The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And he sayde vnto him: Well good servaute because thou wast faithfull in a very lytell thynge take thou auctorite over ten cities.

And the other came sayinge: Lorde thy poude hath encreased fyve pounde.

And to the same he sayde: and be thou also ruler ouer fyve cities.

And the thyrde came and sayde: Lorde beholde here thy pounde which I have kepte in a napkyn

for I feared the because thou arte a strayte man: thou takest vp that thou laydest not doune and repest that thou dyddest not sowe.

And he sayde vnto him: Of thine awne mouth iudge I the thou evyll servaunt. knewest thou that I am a strayte man takinge vp that I layde not doune and repinge that I dyd not sowe?

Wherfore then gavest not thou my money into the banke that at my cominge I might have required myne awne with vauntage?

And he sayde to them that stode by: take from him that pounde and geve it him that hath ten pounde.

And they sayd vnto him: Lorde he hath ten pounde.

I saye vnto you that vnto all the that have it shalbe geve: and from him that hath not even that he hath shalbe taken from him.

Moreover those myne enemys which wolde not that I shuld raigne over them bringe hidder and slee them before me.

And when he had thus spoken he proceded forthe before a ssendinge vp to Ierusalem.

And it fortuned when he was come nye to Bethphage and Bethany besydes moute olivete he sent two of his disciples

sayinge: Goo ye in to the toune which is over agaynste you. In the which assone as ye are come ye shall finde a colte tyed wheron yet never man sate. Lowse him and bringe him hider.

And if eny man axe you why that ye loowse him: thus saye vnto him the lorde hath nede of him.

They that were sent went their waye and founde even as he had sayde vnto them.

And as they were aloosinge the coolte the owners sayde vnto the: why lowse ye the coolte?

And they sayde: for the Lorde hath nede of him.

And they brought him to Iesus. And they cast their raymet on the colte and set Iesus theron.

And as he wet they spredde their clothes in the waye.

And when he was now come wheare he shuld goo doune from the moute olivete the whole multitude of the disciples began to reioyce and to lawde God with a loude voyce for all the miracles that they had sene

sayinge: Blessed be the kynge that cometh in the name of the Lorde: peace in heaven and glory in the hyest.

And some of the Pharises of the company sayde vnto him: Master rebuke thy disciples.

He answered and sayde vnto the: I tell you yf these shuld holde their peace the stones wold crye.

And when he was come neare he behelde the citie and wept on it

sayinge: Yf thou haddest dest knowen those thinges which belonge vn thy peace even at this thy tyme. But now are they hydde from thyne eyes.

For the dayes shall come vpo the that thy enemys shall cast a banke aboute the and compasse the rounde and kepe the in on every syde

and make the even with the grounde with thy chyldren which are in the. And they shall not leve in the one stone vpo another because thou knewest not the tyme of thy visitacion.

And he went in to the temple and begane to cast out them that solde therin and them that bought

sayinge vnto them that is written: my housse is the housse of prayer: but ye have made it a den of theves.

And he taught dayly in the temple. The hye Prestes and the Scribes and the chefe of the people went about to destroye him:

but coulde not finde what to do. For all the people stacke by him and gave him audience.

And that fortuned in one of those dayes as he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospell: the hye prestes and the scribes came with the elders

and spake vnto him sayinge. Tell vs by what auctorite thou doest these thinges? Ether who is he that gave ye this auctorite?

He answered and saide vnto the: I also will axe you a questio and answer me.

The baptyme of Iohn: was it from heaven or of men?

And they thought with in them selves sayinge: yf we shall saye from heaven: he will saye: why then beleved ye him not?

But and yf we shall saye of men all the people will stone vs. For they be persuaded that Ihon is a Prophet.

And they answered that they coulde not tell whence it was.

And Iesus sayde vnto them: nether tell I you by what auctorite I do these thinges.

Then begane he to put forthe to the people this similitude. A certayne man planted a vyneyarde and let it forthe to fermers and went him selfe into a straunge countre for a greate season.

And when the tyme was come he sent a servaut to his tennauntes that they shuld geve him of the frutes of the vyneyarde. And the tennauntes dyd bet him and sent him awaye empty.

And agayne he sent yet another servaunt. And they dyd bet him and foule entreated him also and sent him awaye emptye.

More over he sent the thyrde to and him they wouded and cast out.

Then sayde the lorde of the vyneyarde: what shall I do? I will sende my deare sonne him peradventure they will reverence when they se him.

But when the fermers sawe him they thought in them selves sayinge: this is the heyre come let vs kyll him that the inheritaunce maye be oures.

And they cast him out of the vyneyarde and kylled him. Now what shall the Lorde of the vyneyarde do vnto them?

He will come and destroye those fermers and will let out his vyneyarde to other. When they hearde that they sayde: God forbyd.

