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LUKE.

Here bygynneth the prologe on Luyke [From EOPTf. Prologe on Luyk. C. Prolog of Luke. N. Prologe. X. Here bigynneth the [a g] prolog on the gospel of Luk. gk. No initial rubric in IKMQRSUX.] .

Luik was a man of Syrie bi nacioun, and of [Om. N.] Antiochie, and was [he was k.] a leche in craft, and a disciple of apostlis [the apostlis e.] . Aftirward [And aftirward ES.] he suede Poul til to [into T.] his endyng, and seruede God, and was with out greet synne, for nethir he hadde a wijf in ony tyme, nether children, and he diede in Bithynye at `foure and seuentithe ȝeer [foure and seventi ȝeer CEIKPQTUXbhik. lxxiiij. ȝeer MScegk. foure score foure ȝeers N. thre scoore ȝere and four tenthe O.] , and was ful of the Hooli Goost. And whanne gospellis [the gospels oe.] weren writun bi Matheu in Judee, and bi Mark in Ytalie, Luk bi the [Om. CEMNOSTUXQR bceghik.] stiryng of the Hooli Goost wroot this gospel in the cuntreis [cuntrei hik.] of Acaye. The moste nede [Om. i.] of his trauel `was this [Om. T.] , that the manhod of Crist schulde be opyn to feithful Grekis bi alle profetis, that God [Crist S sup. ras.] schulde come in fleisch, that is, to schewe bi alle profetis, that Crist schulde be God and man to gidir, lest cristen Grekis token heede to the fablis of Jewis, and weren holdun in desijr aloone of Moyses lawe. And Luyk trauelide, lest ether [ar O.] thei weren disseyued bi fablis of eretikis, and fonned stelthis, and felden awei fro treuthe [the truthe RSg.] . This Luyk bigynneth at the concepcioun and natyuyte of Joon Baptist, and discryueth the natyuyte, and baptym, and prechyng of Crist, and his deth, and risyng aȝen, and assencioun.

`Jerom in his prolog on Luyk seith pleynli this sentence [Jerom seith al this pleynli in his prologe on Luyk. C. Jerom in his prologe on Lwk seith this sentence. EPX. Heere endith the prologe. I. Here endeth the prologe on Luke; se now the book of Luk. K. Jerom in his prolog seith al this pleynli. N. Thus eendith the prolog, and bigynneth the gospel of Luke. R. Here endith the prologe, and here bigynnith the book of Luk. S. This seith Jerome in his prologe on Luyk. U. Here endith the prolog, and bigenneth the gospeil of the vangly of Luk. g. This seith Jerom in his prolog. hi. Jerom in his prolog on Luk seith al this. k. Om. OTe.] .

[Here bigynneth the gospel of Luyk [Heere biginnith the gospel of Luyk. I. This is the gospel. Q. This is the Gospel of Luyc. X. Here bigynneth the firste chapitre of Luk. e. No initial rubric in CEKPRSUbeghik.] .]

[verse 5] In the daies of Eroude, kyng of Judee, ther was a prest, Sakarie bi name, of the sorte of Abia, and his wijf was of the douȝtris of Aaron, and hir name was Elizabeth. [verse 6] And bothe [bothe thei I.] weren iust bifor God, goynge in alle the maundementis and iustifiyngis of the Lord, withouten pleynt. [verse 7] And thei hadden no child, for Elizabeth was bareyn, and bothe weren of grete age in her daies. [verse 8] And it bifel, that whanne Zacarie schulde do the office of preesthod, in the [Om. M pr. m.] ordre of his cours [verse 9] tofor God, aftir the custome of the [Om. RSgk. that e.] preesthod, he wente forth bi lot, and entride in to the temple, to [of k pr. m.] encense. [verse 10] And al the multitude of the puple was with outforth, and preiede in the our of encensyng. [verse 11] And an [the C.] aungel of the Lord apperide to hym, and stood on the riȝt|half of the auter of encense. [verse 12] And Za|carie seynge was afraied, and drede fel vpon hym. [verse 13] And the aungel seide to hym, Zacarie, drede thou not; for thi preyer is herd, and Elizabeth, thi wijf, schal bere to thee a sone, and his name schal be clepid Joon. [verse 14] And ioye and gladyng schal be to thee; and many schulen `haue ioye [be glad R.] in his natyuyte [natyuyte, or birthe K.] . [verse 15] For [Forsothe I.] he schal be greet bifor the Lord, and he schal not drynke wyn and [ne CEIMPQRUXbchikαβ. nether KSg.] sidir, and he schal be fulfillid with the Hooli Goost ȝit of [fro k.] his modir [modris Sb.] wombe. [verse 16] And he schal conuerte many of the children of Israel [verse 17] to her Lord God; and he schal go bifor hym in the spirit and the [Om. Sk.] vertu of Helie; and he schal turne the hertis of the [Om. EIP X pr. m. k.]

fadris in to the [Om. EX pr. m.] sones, and men out of bileue [the bileue g.] to the prudence of iust men, to make redi a perfit puple to the Lord. [verse 18] And Zacarie seide to the aungel, Wherof schal Y wite [knowe k.] this? for Y am eld, and my wijf hath gon fer in to [Om. EIQR sec. m. begk pr. m.] hir daies. [verse 19] And the aungel answeride, and seide to hym, For [Forsothe I.] Y am Gabriel, that stonde niȝ bifor God; and Y am sent to thee to speke, and to euangelize to thee these thingis. [verse 20] And lo! thou schalt be doumbe, and thou schalt not mow speke til in to the dai, in which these thingis schulen be don; for thou hast not bileued to my wordis, whiche schulen be fulfillid in her tyme. [verse 21] And the puple was abidynge Zacarie, and thei wondriden, that he ta|riede in the temple. [verse 22] And he ȝede out, and myȝte not speke to hem, and thei knewen that he hadde seyn a visioun in the temple. And he bikenyde to [Om. S.] hem, and he [Om. R.] dwellide stille doumbe. [verse 23] And it was don, whanne the daies of his office weren fulfillid, he wente in to his hous. [verse 24] And aftir these daies Elizabeth, his wijf, conseyuede, and hidde hir fyue monethis, [verse 25] and seide, For so the Lord dide to me in the daies, in whiche he bihelde, to take awei my repreef among men. [verse 26] But in the sixte moneth the aungel Gabriel was sent fro God in to a citee of Galilee, [verse 27] whos name was Nazareth, to a maidyn [maide EIPQXk.] , weddid to a man, whos name was Jo|seph, of the hous of Dauid; and the name of the maidun [maide EIP.] was Marie. [verse 28] And the aungel entride to hir, and seide, Heil, ful of grace; the Lord be [is I.] with thee; blessid be thou among wymmen. [verse 29] And whanne sche hadde herd, sche was troublid in his word, and thouȝte what

maner salutacioun this was. [verse 30] And the aungel seide to hir, Ne [Om. CIR sec. m. X sec. m.] drede thou [thee EP.] not [Om. c sec. m.] , Marie, for thou hast foundun grace anentis God. [verse 31] Lo! thou schalt conceyue in wombe, and schalt bere a sone, and thou schalt clepe his name Jhesus. [verse 32] This [He this I.] schal be greet, and he schal be clepid the sone of the Hiȝeste; and the Lord God schal ȝeue to hym the seete of Dauid, his fadir, and he schal regne in the hous of [verse 33] Jacob with outen ende, and of his rewme schal be noon ende. [verse 34] And Marie seide to the aungel, On what maner schal this thing be doon, for Y knowe not [no k.] man? [verse 35] And the aungel answeride, and seide to hir, The Hooly Goost schal come fro aboue in to thee, and the vertu of the Hiȝeste schal ouerschadewe thee; and therfor that hooli thing that schal be borun of thee, schal be clepid the sone of God. [verse 36] And lo [Om. k pr. m.] ! Elizabeth, thi cosyn, and sche also hath conceyued a sone in hir eelde, and this moneth is the sixte [verse 37] to hir that is clepid bareyn; for euery word schal not be inpossible [vnpossible EPk.] anentis God. [verse 38] And Marie seide, Lo! the hand|maydyn [handmaide IQk.] of the Lord; be it don to me aftir thi word. And the aungel de|partide fro hir. [verse 39] And Marie roos vp in tho daies, and wente with haaste in to the mounteyns, in to a citee of Judee. [verse 40] And sche entride in to the hous of Za|carie, and grette Elizabeth. [verse 41] And it was don, as Elizabeth herde the salutacioun of Marie, the ȝong child in hir wombe gladide. And Elizabeth was fulfillid [verse 42] with the Hooli Goost, and criede with a greet vois, and seide, Blessid be thou among wymmen, and blessid be the [Om. S.] fruyt of thi wombe. [verse 43] And whereof is this thing to me, that the modir of my Lord come [cometh k.] to me? [verse 44] For lo! as the voice

of thi salutacioun was maad in myn eeris, the ȝong child gladide in ioye in my wombe. [verse 45] And blessid be thou, that hast bileued, for thilke [tho I.] thingis that ben seid of the Lord to thee, schulen be par|fitli don. [verse 46] And Marie seide, Mi soule [verse 47] magnyfieth the Lord, and my spirit hath gladid in God, myn helthe. [verse 48] For he hath biholdun the mekenesse of his hand|maidun [handmaide EIQck.] . [verse 49] For lo! of this alle genera|ciouns schulen seie that [Om. k.] Y am blessid. For he that is myȝti hath don to me grete thingis, and his name is hooli. [verse 50] And his mercy is fro kynrede in to kynredes, to men that dreden hym. [verse 51] He made myȝt in his arme, he scaterede proude men with the [Om. k.] thouȝte of his herte. [verse 52] He sette [settide R. putte k.] doun myȝti men fro sete [here seete I.] , and enhaunside meke men. [verse 53] He hath fulfillid hungri men with goodis, and he hath left riche men voide. [verse 54] He, hauynge mynde of his mercy, took [took vp k pr. m.] Is|rael, [verse 55] his child; as he hath spokun to oure fadris, to Abraham and to his seed, in to worldis. [verse 56] And Marie dwellide with hir, as it were thre monethis, and turnede aȝen in to hir hous. [verse 57] But the tyme of beryng child was fulfillid to Elizabeth, and sche bare a sone. [verse 58] And the neiȝboris and cosyns [the cosyns hi.] of hir herden, that the Lord hadde magnyfied his mercy with hir; and thei thankiden hym. [verse 59] And it was don in the eiȝte dai, thei camen to cir|cumcide the child; and thei clepiden hym Zacarie, bi the [Om. R pr. m.] name of his fadir. [verse 60] And his moder answeride, and seide, Nay, but he schal be clepid Joon. [verse 61] And thei seiden to hir, For no man is in thi kynrede, that is clepid this name. [verse 62] And thei bikeneden to his fadir, what he wolde that [Om. e.] he were clepid. [verse 63] And he axynge

a poyntil, wroot, seiynge, Joon is his name. And alle men wondriden. [verse 64] And anoon his mouth was openyd, and his tunge, and he spak, and blesside God. [verse 65] And drede was maad on alle her neiȝ|boris, and alle these wordis weren pup|plischid on alle the mounteyns of Judee. [verse 66] And alle men that herden puttiden in her herte, and seiden, What maner child schal this be? For [forsothe I.] the hoond of the Lord was with hym. [verse 67] And Zacarie, his fadir, was fulfillid with the Hooli Goost, [verse 68] and [and he I.] prophesiede, and seide, Blessid be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visitid, and maad redempcioun of his puple. [verse 69] And he hath rerid [arerid EPk. reisid b.] to vs an horn of heelthe in the hous of Dauid, his child. [verse 70] As he spak bi the mouth of hise [Om. k pr. m.] hooli prophetis, that weren fro the world. [verse 71] Helthe fro oure enemyes, and fro the hoond of alle men that hatiden vs. [verse 72] To do merci with oure fadris, and to haue mynde of his hooli testament. [verse 73] The greet ooth that he swoor to Abraham, oure fadir, to ȝyue hym silf to [for b.] vs. [verse 74] That we with out drede delyuered [be delyuered k pr. m.] fro the [verse 75] hoond of oure enemyes, serue to hym, in hoolynesse and riȝtwisnesse [riȝtfulnesse sbhi.] bifor hym in alle oure daies. [verse 76] And thou, child, schalt be clepid the prophete of the Hiȝest; for thou schalt go bifor the face [verse 77] of the Lord, to make redi hise weies. To ȝyue scyence of helthe to his puple, in to [verse 78] remyssioun of her synnes; bi the inward|nesse of the merci of oure God, in the whiche he spryngynge vp fro an hiȝ hath visitid vs. [verse 79] To ȝyue liȝt to hem that

sitten in derknessis and in schadewe [the schadewe R. shade S.] of deeth; to dresse oure feet in to the weie of pees. [verse 80] And the child wexide, and was coumfortid in spirit, and was [he was I.] in desert placis `til to [vnto I.] the dai of his schewing to Israel.

CAP. II.

[verse 1] And it was don in tho daies, a maun|dement wente out fro the emperour Au|gust [Om. A pr. m. EIcb pr. m.] , that al the world schulde be dis|cryued. [verse 2] This firste discryuyng was maad of Cyryn, iustice of Sirie. [verse 3] And alle men wenten to make professioun [ether knowlech K marg. professioun, ether knowlechynge X sec. m. marg.] , ech in to [Om. i.] his owne citee. [verse 4] And Joseph wente vp fro Galilee, fro the citee Nazareth, in to Judee, in to a citee of Dauid, that is clepid Bethleem, for that he was of the [verse 5] hous and of the meyne of Dauid, that he schulde knouleche with Marie, his wijf, that was weddid to hym, and was greet with child. [verse 6] And it was don, while thei weren there, the daies weren fulfillid, that sche schulde bere child. [verse 7] And sche bare hir first borun sone, and wlappide [wrappide e.] hym in clothis, and leide hym in a cratche, for ther was no place to hym in no [Om. I.] chaumbir. [verse 8] And scheepherdis weren in the same cuntre, wakynge and kep|ynge the [Om. EI pr. m. α.] watchis of the nyȝt on her flok. [verse 9] And lo! the aungel of the Lord stood bisidis hem, and the cleernesse of God schinede aboute hem; and thei dred|den with greet drede. [verse 10] And the aungel seide to hem, Nyle ȝe drede; for lo! Y preche to ȝou a greet ioye, that schal be to al puple. [verse 11] For a [the I.] sauyoure is borun to dai to ȝou, that is Crist the Lord, in the citee of Dauid. [verse 12] And this is a tokene to ȝou; ȝe schulen fynde a ȝong child wlap|pid

in clothis, and leid in a cratche. [verse 13] And sudenli ther was maad with the aungel a multitude of heuenli knyȝthod, heri|ynge [verse 14] God, and seiynge, Glorie be in the hiȝeste thingis to God, and in erthe pees be [Om. k.] to men of good wille. [verse 15] And it was don, as the `aungelis passiden [aungil passede sgk.] awei fro hem in to heuene, the scheephirdis spaken togider, and seiden, Go we ouer to Beth|leem, and se we this word that is maad, which the Lord hath `maad, and [Om. k pr. m.] schew|ide to vs. [verse 16] And thei hiȝynge camen, and founden Marie and Joseph, and the ȝong child leid in a cratche. [verse 17] And thei seynge, knewen of the word that was seid to hem of this child. [verse 18] And alle men that herden wondriden, and of these thingis that weren seid to hem of the scheep|hirdis. [verse 19] But Marie kepte alle these wordis, berynge togider in hir herte. [verse 20] And the scheepherdis turneden aȝen, glo|rifyinge and heriynge God in alle thingis that thei hadden herd and seyn, as it was seid to hem. [verse 21] And aftir that the [Om. hiαβ.] eiȝte daies weren endid, that the child schulde be circumcided, his name was clepid Jhesus, which was clepid of the aungel, bifor that he was conceyued in the [Om. EIKMPQRSUX pr. m. bceghikαβ.] wombe. [verse 22] And aftir that the daies [eiȝte daies g.] of the [Om. ERbc pr. m. egαβ.] purgacioun [purificacioun k.] of Marie weren ful|fillid, aftir Moyses lawe, thei token hym into Jerusalem, to offre hym to the Lord, [verse 23] as it is writun in the lawe of the Lord, For euery male kynde openynge the wombe, schal be clepid holi to the Lord; [verse 24] and that thei schulen ȝyue an offryng, aftir that it is seid in the lawe of the Lord, A peire of turturis, or twei culuer briddis. [verse 25] And lo! a man was in Jeru|salem, whos name was Symeon; and this man was iust and vertuous [ether dredeful K marg.] , and aboode

the coumfort of Israel; and the Hooli Goost was in hym. [verse 26] And he hadde takun an [Om. h pr. v. i.] answere of the Hooli Goost, that he schulde not se deeth, but he sawȝ first the Crist of the Lord. [verse 27] And he cam in spirit into the temple. And whanne his fadir and modir ledden the child Jhesu to do aftir the custom of the [Om. IE.] lawe for [verse 28] hym, he took hym in to hise armes, and [verse 29] he [Om. UX.] blesside God, and seide, Lord, now thou leuyst thi seruaunt aftir thi word [verse 30] in pees; for myn iȝen han seyn thin [verse 31] helthe, which thou hast maad redi bifor [verse 32] the face of alle puplis; liȝt to the schew|yng of hethene men, and glorie of [to E.] thi [the I.] puple Israel. [verse 33] And his fadir and his [Om. R sec. m.] modir weren wondrynge on these thingis, that weren seid of hym. [verse 34] And Symeon blesside hem, and seide to Marie, his modir, Lo! this [he this I.] is set in to the fallyng doun and in to the [Om. bc.] risyng aȝen of many men in Israel, and in to [Om. hi.] a [Om. Ihi.] tokene, to whom it schal be aȝenseid. [verse 35] And a [Om. EIPQXc pr. m.] swerd schal passe thorou thin owne soule, that the thouȝtis ben schewid of many hertis. [verse 36] And Anna was a prophetesse, the douȝtir of Fanuel, of the lynage of Aser. And sche hadde goon forth in many daies, and hadde lyued with hir hosebonde seuene ȝeer fro hir maydyn|hode. [verse 37] And this [sche this I.] was a widewe to [Om. C. til I. til to X sec. m.] foure scoor ȝeer and foure; and sche depart|ide not fro the temple, but seruyde to [Om. hik sec. m.] God nyȝt and dai in fastyngis and preieris. [verse 38] And this [sche this I.] cam vpon hem in thilk our, and knoulechide to the Lord, and spak of hym to alle that abiden the redempcioun of Israel. [verse 39] And as thei hadden ful don alle thingis, aftir the lawe of the Lord, thei turneden aȝen in

to Galilee, in to her citee Nazareth. [verse 40] And the child wexe, and was coumfortid, ful of wisdom; and the grace of God was in hym. [verse 41] And his fadir and modir wenten [wenten vp X.] ech ȝeer in to Jerusalem, in the solempne dai of pask. [verse 42] And whanne Jhesus was twelue ȝeer oold, thei wenten vp to Jeru|salem, aftir the custom of the feeste dai. [verse 43] And whanne the daies weren don, thei turneden aȝen; and the child abood in Jerusalem, and his fadir and modir knewen it not. [verse 44] For thei gessynge that he hadde be in the felowschip, camen a daies iourney, and souȝten hym [Om. i.] among hise cosyns and hise knouleche. [verse 45] And whanne thei founden hym not, thei turn|eden aȝen in to Jerusalem, and souȝten hym. [verse 46] And it bifelle, that aftir the thridde dai thei founden hym in the temple, sit|tynge in the myddil of the doctours, herynge hem and axynge hem. [verse 47] And alle men that herden hym, wondriden on the prudence and the answeris of hym. And thei seyn, and wondriden. [verse 48] And his modir seide to hym, Sone, what hast thou do to vs thus? Lo! thi fadir and Y sorewynge han souȝte thee. [verse 49] And he seide to hem, What is it that ȝe souȝten me? wisten ȝe not that in tho [the P.] thingis that ben of my fadir, it behoueth me to be? [verse 50] And thei vndurstoden not the word, which [that i.] he spak to hem. [verse 51] And he cam doun with hem, and cam to Nazareth, and was suget to hem. And his moder kepte togidir alle these wordis, and bare hem in hir herte. [verse 52] And Jhesus profitide in wisdom, age, and grace, anentis God and men.

CAP. III.

