Matthew 13:3-21:46 And he spac to hem many thingis in parablis, and seide, Lo! he that sowith, yede out to sowe his seed.

Wycliffe⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ And he spac to hem many thingis in parablis, and seide, Lo! he that sowith, yede out to sowe his seed. ⁴ And while he sowith, summe seedis felden bisidis the weie, and briddis of the eir camen, and eeten hem. ⁵ But othere seedis felden in to stony places, where thei hadden not myche erthe; and anoon thei sprongen vp, for thei hadden not depnesse of erthe. ⁶ But whanne the sonne was risun, thei swaliden, and for thei hadden not roote, thei drieden vp. ⁷ And other seedis felden among thornes; and thornes woxen vp, and strangeleden hem. ⁸ But othere seedis felden in to good lond, and yauen fruyt; summe an hundrid foold, an othir sixti foold, an othir thritti foold. ⁹ He that hath eris of heryng, here he. ¹⁰ And the disciplis camen nyy, and seiden to him, Whi spekist thou in parablis to hem? ¹¹ And he answeride, and seide to hem, `For to you it is youun to knowe the priuytees of the kyngdom of heuenes; but it is not youun to hem. ¹² For it shal be youun to hym that hath, and he shal haue plente; but if a man hath not, also that thing that he hath shal be takun awei fro hym. ¹³ Therfor Y speke to hem in parablis, for thei seynge seen not, and thei herynge heren not, nether vndurstonden; ¹⁴ that the prophesie of Ysaie `seiynge be fulfillid `in hem, With heryng ye schulen here, and ye shulen not vndurstonde; and ye seynge schulen se, and ye shulen not se; ¹⁵ for the herte of this puple is greetli fattid, and thei herden heuyli with eeris, and thei han closed her iyen, lest sumtime thei seen with iyen, and with eeris heeren, and vndirstonden in herte, and thei be conuertid, and Y heele hem. ¹⁶ But youre iyen that seen ben blesside, and youre eeris that heren. ¹⁷ Forsothe Y seie to you, that manye profetis and iust men coueitiden to se tho thingis that ye seen, and thei sayn not, and to heere tho thingis that ye heren, and thei herden not. ¹⁸ Therfor here ye the parable of the sowere. ¹⁹ Ech that herith the word of the rewme, and vndirstondith not, the yuel spirit cometh, and rauyschith that that is sowun in his herte; this it is, that is sowun bisidis the weie. ²⁰ But this that is sowun on the stony loond, this it is, that herith the word of God, and anoon with ioye takith it. ²¹ And he hath not roote in hym silf, but is temporal. For whanne tribulacioun and persecucioun is maad for the word, anoon he is sclaundrid. ²² But he that is sowun in thornes, is this that heerith the word, and the bisynesse of this world, and the fallace of ritchessis strangulith the word, and it is maad with outen fruyt. ²³ But he that is sowun in to good loond, is this that herith the word, and vnderstondeth, and bryngith forth fruyt. And summe makith an hundrid fold, treuli anothir sixti fold, and another thritti fold. ²⁴ Anothir parable Jhesus puttide forth to hem, and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk to a man, that sewe good seed in his feld. ²⁵ And whanne men slepten, his enemy cam, and sewe aboue taris in the myddil of whete, and wente awei. ²⁶ But whanne the erbe was growed, and made fruyt, thanne the taris apperiden. ²⁷ And the seruauntis of the hosebonde man camen, and seiden to hym, Lord, whether hast thou not sowun good seed in thi feeld? where of thanne hath it taris? ²⁸ And he seide to hem, An enemy hath do this thing. And the seruauntis seiden to him, `Wolt thou that we goon, and gaderen hem? ²⁹ And he seide, Nay, lest perauenture ye in gaderynge taris drawen vp with hem the whete bi the roote. ³⁰ Suffre ye hem bothe to wexe in to repyng tyme; and in the tyme of ripe corne Y shal seie to the reperis, First gadere ye to gidere the taris, and bynde hem to gidere in knytchis to be brent, but gadere ye whete in to my berne. ³¹ Another parable Jhesus puttide forth to hem, and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a corn of seneuey, which a man took, and sewe in his feeld. ³² Which is the leeste of alle seedis, but whanne it hath woxen, it is the moste of alle wortis, and is maad a tre; so that briddis of the eir comen, and dwellen in the bowis therof. ³³ Another parable Jhesus spac to hem, The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to sour douy, which a womman took, and hidde in thre mesuris of mele, til it were alle sowrid. ³⁴ Jhesus spac alle thes thingis in parablis to the puple, and he spac not to hem with out parablis, that it schulde be fulfillid, ³⁵ that is seid bi the prophete, seiynge, Y shal opene my mouth in parablis; Y shal telle out hid thingis fro the makyng of the world. ³⁶ Thanne he lefte the puple, and cam in to an hous; and hise disciplis camen to him, and seiden, Expowne to vs the parable of taris of the feeld. ³⁷ Which answeride, and seide, He that sowith good seed is mannus sone; ³⁸ the feeld is the world; but the good seed, these ben sones of the kyngdom, but taris, these ben yuele children; ³⁹ the enemye that sowith hem is the