seiden,What is this that he seith to vs, Alitil? we witen not what he spekith.19 And Jhesus knew, that thei woldenaxe hym, and he seide to hem, Ofthis thing ye seken among you, forY seide, A litil, and ye schulen notse me; and eftsoone a litil, and yeschulen se me. 20 Treuli, treuli, Y seieto you, that ye schulen mourne andwepe, but the world schal haue ioye;and ye schulen be soreuful, but youresorewe schal turne in to ioye. 21 Awomman whanne sche berith child,hath heuynesse, for hir tyme is co-mun; but whanne sche hath borun asone, now sche thenkith not on thepeyne, for ioye, for a man is borunin to the world. 22 And therfor yehan now sorew, but eftsoone Y schalse you, and youre herte schal haueioie, and no man schal take fro youyoure ioie. 23 And in that day yeschulen not axe me ony thing; treuli,treuli, `Y seie to you, if ye axen thefadir ony thing in my name, he schalyyue to you. 24 `Til now ye axidenno thing in my name; `axe ye, `andye schulen take, that youre ioie beful. 25 Y haue spokun to you thesethingis in prouerbis; the our cometh,whanne now Y schal not speke to you

John 16:26 115 John 17:25in prouerbis, but opynli of my fadirY schal telle to you. 26 In that dai yeschulen axe in my name; and Y seienot to you, that Y schal preye the fadirof you; 27 for the fadir hym silf louethyou, for ye han loued me, and hanbileued, that Ywente out fro God. 28Ywente out fro the fadir, and Y camin to the world; eftsoone Y leeue theworld, and Y go to the fadir. 29 Hisedisciplis seiden to hym, Lo! nowthou spekist opynli, and thou seist noprouerbe. 30Now we witen, that thouwost alle thingis; and it is not nede tothee, that ony man axe thee. In thisthing we bileuen, that thou wentistout fro God. 31 Jhesus answeride tohem, Now ye bileuen. 32 Lo! theour cometh, and now it cometh, thatye be disparplid, ech in to hise ownethingis, and that ye leeue me aloone;and Y am not aloone, for the fadiris with me. 33 These thingis Y hauespokun to you, that ye haue pees inme; in the world ye schulen haue dis-ese, but trust ye, Y haue ouercomunthe world.

171 These thingis Jhesus spak, and

whanne he hadde cast vp hise iyenin to heuene, he seide, Fadir, theour cometh, clarifie thi sone, that thisone clarifie thee. 2 As thou hastyouun to hym power on ech fleisch,that al thing that thou hast youun tohym, he yyue to hem euerlastyngelijf. 3And this is euerlastynge lijf, thatthei knowe thee very God aloone, andwhom thou hast sent, Jhesu Crist. 4Yhaue clarified thee on the erthe, Yhaue endid the werk, that thou hastyouun to me to do. 5 And now, fadir,clarifie thou me at thi silf, with theclerenesse that Y hadde at thee, bifortheworldwasmaad. 6Yhaue schewidthi name to tho men, whiche thouhast youun to me of the world; theiweren thine, and thou hast youunhem to me, and thei han kept thiword. 7 And now thei han knowun,that alle thingis that thou hast youunto me, ben of thee. 8 For the wordis

