Matthew 8:5-19:2 And whanne he hadde entrid in to Cafarnaum, `the centurien neiyede to him, and preiede him,

Wycliffe⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁵ And whanne he hadde entrid in to Cafarnaum, `the centurien neiyede to him, and preiede him, ⁶ and seide, Lord, my childe lijth in the hous sijk on the palesie, and is yuel turmentid. ⁷ And Jhesus seide to him, Y schal come, and schal heele him. ⁸ And the centurien answeride, and seide to hym, Lord, Y am not worthi, that thou entre vndur my roof; but oonli seie thou bi word, and my childe shal be heelid. ⁹ For whi Y am a man ordeyned vndur power, and haue knyytis vndir me; and Y seie to this, Go, and he goith; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my seruaunt, Do this, and he doith it. ¹⁰ And Jhesus herde these thingis, and wondride, and seide to men `that sueden him, Treuli Y seie to you, Y foond not so greet feith in Israel. ¹¹ And Y seie to you, that many schulen come fro the eest and the west, and schulen reste with Abraham and Ysaac and Jacob in the kyngdom of heuenes; ¹² but the sones of the rewme schulen be cast out in to vtmer derknessis; there schal be wepyng, and grynting of teeth. ¹³ And Jhesus seide to the centurioun, Go, and as thou hast bileuyd, be it doon to thee. And the child was heelid fro that hour. ¹⁴ And whanne Jhesus was comun in to the hous of Symount Petre, he say his wyues modir liggynge, and shakun with feueris. ¹⁵ And he touchide hir hoond, and the feuer lefte hir; and she roos, and seruede hem. ¹⁶ And whanne it was euen, thei brouyten to hym manye that hadden deuelis, and he castide out spiritis bi word, and heelide alle that weren yuel at ese; ¹⁷ that it were fulfillid, that was seid by Ysaie, the profete, seiynge, He took oure infirmytees, and bar oure siknessis. ¹⁸ And Jhesus say myche puple aboute him, and bade hise disciplis go ouer the watir. ¹⁹ And a scribe neiyede, and seide to hym, Maistir, Y shal sue thee, whidir euer thou schalt go. ²⁰ And Jhesus seide to hym, Foxis han dennes, and briddis of heuene han nestis, but mannus sone hath not where `he schal reste his heed. ²¹ Anothir of his disciplis seide to him, Lord, suffre me to go first, and birie my fader. ²² But Jhesus seide to hym, Sue thou me, and lete deed men birie her deede men. ²³ And whanne he was goon vp in to a litil schip, his disciplis sueden hym. ²⁴ And loo! a greet stiring was maad in the see, so that the schip was hilid with wawes; but he slepte. ²⁵ And hise disciplis camen to hym, and reysiden hym, and seiden, Lord, saue vs; we perischen. ²⁶ And Jhesus seide to hem, What ben ye of litil feith agaste? Thanne he roos, and comaundide to the wyndis and the see, and a greet pesibilnesse was maad. ²⁷ And men wondriden, and seiden, What maner man is he this, for the wyndis and the see obeischen to him? ²⁸ And whanne Jhesus was comun ouer the watir in to the cuntre of men of Gerasa, twey men metten hym, that hadden deuelis, and camen out of graues, ful woode, so that noo man myyte go bi that weie. ²⁹ And lo! thei crieden, and seiden, What to vs and to thee, Jhesu, the sone of God? `art thou comun hidir bifore the tyme to turmente vs? ³⁰ And not fer fro hem was a flocke of many swyne lesewynge. ³¹ And the deuelis preyeden hym, and seiden, If thou castist out vs fro hennes, sende vs in to the droue of swyne. ³² And he seide to hem, Go ye. And thei yeden out, and wenten in to the swyne; and loo! in a greet bire al the droue wente heedlyng in to the see, and thei weren deed in the watris. ³³ And the hirdis fledden awey, and camen in to the citee, and telden alle these thingis, and of hem that hadden the feendis. ³⁴ And lo! al the citee wente out ayens Jhesu; and whanne thei hadden seyn hym, thei preieden, that he wolde passe fro her coostis. ⁹ ¹ And Jhesus wente vp in to a boot, and passide ouer the watir, and cam in to his citee. ² And lo! thei brouyten to hym a man sike in palesie, liggynge in a bed. And Jhesus saw the feith of hem, and seide to the man sike in palesye, Sone, haue thou trist; thi synnes ben foryouun to thee. ³ And lo! summe of the scribis seiden withynne hem silf, This blasfemeth. ⁴ And whanne Jhesus hadde seyn her thouytis, he seide, Wherto thenken ye yuele thingis in youre hertis? ⁵ What is liytere to seye, Thi synnes ben foryouun to thee, ethir `to seie, Rise thou, and walke? ⁶ But that ye wite that mannus sone hath power to foryyue synnes in erthe, thanne he seide to the sijk man in palesie, Rise vp; take thi bed, and go in to thin hous. ⁷ And he roos, and wente in to his hous. ⁸ And the puple seynge dredde, and glorifiede God, that yaf suche power to men. ⁹ And whanne Jhesus passide fro thennus, he say a man, Matheu bi name, sittynge in a tolbothe. And he seide to hym, Sue thou me. ¹⁰ And he roos, and folewide hym. And it was don, the while he sat `at the mete in the hous, lo! many pupplicans and synful men camen, and saten `at the mete with Jhesu and hise disciplis. ¹¹ And Farisees sien, and seiden to hise disciplis, Whi etith youre maister with pupplicans and synful men? ¹² And Jhesus herde, and seide, A leche is not nedeful to men that faren wel, but to men that ben yuel at ese. ¹³ But go ye, and lerne what it is, Y wole merci, and not sacrifice; for I cam, not to clepe riytful men, but synful men. ¹⁴ Thanne the disciplis of Joon camen to hym, and seiden, Whi we and Farisees fasten ofte, but thi disciplis fasten not? ¹⁵ And Jhesus seide to hem, Whether the sones of the spouse moun morne, as long as the spouse is with hem? But daies schulen come, whanne the spouse schal be takun a wei fro hem, and thanne thei schulen faste. ¹⁶ And no man putteth a clout of buystous clothe in to an elde clothing; for it doith awey the fulnesse of the cloth, and a wers breking is maad. ¹⁷ Nethir men putten newe wyne in to elde botelis, ellis the botels ben to-broke, and distried, and the wyn sched out. But men putten newe wyne in to newe botels, and bothe ben kept. ¹⁸ Whiles that Jhesus spak thes thingis to hem, lo! a prince cam, and worschipide hym, and seide, Lord, my douyter is now deed; but come thou, and putte