The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And the iyen of hem were opened. And Jhesus thretenede hem, and seide, Se ye, that no man wite.

But thei yeden out, and diffameden hym thorou al that lond.

And whanne thei weren gon out, loo! thei brouyten to hym a doumbe man, hauynge a deuel.

And whanne the deuel was cast out, the doumb man spak. And the puple wondride, and seide, It hath not be say thus in Israel.

But the Farisees seiden, In the prince of deuelis he castith out deuelis.

And Jhesus wente `aboute alle the `citees and castels, techinge in the synagogis of hem, and prechynge the gospel of the kyngdom, and helynge euery langour and euery sijknesse.

And he siy the puple, and hadde reuthe on hem; for thei weren trauelid, and liggynge as scheep not hauynge a scheepherde.

Thanne he seide to hise disciplis, Sotheli there is myche ripe corn, but fewe werk men.

Therfor preye ye the lord of the ripe corn, that he sende werke men in to his ripe corn.

And whanne his twelue disciplis weren clepid togidere, he yaf to hem powere of vnclene spiritis, to caste hem out of men, and to heele eueri langour, and sijknesse.

And these ben the names of the twelue apostlis; the firste, Symount, that is clepid Petre, and Andrew, his brothir; James of Zebede, and Joon, his brothir; Filip, and Bartholomeu;

Thomas, and Matheu, pupplican; and James Alfey, and Tadee;

Symount Chananee, and Judas Scarioth, that bitrayede Crist.

Jhesus sente these twelue, and comaundide hem, and seide, Go ye not `in to the weie of hethene men, and entre ye not in to the citees of Samaritans;

but rather go ye to the scheep of the hous of Israel, that han perischid.

And go ye, and preche ye, and seie, that the kyngdam of heuenes shal neiye;

heele ye sike men, reise ye deede men, clense ye mesels, caste ye out deuelis; freeli ye han takun, freli yyue ye.

Nyle ye welde gold, nether siluer, ne money in youre girdlis, not a scrippe in the weie,

nether twei cootis, nethir shoon, nether a yerde; for a werkman is worthi his mete.

In to what euere citee or castel ye schulen entre, axe ye who therynne is worthi, and there dwelle ye, til ye go out.

And whanne ye goon in to an hous, `grete ye it, and seyn, Pees to this hous.

And if thilk hous be worthi, youre pees schal come on it; but if that hous be not worthi, youre pees schal turne ayen to you.

And who euere resseyueth not you, nethir herith youre wordis, go ye fro that hous or citee, and sprenge of the dust of youre feet.

Treuly Y seie to you, it shal be more suffrable to the loond of men of Sodom and of Gommor in the dai of iugement, than to thilke citee.

Lo! Y sende you as scheep in the myddil of wolues; therfor be ye sliy as serpentis, and symple as dowues.

But be ye war of men, for thei schulen take you in counseilis, and thei schulen bete you in her synagogis;

and to meyris, or presidentis, and to kyngis, ye schulen be lad for me, in witnessyng to hem, and to the hethen men.

But whanne thei take you, nyle ye thenke, hou or what thing ye schulen speke, for it shal be youun `to you in that our, what ye schulen speke;

for it ben not ye that speken, but the spirit of youre fadir, that spekith in you.

`And the brother shal take the brother in to deeth, and the fader the sone, and sones schulen rise ayens fadir and modir, and schulen turmente hem bi deeth.

And ye schulen be in hate to alle men for my name; but he that shall dwelle stille in to the ende, shal be saaf.

And whanne thei pursuen you in this citee, fle ye in to anothir. Treuli Y seie to you, ye schulen not ende the citees of Israel, to for that mannus sone come.

The disciple is not aboue the maistir, ne the seruaunt aboue hys lord;

it is ynowy to the disciple, that he be as his maistir, and to the seruaunt as his lord. If thei han clepid the hosebonde man Belsabub, hou myche more his houshold meyne?

Therfor drede ye not hem; for no thing is hid, that schal not be shewid; and no thing is priuey, that schal not be wist.

That thing that Y seie to you in derknessis, seie ye in the liyt; and preche ye on housis, that thing that ye heeren in the ere.

And nyle ye drede hem that sleen the bodi; for thei moun not sle the soule; but rather drede ye hym, that mai lese bothe soule and bodi in to helle.

Whether twei sparewis ben not seeld for an halpeny? and oon of hem shal not falle on the erthe with outen youre fadir.

`And alle the heeris of youre heed ben noumbrid.

Therfor nyle ye drede; ye ben betere than many sparewis.

Therfor euery man that schal knouleche me bifore men, Y schal knouleche hym bifor my fadir that is in heuenes.

But he that shal denye me bifor men, and I shal denye him bifor my fadir that is in heuenes.

Nile ye deme, that Y cam to sende pees in to erthe; Y cam not to sende pees, but swerd.

For Y cam to departe a man ayens his fadir, and the douytir ayens hir modir, and the sones wijf ayens the housbondis modir;

and the enemyes of a man ben `thei, that ben homeli with him.

He that loueth fadir or modir more than me, is not worthi to me. And he that loueth sone or douyter ouer me, is not worthi to me.

And he that takith not his croos, and sueth me, is not worthi to me.

He that fyndith his lijf, shal lose it; and he that lesith his lijf for me, shal fynde it.

He that resseyueth you, resseyueth me; and he that resseyueth me, resseyueth hym that sente me.

He that resseyueth a prophete in the name of a prophete, shal take the mede of a prophete. And he that resseyueth a iust man in the name of a iust man, schal take the mede of a iust man.

And who euer yyueth drynke to oon of these leeste a cuppe of coolde watir oonli in the name of a disciple, treuli Y seie to you, he shal not leese his mede.