that thou hast youun to me, Y yaf tohem; and thei han takun, and hanknowun verili, that Y wente out frothee; and thei bileueden, that thousentist me. 9Y preie for hem, Y preyenot for the world, but for hem thatthou hast youun to me, for thei benthine. 10 And alle my thingis benthine, and thi thingis ben myne; andY am clarified in hem. 11 And now Yam not in the world, and these benin the world, and Y come to thee.Hooli fadir, kepe hem in thi name,whiche thou yauest to me, that theiben oon, as we ben. 12 While Y waswith hem, Y kepte hem in thi name;thilke that thou yauest tome, Y kepte,and noon of hem perischide, but thesone of perdicioun, that the scripturebe fulfillid. 13 But now Y come tothee, and Y speke these thingis in theworld, that thei haue my ioie fulfillidin hem silf. 14 Y yaf to hem thi word,and the world hadde hem in hate; forthei ben not of the world, as Y amnot of the world. 15 Y preye not, thatthou take hem awei fro the world, butthat thou kepe hem fro yuel. 16 Theyben not of the world, as Y am notof the world. 17 Halewe thou hemin treuth; thi word is treuthe. 18 Asthou sentist me in to the world, alsoY sente hem `in to the world. 19 AndY halewe my silf for hem, that alsothei ben halewid in treuthe. 20 And Ypreye not oneli for hem, but also forhem that schulden bileue in to me bithe word of hem; 21 that all ben oon,as thou, fadir, in me, and Y in thee,that also thei in vs be oon; that theworld bileue, that thou hast sent me.22AndYhaue youun to hem the clere-nesse, that thou hast youun to me,that thei ben oon, 23 as we ben oon;Y in hem, and thou in me, that theibe endid in to oon; and that the worldknowe, that thou sentist me, and hastloued hem, as thou hast loued alsome. 24 Fadir, thei whiche thou yauestto me, Y wole that where Y am, thatthei be with me, that thei see myclerenesse, that thou hast youun tome; for thou louedist me bifor themakyng of the world. 25 Fadir, riytfuli

John 17:26 116 John 18:29the world knew thee not, but Y knewthee, and these knewen, that thousentist me. 26 And Y haue maad thinameknowun tohem, and schalmakeknowun; that the loue bi which thou`hast loued me, be in hem, and Y inhem.

181 Whanne Jhesus hadde seid these

thingis, he wente out with hise disci-plis ouer the strond of Cedron, wherewas a yerd, in to which he entride,andhise disciplis. 2And Judas, that bi-trayede hym, knew the place, for ofteJhesus cam thidur with hise disciplis.3 Therfor whanne Judas hadde takuna cumpany of knyytis, and mynystrisof the bischopis and of the Fariseis,he cam thidur with lanternys, andbrondis, and armeris. 4And so Jhesuswitynge alle thingis that weren tocome on hym, wente forth, and seideto hem, Whom seken ye? 5 Thei an-sweriden to hym, Jhesu of Nazareth.Jhesus seith to hem, Y am. And Judasthat bitraiede hym, stood with hem.6And whanne he seide to hem, Y am,thei wenten abak, and fellen doun onthe erthe. 7 And eft he axide hem,Whom seken ye? And thei seiden,Jhesu of Nazareth. 8 He answerideto hem, Y seide to you, that Y am;therfor if ye sekenme, suffre ye theseto go awei. 9 That the word which heseide schulde be fulfillid, For Y lostenot ony of hem, whiche thou `hastyouun to me. 10 Therfor SymountPetre hadde a swerd, and drow itout, and smoot the seruaunt of thebischop, and kittide of his riyt eer.And the name of the seruaunt wasMalcus. 11 Therfor Jhesus seide toPetre, Putte thou thi swerd in to thischethe; wolt thou not, that Y drynkethe cuppe, that my fadir yaf to me?12 Therfor the cumpenye of knyytis,and the tribune, and the mynystris ofthe Jewis, token Jhesu, and boundenhym, 13 and ledden hym first to An-nas; for he was fadir of Caifas wijf,that was bischop of that yeer. 14 Andit was Caifas, that yaf counsel to the

Jewis, that it spedith, that o man diefor the puple. 15 But Symount Pe-tre suede Jhesu, and another disciple;and thilke disciple was knowun to thebischop. And he entride with Jhesu,in to the halle of the bischop; 16 butPetre stood at the dore with outforth.Therfor `the tother disciple, that wasknowun to the bischop, wente out,and seide to the womman that keptethe dore, and brouyte in Petre. 17Andthe damysel, kepere of the dore, seideto Petre, Whether thou art also ofthis mannys disciplis? He seide, Y amnot. 18And the seruantis and mynys-tris stooden at the coolis, for it wascoold, and thei warmyden hem; andPetre was with hem, stondynge andwarmynge hym. 19 And the bischopaxide Jhesu of hise disciplis, and of histechyng. 20 Jhesus answerde to hym,Y haue spokun opynli to the world;Y tauyte euermore in the synagoge,and in the temple, whider alle theJewis camen togidere, and in hiddlis Yspak no thing. 21What axist thoume?axe hem that herden, what Y hauespokun to hem; lo! thei witen, whatthingis Y haue seid. 22 Whanne hehadde seid these thingis, oon of themynystris stondynge niy, yaf a buffatto Jhesu, and seide, Answerist thou soto the bischop? 23 Jhesus answerideto hym, If Y haue spokun yuel, berethouwitnessyng of yuel; but if Y seidewel, whi smytist thou me? 24 AndAnnas sente hym boundun to Caifas,the bischop. 25 And Symount Petrestood, and warmyde him; and theiseiden to hym, Whether also thou arthis disciple? He denyede, and seide,Y am not. 26 Oon of the bischopsseruantis, cosyn of hym, whos eerePetre kitte of, seide, Say Y thee notin the yerd with hym? 27 And Pe-tre eftsoone denyede, and anoon thecok crew. 28 Thanne thei ledden Jh-esu to Cayfas, in to the moot halle;and it was eerli, and thei entridennot in to the moot halle, that theischulden not be defoulid, but thatthei schulden ete pask. 29 TherforPilat wente out with outforth to hem,