In the fiftenthe ȝeer of the empire of [verse 1] Tiberie, the emperoure, whanne Pilat of Pounce gouernede Judee, and Eroude

was prince of Galilee, and Filip, his brothir, was prince of Iturye, and of the cuntre of Tracon, and Lisanye was [verse 2] prince of Abilyn, vndir the princis of prestis Annas and Caifas, the word of the Lord was maad on Joon, the sone of Zacarie, in desert. [verse 3] And he cam in to al the cuntre of Jordan, and prechide baptym of penaunce in to remyssioun of synnes. [verse 4] As it is wrytun in the book of the wordis of Isaye, the prophete, The voice of a crier in desert, Make ȝe redi the weie of the Lord, make ȝe hise pathis riȝt. [verse 5] Ech valey schal be fulfillid, and euery hil and litil hil schal be maad lowe; and schrewid thingis schulen ben in to dressid thingis, and scharp [verse 6] thingis in to pleyn weies; and euery fleisch schal se the heelthe of God. [verse 7] Therfor he seid to the puple, which wente out to be baptisid of hym, Kynd|lyngis of eddris, who schewide to ȝou to fle fro the [Om. CK pr. m.] wraththe to comynge? [verse 8] Ther|for do ȝe worthi fruytis of penaunce, and bigynne ȝe not to seie, We han a fadir Abraham; for Y seie to ȝou, that God is myȝti to reise of these stoonys the sones of Abraham. [verse 9] And now an axe is sett to the roote of the tree; and therfor euery tre that makith no [not KMSXc sec. m. egkα.] good fruyt, schal be kit doun, and schal be cast in to the fier. [verse 10] And the puple axide hym, and seiden, What thanne schulen we do? [verse 11] He answeride, and seide to hem, He that hath twei cootis, ȝyue [ȝyue he A pr. m.] to hym that hath noon; and he that hath metis, do in [on k.] lijk maner. [verse 12] And pupplicans camen to be baptisid; and thei seiden to hym, Mais|ter, what schulen we do? [verse 13] And he seide

to hem, Do ȝe no thing more, than that that is ordeyned to ȝou. [verse 14] And knyȝtis axiden hym, and seiden, What schulen also we do? And he seide to hem, Smyte ȝe wrongfuli no man, nethir make ȝe fals chalenge, and be ȝe apayed [paied R.] with ȝoure sowdis. [verse 15] Whanne al the puple gesside, and alle men thouȝten in her hertis of Joon, lest perauenture he were [verse 16] Crist, Joon answeride, and seide to alle men, Y baptize you in watir; but a stronger than Y schal come aftir me, of whom Y am not worthi to vnbynde the lace of his schoon; he schal baptize ȝou in the Hooli Goost and fier. [verse 17] Whos `wynewyng tool [vanne I.] in [is in gβ.] his hond, and he schal purge his floor of corn, and [and he αβ.] schal gadere the whete in to his berne; but the chaffis [chaff I.] he schal brenne with fier vn|quenchable. [verse 18] And many othere thingis also he spak, and prechide to the puple. But Eroude tetrark [tetrark also k pr. m.] , whanne he was blamed of Joon for Erodias, the wijf of his brother, and for alle the [Om. R.] yuelis that [verse 20] Eroude dide, encreside [he encreeside Ik pr. m.] this ouer alle, and schitte Joon in prisoun. [verse 21] And it was don, whanne al the puple was baptised, and whanne Jhesu was baptised, and preiede, heuene was openyd. [verse 22] And the Hooli Goost cam doun in bodili licnesse, as a dowue on hym; and a vois was maad fro heuene [heuenes k.] , Thou art my der|worth sone, in thee it hath plesid [wel plesid b.] to me. [verse 23] And Jhesu hym silf was bigyn|ninge as of thritti ȝeer, that he was gessid the sone of Joseph, which was of [verse 24] Heli, which was of Mathath, which was of Leuy, which was of Melchi, that was

[verse 25] of Jamne, that was of Joseph, that was of Matatie, that was of Amos, that was of Naum, that was of Hely, that [verse 26] was of Nagge, that was of Mathath, that was of Matatie, that was of Semei, that was of Joseph, that was of Juda, [verse 27] that was of Johanna, that was of Re|sa, that was of Zorobabel, that was of [verse 28] Salatiel, that was of Neri, that was of Melchi, that was of Addi, that was of Cosan, that was of Elmadan, that was of [verse 29] Her, that was of Jhesu, that was of Eleasar, that was of Jorum, that was of [verse 30] Matath, that was of Leuy, that was of Symeon, that was of Juda, that was of Joseph, that was of Jona, that was of [verse 31] Eliachym, that was of Melca, that was of Menna, that of Mathatha, that was [verse 32] of Nathan, that was of Dauid, that was of Jesse, that was of Obeth, that was of Boz, that was of Salmon, that was of [verse 33] Nason, that was of Amynadab, that was of Aram, that was of Esrom, that was [verse 34] of Fares, that was of Judas, that was of Jacob, that was of Isaac, that was of Abraham, that was of Tare, that was [verse 35] of Nachor, that was of Seruth, that was of Ragau, that was of Faleth, that was [verse 36] of Heber, that was of Sale, that was of Chaynan, that was of Arfaxath, that was of Sem, that was of Noe, that was [verse 37] of Lameth, that was of Matussale, that was of Enok, that was of Jareth, that was of Malaliel, that was of Cainan, [verse 38] that was of Enos, that was of Seth, that was of Adam, that was of God.

CAP. IV.

[verse 1] And Jhesus ful of the Hooli Goost turnede aȝen fro Jordan, and was [he was I.] led bi the spirit into desert fourti daies, and [verse 2] was [he was I.] temptid of the deuel, and eet no|thing in tho daies; and whanne tho daies weren endid, he hungride. [verse 3] And the deuel seide to him, If thou art God|dis

sone, seie to this stoon, that it be maad breed. [verse 4] And Jhesus answeride to hym, It is writun, That a man lyueth not in breed aloone, but in euery word of God. [verse 5] And the deuel ladde hym in [Om. EQbceg.] to [Om. h.] an hiȝ hil, and schewide to hym alle the rewmes of the world in a moment of [verse 6] tyme; and seide to hym, Y schal ȝyue to thee al this power, and the glorie of hem, for to me thei ben ȝouun, and to whom [verse 7] Y wole, Y ȝyue hem; therfor if thou falle doun, and worschipe bifore me, alle thingis schulen be thine. [verse 8] And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, It is writun, Thou schalt worschipe thi Lord God, and to hym aloone thou schalt serue. [verse 9] And he ledde hym in to Jeru|salem, and sette [settide k.] hym on the pynacle of the temple, and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, sende thi silf fro hennes [verse 10] doun; for it is writun, For he hath comaundide to hise aungels of thee, that [verse 11] thei kepe thee in alle thi weies, and that thei schulen take thee in hondis, lest perauenture thou hirte thi foote at a stoon. [verse 12] And Jhesus answeride, and seide to him, It is seid, Thou schalt not tempte thi Lord God. [verse 13] And whanne euery temptacioun was endid, the feend wente awei fro hym for a tyme. [verse 14] And Jhesus turnede aȝen in the vertu of the spirit in to Galilee, and the fame wente forth of hym thorou al the cuntre. [verse 15] And he tauȝte in the synagogis of hem, and was magnyfied of alle men. [verse 16] And he cam to Nazareth, where he was norisschid, and [and he I.] entride aftir his custom in the sabat dai in to a synagoge, and roos to [for to k pr. m.] reed. [verse 17] And the book of Ysaye, the prophete, was takun to hym; and as he turnede the

book, he foond a place, where it was [verse 18] wrytun, The Spirit of the Lord on [is on g sec. m. k.] me, for which thing he anoyntide me; he sente me to preche to pore men, to [and to k pr. m.] hele [verse 19] contrite men in herte, and to preche remyssioun to prisoneris, and siȝt to blynde men, and to delyuere brokun men in to remissioun; to preche the ȝeer of the Lord plesaunt, and the dai of ȝeld|yng aȝen. [verse 20] And whanne he hadde closid the book, he ȝaf aȝen to the mynystre, and sat; and the iȝen of alle men in the synagoge were biholdynge in to hym. [verse 21] And he bigan to seie to hem, For in this dai this scripture is fulfillid in ȝoure eeris. [verse 22] And alle men ȝauen witnessyng to hym, and wondriden in the wordis of grace, that camen forth of his mouth. And thei seiden, Whether this is not the sone of Joseph? [verse 23] And he seide to hem, Sotheli ȝe schulen seie to me this lik|nesse, Leeche, heele [hele thou k.] thi silf. The [And the k.] Fari|sees seiden to Jhesu, Hou grete thingis han we herd don [doon of thee k.] in Cafarnaum, do thou also here in thi cuntre. [verse 24] And he seide, Treuli Y seie to ȝou, that no profete is resseyued in his owne cuntre. [verse 25] In treuthe Y seie to ȝou, that many widowis weren in the daies of Elie, the prophete, in Israel, whanne heuene was closid thre ȝeer and sixe monethis, whanne greet [verse 26] hungur was maad in al the [Om. K pr. m. k.] erthe; and to noon of hem was Elye sent, but in to Sarepta of Sydon, to a [a womman a X sec. m. k sec. m. marg. a womman IKSg.] widowe. [verse 27] And many meseles weren in Israel, vndur Helisee, the prophete, and noon of hem was clensid, but Naaman of Sirye. [verse 28] And alle in the synagoge herynge these

thingis, weren fillid with wraththe. [verse 29] And thei risen vp, and drouen hym out with out the citee, and ledden hym to the cop of the hil on which her citee was bildid, to caste hym doun. [verse 30] But Jhesus passide, and wente thorou the myddil of hem; [verse 31] and cam [he came I.] doun in to Cafarnaum, a citee of Galilee, and there he tauȝte hem in sabotis. [verse 32] And thei weren astonyed in his techyng, for his word was in power. [verse 33] And in her synagoge was a man hau|ynge an vnclene feend, and he criede [verse 34] with greet vois, and seide, Suffre, what to vs and to thee, Jhesu [thou Jhesu S pr. m.] of Nazareth? art thou comun to [for to M pr. m.] leese vs? Y knowe [knowleche A pr. m. EPQS sup. ras. X. know thee b sec. m.] , that thou art the hooli of [Om. E.] God. [verse 35] And Jhesus blamede hym, and seide, Wexe doumbe, and go out fro hym. And whanne the feend hadde cast hym forth in to [Om. e pr. m.] the myddil, he wente a wei fro hym, and he noyede hym no thing. [verse 36] And drede was maad in alle men, and thei spaken togider, and seiden, What is this word, for in power and vertu he co|maundith to vnclene spiritis, and thei gon out? [verse 37] And the fame was pupplischid of him in to ech place of the cuntre. [verse 38] And Jhesus roos vp fro the synagoge, and entride in to the hous of Symount; and the modir of Symountis wijf was holdun with grete [a gret S.] fyueris, and thei preieden hym for hir. [verse 39] And Jhesus stood ouer hir, and comaundide to [Om. c pr. m. k pr. m.] the feuer, and it lefte hir; and anoon sche roos vp, and seruede hem. [verse 40] And whanne the sunne wente doun, alle that hadden sijke men with dyuerse langours, ledden [thei ledden k pr. m.] hem to hym; and he sette his hoondis on ech bi `hem silf [himself I.] , and heelide hem. [verse 41] And feendis wenten out fro manye, and cri|eden, and seiden, For thou art the sone

of God. And he blamede, and suffride hem not to speke, for thei wisten hym, that he was Crist. [verse 42] And whanne the dai was come, he ȝede out, and wente in to a desert place; and the puple souȝten hym, and thei camen to hym, and thei helden hym, that he schulde not go awei fro hem. [verse 43] To whiche [whom I.] he seide, For also to othere citees it bihoueth me to preche the kyngdom of God, for [and hi.] therfor [therto IKgkβ.] Y am sent. [verse 44] And he prechide in the synagogis of Galilee.

CAP. V.

[verse 1] And it was don, whanne the puple cam [camen plures.] fast to Jhesu, to here the word of God, he stood bisidis the pool of Gena|sereth, [verse 2] and saiȝ two bootis stondynge bisidis the pool; and the fischeris weren go doun [Om. k.] , and waischiden her nettis. [verse 3] And he wente vp in to a boot, that was Symoundis, and preiede hym to lede it a litil fro the loond; and he seet, and tauȝte the puple out of the boot. [verse 4] And as he ceesside to speke, he seide to Sy|mount, Lede thou [out M pr. m. thou out M sec. m.] in to the [Om. CEPQS sec. m. UXchiβ.] depthe, and slake [slake ȝe IKk. ȝe slake S.] ȝoure nettis to take fisch. [verse 5] And Symount answeride, and seide to hym, Comaundoure, we traueliden al the nyȝt, and token no thing, but in thi word Y schal leye out the net. [verse 6] And whanne thei hadden do this thing, thei closiden togidir a greet multitude of fischis; and her net was brokun. [verse 7] And thei biken|yden to felawis, that weren in anothir boot, that thei schulden come, and helpe hem. And thei camen, and filliden bothe the [Om. EIKM pr. m. PQSXbcgβ.] bootis, so that thei weren almost drenchid. [verse 8] And whanne Symount Petir saiȝ this thing, he felde doun to the knees of Jhesu, and seide, Lord, go fro me, for Y am a synful man. [verse 9] For he

was on ech side astonyed, and alle that weren with hym, in the [Om. k pr. m.] takyng of fischis whiche thei token. [verse 10] Sotheli in lijk maner James and Joon, the sones of Zebedee, that weren felowis of Symount Petre. And Jhesus seide to Symount, Nyle thou drede; now fro this tyme thou schalt take men. [verse 11] And whanne the bootis weren led vp to the loond, thei leften alle thingis, and thei sueden hym. [verse 12] And it was don, whanne he was in oon of the citees, lo! a man ful of lepre; and seynge Jhesu felle doun on his face, and prey|ede hym, and seide, Lord, if thou wolt, thou maist make me clene. [verse 13] And Jhesus held forth his hoond, and touchide hym, and seide, Y wole, be thou maad cleene. And anoon the lepre passide awei fro hym. [verse 14] And Jhesus comaundide to hym, that he schulde seie to no man; But go, schewe thou [Om. hi.] thee to a preest, and offre for thi clensyng, as Moises bad, in to witnessyng to hem. [verse 15] And the word walkide aboute the more of hym; and myche puple camen togidere, to here, and to be heelid of her siknessis. [verse 16] And he wente in to desert, and preiede. [verse 17] And it was don in oon of the [Om. b.] daies, he [and Jhesus A sec. m.] sat, and tauȝte; and there weren Farisees sittynge, and doctouris of the lawe, that camen of [fro k.] eche castel of Galilee, and of Judee, and of Jerusalem; and the vertu of the Lord was to heele sike men. [verse 18] And lo! men beren in a bed a man that was sijk [Om. AE.] in the [Om. Ce.] palsye, and thei souȝten to bere hym in, and sette bifor hym. [verse 19] And thei founden not in what partie thei schul|den bere hym in, for the puple, `and thei [Om. A pr. m. CEK pr. m. b sec. m. e pr. m. α. and Ib pr. m. e sec. m. gk. thei US pr. m. β.] wenten on [vpon U.] the roof, and bi the sclattis [ether tyles K marg.] thei leeten hym doun with the bed, in to the myddil [middis k.] , bifor Jhesus. [verse 20] And whanne

Jhesu saiȝ the feith of hem, he seide, Man, thi synnes ben forȝouun to thee. [verse 21] And the scribis and Farisees [the Farisees Eei.] bigunnen to thenke, seiynge, Who is this, that spekith blasfemyes? who may forȝyue synnes, but God aloone? [verse 22] And as Jhesus knewe the thouȝtis of hem, he answeride, and seide to hem, What thenken ȝe yuele thingis in ȝoure hertes? [verse 23] What is [is it Eb pr. m.] liȝter to seie, Synnes ben forȝouun to thee, or to seie, Rise vp, and walke? [verse 24] But that ȝe wite, that mannus sone hath power in erthe to forȝyue synnes, he seide to the sijk man in palesie, Y seie to thee, ryse vp, take thi bed, and go in to thin hous. [verse 25] And anoon he roos vp bifor hem, and took the bed in which he lay, and wente in to his hous, and magnyfiede God. [verse 26] And greet wondur took alle, and thei magnyfieden God; and thei weren ful|fillid with greet drede, and seiden, For we han seyn merueilouse thingis to dai. [verse 27] And after these thingis Jhesus wente out, and saiȝ a pupplican, Leuy bi name, sittynge at the tolbothe. And he seide [verse 28] to hym, Sue thou me; and whanne he hadde left alle thingis, he roos vp, and suede hym. [verse 29] And Leuy made to hym a greet feeste in his hous; and ther was a greet cumpanye of pupplicans, and of othere that weren with hem, sittynge at the mete. [verse 30] And Farisees [the Farisees K pr. m. X sec. m. ehik.] and the [Om. MQRS.] scribis of hem grutchiden, and seiden to hise disciplis, Whi eten ȝe and drynken with pupplicans and synful men? [verse 31] And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Thei that ben hoole han no nede to a leche, but [verse 32] thei that ben sijke; for Y cam not to clepe iuste men, but synful men to pen|aunce. [verse 33] And thei seiden to hym, Whi the [Om. Ig.] disciplis of Joon fasten ofte, and maken preieris, also and of [Om. b.] Farisees [the Farisees CEIKMPQRSXbceghikαβ.] , but thine eten and drynken? [verse 34] To whiche [whom I.]

he seide, Whether ȝe moun make the sones of the spouse to faste, while the spouse is with hem? [verse 35] But daies schulen come, whanne the spouse schal be takun awei fro hem, and thanne thei schulen faste in tho daies. [verse 36] And he seide to hem also a liknesse; For [Forsothe I.] no man takith a pece fro a newe cloth, and puttith it [him C. Om. M pr. m.] in [Om. A.] to an oold clothing; ellis bothe [Om. e pr. m. k sec. m. and k pr. m.] he brekith the newe, and the pece of the newe acordith not to the elde. [verse 37] And no man puttith newe wyne in to oolde botels; ellis the newe wyn schal breke the botels, and the wyn schal be sched out, and the botels schulen perische. [verse 38] But newe wyne owith to be put in to newe botels, and bothe ben kept. [verse 39] And no man drynkynge the elde, wole anoon the [Om. CEPQXα.] newe; for he seith, The olde is the betere.

CAP. VI.

[verse 1] And it was don in [Om. S.] the secounde firste sabat, whanne he passid bi cornes [the cornes CEIKMPQRSUXbceghiαβ.] , hise disciplis pluckiden eeris of corn; and thei frotynge with her hondis, eeten. [verse 2] And summe of the Farisees seiden to hem, What doon ȝe that, that is not leeueful in the sabotis? [verse 3] And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Han ȝe not redde, what Dauith dide, whanne he hungride, [verse 4] and thei that weren with hym; hou he entride in to the hous of God, and took looues of proposicioun, and eet, and ȝaf to hem that weren with hem; whiche looues it was not leeueful to eete, but oonli to prestis. [verse 5] And he seide to hem, For mannus sone is lord, ȝhe, of the sabat. [verse 6] And it was don in another sabat, that he entride in to a synagoge, and tauȝte. And a man was there, and his

riȝt hoond was drie. [verse 7] And the scribis and Farisees [the Farisees Eehik.] aspieden hym, if he wolde heele hym [Om. R.] in the sabat, that thei schul|den fynde cause, whereof thei schulden accuse hym. [verse 8] And he wiste the thouȝtis of hem, and he seide to the man that hadde a drie hoond, Rise [Arise hi.] vp, and stonde in to [Om. EPQXhkα.] the myddil. And he roos, and stood. [verse 9] And Jhesus seide to hem, Y axe ȝou, if it is leueful to do wel in the sabat, or yuel? to make a soule saaf, or to leese? [verse 10] And whanne he hadde biholde alle men aboute, he seide to the man, Hold forth thin hoond. And he held forth, and his hond was restorid to helthe. [verse 11] And thei weren fulfillid with vnwisdom, and spaken togidir, what thei schulden do of Jhesu. [verse 12] And it was don in tho daies, he wente out in to an hil to preye; and he was al nyȝt dwellynge in the preier of God. [verse 13] And whanne the day was come, he clepide hise disciplis, and chees twelue of hem, whiche he clepide [verse 14] also apostlis; Symount, whom he clepide Petir, and Andrew, his brothir, James and [verse 15] Joon, Filip and Bartholomew, Matheu and Thomas, James Alphei, and Symount, that [verse 16] is clepid Zelotes, Judas of [and A pr. m.] James, and Judas Scarioth, that was traytoure. [verse 17] And Jhesus cam doun fro the hil with hem, and stood in a feeldi place; and the cum|peny of hise disciplis, and a [Om. k.] greet mul|titude of puple, of al Judee, and Jerusa|lem, and of the see coostis, and of Tyre [verse 18] and Sidon [of Sidon c.] , that camen to here hym, and to be heelid of her siknessis; and thei that weren trauelid of vncleene spiritis, weren heelid. [verse 19] And al puple [the peple CIKUXRSgkαβ.] souȝte to touche hym, for vertu wente out of hym,

and [and he K sec. m. UX sec. m. bg sec. m. hik.] heelide alle. [verse 20] And whanne hise iȝen weren cast vp in to hise disciplis, he seide, Blessid be ȝe [Om. CP pr. m. e pr. v. g.] , `pore men, for the kyngdom of God is ȝoure. [verse 21] Blessid be ȝe, that now hungren, for ȝe schulen be ful|fillid. Blessid be ȝe, that now wepen, for ȝe schulen leiȝe. [verse 22] Ȝe schulen be bless|id, whanne men schulen hate ȝou, and departe ȝou awei, and putte schenschip to ȝou, and cast out ȝoure name as yuel, for mannus sone. [verse 23] Joye ȝe in that dai, and be ȝe glad; for lo! ȝoure meede is myche in heuene; for [forsothe I. Om. k.] aftir these thingis the fadris of hem diden to prophetis. [verse 24] Netheles wo to ȝou, riche men, that han ȝoure coumfort. [verse 25] Wo to ȝou that ben fulfillid, for ȝe schulen hungre. Wo to ȝou that now leiȝen, for ȝe schulen morne, and wepe. [verse 26] Wo to ȝou, whanne alle men schulen blesse ȝou; aftir these thingis the fadris of hem diden to profetis. [verse 27] But Y seie to ȝou that heren, loue ȝe ȝoure enemyes, do ȝe wel to hem that hatiden [verse 28] ȝou; blesse ȝe men that cursen ȝou, preye ȝe for men that defamen ȝou. [verse 29] And to him that smytith thee on o [the oo Eghik.] cheeke, schewe also [to him also k.] the tothir [oothir I.] ; and fro hym that takith awei fro thee a cloth, nyle thou forbede the coote. [verse 30] And ȝyue to eche that axith thee, and if a man takith awei tho thingis that ben thine, axe thou not aȝen. [verse 31] And as ȝe wolen that men do to ȝou, do ȝe also to hem in lijk maner. [verse 32] And if ȝe louen hem that louen ȝou, what thanke is to ȝou? for synful men louen men that louen hem. [verse 33] And if ȝe don wel to hem that don wel to ȝou, what grace is to ȝou? synful [for synful k.] men don this thing. [verse 34] And if ȝe leenen to hem of

whiche ȝe hopen to take aȝen, what thanke is to ȝou? for synful men leenen to synful men, to take aȝen as myche. [verse 35] Netheles loue ȝe ȝoure enemyes, and do ȝe wel, and leene ȝe, hopinge no thing therof, and ȝoure mede schal be myche, and ȝe schulen be the sones of the Heȝ|est, for he is benygne on vnkynde men and yuele men. [verse 36] Therfor be ȝe merciful, as ȝoure fadir is merciful. [verse 37] Nyle ȝe deme, and ȝe schulen not be demed. Nyle ȝe condempne, and ȝe schulen not be con|dempned; forȝyue ȝe, and it schal be forȝouun to ȝou. [verse 38] Ȝyue ȝe, and it schal be ȝouun to ȝou. Thei schulen ȝyue in to ȝoure bosum a good mesure, and wel fillid, and schakun togidir, and ouerflow|ynge; for bi the same mesure, bi whiche ȝe meeten, it schal be metun [moten R.] `aȝen to ȝou [to ȝou aȝen k.] . [verse 39] And he seide to hem a liknesse, Whether the blynde may leede the blynde? ne fallen thei not bothe `in to [in Ik.] the diche? [verse 40] A disciple is not aboue the [his k.] maistir; but eche schal be perfite, if he be as his maister. [verse 41] And what seest thou in thi brotheris iȝe a moot, but thou biholdist not a beem, that is in thin owne iȝe? [verse 42] Or hou maist thou seie to thi brother, Brothir, suffre, Y schal caste out the moot of thin iȝe, and thou bi|holdist not a beem in [that is in R pr. m.] thin owne iȝe? Ipocrite, first take out the beem of thin iȝe, and thanne thou schalt se to take [take out RSkβ.] the moot of [out of ES.] thi brotheris iȝe. [verse 43] It is not a good tree, that makith yuel fruytis, nether an yuel tree, that makith good [verse 44] fruytis; for euery tre is knowun of his fruyt. And men gaderen not figus of thornes, nethir men gaderen a grape of a buysche of breris. [verse 45] A good man of

the [Om. C.] good tresoure of his herte bryngith forth good thingis [thing A sec. m.] , and an yuel man of the yuel tresoure bryngith forth yuel thingis [thing A sec. m.] ; for of the plente of the herte the mouth spekith. [verse 46] And what clepen ȝe me, Lord, Lord, and doon not tho thingis that Y seie. [verse 47] Eche that cometh to me, and herith my wordis, and doith hem, Y schal schewe to ȝou, to whom he is lijk. [verse 48] He is lijk to a man that bildith an hous, that diggide deepe, and sette the foundement on a stoon. And whanne greet [a gret S.] flood was maad, the flood was hurtlid [hurlid CIPQXhiα.] to that hous, and it miȝte not moue it, for it was foundid on a sad stoon. [verse 49] But he that herith, and doith not, is lijk to a man bildynge his hous on erthe with outen foundement; in to which the flood was hurlid [hurtlid IKRScegkβ.] , and anoon it felle doun; and the fallyng doun of that hous was maad greet.