thin hond on hir, and she schal lyue. ¹⁹ And Jhesus roos, and `hise disciplis, and sueden hym. ²⁰ And lo! a womman, that hadde the blodi flux twelue yere, neiyede bihynde, and touchide the hem of his cloth. ²¹ For sche seide with ynne hir self, Yif Y touche oonli the cloth of hym, Y schal be saaf. ²² And Jhesus turnede, and say hir, and seide, Douytir, haue thou trist; thi feith hath maad thee saaf. And the womman was hool fro that our. ²³ And whanne Jhesus cam in to the hous of the prince, and say mynstrallis, and the puple makynge noise, ²⁴ he seide, Go ye a wei, for the damysel is not deed, but slepith. And thei scornyden hym. ²⁵ And whanne the folc was put out, he wente in, and helde hir hond; and the damysel roos. ²⁶ And this fame wente out in to al that loond. ²⁷ And whanne Jhesus passide fro thennus, twei blynde men criynge sueden hym, and seiden, Thou sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs. ²⁸ And whanne he cam in to the hous, the blynde men camen to hym; and Jhesus seide to hem, What wolen ye, that I do to you? And thei seiden, Lord, that oure iyen be opened. And Jhesus seide, Bileuen ye, that Y mai do this thing to you? Thei seien to him, Yhe, Lord. ²⁹ Thanne he touchide her iyen, and seide, Aftir youre feith be it doon to you. ³⁰ And the iyen of hem were opened. And Jhesus thretenede hem, and seide, Se ye, that no man wite. ³¹ But thei yeden out, and diffameden hym thorou al that lond. ³² And whanne thei weren gon out, loo! thei brouyten to hym a doumbe man, hauynge a deuel. ³³ And whanne the deuel was cast out, the doumb man spak. And the puple wondride, and seide, It hath not be say thus in Israel. ³⁴ But the Farisees seiden, In the prince of deuelis he castith out deuelis. ³⁵ And Jhesus wente `aboute alle the `citees and castels, techinge in the synagogis of hem, and prechynge the gospel of the kyngdom, and helynge euery langour and euery sijknesse. ³⁶ And he siy the puple, and hadde reuthe on hem; for thei weren trauelid, and liggynge as scheep not hauynge a scheepherde. ³⁷ Thanne he seide to hise disciplis, Sotheli there is myche ripe corn, but fewe werk men. ³⁸ Therfor preye ye the lord of the ripe corn, that he sende werke men in to his ripe corn. ¹⁰ ¹ And whanne his twelue disciplis weren clepid togidere, he yaf to hem powere of vnclene spiritis, to caste hem out of men, and to heele eueri langour, and sijknesse. ² And these ben the names of the twelue apostlis; the firste, Symount, that is clepid Petre, and Andrew, his brothir; James of Zebede, and Joon, his brothir; Filip, and Bartholomeu; ³ Thomas, and Matheu, pupplican; and James Alfey, and Tadee; ⁴ Symount Chananee, and Judas Scarioth, that bitrayede Crist. 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; ⁶ but rather go ye to the scheep of the hous of Israel, that han perischid. ⁷ And go ye, and preche ye, and seie, that the kyngdam of heuenes shal neiye; ⁸ heele ye sike men, reise ye deede men, clense ye mesels, caste ye out deuelis; freeli ye han takun, freli yyue ye. ⁹ Nyle ye welde gold, nether siluer, ne money in youre girdlis, not a scrippe in the weie, ¹⁰ nether twei cootis, nethir shoon, nether a yerde; for a werkman is worthi his mete. ¹¹ In to what euere citee or castel ye schulen entre, axe ye who therynne is worthi, and there dwelle ye, til ye go out. ¹² And whanne ye goon in to an hous, `grete ye it, and seyn, Pees to this hous. ¹³ And if thilk hous be worthi, youre pees schal come on it; but if that hous be not worthi, youre pees schal turne ayen to you. ¹⁴ And who euere resseyueth not you, nethir herith youre wordis, go ye fro that hous or citee, and sprenge of the dust of youre feet. ¹⁵ Treuly Y seie to you, it shal be more suffrable to the loond of men of Sodom and of Gommor in the dai of iugement, than to thilke citee. ¹⁶ Lo! Y sende you as scheep in the myddil of wolues; therfor be ye sliy as serpentis, and symple as dowues. ¹⁷ But be ye war of men, for thei schulen take you in counseilis, and thei schulen bete you in her synagogis; ¹⁸ and to meyris, or presidentis, and to kyngis, ye schulen be lad for me, in witnessyng to hem, and to the hethen men. ¹⁹ But whanne thei take you, nyle ye thenke, hou or what thing ye schulen speke, for it shal be youun `to you in that our, what ye schulen speke; ²⁰ for it ben not ye that speken, but the spirit of youre fadir, that spekith in you. ²¹ `And the brother shal take the brother in to deeth, and the fader the sone, and sones schulen rise ayens fadir and modir, and schulen turmente hem bi deeth. ²² And ye schulen be in hate to alle men for my name; but he that shall dwelle stille in to the ende, shal be saaf. ²³ And whanne thei pursuen you in this citee, fle ye in to anothir. Treuli Y seie to you, ye schulen not ende the citees of Israel, to for that mannus sone come. ²⁴ The disciple is not aboue the maistir, ne the seruaunt aboue hys lord; 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? ²⁶ Therfor drede ye not hem; for no thing is hid, that schal not be shewid; and no thing is priuey, that schal not be wist. ²⁷ That thing that Y seie to you in derknessis, seie ye in the liyt; and preche ye on housis, that thing that ye heeren in the ere. ²⁸ And nyle ye drede hem that sleen the bodi; for thei moun not sle the soule; but rather drede ye hym, that mai lese bothe soule and bodi in to helle. ²⁹ Whether twei sparewis ben not seeld for an halpeny? and oon of hem shal not falle on the erthe with outen youre fadir. ³⁰ `And alle the heeris of youre heed ben noumbrid. Therfor nyle ye drede; ye ben betere than many sparewis. ³¹ Therfor euery man that schal knouleche me bifore men, Y schal knouleche hym bifor my fadir that is in heuenes. ³³ But he that shal denye me bifor men, and I shal denye him bifor my fadir that is in heuenes. ³⁴ Nile ye deme, that Y cam to sende pees in to erthe; Y cam not to sende pees, but swerd. ³⁵ For Y cam to departe a man ayens his fadir, and the douytir ayens hir modir, and the sones wijf ayens the housbondis modir; ³⁶ and the enemyes of a man ben `thei, that ben homeli with him. ³⁷ He that loueth fadir or modir more