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CAP. XII.

[verse 1] In that tyme Jhesus [that Jhesus O.] wente by cornys on [in OUV sec. m.] the sabot day; forsothe his disciplis, hungrynge, bigunnen to pluc eris of corn [the corne U.] , and to [for to OU.] ete. [verse 2] Sothely Pharisees seeynge, seiden to hym, Loo! thi disciplis don that [this NOUV sec. m.] thing that is nat leeful to [Om. W pr. m.] hem to [for to AGNPW sec. m.] do in sabothis [the sabbates OUV sec. m.] . [verse 3] And he seide to hem, Whether [Wher OV sec. m. W.] ȝe han nat rad, what Dauith didde, when he hungride, and thei that weren with [verse 4] hym? hou he entride in to the hous of God, and [hou he N.] ete loouis of proposicioun, `or puttynge forth [Om. OX. ether settynge forth UV sec. m.] , the [Om. OUV sec. m.] whiche loouis [Om. OSUV sec. m. X.] was [it was AG sec. m. MNOSUV.] nat leeful to hym to eet, nether to hem that weren with hym, no but to prestis only [alloone OUV sec. m.] ? [verse 5] `Or whether [Ether whar OUV sec. m.] ȝe han nat rad in the lawe, for in sabothis [the sabbates O.] prestis in the temple defoulen the sabothis, and thei ben with outen grete synne [grime or synne V pr. m.] ? [verse 6] Sothely [For|sothe O.] Y saye to ȝou, for this [heer OQ sec. m. UV sec. m. W sec. m.] is more than the temple. [verse 7] Forsothe ȝif ȝe wisten, what it is, I wole [will O. wile X.] mercy, and nat sacrifice, ȝe shulden [haden OUV sec. m.] neuer han [Om. OUV sec. m.] con|dempnyd innocentis. [verse 8] Trewly [Forsothe OUV sec. m.] mannys sone is, `ȝhe, lord [lord also N. lorde, ȝee OUV sec. m. W.] of the sabot. [verse 9] And whenne he passide thennus [fro thens OUV sec. m.] , he came in to the synagoge of hem. [verse 10] And loo! a man hauynge a drye hond. And thei axiden hym, sayinge [and seiden OUV sec. m.] , Ȝif [Wher OV sec. m. Whether U.] it is [be Q.] leeful to [for to OUV sec. m.] heele in the sabot? that thei shulden acuse hym. [verse 11] Sothely he seide to hem, Who shal be a man of ȝou, that hath oo sheep, and ȝif it [this O.] shal falle doun [Om. OUV sec. m.] in to a dike [diche OPQSWX.] in the sabotis, whether [wher OVW.] he shal nat holde, and lift it vp? [verse 12] Hou moche more `is a man [a man is UV sec. m.] betre than a sheep? `And so [Also O.] it is leeful to do good in the sabot. [verse 13] Thanne he seide to the man, Strecche forth thin hond. And he streiȝte forth; and it is [was OU.] restorid `to helthe [Om. OV sec. m. U pr. m.] as the [that OW.] tother [othir WX.] . [verse 14] Forsothe Phari|sees

[the Pharysees GUW sec. m.] goynge out, maden a counsel aȝeins hym, hou thei shulden leese hym. [verse 15] Sothely Jhesus witynge, wente awey thennes [fro thennes OUV sec. m.] ; and many sueden hym, and he helide hem alle. [verse 16] And he comaundide to hem, that thei shulden nat make hym `opyn, or [verse 17] knowen [knowen OUV sec. m. open X.] ; that that [the OUV sec. m.] thing shulde be ful|filled [filled OUV sec. m.] , that was said by Ysay, the pro|phete [verse 18] , seyinge, Loo! my chosen [Om. OUV sec. m. W sec. m.] child, `whom I haue chosen, my derlyng [Om. O.] , in whom it hath wel plesid to my soule; I shal putte my spirit on hym, and he shal telle dome to heithen men. [verse 19] He shal nat stryue, `ne crye [nether crie OUV sec. m.] , nether eny man shal here his voice in stretis. [verse 20] He shal nat breke to gidre a schaken [schakid V.] reed, and he shal nat quenche smokynge flax, til that [Om. OUV sec. m.] he cast [verse 21] out dome to victorie; and hethen men shulen hope in his name. [verse 22] Thanne a blynd man and [and a U pr. m.] doumb, hauynge a deuel [feende OUV sec. m.] , was offrid vp [Om. OUV sec. m. W pr. m.] to hym; and he helide hym, so that he spac, and say [seiȝe O.] . [verse 23] And alle the [Om. AK pr. m. MNOQSVW.] cumpanyes wondreden, and saiden, Wher [Whether SUX.] this be [is OUV sec. m.] the sone of Dauith? [verse 24] But the Pharisees, herynge [this herynge O.] , seiden, He [Om. OUV sec. m.] this cast|ith not [Om. K pr. m.] out feendis, no but in Belzabub, prince of fendis [deuelis W.] . [verse 25] Sothely Jhesus, witynge her thouȝtis, seide to hem, Eche kyngdam departid aȝeins `hym self [hys self A. hem silf N. hit silf OUV sec. m. it silf X.] , shal be deso|lat [deso|latid T.] , `or discounfortid [Om. OUV sec. m. X.] , and eche citee, or [ether UV sec. m.] hous, departid aȝeins it [him Q.] self, shal nat stonde. [verse 26] And ȝif Sathanas castith [caste GX.] out Sa|thanas, he is departid aȝeins hym self; therfore hou shal his kyngdam stonde? [verse 27] And ȝif I in Belzabub cast out deuelis [fendes OUV sec. m.] , in whom, `or whos miȝt [or in whose miȝt G sec. m. Om. OUV sec. m. X.] , ȝoure sonys casten out? Therfore thei shulen ben ȝoure domys men. [verse 28] Forsothe ȝif I in the Spirit of God caste out fendis, therfore [thanne U sec. m.] the kyngdam of God is cummen in to ȝou, `or amonge ȝou [Om. OUV sec. m. X.] . [verse 29] Ether [Othir GM.] hou may eny man

