Matthew 11:1-21:46 And it came to passe when Iesus had made an ende of comaundinge his .xii. disciples that he departed thence to teache and to preache in their cities.

Tyndale⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And it came to passe when Iesus had made an ende of comaundinge his .xii. disciples that he departed thence to teache and to preache in their cities. ² When Ihon beinge in preson hearde ye workes of Christ he sent two of his disciples ³ and sayde vnto him. Arte thou he that shall come: or shall we loke for another. ⁴ Iesus answered and sayde vnto them. Go and shewe Ihon what ye have hearde and sene. ⁵ The blynd se the halt goo the lepers are clensed: the deef heare the ded ryse ageyne and the glad tidinges is preached to the povre. ⁶ And happy is he that is not offended by me. ⁷ And as they departed Iesus begane to speake vnto the people of Ihon. What for to se wet ye out in to the wyldernes? wet ye out to se a rede shake with ye wynde? ⁸ other what wet ye out for to se? A man clothed in soofte raymet:? Beholde they yt weare soofte clothig are in kynges howses. ⁹ But what wet ye oute for to se? A prophete? Ye I saye to you and more the a prophete. ¹⁰ For this is he of who it is wrytte. Beholde I sende my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy waye before ye. ¹¹ Verely I saye vnto you amonge ye chyldren of wemen arose there not a gretter then Ihon the baptist. Notwithstondinge he that ys lesse in the kyngdome of heven ys gretter then he. ¹² From the tyme of Ihon Baptist hytherto ye kyngdome of heve suffreth violence and they that go to it with violence pluck it vnto them. ¹³ For all the prophetes and the lawe prophesyed vnto to the tyme of Ihon. ¹⁴ Also yf ye wyll receave it this is Helyas which shuld come. ¹⁵ He yt hathe eares to heare let him heare. ¹⁶ But wher vnto shall I lyken this generacion? It ys lyke vnto chyldre which syt in the market and call vnto their felowes ¹⁷ and saye: we have pyped vnto you and ye have not daunsed? We have morned vnto you and ye have not sorowed. ¹⁸ For Ihon came nether eatinge nor drinkinge and they saye he hath the devyll. ¹⁹ The sonne of man came eatinge and drinkinge and they saye beholde a glutton and drynker of wyne and a frend vnto publicas and synners. Never the later wysdome ys iustified of hir children. ²⁰ Then bega he to vpbrayd the cities in which most of his miracles were done because they meded not. ²¹ Wo be to ye Chorasin. Wo be to ye Betzaida: for if the miracles which were shewd in you had bene done in Tyre and Sidon they had repented longe agone in sackcloth and asshes. ²² Neverthelesse I say to you: it shall be esier for Tyre and Sidon at the day of iudgemet then for you. ²³ And thou Capernau which art lift vp vnto heve shalt be brought doune to hell. For if the miracles which have bene done in the had bene shewed in zodom: they had remayned to this daye. ²⁴ Neverthelesse I saye vnto you: it shalbe easiar for ye londe of zodo in the daye of iudgemet the for ye. ²⁵ At yt tyme Iesus answered and sayd: I prayse ye o father lorde of heve and erth because thou hast hid these thinges fro the wyse and prudet and hast opened the vnto babes: ²⁶ eve so father for so it pleased ye. ²⁷ All thinges are geve vnto me of my father. And noma knoweth ye sonne but ye father: nether knoweth eny ma ye father save ye sonne and he to whome ye sonne will ope him. ²⁸ Come vnto me all ye that laboure and are laden and I wyll ease you. ²⁹ Take my yoke on you and lerne of me for I am meke and lowly in herte: and ye shall fynd rest vnto youre soules. ³⁰ For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. ¹² ¹ In that tyme went Iesus on the Sabot dayes thorow the corne and his disciples were anhogred and begane to plucke the eares of coorne and to eate. ² When ye pharises sawe that they sayde vnto him: Beholde thy disciples do that which is not lawfull to do apon ye saboth daye. ³ He sayde vnto the: Haue ye not reed what David did whe he was anhougered and they also which were with him? ⁴ How he entred into the housse of God and ate ye halowed loves which were not lawfull for him to eate nether for the which were wt him but only for ye prestes. ⁵ Or have ye not reed in ye lawe how that ye prestes in ye temple breake the saboth daye and yet are blamlesse? ⁶ But I saye vnto you: that here is one greater then ye teple. ⁷ Wherfore yf ye had wist what this sayinge meneth: I require mercy and not sacrifice: ye wold never have condened innocetes. ⁸ For ye sonne of man is lord even of ye saboth daye. ⁹ And he departed thence and went into their synagoge: ¹⁰ and beholde ther was a man whiche had his hande dryed vp. And they axed him sayinge: ys it lawfull to heale apon ye saboth dayes? because they myght acuse him. ¹¹ And he sayde vnto the: whiche of you wolde it be yf he had a shepe fallen into a pitte on ye saboth daye that wolde not take him and lyft him out? ¹² And how moche is a man better the a shepe? Wherfore it is lefull to do a good dede on the saboth dayes. ¹³ Then sayde he to ye ma: stretch forth thy had. And he stretched it forthe. And it was made whole agayne lyke vnto ye other. ¹⁴ Then ye Pharyses wet out and helde a cousell agaynst hym how they myght destroye hym. ¹⁵ When Iesus knewe yt he departed thece and moche people folowed him and he healed the all ¹⁶ and charged the that they shuld not make him knowe: ¹⁷ to fulfyll that which was spoden by Esay ye Prophet which sayeth. ¹⁸ Beholde my chylde who I have chosen my beloved in who my soule deliteth. I wyll put my sprete on hym and he shall shewe iudgemet to ye gentyls. ¹⁹ He shall not stryve he shall not crye nether shall eny man heare his voyce in ye streetes ²⁰ a brosed rede shall he not breacke and flaxe that begynneth to burne he shall not queche tyll he sende forth iudgement vnto victory ²¹ and in hys name shall the gentyls truste. ²² Then was brought to hym one possessed with a devyll which was both blynde and domme: and he healed hym insomoch that he which was blynd and domme both spake and sawe. ²³ And all the people were amased and sayde: Ys not this that sonne of David? ²⁴ But when the Pharises hearde that they sayde: This felow dryveth ye devyls no nother wyse oute but by the helpe of Belzebub ye chefe of the devyls. ²⁵ But Iesus