than me, is not worthi to me. And he that loueth sone or douyter ouer me, is not worthi to me. ³⁸ And he that takith not his croos, and sueth me, is not worthi to me. ³⁹ He that fyndith his lijf, shal lose it; and he that lesith his lijf for me, shal fynde it. ⁴⁰ He that resseyueth you, resseyueth me; and he that resseyueth me, resseyueth hym that sente me. ⁴¹ He that resseyueth a prophete in the name of a prophete, shal take the mede of a prophete. And he that resseyueth a iust man in the name of a iust man, schal take the mede of a iust man. ⁴² And who euer yyueth drynke to oon of these leeste a cuppe of coolde watir oonli in the name of a disciple, treuli Y seie to you, he shal not leese his mede. ¹¹ ¹ And it was doon, whanne Jhesus hadde endid, he comaundide to hise twelue disciplis, and passide fro thennus to teche and preche in the citees of hem. ² But whanne Joon in boondis hadde herd the werkis of Crist, he sente tweyne of hise disciplis, ³ and seide to him, `Art thou he that schal come, or we abiden another? ⁴ And Jhesus answeride, and seide `to hem, Go ye, and telle ayen to Joon tho thingis that ye han herd and seyn. ⁵ Blynde men seen, crokid men goon, meselis ben maad clene, deefe men heren, deed men rysen ayen, pore men ben takun to `prechyng of the gospel. ⁶ And he is blessid, that shal not be sclaundrid in me. ⁷ And whanne thei weren goon awei, Jhesus bigan to seie of Joon to the puple, What thing wenten ye out in to desert to se? a reed wawed with the wynd? ⁸ Or what thing wenten ye out to see? a man clothid with softe clothis? Lo! thei that ben clothid with softe clothis ben in the housis of kyngis. ⁹ But what thing wenten ye out to se? a prophete? Yhe, Y seie to you, and more than a prophete. ¹⁰ For this is he, of whom it is writun, Lo! Y sende myn aungel bifor thi face, that shal make redi thi weye bifor thee. ¹¹ Treuli Y seie to you, ther roos noon more than Joon Baptist among the children of wymmen; but he that is lesse in the kyngdom of heuenes, is more than he. ¹² And fro the daies of Joon Baptist til now the kyngdom of heuenes suffrith violence, and violent men rauyschen it. ¹³ For alle prophetis and the lawe `til to Joon prophecieden; and if ye wolen resseyue, ¹⁴ he is Elie that is to come. ¹⁵ He that hath eris of heryng, here he. ¹⁶ But to whom schal Y gesse this generacioun lijk? It is lijk to children sittynge in chepyng, that crien to her peeris, ¹⁷ and seien, We han songun to you, and ye han not daunsid; we han morned to you, and ye han not weilid. ¹⁸ For Joon cam nether etynge ne drynkynge, and thei seien, He hath a deuel. ¹⁹ The sone of man cam etynge and drynkynge, and thei seien, Lo! a man a glotoun, and a drinkere of wijne, and a freend of pupplicans and of synful men. And wisdom is iustified of her sones. ²⁰ Thanne Jhesus bigan to seye repreef to citees, in whiche ful manye vertues of him weren doon, for thei diden not penaunce. ²¹ Wo to thee! Corosaym, woo to thee! Bethsaida; for if the vertues that ben doon in you hadden be doon in Tyre and Sidon, sumtyme thei hadden don penaunce in heyre and aische. ²² Netheles Y seie to you, it schal be lesse peyne to Tire and Sidon in the dai of doom, than to you. ²³ And thou, Cafarnaum, whethir thou schalt be arerid vp in to heuene? Thou shalt go doun in to helle. For if the vertues that ben don in thee, hadden be don in Sodom, perauenture thei schulden haue dwellid `in to this dai. ²⁴ Netheles Y seie to you, that to the lond of Sodom it schal be `lesse peyne in the dai of doom, than to thee. 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; ²⁶ so, fadir, for so it was plesynge tofore thee. 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. ²⁸ Alle ye that traueilen, and ben chargid, come to me, and Y schal fulfille you. 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. ³⁰ `For my yok is softe, and my charge liyt. ¹² ¹ In that tyme Jhesus wente bi cornes in the sabot day; and hise disciplis hungriden, and bigunnen to plucke the eris of corn, and to ete. ² And Fariseis, seynge, seiden to hym, Lo! thi disciplis don that thing that is not leueful to hem to do in sabatis. ³ And he seide to hem, Whether ye han not red, what Dauid dide, whanne he hungride, and thei that weren with hym? ⁴ hou he entride in to the hous of God, and eet looues of proposicioun, whiche looues it was not leueful to hym to ete, nether to hem that weren with hym, but to prestis aloone? ⁵ Or whether ye han not red in the lawe, that in sabotis prestis in the temple defoulen the sabotis, and thei ben with oute blame? ⁶ And Y seie to you, that here is a gretter than the temple. ⁷ And if ye wisten, what it is, Y wole merci, and not sacrifice, ye schulden neuer haue condempned innocentis. ⁸ For mannus Sone is lord, yhe, of the sabat. ⁹ And whanne he passide fro thennus, he cam in to the synagoge of hem. ¹⁰ And lo! a man that hadde a drye hoond. And thei axiden hym, and seiden, Whether it be leueful to hele in the sabot? that thei schulden acuse hym. ¹¹ And he seide to hem, What man of you schal be, that hath o scheep, and if it falle in to a diche in the sabotis, whether he shal not holde, and lifte it vp? ¹² How myche more is a man better than a scheep? Therfor it is leueful to do good in the sabatis. ¹³ Thanne he seide to the man, Stretche forth thin hoond. And he strauyte forth; and it was restorid to heelthe as the tothir. ¹⁴ And the Farisees wenten out, and maden a counsel ayens hym, hou thei schulden distrie hym. ¹⁵ And Jhesus knewe it, and wente awei fro thennus; and many sueden hym, and he helide hem alle. ¹⁶ And he comaundide to hem, that thei schulden not make hym knowun; ¹⁷ that that thing were fulfillid, that was seid by Isaie, the prophete, seiynge, Lo! ¹⁸ my child, whom Y haue chosun, my derling, in whom it hath wel plesid to my soule; Y shal put my spirit on him, and he shal telle dom to hethen men. ¹⁹ He shal not stryue, ne crye, nethir ony man shal here his voice in stretis. ²⁰ A brisid rehed he shal not breke, and he schal not quenche smokynge flax, til he caste out doom to victorie; ²¹ and hethene men schulen hope in his name. ²² Thanne