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CAP. VI.

[verse 1] Aftir these thingis Jhesus wente ouere the see of Galilee, that is Tiberias. [verse 2] And a greet multitude [multitude of pepil O.] suede hym; for thei sayn the tokenes, that he dide on hem that weren sijke. [verse 3] Therfor Jhesus wente in to an hil, and sat there with hise dis|ciplis. [verse 4] And the paske was ful niȝ, a feeste dai of the Jewis. [verse 5] Therfor whanne Jhesus hadde lift vp hise iȝen, and hadde seyn, that a greet multitude cam to hym, he seith to Filip, Wherof schu|len we bie looues, that these men ete? [verse 6] But he seide this thing, temptynge hym; for he wiste what he was to do. [verse 7] Filip answerde to hym, The looues of tweyn [two CEIPQacg.] hundrid pans [pens EPsbcghiαβ.] sufficen not to hem, that ech man take a litil what. [verse 8] Oon of hise disciplis, Andrew, the brothir of Sy|mount [verse 9] Petre, seith to him, A child is here, that hath fyue barli looues and twei [two IRghi.] fischis; but what ben these among so manye? [verse 10] Therfor Jhesus seith, Make ȝe [Om. ER pr. m.] hem sitte to the [Om. ei.] mete. And there was myche hey in the place. And so men saten to the mete, as `fyue thou|synde in noumbre [in noumbre fyue thousynde A.] . [verse 11] And Jhesus took fyue looues, and whanne he hadde do thankyngis, he departide to men [the men IKQg. hem hi.] that saten to [at β.] the [Om. k.] mete, and also of the fischis, as myche as thei wolden. [verse 12] And whanne thei weren fillid [fulfillid E.] , he seide to hise disciplis, Gadir ȝe the relifs that ben left, that thei perischen not. [verse 13] And so thei gadriden, and filliden twelue cofyns

of relif [the relif O.] of the fyue barli looues and twei [two I.] fischis, that lefte to hem that had|den etun. [verse 14] Therfor tho men, whanne thei hadden seyn the signe that he hadde don, seiden, For this is verili the profete, that is to come in to the world. [verse 15] And whanne Jhesus hadde knowun, that thei weren to [Om. Q pr. m.] come [comynge a.] to take [Om. I pr. m. g.] hym, and make hym kyng, he fleiȝ `aloone eft [eftsoone k pr. m.] in to an hille. [verse 16] And whanne euentid was comun, his disciplis wenten doun to [into O.] the see. [verse 17] And thei wenten vp in to a boot, and thei camen ouer the see in to Cafarnaum. And derknessis weren maad thanne, and Jhesus was not come to hem. [verse 18] And for a greet wynde blew, the see roos vp. [verse 19] Ther|for whanne thei hadden rowid as fyue and twenti furlongis or thretti, thei seen [sauȝen I. sawen K. saien R. sayen e. siȝen k. seien i.] Jhesus walkynge on the see, and to be neiȝ the boot; and thei dredden. [verse 20] And he seide to hem, Y am; nyle ȝe drede. [verse 21] Therfor thei wolden take [haue O.] hym in to the boot, and anoon the boot was at the loond, to [in to k.] which thei wenten. [verse 22] On `the tother [that other Iae.] dai the puple, that stood ouer the see, say, that ther was noon other boot there but oon [that oon O.] , and that [Om. k.] Jhesu entride not with hise disciplis in to the boot, but hise disciplis aloone wenten. [verse 23] But othere bootis camen fro Tiberias bisidis the place, where thei hadden eetun breed, and diden [thei diden a pr. m.] thankyngis to God. [verse 24] Therfor whanne the puple hadde seyn, that Jhesu was not there, nether hise disciplis, thei wenten vp in to bootis, and camen to [in to k.] Cafarnaum, sekynge Jhe|su. [verse 25] And whanne thei hadden foundun hym ouer the see, thei seiden to hym, Rabi, hou come [camest IKa. cam plures.] thou hidur? [verse 26] Jhesus

answerde to hem, and seide, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to ȝou, ȝe seken me, not for ȝe sayn [seen gk.] the myraclis, but for ȝe eten of looues [the looues IKhi.] , and weren fillid. [verse 27] Worche ȝe not mete that perischith, but that [that that k.] dwell|ith [lastith i pr. m.] in to euerlastynge lijf, which [the whiche I.] mete mannys sone schal ȝyue to ȝou; for God the fadir hath markid hym. [verse 28] Therfor thei seiden to hym, What schulen we do, that we worche the werkis [werk Eekα.] of God? [verse 29] Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, This is the werk of God, that ȝe bileue to hym, whom he sente. [verse 30] Therfor thei seiden to hym, What tokene thanne do|ist thou, that we seen, and bileue to thee? what worchist thou? [verse 31] Oure fa|dris eeten manna in desert, as it is writun, He ȝaf to hem breed fro heuene to ete. [verse 32] Therfor Jhesus seith to hem, Treuli, treuli [Om. O.] , Y seie to ȝou, Moyses ȝaf ȝou not breed fro heuene, but my fadir [verse 33] ȝyueth ȝou veri breed fro heuene; for it is very breed that cometh doun fro he|uene, and ȝyueth lijf to the world. [verse 34] Ther|for thei seiden to hym, Lord, euere ȝyue vs this breed. [verse 35] And Jhesus seide [seith a.] to hem, Y am breed of lijf; he that cometh to me, schal not hungur; he [and he ok.] that bileu|eth in me, schal neuere thirste. [verse 36] But Y seid [haue seid A pr. m.] to ȝou, that ȝe han seyn me, and ȝe bileueden [bileeuen agik.] not. [verse 37] Al thing, that the fadir ȝyueth to me, schal come to me; and Y schal not caste hym out, that cometh to me. [verse 38] For Y cam doun fro heuene, not that Y do my wille, but the wille of hym that sente me. [verse 39] And this is the wille of the fadir that sente me, that al thing that the fadir ȝaf me [Om. R pr. m. to me k.] , Y leese not of it, but aȝen reise it in the laste dai. [verse 40] And this is [Om. k pr. m.] the wille of my fadir that sente me, that ech man that

