1 Corinthians 7 Cross References - Tyndale

¹ As concerninge the thinges wherof ye wrote vnto me: it is good for a ma not to touche a woman. ² Neverthelesse to avoyde fornicacio let every man have his wyfe: and let every woman have her husbande. ³ Let the man geve vnto the wyfe due benevolence. Lykwyse also the wyfe vnto the man. ⁴ The wyfe hath not power over her awne body: but the husbande. And lykewyse the man hath not power over his awne body: but the wyfe ⁵ 5. Withdrawe not youre selves one from another excepte it be with consent for a tyme for to geve youre selves to fastynge and prayer. And afterwarde come agayne to the same thynge lest Satan tempt you for youre incontinencye. ⁶ This I saye of faveour not of comaundement. ⁷ For I wolde that all men were as I my selfe am: but every man hath his proper gyfte of God one after this maner another after that. ⁸ I saye vnto the vnmaried men and widdowes: it is good for them yf they abyde eve as I do. ⁹ But and yf they canot abstayne let them mary. For it is better to mary then to burne. ¹⁰ Vnto the maryed comaunde not I but the Lorde: that the wyfe separate not her selfe from the man. ¹¹ Yf she separate her selfe let her remayne vnmaryed or be reconciled vnto her husbande agayne. And let not the husbande put awaye his wyfe from him. ¹² To the remnaunt speake I and not the lorde. Yf eny brother have a wyfe that beleveth not yf she be content to dwell with him let him not put her awaye. ¹³ And ye woma which hath to her husbande an infidell yf he consent to dwell with her let her not put him awaye. ¹⁴ For ye vnbelevynge husbande is sanctified by the wyfe: and the vnbelevynge wyfe is sanctified by the husbande. Or els were youre chyldren vnclene: but now are they pure. ¹⁵ But and yf the vnbelevynge departe let him departe. A brother or a sister is not in subiection to soche. God hath called vs in peace. ¹⁶ For how knowest thou o woman whether thou shalt save that man or no? Other how knowest thou o man whether thou shalt save that woman or no? ¹⁷ but even as God hath distributed to every man. As the lorde hath called every person so let him walke: and so orden I in all congregacios. ¹⁸ Yf eny man be called beynge circumcised let him adde nothinge therto. Yf eny be called vncircumcised: let him not be circucised. ¹⁹ Circumcision is nothinge vncircumcision is nothinge: but the kepyng of the comaundmentes of god is altogether. ²⁰ Let every man abyde in the same state wherin he was called. ²¹ Arte thou called a servaut? care not for it. Neverthelesse yf thou mayst be fre vse it rather. ²² For he that is called in the lorde beynge a servaunt is the lordes freman. Lykwyse he that is called beynge fre is Christes servaut. ²³ Ye are dearly bought be not mennes seruauntes. ²⁴ Brethren let everye man wherin he is called therin abyde with God. ²⁵ As concernynge virgins I have no comaundment of the lorde: yet geve I counsell as one that hath obtayned mercye of the lorde to be faythfull. ²⁶ I suppose that it is good for the present necessite. For it is good for a ma so to be. ²⁷ Arte thou bounde vnto a wyfe? seke not to be lowsed. Arte thou lowsed from a wyfe? seke not a wyfe. ²⁸ But and yf thou take a wyfe thou synnest not. Lykwyse if a virgin mary she synneth not. Neverthelesse soche shall have trouble in their flesshe: but I faver you. ²⁹ This saye I brethre the tyme is shorte. It remayneth that they which have wives be as though they had none ³⁰ and they that wepe be as though thy wept not: and they that reioyce be as though they reioysed not: and they that bye be as though they possessed not: ³¹ and they yt vse this worlde be as though they vsed it not. For the fassion of this worlde goeth awaye. ³² I wolde have you without care: the single man careth for the thinges of the lorde how he maye please the lorde. ³³ But he that hath maried careth for the thinges of the worlde howe he maye please his wyfe. ³⁴ There is differece bitwene a virgin and a wyfe. The single woman careth for the thinges of the lorde that she maye be pure both in body and also in sprete But she that is maryed careth for the thinges of the worlde how she maye please her husband. ³⁵ This speake I for youre proffit not to tangle you in a snare: but for that which is honest and comly vnto you and that ye maye quyetly cleave vnto the lorde wt out separacion. ³⁶ If eny man thinke that it is vncomly for his virgin if she passe the tyme of mariage ad if so nede requyre let him do what he listeth he synneth not: let the be coupled in mariage. ³⁷ Neverthelesse he yt purposeth surely in his herte havynge none nede: but hath power over his awne will: and hath so decreed in his herte that he will kepe his virgin doth well. ³⁸ So then he that ioyneth his virgin in maryage doth well. But he that ioyneth not his virgin in mariage doth better. ³⁹ The wyfe is bounde to the lawe as longe as her husband liveth If her husbande slepe she is at liberte to mary with whom she wyll only in the lorde. ⁴⁰ But she is happiar yf she so abyde in my iudgmet And I thinke verely that I have the sprete of God.

⁶ And God sayde vnto him in a dreame. I wot it well that thou dydest it in the purenesse of thi herte. And therfore I kepte ye that thou shuldest not synne agenst me nether suffred I the to come nygh her.

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.

⁸ I saye vnto the vnmaried men and widdowes: it is good for them yf they abyde eve as I do.

²⁶ I suppose that it is good for the present necessite. For it is good for a ma so to be. ²⁷ Arte thou bounde vnto a wyfe? seke not to be lowsed. Arte thou lowsed from a wyfe? seke not a wyfe.

³⁷ Neverthelesse he yt purposeth surely in his herte havynge none nede: but hath power over his awne will: and hath so decreed in his herte that he will kepe his virgin doth well. ³⁸ So then he that ioyneth his virgin in maryage doth well. But he that ioyneth not his virgin in mariage doth better.

¹⁸ Fle fornicacion. All synnes that a man dothe are with out ye body. But he yt is a fornicator synneth agaynst his awne body.

⁹ But and yf they canot abstayne let them mary. For it is better to mary then to burne.

²⁸ So ought men to love their wyves as their awne bodyes. He that loveth his wyfe loveth him sylfe.

³³ Neverthelesse do ye so that every one of you love his wyfe truely even as him silfe. And let ye wyfe se that she feare her husbade.

³ forbyddinge to mary and commaundinge to abstayne from meates which God hath created to be receaved with gevynge thankes of them which beleve and knowe ye trueth.

¹⁰ Yf he take him another wife, yet hir fode, rayment and dutie off mariage shall he not mynisshe.

⁷ Lyke wyse ye men dwell with them accordinge to knowledge gevinge honoure vnto the wyfe as vnto the weaker vessell and as vnto them that are heyres also of the grace of lyfe that youre prayers be not let.