a man blynde and doumbe, that hadde a feend, was brouyt to hym; and he helide hym, so that he spak, and say. ²³ And al the puple wondride, and seide, Whether this be the sone of Dauid? ²⁴ But the Farisees herden, and seiden, He this casteth not out feendis, but in Belsabub, prince of feendis. ²⁵ And Jhesus, witynge her thouytis, seide to hem, Eche kingdom departid ayens it silf, schal be desolatid, and eche cite, or hous, departid ayens it self, schal not stonde. ²⁶ And if Satanas castith out Satanas, he is departid ayens him silf; therfor hou schal his kingdom stonde? ²⁷ And if Y in Belsabub caste out deuelis, in `whom youre sones casten out? Therfor thei schulen be youre domes men. ²⁸ But if Y in the Spirit of God caste out feendis, thanne the kyngdom of God is comen in to you. ²⁹ Ethir hou may ony man entre in to the hous of a stronge man, and take awey hise vesselis, but `he first bynde the stronge man, and thanne he schal spuyle his hous? ³⁰ He that is not with me, is ayens me; and he that gaderith not togidere with me, scaterith abrood. ³¹ Therfor I seie to you, al synne and blasfemye shal be foryouun to men, but `the spirit of blasfemye shal not be foryouun. ³² And who euere seith a word ayens mannus sone, it shal be foryouun to him; but who that seieth a word ayens the Hooli Goost, it shal not be foryouun to hym, nether in this world, ne in `the tothir. ³³ Ethir make ye the tree good, and his fruyt good; ether make ye the tree yuel and his fruyt yuel; for a tree is knowun of the fruyt. ³⁴ Ye generacioun of eddris, hou moun ye speke goode thingis, whanne ye ben yuele? For the mouth spekith of plente of the herte. ³⁵ A good man bryngith forth good thingis of good tresoure, and an yuel man bringith forth yuel thingis of yuel tresoure. ³⁶ And Y seie to you, that of euery idel word, that men speken, thei schulen yelde resoun therof in the dai of doom; ³⁷ for of thi wordis thou schalt be iustified, and of thi wordis thou shalt be dampned. ³⁸ Thanne summe of the scribis and Farisees answeriden to hym, and seiden, Mayster, we wolen se a tokne of thee. ³⁹ Which answeride, and seide to hem, An yuel kynrede and a spouse brekere sekith a tokene, and a tokene shal not be youun to it, but the tokene of Jonas, the prophete. ⁴⁰ For as Jonas was in the wombe of a whal thre daies and thre nyytis, so mannus sone shal be in the herte of the erthe thre daies and thre nyytis. 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. ⁴³ Whanne an vnclene spirit goith out fro a man, he goith bi drie places, `and sekith rest, and fyndith not. ⁴⁴ Thanne he seith, Y shal turne ayen in to myn hous, fro whannys Y wente out. And he cometh, and fyndith it voide, and clensid with besyms, and maad faire. ⁴⁵ Thanne he goith, and takith with him seuene othere spiritis worse than hym silf; and thei entren, and dwellen there. And the laste thingis of that man ben maad worse than the formere. So it shal be to this worste generacioun. ⁴⁶ Yit whil he spak to the puple, lo! his modir and his bretheren stoden withouteforth, sekynge to speke to hym. ⁴⁷ And a man seide to hym, Lo! thi modir and thi britheren stonden withouteforth, sekynge thee. ⁴⁸ He answeride to the man, that spak to hym, and seide, Who is my modir? and who ben my britheren? ⁴⁹ And he helde forth his hoond in to hise disciplis, and seide, Lo! my modir and my bretheren; ⁵⁰ for who euer doith the wille of my fadir that is in heuenes, he is my brothir, and sistir, and modir. ¹³ ¹ In that dai Jhesus yede out of the hous, and sat bisidis the see. ² And myche puple was gaderid to hym, so that he wente up in to a boot, and sat; and al the puple stood on the brenke. ³ And he spac to hem many thingis in parablis, and seide, Lo! he that sowith, yede out to sowe his seed. ⁴ And while he sowith, summe seedis felden bisidis the weie, and briddis of the eir camen, and eeten hem. ⁵ But othere seedis felden in to stony places, where thei hadden not myche erthe; and anoon thei sprongen vp, for thei hadden not depnesse of erthe. ⁶ But whanne the sonne was risun, thei swaliden, and for thei hadden not roote, thei drieden vp. ⁷ And other seedis felden among thornes; and thornes woxen vp, and strangeleden hem. ⁸ But othere seedis felden in to good lond, and yauen fruyt; summe an hundrid foold, an othir sixti foold, an othir thritti foold. ⁹ He that hath eris of heryng, here he. ¹⁰ And the disciplis camen nyy, and seiden to him, Whi spekist thou in parablis to hem? ¹¹ And he answeride, and seide to hem, `For to you it is youun to knowe the priuytees of the kyngdom of heuenes; but it is not youun to hem. ¹² For it shal be youun to hym that hath, and he shal haue plente; but if a man hath not, also that thing that he hath shal be takun awei fro hym. ¹³ Therfor Y speke to hem in parablis, for thei seynge seen not, and thei herynge heren not, nether vndurstonden; ¹⁴ that the prophesie of Ysaie `seiynge be fulfillid `in hem, With heryng ye schulen here, and ye shulen not vndurstonde; and ye seynge schulen se, and ye shulen not se; ¹⁵ for the herte of this puple is greetli fattid, and thei herden heuyli with eeris, and thei han closed her iyen, lest sumtime thei seen with iyen, and with eeris heeren, and vndirstonden in herte, and thei be conuertid, and Y heele hem. ¹⁶ But youre iyen that seen ben blesside, and youre eeris that heren. ¹⁷ Forsothe Y seie to you, that manye profetis and iust men coueitiden to se tho thingis that ye seen, and thei sayn not, and to heere tho thingis that ye heren, and thei herden not. ¹⁸ Therfor here ye the parable of the sowere. ¹⁹ Ech that herith the word of the rewme, and vndirstondith not, the yuel spirit cometh, and rauyschith that that is sowun in his herte; this it is, that is sowun bisidis the weie. ²⁰ But this that is sowun on the stony loond, this it is, that herith the word of God, and anoon with ioye takith it. ²¹ And he hath not roote in hym silf, but is temporal. For whanne tribulacioun and persecucioun is maad for the word, anoon he is sclaundrid. ²² But he that is sowun in thornes, is this that heerith the word, and the bisynesse of this world, and