feend; and the ripe corn is the endyng of the world, the reperis ben aungels. ⁴⁰ Therfor as taris ben gaderid togidere, and ben brent in fier, so it shal be in the endyng of the world. ⁴¹ Mannus sone shal sende hise aungels, and thei schulen gadere fro his rewme alle sclaundris, and hem that doon wickidnesse; ⁴² and thei schulen sende hem in to the chymney of fier, there shal be weping and betyng to gidere of teeth. ⁴³ Thanne iuste men schulen schyne as the sunne, in the rewme of her fadir. He that hath eeris of heryng, here he. ⁴⁴ The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to tresour hid in a feld, which a man that fyndith, hidith; and for ioye of it he goith, and sillith alle thingis that he hath, and bieth thilk feeld. ⁴⁵ Eftsoone the kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a marchaunt, that sechith good margaritis; ⁴⁶ but whanne he hath foundun o precious margarite, he wente, and selde alle thingis that he hadde, and bouyte it. ⁴⁷ Eft the kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a nette cast into the see, and that gaderith to gidere of al kynde of fisschis; ⁴⁸ which whanne it was ful, thei drowen vp, and seten bi the brenke, and chesen the goode in to her vessels, but the yuel thei kesten out. ⁴⁹ So it schal be in the endyng of the world. Aungels schulen go out, and schulen departe yuel men fro the myddil of iuste men. ⁵⁰ And thei shulen sende hem in to the chymnei of fier; ther shal be weping and gryntyng of teeth. ⁵¹ Han ye vndirstonde alle these thingis? Thei seien to hym, Yhe. ⁵² He seith to hem, Therfor euery wise man of lawe in the kyngdom of heuenes, is lijk to an hosebonde man, that bryngith forth of his tresoure newe thingis and elde. ⁵³ And it was doon, whanne Jhesus hadde endid these parablis, he passide fro thennus. ⁵⁴ And he cam in to his cuntrei, and tauyte hem in her synagogis, so that thei wondriden, and seiden, Fro whennus this wisdam and vertues camen to this? ⁵⁵ Whether `is not this the sone of a carpentere? Whether his modir be not seid Marie? and hise britheren, James, and Joseph, and Symount, and Judas? and hise sistris, ⁵⁶ whether thei alle ben not among us? Fro whennus thanne `alle thes thingis camen to this? ⁵⁷ And so thei weren sclaundrid in hym. But Jhesus seide to hem, A profete is not with oute worschip, but in his owen cuntre, and in his owen hous. ⁵⁸ And he dide not there manye vertues, for the vnbileue of hem. ¹⁴ ¹ In that tyme Eroude tetrarke, prynce of the fourthe part, herde the fame of Jhesu; ² and seide to hise children, This is Joon Baptist, he is rysun fro deeth, and therfor vertues worchen in hym. ³ For Heroude hadde holde Joon, and bounde hym, and puttide hym `in to prisoun for Herodias, the wijf of his brothir. ⁴ For Joon seide to him, It is not leueful to thee to haue hir. ⁵ And he willynge to sle hym, dredde the puple; for thei hadden hym as a prophete. ⁶ But in the dai of Heroudis birthe, the douytir of Herodias daunside in the myddil, and pleside Heroude. ⁷ Wherfor with an ooth he bihiyte to yyue to hir, what euere thing she hadde axid of hym. ⁸ And she bifor warned of hir modir, seide, Yif thou to me here the heed of Joon Baptist in a disch. ⁹ And the kyng was sorewful, but for the ooth, and for hem that saten to gidere at the mete, he comaundide to be youun. ¹⁰ And he sente, and bihedide Joon in the prisoun. ¹¹ And his heed was brouyt in a dische, and it was youun to the damysel, and she bar it to hir modir. ¹² And hise disciplis camen, and token his bodi, and birieden it; and thei camen, and tolden to Jhesu. ¹³ And whanne Jhesus hadde herd this thing, he wente fro thennus in a boot, in to desert place bisides. And whanne the puple hadde herd, thei folewiden hym on her feet fro citees. ¹⁴ And Jhesus yede out, and sai a greet puple, and hadde reuthe on hem, and heelide the sike men of hem. ¹⁵ But whanne the euentid was com, hise disciplis camen to him, and seiden, The place is desert, and the tyme is now passid; lat the puple go in to townes, to bye hem mete. ¹⁶ Jhesus seide to hem, Thei han not nede to go; yyue ye hem sumwhat to ete. ¹⁷ Thei answeriden, We han not heere, but fyue looues and twei fischis. ¹⁸ And he seide to hem, Brynge ye hem hidur to me. ¹⁹ And whanne he hadde comaundid the puple to sitte to meete on the heye, he took fyue looues and twei fischis, and he bihelde in to heuene, and blesside, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis; and the disciplis yauen to the puple. ²⁰ And alle eten, and weren fulfillid. And thei tooken the relifs of brokun gobetis, twelue cofynes ful. ²¹ And the noumbre of men that eten was fyue thousynde of men, outakun wymmen and lytle children. ²² And anoon Jhesus compellide the disciplis to go vp in to a boot, and go bifor hym ouer the see, while he lefte the puple. ²³ And whanne the puple was left, he stiede aloone in to an hil for to preie. But whanne the euenyng was come, he was there aloone. ²⁴ And the boot in the myddel of the see was schoggid with wawis, for the wynd was contrarie to hem. ²⁵ But in the