The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with the Apocryphal books,

I. JOHN.

[Here bigynneth the firste pistle of Joon [The firste pistle of John. C. No initial rubric in CIKMQRUXabeghoα.] .] CAP. I.

[verse 1] THAT thing [That thing; thus the lettre schulde be ioyned; we tellen to ȝou that thing, etc.; that is, Goddis kindely sone, that was born without bigyn|nyng of the fadir. which we herden; of Joon Baptist, that was bifore goere of Goddis kindely sone maad man. his word is not in us; that is, Crist, which is seid the word of the fadir, is not in us bi grace halew|inge. Lire here. ve.] that was fro the bigyn|nyng, which we herden, which we sayn with oure iȝen, which we bihelden, and oure hondis touchiden, of the word of lijf; and the lijf is schewid. [verse 2] And we sayn, and we [Om. Rh.] witnessen, and tellen to ȝou the [Om. EK pr. m. k pr. m. αβ.] euerlastynge lijf, that was anentis the fadir, and apperide to vs. [verse 3] Therfor `we tellen to ȝou [Om. K.] that thing, that we seyn, and herden [herden, we tellen to ȝou K.] , that also ȝe haue felow|schipe with vs, and oure felowschip be with the fadir, and with his sone Jhesu Crist. [verse 4] And we writen this thing to ȝou, that ȝe haue ioye, and that ȝoure ioye be ful. [verse 5] And this is the tellyng, that we herden of hym, and tellen to ȝou, that God is liȝt, and ther ben no derknessis in him. [verse 6] If we seien, that we han felaw|schip with hym, and we wandren in derknessis, we lien, and don not treuthe. [verse 7] But if we walken in liȝt, as also he is in liȝt, we han felawschip togidere; and the blood of Jhesu Crist, his sone, clensith vs fro al synne. [verse 8] If we seien, that we han no [not hk sec. m. Oβ.] synne, we disseyuen vs [our Eh.] silf, and treuthe is not in vs. [verse 9] If we knowlechen oure synnes, he is feithful and iust, that

he forȝyue to vs oure synnes, and clense vs from al wickidnesse. [verse 10] And if we seien, we [that we Egkα.] han not synned, we maken hym a liere, and his word is not in vs.

CAP. II.

[verse 1] Mi litle sones, Y write to ȝou these thingis, that ȝe synnen not. But if ony man synneth, we han an [Om. b pr. m. O.] aduocat [ether a mediatour K marg.] anentis [verse 2] the fadir, Jhesu Crist, and he is the for|ȝyuenes [ether helper K marg.] for [of IUao.] oure synnes [Om. Eg.] ; and not oneli for oure synnes, but also for the synnes of al the world [for the synnes of al the world; as to sufficience, but oonly for chosen men as to affect, for othere men set|ten letting. Jhesu Crist is oure auocat anentis the fa|dir, and shew|eth his woundis to the fadir, V. and sithen Jhe|su is iust, he preieth not for al manere syn|neris, but oonly for hem that repenten verei|ly. Ve. in this we witen that we ben in him; kunnyng is taken here largely for preuable con|iecting, either supposing, no but Goddis re|uelacioun be had on this thing. This that sueth in summe bookis, if we ben perfit in him, is not in bookis amend|id. Lire heere. V.] . [verse 3] And in this thing we witen, that we knowen hym, if we kepen hise comaundementis. [verse 4] He that seith that he knowith God, and kepith not hise comaundementis, is a liere, and trewthe is not in hym. [verse 5] But the charite of God is perfit verili in hym, that kepith his word. In [And in gk pr. m.] this thing we witen, that we ben in hym, if we ben perfit in hym. [verse 6] He that seith, that he dwellith in hym, he owith for [Om. IKbehkoβ.] to walke, as he walkide. [verse 7] Moost dere britheren, Y write to ȝou, not a newe maundement, but the elde maunde|ment, that ȝe hadden fro the bigynnyng. The elde maundement is the word, that ȝe herden. [verse 8] Eftsoone Y write to ȝou a newe maundement, that is trewe bothe in hym and in ȝou; for derknessis ben passid, and veri liȝt schyneth now. [verse 9] He that seith, that he is in liȝt, and hatith his brother, is in derknesse [derknessis KRXho.] ȝit. [verse 10] He that loueth his brothir, dwellith in liȝt, and sclaundre is not in hym. [verse 11] But he that hatith his brother, is in derknessis, and wandrith in derknessis, and woot not whi|dir he goith; for derknessis han [hath b.] blindid hise iȝen. [verse 12] Litle sones, Y write to ȝou, that ȝoure synnes ben forȝouun to ȝou for his name. [verse 13] Fadris, Y write to ȝou, for ȝe han

