The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

But who of you thenkynge mai putte to his stature o cubit?

And of clothing what ben ye bisye? Biholde ye the lilies of the feeld, how thei wexen. Thei trauelen not, nether spynnen;

and Y seie to you, Salomon in al his glorie was not keuered as oon of these.

And if God clothith thus the hei of the feeld, that to day is, and to morewe is cast in to an ouen, hou myche more you of litel feith?

Therfor nyle ye be bisi, seiynge, What schulen we ete? or, What schulen we drinke? or, With what thing schulen we be keuered?

For hethene men seken alle these thingis; and youre fadir woot, that ye han nede to alle these thingis.

Therfor seke ye first the kyngdom of God, and his riytfulnesse, and alle these thingis shulen be cast to you.

Therfor nyle ye be bisy in to the morew, for the morew shal be bisi to `hym silf; for it suffisith to the dai his owen malice.

Nile ye deme, `that ye be not demed; for in what doom ye demen,

ye schulen be demed, and in what mesure ye meten, it schal be meten ayen to you.

But what seest thou a litil mote in the iye of thi brother, and seest not a beem in thin owne iye?

Or hou seist thou to thi brothir, Brothir, suffre I schal do out a mote fro thin iye, and lo! a beem is in thin owne iye?

Ipocrite, `do thou out first the beem of thin iye, and thanne thou schalt se to do out the mote of the iye of thi brothir.

Nile ye yyue hooli thing to houndis, nethir caste ye youre margaritis bifore swyne, lest perauenture thei defoulen hem with her feet, and the houndis be turned, and al to-tere you.

Axe ye, and it schal be youun to you; seke ye, and ye schulen fynde; knocke ye, and it schal be openyd to you.

For ech that axith, takith; and he that sekith, fyndith; and it schal be openyd to hym, that knockith.

What man of you is, that if his sone axe hym breed, whethir he wole take hym a stoon?

Or if he axe fische, whether he wole take hym an edder?

Therfor if ye, whanne ye ben yuele men, kunnen yyue good yiftis to youre sones, hou myche more youre fadir that is in heuenes schal yyue good thingis to men that axen hym?

Therfor alle thingis, what euere thingis ye wolen that men do to you, do ye to hem, for this is the lawe and the prophetis.

Entre ye bi the streyt yate; for the yate that ledith to perdicioun is large, and the weie is broode, and there ben many that entren bi it.

Hou streit is the yate, and narwy the weye, that ledith to lijf, and ther ben fewe that fynden it.

Be ye war of fals prophetis, that comen to you in clothingis of scheep, but withynneforth thei ben as wolues of raueyn;

of her fruytis ye schulen knowe hem. Whether men gaderen grapis of thornes, or figus of breris?

So euery good tre makith good fruytis; but an yuel tre makith yuel fruytis.

A good tre may not make yuel fruytis, nethir an yuel tre make good fruytis.

Euery tre that makith not good fruyt, schal be kyt doun, and schal be cast in to the fier.

Therfor of her fruytis ye schulen knowe hem.

Not ech man that seith to me, Lord, Lord, schal entre in to the kyngdom of heuenes; but he that doith the wille of my fadir that is in heuenes, he schal entre in to the kyngdoom of heuenes.

Many schulen seie to me in that dai, Lord, Lord, whether we han not prophesied in thi name, and han caste out feendis in thi name, and han doon many vertues in thi name?

And thanne Y schal knouleche to hem, That Y knewe you neuere; departe awei fro me, ye that worchen wickidnesse.

Therfor ech man that herith these my wordis, and doith hem, schal be maad lijk to a wise man, that hath bildid his hous on a stoon.

And reyn felde doun, and flodis camen, and wyndis blewen, and russchiden `in to that hous; and it felde not doun, for it was foundun on a stoon.

And euery man that herith these my wordis, and doith hem not, is lijk to a fool, that hath bildid his hous on grauel.

And reyn cam doun, and floodis camen, and wyndis blewen, and thei hurliden ayen that hous; and it felde doun, and the fallyng doun therof was greet.