fourthe wakyng of the niyt, he cam to hem walkynge aboue the see. ²⁶ And thei, seynge hym walking on the see, weren disturblid, and seiden, That it is a fantum; and for drede thei crieden. ²⁷ And anoon Jhesus spac to hem, and seide, Haue ye trust, Y am; nyle ye drede. ²⁸ And Petre answeride, and seide, Lord, if thou art, comaunde me to come to thee on the watris. ²⁹ And he seide, Come thou. And Petre yede doun fro the boot, and walkide on the watris to come to Jhesu. ³⁰ But he siy the wynd strong, and was aferde; and whanne he bigan to drenche, he criede, and seide, Lord, make me saaf. ³¹ And anoon Jhesus helde forth his hoond, and took Petre, and seide to hym, Thou of litil feith, whi hast thou doutid? ³² And whanne he hadde stied in to the boot, the wynd ceessid. ³³ And thei, that weren in the boot, camen, and worschipiden hym, and seiden, Verili, thou art Goddis sone. ³⁴ And whanne thei hadden passid ouer the see, thei camen in to the loond of Genesar. ³⁵ And whanne men of that place hadden knowe hym, thei senten in to al that cuntre; and thei brouyten to hym alle that hadden siknesse. ³⁶ And thei preieden hym, that thei schulden touche the hemme of his clothing; and who euere touchiden weren maad saaf. ¹⁵ ¹ Thanne the scribis and the Farisees camen to hym fro Jerusalem, and seiden, ² Whi breken thi disciplis the tradiciouns of eldere men? for thei waisschen not her hondis, whanne thei eten breed. ³ He answeride, and seide to hem, Whi breken ye the maundement of God for youre tradicioun? ⁴ For God seide, Honoure thi fadir and thi modir, and he that cursith fadir or modir, die bi deeth. ⁵ But ye seien, Who euer seith to fadir or modir, What euere yifte is of me, it schal profite to thee; ⁶ and he hath not worschipid his fadir or his modir; and ye han maad the maundement of God voide for youre tradicioun. ⁷ Ypocritis, Isaie, the prophete, prophesiede wel of you, ⁸ and seide, This puple honourith me with lippis, but her herte is fer fro me; ⁹ and thei worschipen me `with outen cause, techynge the doctrines and maundementis of men. ¹⁰ And whanne the puple weren clepid to gidere to hym, he seide to hem, Here ye, and `vndurstonde ye. ¹¹ That thing that entrith in to the mouth, defoulith not a man; but that thing that cometh out of the mouth, defoulith a man. ¹² Thanne hise disciplis camen, and seiden to hym, Thou knowist, that, if this word be herd, the Farisees ben sclaundrid? ¹³ And he answeride, and seide, Eueri plauntyng, that my fadir of heuene hath not plauntid, shal be drawun vp by the roote. ¹⁴ Suffre ye hem; thei ben blynde, and leederis of blynde men. And if a blynd man lede a blynd man, bothe fallen doun in to the diche. ¹⁵ Petre answeride, and seide to hym, Expowne to vs this parable. ¹⁶ And he seide, Yit `ye ben also with oute vndurstondyng? ¹⁷ Vndurstonden ye not, that al thing that entrith in to the mouth, goith in to the wombe, and is sent out in to the goyng awei? ¹⁸ But tho thingis that comen forth fro the mouth, goon out of the herte, and tho thingis defoulen a man. ¹⁹ For of the herte goon out yuele thouytis, mansleyngis, auowtries, fornycaciouns, theftis, fals witnessyngis, blasfemyes. ²⁰ Thes thingis it ben that defoulen a man; but to ete with hondis not waischun, defoulith not a man. ²¹ And Jhesus yede out fro thennus, and wente in to the coostis of Tire and Sidon. ²² And lo! a womman of Canane yede out of tho coostis, and criede, and seide to him, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on me; my douyter is yuel traueilid of a feend. ²³ And he answeride not to hir a word. And hise disciplis camen, and preieden hym, and seiden, Leue thou hir, for she crieth aftir vs. ²⁴ He answeride, and seide, Y am not sent, but to the scheep of the hous of Israel that perischiden. ²⁵ And she cam, and worschipide hym, and seide, Lord, helpe me. ²⁶ Which answeride, and seide, It is not good to take the breed of children, and caste to houndis. ²⁷ And she seide, Yhis, Lord; for whelpis eten of the crummes, that fallen doun fro the bord of her lordis. ²⁸ Thanne Jhesus answeride, and seide to hir, A! womman, thi feith is greet; be it doon to thee, as thou wolt. And hir douytir was helid fro that hour. ²⁹ And whanne Jhesus hadde passed fro thennus, he cam bisidis the see of Galilee. And he yede vp in to an hil, and sat there. ³⁰ And myche puple cam to hym, and hadden with hem doumbe men and crokid, feble and blynde, and many other; and thei castiden doun hem at hise feet. And he helide hem, ³¹ so that the puple wondriden seynge doumbe men spekynge, and crokid goynge, blynde men seynge; and thei magnyfieden God of Israel. ³² And Jhesus, whanne hise disciplis weren clepid to gidere, seide to hem, Y haue reuthe of the puple, for thei han abiden now thre daies with me, and han no thing to ete; and Y wole not leeue hem fastynge, lest thei failen in the weie. ³³ And the disciplis seien to him, Wherof thanne so many looues among vs in desert, to fulfille so greet a puple? ³⁴ And Jhesus seide to hem, Hou many looues han ye? And thei seiden, Seuene, and a