CAP. VII.

[verse 1] And whanne he hadde fulfillid alle hise [these k.] wordis in to the eeris of the puple, he entride in to Cafarnaum. [verse 2] But a seruaunt of a centurien, that was pre|cious to hym, was sijk, and drawynge to the deeth. [verse 3] And whanne he hadde herd of Jhesu, he sente to hym the eldere men of Jewis, and preiede hym, that he wolde come, and heele his ser|uaunt. [verse 4] And whanne thei camen to Jhe|su, thei preieden hym bisili, and seiden to hym, For he is worthi, that thou [verse 5] graunte to hym this thing; for he loueth oure folk, and he bildide to vs a syna|goge. [verse 6] And Jhesus wente with hem.

And whanne he was not fer fro the hous [knyȝtis hous k pr. m.] , the centurien sente to hym freendis, and seide, Lord, nyle thou be trauelid, for Y am not worthi, that thou [verse 7] entre vnder my roof; for which [the whiche I.] thing and [Om. R pr. m. gk pr. m.] Y demede [deme E.] not my silf worthi, that Y come to thee; but seie thou bi word, and my child schal be helid. [verse 8] For Y am a man ordeyned vndur power, and haue knyȝtis vndur me; and Y seie to this, Go, and he goith, and to anothir, Come, and he cometh, and to my seruaunt, Do this thing, and he doith. [verse 9] And whanne this thing was herd, Jhesus wondride; and seide to the puple suynge hym, Treuli Y seie to ȝou, nether in Israel Y foond so greet feith. [verse 10] And thei that weren sent, turneden aȝen home, and founden the seruaunt hool, which [that I.] was sijk. [verse 11] And it was don aftirward, Jhesus wente in to a citee, that is clepid Naym, and hise disciplis; and ful greet puple wente with hym. [verse 12] And whanne he cam nyȝ to the ȝate of the citee, lo! the sone of a womman that hadde no mo children, was borun out deed; and this was a widowe; and myche puple of the citee with hir. [verse 13] And whanne the Lord Jhesu hadde seyn hir, he hadde reuthe on hir, and seide to hir, Nyle thou wepe. [verse 14] And he cam nyȝ [to I.] , and touchide the beere; and [forsothe T.] thei that baren [baren the beere K.] stoden. And he seide [seith T.] , Ȝonge man, Y seie to thee, rise vp. [verse 15] And he that was deed sat vp aȝen, and bigan [he bigan k.] to speke; and he ȝaf hym to his modir. [verse 16] And drede took alle men, and thei magnyfieden God, and seiden, For a grete profete is rysun among vs, and, For God hath visitid his puple. [verse 17] And this word wente out of hym in to al

Judee, and in to [Om. A pr. m. I.] al the cuntre aboute. [verse 18] And Joones disciplis toolden hym of alle these thingis. [verse 19] And Joon clepide tweyn of hise disciplis, and sente hem to Jhesu, and seide, Art thou he that is to come, or abiden we anothir? [verse 20] And whanne the men cam to hym, thei seiden, Joon Bap|tist sente vs to thee, and seide, Art thou he that is to come, or we abiden anothir? [verse 21] And in that our he heelide many men of her sijknessis, and woundis, and yuel spiritis; and he ȝaf siȝt to many blynde men. [verse 22] And Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, Go ȝe aȝen, and telle ȝe to Joon tho thingis that ȝe han herd and seyn; blynde men seyn, crokid men goen, me|sels ben maad cleene, deef men heren, deed men risen aȝen, pore men ben takun to prechyng of the gospel. [verse 23] And he that schal not be sclaundrid in me, is blessid. [verse 24] And whanne the messangeris of Joon weren go forth, he bigan to seie [verse 25] of Joon to the puple, What wenten ȝe out in to desert to se? a reed waggid [wawid PQTgkα. wagid S.] with the [Om. I.] wynd? [verse 26] But what wenten ȝe out to se? a man clothid with softe clothis? Lo! thei that ben in precious cloth and in delicis, ben in kyngis housis. But what wenten ȝe out to se? a pro|fete? Ȝhe, Y seie to ȝou, and more than a profete. [verse 27] This is he, of whom it is writun, Lo! Y sende myn aungel bifor thi face, which [that k.] schal make `thi weie redi [redi thi wey Rk.] bifor thee. [verse 28] Certis Y seie to ȝou, there is no man more [a more I.] prophete among children [the children Tke.] of wymmen, than is Joon [Joon Baptist X sec. m. k.] ; but he that is lesse in the kyngdom of heuenes, is more than he. [verse 29] And al the puple herynge, and pupplicans, that hadden be baptisid with [verse 30] baptym [the baptym CEIKMPQRSTUXbceghikαβ.] of Joon, iustifieden God; but

the Farisees and the wise men of the [Om. IM pr. m. Teβ.] lawe, that weren not baptisid of hym, dispisiden the counsel of God aȝens hem silf. [verse 31] And the Lord seide, Therfor to whom schal Y seie `men of [Om. R.] this gene|racioun lijk, and to whom ben thei lijk? [verse 32] Thei ben lijk to children sittynge in chepyng [the chepinge hi.] , and spekynge togider, and [Om. T.] seiynge, We han sungun to ȝou with pipis, and ȝe han not daunsid; we han maad mornyng, and ȝe han not wept. [verse 33] For Joon Baptist cam, nethir etynge breed, ne drynkynge wyne, and ȝe seyen, He hath a feend. [verse 34] Mannus sone cam etynge and drynkynge, and ȝe seien, Lo! a man a [Om. QX.] deuourer, and drynkynge wyne, a [and a I. and KRSbg.] frend of pupplicans and of synful men [Om. I.] . [verse 35] And wisdom is iustified of her sones. [verse 36] But oon of the Farisees preiede Jhesu, that he schulde ete with hym. And he entride in to the hous of the Farise, and sat at the mete. [verse 37] And lo! a synful wom|man, that was in the citee, as sche knewe, that Jhesu sat at the [Om. T.] mete in the hous of the Farisee, sche brouȝte an alabaustre [verse 38] box of oynement; and sche stood bihynde bysidis hise feet, and bigan to moiste hise feet with teeris, and wipide with the heeris of hir heed, and kiste hise feet, and anoyntide with oynement. [verse 39] And the Farise seynge, that hadde clepide hym, seide within hym silf, seiynge, If this were a prophete, he schulde wite, who and what maner womman it were that touchith [touchide k.] hym, for sche is a synful wom|man. [verse 40] And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Symount, Y haue sumthing to seie to thee. And he seide, Maistir, seie thou. [verse 41] And he answeride, Twei dettouris weren to o lener; and oon auȝt fyue hundrid pans, and `the other [the tothir EKMPSTUXcghi. anothir Rkbαβ.] fifti; but

whanne thei hadden not wherof `thei schulden [to T.] ȝeelde, he forȝaf to bothe. Who thanne loueth hym more? [verse 43] Symount an|sweride, and seide, Y gesse, that [Om. T.] he to whom he forȝaf more. And he answeride to hym, Thou hast demyd riȝtli. [verse 44] And he turnede to the womman, and seide to Symount, Seest thou this womman? I entride into thin hous, thou ȝaf [ȝafist KM.] no [not EPX.] watir to my feet; but this [sche this I.] hath moistid my feet with teeris, and wipide with hir heeris. [verse 45] Thou hast not ȝouun to me a cosse; but this, sithen sche entride, ceess|ide not to kisse my feet. [verse 46] Thou anoynt|idist not myn heed with oile; but this [sche this I.] anoyntide my feet with oynement. [verse 47] For the [Om. EIKPSTXg.] which thing Y seie to thee, many synnes ben forȝouun to hir, for sche hath loued myche; and to whom is lesse for|ȝouun, he loueth lesse. [verse 48] And Jhesus seide to hir, Thi synnes ben forȝouun to thee. [verse 49] And thei that saten to gider at the mete, bigunnen to seie with ynne hem silf, Who is this that forȝyueth synnes. [verse 50] But he seide to the womman, Thi feith hath maad thee saaf; go thou in pees.

CAP. VIII.

[verse 1] And it was don aftirward, and Jhesus made iourney bi citees and castels, prech|ynge and euangelisynge the rewme of [verse 2] God, and twelue with hym; and sum wymmen that weren heelid of wickid spiritis and sijknessis, Marie, that is clepid Maudeleyn, of whom seuene deuelis [verse 3] wenten out, and Joone, the wijf of Chuse, the procuratoure of Eroude, and Susanne, and many othir, that mynystriden to hym

of her ritchesse [richessis EIKPQRSXchiα.] . [verse 4] And whanne myche puple was come togidir, and men hiȝeden to hym fro the [Om. ghi.] citees, he seide bi a [verse 5] symylitude, He that sowith, ȝede out to sowe his seed. And while he sowith, sum fel [felde doun b pr. m.] bisidis the weie, and was de|foulid, and briddis of the eir eten it. [verse 6] And [Om. k pr. m.] othir [another k.] fel [felde doun b pr. m.] on a [the I. Om. k pr. m. αβ.] stoon [stonys k pr. m. α.] , and it sprunge vp, and driede, for it hadde not moysture. [verse 7] And [Om. k pr. m.] othir [another k.] fel [felde R. felde doun b pr. m. α.] among thornes, and the thornes sprongen vp togider, and strangliden it. [verse 8] And othir fel [felde doun b.] in to good erthe, and it sprungun [sprung up and CM sec. m. QRUX. sprungun up I. sprungun up and KPSbeghk pr. m. αβ. sprung vp M pr. m. ik sec. m.] made an hundrid foold fruyt. He seide [seith hi.] these thingis, and criede, He that hath eeris of heryng, here he. [verse 9] But hise disci|plis axiden him, what this parable was. [verse 10] And he seide to hem, To ȝou it is grauntid to knowe the pryuete of the kyngdom of God; but to othir men in parablis, that thei seynge se not, and thei herynge vn|durstonde not. [verse 11] And this is the parable. [verse 12] The [This R.] seed is Goddis word; and thei that ben bisidis the weie, ben these that heren; and aftirward the feend cometh, and takith awei the word fro her herte, lest thei bileuynge be maad saaf. [verse 13] But thei that fel on a stoon, ben these that whanne thei han herd, resseyuen the word with ioye. And these han not [no ehiα.] rootis; for at a tyme thei bileuen, and in tyme of temptacioun thei goen awei. [verse 14] But that that fel among thornes, ben these that herden, and of bisynessis [bisi|nesse hi.] , and ritchessis, and lustis of lijf thei gon forth, and ben stranglid, and bryngen forth no fruyt. [verse 15] But that that fel in to good erthe, ben

these that, in a good herte, and best heren the word, and holdun, and brengen forth fruyt in pacience. [verse 16] No man liȝtneth [liȝtith Re.] a lanterne, and hilith it with [vndur b.] a vessel, or puttith it vndur a bed, but on a candil|stike, that men that entren seen liȝt. [verse 17] For ther is no priuei thing, which schal not be openyd, nether hid thing, which schal not be knowun, and come in to open. [verse 18] Therfor se ȝe, hou ȝe heren; for it schal be ȝouun to hym that hath, and who euer hath not, also that that he weneth that he haue, schal be takun awei fro hym. [verse 19] And his modir and britheren camen to hym; and thei myȝten not come to hym for the puple. [verse 20] And it was teeld to hym, Thi modir and thi britheren stonden with outforth, wil|lynge to se thee. [verse 21] And he answeride, and seide to hem, My modir and my britheren ben these, that heren the word of God, and doon it. [verse 22] And it was don in oon of daies [the daies plures. tho daies k.] , he wente vp in to a boot, and hise disciplis. And he seide to hem, Passe we ouer the see. And thei wenten vp. [verse 23] And while thei rowiden, he slepte. And a [Om. k pr. m.] tempest of wynde cam doun in to the watir, and thei weren dryuun hidur and thidur with wawis, and weren in perel. [verse 24] And thei camen nyȝ, and reisiden hym, and seiden, Comaundoure, we pe|rischen. And he roos [roos vp IKg.] , and blamyde the wynde, and the tempest of the watir; and it ceesside, and pesibilte was maad. [verse 25] And he seide to hem, Where is ȝoure feith? Which [The whiche I.] dredynge wondriden, and seiden togidir, Who, gessist thou, is this? for he comaundith to wyndis [the wyndis egk.] and to [Om. b.] the see, and thei obeien to hym. [verse 26] And

thei rowiden to the cuntree of Gerasenus, that is aȝens Galilee. [verse 27] And whanne he wente out to the loond, a man ran to hym, that hadde a deuel long tyme, and he was not clothid with cloth, nether dwellide in hous, but in sepulcris. [verse 28] This [This man K.] , whanne he saiȝ Jhesu, fel doun bifor hym, and he criynge with a [Om. b.] greet vois seide, What to me and to thee, Jhesu, the sone of the hiȝest God? Y biseche thee, that thou turmente `not me [me not. R.] . [verse 29] For he comaundide the vncleene spirit, that he schulde go out fro the man. For he took hym ofte tymes, and he was boundun with cheynes, and kept in stockis, and, whanne the boondis weren brokun, he was lad of deuelis [the deuel e pr. m.] in to desert. [verse 30] And Jhesus axide hym, and seide, What name is to thee? And he seide, A legioun [A legioun is a thousand, sixte hundrid, sixti and sixe. K.] ; for many deuelis weren entrid in to hym. [verse 31] And thei preyden hym, that he schulde not comaunde hem, that thei schulden go [not go i sec. m.] in to helle. [verse 32] And there was a flok of many swyne lesewynge in an hil, and thei preieden hym, that he schulde suffre hem to [Om. c.] entre in to hem. And he suffride hem. [verse 33] And so the deuelis wenten out fro the man, and entriden in to the swyne; and with a birre the flok wente heed|lyng in to the pool, and was drenchid. [verse 34] And whanne the hirdis sayn this thing don, thei flowen [fledden EPQXα.] , and tolden in to the cite, and in to [Om. EPQ.] the [Om. CU.] townes. [verse 35] And thei ȝeden out to se that thing that was don. And thei camen to Jhesu, and thei founden the man sittynge clothid, fro whom the deuelis [fendis CEIKMPQRSUXbceghikαβ.] wenten out, and in hool mynde at hise feet; and thei dredden.

[verse 36] And thei that sayn tolden to hem, hou he was maad hool of the legioun. [verse 37] And al the multitude of the cuntre of Gera|senus preiede hym, that he schulde go fro hem, for thei werun holdun with greet drede. He [And he b.] wente vp in to a [Om. h.] boot, and turnede aȝen. [verse 38] And the man of whom the deuelis weren gon out, preide hym, that he schulde be with hym. Jhesus [verse 39] lefte hym, and seide, Go aȝen in to thin hous, and telle hou grete thingis God hath don to thee. And he wente thorow al the cite, and prechide, hou grete thingis Jhesus [God e pr. m.] hadde don to hym. [verse 40] And it was don, whanne Jhesus was gon aȝen, the puple resseyuede hym; for alle weren abidynge hym. [verse 41] And lo! a man, to whom the name was Jayrus, and he was prynce of a synagoge; and he [Om. k pr. m.] fel doun at the feet of Jhesu, and preiede hym, that he [verse 42] schulde entre in to his hous, for he hadde but o douȝter `almost of twelue ȝeer eelde [of t. ȝ. e. almest IKSg.] , and sche was deed. And it bifel, the while he wente, he was thrungun [thrist I.] of the puple. [verse 43] And a womman that hadde a [the I.] flux of blood twelue ȝeer, and hadde spendid al hir catel in leechis, [verse 44] and [Om. hi.] sche [Om. IKg.] miȝte not be curid of ony, and sche cam nyȝ bihynde, and touchide the hem of his cloth, and anoon the fluxe of hir blood ceesside. [verse 45] And Jhesus seide, Who is that [that that E. it that IC. this that MX pr. m. he that k.] touchide me? And whanne alle men denyeden, Petre seide, and thei that weren with hym, Comaundour, the puple thristen, and disesen thee, and thou seist, Who touchide me? [verse 46] And Jhe|sus seide, Summan hath touchid me, for that [Om. I.] vertu ȝede out of me. [verse 47] And the womman seynge, that it was not hid fro

hym, cam tremblynge, and fel doun at hise feet, and for what cause sche hadde touchid hym sche schewide bifor al the puple, and hou anoon sche was helid. [verse 48] And he seide to hir, Douȝtir, thi feith hath maad thee saaf; go thou in pees. [verse 49] And ȝit while he spak, a man cam fro the prince of the synagoge, and seide to hym, Thi douȝtir is deed, nyle thou trauel the maister. [verse 50] And whanne this word was herd, Jhesus answeride to the fadir of the damysel, Nyle thou drede, but bileue thou oonli, and sche schal be saaf. [verse 51] And whanne he cam to the hous, he suffride no man to entre with hym, but Petir and Joon and James, and the fadir and the modir of the damysel. [verse 52] And alle wepten, and biweileden hir. And he seide, Nyle ȝe wepe, for the damysel is not deed, but slepith. [verse 53] And thei scorneden hym, and wisten that sche was deed. [verse 54] But he helde hir hoond, and criede, and seide, Damysel, rise vp. [verse 55] And hir spirit turnede aȝen, and sche roos anoon. And he comaundide to ȝyue to hir to ete. [verse 56] And hir fadir and modir wondriden greetli; and he comaundide hem [to hem R.] , that thei schulden not seie to ony that thing that was don.

CAP. IX.

