John 8 Cross References - Wycliffe

¹ But Jhesus wente in to the mount of Olyuete. ² And eerli eft he cam in to the temple; and al the puple cam to hym; and he sat, and tauyte hem. ³ And scribis and Fariseis bryngen a womman takun in auoutrye, and thei settiden hir in the myddil, ⁴ and seiden to hym, Maystir, this womman is now takun in auoutrie. ⁵ And in the lawe Moises comaundide vs to stoone suche; therfor what seist thou? ⁶ And thei seiden this thing temptynge hym, that thei myyten accuse hym. And Jhesus bowide hym silf doun, and wroot with his fyngur in the erthe. ⁷ And whanne thei abiden axynge hym, he reiside hym silf, and seide to hem, He of you that is without synne, first caste a stoon in to hir. ⁸ And eft he bowide hym silf, and wroot in the erthe. ⁹ And thei herynge these thingis, wenten awei oon aftir anothir, and thei bigunnen fro the eldre men; and Jhesus dwelte aloone, and the womman stondynge in the myddil. ¹⁰ And Jhesus reiside hym silf, and seide to hir, Womman, where ben thei that accusiden thee? no man hath dampned thee. ¹¹ Sche seide, No man, Lord. Jhesus seide `to hir, Nethir Y schal dampne thee; go thou, and now aftirward nyle thou synne more. <sup>12</sup> Therfor eft Jhesus spak to hem, and seide, Y am the liyt of the world; he that sueth me, walkith not in derknessis, but schal haue the liyt of lijf. <sup>13</sup> Therfor the Fariseis seiden, Thou berist witnessyng of thi silf; thi witnessyng is not trewe. <sup>14</sup> Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, And if Y bere witnessyng of my silf, my witnessyng is trewe; for Y woot fro whennus Y cam, and whidur Y go. <sup>15</sup> But ye witen not fro whennus Y cam, ne whidur Y go. For ye demen aftir the fleisch, but Y deme no man; <sup>16</sup> and if Y deme, my doom is trewe, for Y am not aloone, but Y and the fadir that sente me. <sup>17</sup> And in youre lawe it is writun, that the witnessyng of twei men is trewe. <sup>18</sup> Y am, that bere witnessyng of my silf, and the fadir that sente me, berith witnessyng of me. <sup>19</sup> Therfor thei seiden to hym, Where is thi fadir? Jhesus answeride, Nether ye knowen me, nethir ye knowen my fadir; if ye knewen me, perauenture ye schulden knowe also my fadir. <sup>20</sup> Jhesus spak these wordis in the tresorie, techynge in the temple; and no man took hym, for his our cam not yit. <sup>21</sup> Therfor eft Jhesus seide to hem, Lo! Y go, and ye schulen seke me, and ye schulen die in youre synne; whidur Y go, ye moun not come. <sup>22</sup> Therfor the Jewis seiden, Whether he schal sle hym silf, for he seith, Whidur Y go, ye moun not come? <sup>23</sup> And he seide to hem, Ye ben of bynethe, Y am of aboue; ye ben of this world, Y am not of this world. <sup>24</sup> Therfor Y seide to you, that ye schulen die in youre synnes; for if ye bileuen not that Y am, ye schulen die in youre synne. <sup>25</sup> Therfor thei seiden to hym, Who art thou? Jhesus seide to hem, The bigynnyng, which also speke to you. <sup>26</sup> Y haue many thingis to speke, and deme of you, but he that sente me is sothefast; and Y speke in the world these thingis, that Y herde of hym. <sup>27</sup> And thei knewen not, that he clepide his fadir God. <sup>28</sup> Therfor Jhesus seith to hem, Whanne ye han areisid mannus sone, thanne ye schulen knowe, that Y am, and of my silf Y do no thing; but as my fadir tauyte me, Y speke these thingis. <sup>29</sup> And he that sente me is with me, and lefte me not aloone; for Y do euermore tho thingis, that ben plesynge to hym. <sup>30</sup> Whanne he spak these thingis, manye bileueden in hym. <sup>31</sup> Therfor Jhesus seide to the Jewis, that bileueden in hym, If ye dwellen in my word, verili ye schulen be my disciplis; <sup>32</sup> and ye schulen knowe the treuthe, and the treuthe schal make you fre. <sup>33</sup> Therfor the Jewis answeriden to hym, We ben the seed of Abraham, and we serueden neuere to man; hou seist thou, That ye schulen be fre? <sup>34</sup> Jhesus answeride to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, ech man that doith synne, is seruaunt of synne. <sup>35</sup> And the seruaunt dwellith not in the hows with outen ende, but the sone dwellith with outen ende. <sup>36</sup> Therfor if the sone make you fre, verili ye schulen be fre. <sup>37</sup> Y woot that ye ben Abrahams sones, but ye seken to sle me, for my word takith not in you. <sup>38</sup> Y speke tho thingis, that Y say at my fadir; and ye doen tho thingis, that ye sayn at youre fadir. <sup>39</sup> Thei answerden, and seiden to hym, Abraham is oure fadir. Jhesus seith to hem, If ye ben the sones of Abraham, do ye the werkis of Abraham. <sup>40</sup> But now ye seken to sle `me, a man that haue spoken to you treuthe, that Y herde of God; Abraham dide not this thing. ⁴¹ Ye doen the werkis of youre fadir. Therfor thei seiden to hym, We ben not borun of fornycacioun; we han o fadir, God. ⁴² But Jhesus seith to hem, If God were youre fadir, sotheli ye schulden loue me; for Y passide forth of God, and cam; for nether Y cam of my silf, but he sente me. ⁴³ Whi knowen ye not my speche? for ye moun not here my word. ⁴⁴ Ye ben of the fadir, the deuel, and ye wolen do the desyris of youre fadir. He was a mansleere fro the bigynnyng, and he stood not in treuthe; for treuthe is not in hym. Whanne he spekith lesyng, he spekith of his owne; for he is a liere, and fadir of it. ⁴⁵ But for Y seie treuthe, ye bileuen not to me. ⁴⁶ Who of you schal repreue me of synne? if Y sey treuthe, whi bileuen ye not to me? ⁴⁷ He that is of God, herith the wordis of God; therfor ye heren not, for ye ben not of God. ⁴⁸ Therfor the Jewis answeriden, and seiden, Whether we seien not wel, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a deuel? ⁴⁹ Jhesus answerde, and seide, Y haue not a deuel, but Y onoure my fadir, and ye han vnhonourid me. ⁵⁰ For Y seke not my glorye; there is he, that sekith, and demeth. ⁵¹ Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, if ony man kepe my word, he schal not taste deth with outen ende. ⁵² Therfor the Jewis seiden, Now we han knowun, that thou hast a deuel. Abraham is deed, and the prophetis, and thou seist, If ony man kepe my word, he schal not taste deth withouten ende. ⁵³ Whether thou art grettere than oure fader Abraham, that is deed, and the prophetis ben deed; whom makist thou thi silf? ⁵⁴ Jhesus answeride, If Y glorifie my silf, my glorie is nouyt; my fadir, is that glorifieth me, whom ye seien, that he is youre God. ⁵⁵ And ye han not knowun hym, but Y haue knowun hym; and if Y seie that Y knowe hym not, Y schal be a liere lich to you; but Y knowe hym, and Y kepe his word. ⁵⁶ Abraham, youre fadir, gladide to se my dai; and he saiy, and ioyede. ⁵⁷ Thanne the Jewis seiden to hym, Thou hast not yit fifti yeer, and hast thou seien Abraham? ⁵⁸ Therfor Jhesus seide to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, bifor that Abraham schulde be, Y am. ⁵⁹ Therfor thei token stonys, to caste to hym; but Jhesus hidde hym, and wente out of the temple.

³ sothely God commaundide to vs, that we schulden not eate of the fruyt of the tre, which is in the myddis of paradijs, and that we schulden not touche it, lest perauenture we dien. ⁴ Forsothe the serpent seide to the womman, ye schulen not die bi deeth; ⁵ for whi God woot that in what euere dai ye schulen ete therof, youre iyen schulen be opened, and ye schulen be as Goddis, knowynge good and yuel. ⁶ Therfore the womman seiy that the tre was good, and swete to ete, and fair to the iyen, and delitable in bi holdyng; and sche took of the fruyt therof, and eet, and yaf to hir hosebande, and he eet. ⁷ And the iyen of bothe weren openid; and whanne thei knowen that thei weren nakid, thei sewden the leeues of a fige tre, and maden brechis to hem silf.

¹⁵ Y schal sette enemytees bitwixe thee and the womman, and bitwixe thi seed and hir seed; sche schal breke thin heed, and thou schalt sette aspies to hir heele.

⁸ And Cayn seide to Abel his brother, Go we out. And whanne thei weren in the feeld, Cayn roos ayens his brother Abel, and killide him. ⁹ And the Lord seide to Cayn, Where is Abel thi brother? Which answerde, Y woot not; whether Y am the kepere of my brothir?

¹³ And it was seid to hym, Wite thou bifore knowinge, that thi seed schal be pilgrim foure hundrid yeer in a lond not his owne, and thei schulen make hem suget to seruage, and thei schulen turment hem;

¹¹ And thei smyten with blyndenesse hem that weren withoutforth, fro the leest til to the moost; so that thei myyten not fynde the dore.

¹⁰ Cast thou out the handmayde and hir sone; for the sone of the handmayde schal not be eir with my sone Ysaac.

¹⁸ and alle the folkis of erthe schulen be blessid in thi seed, for thou obeiedist to my vois.

²¹ and thei spaken togidere, Skilfuli we suffren these thingis, for we synneden ayens oure brother, and we seiyen the anguysch of his soule, while he preiede vs, and we herden not; herfore this tribulacioun cometh on vs. ²² Of which oon, Ruben, seide, Whether Y seide not to yow, Nyle ye do synne ayens the child, and ye herden not me? lo! his blood is souyt.

⁹ `A whelp of lioun `is Judas; my sone thou stiedist to prey; thou restidist, and hast leyn as a lioun, and as a lionesse who schal reise hym?

¹³ And Egipcians hatiden the sones of Israel, and turmentiden, and scorneden hem; ¹⁴ and brouyten her lijf to bitternesse bi hard werkis of cley and to tijl stoon, and bi al seruage, bi which thei weren oppressid in the werkis of erthe.

¹⁴ The Lord seide to Moises, Y am that am. The Lord seide, Thus thou schalt seie to the sones of Israel, He that is sente me to you.

²² The Lord seith these thingis, My firste gendrid sone is Israel;

¹⁰ If a man doith leccherie with `the wijf of another man, and doith auowtrie with `the wijf of his neiybore, bothe auowter and auowtresse die bi deeth.

¹⁶ schal bere his synne, and he that blasfemeth the name of the Lord, die bi deeth; al the multitude of the puple schal oppresse hym with stoonus, whether he that blasfemede the name of the Lord is a citeseyn, whether a pilgrym, die he bi deeth.

⁴² For thei ben my seruauntis, and Y ledde hem out of the lond of Egipt; thei schulen not be seeld bi the condicioun of seruauntis;

³ for Moises was the myldest man, ouer alle men that dwelliden in erthe.

²² netheles alle men that sien my mageste, and my signes, whiche Y dide in Egipt and in the wildirnesse, and temptiden me now bi ten sithis, and obeieden not to my vois,

²⁸ And Moises seide, In this ye schulen wite that the Lord sente me, that Y schulde do alle thingis whiche ye seen, and Y brouyte not forth tho of myn owne herte. ²⁹ If thei perischen bi customable deeth of men, and wounde visite hem, bi which also othere men ben wont to be visitid, ³⁰ the Lord sente not me; but if the Lord doith a newe thing, that the erthe opene his mouth, and swolewe hem, and alle thingis that perteynen to hem, and thei goen doun quyke in to helle, ye schulen wite that thei blasfemeden the Lord.

¹ Be ye the sones of youre Lord God; ye schulen not kitte you, nether ye schulen make ballidnesse,

¹⁸ Thou schalt ordeyne `iugis, and maystris, in alle thi yatis whiche thi Lord God schal yyue to thee, bi ech of thi lynagis, that thei deme the puple bi iust doom,

⁶ He that schal be slayn, schal perische in the mouth of tweyne, ethir of thre witnessis; no man be slayn, for o man seith witnessyng ayens hym.

⁶ He that schal be slayn, schal perische in the mouth of tweyne, ethir of thre witnessis; no man be slayn, for o man seith witnessyng ayens hym. ⁷ The hond of witnessis schal first sle hym, and the last hond of the tothir puple schal be sent, that thou do awei yuel fro the myddis of thee.

⁹ and thou schalt come to the preestis of the kyn of Leuy, and to the iuge which is in that tyme, and thou schalt axe of hem, whiche schulen schewe to thee the treuthe of doom.

¹⁵ O witnesse schal not stonde ayens ony man, what euer thing it is of synne and of wickidnesse; but ech word schal stonde in the mouth of tweyne ethir of thre witnessis.

²¹ the hous of hir fadir; and men of that citee schulen oppresse hir with stoonys, and sche schal die, for sche dide vnleueful thing in Israel, that sche dide fornycacioun in `the hows of hir fadir; and thou schalt do awey yuel fro the myddis of thee. <sup>22</sup> If a man slepith with `the wijf of another man, euer eithir schal die, that is, auowter and auowtresse; and thou schalt do awey yuel fro Israel. ²³ If a man spousith a damysel virgyn, and a man fyndith hir in the citee, and doith letcherie with hir, ²⁴ thou schalt lede euer eithir to the yate of that citee, and thei schulen be oppressid with stoonus; the damysel schal be stonyd, for sche criede not, whanne sche was in the citee; the man schal `be stonyd, for he `made low the wijf of his neiybore; and thou schalt do awei yuel fro the myddis of thee.

⁶ Whether thou yeldist these thingis to the Lord, thou fonned puple and vnwijs? Whether he is not thi fadir, that weldide thee, and made, `and made thee of nouyt?

¹⁸ And whanne the Lord reiside iugis in `the daies of hem, he was bowid bi mercy, and he herde the weilyngis of hem turmentid, and he delyuerede hem fro the sleyng of wasteris.

⁸ And the Lord was wrooth ayens Israel, and bitook hem in to the hondis of Cusanrasathaym, kyng of Mesopotanye, and thei serueden hym eiyte yeer.

³ And the sones of Israel crieden to the Lord; for he hadde nyn hundrid yrone charis, keruynge as sithis, and twenti yeer he oppresside hem greetli.

¹⁴ If ye dreden the Lord, and seruen hym, and heren his vois, and wraththen not the `mouth of the Lord; ye and youre kyng, that comaundith to you, schulen sue youre Lord God.

⁷ And the Lord seide to Samuel, Biholde thou not his cheer, nethir hiynesse of his stature; for Y castide hym awei, and Y demyde not bi `the siyt of man; for a man seeth tho thingis that ben opyn, but the Lord biholdith the herte.

⁴⁴ And the kyng seide to Semei, Thou knowist al the yuel, of which thin herte is gilti to thee, which yuel thou didist to my fadir; the Lord hath yolde thi malice in to thin heed.

¹⁸ Therfor sche seide to Elie, What to me and to thee, thou man of God? Entridist thou to me, that my wickidnessis schulden be remembrid, and that thou schuldist sle my sone?

¹⁰ Thi Lord God lyueth, for no folk ethir rewme is, whidur my lord, sekynge thee, sente not; and whanne alle men answeriden, He is not here, he chargide greetli alle rewmes and folkis, for thou were not foundun; and now thou seist to me,

¹⁰ and sende ye priueli twei men, the sones of Belial, ayens hym, and sey thei fals witnessyng, Naboth blesside God and the kyng; and lede ye out hym, and stoon ye him, and die he so.

²⁵ Therfor noon other was sich as Achab, that was seeld to do yuel in the siyt of the Lord; for Jezabel his wijf excitide hym;

²² And he seide, Y schal go out, and Y schal be a spirit of leesyng in the mouth of alle hise prophetis. And the Lord seide, Thou schalt disseyue, and schalt haue the maystry; go thou out, and do so.

¹⁶ And thei seiden to hym, Lo! with thi seruauntis ben fifti stronge men, that moun go, and seke thi lord, lest perauenture the Spirit of the Lord hath take hym, and hath cast forth hym in oon of the hillis, ethir in oon of the valeys. ¹⁷ Which seide, `Nyle ye sende. And thei constreyneden hym, til he assentide to hem, and seide, Sende ye. And thei senten fifti men; and whanne thei hadden souyt bi thre daies, thei founden not.

¹⁸ Sotheli the enemyes camen doun to hym; forsothe Elisee preiede to the Lord, and seide, Y biseche, smyte thou this folc with blyndenesse. And the Lord smoot hem, that thei sien not, bi the word of Elisee. ¹⁹ Forsothe Elisee seide to hem, This is not the weie, nether this is the citee; sue ye me, and Y schal schewe to you the man, whom ye seken. And he ledde hem into Samarie. ²⁰ And whanne thei hadden entrid into Samarie, Elisee seide, Lord, opene thou the iyen of these men, that thei see. And the Lord openyde her iyen, and thei siyen, that thei weren in the myddis of Samarie.

²⁶ Al the noumbre of porteris was bitakun to these foure dekenes, and thei kepten the chaumbris, and the tresours of the hows of the Lord.

¹ Sotheli Sathan roos ayens Israel, and stiride Dauid for to noumbre Israel.

²⁰ and stood bifor the Lord, and seide, Y schal disseyue hym. To whom the Lord seide, `Wherynne, therfor schalt thou disseyue? <sup>21</sup> And he answeride, Y schal go out, and Y schal be a `fals spirit in the mouth of alle hise profetis. And the Lord seide, Thou schalt disseyue, and thou schalt haue the maystri; go thou out, and do so. ²² Now therfor, lo! the Lord hath youe a spirit of leesyng in the mouth of alle thi prophetis, and the Lord spak yuels of thee.

⁹ For we ben seruauntis, and oure God forsoke vs not in oure seruage; and he bowide merci on vs bifor the king of Persis, that he schulde yyue lijf to vs, and enhaunse the hows of oure God, and that he schulde bilde the wildernessis therof, and yyue to vs hope in Juda and in Jerusalem.

⁴ And othere men seiden, Take we money bi borewyng in to the tributis of the kyng, and yyue oure feeldis and vyneris. ⁵ And now as the fleischis of oure britheren ben, so and oure fleischis ben; and as ben the sones of hem, so and oure sones ben; lo! we han maad suget oure sones and oure douytris in to seruage, and seruauntissis ben of oure douytris, and we han not wherof thei moun be ayenbouyt; and othere men han in possessioun oure feeldis, and oure vyneris. ⁶ And Y was ful wrooth, whanne Y hadde herde the cry of hem bi these wordis. ⁷ And myn herte thouyte with me, and Y blamede the principal men and magistratis; and Y seide to hem, Axe ye not vsuris, `ech man of youre britheren. And Y gaderide togidire a greet cumpeny ayens hem, ⁸ and Y seide to hem, As ye witen, we bi oure power ayenbouyten oure britheren Jewis, that weren seeld to hethene men; and ye therfor sillen youre britheren, and schulen we ayenbie hem? And thei holden silence, and founden not what thei schulen answere.