fewe smale fisshis. ³⁵ And he comaundide to the puple, to sitte to mete on the erthe. ³⁶ And he took seuene looues and fyue 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 of relifes, seuene lepis fulle. ³⁸ And thei that eten weren foure thousynde of men, with outen litle children and wymmen. ³⁹ And whanne he hadde left the puple, he wente vp in to a boot, and cam in to the coostis of Magedan. ¹⁶ ¹ And the Farisees and the Saducees camen to hym temptynge, and preieden hym to schewe hem a tokene fro heuene. ² And he answeride, and seide to hem, Whanne the euentid is comun, ye seien, It schal be clere, for heuene is rodi; ³ and the morewtid, To dai tempest, for heuene schyneth heueli. ⁴ Thanne ye kunne deme the face of heuene, but ye moun not wite the tokenes of tymes. An yuel generacioun and auoutresse sekith a tokene; and a tokene schal not be youun to it, but the tokene of Jonas, the profete. And whanne he hadde left hem, he wente forth. ⁵ And whanne his disciplis camen ouer the see, thei foryaten to take looues. ⁶ And he seide to hem, Biholde ye, and be war of the soure dowy of Farisees and Saducees. ⁷ And thei thouyten among hem, and seiden, For we han not take looues. ⁸ But Jhesus witynge seide to hem, What thenken ye among you of litel feith, for ye han not looues? ⁹ Yit `vndurstonden not ye, nether han mynde of fyue looues in to fyue thousynde of men, and hou many cofyns ye token? ¹⁰ nether of seuene looues in to foure thousynde of men, and hou many lepis ye token? ¹¹ Whi vndurstonden ye not, for Y seide not to you of breed, Be ye war of the sourdowy of Farisees and of Saducees? ¹² Thanne thei vndurstooden, that he seide not to be war of sourdowy of looues, but of the techyng of Farisees and Saducees. ¹³ And Jhesus cam in to the parties of Cesarie of Filip, and axide hise disciplis, and seide, Whom seien men to be mannus sone? ¹⁴ And thei seiden, Summe Joon Baptist; othere Elie; and othere Jeremye, or oon of the prophetis. ¹⁵ Jhesus seide to hem, But whom seien ye me to be? ¹⁶ Symount Petre answeride, and seide, Thou art Crist, the sone of God lyuynge. ¹⁷ Jhesus answeride, and seide to him, Blessid art thou, Symount Bariona; for fleisch and blood schewide not to thee, but my fadir that is in heuenes. ¹⁸ And Y seie to thee, that thou art Petre, and on this stoon Y schal bilde my chirche, and the yatis of helle schulen not haue miyt ayens it. ¹⁹ And to thee Y shal yyue the keies of the kingdom of heuenes; and what euer thou shalt bynde on erthe, schal be boundun also in heuenes; and what euer thou schalt vnbynde on erthe, schal be vnbounden also in heuenes. ²⁰ Thanne he comaundide to hise disciplis, that thei schulden seie to no man, that he was Crist. ²¹ Fro that tyme Jhesus bigan to schewe to hise disciplis, that it bihofte hym go to Jerusalem, and suffre many thingis, of the eldere men, and of scribis, and princis of prestis; and be slayn, and the thridde dai to rise ayen. ²² And Petre took hym, and bigan to blame him, and seide, Fer be it fro thee, Lord; this thing schal not be to thee. ²³ And he turnede, and seide to Petre, Sathanas, go after me; thou art a sclaundre to me; for thou sauerist not tho thingis that ben of God, but tho thingis that ben of men. ²⁴ Thanne Jhesus seide to his disciplis, If ony man wole come after me, denye he hym silf, and take his cros, and sue me; for he that wole make his lijf saaf, ²⁵ shal leese it; and he that schal leese his lijf for me, schal fynde it. ²⁶ For what profitith it to a man, if he wynne al the world, and suffre peiryng of his soule? or what chaunging schal a man yyue for his soule? ²⁷ For mannes sone schal come in glorie of his fader, with his aungels, and thanne he schal yelde to ech man after his werkis. ²⁸ Treuli Y seie to you, `ther ben summe of hem that stonden here, whiche schulen not taste deth, til thei seen mannus sone comynge in his kyngdom. ¹⁷ ¹ And after sixe daies Jhesus took Petre, and James, and Joon, his brother, and ledde hem aside in to an hiy hil, ² and was turned in to an othir licnesse bifor hem. And his face schone as the sunne; and hise clothis weren maad white as snowe. ³ And lo! Moises and Elie apperiden to hem, and spaken with hym. ⁴ And Petre answeride, and seide to Jhesu, Lord, it is good vs to be here. If thou wolt, make we here thre tabernaclis; to thee oon, to Moises oon, and oon to Elye. Yit the while he spak, lo! ⁵ a briyt cloude ouerschadewide hem; and lo! a voice out of the cloude, that seide, This is my dereworth sone, in whom Y haue wel pleside to me; here ye hym. ⁶ And the disciplis herden, and felden doun on her faces, and dredden greetli. ⁷ And Jhesus cam, and touchide hem, and seide to hem, Rise vp, and nyle ye drede. ⁸ And thei liften vp her iyen, and saien no man, but Jhesu aloone. ⁹ And as thei camen doun of the hille, Jhesus comaundide to hem, and seide, Seie ye to no man the visioun, til mannus sone rise ayen fro deeth. ¹⁰ And his disciplis axiden hym, and seiden, What thanne seien the scribis, that it bihoueth that Elie come first? ¹¹ He answeride, and