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.

¹¹ And he sayde vnto them: Whosoever putteth awaye his wyfe and maryeth another breaketh wedlocke to her warde. ¹² And yf a woman forsake her husband and be maryed to another she comitteth advoutrie.

¹⁵ And he sayde vnto the people: be redie agenst the thirde daye, and se that ye come not at youre wiues.

¹⁰ Then sayde Iesus vnto hym. Avoyd Satan. For it is writte thou shalt worshyp ye Lorde thy God and hym only shalt thou serve.

¹¹ He sayde vnto them: all me can not awaye with that sayinge save they to whom it is geve.

⁵ For this cause when I coulde no lenger forbeare I sent that I myght have knowledge of youre fayth lest haply the tempter had tempted you and that oure laboure had bene bestowed in vayne.

¹² To the remnaunt speake I and not the lorde. Yf eny brother have a wyfe that beleveth not yf she be content to dwell with him let him not put her awaye.

²⁵ As concernynge virgins I have no comaundment of the lorde: yet geve I counsell as one that hath obtayned mercye of the lorde to be faythfull.

⁸ Thys saye I not as commaundynge: but be cause other are so fervent therfore prove I youre love whether it be perfait or no.

¹⁷ That I speake I speake it not after the wayes of the lorde: but as it were folysshly whill we are now come to bostynge.

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.

²⁹ And Paul sayd: I wolde to God that not only thou: but also all that heare me to daye were not sumwhat only but altogeder soche as I am except these bondes.

⁶ that we have dyvers gyftes accordynge to the grace that is geven vnto vs: yf eny man have ye gyft of prophesye let him have it that it be agreynge vnto the fayth.

⁵ Ether have we not power to leade about a sister to wyfe as wel as other Apostles and as the brethren of the lorde and Cephas?

¹⁵ But I have vsed none of these thinges. Nether wrote I these thinges that it shuld be so done vnto me. For it were better for me to dye the yt eny man shnld take this reioysinge from me

⁴ Ther are diversities of gyftes verely yet but one sprete.

¹¹ And these all worketh eve ye silfe same sprete devydynge to every man severall gyftes even as he will.

¹ As concerninge the thinges wherof ye wrote vnto me: it is good for a ma not to touche a woman.

⁷ For I wolde that all men were as I my selfe am: but every man hath his proper gyfte of God one after this maner another after that.

³² I wolde have you without care: the single man careth for the thinges of the lorde how he maye please the lorde.

³⁴ There is differece bitwene a virgin and a wyfe. The single woman careth for the thinges of the lorde that she maye be pure both in body and also in sprete But she that is maryed careth for the thinges of the worlde how she maye please her husband. ³⁵ This speake I for youre proffit not to tangle you in a snare: but for that which is honest and comly vnto you and that ye maye quyetly cleave vnto the lorde wt out separacion.

² Neverthelesse to avoyde fornicacio let every man have his wyfe: and let every woman have her husbande.

²⁸ But and yf thou take a wyfe thou synnest not. Lykwyse if a virgin mary she synneth not. Neverthelesse soche shall have trouble in their flesshe: but I faver you.

³⁶ If eny man thinke that it is vncomly for his virgin if she passe the tyme of mariage ad if so nede requyre let him do what he listeth he synneth not: let the be coupled in mariage.

³⁹ The wyfe is bounde to the lawe as longe as her husband liveth If her husbande slepe she is at liberte to mary with whom she wyll only in the lorde.

¹¹ The yonger widdowes refuse. For when they have begone to wexe wantone to the dishonoure of Christ then will they mary

¹⁴ I will therfore that ye yonger weme mary and beare childre and gyde the housse and geve none occasio to ye adversary to speake evill

³² But I say vnto you: whosoever put awaye his wyfe (except it be for fornicacion) causeth her to breake matrymony. And whosoever maryeth her that is devorsed breaketh wedlocke.

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.

¹⁸ Whosoever forsaketh his wyfe and marieth another breaketh matrimony. And every man which marieth her that is devorsed from her husbande committeth advoutry also.

⁶ This I saye of faveour not of comaundement.

¹⁵ But and yf the vnbelevynge departe let him departe. A brother or a sister is not in subiection to soche. God hath called vs in peace.

⁴⁰ But she is happiar yf she so abyde in my iudgmet And I thinke verely that I have the sprete of God.

¹⁹ and merce him in an hundred sycles of syluer and geue them vnto the father of the damsell, because he hath brought vpp an euell name vppon a mayde in Israel. And she shalbe his wife, and he may not put her awaye all his dayes.

² And the pharises came and axed him a question: whether it were laufull for a ma to put awaye his wyfe: to prove him.

¹⁰ Vnto the maryed comaunde not I but the Lorde: that the wyfe separate not her selfe from the man.

²³ Then called he them in and lodged them.And on ye morowe Peter wet awaye with them and certayne brethren from Ioppa accompanyed hym.

¹⁶ For yf one pece be holy the whole heepe is holy. And yf the rote be holy the braunches are holy also.

¹⁵ Ether remember ye not that youre bodyes are the members of Christ? Shall I now take the members of Christ and make them the members of an harlot? God forbyd. ¹⁶ Do ye not vnderstonde that he which coupleth him selfe with an harlot is become one body? For two (saith he) shalbe one flesshe. ¹⁷ But he that is ioyned vnto the Lorde is one sprete.

⁵ For it is sanctyfyed by the worde of God and prayer.

¹⁵ Vnto the pure are all thynges pure: but vnto them that are defiled and vnbelevynge is nothynge pure: but even the very myndes and consciences of them are defiled.

⁵⁰ For whosoever dothe my fathers will which is in heve the same is my brother suster and mother.

¹⁸ Yf it be possible howbe it of youre parte have peace with all men.

¹⁹ Let vs folowe tho thinges which make for peace and thinges wherwith one maye edyfie another.

³³ For God is not causer of stryfe: but of peace as he is in all other congregacions of the saynctes.

¹¹ Finallye brethren fare ye well be perfect be of good comforte be of one mynde lyve in peace and the God of love and peace shalbe with you.

²² But ye frute of sprete is loue ioye peace longesufferinge getlenes goodnes faythfulnes

¹⁴ Embrace peace with all men and holynes: with out the which no man shall se the Lorde.

¹⁵ If a brother or a sister be naked or destitute of dayly fode

¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is fyrst pure then peasable gentle and easy to be entreated full of mercy and good frutes without iudgynge and without simulacio: ¹⁸ yee and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace of them that mayntene peace.

¹⁰ Lykwyse I saye vnto you ioye is made in ye presence of ye angels of god over one synner yt repenteth.

