The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

There shalbe wepinge and gnasshinge of teth when ye shall se Abraham and Isaac and Iacob and all the prophetes in the kyngdom of God and youre selves thrust oute at dores.

And they shall come from the eest and from the weest and from the northe and from the southe and shall syt doune in the kyngdome of God.

And beholde ther are last which shalbe fyrst: And ther are fyrst which shalbe last.

The same daye there came certayne of the pharises and sayd vnto him: Get the out of the waye and departe hence: for Herode will kyll the.

And he sayd vnto them. Goo ye and tell that foxe beholde I cast oute devyls and heale the people to daye and to morowe and the third daye I make an ende.

Neverthelesse I must walke todaye and tomorowe and the daye folowinge: For it cannot be that a Prophet perishe eny other where save at Ierusalem.

O Ierusalem Ierusalem which kyllest prophetes and stonest them that are sent to the: how often wolde I have gadered thy childre to gedder as the hen gathereth her nest vnder her wynges but ye wolde not.

Beholde youre habitacion shalbe left vnto you desolate. For I tell you ye shall not se me vntill the tyme come that ye shall saye blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lorde.

And it chaunsed that he went into the housse of one of the chefe pharises to eate breed on a saboth daye: and they watched him.

And beholde ther was a man before him which had the dropsye.

And Iesus answered and spake vnto the lawears and pharises sayinge: is it laufull to heale on the saboth daye?

And they helde their peace. And he toke him and healed him and let him goo:

and answered the sayinge whiche of you shall have an asse or an oxe fallen into a pitt and will not strayght waye pull him out on the Saboth daye?

And they coulde not answer him agayne to that.

He put forthe a similitude to the gestes when he marked how they preased to the hyest roumes and sayd vnto them:

When thou arte bidde to a weddynge of eny man syt not doune in the hyest roume lest a more honorable man then thou be bidden of him

and he that bade bothe him and the come and saye to the: geve this man roume and thou then beginne with shame to take the lowest roume.

But rather when thou arte bidden goo and syt in the lowest roume that when he that bade the cometh he maye saye vnto the: frende syt vp hyer. Then shalt thou have worshippe in the presence of them that syt at meate with the.

For whosoever exalteth him sylfe shalbe brought lowe. And he that hubleth him sylfe shalbe exalted

Then sayde he also to him that had desyred him to diner: When thou makest a diner or a supper: call not thy frendes nor thy brethren nether thy kinsmen nor yet ryche neghbours: lest they bidde the agayne and a recompence be made the.

But when thou makest afeast call the poore the maymed the lame and the blynde

and thou shalt be happy for they cannot recompence the. But thou shalt be recompensed at the resurreccion of the iuste men.

When one of them that sate at meate also hearde that he sayde vnto him: happy is he that eateth breed in the kyngdome of God.

Then sayd he to him. A certayne man ordened a greate supper and bade many

and sent his servaunt at supper tyme to saye to them that wer bidden come: for all thinges are now redy.

And they all atonce begane to make excuse. The fyrst sayd vnto him: I have bought a ferme and I must nedes goo and se it I praye the have me excused.

And another sayd: I hove bought fyve yooke of oxen and I goo to prove them I praye the have me excused.

The thyrde sayd: I have maried a wyfe and therfore I cannot come.

And the servaunt went and brought his master worde therof. Then was the good man of the housse displeased and sayd to his servaut: Goo out quickly into the stretes and quarters of the cite and bringe in hidder the poore and the maymed and the halt and the blynde.

And the servaut sayd: lorde it is done as thou commaundedst and yet ther is roume.

And the lorde sayd to the servaunt: Go out into the hye wayes and hedges and compell them to come in that my housse maye be filled.

For I saye vnto you that none of those men which were bidde shall tast of my supper.

Ther went agreate company with him and he turned and sayde vnto them:

If a man come to me and hate not his father and mother and wyfe and chyldren and brethren and sisters more over and his awne lyfe he cannot be my disciple.

And whosoever beare not his crosse and come after me cannot be my disciple.

Which of you disposed to bilde a toure sytteth not doune before and counteth the cost whether he have sufficient to performe it?

lest after he hath layde the foundacion and is not able to performe it all that beholde it beginne to mocke him

sayinge: this man beganne to bilde and was not able to make an ende.

Or what kynge goeth to make batayle agaynst another kinge and sitteth not doune fyrst and casteth in his mynde whether he be able with ten thousande to mete him that cometh agaynst him with .xx thousand.

Or els whyll ye other is yet a greate waye of he will sende embasseatours and desyre peace.

So lykewyse none of you that forsaketh not all that he hath can be my disciple.

Salt is good but yf salt have loste hyr saltnes what shall be seasoned ther with?

It is nether good for the londe nor yet for the donge hill but men cast it out at the dores. He that hath eares to heare let him heare.

Then resorted vnto him all the publicans and synners for to heare him.

And the pharises and scribes murmured sayinge: He receaved to his company synners and eateth with them.

Then put he forthe this similitude to the sayinge:

What man of you havynge an hundred shepe yf he loose one of thee doth not leve nynty and nyne in the wyldernes and goo after that which is loost vntyll he fynde him?

And when he hath founde him he putteth him on his shulders with ioye:

And assone as he cometh home he calleth to gedder his lovers and neghbours sayinge vnto them: reioyse with me for I have founde my shepe which was loost.

I say vnto you that lyke wyse ioye shalbe in heven over one synner that repenteth moore then over nynety and nyne iuste persons whiche nede noo repentaunce.

