The Bible (Old and New Testaments)

And thei that eeten, weren as foure thousynde of men; and he lefte hem.

And anoon he wente vp in to a boot, with hise disciplis, and cam in to the coostis of Dalmamytha.

And the Farisees wenten out, and bigunnen to dispuyte with hym, and axiden a tokne of hym fro heuene, and temptiden hym.

And he sorewynge `with ynne in spirit, seide, What sekith this generacioun a tokne? Treuli Y seie to you, a tokene schal not be youun to this generacioun.

And he lefte hem, and wente vp eftsoone in to a boot, and wente ouer the see.

And thei foryaten to take breed, and thei hadden not with hem but o loof in the boot.

And he comaundide hem, and seide, Se ye, and `be war of the sowre dowy of Farisees, and of the sowrdowy of Eroude.

And thei thouyten, and seiden oon to anothir, For we han not looues.

And whanne this thing was knowun, Jhesus seide to hem, What thenken ye, for ye han not looues? Yit ye knowun not, ne vndurstonden; yit ye han youre herte blyndid.

Ye hauynge iyen, seen not, and ye hauynge eeris, heren not; nethir ye han mynde,

whanne Y brak fyue looues among fyue thousynde, and hou many cofynes ful of brokun meete `ye tokun vp? Thei seien to hym, Twelue.

Whanne also seuene looues among foure thousynde of men, hou many lepis of brokun mete tokun ye vp?

And thei seien to hym, Seuene. And he seide to hem, Hou vndurstonden ye not yit?

And thei camen to Bethsaida, and thei bryngen to hym a blynde man, and thei preieden hym, that he schulde touche hym.

And whanne he hadde take the blynde mannus hoond, he ledde hym out of the street, and spete in to hise iyen, and sette hise hoondis on hym; and he axide hym, if he saye ony thing.

And he bihelde, and seide, Y se men as trees walkynge.

Aftirward eftsoones he sette hise hondis on hise iyen, and he bigan to see, and he was restorid, so that he saiy cleerli alle thingis.

And he sente hym in to his hous, and seide, Go in to thin hous; and if thou goist in to the streete, seie to no man.

And Jhesus entride and hise disciplis in to the castels of Cesarye of Philip. And in the weie he axide hise disciplis, and seide to hem, Whom seien men that Y am?

Whiche answeriden to hym, and seiden, Summen seien, Joon Baptist; other seien, Heli; and other seien, as oon of the prophetis.

Thanne he seith to hem, But whom seien ye that Y am? Petre answeride, and seide to hym, Thou art Crist.

And he chargide hem, that thei schulden not seie of hym to ony man.

And he bigan to teche hem, that it bihoueth mannus sone to suffre many thingis, and to be repreued of the elder men, and of the hiyest prestis, and the scribis, and to be slayn, and aftir thre dayes, to rise ayen.

And he spak pleynli the word. And Peter took hym, and bigan to blame hym, and seide, Lord, be thou merciful to thee, for this schal not be.

And he turnede, and saiy hise disciplis, and manasside Petir, and seide, Go after me, Satanas; for thou sauerist not tho thingis that ben of God, but tho thingis that ben of men.

And whanne the puple was clepid togidere, with hise disciplis, he seide to hem, If ony man wole come after me, denye he hym silf, and take his cros, and sue he me.

For he that wole make saaf his lijf, schal leese it; and he that leesith his lijf for me, and for the gospel, schal make it saaf.

For what profitith it to a man, if he wynne al the world, and do peiryng to his soule?

or what chaunging schal a man yyue for his soule?

But who that knoulechith me and my wordis in this generacioun avowtresse and synful, also mannus sone schal knouleche him, whanne he schal come in the glorie of his fadir, with his aungels. And he seide to hem, Treuli Y seie to you, that there ben summen stondynge here, whiche schulen not taste deth, til thei seen the rewme of God comynge in vertu.