And it was doon, whanne Jhesus hadde endid these wordis, the puple wondride on his techyng;

for he tauyte hem, as he that hadde power, and not as the scribis `of hem, and the Farisees.

But whanne Jhesus was come doun fro the hil, mych puple suede hym.

And loo! a leprouse man cam, and worschipide hym, and seide, Lord, if thou wolt, thou maist make me clene.

And Jhesus helde forth the hoond, and touchide hym, and seide, Y wole, be thou maad cleene. And anoon the lepre of him was clensid.

And Jhesus seide to hym, Se, seie thou to no man; but go, shewe thee to the prestis, and offre the yift that Moyses comaundide, in witnessyng to hem.

And whanne he hadde entrid in to Cafarnaum, `the centurien neiyede to him, and preiede him,

and seide, Lord, my childe lijth in the hous sijk on the palesie, and is yuel turmentid.

And Jhesus seide to him, Y schal come, and schal heele him.

And the centurien answeride, and seide to hym, Lord, Y am not worthi, that thou entre vndur my roof; but oonli seie thou bi word, and my childe shal be heelid.

For whi Y am a man ordeyned vndur power, and haue knyytis vndir me; and Y seie to this, Go, and he goith; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my seruaunt, Do this, and he doith it.

And Jhesus herde these thingis, and wondride, and seide to men `that sueden him, Treuli Y seie to you, Y foond not so greet feith in Israel.

And Y seie to you, that many schulen come fro the eest and the west, and schulen reste with Abraham and Ysaac and Jacob in the kyngdom of heuenes;

but the sones of the rewme schulen be cast out in to vtmer derknessis; there schal be wepyng, and grynting of teeth.

And Jhesus seide to the centurioun, Go, and as thou hast bileuyd, be it doon to thee. And the child was heelid fro that hour.

And whanne Jhesus was comun in to the hous of Symount Petre, he say his wyues modir liggynge, and shakun with feueris.

And he touchide hir hoond, and the feuer lefte hir; and she roos, and seruede hem.

And whanne it was euen, thei brouyten to hym manye that hadden deuelis, and he castide out spiritis bi word, and heelide alle that weren yuel at ese;

that it were fulfillid, that was seid by Ysaie, the profete, seiynge, He took oure infirmytees, and bar oure siknessis.

And Jhesus say myche puple aboute him, and bade hise disciplis go ouer the watir.

And a scribe neiyede, and seide to hym, Maistir, Y shal sue thee, whidir euer thou schalt go.

And Jhesus seide to hym, Foxis han dennes, and briddis of heuene han nestis, but mannus sone hath not where `he schal reste his heed.

Anothir of his disciplis seide to him, Lord, suffre me to go first, and birie my fader.

But Jhesus seide to hym, Sue thou me, and lete deed men birie her deede men.

And whanne he was goon vp in to a litil schip, his disciplis sueden hym.

And loo! a greet stiring was maad in the see, so that the schip was hilid with wawes; but he slepte.

And hise disciplis camen to hym, and reysiden hym, and seiden, Lord, saue vs; we perischen.

And Jhesus seide to hem, What ben ye of litil feith agaste? Thanne he roos, and comaundide to the wyndis and the see, and a greet pesibilnesse was maad.

And men wondriden, and seiden, What maner man is he this, for the wyndis and the see obeischen to him?

And whanne Jhesus was comun ouer the watir in to the cuntre of men of Gerasa, twey men metten hym, that hadden deuelis, and camen out of graues, ful woode, so that noo man myyte go bi that weie.

And lo! thei crieden, and seiden, What to vs and to thee, Jhesu, the sone of God? `art thou comun hidir bifore the tyme to turmente vs?

And not fer fro hem was a flocke of many swyne lesewynge.

And the deuelis preyeden hym, and seiden, If thou castist out vs fro hennes, sende vs in to the droue of swyne.

And he seide to hem, Go ye. And thei yeden out, and wenten in to the swyne; and loo! in a greet bire al the droue wente heedlyng in to the see, and thei weren deed in the watris.

