The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And whanne the sabat was come, Jhesus bigan to teche in a synagoge. And many herden, and wondriden in his techyng, and seiden, Of whennus to this alle these thingis? and what is the wisdom that is youun to hym, and siche vertues whiche ben maad bi hise hondis?

Whether this is not a carpenter, the sone of Marie, the brother of James and of Joseph and of Judas and of Symount? whether hise sistris ben not here with vs? And thei weren sclaundrid in hym.

And Jhesus seide to hem, That a profete is not without onoure, but in his owne cuntrey, and among his kynne, and in his hous.

And he myyte not do there ony vertu, saue that he helide a fewe sijk men, leiynge on hem hise hoondis.

And he wondride for the vnbileue of hem. And he wente aboute casteles on ech side, and tauyte.

And he clepide togidere twelue, and bigan to sende hem bi two togidere; and yaf to hem power of vnclene spiritis,

and comaundide hem, that thei schulde not take ony thing in the weie, but a yerde oneli, not a scrippe, ne breed, nether money in the girdil,

but schod with sandalies, and that thei schulden not be clothid with twei cootis.

And he seide to hem, Whidur euer ye entren in to an hous, dwelle ye there, til ye goon out fro thennus.

And who euer resseyueth you not, ne herith you, go ye out fro thennus, and schake awei the powdir fro youre feet, in to witnessyng to hem.

And thei yeden forth, and prechiden, that men schulden do penaunce.

And thei castiden out many feendis, and anoyntiden with oyle many sijk men, and thei weren heelid.

And kyng Eroude herde, for his name was maad opyn, and seide, That Joon Baptist hath risen ayen fro deeth, and therfor vertues worchen in hym.

Othir seiden, That it is Helie; but othir seiden, That it is a profete, as oon of profetis.

And whanne this thing was herd, Eroude seide, This Joon, whom Y haue biheedide, is risun ayen fro deeth.

For thilke Eroude sente, and helde Joon, and boond hym in to prisoun, for Erodias, the wijf of Filip, his brothir; for he hadde weddid hir.

For Joon seide to Eroude, It is not leueful to thee, to haue the wijf of thi brothir.

And Erodias leide aspies to hym, and wolde sle hym, and myyte not.

And Eroude dredde Joon, and knewe hym a iust man and hooli, and kepte hym. And Eroude herde hym, and he dide many thingis, and gladli herde hym.

And whanne a couenable dai was fallun, Eroude in his birthdai made a soper to the princis, and tribunes, and to the grettest of Galilee.

And whanne the douyter of thilke Erodias was comun ynne, and daunside, and pleside to Eroude, and also to men that saten at the mete, the kyng seide to the damysel, Axe thou of me what thou wolt, and Y schal yyue to thee.

And he swore to hir, That what euer thou axe, Y schal yyue to thee, thouy it be half my kyngdom.

And whanne sche hadde goon out, sche seide to hir modir, What schal Y axe? And sche seide, The heed of Joon Baptist.

And whanne sche was comun ynne anoon with haast to the kyng, sche axide, and seide, Y wole that anoon thou yyue to me in a dische the heed of Joon Baptist.

And the kyng was sori for the ooth, and for men that saten togidere at the meete he wolde not make hir sori;

but sente a manqueller and comaundide, that Joones heed were brouyt in a dissche. And he bihedide hym in the prisoun,

and brouyte his heed in a disch, and yaf it to the damysel, and the damysel yaf to hir modir.

And whanne this thing was herd, hise disciplis camen, and token his bodi, and leiden it in a biriel.

And the apostlis camen togidere to Jhesu, and telden to hym alle thingis, that thei hadden don, and tauyt.

And he seide to hem, Come ye bi you silf in to a desert place; and reste ye a litil. For there were many that camen, and wenten ayen, and thei hadden not space to ete.

And thei yeden in to a boot, and wenten in to a desert place bi hem silf.

