Bible verses about "organization" | Wycliffe

¹ In the bigynnyng God made of nouyt heuene and erthe. ² Forsothe the erthe was idel and voide, and derknessis weren on the face of depthe; and the Spiryt of the Lord was borun on the watris. ³ And God seide, Liyt be maad, and liyt was maad. ⁴ And God seiy the liyt, that it was good, and he departide the liyt fro derknessis; and he clepide the liyt, ⁵ dai, and the derknessis, nyyt. And the euentid and morwetid was maad, o daie. ⁶ And God seide, The firmament be maad in the myddis of watris, and departe watris fro watris. ⁷ And God made the firmament, and departide the watris that weren vndur the firmament fro these watris that weren on the firmament; and it was don so. ⁸ And God clepide the firmament, heuene. And the euentid and morwetid was maad, the secounde dai. ⁹ Forsothe God seide, The watris, that ben vndur heuene, be gaderid in to o place, and a drie place appere; and it was doon so. ¹⁰ And God clepide the drie place, erthe; and he clepide the gadryngis togidere of watris, the sees. And God seiy that it was good; ¹¹ and seide, The erthe brynge forth greene eerbe and makynge seed, and appil tre makynge fruyt bi his kynde, whos seed be in it silf on erthe; and it was doon so. ¹² And the erthe brouyte forth greene erbe and makynge seed bi his kynde, and a tre makynge fruyt, and ech hauynge seed by his kynde. And God seiy that it was good. ¹³ And the euentid and morwetid was maad, the thridde dai. ¹⁴ Forsothe God seide, Liytis be maad in the firmament of heuene, and departe tho the dai and niyt; and be tho in to signes, and tymes, and daies, and yeeris; ¹⁵ and shyne tho in the firmament of heuene, and liytne tho the erthe; and it was doon so. ¹⁶ And God made twei grete liytis, the gretter liyt that it schulde be bifore to the dai, and the lesse liyt that it schulde be bifore to the niyt; ¹⁷ and God made sterris; and settide tho in the firmament of heuene, that tho schulden schyne on erthe, ¹⁸ and that tho schulden be bifore to the dai and nyyt, and schulden departe liyt and derknesse. And God seiy that it was good. ¹⁹ And the euentid and the morwetid was maad, the fourthe dai. ²⁰ Also God seide, The watris brynge forth a `crepynge beeste of lyuynge soule, and a brid fleynge aboue erthe vndur the firmament of heuene. <sup>21</sup> And God made of nouyt grete whallis, and ech lyuynge soule and mouable, whiche the watris han brouyt forth in to her kyndis; and God made of nouyt ech volatile bi his kynde. And God seiy that it was good; <sup>22</sup> and blesside hem, and seide, Wexe ye, and be ye multiplied, and fille ye the watris of the see, and briddis be multiplied on erthe. <sup>23</sup> And the euentid and the morwetid was maad, the fyuethe dai. <sup>24</sup> And God seide, The erthe brynge forth a lyuynge soul in his kynde, werk beestis, and `crepynge beestis, and vnresonable beestis of erthe, bi her kyndis; and it was don so. ²⁵ And God made vnresonable beestis of erthe bi her kyndes, and werk beestis, `and ech crepynge beeste of erthe in his kynde. And God seiy that it was good; and seide, <sup>26</sup> Make we man to oure ymage and liknesse, and be he souereyn to the fischis of the see, and to the volatilis of heuene, and to vnresonable beestis of erthe, and to ech creature, and to ech `crepynge beest, which is moued in erthe. ²⁷ And God made of nouyt a man to his ymage and liknesse; God made of nouyt a man, to the ymage of God; God made of nouyt hem, male and female. ²⁸ And God blesside hem, and seide, Encreesse ye, and be ye multiplied, and fille ye the erthe, and make ye it suget, and be ye lordis to fischis of the see, and to volatilis of heuene, and to alle lyuynge beestis that ben moued on erthe. ²⁹ And God seide, Lo! Y haue youe to you ech eerbe berynge seed on erthe, and alle trees that han in hem silf the seed of her kynde, that tho be in to mete to you; ³⁰ and to alle lyuynge beestis of erthe, and to ech brid of heuene, and to alle thingis that ben moued in erthe, and in whiche is a lyuynge soule, that tho haue to ete; and it was doon so. ³¹ And God seiy alle thingis whiche he made, and tho weren ful goode. And the euentid and morwetid was maad, the sixte day.