knewe their thoughtes and sayde to the. Every kingdome devided wt in it sylfe shalbe brought to naught. Nether shall eny cite or housholde devyded agest it sylfe cotynue. ²⁶ So if sata cast out sata the is he devyded agenst him sylfe. How shall then his kyngdome endure? ²⁷ Also if I by ye helpe of Belzebub cast oute devyls: by whose helpe do youre chyldren cast them out? Therfore they shalbe youre iudges. ²⁸ But if I cast out the devyls by the sprite of God: then is the kyngdome of god come on you? ²⁹ Ether how can a ma enter into a stroge manes housse and violently take awaye his goodes: excepte he fyrst binde ye stroge man and the spoyle his housse? ³⁰ He that is not wt me is agaynst me. And he yt gaddereth not wt me scattereth abrode. ³¹ Wherfore I say vnto you all maner of synne and blasphemy shalbe forgeven vnto men: but the blasphemy of ye sprite shall not be forgeven vnto men. ³² And whoso ever speaketh a worde agaynst the sonne of man it shalbe forgeven him. But whosoever speaketh agaynst the holy goost it shall not be forgeven hym: no nether in this worlde nether in the worlde to come. ³³ Ether make ye tree good and his frute good also: or els make ye tree evyll and his frute evyll also. For ye tree is knowe by his frute. ³⁴ O generacio of viperes how can ye saye well whe ye youre selves are evyll? For of ye aboundace of the hert ye mouthe speaketh. ³⁵ A good ma oute of ye good treasure of his hert bringeth forth good thynges. And an evyll man out of his evyll treasure bringeth forth evyll thinges. ³⁶ But I say vnto you that of every ydell worde that men shall have spoken: they shall geve acountes at the daye of iudgement. ³⁷ For by thy wordes thou shalt be iustifyed: and by thy wordes thou shalt be condemned. ³⁸ Then answered certeyne of the scribes and of the Pharises sayinge: Master we wolde fayne se a sygne of ye. ³⁹ He answered and sayde to the: The evyll and advoutrous generacio seketh a signe but ther shall no signe be geve to the saue the signe of the Prophete Ionas. ⁴⁰ For as Ionas was thre dayes and thre nyghtes in the whales belly: soo shall ye sonne of man be thre dayes and thre nyghtes in ye hert of ye erth. ⁴¹ The men of Ninivie shall rise at the daye of iugdement with this nacion and condemne them: for they amended at ye preachinge of Ionas. And beholde a greater then Ionas is here. ⁴² The quene of ye south shall ryse at ye daye of iudgement with this generacion and shall condemne the: for she came fro the vtmost parties of the worlde to heare the wysdome of Salomon. And beholde a greater then Salomo is here. ⁴³ When the vnclene sprite is gone out of a man he walketh throughout dry places seking reest and fyndeth none. ⁴⁴ Then he sayeth: I will retourne ageyne into my housse fro whece I came oute. And when he is come he fyndeth the housse empty and swepte and garnisshed. ⁴⁵ Then he goeth his waye and taketh vnto him seven other spretes worsse then himsilfe and so entre they in and dwell there. And the ende of that man is worsse then the beginning. Even so shall it be with this evell nacion. ⁴⁶ Whill he yet talked to the people: beholde his mother and his brethren stode without desyringe to speake with him. ⁴⁷ Then one sayde vnto hym: beholde thy mother and thy brethre stonde without desiringe to speke wt the. ⁴⁸ He answered and sayd to him that tolde hym: Who is my mother? or who are my brethren? ⁴⁹ And he stretched forth his hond over his disciples and sayd: behold my mother and my brethren. ⁵⁰ For whosoever dothe my fathers will which is in heve the same is my brother suster and mother. ¹³ ¹ The same daye wet Iesus out of ye house and sat by the seesyde ² and moch people resorted vnto him so gretly yt he wet and sat in a shippe and all the people stode on ye shoore. ³ And he spake many thynges to the in similitudes sayinge: Beholde ye sower wet forth to sowe. ⁴ And as he sowed some fell by ye wayessyde and the fowlles came and devoured it vp. ⁵ Some fell apo stony groude where it had not moche erth and a none it sproge vp because it had no depth of erth: ⁶ and when ye sunne was vp it cauht heet and for lake of rotynge wyddred awaye. ⁷ Some fell amoge thornes and the thornes sproge vp and chooked it. ⁸ Parte fell in good groud and brought forth good frute: some an hudred fold some sixtie fold some thyrty folde. ⁹ Whosoever hath eares to heare let him heare. ¹⁰ And the disciples came and sayde to him: Why speakest thou to the in parables? ¹¹ He answered and sayde vnto them: it is geve vnto you to knowe ye secretes of the kyngdome of heve but to the it is not geve. ¹² For whosoever hath to him shall be geven: and he shall have aboundance. But whosoever hath not: fro hym shalbe takyn awaye even that he hath. ¹³ Therfore speake I to them in similitudes: for though they se they se not: and hearinge they heare not: nether vnderstonde. ¹⁴ And in the is fulfilled ye Prophesie of Esayas which prophesie sayth: with the eares ye shall heare and shall not vnderstonde and with the eyes ye shall se and shall not perceave. ¹⁵ For this peoples hertes are wexed grosse and their eares were dull of herynge and their eyes have they closed lest they shulde se with their eyes and heare with their eares and shuld vnderstonde with their hertes and shuld tourne that I myght heale them. ¹⁶ But blessed are youre eyes for they se: and youre eares for they heare. ¹⁷ Verely I say vnto you that many Prophetes and perfaicte me have desired to se tho thinges which ye se and have not sene the: and to heare tho thinges which ye heare and have not herde the. ¹⁸ Heare ye therfore ye similitude of the sower. ¹⁹ Whosoever heareth the worde of ye kingdome and vnderstondeth it not ther cometh the evyll ma and catcheth awaye yt which was sowne in his hert. And this is he which was sowne by the wayesyde. ²⁰ But he yt was sowne in ye stony groude is he which heareth the worde of God and anone wt ioye receaveth it ²¹ yet hath he no rottes in him selfe and therfore dureth but a season: for assone as tribulacion or persecucion aryseth because of the worde by and by he falleth. ²² He yt was sowne amoge thornes is he yt heareth ye worde of God: but the care of this worlde and the dissaytfulnes of ryches choke ye worde and so is he made vnfrutfull. ²³ He which is sowne in ye good grounde is