¹⁴ that I myght provoke them which are my flesshe and myght save some of them.

²² To the weake became I as weake to wynne the weake. In all thinge I fassioned my silfe to all men to save at ye lest waye some.

¹⁶ Take hede vnto thy silfe and vnto learnynge and continue therin. For if thou shalt so do thou shalt save thy silfe and them that heare the.

¹⁹ Brethren yf eny of you erre from the trueth and an other convert him ²⁰ let the same knowe that he which converted the synner fro goynge a straye out of his waye shall save a soule fro deeth and shall hyde ye multitude of synnes.

¹ Lykewyse let the wyves be in subieccio to their husbades that eve they which beleve not the worde maye with out the worde be wonne by the conversacion of ye wyves: ² whill they beholde youre pure coversacion coupled with feare.

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.

³ For I saye (thorowe the grace that vnto me geve is) to every man amonge you that noman esteme of him selfe moare then it becometh him to esteme: but that he discretely iudge of him selfe accordynge as God hath dealte to every man the measure of fayth. ⁴ As we have many members in one body and all members have not one office: ⁵ so we beynge many are one body in Christ and every man (amoge oure selves) one anothers mebers Seynge ⁶ that we have dyvers gyftes accordynge to the grace that is geven vnto vs: yf eny man have ye gyft of prophesye let him have it that it be agreynge vnto the fayth. ⁷ Let him that hath an office wayte on his office. Let him that teacheth take hede to his doctrine. ⁸ Let him that exhorteth geve attendaunce to his exhortacion. Yf eny man geve let him do it with singlenes. Let him that ruleth do it with diligence. Yf eny man shewe mercy let him do it with cherfulnes.

¹⁷ For this cause have I sent vnto you Timotheus which is my deare sonne and faithfull in the Lorde which shall put you in remembrauce of my wayes which I have in Christ eve as I teache every where in all congregacios.

¹⁸ Yf eny man be called beynge circumcised let him adde nothinge therto. Yf eny be called vncircumcised: let him not be circucised.

²⁰ Let every man abyde in the same state wherin he was called. ²¹ Arte thou called a servaut? care not for it. Neverthelesse yf thou mayst be fre vse it rather.

²⁴ Brethren let everye man wherin he is called therin abyde with God.

¹ Of the gadderynge for the saynctes as I have ordeyned in the congregacios of Galacia even so do ye.

¹⁸ We haue sent with him that brother whose laude is in the gospell thorow out all the congregacions:

²⁸ And besyde the thynges which outwardly happe vnto me I am cobred dayly and do care for all congregacions.

¹⁰ As every man hath receaved the gyfte minister the same one to another as good ministers of the manyfolde grace of God. ¹¹ Yf eny man speake let him talke as though he spake ye wordes of God. If eny man minister let him do it as of ye abilitie which god ministreth vnto him. That god in all thinges maye be glorified thorow Iesus Christ to whom be prayse and dominion for ever and whyll the worlde stondeth. Amen.

¹ Then cam certayne from Iewrie and taught the brethren: excepte ye be circumcysed after the maner of Moses ye cannot be saved. ² And when ther was rysen dissencion and disputinge not a litle vnto Paul and Barnabas agaynst them. They determined that Paul and Barnabas and certayne other of them shuld ascende to Ierusalem vnto the Apostles and elders aboute this question.

⁵ Then arose ther vp certayne that were of the secte of the Pharises and dyd beleve sayinge that it was nedfull to circucise them and to enioyne the to kepe ye lawe of Moses.

¹⁹ Wherfore my sentece is yt we trouble not them which fro amonge the gentyls are turned to God:

²⁴ For as moche as we have hearde yt certayne which departed fro vs have troubled you with wordes and combred youre myndes sayinge: Ye must be circumcised and kepe the lawe to whom we gave no soche comaundemet.

²⁸ For it semed good to the holy gost and to vs to put no grevous thinge to you more then these necessary thinges:

¹ Stond fast therfore in ye libertie wher with Christ hath made vs fre and wrappe not youre selves agayne in ye yoke of bondage. ² Beholde I Paul saye vnto you that yf ye be circumcised Christ shall proffit you nothinge at all. ³ I testifie agayne to every man which is circumcised that he is bounde to kepe the whole lawe.

¹¹ where is nether gentile ner Iewe circumcision nor vncircumcision Barbarous or Sithian bonde or fre: but Christe is all in all thynges.

¹⁹ Whosoever breaketh one of these lest commaundmentes and teacheth men so he shalbe called the leest in the kyngdome of heve. But whosoever obserueth and teacheth ye same shal be called greate in the kyngdome of heven.

¹⁴ Ye are my fredes yf ye do whatsoever I commaunde you.

²⁵ Circumcisio verely avayleth if thou kepe the lawe. But if thou breake the lawe thy circumcision is made vncircumcision. ²⁶ Therfore if the vncircumcised kepe the ryght thinges contayned in the lawe: shall not his vncircumcision be counted for circumcision? ²⁷ And shall not vncircumcision which is by nature (yf it kepe the lawe) iudge the which beynge vnder the letter and circumcision dost transgresse the lawe? ²⁸ For he is not a Iewe which is a Iewe out warde. Nether is that thynge circumcision which is outwarde in the flesshe. ²⁹ But he is a Iewe which is hid wythin and the circucisio of ye herte is the true circumcision which is in the sprete and not in ye letter whose prayse is not of men but of god.

³⁰ For it is God only which iustifieth circumcision which is of fayth and vncircumcision thorow fayth.

⁸ Meate maketh vs not acceptable to god. Nether yf we eate are we ye better. Nether yf we eate not are we the worsse.

²⁸ Now is ther no Iewe nether getyle: ther is nether bonde ner fre: ther is nether man ner woman: but ye are all one thinge in Christ Iesu.

⁶ For in Iesu Christ nether is circumcision enythinge worth nether yet vncircocision but faith which by love is mighty in operacion.

¹⁵ For in Christ Iesu nether circucision avayleth eny thinge at all nor vncircumcisio: but a new creature.

³ And herby we are sure that we knowe him yf we kepe his comaundementes. ⁴ He that sayth I knowe him and kepeth not his commaundementes is a lyar and the veritie is not in him.

²² and what soever we axe we shall receave of him: be cause we kepe his commaundementes and do those thinges which are pleasinge in his sight. ²³ And this is his comaundemet that we beleve on ye name of his sonne Iesus Christ and love one another as he gave comaundemet. ²⁴ And he yt kepeth his comaundemetes dwelleth in him and he in him: and therby we knowe that ther abydeth in vs of the sprete which he gave vs.