seide to hem, Elie schal come, and he schal restore alle thingis. ¹² And Y seie to you, that Elie is nowe comun, and thei knewen hym not, but thei diden in him what euer thingis thei wolden; and so mannus sone schal suffre of hem. ¹³ Thanne the disciplis vndurstoden, that he seide to hem of Joon Baptist. ¹⁴ And whanne he cam to the puple, a man cam to hym, and felde doun on hise knees bifor hym, and seide, Lord, haue merci on my sone; for he is lunatike, and suffrith yuele, for ofte tymes he fallith in to the fier, and ofte tymes in to water. ¹⁵ And Y brouyte hym to thi disciplis, and thei myyten not heele hym. ¹⁶ Jhesus answeride, and seide, A! thou generacion vnbileueful and weiward; hou long schal Y be with you? hou long schal Y suffre you? Brynge ye hym hider to me. ¹⁷ And Jhesus blamede hym, and the deuel wente out fro hym; and the child was heelid fro that our. ¹⁸ Thanne the disciplis camen to Jhesu priueli, and seiden to hym, Whi myyten not we caste hym out? ¹⁹ Jhesus seith to hem, For youre vnbileue. Treuli Y seie to you, if ye han feith, as a corn of seneueye, ye schulen seie to this hil, Passe thou hennus, and it schal passe; and no thing schal be vnpossible to you; ²⁰ but this kynde is not caste out, but bi preiyng and fastyng. ²¹ And whilis thei weren abidynge togidere in Galilee, Jhesus seide to hem, Mannus sone schal be bitraied in to the hondis of men; ²² and thei schulen sle hym, and the thridde day he schal rise ayen to lijf. ²³ And thei weren ful sori. And whanne thei camen to Cafarnaum, thei that token tribute, camen to Petre, and seiden to hym, Youre maister payeth not tribute? ²⁴ And he seide, Yhis. And whanne he was comen in to the hous, Jhesus cam bifor hym, and seide, Symount, what semeth to thee? Kyngis of erthe, of whom taken thei tribute? of her sones, ether of aliens? ²⁵ And he seide, Of aliens. Jhesus seide to hym, Thanne sones ben fre. ²⁶ But that we sclaundre hem not, go to the see, and caste an hook, and take thilke fisch that first cometh vp; and, whanne his mouth is opened, thou schalt fynde a stater, and yyue for thee and for me. ¹⁸ ¹ In that our the disciplis camen to Jhesu, and seiden, Who, gessist thou, is gretter in the kyngdom of heuenes? ² And Jhesus clepide a litil child, and putte hym in the myddil of hem; ³ and seide, Y seie treuthe to you, but ye be turned, and maad as litle children, ye schulen not entre in to the kyngdom of heuenes. ⁴ Therfor who euer mekith hym as this litil child, he is gretter in the kyngdom of heuenes. ⁵ And he that resseyueth o siche litil child in my name, resseyueth me. ⁶ But who so sclaundrith oon of these smale, that bileuen in me, it spedith to hym that a mylnstoon `of assis be hangid in his necke, and he be drenchid 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 whom a sclaundre cometh. ⁸ And if thin hoond or thi foot sclaundreth thee, kitte it of, and caste awei fro thee. It is betere to thee to entre to lijf feble, ethir crokid, than hauynge tweyne hoondis or twey feet to be sent in to euerlastynge fier. ⁹ And if thin iye sclaundre thee, pulle it out, and caste awei fro thee. It is betere to thee with oon iye to entre in to lijf, thanne hauynge tweyn iyen to be sent in to the fier of helle. ¹⁰ Se ye, that ye dispise not oon of these litle. For Y seie to you, that the aungels of hem in heuenes seen euermore the face of my fadir that is in heuenes. ¹¹ For mannus sone cam to saue that thing that perischide. ¹² What semeth to you? If ther weren to sum man an hundrid scheep, and oon of hem hath errid, whethir he schal not leeue nynti and nyne in desert, and schal go to seche that that erride? ¹³ And if it falle that he fynde it, treuli Y seie to you, that he schal haue ioye theron more than on nynti and nyne that erriden not. ¹⁴ So it is not the wille bifor youre fadir that is in heuenes, that oon of these litle perische. ¹⁵ But if thi brother synneth ayens thee, go thou, and repreue hym, bitwixe thee and hym aloone; if he herith thee, thou hast wonnun thi brother. ¹⁶ And if he herith thee not, take with thee oon or tweyne, that euery word stonde in the mouth of tweyne or thre witnessis. ¹⁷ And if he herith not hem, seie thou to the chirche. But if he herith not the chirche, be he as an hethen and a pupplican to thee. ¹⁸ Y seie to you treuli, what euer thingis ye bynden on erthe, tho schulen be boundun also in heuene; and what euer thingis ye vnbynden on erthe, tho schulen be vnboundun also in heuene. ¹⁹ Eftsoone Y seie to you, that if tweyne of you consenten on the erthe, of euery thing what euer thei axen, it schal be don to hem of my fadir that is in heuenes. ²⁰ For where tweyne or thre ben gaderid in my name, there Y am in the myddil of hem. ²¹ Thanne Petre cam to hym, and seide, Lord, how ofte schal my brother synne ayens me, and Y schal foryyue hym? ²² Whether til seuen tymes? Jhesus seith to hym, Y seie not to thee, til seuene sithis; but til seuenti sithis seuene sithis. ²³ Therfor the kyngdom of heuenes is licned to a kyng, that wolde rekyn with hise seruauntis. ²⁴ And