¹⁴ Forsothe fro that dai in which the kyng hadde comaundid to me, that Y schulde be duyk in the lond of Juda, fro the twentithe yeer `til to the two and threttithe yeer of Artaxerses kyng, bi twelue yeer, Y and my britheren eeten not sustenauncis, that weren due to duykis. <sup>15</sup> But the firste duykis, that weren bifor me, greuyden the puple, and token of hem in breed, and in wiyn, and in monei, ech dai fourti siclis; but also her mynistris oppressiden the puple. Forsothe Y dide not so, for the drede of God; <sup>16</sup> but rather Y bildide in the werk of the wal, and Y bouyte no feeld, and alle my children weren gaderid to the werk. <sup>17</sup> Also `Jewis and the magistratis of hem, an hundrid and fifti men; and thei that camen to me fro hethene men, that ben in oure cumpas, weren in my table. ¹⁸ Forsothe bi ech dai oon oxe was maad redi to me, sixe chosun wetheris, outakun volatils, and withynne ten daies dyuerse wynes; and Y yaf many othere thingis; ferthermore and Y axide not the sustenauncis of my duchee; for the puple was maad ful pore. ¹⁹ My God, haue thou mynde of me in to good, bi alle thingis whiche Y dide to this puple.

²⁷ And thou yauest hem in to the hond of her enemyes; and thei turmentiden hem; and in the tyme of her tribulacioun thei crieden to thee; and thou herdist them fro heuyn, and bi thi many merciful doyngis thou yauest hem sauyours, that sauyden hem fro the hond of her enemyes. ²⁸ And whanne thei hadden restid, thei turneden ayen to do yuel in thi siyt; and thou forsokist hem in the hond of her enemyes, and enemyes hadden hem in possessioun; and thei weren conuertid, and thei crieden to thee; forsothe thou herdist hem fro heuene, and delyueridist hem `in thi mercies in many tymes.

³⁶ Lo! we `vs silf ben thrallis to dai; and the lond which thou yauest to oure fadris, that thei schulden ete the breed therof, and the goodis that ben therof, `is thral; and we `vs silf ben thrallis, `ethir boonde men, in that lond. ³⁷ And the fruytis therof ben multiplied to kyngis, whiche thou hast set on vs for oure synnes; and thei ben lordis of oure bodies, and of oure beestis, bi her wille, and we ben in greet tribulacioun.

⁴ To whom Sathan answeride, and seide, `A man schal yyue skyn for skyn, and alle thingis that he hath for his lijf; <sup>5</sup> `ellis sende thin hond, and touche his boon and fleisch, and thanne thou schalt se, that he schal curse thee in the face. ⁶ Therfor the Lord seide to Sathan, Lo! he is in `thin hond; netheles kepe thou his lijf.

¹² Which distrieth the thouytis of yuel willid men, that her hondis moun not fille tho thingis that thei bigunnen. ¹³ Which takith cautelouse men in the felnesse `of hem, and distrieth the counsel of schrewis.

⁵ that the preisyng of wickid men is schort, and the ioie of an ypocrite is at the licnesse of a poynt.

¹¹ Hise boonys schulen be fillid with the vices of his yong wexynge age; and schulen slepe with hym in dust.

²⁷ Heuenes schulen schewe his wickidnesse; and erthe schal rise togidere ayens hym.

²⁸ For he delyueride his soule, that it schulde not go in to perischyng, but that he lyuynge schulde se liyt.

³¹ Therfor for Y haue spoke to God, also Y schal not forbede thee.

⁶ Forsothe Y am maad of hym a kyng on Syon, his hooli hil; prechynge his comaundement. ⁷ The Lord seide to me, Thou art my sone; Y haue gendrid thee to dai. ⁸ Axe thou of me, and Y schal yyue to thee hethene men thin eritage; and thi possessioun the termes of erthe. ⁹ Thou schalt gouerne hem in an yrun yerde; and thou schalt breke hem as the vessel of a pottere. ¹⁰ And now, ye kyngis, vndurstonde; ye that demen the erthe, be lerud. ¹¹ Serue ye the Lord with drede; and make ye ful ioye to hym with tremblyng. ¹² Take ye lore; lest the Lord be wrooth sumtyme, and lest ye perischen fro iust waie.

⁴ I schal preise, and ynwardli clepe the Lord; and Y schal be saaf fro myn enemyes.

⁶ And thi merci schal sue me; in alle the daies of my lijf. And that Y dwelle in the hows of the Lord; in to the lengthe of daies.

⁵ I hatide the chirche of yuele men; and Y schal not sitte with wickid men.

⁸ Lord, Y haue loued the fairnesse of thin hows; and the place of the dwellyng of thi glorie. ⁹ God, leese thou not my soule with vnfeithful men; and my lijf with men of bloodis.

¹² My frendis and my neiyboris neiyiden; and stoden ayens me. And thei that weren bisidis me stoden afer;

¹² Fro the strengthe of thin hond Y failide in blamyngis; for wickidnesse thou hast chastisid man. And thou madist his lijf to faile as an yreyne; netheles ech man is disturblid in veyn. ¹³ Lord, here thou my preier and my bisechyng; perseyue thou with eeris my teeris. ¹⁴ Be thou not stille, for Y am a comelyng at thee; and a pilgrime, as alle my fadris.

¹ The title of the nyne and threttithe salm. For victorie, the song of Dauid.

¹⁴ Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, fro the world and in to the world; be it doon, be it doon.

⁶ God in the myddis therof schal not be moued; God schal helpe it eerli in the grey morewtid. ⁷ Hethene men weren disturblid togidere, and rewmes weren bowid doun; God yaf his vois, the erthe was moued.

¹⁹ Thi mouth was plenteuouse of malice; and thi tunge medlide togidere giles.

¹⁶ God, the God of myn helthe, delyuere thou me fro bloodis; and my tunge schal ioyfuli synge thi riytfulnesse. ¹⁷ Lord, `opene thou my lippis; and my mouth schal telle thi preysyng. <sup>18</sup> For if thou haddist wold sacrifice, Y hadde youe; treuli thou schalt not delite in brent sacrifices. <sup>19</sup> A sacrifice to God is a spirit troblid; God, thou schalt not dispise a contrit herte and `maad meke. ²⁰ Lord, do thou benygneli in thi good wille to Syon; that the wallis of Jerusalem be bildid. ²¹ Thanne thou schalt take plesauntli the sacrifice of riytfulnesse, offryngis, and brent sacrifices; thanne thei schulen putte calues on thin auter.

¹ The title of the eiyte and fiftithe salm. `In Jeroms translacioun thus, To the ouercomer, that thou lese not Dauid, meke and simple, `whanne Saul sente and kepte the hous, to slee hym. `In Ebreu thus, To the ouercomyng, leese thou not the semeli song of Dauid, and so forth. ² Mi God, delyuer thou me fro myn enemyes; and delyuer thou me fro hem that risen ayens me.

¹³ He schal spare a pore man and nedi; and he schal make saaf the soulis of pore men.

¹ The `title of the two and seuentithe salm. `The salm of Asaph. God of Israel is ful good; to hem that ben of riytful herte. ² But my feet weren moued almeest; my steppis weren sched out almeest.

¹⁸ Be thou myndeful of this thing, the enemye hath seid schenschip to the Lord; and the vnwijs puple hath excitid to ire thi name. ¹⁹ Bitake thou not to beestis men knoulechenge to thee; and foryete thou not in to the ende the soulis of thi pore men. ²⁰ Biholde in to thi testament; for thei that ben maad derk of erthe, ben fillid with the housis of wickidnessis.

⁹ Enhaunse ye oure Lord God, and worschipe ye in his hooli hil; for oure Lord God is hooli.

⁴ entre ye in to hise yatis in knoulechyng; entre ye in to hise porchis, `knouleche ye to him in ympnes.

¹ The `title of the hundrid and tenthe salm. Alleluya. Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee in al myn herte; in the counsel and congregacioun of iust men. ² The werkis of the Lord ben greete; souyt out in to alle hise willis. ³ His werk is knoulechyng and grete doyng; and his riytfulnesse dwellith in to the world of world. ⁴ The Lord merciful in wille, and a merciful doere, hath maad a mynde of hise merueilis;

⁴ in hap watir hadde sope vs vp.

²³ Be ye conuertid at my repreuyng; lo, Y schal profre forth to you my spirit, and Y schal schewe my wordis.

²⁹ For thei hatiden teching, and thei token not the drede of the Lord,

¹ Mi sone, if thou resseyuest my wordis, `and hidist myn heestis anentis thee; ² that thin eere here wisdom, bowe thin herte to knowe prudence. ³ For if thou inwardli clepist wisdom, and bowist thin herte to prudence; ⁴ if thou sekist it as money, and diggist it out as tresours; ⁵ thanne thou schalt vndirstonde the drede of the Lord, and schalt fynde the kunnyng of God. ⁶ For the Lord yyueth wisdom; and prudence and kunnyng is of his mouth. ⁷ He schal kepe the heelthe of riytful men, and he schal defende hem that goen sympli.

¹⁸ But the path of iust men goith forth as liyt schynynge, and encreessith til to perfit dai.

²² The wickidnessis of a wyckid man taken hym; and he is boundun with the roopis of hise synnes.

²² The Lord weldide me in the bigynnyng of hise weies; bifore that he made ony thing, at the bigynnyng. ²³ Fro with out bigynnyng Y was ordeined; and fro elde tymes, bifor that the erthe was maad. ²⁴ Depthis of watris weren not yit; and Y was conseyued thanne. The wellis of watris hadden not brokun out yit, ²⁵ and hillis stoden not togidere yit bi sad heuynesse; bifor litil hillis Y was born. ²⁶ Yit he hadde not maad erthe; and floodis, and the herris of the world. ²⁷ Whanne he made redi heuenes, Y was present; whanne he cumpasside the depthis of watris bi certeyn lawe and cumpas. ²⁸ Whanne he made stidfast the eir aboue; and weiede the wellis of watris. ²⁹ Whanne he cumpasside to the see his marke; and settide lawe to watris, that tho schulden not passe her coostis. Whanne he peiside the foundementis of erthe; ³⁰ Y was making alle thingis with him. And Y delitide bi alle daies, and pleiede bifore hym in al tyme,

³⁶ But he that synneth ayens me, schal hurte his soule; alle that haten me, louen deeth.

⁷ Whanne a wickid man is deed, noon hope schal be ferther; and abidyng of bisy men schal perische.

¹⁸ A man is that bihetith, and he is prickid as with the swerd of conscience; but the tunge of wise men is helthe.

³² A wickid man is put out for his malice; but a iust man hopith in his deth.

²⁷ As it is not good to hym that etith myche hony; so he that is a serchere of maieste, schal be put doun fro glorie.

⁴ Answere thou not to a fool bi his foli, lest thou be maad lijk hym. ⁵ Answere thou a fool bi his fooli, lest he seme to him silf to be wijs.

¹⁷ As he that takith a dogge bi the eeris; so he that passith, and is vnpacient, and is meddlid with the chiding of anothir man.

⁵ Wickid men thenken not doom; but thei that seken the Lord, perseyuen alle thingis.

¹³ He that hidith hise grete trespassis, schal not be maad riytful; but he that knoulechith and forsakith tho, schal gete merci.

⁷ Tyme to kitte, and tyme to sewe togidere; tyme to be stille, and tyme to speke.

²² But also yyue thou not thin herte to alle wordis, that ben seid; lest perauenture thou here thi seruaunt cursynge thee;

¹⁰ Worche thou bisili, what euer thing thin hond mai do; for nether werk, nether resoun, nethir kunnyng, nether wisdom schulen be at hellis, whidir thou haastist.

⁷ A! thou fairest among wymmen, if thou knowist not thi silf, go thou out, and go forth aftir the steppis of thi flockis; and feede thi kidis, bisidis the tabernaclis of scheepherdis. ⁸ Mi frendesse, Y licnede thee to myn oost of knyytis in the charis of Farao.

¹⁶ Be ye waischun, be ye clene; do ye awei the yuel of youre thouytis fro myn iyen; ceesse ye to do weiwardli, lerne ye to do wel. ¹⁷ Seke ye doom, helpe ye hym that is oppressid, deme ye to the fadirles and modirles child, defende ye a widewe. ¹⁸ And come ye, and repreue ye me, seith the Lord. Thouy youre synnes ben as blood reed, tho schulen be maad whijt as snow; and thouy tho ben reed as vermylioun, tho schulen be whijt as wolle.

³ and many puplis schulen go, and schulen seie, Come ye, stie we to the hil of the Lord, and to the hous of God of Jacob; and he schal teche vs hise weies, and we schulen go in the pathis of hym. For whi the lawe schal go out of Syon, and the word of the Lord fro Jerusalem.

⁹ And he seide, Go thou, and thou schalt seie to this puple, Ye herynge here, and nyle ye vndurstonde; and se ye the profesie, and nyle ye knowe.

² The puple that yede in derknessis siy a greet liyt; whanne men dwelliden in the cuntre of schadewe of deth, liyt roos vp to hem.

⁶ Forsothe a litil child is borun to vs, and a sone is youun to vs, and prinsehod is maad on his schuldre; and his name schal be clepid Wondurful, A counselour, God, Strong, A fadir of the world to comynge, A prince of pees. ⁷ His empire schal be multiplied, and noon ende schal be of his pees; he schal sitte on the seete of Dauid, and on the rewme of hym, that he conferme it, and make stronge in doom and riytfulnesse, fro hennus forth and til in to with outen ende. The feruent loue of the Lord of oostis schal make this.

² And the Spirit of the Lord schal reste on hym, the spirit of wisdom and of vndurstondyng, the spirit of counsel and of strengthe, the spirit of kunnyng and of pitee; ³ and the spirit of the drede of the Lord schal fille him. He schal deme not bi the siyt of iyen, nether he schal repreue bi the heryng of eeris; ⁴ but he schal deme in riytfulnesse pore men, and he schal repreue in equyte, for the mylde men of erthe. And he schal smyte the lond with the yerde of his mouth, and bi the spirit of his lippis he schal sle the wickid man. ⁵ And riytfulnesse schal be the girdil of hise leendis, and feith schal be the girdyng of hise reynes.

²¹ and thin eeris schulen here a word bihynde the bak of hym that monestith; This is the weie, go ye therynne, nether to the riyt half nether to the left half.

¹ Lo! the kyng schal regne in riytfulnesse, and princes schulen be souereyns in doom. ² And a man schal be, as he that is hid fro wynd, and hidith hym silf fro tempest; as stremes of watris in thirst, and the schadewe of a stoon stondynge fer out in a desert lond.

⁸ and it schal be clepid an hooli weie, he that is defoulid schal not passe therbi; and this schal be a streiyt weie to you, so that foolis erre not therbi.

¹¹ Lo! alle men schulen be schent, and schulen be aschamed, that fiyten ayens thee; thei schulen be as if thei ben not, and men schulen perische, that ayen seien thee. ¹² Thou schalt seke hem, and thou schalt not fynde thi rebel men; thei schulen be, as if thei ben not, and as the wastyng of a man fiytynge ayens thee.

¹ Lo! my seruaunt, Y schal vptake hym, my chosun, my soule pleside to it silf in hym. I yaf my spirit on hym, he schal brynge forth doom to hethene men.

⁶ Y the Lord haue clepid thee in riytfulnesse, and Y took thin hond, and kepte thee, and Y yaf thee in to a boond of pees of the puple, and in to liyt of folkis.

⁶ Y the Lord haue clepid thee in riytfulnesse, and Y took thin hond, and kepte thee, and Y yaf thee in to a boond of pees of the puple, and in to liyt of folkis. ⁷ That thou schuldist opene the iyen of blynde men; that thou schuldist lede out of closyng togidere a boundun man, fro the hous of prisoun men sittynge in derknessis.

¹⁸ Ye deef men, here; and ye blynde men, biholde to se. ¹⁹ Who is blynd, no but my seruaunt? and deef, no but he to whom Y sente my messangeris? Who is blynd, no but he that is seeld? and who is blynd, no but the seruaunt of the Lord? ²⁰ Whether thou that seest many thingis, schalt not kepe? Whether thou that hast open eeris, schalt not here? ²¹ And the Lord wolde, that he schulde halewe it, and magnefie the lawe, and enhaunse it.

¹³ and Y am God fro the bigynnyng, Y my silf am, and noon is that delyuerith fro myn hoond; Y schal worche, and who schal distrie it?

⁶ The Lord, kyng of Israel, and ayenbiere therof, the Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Y am the firste and Y am the laste, and with outen me is no God.

⁸ Nyle ye drede, nether be ye disturblid; fro that tyme Y made thee for to here, and Y telde; ye ben my witnessis. Whethir a God is with out me, and a formere, whom Y knew not?

¹⁸ Thei knewen not, nether vndurstoden, for thei han foryete, that her iye se not, and that thei vndurstonde not with her herte.

⁹ Bithenke ye on the formere world, for Y am God, and no God is ouer me, nether is lijk me.

¹ The hows of Jacob, that ben clepid bi the name of Israel, and yeden out of the watris of Juda, here these thingis, whiche sweren in the name of the Lord, and han mynde on God of Israel, not in treuthe, nether in riytfulnesse. ² For thei ben clepid of the hooli citee, and ben stablischid on the God of Israel, the Lord of oostis is his name.

¹² Jacob and Israel, whom Y clepe, here thou me; Y my silf, Y am the firste and Y am the laste.

³ and seide to me, Israel, thou art my seruaunt, for Y schal haue glorie in thee. ⁴ And Y seide, Y trauelide in veyn, Y wastide my strengthe with out cause, and veynli; therfor my doom is with the Lord, and my werk is with my God. ⁵ And now the Lord, formynge me a seruaunt to hym silf fro the wombe, seith these thingis, that Y brynge ayen Jacob to hym. And Israel schal not be gaderid togidere; and Y am glorified in the iyen of the Lord, and my God is maad my strengthe. ⁶ And he seyde, It is litil, that thou be a seruaunt to me, to reise the lynages of Jacob, and to conuerte the drastis of Israel; Y yaf thee in to the liyt of hethene men, that thou be myn helthe `til to the laste part of erthe.

⁶ And he seyde, It is litil, that thou be a seruaunt to me, to reise the lynages of Jacob, and to conuerte the drastis of Israel; Y yaf thee in to the liyt of hethene men, that thou be myn helthe `til to the laste part of erthe. ⁷ The Lord, ayenbiere of Israel, the hooli therof, seith these thingis to a dispisable soule, and to a folk had in abhomynacioun, to the seruaunt of lordis, Kyngis schulen se, and princes schulen rise togidere, and schulen worschipe, for the Lord, for he is feithful, and for the hooli of Israel, that chees thee.

⁷ The Lord, ayenbiere of Israel, the hooli therof, seith these thingis to a dispisable soule, and to a folk had in abhomynacioun, to the seruaunt of lordis, Kyngis schulen se, and princes schulen rise togidere, and schulen worschipe, for the Lord, for he is feithful, and for the hooli of Israel, that chees thee. ⁸ The Lord seith these thingis, In a plesaunt tyme Y herde thee, and in the dai of helthe Y helpide thee; and Y kepte thee, and yaf thee in to a bonde of pees of the puple, that thou schuldist reise the erthe, and haue in possessioun eritagis, `that ben distried;

²⁴ Whether prey schal be takun awei fro a strong man? ether that that is takun of a stalworthe man, mai be saaf? ²⁵ For the Lord seith these thingis, Sotheli and caitifte schal be takun awey fro the stronge man, and that that is takun awei of a stalworthe man, schal be saued. Forsothe Y schal deme hem, that demyden thee, and Y schal saue thi sones.

⁴ The Lord yaf to me a lerned tunge, that Y kunne susteyne hym bi word that failide; erli the fadir reisith, erli he reisith an eere to me, that Y here as a maister. ⁵ The Lord God openede an eere to me; forsothe Y ayenseie not, Y yede not abak. ⁶ I yaf my bodi to smyteris, and my chekis to pulleris; Y turnede not a wei my face fro men blamynge, and spetynge on me. ⁷ The Lord God is myn helpere, and therfor Y am not schent; therfor Y haue set my face as a stoon maad hard, and Y woot that Y schal not be schent. ⁸ He is niy, that iustifieth me; who ayenseith me? stonde we togidere. Who is myn aduersarie? neiye he to me. ⁹ Lo! the Lord God is myn helpere; who therfor is he that condempneth me? Lo! alle schulen be defoulid as a cloth, and a mouyte schal ete hem. ¹⁰ Who of you dredith the Lord, and herith the vois of his seruaunt? Who yede in dercnessis and liyt is not to hym, hope he in the name of the Lord, and triste he on his God.

