1 Corinthians 3:9 Cross References - Bishops

⁹ For we together are Gods labourers, ye are Gods husbandrie [ye are] Gods buyldyng

⁹ Thou visitest the earth, and thou makest it ouerflowne, thou enrichest it greatly: the riuer of God is full of water, thou preparest their corne, for so thou ordaynest it ¹⁰ Thou waterest her forowes, thou breakest downe her hillockes: thou makest it soft with the drops of rayne, and blessest the increase of it ¹¹ Thou crownest the yere with thy goodnes: and thy cloudes drop fatnes ¹² They drop vpon the dwellinges of the wyldernesse: and hilles be compassed with ioy ¹³ The downes be couered with sheepe: the valleys stande thicke with corne [so that] they showte [for ioy] and also sing

¹⁶ A handfull of corne shall [be sowed] in the earth vpon the toppe of hylles: and the fruite therof shall make a noyse lyke Libanus, and shall florishe in the citie lyke grasse vpon the earth

⁸ Thou dydst translate a vine out of Egypt: thou didst cast out the Heathen, and planted it ⁹ Thou madst roome before it: thou causedst it to take roote, and it hath filled the lande ¹⁰ The hilles were couered with her shadowe: and goodly high Cedar trees with her bowes ¹¹ She stretched out her braunches vnto the sea: and her bowes vnto the riuer

²² The same stone which the buylders refused: is become the head stone of the corner

¹ Nowe wyll I syng my beloued friende, a song of my friende touching his vineyard: My beloued friende hath a vineyarde in a very fruiteful plenteous grounde ² This he hedged, and gathered out the stones from it, and planted it with the choysest vine: In the middest of it builded he a towre, also made a wine presse therin: and he loked that it shoulde bring him grapes, and it brought foorth wylde grapes ³ Nowe O citezen of Hierusalem, and man of Iuda, iudge I pray thee betwixt me and my vineyarde ⁴ What more coulde haue ben done for it, that I haue not done? Wherfore then hath it geuen wylde grapes, where I loked to haue had grapes of it ⁵ Well, nowe I shall tell you howe I will do with my vineyarde: I will take the hedge from it, that it may perishe, and breake downe the wall therof, that it may be troden vnder foote ⁶ I wyll lay it waste, it shall neither be digged nor cut, but beare thornes and briers: I wyll also forbyd the cloudes that they shall not rayne vpon it ⁷ As for the vineyarde of the Lorde of hoastes, it is the house of Israel: and the man of Iuda, the plant of his pleasure: Of these he loked for equitie, but see there is oppression for ryghteousnesse, and lo it is a crying

² In that day see that ye sing of the congregation which is the vineyarde that bringeth foorth the best wine ³ Euen I the Lorde do kepe it, in due seasons shall I water it: and lest the enemie do it any harme, I wyll both night and day preserue it

²⁴ Doth not the husbandman plowe all the day, and openeth and breaketh the clottes of his grounde, that he may sowe ²⁵ When he hath made it playne, wyll he not spreade abrode the fitches, and sowe comin, and cast in wheate by measure, and the appointed barlye and rye in their place ²⁶ God wyll instruct hym to haue discretion, euen his God wyll teache hym ²⁷ For fitches shall not be threshed with an harrowe, neither shall a cart wheele be brought thorowe the comin: but the fitches are beaten out with a staffe, and comin with a rodde ²⁸ But the seede that bread is made of, is threshed, though it be not alway a threshing, and the cart wheele must be brought ouer it, lest he grinde it with his teeth ²⁹ This also commeth of the Lorde of hoastes, which worketh with wonderfull wysdome, and bringeth excellent workes to passe

²⁰ O howe happy shall ye be when ye shall safely sowe your seede beside all waters, and dryue thyther the feete of your oxen and asses

³ That I might geue vnto them that mourne in Sion, that I might geue [I say] beautie in steede of asshes, ioyfull oyntment for sighing, pleasaunt rayment for an heauie minde, that they might be called trees of righteousnesse, a planting of the Lorde for hym to reioyce in

⁵ Straungers shall stande and feede your cattell, and the altauntes shalbe your plowmen and dressers of your vines

¹¹ For like as the ground bringeth foorth her fruite, and as the garden shooteth foorth seede: so shall the Lorde God cause righteousnesse and prayse to floorishe foorth before all the heathen