knowun hym, that is fro the bigynnyng. Ȝonge men, Y write to ȝou, for ȝe han ouer|comun the wickid. [verse 14] Y write to ȝou, ȝonge children, for ȝe han knowe the fadir. Y write to ȝou, britheren, for ȝe han knowen hym, that is fro the bigynnyng. Y write to ȝou, ȝonge men, for ȝe ben stronge, and the word of God dwellith in ȝou, and ȝe han ouercomun the wickid. [verse 15] Nyle ȝe loue the world [Nile ȝe loue the world; that is, men seek|inge vnduely the delitable thingis of the world; thouȝ the kinde of hem is worthi to be loued, natheles the synne is worthi to be hatid and fled. neither tho thingis, etc.; that is, the synnes of hem; thei ben clepid the world, for resouns of synnes. al thing that is in the world; that is, in suche world|ly men. the laste our is; that is, the vj. and the last age of the world that renneth togidere with the vij. age, Ve. which is the age of hem that restin in he|uene fro the tyme of Cristis passioun, bi which the ȝate of Cristis pas|sioun is openid; either the laste our is the . . . . . of anticrist, which is seid the laste our, for it schal come aboute the ende of the world; nathe|les this tyme bigan in a ma|nere in the tyme of seint Joon, whanne Ebion and Che|rynte and many othere eretikis camen forth that ben the figure of anti|crist. anticrist cometh; that is, schal come in his tyme. V. many anti|cristis; that is, eretikis cor|rumping the treuthe of the gospel, as anti|crist schal do. thei weren not of us; bi euer|lastinge predes|tinacioun of God. Lire here. Ve. Alle eretikis; alle that distroien bi deedis the feith which thei knoulechyn; alle that ben contrarie to Crist ben anticristis. The Glose here. ve.] , ne tho thingis that ben in the world. If ony man loueth the world, the charite of the fader is not in hym. [verse 16] For al thing that is in the world, is coueitise of fleisch, and coueitise of iȝen, and pride of lijf, which is not of the fadir, but it is of the world. [verse 17] And the world schal passe, and the [Om. b.] coueitise of it; but he that doith the wille of God, dwellith with outen ende. [verse 18] My litle sones, the laste our is; and as ȝe han herd, that antecrist cometh, now many antecristis ben maad; wherfor we witen, that it is the laste our. [verse 19] Thei wenten forth fro vs, but thei weren not of vs; for if thei hadden be of vs, thei hadden dwelte with vs; but that thei be knowun, that thei ben not [not alle K pr. m.] of vs. [verse 20] But ȝe han anoint|yng of the Hooli Goost, and knowen alle thingis. [verse 21] Y wroot not to ȝou, as to men that knowen [knewen be.] not treuthe [the treuthe k pr. m.] , but as to men that knowen [knewen beβ.] it, and for ech leesing is not of treuthe. [verse 22] Who is a liere, but this that denyeth that Jhesu is not Crist? This is antecrist, that denyeth the fadir, and the sone. [verse 23] So [For a.] ech that denyeth the sone, hath not the fadir; but he that knowlechith the sone, hath also the fadir. [verse 24] That thing that ȝe herden at the bigyn|nyng, dwelle it in ȝou; for if that thing dwellith in ȝou, which ȝe herden at the bigynnyng, ȝe schulen dwelle in the sone and in the fadir. [verse 25] And this is the