² In this we knowe yt we love the children of god whe we love god and kepe his comaudementes. ³ This is ye love of god yt we kepe his comaundemetes and his comaundementes are not greveous

¹⁴ Blessed are they that do hys commaundmentes that their power maye be in the tree of lyfe and maye entre in thorow the gates into the cite.

¹⁰ And the people axed him sayinge: What shall we do then? ¹¹ He answered and sayde vnto them: He that hath two coottes let him parte with him that hath none: and he that hath meate let him do lyke wyse. ¹² Then came ther Publicans to be baptised and sayde vnto him: Master what shall we do? ¹³ And he sayde vnto the: requyre no more then that which ys appoynted vnto you. ¹⁴ The soudyoures lyke wyse demaunded of hym sayinge: and what shall we do? And he sayde to them: Do violence to noo ma: nether trouble eny man wrongfully: but be content with youre wages.

¹⁷ but even as God hath distributed to every man. As the lorde hath called every person so let him walke: and so orden I in all congregacios.

²¹ Arte thou called a servaut? care not for it. Neverthelesse yf thou mayst be fre vse it rather. ²² For he that is called in the lorde beynge a servaunt is the lordes freman. Lykwyse he that is called beynge fre is Christes servaut. ²³ Ye are dearly bought be not mennes seruauntes. ²⁴ Brethren let everye man wherin he is called therin abyde with God.

¹¹ and that ye studye to be quyet and to medle with youre awne busynes and to worke with youre awne hondes as we commaunded you:

¹² Them that are soche we commaunde and exhorte by oure lorde Iesu Christ that they worke with quyetnes and eate their awne breed.

⁴⁰ And Martha was combred about moche servinge and stode and sayde: Master doest thou not care that my sister hath leeft me to minister alone? Byd her therfore that she helpe me. ⁴¹ And Iesus answered and sayde vnto her: Martha Martha thou carest and arte troubled about many thinges:

²⁹ And axe not what ye shall eate or what ye shall drinke nether clyme ye vp an hye

³⁴ Take hede to youre selves lest youre hertes be overcome with surfettinge and dronkennes and cares of this worlde: and that that daye come on you vnwares.

¹³ For in one sprete are we all baptysed to make one body whether we be Iewes or getyls whether we be bonde or fre: and have all dronke of one sprete.

⁶ Be not carfull: but in all thynges shewe youre peticion vnto god in prayer and suplicacion wt gevynge of thankes.

¹¹ I speake not because of necessitie. For I have learned in whatsoever estate I am therewith to be content.

¹ Let as many servauntes as are vnder ye yoke counte their masters worthy of all honour that the name of god and his doctryne be not evyll spoken of. ² Se that they which have belevynge masters despyse them not because they are brethren: but so moche the rather do service for as moche as they are belevynge and beloved and partakers of the benefite. ³ These thynges teache and exhorte. Yf eny man teache other wise and is not contet with ye wholsome wordes of oure lorde Iesu christ and with the doctryne of godlines

⁵ Let youre conversacion be with out coveteousnes and be contet with that ye have all redy. For he verely sayd: I will not fayle the nether forsake the:

¹⁸ Servauntes obey youre masters with all feare not only yf they be good and courteous: but also though they be frowarde. ¹⁹ For it is thankeworthye yf a man for conscience towarde god endure grefe sufferinge wrongfully. ²⁰ For what prayse is it if when ye be buffeted for youre fautes ye take it paciently? But and yf when ye do well ye suffer wronge and take it paciently then is there thanke with God. ²¹ For herevnto verely were ye called: for Christ also suffered for vs levinge vs an insample yt ye shuld folowe his steppes ²² which dyd no sinne nether was ther gyle founde in his mouth: ²³ which when he was reviled reviled not agayne: whe he suffered he threatened not: but comitted the cause to him that iudgeth ryghteously ²⁴ which his awne silfe bare oure synnes in his body on the tree that we shuld be delyvered from synne and shuld lyve in rightewesnes. By whose strypes ye were healed.

⁷ Cast all youre care to him: for he careth for you.

⁷⁴ for to geve vs. That we delyvered oute of ye hondes of oure enemyes myght serve him with oute feare ⁷⁵ all the dayes of oure lyfe in suche holynes and ryghtewesnes that are accept before him.

³² and shall knowe the trueth: and the trueth shall make you free. ³³ They answered him: We be Abrahams seede and were never bonde to eny man: why sayest thou then ye shalbe made fre. ³⁴ Iesus answered them: verely verely I saye vnto you that whosoever committeth synne is the servaunt of synne. ³⁵ And the servaunt abydeth not in the housse for ever: But ye sonne abydeth ever. ³⁶ If the sonne therfore shall make you fre then are ye fre in dede.

¹ Paul the seruaut of Iesus Christ called to be an Apostle put a parte to preache the Gospell of God

¹⁸ Ye are then made fre from synne and are be come the servauntes of rightewesnes. ¹⁹ I will speake grossly because of the infirmitie of youre flesshe. As ye have geve youre membres servauntes to vnclennes and to iniquitie fro iniquitie vnto iniquitie: even so nowe geve youre membres servantes vnto rightewesnes yt ye maye be sanctified. ²⁰ For when ye were the servauntes of synne ye were not vnder rightewesnes. ²¹ What frute had ye then in tho thinges wher of ye are now ashamed. For the ende of tho thynges is deeth. ²² But now are ye delivered from synne and made the servauntes of God and have youre frute that ye shuld be sanctifyed and the ende everlastinge lyfe.

¹⁹ For though I be fre from all men yet have I made my silfe servaunt vnto all men that I myght wynne the moo.

¹⁰ Preache I mannes doctrine or Godes? Ether go I about to please men? If I stodyed to please men I were not the servaunt of Christ.

¹ Stond fast therfore in ye libertie wher with Christ hath made vs fre and wrappe not youre selves agayne in ye yoke of bondage.

¹³ Brethre ye were called in to (libertie) only let not youre libertie be an occasion vnto the flesshe but in love serve one another.

⁵ Servautes be obedient vnto youre carnall masters with feare and trimblinge in singlenes of youre hertes as vnto Christ: ⁶ not wt service in ye eye sight as men pleasars: but as the servautes of Christ doynge ye will of God fro the herte

²² Servauntes be obedient vnto youre bodyly masters in all thynges: not with eye service as men pleasers but in synglenes of herte fearynge god. ²³ And whatsoever ye do do it hertely as though ye did it to the lorde and not vnto men for as moche as ye ²⁴ knowe that of the lorde ye shall receave the rewarde of inheritaunce for ye serve the lorde Christ.

¹² Epaphras the servaut of Christ which is one of you saluteth you and all wayes laboreth fervently for you in prayers that ye maye stonde perfect and full in all that is the will of God.

