Nehemiah 5 Cross References - Great

¹ And there arose a great complaynte of the people, and of theyr wyues agaynst their brethren the Iewes. ² For there were some that sayd: our sonnes and daughters and we are to many, therfore wyll we take corne for them, that we maye eate, and lyue. ³ Some also there were that sayde: let vs sett our landes, vyneyardes and houses to pledge, and take vp corne in the darth. ⁴ But som there were that sayde: let vs borowe money for the kynges trybute & that vpon our landes and vyneardes. ⁵ Behold, oure bodyes as the bodyes of oure brethren, and oure chyldren as theyr chyldren: elles shulde we subdue our sonnes and daughters vnto bondage, and some of oure daughters are subdued vnto bondage all ready, & no strength is there in houre handes, and other men haue our landes and vyneyardes. ⁶ And when I heard their complaynte and soch wordes, it displeased me sore, ⁷ and I aduised so in my mynde, that I rebuked the councelers, and the rulers, and sayde vnto them: Euery one of you is to chargeable vnto hys brother. And I brought a greate congregacyon agaynst them, ⁸ and sayd vnto them we (after oure abilite) haue bought our brethren the Iewes, which were solde vnto the heathen. And wyll ye sell your brethren agayne vnto the heathen, after that they haue bene solde vnto vs? Then helde they theyr peace, and coulde fynde nothynge to answere. ⁹ And Nehemia sayde: It is not good that ye do. Ought ye not to walke in the feare of God, because of the rebuke of the heathen that are our enemyes? ¹⁰ I and my brethren, and my seruauntes do lend them money & corne: but as for vsurye, let vs leaue it. ¹¹ Therfore, thys same daye I pray you se that ye restore them theyr landes agayne, theyr vineyardes, oyle gardens, and their houses, and remytte the hundred part of the money, of the corne, wyne and oyle that ye haue wonne of them. ¹² Then sayd they: we will restore them agayne, & wyll requyre nothing of them, and will do as thou hast spoken. And I called the prestes, & toke an oth of them, that they shuld do so. ¹³ And I shoke my lappe, & sayde. God shake out euery man after the same maner from hys house & laboure, that maynteyneth not this word: euen thus be he shaken oute, and voyde. And all the congregacyon sayde: Amen, and praysed the Lord. And the people dyd so. ¹⁴ And from the tyme forth that (the kyng) committed vnto me to be a captayne of them that were in the land of Iuda, euen from the .xx. yere vnto the .xxxij. yeare of kynge Arthaxerses (that is .xij. yere) I wt my brethren lyued not of soch sustenaunce as was geuen to a captayne. ¹⁵ For the olde captaynes that were before me, had bene chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread and wyne, and .xl. sycles of syluer: yee, and their seruauntes had oppressed the people. But so dyd not I, and that because of the feare of God. ¹⁶ But I laboured also in the worcke vpon the wal, and bought no lande. And all my seruauntes came thyther together vnto the worke. ¹⁷ More ouer, there were at my table an .C. and .l. of the Iewes and rulers, which came vnto me from among the heathen, that are about vs. ¹⁸ And ther was prepared for me dayly an oxe and .vj. chosen shep, and byrdes, & euer once in .x. dayes a greate summe of wyne. Yet requyred not I the lyuyinge of a captayne, for the bondage was greuous vnto the people. ¹⁹ Thincke vpon me my God vnto the best, according to all that I haue done for thys people.

⁷ And the Lorde sayde: I haue surely sene the trouble of my people whych are in Egypte, and haue herde theyr crye from the face of their taskemasters. For I knowe their sorowes,

²⁵ If thou lende money to any of my people that is poore by the, thou shalt not be as a tyraunt vnto hym, nether shalt thou oppresse hym with vsurye. ²⁶ If thou take thy neyghbours rayment to pledge, thou shalt delyuer it vnto hym agayne by that the sonne goo doune. ²⁷ For that is hys coueringe onely: euen the rayment for hys skynne, wherin he slepeth. And whan he crieth vnto me, I will heare hym, for I am mercyfull.

³⁵ If thy brother be waxen poore, and fallen in decaye with the, thou shalt releue him, both the straunger and soiourner, that he maye lyue with the. ³⁶ And thou shalt take none vsurye of him, or vantage. But thou shalt feare thy God, that thy brother maye lyue with the. ³⁷ Thou shalt not geue hym thy money vpon vsurye, nor lende him thy corne for increace.

⁷ Yf one of thy brethren amonge you be poore wythin any of thy gates in thy lande which the Lorde thy God geueth the, thou shalt not harden thine hert, nor shut to thyne hande from thy poore brother: ⁸ But open thyne hande vnto him, & lende hym sufficient for his nede, which he hath. ⁹ Beware, that there be not a wycked poynte in thine hert, that thou woldest saye: The seuenth yeare, the yeare of fredome is at hande, and therfore it greueth the to loke on thy poore brother, and geuest him naught & he then crye vnto the Lord against the, and it be synne vnto the: ¹⁰ But geue him, and let it not greue thyne hert to geue vnto him. Because that for thys thynge, the Lord thy God shall blesse the in all thy workes, & in all that thou puttest thyne hande to. ¹¹ The lande shall neuer be wtout poore: And therfore I commaunde the sayinge: Thou shalt open thyne hande vnto thy brother that is neady and poore in thy lande.

³⁸ But yf case be that my lande crye agaynst me, or that the forowes therof make any complaynte: ³⁹ yf I haue eaten the frutes therof vnpayed for, yee yf I haue greued any of the plowmen:

²⁸ In so moch that they haue caused the voyce of the poore to come vnto hym, and now he heareth the complaynte of soche as are in trouble.

⁷ As for the vyneyarde of the Lord of hostes it is the house of Israel, and whole Iuda hys fayre planting. Of these he loked for equite, but se there is wrong: for ryghteousnesse, lo, It is but mysery.

⁷ And shal not God auenge his electe, which crye daye and nyght vnto him, yee, though he deferre them?

²⁶ And the next daye he shewed him self vnto them as they stroue, and wolde haue sett them at one agayne, sayinge: Syrs, ye are brethren, why hurte ye one another?

⁶ but one brother goeth to lawe wt another: and that vnder the vnbeleuers? ⁷ Nowe therfore, there is vtterly a faute amonge you, because ye go to lawe one wyth another. Why rather suffer ye not wronge? why rather suffre ye not your selues to haue harme? ⁸ naye, ye youre selues do wronge, and robbe: & that the brethren.