biheeste, that he bihiȝte to vs euerlastinge lijf. [verse 26] Y wroot these thingis to ȝou, of [verse 27] hem that disseyuen ȝou, and that the anoyntyng which ȝe resseyueden of hym, dwelle in ȝou. And ȝe han not nede, that ony man teche ȝou, but as his anoynt|yng techith ȝou of alle thingis, and it is trewe, and it is not leesyng; and as he tauȝte ȝou, dwelle ȝe in hym. [verse 28] And now, ȝe litle sones, dwelle ȝe in hym, that whanne he schal appere, we haue a [Om. IK pr. v. h.] trist, and be not confoundid of hym in his com|yng. [verse 29] If ȝe witen that he is iust, wite ȝe that also ech that doith riȝtwisnesse, is borun of hym.

CAP. III.

[verse 1] Se ȝe what maner charite the fadir ȝaf to vs, that we be named the sones of God, and ben hise sones. For this thing the world knewe not vs [the world knowith not us; bi know|ing of appreu|yng, forwhi worldly men appreuen not, but repreuen hem that dis|pisen erthely thingis, and goon to heuen|ly eritage, and aretten hem foolis and wrecchis; and the cause su|eth, for it knowith not hym; for bi this, that men ben al ȝouen to worldly thingis, thei ben turned awey from knowing of the fadir, as myche as he is ȝeuere of heuenly eri|tage; wherfore thei appreuen not dispiseris of erthely thingis and desijreris of heuenly thingis. Lire here. ve.] , for it knew not hym. [verse 2] Moost dere britheren, now we ben the sones of God, and ȝit it apperide not, what we schulen be. We witen, that whanne he schal appere, we schulen be lijk hym, for we schulen se hym as he is. [verse 3] And ech man that hath this hope in hym, makith hym silf hooli, as he is hooli. [verse 4] Ech man that doith synne, doith also wickidnesse, and synne is wickid|nesse. [verse 5] And ȝe witen, that he apperide to do awei synnes [synne a.] , and synne is not in hym. Ech man that dwellith in hym [Ech man that dwellith in him; bi feith foormed with charite. syn|neth not; as longe as he dwellith so, noo that a man hauynge feith foormed with charite may not do synne, as summe seiden, and yuele, but that no man vsinge in dede feith foormed with charite, either beinge in cha|rite, synneth that is deedly. neither knew him; bi feith foormed with charite. the deuel synneth fro the bigyn|nynge; not that he was maad yuel in his creacioun, but sith he synnede he contynued euere in synne; for his synne is vncurable, and he brouȝte men to synne. doth not synne; in as myche as he is born of God, forwhi feith foormed with charite stondith not with deedly synne. the seed of God; that is, grace suffrith not such synne with it. he may not do synne; in as myche as he hath grace that mai not be resoun to do synne, natheles he mai do synne bi mysusing of free wille, which is not confermed bi grace. we witen that we be translatid, etc.; that is, we witen certeynly; if this is referrid to the postlis that resseyu|eden the Hooly Goost in visible syngne, and weren confermed in grace, and of this thei weren certified bi Goddis reuelacioun; if this word, we witen, is referrid to othere men, wite is taken here for preuable coniecting. V. fro deth; of synne. to lijf; of grace. Ve. putte lyues for britheren; that is, set forth to perel and deth oure dedly lijf for the goostly heelthe of hem; ech man is bounden to in tyme of nede, if he see his brother in goostly perel, and may not be helpid in othere manere, no but he that seeth put forth him self to bodily deth; but bischopis and othere prelatis and curatis be hoolden to putte hemself to bodyly deth for the heelth of sogetis, if a woolf entrith the floc to corumpe it in feith and vertues, ellis thei weren not scheepherdis, but hijred hynes, as Crist seith in the ten c^o. of Joon. Lire here. v.] , synneth [verse 6] not; and ech that synneth, seeth not hym, nether knew hym. [verse 7] Litle sones, no man disseyue ȝou; he that doith riȝtwysnesse, is iust, as also he is iust. [verse 8] He that doith synne, is of the deuel; for the deuel syn|neth