the fallace of ritchessis strangulith the word, and it is maad with outen fruyt. ²³ But he that is sowun in to good loond, is this that herith the word, and vnderstondeth, and bryngith forth fruyt. And summe makith an hundrid fold, treuli anothir sixti fold, and another thritti fold. ²⁴ Anothir parable Jhesus puttide forth to hem, and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk to a man, that sewe good seed in his feld. ²⁵ And whanne men slepten, his enemy cam, and sewe aboue taris in the myddil of whete, and wente awei. ²⁶ But whanne the erbe was growed, and made fruyt, thanne the taris apperiden. ²⁷ And the seruauntis of the hosebonde man camen, and seiden to hym, Lord, whether hast thou not sowun good seed in thi feeld? where of thanne hath it taris? ²⁸ And he seide to hem, An enemy hath do this thing. And the seruauntis seiden to him, `Wolt thou that we goon, and gaderen hem? ²⁹ And he seide, Nay, lest perauenture ye in gaderynge taris drawen vp with hem the whete bi the roote. ³⁰ Suffre ye hem bothe to wexe in to repyng tyme; and in the tyme of ripe corne Y shal seie to the reperis, First gadere ye to gidere the taris, and bynde hem to gidere in knytchis to be brent, but gadere ye whete in to my berne. ³¹ Another parable Jhesus puttide forth to hem, and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a corn of seneuey, which a man took, and sewe in his feeld. ³² Which is the leeste of alle seedis, but whanne it hath woxen, it is the moste of alle wortis, and is maad a tre; so that briddis of the eir comen, and dwellen in the bowis therof. ³³ Another parable Jhesus spac to hem, The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to sour douy, which a womman took, and hidde in thre mesuris of mele, til it were alle sowrid. ³⁴ Jhesus spac alle thes thingis in parablis to the puple, and he spac not to hem with out parablis, that it schulde be fulfillid, ³⁵ that is seid bi the prophete, seiynge, Y shal opene my mouth in parablis; Y shal telle out hid thingis fro the makyng of the world. ³⁶ Thanne he lefte the puple, and cam in to an hous; and hise disciplis camen to him, and seiden, Expowne to vs the parable of taris of the feeld. ³⁷ Which answeride, and seide, He that sowith good seed is mannus sone; ³⁸ the feeld is the world; but the good seed, these ben sones of the kyngdom, but taris, these ben yuele children; ³⁹ the enemye that sowith hem is the feend; and the ripe corn is the endyng of the world, the reperis ben aungels. ⁴⁰ Therfor as taris ben gaderid togidere, and ben brent in fier, so it shal be in the endyng of the world. ⁴¹ Mannus sone shal sende hise aungels, and thei schulen gadere fro his rewme alle sclaundris, and hem that doon wickidnesse; ⁴² and thei schulen sende hem in to the chymney of fier, there shal be weping and betyng to gidere of teeth. ⁴³ Thanne iuste men schulen schyne as the sunne, in the rewme of her fadir. He that hath eeris of heryng, here he. ⁴⁴ The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to tresour hid in a feld, which a man that fyndith, hidith; and for ioye of it he goith, and sillith alle thingis that he hath, and bieth thilk feeld. ⁴⁵ Eftsoone the kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a marchaunt, that sechith good margaritis; ⁴⁶ but whanne he hath foundun o precious margarite, he wente, and selde alle thingis that he hadde, and bouyte it. ⁴⁷ Eft the kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a nette cast into the see, and that gaderith to gidere of al kynde of fisschis; ⁴⁸ which whanne it was ful, thei drowen vp, and seten bi the brenke, and chesen the goode in to her vessels, but the yuel thei kesten out. ⁴⁹ So it schal be in the endyng of the world. Aungels schulen go out, and schulen departe yuel men fro the myddil of iuste men. ⁵⁰ And thei shulen sende hem in to the chymnei of fier; ther shal be weping and gryntyng of teeth. ⁵¹ Han ye vndirstonde alle these thingis? Thei seien to hym, Yhe. ⁵² He seith to hem, Therfor euery wise man of lawe in the kyngdom of heuenes, is lijk to an hosebonde man, that bryngith forth of his tresoure newe thingis and elde. ⁵³ And it was doon, whanne Jhesus hadde endid these parablis, he passide fro thennus. ⁵⁴ And he cam in to his cuntrei, and tauyte hem in her synagogis, so that thei wondriden, and seiden, Fro whennus this wisdam and vertues camen to this? ⁵⁵ Whether `is not this the sone of a carpentere? Whether his modir be not seid Marie? and hise britheren, James, and Joseph, and Symount, and Judas? and hise sistris, ⁵⁶ whether thei alle ben not among us? Fro whennus thanne `alle thes thingis camen to this? ⁵⁷ And so thei weren sclaundrid in hym. But Jhesus seide to hem, A profete is not with oute worschip, but in his owen cuntre, and in his owen hous. ⁵⁸ And he dide not there manye vertues, for the vnbileue of hem. ¹⁴ ¹ In that tyme Eroude tetrarke, prynce of the fourthe part, herde the fame of Jhesu; ² and seide to hise children, This is Joon Baptist, he is rysun fro deeth, and therfor vertues worchen in hym. ³ For Heroude hadde holde Joon, and bounde hym, and puttide hym `in to prisoun for Herodias, the wijf of his brothir. ⁴ For Joon seide to him, It is not leueful to thee to haue hir. ⁵ And he willynge to sle hym, dredde the puple; for thei hadden hym as a prophete. ⁶ But in the dai of Heroudis birthe, the douytir of Herodias daunside in the myddil, and pleside Heroude. ⁷ Wherfor with an ooth he bihiyte to yyue to hir, what euere thing she hadde axid of hym. ⁸ And she bifor warned of hir modir, seide, Yif thou to me here the heed of Joon Baptist in a disch. ⁹ And the kyng was sorewful, but for the ooth, and for hem that saten to gidere at the mete, he comaundide to be youun. ¹⁰ And he sente, and bihedide Joon in the prisoun. ¹¹ And his heed was brouyt in a dische, and it was youun to the damysel, and she bar it to hir modir. ¹² And hise disciplis camen, and token his bodi, and birieden it; and thei camen, and tolden to Jhesu. ¹³ And whanne Jhesus hadde herd this thing, he wente fro thennus in a boot, in to desert place bisides. And whanne the puple hadde herd, thei