Bishops(i)
1 The feast of sweete breade drewe nye, which is called the Passouer
2 And ye hie priestes and scribes sought howe they myght kyll hym, for they feared the people
3 Then entred Satan into Iudas, whose sirname was Iscariot, whiche was of the number of the twelue
4 And he went his waye, and communed with the hye priestes and officers, howe he myght betray him vnto them
5 And they were glad, and promised to geue him money
6 And he consented, and sought oportunitie to betray him vnto them, when the people were away
7 Then came the day of sweete breade, when [of necessitie] the Passouer must be offered
8 And he sent Peter and Iohn, saying: Go and prepare vs the Passouer, that we may eate
9 They sayde vnto hym: Where wylt thou that we prepare
10 And he sayde vnto them: Beholde, when ye enter into the citie, there shall a man meete you, bearyng a pitcher of water, hym folowe into the same house that he entreth in
11 And ye shall say vnto the good man of the house, the maister saith vnto thee, where is the ghest chamber, where I shall eate ye Passouer with my disciples
12 And he shal shew you an vpper chamber prepared, there make redye
13 And they went, and founde as he had sayde vnto them: and they made redye the Passouer
14 And when the houre was come, he sate downe, & the twelue apostles with hym
15 And he sayde vnto them: I haue earnestly desired to eate this Passouer with you, before that I suffer
16 For I saye vnto you, hencefoorth I wyll not eate of it any more, vntyll it be fulfylled in the kyngdome of God
17 And he toke the cuppe, & gaue thankes, and sayde, Take this, and deuide it aamong you
18 For I say vnto you, I wyll not drinke of the fruite of the vine, vntyll the kyngdome of God come
19 And he toke bread, and when he had geue thankes, he brake [it] and gaue vnto the, saying, This is my body, which is geuen for you: This do in the remembraunce of me
20 Lykewise also, when he had supped, he toke the cuppe, saying: This cuppe is the new testamet in my blood, which is shed for you
21 Yet beholde, the hande of hym that betrayeth me, is with me on the table
22 And truely the sonne of man goeth as it is appoynted: but wo vnto that man by whom he is betrayed
23 And they began to enquire among them selues, which of them it was that shoulde do it
24 And there was a stryfe among the, which of them shoulde seeme to be the greatest
25 And he saide vnto them: The kinges of nations raigne ouer them, and they that haue aucthoritie vpo them, are called gracious Lordes
26 But ye shall not be so. But he that is greatest among you, shalbe as the younger, and he that is chiefe, shalbe as he that doth minister
27 For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meate, or he that serueth? Is not he that sitteth at meate? But I am among you, as he that ministreth
28 Ye are they, which haue bydden with me in my temptations
29 And I appoynt vnto you a kingdome, as my father hath appoynted vnto me
30 That ye may eate and drynke at my table in my kyngdome, & sit on seates iudgyng the twelue tribes of Israel
31 And the Lord saide: Simon, Simon, beholde Satan hath desired to sift you, as it were wheate
32 But I haue prayed for thee, that thy fayth fayle not: And when thou art couerted, strength thy brethren
33 And he sayde vnto him: Lord I am redy to go with thee into pryson, and to death
34 And he sayde: I tell thee Peter, the Cocke shal not crowe this day, tyll thou hast thryse denyed that thou knewest me
35 And he said vnto them: When I sent you without wallet, and scrippe, and shoes, lacked ye any thyng? And they sayde, no
36 Then saide he vnto them: But nowe he that hath a wallet, let him take it vp, and lykewyse his scrippe: and he that hath none, let him sell his coate, and bye a sworde
37 For I say vnto you, that yet the same whiche is written, must be perfourmed in me: Euen among the wicked was he reputed. For those thynges whiche are written of me, haue an ende
38 And they sayde: Lorde, beholde here are two swordes. And he sayde vnto them, it is enough
39 And he came out, and went as he was wont, to mount Oliuete: and the disciples folowed hym
40 And when he came to the place, he sayde vnto them: pray, lest ye fall into temptation
41 And he gate hym selfe from them about a stones caste, and kneeled downe, and prayed
42 Saying: Father, yf thou wylt, remoue this cuppe from me. Neuerthelesse, not my wyl, but thine be fulfilled
43 And there appeared an angell vnto hym from heauen, comfortyng hym
44 And he was in an agonie, and he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was lyke droppes of blood, tricklyng downe to the grounde
45 And when he rose vp from prayer, and was come to his disciples, he founde the slepyng for heauynesse
46 And sayde vnto them, why slepe ye? Rise, & pray lest ye fall into temptation
47 Whyle he yet spake, behold [there came] a company, and he that was called Iudas, one of the twelue, went before the, & preassed nye vnto Iesus to kisse hym
48 But Iesus sayde vnto hym: Iudas, betrayest thou the sonne of man with a kisse
49 When they whiche were about hym sawe what woulde folowe, they sayde vnto hym: Lorde, shall we smyte with sworde
50 And one of them smote a seruaunt of the hye priest, & stroke of his right eare
51 Iesus aunswered and saide, Suffer ye thus farre foorth. And whe he touched his eare, he healed hym
52 Then Iesus said vnto the hye priestes and rulers of the temple, and the elders which were come to hym: Be ye come out as vnto a thiefe, with swordes and staues
53 When I was dayly with you in the temple, ye stretched foorth no handes agaynst me: But this is euen your very houre, and the power of darknesse
54 Then toke they hym, and ledde hym, & brought him to the hye priestes house: and Peter folowed a farre of
55 And when they had kyndeled a fire in the myddes of the hall, and were set downe together, Peter also sate downe among them
56 But when a certayne wenche behelde hym, as he sate by the fire [and earnestlye loked vpon hym] she sayde: This same felowe was also with hym
57 And he denyed hym, saying, woman I knowe hym not
58 And after a litle whyle, another sawe hym, and saide: Thou art also of them. And Peter sayd, man I am not
59 And about the space of an houre after, an other affirmed saying: Ueryly this felowe was with hym also, for he is of Galilee
60 And Peter sayde: Man I wote not what thou sayest. And immediatlye whyle he yet spake, the Cocke crewe
61 And the Lorde turned backe, & loked vpon Peter: And Peter remembred the worde of the Lorde, howe he hadde sayde vnto hym, before the Cocke crowe thou shalt denie me thrise
62 And Peter went out, & wept bitterlye
63 And the men that helde Iesus, mocked hym, and smote hym
64 And when they had blindfolded him, they stroke hym on the face, and asked him, saying: Arede, who is it that smote thee
65 And many other things blasphemouslye spake they against hym
66 And assoone as it was day, the elders of the people, and the hye priestes, and scribes, came together, and led hym into their counsell, saying
67 Art thou [very] Christe, tell vs? And he sayde vnto them: If I tell you, you wyll not beleue
68 And if I aske you, you wyll not aunswere me, nor let me go
69 Hereafter shall the sonne of man sit on the right hand of the power of God
70 Then said they all: Art thou then the sonne of God? He sayde: Ye say yt I am
71 And they sayd? What neede we any further witnesse? For we our selues haue hearde of his owne mouth