he yt heareth ye worde and vnderstodeth it which also bereth frute and bringeth forth some an.C. folde some sixtie folde and some .xxx. folde. ²⁴ Another similitude put he forth vnto the sayinge: The kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto a man which sowed good seed in his felde. ²⁵ But whyll men slepte ther came his foo and sowed tares amoge ye wheate and wet his waye. ²⁶ When ye blade was sproge vp and had brought forth frute the appered ye tares also. ²⁷ The servauntes came to the housholder and sayde vnto him: Syr sowedest not thou good seed in thy closse fro whece the hath it tares? ²⁸ He sayde to the the envious ma hath done this. Then ye servauntes sayde vnto him: wilt thou then yt we go and gader them? ²⁹ But he sayde nay lest whill ye go aboute to wede out ye tares ye plucke vppe also wt them ye wheate by ye rottes: ³⁰ let bothe growe to gether tyll harvest come and in tyme of harvest I wyll saye to the repers gather ye fyrst ye tares and bind the in sheves to be bret: but gather the wheete into my barne. ³¹ Another parable he put forthe vnto the sayinge. The kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto a grayne of mustard seed which a ma taketh and soweth in his felde ³² which is ye leest of all seedes. But when it is groune it is the greatest amoge yerbes and it is a tree: so yt the bryddes of the ayer come and bylde in the brauches of it. ³³ Another similitude sayde he to them. The kyngdome of heven is lyke vnto leve which a woman taketh and hydeth in .iii. peckes of meele tyll all be levended. ³⁴ All these thynge spake Iesus vnto the people by similitudes and with oute similitudes spake he nothinge to them ³⁵ to fulfyll that which was spoke by the Prophet sayinge: I wyll ope my mouth in similitudes and wyll speake forth thinges which have bene kepte secrete from the begynninge of the worlde. ³⁶ Then sent Iesus ye people awaye and came to housse. And his disciples came vnto him sayinge: declare vnto vs the similitude of the tares of the felde. ³⁷ Then answered he and sayde to them. He that soweth the good seed is the sonne of man. ³⁸ And ye felde is the worlde. And the chyldre of the kingdome they are ye good seed. And the tares are the chyldren of ye wicked. ³⁹ And the enemye that soweth the is ye devell. The harvest is ye end of the worlde. And the repers be ye angels. ⁴⁰ For eve as the tares are gaddred and bret in ye fyre: so shall it be in ye ende of this worlde. ⁴¹ The sonne of man shall send forth his angels and they shall gather out of his kyngdome all thinges that offende and them which do iniquite ⁴² and shall cast them into a furnes of fyre. There shalbe waylynge and gnasshing of teth. ⁴³ Then shall the iuste men shyne as bryght as the sunne in ye kyngdome of their father. Whosoever hath eares to heare let him heare. ⁴⁴ Agayne ye kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto treasure hidde in the felde ye which a man fyndeth and hideth: and for ioy therof goeth and selleth all that he hath and byeth that felde. ⁴⁵ Agayne ye kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto a marchaunt that seketh good pearles ⁴⁶ which when he had founde one precious pearle wet and solde all that he had and bought it. ⁴⁷ Agayne the kyngdome of heve is lyke vnto a neet cast into ye see yt gadereth of all kyndes of fysshes: ⁴⁸ which whe it is full men drawe to londe and sitte and gadre the good into vessels and cast the bad awaye. ⁴⁹ So shall it be at the ende of the worlde. The angels shall come oute and sever the bad from the good ⁵⁰ and shall cast them into a furnes of fyre: there shalbe waylinge and gnasshynge of teth. ⁵¹ Iesus sayde vnto them: vnderstonde ye all these thynges? They sayde ye Lorde. ⁵² The sayde he vnto them: Therfore every scribe which is taught vnto the kyngdome of heve is lyke an housholder which bryngeth forth out of hys treasure thynges bothe new and olde. ⁵³ And it came to passe when Iesus had finisshed these similitudes yt he departed thece ⁵⁴ and came in to his awne coutre and taught them in their synagoges in so moche yt they were astonyed and sayde: whece cometh all this wysdome and power vnto him? ⁵⁵ Is not this the carpeters sonne? Is not his mother called Mary? and his brethre be called Iames and Ioses and Simo and Iudas? ⁵⁶ And are not his susters all here wt vs? Whece hath he all these thynge. ⁵⁷ And they were offended by him. The Iesus sayd to the a Prophet is not wt out honoure save in hys awne countre and amoge his awne kynne. ⁵⁸ And he dyd not many miracles there for there vnbelefes sake. ¹⁴ ¹ At that tyme Herod the tetrarcha hearde of the fame of Iesu ² and sayde vnto his servautes: This is Ihon ye baptist. He is risen agayne from deeth and therfore are soche myracles wrought by him. ³ For Herod had taken Ihon and bounde him and put him in preson for Herodias sake his brother Philips wyfe. ⁴ For Ihon sayde vnto him: Yt is not lawfull for the to have her. ⁵ And when he wold have put him to deeth he feared the people because they counted him as a prophet. ⁶ But when Herodes birth daye was come the doughter of Herodias daunsed before them and pleased Herod. ⁷ Wherfore he promised wt an oth that he wolde geve hir whatsoever she wolde axe. ⁸ And she beinge informed of her mother before sayde: geve me here Ihon baptistes heed in a platter. ⁹ And ye kynge sorowed. Neverthelesse for his othes sake and for their sakis which sate also at ye table he comaunded yt to be geven hir: ¹⁰ and sent and beheeded Ihon in the preson ¹¹ and his heed was brought in a platter and geven to the damsell and she brought it to her mother. ¹² And his disciples came and toke vp his body and buryed it: and went and tolde Iesus. ¹³ When Iesus hearde that he departed thence by shippe in to a desert place out of ye waye. And when the people had hearde therof they folowed him afote out of their cities. ¹⁴ And Iesus went forth and sawe moche people and his herte did melte vpon them and he healed of them those that were sicke. ¹⁵ When even was come his disciples came to him sayinge. This is a deserte place and the daye is spent: let the people departe yt they maye go into ye tounes and bye them vytayllis. ¹⁶ But Iesus sayde vnto them. They have no neade to go awaye. Geve ye the to eate. ¹⁷ Then sayde they vnto him: we have here but .v. loves and two fysshes. ¹⁸ And he sayde: bringe the hyther to me. ¹⁹ And he comaunded ye people to syt downe on ye grasse: and toke ye .v. loves and the .ii. fysshes and loked vp to heven and blessed and brake and gave the loves to his disciples and the disciples gave them to ye people. ²⁰ And they dyd all eate and were suffised. And they gadered vp of ye gobbetes that remayned vii. basketes full. ²¹ And they yt ate werein nobre about .v.M. men besyde wemen and chyldren. ²² And strayght waye Iesus made his disciples enter into a shippe and to goo over before him whill he sent ye people awaye. ²³ And assone as he had sent the people awaye he went vp into a moutayne alone to praye. And when nyght was come he was there himsilf alone. ²⁴ And the shippe was now in the middes of the see and was toost with waves for it was a cotrary wynde. ²⁵ In the fourthe watche of ye night Iesus came vnto them walkynge on the see. ²⁶ And when his disciples sawe him walkynge on the see they were troubled sayinge: it is some spirite and cryed out for feare. ²⁷ And streyght waye Iesus spake vnto them sayinge: be of god cheare it is I be not afrayed. ²⁸ Peter answered him and sayde: master if thou be he bid me come vnto the on the water. ²⁹ And he sayde come. And when Peter was come doune out of ye shippe he walked on ye water to go to Iesus. ³⁰ But when he sawe a myghty wynde he was afrayed. And as he beganne to synke he cryed sayinge: master save me. ³¹ And immediatly Iesus stretched forth his hode and caught him and sayde to him: O thou of lytell faith wherfore diddest thou dout? ³² And assone as they were come in to ye shippe ye wynde ceassed. ³³ Then they that were in the shippe came and worshipped him sayinge: of a truth thou arte ye sonne of God. ³⁴ And when they were come over they went in to ye londe of Genazareth. ³⁵ And when ye men of yt place had knowledge of him they sent out in to all yt countre rounde about and brought vnto him all that were sicke ³⁶ and besought him that they myght touche the hemme of his vesture only. And as many as touched it were made safe. ¹⁵ ¹ Then came to Iesus scribes and pharises from Ierusalem sayinge: ² why do thy disciples transgresse the tradicios of ye elders? for they wesshe not their hondes when they eate breed. ³ He answered and sayde vnto them: why do ye also transgresse ye comaundment of God thorowe youre tradicions? ⁴ For God comaunded sayinge: honoure thy father and mother and he that cursseth father or mother shall suffer deeth. ⁵ But ye saye every ma shall saye to his father or mother: That which thou desyrest of me to helpe ye with: is geven God: ⁶ and so shall he not honoure his father or his mother. And thus haue ye made yt the comaundment of God is with out effecte through youre tradicios. ⁷ Ypocrites well prophesyed of you Esay sayinge: ⁸ This people draweth nye vnto me with their mouthes and honoureth me with their lippes howbe it their hertes are farre from me: ⁹ but in vayne they worshippe me teachinge doctrines whiche are nothing but mens precepts. ¹⁰ And he called the people vnto him and sayde to them: heare and vnderstande. ¹¹ That which goeth into the mouth defyleth not ye man: but that which commeth out of the mouth defyleth the man. ¹² Then came his disciples and sayde vnto him. Perceavest thou not how that the pharises are offended in hearinge thys sayinge? ¹³ He answered and sayde: all plantes which my hevely father hath not planted shalbe plucked vp by the rotes. ¹⁴ Let them alone they be the blynde leaders of the blynde. If the blynde leede the blynde boothe shall fall into the dyche. ¹⁵ Then answered Peter and sayd to him: declare vnto vs this parable. ¹⁶ Then sayde Iesus: are ye yet with oute vnderstondinge? ¹⁷ perceave ye not that what soever goeth in at the mouth descendeth doune in to the bely and is cast out into the draught? ¹⁸ But those thingis which procede out of the mouth come from the herte and they defyle the man. ¹⁹ For out of the herte come evyll thoughtis murder breakyng of wedlocke whordo theefte falce witnes berynge blasphemye. ²⁰ These are the thingis which defyle a man. But to eate with vnwesshen hondes defyleth not a man. ²¹ And Iesus went thence and departed in to the costis of Tyre and Sidon. ²² And beholde a woman which was a Cananite came out of ye same coostis and cryed vnto him sayinge: have mercy on me Lorde the sonne of David my doughter is pytiously vexed with a devyll. ²³ And he gave her never a worde to answer. Then came to him his disciples and besought him sayinge: sende her awaye for she foloweth vs cryinge. ²⁴ He answered and sayde: I am not sent but vnto ye loost shepe of ye housse of Israel. ²⁵ Then she came and worshipped him sayinge: master helpe me. ²⁶ He answered and sayde: it is not good to take the chyldrens breed and to cast it to whelpes. ²⁷ She answered and sayde: truthe Lorde: neverthelesse the whelpes eate of the cromes which fall from their masters table. ²⁸ Then Iesus answered and sayde vnto her. O woman greate is thy faith be it to the even as thou desyrest. And her doughter was made whole even at that same houre. ²⁹ Then Iesus went awaye from thence and came nye vnto the see of Galile and went vp in to a mountayne and sat doune there. ³⁰ And moche people came vnto him havinge with the halt blynde domme maymed and other many: and cast them doune at Iesus fete. And he healed them ³¹ in so moche that the people wondred to se the dome speake the maymed whole the halt to go and ye blynde to se. And they glorified the God of Israel. ³² Then Iesus called his disciples to him and sayde: I have compassion on ye people becau se they have cotynued with me now .iii. dayes and have nought to eate: and I wyll not let them departe fastinge leste they perisshe in ye waye. ³³ And his disciples sayd vnto him: whece shuld we get so moche breed in ye wildernes as shuld suffise so greate a multitude? ³⁴ And Iesus sayde vnto them: how many loves have ye? And they sayde: seven and a feawe litle fysshes. ³⁵ And he comaunded ye people to syt doune on ye grounde: ³⁶ and toke the seven loves and the fysshes and gave thankes and brake them and gave to his disciples and the disciples gave them to the people. ³⁷ And they dyd all eate and were suffised. And they toke vp of the