folewiden hym on her feet fro citees. ¹⁴ And Jhesus yede out, and sai a greet puple, and hadde reuthe on hem, and heelide the sike men of hem. ¹⁵ But whanne the euentid was com, hise disciplis camen to him, and seiden, The place is desert, and the tyme is now passid; lat the puple go in to townes, to bye hem mete. ¹⁶ Jhesus seide to hem, Thei han not nede to go; yyue ye hem sumwhat to ete. ¹⁷ Thei answeriden, We han not heere, but fyue looues and twei fischis. ¹⁸ And he seide to hem, Brynge ye hem hidur to me. ¹⁹ And whanne he hadde comaundid the puple to sitte to meete on the heye, he took fyue looues and twei fischis, and he bihelde in to heuene, and blesside, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis; and the disciplis yauen to the puple. ²⁰ And alle eten, and weren fulfillid. And thei tooken the relifs of brokun gobetis, twelue cofynes ful. ²¹ And the noumbre of men that eten was fyue thousynde of men, outakun wymmen and lytle children. ²² And anoon Jhesus compellide the disciplis to go vp in to a boot, and go bifor hym ouer the see, while he lefte the puple. ²³ And whanne the puple was left, he stiede aloone in to an hil for to preie. But whanne the euenyng was come, he was there aloone. ²⁴ And the boot in the myddel of the see was schoggid with wawis, for the wynd was contrarie to hem. ²⁵ But in the fourthe wakyng of the niyt, he cam to hem walkynge aboue the see. ²⁶ And thei, seynge hym walking on the see, weren disturblid, and seiden, That it is a fantum; and for drede thei crieden. ²⁷ And anoon Jhesus spac to hem, and seide, Haue ye trust, Y am; nyle ye drede. ²⁸ And Petre answeride, and seide, Lord, if thou art, comaunde me to come to thee on the watris. ²⁹ And he seide, Come thou. And Petre yede doun fro the boot, and walkide on the watris to come to Jhesu. ³⁰ But he siy the wynd strong, and was aferde; and whanne he bigan to drenche, he criede, and seide, Lord, make me saaf. ³¹ And anoon Jhesus helde forth his hoond, and took Petre, and seide to hym, Thou of litil feith, whi hast thou doutid? ³² And whanne he hadde stied in to the boot, the wynd ceessid. ³³ And thei, that weren in the boot, camen, and worschipiden hym, and seiden, Verili, thou art Goddis sone. ³⁴ And whanne thei hadden passid ouer the see, thei camen in to the loond of Genesar. ³⁵ And whanne men of that place hadden knowe hym, thei senten in to al that cuntre; and thei brouyten to hym alle that hadden siknesse. ³⁶ And thei preieden hym, that thei schulden touche the hemme of his clothing; and who euere touchiden weren maad saaf. ¹⁵ ¹ Thanne the scribis and the Farisees camen to hym fro Jerusalem, and seiden, ² Whi breken thi disciplis the tradiciouns of eldere men? for thei waisschen not her hondis, whanne thei eten breed. ³ He answeride, and seide to hem, Whi breken ye the maundement of God for youre tradicioun? ⁴ For God seide, Honoure thi fadir and thi modir, and he that cursith fadir or modir, die bi deeth. ⁵ But ye seien, Who euer seith to fadir or modir, What euere yifte is of me, it schal profite to thee; ⁶ and he hath not worschipid his fadir or his modir; and ye han maad the maundement of God voide for youre tradicioun. ⁷ Ypocritis, Isaie, the prophete, prophesiede wel of you, ⁸ and seide, This puple honourith me with lippis, but her herte is fer fro me; ⁹ and thei worschipen me `with outen cause, techynge the doctrines and maundementis of men. ¹⁰ And whanne the puple weren clepid to gidere to hym, he seide to hem, Here ye, and `vndurstonde ye. ¹¹ That thing that entrith in to the mouth, defoulith not a man; but that thing that cometh out of the mouth, defoulith a man. ¹² Thanne hise disciplis camen, and seiden to hym, Thou knowist, that, if this word be herd, the Farisees ben sclaundrid? ¹³ And he answeride, and seide, Eueri plauntyng, that my fadir of heuene hath not plauntid, shal be drawun vp by the roote. ¹⁴ Suffre ye hem; thei ben blynde, and leederis of blynde men. And if a blynd man lede a blynd man, bothe fallen doun in to the diche. ¹⁵ Petre answeride, and seide to hym, Expowne to vs this parable. ¹⁶ And he seide, Yit `ye ben also with oute vndurstondyng? ¹⁷ Vndurstonden ye not, that al thing that entrith in to the mouth, goith in to the wombe, and is sent out in to the goyng awei? ¹⁸ But tho thingis that comen forth fro the mouth, goon out of the herte, and tho thingis defoulen a man. ¹⁹ For of the herte goon out yuele thouytis, mansleyngis, auowtries, fornycaciouns, theftis, fals witnessyngis, blasfemyes. ²⁰ Thes thingis it ben that defoulen a man; but to ete with hondis not waischun, defoulith not a man. ²¹ And Jhesus yede out fro thennus, and wente in to the coostis of Tire and Sidon. ²² And lo! a womman of Canane yede out of tho coostis, and criede, and seide to him, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on me; my douyter is yuel traueilid of a feend. ²³ And he answeride not to hir a word. And hise disciplis camen, and preieden hym, and seiden, Leue thou hir, for she crieth aftir vs. ²⁴ He answeride, and seide, Y am not sent, but to the scheep of the hous of Israel that perischiden. ²⁵ And she cam, and worschipide hym, and seide, Lord, helpe me. ²⁶ Which answeride, and seide, It is not good to take the breed of children, and caste to houndis. ²⁷ And she seide, Yhis, Lord; for whelpis eten of the crummes, that fallen doun fro the bord of her lordis. ²⁸ Thanne Jhesus answeride, and seide to hir, A! womman, thi feith is greet; be it doon to thee, as thou wolt. And hir douytir was helid fro that hour. ²⁹ And whanne Jhesus hadde passed fro thennus, he cam bisidis the see of Galilee. And he yede vp in to an hil, and sat there. ³⁰ And myche puple cam to hym, and hadden with hem doumbe men and crokid, feble and blynde, and many other; and thei castiden doun hem at hise feet. And he helide hem, ³¹ so that the puple wondriden seynge doumbe men spekynge, and crokid goynge, blynde men seynge; and thei magnyfieden God of Israel. ³² And Jhesus, whanne hise disciplis weren clepid to gidere, seide to hem, Y haue reuthe of the puple, for thei han abiden now thre daies with me, and