³ and we desiriden hym, dispisid, and the laste of men, a man of sorewis, and knowynge sikenesse. And his cheer was as hid and dispisid; wherfor and we arettiden not hym.

¹³ `Y schal make alle thi sones tauyt of the Lord; and the multitude of pees to thi sones,

⁶ Seke ye the Lord, while he mai be foundun; clepe ye hym to help, while he is niy.

³ But ye, sones of the sekere of fals dyuynyng bi chiteryng of briddys, neiye hidur, the seed of auowtresse, and of an hoore. ⁴ On whom scorneden ye? on whom maden ye greet the mouth, and puttiden out the tunge? Whethir ye ben not cursid sones, a seed of leesyngis? ⁵ which ben coumfortid in goddis, vndur ech tree ful of bowis, and offren litle children in strondis, vndur hiye stoonys. ⁶ Thi part is in the partis of the stronde, this is thi part; and to tho thou scheddist out moist offryng, thou offridist sacrifice. Whether Y schal not haue indignacioun on these thingis? ⁷ Thou puttidist thi bed on an hiy hil and enhaunsid, and thidur thou stiedist to offre sacrifices;

¹⁰ We gropiden as blynde men the wal, and we as with outen iyen touchiden; we stumbliden in myddai, as in derknessis, in derk places, as deed men.

¹ Rise thou, Jerusalem, be thou liytned, for thi liyt is comun, and the glorie of the Lord is risun on thee. ² For lo! derknessis schulen hile the erthe, and myist schal hile puplis; but the Lord schal rise on thee, and his glorie schal be seyn in thee. ³ And hethene men schulen go in thi liyt, and kyngis `schulen go in the schynyng of thi risyng.

¹ The spirit of the Lord is on me, for the Lord anoyntide me; he sente me to telle to mylde men, that Y schulde heele men contrite in herte, and preche foryyuenesse to caitifs, and openyng to prisoneris; and preche a plesaunt yeer to the Lord,

¹⁶ Tho withelden hem silf on me. Forsothe thou art oure fadir, and Abraham knew not vs, and Israel knew not vs.

⁸ And now, Lord, thou art oure fadir; forsothe we ben cley, and thou art oure maker, and alle we ben the werkis of thin hondis.

²⁰ A yong child of daies schal no more be there, and an eld man that fillith not hise daies; for whi a child of an hundrid yeer schal die, and a synnere of an hundrid yeer schal be cursid.

⁵ Here ye the word of the Lord, whiche quaken at his word; youre britheren hatynge you, and castynge a wey for my name, seiden, The Lord be glorified, and we schulen se in youre gladnesse; forsothe thei schulen be schent.

¹⁹ Forsothe Y seide, Hou schal Y sette thee among sones, and schal yyue to thee a desirable lond, a ful cleer eritage of the oostis of hethene men? And Y seide, Thou schalt clepe me fadir, and thou schalt not ceesse to entre aftir me.

²² For my fonned puple knew not me; thei ben vnwise sones, and cowardis; thei ben wise to do yuels, but thei kouden not do wel.

¹⁰ To whom schal Y speke, and to whom schal Y seie witnessing, that he here? Lo! the eeris of hem ben vncircumcidid, and thei moun not here; lo! the word of the Lord is maad to hem in to dispit, and thei schulen not resseiue it.

¹⁶ The Lord seith these thingis, Stonde ye on weies, and se ye, and axe ye of elde pathis, which is the good weie; and go ye ther ynne, and ye schulen fynde refreischyng to youre soulis. And thei seiden, We schulen not go.

³ and thei helden forth her tunge as a bouwe of leesyng, and not of treuthe Thei ben coumfortid in erthe, for thei yeden out fro yuel to yuel, and thei knewen not me, seith the Lord.

¹³ Lord, alle thei that forsaken thee, schulen be schent; thei that goen aweie fro thee, schulen be writun in erthe, for thei han forsake the Lord, a veyne of quyk watirs.

¹⁶ He demyde the cause of a pore man, and nedi, in to his good; whether not therfor for he knew me? seith the Lord.

⁵ Lo! daies comen, seith the Lord, and Y schal reise a iust buriownyng to Dauid; and he schal regne a kyng, and he schal be wijs, and he schal make doom and riytfulnesse in erthe. ⁶ In tho daies Juda schal be sauid, and Israel schal dwelle tristili; and this is the name which thei schulen clepe hym, The Lord oure riytful.

²⁹ Whether my wordis ben not as fier brennynge, seith the Lord, and as an hamer al to-brekynge a stoon?

⁷ And Y schal yyue to hem an herte, that thei knowe me, for Y am the Lord; and thei schulen be in to a puple to me, and Y schal be in to God to hem, for thei schulen turne ayen to me in al her herte.

³ Fro the threttenthe yeer of the rewme of Josie, the sone of Amon, the kyng of Juda, `til to this dai, this is the three and twentithe yeer, the word of the Lord was maad to me; and Y spak to you, and Y roos bi niyt and spak, and ye herden not.

²⁰ For Effraym is a worschipful sone to me, for he is a delicat child; for sithen Y spak of hym, yit Y schal haue mynde on hym; therfor myn entrails ben disturblid on him, Y doynge merci schal haue merci on hym, seith the Lord.

³³ But this schal be the couenaunte, which Y schal smyte with the hous of Israel aftir tho daies, seith the Lord; Y schal yyue my lawe in the entrails of hem, and Y schal write it in the herte of hem, and Y schal be in to God to hem, and thei schulen be in to a puple to me. ³⁴ And a man schal no more teche his neiybore, and a man his brother, and seie, Knowe thou the Lord; for alle schulen knowe me, fro the leeste of hem `til to the mooste, seith the Lord; for Y schal be merciful to the wickidnessis of hem, and Y schal no more be myndeful on the synne of hem.

⁴ And Y sente to you alle my seruauntis profetis; and Y roos bi nyyte, and sente, and seide, Nyle ye do the word of sich abhomynacioun.

¹⁸ If whanne Y seie to the wickid man, Thou schalt die bi deth, thou tellist not to hym, and spekist not to hym, that he be turned fro his wickid weie, and lyue; thilke wickid man schal die in his wickidnesse, but Y schal seke his blood of thin hond. ¹⁹ Forsothe if thou tellist to the wickid man, and he is not conuertid fro his wickidnesse, and fro his wickid weie; sotheli he schal die in his wickidnesse, but thou hast delyuerid thi soule.

²⁰ And thou tokist thi sones and thi douytris, whiche thou gendridist to me, and offridist to tho, for to be deuourid. Whether thi fornicacioun is litil? ²¹ Thou offridist my sones, and yauest hem, and halewidist to tho.

³⁸ And Y schal deme thee bi the domes of auoutressis, and schedinge out blood; ³⁹ and Y schal yyue thee in to the blood of strong veniaunce, and of feruour. And Y schal yyue thee in to the hondis of hem, and thei schulen destrie thi bordel hous, and thei schulen destrie the place of thin hordom; and thei schulen make thee nakid of thi clothis, and thei schulen take awei the vessels of thi fairnesse, and thei schulen forsake thee nakid, and ful of schenschipe. ⁴⁰ And thei schulen bringe on thee a multitude, and thei schulen stoon thee with stoonys, and thei schulen sle thee with her swerdis.

³⁰ Therfor, thou hous of Israel, Y schal deme ech man bi hise weies, seith the Lord God. Turne ye togidere, and do ye penaunce for alle youre wickidnessis, and wickidnesse schal not be to you in to falling. ³¹ Caste awei fro you alle youre trespassingis, bi whiche ye trespassiden, and make ye a newe herte and a newe spirit to you, and whi schulen ye die, the hous of Israel? ³² For Y nyle the deeth of hym that dieth, seith the Lord God; turne ye ayen, and lyue ye.

⁴⁵ Therfor these men ben iust, these schulen deme thilke wymmen bi the doom of auoutressis, and bi the doom of hem that scheden out blood; for thei ben auoutressis, and blood is in the hondis of hem, and thei diden fornicacioun with her idols. ⁴⁶ For the Lord God seith these thingis, Bringe thou multitudis to hem, and yyue thou hem in to noise, and in to raueyn; ⁴⁷ and be thei stoonyd with the stoonys of puplis, and be thei stikid togidere with the swerdis of hem. Thei schulen sle the sones and the douytris of hem, and thei schulen brenne with fier the housis of hem.

⁴⁷ and be thei stoonyd with the stoonys of puplis, and be thei stikid togidere with the swerdis of hem. Thei schulen sle the sones and the douytris of hem, and thei schulen brenne with fier the housis of hem.

¹⁷ Forsothe if he yyueth a biquest of his eritage to oon of hise seruauntis, it schal be his `til to the yeer of remyssioun, and it schal turne ayen to the prince; forsothe the eritage of hym schal be to hise sones.

⁵ In the same our fyngris apperiden, as of the hond of a man, writynge ayens the candilstike, in the pleyn part of the wal of the kyngis halle; and the kyng bihelde the fyngris of the hond writynge.

¹³ Therfor Y bihelde in the visyoun of niyt, and lo! as a sone of man cam with the cloudis of heuene; and he cam fulli til to the elde of daies, and in the siyt of hym thei offriden hym. ¹⁴ And he yaf to hym power, and onour, and rewme, and alle the puplis, lynagis, and langagis schulen serue hym; his power is euerlastynge power, that schal not be takun awei, and his rewme, that schal not be corrupt.

² The bigynnyng of the spekyng to the Lord in Osee. And the Lord seide to Osee, Go thou, take to thee a wijf of fornycaciouns, and make to thee sones of fornycaciouns, for the lond doynge fornicacioun schal do fornicacioun fro the Lord.

⁹ And he seide, Clepe thou his name Not my puple, for ye schulen not be my puple, and Y schal not be youre God.

² Deme ye youre modir, deme ye, for sche is not my wijf, and Y am not hir hosebonde. Do sche awey hir fornicaciouns fro hir face, and hir auowtries fro the myddis of hir brestis; ³ lest perauenture Y spuyle hir nakid, and sette hir nakid bi the dai of hir natyuyte. And Y schal sette hir as a wildirnesse, and Y schal ordeyne hir as a lond with out weie, and Y schal sle hir in thirst. ⁴ And Y schal not haue merci on the sones of hir, for thei ben sones of fornicaciouns; ⁵ for the modir of hem dide fornicacioun, sche is schent that conseyuede hem, for sche seide, Y schal go after my louyeris that yeuen looues to me, and my watris, and my wolle, and my flex, and myn oile, and my drynke.

⁴ Thei schulen not yiue her thouytis, that thei turne ayen to her God; for the spirit of fornicacioun is in the myddis of hem, and thei knewen not the Lord.

³ He schal quykene vs after twei daies, and in the thridde dai he schal reise vs, and we schulen lyue in his siyt. We schulen wite, and sue, that we knowe the Lord. His goyng out is maad redi at the morewtid, and he schal come as a reyn to vs, which is timeful and lateful to the erthe.

⁹ Effraym, what schulen idols do more to me? Y schal here him, and Y schal dresse him as a greene fir tree. Thi fruit is foundun of me.

⁷ Whiche conuerten doom in to wermod, and forsaken riytwisnesse in the lond,

¹⁰ Thei hatiden a man repreuynge in the yate, and thei wlatiden a man spekynge perfitli.

¹³ Therfor a prudent man schal be stille in that time, for the time is yuel.

¹² For lo! the Lord schal comaunde, and schal smyte the grettere hous with fallyngis, and the lesse hous with brekyngis.

¹² Forsothe thei knewen not the thouytis of the Lord, and vndurstoden not the councel of hym, for he gaderide hem as the hei of feeld.

² And thou, Bethleem Effrata, art litil in the thousyndis of Juda; he that is the lordli gouernour in Israel, schal go out of thee to me; and the goyng out of hym is fro bigynnyng, fro daies of euerlastyngnesse.

⁴ For this thing lawe is `to-brokun, and doom cometh not til to the ende; for the vnpitouse man hath miyt ayens the iust, therfor weiward doom schal go out. ⁵ Where ben youre fadris and profetis? whether thei schulen lyue with outen ende? ⁶ Netheles my wordis and my lawful thingis, whiche Y comaundide to my seruauntis profetis, whether thei tauyten not youre fadris? And thei weren conuertid, and seiden, As the Lord of oostys thouyte for to do to vs bi oure weies, and bi oure fyndingis he dide to vs.

⁹ Thou douyter of Sion, make ioie withoutforth ynow, synge, thou douyter of Jerusalem; lo! thi kyng schal come to thee, he iust, and sauyour; he pore, and stiynge on a sche asse, and on a fole, sone of a sche asse.

¹¹ And thou in blood of thi testament sentist out thi boundun men fro lake, in which is not water. ¹² Ye boundun of hope, be conuertid to strengthing; and to dai Y schewynge schal yelde to thee double thingis,

⁶ The sone onourith the fader, and the seruaunt schal drede his lord; therfor if Y am fadir, wher is myn onour? and if Y am lord, where is my drede? seith the Lord of oostis. A! ye prestis, to you that dispisen my name; and ye seiden, Wherynne han we dispisid thi name?

¹¹ Judas trespasside, and abhomynacioun is maad in Israel, and in Jerusalem; for Judas defoulide the halewyng of the Lord, which he louyde, and he hadde the douyter of an alien god.

² And to you dredynge my name the sunne of riytwisnesse schal rise, and heelthe in pennys of hym; and ye schulen go out, and schulen skippe, as a calf of the droue.

⁷ But he siy manye of the Farysees and of Saduceis comynge to his baptym, and seide to hem, Generaciouns of eddris, who shewide to you to fle fro the wraththe that is to come?

⁹ and nyle ye seie with ynne you, We han Abraham to fadir; for Y seie to you, that God is myyti to reise vp of these stoones the sones of Abraham.

¹⁵ But Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Suffre nowe, for thus it fallith to vs to fulfille al riytfulnesse. ¹⁶ Thanne Joon suffride hym. And whanne Jhesus was baptisid, anoon he wente up fro the watir; and lo! heuenes weren openyd to hym, and he saie the Spirit of God comynge doun as a dowue, and comynge on hym; and loo! ¹⁷ a vois fro heuenes, seiynge, This is my louyd sone, in which Y haue plesid to me.

¹⁷ a vois fro heuenes, seiynge, This is my louyd sone, in which Y haue plesid to me.

¹⁴ that it shulde be fulfillid, that was seid by Ysaie, the profete, seiynge, ¹⁵ The lond of Sabulon and the lond of Neptalym, the weie of the see ouer Jordan, of Galilee of hethen men, ¹⁶ the puple that walkide in derknessis saye greet liyt, and while men satten in the cuntre of shadewe of deth, liyt aroos to hem.

¹ And Jhesus, seynge the puple, wente vp in to an hil; and whanne he was set, hise disciplis camen to hym. ² And he openyde his mouth, and tauyte hem, and seide,

¹⁴ Ye ben liyt of the world; a citee set on an hil may not be hid;

¹⁷ Nil ye deme, that Y cam to vndo the lawe, or the profetis; Y cam not to vndo the lawe, but to fulfille. ¹⁸ Forsothe Y seie to you, til heuene and erthe passe, o lettir or o titel shal not passe fro the lawe, til alle thingis be doon.

⁴⁵ that ye be the sones of your fadir that is in heuenes, that makith his sunne to rise vpon goode `and yuele men, and reyneth on iust men and vniuste.

¹ Nile ye deme, `that ye be not demed; for in what doom ye demen, <sup>2</sup> ye schulen be demed, and in what mesure ye meten, it schal be meten ayen to you. <sup>3</sup> But what seest thou a litil mote in the iye of thi brother, and seest not a beem in thin owne iye? <sup>4</sup> Or hou seist thou to thi brothir, Brothir, suffre I schal do out a mote fro thin iye, and lo! a beem is in thin owne iye? <sup>5</sup> Ipocrite, `do thou out first the beem of thin iye, and thanne thou schalt se to do out the mote of the iye of thi brothir.

⁵ Jhesus sente these twelue, and comaundide hem, and seide, Go ye not `in to the weie of hethene men, and entre ye not in to the citees of Samaritans;

¹⁶ Lo! Y sende you as scheep in the myddil of wolues; therfor be ye sliy as serpentis, and symple as dowues.

²⁵ it is ynowy to the disciple, that he be as his maistir, and to the seruaunt as his lord. If thei han clepid the hosebonde man Belsabub, hou myche more his houshold meyne?

²⁵ In thilke tyme Jhesus answeride, and seide, Y knowleche to thee, fadir, lord of heuene and of erthe, for thou hast hid these thingis fro wijse men, and redi, and hast schewid hem to litle children;

²⁷ Alle thingis ben youune to me of my fadir; and no man knewe the sone, but the fadir, nethir ony man knewe the fadir, but the sone, and to whom the sone wolde schewe.

²⁹ Take ye my yok on you, and lerne ye of me, for Y am mylde and meke in herte; and ye schulen fynde reste to youre soulis.

⁶ And Y seie to you, that here is a gretter than the temple.

²⁴ But the Farisees herden, and seiden, He this casteth not out feendis, but in Belsabub, prince of feendis.

³¹ Therfor I seie to you, al synne and blasfemye shal be foryouun to men, but `the spirit of blasfemye shal not be foryouun.

⁴¹ Men of Nynyue schulen rise in doom with this generacioun, and schulen condempne it; for thei diden penaunce in the prechyng of Jonas, and lo! here a gretter than Jonas. ⁴² The queene of the south shal rise in doom with this generacioun, and schal condempne it; for she cam fro the eendis of the erthe to here the wisdom of Salomon, and lo! here a gretter than Salomon.

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.

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.

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.

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.

³⁸ the feeld is the world; but the good seed, these ben sones of the kyngdom, but taris, these ben yuele children;

⁷ Ypocritis, Isaie, the prophete, prophesiede wel of you,

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.

¹ And the Farisees and the Saducees camen to hym temptynge, and preieden hym to schewe hem a tokene fro heuene.

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.

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.

³ And Farisees camen to him, temptynge him, and seiden, Whether it be leueful to a man to leeue his wijf, for ony cause?

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.

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,

²⁵ Of whennys was the baptym of Joon; of heuene, or of men? And thei thouyten with ynne hem silf,

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. <sup>31</sup> 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.

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.

¹⁶ And thei senden to hym her disciplis, with Erodians, and seien, Maister, we witen, that thou art sothefast, and thou techist in treuthe the weie of God, and thou chargist not of ony man, for thou biholdist not the persoone of men. ¹⁷ Therfor seie to vs, what it seemeth to thee. Is it leueful that tribute be youun to the emperoure, ether nay? ¹⁸ And whanne Jhesus hadde knowe the wickidnesse of hem, he seide, Ypocritis, what tempten ye me?

¹⁸ And whanne Jhesus hadde knowe the wickidnesse of hem, he seide, Ypocritis, what tempten ye me?

³⁵ And oon of hem, a techere of the lawe, axide Jhesu, and temptide him,

²⁵ Woo to you, scribis and Farisees, ypocritis, that clensen the cuppe and the plater with outforth; but with ynne ye ben ful of raueyne and vnclennesse. ²⁶ Thou blynde Farisee, clense the cuppe and the plater with ynneforth, that that that is with outforth be maad clene. ²⁷ Wo to you, scribis and Farisees, ipocritis, that ben lijk to sepulcris whitid, whiche with outforth semen faire to men; but with ynne thei ben fulle of boonus of deed men, and of al filthe. ²⁸ So ye with outforth semen iust to men; but with ynne ye ben ful of ypocrisy and wickidnesse.