John 18:30 117 John 19:19and seide, What accusyng brynge yeayens this man? 30 Thei answeriden,and seiden to hym, If this were nota mysdoere, we hadden not bitakunhym to thee. 31 Thanne Pilat seithto hem, Take ye hym, and deme yehim, after youre lawe. And the Jewisseiden to hym, It is not leueful to vs tosle ony man; 32 that the word of Jhesuschulde be fulfillid, whiche he seide,signifiynge bi what deth he schuldedie. 33 Therfor eftsoone Pilat entridein to the moot halle, and clepide Jh-esu, and seide to hym, Art thou kyngof Jewis? 34 Jhesus answerde, andseide to hym, Seist thou this thing ofthi silf, ether othere han seid to theeof me? 35 Pilat answeride, Whether Yama Jewe? Thi folc andbischops bito-ken thee to me; what hast thou don?36 Jhesus answeride, My kingdom isnot of this world; if my kingdomwereof this world, my mynystris schuldenstryue, that Y schulde not be takunto the Jewis; but now my kingdomis not here. 37 And so Pilat seide tohym, Thanne `thou art a king. Jhesusansweride, Thou seist, that Y am aking. To this thing Y amborun, and tothis Y `am comun in to the world, tobere witnessing to treuthe. Eche thatis of treuthe, herith my vois. 38 Pilatseith to hym, What is treuthe? Andwhanne he hadde seid this thing, efthewente out to the Jewis, and seide tohem, Y fynde no cause in hym. 39 Butit is a custom to you, that Y delyuereoon to you in pask; therfor wole yethat Y delyuere to you the kyng ofJewis? 40 Alle crieden eftsoone, andseiden, Not this, but Baraban. AndBarabas was a theef.

191 Therfor Pilat took thanne Jhesu,

and scourgide. 2 And kniytis writhena coroun of thornes, and setten onhis heed, and diden aboute hym acloth of purpur, 3 and camen to him,and seiden, Heil, kyng of Jewis. Andthei yauen to him buffatis. 4 EftsoonePilat wente out, and seide to hem,Lo! Y brynge hym out to you, that

ye knowe, that Y fynde no cause inhim. 5 And so Jhesus wente out,berynge a coroun of thornes, and acloth of purpur. And he seith tohem, Lo! the man. 6 But whannethe bischopis and mynystris haddenseyn hym, thei crieden, and seiden,Crucifie, crucifie hym. Pilat seith tohem, Take ye hym, and crucifie ye, forY fynde no cause in hym. 7 The Jewisansweriden to hym. We han a lawe,and bi the lawe he owith to die, forhe made hym Goddis sone. 8 Therforwhanne Pilat hadde herd this word,he dredde the more. 9 And he wentein to the moot halle eftsoone, andseide to Jhesu, Of whennus art thou?But Jhesus yaf noon answere to him.10 Pilat seith to him, Spekist thou notto me? Woost thou not, that Y hauepower to crucifie thee, and Y hauepower to delyuere thee? 11 Jhesusansweride, Thou schuldist not `haueony power ayens me, but it wereyouun to thee from aboue; therforhe that bitook me to thee, hath themore synne. 12 Fro that tyme Pilatsouyte to delyuere hym; but the Jewiscrieden, and seiden, If thoudelyueristthisman, thou art not the emperourisfreend; for ech man that makith hymsilf king, ayen seith the emperoure.13 And Pilat, whanne he hadde herdthese wordis, ledde Jhesu forth, andsat for domesman in a place, that isseid Licostratos, but in Ebrew Gol-gatha. 14 And it was pask eue, as itwere the sixte our. And he seith tothe Jewis, Lo! youre king. 15 Butthei crieden, and seiden, Take awei,take awei; crucifie him. Pilat seith tohem, Schal I crucifie youre king? Thebischops answeriden, We han no kingbut the emperour. 16And thanne Pilatbitook him to hem, that he schulde becrucified. And thei token Jhesu, andledden him out. 17And he bar to hymsilf a cros, and wente out in to thatplace, that is seid of Caluarie, in EbreuGolgatha; 18 where thei crucifiedenhim, and othere tweyne with him,oon on this side and oon on that side,and Jhesus in the myddil. 19And Pilat

