The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

The neghboures and they that had sene him before how that he was a begger sayde: is not this he that sate and begged?

Some sayde: this is he. Other sayd: he is lyke him. But he him selfe sayde: I am even he.

They sayde vnto him: How are thyne eyes opened then?

He answered and sayde. The man that is called Iesus made claye and anoynted myne eyes and sayd vnto me: Goo to the pole Syloe and wesshe. I went and wesshed and receaved my syght.

They sayde vnto him: where is he? He sayde: I cannot tell.

Then brought they to the pharises him that a lytell before was blynde:

for it was the Saboth daye when Iesus made the claye and opened his eyes.

Then agayne the pharises also axed him how he had receaved his syght. He sayde vnto the: He put claye apon myne eyes and I wasshed and do se.

Then sayde some of the pharises: this man is not of God because he kepeth not the saboth daye. Other sayde: how can a man that is a synner do suche myracles? And ther was stryfe amonge them.

Then spake they vnto the blynde agayne: What sayst thou of him because he hath openned thyne eyes? And he sayd: He is a Prophet.

But the Iewes dyd not beleve of the felowe how that he was blynde and receaved his syght vntyll they had called the father and mother of him that had receaved his syght.

And they axed the saying: Is this youre sonne whome ye saye was borne blynde? How doth he now se then?

His father and mother answered them and sayde: we wote well that this is oure sonne and that he was borne blynde:

but by what meanes he now seith that can we not tell or who hath opened his eyes can we not tell. He is olde ynough axe him let him answer for him selfe.

Suche wordes spake his father and mother because they feared the Iewes. For the Iewes had conspyred all redy that yf eny man dyd confesse that he was Christ he shuld be excommunicat out of the synagoge.

Therfore sayde his father and mother: he is olde ynough axe him.

Then agayne called they the man that was blynde and sayd vnto him: Geve God the prayse: we knowe that this man is a synner.

He answered and sayde: Whyther he be a synner or noo I cannot tell: One thinge I am sure of that I was blynde and now I se.

Then sayde they to him agayne. What dyd he to the? How opened he thyne eyes?

He answered them I tolde you yerwhyle and the dyd not heare. Wherfore wolde ye heare it agayne? Will ye also be his disciples?

Then rated they him and sayde: Thou arte his disciple. We be Moses disciples.

We are sure that God spake with Moses. This felowe we knowe not from whence he is.

The man answered and sayde vnto them: this is a merveleous thinge that ye wote not whence he is seinge he hath opened myne eyes.

For we be sure that God heareth not synners. But yf eny man be a worshipper of God and do his will him heareth he.

Sence the worlde beganne was it not hearde that eny man opened the eyes of one that was borne blynd.

If this man were not of God he coulde have done no thinge.

They answered and sayd vnto him: thou arte altogeder borne in synne: and dost thou teache vs? And they cast him out.

Iesus hearde that they had excommunicate him: and assone as he had founde him he sayd vnto him: doest thou beleve on the sonne of God?

He answered and sayde: Who is it Lorde that I myght beleve on him?

And Iesus sayde vnto him: Thou hast sene him and he it is that talketh with the.

And he sayde: Lorde I beleve: and worshipped him.

Iesus sayde: I am come vnto iudgement into this worlde: that they which se not myght se and they which se myght be made blynde.

And some of the pharises which were with him hearde these wordes and sayde vnto him: are we then blynde?

Iesus sayde vnto them: yf ye were blynde ye shuld have no synne. But now ye saye we se therfore youre synne remayneth.

Verely verely I saye vnto you: he that entreth not in by the dore into the shepefolde but clymeth vp some other waye: the same is a thefe and a robber.

He that goeth in by the dore is the shepeherde of the shepe:

to him the porter openeth and the shepe heare his voyce and he calleth his awne shepe by name and leadeth them out.

And when he hath sent forthe his awne shepe he goeth before them and the shepe folowe him: for they knowe his voyce.

A straunger they will not folowe but will flye from him: for they knowe not the voyce of straungers.

This similitude spake Iesus vnto them. But they vnderstode not what thinges they were which he spake vnto them.

Then sayde Iesus vnto them agayne. Verely verely I saye vnto you: I am the dore of the shepe.

All even as many as came before me are theves and robbers: but the shepe dyd not heare them.

I am the dore: by me yf eny man enter in he shalbe safe and shall goo in and out and fynde pasture.

The thefe cometh not but forto steale kyll and destroye. I am come that they myght have lyfe and have it more aboundantly.

I am the good shepeheerd. The good shepeheerd geveth his lyfe for the shepe.

An heyred servaut which is not the shepeherd nether the shepe are his awne seith the wolfe comynge and leveth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe catcheth them and scattereth the shepe.