¹³ Forsothe in the tother dai Moises sat that he schulde deme the puple, that stood niy Moises, fro the morewtid til to euentid. ¹⁴ And whanne `his alie hadde seyn this, that is, alle thingis `whiche he dide in the puple, he seide, What is this that thou doist in the puple? whi sittist thou aloone, and al the puple abidith fro the morewtid til to euentid? ¹⁵ To whom Moises answeride, The puple cometh to me, and axith the sentence of God; ¹⁶ and whanne ony strijf bifallith to hem, thei comen to me, that Y deme bitwixe hem, and schewe `the comaundementis of God, and hise lawis. <sup>17</sup> And Jetro seide, Thou doist a thing not good, <sup>18</sup> thou art wastid with a fonned trauel, bothe thou and this puple which is with thee; the werk is a boue thi strengthis, thou aloone maist not suffre it. <sup>19</sup> But here thou my wordis and counseils, and the Lord schal be with thee; be thou to the puple in these thingis that perteynen to God, that thou telle the thingis that ben seid to the puple; <sup>20</sup> and schewe to the puple the cerymonyes, and custom of worschipyng, and the weie bi which `thei owen to go, and the werk which `thei owen to do. <sup>21</sup> Forsothe puruey thou of al the puple myyti men, and dredynge God, in whiche is treuthe, and whiche haten auarice; and ordeyne thou of hem tribunes, and centuriouns, and quinquagenaries, and deenys, <sup>22</sup> whiche schulen deme the puple in al tyme; sotheli what ever thing is grettere, telle thei to thee, and deme thei ooneli lesse thingis, and be it esiere to thee, whanne the burthun is departid in to othere men. <sup>23</sup> If thou schalt do this, thou schalt fille the comaundement of God, and thou schalt mowe bere hise comaundementis; and al this puple schal turne ayen with pees to her places. <sup>24</sup> And whanne these thingis weren herd, Moises dide alle thingis whiche Jetro counselide. <sup>25</sup> And whanne noble men of al Israel weren chosun Moises ordeynede hem princis of the puple, tribunes, and centuriouns, and quinquagenaries, and denes, <sup>26</sup> whiche demeden the puple in al tyme; forsothe, whateuer thing was hardere, thei telden to Moises, and thei demeden esiere thingis oneli. <sup>27</sup> And Moises lefte `his alie, which turnede ayen, and yede in to his lond.

²⁸ For who of you willynge to bilde a toure, whether he `first sitte not, and countith the spensis that ben nedeful, if he haue to perfourme?

¹¹ not slow in bisynesse, feruent in spirit, seruynge to the Lord,

⁶ O! thou slowe man, go to the `amte, ether pissemyre; and biholde thou hise weies, and lerne thou wisdom. ⁷ Which whanne he hath no duyk, nethir comaundour, nether prince; ⁸ makith redi in somer mete to hym silf, and gaderith togidere in heruest that, that he schal ete. ⁹ Hou long schalt thou, slow man, slepe? whanne schalt thou rise fro thi sleep? ¹⁰ A litil thou schalt slepe, a litil thou schalt nappe; a litil thou schalt ioyne togidere thin hondis, that thou slepe. ¹¹ And nedynesse, as a weigoere, schal come to thee; and pouert, as an armed man. Forsothe if thou art not slow, thi ripe corn schal come as a welle; and nedynesse schal fle fer fro thee.

² And the Lord answeride to me, and seide, Write thou the reuelacioun, and make it pleyn on tablis, that he renne, that schal rede it.

⁴⁴ And therfor be ye redi, for in what our ye gessen not, mannus sone schal come. ⁴⁵ Who gessist thou is a trewe seruaunt and prudent, whom his lord ordeyned on his meynee, to yyue hem mete in tyme? ⁴⁶ Blessed is that seruaunt, whom `his lord, whanne he schal come, schal fynde so doynge. ⁴⁷ Treuli Y seye to you, for on alle his goodis he schal ordeyne hym. ⁴⁸ But if thilke yuel seruaunt seie in his herte, My lord tarieth to come, ⁴⁹ and bigynneth to smyte hise euen seruauntis, and ete, and drynke with drunken men; ⁵⁰ the lord of that seruaunt schal come in the dai which he hopith not, and in the our that he knowith not,

⁵⁰ and schal departe hym, and putte his part with ypocritis; there schal be wepyng, and gryntyng of teeth.

⁵⁸ Therfore, my dereworthe britheren, be ye stidefast, and vnmouable, beynge plenteuouse in werk of the Lord, euere more witynge that youre trauel is not idel in the Lord.

⁴ A slow man wole, and wole not; but the soule of hem that worchen schal be maad fat.

⁴⁰ But be alle thingis don onestli, and bi due ordre in you.