broke meate that was lefte .vii. basketes full. ³⁸ And yet they that ate were .iiii.M. men besyde wemen and chyldren. ³⁹ And he sent awaye the people and toke shippe and came into the parties of Magdala. ¹⁶ ¹ Then came the pharises and saduces and did tempte him desyringe him to shewe them some signe from heve. ² He answered and sayde vnto the. At even ye saye we shall have fayre wedder and yt because ye skye is reed: ³ and in the morninge ye saye to daye shalbe foule wedder and that because the skye is cloudy and reed. O ye ypocrites ye can discerne ye fassion of the skye: and can ye not discerne ye signes of the tymes? ⁴ The frowarde nacion and advoutrous seketh a signe and there shall non other signe be geven vnto them but the signe of the prophet Ionas. So lefte he them and departed. ⁵ And when his disciples were come to the other side of the water they had forgotte to take breed with the. ⁶ Then Iesus sayd vnto them: Take hede and beware of the leve of ye Pharises and of ye Saduces. ⁷ And they thought in them selves sayinge: because we have brought no breed with vs. ⁸ When Iesus vnderstode that he sayd vnto the. O ye of lytell faith why are youre mindes cumbred because ye have brought no breed? ⁹ Do ye not yet perceave nether remeber those .v. loves when there were .v.M. men and how many baskettes toke ye vp? ¹⁰ Nether the .vii. loves when there were .iiiii.M. and how many baskettes toke ye vp? ¹¹ Why perceave ye not then yt I spake not vnto you of breed whe I sayde beware of the leven of the Pharises and of the Saduces? ¹² The vnderstode they how that he bad not them beware of the leven of breed: but of the doctrine of the Pharises and of the Saduces. ¹³ When Iesus cam in to the costes of the cite which is called Cesarea Philippi he axed his disciples sayinge: whom do men saye yt I the sonne of ma am? ¹⁴ They saide some saye yt thou arte Ihon Baptist some Helias some Ieremias or one of ye prophetes. ¹⁵ He sayde vnto the: but who saye ye yt I am? ¹⁶ Simo Peter answered and sayde: Thou arte Christ ye sonne of the lyvinge God. ¹⁷ And Iesus answered and sayde to him: happy arte thou Simon the sonne of Ionas for fleshe and bloud hath not opened vnto the yt but my father which is in heve. ¹⁸ And I saye also vnto the yt thou arte Peter: and apon this rocke I wyll bylde my congregacion. And the gates of hell shall not prevayle ageynst it. ¹⁹ And I wyll geve vnto the the keyes of the kyngdom of heven: and whatsoever thou byndest vpon erth shall be bounde in heven: and whatsoever thou lowsest on erthe shalbe lowsed in heven. ²⁰ Then he charged his disciples yt they shulde tell no man yt he was Iesus Christ. ²¹ From yt tyme forth Iesus began to shewe vnto his disciples how yt he must go vnto Ierusalem and suffer many thinges of ye Elders and of ye hye prestes and of the scribes and must be killed and ryse agayne ye thirde daye. ²² But Peter toke him asyde and began to rebuke him sayinge: master faver thy sylfe this shall not come vnto the. ²³ Then tourned he aboute and sayde vnto Peter: come after me Satan thou offendest me because thou sauourest not godly thinges but wordly thinges ²⁴ Iesus then sayde to his disciples. If eny man wyll folowe me leet him forsake him sylfe and take vp his crosse and folowe me. ²⁵ For who soever wyll save his lyfe shall loose it. And whosoever shall loose his lyfe for my sake shall fynde it. ²⁶ What shall it proffet a man though he shulde wynne all the whoole worlde: yf he loose his owne soule? Or els what shall a man geve to redeme his soule agayne with all? ²⁷ For the sonne of man shall come in the glory of his father wt his angels: and then shall he rewarde every man accordinge to his dedes. ²⁸ Verely I saye vnto you some ther be amonge them that here stonde which shall not taste of deeth tyll they shall have sene the sonne of man come in his kyngdomen. ¹⁷ ¹ And after. vi. dayes Iesus toke Peter and Iames and Ihon his brother and brought them vp into an hye mountayne out of the waye ² and was transfygured before them: and his face did shyne as the sunne and his clothes were as whyte as the light. ³ And beholde ther appered vnto the Moses and Helyas talkinge with him. ⁴ Then answered Peter and sayde to Iesus: master here is good beinge for vs. If thou wylt leet vs make here .iii. tabernacles one for the and one for Moses and one for Helyas. ⁵ Whyll he yet spake beholde a bright cloude shadowed them. And beholde there came a voyce out of ye cloude sayinge: this is my deare sonne in whom I delite heare him. ⁶ And when the disciples hearde that they fell on their faces and were soore afrayed. ⁷ And Iesus came and touched them and sayde: aryse and be not afrayed. ⁸ And when they looked vp they saw no man saue Iesus onely. ⁹ And as they came doune from the mountayne Iesus charged them sayinge: se yt ye shewe the vision to no man vntyll the sonne of man be rysen ageyne from deeth. ¹⁰ And his disciples axed of him sayinge: Why then saye the scribes yt Helyas muste fyrst come? ¹¹ Iesus answered and sayd vnto them: Helyas shall fyrst come and restore all thinges. ¹² And I saye vnto you yt Helyas is come alredy and they knewe him not: but have done vnto him whatsoever they lusted. In lyke wyse shall also the sonne of man suffre of the. ¹³ Then ye disciples perceaved that he spake vnto them of Ihon baptist. ¹⁴ And when they were come to ye people ther cam to him a certayne man and kneled doune to him and sayde: ¹⁵ Master have mercy on my sonne for he is franticke: and is sore vexed. And oft tymes he falleth into the fyre and oft into ye water ¹⁶ And I brought him to thy disciples and they coulde not heale him. ¹⁷ Iesus answered and sayde: O generacion faythles and croked: how longe shall I be with you? how longe shall I suffre you? bring him hidder to me. ¹⁸ And Iesus rebuked the devyll and he ca out of him. And ye child was healed even yt same houre. ¹⁹ Then came the disciples to Iesus secretly and sayde: Why could not we cast him out? ²⁰ Iesus sayd vnto the: Because of youre vnbelefe For I saye veryly vnto you: yf ye had faythe as a grayne of musterd seed ye shuld saye vnto this moutayne remove hence to yonder place and he shuld remove: nether shuld eny thinge be vnpossible for you to do. ²¹ How be it this kynde goeth not oute but by prayer and