The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

a vois fro heuenes, seiynge, This is my louyd sone, in which Y haue plesid to me.

Thanne Jhesus was led of a spirit in to desert, to be temptid of the feend.

And whanne he hadde fastid fourti daies and fourti nyytis, aftirward he hungride.

And the tempter cam nyy, and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, seie that thes stoones be maad looues.

Which answeride, and seide to hym, It is writun, Not oonli in breed luyeth man, but in ech word that cometh of Goddis mouth.

Thanne the feend took hym in to the hooli citee, and settide hym on the pynacle of the temple,

and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, sende thee adoun; for it is writun, That to hise aungels he comaundide of thee, and thei schulen take thee in hondis, lest perauenture thou hirte thi foot at a stoon.

Eftsoone Jhesus seide to hym, It is writun, Thou shalt not tempte thi Lord God.

Eftsoone the feend took hym in to a ful hiy hil, and schewide to hym alle the rewmes of the world, and the ioye of hem;

and seide to hym, Alle these `Y schal yyue to thee, if thou falle doun and worschipe me.

Thanne Jhesus seide to hym, Goo, Sathanas; for it is writun, Thou schalt worschipe thi Lord God, and to hym aloone thou shalt serue.

Thanne the feend lafte hym; and lo! aungels camen nyy, and serueden to hym.

But whanne Jhesus hadde herd that Joon was takun, he wente in to Galilee.

And he lefte the citee of Nazareth, and cam, and dwelte in the citee of Cafarnaum, biside the see, in the coostis of Zabulon and Neptalym,

that it shulde be fulfillid, that was seid by Ysaie, the profete, seiynge,

The lond of Sabulon and the lond of Neptalym, the weie of the see ouer Jordan, of Galilee of hethen men,

the puple that walkide in derknessis saye greet liyt, and while men satten in the cuntre of shadewe of deth, liyt aroos to hem.

Fro that tyme Jhesus bigan to preche, and seie, Do ye penaunce, for the kyngdom of heuenes schal come niy.

And Jhesus walkide bisidis the see of Galilee, and saye twei britheren, Symount, that is clepid Petre, and Andrewe, his brothir, castynge nettis in to the see; for thei weren fischeris.

And he seide to hem, Come ye aftir me, and Y shal make you to be maad fisscheris of men.

And anoon thei leften the nettis, and sueden hym.

And he yede forth fro that place, and saie tweyne othere britheren, James of Zebede, and Joon, his brother, in a schip with Zebede, her fadir, amendynge her nettis, and he clepide hem.

And anoon thei leften the nettis and the fadir, and sueden hym.

And Jhesus yede aboute al Galilee, techynge in the synagogis of hem, and prechynge the gospel of the kyngdom, and heelynge euery languor and eche sekenesse among the puple.

And his fame wente in to al Sirie; and thei brouyten to hym alle that weren at male ese, and that weren take with dyuerse languores and turmentis, and hem that hadden feendis, and lunatike men, and men in palesy, and he heelide hem.

And ther sueden hym myche puple of Galile, and of Decapoli, and of Jerusalem, and of Judee, and of biyende Jordan.

And Jhesus, seynge the puple, wente vp in to an hil; and whanne he was set, hise disciplis camen to hym.

And he openyde his mouth, and tauyte hem, and seide,

Blessed ben pore men in spirit, for the kyngdom of heuenes is herne.

Blessid ben mylde men, for thei schulen welde the erthe.

Blessid ben thei that mornen, for thei schulen be coumfortid.

Blessid ben thei that hungren and thristen riytwisnesse, for thei schulen be fulfillid.

Blessid ben merciful men, for thei schulen gete merci.

Blessid ben thei that ben of clene herte, for thei schulen se God.

Blessid ben pesible men, for thei schulen be clepid Goddis children.

Blessid ben thei that suffren persecusioun for riytfulnesse, for the kingdam of heuenes is herne.