[verse 1] And whanne the twelue apostlis weren clepid togidir, Jhesus ȝaf to hem vertu and power on alle deuelis, and that thei schulden heele sijknessis. [verse 2] And he sente hem for [Om. Ibcegk.] to preche the kyngdom of God, and to heele sijk men. [verse 3] And he seide to hem, No thing take ȝe in the weie, nether ȝerde [a ȝerde IKbg.] , ne scrippe, nether breed, ne mo|ney,

and nether haue ȝe two cootis. [verse 4] And in to what hous that [Om. k.] ȝe entren, dwelle ȝe there, and go ȝe not out fro thennus. [verse 5] And who euer resseyuen not ȝou, go ȝe out of that citee, and schake ȝe of the poudir of ȝoure feet in to witnessyng on [to gk. of hi.] hem. [verse 6] And thei ȝeden forth, and wenten aboute bi castels, prechynge and helynge euery where. [verse 7] And Eroude tetrak herde alle thingis that weren don of hym, and [verse 8] he doutide, for that [Om. IKR pr. m. bg.] it was seide of sum men, that Joon was risen fro deth; and of summen, that Elie hadde apperid; but of othere, that oon of the elde pro|phetis was risun. [verse 9] And Eroude seide, Y haue biheedid Joon; and who is this, of whom Y here siche thingis? And he souȝte to se hym. [verse 10] And the apostlis [postlis Ig.] turneden aȝen, and tolden to hym alle thingis that [Om. b.] thei hadden don. And he took hem, and wente bisidis in to a de|sert place, that is Bethsada. [verse 11] And whanne the puple knewen this, thei folewiden hym. And he resseyuede hem, and spak to hem of the kyngdom of God; and he heelide hem that hadden neede of cure. [verse 12] And the dai bigan to bowe doun, and the twelue camen, and seiden to hym, Leeue the puple, that thei go, and turne in to castels [the castels IRgk.] and townes, that ben aboute, that thei fynde mete, for we ben here in a [Om. EIg.] desert place. [verse 13] And he seide to hem, Ȝyue ȝe to [Om. Ihk.] hem to ete. And thei seiden [seiden to him k.] , Ther ben not to vs mo than fyue looues and twei fischis, but per|auenture that [Om. k.] we go, and bie meetis to al this [the CIKRUc sec. m. k. Om. A pr. m. EMPQS bceghiαβ.] puple [puplis S.] . [verse 14] And the men weren al|most fyue thousynde. And he seide to

hise disciplis, Make ȝe [Om. g pr. m.] hem sitte [to sitte S sec. m. ghi.] to mete bi cumpanyes, a fifti to gidir. [verse 15] And thei diden so, and thei maden alle men sitte to mete. [verse 16] And whanne he hadde take the fyue looues and twei fischis, he biheeld in to heuene, and blesside hem, and brak, and delide to hise disciplis, that thei schulden sette forth [Om. A.] bifor the cumpanyes [cumpanye A pr. m.] . [verse 17] And alle men eeten, and weren fulfillid; and that that lefte to hem of brokun metis was takun vp, twelue cofyns. [verse 18] And it was don, whanne he was aloone preiynge, hise disciplis weren with hym, and he axide hem, and seide, Whom seien the puple that Y am? [verse 19] And thei answeriden, and seiden, Joon Bap|tist, othir [othere men IKg.] seien Elie, and othir seien, o profete of the formere is risun. [verse 20] And he seide to hem, But who [whom R.] seien ȝe that Y am? Symount Petir answeride, and seide, The Crist of God. [verse 21] And he blam|ynge hem comaundide that thei schulden [verse 22] seie to no man, and seide [he seide k pr. m.] these thingis, For it bihoueth mannus sone to suffre many thingis, and to be repreued of the elder men, and of the princis of prestis, and of scribis [the scribis eα.] , and to be slayn, and the thridde dai to rise aȝen. [verse 23] And he seide to alle, If ony wole come aftir me, denye he hym silf, and take he his cross euery dai, and sue he me. [verse 24] For he that wole make his lijf saaf schal leese it; and he that leesith his lijf for me, schal make it saaf. [verse 25] And what profitith it [Om. k.] to [Om. k pr. m.] a man, if he wynne al the world, and leese hym|silf, and do peiryng of him silf. [verse 26] For who so schameth me and my wordis, mannus sone schal schame hym, whanne

he cometh in his maieste, and [Om. k.] of the fadris [fadir X sec. m. k.] , and of the hooli aungels. [verse 27] And Y seie to ȝou, verily ther ben summe stondynge here, whiche schulen not taste deeth, til thei [ȝe A pr. m.] seen the rewme of God. [verse 28] And it was don aftir these wordis almest eiȝte daies, and he took Petre and James and Joon, and he stiede in to an hil, to preye. [verse 29] And while he preiede, the lic|nesse of his cheer was chaungid, and his clothing was whit schynynge. [verse 30] And lo! [verse 31] two men spaken with hym, and Moises and Helie weren seen in maieste; and thei sayn [seiden e sec. m.] his goyng out, which he schulde fulfille in Jerusalem. [verse 32] And Petre, and thei that weren with hym, weren heuy of sleep, and thei wakynge saien his majeste, and the twey men that stoden with hym. [verse 33] And it was don, whanne thei departiden fro hym, Petir seide to Jhesu, Comaundour, it is good that we be here, and make we here thre tabernaclis, oon to thee, and oon to Moises, and oon to Elie. And he wiste not what he schulde seie. [verse 34] But while he spak these thingis, a cloude was maad, and ouerschadewide hem; and thei dredden, whanne [and whanne k pr. m.] thei entriden in to the cloude. [verse 35] And [Om. k pr. m.] a vois was maad out of the cloude, and seide, This is my der|worth sone, here ȝe hym. [verse 36] And while the vois was maad, Jhesu was foundun aloone. And thei weren stille, and to no man seiden [thei seiden k pr. m.] in tho daies ouȝt [ony b.] of tho [these b.] thingis, that thei hadden seyn. [verse 37] But it was doon in the dai suynge, whanne thei camen doun of the hil, myche puple mette hem. [verse 38] And lo! a man of the cumpany criede, and seide, Maister, Y biseche thee, biholde my sone, for Y

[verse 39] haue no mo; and lo! a spirit takith hym, and sudenli he crieth, and hurtlith [hurtith g.] doun, and to-drawith hym with fome, and vnneth he goith awei al to-draw|ynge hym. [verse 40] And Y preiede thi disciplis, that thei schulden caste hym out, and thei myȝten not. [verse 41] And Jhesus answerde and seide to hem, A! vnfeithful genera|cioun and weiward, hou long schal Y be at [anentis I.] ȝou, and suffre ȝou? brynge hidur thi sone. [verse 42] And whanne he cam nyȝ, the deuel hurtlide hym doun, and to-braid|ide [to-braide EIPRbceghikαβ.] hym. And Jhesus blamyde the vnclene spirit, and heelide the child, and ȝeldide [took Qkα.] him to his fadir. [verse 43] And alle men wondriden greetli in the [Om. I.] gretnesse of God. And whanne alle men wondriden in alle thingis that he dide, he seide to [verse 44] hise disciplis, Putte ȝe these wordis in ȝoure hertis, for it is to come, that man|nus sone be bitrayed in to the hondis of men. [verse 45] And thei knewen not this [the k.] word, and it [that k.] was hid bifor hem, that thei feeliden it not; and thei dredden to axe hym of this word. [verse 46] But a thouȝt entride in to hem, who of hem schulde be gret|test. [verse 47] And Jhesu, seynge the thouȝtis of the herte of hem, took a child, and [verse 48] settide hym bisidis hym; and seide to hem, Who euer resseyueth this child in my name, resseyueth me; and who euer resseyueth me, resseiueth him that sente me; for he that is leest among ȝou alle, is the grettest. [verse 49] And Joon answeride and seide, Comaundoure, we sayn a man castynge out feendis in thi name, and we han forbedun hym, for he sueth not thee with vs. [verse 50] And Jhesus seide to hym, Nyle ȝe forbede, for he that is not aȝens vs, is for vs. [verse 51] And it was don, whanne the daies of his takyng vp weren fulfillid,

he settide [sette k.] faste his face, to go to Jeru|salem, [verse 52] and sente messangeris bifor his siȝt. And thei ȝeden, and entriden in to a citee of Samaritans, to make redi to hym. [verse 53] And thei resseyueden not hym, for the face `was of hym [of hym was A pr. m. IKS.] goynge in to Jerusalem. [verse 54] And whanne James and Joon, hise disciplis, seyn, thei seiden, Lord, wolt thou that we seien, that fier come doun fro heuene, and waste hem? [verse 55] And he turnede, and blamyde hem, and seide, Ȝe witen not, whos spiritis ȝe ben; [verse 56] for mannus sone cam not to leese men|nus soulis, but to saue. And thei wenten in to another castel. [verse 57] And it was don, whanne thei walkeden in the weie, a man seide to hym, Y schal sue thee, whidur euer thou go. [verse 58] And Jhesus seide to hym, Foxis han dennes, and briddis of the eir han nestis, but mannus sone hath not where he reste [shal reste X sec. m. k.] his heed. [verse 59] And he seide to another, Sue thou me. And he seide, Lord, suffre me first to go, and birie my fadir. [verse 60] And Jhesus seide to hym, Suffre that deede men birie hir deede men; but go thou, and telle the kyngdom of God. [verse 61] And another seide, Lord, Y schal sue thee, but first suffre me to leeue `alle thingis [al thing A pr. m.] that ben at hoom. [verse 62] And Jhesus seide to hym, No man that puttith his hoond to the plouȝ, and bi|holdynge bacward, is able to the rewme [kingdam K.] of God.

CAP. X.

[verse 1] And aftir these thingis the Lord Jhesu ordeynede also othir seuenti and tweyn, and sente [he sente Sg.] hem bi tweyn and tweyn bifor his face in to euery citee

and place, whidir he was to come. [verse 2] And he seide to hem, There is myche ripe corn, and fewe werke men; therfor preie ȝe the lord of the ripe corn, that he sende werke men in to his ripe corn. [verse 3] Go ȝe, lo! Y sende ȝou as lambren among wolues. [verse 4] Therfor nyle ȝe bere a sachel, nethir scrippe, nethir schoon, and greete ȝe no man bi the weie. [verse 5] In to what hous that ȝe entren, first seie ȝe, Pees to this hous. [verse 6] And if a sone of pees be there, ȝoure pees schal reste on hym; but if noon, it schal turne aȝen to ȝou. [verse 7] And dwelle ȝe in the same hous, etynge and drynkynge tho thingis that ben at hem; for a werk man is worthi his hire. Nyle ȝe passe from hous in to hous. [verse 8] And in to what euer citee ȝe entren, and thei resseyuen ȝou, ete ȝe tho thingis that ben [verse 9] set to ȝou; and heele ȝe the [Om. A.] sijke men that ben in that citee. And seie ȝe to hem, The kyngdom of God schal neiȝe in [Om. S.] to ȝou. [verse 10] In [And in xhi.] to what citee ȝe entren, and thei resseyuen ȝou not, go ȝe out in [verse 11] to the streetis of it, and seie ȝe, We wipen of aȝens ȝou the poudir that cleued to vs of ȝoure citee; netheles wite ȝe this thing, that the rewme of God schal come nyȝ. [verse 12] Y seie to ȝou, that to Sodom it schal be esiere than to that citee in that dai. [verse 13] Wo to thee, Corosaym; wo to thee, Bethsaida; for if in Tyre and Sidon the vertues hadden be don, whiche han be don in ȝou, sum tyme thei wolden haue sete in heyre and asches, and haue don penaunce. [verse 14] Netheles to Tire and Sidon it schal be esiere in the doom than to ȝou. [verse 15] And thou, Cafarnaum, art enhaunsid `til to [vnto Ii. til into Rgk.] heuene; thou schalt be drenchid `til in to [vnto I. til to hi.] helle. [verse 16] He that herith ȝou, herith me; and he that dispisith ȝou, dispisith me; and he that

dispisith me, dispisith hym that sente me. [verse 17] And the two and seuenti disciplis turneden aȝen with ioye, and seiden, Lord, also deuelis ben suget to vs in thi name. [verse 18] And he seide to hem, Y saiȝ Sathnas fallynge doun fro heuene, as leit. [verse 19] And lo! Y haue ȝouun to ȝou power to trede on serpentis, and on [Om. EIKQRbceghikαβ.] scorpyouns, and on al the vertu of the enemy, and nothing schal anoye [noie hik.] ȝou. [verse 20] Netheles nyle ȝe ioye on [in EKQRbceghikαβ. of I sec. m.] this thing, that spiritis ben suget [sugetis A.] to ȝou; but ioye ȝe, that ȝoure names ben writun in heuenes. [verse 21] In thilk our he gladide in the Hooli Goost, and seide, Y knouleche to thee, fadir, Lord of heuene and of erthe, for thou hast hid these thingis fro wise men and prudent, and hast schewid hem to smale children. Ȝhe, fadir, for so it ples|ide bifor thee. [verse 22] Alle thingis ben ȝouun to me of my fadir, and no man woot, who is the sone, but the fadir; and who is the fadir, but the sone, and to whom the sone wole schewe. [verse 23] And he turnede to hise disciplis, and seide, Blessid ben the iȝen, that seen tho thingis that ȝe seen. [verse 24] For Y seie to ȝou, that many pro|phetis and kyngis wolden haue seie tho thingis, that ȝe seen, and thei sayn not; and here tho thingis, that ȝe heren, and thei herden not. [verse 25] And lo! a wise man of the lawe ros vp, temptynge hym, and seiynge, Maister, what thing schal Y do to haue euerlastynge lijf? [verse 26] And he seide to hym, What is writun in the lawe? hou redist thou? [verse 27] He answeride, and seide, Thou schalt loue thi Lord God of al thin herte, and of al thi soule, and of alle thi strengthis, and of al thi mynde; and thi neiȝbore as thi silf. [verse 28] And Jhesus seide to hym, Thou hast answerid riȝtli; do this thing, and thou schalt lyue. [verse 29] But

he willynge to iustifie hym silf, seide to Jhesu [him k.] , And who is my neiȝbore? [verse 30] And Jhesu biheld, and seide, A man cam doun fro Jerusalem in to Jerico, and fel among theues, and thei robbiden hym, and woundiden hym, and wente awei, and leften the man half alyue. [verse 31] And it bifel, that a prest cam doun the same weie, and passide forth, whanne he hadde seyn hym. [verse 32] Also a dekene, whanne he was bisidis the place, and saiȝ him, pass|ide forth. [verse 33] But a Samaritan, goynge the weie, cam bisidis hym; and he siȝ hym, [verse 34] and hadde reuthe on hym; and cam to hym, and boond togidir hise woundis, and helde in oyle and wynne; and leide hym on his beest, and ledde [ledde him QSbg.] in to an ostrie, and dide the cure of hym. [verse 35] And another dai he brouȝte forth twey pans, and ȝaf to the ostiler, and seide, Haue the cure of hym; and what euer thou schalt ȝyue ouer, Y schal ȝelde [ȝeue hi.] to [Om. I pr. m.] thee, whanne Y come aȝen. [verse 36] Who of these thre, semeth to thee, was neiȝbore to hym, that fel among theues? [verse 37] And he seide, He that dide merci in to hym. And Jhesus seide to hym, Go thou, and do thou on [in R.] lijk maner. [verse 38] And it was don, while thei wenten, he entride in to a castel; and a womman, Martha bi name, resseyuede hym in to hir hous. [verse 39] And to this was a sistir, Marie bi name, which also sat bisidis the feet of the Lord, and herde his word. [verse 40] But Martha bisiede aboute the ofte seruyce. And sche stood, and seide, Lord, takist thou no kepe, that my sistir hath left me aloone to serue? therfor seie thou to hir, that sche helpe me. [verse 41] And the Lord an|swerde, and seide to hir, Martha, Mar|tha,

thou art bysi, and art troublid [verse 42] aboute ful many thingis; but o thing is necessarie. [verse 43] Marie hath chosun the best part, which schal not be takun awei fro hir.

CAP. XI.

[verse 1] And it was don, whanne he was prei|ynge in a place, as he ceesside, oon of hise disciplis seide to hym, Lord, teche vs to preye, as Joon tauȝte hise disciplis. [verse 2] And he seide to hem, Whanne ȝe preien, seie ȝe, Fadir, halewid be thi name. Thi kyngdom come to [to thee K. to; thi wil be don on erthe, as hit is in heuene X sec. m. k.] . [verse 3] Ȝyue `to vs [Om. EP.] to dai oure ech daies breed. [verse 4] And forȝyue to vs oure synnes, as we forȝyuen to ech man that owith to vs. And lede vs not in to temptacioun. [verse 5] And he seide to hem, Who of ȝou [ȝou alle k pr. m.] schal haue a freend, and schal go to hym at mydnyȝt, and schal seie to hym, Freend, leene to me thre looues; [verse 6] for my freend cometh to me fro the weie, and Y haue not what Y schal sette bifor hym. [verse 7] And he with ynforth answere and seie, Nyle thou be heuy to me; the dore is now schit, and my children ben with me in bed [the bed k.] ; Y may not rise, and ȝyue to thee. [verse 8] And if he schal dwelle stil knockynge, Y seie to ȝou, thouȝ he schal not rise, and ȝyue to him, for that that he is his freend, netheles for his con|tynuel axyng he schal ryse, and ȝyue to hym, as many as he hath nede to. [verse 9] And Y seie to ȝou, axe ȝe, and it schal be ȝouun to ȝou; seke ȝe, and ȝe schulen fynde; knocke ȝe, and it schal be openyd to ȝou. [verse 10] For ech that axith, takith, and he that sekith, fyndith; and to a man

that knockith, it schal be openyd. [verse 11] Ther|for who of ȝou axith his fadir breed, whether he schal ȝyue hym a stoon? or if he axith fisch, whether he schal ȝyue [verse 12] hym [to him Eb pr. m. C pr. m.] a serpent for the fisch? or if he axe [axith CMQUXhi. axe him e.] an eye, whether he schal a reche hym a scorpioun? [verse 13] Therfor if ȝe, whanne ȝe ben yuel, kunnen ȝyue good ȝiftis to ȝoure children, hou myche more ȝoure fadir of [that is in S.] heuene schal ȝyue a good spirit [Om. S pr. m. fruyt S sec. m.] to men that axith [axen CEIKMQRSXghα.] him. [verse 14] And Jhesus was castynge out a [of a S pr. m.] feend, and he [it A sec. m.] was doumbe. And whanne he hadde cast out the feend, the doumbe man spak; and the puple wondride. [verse 15] And sum of hem seiden, In Belsabub, prince of deuelis, he castith out deuelis. [verse 16] And othir temptinge axiden of hym a tokene fro heuene. [verse 17] And as he saiȝ the thouȝtis of hem, he seide to hem, Euery rewme departid aȝens it silf, schal be desolat, and an hous schal falle on an hous. [verse 18] And if Sathanas be departid aȝens hym silf, hou schal his rewme stonde? For ȝe seien, that Y caste out feendis in Belsabub. [verse 19] And if Y in Belsabub caste out fendis, in whom casten out [Om. I.] ȝoure sones? Therfor thei schulen be ȝoure domesmen. [verse 20] But if Y caste out fendis in the fyngir of God, thanne the rewme of God is comun among ȝou. [verse 21] Whanne a strong armed man kepith his hous, alle thingis that he weldith ben in pees. [verse 22] But if a stronger than he come [cometh S sec. m. k.] vpon hym, and ouercome [ouercometh k.] hym, he schal take awei al his armere, in which he tristide, and schal [he schal k.] dele abrood his robries. [verse 23] He that is not with me, is aȝens me; and he that gederith

not togidir with me, scaterith abrood. [verse 24] Whanne an vnclene spirit goith out of a man, he wandrith bi drie placis, and sekith reste; and he fyndynge [fyndith h pr. m. k.] not [noon g.] , seith [and seith h pr. m. k pr. m.] , Y schal turne aȝen in to myn hous, fro whannes Y cam out. [verse 25] And whanne he cometh, he fyndith it clansid with besyms, and fayre arayed. [verse 26] Thanne he goith, and takith with hym seuene othere spirits worse than hym silf, and thei entren, and dwellen there. And the laste thingis of that man ben maad worse than the formere. [verse 27] And it was don, whanne he hadde [Om. be pr. m.] seid these thingis, a womman of the cumpanye reride [reiside b. areride hi.] hir vois, and seide to hym, Blessid be the wombe that bare thee, and blessid be the tetis that thou hast soken. [verse 28] And he seide, But ȝhe blessid be thei, that heren the word of God, and kepen it. [verse 29] And whanne the puple runnen togidere, he bigan to seie, This generacioun is a weiward ge|neracioun; it sekith a token, and a tokene schal not be ȝouun to it, but the tokene of Jonas, the profete. [verse 30] For as Jonas was a tokene to men of Nynyue, so mannus sone schal be to this gene|racioun. [verse 31] The queen of the south schal rise in doom with men of this genera|cioun, and schal condempne hem; for sche cam fro the endis of the erthe, for [Om. bc.] to here the wisdom of Salomon, and lo! here is a gretter than Salomon. [verse 32] Men [And men b sec. m.] of Nynyue schulen rise in doom with this generacioun, and schulen condempne it; for thei diden penaunce in the prech|yng of Jonas, and lo [Om. IK pr. m. g.] ! here is a gretter than Jonas. [verse 33] No man tendith a lanterne, and puttith [puttith it k.] in hidils, nether vndur a buyschel, but on a candilstike, that thei

that goen in, se liȝt. [verse 34] The lanterne of thi bodi is thin iȝe; if [and if X.] thin iȝe be sym|ple, al thi bodi schal be liȝti [liȝt i sec. m. k.] ; but if it be weyward, al thi bodi schal be derk|ful. [verse 35] Therfor se thou, lest the liȝt that is in thee, be derknessis [al derknessis S pr. m. derknesse hi.] . [verse 36] Therfor if al thi bodi be [shal be PQ.] briȝt, and haue no part of derknessis, it schal be al briȝt, and as a lanterne of briȝtnesse it schal ȝyue liȝt to thee. [verse 37] And whanne he spak, a Fari|see preiede him, that he schulde ete with hym. And he entride, and sat to the [Om. A.] meete. [verse 38] And the Farisee bigan to seie, gessynge with ynne hym silf, whi he was not waschen bifor [a fore S.] mete. [verse 39] And the Lord seide to hym, Now ȝe Farisees clensen that that is with outenforth of the cuppe and the [of the sehik pr. m.] plater; but that thing that is with ynne of ȝou, is ful of raueyn and wickidnesse. [verse 40] Foolis, whe|ther he that made that that is with|outenforth, made not also that that is with ynne? [verse 41] Netheles that that is ouer plus, ȝyue ȝe almes, and lo! alle thingis ben cleene to ȝou. [verse 42] But wo to ȝou, Fa|risees, that tithen mynte, and [Om. k.] rue, and ech eerbe, and leeuen doom and the cha|rite of God. For [Forsothe I.] it bihofte to do these thingis, and not leeue [to leeue IKRehikα.] tho [thilke I.] . [verse 43] Wo to ȝou, Farisees, that louen the firste chaieris in synagogis, and salutaciouns in chepyng. [verse 44] Wo to ȝou, that ben as sepulcris, that ben not seyn, and men walkynge aboue witen [and witen A pr. m.] not. [verse 45] But oon of the wise men of the [Om. CIX.] lawe answeride, and seide to hym, Maystir, thou seiynge these thingis, also to vs doist dispit. [verse 46] And he seide,

Also wo to ȝou, wise men of lawe, for ȝe chargen men with birthuns which thei moun not bere, and ȝe ȝou [ȝoure E.] silf with ȝoure o [Om. g.] fyngur touchen not the heuy|nessis. [verse 47] Wo to ȝou, that bilden toumbis of profetis; and ȝoure fadris slowen hem. [verse 48] Treuli ȝe witnessen, that ȝe consenten to the werkis of ȝoure fadris; for thei slowen hem, but ȝe bilden her sepulcris. [verse 49] Ther|for the wisdom of God seide, Y schal sende to hem profetis and apostlis, and [verse 50] of hem thei schulen sle and pursue, that the blood of alle prophetis, that was sched fro the making of the world, be [verse 51] souȝt of this generacioun; fro the blood of the [Om. CEIKPQRS sec. m. UXegkα.] iust Abel to the blood of Za|charie, that was slayn bitwixe the auter and the hous. So Y seie to ȝou, it schal be souȝt of this generacioun. [verse 52] Wo to ȝou, wise men of the [Om. Rk.] lawe, for ȝe han takun awei the keye of kunnyng; and ȝe ȝow [ȝoure EP passim.] silf entriden not, and ȝe han for|beden hem that entriden. [verse 53] And whanne he seide these thingis to hem, the Fari|sees and wise [the wise ESg.] men of lawe [the lawe b pr. m. hi.] bigunnen greuousli to aȝenstonde, and stoppe his [verse 54] mouth of many thingis, aspiynge [and aspiynge k.] hym, and sekynge to take sum thing of his mouth, to accuse hym.

