The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

For there is nothinge so prevy that shall not be opened: nether so secreet but that it shall come abroade.

Yf eny man have eares to heare let him heare.

And he sayde vnto them: take hede what ye heare. With what measure ye mete with the same shall it be measured vnto you agayne. And vnto you that heare shall more be geve.

For vnto him that hath shall it be geven: and from him that hath not shalbe taken awaye even that he hath.

And he sayde: so is the kyngdome of God even as yf a man shuld sowe seed in the groude

and shulde slepe and ryse vp night and daye: and the seede shuld springe and growe vp he not ware.

For the erth bringeth forthe frute of her silfe: fyrst the blade then the eares after that full corne in the eares.

And as sone as the frute is brought forth anone he throusteth in the sykell because the hervest is come.

And he sayde: where vnto shall we lyke the kyngdome of God? or with what compareson shall we compare it?

It is lyke a grayne of mustard seed which when it is sowe in the erth is the leest of all seedes that be in the erth:

but after that it is sowen it groweth vp and is greatest of all yerbes: and bereth greate brauches so that the fowles of the ayre maye dwell vnder the shadowe of it.

And with many soche similitudes he preached the worde vnto the after as they myght heare it.

And with out similitude spake he no thinge vnto them. But when they were aparte he expounded all thinges to his disciples.

And the same daye when even was come he sayde vnto them: let vs passe over vnto the other syde.

And they lefte the people and toke him even as he was in the shyp. And ther were also with him other shippes.

And ther arose a great storme of wynde and dasshed the waves into the ship so that it was full.

And he was in the sterne a slepe on a pelowe. And they awoke him and sayde to him: Master carest thou not that we perisshe?

And he rose vp and rebuked the wynde and sayde vnto the see: peace and be still. And the winde alayed and ther folowed a greate calme.

And he sayde vnto them: why are ye so fearfull? How is it that ye have no fayth?

And they feared excedingly and sayde one to another: what felowe is this? For booth winde and see obey him.

And they cam over to the other syde of the see in to the countre of the Gaderenites.

And when he was come out of the shippe there met him out of the graves a man possessyd of an vncleane sprete

which had his abydinge amonge the graves. And no man coulde bynde him: no not with cheynes

because that when he was often bounde with fetters and cheynes he plucked the chaynes asundre and brake the fetters in peaces. Nether coulde eny man tame him.

And alwayes bothe nyght and daye he cryed in the moutaynes and in the graves and bet him silfe with stones.

When he had spied Iesus afarre of he rane and worshipped him

and cryed with a lowde voyce and sayde: what have I to do with the Iesus the sonne of the moost hyest God? I requyre the in the name of God that thou torment me not.

For he had sayd vnto hym: come out of the man thou fowle sprete.

And he axed him: what is thy name? And he answered sayinge: my name is Legion for we are many.

And he prayd him instantly that he wolde not sende the awaye out of the countre.

And ther was there nye vnto the moutayns a greate heerd of swyne fedinge

and all the devyls besought him sayinge: sende vs into the heerde of swyne that we maye enter in to them.

And anone Iesus gave them leave. And the vnclene spretes wet out and entred into the swyne. And the heerd starteled and ran hedling into the see. They were about .ii.M. swyne and they were drouned in the see.

And the swyne heerdes fleed and tolde it in the cyte and in the countre. And they came out for to se what had hapened:

and came to Iesus and sawe hym that was vexed with the fende and had the legion syt both clothed and in his right mynde and were afrayed.

And they that sawe it tolde them how it had happened vnto him that was possessed with the devyll: and also of the swyne.

And they begane to praye him that he wolde departe from their coostes.

And when he was come in to the shyppe he that had the devyll prayed him that he myght be with him.

Howbeit Iesus wolde not suffre him but sayde vnto him: goo home in to thyne awne housse and to thy frendes and shewe the what great thinges the Lorde hath done vnto the and how he had compassion on the.

And he departed and begane to publisshe in the ten cyties what greate thinges Iesus had done vnto him and all me dyd merveyle.

And when Iesus was come over agayne by shyp vnto the other syde moche people gadered vnto him and he was nye vnto the see.

And beholde ther came one of the rulers of the Synagoge whose name was Iairus: and when he sawe him he fell doune at his fete

and besought hym greatly sayinge: my doughter lyith at poynt of deeth I wolde thou woldest come and laye thy honde on her that she myght be safe and live.

And he wet with him and moche people folowed him and thronged him.

And ther was a certen woman which was diseased of an yssue of bloude .xii. yeres

and had suffred many thinges of many phisicions and had spet all that she had and felte none amendment at all but wexed worsse and worsse.

When she had herde of Iesus: she came into the preace behynde him and touched his garmet.

For she thought: yf I maye but touche his clothes I shall be whole.

And streyght waye her foutayne of bloude was dryed vp and she felt in her body that she was healed of the plage.

And Iesus immediatly felt in him silfe the vertue that wet out of him and tourned him roude aboute in the preace and sayde: who touched my clothes?

And his disciples sayde vnto him: seist thou the people thrust the and yet axest who dyd touche me?

And he loked roud about for to se her that had done that thinge.

The woman feared and trembled (for she knew what was done with in her) and she came and fell doune before him and tolde him the truth of everythinge.

And he sayde to her: Doughter thy fayth hath made the whoale: goo in peace and be whole of thy plage.