[synnede gh.] fro the bigynnyng. In this thing the sone of God apperide, that he vndo the werkis of the deuel. [verse 9] Ech man that is borun of God, doith not synne; for the seed of God dwellith in hym, and he may not do synne, for he is borun of God. [verse 10] In this thing the sones of God ben know|un, and the sones of the feend. Ech man that is not iust, is not of God, and he that loueth not his brothir [brothir, is not of God Rehkoαβ.] . [verse 11] For this is the tellyng, that ȝe herden at the bigyn|nyng, [verse 12] that ȝe loue ech othere; not as Caym, that was of the yuele [deuel a.] , and slouȝ his brother. And for what thing slouȝ he him? for hise werkis weren yuele, and hise brotheris iust. [verse 13] Britheren, nyle ȝe wondre, if the world hatith ȝou. [verse 14] We witen, that we ben translatid fro deeth to lijf, for we louen britheren. He that loueth not, dwellith in deth. [verse 15] Ech man that hatith his brother, is a man sleere; and ȝe witen, that ech mansleere hath not euerlastinge lijf dwellinge in hym. [verse 16] In this thing we han knowe the charite of God, for he puttide [puttith A. putte R.] his lijf for vs, and we owen to putte oure lyues for oure britheren. [verse 17] He that hath the catel [substaunce, or catel K.] [hath the catel; that is, su|perflu richessis more than ned|ith him and his staat, than it is Goddis heest to ȝeue almes therof, in xj. c^o of Luk. hath nede; that is, the last nede, whanne it ap|perith not whereof he may be susteyned, no but bi the almes of this man, thanne this man is holden to ȝeue not oonly of superflu, but also of nedful thing to him|self, and ellis he sleeth him that is sett in such nede, as Austyn seith, and Basile, and Ambrose in xvij. distinc|cioun, c^o . sicut hii. Lire here. v.] of this world, and seeth that his brothir hath nede, and closith his entrailis fro hym, hou dwellith the charite of God in hym? [verse 18] Mi litle sones, loue we [ȝe b.] not in word [not in word oonly, nether in fals either trec|cherous tunge. repreueth us; of veyn loue, either fals. Lire here. v.] , nethir in tunge, but in werk and treuthe. [verse 19] In this thing we knowen, that we ben of treuthe, and in his siȝt we monesten oure hertis. [verse 20] For if oure herte [hertis a.] repreueth [repreuen a.] vs, God is more than oure hert, and knowith alle thingis. [verse 21] Moost dere britheren, if oure herte repreueth [verse 22] not vs, we han trust to God; and what euer we schulen axe [aske O.] , we schulen resseyue of hym, for we kepen hise comaunde|mentis,

and we don tho thingis that ben plesaunt bifor hym. [verse 23] And this is the comaundement of God, that we bileue in the name of his sone Jhesu Crist, and that we loue ech othere, as he ȝaf heeste to vs. [verse 24] And he that kepith hise com|aundementis, dwellith in hym, and he in hym. And in this thing we witen, that he dwellith in vs, bi the spirit, whom he ȝaf to vs.

CAP. IV.