seeth the sone, and bileueth in hym, haue euerlastynge lijf; and Y schal aȝen reyse hym in the laste dai. [verse 41] Therfor Jewis [the Jewis hik.] grutchiden of hym, for he hadde seid, Y am breed that cam doun fro heuene. [verse 42] And thei seiden, Whether this is not Jhesus, the sone of Joseph, whos fadir and modir we han knowun. Hou thanne seith this [he this Ia sec. m.] , That Y cam doun fro heuene? [verse 43] Therfor Jhesus answerde, and seide to hem, Nyle ȝe [Om. R pr. m.] grutche togidere. [verse 44] No man may come to me, but if the fadir that sente me, drawe hym; and Y schal aȝen reise hym in the laste dai. It is writun in prophetis [the prophetis O.] , [verse 45] And alle men [men of God I.] schulen be able for [Om. Ebk pr. m.] to be tauȝt `of God [Om. I.] . Ech man that herde [hath herd k sec. m.] of [Om. k pr. m.] the fadir, and hath lerned, cometh to me. [verse 46] Not for ony man hath sey the fadir, but this [he this Ia sec. m.] that is of God, hath sey the fadir. [verse 47] Sotheli, so|theli, Y seie to ȝou, he that bileueth in me, hath euerlastynge lijf. [verse 48] Y am breed of lijf. [verse 49] Ȝoure fadris eeten manna in de|sert, and ben [thei ben Ig.] deed. [verse 50] This is breed com|ynge doun fro heuene, that if ony man ete therof, he die not. [verse 51] Y am lyuynge breed, that cam doun fro heuene. [verse 52] If ony man ete of this breed, he schal lyue withouten ende. And the breed that Y schal ȝyue, is my fleisch for the lijf of the world. [verse 53] Therfor the Jewis chidden togi|dere, and seiden, Hou may this [he this I.] ȝyue to vs his fleisch to ete? [verse 54] Therfor Jhesus seith to hem, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to ȝou, but ȝe eten the fleisch of mannus sone, and drenken his blood, ȝe schulen not haue lijf in ȝou. [verse 55] He that etith my fleisch, and drynkith my blood, hath euerlastynge lijf, and Y schal aȝen reise hym in the laste dai. [verse 56] For my fleisch is veri mete, and my blood is very drynk. [verse 57] He that etith my fleisch, and drynkith

my blood, dwellith in me, and Y in hym. [verse 58] As [And as O.] my fadir lyuynge sente me, and Y lyue for the [my O.] fadir, and he that etith me, he [and he ok sec. m.] schal lyue for me. [verse 59] This is breed, that cam doun fro heuene. Not as ȝoure fadris eten manna [manna in desert k.] , and ben deed; he that etith this breed, schal lyue with|outen ende. [verse 60] He seide these thingis in the synagoge, techynge in Cafarnaum. [verse 61] Therfor many of hise disciplis herynge, seiden, This word is hard, who may here it [him k pr. m.] ? [verse 62] But Jhesus witynge at hym silf, that hise disciplis grutchiden of this thing, seide to hem, This thing sclaun|drith ȝou? [verse 63] Therfor if ȝe seen mannus sone stiynge, where [there O.] he was bifor? [verse 64] It is the spirit that quykeneth, the fleisch profitith no thing; the wordis that Y haue spokun to ȝou, ben spirit and lijf. [verse 65] But ther ben summe of ȝou that bileuen not. For Jhesus wiste fro the bigyn|nynge, which weren bileuynge, and who was to bitraye hym. [verse 66] And he seide, Therfor Y seide to ȝou, that no man may come to me, but it were ȝouun to hym of my fadir. [verse 67] Fro this tyme many of hise disciplis wenten abak, and wenten not now with hym. [verse 68] Therfor Jhesus seide to the twelue, Whether ȝe wolen also go awei? [verse 69] And [Om. k.] Symount Petre an|sweride to hym, Lord, to whom schulen we gon? Thou hast wordis of euerlast|ynge [verse 70] lijf; and we bileuen, and han [Om. k pr. m.] knowun, that thou art Crist, the sone of God. [verse 71] Therfor Jhesus answerde to hem, Whether Y chees not ȝou twelue, and oon of ȝou is a feend? [verse 72] And he seide this of Judas of Symount Scarioth, for this [he this Ia sec. m.] was to bitraye hym, whanne he was oon of the twelue.