fastinge. ²² As they passed the tyme in Galile Iesus sayde vnto them: the sonne of man shalbe betrayed into the hondes of men ²³ and they shall kill him and the thyrd daye he shall ryse agayne. And they sorowed greatly. ²⁴ And when they were come to Capernau they yt were wont to gadre poll money came to Peter and sayde: Doth youre master paye tribute? ²⁵ He sayd: ye. And when he was come into the house Iesus spake fyrst to him saying What thinkest thou Simon? of whome do ye kynges of the erth take tribute or poll money? of their chyldren or of straungers? ²⁶ Peter sayde vnto him: of straungers. Then sayd Iesus vnto him agayne: Then are the chyldren fre. ¹⁸ ¹ The same tyme the disciples came vnto Iesus saying: who is ye greatest in the kyngdome of heve? ² Iesus called a chylde vnto him and set him in the middes of them: ³ and sayd. Verely I say vnto you: except ye tourne and become as chyldren ye cannot enter into the kyngdom of heven. ⁴ Whosoever therfore humble him sylfe as this chylde the same is the greatest in ye kyngdome of heve. ⁵ And who soever receaveth suche a chylde in my name receaveth me. ⁶ But whosoever offende one of these lytelons which beleve in me: it were better for him that a milstone were hanged aboute his necke and that he were drouned in the depth of the see. ⁷ Wo be vnto the world because of offences. How be it it cannot be avoided but yt offences shalbe geven. Neverthelesse woo be to ye man by who the offence cometh. ⁸ Wherfore yf thy honde or thy fote offende the cut him of and cast him from the. It ys better for the to enter into lyfe halt or maymed rather then thou shuldest havinge two hondes or two fete be cast into everlasting fyre. ⁹ And yf also thyne eye offende the plucke him oute and caste him from the. It is better for the to enter into lyfe with one eye then havyng two eyes to be cast into hell fyre. ¹⁰ Se that ye despise not one of these litelons. For I saye vnto you yt in heven their angels alwayes behold the face of my father which is in heven. ¹¹ Ye and the sonne of man is come to saue that which is lost. ¹² How thinke ye? Yf a man have an hondred shepe and one of them be gone astray dothe he not leve nynty and nyne in ye moutains and go and seke that one which is gone astray? ¹³ If it happen that he fynd him veryly I say vnto you: he reioyseth more of that shepe then of the nynty and nyne which went not astray. ¹⁴ Even so it is not the wyll of youre father in heven that one of these lytelons shulde perishe. ¹⁵ Moreover yf thy brother treaspace agenst the. Go and tell him his faute betwene him and the alone. Yf he heare the thou hast wone thy brother: ¹⁶ But yf he heare the not then take yet with the one or two that in the mouth of two or thre witnesses all thinges maye be stablisshed. ¹⁷ If he heare not them tell it vnto the congregacion. If he heare not ye congregacion take him as an hethen man and as a publican. ¹⁸ Verely I say vnto you what soever ye bynde on erth shalbe bounde in heven. And what soever ye lowse on erth shalbe lowsed in heven. ¹⁹ Agayn I say vnto you that yf two of you shall agre in erth apon eny maner thynge what soever they shall desyre: it shalbe geven them of my father which is in heven. ²⁰ For where two or thre are gathered togedder in my name there am I in the myddes of them. ²¹ Then came Peter to him and sayde: master howe ofte shall I forgeve my brother yf he synne agaynst me seven tymes? ²² Iesus sayd vnto him: I saye not vnto the seven tymes: but seventy tymes seven tymes. ²³ Therfore is ye kingdome of heven lykened vnto a certayne kynge which wolde take a countis of his servauntis. ²⁴ And when he had begone to recken one was broughte vnto him whiche ought him ten thousande talentis: ²⁵ whome be cause he had nought to paye his master commaunded him to be solde and his wyfe and his chyldren and all that he had and payment to be made. ²⁶ The servaunt fell doune and besought him sayinge: Sir geve me respyte and I wyll paye it every whit. ²⁷ Then had the Lorde pytie on that servaunt and lowsed him and forgave him the det. ²⁸ And ye sayde servaut wet oute and founde one of his felowes which ought him an hundred pence and leyed hondes on him and toke him by the throote sayinge: paye me yt thou owest. ²⁹ And his felowe fell doune and besought him sayinge: have pacience with me and I wyll paye the all. ³⁰ And he wolde not but went and cast him into preson tyll he shulde paye the det. ³¹ When his other felowes sawe what was done they were very sory and came and tolde vnto their lorde all yt had happened. ³² Then his lorde called him and sayde vnto him. O evyll servaut I forgave the all that det because thou prayedst me: was it not mete also yt thou ³³ shuldest have had copassion on thy felow even as I had pitie on ye? ³⁴ And his lorde was wrooth and delyuered him to the iaylers tyll he shnld paye all that was due to him. ³⁵ So lyke wyse shall my hevenly father do vnto you except ye forgeve with youre hertes eache one to his brother their treaspases. ¹⁹ ¹ And it came to passe when Iesus had fynisshed those sayinges he gat him from Galile and came into the coostes of Iewry beyonde Iordan ² and moche people folowed him and he healed them theare. ³ Then came vnto him the pharises temtinge him and sayinge to him: Ys it lawfull for a man to put awaye his wyfe for all maner of causes? ⁴ He answered and sayd vnto them: Have ye not redde how that he which made man at the beginninge made them man and woman ⁵ and sayde: for this thinge shall a ma leve father and mother and cleve vnto his wyfe and they twayne shalbe one flesshe. ⁶ Wherfore now are they not twayne but one flesshe. Let not man therfore put a sunder that which God hath cuppled to gedder. ⁷ The sayde they to him: why did Moses comaunde to geve a testimoniall of divorsemet and to put hyr awaye? ⁸ He sayde vnto them: Moses because of the hardnes of youre hertes suffred you to put awaye youre wyfes: But from ye beginnynge it was not so. ⁹ I saye therfore vnto you whosoever putteth awaye his wyfe (except it be for fornicacion) and maryeth another breaketh wedlocke. And whosoever maryeth her which is divorsed doeth commyt advoutry. ¹⁰ Then sayde his disciples to him: yf the mater be so betwene man and wyfe then is it not good to mary. ¹¹ He sayde vnto them: all me