The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And Jhesus wente vp to Jerusalem, and took hise twelue disciplis in priuetee, and seide to hem, Lo!

we goon vp to Jerusalem, and mannus sone schal be bitakun to princis of prestis, and scribis; and thei schulen condempne him to deeth.

And thei schulen bitake hym to hethene men, for to be scorned, and scourgid, and crucified; and the thridde day he schal rise ayen to lijf.

Thanne the modir of the sones of Zebedee cam to hym with hir sones, onourynge, and axynge sum thing of hym.

And he seide to hir, What wolt thou? She seith to hym, Seie that thes tweyne my sones sitte, oon at thi riythalf, and oon at thi lefthalf, in thi kyngdom.

Jhesus answeride, and seide, Ye witen not what ye axen. Moun ye drynke the cuppe which Y schal drynke? Thei seien to hym, We moun.

He seith to hem, Ye schulen drinke my cuppe; but to sitte at my riythalf or lefthalf, it is not myn to yyue to you; but to whiche it is maad redi of my fadir.

And the ten herynge, hadden indignacioun of the twei britheren.

But Jhesus clepide hem to hym, and seide, Ye witen, that princis of hethene men ben lordis of hem, and thei that ben gretter, vsen power on hem.

It schal not be so among you; but who euer wole be maad gretter among you, be he youre mynystre;

and who euer among you wole be the firste, he schal be youre seruaunt.

As mannus sone cam not to be seruyd, but to serue, and to yyue his lijf redempcioun for manye.

And whanne thei yeden out of Jerico, miche puple suede him.

And lo! twei blynde men saten bisydis the weie, and herden that Jhesus passide; and thei crieden, and seiden, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs.

And the puple blamede hem, that thei schulden be stille; and thei crieden the more, and seiden, Lord, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on vs.

And Jhesus stood, and clepide hem, and seide, What wolen ye, that Y do to you?

Thei seien to him, Lord, that oure iyen be opened.

And Jhesus hadde merci on hem, and touchide her iyen; and anoon thei sayen, and sueden him.

And whanne Jhesus cam nyy to Jerusalem, and cam to Bethfage, at the mount of Olyuete, thanne sente he his twei disciplis, and seide to hem,

Go ye in to the castel that is ayens you, and anoon ye schulen fynde an asse tied, and a colt with hir; vntien ye, and brynge to me.

And if ony man seie to you ony thing, seie ye, that the Lord hath nede to hem; and anoon he schal leeue hem.

Al this was doon, that that thing schulde be fulfillid, that was seid bi the prophete, seiynge, Seie ye to the douyter of Syon, Lo!

thi kyng cometh to thee, meke, sittynge on an asse, and a fole of an asse vnder yok.

And the disciplis yeden, and diden as Jhesus comaundide hem.

And thei brouyten an asse, and the fole, and leiden her clothis on hem, and maden hym sitte aboue.

And ful myche puple strewiden her clothis in the weie; othere kittiden braunchis of trees, and strewiden in the weie.

And the puple that wente bifore, and that sueden, crieden, and seiden, Osanna to the sone of Dauid; blessid is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Osanna in hiy thingis.

And whanne he was entrid in to Jerusalem, al the citee was stirid, and seide, Who is this?

But the puple seide, This is Jhesus, the prophete, of Nazareth of Galilee.

And Jhesus entride in to the temple of God, and castide out of the temple alle that bouyten and solden; and he turnede vpsedoun the bordis of chaungeris, and the chayeris of men that solden culueris.

And he seith to hem, It is writun, Myn hous schal be clepid an hous of preier; but ye han maad it a denne of theues.

And blynde and crokid camen to hym in the temple, and he heelide hem.

But the princis of prestis and scribis, seynge the merueilouse thingis that he dide, and children criynge in the temple, and seiynge, Osanna to the sone of Dauid, hadden indignacioun,

and seiden to hym, Herist thou what these seien? And Jhesus seide to hem, Yhe; whether ye han neuer redde, That of the mouth of yonge children, and of soukynge childryn, thou hast maad perfit heriyng?