han no thing to ete; and Y wole not leeue hem fastynge, lest thei failen in the weie. ³³ And the disciplis seien to him, Wherof thanne so many looues among vs in desert, to fulfille so greet a puple? ³⁴ And Jhesus seide to hem, Hou many looues han ye? And thei seiden, Seuene, and a fewe smale fisshis. ³⁵ And he comaundide to the puple, to sitte to mete on the erthe. ³⁶ And he took seuene looues and fyue fischis, and dide thankyngis, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis; and the disciplis yauen to the puple. ³⁷ And alle eten, and weren fulfillid, and thei token that that was left of relifes, seuene lepis fulle. ³⁸ And thei that eten weren foure thousynde of men, with outen litle children and wymmen. ³⁹ And whanne he hadde left the puple, he wente vp in to a boot, and cam in to the coostis of Magedan. ¹⁶ ¹ And the Farisees and the Saducees camen to hym temptynge, and preieden hym to schewe hem a tokene fro heuene. ² And he answeride, and seide to hem, Whanne the euentid is comun, ye seien, It schal be clere, for heuene is rodi; ³ and the morewtid, To dai tempest, for heuene schyneth heueli. ⁴ Thanne ye kunne deme the face of heuene, but ye moun not wite the tokenes of tymes. An yuel generacioun and auoutresse sekith a tokene; and a tokene schal not be youun to it, but the tokene of Jonas, the profete. And whanne he hadde left hem, he wente forth. ⁵ And whanne his disciplis camen ouer the see, thei foryaten to take looues. ⁶ And he seide to hem, Biholde ye, and be war of the soure dowy of Farisees and Saducees. ⁷ And thei thouyten among hem, and seiden, For we han not take looues. ⁸ But Jhesus witynge seide to hem, What thenken ye among you of litel feith, for ye han not looues? ⁹ Yit `vndurstonden not ye, nether han mynde of fyue looues in to fyue thousynde of men, and hou many cofyns ye token? ¹⁰ nether of seuene looues in to foure thousynde of men, and hou many lepis ye token? ¹¹ Whi vndurstonden ye not, for Y seide not to you of breed, Be ye war of the sourdowy of Farisees and of Saducees? ¹² Thanne thei vndurstooden, that he seide not to be war of sourdowy of looues, but of the techyng of Farisees and Saducees. ¹³ And Jhesus cam in to the parties of Cesarie of Filip, and axide hise disciplis, and seide, Whom seien men to be mannus sone? ¹⁴ And thei seiden, Summe Joon Baptist; othere Elie; and othere Jeremye, or oon of the prophetis. ¹⁵ Jhesus seide to hem, But whom seien ye me to be? ¹⁶ Symount Petre answeride, and seide, Thou art Crist, the sone of God lyuynge. ¹⁷ Jhesus answeride, and seide to him, Blessid art thou, Symount Bariona; for fleisch and blood schewide not to thee, but my fadir that is in heuenes. ¹⁸ And Y seie to thee, that thou art Petre, and on this stoon Y schal bilde my chirche, and the yatis of helle schulen not haue miyt ayens it. ¹⁹ And to thee Y shal yyue the keies of the kingdom of heuenes; and what euer thou shalt bynde on erthe, schal be boundun also in heuenes; and what euer thou schalt vnbynde on erthe, schal be vnbounden also in heuenes. ²⁰ Thanne he comaundide to hise disciplis, that thei schulden seie to no man, that he was Crist. ²¹ Fro that tyme Jhesus bigan to schewe to hise disciplis, that it bihofte hym go to Jerusalem, and suffre many thingis, of the eldere men, and of scribis, and princis of prestis; and be slayn, and the thridde dai to rise ayen. ²² And Petre took hym, and bigan to blame him, and seide, Fer be it fro thee, Lord; this thing schal not be to thee. ²³ And he turnede, and seide to Petre, Sathanas, go after me; thou art a sclaundre to me; for thou sauerist not tho thingis that ben of God, but tho thingis that ben of men. ²⁴ Thanne Jhesus seide to his disciplis, If ony man wole come after me, denye he hym silf, and take his cros, and sue me; for he that wole make his lijf saaf, ²⁵ shal leese it; and he that schal leese his lijf for me, schal fynde it. ²⁶ For what profitith it to a man, if he wynne al the world, and suffre peiryng of his soule? or what chaunging schal a man yyue for his soule? ²⁷ For mannes sone schal come in glorie of his fader, with his aungels, and thanne he schal yelde to ech man after his werkis. ²⁸ Treuli Y seie to you, `ther ben summe of hem that stonden here, whiche schulen not taste deth, til thei seen mannus sone comynge in his kyngdom. ¹⁷ ¹ And after sixe daies Jhesus took Petre, and James, and Joon, his brother, and ledde hem aside in to an hiy hil, ² and was turned in to an othir licnesse bifor hem. And his face schone as the sunne; and hise clothis weren maad white as snowe. ³ And lo! Moises and Elie apperiden to hem, and spaken with hym. ⁴ And Petre answeride, and seide to Jhesu, Lord, it is good vs to be here. If thou wolt, make we here thre tabernaclis; to thee oon, to Moises oon, and oon to Elye. Yit the while he spak, lo! ⁵ a briyt cloude ouerschadewide hem; and lo! a voice out of the cloude, that seide, This is my dereworth sone, in whom Y haue wel pleside to me; here ye hym. ⁶ And the disciplis herden, and felden doun on her faces, and dredden greetli. ⁷ And Jhesus cam, and touchide hem, and seide to hem, Rise vp, and nyle ye drede. ⁸ And thei liften vp her iyen, and saien no man, but Jhesu aloone. ⁹ And as thei camen doun of the hille, Jhesus comaundide to hem, and seide, Seie ye to no man the visioun, til mannus sone rise ayen fro deeth. ¹⁰ And his disciplis axiden hym, and seiden, What thanne seien the scribis, that it bihoueth that Elie come first? ¹¹ He answeride, and seide to hem, Elie schal come, and he schal restore alle thingis. ¹² And Y seie to you, that Elie is nowe comun, and thei knewen hym not, but thei diden in him what euer thingis thei wolden; and so mannus sone schal suffre of hem. ¹³ Thanne the disciplis vndurstoden, that he seide to hem of Joon Baptist. ¹⁴ And whanne he cam to the puple, a man cam to hym, and felde doun on hise knees bifor hym, and seide, Lord, haue merci on my sone; for he is lunatike, and suffrith yuele, for ofte tymes he fallith in to the fier, and ofte tymes in to water. ¹⁵ And Y brouyte hym to thi disciplis, and thei myyten not heele hym. ¹⁶ Jhesus answeride, and