¹⁶ not nowe as a servaut: but above a servaunt I meane a brother beloved specially to me: but how moche more vnto the both in the flesshe and also in the Lorde?

¹⁶ as fre and not as havinge ye libertie for a cloke of maliciousnes but even as the servautes of god.

¹ Simon Peter a seruaunt and an Apostle of Iesus Christ to them which have obtayned lyke precious fayth with vs in the rightewesnes that commeth of oure God and savioure Iesus Christ.

¹ Iudas the servaunt of Iesus Christ the brother of Iames. To them which are cal and sanctified in god the father and preserved in Iesu Christ.

⁴² for they are my seruauntes which I brought out of the lande of Egipte and shall not be solde as bondmen.

⁸ But ye shall not suffre youre selves to be called Rabi. For one is youre master that is to wyt Christ and all ye are brethre. ⁹ And call no man youre father vpon the erth for there is but one youre father and he is in heven. ¹⁰ Be not called masters for there is but one youre master and he is Christ. ¹¹ He that is greatest amoge you shalbe youre seruaunte.

²⁸ Take hede therfore vnto youre selves and to all the flocke wherof the holy goost hath made you oversears to rule the congregacion of God which he hath purchased with his bloud.

²⁰ For ye are dearly bought. Therfore glorifie ye God in youre bodyes and in youre spretes for they are goddes.

⁴ and that because of incomers beynge falce brethren which came in amoge other to spye out oure libertie which we have in Christ Iesus that they might bringe vs into bondage.

¹⁴ which gave him silfe for vs to redeme vs from all vnrightewesnes and to pourge vs a peculiar people vnto him silfe fervently geven vnto good workes.

¹⁸ For as moche as ye know how that ye were not redemed with corruptible sylver and golde from youre vayne conversacion which ye receaved by the tradicions of the fathers: ¹⁹ but with the precious bloud of Christ as of a lambe vndefiled and withouten spot

¹⁸ For as moche as Christ hath once suffered for synnes ye iuste for ye vniuste forto bringe vs to God and was kylled as pertayninge to the flesshe: but was quyckened in the sprete.

⁹ and they songe a newe songe saynge: thou art worthy to take ye boke and to ope ye seales therof: for thou waste kylled and haste redemed vs by thy bloud out of all kynreddes and tonges and people and nacions

²² And Henoch walked wyth god after he had begot Mathusala .iij. hundred yere and begat sonnes and doughters. ²³ And all the dayes of Henoch were .iij. hundred and .lxv. yere. ²⁴ and than Henoch lyved a godly lyfe and was nomore sene for God toke hym away.

¹ When Abram was nynetye yere olde and ix. the LORde apeared to hym sayenge: I am the almyghtie God: walke before me ad be vncorrupte.

²⁰ Let every man abyde in the same state wherin he was called.

³¹ Whether therfore ye eate or dryncke or what soever ye do do all to the prayse of God.

² Furthermore it is requyred of the disposers that they be founde faithfull.

³⁴ There is differece bitwene a virgin and a wyfe. The single woman careth for the thinges of the lorde that she maye be pure both in body and also in sprete But she that is maryed careth for the thinges of the worlde how she maye please her husband.

³⁶ If eny man thinke that it is vncomly for his virgin if she passe the tyme of mariage ad if so nede requyre let him do what he listeth he synneth not: let the be coupled in mariage.

¹⁰ But by the grace of God I am that I am. And his grace which is in me was not in vayne: but I labored moare aboundauntly then they all not I but the grace of God which is with me.

¹⁷ For we are not as many are which choppe and chaunge with the worde of God: but even oute of purenes and by the power of God and in the sight of God so speake we in Christ.

¹ Therfore seinge that we have soche an office eve as mercy is come on vs we faynte not: ² but have cast from vs the clokes of vnhonestie and walke not in craftines nether corrupte we the worde of God: but walke in open trueth and reporte oure selves to every mannes conscience in the sight of God.

⁸ Thys saye I not as commaundynge: but be cause other are so fervent therfore prove I youre love whether it be perfait or no. ⁹ Ye knowe the liberalitie of oure lorde Iesus Christ which though he were riche yet for youre sakes be came poore: that ye thorow his povertie myght be made ryche. ¹⁰ And I geve counsell hereto. For this is expedient for you which beganne not to do only: but also to will a yeare a goo.

¹² And I thanke Christ Iesus oure Lorde which hath made me stronge: for he counted me true and put me in office ¹³ when before I was a blasphemar and a persecuter and a tyraut. But I obtayned mercy because I dyd it ignorautly thorow vnbelefe. ¹⁴ Neverthelater the grace of oure Lorde was more aboundaunt with fayth and love which is in Christ Iesu. ¹⁵ This is a true sayinge and by all meanes worthy to be receaved that Christ Iesus came into the world to save synners of whom I am chefe. ¹⁶ Notwithstondinge for this cause was mercy geve vnto me that Iesus Christ shuld fyrst shewe on me all longe pacience vnto the ensample of them which shall in tyme to come beleve on him vnto eternall lyfe.

¹⁹ Wo be in those dayes to the that are wt chylde and to the yt geve sucke.

²³ But wo be to them that be with chylde and to them that geve sucke in those dayes: for ther shalbe greate trouble in the londe and wrath over all this people.

²⁸ But Iesus turned backe vnto them and sayde: Doughters of Ierusalem wepe not for me: but wepe for youre selves and for youre chyldren. ²⁹ For beholde the dayes will come when men shall saye: happy are the baren and the wombes that never bare and the pappes which never gave sucke.

³⁵ This speake I for youre proffit not to tangle you in a snare: but for that which is honest and comly vnto you and that ye maye quyetly cleave vnto the lorde wt out separacion.

¹⁷ For the tyme is come that iudgement must begynne at the housse of god. If it fyrst begynne at vs what shall the ende be of them which beleve not the gospell of god?

¹² To the remnaunt speake I and not the lorde. Yf eny brother have a wyfe that beleveth not yf she be content to dwell with him let him not put her awaye. ¹³ And ye woma which hath to her husbande an infidell yf he consent to dwell with her let her not put him awaye. ¹⁴ For ye vnbelevynge husbande is sanctified by the wyfe: and the vnbelevynge wyfe is sanctified by the husbande. Or els were youre chyldren vnclene: but now are they pure.

²⁶ I suppose that it is good for the present necessite. For it is good for a ma so to be.

³² I wolde have you without care: the single man careth for the thinges of the lorde how he maye please the lorde. ³³ But he that hath maried careth for the thinges of the worlde howe he maye please his wyfe. ³⁴ There is differece bitwene a virgin and a wyfe. The single woman careth for the thinges of the lorde that she maye be pure both in body and also in sprete But she that is maryed careth for the thinges of the worlde how she maye please her husband. ³⁵ This speake I for youre proffit not to tangle you in a snare: but for that which is honest and comly vnto you and that ye maye quyetly cleave vnto the lorde wt out separacion. ³⁶ If eny man thinke that it is vncomly for his virgin if she passe the tyme of mariage ad if so nede requyre let him do what he listeth he synneth not: let the be coupled in mariage.