⁴ Beholde the hyre of labourers which haue reaped downe youre feldes (which hyre is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: & the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred in to the eares of the Lord Sabaoth.

⁵⁷ And all countrees came to Egypte to Ioseph for to bye corne: because that the hunger was so sore in all landes.

² And he sayd: beholde, I haue hearde that there is corne in Egypte. Gete you downe thyther & bye vs corne from thence, that we maye lyue & not dye.

⁸ Than sayde Iuda vnto Israel hys father: Sende the lade with me, that we maye ryse & goo, & that we maye lyue & not dye: both we, thou & also oure children.

³ It is but lost laboure that ye haste to ryse vp early, and so late take rest, and eate the breade of carefulnesse: for so he gyueth hys beloued sleape. ⁴ Lo, chyldren and the frute of the wombe are an herytage and gyfte, that commeth of the Lorde. ⁵ Lyke as the arowes in the hande of the gyaunt, euen so are the yonge chyldren. Happy is the man, that hath hys quyuer full of them, they shall not be ashamed, when they speake wyth theyr enemyes in the gate.

² For thou shalt eate the laboures of thyne handes O well is the, and happy shalt thou be. ³ Thy wyfe shalbe as the frutefull vyne vpon the walles of thy house. ⁴ Thy chyldren lyke the Olyue braunches rounde aboute thy table.

² yf ye wyll not heare it, ner regard it, to geue the glory vnto my name, sayeth the Lorde of hostes, I will sende a curse vpon you, & will curse youre blessynges: yee curse them wyll I yf ye do not take hede.

¹⁵ When money fayled in the lande of Egypte & of Canaan, all the Egypcyans came vnto Ioseph and sayde: geue vs bred: wherfore suffrest thou vs to dye before the whan oure money is spent? ¹⁶ Then sayde Ioseph: brynge youre catell, & I wyll geue yow for your catell, yf ye be without money. ¹⁷ And they brought theyr catell vnto Ioseph. And Ioseph gaue them bread for horses & shepe, and oxen, and asses, and fed them wyth bread for all theyr catell that yeare. ¹⁸ But when that yeare was ended, they came vnto hym the nexte yeare, & sayde vnto him: we will not hyde it from my Lord how that oure money is spent, my Lord also had our catell & beastes, neyther is there ought left in the syght of my Lorde, but euen oure bodies and our landes. ¹⁹ Wherfore lettest thou vs dye before thyne eyes, & the lande to goo to noughte? by vs & our landes for bread: & both we and oure landes will be bonde to Pharao. Onely geue vs seed, that we maye lyue and not dye, & that the lande goo nat to wast. ²⁰ And so Ioseph boughte all the land of Egypte for Pharao. For the Egypcians solde euery man hys lande because the derth was sore vpon them: & so the lande became Pharaos. ²¹ And he appoynted the people vnto the cyties, from one syde of Egypte vnto the other: ²² only the lande of the Prestes bought he not. For the prestes had an ordinaunce of Pharao, that they shulde eate that which was appoynted vnto them: which Pharao had geuen them wherfore they solde not theyr landes. ²³ Then Ioseph sayde vnto the folke: beholde I haue boughte you thys daye & youre lande for Pharao. Take there bread & sede & sowe the land. ²⁴ And of the encrease, ye shall geue the fyfte parte vnto Pharao, & .iiij. partes shalbe youre awne, for seed of the feld: & for you, and them of youre housholdes, and for youre chyldren, to eate. ²⁵ And they answered: Thou haste saued oure lyues. Let vs fynde grace in the syghte of my Lord, & we wyll be Pharaos seruauntes.

³⁵ If thy brother be waxen poore, and fallen in decaye with the, thou shalt releue him, both the straunger and soiourner, that he maye lyue with the. ³⁶ And thou shalt take none vsurye of him, or vantage. But thou shalt feare thy God, that thy brother maye lyue with the. ³⁷ Thou shalt not geue hym thy money vpon vsurye, nor lende him thy corne for increace. ³⁸ I am the Lorde youre God, which brought you out of the lande of Egypte to geue you the lande of Canaan, & to be youre God. ³⁹ If thy brother that dwelleth by the, be waxen poore, and be solde vnto the, thou shalt not compell him to the bondage of seruauntes:

⁷ Yf one of thy brethren amonge you be poore wythin any of thy gates in thy lande which the Lorde thy God geueth the, thou shalt not harden thine hert, nor shut to thyne hande from thy poore brother:

⁸ Shulde a man vse falshed and disceat with God as ye vse falshed and disceate with me? yet ye saye wherin vse we disceate wt the? In Tithes & heaue offeringes. ⁹ Therfore are ye cursed wyth penury, because ye dissemble with me, all the sorte of you. ¹⁰ Bringe euery Tithe into my barne, that there maye be meat in myne house: and proue me withall (sayeth the Lorde of hoostes) yf I wyll not open the wyndowes of heauen vnto you, and poure you out a blessyng with plenteousnesse. ¹¹ Yee, I shall reproue the consumer for your sakes, so that he shall not eate vp the frute of youre grounde, nether shall the vynyarde be baren in the felde, sayeth the Lorde of hostes:

⁴⁷ because thou seruedst not the Lorde thy God wyth ioyfulnesse and wyth a good herte, whan thou haddest aboundaunce of all thynges, ⁴⁸ therfore thou shalt serue thyne enemye, whych the Lorde shall sende vpon the in hunger and thyrst, in nakednesse, and in nede of all thynge: and he shall put a yocke of yron vpon thy necke, vntyll he haue broughte the to nought.

¹⁰ And they draue not out the Cananites y dwelte in Gasor: but the Cananites dwell amonge the Ephraites vnto this daye, and serue vnder tribute.

²¹ theyr chyldren that were lefte after them in the lande, whom the chyldren of Israel also were not able to destroye. Those dyd Salomon compell to bryng tribute vnto thys daye.

¹³ Be it knowne now also vnto the kynge, that yf this cytie be buylded, and the walles therof made vp agayne, then shall not they geue, tolle, tribute, and custome, and the kynges profyte shall incurre dammage.

²⁰ There haue bene myghtie kinges also at Ierusalem, which haue raygned ouer all countrees beyonde the water: and tolle, trybute, & custome was geuen vnto them:

²⁴ And we certifye you, that ye haue no auctorite to requyre taxinge and custome, and yearly rentes vpon any of the preastes, Leuites, syngers, porters, Nethinims and ministers in the house of his God.