²¹ Wheras I planted thee a noble vine, and wholly a right seede: howe art thou turned then into a bitter vnfruitfull and straunge grape

¹¹ In that day will I rayse vp the tabernacle of Dauid that is fallen downe, and close vp the breaches thereof, and I will rayse vp his ruines, & I will buyld it, as in the dayes of olde ¹² That they may possesse the remnaunt of Edom, & of all the heathen, because my name is called vpon them, sayth the Lorde that doeth this

¹² And speake vnto him, thus saith the lord of hoastes: Behold the man whose name is the braunche, & he shall growe vp out of his place, and he shal build vp the temple of the Lorde ¹³ Yea, euen he shal builde vp the temple of the lord, & he shal beare the prayse: he shal sit vpon the lordes throne, and haue the domination: A priest shal he be also vpon his throne, & a peaceable counsell shalbe betwixt them both

³⁷ Then sayth he vnto his disciples: the haruest truely is plenteous, but the labourers are fewe

³ And he spake many thynges to them in parables, saying: Beholde, the sower went foorth to sowe ⁴ And when he sowed, some seedes fell by the wayes side, and the fowles came, and deuoured them vp ⁵ Some fell vpon stony places, where they had not much earth, and anone they sprong vp, because they had no depenesse of earth ⁶ And when the sonne was vp, they caught heate, and because they had not roote, they wythered away ⁷ Agayne, some fell among thornes, and the thornes sprong vp and choked them ⁸ But some fell into good grounde, and brought foorth fruite, some an hundred folde, some sixtie folde, some thirtie folde ⁹ Who hath eares to heare, let hym heare

¹⁸ Heare ye therfore the similitude of the sower ¹⁹ When one heareth the worde of the kyngdome, and vnderstandeth it not, then commeth that euyll, and catcheth away that which was sowen in his heart: this is he, which receaued seede by the way syde ²⁰ But he that receaued the seede into stony places, the same is he that heareth the worde, and anone with ioy, receaueth it ²¹ Yet hath he not roote in hym selfe, but dureth for a season: for when tribulation or persecution aryseth because of the worde, by and by he is offended ²² He also that receaued seede into the thornes, is he that heareth the worde: and the care of this worlde, and the disceiptfulnes of ryches, choke vp the worde, and so is he made vnfruitfull ²³ But he that receaued seede into the good grounde, is he that heareth the worde, and vnderstandeth it, which also beareth fruite: and bryngeth foorth, some an hundred folde, some sixtie folde, some thirtie folde ²⁴ Another parable put he foorth vnto them, saying: The kyngdome of heauen is likened vnto a man, which sowed good seede in his fielde ²⁵ But whyle men slept, his enemye came & sowed tares among the wheate, and went his way ²⁶ But when the blade was sprong vp, and had brought foorth fruite, then appeared the tares also ²⁷ So, the seruauntes of the housholder came, and sayde vnto hym. Sir, diddest not thou sowe good seede in thy fielde? from whence then hath it tares ²⁸ He sayde vnto them: the malicious man hath done this. The seruauntes sayde vnto hym: wylt thou then that we go, and gather them vp ²⁹ But he sayde, nay: lest whyle ye gather vp the tares, ye rote vp also the wheate with them ³⁰ Let both growe together vntyll the haruest: & in tyme of haruest, I wyl say to the reapers, gather ye together first the tares, and bynde them in bundels to burne them: but carrie the wheate into my barne

³⁶ Then Iesus sent the people away, & went into the house: And his disciples came vnto hym, saying: Declare vnto vs the parable of the tares of the fielde ³⁷ He aunswered and sayde vnto them: He that soweth the good seede, is the sonne of man ³⁸ The fielde, is the worlde: & the good seede, they are the childre of ye kingdom: the tares, are the chyldren of ye wicked ³⁹ The enemie that soweth them, is the deuyll: the haruest, is the ende of the worlde: the reapers, be the Angels ⁴⁰ Euen as the tares therfore, are gathered and brent in the fyre: so shall it be in the ende of this worlde ⁴¹ The sonne of man shall sende foorth his Angels, and [they] shall gather out of his kyngdome, all thynges that offende, and them which do iniquitie ⁴² And shall cast them into a furnesse of fyre: There shalbe waylyng and gnasshyng of teeth

¹⁸ And I say also vnto thee, that thou art Peter, and vpon this rocke I wyll buylde my congregation: And the gates of hell shall not preuayle agaynst it