²³ I call God for a recorde vnto my soule that forto faver you with all I came not enymoare vnto Corinthum.

⁴ Let wedlocke be had in pryce in all poyntes and let the chamber be vndefiled: for whore kepers and advoutrars god will iudge.

¹¹ This also we knowe I mean the season howe that it is tyme that we shuld now awake oute of slepe. For now is oure salvacion nearer then when we beleved. ¹² The nyght is passed and the daye is come nye. Let us therfore cast awaye the dedes of darcknes and let vs put on the (Armoure) of lyght.

³¹ and they yt vse this worlde be as though they vsed it not. For the fassion of this worlde goeth awaye.

¹³ Let vs goo forth therfore out of the tentes and suffer rebuke with him. ¹⁴ For here have we no continuynge citie: but we seke one to come.

¹³ Go to now ye that saye: to daye and to morow let vs go into soche a citie and continue there a yeare and bye and sell and wynne: ¹⁴ and yet can not tell what shall happen to morowe. For what thynge is youre lyfe? It is even a vapoure that apereth for a lytell tyme and the vanyssheth awaye: ¹⁵ For that ye ought to saye: yf the lorde will and yf we live let vs do this or that. ¹⁶ But nowe ye reioyce in youre bostinges. All soche reioysynge is evyll.

²⁴ For all flesshe is as grasse and all the glory of man is as the floure of grasse. The grasse widdereth and the flower falleth awaye

⁷ The ende of all thinges is at honde. Be ye therfore discrete and sober yt ye maye be apte to prayers.

⁸ Derely beloved be not ignorant of this one thynge how that one daye is wt the lorde as a thousande yeare and a thousand yeare as one daye. ⁹ The lorde is not slacke to fulfill his promes as some men cout slacknes: but is pacient to vs warde and wolde have no man lost but wolde receave all men to repentauce.

¹⁷ And the worlde vannyssheth awaye and the lust therof: but he that fulfilleth the will of god abydeth ever.

²¹ Blessed are ye that honger now: for ye shalbe satisfied. Blessed are ye yt wepe now: for ye shall laugh.

²⁵ Wo be to you yt are full: for ye shall honger. Wo be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wayle and wepe.

²⁵ But Abraha sayd vnto him Sonne remembre that thou in thy lyfe tyme receavedst thy pleasure and contrary wyse Lazarus payne. Now therfore is he comforted and thou art punysshed.

²² 22. And ye now are in sorowe: but I will se you agayne and youre hertes shall reioyce and youre ioye shall no ma take fro you.

¹⁷ For the lambe which ys in the myddes of the seate shall fede them and shall ledde them vnto fountaynes of lyuynge water and god shall wype awaye all teares from their eyes.

⁷ And as moche as she gloryfied her silfe and lyved wantanly so moche poure ye in for her of punysshment and sorowe for she sayde in her herte: I sytt beinge a quene and am no wyddowe and shall se no sorowe.

⁴⁸ But and yf that evill servaut shall saye in his herte my master wyll defer his comynge ⁴⁹ and beginne to smyte his felowes ye and to eate and to drinke with the dronke: ⁵⁰ that servauntes master wyll come in adaye when he loketh not for him and in an houre yt he is not ware of

⁵⁰ and wyll devyde him and geve him his rewarde with ypocrites. There shalbe wepinge and gnasshinge of tethe.

¹⁴ Lykwyse as a certeyne ma redy to take his iorney to a straunge coutre called his servautes and delivered to them his gooddes. ¹⁵ And vnto one he gave .v. talentes to another .ii. and to another one: to every man after his abilite and streyght waye departed. ¹⁶ Then he that had receaved the fyve talentes went and bestowed them and wanne other fyve talentes. ¹⁷ Lykwyse he that receaved .ii. gayned other .ii. ¹⁸ But he yt receaved ye one went and digged a pit in the erth and hyd his masters money. ¹⁹ After a longe season ye lorde of those servauntes came and rekened with the. ²⁰ Then came he yt had receaved fyve talentes and brought other fyve talentes sayinge: master thou deliveredst vnto one fyve talentes: beholde I have gayned wt the fyve talentes moo. ²¹ The his master sayde vnto him: well good servaut and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I will make the ruler over moche: entre in into thy masters ioye. ²² Also he that receaved .ii. talentes came and sayde: master thou deliveredest vnto me .ii. talentes: beholde I have wone .ii. other talentes with them. ²³ And his master sayde vnto him well good servaunt and faithfull. Thou hast bene faithfull in lytell I wyll make the ruler over moche: go in into thy masters ioye. ²⁴ Then he which had receaved ye one talent came and sayd: master I considered yt thou wast an harde man which repest where thou sowedst not and gadderest where thou strawedst not ²⁵ and was therfore afrayde and went and hyd thy talent in ye erth: Beholde thou hast thyn awne. ²⁶ His master answered and sayde vnto him: thou evyll servaut and slewthfull thou knewest yt I repe where I sowed not and gaddre where I strawed not: ²⁷ thou oughtest therfore to have had my money to ye chaugers and then at my comynge shulde I have receaved myne awne with vauntage. ²⁸ Take therfore the talent from him and geve it vnto him which hath .x. talentes. ²⁹ For vnto every man that hath shalbe geven and he shall have aboundance: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.

¹⁵ Wherfore he sayde vnto them: take hede and beware of covetousnes. For no mannes lyfe stondeth in the aboundaunce of the thinges which he possesseth. ¹⁶ And he put forth a similitude vnto them sayinge: The groude of a certayne riche ma brought forth frutes plenteously ¹⁷ and he thought in himsilfe sayinge: what shall I do? because I have noo roume where to bestowe my frutes? ¹⁸ And he sayde: This will I do. I will destroye my barnes and bilde greater and therin will I gadder all my frutes and my goodes: ¹⁹ and I will saye to my soule: Soule thou hast moch goodes layde vp in stoore for many yeares take thyne ease: eate drinke and be mery. ²⁰ But God sayde vnto him: Thou fole this night will they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall thoose thinges be which thou hast provyded? ²¹ So is it with him that gadereth ryches and is not ryche in God.

¹ And he sayd also vnto his disciples. Ther was a certayne rych man which had a stewarde that was acused vnto him that he had wasted his goodes. ² And he called him and sayd vnto him: How is it that I heare this of the? Geve a comptes of thy steward shippe: For thou mayste be no longer stewarde.