can not awaye with that sayinge save they to whom it is geve. ¹² Ther are chaste which were so borne out of their mothers belly. And ther are chaste which be made of men. And ther be chaste which have made them selves chaste for the kyngdome of heves sake. He that can take it let him take it. ¹³ Then were brought to him yonge chyldre that he shuld put his hondes on them and praye And the disciples rebuked them. ¹⁴ But Iesus sayde: suffre the chyldren and forbid them not to come to me: for of suche is the kyngdome of heven. ¹⁵ And when he had put his hondes on them he departed thence. ¹⁶ And beholde one came and sayde vnto him: good master what good thinge shall I do that I maye have eternall lyfe? ¹⁷ He sayde vnto him: why callest thou me good? there is none good but one and that is God. But yf thou wylt entre in to lyfe kepe the commaundementes. ¹⁸ The other sayde to him Which? And Iesus sayde: breake no wedloke kill not steale not: beare not falce witnes: ¹⁹ honoure father and mother: and love thyne neighbour as thy sylfe. ²⁰ And the younge man sayde vnto him: I have observed all these thingis from my youth what lacke I yet? ²¹ And Iesus sayde vnto him yf thou wylt be perfecte goo and sell that thou hast and geve it to the povre and thou shalt have treasure in heven and come and folowe me. ²² When ye younge ma hearde yt sayinge he wet awaye mourninge. For he had greate possessions. ²³ Then Iesus sayde vnto his disciples: Verely I saye vnto you: yt is harde for a ryche ma to enter into ye kyngdome of heaven. ²⁴ And moreover I saye vnto you: it is easier for a camell to go through the eye of a nedle then for a ryche man to enter into the kyngdome of God. ²⁵ When his disciples hearde that they were excedingly amased sayinge: who then can be saved? ²⁶ Iesus behelde the and sayde vnto them: with men this is vnpossible but with God all thinges are possible. ²⁷ Then answered Peter and sayde to him: Beholde we have forsaken all and folowed the what shall we have? ²⁸ Iesus sayde vnto them: verely I saye to you: when the sonne of man shall syt in ye seate of his maieste ye which folowe me in ye seconde generacion shall syt also vpon .xii. seates and iudge ye .xii. tribes of Israel. ²⁹ And whosoever forsaketh housses or brethren or systers other father or mother or wyfe or chyldren or landes for my names sake ye same shall receave an hundred folde and shall inheret everlastynge lyfe. ³⁰ Many that are fyrste shalbe laste and the laste shalbe fyrste. ²⁰ ¹ For the kyngdome of heven ys lyke vnto an houssholder which went out erly in the morninge to hyre labourers into hys vyneyarde. ² And he agreed wt the labourers for a peny a daye and sent them into his vyneyarde. ³ And he went out about the thyrde houre and sawe other stonding ydell in the marketplace ⁴ and sayd vnto them go ye also into my vyneyarde: and whatsoever is right I will geve you. And they went there waye. ⁵ Agayne he wet out about the sixte and nynthe houre and dyd lyke wyse. ⁶ And he went out aboute the eleventhe houre and founde other stondynge ydell and sayde vnto them: Why stonde ye here all the daye ydell? ⁷ They sayde vnto hym: because no man hath hyred vs. He sayde to them: goo ye alsoo into my vyneyarde and whatsoever is right that shall ye receave. ⁸ When even was come the lorde of the vyneyarde sayde vnto hys steward: call the labourers and geve them their hyre beginnyng at ye laste tyll thou come to ye fyrste. ⁹ And they whiche were hyred aboute the eleventhe houre came and receaved every man a peny. ¹⁰ Then came ye fyrst supposyng yt they shuld receave moare: and they likewyse receaved every man a peny. ¹¹ And when they had receaved it they murmured agaynst the good man of the housse ¹² saying: These laste have wrought but one houre and thou hast made them equall vnto vs which have born ye burthe and heet of the daye. ¹³ He answered to one of the sayinge: frende I do the no wronge: dyddest thou not agre wt me for a peny? ¹⁴ Take that which is thy duty and go thy waye. I will geve vnto this last as moche as to the. ¹⁵ Ys it not lawfull for me to do as me listeth with myne awne? Ys thyne eye evyll because I am good? ¹⁶ Soo the laste shalbe fyrste and the fyrste shalbe laste. For many are called and feawe be chosen. ¹⁷ And Iesus ascended to Ierusalem and toke the .xii. disciples a parte in the waye and sayde to the. ¹⁸ Beholde we goo vp to Ierusalem and the sonne of ma shalbe betrayed vnto ye chefe prestes and vnto the scribes and they shall condene him to deeth ¹⁹ and shall delyvre him to the getils to be mocked to be scourged and to be crucified: and ye thyrd daye he shall ryse agayne. ²⁰ Then came to hym the mother of zebedes chyldren with her sonnes worshippynge him and desyringe a certayne thinge of him. ²¹ And he sayd vnto her: what wilt thou have? She sayde vnto him: Gravnte that these my two sonnes may sit ye one on thy right hond and the other on ye lifte hond in thy kyngdome. ²² Iesus answered and sayd: Ye wot not what ye axe. Are ye able to drynke of the cuppe yt I shall drynke of and to be baptised wt the baptyme that I shalbe baptised with? They answered to him that we are. ²³ And he sayd vnto the: Ye shall drinke of my cvp and shalbe baptised with the baptyme that I shalbe baptised with. But to syt on my ryght hond and on my lyst hond is not myne to geve: but to them for whom it is prepared of my father. ²⁴ And when the ten hearde this they disdayned at ye two brethre: ²⁵ But Iesus called them vnto him and sayde: Ye knowe yt the lordes of the gentyls have dominacio over them. And they that are great exercise power over the. ²⁶ It shall not be so amoge you. But whosoever wyll be greate amoge you let him be youre minister: ²⁸ eve as the sonne of man came not to be ministred vnto but to minister and to geve his lyfe for the redempcion of many. ²⁹ And as they departed fro Hierico moche people folowed him. ³⁰ And beholde two blinde men sittinge by ye waysyde whe they hearde Iesus passe by cryed sayinge: Thou Lorde ye sonne of David have mercy on vs. ³¹ And ye people rebuked them be cause they shulde holde their peace. But they cryed ye moare sayinge: have mercy on vs thou Lorde which arte ye sonne of David. ³² Then Iesus stode styll and called the and sayde: what will ye that I shulde do to you: ³³ They sayd to him: Lorde that oure eyes maye be opened. ³⁴ Iesus had copassion on the and touched their eyes. And immediatly their eyes receaved syght. And they folowed him. ²¹ ¹ When they drewe neye vnto Ierusalem and were come to Betphage vnto mounte olivete: then sent Iesus two of his disciples ² saiynge to the. Go in to the toune that lyeth over agaynste you and anone ye shall fynde an asse bounde and her colte with her: lose them and bringe them vnto me. ³ And if eny man saye ought vnto you saye ye yt the lorde hath neade of them: and streyght waye he will let them go. ⁴ All this was done to fulfyll that which was spoken by the Prophet sayinge: ⁵ Tell ye the doughter of Sion: beholde thy kynge cometh vnto the meke and sittinge vpon an asse and a colte the fole of an asse vsed to the yooke. ⁶ The disciples went and dyd as Iesus comaunded them ⁷ and brought ye asse and the colte and put on them their clothes and set him theron. ⁸ And many of the people spreed their garmentes in ye waye. Other cut doune braunches fro the trees and strawed them in the waye. ⁹ Moreover the people that went before and they also that came after cryed sayinge: Hosanna to ye sonne of David. Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lorde Hosanna in the hyest. ¹⁰ And when he was come in to Ierusalem all the cyte was moved sayinge: who is this? ¹¹ And the people sayde: this is Iesus the Prophet of Nazareth a cyte of Galile. ¹² And Iesus went in to the temple of God and cast out all them that soulde and bought in the temple and overthrew the tables of the mony chaugers and the seates of them that solde doves ¹³ and sayde to them: It is wrytten my housse shalbe called the housse of prayer. But ye have made it a denne of theves. ¹⁴ And the blinde and the halt came to him in ye teple and he healed the. ¹⁵ When the chefe prestes and scribes sawe the marveylles that he dyd and the chyldren cryinge in the teple and sayinge Hosanna to the sonne of David they disdayned ¹⁶ and sayde vnto him: hearest thou what these saye? Iesus sayde vnto them yee: have ye never redde of the mouth of babes and suckelinges thou haste ordeyned prayse? ¹⁷ And he lefte the and wet out of ye cite vnto Bethanie and had his abydige there. ¹⁸ In the mornynge as he returned in to the cyte ageyne he hungred ¹⁹ and spyed a fygge trre in the waye and came to it and founde nothinge theron but leves only and sayd to it never frute growe on the hence forwardes. And ano the fygge tree wyddered awaye. ²⁰ And when his disciples sawe that they marveled sayinge: Howe sone is the fygge tree wyddered awaye? ²¹ Iesus answered and sayde vnto the: Verely I saye vnto you yf ye shall have faith and shall not dout ye shall not only do that which I have done to the fygge tree: but also yf ye shall saye vnto this moutayne take thy silfe awaye and cast thy silfe into the see it shalbe done. ²² And whatsoever ye shall axe in prayer (if ye beleve) ye shall receave it. ²³ And when he was come into the teple the chefe prestes and the elders of the people came vnto him as he was teachinge and sayde: by what auctorite doest thou these thinges? and who gave the this power? ²⁴ Iesus answered and sayde vnto them: I also will axe of you a certayne question which if ye assoyle me I in lyke wyse wyll tell you by what auctorite I do these thinges. ²⁵ The baptime of Iohn: whence was it? fro heve or of men? Then they reasoned amoge them selves sayinge: yf we shall saye fro heven he will saye vnto vs: why dyd ye not then beleve hym? ²⁶ But and if we shall saye of men then feare we the people. For all men helde Iohn as a Prophet. ²⁷ And they answered Iesus and sayde: we cannot tell. And he lyke wyse sayd vnto them: nether tell I you by what auctorite I do these thinges. ²⁸ What saye ye to this? A certayne man had two sonnes and came to ye elder and sayde: sonne go and worke to daye in my vineyarde. ²⁹ He answered and sayde I will not: but afterwarde repented and went. ³⁰ Then came he to the second and sayde lyke wyse. And he answered and sayde: I will syr: yet wet not. ³¹ Whether of the twayne dyd the will of the father? And they sayde vnto hym: the fyrst. Iesus sayde vnto the: verely I saye vnto you that the publicans and the harlotes shall come into ye kyngdome of God before you. ³² For Iohn came vnto you in the waye of rightewesnes and ye beleved hym not. But the publicans and the harlotes beleved him. And yet ye (though ye sawe it) were not yet moved with repentaunce that ye myght afterwarde have beleved hym. ³³ Herken another similitude. Ther was a certayne housholder which planted a vineyarde and hedged it roude about and made a wynpresse in it and bilt a tower and let it out to husbandmen and wet in to a straunge coutre. ³⁴ And when the tyme of the frute drewe neare he sent his servauntes to the husbandmen to receave the frutes of it. ³⁵ And ye husbandme caught his servauntes and bet one kylled another and stoned another. ³⁶ Agayne he sent other servantes moo then the fyrst: and they served them lyke wyse. ³⁷ But last of all he sent vnto the his awne sonne sayinge: they will feare my sonne. ³⁸ But when the husbandmen sawe the sonne they sayde amoge the selves: This is the heyre: come let vs kyll him and let vs take his inheritaunce to oure selves. ³⁹ And they caught him and thrust him out of the vineyarde and slewe him. ⁴⁰ When the lorde of the vyneyarde commeth what will he do wt those husbandme? ⁴¹ They sayde vnto him: he will cruellye destroye those evyll persons and wyll let out his vyneyarde vnto other husbandmen which shall delyver him the frute at tymes convenient ⁴² Iesus sayde vnto the: dyd ye never redde in the scriptures? The stone which ye bylders refused ye same is set in ye principall parte of ye corner: this was the lordes doinge and yt is mervelous in oure eyes. ⁴³ Therfore saye I vnto you the kyngdome of God shalbe take from you and shalbe geve to the getyls which shall brynge forth the frutes of it. ⁴⁴ And whosoever shall fall on this stone he shalbe broken but on whosoever it shall fall vpon it will grynde him to powder. ⁴⁵ And when the chefe prestes and Pharises hearde these similitudes they perceaved yt he spake of the. ⁴⁶ And they wet about to laye hondes on him but they feared ye people because they tooke him as a Prophet.