³⁹ And Y seie to you, ye schulen not se me fro hennus forth, til ye seien, Blessid is he, that cometh in the name of the Lord.

¹³ but he that schal dwelle stable in to the ende, schal be saaf.

²³ Thanne if ony man seie to you, Lo! here is Crist, or there, nyle ye bileue. ²⁴ For false Cristis and false prophetis schulen rise, and thei schulen yyue grete tokenes and wondrys; so that also the chosun be led in to erroure, if it may be done.

⁴¹ Thanne the kyng schal seie also to hem, that schulen be on his lefthalf, Departe fro me, ye cursid, in to euerlastynge fijr, that is maad redi to the deuel and hise aungels.

⁴⁶ And these schulen goo in to euerlastynge turment; but the iust men schulen go in to euerlastynge lijf.

⁵⁵ In that our Jhesus seide to the puple, As to a theef ye han gon out, with swerdis and battis, to take me; dai bi dai Y sat among you, and tauyt in the temple, and ye helden me not.

⁶³ But Jhesus was stille. And the prince of prestis seide to hym, Y coniure thee bi lyuynge God, that thou seie to vs, if thou art Crist, the sone of God.

⁶ And the princis of prestis token the siluer, and seide, It is not leueful to putte it in to the treserie, for it is the prijs of blood.

⁵⁰ Forsothe Jhesus eftsoone criede with a greet voyce, and yaf vp the goost. ⁵¹ And lo! the veil of the temple was to-rent in twey parties, fro the hiest to the lowest. And the erthe schoke, and stoonus weren cloue; and birielis weren openyd, ⁵² and many bodies of seyntis that hadden slepte, rysen vp. ⁵³ And thei yeden out of her birielis, and aftir his resurreccioun thei camen in to the holi citee, and apperiden to many. ⁵⁴ And the centurien and thei that weren with hym kepinge Jhesu, whanne thei saien the erthe schakynge, and tho thingis that weren doon, thei dredden greetli,

¹⁴ And kyng Eroude herde, for his name was maad opyn, and seide, That Joon Baptist hath risen ayen fro deeth, and therfor vertues worchen in hym. ¹⁵ Othir seiden, That it is Helie; but othir seiden, That it is a profete, as oon of profetis. ¹⁶ And whanne this thing was herd, Eroude seide, This Joon, whom Y haue biheedide, is risun ayen fro deeth.

¹¹ And the Farisees wenten out, and bigunnen to dispuyte with hym, and axiden a tokne of hym fro heuene, and temptiden hym.

² And the Farisees camen, and axiden hym, Whether it be leueful to a man to leeue his wijf? and thei temptiden hym.

¹ And whanne Jhesus cam nyy to Jerusalem and to Betanye, to the mount of Olyues, he sendith tweyne of hise disciplis, and seith to hem,

³¹ And thei thouyten with ynne hem silf, seiynge, If we seien of heuene, he schal seie to vs, Whi thanne bileuen ye not to him;

¹⁵ Which witynge her pryuei falsnesse, seide to hem, What tempten ye me? brynge ye to me a peny, that Y se.

⁴¹ And Jhesus sittynge ayens the tresorie, bihelde hou the puple castide monei in to the tresorie; and many riche men castiden many thingis.

⁴³ And he clepide togidere hise disciplis, and seide to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, that this pore widewe keste more thanne alle, that kesten in to the tresorie.

³ And whanne he sat in the mount of Olyues ayens the temple, Petir and James and Joon and Andrew axiden hym bi hem silf,

⁶ for manye schulen come in my name, seiynge, That Y am; and thei schulen disseyue manye.

¹⁶ Who that bileueth, and is baptisid, schal be saaf; but he that bileueth not, schal be dampned.

⁷⁸ bi the inwardnesse of the merci of oure God, in the whiche he spryngynge vp fro an hiy hath visitid vs. ⁷⁹ To yyue liyt to hem that sitten in derknessis and in schadewe of deeth; to dresse oure feet in to the weie of pees.

²⁶ And he hadde takun an answere of the Hooli Goost, that he schulde not se deeth, but he sawy first the Crist of the Lord.

²⁸ he took hym in to hise armes, and he blesside God, ²⁹ and seide, Lord, now thou leuyst thi seruaunt aftir thi word in pees; ³⁰ for myn iyen han seyn thin helthe,

³² liyt to the schewyng of hethene men, and glorie of thi puple Israel.

¹⁸ The Spirit of the Lord on me, for which thing he anoyntide me; he sente me to preche to pore men, to hele contrite men in herte,

²⁰ And whanne he hadde closid the book, he yaf ayen to the mynystre, and sat; and the iyen of alle men in the synagoge were biholdynge in to hym.

²⁹ And thei risen vp, and drouen hym out with out the citee, and ledden hym to the cop of the hil on which her citee was bildid, to caste hym doun. ³⁰ But Jhesus passide, and wente thorou the myddil of hem; and cam doun in to Cafarnaum,

³ And he wente vp in to a boot, that was Symoundis, and preiede hym to lede it a litil fro the loond; and he seet, and tauyte the puple out of the boot.

³² for Y cam not to clepe iuste men, but synful men to penaunce.

⁵⁶ for mannus sone cam not to leese mennus soulis, but to saue. And thei wenten in to another castel.

²¹ In thilk our he gladide in the Hooli Goost, and seide, Y knouleche to thee, fadir, Lord of heuene and of erthe, for thou hast hid these thingis fro wise men and prudent, and hast schewid hem to smale children. Yhe, fadir, for so it pleside bifor thee. ²² Alle thingis ben youun to me of my fadir, and no man woot, who is the sone, but the fadir; and who is the fadir, but the sone, and to whom the sone wole schewe.

²² Alle thingis ben youun to me of my fadir, and no man woot, who is the sone, but the fadir; and who is the fadir, but the sone, and to whom the sone wole schewe.

²⁴ For Y seie to you, that many prophetis and kyngis wolden haue seie tho thingis, that ye seen, and thei sayn not; and here tho thingis, that ye heren, and thei herden not. ²⁵ And lo! a wise man of the lawe ros vp, temptynge hym, and seiynge, Maister, what thing schal Y do to haue euerlastynge lijf?

¹⁶ And othir temptinge axiden of hym a tokene fro heuene.

⁵³ And whanne he seide these thingis to hem, the Farisees and wise men of lawe bigunnen greuousli to ayenstonde, and stoppe his mouth of many thingis, ⁵⁴ aspiynge hym, and sekynge to take sum thing of his mouth, to accuse hym.

¹ And whanne myche puple stood aboute, so that thei treden ech on othir, he bigan to seie to hise disciplis, Be ye war of the sourdouy of the Farisees, that is ypocrisie. ² For no thing is hilid, that schal not be schewid; nether hid, that schal not be wist. ³ For whi tho thingis that ye han seid in derknessis, schulen be seid in liyt; and that that ye han spokun in eere in the couchis, schal be prechid in roofes.

¹³ And oon of the puple seide to hym, Maystir, seie to my brothir, that he departe with me the eritage. ¹⁴ And he seyde to hym, Man, who ordeynede me a domesman, or a departere, on you?

¹⁴ And he seyde to hym, Man, who ordeynede me a domesman, or a departere, on you?

³ Y seie to you, nay; alle ye schulen perische in lijk manere, but ye han penaunce.

⁵ Y seie to you, nai; but also `ye alle schulen perische, if ye doon not penaunce.

¹⁷ And whanne he seide these thingis, alle hise aduersaries weren aschamed, and al the puple ioiede in alle thingis, that weren gloriousli don of hym.

³¹ In that day sum of the Farisees camen nyy, and seiden to hym, Go out, and go fro hennus, for Eroude wole sle thee. ³² And he seide to hem, Go ye, and seie to that foxe, Lo! Y caste out feendis, and Y make perfitli heelthis, to dai and to morew, and the thridde dai Y am endid. ³³ Netheles it bihoueth me to dai, and to morewe, and the dai that sueth, to walke; for it fallith not a profete to perische out of Jerusalem.

⁷ And Y seie to you, so ioye schal be in heuene on o synful man doynge penaunce, more than on nynti and nyne iuste, that han no nede to penaunce.

¹⁰ So Y seie to you, ioye schal be bifor aungels of God on o synful man doynge penaunce.

³¹ And he seide to hym, Sone, thou art euer more with me, and alle my thingis ben thine. ³² But it bihofte for to make feeste, and to haue ioye; for this thi brother was deed, and lyuede ayen; he perischide, and is foundun.

²² And it was don, that the begger diede, and was borun of aungels in to Abrahams bosum. ²³ And the riche man was deed also, and was biried in helle. And he reiside hise iyen, whanne he was in turmentis, and say Abraham afer, and Lazarus in his bosum. ²⁴ And he criede, and seide, Fadir Abraham, haue merci on me, and sende Lazarus, that he dippe the ende of his fyngur in watir, to kele my tunge; for Y am turmentid in this flawme. ²⁵ And Abraham seide to hym, Sone, haue mynde, for thou hast resseyued good thingis in thi lijf, and Lazarus also yuel thingis; but he is now coumfortid, and thou art turmentid. ²⁶ And in alle these thingis a greet derk place is stablischid betwixe vs and you; that thei that wolen fro hennus passe to you, moun not, nethir fro thennus passe ouer hidur.

³⁷ And whanne he cam nyy to the comyng doun of the mount of Olyuete, al the puple that cam doun bygunnen to ioye, and to herie God with greet vois on alle the vertues, that thei hadden sayn,

¹⁹ And the princis of prestis, and scribis, souyten to leye on hym hoondis in that our, and thei dredden the puple; for thei knewen that to hem he seide this liknesse. ²⁰ And thei aspieden, and senten aspieris, that feyneden hem iust, that thei schulden take hym in word, and bitaak hym to the `power of the prince, and to the power of the iustice. ²¹ And thei axiden hym, and seiden, Maister, we witen, that riytli thou seist and techist; and thou takist not the persoone of man, but thou techist in treuthe the weie of God. ²² Is it leueful to vs to yyue tribute to the emperoure, or nay? ²³ And he biheld the disseit of hem, and seide to hem, What tempten ye me?

⁸ And he seide, Se ye, that ye be not disseyued; for many schulen come in my name, seiynge, For Y am, and the tyme schal neiye; therfor nyle ye go aftir hem.

³⁷ And in daies he was techynge in the temple, but in nyytis he yede out, and dwellide in the mount, that is clepid of Olyuet.

⁶⁷ and seiden, If thou art Crist, seie to vs.

³¹ And the iyen of hem weren openyd, and thei knewen hym; and he vanyschide fro her iyen.

¹ In the bigynnyng was the word, and the word was at God, and God was the word. ² This was in the bigynnyng at God.

⁴ In hym was lijf, and the lijf was the liyt of men; and the liyt schyneth in derknessis, ⁵ and derknessis comprehendiden not it. ⁶ A man was sent fro God, to whom the name was Joon. ⁷ This man cam in to witnessyng, that he schulde bere witnessing of the liyt, that alle men schulden bileue bi hym. ⁸ He was not the liyt, but that he schulde bere witnessing of the liyt. ⁹ There was a very liyt, which liytneth ech man that cometh in to this world. ¹⁰ He was in the world, and the world was maad bi hym, and the world knew hym not.

¹² But hou many euer resseyueden hym, he yaf to hem power to be maad the sones of God, to hem that bileueden in his name; the whiche not of bloodis, ¹³ nether of the wille of fleische, nether of the wille of man, but ben borun of God. ¹⁴ And the word was maad man, and dwellyde among vs, and we han seyn the glorie of hym, as the glorie of the `oon bigetun sone of the fadir, ful of grace and of treuthe.

¹⁸ No man sai euer God, no but the `oon bigetun sone, that is in the bosum of the fadir, he hath teld out. ¹⁹ And this is the witnessyng of Joon, whanne Jewis senten fro Jerusalem prestis and dekenes to hym, that thei schulden axe hym, Who art thou?

²² Therfor thei seiden to hym, Who art thou? that we yyue an answere to these that senten vs. What seist thou of thi silf?

⁴⁷ Filip seide to hym, Come, and se. Jhesus siy Nathanael comynge to hym, and seide to hym, Lo! verili a man of Israel, in whom is no gile.

¹¹ Jhesus dide this the bigynnyng of signes in the Cane of Galilee, and schewide his glorie; and hise disciplis bileueden in hym.

²³ And whanne Jhesus was at Jerusalem in pask, in the feeste dai, many bileueden in his name, seynge his signes that he dide.

³ Jhesus answerde, and seide to hym, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, but a man be borun ayen, he may not se the kyngdom of God.

¹¹ Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, for we speken that that we witen, and we witnessen that that we han seyn, and ye taken not oure witnessyng.

¹³ And no man stieth in to heuene, but he that cam doun fro heuene, mannys sone that is in heuene. ¹⁴ And as Moises areride a serpent in desert, so it bihoueth mannys sone to be reisid, ¹⁵ that ech man that bileueth in hym, perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf. ¹⁶ For God louede so the world, that he yaf his `oon bigetun sone, that ech man that bileueth in him perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf. <sup>17</sup> For God sente not his sone in to the world, that he iuge the world, but that the world be saued bi him. <sup>18</sup> He that bileueth in hym, is not demed; but he that bileueth not, is now demed, for he bileueth not in the name of the `oon bigetun sone of God. ¹⁹ And this is the dom, for liyt cam in to the world, and men loueden more derknessis than liyt; for her werkes weren yuele.

¹⁹ And this is the dom, for liyt cam in to the world, and men loueden more derknessis than liyt; for her werkes weren yuele. ²⁰ For ech man that doith yuele, hatith the liyt; and he cometh not to the liyt, that hise werkis be not repreued.

³¹ He that cam from aboue, is aboue alle; he that is of the erthe, spekith of the erthe; he that cometh from heuene, is aboue alle. ³² And he witnessith that thing that he hath seie, and herde, and no man takith his witnessing.

³² And he witnessith that thing that he hath seie, and herde, and no man takith his witnessing. ³³ But he that takith his witnessyng, hath confermyd that God is sothefast.

³⁶ He that bileueth in the sone, hath euerlastynge lijf; but he that is vnbileueful to the sone, schal not se euerlastynge lijf, but the wraththe of God dwellith on hym.

⁹ Therfor thilke womman of Samarie seith to him, Hou thou, `whanne thou art a Jewe, axist of me drynk, that am a womman of Samarie? for Jewis vsiden not to dele with Samaritans.

¹² Whethir thou art grettere than oure fadir Jacob, that yaf to vs the pit? and he drank therof, and hise sones, and hise beestis.

²⁶ Jhesus seith to hir, Y am he, that spekith with thee.

³⁴ Jhesus seith to hem, My mete is, that Y do the wille of hym that sente me, that Y perfourme the werk of hym.

¹³ But he that was maad hool, wiste not who it was. And Jhesus bowide awei fro the puple, that was set in the place. ¹⁴ Aftirward Jhesus foond hym in the temple, and seide to hym, Lo! thou art maad hool; now nyle thou do synne, lest any worse thing bifalle to thee.

¹⁶ Therfor the Jewis pursueden Jhesu, for he dide this thing in the sabat. ¹⁷ And Jhesus answeride to hem, My fadir worchith til now, and Y worche.

¹⁷ And Jhesus answeride to hem, My fadir worchith til now, and Y worche. ¹⁸ Therfor the Jewis souyten more to sle hym, for not oneli he brak the sabat, but he seide that God was his fadir, and made hym euene to God.

¹⁸ Therfor the Jewis souyten more to sle hym, for not oneli he brak the sabat, but he seide that God was his fadir, and made hym euene to God.

¹⁸ Therfor the Jewis souyten more to sle hym, for not oneli he brak the sabat, but he seide that God was his fadir, and made hym euene to God. ¹⁹ Therfor Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seye to you, the sone may not of hym silf do ony thing, but that thing that he seeth the fadir doynge; for what euere thingis he doith, the sone doith in lijk maner tho thingis.

¹⁹ Therfor Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seye to you, the sone may not of hym silf do ony thing, but that thing that he seeth the fadir doynge; for what euere thingis he doith, the sone doith in lijk maner tho thingis. ²⁰ For the fadir loueth the sone, and schewith to hym alle thingis that he doith; and he schal schewe to hym grettere werkis than these, that ye wondren.

²⁰ For the fadir loueth the sone, and schewith to hym alle thingis that he doith; and he schal schewe to hym grettere werkis than these, that ye wondren. ²¹ For as the fadir reisith deed men, and quykeneth, so the sone quykeneth whom he wole.

²¹ For as the fadir reisith deed men, and quykeneth, so the sone quykeneth whom he wole. ²² For nethir the fadir iugith ony man, but hath youun ech doom to the sone,

²² For nethir the fadir iugith ony man, but hath youun ech doom to the sone,

²² For nethir the fadir iugith ony man, but hath youun ech doom to the sone, ²³ that alle men onoure the sone, as thei onouren the fadir. He that onourith not the sone, onourith not the fadir that sente hym.

²³ that alle men onoure the sone, as thei onouren the fadir. He that onourith not the sone, onourith not the fadir that sente hym.

²³ that alle men onoure the sone, as thei onouren the fadir. He that onourith not the sone, onourith not the fadir that sente hym.

²³ that alle men onoure the sone, as thei onouren the fadir. He that onourith not the sone, onourith not the fadir that sente hym. ²⁴ Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, that he that herith my word, and bileueth to hym that sente me, hath euerlastynge lijf, and he cometh not in to doom, but passith fro deeth in to lijf.

²⁴ Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, that he that herith my word, and bileueth to hym that sente me, hath euerlastynge lijf, and he cometh not in to doom, but passith fro deeth in to lijf.

²⁴ Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, that he that herith my word, and bileueth to hym that sente me, hath euerlastynge lijf, and he cometh not in to doom, but passith fro deeth in to lijf. ²⁵ Treuli, treuli Y seie to you, for the our cometh, and now it is, whanne deed men schulen here the vois of `Goddis sone, and thei that heren, schulen lyue.

²⁵ Treuli, treuli Y seie to you, for the our cometh, and now it is, whanne deed men schulen here the vois of `Goddis sone, and thei that heren, schulen lyue. ²⁶ For as the fadir hath lijf in hym silf, so he yaf to the sone, to haue lijf in him silf;

²⁶ For as the fadir hath lijf in hym silf, so he yaf to the sone, to haue lijf in him silf; ²⁷ and he yaf to hym power to make doom, for he is mannys sone.

²⁷ and he yaf to hym power to make doom, for he is mannys sone. ²⁸ Nyle ye wondre this, for the our cometh, in which alle men that ben in birielis, schulen here the voice of Goddis sone.

²⁸ Nyle ye wondre this, for the our cometh, in which alle men that ben in birielis, schulen here the voice of Goddis sone. ²⁹ And thei that han do goode thingis, schulen go in to ayenrisyng of lijf; but thei that han done yuele thingis, in to ayenrisyng of doom.

²⁹ And thei that han do goode thingis, schulen go in to ayenrisyng of lijf; but thei that han done yuele thingis, in to ayenrisyng of doom. ³⁰ Y may no thing do of my silf, but as Y here, Y deme, and my doom is iust, for Y seke not my wille, but the wille of the fadir that sente me.

³⁰ Y may no thing do of my silf, but as Y here, Y deme, and my doom is iust, for Y seke not my wille, but the wille of the fadir that sente me. ³¹ If Y bere witnessing of my silf, my witnessyng is not trewe;

³¹ If Y bere witnessing of my silf, my witnessyng is not trewe;

³¹ If Y bere witnessing of my silf, my witnessyng is not trewe; ³² another is that berith witnessyng of me, and Y woot that his witnessyng is trewe, that he berith of me.

³² another is that berith witnessyng of me, and Y woot that his witnessyng is trewe, that he berith of me.