CAP. XII.

[verse 1] And whanne myche puple stood aboute, so that thei treden [trediden I. treeden Q. traden R.] ech on othir, he bi|gan to seie to hise disciplis, Be ȝe war of the sourdouȝ of the [Om. IKSXg.] Farisees, that is ypocrisie. [verse 2] For no thing is hilid, that schal not be schewid; nether hid, that schal not be wist. [verse 3] For whi tho thingis that ȝe han seid in derknessis, schulen be seid in liȝt; and that that ȝe han spokun in

eere in the [Om. ISα.] couchis, schal be prechid in roofes. [verse 4] And Y seie to ȝou, my freendis, be ȝe not a ferd of hem that sleen the bodie, and aftir these thingis han no more what thei schulen do. [verse 5] But Y schal schewe to ȝou, whom ȝe schulen drede; drede ȝe hym, that aftir he hath slayn, he [Om. KX sec. m. k.] hath power to sende in to helle. And so Y seie to ȝou, drede ȝe hym. [verse 6] Whe|ther fyue sparowis ben not seld for twei halpens; and oon of hem is not in forȝet|yng bifor God? [verse 7] But also alle the heeris of ȝoure heed ben noumbrid. Therfor nyle ȝe drede; ȝe ben of more prijs than many sparowis. [verse 8] Treuli Y seie to ȝou, ech man that knoulechith me bifor men, mannus sone schal knouleche hym bifor the aungels of God. [verse 9] But he that denyeth me bifor men, schal be denyed bifor the aungels of God. [verse 10] And ech that seith a word aȝens mannus sone, it schal be for|ȝouun to hym; but it schal not be for|ȝouun to hym, that blasfemeth aȝens the Hooli Goost. [verse 11] And whanne thei leden ȝou in to synagogis, and to magistratis, and potestatis, nyle ȝe `be bisie [bisie ȝou hi.] , hou or what ȝe schulen answere, or what ȝe schulen seie. [verse 12] For the Hooli Goost schal teche ȝou in that our, what it bihoueth ȝou to seie. [verse 13] And oon of the puple seide to hym, Maystir, seie to my brothir, that he departe with me the eritage. [verse 14] And he seyde to hym, Man, who ordeynede me a domesman, or a [Om. EPX.] departere, on ȝou? [verse 15] And he seide to hem, Se ȝe, and be ȝe [Om. IRbgk pr. m.] war of al coueytice; for the lijf of a [Om. Ahiβ.] man is not in the [Om. K pr. m.] abundaunce of tho [the eα.] thingis, whiche he weldith. [verse 16] And he tolde to hem a liknesse, and seide, The feeld of

a riche man brouȝte forth plenteuouse fruytis. [verse 17] And he thouȝte with ynne hym silf, and seide, What schal Y do, for Y haue not whidur Y schal gadere my fruytis? [verse 18] And he seith, This thing Y schal do; Y schal throwe doun my bernes, and Y schal make gretter, and thidir Y schal gadir alle thingis that growen to me, and [and alle k pr. m.] my goodis. [verse 19] And Y schal seie to my soule, Soule, thou hast many goodis kept in to ful many ȝeeris; rest thou, ete, drynke [and drynke Qb pr. m. k.] , and make feeste. [verse 20] And God seide to hym, Fool, in this nyȝt thei schulen take [take awey k.] thi lijf fro thee. And whos schulen tho thingis be, that thou hast arayed? [verse 21] So is he that tresourith to hym silf, and is [it is S pr. m.] not riche in God. [verse 22] And he seide to hise disciplis, Therfor Y seie to ȝou, nyle ȝe be [Om. Q pr. m.] bisy to ȝoure lijf, what ȝe schulen ete, nether to ȝoure bodi, with what ȝe schulen be clothid. [verse 23] The lijf is more than mete [the mete S.] , and the body more than clothing [the clothing S.] . [verse 24] Biholde ȝe [Om. αβ.] crowis [the crowis kαβ.] , for [how X.] thei sowen not, nethir repen, to whiche is no [nether E.] celer, ne [nether C.] berne, and God fedith hem. Hou myche more ȝe ben of more prijs than thei. [verse 25] And who of ȝou bithenkynge may put to [Om. k pr. m.] o cubit to his stature? [verse 26] Therfor if ȝe moun not that that is leest, what ben ȝe bisie of othere thingis? [verse 27] Biholde ȝe the lilies of the feeld, hou thei wexen; thei trauelen not, nethir spynnen. And Y seie to ȝou, that nethir Salomon in al his glorie was clothid as oon of these. [verse 28] And if God clothith thus the hey, that to dai is in the feeld, and to morewe is cast in to an ouen; hou myche more ȝou

of litil feith. [verse 29] And nyle ȝe seke, what ȝe schulen ete, or what ȝe schulen drynke; and nyle ȝe be reisid an hiȝ. [verse 30] For folkis of the world seken alle these thingis; `and ȝour [oure b.] fadir woot, that ȝe neden [han nede to R sec. m.] alle these thingis [Om. K pr. m. R pr. m.] . [verse 31] Netheles seke ȝe first the kyngdom of God, and alle these thingis schulen be caste to ȝou. [verse 32] Nile ȝe, litil flok, drede, for it pleside to ȝoure fadir to ȝyue ȝou [to ȝou k.] a kyngdom. [verse 33] Selle ȝe tho thingis that ȝe han in possessioun, and ȝyue ȝe almes. And make [make ȝe EIKOPRS beghik sec. m. αβ.] to ȝou sachels that wexen not oolde, tresoure [tresoureth P pr. m. tresour ȝe to ȝou tresour X sec. m. k pr. m.] that failith not in heuenes [heuene R.] , whidir a theef neiȝith not, nether mouȝt destruy|eth. [verse 34] For where is thi tresoure, there thin herte schal be. [verse 35] Be ȝoure leendis gird aboue, and lanternes brennynge in [verse 36] ȝoure hoondis; and be ȝe [Om. k pr. m.] lijk to men that abiden her lord, whanne he schal turne aȝen fro the weddyngis, that whanne he schal come, and knocke, anoon thei openen to hym. [verse 37] Blessid be tho seruauntis, that whanne the lord schal come, he schal fynde wakynge. Treuli Y seie to ȝou, that he schal girde hym silf, and make hem sitte to mete, and he schal go, and serue hem. [verse 38] And if he come in the secounde wakynge, and if he come in the thridde wak|ynge, and fynde so, tho seruauntis ben blessid. [verse 39] And wite ȝe this thing, for if an hosebonde man wiste, in what our the theef wolde come, sotheli he schulde [wolde k.] wake, and not suffre his hous to be myned. [verse 40] And be ȝe redi, for in what our ȝe gessen not, mannus sone schal come. [verse 41] And Petre seide to hym, Lord, seist thou this parable to vs, or to alle? [verse 42] And the Lord seide, Who, gessist thou, is a trewe dispendere, and a [Om. Eb.] prudent,

whom the lord hath ordeyned on his meyne, to ȝyue hem in tyme mesure [a mesure c. mesuris k.] of whete? [verse 43] Blessid is that seruaunt, that the lord whanne he cometh, schal fynde so doynge. [verse 44] Verili Y seie to ȝou, that on alle thingis that he weldith, he schal ordeyne hym. [verse 45] That if that seruaunt seie in his herte, My lord tarieth to come; and bigynne to smyte children, and handmaydenes, and ete, and drynke, and [verse 46] be fulfillid [fillid plures.] ouer mesure, the lord of that seruaunt schal come, in the dai that he hopith not, and the [in the IM pr. m. Xkα.] our that he woot not; and schal departe hym, and putte his part with vnfeithful men. [verse 47] But thilke seruaunt that knew the wille of his lord, and made not hym redi, and dide not aftir his wille, schal be betun with many betyngis. [verse 48] But he that knew not, and dide worthi thingis of strokis [beetingis K sec. m.] , schal be betun with fewe. For to eche man to whom myche is ȝouun, myche schal be axid of hym; and thei schulen axe more of hym, to whom thei bitoken myche. [verse 49] Y cam to sende fier `in to [in i pr. m.] the [Om. EPQS sec. m. Xg.] erthe, and what wole Y, but that it be kyndlid? [verse 50] And Y haue to [Om. k.] be baptisid with a baptysm, and hou am Y con|streyned, til that it be perfitli don? [verse 51] Wene ȝe, that Y cam to ȝyue [sende b.] pees in to erthe? Nay, Y say to ȝou, but depart|yng. [verse 52] For fro this tyme ther schulen be fyue departid in oon hous; thre schulen be departid aȝens tweyne, and tweyne [verse 53] schulen be departid aȝens thre; the fadir aȝens the sone, and the sone aȝens the fadir; the modir aȝens the douȝtir, and the douȝtir aȝens the modir; the hose|bondis modir aȝens the sones wijf, and

and the sones wijf aȝens hir hosebondis modir. [verse 54] And he seide also to the puple, Whanne ȝe seen a cloude risynge fro the sunne goynge doun, anoon ȝe seien, Reyn cometh; and so it is don. [verse 55] And whanne ȝe seen the south blowynge, ȝe seien, That heete schal be; and it is don. [verse 56] Ypo|critis, ȝe kunnen preue the face of heuene and of erthe, but hou preuen ȝe not this tyme. [verse 57] But what and of ȝou [ȝoure E.] silf ȝe demen not that that is iust? [verse 58] But whanne thou goist with thin aduersarie in the [Om. I.] weie to the prince, do [do thi IS sec. m.] bisynesse to be delyuerid fro hym; lest perauen|ture he take thee to the domesman, and the domesman bitake thee to the [a CEMPQRUXbcehiαβ.] mais|tirful axer, and the maistirful axer sende thee in to prisoun. [verse 59] Y [Truly I k.] seie to thee, thou schalt not go [go out k.] fro thennus, til thou ȝelde the laste ferthing.

CAP. XIII.

[verse 1] And sum men weren present in that tyme, that telden to hym of the Galileis, whos blood Pilat myngide [medlide I.] with the sacrificis of hem. [verse 2] And he answeride, and seide to hem, Wenen ȝe, that these men of Galile weren synneris more than alle Galilees, for thei suffriden siche thingis? [verse 3] Y seie to ȝou, nay; alle ȝe schulen perische in lijk manere, but [but if S sup. ras. X.] ȝe han penaunce. [verse 4] And as tho [the Ee pr. m. hαβ.] eiȝtetene, on which the toure in [of EIKbg.] Siloa fel doun, and slowe hem, gessen ȝe, for [that SXk.] thei weren dettouris more than alle men that dwellen in Jerusalem? [verse 5] Y seie to ȝou, nai; but also `ȝe alle [ȝe C. alle ȝe k.] schulen perische,

if ȝe doon not penaunce. [verse 6] And he seide this liknesse, A man hadde a fige tre plauntid in his vynȝerd, and he cam sek|ynge fruyt in it, and foond noon. [verse 7] And he seide to the tilier [tilieris A pr. m.] of the vynȝerd, Lo! thre ȝeeris ben, sithen Y come sekynge fruyt in this fige tre, and Y fynde noon; therfor kitte it doun, whereto ocupieth it the erthe? [verse 8] And he answerynge seide to hym, Lord, suffre it also this ȝeer, the while Y delue aboute it, and Y schal [verse 9] donge it; if it schal make fruyt, if nay [not I.] , in tyme comynge thou schalt kitte it doun. [verse 10] And he was techinge in her synagoge in the sabatis. [verse 11] And lo! a womman, that hadde a spirit of sijk|nesse eiȝtene ȝeeris, and was crokid, and `nethir ony maner myȝte [neither in ony maner myȝte cα. myȝte not k pr. m.] loke vpward. [verse 12] Whom whanne Jhesus hadde seyn, he clepide to hym, and seide to hir, Wom|man, thou art delyuerid of thi sijknesse. [verse 13] And he settide [sette EI.] on hir his hoondis, and anoon sche stood upriȝt, and glorifiede God. [verse 14] And the prince of the synagoge answerde, hauynge dedeyn for Jhesus hadde heelid in the sabat; and he seide to the puple, Ther ben sixe dayes, in whiche it bihoueth to worche; therfor come ȝe in these, and `be ȝe [beth I. be R pr. m.] heelid, and not in the daie [daies A pr. m.] of sabat. [verse 15] But the Lord answeride to hym, and seide, Ypocrite, whether ech of ȝou vntieth not in the sabat his oxe, or asse, fro the cratche, and ledith to watir? [verse 16] Bihofte it not this douȝtir of Abraham, whom Satanas hath boundun, lo! eiȝtetene ȝeeris, to be vn|boundun of this boond in the dai of the [Om. bcgikβ.] sabat? [verse 17] And whanne he seide these

thingis, alle [Om. A pr. m. IK pr. m. g.] hise aduersaries weren aschamed, and al the puple ioiede in alle thingis, that weren gloriousli don of hym. [verse 18] Therfor he seide, To what thing is the kyngdom of God lijk? and to what thing schal Y gesse it to be lijk? [verse 19] It is lijk to a corn of seneuey, which a man took, and cast in to his ȝerd; and it wax [waxide EKPQX.] , and was maad in to a greet tree, and foulis of the eire restiden in the braunchis therof. [verse 20] And eft soone he seide, To what thing schal Y gesse the kyngdom of God lijk? [verse 21] It is lijk to sourdouȝ, that a womman took, and hidde it `in to [in CS sec. m. i pr. m.] thre mesuris of mele, til al [it c.] were sourid. [verse 22] And he wente bi citees and castels, techynge and mak|ynge a [Om. CX.] iourney in to Jerusalem. [verse 23] And a man seide to hym, Lord, if there ben fewe, that ben saued? And he seide to [verse 24] hem, Stryue ȝe to entre bi the streite ȝate; for Y seie to ȝou, many seken to entre, and thei schulen not mowe. [verse 25] For whanne the hosebonde man is entrid, and the dore is closid, ȝe schulen bi|gynne to stonde with out forth, and knocke at the dore, and seie, Lord, opyn to vs. And he schal answere, and seie to ȝou, Y knowe ȝou not, of whennus ȝe ben. [verse 26] Thanne ȝe schulen bigynne to seye, We han etun bifor thee and drunkun, and in oure streetis thou hast tauȝt. . [verse 27] And he schal seie to ȝou, Y know ȝou not, of whennus ȝe ben; go [goth EPQα. goith X.] awei fro me, alle ȝe worcheris of wick|idnesse. [verse 28] There schal be wepyng and gruntyng [gryntynge Qe. grenchinge S. grintinge k.] of teeth, whanne ȝe schulen se Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and alle the prophetis in the kyngdom of God; and ȝou to be put out. [verse 29] And thei schulen

come fro the eest and west [the west k.] , and fro the north and south [the south k.] , and schulen sitte `at the [atte S.] mete in the rewme of God. [verse 30] And lo! thei that weren the firste, ben the laste; and thei that weren the laste, ben the firste. [verse 31] In that day sum of the Fa|risees camen nyȝ, and seiden to hym, Go out, and go fro hennus, for Eroude wole sle thee. [verse 32] And he seide to hem, Go ȝe, and seie [seie ȝe CEI pr. m. KMPQRSUXbceghkβ.] to that foxe, Lo! Y caste out feendis, and Y make perfitli heelthis, to dai and to morew, and the thridde dai Y am endid. [verse 33] Netheles it bihoueth me to dai, and to morewe, and the dai [thridde dai A pr. m. I sec. m.] that sueth, to walke; for it fallith not a pro|fete to perische out of Jerusalem. [verse 34] Jeru|salem, Jerusalem, that sleest profetis, and stonest hem that ben sent to thee, hou ofte wolde Y gadre togider thi sones, as a brid gaderith his nest vndur fethris, and thou woldist not. [verse 35] Lo! ȝoure hous schal be left to ȝou desert. And Y seie to ȝou, that ȝe schulen not se me, til it [I EQhi.] come, whanne ȝe schulen seie, Blessid is he, that cometh in the name of the Lord.

CAP. XIV.

[verse 1] And it was don, whanne he hadde entrid in to the hous of a prince of Fa|risees, in the sabat, to ete breed, thei [and thei EPQRS sec. m. hikβ.] aspieden hym. [verse 2] And lo! a man sijk in the dropesie was bifor hym. [verse 3] And Jhe|sus answerynge spak to the wise men of lawe, and to the Farisees, and seide, Whethir it is [be IKbgkβ.] leeueful to heele in the sabat? And thei helden pees. [verse 4] And Jhesus took, and heelide hym, and let hym go. [verse 5] And he answeride to hem, and seide, Whos asse or oxe of ȝou schal falle in to [Om. C.] a [the A.] pit, and `he schal not [shal he not sbg.] anoon

drawe hym out in the dai of the [Om. EPQUXbgh.] sabat? [verse 6] And thei myȝten not answere to hym to these thingis. [verse 7] He seide also a parable to [of k.] men [hem hi.] bodun to a feeste, and biheld [he biheeld CIU.] hou thei chesen [cheseden CSXg. chosen IU.] the first sittyng placis, [verse 8] and seide to hem, Whanne thou art bodun to bridalis, sitte not `at the [at b. to k.] mete in the firste place; lest perauenture a worthier than thou be bodun of hym, [verse 9] and lest he come that clepide thee and hym, and seie to thee, Ȝyue place to this, and thanne thou schalt bigynne with schame to holde the lowest place. [verse 10] But whanne thou art bedun to a feste, go, and sitte doun in the laste place, that whanne he cometh, that bad thee to the feeste, he seie to thee, Freend, come hiȝer. Thanne worschip schal be to thee, bifor men that sitten at the mete. [verse 11] For ech that enhaunsith hym [him silf ik.] , schal be low|id; and he that meketh hym [him self i.] , schal be hiȝed. [verse 12] And he seide to hym, that hadde bodun hym to the feeste, Whanne thou makist a mete, or a soper, nyle thou clepe thi freendis, nether [ne EP.] thi britheren, nethir [ne EP.] cosyns [thi cosyns S.] , nethir neiȝboris, ne [nethir X.] riche men; lest perauenture thei bidde thee aȝen to the feeste, and it be ȝolde aȝen to thee. [verse 13] But whanne thou makist a feeste, clepe [verse 14] pore men, feble, crokid, and blynde, and thou schalt be blessid; for thei han not wherof to ȝelde thee [to thee CKM pr. m. R pr. m. Xb sec. m. k.] , for it schal be ȝoldun to thee in the risyng aȝen of iust men. [verse 15] And whanne oon of hem that saten togider at the mete hadde [and hadde k.] herd these thingis, he seide to hym, Blessid is he, that schal ete breed in the rewme of

God. [verse 16] And he seide to hym, A man made a greet soper, and clepide many. [verse 17] And he sent his seruaunt in the our of soper, to seie to men that weren bodun to the feeste, that thei schulden come, for now alle thingis ben redi. [verse 18] And alle bigunnen togidir to excusen hem. The firste seide, Y haue bouȝt a toun, and Y haue nede to go out, and se it; Y preye thee, haue me excusid. [verse 19] And the tother [oother I.] seide, Y haue bouȝt fyue ȝockis of oxun, and Y go to preue hem; Y preye thee, haue me excusid. [verse 20] And an othir seide, Y haue weddid a wijf; and therfor Y may not come. [verse 21] And the seruaunt turnede aȝen, and tolde these thingis to his lord. Thanne the hosebonde man was wrooth, and seide to his seruaunt, Go out swithe in to the grete stretis and smal [the small IRS pr. m. bcgkβ.] stretis of the citee, and brynge ynne hidir pore men, and feble, blynde [blynde men IKSg.] , and crokid. [verse 22] And the seruaunt seide, Lord, it is don, as thou hast comaundid, and ȝit there is a void place. [verse 23] And the lord seide to the seruaunt, Go out in to weies and heggis, and constreine men [Om. I pr. m.] to entre, that myn hous be fulfillid [fillid hi.] . [verse 24] For Y seie to ȝou, that noon of tho men that ben clepid, schal taaste my soper. [verse 25] And myche puple wenten with hym; and he turnede, and [verse 26] seide to hem, If ony man cometh to me, and hatith [that is, lesse loueth hem than God. e.] not his fadir, and modir, and wijf, and sones, and britheren, and sistris [sistren Rhi.] , and ȝit his owne lijf, he may not be my disciple. [verse 27] And he that berith not his cross, and cometh aftir me, may not be my disciple. [verse 28] For who of ȝou will|ynge to bilde a toure, whether he `first sitte not [firste sitteth not R sec. m. sitte not first k.] , and countith [counte EPS.] the spensis that

ben nedeful, if he haue to perfourme? [verse 29] Lest aftir that he hath set the founde|ment, and mowe not perfourme, alle that seen [him seen S.] , bigynnen to scorne hym, and seie, [verse 30] For this man bigan to bilde, and myȝte not make an [and S.] ende. [verse 31] Or what kyng that wole go to do a bataile aȝens anothir kyng, whether he sittith [sitte K.] not first, and bithenkith, if he may with ten thou|synde go aȝens hym that cometh aȝens hym with twenti thousynde? [verse 32] Ellis ȝit while [whilis S.] he is afer, he sendynge [sendith Ichi.] a mes|sanger, preieth [and preieth Ichi.] tho thingis that ben of pees. [verse 33] So therfor ech of ȝou, that for|sakith not alle thingis that he hath, may not be my disciple. [verse 34] Salt is good; but if salt vanysche, in what thing schal it be sauerid? [verse 35] Nethir in erthe, nethir [ne I.] in donghille it is profitable, but it schal be cast out. He that hath eeris of herynge, here he.

CAP. XV.