And thei sayn hem go awei, and many knewen, and thei wenten afoote fro alle citees, and runnen thidur, and camen bifor hem.

And Jhesus yede out, and saiy myche puple, and hadde reuth on hem, for thei weren as scheep not hauynge a scheepherd. And he bigan to teche hem many thingis.

And whanne it was forth daies, hise disciplis camen, and seiden, This is a desert place, and the tyme is now passid;

lete hem go in to the nexte townes and villagis, to bie hem meete to ete.

And he answeride, and seide to hem, Yyue ye to hem to ete. And thei seiden to hym, Go we, and bie we looues with two hundrid pens, and we schulen yyue to hem to ete.

And he seith to hem, Hou many looues han ye? Go ye, and se. And whanne thei hadden knowe, thei seien, Fyue, and two fischis.

And he comaundide to hem, that thei schulden make alle men sitte to mete bi cumpanyes, on greene heye.

And whanne he hadde take the fyue looues, and twei fischis, he biheelde in to heuene, and blesside, and brak looues, and yaf to hise disciplis, that thei schulden sette bifor hem. And he departide twei fischis to alle;

and alle eeten, and weren fulfillid.

And thei token the relifs of brokun metis, twelue cofyns ful, and of the fischis.

And thei that eeten, weren fyue thousynde of men.

And anoon he maad hise disciplis to go up in to a boot, to passe bifor hym ouer the se to Bethsaida, the while he lefte the puple.

And whanne he hadde left hem, he wente in to an hille, to preye.

And whanne it was euen, the boot was in the myddil of the see, and he aloone in the loond;

and he say hem trauelynge in rowyng; for the wynde was contrarie to hem. And aboute the fourthe wakynge of the nyyt, he wandride on the see, and cam to hem, and wolde passe hem.

And as thei sayn hym wandrynge on the see, thei gessiden that it weren a fantum, and crieden out;

for alle sayn hym, and thei weren afraied. And anoon he spak with hem, and seide to hem, Triste ye, Y am; nyle ye drede.

And he cam vp to hem in to the boot, and the wynde ceesside. And thei wondriden more `with ynne hem silf;

for thei vndurstoden not of the looues; for her herte was blyndid.

And whanne thei weren passid ouer the see, thei camen in to the lond of Genasareth, and settiden to loond.

And whanne thei weren gon out of the boot, anoon thei knewen hym.

And thei ranne thorou al that cuntre, and bigunnen to brynge sijk men in beddis on eche side, where thei herden that he was.

And whidur euer `he entride in to villagis, ethir in to townes, or in to citees, thei setten sijk men in stretis, and preiden hym, that thei schulden touche namely the hemme of his cloth; and hou many that touchiden hym, weren maad saaf.

And the Farisees and summe of the scribis camen fro Jerusalem togidir to hym.

And whanne thei hadden seen summe of hise disciplis ete breed with vnwaisschen hoondis, thei blameden.

The Farisees and alle the Jewis eten not, but thei waisschen ofte her hoondis, holdynge the tradiciouns of eldere men.

And whanne thei turnen ayen fro chepyng, thei eten not, but thei ben waisschen; and many other thingis ben, `that ben taken `to hem to kepe, wasschyngis of cuppis, and of watir vessels, and of vessels of bras, and of beddis.

And Farisees and scribis axiden hym, and seiden, Whi gon not thi disciplis aftir the tradicioun of eldere men, but with vnwasschen hondis thei eten breed?

And he answeride, and seide to hem, Ysaie prophesiede wel of you, ypocritis, as it is writun, This puple worschipith me with lippis, but her herte is fer fro me;

and in veyn thei worschipen me, techinge the doctrines and the heestis of men.

For ye leeuen the maundement of God, and holden the tradiciouns of men, wasschyngis of watir vessels, and of cuppis; and many othir thingis lijk to these ye doon.

And he seide to hem, Wel ye han maad the maundement of God voide, `to kepe youre tradicioun.