¹ For the kyngdome of heauen is lyke vnto a man, that is an householder, whiche went out earlye in the mornyng to hire labourers into his vineyarde ² And he agreed with the labourers for a peny a day, & sent them into his vineyarde ³ And he went out about the thirde houre, and sawe other standyng idle in the market place ⁴ And saide vnto them: Go ye also into ye vineyard, & whatsoeuer is right, I wyl geue you. And they went their way ⁵ Agayne, he went out about the sixth and nynth houre, and dyd lykewyse ⁶ And about the eleuenth houre, he wet out, and founde other standyng idle, and saide vnto them: why stande ye here all the day idle ⁷ They saye vnto him: because no man hath hyred vs. He sayth vnto them: go ye also into the vineyarde, and whatsoeuer is ryght, that shall ye receaue ⁸ So, when euen was come, the lorde of the vineyard sayth vnto his steward: Call the labourers, and geue them their hire, beginning at ye last, vntyll the first ⁹ And when they came, that [were hired] about the eleuenth houre, they receaued euery man a peny ¹⁰ But when the firste came also, they supposed that they shoulde haue receaued more: and they lykewyse receaued euery man a peny ¹¹ And when they had receaued it, they murmured against the good man of the house ¹² Saying: These laste haue wrought but one houre, & thou hast made them equall vnto vs, whiche haue borne the burthen and heate of the day ¹³ But he aunswered to one of the, & said: Frende, I do thee no wrong: dyddest thou not agree with me for a peny ¹⁴ Take that thyne is, and go thy way: I wyll geue vnto this last, euen as vnto thee

²³ And when he was come into the temple, the chiefe priestes, & the elders of the people, came vnto hym teaching, and saye: By what aucthoritie doest thou these thynges? and who gaue thee this power ²⁴ Iesus aunswered, & saide vnto them: I also wyll aske you one questio, which yf ye tell me, I in likewise wyll tell you by what aucthoritie I do these thinges ²⁵ The baptisme of Iohn, whence was it, from heauen, or of men? And they reasoned with them selues saying: if we shall say from heauen, he wyll say vnto vs, why dyd ye not then beleue hym ²⁶ But yf we shall say of men, then feare we the people: for all [men] holde Iohn as a prophete ²⁷ And they aunswered vnto Iesus, and sayde: we can not tell. And he saide vnto them: neither tell I you, by what aucthoritie I do these thynges ²⁸ But what thynke you? A man had two sonnes, and came to the firste, and saide: sonne, go and worke to day in my vineyarde ²⁹ He aunswered and saide, I wyll not: but afterwarde he repented, and went ³⁰ Then came he to the seconde, & sayde lykewyse. And he aunswered & saide, I wyll sir, and went not ³¹ Whether of them twayne did the wyl of the father? And they saide vnto him, the first. Iesus sayth vnto them: Ueryly I saye vnto you, that publicanes & harlottes go into the kingdome of God, before you ³² For Iohn came vnto you by the way of righteousnes, & ye beleued hym not: but publicanes & harlottes beleued him. And ye, when ye had sene [it] were not moued afterwarde with repentaunce, that ye myght haue beleued hym ³³ Hearken another similitude. There was a certayne man, an householder, which made a vineyarde, & hedged it rounde about, and made a wynepresse in it, and buylt a towre, and let it out to husbande men: and went into a strange countrey ³⁴ And when the time of the fruite drewe neare, he sent his seruauntes to the husbande men, that they might receaue the fruites of it ³⁵ And the husbande men caught his seruauntes, and beatte one, killed another, and stoned another ³⁶ Agayne, he sent other seruauntes, mo then the first: and they dyd vnto them lykewyse ³⁷ But laste of all, he sent vnto them his owne sonne, saying: they wyll stande in awe of my sonne ³⁸ But when the husband men sawe the sonne, they sayde among them selues: this is the heire, come, let vs kyll hym, and let vs enioy his inheritaunce ³⁹ And they caught hym, and thrust him out of the vineyarde, and slewe [hym] ⁴⁰ When the Lorde therfore of the vineyarde commeth, what wyll he do vnto those husbande men ⁴¹ They sayde vnto hym: He wyll miserably destroy those wicked [men] & wyll let out his vineyard vnto other husband men, which shall delyuer him the fruite in due seasons ⁴² Iesus sayth vnto them. Did ye neuer reade in the Scriptures: The stone which the buylders refused, the same is become the head of the corner. This is the Lordes doing, and it is marueylous in our eyes ⁴³ Therefore saye I vnto you, the kyngdome of God shalbe taken from you, & geuen to a nation bryngyng foorth the fruites therof ⁴⁴ And whosoeuer falleth on this stone, shalbe broken in peeces: but on whomsoeuer it falleth, it shal all to grynd him