[verse 1] Moost dere britheren, nyle ȝe bileue to ech spirit, but preue ȝe spiritis [the spiritis O.] , if thei ben of God; for many false prophetis wenten out in to the world. [verse 2] In this thing the spirit of God is knowun; ech spirit that knowlechith that Jhesu Crist [verse 3] hath come in fleisch, is of God; and ech spirit that fordoith [forbedith ghk.] Jhesu, is not of God. And this is antecrist, of whom ȝe herden [han herd I.] , that he cometh; and riȝt now he is in the world. [verse 4] Ȝe, litle sones, ben of God, and ȝe han ouercome hym; for he that is in ȝou is more, than he that is in the world. [verse 5] Thei ben of the world, therfor thei speken of the world, and the world herith hem. [verse 6] We ben of God; he that knowith God, herith vs; he that is not of God, herith not vs. In this thing we knowen the spirit of treuthe, and the spirit of errour. [verse 7] Moost dere britheren, loue we [ȝe EQgk.] togidere, for charite is of God; and ech that loueth his brother, is borun of God, and knowith God. [verse 8] He that loueth not, knowith not God; for God is charite. [verse 9] In this thing the charite of God apperide in vs, for God sente hise oon bigetun sone in to the world, that we lyue bi hym. [verse 10] In this thing is charite, not as we hadden loued God, but for he firste louede vs, and sente hise sone forȝyuenesse for oure synnes. [verse 11] Ȝe moost dere britheren, if God louede vs, we owen to loue ech other. [verse 12] No man say euer God; if we louen to|gidre,

God dwellith in vs, and the charite of hym is perfit in vs. [verse 13] In this thing we knowen, that we dwellen in hym, and he in vs; for of his spirit he ȝaf to vs. [verse 14] And we sayen, and witnessen, that the fadir sente his sone sauyour of the world. [verse 15] Who euer knowlechith, that Jhesu is the sone of God, God dwellith in him, and he in God. [verse 16] And we han knowun, and bileuen to the charite, that God hath in vs. God is charite, and he that dwellith in charite, dwellith in God, and God in hym. [verse 17] In this thing is the perfit charite of God with vs, that we haue trist in the dai of dom; for as he is [as he is; in heuene, and doth good fro heuene to iust men and vniust men. and we ben in this world; that is, we louen bothe freendis and enemyes for his loue, as he co|maundith in V. C^o. of Matheu. Dreede is, etc.; that is, seruile dreede is not in perfit charite. dreede hath peyne; that is, peyne is due to seruile dreede, for it makith to eschewe synne, oonly that it be not punschid, not for the abomy|nacioun of synne, neither to eschewe the offence of God. Lire here. v.] , also we ben in this world. [verse 18] Drede is not in charite, but perfit charite puttith out drede; for drede hath peyne. But he that dredith, is not perfit in charite. [verse 19] Therfor loue we God, for he louede vs bifore. [verse 20] If ony man seith, that [Om. h.] `Y loue [he loueth EQC sec. m. he loue C pr. m.] God, and hatith his brother, he is a liere. For he that loueth not his brothir, which [whom R.] he seeth, hou mai he loue God, whom [which Q.] he seeth not? [verse 21] And we han this com|aundement of God, that he that loueth God, loue also his brothir.

CAP. V.

[verse 1] Ech man that bileueth [bileeuith; bi feith foorm|ed with charite. that Jhesu of Nazareth is Crist; bihiȝt in the lawe and profetis. loueth him that gen|dride; that is, God. loueth him, etc.; ech feith|ful man. be not greuouse; to him that lou|eth, for whi the loue of God and the hoope of meede mak|ith tho thingis esy, that ben harde and scharpe of her kynde. born of God; bi feith foormed with charite. ouer|cometh the world; that is, temptaciouns and persecu|sciouns of the world. Lire here. v.] that Jhesus is Crist, is borun of God; and ech man that loueth hym that gendride, loueth hym that is borun of hym. [verse 2] In this thing we knowen, that we louen the children of God, whanne we louen God, and don his maundementis. [verse 3] For this is the charite of God, that we kepe hise maundementis [comaundementis g pr. m. β.] ; and his maundementis ben not heuy. [verse 4] For al thing that is borun of God, ouer|cometh the world; and this is the victorie that ouercometh the world, oure feith. [verse 5] And who is he that ouercometh the world, but he that bileueth that Jhesus