And he behelde them and sayde: what meaneth this then that is wrytten: The stone that the bylders refused the same is made the heed corner stone?

whosoever stomble at that stone shalbe broken: but on whosoever it faul vpon it wyll grynde him to powder.

And the hye Prestes and the Scribes the same howre went about to laye hondes on him but they feared the people. For they perceaved that he had spoken this similitude agaynst them.

And they watched him and sent forth spies which shuld fayne them selves perfecte to take him in his wordes and to delyvre him vnto the power and auctorite of the debite.

And they axed him sayinge: Master we knowe that thou sayest and teachest ryght nother cosiderest thou eny manes degre but teachest the waye of God truly.

Ys it laufull for vs to geve Cesar tribute or no?

He perceaved their craftynes and sayde vnto them: why tept ye me?

Shewe me a peny. Whose ymage and superscripcion hath it? They answered and sayde: Cesars.

And he sayde vnto them: Geve then vnto Cesar that which belongeth vnto Cesar: and to God that which pertayneth to God.

And they coulde not reprove his sayinge before the people. But they marvayled at his answer and helde their peace.

Then came to him certayne of the Saduces which denye that ther is eny resurreccion. And they axed him

sayinge: Master Moses wrote vnto vs if eny mannes brother dye havinge a wyfe and the same dye with out yssue: that then his brother shuld take his wyfe and reyse vp seede vnto his brother.

Ther were seven brethren and the fyrste toke a wyfe and dyed with out children.

And the seconde toke the wyfe and he dyed chyldlesse.

And the thyrde toke her and in lyke wyse the resydue of the seven and leeft no chyldren be hynde them and dyed.

Last of all the woman dyed also.

Now at the resurreccio whose wyfe of them shall she be? For seven had her to wyfe.

Iesus answered and sayde vnto them. The chyldre of this worlde mary wyves and are maryed

but they which shalbe made worthy to enioye that worlde and the resurreccion from deeth nether mary wyves nether are maryed

nor yet can dye eny moare. For they are equall vnto the angels: and are the sonnes of God in as moche as they are the chyldre of the resurreccion.

And that the deed shall ryse agayne even Moses signified besydes the busshe when he sayde: the Lorde God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Iacob.

For he is not the God of the deed but of them which live. For all live in him.

Then certayne of the Pharises answered and sayde: Master thou hast well sayde.

And after that durst they not axe him eny question at all.

Then sayde he vnto them: how saye they that Christ is Davids sonne?

And David him selfe sayth in the boke of the Psalmes: The Lorde sayde vnto my Lorde syt on my right honde

tyll I make thine enemys thy fothe stole.

Seinge David calleth him Lorde: How is he then his sonne.

Then in the audience of all the people he sayde vnto his disciples

beware of the Scribes which desyre to goo in longe clothinge: and love gretynges in the markets and the hyest seates in the synagoges and chefe roumes at feastes

which devoure widdowes houses and that vnder a coloure of longe prayinge: the same shall receave greater damnacion.

As he behelde he sawe the ryche men how they cast in their offeringes into the treasury.

And he sawe also a certayne povre widdowe which cast in thyther two mites.

And he sayde: of a trueth I saye vnto you this poore wyddowe hath put in moare then they all.

For they all have of their superfluyte added vnto the offerynge of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the substaunce that she had.

As some spake of the temple how it was garnesshed with goodly stones and iewels he sayde.

The dayes will come when of these thynges which ye se shall not be lefte stone apon stone that shall not be throwen doune.

And they axed him sayinge: Master when shall these thinges be and what signe will therbe when suche thinges shall come to passe.

And he sayd: take hede that ye be not deceaved. For many will come in my name saying: I am he: and the tyme draweth neare. Folowe ye not them therfore.

But when ye heare of warre and of dissencion: be not afrayd. For these thinges must fyrst come: but the ende foloweth not by and by.

Then sayd he vnto the: Nacion shall ryse agaynst nacion and kingdom agaynst kyngdome

and greate erthquakes shall be in all quarters and honger and pestilence: and fearfull thinges. And greate signes shall therbe from heven.

But before all these they shall laye their hondes on you and persecute you delyueringe you vp to the sinagoges and into preson and bringe you before kynges and rulers for my names sake.

And this shall chaunce you for a testimoniall.

Let it sticke therfore faste in youre hertes not once to stody before what ye shall answere:

for I will geve you a mouth and wisdome where agaynste all youre adversarys shall not be able to speake nor resist.

Ye and ye shalbe betrayed of youre fathers and mothers and of youre brethren and kynsmen and lovers and some of you shall they put to deeth.

And hated shall ye be of all men for my names sake.

Yet ther shall not one heer of youre heedes perisshe.

With youre pacience possesse youre soules.

And when ye se Ierusalem beseged with an hoste then vnderstonde that the desolacion of the same is nye.

Then let them which are in Iewrye flye to the mountaynes. And let them which are in the middes of it departe oute. And let not them that are in other countreis enter ther in.