And it was doon, whanne Jhesus hadde endid, he comaundide to hise twelue disciplis, and passide fro thennus to teche and preche in the citees of hem.

But whanne Joon in boondis hadde herd the werkis of Crist, he sente tweyne of hise disciplis,

and seide to him, `Art thou he that schal come, or we abiden another?

And Jhesus answeride, and seide `to hem, Go ye, and telle ayen to Joon tho thingis that ye han herd and seyn.

Blynde men seen, crokid men goon, meselis ben maad clene, deefe men heren, deed men rysen ayen, pore men ben takun to `prechyng of the gospel.

And he is blessid, that shal not be sclaundrid in me.

And whanne thei weren goon awei, Jhesus bigan to seie of Joon to the puple, What thing wenten ye out in to desert to se? a reed wawed with the wynd?

Or what thing wenten ye out to see? a man clothid with softe clothis? Lo! thei that ben clothid with softe clothis ben in the housis of kyngis.

But what thing wenten ye out to se? a prophete? Yhe, Y seie to you, and more than a prophete.

For this is he, of whom it is writun, Lo! Y sende myn aungel bifor thi face, that shal make redi thi weye bifor thee.

Treuli Y seie to you, ther roos noon more than Joon Baptist among the children of wymmen; but he that is lesse in the kyngdom of heuenes, is more than he.

And fro the daies of Joon Baptist til now the kyngdom of heuenes suffrith violence, and violent men rauyschen it.

For alle prophetis and the lawe `til to Joon prophecieden; and if ye wolen resseyue,

he is Elie that is to come.

He that hath eris of heryng, here he.

But to whom schal Y gesse this generacioun lijk? It is lijk to children sittynge in chepyng, that crien to her peeris,

and seien, We han songun to you, and ye han not daunsid; we han morned to you, and ye han not weilid.

For Joon cam nether etynge ne drynkynge, and thei seien, He hath a deuel.

The sone of man cam etynge and drynkynge, and thei seien, Lo! a man a glotoun, and a drinkere of wijne, and a freend of pupplicans and of synful men. And wisdom is iustified of her sones.

Thanne Jhesus bigan to seye repreef to citees, in whiche ful manye vertues of him weren doon, for thei diden not penaunce.

Wo to thee! Corosaym, woo to thee! Bethsaida; for if the vertues that ben doon in you hadden be doon in Tyre and Sidon, sumtyme thei hadden don penaunce in heyre and aische.

Netheles Y seie to you, it schal be lesse peyne to Tire and Sidon in the dai of doom, than to you.

And thou, Cafarnaum, whethir thou schalt be arerid vp in to heuene? Thou shalt go doun in to helle. For if the vertues that ben don in thee, hadden be don in Sodom, perauenture thei schulden haue dwellid `in to this dai.

Netheles Y seie to you, that to the lond of Sodom it schal be `lesse peyne in the dai of doom, than to thee.

In thilke tyme Jhesus answeride, and seide, Y knowleche to thee, fadir, lord of heuene and of erthe, for thou hast hid these thingis fro wijse men, and redi, and hast schewid hem to litle children;

so, fadir, for so it was plesynge tofore thee.

Alle thingis ben youune to me of my fadir; and no man knewe the sone, but the fadir, nethir ony man knewe the fadir, but the sone, and to whom the sone wolde schewe.

Alle ye that traueilen, and ben chargid, come to me, and Y schal fulfille you.

Take ye my yok on you, and lerne ye of me, for Y am mylde and meke in herte; and ye schulen fynde reste to youre soulis.

`For my yok is softe, and my charge liyt.

In that tyme Jhesus wente bi cornes in the sabot day; and hise disciplis hungriden, and bigunnen to plucke the eris of corn, and to ete.

And Fariseis, seynge, seiden to hym, Lo! thi disciplis don that thing that is not leueful to hem to do in sabatis.

And he seide to hem, Whether ye han not red, what Dauid dide, whanne he hungride, and thei that weren with hym?

hou he entride in to the hous of God, and eet looues of proposicioun, whiche looues it was not leueful to hym to ete, nether to hem that weren with hym, but to prestis aloone?

Or whether ye han not red in the lawe, that in sabotis prestis in the temple defoulen the sabotis, and thei ben with oute blame?

And Y seie to you, that here is a gretter than the temple.

And if ye wisten, what it is, Y wole merci, and not sacrifice, ye schulden neuer haue condempned innocentis.

For mannus Sone is lord, yhe, of the sabat.

And whanne he passide fro thennus, he cam in to the synagoge of hem.

And lo! a man that hadde a drye hoond. And thei axiden hym, and seiden, Whether it be leueful to hele in the sabot? that thei schulden acuse hym.

And he seide to hem, What man of you schal be, that hath o scheep, and if it falle in to a diche in the sabotis, whether he shal not holde, and lifte it vp?

How myche more is a man better than a scheep? Therfor it is leueful to do good in the sabatis.

Thanne he seide to the man, Stretche forth thin hoond. And he strauyte forth; and it was restorid to heelthe as the tothir.

And the Farisees wenten out, and maden a counsel ayens hym, hou thei schulden distrie hym.

And Jhesus knewe it, and wente awei fro thennus; and many sueden hym, and he helide hem alle.

And he comaundide to hem, that thei schulden not make hym knowun;

that that thing were fulfillid, that was seid by Isaie, the prophete, seiynge, Lo!

my child, whom Y haue chosun, my derling, in whom it hath wel plesid to my soule; Y shal put my spirit on him, and he shal telle dom to hethen men.

He shal not stryue, ne crye, nethir ony man shal here his voice in stretis.