John 19:20 118 John 20:6wroot a title, and sette on the cros;and it was writun, Jhesu of Nazareth,king of Jewis. 20Therfor manye of theJewis redden this title, for the placewhere Jhesus was crucified, was niythe citee, and it was writun in Ebreu,Greek, and Latyn. 21 Therfor thebischops of the Jewis seiden to Pilat,Nyle thou write kyng of Jewis, but forhe seide, Y am king of Jewis. 22 Pilatansweride, That that Y haue writun,Y haue writun. 23Therfor the knyytiswhanne thei hadden crucified hym,token hise clothis, and maden fourepartis, to ech knyyt a part, and a coot.And the coot was without seem, andwouun al aboute. 24 Therfor thei sei-den togidere, Kittewe not it, but castewe lot, whos it is; that the scripturebe fulfillid, seiynge, Thei partidenmyclothis to hem, and on my cloth theicasten lot. And the kniytis didenthese thingis. 25But bisidis the cros ofJhesu stoden his modir, and the sistirof his modir, Marie Cleofe, and MarieMaudeleyne. 26 Therfor whanne Jh-esu hadde seyn hismodir, and the dis-ciple stondynge, whom he louyde, heseith to hise modir, Womman, lo thisone. 27Aftyrward he seith to the dis-ciple, Lo! thi modir. And fro that ourthe disciple took hir in to his modir.28Aftirward Jhesus witynge, that nowalle thingis ben endid, that the scrip-ture were fulfillid, he seith, Y thirste.29And a vessel was set ful of vynegre.And thei `leiden in isope aboute thespounge ful of vynegre, and puttento his mouth. 30 Therfor whanneJhesus hadde `takun the vynegre, heseid, It is endid. And `whanne hisheed was bowid doun, `he yaf vp thegoost. 31 Therfor for it was the paskeue, that the bodies schulden notabide on the cros in the sabat, forthat was a greet sabat dai, the Jewispreiden Pilat, that the hipis of hemschulden be brokun, and thei takunawei. 32 Therfor knyytis camen, andthei braken the thies of the firste,and of the tothere, that was cruci-fied with hym. 33 But whanne theiweren comun to Jhesu, as thei sayn

him deed thanne, thei braken nothise thies; 34 but oon of the knyytisopenyde his side with a spere, andanoon blood and watir wenten out.35 And he that saiy, bare witnessyng,and his witnessing is trewe; and hewoot that he seith trewe thingis, thatye bileue. 36 And these thingis werendon, that the scripture schulde be ful-fillid, Ye schulen not breke a boon ofhym. 37 And eftsoone another scrip-ture seith, Thei schulen se in whomthei piyten thorow. 38 But after thesethingis Joseph of Armathi preyede Pi-lat, that he schulde take awei the bodiof Jhesu, for that he was a discipleof Jhesu, but priui for drede of theJewis. And Pilat suffride. And so hecam, and took awei the bodi of Jh-esu. 39AndNychodeme cam also, thathadde come to hym first bi nyyt, andbrouyte a meddlynge of myrre andaloes, as it were an hundrid pound.40 And thei token the bodi of Jhesu,and boundun it in lynun clothis withswete smellynge oynementis, as it iscustom to Jewis for to birie. 41 Andin the place where he was crucified,was a yerd, and in the yerd a newegraue, in which yit no man was leid.42 Therfor there thei putten Jhesu,for the vigilie of Jewis feeste, for thesepulcre was niy.