`Ye schulen be blessid, whanne men schulen curse you, and schulen pursue you, and shulen seie al yuel ayens you liynge, for me.

Ioie ye, and be ye glad, for youre meede is plenteuouse in heuenes; for so thei han pursued `also profetis that weren bifor you.

Ye ben salt of the erthe; that if the salt vanysche awey, whereynne schal it be saltid? To no thing it is worth ouere, no but that it be cast out, and be defoulid of men.

Ye ben liyt of the world; a citee set on an hil may not be hid;

ne me teendith not a lanterne, and puttith it vndur a busschel, but on a candilstike, that it yyue liyt to alle that ben in the hous.

So schyne youre liyt befor men, that thei se youre goode werkis, and glorifie youre fadir that is in heuenes.

Nil ye deme, that Y cam to vndo the lawe, or the profetis; Y cam not to vndo the lawe, but to fulfille.

Forsothe Y seie to you, til heuene and erthe passe, o lettir or o titel shal not passe fro the lawe, til alle thingis be doon.

Therfor he that brekith oon of these leeste maundementis, and techith thus men, schal be clepid the leste in the rewme of heuenes; `but he that doith, and techith, schal be clepid greet in the kyngdom of heuenes.

And Y seie to you, that but your riytfulnesse be more plenteuouse than of scribis and of Farisees, ye schulen not entre into the kyngdom of heuenes.

Ye han herd that it was seid to elde men, Thou schalt not slee; and he that sleeth, schal be gilti to doom.

But Y seie to you, that ech man that is wrooth to his brothir, schal be gilti to doom; and he that seith to his brother, Fy! schal be gilti to the counseil; but he that seith, Fool, schal be gilti to the fier of helle.

Therfor if thou offrist thi yifte `at the auter, and ther thou bithenkist, that thi brothir hath sum what ayens thee,

leeue there thi yifte bifor the auter, and go first to be recounselid to thi brothir, and thanne thou schalt come, and schalt offre thi yifte.

Be thou consentynge to thin aduersarie soone, while thou art in the weie with hym, lest perauenture thin aduersarie take thee to the domesman, and the domesman take thee to the mynystre, and thou be sent in to prisoun.

Treuli Y seie to thee, thou shalt not go out fro thennus, til thou yelde the last ferthing.

Ye han herd that it was seid to elde men, Thou schalt `do no letcherie.

But Y seie to you, that euery man that seeth a womman for to coueite hir, hath now do letcherie bi hir in his herte.

That if thi riyt iye sclaundre thee, pulle hym out, and caste fro thee; for it spedith to thee, that oon of thi membris perische, than that al thi bodi go in to helle.

And if thi riyt hond sclaundre thee, kitte hym aweye, and caste fro thee; for it spedith to thee that oon of thi membris perische, than that al thi bodi go in to helle.

And it hath be seyd, Who euere leeueth his wijf, yyue he to hir a libel of forsakyng.

But Y seie to you, that euery man that leeueth his wijf, outtakun cause of fornycacioun, makith hir to do letcherie, and he that weddith the forsakun wijf, doith auowtrye.

Eftsoone ye han herd, that it was seid to elde men, Thou schalt not forswere, but thou schalt yelde thin othis to the Lord.

But Y seie to you, that ye swere not `for ony thing; nethir bi heuene, for it is the trone of God;

nether bi the erthe, for it is the stole of his feet; nether bi Jerusalem, for it is the citee of a greet kyng; nether thou shalt not swere bi thin heed,

for thou maist not make oon heere white, ne blacke;

but be youre word, Yhe, yhe; Nay, nay; and that that is more than these, is of yuel.

Ye han herd that it hath be seid, Iye for iye, and tothe for tothe.

But Y seie to you, that ye ayenstonde not an yuel man; but if ony smyte thee in the riyt cheke, schewe to him also the tothir;

and to hym that wole stryue with thee in doom, and take awey thi coote, leeue thou `to him also thi mantil;

and who euer constreyneth thee a thousynde pacis, go thou with hym othir tweyne.