whanne he bigan to rekene, oon that ouyte ten thousynde talentis, was brouyt to hym. ²⁵ And whanne he hadde not wherof to yelde, his lord comaundide hym to be seld, and his wijf, and children, and alle thingis that he hadde, and to be paied. ²⁶ But thilke seruaunt felde doun, and preiede hym, and seide, Haue pacience in me, and Y schal yelde to thee alle thingis. ²⁷ And the lord hadde merci on that seruaunt, and suffride hym to go, and foryaf to hym the dette. ²⁸ But thilke seruaunt yede out, and foonde oon of his euen seruauntis, that ouyte hym an hundrid pens; and he helde hym, and stranglide hym, and seide, Yelde that that thou owest. ²⁹ And his euen seruaunt felle doun, and preyede hym, and seide, Haue pacience in me, and Y schal quyte alle thingis to thee. ³⁰ But he wolde not; but wente out, and putte hym in to prisoun, til he paiede al the dette. ³¹ And hise euen seruauntis, seynge the thingis that weren don, soreweden greetli. And thei camen, and telden to her lord alle the thingis that weren don. ³² Thanne his lord clepide hym, and seide to hym, Wickid seruaunt, Y foryaf to thee al the dette, for thou preiedist me. ³³ Therfor whether it bihouede not also thee to haue merci on thin euen seruaunt, as Y hadde merci on thee? ³⁴ And his lord was wroth, and took hym to turmentouris, til he paiede al the dette. ³⁵ So my fadir of heuene schal do to you, if ye foryyuen not euery man to his brother, of youre hertes. ¹⁹ ¹ And it was don, whanne Jhesus hadde endid these wordis, he passide fro Galilee, and cam in to the coostis of Judee ouer Jordan. ² And myche puple suede him, and he heelide hem there. ³ And Farisees camen to him, temptynge him, and seiden, Whether it be leueful to a man to leeue his wijf, for ony cause? ⁴ Which answeride, and seide to hem, Han ye not red, for he that made men at the bigynnyng, made hem male and female? ⁵ And he seide, For this thing a man schal leeue fadir and modir, and he schal draw to his wijf; and thei schulen be tweyne in o fleisch. ⁶ And so thei ben not now tweyne, but o fleisch. Therfor a man departe not that thing that God hath ioyned. ⁷ Thei seien to hym, What thanne comaundide Moises, to yyue a libel of forsakyng, and to leeue of? ⁸ And he seide to hem, For Moises, for the hardnesse of youre herte, suffride you leeue youre wyues; but fro the bigynnyng it was not so. ⁹ And Y seie to you, that who euer leeueth his wijf, but for fornycacioun, and weddith another, doith letcherie; and he that weddith the forsakun wijf, doith letcherie. ¹⁰ His disciplis seien to him, If the cause of a man with a wijf is so, it spedith not to be weddid. ¹¹ And he seide to hem, Not alle men taken this word; but to whiche it is youun. ¹² For ther ben geldingis, whiche ben thus born of the modris wombe; and ther ben geldyngis, that ben maad of men; and there ben geldyngis, that han geldid hem silf, for the kyngdom of heuenes. He that may take, `take he. ¹³ Thanne litle children weren brouyte to hym, that he schulde putte hondis to hem, and preie. ¹⁴ And the disciplis blamyden hem. But Jhesus seide to hem, Suffre ye that litle children come to me, and nyle ye forbede hem; for of siche is the kyngdom of heuenes. ¹⁵ And whanne he hadde put to hem hondis, he wente fro thennus. ¹⁶ And lo! oon cam, and seide to hym, Good maister, what good schal Y do, that Y haue euerlastynge lijf? ¹⁷ Which seith to hym, What axist thou me of good thing? There is o good God. But if thou wolt entre to lijf, kepe the comaundementis. ¹⁸ He seith to hym, Whiche? And Jhesus seide, Thou schalt not do mansleying, thou schalt not do auowtrie, thou schalt not do thefte, thou schalt not seie fals witnessying; ¹⁹ worschipe thi fadir and thi modir, and, thou schalt loue thi neiybore as thi silf. ²⁰ The yonge man seith to hym, Y haue kept alle these thingis fro my youthe, what yit failith to me? ²¹ Jhesus seith to hym, If thou wolt be perfite, go, and sille alle thingis that thou hast, and yyue to pore men, and thou schalt haue tresoure in heuene; and come, and sue me. ²² And whanne the yong man hadde herd these wordis, he wente awei sorewful, for he hadde many possessiouns. ²³ And Jhesus seide to hise disciplis, Y seie to you treuthe, for a riche man of hard schal entre in to the kyngdom of heuenes. ²⁴ And eftsoone Y seie to you, it is liyter a camel to passe thorou a needlis iye, thanne a riche man to entre in to the kyngdom of heuens. ²⁵ Whanne these thingis weren herd, the disciplis wondriden greetli, and seiden, Who thanne may be saaf? ²⁶ Jhesus bihelde, and seide to hem, Anentis men this thing is impossible; but anentis God alle thingis ben possible. ²⁷ Thanne Petre answeride, and seide to hym, Lo! we han forsake alle thingis, and we han suede thee; what thanne schal be to vs? ²⁸ Jhesus seide to hem, Truli I seie to you, that ye that han forsake alle thingis, and han sued me, in the regeneracioun whanne mannus sone schal sitte in the sete of his maieste, ye schulen sitte on twelue setis, demynge the twelue kynredis of Israel. ²⁹ And euery man that forsakith hous, britheren