And whanne he hadde left hem, he wente forth out of the citee, in to Bethanye; and there he dwelte, and tauyte hem of the kyngdom of God.

But on the morowe, he, turnynge ayen in to the citee, hungride.

And he saye a fige tree bisidis the weie, and cam to it, and foond no thing ther ynne but leeues oneli. And he seide to it, Neuer fruyt come forth of thee, in to with outen eende, And anoon the fige tre was dried vp.

And disciplis `sawen, and wondriden, seiynge, Hou anoon it driede.

And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, if ye haue feith, and douten not, not oonli ye schulen do of the fige tree, but also if ye seyn to this hil, Take, and caste thee in to the see, it schal be don so.

And alle thingis what euere ye bileuynge schulen axe in preyer, ye schulen take.

And whanne he cam in to the temple, the princis of prestis and elder men of the puple camen to hym that tauyte, and seiden, In what power doist thou these thingis? and who yaf thee this power?

Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, And Y schal axe you o word, the which if ye tellen me, Y schal seie to you, in what power Y do these thingis.

Of whennys was the baptym of Joon; of heuene, or of men? And thei thouyten with ynne hem silf,

seiynge, If we seien of heuene, he schal seie to vs, Whi thanne bileuen ye not to hym? If we seien of men, we dreden the puple, for alle hadden Joon as a prophete.

And thei answeriden to Jhesu, and seiden, We witen not. And he seide to hem, Nether Y seie to you, in what power Y do these thingis.

But what semeth to you? A man hadde twey sones; and he cam to the firste, and seide, Sone, go worche this dai in my vyneyerd.

And he answeride, and seide, Y nyle; but afterward he forthouyte, and wente forth.

But he cam to `the tother, and seide on lijk maner. And he answeride, and seide, Lord, Y go; and he wente not.

Who of the tweyne dide the fadris wille? Thei seien to hym, The firste. Jhesus seith to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, for pupplicans and hooris schulen go bifor you `in to the kyngdom of God.

For Joon cam to you in the weie of riytwisnesse, and ye bileueden not to him; but pupplicans and hooris bileueden to hym. But ye sayn, and hadden no forthenkyng aftir, that ye bileueden to hym.

Here ye another parable. There was an hosebonde man, that plauntide a vynyerd, and heggide it aboute, and dalfe a presour ther ynne, and bildide a tour, and hiride it to erthe tilieris, and wente fer in pilgrimage.

But whanne the tyme of fruytis neiyede, he sente his seruauntis to the erthe tilieris, to take fruytis of it.

And the erthetilieris token his seruauntis, and beeten `the toon, thei slowen another, and thei stonyden another.

Eftsoone he sente othere seruauntis, mo than the firste, and in lijk maner thei diden to hem.

And at the laste he sente his sone to hem, and seide, Thei schulen drede my sone.

But the erthe tilieris, seynge the sone, seiden with ynne hem silf, This is the eire; come ye, sle we hym, and we schulen haue his eritage.

And thei token, and castiden hym out of the vynyerd, and slowen hym.

Therfor whanne the lord of the vyneyerd schal come, what schal he do to thilke erthe tilieris?

Thei seien to hym, He schal leese yuele the yuele men, and he schal sette to hire his vyneyerd to othere erthetilieris, whyche schulen yelde to hym fruyt in her tymes.

Jhesus seith to hem, Redden ye neuer in scripturis, The stoon which bilderis repreueden, this is maad in to the heed of the corner? Of the Lord this thing is don, and it is merueilous bifor oure iyen.

Therfor Y seie to you, that the kyngdom of God schal be takun fro you, and shal be youun to a folc doynge fruytis of it.

And he that schal falle on this stoon, schal be brokun; but on whom it schal falle, it schal al tobrise hym.