³² another is that berith witnessyng of me, and Y woot that his witnessyng is trewe, that he berith of me. ³³ Ye senten to Joon, and he bar witnessyng to treuthe.

³³ Ye senten to Joon, and he bar witnessyng to treuthe. ³⁴ But Y take not witnessyng of man; but Y seie these thingis, that ye be saaf.

³⁴ But Y take not witnessyng of man; but Y seie these thingis, that ye be saaf. ³⁵ He was a lanterne brennynge and schynynge; but ye wolden glade at an our in his liyt.

³⁵ He was a lanterne brennynge and schynynge; but ye wolden glade at an our in his liyt. ³⁶ But Y haue more witnessyng than Joon, for the werkis that my fadir yaf to me to perfourme hem, thilke werkis that Y do beren witnessyng of me, that the fadir sente me.

³⁶ But Y haue more witnessyng than Joon, for the werkis that my fadir yaf to me to perfourme hem, thilke werkis that Y do beren witnessyng of me, that the fadir sente me. ³⁷ And the fadir that sente me, he bar witnessyng of me. Nether ye herden euere his vois, nether ye seien his licnesse.

³⁷ And the fadir that sente me, he bar witnessyng of me. Nether ye herden euere his vois, nether ye seien his licnesse. ³⁸ And ye han not his word dwellynge in you; for ye byleuen not to hym, whom he sente.

³⁸ And ye han not his word dwellynge in you; for ye byleuen not to hym, whom he sente. ³⁹ Seke ye scripturis, in which ye gessen to haue euerlastynge lijf; and tho it ben, that beren witnessyng of me.

³⁹ Seke ye scripturis, in which ye gessen to haue euerlastynge lijf; and tho it ben, that beren witnessyng of me. ⁴⁰ And ye wolen not come to me, that ye haue lijf.

⁴⁰ And ye wolen not come to me, that ye haue lijf. ⁴¹ Y take not clerenesse of men;

⁴¹ Y take not clerenesse of men; ⁴² but Y haue knowun you, that ye han not the loue of God in you.

⁴² but Y haue knowun you, that ye han not the loue of God in you. ⁴³ Y cam in the name of my fadir, and ye token not me. If another come in his owne name, ye schulen resseyue hym.

⁴³ Y cam in the name of my fadir, and ye token not me. If another come in his owne name, ye schulen resseyue hym.

⁴³ Y cam in the name of my fadir, and ye token not me. If another come in his owne name, ye schulen resseyue hym. ⁴⁴ Hou moun ye bileue, that resseyuen glorie ech of othere, and ye seken not the glorie `that is of God aloone?

⁴⁴ Hou moun ye bileue, that resseyuen glorie ech of othere, and ye seken not the glorie `that is of God aloone? ⁴⁵ Nyle ye gesse, that Y am to accuse you anentis the fadir; it is Moises that accusith you, in whom ye hopen.

⁴⁵ Nyle ye gesse, that Y am to accuse you anentis the fadir; it is Moises that accusith you, in whom ye hopen. ⁴⁶ For if ye bileueden to Moises, perauenture ye schulden bileue also to me; for he wroot of me. ⁴⁷ But if ye bileuen not to hise lettris, hou schulen ye bileue to my wordis?

¹⁴ Therfor tho men, whanne thei hadden seyn the signe that he hadde don, seiden, For this is verili the profete, that is to come in to the world.

³⁸ For Y cam doun fro heuene, not that Y do my wille, but the wille of hym that sente me.

⁴⁵ And alle men schulen be able for to be tauyt `of God. Ech man that herde of the fadir, and hath lerned, cometh to me.

⁴⁵ And alle men schulen be able for to be tauyt `of God. Ech man that herde of the fadir, and hath lerned, cometh to me. ⁴⁶ Not for ony man hath sey the fadir, but this that is of God, hath sey the fadir.

⁴⁶ Not for ony man hath sey the fadir, but this that is of God, hath sey the fadir.

⁵⁰ This is breed comynge doun fro heuene, that if ony man ete therof, he die not.

⁵⁵ He that etith my fleisch, and drynkith my blood, hath euerlastynge lijf, and Y schal ayen reise hym in the laste dai.

⁶⁰ He seide these thingis in the synagoge, techynge in Cafarnaum.

⁶⁵ But ther ben summe of you that bileuen not. For Jhesus wiste fro the bigynnynge, which weren bileuynge, and who was to bitraye hym. ⁶⁶ And he seide, Therfor Y seide to you, that no man may come to me, but it were youun to hym of my fadir. ⁶⁷ Fro this tyme many of hise disciplis wenten abak, and wenten not now with hym. ⁶⁸ Therfor Jhesus seide to the twelue, Whether ye wolen also go awei? ⁶⁹ And Symount Petre answeride to hym, Lord, to whom schulen we gon? Thou hast wordis of euerlastynge lijf; ⁷⁰ and we bileuen, and han knowun, that thou art Crist, the sone of God.

⁷⁰ and we bileuen, and han knowun, that thou art Crist, the sone of God. ⁷¹ Therfor Jhesus answerde to hem, Whether Y chees not you twelue, and oon of you is a feend?

¹ Aftir these thingis Jhesus walkide in to Galilee, for he wolde not walke in to Judee, for the Jewis souyten to sle hym.

⁷ The world may not hate you, sothely it hatith me; for Y bere witnessyng therof, that the werkis of it ben yuele. ⁸ Go ye vp to this feeste dai, but Y schal not go vp to this feeste dai, for my tyme is not yit fulfillid.

¹⁶ Jhesus answerde to hem, and seide, My doctryne is not myn, but his that sente me. ¹⁷ If ony man wole do his wille, he schal knowe of the techyng, whethir it be of God, or Y speke of my silf. ¹⁸ He that spekith of hym silf, sekith his owne glorie; but he that sekith the glorie of hym that sente hym, is sothefast, and vnriytwisnesse is not in hym. ¹⁹ Whether Moises yaf not to you a lawe, and noon of you doith the lawe? ²⁰ What seken ye to sle me? And the puple answerde, and seide, Thou hast a deuel; who sekith to sle thee?

²⁴ Nile ye deme aftir the face, but deme ye a riytful doom. ²⁵ Therfor summe of Jerusalem seiden, Whethir this is not he, whom the Jewis seken to sle?

²⁷ But we knowun this man, of whennus he is; but whanne Crist schal come, no man woot of whennus he is. ²⁸ Therfor Jhesus criede in the temple `techynge, and seide, Ye knowen me, and `ye knowen of whennus Y am; and Y cam not of my silf, but he is trewe that sente me, whom ye knowen not.

²⁸ Therfor Jhesus criede in the temple `techynge, and seide, Ye knowen me, and `ye knowen of whennus Y am; and Y cam not of my silf, but he is trewe that sente me, whom ye knowen not. ²⁹ Y knowe hym, and if Y seie that Y knowe hym not, Y schal be lijk to you, a liere; but Y knowe hym, for of hym Y am, and he sente me. ³⁰ Therfor thei souyten to take hym, and no man sette on hym hoondis, for his our cam not yit. ³¹ And many of the puple bileueden in hym, and seiden, Whanne Crist schal come, whether he schal do mo tokenes, than tho that this doith?

³⁴ Ye schulen seke me, and ye schulen not fynde; and where Y am, ye may not come. ³⁵ Therfor the Jewis seiden to hem silf, Whidur schal this gon, for we schulen not fynde hym? whether he wole go in to the scateryng of hethene men, and wole teche the hethene?

³⁹ But he seide this thing of the Spirit, whom men that bileueden in hym schulden take; for the Spirit was not yit youun, for Jhesus was not yit glorified.

⁴⁴ For summe of hem wolden haue take hym, but no man sette hondis on hym.

⁴⁶ The mynystris answeriden, Neuere man spak so, as this man spekith.

² And eerli eft he cam in to the temple; and al the puple cam to hym; and he sat, and tauyte hem.

⁵ And in the lawe Moises comaundide vs to stoone suche; therfor what seist thou? ⁶ And thei seiden this thing temptynge hym, that thei myyten accuse hym. And Jhesus bowide hym silf doun, and wroot with his fyngur in the erthe.

⁶ And thei seiden this thing temptynge hym, that thei myyten accuse hym. And Jhesus bowide hym silf doun, and wroot with his fyngur in the erthe. ⁷ And whanne thei abiden axynge hym, he reiside hym silf, and seide to hem, He of you that is without synne, first caste a stoon in to hir.

¹⁰ And Jhesus reiside hym silf, and seide to hir, Womman, where ben thei that accusiden thee? no man hath dampned thee. ¹¹ Sche seide, No man, Lord. Jhesus seide `to hir, Nethir Y schal dampne thee; go thou, and now aftirward nyle thou synne more. ¹² Therfor eft Jhesus spak to hem, and seide, Y am the liyt of the world; he that sueth me, walkith not in derknessis, but schal haue the liyt of lijf.

¹⁵ But ye witen not fro whennus Y cam, ne whidur Y go. For ye demen aftir the fleisch, but Y deme no man; ¹⁶ and if Y deme, my doom is trewe, for Y am not aloone, but Y and the fadir that sente me.

¹⁶ and if Y deme, my doom is trewe, for Y am not aloone, but Y and the fadir that sente me. ¹⁷ And in youre lawe it is writun, that the witnessyng of twei men is trewe.

¹⁹ Therfor thei seiden to hym, Where is thi fadir? Jhesus answeride, Nether ye knowen me, nethir ye knowen my fadir; if ye knewen me, perauenture ye schulden knowe also my fadir. ²⁰ Jhesus spak these wordis in the tresorie, techynge in the temple; and no man took hym, for his our cam not yit. ²¹ Therfor eft Jhesus seide to hem, Lo! Y go, and ye schulen seke me, and ye schulen die in youre synne; whidur Y go, ye moun not come.

²⁴ Therfor Y seide to you, that ye schulen die in youre synnes; for if ye bileuen not that Y am, ye schulen die in youre synne. ²⁵ Therfor thei seiden to hym, Who art thou? Jhesus seide to hem, The bigynnyng, which also speke to you. ²⁶ Y haue many thingis to speke, and deme of you, but he that sente me is sothefast; and Y speke in the world these thingis, that Y herde of hym. ²⁷ And thei knewen not, that he clepide his fadir God.

²⁹ And he that sente me is with me, and lefte me not aloone; for Y do euermore tho thingis, that ben plesynge to hym.

³¹ Therfor Jhesus seide to the Jewis, that bileueden in hym, If ye dwellen in my word, verili ye schulen be my disciplis; ³² and ye schulen knowe the treuthe, and the treuthe schal make you fre. ³³ Therfor the Jewis answeriden to hym, We ben the seed of Abraham, and we serueden neuere to man; hou seist thou, That ye schulen be fre? ³⁴ Jhesus answeride to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, ech man that doith synne, is seruaunt of synne.

³⁶ Therfor if the sone make you fre, verili ye schulen be fre. ³⁷ Y woot that ye ben Abrahams sones, but ye seken to sle me, for my word takith not in you.

³⁷ Y woot that ye ben Abrahams sones, but ye seken to sle me, for my word takith not in you. ³⁸ Y speke tho thingis, that Y say at my fadir; and ye doen tho thingis, that ye sayn at youre fadir.

³⁸ Y speke tho thingis, that Y say at my fadir; and ye doen tho thingis, that ye sayn at youre fadir. ³⁹ Thei answerden, and seiden to hym, Abraham is oure fadir. Jhesus seith to hem, If ye ben the sones of Abraham, do ye the werkis of Abraham.

³⁹ Thei answerden, and seiden to hym, Abraham is oure fadir. Jhesus seith to hem, If ye ben the sones of Abraham, do ye the werkis of Abraham. ⁴⁰ But now ye seken to sle `me, a man that haue spoken to you treuthe, that Y herde of God; Abraham dide not this thing.

⁴⁰ But now ye seken to sle `me, a man that haue spoken to you treuthe, that Y herde of God; Abraham dide not this thing. ⁴¹ Ye doen the werkis of youre fadir. Therfor thei seiden to hym, We ben not borun of fornycacioun; we han o fadir, God. ⁴² But Jhesus seith to hem, If God were youre fadir, sotheli ye schulden loue me; for Y passide forth of God, and cam; for nether Y cam of my silf, but he sente me. ⁴³ Whi knowen ye not my speche? for ye moun not here my word. ⁴⁴ Ye ben of the fadir, the deuel, and ye wolen do the desyris of youre fadir. He was a mansleere fro the bigynnyng, and he stood not in treuthe; for treuthe is not in hym. Whanne he spekith lesyng, he spekith of his owne; for he is a liere, and fadir of it. ⁴⁵ But for Y seie treuthe, ye bileuen not to me.

⁴⁵ But for Y seie treuthe, ye bileuen not to me. ⁴⁶ Who of you schal repreue me of synne? if Y sey treuthe, whi bileuen ye not to me? ⁴⁷ He that is of God, herith the wordis of God; therfor ye heren not, for ye ben not of God.

⁴⁷ He that is of God, herith the wordis of God; therfor ye heren not, for ye ben not of God. ⁴⁸ Therfor the Jewis answeriden, and seiden, Whether we seien not wel, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a deuel?

⁵⁰ For Y seke not my glorye; there is he, that sekith, and demeth. ⁵¹ Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, if ony man kepe my word, he schal not taste deth with outen ende. ⁵² Therfor the Jewis seiden, Now we han knowun, that thou hast a deuel. Abraham is deed, and the prophetis, and thou seist, If ony man kepe my word, he schal not taste deth withouten ende.

⁵⁴ Jhesus answeride, If Y glorifie my silf, my glorie is nouyt; my fadir, is that glorifieth me, whom ye seien, that he is youre God.

⁵⁴ Jhesus answeride, If Y glorifie my silf, my glorie is nouyt; my fadir, is that glorifieth me, whom ye seien, that he is youre God. ⁵⁵ And ye han not knowun hym, but Y haue knowun hym; and if Y seie that Y knowe hym not, Y schal be a liere lich to you; but Y knowe hym, and Y kepe his word.

⁵⁵ And ye han not knowun hym, but Y haue knowun hym; and if Y seie that Y knowe hym not, Y schal be a liere lich to you; but Y knowe hym, and Y kepe his word. ⁵⁶ Abraham, youre fadir, gladide to se my dai; and he saiy, and ioyede.

⁵⁸ Therfor Jhesus seide to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, bifor that Abraham schulde be, Y am. ⁵⁹ Therfor thei token stonys, to caste to hym; but Jhesus hidde hym, and wente out of the temple.

⁵ As longe as Y am in the world, Y am the liyt of the world.

²⁴ Therfor eftsoone thei clepiden the man, that was blynd, and seiden to hym, Yyue thou glorie to God; we witen, that this man is a synnere.

²⁹ We witen, that God spak to Moises; but we knowen not this, of whennus he is. ³⁰ Thilke man answeride, and seide to hem, For in this is a wondurful thing, that ye witen not, of whennus he is, and he hath openyd myn iyen.

³⁹ Therfore Jhesus seide to hym, Y cam in to this world, `in to doom, that thei that seen not, see, and thei that seen, be maad blynde. ⁴⁰ And summe of the Faryseis herden, that weren with hym, and thei seiden to hym, Whether we ben blynde? ⁴¹ Jhesus seide to hem, If ye weren blynde, ye schulden not haue synne; but now ye seien, That we seen, youre synne dwellith stille.

⁹ Y am the dore. If ony man schal entre bi me, he schal be sauyd; and he schal go ynne, and schal go out, and he schal fynde lesewis.

¹¹ I am a good scheepherde; a good scheepherde yyueth his lijf for hise scheep.

¹⁴ Y am a good scheepherde, and Y knowe my scheep, and my scheep knowen me.

¹⁴ Y am a good scheepherde, and Y knowe my scheep, and my scheep knowen me. ¹⁵ As the fadir hath knowun me, Y knowe the fadir; and Y putte my lijf for my scheep.

¹⁵ As the fadir hath knowun me, Y knowe the fadir; and Y putte my lijf for my scheep.

²⁰ And many of hem seiden, He hath a deuel, and maddith; what heren ye hym?

²⁴ Therfor the Jewis camen aboute hym, and seiden to hym, Hou long takist thou awei oure soule? if thou art Crist, seie thou to vs opynli.

²⁶ But ye bileuen not, for ye ben not of my scheep. ²⁷ My scheep heren my vois, and Y knowe hem, and thei suen me.

²⁹ That thing that my fadir yaf to me, is more than alle thingis; and no man may rauysche fro my fadris hoond. ³⁰ Y and the fadir ben oon.

³⁰ Y and the fadir ben oon.

³⁰ Y and the fadir ben oon. ³¹ The Jewis token vp stoonys, to stoone hym.

³¹ The Jewis token vp stoonys, to stoone hym. ³² Jhesus answerde to hem, Y haue schewide to you many good werkis of my fadir, for which werk of hem stonen ye me? ³³ The Jewis answerden to hym, We stoonen thee not of good werk, but of blasfemye, and for thou, sithen thou art a man, makist thi silf God.

³³ The Jewis answerden to hym, We stoonen thee not of good werk, but of blasfemye, and for thou, sithen thou art a man, makist thi silf God. ³⁴ Jhesus answerde to hem, Whether it is not writun in youre lawe, That Y seide, Ye ben goddis?

³⁶ thilke that the fadir hath halewid, and hath sent in to the world, ye seien, That `thou blasfemest, for Y seide, Y am Goddis sone?

³⁹ Therfor thei souyten to take hym, and he wente out of her hondis.

³⁹ Therfor thei souyten to take hym, and he wente out of her hondis. ⁴⁰ And he wente eftsoone ouer Jordan, in to that place where Joon was firste baptisynge, and he dwelte there.

⁴² and alle thingis what euer Joon seide of this, weren sothe. And many bileueden in hym.

⁴ And Jhesus herde, and seide to hem, This syknesse is not to the deth, but for the glorie of God, that mannus sone be glorified bi hym.

⁸ The disciplis seien to hym, Maister, now the Jewis souyten for to stoone thee, and eft goist thou thidir? ⁹ Jhesus answerde, Whether ther ben not twelue ouris of the dai? If ony man wandre in the dai, he hirtith not, for he seeth the liyt of this world. ¹⁰ But if he wandre in the niyt, he stomblith, for liyt is not in him.

²⁵ Jhesus seith to hir, Y am ayen risyng and lijf; he that bileueth in me, yhe, thouy he be deed,

²⁵ Jhesus seith to hir, Y am ayen risyng and lijf; he that bileueth in me, yhe, thouy he be deed, ²⁶ he schal lyue; and ech that lyueth, and bileueth in me, schal not die with outen ende. Bileuest thou this thing?

⁴² that thou euermore herist me, but for the puple that stondith aboute, Y seide, that thei bileue, that thou hast sent me.

⁴⁵ Therfor many of the Jewis that camen to Marie and Martha, and seyn what thingis Jhesus dide, bileueden in hym.

⁵³ Therfor fro that day thei souyten for to sle hym. ⁵⁴ Therfor Jhesus walkide not thanne opynli among the Jewis; but he wente in to a cuntre bisidis desert, in to a citee, that is seid Effren, and there he dwellide with hise disciplis.

²⁸ fadir, clarifie thi name. And a vois cam fro heuene, and seide, And Y haue clarified, and eft Y schal clarifie.

³² And if Y schal be enhaunsid fro the erthe, Y schal drawe alle thingis to my silf. ³³ And he seide this thing, signifiynge bi what deth he `was to die.

³³ And he seide this thing, signifiynge bi what deth he `was to die. ³⁴ And the puple answeride to hym, We han herd of the lawe, that Crist dwellith with outen ende; and hou seist thou, It bihoueth mannys sone to be arerid?