201 And in o dai of the wouke Marie

Maudeleyn cam eerli to the graue,whanne it was yit derk. And schesay the stoon moued awei fro thegraue. 2 Therfor sche ran, and camto Symount Petre, and to anotherdisciple, whom Jhesus louede, andseith to hem, Thei han takun theLord fro the graue, and we witen not,where thei han leid hym. 3 TherforPetre wente out, and thilke other dis-ciple, and thei camen to the graue.4 And thei tweyne runnen togidre,and thilke othere disciple ran biforPetre, and cam first to the graue.5 And whanne he stoupide, he saithe schetis liynge, netheles he en-tride not. 6 Therfor Symount Petre

John 20:7 119 John 21:4cam suynge hym, and he entride into the graue, and he say the schetisleid, 7 and the sudarie that was onhis heed, not leid with the schetis,but bi it silf wlappid in to a place.8 Therfor thanne thilke disciple thatcam first to the graue, entride, andsai, and bileuede. 9 For thei knewennot yit the scripture, that it behoftehim to rise ayen fro deth. 10 Therforthe disciplis wenten eftsoone to hemsilf. 11 But Marie stood at the grauewith outforth wepynge. And thewhile sche wepte, sche bowide hir,and bihelde forth in to the graue.12 And sche sai twei aungels sittingein white, oon at the heed and oon atthe feet, where the bodi of Jhesu wasleid. 13 And thei seien to hir, Wom-man, what wepist thou? Sche seideto hem, For thei han take awei mylord, and Y woot not, where thei hanleid him. 14Whanne sche hadde seidthese thingis, sche turnede bacward,and sai Jhesu stondinge, and wistenot that it was Jhesu. 15 Jhesus seithto hir, Womman, what wepist thou?whom sekist thou? She gessynge thathewas a gardynere, seith to him, Sire,if thou hast takun him vp, seie tome, where thou hast leid him, andY schal take hym awei. 16 Jhesusseith to hir, Marie. Sche `turnede,and seith to hym, Rabony, that is toseie, Maister. 17 Jhesus seith to hir,Nyle thou touche me, for Y haue notyit stied to my fadir; but go to mybritheren, and seie to hem, Y stieto my fadir and to youre fadir, tomy God and to youre God. 18 MarieMaudeleyne cam, tellinge to the dis-ciplis, That Y sai the Lord, and thesethingis he seide to me. 19 Therforwhanne it was eue in that dai, oon ofthe sabatis, and the yatis weren schit,where the disciplis weren gaderid, fordrede of the Jewis, Jhesus cam, andstood in the myddil of the disciplis,and he seith to hem, Pees to you.20 And whanne he hadde seid this,he schewide to hem hondis and side;therfor the disciplis ioieden, for theLord was seyn. 21And he seith to hem

eft, Pees to you; as the fadir sente me,Y sende you. 22 Whanne he had seidthis, he blewe onhem, and seide, Takeye the Hooli Goost; 23whos synnes yeforyyuen, tho ben foryouun to hem;and whos ye withholden, tho benwithholdun. 24 But Thomas, oon ofthe twelue, that is seid Didimus, wasnot with hem, whanne Jhesus cam.25Therfor the othere disciplis seiden,We han seyn the Lord. And he seideto hem, But Y se in hise hondis thefitchinge of the nailis, and putte myfyngur in to the places of the nailis,and putte myn hond in to his side, Yschal not bileue. 26 And after eiytedaies eftsoone hise disciplis werenwith ynne, and Thomaswith hem. Jh-esus cam, while the yatis weren schit,and stood in the myddil, and seide,Pees to you. 27 Afterward he seithto Thomas, Putte in here thi fyngur,and se myn hondis, and putte hidurthin hond, and putte in to my side,and nyle thou be vnbileueful, butfeithful. 28 Thomas answeride, andseide to him, My Lord and my God.29 Jhesus seith to him, Thomas, forthou hast seyn me, thou bileuedist;blessid ben thei, that seyn not, andhan bileued. 30And Jhesus dide manyothere signes in the siyt of hise dis-ciplis, whiche ben not writun in thisbook. 31But these ben writun, that yebileue, that Jhesus `is Crist, the soneof God, and that ye bileuynge haue lijfin his name.