And aftir sixe daies Jhesus took Petre, and James, and Joon, and ledde hem bi hem silf aloone in to an hiy hille; and he was transfigurid bifor hem.

And hise clothis weren maad ful schynynge and white as snow, whiche maner white clothis a fuller may not make on erthe.

And Helie with Moises apperide to hem, and thei spaken with Jhesu.

And Petre answeride, and seide to Jhesu, Maister, it is good vs to be here; and make we here thre tabernaclis, oon to thee, oon to Moyses, and oon to Helie.

For he wiste not what he schulde seie; for thei weren agaste bi drede.

And ther was maad a cloude overschadewynge hem; and a vois cam of the cloude, and seide, This is my moost derworth sone, here ye hym.

And anoon thei bihelden aboute, and sayn no more ony man, but Jhesu oonli with hem.

And whanne thei camen doun fro the hille, he comaundide hem, that thei schulden not telle to ony man tho thingis that thei hadden seen, but whanne mannus sone hath risun ayen fro deeth.

And thei helden the word at hem silf, sekynge what this schulde be, whanne he hadde risun ayen fro deth.

And thei axiden hym, and seiden, What thanne seien Farisees and scribis, for it bihoueth `Helie to come first.

And he answeride, and seide to hem, Whanne Helie cometh, he schal first restore alle thingis; and as it is writun of mannus sone, that he suffre many thingis, and be dispisid.

And Y seie to you, that Helie is comun, and thei diden to hym what euer thingis thei wolden, as it is writun of hym.

And he comynge to hise disciplis, saiy a greet cumpany aboute hem, and scribis disputynge with hem.

And anoon al the puple seynge Jhesu, was astonyed, and thei dredden; and thei rennynge gretten hym.

And he axide hem, What disputen ye among you?

And oon of the cumpany answerde, and seide, Mayster, Y haue brouyt to thee my sone, that hath a doumbe spirit; and where euer he takith hym,

he hurtlith hym doun, and he fometh, and betith togidir with teeth, and wexith drye. And Y seide to thi disciplis, that thei schulden caste hym out, and thei myyten not.

And he answeride to hem, and seide, A! thou generacioun out of bileue, hou longe schal Y be among you, hou longe schal Y suffre you? Brynge ye hym to me.

And thei brouyten hym. And whanne he had seyn him, anoon the spirit troublide him; and was throw doun to grounde, and walewide, and fomede.

And he axide his fadir, Hou longe `is it, sith this `hath falle to hym? And he seide, Fro childhode;

and ofte he hath put hym in to fier, and in to watir, to leese hym; but if thou maiste ony thing, helpe vs, and haue merci on vs.

And Jhesus seide to hym, If thou maiste bileue, alle thingis ben possible to man that bileueth.

And anoon the fadir of the child criede with teeris, and seide, Lord, Y bileue; Lord, helpe thou myn vnbileue.

And whanne Jhesus hadde seyn the puple rennynge togidere, he manasside the vnclene spirit, and seide to hym, Thou deef and doumbe spirit, Y comaunde thee, go out fro hym, and entre no more in to hym.

And he criynge, and myche to breidynge him, wente out fro hym; and he was maad as deed, so that many seiden, that he was deed.

And Jhesus helde his hoond, and lifte hym vp; and he roos.

And whanne he hadde entrid in to an hous, hise disciplis axiden hym priueli, Whi myyten not we caste hym out?

And he seide to hem, This kynde in no thing may go out, but in preier and fastyng.

And thei yeden fro thennus, and wente forth in to Galile; and thei wolden not, that ony man wiste.

And he tauyte hise disciplis, and seide to hem, For mannus sone schal be bitrayed in to the hondis of men, and thei schulen sle hym, and he slayn schal ryse ayen on the thridde day.

And thei knewen not the word, and dredden to axe hym.

And thei camen to Cafarnaum. And whanne thei weren in the hous, he axide hem, What tretiden ye in the weie?

And thei weren stille; for thei disputiden among hem in the weie, who of hem schulde be grettest.