[verse 1] And pupplicans and synful men weren neiȝynge to him, to here hym. [verse 2] And the Farisees and scribis grutchiden, seiynge, For this [he this I.] resseyueth synful men, and etith with hem. [verse 3] And he spak to hem [verse 4] this parable, and seide, What man of ȝou that hath an hundrith scheep, and if he hath lost oon of hem, whethir he leeueth not nynti and nyne in desert, and goith to it that perischide, til he fynde it? [verse 5] And whanne he hath foundun it, he ioieth, and leyith [puttith b.] it on hise schuldris; [verse 6] and he cometh hoom, and clepith togidir hise freendis and neiȝboris, and seith to hem, Be ȝe glad with me, for Y haue founde my scheep, that hadde [hath EPX. Om. QU.] perischid. [verse 7] And Y seie to ȝou, so ioye schal be in

heuene on o synful man doynge pen|aunce, more than on nynti and nyne iuste, that han no nede to penaunce. [verse 8] Or what womman hauynge ten besauntis, and if sche hath lost oo besaunt, whether sche teendith not a lanterne, and turneth vpsodoun the hows, and sekith diligentli, til that [Om. Ec pr. m. e pr. m.] sche fynde it? [verse 9] And whanne sche hath foundun, sche clepith togidir freendis and neiȝboris, and seith, Be ȝe glad with me, for Y haue founde the besaunt, that Y hadde lost. [verse 10] So Y seie to ȝou, ioye schal be bifor aungels [the aungels Ek.] of God on o synful man doynge penaunce. [verse 11] And [verse 12] he seide, A man hadde twei sones; and [Om. AIKc pr. m. eg.] the ȝonger of hem seide to the fadir, Fadir, ȝyue me the porcioun of catel, that fallith to me. And he departide to hem [him S pr. m.] the catel. [verse 13] And not aftir many daies, whanne alle thingis weren gederid togider, the ȝonger sone wente forth in pilgrymage in to a fer cuntre; and there he wastide hise [alle hise k pr. m.] goodis in lyuynge lecherously. [verse 14] And aftir that he hadde endid alle thingis, a strong hungre was maad in that cuntre, and he bigan to haue nede. [verse 15] And he wente, and drouȝ hym to oon of the citeseyns of that cuntre. And he sente hym in to his toun, to fede swyn. [verse 16] And he coueitide to fille his wombe of the coddis that the [Om. Ig.] hoggis eeten, and no man ȝaf hym [to hym EMK sec. m. PQRSUXghikβ.] . [verse 17] And he turnede aȝen to [in to EIKMPQRSUXbceghi.] hym silf, and seide, Hou many hirid men in [ben in k pr. m.] my fadir [fadris CEIKMPRSUXbceghikαβ.] hous han plente of looues; and Y perische here thorouȝ hungir. [verse 18] Y schal rise vp, and go to my fadir, and Y schal seie to hym, Fadir, Y haue synned

in to heuene, and bifor thee; and now Y [verse 19] am not worthi to be clepid thi sone, make me as oon of thin hirid men. [verse 20] And he roos vp [Om. X.] , and cam to his fadir. And whanne he was ȝit afer, his fadir saiȝ hym, and was stirrid bi mercy. And he ran, and fel on his necke, and kisside hym. [verse 21] And the sone seide to hym, Fadir, Y haue synned in to heuene, and bifor thee; and now Y am not worthi to be clepid thi sone. [verse 22] And the fadir seide to hise seruauntis, Swithe brynge ȝe forth the firste stoole, and clothe ȝe hym, and [verse 23] ȝyue ȝe a ryng in his hoond, and schoon on hise feet; and brynge ȝe a fat calf, and sle ȝe, and ete we, and make we feeste. [verse 24] For this my sone was deed, and hath lyued aȝen; he perischid, and is [he is Ig.] foundun. And alle men bigunnen to ete. [verse 25] But his eldere sone was in the feeld; and whanne he cam, and neiȝede to the hous, he herde a symfonye and a croude. [verse 26] And he clepide oon of the ser|uauntis, and axide, what these thingis weren. [verse 27] And he seide to hym, Thi bro|ther is comun, and thi fadir slewe a fat calf, for he resseyuede hym saaf. [verse 28] And he was wrooth, and wolde not come in. Therfor his fadir wente [ȝede CEIKMPQRSUXbcghikαβ.] out, and bigan to preye hym. [verse 29] And he answerde to his fadir, and seide, Lo! so many ȝeeris Y serue thee, and Y neuer brak thi co|maundement; and thou neuer ȝaf to [Om. k pr. m.] me a kidde, that Y with my freendis schulde haue ete. [verse 30] But aftir that this thi sone, that hath deuourid his substaunce with horis, cam, thou hast slayn to hym a fat calf. [verse 31] And he seide to hym, Sone, thou

art euer more with me, and alle my thingis ben thine. [verse 32] But it bihofte [bihoueth g.] for [to C et plures.] to make feeste [a feeste Ee.] , and to haue ioye; for this thi brother was deed, and lyuede [lyueth g.] aȝen; he perischide, and is foundun.

CAP. XVI.

[verse 1] He seide also to hise disciplis, Ther was a riche man, that hadde a baili [baylyf EPQX.] ; and this was defamed to him, as he hadde wastid his goodis. [verse 2] And he clepide hym, and seide to hym, What here Y this thing of thee? ȝelde reckynyng of thi baili, for thou miȝte not now be baili [baylif EQ.] . [verse 3] And the baili [bailyf EPQX.] seide with ynne him silf, What schal Y do, for my lord takith awei fro me the baili? delfe mai Y not, I schame to begge. [verse 4] Y woot what Y schal do, that whanne Y am remeued fro the baili, thei resseyue me in to [Om. k pr. m.] her hous [housis A sec. m. KQhi.] . [verse 5] Therfor whanne alle the dettours of his lord weren clepid togider, he seide to the firste, Hou myche owist thou to my lord? [verse 6] And he seide, An hundrid barelis of oyle. And he seide to hym, Take thi caucioun, and sitte soone, and write fifti. [verse 7] Aftirward he seide to another, And hou myche owist thou? Which answerde, An hundrid coris of whete. And he seide to hym, Take thi lettris, and write foure scoore. [verse 8] And the lord preiside the baili of wickydnesse, for he hadde do pru|dentli; for the sones of this world ben more prudent in her generacioun than the sones of liȝt. [verse 9] And Y seie to ȝou, make ȝe to ȝou freendis of the ritchesse [ritchessis chik.] of wickidnesse, that whanne ȝe schulen fayle, thei resseyue ȝou in to euerlastynge tabernaclis. [verse 10] He that is trewe in the

leeste thing, is trewe also in the more; and he that is wickid in a [Om. b.] litil thing, is wickid also in the more [more thing K.] . [verse 11] Therfor if ȝe weren not trewe in the wickid thing of ritchesse [richessis S sec. m. X.] , who schal bitake to ȝou that that is verry? [verse 12] And if ȝe weren not trewe in othere mennus thing, who schal ȝyue to ȝou that that is ȝoure? [verse 13] No seruaunt may serue to twei lordis; for ether he schal hate `the toon [the oon EQ. that oon Iek.] , and loue the tothir [oother I.] ; ethir he schal drawe to `the toon [the oon EQ. that oon Ik.] , and schal [Om. K pr. m.] dispise the tothir [oother I.] . Ȝe moun not serue to God and to ritchesse [ritchessis ik.] . [verse 14] But the Farisees, that weren coueytous, herden alle these thingis, and thei scorneden hym. [verse 15] And he seide to hem, Ȝe it ben, that iustifien ȝou bifor men; but God hath knowun ȝoure hertis, for that that is hiȝ to men, is abhomynacioun bifor God. [verse 16] The lawe and prophetis [the profetis Ek.] til to [Om. E.] Joon; fro that tyme the rewme of God is euangelisid, and ech man doith violence in to it. [verse 17] Forsothe it is liȝter heuene and erthe to passe, than that o titil falle fro the lawe. [verse 18] Euery man that forsakith his wijf, and weddith an other, doith letch|erie; and he that weddith the wijf for|sakun of the hosebonde, doith auowtrie. [verse 19] There was a riche man, and was clothid in purpur, and whit silk, and eete euery dai schynyngli. [verse 20] And there was a begger, Lazarus bi name, that lai at his ȝate ful [verse 21] of bilis, and coueitide to be fulfillid [fillid Ihi.] of the crummes, that fellen doun fro the

riche mannus boord, and no man ȝaf to hym; but houndis camen, and lickiden hise bilis. [verse 22] And it was don, that the begger diede, and was borun of aungels in to Abrahams bosum. [verse 23] And the riche man was deed also, and was [he was k.] biried in helle. And he reiside [reiside vp IS pr. m.] hise iȝen, whanne he was in turmentis, and say Abraham afer, and Lazarus in his bosum. [verse 24] And he criede, and seide, Fadir Abraham, haue merci on me, and sende Lazarus, that he dippe the ende of his fyngur in watir, to [and k.] kele my tunge; for Y am tur|mentid in this flawme. [verse 25] And Abraham seide to hym, Sone, haue [haue thou bhi.] mynde, for thou hast resseyued good thingis in thi lijf, and [Om. A pr. m. CEIKMPQRSXbcehikαβ.] Lazarus also yuel thingis; but he is now coumfortid, and thou art tur|mentid. [verse 26] And in alle these thingis a greet derk place is stablischid betwixe vs and ȝou; that thei that wolen fro hennus passe to ȝou, moun not, nethir fro thennus passe ouer hidur. [verse 27] And he seide, Thanne Y preie thee, fadir, that thou sende hym in to the hous of my fadir. [verse 28] For Y haue fyue britheren, that he wit|nesse to hem, lest also thei come in to this place of turmentis. [verse 29] And Abraham seide to him, Thei han Moyses and the prophetis; here thei hem. [verse 30] And he seide, Nay, fadir Abraham, but if ony of deed men go to hem, thei schulen do [not do k pr. m.] penaunce. [verse 31] And he seide to hym, If thei heren not Moises and prophetis [the profetis gk.] , nethir if ony of deed men rise aȝen, thei schulen bileue to hym.

CAP. XVII.

[verse 1] And Jhesu seide to hise disciplis, It is impossible [vnpossible k.] that sclaundris come not; but wo to that man, bi whom thei comen.

[verse 2] It is more profitable to him, if a mylne stoon be put aboute his necke, and he be cast in to the see, than that he sclaundre oon of these litle. [verse 3] Take ȝe hede ȝou [to ȝou CIXe sec. m. kα. ȝour EPQ sec. m. RC sec. m. g.] silf; if thi brothir hath synned aȝens thee, blame hym; and if he do penaunce, for|ȝyue hym. [verse 4] And if seuene sithis in the dai he do synne aȝens thee, and seuene sithis in the dai he be conuertid to thee, and seie, It forthenkith me, forȝyue thou hym [to hym MRXb sec. m. hi.] . [verse 5] And the apostlis [postlis ISg.] seiden to the Lord, Encrese to vs feith. [verse 6] And the Lord seide, If ȝe han feith as the corn of seneuei, ȝe schulen seie to this more tre, Be thou drawun vp bi the rote, and be ouerplauntid in to the see, and it schal obeie to ȝou. [verse 7] But who of ȝou hath a seruaunt erynge, or lesewynge oxis [oxen KRk.] , which seith to hym, whanne he turneth aȝen fro the feeld, Anoon go, and sitte to [verse 8] mete; and seith not to hym, Make redi, that Y soupe, and girde thee, and serue me, while Y ete and drynke, and aftir this [verse 9] thou schalt ete and drynke; whether he hath [haue k.] grace to that seruaunt, for he dide that that he comaundide hym? Nay, Y gesse. [verse 10] So ȝe, whanne ȝe han don alle thingis that ben comaundid to ȝou, seie ȝe, We ben vnprofitable ser|uauntis, we han do that that [Om. ci.] we ouȝten to do. [verse 11] And it was do, the [Om. IRhi.] while Jhesus wente in [Om. S sec. m. b.] to Jerusalem, he passide thorou the myddis [myddil CEIMPQRSUX bceghikαβ.] of Samarie, and Galilee. [verse 12] And whanne he entride in to a castel, ten

leprouse men camen aȝens hym, whiche [the whiche I.] [verse 13] stoden afer, and reiseden her voys, and seiden, Jhesu, comaundoure, haue merci on vs. [verse 14] And as he say hem, he seide, Go ȝe [Om. kb.] , `schewe ȝe [scheweth I.] ȝou to the [Om. k.] prestis. And it was don, the [Om. Ihik.] while thei wenten, thei weren clensid. [verse 15] And oon of hem, as he saiȝ that he was clensid, wente aȝen, magnifiynge God with grete [a greet CEIKMPQRSUXbcghik.] vois. [verse 16] And he fel doun on the face bifore hise feet, and dide thankyngis; and this was a Samaritan. [verse 17] And Jhesus answerde, and seide, Whether ten ben not clensid, and where ben the nyne? [verse 18] There is noon foundun, that turnede aȝen, and ȝaf glorie to God, but this alien. [verse 19] And he seide to hym, Rise vp, go thou; for thi feith hath maad thee saaf. [verse 20] And he was axid of Farisees [the Farisees PQXc pr. m. k.] , whanne the rewme of God cometh. And he answerde to hem, and seide, The rewme of God cometh not [verse 21] with aspiyng, nether thei schulen seie, Lo! here, or lo there; for lo! the rewme of God is with ynne ȝou. [verse 22] And he seide to hise disciplis, Daies schulen come, whanne ȝe schulen desire to se o dai of mannus sone, and ȝe schulen not se. [verse 23] And thei schulen seie to ȝou, Lo! here, and lo there. Nyle ȝe go, nether sue ȝe [Om. Ig.] ; [verse 24] for as leyt schynynge from vndur heuene schyneth in to tho thingis that ben vn|dur heuene, so schal mannus sone be in his dai. [verse 25] But first it bihoueth hym to suffre many thingis, and to be repreued of this generacioun. [verse 26] And as it was doon in the daies of Noe, so it schal be in the daies of mannys sone. [verse 27] Thei eeten and drunkun, weddiden wyues, and weren ȝouun to weddyngis, til in to the

dai in the [Om. I.] whych Noe entride in to the [Om. hi.] schip; and the greet flood cam, and loste alle. [verse 28] Also as it was don in the daies of Loth, thei eeten and drunkun, bouȝten and seelden, plauntiden and bildiden; [verse 29] but the [in the EC sec. m. k pr. m.] dai that Loth wente out of So|dome, the Lord reynede fier and brym|stoon fro heuene, and loste alle. [verse 30] Lijk this thing it schal be, in what dai mannys sone schal be schewid. [verse 31] In that our he that is in the roof, and his vessels in the hous, come he not doun to take hem awei; and he that schal be in the feeld, also turne not aȝen bihynde. [verse 32] Be ȝe myndeful of the wijf of Loth. [verse 33] Who euer seketh [seke A et plures αβ.] to make his lijf saaf, schal leese it; and who euer leesith it, schal quykene it. [verse 34] But Y seie to ȝou, in that nyȝt twei schulen be in o bed, oon schal [verse 35] be takun, and the tothir [oother I.] forsakun; twei wymmen schulen be gryndynge togidir, `the toon [the oon EI. that oon e.] schal be takun, and `the tother [the oother I. that other e.] forsakun; twei in a feeld, `the toon [that oon Iek.] schal be takun, and `the tother [the oother I. that other e.] left [forsaken k.] . [verse 36] Thei answeren, and seien to hym, Where, Lord? [verse 37] Which seide to hem, Where euer the bodi schal be, thidur schulen be gaderid togidere [Om. Ah pr. m.] also the eglis.

CAP. XVIII.

[verse 1] And he seide to hem also a parable, that it bihoueth to preye euer more, and [verse 2] not faile; and seide [he seide k pr. m.] , There was a iuge in a citee, that dredde not God, nether schamede of men. [verse 3] And a widowe was

in that citee, and sche cam to hym, and [verse 4] seide, Venge me of myn aduersarie; and he wolde not longe tyme. But aftir these thingis he seide with ynne hym silf, Thouȝ Y drede not God, and schame [verse 5] not of man, netheles for this widewe is heuy to me, Y schal venge hir; lest at the laste sche comynge condempne me. [verse 6] And the Lord seide, Here ȝe, what the [verse 7] domesman of wickidnesse seith; and whe|ther God schal not do veniaunce of hise chosun, criynge to hym dai and nyȝt, and schal haue pacience in hem? [verse 8] Sotheli Y seie to ȝou, for soone he schal do veniaunce of hem. Netheles gessist thou, that mannus sone comynge schal fynde feith in erthe? [verse 9] And he seide also to sum men, that tristiden in hem silf, as thei weren riȝtful, and dispiseden othere, [verse 10] this parable, seiynge, Twei men wenten [ȝeden S.] vp [Om. c.] in to the temple to preye; the [that Iek.] toon [oon EIk. toon was K.] a Farisee, and [Om. EP.] the [that E.] tother [oothir Ie.] a pupplican. [verse 11] And the Farisee stood, and preiede bi hym silf these thingis, and seide, God, Y do thankyngis to thee, for Y am not as other men, raueinouris [rauenous EP.] , vniust, auou|treris [verse 12] [auouteris IS.] , as also this pupplican; Y faste twies in the woke, Y ȝyue tithis of alle thingis that Y haue in possessioun. [verse 13] And the pupplican stood afer, and wolde [nolde k.] nether [not Q.] reise hise iȝen to [in to E.] heuene, but smoot his brest, and seide, God be mer|ciful to me, synnere. [verse 14] Treuli Y seie to ȝou, this [he this I.] ȝede doun in to his hous, and was iustified fro the other [tother EKPRSUXbghik.] . For ech that enhaunsith hym [hym self i.] , schal be maad low, and he that mekith hym [him self hi.] , schal be enhaunsid. [verse 15] And thei brouȝten to hym ȝonge children, that he schulde touche

hem; and whanne the disciplis saien this thing, thei blameden hem. [verse 16] But Jhesus clepide togider hem, and seide, Suffre ȝe children to come to me, and nyle ȝe for|bede hem, for of siche is the kyngdom of heuenes. [verse 17] Treuli Y seie to ȝou, who euer schal not take the kyngdom of God as a child, he schal not entre in to it. [verse 18] And a prince axide hym, and seide, Goode maister, in [Om. EP.] what thing doynge schal Y weilde euerlastynge lijf? [verse 19] And Jhesus seide to hym, What seist thou me [to me EP pr. m.] good? No man is good, but God aloone. [verse 20] Thou knowist the comaunde|mentis, Thou schalt not sle, Thou schalt not do letcherie, Thou schalt not do theft, Thou schalt not seie fals witness|yng, Worschipe thi fadir and thi [Om. EP.] mo|dir. [verse 21] Which seide, Y haue kept alle these thingis fro my ȝongthe [ȝouthe EPQk.] . [verse 22] And whanne this thing was herd, Jhesus seide to hym, Ȝit o thing failith `to thee [Om. E.] ; sille thou alle thingis that thou hast, and ȝyue to pore men, and thou schalt haue tresour in heuene; and come, and sue thou me. [verse 23] Whanne [And whanne A pr. m.] these thingis weren herd, he was soreful, for he was ful ryche. [verse 24] And Jhesus seynge hym maad sorie, seide, How hard thei that han money schulen entre in to the kyngdom [verse 25] of God; for it is liȝter a camel to passe thorou a nedlis iȝe, than a riche man to entre in to the kyngdom of God. [verse 26] And thei that herden these thingis seiden, Who may be maad [Om. S.] saaf? [verse 27] And he seide to hem, Tho thingis that ben im|possible [vnpossible Pk.] anentis men, ben possible anen|tis God. [verse 28] But Petir seide, Lo! we han left alle thingis, and han sued thee. [verse 29] And

he seide to hym, Treuli Y seie to ȝou, there is no man that schal forsake hous, or fadir, modir [and modir EIPQRbceghiα. or modir A pr. m. KSkβ.] , or britheren, or wijf, or children, or feeldis, for the rewme of [verse 30] God, and schal not resseyue many mo thingis in this tyme, and in the world to comynge euerlastynge lijf. [verse 31] And Jhe|sus took hise twelue disciplis, and seide to hem, Lo! we gon vp to Jerusalem, and alle thingis schulen be endid, that ben writun bi the prophetis of mannus sone. [verse 32] For he schal be bitraied to hethen men, and he schal be scorned, and [verse 33] scourgid, and bispat; and aftir that [Om. hi.] thei han scourgid [scourgid him K.] , thei schulen sle hym, and the thridde dai he schal rise aȝen. [verse 34] And thei vndurstoden no thing [thingis hi.] of these; and this word was hid fro hem, and thei vndurstoden not tho thingis that weren seid. [verse 35] But it was don, whanne Jhesus cam nyȝ to Jerico, a blynde man sat bisidis the weie, and beggide. [verse 36] And whanne he herde the puple passynge, he axide, what this was. [verse 37] And thei seiden to hym, that Jhesus of Nazareth passide. [verse 38] And he criede, and seide, Jhe|su, the sone of Dauyd, haue mercy on me. [verse 39] And thei that wenten bifor blam|yden hym, that he schulde be stille; but he criede myche the more, Thou sone of Dauid, haue mercy on me. [verse 40] And Jhesus stood, and comaundide hym to be brouȝt forth to hym. And whanne he cam nyȝ, [verse 41] he axide hym, and seide, What wolt thou that Y schal do to thee? And he seide, Lord, that Y se. [verse 42] And Jhesus seide to hym, Biholde; thi feith hath maad thee saaf. [verse 43] And anoon he say, and suede hym, and magnyfiede God. And al the puple, as it say, ȝaf heriyng to God.

CAP. XIX.