The heyred servaut flyeth because he is an heyred servaunt and careth not for the shepe.

I am that good shepeheerd and knowe myne and am knowe of myne.

As my father knoweth me: even so knowe I my father. And I geve my lyfe for the shepe:

and other shepe I have which are not of this folde. Them also must I bringe that they maye heare my voyce and that ther maye be one flocke and one shepeherde.

Therfore doth my father love me because I put my lyfe from me that I myght take it agayne.

No man taketh it from me: but I put it awaye of my selfe. I have power to put it from me and have power to take it agayne: This commaundment have I receaved of my father.

And ther was a dissencion agayne amonge the Iewes for these sayinges

and many of them sayd. He hath the devyll and is mad: why heare ye him?

Other sayde these are not the wordes of him that hath the devyll. Can the devyll open the eyes of the blynde?

And it was at Ierusalem the feaste of the dedicacion and it was wynter:

and Iesus walked in Salomons porche.

Then came the Iewes rounde aboute him and sayde vnto him: How longe dost thou make vs doute? Yf thou be Christ tell vs playnly.

Iesus answered them: I tolde you and ye beleve not. The workes that I do in my fathers name they beare witnes of me.

But ye beleve not because ye are not of my shepe. As I sayde vnto you:

my shepe heare my voyce and I knowe them and they folowe me and

I geve vnto the eternall lyfe and they shall never perisshe nether shall eny man plucke the oute of my honde.

My father which gave the me is greatter then all and no man is able to take them out of my fathers honde.

And I and my father are one.

Then the Iewes agayne toke up stones to stone him with all.

Iesus answered them: many good workes have I shewed you from my father: for which of them will ye stone me?

The Iewes answered him sayinge. For thy good workes sake we stone ye not: but for thy blasphemy and because that thou beinge a man makest thy selfe God.

Iesus answered them: Is it not written in youre lawe: I saye ye are goddes?

If he called the goddes vnto whom the worde of God was spoken (and the scripture can not be broken)

saye ye then to him whom the father hath sainctified and sent into the worlde thou blasphemest because I sayd I am the sonne of God?

If I do not the workes of my father beleve me not.

But if I do though ye beleve not me yet beleve the workes that ye maye knowe and beleve that the father is in me and I in him.

Agayne they went aboute to take him: but he escaped out of their hondes

and went awaye agayne beyonde Iordan into the place where Iohn before had baptised and there aboode.

And many resorted vnto him and sayd. Iohn dyd no miracle: but all thinges that Iohn spake of this man are true.

And many beleved on him theare.

A certayne man was sicke named Lazarus of Bethania the toune of Mary and her sister Martha.

It was that Mary which annoynted Iesus with oyntment and wyped his fete with her heere whose brother Lazarus was sicke

and his sisters sent vnto him sayinge. Lorde behold he whom thou lovest is sicke.

When Iesus hearde that he sayd: this infirmite is not vnto deth but for the laude of God that the sonne of God myght be praysed by the reason of it.

Iesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

After he hearde that he was sicke then aboode he two dayes still in the same place where he was.

Then after that sayd he to his disciples: let us goo into Iewry agayne.

His disciples sayde vnto him. Master the Iewes lately sought meanes to stone the and wilt thou goo thyther agayne?

Iesus answered: are ther not twelve houres in the daye? Yf a man walke in the daye he stombleth not because he seith the lyght of this worlde.

But yf a man walke in the nyght he stombleth because ther is no lyght in him.

This sayde he and after that he sayde vnto the: oure frende Lazarus slepeth but I goo to wake him out of slepe.

Then sayde his disciples: Lorde yf he slepe he shall do well ynough.

How be it Iesus spake of his deeth: but they thought that he had spoke of the naturall slepe.

Then sayde Iesus vnto the playnly Lazarus is deed

and I am glad for youre sakes that I was not there because ye maye beleve. Neverthelesse let vs go vnto him.

Then sayde Thomas which is called Dydimus vnto the disciples: let vs also goo that we maye dye with him.

Then went Iesus and founde that he had lyne in his grave foure dayes already.

Bethanie was nye vnto Ierusalem aboute. xv. furlonges of

and many of the Iewes were come to Martha and Mary to comforte them over their brother.

Martha assone as she hearde that Iesus was comynge went and met him: but Mary sate still in the housse.

Then sayde Martha vnto Iesus: Lorde yf thou haddest bene here my brother had not bene deed:

but neverthelesse I knowe that whatsoever thou axest of God God will geve it the.

Iesus sayde vnto her: Thy brother shall ryse agayne.

Martha sayde vnto him: I knowe that he shall ryse agayne in the resurreccion at the last daye.