The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And hise disciplis camen, and token his bodi, and birieden it; and thei camen, and tolden to Jhesu.

And whanne Jhesus hadde herd this thing, he wente fro thennus in a boot, in to desert place bisides. And whanne the puple hadde herd, thei folewiden hym on her feet fro citees.

And Jhesus yede out, and sai a greet puple, and hadde reuthe on hem, and heelide the sike men of hem.

But whanne the euentid was com, hise disciplis camen to him, and seiden, The place is desert, and the tyme is now passid; lat the puple go in to townes, to bye hem mete.

Jhesus seide to hem, Thei han not nede to go; yyue ye hem sumwhat to ete.

Thei answeriden, We han not heere, but fyue looues and twei fischis.

And he seide to hem, Brynge ye hem hidur to me.

And whanne he hadde comaundid the puple to sitte to meete on the heye, he took fyue looues and twei fischis, and he bihelde in to heuene, and blesside, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis; and the disciplis yauen to the puple.

And alle eten, and weren fulfillid. And thei tooken the relifs of brokun gobetis, twelue cofynes ful.

And the noumbre of men that eten was fyue thousynde of men, outakun wymmen and lytle children.

And anoon Jhesus compellide the disciplis to go vp in to a boot, and go bifor hym ouer the see, while he lefte the puple.

And whanne the puple was left, he stiede aloone in to an hil for to preie. But whanne the euenyng was come, he was there aloone.

And the boot in the myddel of the see was schoggid with wawis, for the wynd was contrarie to hem.

But in the fourthe wakyng of the niyt, he cam to hem walkynge aboue the see.

And thei, seynge hym walking on the see, weren disturblid, and seiden, That it is a fantum; and for drede thei crieden.

And anoon Jhesus spac to hem, and seide, Haue ye trust, Y am; nyle ye drede.

And Petre answeride, and seide, Lord, if thou art, comaunde me to come to thee on the watris.

And he seide, Come thou. And Petre yede doun fro the boot, and walkide on the watris to come to Jhesu.

But he siy the wynd strong, and was aferde; and whanne he bigan to drenche, he criede, and seide, Lord, make me saaf.

And anoon Jhesus helde forth his hoond, and took Petre, and seide to hym, Thou of litil feith, whi hast thou doutid?

And whanne he hadde stied in to the boot, the wynd ceessid.

And thei, that weren in the boot, camen, and worschipiden hym, and seiden, Verili, thou art Goddis sone.

And whanne thei hadden passid ouer the see, thei camen in to the loond of Genesar.

And whanne men of that place hadden knowe hym, thei senten in to al that cuntre; and thei brouyten to hym alle that hadden siknesse.

And thei preieden hym, that thei schulden touche the hemme of his clothing; and who euere touchiden weren maad saaf.

Thanne the scribis and the Farisees camen to hym fro Jerusalem, and seiden,

Whi breken thi disciplis the tradiciouns of eldere men? for thei waisschen not her hondis, whanne thei eten breed.

He answeride, and seide to hem, Whi breken ye the maundement of God for youre tradicioun?

For God seide, Honoure thi fadir and thi modir, and he that cursith fadir or modir, die bi deeth.

But ye seien, Who euer seith to fadir or modir, What euere yifte is of me, it schal profite to thee;

and he hath not worschipid his fadir or his modir; and ye han maad the maundement of God voide for youre tradicioun.

Ypocritis, Isaie, the prophete, prophesiede wel of you,

and seide, This puple honourith me with lippis, but her herte is fer fro me;

and thei worschipen me `with outen cause, techynge the doctrines and maundementis of men.

And whanne the puple weren clepid to gidere to hym, he seide to hem, Here ye, and `vndurstonde ye.

That thing that entrith in to the mouth, defoulith not a man; but that thing that cometh out of the mouth, defoulith a man.

Thanne hise disciplis camen, and seiden to hym, Thou knowist, that, if this word be herd, the Farisees ben sclaundrid?

And he answeride, and seide, Eueri plauntyng, that my fadir of heuene hath not plauntid, shal be drawun vp by the roote.

Suffre ye hem; thei ben blynde, and leederis of blynde men. And if a blynd man lede a blynd man, bothe fallen doun in to the diche.

Petre answeride, and seide to hym, Expowne to vs this parable.

And he seide, Yit `ye ben also with oute vndurstondyng?

Vndurstonden ye not, that al thing that entrith in to the mouth, goith in to the wombe, and is sent out in to the goyng awei?

But tho thingis that comen forth fro the mouth, goon out of the herte, and tho thingis defoulen a man.

For of the herte goon out yuele thouytis, mansleyngis, auowtries, fornycaciouns, theftis, fals witnessyngis, blasfemyes.

Thes thingis it ben that defoulen a man; but to ete with hondis not waischun, defoulith not a man.

And Jhesus yede out fro thennus, and wente in to the coostis of Tire and Sidon.

And lo! a womman of Canane yede out of tho coostis, and criede, and seide to him, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on me; my douyter is yuel traueilid of a feend.

And he answeride not to hir a word. And hise disciplis camen, and preieden hym, and seiden, Leue thou hir, for she crieth aftir vs.

He answeride, and seide, Y am not sent, but to the scheep of the hous of Israel that perischiden.

And she cam, and worschipide hym, and seide, Lord, helpe me.

Which answeride, and seide, It is not good to take the breed of children, and caste to houndis.

And she seide, Yhis, Lord; for whelpis eten of the crummes, that fallen doun fro the bord of her lordis.

Thanne Jhesus answeride, and seide to hir, A! womman, thi feith is greet; be it doon to thee, as thou wolt. And hir douytir was helid fro that hour.