³⁷ And greate is the increase of it vnto the kynges, whom thou hast set ouer vs, because of oure synnes, & they haue domynion ouer oure bodyes and catell (euen as they will them selues,) and we are in great trouble.

¹⁴ To whom Laban sayde: well, thou art my bone & my fleshe. And he abode wyth him the space of a moneth.

²⁷ come on and let vs sell hym to the Ismaelytes, and let not oure hande be vpon hym: for he is oure brother and oure fleshe. And hys brethren were content.

¹ These are the lawes whyche thou shalt set before them. ² If thou bye a seruaunte that is an Hebrue, syxe yeres he shal serue, and in the seuenth he shall goo out fre payinge nothynge. ³ If he came alone, he shall goo out alone. And yf he came maried, hys wyfe shall goo oute with hym: ⁴ And yf hys master haue geuen hym a wyfe and she haue borne hym sonnes or daughters: then the wyfe and hyr children shalbe hir masters and he shall goo oute alone. ⁵ And yf the seruaunte saye: I loue my master, my wyfe and my chyldren, I wyll not goo oute fre. ⁶ Hys master shall brynge hym vnto the iudges, and sett hym to the doore or the dorepost and hys master shall bore hys eare thorowe with a nawle, and he shalbe hys seruaunte for euer. ⁷ And yf a man sell hys daughter to be a seruaunte: she shall not goo oute as the men seruauntes doo. ⁸ If she also please not hyr master, and he geueth her to noman to wyfe, then shall he let hyr go fre: to sell her vnto a straunge nacyon shall he haue no power, seinge he despysed her. ⁹ If he haue promysed her vnto hys sonne to wyfe, he shall deale with her as men do with theyr daughters. ¹⁰ And yf he take hym another wyfe, yet hyr fode, hyr rayment and dutie of mariage shal he not mynishe. ¹¹ And yf he do not these thre vnto her, then shall she goo out fre and paye no money.

³⁹ If thy brother that dwelleth by the, be waxen poore, and be solde vnto the, thou shalt not compell him to the bondage of seruauntes: ⁴⁰ but as an hyred seruaunte and as a soiourner he shalbe with the, and shall serue the vnto the yeare of iubelie, ⁴¹ & then shall he departe from the: both he and his children with him, and shall retourne vnto his awne kynred agayne, and vnto the possession of his fathers: ⁴² for they are my seruauntes, whych I brought out of the lande of Egypte, and shall not therfore be solde as bondmen. ⁴³ Thou shalt not raygne ouer hym cruelly, but shalt feare thy God.

¹ And there cryed a certen woman of the wyues of the prophetes vnto Elisa, sayinge: thy seruaunt my husbande is deed, and thou knowest, that thy seruaunt dyd feare the Lorde. And the creditor is come, to fett my two sonnes, to be his bondemen.

⁷ to deale thy bread to the hongry, & bringe the poore wandringe, home into thy house, when thou seest the naked that thou couer him, and hyde not thy face from thy neyghboure.

²⁵ but forasmoch as he was not able to paye, his Lord commaunded him to be solde, & hys wyfe & chyldren, & all that he had, and payment to be made.

⁵ Harken my deare beloued brethren. Hath not God chosen the poore of thys worlde, soch as are ryche in faythe, & heyres of the kyngdome, whych he promysed to them that loue hym? ⁶ But ye haue despysed the poore. Do not rych men execute tyrannye vpon you, and draw you before the iudgement seates.

⁸ And these thy seruauntes shall all come downe vnto me. And fall before me, and saye: gett the out and all the people that are vnder the, and then wyll I departe. And he went oute from Pharao with an angry countenaunce.

¹⁵ And Moses waxed very angry, & sayde vnto the Lorde. Turne not thou vnto theyr offeryng. I haue not taken so muche as an asse from them, neyther haue I hurte any of them.

⁸ and it greued me sore, & I cast forth all the vessels of the house of Tobia out of the chambre,

²⁵ Then I reproued them, & cursed them, & smote certayne men of them, & made them bare, and toke an ooth of them by God: Ye shal not geue your daughters vnto their sonnes, nether shall ye take their daughters vnto youre sonnes, or for youre selues.

⁵ And whan he had looked round aboute on them, wyth anger, mournynge on the blyndnes of their hertes, he sayeth to the man, stretch forth thine hande. And he stretched it out. And hys hande was restored, euen as whole as the other.

²⁶ Be angrye, and synne not: let not the sunne go doune vpon youre wrath,

²⁵ If thou lende money to any of my people that is poore by the, thou shalt not be as a tyraunt vnto hym, nether shalt thou oppresse hym with vsurye.

¹⁵ Ye shall doo no vnryghteousnes in iudgement. Thou shalt not fauoure the poore nor honoure the myghtye, but in ryghteousnes shalt thou iudge thy neyghboure.

³⁶ And thou shalt take none vsurye of him, or vantage. But thou shalt feare thy God, that thy brother maye lyue with the.

² whosoeuer lendeth ought wyth hys hande vnto his neyghboure, maye not aske againe (that whych he hath lent) of hys neyghboure or of his brother: because it is called the Lordes fre yeare: ³ yet of a straunger thou mayst call it home agayne. But he that is thy brother, him shall thyne hande remytt,

¹⁹ Thou shalt not hurt thy brother by vsury of money, ner by vsury of corne, ner by vsury of any thynge that he maye be hurt withall. ²⁰ Unto a straunger thou mayst lende vpon vsurye, but not vnto thy brother, that the Lorde thy God may blesse the in all that thou settest thyne hande to, in the lande whether thou goest to conquere it.

¹⁰ Whan thou doest lende thy brother any thinge, thou shalt not go into his house to fetche a pledge from thence: ¹¹ but shalt stande without, and the man that borowed it of the, shall brynge the pledge out vnto the. ¹² Forthermore, yf it be a pore body, thou shalt not slepe with hys pledge, ¹³ but delyuer hym the pledge agayne whan the sonne goth doune that he maye slepe in his awne rayment, and blesse the. And it shalbe ryghteousnes vnto the, before the Lord thy God

⁶ & sayde to the iudges: take hede what ye do, for ye execute not the iudgmentes of man, but of God, which is wt you in the iudgement. ⁷ Wherfore nowe, let the feare of the Lorde be vpon you, and take hede, & be doyng the thynge that pleaseth hym. For ther is no vnryghtewesnes wt the Lord oure God: that he shulde haue any respecte of persones, or take rewardes.