And the hirdis fledden awey, and camen in to the citee, and telden alle these thingis, and of hem that hadden the feendis.

And lo! al the citee wente out ayens Jhesu; and whanne thei hadden seyn hym, thei preieden, that he wolde passe fro her coostis.

And Jhesus wente vp in to a boot, and passide ouer the watir, and cam in to his citee.

And lo! thei brouyten to hym a man sike in palesie, liggynge in a bed. And Jhesus saw the feith of hem, and seide to the man sike in palesye, Sone, haue thou trist; thi synnes ben foryouun to thee.

And lo! summe of the scribis seiden withynne hem silf, This blasfemeth.

And whanne Jhesus hadde seyn her thouytis, he seide, Wherto thenken ye yuele thingis in youre hertis?

What is liytere to seye, Thi synnes ben foryouun to thee, ethir `to seie, Rise thou, and walke?

But that ye wite that mannus sone hath power to foryyue synnes in erthe, thanne he seide to the sijk man in palesie, Rise vp; take thi bed, and go in to thin hous.

And he roos, and wente in to his hous.

And the puple seynge dredde, and glorifiede God, that yaf suche power to men.

And whanne Jhesus passide fro thennus, he say a man, Matheu bi name, sittynge in a tolbothe. And he seide to hym, Sue thou me.

And he roos, and folewide hym. And it was don, the while he sat `at the mete in the hous, lo! many pupplicans and synful men camen, and saten `at the mete with Jhesu and hise disciplis.

And Farisees sien, and seiden to hise disciplis, Whi etith youre maister with pupplicans and synful men?

And Jhesus herde, and seide, A leche is not nedeful to men that faren wel, but to men that ben yuel at ese.

But go ye, and lerne what it is, Y wole merci, and not sacrifice; for I cam, not to clepe riytful men, but synful men.

Thanne the disciplis of Joon camen to hym, and seiden, Whi we and Farisees fasten ofte, but thi disciplis fasten not?

And Jhesus seide to hem, Whether the sones of the spouse moun morne, as long as the spouse is with hem? But daies schulen come, whanne the spouse schal be takun a wei fro hem, and thanne thei schulen faste.

And no man putteth a clout of buystous clothe in to an elde clothing; for it doith awey the fulnesse of the cloth, and a wers breking is maad.

Nethir men putten newe wyne in to elde botelis, ellis the botels ben to-broke, and distried, and the wyn sched out. But men putten newe wyne in to newe botels, and bothe ben kept.

Whiles that Jhesus spak thes thingis to hem, lo! a prince cam, and worschipide hym, and seide, Lord, my douyter is now deed; but come thou, and putte thin hond on hir, and she schal lyue.

And Jhesus roos, and `hise disciplis, and sueden hym.

And lo! a womman, that hadde the blodi flux twelue yere, neiyede bihynde, and touchide the hem of his cloth.

For sche seide with ynne hir self, Yif Y touche oonli the cloth of hym, Y schal be saaf.

And Jhesus turnede, and say hir, and seide, Douytir, haue thou trist; thi feith hath maad thee saaf. And the womman was hool fro that our.

And whanne Jhesus cam in to the hous of the prince, and say mynstrallis, and the puple makynge noise,

he seide, Go ye a wei, for the damysel is not deed, but slepith. And thei scornyden hym.

And whanne the folc was put out, he wente in, and helde hir hond; and the damysel roos.

And this fame wente out in to al that loond.

And whanne Jhesus passide fro thennus, twei blynde men criynge sueden hym, and seiden, Thou sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs.

And whanne he cam in to the hous, the blynde men camen to hym; and Jhesus seide to hem, What wolen ye, that I do to you? And thei seiden, Lord, that oure iyen be opened. And Jhesus seide, Bileuen ye, that Y mai do this thing to you? Thei seien to him, Yhe, Lord.

Thanne he touchide her iyen, and seide, Aftir youre feith be it doon to you.