And whanne Jhesus hadde passed fro thennus, he cam bisidis the see of Galilee. And he yede vp in to an hil, and sat there.

And myche puple cam to hym, and hadden with hem doumbe men and crokid, feble and blynde, and many other; and thei castiden doun hem at hise feet. And he helide hem,

so that the puple wondriden seynge doumbe men spekynge, and crokid goynge, blynde men seynge; and thei magnyfieden God of Israel.

And Jhesus, whanne hise disciplis weren clepid to gidere, seide to hem, Y haue reuthe of the puple, for thei han abiden now thre daies with me, and han no thing to ete; and Y wole not leeue hem fastynge, lest thei failen in the weie.

And the disciplis seien to him, Wherof thanne so many looues among vs in desert, to fulfille so greet a puple?

And Jhesus seide to hem, Hou many looues han ye? And thei seiden, Seuene, and a fewe smale fisshis.

And he comaundide to the puple, to sitte to mete on the erthe.

And he took seuene looues and fyue fischis, and dide thankyngis, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis; and the disciplis yauen to the puple.

And alle eten, and weren fulfillid, and thei token that that was left of relifes, seuene lepis fulle.

And thei that eten weren foure thousynde of men, with outen litle children and wymmen.

And whanne he hadde left the puple, he wente vp in to a boot, and cam in to the coostis of Magedan.

And the Farisees and the Saducees camen to hym temptynge, and preieden hym to schewe hem a tokene fro heuene.

And he answeride, and seide to hem, Whanne the euentid is comun, ye seien, It schal be clere, for heuene is rodi;

and the morewtid, To dai tempest, for heuene schyneth heueli.

Thanne ye kunne deme the face of heuene, but ye moun not wite the tokenes of tymes. An yuel generacioun and auoutresse sekith a tokene; and a tokene schal not be youun to it, but the tokene of Jonas, the profete. And whanne he hadde left hem, he wente forth.

And whanne his disciplis camen ouer the see, thei foryaten to take looues.

And he seide to hem, Biholde ye, and be war of the soure dowy of Farisees and Saducees.

And thei thouyten among hem, and seiden, For we han not take looues.

But Jhesus witynge seide to hem, What thenken ye among you of litel feith, for ye han not looues?

Yit `vndurstonden not ye, nether han mynde of fyue looues in to fyue thousynde of men, and hou many cofyns ye token?

nether of seuene looues in to foure thousynde of men, and hou many lepis ye token?

Whi vndurstonden ye not, for Y seide not to you of breed, Be ye war of the sourdowy of Farisees and of Saducees?

Thanne thei vndurstooden, that he seide not to be war of sourdowy of looues, but of the techyng of Farisees and Saducees.

And Jhesus cam in to the parties of Cesarie of Filip, and axide hise disciplis, and seide, Whom seien men to be mannus sone?

And thei seiden, Summe Joon Baptist; othere Elie; and othere Jeremye, or oon of the prophetis.

Jhesus seide to hem, But whom seien ye me to be?

Symount Petre answeride, and seide, Thou art Crist, the sone of God lyuynge.

Jhesus answeride, and seide to him, Blessid art thou, Symount Bariona; for fleisch and blood schewide not to thee, but my fadir that is in heuenes.

And Y seie to thee, that thou art Petre, and on this stoon Y schal bilde my chirche, and the yatis of helle schulen not haue miyt ayens it.

And to thee Y shal yyue the keies of the kingdom of heuenes; and what euer thou shalt bynde on erthe, schal be boundun also in heuenes; and what euer thou schalt vnbynde on erthe, schal be vnbounden also in heuenes.

Thanne he comaundide to hise disciplis, that thei schulden seie to no man, that he was Crist.

Fro that tyme Jhesus bigan to schewe to hise disciplis, that it bihofte hym go to Jerusalem, and suffre many thingis, of the eldere men, and of scribis, and princis of prestis; and be slayn, and the thridde dai to rise ayen.

And Petre took hym, and bigan to blame him, and seide, Fer be it fro thee, Lord; this thing schal not be to thee.

And he turnede, and seide to Petre, Sathanas, go after me; thou art a sclaundre to me; for thou sauerist not tho thingis that ben of God, but tho thingis that ben of men.

Thanne Jhesus seide to his disciplis, If ony man wole come after me, denye he hym silf, and take his cros, and sue me; for he that wole make his lijf saaf,

shal leese it; and he that schal leese his lijf for me, schal fynde it.

For what profitith it to a man, if he wynne al the world, and suffre peiryng of his soule? or what chaunging schal a man yyue for his soule?

For mannes sone schal come in glorie of his fader, with his aungels, and thanne he schal yelde to ech man after his werkis.

Treuli Y seie to you, `ther ben summe of hem that stonden here, whiche schulen not taste deth, til thei seen mannus sone comynge in his kyngdom.

And after sixe daies Jhesus took Petre, and James, and Joon, his brother, and ledde hem aside in to an hiy hil,

and was turned in to an othir licnesse bifor hem. And his face schone as the sunne; and hise clothis weren maad white as snowe.

And lo! Moises and Elie apperiden to hem, and spaken with hym.

And Petre answeride, and seide to Jhesu, Lord, it is good vs to be here. If thou wolt, make we here thre tabernaclis; to thee oon, to Moises oon, and oon to Elye. Yit the while he spak, lo!

a briyt cloude ouerschadewide hem; and lo! a voice out of the cloude, that seide, This is my dereworth sone, in whom Y haue wel pleside to me; here ye hym.

And the disciplis herden, and felden doun on her faces, and dredden greetli.

And Jhesus cam, and touchide hem, and seide to hem, Rise vp, and nyle ye drede.

And thei liften vp her iyen, and saien no man, but Jhesu aloone.