⁹ But there was a prophete of the Lordes (whose name was Obed) and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, & sayde vnto them. Beholde, because the Lorde God of youre fathers is wroth wt Iuda, he hath delyuered them into youre hande. And ye haue slayne them with cruelnesse, that reacheth vp to heauen. ¹⁰ And nowe ye purpose to kepe vnder the chyldren of Iuda and Ierusalem, and to make them bondmen and bondwemen. And do ye not lade youre selues with synne in the syght of the Lorde youre God? ¹¹ Nowe heare me therfore, and delyuer the captyues agayne which ye haue taken of youre brethren. for els shall the great wrath of God be vpon you. ¹² Wherfore, certayne of the heedes of the chyldren of Ephraim, as Asaria the sonne of Iehohanan. Berechiahu the sonne of Mesillemoth, and Iehezkiahu the sonne of Sallum, and Amasa the sonne of Hadlai, stode vp agaynst them that came from the warre, ¹³ and sayde vnto them: bringe not in the captiues hyther. For where as we haue offended towarde God allreadye, ye entende to adde more to our synnes & trespace. For our trespace is great allready, and there is a fearce wrath agaynst Israel.

⁴ Stonde in awe, and synne not: comen with youre awne herte, and in youre chamber, and be styll. Sela.

¹ Lorde, who shall dwell in thy tabernacle? who shall rest vpon thy holy hyll?

⁵ He that hath not geuen hys money vpon vsury, ner taken rewarde agaynst the innocent. Who so doth these thynges, shall neuer fall.

⁸ Herken vnto my voyce, O Lorde, when I crye vnto the: haue mercye vpon me, and heare me.

¹ A Psalme of Asaph. God standeth in the congregacyon of prynces: he is Iudge amonge Goddes. ² How longe will ye geue wrong iudgement, and accepte the personnes of the vngodly? Sela. ³ Defende the poore and fatherlesse, se that soch as be in nede and necessite haue ryght. ⁴ Delyuer the out caste & poore: saue them from the hande of the vngodly.

⁵ An open rebuke is better then a secrete loue.

¹² yee, gyftes haue bene receaued in the, to shede bloude. Thou hast taken vsury and encreace, thou hast oppressed thy neyghbours by extorcyon, and forgotten me, sayeth the Lorde God.

⁹ Thus sayth the Lord God: O ye princes, ye haue nowe oppressed and destroyed ynough: nowe leaue of, handle nowe according to the thinge that is equall and lawfull: & thrust out my people nomore sayth the Lorde God.

¹⁷ If he heare not them, tell it vnto the congregacyon. If he heare not the congregacion let him be vnto the as anhethen man & as a publican.

¹⁶ Wherfore, hence forth knowe we no man after the flesshe. In so moch though we haue knowen Christ after the flesshe, now yet hence forth knowe we him so nomoare.

¹¹ But when Peter was come to Antioche I withstode him openly, because he was worthy to be blamed.

²⁰ Then that synne, rebuke openly, that other also maye feare.

¹⁵ These thynges speake, and exhorte, and rebuke, with all feruentnes of commaundynge. Se that no man despyse the.

¹⁶ He that stealeth a man and selleth him (yf it be proued vpon hym) shall be slayne for it.

⁴⁷ Yf a soiourner or straunger waxe ryche by the, and thy brother that dwelleth by him waxe poore, and sell hym selfe vnto the straunger or sogeourner by the, or to any of the straungers kyn: ⁴⁸ after that he is solde, he maye be redemed agayne: one of his brethren ⁴⁹ ether his vncle or his vncles sonne may bye hym out: or any that is nye of kynne vnto hym of his kynred, maye redeme hym: ether yf his hande can get so moch, he maye be loosed.

⁷ If any man be founde stealynge any of his brethren the chyldren of Israel, and abuseth him, or selleth him, the thefe shall dye. And thou shalt put euell awaye from the.

¹⁰ when the myghty kepte still their voyce, and when their tonge cleued to the rofe of their mouthe.

¹⁵ (for they were so abasshed, that they coulde not make answere, nor speake one worde)

¹² he sayd vnto hym: frende, how camest thou in hyther not hauyng a weddynge garment? And he was euen spechlesse.

¹⁵ And vnto one he gaue .v. talentes, to another .ij. & to another one: to euery man after his habilite, & streight waye departed.

²⁹ For vnto euery one that hath shalbe geuen, and he shall haue aboundance: But he that hath not, from hym shalbe taken awaye, euen that which he hath.

¹⁹ We knowe that what thynges soeuer the lawe sayth, it sayth it to them which are vnder the lawe. That all mouthes maye be stopped, & that all the worlde maye be subdued to God,

¹⁵ If thy brother be greued wyth thy meate, nowe walkest thou not charitablye. Destroye not hym wyth thy meate, for whom Chryst dyed.

¹¹ And so thorow thy knowledge shall the weake brother perysshe, for whom Christ dyed. ¹² For yf there be fyrst a wyllynge mynde, it is accepted accordynge to that a man hath, and not accordynge to that he hath not.

¹⁰ Whyle we haue therfore tyme, lett vs do good vnto all men, and specially vnto them which are of the housholde of fayth.

⁷ And there fell a stryfe betwene the herdmen of Abrams catell, & the herdmen of Lots catell. Moreouer the Cananytes and the Pheresytes dwelled at that tyme in the lande. ⁸ Then sayde Abram vnto Lot: Let there be no stryfe (I praye the) betwene the and me & betwene my herdmen and thyne, for we be brethren.

¹¹ Abraham answered. For I sayde: surely the feare of God is not in thys place, & they shall sley me for my wyfes sake:

¹⁸ And Ioseph sayde vnto them the thryde daye: Thys doo and lyue, for I feare God.

²⁴ Oh, naye my sonnes: for it is no good reporte that I heare, how that ye make the lordes people to trespasse.

¹⁴ Howbeit, because in doyng thys deade, thou hast geuen the enemyes of the Lord a cause to rayle, the chylde that is borne vnto the, shall surelye dye.

⁴ Heare (O thou oure God) for we are despised, turne their shame vpon their awne heade, & geue them ouer into despisynge in the lande of their captiuite.

¹⁵ For the olde captaynes that were before me, had bene chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread and wyne, and .xl. sycles of syluer: yee, and their seruauntes had oppressed the people. But so dyd not I, and that because of the feare of God.