211 Afterward Jhesus eftsoone

schewide hym to hise disciplis, at thesee of Tiberias. 2 And he schewidehim thus. There weren togidereSymount Petre, and Thomas, thatis seid Didimus, and Nathanael, thatwas of the Cane of Galilee, and thesones of Zebedee, and tweyne othereof hise disciplis. 3 Symount Petreseith to hem, Y go to fische. Theiseyn to hym, And we comen withthee. And `thei wenten out, `andwenten in to a boot. And in thatniyt thei token no thing. 4 But

John 21:5 120 John 21:25whanne the morewe was comun,Jhesus stood in the brenke; nethelesthe disciplis knewen not, that it wasJhesus. 5Therfor Jhesus seith to hem,Children, whethir ye han ony soupingthing? Thei answeriden to hym, Nay.He seide to hem, 6 Putte ye the nettin to the riyt half of the rowing,and ye schulen fynde. And theiputtiden the nett; and thanne theimiyten not drawe it for multitudeof fischis. 7 Therfor thilke disciple,whom Jhesus louede, seide to Petre,It is the Lord. Symount Petre, whannehe hadde herd that it is the Lord, girtehym with a coote, for he was nakid,and wente in to the see. 8 But theothere disciplis camen bi boot, forthei weren not fer fro the lond, but asa two hundrid cubitis, drawinge thenett of fischis. 9 And as thei camendoun in to the lond, thei sayn coolisliynge, and a fisch leid on, and breed.10 Jhesus seith to hem, Bringe ye ofthe fyschis, whiche ye han takunnow. 11 Symount Petre wente vp,and drowy the nett in to the lond,ful of grete fischis, an hundrid fiftiand thre; and whanne thei werenso manye, the nett was not brokun.12 Jhesus seith to hem, Come ye, eteye. And no man of hem that satenat the mete, durste axe hym, Whoart thou, witinge that it is the Lord.13And Jhesus cam, and took breed, anyaf to hem, and fisch also. 14Now thisthridde tyme Jhesus was schewid tohise disciplis, whanne he hadde risunayen fro deth. 15 And whanne theihadde etun, Jhesus seith to SimountPetre, Symount of Joon, louest thoumemore than these? He seith to him,Yhe, Lord, thou woost that Y louethee. Jhesus seith to hym, Fede thoumy lambren. 16 Eft he seith to hym,

Symount of Joon, louest thou me? Heseith to him, Yhe, Lord, thou woostthat Y loue thee. He seith to him, Fedethou my lambren. 17 He seith to himthe thridde tyme, Simount of Joon,louest thou me? Petre was heuy, forhe seith to hym the thridde tyme,Louest thou me, and he seith to him,Lord, thou knowist alle thingis; thouwoost that Y loue thee. Jhesus seithto hym, Fede my scheep. 18 Treuli,treuli, Y seie to thee, whanne thouwere yongere, thou girdidist thee,and wandridist where thou woldist;but whanne thou schalt waxe eldere,thou schalt holde forth thin hondis,and another schal girde thee, andschal lede thee whidur thou wolt not.19 He seide this thing, signifynge biwhat deth he schulde glorifie God.And whanne he hadde seid thesethingis, he seith to hym, Sue thoume. 20 Petre turnede, and say thilkedisciple suynge, whom Jhesus louede,which also restid in the soper on hisbrest, and he seide to hym, Lord,who is it, that schal bitraie thee?21 Therfor whanne Petre hadde seynthis, he seith to Jhesu, Lord, but whatthis? 22 Jhesus seith to him, So I wolethat he dwelle til that Y come, whatto thee? sue thou me. 23 Therfor thiswordwente out among the britheren,that thilke disciple dieth not. AndJhesus seide not to hym, that he diethnot, but, So Ywole that he dwelle til Ycome, what to thee? 24 This is thilkedisciple, that berith witnessyng ofthese thingis, and wroot hem; and wewiten, that his witnessyng is trewe.25 And ther ben also manye otherethingis that Jhesus dide, whiche ifthei ben writun bi ech bi hym silf, Ydeme that the world hym silf schalnot take tho bookis, that ben to bewritun.