And whanne the princes of prestis and Farisees hadden herd hise parablis, thei knewen that he seide of hem.

And thei souyten to holde hym, but thei dredden the puple, for thei hadden hym as a prophete.

And Jhesus answeride, and spak eftsoone in parablis to hem,

and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk to a kyng that made weddyngis to his sone.

And he sente hise seruauntis for to clepe men that weren bode to the weddyngis, and thei wolden not come.

Eftsoone he sente othere seruauntis, and seide, Seie ye to the men that ben bode to the feeste, Lo! Y haue maad redi my meete, my bolis and my volatilis ben slayn, and alle thingis ben redy; come ye to the weddyngis.

But thei dispisiden, and wenten forth, oon in to his toun, anothir to his marchaundise.

But othere helden his seruauntis, and turmentiden hem, and slowen.

But the kyng, whanne he hadde herd, was wroth; and he sente hise oostis, and he distruyede tho manquelleris, and brente her citee.

Thanne he seide to hise seruauntis, The weddyngis ben redi, but thei that weren clepid to the feeste, weren not worthi.

Therfor go ye to the endis of weies, and whom euere ye fynden, clepe ye to the weddyngis.

And hise seruauntis yeden out in to weies, and gadriden togider alle that thei founden, good and yuele; and the bridale was fulfillid with men sittynge at the mete.

And the kyng entride, to se men sittynge at the mete; and he siye there a man not clothid with bride cloth.

And he seide to hym, Freend, hou entridist thou hidir with out bride clothis? And he was doumbe.

Thanne the kyng bad hise mynystris, Bynde hym bothe hondis and feet, and sende ye him in to vtmer derknessis; there schal be wepyng and grentyng of teeth.

For many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun.

Thanne Farisees yeden awei, and token a counsel to take Jhesu in word.

And thei senden to hym her disciplis, with Erodians, and seien, Maister, we witen, that thou art sothefast, and thou techist in treuthe the weie of God, and thou chargist not of ony man, for thou biholdist not the persoone of men.

Therfor seie to vs, what it seemeth to thee. Is it leueful that tribute be youun to the emperoure, ether nay?

And whanne Jhesus hadde knowe the wickidnesse of hem, he seide, Ypocritis, what tempten ye me?

Schewe ye to me the prynte of the money. And thei brouyten to hym a peny.

And Jhesus seide to hem, Whos is this ymage, and the writyng aboue?

Thei seien to hym, The emperouris. Thanne he seide to hem, Therfor yelde ye to the emperoure tho thingis that ben the emperouris, and to God tho thingis that ben of God.

And thei herden, and wondriden; and thei leften hym, and wenten awey.

In that dai Saduceis, that seien there is no risyng ayen to lijf, camen to hym, and axiden him,

and seiden, Mayster, Moises seide, if ony man is deed, not hauynge a sone, that his brother wedde his wijf, and reise seed to his brothir.

And seuen britheren weren at vs; and the firste weddide a wijf, and is deed. And he hadde no seed, and lefte his wijf to his brother;

also the secounde, and the thridde, til to the seuenthe.

But the laste of alle, the woman is deed.

Also in the risyng ayen to lijf, whos wijf of the seuene schal sche be? for alle hadden hir.

Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Ye erren, `and ye knowen not scripturis, ne the vertu of God.

For in the rysyng ayen to lijf, nether thei schulen wedde, nethir schulen be weddid; but thei ben as the aungels of God in heuene.

And of the risyng ayen of deed men, `han ye not red, that is seid of the Lord, that seith to you,

Y am God of Abraham, and God of Ysaac, and God of Jacob? he is not God of deede men, but of lyuynge men.

And the puple herynge, wondriden in his techynge.

And Fariseis herden that he hadde put silence to Saduceis, and camen togidere.

And oon of hem, a techere of the lawe, axide Jhesu, and temptide him,

Maistir, which is a greet maundement in the lawe?