²⁹ A wycked man begyleth hys neyghbour, and leadeth him in to the waye that is not good.

²⁶ To punyshe the innocent, and to smite the prynces that geue true iudgement, are both euell.

⁵ It is not good to regarde the personne of the vngodly, or to put backe the ryghteous in iudgement.

² Where no discrecyon is, there the soule is inclined to the thyng that is not good, and is swyft on fote, and offendeth.

²³ These are also the sayenges of the wyse. It is not good, to haue respecte of any persone in iudgement.

²⁰ Now, when they were gone vnto the Heathen, & come in amonge them, they dishonoured my holy name: so that it was sayde of them. Are these the people of God, & must go out of their awne land?

³¹ Then had the congregacyons rest thorowout all Iewry, and Galile, and Samary, and were edifyed, and walked in the feare of the Lord, and multyplied by the comfort of the holy ghost.

²⁴ For the name of God is euyll spoken of amonge the Gentyls, thorow you as it is wrytten.

¹⁴ I wyll therfore that the yonger wemen mary, to beare chyldren, to guyde the house, and geue none occasyon to the aduersary to speake euyll.

⁵ to be discrete, chast, huswyfly good, obedient vnto their husbandes, that the worde of God be not euyll spoken of.

¹² & se that ye haue honest conuersacion amonge the Gentyles, that where as they backbyte you as euyll doars they maye se your good workes, and prayse God in the daye of vysytacion.

⁷ and I aduised so in my mynde, that I rebuked the councelers, and the rulers, and sayde vnto them: Euery one of you is to chargeable vnto hys brother. And I brought a greate congregacyon agaynst them,

⁸ he lendeth nothynge vpon vsury he taketh nothynge ouer: he wythdraweth his hande from doynge wronge: he dealeth faythfully betwixte man & man:

¹³ he lendeth vpon vsury, & taketh more ouer. Shall this man lyue? He shall not lyue. Seynge he hath done all these abhominacyons, he shall dye, his bloude shalbe vpon him.

¹ O wo vnto them, that Imagyn to do herme, and deuyse vngracyousnesse vpon theyr beddes, to perfourme it in the cleare daye: for ther power is agaynst God.

¹³ And he sayde vnto them: requyre no more, then that which is appoynted vnto you. ¹⁴ The soudyoures lykewyse demaunded of him, sayinge: and what shall we do? And he sayde vnto them: hurt no man: nether trouble eny man wrongfully: and be content with youre wages.

¹² If other be partakers of thys power ouer you, wherfore are not we rather? Neuerthelesse we haue not vsed this power: but suffre all thinges, lest we shulde hinder the Gospell of Chryst. ¹³ Do ye not knowe, howe that they which minister aboute holy thinges lyue of the sacrifyce? They which wayte of the temple, are partakers of the temple. ¹⁴ Euen so also dyd the Lord ordayne: that they whych preach the Gospell, shulde lyue of the Gospell. ¹⁵ But I haue vsed none of these thinges. Neuertheles I wrote not these thinges, that it shuld be so done vnto me. For it were better for me to dye, then that eny man shuld take this reioysinge from me. ¹⁶ For yf I preach the Gospell, I haue nothynge to reioyce of. For necessyte is put vnto me. But wo is it vnto me, yf I preach not the Gospell. ¹⁷ If I do it wt a good will, I haue a reward. But yf I do it against my will, an office is committed vnto me. ¹⁸ What is my reward then? Uerely that when I preach the Gospell, I make the Gospell of Christ fre, that I misuse not myne auctorite in the Gospell.

¹¹ Seynge then that we knowe, how the Lorde is to be feared, we fare fayre wyth men. For we are knowen well ynough vnto God. I trust also that we are knowen in youre consciences.

²⁰ Now then are we messengers in the rowme of Christ euen as though God dyd beseche you thorow vs. So praye we you in Christes stede, that ye be reconcyled vnto God:

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

⁸ Wherfore, though I myght be bold in Christ to commaunde the, that which was thy dewtye to do: ⁹ yet for loues sake I rather beseche the, though I be as I am, euen olde Paul, & nowe a presoner of Iesu Christ.

⁴ Yf he haue so synned or trespaced, he shall restore agayne that he toke violently awaye, or the wronge whych he dyd, or that whych was delyuered him to kepe, or the lost thinge which he founde, ⁵ and all that, aboute whych he hath sworne falsely, he shall restore it agayne in the whole summe, and shall adde the fyfth parte moare thereto, and geue it vnto hym to whome it pertayneth the same daye that he offereth for his trespace,

³ Beholde, here I am: beare recorde of me before the Lorde and before hys anoynted: Whose oxe haue I taken? or whose Asse haue I taken? whom haue I done wrong to? Whom haue I hurt? Or of whose hande haue I receaued any brybe, to blynde myne eyes therwyth? & I wyll restore it you agayne.

⁶ He shall restore the lambe twyse foure folde, because he dyd thys thynge, and had no pitye.

³ Some also there were that sayde: let vs sett our landes, vyneyardes and houses to pledge, and take vp corne in the darth. ⁴ But som there were that sayde: let vs borowe money for the kynges trybute & that vpon our landes and vyneardes.

⁶ Doth not this fastynge rather please me, that thou loose him out of bondage, that is in thy daunger: that thou breake the ooth of wycked bargaynes, that thou lett the oppressed go fre, and take from them all maner of burthens:

⁸ Brynge forth therfore due frutes of repentaunce, & begyn not to saye wyth in youre selues: we haue Abraham to oure father. For I saye vnto you. God is able of these stones to reyse vp chyldren vnto Abraham.

² And the kyng went vp into the house of the Lorde, with all the men of Iuda and all the enhabitoures of Ierusalem, with the preastes, and prophetes and all the people both small and greate. And he red in the eares of them all the wordes of the boke of the couenaunt, which was founde in the house of the Lorde. ³ And the kynge stode by a pyler and made a couenaunt before the Lorde, that they shulde walke after the Lord, and kepe his commaundmentes, hys wytnesses, & hys statutes with all theyr herte, and all theyr soule, and make good the wordes of the sayde appoyntment that were wrytten in the forsayde boke. And all the people consented to the appoyntment.

²² If a man synne agaynst his neyboure, and take on ooth against him, and make him to sweare, & they both come before thyne aulter in this house: ²³ then heare thou from heauen, and worcke, & iudge thy seruauntes, that thou rewarde the vngodly, & recompence him his waye vpon his heed, and iustefye the ryghteous, and geue him accordynge to his ryghtwesnesse.