For Moyses seide, Worschipe thi fadir and thi modir; and he that cursith fadir or modir, die he by deeth.

But ye seien, If a man seie to fadir or modir, Corban, that is, What euer yifte is of me, it schal profite to thee;

and ouer ye suffren not hym do ony thing to fadir or modir,

and ye breken the word of God bi youre tradicioun, that ye han youun; and ye don many suche thingis.

And he eftsoone clepide the puple, and seide to hem, Ye alle here me, and vndurstonde.

No thing that is withouten a man, that entrith in to hym, may defoule him; but tho thingis that comen forth of a man, tho it ben that defoulen a man.

If ony man haue eeris of hering, here he.

And whanne he was entrid in to an hous, fro the puple, hise disciplis axiden hym the parable.

And he seide to hem, Ye ben vnwise also. Vndurstonde ye not, that al thing without forth that entreth in to a man, may not defoule hym?

for it hath not entrid in to his herte, but in to the wombe, and bynethe it goith out, purgynge alle metis.

But he seide, The thingis that gon out of a man, tho defoulen a man.

For fro with ynne, of the herte of men comen forth yuel thouytis, auowtries,

Alle these yuels comen forth fro with ynne, and defoulen a man.

And Jhesus roos vp fro thennus, and wente in to the coostis of Tyre and of Sidon. And he yede in to an hous, and wolde that no man wiste; and he myyte not be hid.

For a womman, anoon as sche herd of hym, whos douytir hadde an vnclene spirit, entride, and fel doun at hise feet.

And the womman was hethen, of the generacioun of Sirofenyce. And sche preiede hym, that he wolde caste out a deuel fro hir douyter.

And he seide to hir, Suffre thou, that the children be fulfillid first; for it is not good to take the breed of children, and yyue to houndis.

And sche answeride, and seide to him, Yis, Lord; for litil whelpis eten vndur the bord, of the crummes of children.

And Jhesus seide to hir, Go thou, for this word the feend wente out of thi douytir.

And whanne sche was gon in to hir hous home, sche foonde the damysel ligynge on the bed, and the deuel gon out fro hir.

And eftsoones Jhesus yede out fro the coostis of Tire, and cam thorou Sidon to the see of Galilee, bitwixe the myddil of the coostis of Decapoleos.

And thei bryngen to hym a man deef and doumbe, and preieden hym to leye his hoond on hym.

And he took hym asidis fro the puple, and puttide hise fyngris in to hise eris; and he spetide, and touchide his tonge.

And he bihelde in to heuene, and sorewide with ynne, and seide, Effeta, that is, Be thou openyd.

And anoon hise eris weren openyd, and the boond of his tunge was vnboundun, and he spak riytli.

And he comaundide to hem, that thei schulden seie to no man; but hou myche he comaundide to hem, so myche more thei prechiden,

and bi so myche more thei wondriden, and seiden, He dide wel alle thingis, and he made deef men to here, and doumbe men to speke.

In tho daies eft, whanne myche puple was with Jhesu, and hadden not what thei schulden ete, whanne hise disciplis weren clepid togidir,

he seide to hem, I haue reuth on the puple, for lo! now the thridde dai thei abiden me, and han not what to ete;

and if Y leeue hem fastynge in to her hous, thei schulen faile in the weie; for summe of hem camen fro fer.

And hise disciplis answerden to hym, Wherof schal a man mowe fille hem with looues here in wildirnesse?

And he axide hem, Hou many looues han ye?

Whiche seiden, Seuene. And he comaundide the puple to sitte doun on the erthe. And he took the seuene looues, and dide thankyngis, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis, that thei schulden sette forth. And thei settiden forth to the puple.

And thei hadden a few smale fischis; and he blesside hem, and comaundide, that thei weren sette forth.

And thei eten, and weren fulfillid; and thei token vp that that lefte of relifs, seuene lepis.