And he sat, and clepide the twelue, and seide to hem, If ony man wole be the firste among you, he schal be the laste of alle, and the mynyster of alle.

And he took a child, and sette hym in the myddil of hem; and whanne he hadde biclippid hym, he seide to hem,

Who euer resseyueth oon of such children in my name, he resseyueth me; and who euer resseyueth me, he resseyueth not me aloone, but hym that sente me.

Joon answeride to hym, and seide, Maister, we sayn oon castynge out feendis in thi name, which sueth not vs, and we han forbodun hym.

And Jhesus seide, Nyle ye forbede him; for ther is no man that doith vertu in my name, and may soone speke yuel of me.

He that is not ayens vs, is for vs.

And who euer yyueth you a cuppe of coold water to drynke in my name, for ye ben of Crist, treuli Y seie to you, he schal not leese his mede.

And who euer schal sclaundre oon of these litle that bileuen in me, it were betere to hym that a mylne stoon `of assis were don aboute his necke, and he were cast in to the see.

And if thin hoond sclaundre thee, kitte it awey; it is betere to thee to entre feble in to lijf, than haue two hondis, and go in to helle, in to fier that neuer schal be quenchid,

where the worm of hem dieth not, and the fier is not quenchid.

And if thi foote sclaundre thee, kitte it of; it is betere to thee to entre crokid in to euerlastynge lijf, than haue twei feet, and be sent in to helle of fier, that neuer schal be quenchid,

where the worme of hem dieth not, and the fier is not quenchid.

That if thin iye sclaundre thee, cast it out; it is betere to thee to entre gogil iyed in to the reume of God, than haue twey iyen, and be sent in to helle of fier, where the worme of hem dieth not,

and the fier is not quenchid.

And euery man schal be saltid with fier,

and euery slayn sacrifice schal be maad sauery with salt.

And Jhesus roos vp fro thennus, and cam in to the coostis of Judee ouer Jordan; and eftsoones the puple cam togidere to hym, and as he was wont, eftsoone he tauyte hem.

And the Farisees camen, and axiden hym, Whether it be leueful to a man to leeue his wijf? and thei temptiden hym.

And he answeride, and seide to hem, What comaundide Moises to you?

And thei seiden, Moises suffride to write a libel of forsaking, and to forsake.

`To whiche Jhesus answeride, and seide, For the hardnesse of youre herte Moises wroot to you this comaundement.

But fro the bigynnyng of creature God made hem male and female;

and seide, For this thing a man schal leeue his fadir and modir,

and schal drawe to hys wijf, and thei schulen be tweyne in o flesch. And so now thei ben not tweyne, but o flesch.

Therfor that thing that God ioynede togidere, no man departe.

And eftsoone in the hous hise disciplis axiden hym of the same thing.

And he seide to hem, Who euer leeuith his wijf, and weddith another, he doith auowtri on hir.

And if the wijf leeue hir housebonde, and be weddid to another man, sche doith letcherie.

And thei brouyten to hym litle children, that he schulde touche hem; and the disciplis threteneden the men, that brouyten hem.

And whanne Jhesus hadde seyn hem, he baar heuy, and seide to hem, Suffre ye litle children to come to me, and forbede ye hem not, for of suche is the kyngdom of God.

Treuli Y seie to you, who euer resseyueth not the kyngdom of God as a litil child, he schal not entre in to it.

And he biclippide hem, and leide hise hondis on hem, and blisside hem.

And whanne Jhesus was gon out in the weie, a man ranne bifore, and knelide bifor hym, and preiede hym, and seide, Good maister, what schal Y do, that Y resseyue euerlastynge lijf?

And Jhesus seide to hym, What seist thou, that Y am good? Ther is no man good, but God hym silf.

Thou knowist the comaundementis, do thou noon auowtrie, `sle not, stele not, seie not fals witnessyng, do no fraude, worschipe thi fadir and thi modir.

And he answeride, and seide to hym, Maister, Y haue kept alle these thingis fro my yongthe.