¹³ And whosoeuer wolde not seke the Lorde God of Israel, shulde dye for it: whether he were small or great man or woman. ¹⁴ And they sware vnto the Lorde with a loude voyce, showtynge & blowyng wyth trompettes and shawmes.

¹⁴ And vpon that, the men of armes lefte the captiues and the spoyle before the Lordes and all the congregacyon. ¹⁵ And the men that were nowe rehearsed by name, rose vp, and toke the prisoners, & with the spoyle clothed all that were naked amonge them, and arayed them, & shoed them, & gaue them to eate and to drinke, & anoynted them, and caryed all that were feble of them vpon asses, & brought them to Iericho (the cytie of Paulme trees) to theyr brethren: & then they returned to Samaria agayne.

⁵ Then rose Esdras, and toke an oth of the chefe preastes and Leuites, and of all Israell, that they shulde do accordynge to thys worde: & they sware.

¹² And all the congregacyon answered, and sayd with a loude voyce: It shalbe so, and we will do as thou hast sayde.

²⁹ & theyr lordes that had rule of them, receaued it for theyr brethren. And they came to sweare, and to bynde them selues with an ooth to walke in Gods lawe, whych was geuen by Moses the seruaunt of God, and that they wolde obserue & do accordynge vnto all the commaundementes, iudgementes & statutes of the Lord our God:

³¹ And yf the people of the lande broughte ware on the saboth, & all maner of vitayles to sell, that we wolde not take it of them on the saboth & on the holy dayes. and that we wolde let the seuenth yeare be fre, concernynge all maner of charge.

⁸ These are the wordes that the Lord spake vnto Ieremy the prophete, when Zedekiah was agreed with all the people at Ierusalem, that there shulde be proclamed a libertie: ⁹ so that euery man shuld let his seruaunt & handmayde go fre, Hebrue and Hebruesse, and no Iewe to holde hys brother as a bonde man. ¹⁰ Nowe as they had consented, all the princes and all the people which had gathered vnto this agrement that euery man shulde set at lybertie his bonde seruaunte and bonde woman and no longer to holde them bonde euen so they were obedient, & let them go free.

²¹ Iesus sayd vnto hym, yf thou wilt be perfecte go & sell that thou hast, & geue to the poore, & shall haue treasure in heauen, & come & folowe me. ²² But when the younge man herde that saying, he went awaye sorye. For he had grete possessyons.

⁶³ But Iesus helde hys peace. And the chefe preste answered and sayde vnto him: I charge the by the lyuinge God, that thou tell vs, whether thou be Christ the sonne of God.

⁸ And Zache stode forth, and sayd vnto the Lorde: beholde Lorde, the halfe of my goodes I geue to the poore: and yf I haue done eny man wronge, I restore him foure folde.

²² These cursyd waters goo into the bowels of the that they maye make thy bely swell, & thy thye rotte, and let the woman saye, Amen Amen.

¹⁴ And the Leuites shall answere and saye vnto all the men of Israel wyth a loude voyce. ¹⁵ Cursed be the man that maketh any carued or molten ymage (an abhominacyon vnto the Lorde, the worke of the handes of the craftesman) and putteth it in a secret place: and all the people shall answere and saye Amen. ¹⁶ Cursed be he that curseth hys father, & hys mother, and all the people shall saye Amen. ¹⁷ Cursed be he that remoueth his neyghbours marke, & all the people shall saye Amen. ¹⁸ Cursed he be that maketh the blynde go out of his waye, & all the people shall saye Amen. ¹⁹ Cursed be he that hyndreth the ryght of the straunger, fatherlesse and wedowe, and all the people shall saye Amen. ²⁰ Cursed be he that lyeth wyth hys fathers wyfe and vnhealeth his fathers couerynge, and all the people shall saye, Amen. ²¹ Cursed be he that lyeth with any maner of beast, & all the people shall saye, Amen. ²² Cursed be he that lyeth with hys syster the daughter of hys father, or the daughter of his mother, & all the people shall saye, Amen. ²³ Cursed be he, that lyeth with hys mother in lawe, and all the people shall saye, Amen. ²⁴ Cursed be he that smyteth his neyghboure secretly, and all the people shall saye, Amen. ²⁵ Cursed be he that taketh a rewarde to slaye the soule of innocent bloude, and all the people shall saye, Amen. ²⁶ Cursed be he that contynueth not in all the wordes of thys lawe to do them, and all the people shall saye, Amen.

²⁸ And Samuel sayde vnto hym: the Lorde hath rent the kyngdome of Israel from the this daye, & hath geuen it to a neyghboure of thyne, that is better then thou.

²⁹ And it chaunced at that ceason, that Ieroboam went out of Ierusalem, and the prophete Ahiah the Silonite mett him by the waye hauynge a newe mantell on hym, and they two were alone in the felde. ³⁰ And Ahiah caught the newe mantell that was on hym and rent it in twelue peces, ³¹ and sayde to Ieroboam take the ten peces. For thus sayth the Lorde God of Israel: behold, I wyll rent the kyngdome oute of the handes of Salomon, and wyll geue ten tribes to the

³ And the kynge stode by a pyler and made a couenaunt before the Lorde, that they shulde walke after the Lord, and kepe his commaundmentes, hys wytnesses, & hys statutes with all theyr herte, and all theyr soule, and make good the wordes of the sayde appoyntment that were wrytten in the forsayde boke. And all the people consented to the appoyntment.

³⁶ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for euer & euer, and let all people saye Amen, and prayse the Lorde.

⁶ And Esdras praysed the Lorde the greate God. And all the people answered Amen, Amen, with their handes vp, & bowed them selues, and worshypped the Lorde, fallynge downe vpon their faces to the grounde.

¹⁴ Offre vnto God thanckesgeuynge, and paye thy vowes vnto the most hyest.

¹¹ Promyse vnto the Lorde youre God, & kepe it, all ye that be rounde about hym: bryng presentes vnto hym that ought to be feared.

¹⁰⁶ I haue sworne and am stedfastly purposed, to kepe thy righteous iudgementes.

⁵ If thou promyse eny thinge, paye it: for better it is that thou make no vowe, then that thou shuldest promyse, and not paye.

³ Then sayed he vnto me: Thys is the curse that goeth forth ouer the whole earth: for all theues shalbe Iudged after this booke & all swearers shalbe iudged accordynge to the same, ⁴ & I wyl brynge it furth (sayeth the Lorde of hostes) so that it shall come to the house of the thefe, & to the house of him, that falsly sweareth by my name: & shall remayne in hys house, & consume it, wt the tymbre and stones therof.