¹⁷ And he sayde vnto him: Well good servaute because thou wast faithfull in a very lytell thynge take thou auctorite over ten cities. ¹⁸ And the other came sayinge: Lorde thy poude hath encreased fyve pounde. ¹⁹ And to ye same he sayde: and be thou also ruler ouer fyve cities. ²⁰ And the thyrde came and sayde: Lorde beholde here thy pounde which I have kepte in a napkyn ²¹ for I feared the because thou arte a strayte man: thou takest vp that thou laydest not doune and repest that thou dyddest not sowe. ²² And he sayde vnto him: Of thine awne mouth iudge I the thou evyll servaunt. knewest thou that I am a strayte man takinge vp that I layde not doune and repinge that I dyd not sowe? ²³ Wherfore then gavest not thou my money into the banke that at my cominge I might have required myne awne with vauntage? ²⁴ And he sayde to them that stode by: take fro him that pounde and geve it him that hath ten poude. ²⁵ And they sayd vnto him: Lorde he hath ten pounde. ²⁶ I saye vnto you that vnto all the that have it shalbe geve: and from him yt hath not eve that he hath shalbe taken from him.

¹⁸ What is my rewarde then? Verely that whe I preache the gospell I make the gospell of Christ fre yt I misvse not myne auctorite in ye gospel

¹⁷ Charge them that are ryche in this worlde that they be not excedynge wyse and that they trust not in the vncertayne ryches but in the livynge god which geveth vs aboundantly all thynges to enioye them ¹⁸ and that they do good and be ryche in good workes and redy to geve and to distribute

¹⁰ and the ryche in that he is made lowe. For eve as ye flower of the grasse shall he vanysshe awaye. ¹¹ The sonne ryseth with heate and the grasse wydereth and his flower falleth awaye and the beautie of the fassion of it perissheth: even so shall the ryche man perisshe with his aboundance.

¹⁴ and yet can not tell what shall happen to morowe. For what thynge is youre lyfe? It is even a vapoure that apereth for a lytell tyme and the vanyssheth awaye:

¹ Goo to now ye ryche men. Wepe and howle on youre wretchednes that shall come apon you. ² Youre ryches is corrupte youre garmentes are motheaten. ³ Youre golde and youre silver are cankred and the rust of them shalbe a witnes vnto you and shall eate youre flesshe as it were fyre. Ye have heaped treasure togedder in youre last dayes: ⁴ Beholde the hyre of ye labourers which have reped doune youre feldes (which hyer is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: and ye cryes of them which have reped are entred into the eares of the lorde Sabaoth. ⁵ Ye have lived in pleasure on the erth and in wantannes. Ye have norysshed youre hertes as in a daye of slaughter.

²⁵ Beholde the foules of ye ayer: for they sowe not nether reepe nor yet cary into ye barnes: and yet youre hevely father fedeth the. Are ye not moche better the they? ²⁶ Which of you (though he toke thought therfore) coulde put one cubit vnto his stature? ²⁷ And why care ye then for raymet? Considre ye lylies of ye felde how they growe. They labour not nether spynne. ²⁸ And yet for all yt I saye vnto you yt eue Salomon in all his royalte was not arayed lyke vnto one of these. ²⁹ Wherfore yf God so clothe the grasse which ys to daye in the felde and to morowe shalbe caste in to the fournace: shall he not moche more do the same vnto you o ye of lytle fayth? ³⁰ Therfore take no thought sayinge: what shall we eate or what shall we drincke or wherwt shall we be clothed? ³¹ After all these thynges seke the getyls. For youre hevely father knoweth that ye have neade of all these thynges. ³² But rather seke ye fyrst the kyngdome of heuen and the rightwisnes therof and all these thynges shalbe ministred vnto you. ³³ Care not then for the morow but let ye morow care for it selfe: for the daye present hath ever ynough of his awne trouble. ³⁴ Iudge not that ye be not iudged.

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.

⁵ She that is a very wyddowe and frendlesse putteth her trust in god and continueth in supplicacion and prayer nyght and daye.

²² And he spake vnto his disciples: Therfore I saye vnto you: take no thought for youre lyfe what ye shall eate nether for youre body what ye shall put on.

³ Let the man geve vnto the wyfe due benevolence. Lykwyse also the wyfe vnto the man.

²⁵ Husbandes love youre wyves even as Christ loved the congregacion and gave him silfe for it ²⁶ to sanctifie it and clensed it in the fountayne of water thorow the worde ²⁷ to make it vnto him selfe a glorious congregacion with oute spot or wrynckle or eny soche thinge: but that it shuld be holy and with out blame. ²⁸ So ought men to love their wyves as their awne bodyes. He that loveth his wyfe loveth him sylfe. ²⁹ For no ma ever yet hated his awne flesshe: but norissheth and cherisseth it even as the lorde doth the congregacion. ³⁰ For we are members of his body of his flesshe and of his bones. ³¹ For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and shall cotinue with his wyfe and two shalbe made one flesshe. ³² This is a great secrete but I speake bitwene Christ and the cogregacion. ³³ Neverthelesse do ye so that every one of you love his wyfe truely even as him silfe. And let ye wyfe se that she feare her husbade.

¹⁹ Husbandes love youre wyves and be not bitter vnto them.

¹¹ and that ye studye to be quyet and to medle with youre awne busynes and to worke with youre awne hondes as we commaunded you: ¹² that ye maye behave youre selves honestly towarde them that are with out and that nothinge be lackynge vnto you.

⁸ Yf ther be eny that provideth not for his awne and namly for them of his housholde the same denyeth the fayth and is worsse then an infydell.

³⁶ And ther was a Prophetesse one Anna the doughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser: which was of a greate age and had lyved with an husbande. vii. yeres from her virginite. ³⁷ And she had bene a wedowe aboute .iiii. scoore and .iiii. yere which went never oute of the temple but served God with fastinge and prayer nyght and daye.

⁴⁰ And Martha was combred about moche servinge and stode and sayde: Master doest thou not care that my sister hath leeft me to minister alone? Byd her therfore that she helpe me. ⁴¹ And Iesus answered and sayde vnto her: Martha Martha thou carest and arte troubled about many thinges: ⁴² verely one is nedfull. Mary hath chosen her that good parte which shall not be taken awaye from her.

¹³ Nether geve ye youre members as instrumentes of vnrightewesnes vnto synne: but geve youre selves vnto God as they that are alive from deeth. And geve youre membres as iustrumetes of rightewesnes vnto God.

¹ I beseche you therfore brethre by ye mercyfulnes of God that ye make youre bodyes aquicke sacrifise holy and acceptable vnto God which is youre resonable seruynge of god. ² And fassion not youre selves lyke vnto this worlde: But be ye chaunged in youre shape by the renuynge of youre wittes that ye maye fele what thynge that good yt acceptable and perfaycte will of god is.