[verse 1] And Jhesus `goynge yn [wente out and CKUc. turnede aȝen and EPQSbα. wente yn e.] , walkide

thorou [to CEKPUbc. too S.] Jericho. [verse 2] And lo! a man, Sache bi name, and this was a prince of pup|plicans, and he was riche. [verse 3] And he souȝte to se Jhesu, who he was, and he myȝte not, for the puple, for he was litil in stature. [verse 4] And he ran bifore, and stiȝede in to a sicomoure tree, to se hym; for he was to passe fro thennus. [verse 5] And Jhesus biheld vp, whanne he cam to the place, and saiȝ hym, and seide to hym, Sache, haste thee, and come doun, for to dai Y mot dwelle in thin hous. [verse 6] And he hiȝynge cam doun, and ioiynge resseyuede hym. [verse 7] And whanne alle men sayn, thei grutch|iden seiynge, For he hadde turned to a synful man. [verse 8] But Sache stood, and seide to the Lord, Lo! Lord, Y ȝyue the [Om. IK pr. m. g.] half of my good [goodis Qi.] to pore men; and if Y haue ony thing defraudid ony man, Y ȝelde foure so myche. [verse 9] Jhesus seith to hym, For to dai heelthe is maad to this hous, [verse 10] for that he is Abrahams sone; for mannus sone cam to seke, and make saaf that thing that perischide. [verse 11] Whanne thei herden these thingis, he addide [addide to I.] , and seide a parable, for that he was nyȝ [niȝ to Q.] Jerusalem, `and for [for that S sec. m. hiα.] thei gessiden, that anoon the kyngdom of God schulde be schewid. [verse 12] Therfor he seide, A worthi man wente in to a fer cuntre, to take to hym a kyngdom, and to turne aȝen. [verse 13] And whanne hise ten seruauntis weren clepid, he [and he S.] ȝaf to hem ten besauntis; and seide to hem, Chaffare ȝe, til Y come. [verse 14] But hise citeseyns hatiden hym, and senten a mes|sanger aftir hym, and seiden, We wolen not, that he regne on vs. [verse 15] And it was don, that he turnede aȝen, whan he hadde

take the kyngdom; and he comaundide hise seruauntis to be clepid, to whiche he hadde ȝyue monei, to wite, hou myche ech [he b.] hadde wonne bi chaffaryng. [verse 16] And the firste cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath wonne ten besauntis. He seide to [verse 17] hym, Wel be, thou good seruaunt; for in litil thing thou hast be trewe, thou schalt be hauynge power on ten citees. [verse 18] And the tother [oother I.] cam, and seide, Lord, thi besaunt hath maad fyue besauntis. [verse 19] And to this he seide, And be thou on fyue citees. [verse 20] And the thridde cam, and seide, Lord, lo! thi besaunt, that Y hadde, put [I putte k.] vp [Om. xe pr. m.] in a sudarie. [verse 21] For [Forsothe I.] Y dredde thee, for thou art `a sterne [an austerne I.] man; thou takist awey that that thou settidist [settist i.] not, and thou repist that that thou hast [haddiste R.] not sowun. [verse 22] He seith to hym, Wickid ser|uaunt, of thi mouth Y deme thee. Wist|ist thou, that Y am `a sterne [an austerne I.] man, tak|ynge awei that thing that Y settide not, and repyng ethat thing that Y sewe not? [verse 23] and whi hast thou not ȝouun my money to the bord, and Y comynge schulde haue axid it with vsuris? [verse 24] And he seide to men stondynge nyȝ, Take ȝe [Om. EPQXk.] awei fro hym the besaunt, and ȝyue ȝe to hym that hath ten beȝauntis. [verse 25] And thei seiden [Om. R pr. m. seien R sec. m.] to hym, Lord, he hath ten besauntis. [verse 26] And Y seie to ȝou, to ech man that hath, it schal be ȝouun, and he schal encreese; but fro him that hath not, also that thing that he hath, schal be takun of hym. [verse 27] Netheles brynge ȝe hidur tho [thilke I.] myn ene|myes, that wolden not that Y regnede [regne Ehi.] on hem, and sle ȝe bifor me. [verse 28] And whanne these thingis weren seid, he wente bifore, and ȝede vp to Jerusalem. [verse 29] And it was

don, whanne Jhesus cam nyȝ to Bethfage and Betanye, at the mount, that is clepid of Olyuete, he sente hise twei [Om. A.] disciplis, [verse 30] and seide, Go ȝe in to the castel, that is aȝens ȝou; in to which as ȝe entren, ȝe schulen fynde a colt of an asse tied, on which [whom I.] neuer man sat; vntye ȝe hym, and brynge ȝe to me. [verse 31] And if ony man axe ȝou, whi ȝe vntien, thus ȝe schulen seie to hym, For the Lord desirith his werk. [verse 32] And thei that weren sent, wenten forth, and fonden as he seide to hem, a colt stondynge. [verse 33] And whanne thei vn|tieden the colt, the lordis of hym [it EPQS sec. m. Xa.] seiden to hem, What vntien ȝe the colt? [verse 34] And thei seiden, For the Lord hath nede to hym. [verse 35] And thei ledden hym [it EPQXa. Om. k pr. m.] to Jhesu; and thei castynge [castiden IKMRSeghikαβ.] her clothis on the colt, setten [and setten AIMRSXekβ. and settiden Kghiα.] Jhesu on hym. [verse 36] And whanne he wente, thei strowiden [spredden I.] her clothis in the weie. [verse 37] And whanne he cam nyȝ to the comyng doun of the mount of Olyuete, al the puple that cam doun bygunnen to ioye, and to herie God with greet vois on alle the [Om. EPQRX.] vertues, that thei hadden [verse 38] sayn, and seiden, Blessid be the king, that cometh in the name of the Lord; pees in heuene, and glorie in hiȝe thingis. [verse 39] And sum of the Farisees of the puple seiden to hym, Maister, blame thi disci|plis. [verse 40] And he seide to hem, Y seie to ȝou, for if these ben stille, stoonus schulen crye. [verse 41] And whanne he neiȝede, `he seiȝ [seynge I.] [verse 42] the citee, and wepte on [vpon hi.] it, and seide, For if thou haddist knowun, thou schuldist wepe also; for in this dai the [tho g.] thingis ben in pees to thee, but now thei ben hid fro thin iȝen. [verse 43] But daies schulen come in thee, and thin enemyes schulen enuyroun thee with a pale, and thei schulen go

aboute thee, and make thee streit on alle [verse 44] sidis, and caste thee doun to the erthe, and thi sones that ben in thee; and thei schulen not leeue in thee a stoon on [up I. vpon S sup. ras.] a stoon, for thou hast not knowun the tyme of thi visitacioun. [verse 45] And he entride in to the temple, and bigan to caste out [verse 46] men sellynge ther inne and biynge [bigynge R.] , and seide to hem, It is writun, That myn hous is [ys iclepid X sec. m. is clepid k pr. m.] an hous of preyer, but ȝe han maad it a den of theues. [verse 47] And he was techynge euerydai in the temple. And the princis of prestis, and the scribis, and the princis [verse 48] of the puple souȝten to lese [fordo I. sle k.] hym; and thei founden not, what thei schulden do to hym, for al the puple was ocupied, and herde hym.

CAP. XX.

[verse 1] And it was don in oon of the daies, whanne he tauȝte the puple in the temple, and prechide the gospel, the princis of preestis and scribis camen togidere with [verse 2] the [Om. X.] elder men; and thei seiden to hym, Seie to vs, in what power thou doist these thingis, or who is he that ȝaf to thee this power? [verse 3] And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, And [Om. A pr. m. i.] Y schal [Om. h pr. m. i.] axe ȝou o word; answere ȝe to me. [verse 4] Was the bap|tym of Joon of heuene, or of men? [verse 5] And thei thouȝten with ynne hem silf, sei|ynge, For if we seien, Of heuene, he schal seie, Whi thanne bileuen ȝe not to [verse 6] hym? and if we seien, Of men, al the puple schal stoone vs; for thei ben cer|teyn, that Joon is a prophete. [verse 7] And thei answeriden, that thei knewen not, of whennus it was [is a.] . [verse 8] And Jhesus seide to

hem, Nether Y seie to ȝou, in what power Y do these thingis. [verse 9] And he bi|gan to seie to the puple this parable. A man plauntide a vynȝerd, and hiride it to tilieris; and he was [was gon i.] in pilgrimage longe tyme. [verse 10] And in the tyme of gader|ynge of grapis, he sente a seruaunt to the tilieris, that thei schulden ȝyue to hym of the fruyt of the vynȝerd; whiche beten hym, and leten hym go voide. [verse 11] And [Om. c.] he thouȝte ȝit to sende another seruaunt; and thei beten this, and tur|mentiden hym sore, and leten hym go [go voide k pr. m.] . [verse 12] And he thouȝte ȝit to sende the thridde, and hym also thei woundiden, and cast|iden [castede him EP. castiden him GXak.] out. [verse 13] And the lord of the vyneȝerd seide, What schal Y do? Y schal sende my dereworthe sone; perauenture, whanne thei seen hym, thei schulen drede. [verse 14] And whanne the tilieris sayn hym, thei thouȝten with ynne hem silf, and seiden, This is the eire, sle we hym, that the eritage be oure. [verse 15] And thei castiden hym out of the vyneȝerd, and killiden hym [Om. b sec. m.] . What schal thanne the lord of the vyne|ȝerd do to hem? [verse 16] He schal come, and distruye these tilieris, and ȝyue the vyne|ȝerd to othere. And whanne this thing was herd, thei seiden to hym, God for|bede. [verse 17] But [And A.] he bihelde hem, and seide, What thanne is this that is writun, The stoon which men bildynge repreueden, this is maad in to the heed of the cor|ner? [verse 18] Ech that schal falle on that stoon, schal be to-brisid [brisid b pr. m. gik pr. m.] , but on whom it schal falle, it schal al [Om. g.] to-breke [breke gk pr. m.] him. [verse 19] And the princis of prestis, and scribis, souȝten

to leye on hym hoondis in that our, and thei dredden the puple; for thei knewen that to hem he seide this liknesse. [verse 20] And thei aspieden, and senten [settiden a pr. m.] aspieris, that feyneden hem iust, that thei schulden take hym [Om. i.] in word, and bitaak hym to the `power of the [Om. R.] prince, and to the power of the iustice. [verse 21] And thei axiden hym [Om. h.] , and seiden [seiden to him hi.] , Maister, we witen, that riȝtli thou seist and techist; and [Om. i.] thou takist not the persoone of man, but thou techist in treuthe the weie of God. [verse 22] Is it leueful to vs to ȝyue tribute to the emperoure, or [either IRSXg.] nay? [verse 23] And he biheld the disseit of hem, and seide to hem, What tempten ȝe me? [verse 24] Shewe ȝe to me a peny; whos ymage and superscripcioun hath it? Thei answerden, and seiden to hym, The emperouris. [verse 25] And he seide to hem, Ȝelde ȝe therfor to the emperoure tho thingis that ben the emperours, and tho thingis that ben of God, to God. [verse 26] And thei myȝten not repreue his word bifor the puple; and thei wondriden in his answere, and heelden pees. [verse 27] Summe of the Saduceis, that denyeden the aȝen|risyng fro deeth to lijf, camen, and ax|iden [verse 28] hym [Om. sk pr. m.] , and seiden, Maister, Moises wroot to vs, if the brother of ony man haue a wijf, and be [he be I.] deed, and he was [were k.] with outen eiris, that his brothir take his wijf, and reise seed to his brother. [verse 29] And so there weren seuene britheren. The firste took a wijf, and is deed with [verse 30] outen eiris; and the brothir suynge took [verse 31] hir, and he is deed with outen sone; and the thridde took hir; also and alle seuene, [verse 32] and leften [thei leften I.] not seed, but ben deed; and

the laste of alle the womman is deed. [verse 33] Therfor in the `risyng aȝen [aȝen risyng g.] , whos wijf of hem schal sche be? for seuene hadden hir to wijf. [verse 34] And Jhesus seide to hem, Sones of this world wedden [ben weddid k pr. m.] , and ben [verse 35] ȝouun to weddyngis; but thei that schu|len be had worthi of that world, and of the [Om. IKg.] risyng aȝen [aȝen risinge k.] fro deeth, nethir ben [verse 36] wedded, nethir [ne a.] wedden wyues, nethir schulen [thei schul Ig.] mowe die more; for thei ben euen with aungels, and ben the [Om. i.] sones of God, sithen thei ben the [Om. CIKMSUXbcghik.] sones of [of the b.] `risyng aȝen [aȝen risyng IRSg.] fro deeth. [verse 37] And that deed men risen aȝen, also Moises schewide bisidis the busch, as he seith, The Lord God of Abraham, and God [Om. h sec. m. i.] of Ysaac, and God of Jacob. [verse 38] And God is not of deed men, but of lyuynge men; for alle men lyuen to hym. [verse 39] And summe of scribis [the scribis KX hik. fariseis g.] answeringe, seiden, Maistir, thou hast wel seid. [verse 40] And thei dursten no more axe hym ony thing. [verse 41] But he seide to hem, How seien men, Crist to be the [verse 42] sone of Dauid, and Dauid hym silf seith in the [Om. g.] book of Salmes, The Lord seide to my lord, Sitte thou on my riȝt|half, [verse 43] til that [Om. IK pr. m. SUXgkβ.] Y putte thin enemyes a stool of thi feet? [verse 44] Therfor Dauid clepith hym lord, and hou is he his sone? [verse 45] And in heryng of al the puple, he seide [verse 46] to hise disciplis, Be ȝe war of scribis [the scribis k.] , that wolen wandre in stolis [scoolis A pr. m.] , and louen salutaciouns in chepyng [the cheping Rbcehiαβ.] , and the firste chaieris in [in the i.] synagogis, and the firste sit|tynge [verse 47] placis in feestis; that deuouren the housis of widewis, and feynen long prei|yng; these schulen take the more damp|nacioun.

CAP. XXI.

[verse 1] And he biheeld, and saye tho [the hi.] riche men, that casten [castiden CEKPQXα. kesten R.] her ȝiftis in to the

[verse 2] treserie; but he saye also a litil pore widewe castynge twei ferthingis. [verse 3] And he seide, Treuli Y seie to ȝou, that this pore widewe keste [castede E.] more than alle men. [verse 4] For whi alle these of thing that was plenteuouse to hem casten [casteden E. kesten R.] in to the ȝiftis of God; but this widewe of that thing that failide to hir, caste [castede E. kest R.] al hir liflode, that sche hadde. [verse 5] And whanne sum men seiden of the temple, that it was apparailid with gode stoonus and [verse 6] ȝiftis, he seide, These thingis that ȝe seen, daies schulen come, in whiche a stoon schal not be left on a stoon, which schal not be destried. [verse 7] And thei axiden hym, and seiden, Comaundour, whanne schulen these thingis be? and what tokne schal be, whanne thei schulen bi|gynne to be don? [verse 8] And he seide, Se ȝe, that ȝe be not disseyued; for many schulen come in my name, seiynge, For Y am, and the tyme schal neiȝe; therfor nyle ȝe go aftir hem. [verse 9] And whanne ȝe schulen here batailis and stryues with ynne, nyle ȝe be aferd; it bihoueth first these thingis to be don, but not ȝit anoon is an ende. [verse 10] Thanne he seide to hem, Folk schal rise aȝens folk, and rewme [verse 11] aȝens rewme; grete [and grete C sec. m. R.] mouyngis of erthe [the erthe gk.] schulen be bi placis, and pestilencis, and hungris, and dredis fro heuene, and grete tokenes schulen be. [verse 12] But bifore alle these thingis thei schulen sette her hoondis on ȝou, and schulen pursue [purswe ȝou Kk.] , bitakynge in to synagogis and kepyngis [kepyngis, and ik pr.m.] , drawynge [drawinge ȝou Kk.] to [verse 13] kyngis and to iusticis, for my name; but it schal falle to ȝou in to witnessyng. [verse 14] Therfor putte ȝe [ȝe not hi.] in [into gk.] ȝoure hertis, not [Om. hi.] to thenke bifore, hou ȝe schulen answere;

[verse 15] for Y schal ȝyue to ȝou mouth and wis|dom, to whiche alle ȝoure aduersaries schulen not mowe aȝenstonde, and aȝen|seie. [verse 16] And ȝe schulen be takun of fadir, and modir, and [and of I.] britheren, and cosyns, and [and of I.] freendis, and bi deeth thei schulen [verse 17] turmente of ȝou; and ȝe schulen be in haate to alle men for my name. [verse 18] And an heere of ȝoure heed schal not perische; [verse 19] in ȝoure pacience ȝe schulen welde ȝoure soulis. [verse 20] But whanne ȝe schulen se Je|rusalem ben enuyround with an oost, thanne wite ȝe, that the desolacioun of it schal neiȝe. [verse 21] Thanne thei that ben in Judee, fle [fle ȝe k.] to [in to K sec. m. gk. in P.] the [Om. IKSg.] mountans; and thei that ben in the mydil of it, gon awei; and thei that ben in the cuntreis, entre not in to it. [verse 22] For these ben daies [the daies b.] of veniaunce, that alle thingis that ben writun, be fulfillid. [verse 23] And wo to hem, that ben with child, and norischen in tho daies; for a greet diseese schal be on the erthe, and wraththe to this [al this Ii pr. m. the k.] puple. [verse 24] And thei schulen falle bi the scharpnesse of swerd, and thei schulen be led prisoneris in to alle folkis; and Jerusalem schal be defoulid of hethene men, til the tymes [tyme k.] of naciouns be fulfillid. [verse 25] And tokenes schulen be in the sunne, and the [Om. e.] mone, and in the sterris; and in the [Om. R.] erthe ouerleiyng of folkis, for confusioun of [verse 26] sown [the soun CSe.] of the see and of floodis; for men schulen wexe drye for drede and abidyng that [that that k.] schulen [schal k.] come to [in to b.] al the world; for vertues of heuenes [heuene EQRghi.] schulen be mouyd. [verse 27] And thanne thei schulen se mannys sone comynge in a cloude, with greet power and maieste. [verse 28] And whanne these thingis

bigynnen to be maad, biholde ȝe, and reise ȝe ȝoure heedis, for ȝoure redemp|cioun neiȝeth. [verse 29] And he seide to hem a liknesse, Se ȝe the fige tre, and alle trees, [verse 30] whanne thei bryngen forth now of hem [verse 31] silf fruyt, ȝe witen that somer is nyȝ; so ȝe, whanne ȝe seen these thingis to [Om. k.] be don, wite ȝe, that the kyngdom of God is nyȝ. [verse 32] Treuli Y seie to ȝou, that this generacioun schal not passe, til alle thingis be don. [verse 33] Heuene and erthe schulen passe, but my wordis schulen not passe. [verse 34] But take ȝe heede to ȝou [ȝoure Ehi.] silf, lest perauen|ture ȝoure hertis be greuyd with glotony, and drunkenesse, and bisynessis [bisynesse Ibhi.] of this lijf, and thilke dai come sodein [sodeynli C pr. m. R sec. m. hik.] on ȝou; [verse 35] for as a snare it schal come on alle men, that sitten on the face of al erthe [the erthe IKgk.] . [verse 36] Ther|for wake ȝe, preiynge in ech tyme, that ȝe be hadde worthi to fle alle these thingis that ben to come, and to stonde bifor mannus sone. [verse 37] And in daies [tho daies k pr. m.] he was techynge in the temple, but in nyȝtis he ȝede out, and dwellide in the mount, that is clepid of Olyuet. [verse 38] And al the puple roos eerli, to come to hym in the temple, and to [for to IKMRS pr. m. Xghi.] here hym.

CAP. XXII.

[verse 1] And the halidai of therf [the therf IRS pr. m. ehiαβ.] looues, that is seid pask, neiȝede. [verse 2] And the princis of preestis and the [Om. k.] scribis souȝten, hou thei schulden sle Jhesu, but thei dredden the puple. [verse 3] And Sathanas entride in to Ju|das, that was [is k.] clepid Scarioth, oon of the twelue. [verse 4] And he wente, and spak with

the princis of preestis, and with the magistratis, hou he schulde bitray hym to hem. [verse 5] And thei ioyeden, and maden couenaunt to ȝyue hym money. [verse 6] And he bihiȝte, and he souȝte oportunyte, to bi|traye hym, with outen puple [the peple IKSX sec. m. gk.] . [verse 7] But the daies of therf looues camen, in whiche it was neede, that the sacrifice of pask were slayn. [verse 8] And he sente Petre and Joon, and seide, Go ȝe, and make ȝe [Om. S.] redi to vs the pask, that we ete. [verse 9] And thei seiden, Where wolt thou, that we make redi? [verse 10] And he seide to hem, Lo! whanne ȝe schulen entre in to the citee, a man berynge a vessel of watir schal meete ȝou; sue ȝe hym in to the hous, in to which he entrith. [verse 11] And ȝe schulen seie to the hosebonde man of the hous, The maister seith to thee, Where is a chaum|bre, where Y schal ete the pask with my disciplis? [verse 12] And he schal schewe to ȝou a greet soupyng place strewid, and there make ȝe redi. [verse 13] And thei ȝeden, and founden as he seide to hem, and thei maden redi the pask. [verse 14] And whanne the our was come, he sat to [at hi.] the [Om. k.] mete, and the twelue apostlis with hym. [verse 15] And he seide to hem, With desier Y haue desirid to ete with ȝou this pask, bifor that Y [verse 16] suffre; for Y seie to ȝou, that fro this tyme Y schal not ete it, til it be fulfillid [fillid P pr. m.] in the rewme of God. [verse 17] And whanne he hadde take the cuppe, he dide gracis, and seide, Take ȝe, and departe ȝe [Om. i.] among [verse 18] ȝou; for Y seie to ȝou, that Y schal not drynke of the kynde of this vyne, til the rewme of God come. [verse 19] And whanne he hadde take breed, he [and hi.] dide thankyngis, and brak, and ȝaf to hem, and seide, This is my bodi, that schal be ȝouun for ȝou;

do ȝe this thing in [in to i pr. m.] mynde of me. [verse 20] He took also the cuppe, aftir that he hadde soupid, and seide, This cuppe is the newe testament in my blood, that schal be sched for ȝou. [verse 21] Netheles lo! the hoond of hym that bitraieth me, is with me at the table. [verse 22] And mannus sone goith, `aftir that [as a.] it is determyned; netheles wo to that man, bi whom he schal be bitraied. [verse 23] And thei bigunnen to seke among hem, who it was of hem, that was to do this thing. [verse 24] And strijf was maad among hem, which of hem schulde be seyn to be grettest. [verse 25] But he seide to hem, Kyngis of hethen men ben lordis of hem, and thei that han power on [of hi.] hem ben clepid [verse 26] good doeris, but ȝe not so; but he that is grettest among ȝou, be maad as [as a hi.] ȝon|gere, and he that is [is a hi.] bifor goere, as a seruaunt. [verse 27] For who is gretter, he that sittith at the mete, or he that mynystrith? whether not he that sittith at the mete? And Y am in the myddil [myddes hi.] of ȝou, as he that mynystrith. [verse 28] And ȝe ben, that han dwellid with me in my temptaciouns; [verse 29] and Y dispose to you, as my fadir hath [verse 30] disposid to me, a rewme, that ȝe ete and drynke on my boord in my rewme, and sitte on trones [the trones i.] , and deme the twelue kynredis of Israel. [verse 31] And the Lord seide to Symount, Symount, lo, Satanas hath axid ȝou, that he schulde ridile [ridle ȝou Ksk.] as whete; [verse 32] but Y haue preyede for thee, that thi feith faile not; and thou sum tyme con|uertid, conferme thi britheren. [verse 33] Which [The whiche I.] seide to hym, Lord, Y am redi to go in to prisoun and in to deeth with thee. [verse 34] And he seide, Y seie to thee, Petir, the cok schal not crowe to dai, til thou thries

forsake that thou knowist me. [verse 35] And he seide to hem, Whanne Y sente ȝou with outen sachel, and scrippe, and schone, whether ony thing failide to ȝou? [verse 36] And thei seiden, No thing. Therfor he seide to hem, But now he that hath a sachel, take also and [Om. EIK pr. m. R sec. m. scghik pr. m.] a scrippe; and he that hath noon, selle his coote, and bigge [bie CEKMUXβ. bye Peα. biȝe R.] a swerd. [verse 37] For Y seie to ȝou, that ȝit it bihoueth that thing that is writun to be fulfillid in me, And he is arettid with wickid men; for tho thingis that ben of me han ende [an ende sb.] . [verse 38] And thei seiden, Lord, lo! twei swerdis here. And he seide to hem, It is ynowȝ. [verse 39] And he ȝede out, and wente aftir the custom in to the hille of Olyues; and the disciplis sueden hym. [verse 40] And whanne he cam to [into Ai pr. m.] the place, he seide to hem, Preye ȝe, lest ȝe entren in to temptacioun. [verse 41] And he was taken awei fro hem, so [as IX.] myche as is [Om. U.] a stonys cast; [verse 42] and he knelide, and preyede, and seide, Fadir, if thou wolt, do awei this cuppe fro me; netheles not my wille be don, but thin. [verse 43] And an aungel apperide to hym [hem a.] fro heuene, and coumfortide hym. And he was maad in agonye, and prey|ede [verse 44] the lenger; and his swot was maad as dropis of blood rennynge doun in to the erthe. [verse 45] And whanne he was rysun fro preier, and was comun to hise disci|plis, he foond hem slepynge for heuy|nesse. [verse 46] And he seide to hem, What slepen ȝe? Rise ȝe, and preye ȝe, that ȝe entre not in to temptacioun. [verse 47] Ȝit while he spak, lo! a company, and he that was clepid Judas, oon of the twelue, wente bifor hem; and he cam to Jhesu, to kisse hym. [verse 48] And Jhesus seide to hym, Judas [Om. P pr. m.] , `with a coss [Om. EP.] `thou bytrayest [bitraiest thou CEPQXa.]