¹⁴ And whosoeuer shall not receaue you, nor wyll heare youre preachynge: when ye departe oute of that house or that cytie shake of the duste of youre fete.

⁵¹ But they shouke of the duste of theyr fete agaynst them, and came vnto Iconium.

⁶ And when they sayde contrary & blasphemed he shoke hys rayment and sayde vnto them: youre bloude be vpon youre awne heedes: from hence forth wyll I go blamelesse vnto the gentyls.

¹³ Be it knowne now also vnto the kynge, that yf this cytie be buylded, and the walles therof made vp agayne, then shall not they geue, tolle, tribute, and custome, and the kynges profyte shall incurre dammage. ¹⁴ And now in the meane season we haue destroyed the temple, and wolde no longer se the kynges dishonoure: Therfore sent we out also, and certifyed the kynge:

¹ It fortuned, that in the moneth Nisan in the twentyeth yeare of kynge Arthaxerses, the wyne stode before hym, and I toke vp the wyne, and gaue it vnto the kynge, and I was heuy in his presence.

⁶ But in all this tyme was not I at Ierusalem: for in the two & thyrtie yeare of Artaxerses kyng of Babylon, came I vnto the kyng, and after certayne dayes optayned I lycence of the kyng

⁶ And euen for this cause paye ye tribute. For they are Goddes mynysters, seruinge for the same purpose. ⁷ Geue to euery man therfore hys duetye: tribute to whom tribute belongeth: custome, to whom custome is due: feare, to whom feare belongeth: honoure, to whom honoure pertayneth.

⁴ Haue we not power to eate and to dryncke? ⁵ Haue we not power to leade about a woman a syster, as well as other Apostles, and as the brethren of the Lorde, and Cephas? ⁶ Ether onely I and Barnabas haue not power thys to do? ⁷ Who goeth a warfare eny tyme at hys awne cost? who planteth a vineyarde, and eateth not of the frute therof? Or who fedeth a flocke and eateth not of the mylcke of the flocke? ⁸ Saye I these thynges after the maner of men? Sayth not the lawe the same also? ⁹ For it is wrytten in the lawe of Moses. Thou shalt not mosell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth oute the corne. Doth God take thought for oxen? ¹⁰ Sayth he it not alltogether for oure sakes? For oure sakes no doute this is written: that he whych eareth shulde eare in hope & that he whych throssheth in hope, shulde be partaker of hys hope. ¹¹ If we sowe vnto you spirituall thynges, is it a great thynge yf we reape youre bodely thynges? ¹² If other be partakers of thys power ouer you, wherfore are not we rather? Neuerthelesse we haue not vsed this power: but suffre all thinges, lest we shulde hinder the Gospell of Chryst. ¹³ Do ye not knowe, howe that they which minister aboute holy thinges lyue of the sacrifyce? They which wayte of the temple, are partakers of the temple. ¹⁴ Euen so also dyd the Lord ordayne: that they whych preach the Gospell, shulde lyue of the Gospell. ¹⁵ But I haue vsed none of these thinges. Neuertheles I wrote not these thinges, that it shuld be so done vnto me. For it were better for me to dye, then that eny man shuld take this reioysinge from me.

¹⁸ What is my reward then? Uerely that when I preach the Gospell, I make the Gospell of Christ fre, that I misuse not myne auctorite in the Gospell.

⁸ Nether toke we breed of eny man for naught: but wrought wt laboure & sweate nyght & daye, because we wolde not be chargeable to eny of you: ⁹ not but that we had auctorite: but to make oure selues an ensample vnto you to folowe vs.

¹⁵ Yee & therto, before they burnt the fatte, the Preastes ladd came and sayd to the man that offered: geue flesh that I maye dresse it for the Preaste, for he wyll not haue sodden fleshe of the, but rawe. ¹⁶ And yf any man sayde vnto hym: let them burne the fatt according to the daye, & then take as moche as thine herte desyreth. The ladd wold answere him, yee, thou shalt geue it me now: and yf thou wylt not, I wyll take it with violence. ¹⁷ And the synne of the youngmen was very great before the Lorde. For men abhorred the offeryng of the Lorde.

¹⁵ And he shall take the tenth of your seed, and of your vyneyardes, and geue it to hys chamberlaynes, and to hys seruauntes.

⁹ And Nehemia sayde: It is not good that ye do. Ought ye not to walke in the feare of God, because of the rebuke of the heathen that are our enemyes?

²³ For I haue euer feared the vengeaunce and punyshement of God, and knewe very well, that I was not able to beare hys burthen.

¹ Prayse the Lorde. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, he hath great delyte in hys commaundmentes.

¹¹ But the Lordes delyte is in them that feare hym, and put their trust in hys mercy.

⁶ With louinge mercy & faythfulnesse, synnes be forgeuen, & who so feareth the Lord eschueth euell.

¹² If a prince delyte in lyes, all his seruauntes are vngodly.

¹³ Therfore beware (my sonne) of that doctrine that is besyde thys: for to make many bokes it is an endles worke: and to loude cryinge weryeth the bodye. ¹⁴ Let vs heare the conclusyon of all thynges: Feare God, and kepe hys commaundementes: For that toucheth all men.Ecc

¹⁰ Therfore, whoso feareth the Lord among you, let him heare the voyce of his seruaunt, Whoso walketh in darcknesse, and no lyght shyneth vpon him, lett hym put hys trust in the name of the Lorde, and holde him by his God.

⁴⁷ And yf ye make moche of your brethren only, what singuler thinge do ye? Do not also the publicans lykewise?

² sayinge: Ther was in a certayne cytie a iudge, which feared not God, nether regarded man. ³ And ther was a certayne wedowe in the same cytye, and she came vnto hym, sayinge: auenge me of myne aduersary. ⁴ And he wolde not for a whyle. But after warde he sayd within him selfe: though I feare not God, nor care for man,

⁹ And when I was present wt you, & had nede I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lackynge vnto me, the brethren which came from Macedonia, supplied, and in all thinges I kept my selfe so that I shuld not be chargeable to any man, and so wyll I kepe my selfe.

¹³ yet the tokens of an apostle were wrought amonge you with all pacyence, and signes and wonders, and myghty dedes.