or sistren, fadir or modir, wijf ethir children, or feeldis, for my name, he schal take an hundrid foold, and schal welde euerlastynge lijf. ³⁰ But manye schulen be, the firste the laste, and the laste the firste. ²⁰ ¹ The kyngdom of heuenes is lijc to an housbonde man, that wente out first bi the morewe, to hire werk men in to his vyneyerd. ² And whanne the couenaunt was maad with werk men, of a peny for the dai, he sente hem in to his vyneyerd. ³ And he yede out aboute the thridde our, and say othere stondynge idel in the chepyng. ⁴ And he seide to hem, Go ye also in to myn vynyerd, and that that schal be riytful, Y schal yyue to you. ⁵ And thei wenten forth. Eftsoones he wente out aboute the sixte our, and the nynthe, and dide in lijk maner. ⁶ But aboute the elleuenthe our he wente out, and foond other stondynge; and he seide to hem, What stonden ye idel here al dai? ⁷ Thei seien to him, For no man hath hirid vs. He seith to hem, Go ye also in to my vyneyerd. ⁸ And whanne euenyng was comun, the lord of the vyneyerd seith to his procuratoure, Clepe the werk men, and yelde to hem her hire, and bigynne thou at the laste til to the firste. ⁹ And so whanne thei weren comun, that camen aboute the elleuenthe our, also thei token eueryche of hem a peny. ¹⁰ But the firste camen, and demeden, that thei schulden take more, but thei token ech oon bi hem silf a peny; ¹¹ and in the takyng grutchiden ayens the hosebonde man, and seiden, ¹² These laste wrouyten oon our, and thou hast maad hem euen to vs, that han born the charge of the dai, and heete? ¹³ And he answeride to oon of hem, and seide, Freend, Y do thee noon wrong; whether thou hast not acordid with me for a peny? ¹⁴ Take thou that that is thin, and go; for Y wole yyue to this laste man, as to thee. ¹⁵ Whether it is not leueful to me to do that that Y wole? Whether thin iye is wickid, for Y am good? ¹⁶ So the laste schulen be the firste, and the firste the laste; `for many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun. ¹⁷ And Jhesus wente vp to Jerusalem, and took hise twelue disciplis in priuetee, and seide to hem, Lo! ¹⁸ we goon vp to Jerusalem, and mannus sone schal be bitakun to princis of prestis, and scribis; and thei schulen condempne him to deeth. ¹⁹ And thei schulen bitake hym to hethene men, for to be scorned, and scourgid, and crucified; and the thridde day he schal rise ayen to lijf. ²⁰ Thanne the modir of the sones of Zebedee cam to hym with hir sones, onourynge, and axynge sum thing 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 thi lefthalf, in thi kyngdom. ²² Jhesus answeride, and seide, Ye witen not what ye axen. Moun ye drynke the cuppe which Y schal drynke? Thei seien to hym, We moun. ²³ He seith to hem, Ye schulen drinke my cuppe; but to sitte at my riythalf or lefthalf, it is not myn to yyue to you; but to whiche it is maad redi of my fadir. ²⁴ And the ten herynge, hadden indignacioun of the twei britheren. ²⁵ But Jhesus clepide hem to hym, and seide, Ye witen, that princis of hethene men ben lordis of hem, and thei that ben gretter, vsen power on hem. ²⁶ It schal not be so among you; but who euer wole be maad gretter among you, be he youre mynystre; and who euer among you wole be the firste, he schal be youre seruaunt. ²⁸ As mannus sone cam not to be seruyd, but to serue, and to yyue his lijf redempcioun for manye. ²⁹ And whanne thei yeden out of Jerico, miche puple suede him. ³⁰ And lo! twei blynde men saten bisydis the weie, and herden that Jhesus passide; and thei crieden, and seiden, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs. ³¹ And the puple blamede hem, that thei schulden be stille; and thei crieden the more, and seiden, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs. ³² And Jhesus stood, and clepide hem, and seide, What wolen ye, that Y do to you? ³³ Thei seien to him, Lord, that oure iyen be opened. ³⁴ And Jhesus hadde merci on hem, and touchide her iyen; and anoon thei sayen, and sueden him. ²¹ ¹ And whanne Jhesus cam nyy to Jerusalem, and cam to Bethfage, at the mount of Olyuete, thanne sente he his twei disciplis, and seide to hem, ² Go ye in to the castel that is ayens you, and anoon ye schulen fynde an asse tied, and a colt with hir; vntien ye, and brynge to me. ³ And if ony man seie to you ony thing, seie ye, that the Lord hath nede to hem; and anoon he schal leeue hem. ⁴ Al this was doon, that that thing schulde be fulfillid, that was seid bi the prophete, seiynge, Seie ye to the douyter of Syon, Lo! ⁵ thi kyng cometh to thee, meke, sittynge on an asse, and a fole of an asse vnder yok. ⁶ And the disciplis yeden, and diden as Jhesus comaundide hem. ⁷ And thei brouyten an asse, and the fole, and leiden her clothis on hem, and maden hym sitte aboue. ⁸ And ful myche puple strewiden her clothis in the weie; othere kittiden braunchis of trees, and strewiden in the weie. ⁹ And the puple that wente bifore, and that sueden, crieden, and seiden, Osanna to the sone of Dauid; blessid is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Osanna in