seide, A! thou generacion vnbileueful and weiward; hou long schal Y be with you? hou long schal Y suffre you? Brynge ye hym hider to me. ¹⁷ And Jhesus blamede hym, and the deuel wente out fro hym; and the child was heelid fro that our. ¹⁸ Thanne the disciplis camen to Jhesu priueli, and seiden to hym, Whi myyten not we caste hym out? ¹⁹ Jhesus seith to hem, For youre vnbileue. Treuli Y seie to you, if ye han feith, as a corn of seneueye, ye schulen seie to this hil, Passe thou hennus, and it schal passe; and no thing schal be vnpossible to you; ²⁰ but this kynde is not caste out, but bi preiyng and fastyng. ²¹ And whilis thei weren abidynge togidere in Galilee, Jhesus seide to hem, Mannus sone schal be bitraied in to the hondis of men; ²² and thei schulen sle hym, and the thridde day he schal rise ayen to lijf. ²³ And thei weren ful sori. And whanne thei camen to Cafarnaum, thei that token tribute, camen to Petre, and seiden to hym, Youre maister payeth not tribute? ²⁴ And he seide, Yhis. And whanne he was comen in to the hous, Jhesus cam bifor hym, and seide, Symount, what semeth to thee? Kyngis of erthe, of whom taken thei tribute? of her sones, ether of aliens? ²⁵ And he seide, Of aliens. Jhesus seide to hym, Thanne sones ben fre. ²⁶ But that we sclaundre hem not, go to the see, and caste an hook, and take thilke fisch that first cometh vp; and, whanne his mouth is opened, thou schalt fynde a stater, and yyue for thee and for me. ¹⁸ ¹ In that our the disciplis camen to Jhesu, and seiden, Who, gessist thou, is gretter in the kyngdom of heuenes? ² And Jhesus clepide a litil child, and putte hym in the myddil of hem; ³ and seide, Y seie treuthe to you, but ye be turned, and maad as litle children, ye schulen not entre in to the kyngdom of heuenes. ⁴ Therfor who euer mekith hym as this litil child, he is gretter in the kyngdom of heuenes. ⁵ And he that resseyueth o siche litil child in my name, resseyueth me. ⁶ But who so sclaundrith oon of these smale, that bileuen in me, it spedith to hym that a mylnstoon `of assis be hangid in his necke, and he be drenchid in the depnesse of the see. ⁷ Woo to the world, for sclaundris; for it is nede that sclaundris come; netheles wo to thilke man bi whom a sclaundre cometh. ⁸ And if thin hoond or thi foot sclaundreth thee, kitte it of, and caste awei fro thee. It is betere to thee to entre to lijf feble, ethir crokid, than hauynge tweyne hoondis or twey feet to be sent in to euerlastynge fier. ⁹ And if thin iye sclaundre thee, pulle it out, and caste awei fro thee. It is betere to thee with oon iye to entre in to lijf, thanne hauynge tweyn iyen to be sent in to the fier of helle. ¹⁰ Se ye, that ye dispise not oon of these litle. For Y seie to you, that the aungels of hem in heuenes seen euermore the face of my fadir that is in heuenes. ¹¹ For mannus sone cam to saue that thing that perischide. ¹² What semeth to you? If ther weren to sum man an hundrid scheep, and oon of hem hath errid, whethir he schal not leeue nynti and nyne in desert, and schal go to seche that that erride? ¹³ And if it falle that he fynde it, treuli Y seie to you, that he schal haue ioye theron more than on nynti and nyne that erriden not. ¹⁴ So it is not the wille bifor youre fadir that is in heuenes, that oon of these litle perische. ¹⁵ But if thi brother synneth ayens thee, go thou, and repreue hym, bitwixe thee and hym aloone; if he herith thee, thou hast wonnun thi brother. ¹⁶ And if he herith thee not, take with thee oon or tweyne, that euery word stonde in the mouth of tweyne or thre witnessis. ¹⁷ And if he herith not hem, seie thou to the chirche. But if he herith not the chirche, be he as an hethen and a pupplican to thee. ¹⁸ Y seie to you treuli, what euer thingis ye bynden on erthe, tho schulen be boundun also in heuene; and what euer thingis ye vnbynden on erthe, tho schulen be vnboundun also in heuene. ¹⁹ Eftsoone Y seie to you, that if tweyne of you consenten on the erthe, of euery thing what euer thei axen, it schal be don to hem of my fadir that is in heuenes. ²⁰ For where tweyne or thre ben gaderid in my name, there Y am in the myddil of hem. ²¹ Thanne Petre cam to hym, and seide, Lord, how ofte schal my brother synne ayens me, and Y schal foryyue hym? ²² Whether til seuen tymes? Jhesus seith to hym, Y seie not to thee, til seuene sithis; but til seuenti sithis seuene sithis. ²³ Therfor the kyngdom of heuenes is licned to a kyng, that wolde rekyn with hise seruauntis. ²⁴ And whanne he bigan to rekene, oon that ouyte ten thousynde talentis, was brouyt to hym. ²⁵ And whanne he hadde not wherof to yelde, his lord comaundide hym to be seld, and his wijf, and children, and alle thingis that he hadde, and to be paied. ²⁶ But thilke seruaunt felde doun, and preiede hym, and seide, Haue pacience in me, and Y schal yelde to thee alle thingis. ²⁷ And the lord hadde merci on that seruaunt, and suffride hym to go, and foryaf to hym the dette. ²⁸ But thilke seruaunt yede out, and foonde oon of his euen seruauntis, that ouyte hym an hundrid pens; and he helde hym, and stranglide hym, and seide, Yelde that that thou owest. ²⁹ And his euen seruaunt felle doun, and preyede hym, and seide, Haue pacience in me, and Y schal quyte alle thingis to thee. ³⁰ But he wolde not; but wente out, and putte hym in to prisoun, til he paiede al the dette. ³¹ And hise euen seruauntis, seynge the thingis that weren don, soreweden greetli. And thei camen, and telden to her lord alle the thingis that weren don. ³² Thanne his lord clepide hym, and seide to hym, Wickid seruaunt, Y foryaf to thee al the dette, for thou preiedist me. ³³ Therfor whether it bihouede not also thee to haue merci on thin euen seruaunt, as Y hadde merci on thee? ³⁴ And his lord was wroth, and took hym to turmentouris, til he paiede al the dette. ³⁵ So my fadir of heuene schal do to you, if ye foryyuen not euery man to his brother, of youre hertes. ¹⁹ ¹ And it was don, whanne Jhesus hadde endid these wordis, he passide fro Galilee, and cam in to the coostis of Judee ouer Jordan. ² And myche puple suede him, and he heelide hem there.