Yyue thou to hym that axith of thee, and turne not awey fro hym that wole borewe of thee.

Ye han herd that it was seid, Thou shalt loue thi neiybore, and hate thin enemye.

But Y seie to you, loue ye youre enemyes, do ye wel to hem that hatiden you, and preye ye for hem that pursuen, and sclaundren you;

that ye be the sones of your fadir that is in heuenes, that makith his sunne to rise vpon goode `and yuele men, and reyneth on iust men and vniuste.

For if ye louen hem that louen you, what mede schulen ye han? whether pupplicans doon not this?

And if ye greten youre britheren oonli, what schulen ye do more? ne doon not hethene men this?

Therfore be ye parfit, as youre heuenli fadir is parfit.

Takith hede, that ye do not youre riytwisnesse bifor men, to be seyn of hem, ellis ye schulen haue no meede at youre fadir that is in heuenes.

Therfore whanne thou doist almes, nyle thou trumpe tofore thee, as ypocritis doon in synagogis and stretis, that thei be worschipid of men; sotheli Y seie to you, they han resseyued her meede.

But whanne thou doist almes, knowe not thi left hond what thi riyt hond doith, that thin almes be in hidils,

and thi fadir that seeth in hiddils, schal quyte thee.

And whanne ye preyen, ye schulen not be as ipocritis, that louen to preye stondynge in synagogis and corneris of stretis, to be seyn of men; treuli Y seie to you, thei han resseyued her meede.

But whanne thou schalt preye, entre in to thi couche, and whanne the dore is schet, preye thi fadir in hidils, and thi fadir that seeth in hidils, schal yelde to thee.

But in preiyng nyle yee speke myche, as hethene men doon, for thei gessen that thei ben herd in her myche speche.

Therfor nyle ye be maad lich to hem, for your fadir woot what is nede to you, bifore that ye axen hym.

And thus ye schulen preye, Oure fadir that art in heuenes, halewid be thi name;

thi kyngdoom come to; be thi wille don `in erthe as in heuene;

yyue to vs this dai oure `breed ouer othir substaunce;

and foryyue to vs oure dettis, as we foryyuen to oure dettouris; and lede vs not in to temptacioun,

but delyuere vs fro yuel.

Amen. For if ye foryyuen to men her synnes, youre heuenli fadir schal foryyue to you youre trespassis.

Sotheli if ye foryyuen not to men, nether youre fadir schal foryyue to you youre synnes.

But whanne ye fasten, nyle ye be maad as ypocritis sorewful, for thei defacen hem silf, to seme fastyng to men; treuli Y seie to you, they han resseyued her meede.

But whanne thou fastist, anoynte thin heed, and waische thi face,

that thou be not seen fastynge to men, but to thi fadir that is in hidlis, and thi fadir that seeth in priuey, shal yelde to thee.

Nile ye tresoure to you tresouris in erthe, where ruste and mouyte destrieth, and where theues deluen out and stelen;

but gadere to you tresouris in heuene, where nether ruste ne mouyte distrieth, and where theues deluen not out, ne stelen.

For where thi tresoure is, there also thin herte is.

The lanterne of thi bodi is thin iye; if thin iye be symple, al thi bodi shal be liytful;

but if thin iye be weiward, al thi bodi shal be derk. If thanne the liyt that is in thee be derknessis, how grete schulen thilk derknessis be?

No man may serue tweyn lordis, for ethir he schal hate `the toon, and loue the tother; ethir he shal susteyne `the toon, and dispise the tothir. Ye moun not serue God and richessis.

Therfor I seie to you, that ye be not bisi to youre lijf, what ye schulen ete; nether to youre bodi, with what ye schulen be clothid. Whether lijf is not more than meete, and the bodie more than cloth?

Biholde ye the foulis of the eire, for thei sowen not, nethir repen, nethir gaderen in to bernes; and youre fadir of heuene fedith hem. Whether ye ben not more worthi than thei?