¹⁵ That which fell in the good grounde, are they, which with a pure and good herte heare the worde, and kepe it, and brynge forth frute thorow pacyence.

³³ I haue desyred no mans syluer, golde, or vesture. ³⁴ Yee, ye your selues knowe that these handes haue ministred vnto my necessyties, & to them that were with me. ³⁵ I haue shewed you all thinges, how that so laboring ye ought to receaue the weake, & to remember the wordes of the Lorde Iesu, how that he sayd: it is more blessed to geue then to receaue.

⁷ that is to saye, prayse, honoure and immortalite, to them whych contynue in good doyng; and seke immortalite.

⁵⁸ Therfore my deare brethren, be ye stedfast and vnmouable, alwayes ryche in the worke of the Lorde, for as moch as ye knowe, how that youre labour, is not in vayne in the Lorde.

¹⁶ I wyll very gladly bestowe, and wylbe bestowed for youre soules, though the more I loue you; the lesse I am loued agayn. ¹⁷ But be it, that I was not chargeable vnto you: neuertheles, when I was crafty, I toke you with gyle. ¹⁸ Dyd I pyll you by any of them, whom I sent vnto you?

⁹ Let vs not be wery of well doinge. For when the tyme is come, we shall reape without werynesse.

²⁰ For I haue no man that is so lyke mynded to me, which with so pure affeccyon wyll care for youre matters. ²¹ For all other seke theyr awne, and not the thynges which are Iesus Christes.

⁵ Nether led we oure conuersacyon at eny tyme with flatterynge wordes, as ye knowe: nether by occasyon of coueteousnes. God is recorde: ⁶ nether sought we prayse of men nether of you, nor yet of eny other, when we myght haue bene in auctorite, as the Apostles of Christ,

⁷ Dauid sayde vnto him: feare not, for I will surely shew the kindnesse for Ionathas thy fathers sake, & will restore the all the feldes of Saul thy father, & thou shalt eate bred on myne awne table continually.

¹³ And Miphiboseth dwelt in Ierusalem, for he dyd eate euer at the kynges table, and was lame on both his fete.

¹⁹ Nowe therfore sende and geather to me all Israel vnto mount Carmel, and the prophetes of Baal foure hundred and fyftie, and the prophetes of the Idols groues foure hundred, which eate of Iezabels table.

⁸ But the lyberall persone ymagineth honest thynges, & commeth vp for liberalytie vnto promotyon:

¹³ Distribute vnto the necessite of the sayntes: be readie to harboure.

⁹ Be ye herberous one to another, wythout grudgynge. ¹⁰ As euery man hath receaued the gyfte, euen so mynister the same one to another, as good mynisters of the manyfolde grace of God.

²² And Salomons breed for one daye was .xxx. quarters of manchet floure, and thre skore quarters of meale: ²³ ten stalled oxen, and .xx. out of the pastures, and a hundred shepe, besyde hertes, buckes, and wilde goates and capons.

¹⁴ And from the tyme forth that (the kyng) committed vnto me to be a captayne of them that were in the land of Iuda, euen from the .xx. yere vnto the .xxxij. yeare of kynge Arthaxerses (that is .xij. yere) I wt my brethren lyued not of soch sustenaunce as was geuen to a captayne. ¹⁵ For the olde captaynes that were before me, had bene chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread and wyne, and .xl. sycles of syluer: yee, and their seruauntes had oppressed the people. But so dyd not I, and that because of the feare of God.

²¹ The vngodly boroweth and payeth not agayne, but the rightuous is mercyfull & lyberall.

²⁶ The ryghtuous is euer mercyfull, and lendeth, and his sede is blessed.

¹⁴ But yf thou thynke on me wyth the, when thou art in good case, shewe mercye (I praye the) vnto me. And make mencion of me to Pharao, and brynge me out of thys house:

¹⁴ Thyncke vpon me O my God here in, and wipe not out my mercy that I haue shewed on the house of my God, and on the offices therof.

²² And I sayde vnto the Leuites that they shulde clense them selues, and that they shulde come and kepe the gates, to halowe the Saboth daye. Thynke vpon me (O my God) concernyng this also, & spare me, accordyng to thy great mercy.

³¹ & to offre the wod at tymes appoynted, and the fyrst frutes. Thinke thou vpon me (O my God) for the best.

²³ I was also vncorrupte before him: and eschued myne awne wickednes. ²⁴ Therfore shall the Lord rewarde me after my righteous dealing: and according vnto the clennes of my handes in hys eye syght. ²⁵ With the holy thou shalt be holy, and wt a perfecte man thou shalt be perfect.

⁶ Call to remembraunce (O Lorde) thy tender mercyes, and thy louynge kyndnesses, which haue bene euer of olde. ⁷ Oh remembre not the synnes & offences of my youth, but accordynge vnto thy mercy thynke thou vpon me (O Lord) for thy goodnesse.

¹⁷ Thou art my helper and redemer: make no longe taryinge (O my God.)

⁴ Remembre me, O Lorde, accordynge to the fauoure that thou bearest vnto thy people: O vyset me wyth thy saluacyon.

¹¹ For I know what I haue deuised for you, sayth the Lorde. My thoughtes are to geue you peace, and not trouble (which I geue you all ready) and that ye myght haue hope againe.

⁴² And whosoeuer shall geue vnto one of these lytle ones to dryncke, a cuppe of colde water onely (in the name of a disciple) verely I saye vnyou, he shall not lose his rewarde.

³⁴ Then shall the Kynge saye to them that shalbe on hys ryghte hande: Come ye blessed of my father, inheret the kyngdome prepared for you from the begynninge of the worlde. ³⁵ For I was an hongred, & ye gaue me meate. I was thyrstye, & ye gaue me drincke. I was herbourlesse, & ye toke me in: ³⁶ Naked, & ye clothed me: Sicke & ye visyted me. I was in preson, and ye came vnto me. ³⁷ Then shall the righteous answere him saying: Lord, when sawe we the an hongred, and fedd the? or thirstye, & gaue the drinke? ³⁸ when sawe we the herborlesse, & tooke the in? or naked, and clothed the? ³⁹ or when sawe we the sycke, or in preson, and came vnto the? ⁴⁰ And the kyng shall answere, and saye vnto them: veryly I saye vnto you: in as moch as ye haue done it vnto one of the leest of these my brethren, ye haue done it to me.

⁴¹ Whosoeuer shall in my name geue you a cuppe of water to drincke, because ye belonge to Chryste, verely I saye vnto you: he shall not loose hys reward.