³⁴ And the puple answeride to hym, We han herd of the lawe, that Crist dwellith with outen ende; and hou seist thou, It bihoueth mannys sone to be arerid? ³⁵ Who is this mannus sone? And thanne Jhesus seith to hem, Yit a litil liyt is in you; walke ye, the while ye han liyt, that derknessis catche you not; he that wandrith in derknessis, woot nere whidur he goith. ³⁶ While ye han liyt, bileue ye in liyt, that ye be the children of liyt. Jhesus spak these thingis, and wente, and hidde hym fro hem.

³⁹ Therfor thei myyten not bileue, for eft Ysaye seide,

³⁹ Therfor thei myyten not bileue, for eft Ysaye seide, ⁴⁰ He hath blyndid her iyen, and he hath maad hard the herte of hem, that thei se not with iyen, and vndurstonde with herte; and that thei be conuertid, and Y heele hem.

⁴⁰ He hath blyndid her iyen, and he hath maad hard the herte of hem, that thei se not with iyen, and vndurstonde with herte; and that thei be conuertid, and Y heele hem. ⁴¹ Ysaye seide these thingis, whanne he say the glorie of hym, and spak of hym. ⁴² Netheles `of the pryncis manye bileueden in hym, but for the Farisees thei knowlechiden not, that thei schulden not be put out of the synagoge; ⁴³ for thei loueden the glorie of men, more than the glorie of God.

⁴⁶ Y liyt cam in to the world, that ech that bileueth in me, dwelle not in derknessis. ⁴⁷ And if ony man herith my words, and kepith hem, Y deme hym not; for Y cam not, that Y deme the world, but that Y make the world saaf.

⁴⁷ And if ony man herith my words, and kepith hem, Y deme hym not; for Y cam not, that Y deme the world, but that Y make the world saaf.

⁴⁷ And if ony man herith my words, and kepith hem, Y deme hym not; for Y cam not, that Y deme the world, but that Y make the world saaf. ⁴⁸ He that dispisith me, and takith not my wordis, hath hym that schal iuge hym; thilke word that Y haue spokun, schal deme hym in the last dai.

⁴⁸ He that dispisith me, and takith not my wordis, hath hym that schal iuge hym; thilke word that Y haue spokun, schal deme hym in the last dai. ⁴⁹ For Y haue not spokun of my silf, but thilke fadir that sente me, yaf to me a maundement, what Y schal seie, and what Y schal speke.

⁴⁹ For Y haue not spokun of my silf, but thilke fadir that sente me, yaf to me a maundement, what Y schal seie, and what Y schal speke. ⁵⁰ And Y woot, that his maundement is euerlastynge lijf; therfor tho thingis that Y speke, as the fadir seide to me, so Y speke.

³ he witynge that the fadir yaf alle thingis to hym in to hise hoondis, and that he wente out fro God,

¹³ Ye clepen me maistir and lord, and ye seien wel; for Y am.

¹⁹ Treuly, Y seie to you bifor it be don, that whanne it is don, ye bileue that Y am.

³¹ And whanne he was gon out, Jhesus seide, Now mannus sone is clarified, and God is clarified in hym. ³² If God is clarified in hym, God schal clarifie hym in hym silf, and anoon he schal clarifie hym. ³³ Litle sones, yit a litil Y am with you; ye schulen seke me, and, as Y seide to the Jewis, Whidur Y go, ye moun not come; and to you Y seie now.

⁶ Jhesus seith to hym, Y am weie, treuthe, and lijf; no man cometh to the fadir, but bi me.

⁶ Jhesus seith to hym, Y am weie, treuthe, and lijf; no man cometh to the fadir, but bi me. ⁷ If ye hadden knowe me, sotheli ye hadden knowe also my fadir; and aftirward ye schulen knowe hym, and ye han seyn hym. ⁸ Filip seith to hym, Lord, schewe to vs the fadir, and it suffisith to vs. ⁹ Jhesus seith to hym, So long tyme Y am with you, and `han ye not knowun me? Filip, he that seeth me, seeth also the fadir. Hou seist thou, schewe to vs the fadir? ¹⁰ Bileuest thou not, that Y am in the fadir, and the fadir is in me? The wordis that Y speke to you, Y speke not of my silf; but the fadir hym silf dwellynge in me, doith the werkis.

¹⁰ Bileuest thou not, that Y am in the fadir, and the fadir is in me? The wordis that Y speke to you, Y speke not of my silf; but the fadir hym silf dwellynge in me, doith the werkis. ¹¹ Bileue ye not, that Y am in the fadir, and the fadir is in me?

¹³ And what euere thing ye axen the fadir in my name, Y schal do this thing, that the fadir be glorified in the sone.

¹⁹ Yit a litil, and the world seeth not now me; but ye schulen se me, for Y lyue, and ye schulen lyue. ²⁰ In that dai ye schulen knowe, that Y am in my fadir, and ye in me, and Y in you.

²⁴ He that loueth me not, kepith not my wordis; and the word which ye han herd, is not myn, but the fadris, that sente me.

³⁰ Now Y schal not speke many thingis with you; for the prince of this world cometh, and hath not in me ony thing. ³¹ But that the world knowe, that Y loue the fadir; and as the fadir yaf a comaundement to me, so Y do. `Rise ye, go we hennus.

⁴ Dwelle ye in me, and Y in you; as a braunche may not make fruyt of it silf, but it dwelle in the vyne, so nether ye, but ye dwelle in me. ⁵ Y am a vyne, ye the braunchis. Who that dwellith in me, and Y in hym, this berith myche fruyt, for with outen me ye moun no thing do. ⁶ If ony man dwellith not in me, he schal be caste out as a braunche, and schal wexe drie; and thei schulen gadere hym, and thei schulen caste hym in to the fier, and he brenneth. ⁷ If ye dwellen in me, and my wordis dwelle in you, what euer thing ye wolen, ye schulen axe, and it schal be don to you. ⁸ In this thing my fadir is clarified, that ye brynge forth ful myche fruyt, and that ye be maad my disciplis. ⁹ As my fadir louede me, Y haue loued you; dwelle ye in my loue. ¹⁰ If ye kepen my comaundementis, ye schulen dwelle in my loue; as Y haue kept the comaundementis of my fadir, and Y dwelle in his loue.

¹⁵ Now Y schal not clepe you seruauntis, for the seruaunt woot not, what his lord schal do; but Y haue clepid you freendis, for alle thingis what euere Y herde of my fadir, Y haue maad knowun to you.

¹⁸ If the world hatith you, wite ye, that it hadde me in hate rather than you. ¹⁹ If ye hadden be of the world, the world schulde loue that thing that was his; but for ye ben not of the world, but Y chees you fro the world, therfor the world hatith you. ²⁰ Haue ye mynde of my word, which Y seide to you, The seruaunt is not grettere than his lord. If thei han pursued me, thei schulen pursue you also; if thei han kept my word, thei schulen kepe youre also. ²¹ But thei schulen do to you alle these thingis for my name, for thei knowen not hym that sente me.

²³ He that hatith me, hatith also my fadir. ²⁴ If Y hadde not doon werkis in hem, whiche noon other man dide, thei schulden not haue synne; but now both thei han seyn, and hatid me and my fadir. ²⁵ But that the word be fulfillid, that is writun in her lawe, For thei hadden me in hate with outen cause.

³ And thei schulen do to you these thingis, for thei han not knowun the fadir, nether me.

⁸ And whanne he cometh, he schal repreue the world of synne, and of riytwisnesse, and of doom.

¹⁰ and of riytwisnesse, for Y go to the fadir, and now ye schulen not se me;

¹² Yit Y haue many thingis for to seie to you, but ye moun not bere hem now. ¹³ But whanne thilke spirit of treuthe cometh, he schal teche you al trewthe; for he schal not speke of hym silf, but what euer thinges he schal here, he schal speke; and he schal telle to you tho thingis that ben to come. ¹⁴ He schal clarifie me, for of myne he schal take, and schal telle to you. ¹⁵ Alle thingis `whiche euer the fadir hath, ben myne; therfor Y seide to you, for of myne he schal take, and schal telle to you.

²⁷ for the fadir hym silf loueth you, for ye han loued me, and han bileued, that Y wente out fro God. ²⁸ Y wente out fro the fadir, and Y cam in to the world; eftsoone Y leeue the world, and Y go to the fadir.

²⁸ Y wente out fro the fadir, and Y cam in to the world; eftsoone Y leeue the world, and Y go to the fadir.

³² Lo! the our cometh, and now it cometh, that ye be disparplid, ech in to hise owne thingis, and that ye leeue me aloone; and Y am not aloone, for the fadir is with me.

¹ These thingis Jhesus spak, and whanne he hadde cast vp hise iyen in to heuene, he seide, Fadir, the our cometh, clarifie thi sone, that thi sone clarifie thee.

³ And this is euerlastynge lijf, that thei knowe thee very God aloone, and whom thou hast sent, Jhesu Crist. ⁴ Y haue clarified thee on the erthe, Y haue endid the werk, that thou hast youun to me to do. ⁵ And now, fadir, clarifie thou me at thi silf, with the clerenesse that Y hadde at thee, bifor the world was maad. ⁶ Y haue schewid thi name to tho men, whiche thou hast youun to me of the world; thei weren thine, and thou hast youun hem to me, and thei han kept thi word. ⁷ And now thei han knowun, that alle thingis that thou hast youun to me, ben of thee. ⁸ For the wordis that thou hast youun to me, Y yaf to hem; and thei han takun, and han knowun verili, that Y wente out fro thee; and thei bileueden, that thou sentist me.

⁸ For the wordis that thou hast youun to me, Y yaf to hem; and thei han takun, and han knowun verili, that Y wente out fro thee; and thei bileueden, that thou sentist me.

¹⁴ Y yaf to hem thi word, and the world hadde hem in hate; for thei ben not of the world, as Y am not of the world.

¹⁶ They ben not of the world, as Y am not of the world. ¹⁷ Halewe thou hem in treuth; thi word is treuthe.

²⁴ Fadir, thei whiche thou yauest to me, Y wole that where Y am, that thei be with me, that thei see my clerenesse, that thou hast youun to me; for thou louedist me bifor the makyng of the world. ²⁵ Fadir, riytfuli the world knew thee not, but Y knew thee, and these knewen, that thou sentist me.

²⁵ Fadir, riytfuli the world knew thee not, but Y knew thee, and these knewen, that thou sentist me. ²⁶ And Y haue maad thi name knowun to hem, and schal make knowun; that the loue bi which thou `hast loued me, be in hem, and Y in hem.

³¹ Thanne Pilat seith to hem, Take ye hym, and deme ye him, after youre lawe. And the Jewis seiden to hym, It is not leueful to vs to sle ony man;

³⁶ Jhesus answeride, My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my mynystris schulden stryue, that Y schulde not be takun to the Jewis; but now my kingdom is not here. ³⁷ And so Pilat seide to hym, Thanne `thou art a king. Jhesus answeride, Thou seist, that Y am a king. To this thing Y am borun, and to this Y `am comun in to the world, to bere witnessing to treuthe. Eche that is of treuthe, herith my vois.

⁷ The Jewis answeriden to hym. We han a lawe, and bi the lawe he owith to die, for he made hym Goddis sone.

⁹ And he wente in to the moot halle eftsoone, and seide to Jhesu, Of whennus art thou? But Jhesus yaf noon answere to him.

¹⁸ where thei crucifieden him, and othere tweyne with him, oon on this side and oon on that side, and Jhesus in the myddil.

²⁵ But bisidis the cros of Jhesu stoden his modir, and the sistir of his modir, Marie Cleofe, and Marie Maudeleyne.

⁴¹ Thanne thei that resseyueden his word weren baptisid, and in that dai soulis weren encreesid, aboute thre thousinde;

¹³ God of Abraham, and God of Ysaac, and God of Jacob, God of oure fadris, hath glorified his sone Jhesu, whom ye bitraieden, and denyeden bifor the face of Pilat, whanne he demede hym to be delyuered.

⁴ But manye of hem that hadden herd the word, bileueden; and the noumbre of men was maad fyue thousyndis.

¹² and heelthe is not in ony othir. For nether other name vndur heuene is youun to men, in which it bihoueth vs to be maad saaf.

³ And Petre seide to hym, Anany, whi hath Sathanas temptid thin herte, that thou lye to the Hooli Goost, and to defraude of the prijs of the feeld?

⁵¹ With hard nol, and vncircumcidid hertis and eris ye withstoden eueremore the Hooli Goost; and as youre fadris, so ye.

⁵⁷ And thei brouyten hym out of the citee, and stonyden. And the witnessis diden of her clothis, bisidis the feet of a yong man, that was clepid Saule.

²³ For Y se that thou art in the gall of bitternesse and in the boond of wickidnesse.

³⁹ And whanne thei weren come vp of the watir, the spirit of the Lord rauyschide Filip, and the gelding say hym no more. ⁴⁰ And Filip was foundun in Azotus; and he passide forth, and prechide to alle citees, til he cam to Cesarie.

¹⁰ thou ful of al gile, and al falsnesse, thou sone of the deuel, thou enemye of al riytwisnesse, thou leeuest not to turne vpsodoun the riytful weies of the Lord.

²⁶ Britheren, and sones of the kynde of Abraham, and whiche that in you dreden God, to you the word of helthe is sent.

⁴³ And whanne the synagoge was left, manye of Jewis and of comelingis worschypynge God supeden Poul and Barnabas; that spaken, and counseliden hem, that thei schulden dwelle in the grace of God.

⁴⁷ For so the Lord comaundide vs, Y haue set thee in to liyt to hethen men, that thou be in to helthe to the vtmest of erthe.

²² And whanne thei hadden ordeined prestis to hem bi alle citees, and hadden preied with fastyngis, thei bitoken hem to the Lord, in whom thei bileueden.

²³ For Y passide, and siy youre maumetis, and foond an auter, in which was writun, To the vnknowun God. Therfor which thing ye vnknowynge worschipen, this thing Y schew to you.

³¹ in which he schal deme the world in equite, in a man in which he ordeynede, and yaf feith to alle men, and reiside hym fro deth.

²² But Y was holpun bi the helpe of God in to this dai, and stonde, witnessinge to lesse and to more. And Y seye no thing ellis than whiche thingis the prophetis and Moises spaken that schulen come, ²³ if Crist is to suffre, if he is the firste of the ayenrising of deed men, that schal schewe liyt to the puple and to hethene men.

⁴ and he was bifor ordeyned the sone of God in vertu, bi the spirit of halewyng of the ayenrisyng of deed men, of Jhesu Crist oure Lord,

¹ Wherfor thou art vnexcusable, ech man that demest, for in what thing thou demest anothir man, thou condempnest thi silf; for thou doist the same thingis whiche thou demest.

¹ Wherfor thou art vnexcusable, ech man that demest, for in what thing thou demest anothir man, thou condempnest thi silf; for thou doist the same thingis whiche thou demest. ² And we witen, that the doom of God is aftir treuthe ayens hem, that don siche thingis. ³ But gessist thou, man, that demest hem that doen siche thingis, and thou doist tho thingis, that thou schalt ascape the doom of God? ⁴ Whether `dispisist thou the richessis of his goodnesse, and the pacience, and the long abidyng? Knowist thou not, that the benygnyte of God ledith thee to forthenkyng?

⁷ sotheli to hem that ben bi pacience of good werk, glorie, and onour, and vncorrupcioun, to hem that seken euerlastynge lijf;

¹⁵ that schewen the werk of the lawe writun in her hertis. For the conscience of hem yeldith to hem a witnessyng bytwixe hem silf of thouytis that ben accusynge or defendynge,

¹⁷ But if thou art named a Jew, and restist in the lawe, and hast glorie in God, ¹⁸ and hast knowe his wille, and thou lerud bi lawe preuest the more profitable thingis, ¹⁹ and tristist thi silf to be a ledere of blynde men, the liyt of hem that ben in derknessis, ²⁰ a techere of vnwise men, a maistir of yonge children, that hast the foorme of kunnyng and of treuthe in the lawe; ²¹ what thanne techist thou another, and techist not thi silf? Thou that prechist that me schal not stele, stelist?

²¹ what thanne techist thou another, and techist not thi silf? Thou that prechist that me schal not stele, stelist? ²² Thou that techist that me schal `do no letcherie, doist letcherie? Thou that wlatist maumetis, doist sacrilegie?

²² Thou that techist that me schal `do no letcherie, doist letcherie? Thou that wlatist maumetis, doist sacrilegie?

²² Thou that techist that me schal `do no letcherie, doist letcherie? Thou that wlatist maumetis, doist sacrilegie? ²³ Thou that hast glorie in the lawe, vnworschipist God bi brekyng of the lawe?

²³ Thou that hast glorie in the lawe, vnworschipist God bi brekyng of the lawe? ²⁴ For the name of God is blasfemed bi you among hethene men, as is writun.

²⁴ For the name of God is blasfemed bi you among hethene men, as is writun. ²⁵ For circumcisioun profitith, if thou kepe the lawe; but if thou be a trespassour ayens the lawe, thi circumsicioun is maad prepucie.

²⁵ For circumcisioun profitith, if thou kepe the lawe; but if thou be a trespassour ayens the lawe, thi circumsicioun is maad prepucie. ²⁶ Therfor if prepucie kepe the riytwisnessis of the lawe, whethir his prepucie schal not be arettid in to circumcisioun? ²⁷ And the prepucie of kynde that fulfillith the lawe, schal deme thee, that bi lettre and circumcisioun art trespassour ayens the lawe. ²⁸ For he that is in opene is not a Jew, nether it is circumsicioun that is openli in the fleisch; ²⁹ but he that is a Jew in hid, and the circumcisioun of herte, in spirit, not bi the lettre, whos preisyng is not of men, but of God.

¹¹ ther is no man vndurstondynge, nethir sekynge God.

¹² and that he be fadir of circumcisioun, not onely to hem that ben of circumcisioun, but also to hem that suen the steppis of the feith, which feith is in prepucie of oure fader Abraham.

¹⁶ Therfor riytfulnesse is of the feith, that bi grace biheeste be stable to ech seed, not to that seed oneli that is of the lawe, but to that that is of the feith of Abraham, which is fadir of vs alle.

²⁰ And the lawe entride, that gilt schulde be plenteuouse; but where gilt was plenteuouse, ²¹ grace was more plenteuouse. That as synne regnede in to deth, so grace regne bi riytwisnesse in to euerlastynge lijf, bi `Crist Jhesu oure Lord.

⁶ witynge this thing, that oure olde man is crucified togidere, that the bodi of synne be distruyed, that we serue no more to synne.

¹² Therfor regne not synne in youre deedli bodi, that ye obeische to hise coueityngis.

¹⁴ For synne schal not haue lordschipe on you; for ye ben not vndur the lawe, but vndur grace. ¹⁵ What therfor? Schulen we do synne, for we ben not vndur the lawe, but vndur grace? ¹⁶ God forbede. Witen ye not, that to whom ye yyuen you seruauntis to obeie to, ye ben seruauntis of that thing, to which ye han obeschid, ether of synne to deth, ether of obedience to riytwisnesse?

¹⁶ God forbede. Witen ye not, that to whom ye yyuen you seruauntis to obeie to, ye ben seruauntis of that thing, to which ye han obeschid, ether of synne to deth, ether of obedience to riytwisnesse? ¹⁷ But Y thanke God, that ye weren seruauntis of synne; but ye han obeischid of herte in to that fourme of techyng, in which ye ben bitakun. ¹⁸ And ye delyuered fro synne, ben maad seruauntis of riytwisnesse. ¹⁹ Y seie that thing that is of man, for the vnstidefastnesse of youre fleisch. But as ye han youun youre membris to serue to vnclennesse, and to wickidnesse `in to wickidnesse, so now yyue ye youre membris to serue to riytwisnesse in to hoolynesse. ²⁰ For whanne ye weren seruauntis of synne, ye weren fre of riytfulnesse.