is the sone of God? [verse 6] This is Jhesus Crist [Om. R.] , that cam bi watir and blood; not in water oonli, but in watir and blood. And the spirit is he that witnessith, that Crist is treuthe [the treuthe k pr. m.] . [verse 7] For thre ben, that ȝyuen witnessing in heuene, the Fadir, the [and the a sec. m.] Sone, and the Hooli Goost; and these thre ben oon [these thre ben oon; that is, for these three acorden in af|fermyng of oo treuthe. syn|neth a synne not to deth; in excludinge fy|nal vnrepent|aunce, bi which a man dieth in deedly synne. lijf schal be ȝouen to him; for such a syn|nere schal die in grace. a synne to deeth; that is, fynal vnrepentaunce, bi which a man dieth in deedli synne. preie not for it; for it is not [ to] preie for hem that ben damp|ned. born of God; bi grace of baptym. syn|neth not; bi deedly synne, as longe as he stondith in that grace. the ge|neracioun of God; that is, grace ȝouen in baptim, bi which he is set in a dyuyn being aboue kynde. kepith him; as myche as perteyneth to the grace it|self. the wickid toucheth not him; in led|inge him to deedly synne, Ve. noo but he bowe awey wil|fully fro staat of grace, in makinge him|self soget to the wicked deuel bi deedly synne, and bi mysus|ing of fre wille. V. al the world; that is, men setting her ende in delytingis of the world. is set in the wick|id; that is, in the yuel fijer of coueitise. Lire here. ve.] . [verse 8] `And thre ben, that ȝyuen witnessing in erthe, the spirit, water, and blood; and these thre ben oon [Om. g pr. m.] . [verse 9] If we resseyuen the witnessing of men, the witnessing of God is more; for this is the witnessing of God, that is more, for he witnesside of his sone. [verse 10] He that bileueth in [into KQROαβ.] the sone of God, hath the witnessing of God in hym. He that bi|leueth not to [into R.] the sone [sone of God k pr. m.] , makith hym a liere; for he bileueth not in the witness|ing, that God witnesside of his sone. [verse 11] And this is the witnessyng, for God ȝaf to ȝou euerlastinge lijf, and this lijf is in his sone. [verse 12] He that hath the sone of God, hath also lijf; he that hath not the sone of God, hath not lijf. [verse 13] I write to ȝou these thingis, that ȝe wite, that ȝe han euerlastynge lijf, which bileuen in the name of Goddis sone. [verse 14] And this is the trist which we han to God, that what euer thing we axen [asken ao.] aftir his wille, he schal here vs. [verse 15] And we witen, that he herith vs, what euer thing we axen [asken ao.] ; we witen, that we han the axyngis [askynges ao. axinge k pr. m.] , which [that K.] we axen [asken ao.] of hym. [verse 16] He that woot that his brother synneth a synne not to deth [the deeth K pr. m. ROα.] , axe [aske ao.] he, and lijf schal be ȝouun to hym that synneth not to deth. Ther is a synne to deth; `not for it [Om. behko.] Y seie [seie not b.] , that [that not for it e.] ony man [Om. α.] preie [preie for it b. pray not for it hko.] . [verse 17] Ech wickidnesse is synne, and ther is synne to deth [the deeth b.] . [verse 18] We witen, that ech man that is borun of God, synneth not; but the generacioun of God

kepith hym, and the wickid touchith hym not. [verse 19] We witen, that we ben of God, and al the world is set in yuel. [verse 20] And we witen, that the sone of God cam in fleisch, and ȝaf to vs wit, that we [he b.] know [knowe him g sec. m.] veri God, and be in the veri sone of hym. [verse 21] This is veri God, and euerlastynge lijf. My litle sones, kepe ȝe [Om. K pr. m. ho.] ȝou fro mau|metis.

Here endith the firste pistle of John, and here bigynneth the secounde [From CMabch. Heere endith the j. epistle of Joon, and biginnith the ij. Ig. Here endeth the firste pistle of Joon; se now the secunde. K. Here endith the firste pistil of Joon, and bigynneth the secunde pistle. QXα. No final rubric in AERUeko.] .