`mannys sone [m. s. with a cosse EPQ.] . [verse 49] And thei that weren aboute hym, and sayn that that was to come, seiden to hym, Lord, whether we smyten with swerd? [verse 50] And oon of hem smoot the seruaunt of the prince of preestis, and kittide [kitte i.] of his riȝt eere. [verse 51] But Jhesus answerde, and seide, Suffre ȝe til [til to hi.] hidir. And whanne he hadde touchid his eere, he heelide hym. [verse 52] And Jhesus seide to hem, that camen to hym, the princis of preestis, and [and the i.] maiestratis of the temple, and eldre men, As to a theef ȝe han gon out with swerdis and staues? [verse 53] Whanne Y was ech dai with ȝou in the temple, ȝe streiȝten not out hondis in to me; but this is ȝoure our, and the power of derknessis. [verse 54] And thei token him, and ledden to the hous of the prince of prestis; and Petir suede hym afer. [verse 55] And whanne a fier was kyndelid in the myddil of the greet hous, and thei saten aboute, Petir was in the myddil of hem. [verse 56] Whom whanne a damysel hadde seyn sittynge `at the [atte P pass.] liȝt, and hadde biholdun hym, sche seide, And this [he this I.] was with hym. [verse 57] And he denyede hym, and seide, Womman, Y knowe hym not. [verse 58] And aftir a litil another man siȝ hym, and seide, And thou art of hem. But Petir seide, A! man, Y am not. [verse 59] And whanne a space was maad as of on our, another afferm|yd, and seide, Treuli this [he this I.] was with hym; for also he is of Galilee. [verse 60] And Petir seide, Man, Y noot [ne wot I. woot not Kb.] what thou seist. And anoon ȝit while he spak, the cok crewe. [verse 61] And the Lord turnede aȝen, and bihelde Petre; and Petre hadde mynde on [of S.] the word of Jhesu, as he hadde seid, For [Om. b.] bifor that [Om. K pr. m.] the cok

crowe, thries thou schalt denye me. [verse 62] And Petre ȝede out, and wepte bittirli. [verse 63] And the men that helden hym scorneden hym [Om. k pr. m.] , and smyten hym. [verse 64] And thei blyn|felden hym, and smyten his face, and axiden hym, and seiden, Arede, thou Crist, to vs, who is he that smoot thee? [verse 65] Also thei blasfemynge seiden aȝens hym many other thingis. [verse 66] And as the day was come, the eldre men of the puple, and the princis [prynce hi.] of prestis [the prestis i.] , and the scribis camen togidir, and ledden hym [verse 67] in to her councel, and seiden, If thou art Crist, seie to vs. [verse 68] And he seide to hem, If Y seie to ȝou, ȝe schulen [wil I.] not bileue to me; and if Y axe, ȝe schulen [wil i.] not answere to me, nethir ȝe [Om. S.] schulen [woln I.] delyuere me. [verse 69] But aftir this tyme man|nys sone schal be sittynge on the riȝt half of the vertu of God. [verse 70] Therfor alle seiden, Thanne art thou the sone of God? And he seide, Ȝe seien that Y am. [verse 71] And thei seiden, What ȝit desiren we wit|nessyng? for we vs [our E.] silf han herd of his mouth.

CAP. XXIII.

[verse 1] And al the multitude of hem arysen [arisen up k.] , and ledden hym to Pilat. [verse 2] And thei bi|gunnen to accuse hym, and seiden, We han foundun this turnynge vpsodoun oure folk, and forbedynge tributis [tribute k.] to be ȝouun to the emperour, and seiynge that hym silf is Crist and [a α.] kyng. [verse 3] And Pilat axide hym, and seide, Art thou kyng of Jewis? And he answeride, and seide, Thou seist. [verse 4] And Pilat seide to the princis of prestis, and to the puple, Y fynde no thing of cause in this man. [verse 5] And thei woxen [weren C. wexiden hi.] stronger, and seiden, He moueth the puple, techynge thorou al Judee, bigynnynge fro Galile til hidir.

[verse 6] And Pilat herynge Galile axide [askide R.] , if he were a man of Galile. [verse 7] And whanne he knewe that he was of the powere of Eroude, he sente hym to Eroude; which [that I.] was at Jerusalem in tho daies. [verse 8] And whanne Eroude siȝ Jhesu [hym hi.] , he ioyede ful myche; for long tyme he coueitide to se hym, for he herde many thingis of hym, and hopide to see sum tokene `to be [Om. a.] don of hym. [verse 9] And he axide [askide R.] hym in many wordis; and he answeride no thing to hym. [verse 10] And the princis of preestis and the scribis stoden, stidfastli [stifly a.] accusynge hym. [verse 11] But Eroude with his oost dispiside hym, and scornede hym, and clothide [clothide him IKReghikαβ.] with a white cloth, and sente hym aȝen to Pilat. [verse 12] And Eroude and Pilat weren maad freendis fro that dai; for bifor thei weren enemyes togidre. [verse 13] And Pilat clepide togider the princis of prestis and the maiestratis [maystres a.] of the puple, [verse 14] and seide to hem, Ȝe han brouȝt to me this man, as turnynge awey the puple, and lo! Y axynge bifor ȝou fynde no cause in this man of these thingis, in [verse 15] whiche ȝe accusen hym; nether Eroude, for [and I.] he hath sent hym aȝen to vs, and lo! no thing worthi of deth is don to hym. [verse 16] And therfor Y schal amende hym, and delyuere hym. [verse 17] But he moste nede delyuer to hem oon bi the feest dai. [verse 18] And al the puple [multitude a.] criede togidir, and seide, Do `awei hym [him awey IKPQRsbeghik sec. m. αβ. awey k pr. m.] , and delyuer to vs [verse 19] Barabas; which [the whiche I.] was sent `in to [in i.] prisoun for disturblyng maad in the cite, and for mansleynge. [verse 20] And eftsoone Pilat spak

to hem, and wolde delyuer Jhesu. [verse 21] And thei vndurcrieden, and seiden, Crucifie, crucifie hym. [verse 22] And the thridde tyme he seide to hem, For what yuel hath this [he I pr. m. Rgβ. he this I sec. m. this S sup. ras.] don? Y fynde no cause of deeth in hym; therfor Y schal chastise hym, and Y [Om. S.] schal delyuer [delyuere him KP pr. m.] . [verse 23] And thei contynu|eden with greet voicis [vois k.] axynge [askynge R. and axiden k.] , that he schulde be crucified; and the voicis of hem woxen [wexiden hi.] stronge. [verse 24] And Pilat dem|yde her axyng [askyng R.] to be don. [verse 25] And he dely|ueride to hem hym, that for mansleyng and sedicioun was sent in to prisoun, whom thei axiden [askiden R.] ; but he bitook [tooke ac.] Jhesu to her wille. [verse 26] And whanne thei ledden hym, thei token a man, Symon of Syre|nen, comynge [goynge k.] fro the toun, and thei leiden on hym the cross to bere aftir Jhesu. [verse 27] And there suede hym myche puple, and wymmen that weiliden [biweiliden k.] , and bymorneden hym. [verse 28] And Jhesus turnede to hem, and seide, Douȝtris of Jerusalem, nyle ȝe wepe on me, but wepe ȝe on ȝoure [ȝou CMQXabcegαβ.] silf and on ȝoure sones. [verse 29] For lo! daies schulen come, in whiche it schal be seid, Blessid be bareyn wymmen, and wombis that han not borun children, and the tetis that han not ȝouun souke. [verse 30] Thanne thei schulen bigynne to seie to mounteyns, Falle ȝe doun on vs, and to smale hillis, Keuere ȝe vs. [verse 31] For if in a greene tre thei don these thingis, what schal be don in a drie? [verse 32] Also othere twei [two I sec. m. Qhi.] wickid men weren led with hym, to be slayn. [verse 33] And `aftir that [whanne k.] thei camen in to a place, that is clepid of Caluerie, there thei crucifieden hym, and the theues, oon on the riȝt half, and `the tother [the oother I. that other e.] on the left half. [verse 34] But Jhesus seide, Fadir, forȝyue hem, for thei witen

not what thei doon. [verse 35] And thei depart|iden his clothis, and kesten [kestiden K. casten k.] lottis. And the puple stood abidynge; and the princis scorneden hym with hem, and seiden, Othere men he maad [hath mad Ihi.] saaf; make he hym silf saaf, if this be Crist, the chosun of God. [verse 36] And the knyȝtis neiȝ|eden, and scorneden hym, and profreden [verse 37] vynegre to hym, and seiden, If thou art king of Jewis, make thee saaf. [verse 38] And the superscripcioun was writun ouer hym with Greke lettris, and of Latyn, and of Ebreu, This is the [Om. a.] kyng of Jewis. [verse 39] And oon of these [Om. i.] theues that hangiden, blasfemyde hym, and seide, If thou art Crist, make thi silf saaf and vs. [verse 40] But `the tothir [the oother I. that othir ae.] answerynge, blamyde hym, and seide, Nether thou dredist God, that art in the same dampnacioun? [verse 41] And treuli we iustli, for we han resseiued worthi thingis to werkis [oure werkis I.] ; but this [he this I.] dide no thing of yuel. [verse 42] And he seide to Jhe|su, Lord, haue mynde of [on A pr. m. Rsbcghiβ.] me, whanne thou comest `in to [in e pr. m. k pr. m.] thi kyngdom. [verse 43] And Jhesus seide to hym, Treuli Y seie to thee, this dai thou schalt be with me in paradise. [verse 44] And it was almest the sixte our, and derknessis weren maad in [on Eak.] al the [Om. EPS.] erthe `in to [in I pr. m.] the nynthe our. [verse 45] And the sun was maad derk, and the veile of the temple was to-rent a two. [verse 46] And Jhesus criynge [criede E.] with a [Om. EQbckαβ.] greet vois, seide, Fadir, in to thin hoondis Y bitake my spirit. And he seiynge these thingis, ȝaf vp the goost. [verse 47] And the centurien seynge that thing that was don, glori|fiede God, and seide, Verili this man was iust. [verse 48] And al the puple of hem that

weren there togidir at this spectacle, and sayn tho thingis that weren don, smyten [smetin EP. smytiden KMRQSUXbegα. smeten I. smooten C.] her brestis, and turneden aȝen. [verse 49] But alle his knowun stoden afer, and wymmen that sueden hym fro Galile, seynge these thingis. [verse 50] And lo! a man, Joseph bi name, of Aramathie, a cite of Judee, that was a decurien, a good man and a [verse 51] iust, this man concentide not to the counseil and to the dedis of hem; and he abood the kyngdom of God. [verse 52] This Jo|seph cam to Pilat, and axide [askide R.] the bodi of Jhesu, and took it doun, and wlap|pide it in a cleene lynen cloth, and leide hym in a graue hewun, in which not ȝit ony man hadde be leid. [verse 54] And the dai was the euen of the halidai, and the sabat bigan to schyne. [verse 55] And the wym|men suynge, that camen with hym fro Galile, sayn the graue, and hou his bodi was leid. [verse 56] And thei turneden aȝen, and maden redi swete smellynge spicis, and oynementis; but in the sabat thei rest|iden, aftir the comaundement.

CAP. XXIV.

[verse 1] But in o dai of the woke ful eerli thei camen to the graue, and brouȝten swete smellynge spices, that thei hadden aray|ed. [verse 2] And thei founden the stoon turned awei fro the graue. [verse 3] And thei ȝeden in, and founden not the bodi of the Lord Jhesu. [verse 4] And it was don, the while thei weren astonyed in thouȝt of this thing, lo! twei [two I pass.] men stoden bisidis hem in schynynge cloth. [verse 5] And whanne thei dredden, and boweden her semblaunt [sembland S.] in to the [Om. EPQikα.] erthe, thei seiden to hem, What seken ȝe hym that lyueth with deed men? [verse 6] He is not here, but is [he is EPQskα.] risun. Haue ȝe mynde, hou he spak to ȝou,

[verse 7] whanne he was ȝit in Galile, and seide, For it bihoueth mannys sone to be bi|takun [taken S.] in to the hondis of synful men, and to be crucified, and the thridde dai to rise aȝen. [verse 8] And thei bithouȝten on hise wordis. [verse 9] And thei ȝeden aȝen fro the graue, and telden alle these thingis to the enleuene, and to alle othir. [verse 10] And ther was Marie Mawdeleyn, and Joone [Jone PQR.] , and Marie of James, and other wymmen that weren with hem, that seiden to apostlis [the apostlis IR.] these thingis. [verse 11] And these wordis weren seyn bifor [to X sec. m.] hem as madnesse, and thei bileueden not to hem. [verse 12] But Petir roos vp, and ran to the graue; and he bowide doun, and say the lynen clothis liynge aloone. And he wente bi him silf, wondrynge on that that was don. [verse 13] And lo! tweyne of hem wenten in that dai in to a castel, that was fro Jerusalem the space of sixti furlongis, bi name Emaws. [verse 14] And thei spaken togidir of alle these thingis that haddun bifallun. [verse 15] And it was don, the while thei talkiden, and souȝten bi hem silf, Jhesus hym silf [bi him self I.] neiȝede, and wente with hem. [verse 16] But her iȝen weren holdun, that thei knewen him not. [verse 17] And he seide to hem, What ben these wordis, that ȝe speken togidir wan|drynge, and ȝe ben sorewful? [verse 18] And oon, whos name was Cleofas, answerde, and seide, Thou thi silf art a pilgrym in Jerusalem, and hast thou not knowun, what thingis ben don in it in these daies? [verse 19] To whom he seide, What thingis? And thei seiden to hym, Of Jhesu of Nazareth, that was a man prophete [Om. R pr. m.] , myȝti in werk and word bifor God and [verse 20] al the puple; and hou the heiȝest [hiȝe I.] preestis

of oure princis bitoken hym [Om. k pr. m.] in to damp|nacioun of deeth, and crucifieden hym. [verse 21] But we hopiden, that he schulde haue [Om. hi.] aȝenbouȝt Israel. And [But a.] now on alle these thingis the thridde dai is to dai, that these thingis weren don. [verse 22] But also summe wymmen of ouris maden vs afer|ed, whiche bifor dai weren at the graue; [verse 23] and whanne his bodi was not foundun, thei camen, and seiden, that thei syen also [Om. EP.] a siȝt of [Om. I.] aungels, whiche [that I.] seien [seiden PQSakα.] , that he lyueth. [verse 24] And summe of oure [ouren CIKUbceα. oures xk.] wenten to the graue, and thei founden so as the wymmen seiden, but thei founden not hym. [verse 25] And he seide to hem, A! foolis, and slowe of herte to bileue in alle thingis that the prophetis han spokun. [verse 26] Whethir it bihofte not Crist [to Crist a.] to suffre these [alle these S.] thingis, and so to entre in to his glorie? [verse 27] And he bigan at Moises and at alle the [Om. ISb pr. m. g.] prophetis, and declaride to hem in alle scripturis, that weren of hym. [verse 28] And thei camen nyȝ the [to the CEPQX.] castel, whidur thei wenten. And he made countenaunce that he wolde go ferthere. [verse 29] And thei constreyneden hym, and seiden, Dwelle with vs, for it draw|ith to nyȝt [the nyȝt Qk.] , and the dai is now bowid doun. And he entride with hem. [verse 30] And it was don, while [the while eg.] he sat at the mete with hem, he [and he S pr. m.] took breed, and blesside, and brak, and took to hem. [verse 31] And the iȝen of hem weren openyd, and thei knewen hym; and he vanyschide fro her iȝen. [verse 32] And thei seiden togidir, Whether oure herte was not brennynge in vs, while he spak [spak to vs EPQS sup. ras. X pr. m. aβ.] in the weie, and openyde

to vs scripturis? [verse 33] And thei risen [resin EP.] vp in the same our, and wenten aȝen in to Jerusalem, and founden the enleuene ga|derid togidir, and hem that weren with [verse 34] hem, seiynge, That the Lord is risun verrili, and apperide to Symount. [verse 35] And thei tolden what thingis weren don in the weie, and hou thei knewen hym in brekyng of breed. [verse 36] And the [Om. R.] while thei spaken these thingis, Jhesus stood in the myddil of hem, and seide to hem, Pees to ȝou; Y am, nyle ȝe drede. [verse 37] But thei weren affraied and agast, and gessiden hem to se a spirit. [verse 38] And he seide to hem, What ben ȝe troblid, and thouȝtis comen vp in to ȝoure hertis? [verse 39] Se ȝe my hoondis and my feet, for Y my silf am. Fele ȝe, and se ȝe; for a spirit hath not fleisch and boonys, as ȝe seen that Y haue. [verse 40] And whanne he hadde seid this thing, he schewide hoondis and feet to hem. [verse 41] And ȝit while thei bileueden not, and wondriden for ioye, he seide, Han ȝe here ony thing that schal be etun? [verse 42] And thei proferden hym [to him Xaeα.] a part of a fisch rostid, and an hony combe. [verse 43] And whanne he hadde etun bifore hem, he [and he S. and hi.] [verse 44] took that that lefte, and ȝaf to hem; and seide `to hem [Om. Q pr. m.] , These ben the [Om. hi.] wordis that Y spak [haue spoke g.] to ȝou, whanne Y was ȝit with ȝou; for it is nede that alle thingis ben fulfillid, that ben writun in the lawe of Moises, and in prophetis, and in salmes, of me. [verse 45] Thanne he openyde to hem wit, that thei schulden vnderstonde scripturis. [verse 46] And he seide to hem, For thus it is writun, and thus it bihofte Crist to suf|fre, and ryse aȝen fro deeth in [Om. k pr. m.] the [verse 47] thridde dai; and penaunce and remys|sioun of synnes to be prechid in his name `in to [to CEPQI pr. m. KS pr. m. Xag.] alle folkis, bigynnynge at Jeru|salem.

[verse 48] And ȝe ben witnessis of these thingis. [verse 49] And Y schal sende the biheest of my fadir in to ȝou; but sitte ȝe in the citee, til that [Om. X pr. m.] ȝe be clothid with vertu from an hiȝ. [verse 50] And he ledde hem forth in to Betanye, and whanne his hondis weren lift vp, he blesside hem. [verse 51] And it was don, the while he blesside hem, he departide fro hem, and was borun in to heuene. [verse 52] And thei worschipiden, and wenten aȝen in to Jerusalem with greet [verse 53] ioye, and weren [thei weren k pr. m.] euermore in the temple, heriynge and blessynge God.

Here endith Luyk [Here endith the gospel of Luyk, and bigynneth the prolog of [on QRc] John. CQRce. Heere endith the gospel of Luyk, and biginneth the prologe of Jerom on the gospel of Joon. I. Here eendeth Luke; se now the prologe on Joon. K. Here endith the gospel of Luyk, and biginnith the prologe on the gospel of Jon. sa. Here endith Luyk, and here bigynneth a prologe on Joon the Euangelist. U. Here endeth the gospel of Luyk, and here bigynneth the prolog on the gospel of Jon. Xk. Here endith Luyk, and here bigynneth the prologe on the gospel of Joon. b. Here endith Luk, and bigynneth a prologe on Jon. hi. No final rubric in EMPg.] .