Ether what woman havynge .x. grotes yf she loose one doth not lyght a candell and swepe the housse and seke diligently tyll she fynde it?

And when she hath founde it she calleth her lovers and her neghbours sayinge: Reioyce with me for I have founde the groate which I had loost.

Lykwyse I saye vnto you ioye is made in the presence of the angels of god over one synner that repenteth.

And he sayde: a certayne man had two sonnes

and the yonger of them sayde to his father: father geve me my parte of the goodes that to me belongeth. And he devided vnto them his substaunce.

And not longe after the yonger sonne gaddered all that he had to gedder and toke his iorney into a farre countre and theare he wasted his goodes with royetous lyvinge.

And when he had spent all that he had ther rose a greate derth thorow out all that same londe and he began to lacke.

And he went and clave to a citesyn of that same countre which sent him to his felde to kepe his swyne.

And he wold fayne have filled his bely with the coddes that the swyne ate: and noo man gave him.

Then he came to him selfe and sayde: how many hyred servauntes at my fathers have breed ynough and I dye for honger.

I will aryse and goo to my father and will saye vnto him: father I have synned agaynst heven and before the

and am no moare worthy to be called thy sonne make me as one of thy hyred servauntes.

And he arose and went to his father. And when he was yet a greate waye of his father sawe him and had compassion and ran and fell on his necke and kyssed him.

And the sonne sayd vnto him: father I have synned agaynst heven and in thy sight and am no moare worthy to be called thy sonne.

But his father sayde to his servautes: bringe forth that best garment and put it on him and put a rynge on his honde and showes on his fete.

And bringe hidder that fatted caulfe and kyll him and let vs eate and be mery:

for this my sonne was deed and is alyve agayne he was loste and is now founde. And they began to be merye.

The elder brother was in the felde and when he cam and drewe nye to the housse he herde minstrelcy and daunsynge

and called one of his servauntes and axed what thoose thinges meate.

And he sayd vnto him: thy brother is come and thy father had kylled the fatted caulfe because he hath receaved him safe and sounde.

And he was angry and wolde not goo in. Then came his father out and entreated him.

He answered and sayde to his father: Loo these many yeares have I done the service nether brake at eny tyme thy commaundment and yet gavest thou me never soo moche as a kyd to make mery with my lovers:

but assone as this thy sonne was come which hath devoured thy goodes with harlootes thou haste for his pleasure kylled the fatted caulfe.

And he sayd vnto him: Sonne thou wast ever with me and all that I have is thyne:

it was mete that we shuld make mery and be glad: for this thy brother was deed and is a lyve agayne: and was loste and is founde.

And he sayd also vnto his disciples. Ther was a certayne rych man which had a stewarde that was acused vnto him that he had wasted his goodes.

And he called him and sayd vnto him: How is it that I heare this of the? Geve a comptes of thy steward shippe: For thou mayste be no longer stewarde.

The stewarde sayd with in him selfe: what shall I do? for my master will take awaye from me the stewarde shippe. I cannot digge and to begge I am ashamed.

I woote what to do that when I am put out of the stewardshippe they maye receave me into their houses.

Then called he all his masters detters and sayd vnto the fyrst: how moche owest thou vnto my master?

And he sayd: an hondred tonnes of oyle. And he sayd to him: take thy bill and syt doune quickly and wryte fiftie.

Then sayd he to another: what owest thou? And he sayde: an hondred quarters of wheate. He sayd to him: Take thy bill and write foure scoore.

And the lorde comended the vniust stewarde because he had done wysly. For the chyldren of this worlde are in their kynde wyser then the chyldren of lyght.

And I saye also vnto you: make you frendes of the wicked mammon that when ye shall departe they may receave you into everlastinge habitacions.

He that is faithfull in that which is leste the same is faithfull in moche. And he that is vnfaithfull in the least: is vnfaithfull also in moche.

So then yf ye have not ben faithfull in the wicked mamon? who will beleve you in that which is true?

And yf ye have not bene faithfull in another manes busines: who shall geve you youre awne?

No servaunt can serve .ii. masters for other he shall hate ye one and love ye other or els he shall lene to the one and despyse the other. Ye can not serve God and mammon.

All these thinges herde the pharises also which were coveteous and they mocked him.

And he sayd vnto them: Ye are they which iustifie youre selves before me: but God knoweth youre hertes. For ye which is highlie estemed amonge me is abhominable in the sight of god.

The lawe and the Prophetes raygned vntyll the tyme of Iohn: and sence that tyme the kyngdom of God is preached and every man stryveth to goo in.

Soner shall heven and erth perisshe then one tytle of the lawe shall perisshe.

Whosoever forsaketh his wyfe and marieth another breaketh matrimony. And every man which marieth her that is devorsed from her husbande committeth advoutry also.

Ther was a certayne ryche man which was clothed in purple and fyne bysse and fared deliciously every daye.

And ther was a certayne begger named Lazarus whiche laye at his gate full of soores

desyringe to be refresshed with the cromes whiche fell from the ryche manes borde. Neverthelesse the dogges came and licked his soores.

And that fortuned that the begger dyed and was caried by the angelles into Abrahams bosome. The riche man also died and was buried.

And beinge in hell in tormentes he lyfte vp his eyes and sawe Abraham a farre of and Lazarus in his bosome

and he cryed and sayd: father Abraham have mercy on me and sende Lazarus that he maye dippe the tippe of his fynger in water and cole my tonge: for I am tourmented in this flame.

But Abraham sayd vnto him Sonne remembre that thou in thy lyfe tyme receavedst thy pleasure and contrary wyse Lazarus payne. Now therfore is he comforted and thou art punysshed.