²² But now ye delyuered fro synne, and maad seruauntis to God, han your fruyt in to holinesse, and the ende euerlastinge lijf. For the wagis of synne is deth; the grace of God is euerlastynge lijf in Crist Jhesu our Lord.

¹⁴ And we witen, that the lawe is spiritual; but Y am fleischli, seld vndur synne.

²⁵ The grace of God, bi Jhesu Crist oure Lord. Therfor Y my silf bi the soule serue to the lawe of God; but bi fleisch to the lawe of synne.

² For the lawe of the spirit of lijf in Crist Jhesu hath delyuerid me fro the lawe of synne, and of deth.

⁷ For the wisdom of the fleisch is enemye to God; for it is not suget to the lawe of God, for nether it may. ⁸ And thei that ben in fleisch, moun not plese to God.

¹⁵ For ye han not take eftsoone the spirit of seruage in drede, but ye han taken the spirit of adopcioun of sones, in which we crien, Abba, fadir.

¹⁵ For ye han not take eftsoone the spirit of seruage in drede, but ye han taken the spirit of adopcioun of sones, in which we crien, Abba, fadir. ¹⁶ And the ilke spirit yeldith witnessyng to oure spirit, that we ben the sones of God; ¹⁷ if sones, and eiris, `and eiris of God, and eiris togidere with Crist; if netheles we suffren togidere, that also we ben glorified togidere.

²¹ for the ilke creature schal be delyuered fro seruage of corrupcioun in to liberte of the glorie of the sones of God.

²⁹ For thilke that he knewe bifor, he bifor ordenede bi grace to be maad lijk to the ymage of his sone, that he be the first bigetun among many britheren. ³⁰ And thilke that he bifore ordeynede to blis, hem he clepide; and whiche he clepide, hem he iustifiede; and whiche he iustifiede, and hem he glorifiede.

⁵ whos ben the fadris, and of which is Crist after the fleisch, that is God aboue alle thingis, blessid in to worldis.

⁷ Nethir thei that ben seed of Abraham, `alle ben sonys; but in Ysaac the seed schal be clepid to thee;

⁷ What thanne? Israel hath not getun this that he souyte, but eleccioun hath getun; and the othere ben blyndid. ⁸ As it is writun, God yaf to hem a spirit of compunccioun, iyen that thei se not, and eeris, that thei here not, in to this dai. ⁹ And Dauith seith, Be the boord of hem maad in to a gryn bifor hem, and in to catchyng, and in to sclaundre, and in to yeldyng to hem. ¹⁰ Be the iyen of hem maad derk, that thei se not; and bowe thou doun algatis the bak of hem.

²² Therfor se the goodnesse, and the fersnesse of God; yhe, the feersnesse in to hem that felden doun, but the goodnesse of God in to thee, if thou dwellist in goodnesse, ellis also thou schalt be kit doun.

³ For princes ben not to the drede of good work, but of yuel. But wilt thou, that thou drede not power? Do thou good thing, and thou schalt haue preisyng of it; ⁴ for he is the mynystre of God to thee in to good. But if thou doist yuel, drede thou; for not with outen cause he berith the swerd, for he is the mynystre of God, vengere in to wraththe to hym that doith yuel.

³ For Crist pleside not to hym silf, as it is writun, The repreues of men dispisynge thee, felden on me.

¹⁴ For a beestli man perseyueth not tho thingis that ben of the spirit of God; for it is foli to hym, and he may not vndurstonde, for it is examyned goostli. ¹⁵ But a spiritual man demeth alle thingis, and he is demed of no man.

³ And to me it is for the leest thing, that Y be demyd of you, or of mannus dai; but nether Y deme my silf. ⁴ For Y am no thing ouer trowynge to my silf, but not in this thing Y am iustified; for he that demeth me, is the Lord. ⁵ Therfor nyle ye deme bifore the tyme, til that the Lord come, which schal liytne the hyd thingis of derknessis, and schal schewe the counseils of hertis; and thanne preisyng schal be to ech man of God.

¹² For what is it to me to deme of hem that ben with oute forth? Whether ye demen not of thingis that ben with ynne forth?

⁹ Nethir tempte we Crist, as summe of hem temptiden, and perischiden of serpentis.

²⁴ But if alle men prophecien, if ony vnfeithful man or idiot entre, he is conuyct of alle, he is wiseli demyd of alle. ²⁵ For the hid thingis of his herte ben knowun, and so he schal falle doun on the face, and schal worschipe God, and schewe verili that God is in you.

¹⁷ and if Crist roos not ayen, oure feith is veyn; and yit ye ben in youre synnes. ¹⁸ And thanne thei that han diede in Crist, han perischid.

³⁴ Awake ye, iuste men, and nyle ye do synne; for summen han ignoraunce of God, but to reuerence Y speke to you.

⁴⁷ The firste man of erthe is ertheli; the secounde man of heuene is heuenelich. ⁴⁸ Such as the ertheli man is, such ben the ertheli men; and such as the heueneli man is, suche ben also the heueneli men.

²² If ony man loueth not oure Lord Jhesu Crist, be he cursid, Maranatha.

¹⁸ But God is trewe, for oure word that was at you is and is not, is not ther ynne, but is is in it.

¹⁷ And the spirit is the Lord; and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is fredom.

¹⁷ And the spirit is the Lord; and where the spirit of the Lord is, there is fredom. ¹⁸ And alle we that with open face seen the glorie of the Lord, ben transformed in to the same ymage, fro clerenesse in to clerenesse, as of the spirit of the Lord.

³ For if also oure gospel is kyuerid, in these that perischen it is kyuerid; ⁴ in which God hath blent the soulis of vnfeithful men of this world, that the liytnyng of the gospel of the glorie of Crist, which is the ymage of God, schyne not.

⁴ in which God hath blent the soulis of vnfeithful men of this world, that the liytnyng of the gospel of the glorie of Crist, which is the ymage of God, schyne not. ⁵ But we prechen not vs silf, but oure Lord Jhesu Crist; and vs youre seruauntis bi Jhesu. ⁶ For God, that seide liyt to schyne of derknessis, he hath youe liyt in oure hertis, to the liytnyng of the science of the clerenesse of God, in the face of Jhesu Crist.

⁶ For God, that seide liyt to schyne of derknessis, he hath youe liyt in oure hertis, to the liytnyng of the science of the clerenesse of God, in the face of Jhesu Crist.

²¹ God the fadir made hym synne for vs, which knewe not synne, that we schulden be maad riytwisnesse of God in hym.

¹⁸ For not he that comendith hym silf is preuyd, but whom God comendith.

³ But Y drede, lest as the serpent disseyuede Eue with his sutil fraude, so youre wittis ben corrupt, and fallen doun fro the symplenesse that is in Crist.

¹³ For siche false apostlis ben trecherouse werk men, and transfiguren hem in to apostlis of Crist. ¹⁴ And no wondur, for Sathanas hym silf transfigurith hym in to an aungel of light. ¹⁵ Therfor it is not greet, if hise mynystris ben transfigurid as the mynystris of riytwisnesse, whos ende schal be aftir her werkis.

³¹ God and the fadir of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, that is blessid in to worldis, woot that Y lie not.

¹¹ Y am maad vnwitti, ye constreyneden me. For Y ouyte to be comendid of you; for Y dide no thing lesse than thei that ben apostlis `aboue maner.

¹⁹ Sum tyme ye wenen, that we schulen excuse vs anentis you. Bifor God in Crist we speken; and, moost dere britheren, alle thingis for youre edifiyng.

¹ Lo! this thridde tyme Y come to you, and in the mouth of tweyne or of thre witnessis euery word schal stonde.

⁷ And therfor knowe ye, that these that ben of bileue, ben the sones of Abraham.

⁷ And therfor knowe ye, that these that ben of bileue, ben the sones of Abraham. ⁸ And the scripture seynge afer, that God iustifieth the hethene, of bileue told tofor to Abraham, That in thee alle the hethene schulen be blessid. ⁹ And therfor these that ben of bileue, schulen be blessid with feithful Abraham.

²⁴ And so the lawe was oure vndirsmaister in Crist, that we ben iustified of bileue.

²⁹ And if ye ben oon in `Jhesu Crist, thanne ye ben the seed of Abraham, and eiris bi biheest.

⁴ But aftir that the fulfilling of tyme cam, God sente his sone,

⁴ But aftir that the fulfilling of tyme cam, God sente his sone, ⁵ maad of a womman, maad vndur the lawe, that he schulde ayenbie hem that weren vndur the lawe, that we schulden vnderfonge the adopcioun of sones. ⁶ And for ye ben Goddis sones, God sente his spirit in to youre hertis, criynge, Abba, fadir. ⁷ And so ther is not now a seruaunt, but a sone; and if he is a sone, he is an eir bi God.

⁹ But now whanne ye han knowe God, and ben knowun of God, hou ben ye turned eftsoone to the febil and nedi elementis, to the whiche ye wolen eft serue?

¹⁶ Am Y thanne maad an enemye to you, seiynge to you the sothe?

²¹ Seie to me, ye that wolen be vndir the lawe, `han ye not red the lawe?

²⁹ but now as this that was borun after the fleisch pursuede him that was aftir the spirit, so now. ³⁰ But what seith the scripture? Caste out the seruaunt and hir sone, for the sone of the seruaunt schal not be eir with the sone of the fre wijf. ³¹ And so, britheren, we ben not sones of the seruaunt, but of the fre wijf, bi which fredom Crist hath maad vs fre.

¹ Stonde ye therfor, and nyl ye eftsoones be holdun in the yok of seruage.

¹³ For, britheren, ye ben clepid in to fredom; oneli yyue ye not fredom in to occasioun of fleisch, but bi charite of spirit serue ye togidere.

¹⁷ that God of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, the fadir of glorie, yyue to you the spirit of wisdom and of reuelacioun, in to the knowyng of hym;

²⁰ which he wrouyte in Crist, reisynge hym fro deth, and settynge him on his riyt half in heuenli thingis, ²¹ aboue ech principat, and potestat, and vertu, and domynacioun, and aboue ech name that is named, not oneli in this world, but also in the world to comynge; ²² and made alle thingis suget vndur hise feet, and yaf hym to be heed ouer al the chirche, ²³ that is the bodi of hym, and the plente of hym, which is alle thingis in alle thingis fulfillid.

¹ And whanne ye weren deed in youre giltis and synnes, ² in which ye wandriden sum tyme aftir the cours of this world, aftir the prince of the power of this eir, of the spirit that worchith now in to the sones of vnbileue;

⁶ that whanne he was in the forme of God, demyde not raueyn, that hym silf were euene to God; ⁷ but he lowide hym silf, takinge the forme of a seruaunt, and was maad in to the licknesse of men, and in abite was foundun as a man. ⁸ He mekide hym silf, and was maad obedient to the deth, yhe, to the deth of the cross. ⁹ For which thing God enhaunside hym, and yaf to hym a name that is aboue al name; ¹⁰ that in the name of Jhesu ech kne be bowid, of heuenli thingis, of ertheli thingis, and of hellis; ¹¹ and ech tunge knouleche, that the Lord Jhesu Crist is in the glorie of God the fadir.

¹⁹ who ende is deth, whos god is the wombe, and the glorie in confusioun of hem, that saueren ertheli thingis. ²⁰ But oure lyuyng is in heuenes; fro whennus also we abiden the sauyour oure Lord Jhesu Crist, ²¹ which schal reforme the bodi of oure mekenesse, that is maad lijk to the bodi of his clerenesse, bi the worching bi which he mai `also make alle thingis suget to hym.

¹⁰ that ye walke worthili to God plesynge bi alle thingis, and make fruyt in al good werk, and wexe in the science of God,

¹⁵ Which is the ymage of God vnuysible, the first bigetun of ech creature.

¹⁷ and he is bifor alle, and alle thingis ben in hym.

²³ If netheles ye dwellen in the feith, foundid, and stable, and vnmouable fro the hope of the gospel that ye han herd, which is prechid in al creature that is vndur heuene. Of which Y Poul am maad mynystre,

³ For ye ben deed, and youre lijf is hid with Crist in God.

⁶ Youre word be sauered in salt eueremore in grace; that ye wite, hou it bihoueth you to answere to ech man.

¹⁵ Whiche slowen bothe the Lord Jhesu and the profetis, and pursueden vs, and thei plesen not to God, and thei ben aduersaries to alle men; ¹⁶ forbedinge vs to speke to hethene men, that thei be maad saaf, that thei fille her synnes euere more; for the wraththe of God cam on hem in to the ende.

⁹ hym, whos comyng is bi the worching of Sathanas, in al vertu, and signes, ¹⁰ and grete wondris, false, and in al disseit of wickidnesse, to hem that perischen. For that thei resseyueden not the charite of treuthe, that thei schulden be maad saaf. And therfor God schal sende to hem a worching of errour, that thei bileue to leesing,

¹⁰ and grete wondris, false, and in al disseit of wickidnesse, to hem that perischen. For that thei resseyueden not the charite of treuthe, that thei schulden be maad saaf. And therfor God schal sende to hem a worching of errour, that thei bileue to leesing, ¹¹ that alle be demed, whiche bileueden not to treuthe, but consentiden to wickidnesse.

¹⁵ A trewe word and worthi al resseyuyng, for Crist Jhesu cam in to this world to make synful men saaf, of whiche Y am the firste. ¹⁶ But therfor Y haue getun merci, that Crist Jhesu schulde schewe in me first al pacience, to the enfourmyng of hem that schulen bileue to hym in to euerlastinge lijf.

¹⁵ But sche schal be sauyd bi generacioun of children, if sche dwellith perfitli in feith, and loue, and hoolynesse, with sobrenesse.

¹⁶ Take tent to thi silf and to doctryn; be bisi in hem. For thou doynge these thingis, schalt `make bothe thi silf saaf, and hem that heren thee.

³ Honoure thou widewis, that ben very widewis. ⁴ But if ony widewe hath children of sones, lerne sche first to gouerne her hous, and quyte to fadir and modir; for this thing is acceptid bifor God. ⁵ And sche that is a widewe verili, and desolate, hope in to God, and be bisy in bisechingis and preieris niyt and dai.

²⁵ paciente, with temperaunce repreuynge hem that ayenstonden the treuthe, that sum tyme God yyue to hem forthenkyng, that thei knowen the treuthe, ²⁶ and that thei rise ayen fro the snares of the deuel, of whom thei ben holdun prisoneris at his wille.

⁷ and neuere perfitli comynge to the science of treuthe.

¹⁴ But dwelle thou in these thingis that thou hast lerud, and that ben bitakun to thee, witinge of whom thou hast lerud;

³ For tyme schal be, whanne men schulen not suffre hoolsum teching, but at her desiris thei schulen gadere `togidere to hem silf maistris yitchinge to the eeris. ⁴ And treuli thei schulen turne awei the heryng fro treuthe, but to fablis thei schulen turne.

¹⁷ But the Lord helpide me, and coumfortide me, that the preching be fillid bi me, and that alle folkis here, that Y am delyueride fro the mouth of the lioun.

²² Oure Lord Jhesu Crist be with thi spirit. The grace of God be with you. Amen.

³ For we weren sum tyme vnwise, vnbileueful, errynge, and seruynge to desiris, and to dyuerse lustis, doynge in malice and enuye, worthi to be hatid, hatinge ech othere.

³ Which whanne also he is the briytnesse of glorie, and figure of his substaunce, and berith alle thingis bi word of his vertu, he makith purgacioun of synnes, and syttith on the riythalf of the maieste in heuenes;

¹⁰ And, Thou, Lord, in the bigynnyng foundidist the erthe, and heuenes ben werkis of thin hondis; thei schulen perische, ¹¹ but thou schalt perfitli dwelle; and alle schulen wexe elde as a cloth, and thou schalt chaunge hem as a cloth, ¹² and thei schulen be chaungid. But thou art the same thi silf, and thi yeeris schulen not faile.

² For if the ilke word that was seid bi aungels, was maad sad, and ech brekyng of the lawe and vnobedience took iust retribucioun of meede, ³ hou schulen we ascape, if we despisen so greet an heelthe? Which, whanne it hadde takun bigynnyng to be teld out by the Lord, of hem that herden is confermyd in to vs.

³ hou schulen we ascape, if we despisen so greet an heelthe? Which, whanne it hadde takun bigynnyng to be teld out by the Lord, of hem that herden is confermyd in to vs. ⁴ For God witnesside to gidere bi myraclis, and wondris, and grete merueilis, and dyuerse vertues, and departyngis of the Hooli Goost, bi his wille.

⁹ but we seen hym that was maad a litil lesse than aungels, Jhesu, for the passioun of deth crowned with glorie and onour, that he thorouy grace of God schulde taste deth for alle men.

² which is trewe to hym that made hym, as also Moises in al the hous of hym. ³ But this byschop is had worthi of more glorie than Moises, bi as myche as he hath more honour of the hous, that made the hous.

⁵ And Moises was trewe in al his hous, as a seruaunt, in to witnessyng of tho thingis that weren to be seid; ⁶ but Crist as a sone in his hous. Which hous we ben, if we holden sad trist and glorie of hope in to the ende.

¹⁴ For we ben maad parceneris of Crist, if netheles we holden the bigynnyng of his substaunce sad in to the ende.

¹² and spedi in worching, and more able to perse than any tweyne eggid swerd, and stretchith forth to the departynge of the soule and of the spirit, and of the ioynturis and merewis, and demere of thouytis, and of intentis and hertis. ¹³ And no creature is vnuisible in the siyt of God. For alle thingis ben nakid and opyn to hise iyen, to whom a word to vs.

¹⁵ For we han not a bischop, that may not haue compassioun on oure infirmytees, but was temptid bi alle thingis bi lycnesse, with oute synne.

⁴ Nethir ony man taketh to hym onour, but he that is clepid of God, as Aaron was. ⁵ So Crist clarifiede not hym silf, that he were bischop, but he that spak to hym, Thou art my sone, to dai Y gendride thee.

⁸ And whanne he was Goddis sone, he lernyde obedience of these thingis that be suffride; ⁹ and he brouyt to the ende is maad cause of euerlastinge heelthe to alle that obeischen to hym, and is clepid of God a bischop,

¹¹ Of whom ther is to vs a greet word for to seie, and able to be expowned, for ye ben maad feble to here. ¹² For whanne ye ouyten to be maistris for tyme, eftsoone ye neden that ye be tauyt, whiche ben the lettris of the bigynnyng of Goddis wordis. And ye ben maad thilke, to whiche is nede of mylk, and not sad mete.

¹ And this Melchisedech, king of Salem, and preest of the hiyeste God, which mette with Abraham, as he turnede ayen fro the sleyng of kyngis, and blesside hym; ² to whom also Abraham departide tithis of alle thingis; first he is seid king of riytwisnesse, and aftirward kyng of Salem, that is to seie, king of pees, ³ with out fadir, with out modir, with out genologie, nether hauynge bigynnyng of daies, nether ende of lijf; and he is lickened to the sone of God, and dwellith preest with outen ende. ⁴ But biholde ye how greet is this, to whom Abraham the patriark yaf tithis of the beste thingis. ⁵ For men of the sones of Leuy takinge presthod han maundement to take tithis of the puple, bi the lawe, that is to seie, of her britheren, thouy also thei wenten out of the leendis of Abraham. ⁶ But he whos generacioun is not noumbrid in hem, took tithis of Abraham; and he blesside this Abraham, which hadde repromyssiouns. ⁷ With outen ony ayenseiyng, that that is lesse, is blessid of the betere.

²⁶ For it bisemyde that sich a man were a bischop to vs, hooli, innocent, vndefoulid, clene, departid fro synful men, and maad hiyere than heuenes;

⁹ not lijk the testament that Y made to her fadris, `in the dai in which Y cauyte her hond, that Y schulde lede hem out of the loond of Egipt; for thei dwelliden not perfitli in my testament, and Y haue dispisid hem, seith the Lord.