²⁶ And he sayde, so is the kyngdome of God: euen as yf a man shoulde sowe seede in the grounde ²⁷ And shoulde slepe, and ryse vp nyght and day, and the seede shoulde spryng & growe vp, he knoweth not howe ²⁸ For the earth bringeth foorth fruite of her selfe, first the blade, then the eare, after that, the full corne in the eare ²⁹ But when the fruite is brought foorth, anone he thrusteth in the sickle, because the haruest is come

²⁰ And they went foorth, and preached euerywhere, the Lorde workyng with them, and confirmyng the worde with signes folowyng

³⁵ Say not ye, there are yet foure monethes, and then commeth haruest? Beholde, I say vnto you, lyft vp your eyes, and loke on the regions: for they are whyte alredy vnto haruest ³⁶ And he that reapeth, receaueth wages, and gathereth fruite vnto lyfe eternall: that both he that soweth, & he that reapeth, myght reioyce together ³⁷ And herein is the saying true, that one soweth, and another reapeth ³⁸ I sent you to reape that, wheron ye bestowed no labour. Other men laboured, and ye are entred into their labours

¹ I am the true vine, and my father is the husbandman ² Euery braunche that beareth not fruite in me, he will take away: And euery braunche that beareth fruite wyll he pourge, that it may bryng foorth more fruite ³ Nowe are ye cleane through the worde which I haue spoken vnto you ⁴ Byde in me, and I in you. As the braunche can not beare fruite of it selfe, except it byde in the vine: no more can ye, except ye abyde in me ⁵ I am the vine, ye are the braunches. He that abydeth in me, and I in hym, the same bryngeth foorth much fruite: For without me can ye do nothyng ⁶ Yf a man byde not in me, he is cast foorth as a braunch, and withereth, and men gather them, and cast them into the fyre, and they burne ⁷ Yf ye byde in me, and my wordes abyde in you, aske what ye wyll, and it shalbe done for you ⁸ Herein is my father glorified: that ye beare much fruite, and become my disciples

¹¹ This is the stone which was cast asyde of you buylders, which is the head of the corner

⁶ I haue planted, Apollo watered: but God gaue the encrease

¹⁶ Knowe ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the spirite of God dwelleth in you

¹⁹ Knowe ye not that your body is the temple of the holy ghost [whiche is] in you, whom ye haue of God, and ye are not your owne

¹ We also as helpers exhorte you, that ye receaue not the grace of God in vayne

¹⁶ Or howe agreeth the temple of God with images? For ye are the temple of the lyuing God, as saide God, I wyll dwell in them, & walke in [them] & wyll be their God, & they shalbe my people

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christe Iesus vnto good workes, whiche God hath ordeyned that we shoulde walke in them

²⁰ And are built vpon the foundation of the apostles and prophetes, Iesus Christe hym selfe beyng the head corner stone ²¹ In whom all the buyldyng coupled together, groweth vnto an holy temple in the Lorde ²² In whom ye also are buylded together for an habitation of God through the spirite

⁷ Rooted and built in hym, & stablished in the fayth, as ye haue ben taught, aboundyng therin with thankes geuing

¹⁵ But yf I tary long, that thou mayest knowe howe thou oughtest to behaue thy selfe in the house of God, whiche is the Church of the lyuyng God, the pyller and grounde of trueth

³ For this [man] is counted worthy of more glorie then Moyses, inasmuch as he which hath buylded the house, hath more honour then the house ⁴ For euery house is buylded of some man: But he that buylded all thynges, is God

⁶ But Christe as a sonne [hath rule] ouer his owne house, whose house are we, yf we holde fast the confidence and the reioycyng of that hope vnto the ende

⁵ And ye as lyuely stones, be you made a spirituall house, an holy priesthood, for to offer vp spirituall sacrifices, acceptable to God by Iesus Christe

⁸ We therfore ought to receaue such, that we myght be helpers to the trueth