Whyll he yet spake ther came from the ruler of the synagoges housse certayne which sayde: thy doughter is deed: why diseasest thou the master eny further?

Assone as Iesus herde that worde spoke he sayde vnto the ruler of the synagoge: be not afrayed only beleve.

And he suffred no man to folowe him moo then Peter and Iames and Ihon the brother of Iames.

And he came vnto the housse of the ruler of the synagoge and sawe the wondrynge and them that wepte and wayled greatly

and went in and sayde vnto them: why make ye this adoo and wepe? The mayde is not deed but slepith.

And they lawght him to scorne. Then he put them all out and toke the father and the mother of the mayden and them that were with him and entred in where the mayden laye

and toke the mayden by the honde and sayde vnto hyr: Tabitha cumi: which is by interpretacion: mayde I saye vnto the aryse.

And streyght the mayden arose and went on her fete. For she was of the age of twelve yeres. And they were astonied at it out of measure.

And he charged the straytely that no man shuld knowe of it and commaunded to geve her meate.

And he departed thence and cam into his awne countre and his disciples folowed him.

And when the saboth daye was come he beganne to teache in the synagoge. And many that hearde him were astonyed and sayde: From whens hath he these thinges? and what wysdo is this that is geve vnto him? and suche vertues that are wrought by his hondes?

Is not this that carpeter Maryes sonne the brother of Iames and Ioses and of Iuda and Simon? and are not his systers here with vs? And they were offended by him.

And Iesus sayde vnto the: a prophet is not despysed but in his awne countre and amonge his awne kynne and amonge the that are of the same housholde.

And he coulde there shewe no miracles but leyd his hondes apon a feawe sicke foolke and healed them.

And he merveyled at their vnbelefe. And he went aboute by the tounes that laye on every syde teachynge.

And he called the twelve and beganne to sende them two and two and gave them power over vnclene spretes.

And commaunded the that they shuld take nothinge vnto their Iorney save a rodde only: Nether scrippe nether breed nether mony in their pourses:

but shuld be shood with sandals. And that they shuld not put on two coottes.

And he sayd vnto them: whersoever ye entre in to an house there abyde tyll ye departe thence

And whosoever shall not receave you nor heare you when ye departe thence shake of the duste that is vnder youre fete for a witnesse vnto them. I saye verely vnto you it shalbe easyer for zodom and Gomor at the daye of iudgement then for that cite.

And they went out and preached that they shuld repent:

and they caste out many devylles. And they annoynted many that were sicke with oyle and healed them.

And kynge Herode herde of him (for his name was spreed abroade) and sayd: Iohn Baptiste is rysen agayne from deeth and therfore miracles are wrought by him.

Wother sayd it is Helyas: and some sayde: it is a Prophet or as one of the Prophetes.

But when Herode hearde of him he sayd: it is Iohn whom I beheded he is rysen from deeth agayne.

For Herode him sylfe, had sent forth and had taken Iohn, and bounde him and cast him into preson for Herodias sake which was his brother Philippes wyfe. For he had maried her.

Iohn sayd vnto Herode: It is not laufull for the to have thy brothers wyfe.

Herodias layd wayte for him and wolde have killed him but she coulde not.

For Herode feared Iohn knowynge that he was a iuste man and an holy: and gave him reverence: and when he hearde him he dyd many thinges and hearde him gladly.

But when a conuenient daye was come: Herode on his birth daye made a supper to the lordes captayns and chefe estates of Galile.

And the doughter of the sayde Herodias came in and daused and pleased Herode and them that sate at bourde also. Then the kynge sayd vnto the mayden: axe of me what thou wilt and I will geve it the.

And he sware vnto hyr whatsoever thou shalt axe of me I will geve it the even vnto the one halfe of my kyngdome.

And she wet forth and sayde to her mother: what shall I axe? And she sayde: Iohn Baptistes heed.

And she cam in streygth waye with haste vnto the kynge and axed sayinge: I will that thou geve me by and by in a charger the heed of Iohn Baptist.

And the kynge was sory: howbe it for his othes sake and for their sakes which sate at supper also he wolde not put her besyde her purpose.

And immediatly the kynge sent the hangma and commaunded his heed to be brought in. And he went and beheeded him in the preson,

and brought his heed in a charger and gave it to the mayden and the mayden gave it to her mother.

And when his disciples hearde of it they came and toke vp his body and put it in a toumbe.

And the apostels gaddered them selves to ggedre to Iesus and tolde him all thinges booth what they had done and what they had taught.

And he sayd vnto them: come ye aparte into the wyldernes and rest awhyle. For there were many comers and goers that they had no leasure so moche as to eate.

And he went by ship out of the waye into a deserte place.

But the people spyed them when they departed: and many knewe him and ranne afote thyther out of all cities and cam thyther before them and came togedder vnto him.

And Iesus went out and sawe moche people and had compassion on them because they were lyke shepe which had no shepeherde. And he beganne to teache them many thinges.

And when the daye was nowe farre spet his disciples came vnto him sayinge: this is a desert place and now the daye is farre passed

let the departe that they maye goo into the countrey rounde about and into the tounes and bye the breed: for they have nothinge to eate.

He answered and sayde vnto them: geve ye them to eate. And they sayde vnto him: shall we goo and bye ii.C. penyworth of breed and geve them to eate?