⁵ Therfor he entrynge in to the world, seith, Thou woldist not sacrifice and offryng; but thou hast schapun a bodi to me; ⁶ brent sacrificis also for synne plesiden not to thee. ⁷ Thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come; in the bigynnyng of the book it is writun of me, that Y do thi wille, God. ⁸ He seiynge bifor, That thou woldist not sacrificis, and offringis, and brent sacrifices for synne, ne tho thingis ben plesaunt to thee, whiche ben offrid bi the lawe, ⁹ thanne Y seide, Lo! Y come, that Y do thi wille, God. He doith awei the firste, that he make stidfast the secounde. ¹⁰ In which wille we ben halewid bi the offring of the bodi of Crist Jhesu onys.

²⁶ Forwhi now a sacrifice for synnes is not left to vs, that synnen wilfuli, aftir that we han take the knowyng of treuthe. ²⁷ Forwhi sum abiding of the dom is dreedful, and the suyng of fier, which schal waste aduersaries. ²⁸ Who that brekith Moises lawe, dieth withouten ony merci, bi tweine or thre witnessis;

²⁸ Who that brekith Moises lawe, dieth withouten ony merci, bi tweine or thre witnessis; ²⁹ hou myche more gessen ye, that he disserueth worse turmentis, which defouleth the sone of God, and holdith the blood of the testament pollut, in which he is halewid, and doith dispit to the spirit of grace?

³⁸ For my iust man lyueth of feith; that if he withdrawith hym silf, he schal not plese to my soule. ³⁹ But we ben not the sones of withdrawing awei in to perdicioun, but of feith in to getynge of soule.

⁵ Bi feith Ennok was translatid, that he schulde not se deth; and he was not foundun, for the Lord translatide him. For bifore translacioun he hadde witnessing that he pleside God.

¹³ Bi feith alle these ben deed, whanne the biheestis weren not takun, but thei bihelden hem afer, and gretynge hem wel, and knoulechide that thei weren pilgryms, and herboryd men on the erthe.

³⁹ And alle these, preued bi witnessing of feith, token not repromyssioun;

³ And bithenke ye on hym that suffride siche `ayen seiynge of synful men ayens hym silf, that ye be not maad wery, failinge in youre soulis.

²⁵ Se ye, that ye forsake not the spekere; for if thei that forsaken him that spak on the erthe, aschapide not, myche more we that turnen awei fro him that spekith to vs fro heuenes.

⁸ Jhesu Crist, yistirdai, and to dai, he is also into worldis.

¹³ Therfor go we out to hym with out the castels, berynge his repreef.

²⁵ But he that biholdith in the lawe of perfit fredom, and dwellith in it, and is not maad a foryetful herere, but a doere of werk, this schal be blessid in his dede.

⁴ and ben maad domesmen of wickid thouytis?

¹² Thus speke ye, and thus do ye, as bigynnynge to be demyd bi the lawe of fredom.

¹⁹ Thou bileuest, that o God is; thou doist wel; and deuelis bileuen, and tremblen.

²² Therfor thou seest, that feith wrouyte with hise werkis, and his feith was fillid of werkis. ²³ And the scripture was fillid, seiynge, Abraham bileuede to God, and it was arettid to hym to riytwisnesse, and he was clepid the freend of God. ²⁴ Ye seen that a man is iustified of werkis, and not of feith oneli.

¹⁵ For this wisdom is not fro aboue comynge doun, but ertheli, and beestli, and feendli. ¹⁶ For where is enuye and strijf, there is vnstidfastnesse and al schrewid werk. ¹⁷ But wisdom that is from aboue, first it is chast, aftirward pesible, mylde, able to be counseilid, consentinge to goode thingis, ful of merci and of goode fruytis, demynge with out feynyng.

¹ Wherof ben batelis and cheestis among you? Whether not of youre coueitisis, that fiyten in youre membris? ² Ye coueiten, and ye han not; ye sleen, and ye han enuye, and ye moun not gete. Ye chiden, and maken batel; and ye han not, for ye axen not. ³ Ye axen, and ye resseyuen not; for that ye axen yuele, as ye schewen opynli in youre coueitisis. ⁴ Auowtreris, witen not ye, that the frenschip of this world is enemye to God? Therfor who euere wole be frend of this world, is maad the enemye of God.

⁴ Auowtreris, witen not ye, that the frenschip of this world is enemye to God? Therfor who euere wole be frend of this world, is maad the enemye of God. ⁵ Whether ye gessen, that the scripture seith veynli, The spirit that dwellith in you, coueitith to enuye? ⁶ But he yyueth the more grace; for which thing he seith, God withstondith proude men, but to meke men he yyueth grace. ⁷ Therfor be ye suget to God; but withstonde ye the deuel, and he schal fle fro you.

² of Asye, and of Bitynye, bi the `bifor knowyng of God, the fadir, in halewyng of spirit, bi obedience, and springyng of the blood of Jhesu Crist, grace and pees be multiplied to you. ³ Blessid be God, and the fadir of oure Lord Jhesu Crist, which bi his greet merci bigat vs ayen in to lyuynge hope, bi the ayen risyng of Jhesu Crist fro deth, ⁴ in to eritage vncorruptible, and vndefoulid, and that schal not fade, that is kept in heuenes for you, ⁵ that in the vertu of God ben kept bi the feith in to heelthe, and is redi to be schewid in the last tyme.

¹⁰ Of which helthe profetis souyten, and enserchiden, that profecieden of the grace to comyng in you, ¹¹ and souyten which euer what maner tyme the spirit of Crist signyfiede in hem, and bifor telde tho passiouns, that ben in Crist, and the latere glories. ¹² To which it was schewid, for not to hem silf, but to you thei mynystriden tho thingis, that now ben teld to you bi hem that prechiden to you bi the Hooli Goost sent fro heuene, in to whom aungelis desiren to biholde.

¹² To which it was schewid, for not to hem silf, but to you thei mynystriden tho thingis, that now ben teld to you bi hem that prechiden to you bi the Hooli Goost sent fro heuene, in to whom aungelis desiren to biholde.

²¹ for you that bi hym ben feithful in God; that reiside hym fro deth, and yaf to hym euerlastynge glorie, that youre feith and hope were in God.

¹⁶ As fre men, and not as hauynge fredom the keuering of malice, but as the seruauntis of God.

²² Which dide not synne, nethir gile was foundun in his mouth. ²³ And whanne he was cursid, he curside not; whanne he suffride, he manasside not; but he bitook hym silf to hym, that demyde hym vniustli.

⁸ Be ye sobre, and wake ye, for youre aduersarie, the deuel, as a rorynge lioun goith aboute, sechinge whom he schal deuoure.

¹⁷ For he took of God the fadir onour and glorie, bi siche maner vois slidun doun to hym fro the greet glorie, This is my loued sone, in whom Y haue plesid to me; here ye hym.

⁴ For if God sparide not aungels synnynge, but bitook hem to be turmentid, and to be drawun doun with boondis of helle in to helle, to be kept in to dom;

¹⁷ These ben wellis with out watir, and mystis dryuun with `whirlinge wyndys, to whiche the thicke mijst of derknessis is reseruyd.

¹⁹ Whiche lyuen in errour, and biheten fredom to hem, whanne thei ben seruauntis of corrupcioun. For of whom ony man is ouercomun, of hym also he is seruaunt.

¹⁵ And deme ye long abiding of oure Lord Jhesu Crist youre heelthe, as also oure moost dere brother Poul wroot to you, bi wisdom youun to hym.

¹ Mi litle sones, Y write to you these thingis, that ye synnen not. But if ony man synneth, we han an aduocat anentis the fadir,

⁴ He that seith that he knowith God, and kepith not hise comaundementis, is a liere, and trewthe is not in hym.

¹⁵ Nyle ye loue the world, ne tho thingis that ben in the world. If ony man loueth the world, the charite of the fader is not in hym. ¹⁶ For al thing that is in the world, is coueitise of fleisch, and coueitise of iyen, and pride of lijf, which is not of the fadir, but it is of the world.

¹⁹ Thei wenten forth fro vs, but thei weren not of vs; for if thei hadden be of vs, thei hadden dwelte with vs; but that thei be knowun, that thei ben not of vs.

²² Who is a liere, but this that denyeth that Jhesu is not Crist? This is antecrist, that denyeth the fadir, and the sone.

²⁴ That thing that ye herden at the bigynnyng, dwelle it in you; for if that thing dwellith in you, which ye herden at the bigynnyng, ye schulen dwelle in the sone and in the fadir.

⁸ He that doith synne, is of the deuel; for the deuel synneth fro the bigynnyng. In this thing the sone of God apperide, that he vndo the werkis of the deuel. ⁹ Ech man that is borun of God, doith not synne; for the seed of God dwellith in hym, and he may not do synne, for he is borun of God. ¹⁰ In this thing the sones of God ben knowun, and the sones of the feend. Ech man that is not iust, is not of God, and he that loueth not his brothir.

¹⁰ In this thing the sones of God ben knowun, and the sones of the feend. Ech man that is not iust, is not of God, and he that loueth not his brothir.

¹² not as Caym, that was of the yuele, and slouy his brother. And for what thing slouy he him? for hise werkis weren yuele, and hise brotheris iust.

¹² not as Caym, that was of the yuele, and slouy his brother. And for what thing slouy he him? for hise werkis weren yuele, and hise brotheris iust. ¹³ Britheren, nyle ye wondre, if the world hatith you. ¹⁴ We witen, that we ben translatid fro deeth to lijf, for we louen britheren. He that loueth not, dwellith in deth. ¹⁵ Ech man that hatith his brother, is a man sleere; and ye witen, that ech mansleere hath not euerlastinge lijf dwellinge in hym.

¹⁵ Ech man that hatith his brother, is a man sleere; and ye witen, that ech mansleere hath not euerlastinge lijf dwellinge in hym.

²⁰ For if oure herte repreueth vs, God is more than oure hert, and knowith alle thingis.

¹ Moost dere britheren, nyle ye bileue to ech spirit, but preue ye spiritis, if thei ben of God; for many false prophetis wenten out in to the world. ² In this thing the spirit of God is knowun; ech spirit that knowlechith that Jhesu Crist hath come in fleisch, is of God; ³ and ech spirit that fordoith Jhesu, is not of God. And this is antecrist, of whom ye herden, that he cometh; and riyt now he is in the world. ⁴ Ye, litle sones, ben of God, and ye han ouercome hym; for he that is in you is more, than he that is in the world. ⁵ Thei ben of the world, therfor thei speken of the world, and the world herith hem. ⁶ We ben of God; he that knowith God, herith vs; he that is not of God, herith not vs. In this thing we knowen the spirit of treuthe, and the spirit of errour.

⁹ In this thing the charite of God apperide in vs, for God sente hise oon bigetun sone in to the world, that we lyue bi hym. ¹⁰ In this thing is charite, not as we hadden loued God, but for he firste louede vs, and sente hise sone foryyuenesse for oure synnes.

¹⁴ And we sayen, and witnessen, that the fadir sente his sone sauyour of the world.

¹ Ech man that bileueth that Jhesus is Crist, is borun of God; and ech man that loueth hym that gendride, loueth hym that is borun of hym.

¹ Ech man that bileueth that Jhesus is Crist, is borun of God; and ech man that loueth hym that gendride, loueth hym that is borun of hym. ² In this thing we knowen, that we louen the children of God, whanne we louen God, and don his maundementis.

⁶ This is Jhesus Crist, that cam bi watir and blood; not in water oonli, but in watir and blood. And the spirit is he that witnessith, that Crist is treuthe. ⁷ For thre ben, that yyuen witnessing in heuene, the Fadir, the Sone, and the Hooli Goost; and these thre ben oon. ⁸ `And thre ben, that yyuen witnessing in erthe, the spirit, water, and blood; and these thre ben oon. ⁹ If we resseyuen the witnessing of men, the witnessing of God is more; for this is the witnessing of God, that is more, for he witnesside of his sone.

⁹ If we resseyuen the witnessing of men, the witnessing of God is more; for this is the witnessing of God, that is more, for he witnesside of his sone. ¹⁰ He that bileueth in the sone of God, hath the witnessing of God in hym. He that bileueth not to the sone, makith hym a liere; for he bileueth not in the witnessing, that God witnesside of his sone.

¹⁰ He that bileueth in the sone of God, hath the witnessing of God in hym. He that bileueth not to the sone, makith hym a liere; for he bileueth not in the witnessing, that God witnesside of his sone. ¹¹ And this is the witnessyng, for God yaf to you euerlastinge lijf, and this lijf is in his sone. ¹² He that hath the sone of God, hath also lijf; he that hath not the sone of God, hath not lijf.

¹⁹ We witen, that we ben of God, and al the world is set in yuel. ²⁰ And we witen, that the sone of God cam in fleisch, and yaf to vs wit, that we know veri God, and be in the veri sone of hym.

²⁰ And we witen, that the sone of God cam in fleisch, and yaf to vs wit, that we know veri God, and be in the veri sone of hym.

⁹ witynge that ech man that goith bifore, and dwellith not in the teching of Crist, hath not God. He that dwellith in the teching, hath bothe the sone and the fadir.

¹¹ Moost dere brothir, nyle thou sue yuel thing, but that that is good thing. He that doith wel, is of God; he that doith yuel, seeth not God.

⁶ And he reseruede vndur derknesse aungels, that kepten not her prinshod, but forsoken her hous, in to the dom of the greet God, in to euerlastynge bondis.

¹³ wawis of the woode see, fomynge out her confusiouns; errynge sterris, to whiche the tempest of derknessis is kept with outen ende.

⁸ Yhe, Amen! Y am alpha and oo, the bigynnyng and the ende, seith the Lord God, that is, and that was, and that is to comynge, almyyti.

¹¹ seiynge to me, Write thou in a book that thing that thou seest, and sende to the seuene chirchis that ben in Asie; to Ephesus, to Smyrma, and to Pergamus, and to Tiatira, and to Sardis, and to Filadelfia, and to Loadicia.

¹⁶ And he hadde in his riyt hoond seuene sterris, and a swerd scharp on euer ethir side wente out of his mouth; and his face as the sunne schyneth in his virtu. ¹⁷ And whanne Y hadde seyn hym, Y felde doun at hise feet, as deed. And he puttide his riyt hond on me, and seide, Nyle thou drede; Y am the firste and the laste; and Y am alyue, and Y was deed; ¹⁸ and lo! Y am lyuynge in to worldis of worldis, and Y haue the keyes of deth and of helle.

⁸ And to the aungel of the chirche of Smyrma write thou, These thingis seith the firste and the laste, that was deed, and lyueth.

¹⁰ Drede thou no thing of these thingis, whiche thou schalt suffre. Lo! the deuel schal sende summe of you in to prisoun, that ye be temptid; and ye schulen haue tribulacioun ten daies. Be thou feithful to the deth, and Y schal yyue to thee a coroun of lijf.

¹⁶ Also do thou penaunce; `yif ony thing lesse, Y schal come soone to thee, and Y schal fiyte with hem with the swerd of my mouth.

²¹ And Y yaf to hir time, that sche schulde do penaunce, and sche wolde not do penaunce of hir fornycacioun. ²² And lo! Y sende hir in to a bed, and thei that doen letcherie with hir schulen be in moost tribulacioun, but thei don penaunce of hir werkis.

⁹ Lo! Y schal yyue to thee of the synagoge of Sathanas, whiche seien that thei ben Jewis, and ben not, but lyen. Lo! Y schal make hem, that thei come, and worschipe byfor thi feet; and thei schulen wite,

¹⁴ And to the aungel of the chirche of Laodice write thou, These thingis seith Amen, the feithful witnesse and trewe, which is bigynnyng of Goddis creature.

¹¹ And thei hadden on hem a kyng, the aungel of depnesse, to whom the name bi Ebrew is Laabadon, but bi Greek Appollion, and bi Latyn `he hath a name `Extermynans, that is, a distriere.

³ And Y schal yyue `to my twey witnessis, and thei schulen prophesie a thousynde daies two hundrid and sixti, and schulen be clothid with sackis.

⁴ And the tail of hym drow the thridde part of sterris of heuene, and sente hem in to the erthe. And the dragoun stood bifore the womman, that was to berynge child, that whanne sche hadde borun child, he schulde deuoure hir sone.

⁹ And thilke dragoun was cast doun, the greet elde serpent, that is clepid the Deuel, and Sathanas, that disseyueth al the world; he was cast doun in to the erthe, and hise aungels weren sent with hym.

¹² Therfor, ye heuenes, be ye glad, and ye that dwellen in hem. Wo to the erthe, and to the see; for the fend is come doun to you, and hath greet wraththe, witynge that he hath litil tyme. ¹³ And after that the dragoun sai, that he was cast doun to the erthe, he pursuede the womman, that bare the knaue child.

¹⁷ And the dragoun was wrooth ayens the womman, and he wente to make batel with othere of hir seed, that kepen the maundementis of God, and han the witnessing of Jhesu Crist.

⁶ And it openyde his mouth in to blasfemyes to God, to blasfeme his name, and his tabernacle, and hem that dwellen in heuene. ⁷ And it was youun to hym to make batel with seyntis, and to ouercome hem; and power was youun to hym in to ech lynage, and puple, and langage, and folk. ⁸ And alle men worschipiden it, that dwellen in erthe, whos names ben not writun in the book of lijf of the lomb, that was slayn fro the bigynnyng of the world.

¹⁴ And it disseyueth men, that dwellen in erthe, for signes whiche ben youun `to it to do in the siyt of the beeste; seiynge to men dwellinge in erthe, that thei make an ymage of the beeste, that hath the wounde of swerd, and lyuede.

¹¹ And Y say heuene openyd, and lo! a whit hors, and he that sat on hym was clepid Feithful and sothefast; and with riytwisnesse he demeth, and fiytith.

¹⁵ And a swerd scharp on ech side cam forth of his mouth, that with it he smyte folkis; and he shal reule hem with an yren yerde. And he tredith the pressour of wyn of stronge veniaunce of the wraththe of almyyti God.

² And he cauyte the dragoun, the elde serpent, that is the deuel and Sathanas; and he boonde hym bi a thousynde yeeris. ³ And he sente hym `in to depnesse, and closide on hym, that he disseyue no more the folkis, til a thousynde yeeris be fillid. Aftir these thingis it bihoueth hym to be vnboundun a litil tyme.

⁷ And whanne a thousynde yeeris schulen be endid, Sathanas schal be vnboundun of his prisoun; and he schal go out, and schal disseyue folkis, that ben on foure corners of the erthe, Gog and Magog. And he schal gadere hem in to batel, whos noumbre is as the grauel of the see. ⁸ And thei stieden vp on the broodnesse of erthe, and enuyrounede the castels of seyntis, and the louyd citee. ⁹ And fier cam doun `of God fro heuene, and deuourede hem. And the deuel, that disseyuede hem, was sent in to the pool of fier and of brymston, ¹⁰ where bothe the beeste and fals prophetis schulen be turmentid dai and niyt, in to worldis of worldis.

⁸ But to ferdful men, and vnbileueful, and cursid, and manquelleris, and fornycatouris, and to witchis, and worschiperis of idols, and to alle lieris, the part of hem shal be in the pool brennynge with fier and brymstoon, that is the secounde deth.

²⁴ And folkis schulen walke in liyt of it; and the kyngis of the erthe schulen brynge her glorie and onour in to it.

¹ And he schewide to me a flood of quic watir, schinynge as cristal, comynge forth of the seete of God, and of the lomb,

¹⁵ For with outen forth houndis, and witchis, and unchast men, and manquelleris, and seruynge to idols, and ech that loueth and makith leesyng.