hiy thingis. ¹⁰ And whanne he was entrid in to Jerusalem, al the citee was stirid, and seide, Who is this? ¹¹ But the puple seide, This is Jhesus, the prophete, of Nazareth of Galilee. ¹² And Jhesus entride in to the temple of God, and castide out of the temple alle that bouyten and solden; and he turnede vpsedoun the bordis of chaungeris, and the chayeris of men that solden culueris. ¹³ And he seith to hem, It is writun, Myn hous schal be clepid an hous of preier; but ye han maad it a denne of theues. ¹⁴ And blynde and crokid camen to hym in the temple, and he heelide hem. ¹⁵ But the princis of prestis and scribis, seynge the merueilouse thingis that he dide, and children criynge in the temple, and seiynge, Osanna to the sone of Dauid, hadden indignacioun, ¹⁶ and seiden to hym, Herist thou what these seien? And Jhesus seide to hem, Yhe; whether ye han neuer redde, That of the mouth of yonge children, and of soukynge childryn, thou hast maad perfit heriyng? ¹⁷ And whanne he hadde left hem, he wente forth out of the citee, in to Bethanye; and there he dwelte, and tauyte hem of the kyngdom of God. ¹⁸ But on the morowe, he, turnynge ayen in to the citee, hungride. ¹⁹ And he saye a fige tree bisidis the weie, and cam to it, and foond no thing ther ynne but leeues oneli. And he seide to it, Neuer fruyt come forth of thee, in to with outen eende, And anoon the fige tre was dried vp. ²⁰ And disciplis `sawen, and wondriden, seiynge, Hou anoon it driede. ²¹ And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, if ye haue feith, and douten not, not oonli ye schulen do of the fige tree, but also if ye seyn to this hil, Take, and caste thee in to the see, it schal be don so. ²² And alle thingis what euere ye bileuynge schulen axe in preyer, ye schulen take. ²³ And whanne he cam in to the temple, the princis of prestis and elder men of the puple camen to hym that tauyte, and seiden, In what power doist thou these thingis? and who yaf thee this power? ²⁴ Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, And Y schal axe you o word, the which if ye tellen me, Y schal seie to you, in what power Y do these thingis. ²⁵ Of whennys was the baptym of Joon; of heuene, or of men? And thei thouyten with ynne hem silf, ²⁶ seiynge, If we seien of heuene, he schal seie to vs, Whi thanne bileuen ye not to hym? If we seien of men, we dreden the puple, for alle hadden Joon as a prophete. ²⁷ And thei answeriden to Jhesu, and seiden, We witen not. And he seide to hem, Nether Y seie to you, in what power Y do these thingis. ²⁸ But what semeth to you? A man hadde twey sones; and he cam to the firste, and seide, Sone, go worche this dai in my vyneyerd. ²⁹ And he answeride, and seide, Y nyle; but afterward he forthouyte, and wente forth. ³⁰ But he cam to `the tother, and seide on lijk maner. And he answeride, and seide, Lord, Y go; and he wente not. ³¹ Who of the tweyne dide the fadris wille? Thei seien to hym, The firste. Jhesus seith to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, for pupplicans and hooris schulen go bifor you `in to the kyngdom of God. ³² For Joon cam to you in the weie of riytwisnesse, and ye bileueden not to him; but pupplicans and hooris bileueden to hym. But ye sayn, and hadden no forthenkyng aftir, that ye bileueden to hym. ³³ Here ye another parable. There was an hosebonde man, that plauntide a vynyerd, and heggide it aboute, and dalfe a presour ther ynne, and bildide a tour, and hiride it to erthe tilieris, and wente fer in pilgrimage. ³⁴ But whanne the tyme of fruytis neiyede, he sente his seruauntis to the erthe tilieris, to take fruytis of it. ³⁵ And the erthetilieris token his seruauntis, and beeten `the toon, thei slowen another, and thei stonyden another. ³⁶ Eftsoone he sente othere seruauntis, mo than the firste, and in lijk maner thei diden to hem. ³⁷ And at the laste he sente his sone to hem, and seide, Thei schulen drede my sone. ³⁸ But the erthe tilieris, seynge the sone, seiden with ynne hem silf, This is the eire; come ye, sle we hym, and we schulen haue his eritage. ³⁹ And thei token, and castiden hym out of the vynyerd, and slowen hym. ⁴⁰ Therfor whanne the lord of the vyneyerd schal come, what schal he do to thilke erthe tilieris? ⁴¹ Thei seien to hym, He schal leese yuele the yuele men, and he schal sette to hire his vyneyerd to othere erthetilieris, whyche schulen yelde to hym fruyt in her tymes. ⁴² Jhesus seith to hem, Redden ye neuer in scripturis, The stoon which bilderis repreueden, this is maad in to the heed of the corner? Of the Lord this thing is don, and it is merueilous bifor oure iyen. ⁴³ Therfor Y seie to you, that the kyngdom of God schal be takun fro you, and shal be youun to a folc doynge fruytis of it. ⁴⁴ And he that schal falle on this stoon, schal be brokun; but on whom it schal falle, it schal al tobrise hym. ⁴⁵ And whanne the princes of prestis and Farisees hadden herd hise parablis, thei knewen that he seide of hem. ⁴⁶ And thei souyten to holde hym, but thei dredden the puple, for thei hadden hym as a prophete.