¹¹ Beholde what diligence this godly sorowe that ye toke hath wrought in you: yee it caused you to cleare youre selves. It caused indignacion it caused feare yt caused desyre it caused a fervent mynde it caused punysshment. For in all thynges ye have shewed youreselues that ye were cleare in that matter. ¹² Wherfore though I wrote vnto you I did it not for his cause that did hurte nether for his cause that was hurte: but that oure good mynde whych we have towarde you in the sight of god myght appere vnto you.

¹⁶ Thankes be vnto god which put in ye hert of Titus the same good mynde toward you.

²⁰ as I hertely loke for and hope that in nothinge I shalbe ashamed: but that with all confidence as all wayes in tymes past even so now Christ shalbe magnified in my body whether it be thorowe lyfe or els deeth.

²³ The very God of peace sanctifie you thorow out. And I praye God that youre whole sprete soulse and body be kept fautlesse vnto ye comynge of oure Lorde Iesus Christ

⁵ For yf a man cannot rule his owne housse how shall he care for the congregacion of God.

⁸ This is a true sayinge. Of these thinges I wolde thou shuldest certifie that they which beleve God myght be diligent to go forwarde in good workes. These thinges are good and proffitable vnto me.

¹⁴ And yt which fell amonge thornes are they which heare and goo forth and are choked wt cares and wt riches and volupteous lyvinge and bringe forth noo frute.

⁵ 5. Withdrawe not youre selves one from another excepte it be with consent for a tyme for to geve youre selves to fastynge and prayer. And afterwarde come agayne to the same thynge lest Satan tempt you for youre incontinencye. ⁶ This I saye of faveour not of comaundement. ⁷ For I wolde that all men were as I my selfe am: but every man hath his proper gyfte of God one after this maner another after that. ⁸ I saye vnto the vnmaried men and widdowes: it is good for them yf they abyde eve as I do. ⁹ But and yf they canot abstayne let them mary. For it is better to mary then to burne.

³³ But he that hath maried careth for the thinges of the worlde howe he maye please his wyfe. ³⁴ There is differece bitwene a virgin and a wyfe. The single woman careth for the thinges of the lorde that she maye be pure both in body and also in sprete But she that is maryed careth for the thinges of the worlde how she maye please her husband.

³ So that fornicacion and all vnclennes or coveteousnes be not once named amonge you as it be commeth saynctes:

⁸ Furthermore brethren whatsoever thinges are true whatsoever thynges are honest what soever thynges are iust whatsoever thynges are pure whatsoever thynges pertayne to love whatsoever thynges are of honest reporte: yf ther be eny verteous thynge yf there be eny laudable thynge

¹⁰ and whormongers: to them that defile them selves with mankynde: to menstealers: to lyars and to periured and so forth yf ther be eny other thinge that is cotrary to holsome doctrine

³ And ye elder weme lykewyse that they be in soche rayment as becommeth holynes not falce accusars not geven to moche drinkynge but teachers of honest thynges

³⁷ Neverthelesse he yt purposeth surely in his herte havynge none nede: but hath power over his awne will: and hath so decreed in his herte that he will kepe his virgin doth well.

¹ As concerninge the thinges wherof ye wrote vnto me: it is good for a ma not to touche a woman. ² Neverthelesse to avoyde fornicacio let every man have his wyfe: and let every woman have her husbande.

³² I wolde have you without care: the single man careth for the thinges of the lorde how he maye please the lorde.

² the sonnes of God sawe the doughters of men that they were fayre and toke vnto them wyves which they best liked amoge the all.

³ Also thou shalt make no mariages with them, nether geue thy doughter vnto his sonne nor take his doughter vnto thy sonne. ⁴ For they will make youre sonnes departe fro me and serue straunge Goddes, and then will the wrath off the Lorde waxe whote vppon you ad destroye you shortely.

² For the woman which is in subieccion to a man is bounde by the lawe to the man as longe as he liveth. Yf the man be deed she is lowsed from the lawe of the man. ³ So then yf whill the man liveth she couple her selfe with another man she shalbe counted a wedlocke breaker. But yf the man be deed she is fre fro the lawe: so that she is no wedlocke breaker though she couple her selfe with another man.

¹⁴ Set youreselues therfore at large and beare not a straugers yoke wyth the vnbelevers. For what fellishippe hath rightewesnes with vnrightewesnes? What company hath light wt darcknes? ¹⁵ What cocorde hath Christ with beliall? Ether what parte hath he yt beleveth with an infidele? ¹⁶ how agreeth the temple of god wt ymages? And ye are the temple of yt lyuynge god as sayde god. I will dwell amonge the and walke amoge the and wilbe their god: and they shalbe my people.

²⁵ As concernynge virgins I have no comaundment of the lorde: yet geve I counsell as one that hath obtayned mercye of the lorde to be faythfull. ²⁶ I suppose that it is good for the present necessite. For it is good for a ma so to be.

³⁵ This speake I for youre proffit not to tangle you in a snare: but for that which is honest and comly vnto you and that ye maye quyetly cleave vnto the lorde wt out separacion.

¹ Am I not an Apostle? am I not fre? have I not sene Iesus Christ oure lorde? Are not ye my worke in the lorde. ² Yf I be not an Apostle vnto other yet am I vnto you. For the seale of myne Apostleshippe are ye in the lorde. ³ Myne answer to them that axe me is this.

³⁶ Sproge ye worde of god fro you? Ether came it vnto you only? ³⁷ Yf eny ma thinke him sylfe a prophet ether spirituall: let him vnderstonde what thinges I write vnto you. For they are the comaundementes of the Lorde.

⁸ And though I shuld bost my silfe somewhat moare of oure auctorite which the lorde hath geven vs to edifie and not to destroye you it shulde not be to my shame. ⁹ This saye I lest I shuld seme as though I went about to make you a frayde with letters. ¹⁰ For ye pistles (sayth he) are sore and stronge: but his bodyly presence is weake and his speache rude.

¹¹ I am made a fole in bostynge my silfe. Ye have copelled me: I ought to have bene comeded of you. For in nothinge was I inferior vnto ye chefe apostels Though I be nothynge

⁸ He therfore that despiseth despiseth not man but God which hath sent his holy sprete amonge you.

¹⁵ And suppose that ye longe sufferynge of the lorde is saluacion even as oure derely beloved brother Paul accordynge to ye wysdome geve vnto him wrote to you ¹⁶ yee almost in very pistle speakynge of soche thynges: amoge which are many thynges harde to be vnderstonde which they that are vnlearned and vnstable pervert as they do other scriptures vnto their awne destruccio.