entre in to the hous of a stronge man, and take awey his vesselis, no [not O. Om. X.] but [but if X.] first he shal bynde the stronge man, and than he shal rauyshe his hous? [verse 30] He that is nat with me, is aȝeinus me; and he that gadrith nat to gidre with me, scatrith abrood. [verse 31] Ther|fore Y seye to ȝou, al synne and blasfemye shal be forȝouen to men, but the `spirit of blasfemye [blasphemy of the Spirite OUV sec. m. W sup. ras.] shal nat be forȝouen. [verse 32] And who euere shal seie a word aȝeins mannys sone, it shal be forȝouen to hym; forsothe `he that [if a man OUV.] shall seye a word aȝeins the Holy Goost, it shal nat be forȝouen to hym, ne|ther in this world, ne [nether OV sec. m.] in `the tother [that othir GW. the other X.] . [verse 33] Ether [Or X.] make ȝe the tree good, and his fruyt good; ether [or X.] make ȝe the tree yuel, and his fruyt euyl; forsothe a tree is knowen of the [his O.] fruyt. [verse 34] Ȝe generacioun of eddris, howe mowe ȝe speke good thingis, when ȝe ben yuel? Sothely the mouth spekith of the [Om. W pr. m.] grete plente [habundaunce OUV sec. m.] of the [Om. V.] herte. [verse 35] A good man brengith forth good thingis of good tresoure, and an yuel man bryng|ith forth yuel thingis of yuel tresour. [verse 36] For|sothe Y seie to ȝou, for whi [Om. OUV sec. m.] of euery [yche OUV sec. m. X.] ydel word that men speken, thei shul ȝelde re|soun [verse 37] therof in the day of dome; for of thi wordis [word G.] thou shalt be iustified, and of thi wordis thou shalt be dampnyd [con|dempned O.] . [verse 38] Thanne sume of the scribes and [and of the N.] Pharisees an|swereden to hym, seyinge [and seiden OUV sec. m.] , Maistre, we wolden [wil O. wolen W. wiln X.] se a tokne of thee. [verse 39] The [Om. OUV sec. m.] whiche answerynge `seith to [seide vn to O. seide to UV sec. m.] hem, An iuel genera|cioun and auoutrere [auoutresse OUVW sec. m.] sekith a tokne, and tokne [a token OQUVW sec. m.] shal nat be ȝouen to it, no but the tokne of Jonas, the prophete. [verse 40] For as Jo|nas was [Om. G pr. m.] in the womb of a whall three days and three niȝtis, so mannus sone shal be in the herte of the [Om. V sec. m. X.] erthe three days and three niȝtis. [verse 41] Men of Nynyue shal ryse in dome [the dome OV sec. m.] with this generacioun, and

shulen [thei shulen K sec. m.] condempne it; for thei diden pe|naunce in the prechynge of Jonas, and loo! here is [Om. G pr. m. QX.] more than Jonas. [verse 42] The queen of the south shal ryse in dome [the dome OV sec. m.] with this generation, and shal condempne it; for she came fro the eendis of the [Om. O.] erthe, for [Om. X.] to here the wisdam of Salomon, and loo! heere is more than Salomon. [verse 43] Forsothe whan an vnclene spirit `shal go [is goon O. hath gon UVW sec. m.] out fro a man, he goth by drye places, seekynge reste, and he fyndyth nat [noon N.] . [verse 44] Thanne he saith, I shal turne aȝein in to my hous, fro whennys Y came [went OUV.] out. And he cummynge fyndith it voide, clensid with bismes, and maad faire. [verse 45] Thanne he goth, and takith seuen other spiritis with hym, worse than hym self; and thei entrynge yn [in N. Om. OUV sec. m.] dwellen there. And the last thingis of that man ben maad worse than the former. So it shal be and [alsso OV sec. m.] to this worst generacioun. [verse 46] Ȝit hym spekynge to the cumpanyes `of peple [of the peple G. Om. OUV sec. m.] , loo! his modir and his bretheren stoden [stonden P.] with outeforth, seekyng for [Om. OUV sec. m. X.] to speke to [wit O. with X.] hym. [verse 47] Sothely sum man saide to hym, Loo! thi modir and thi brethren stonden with outforth, seekynge thee. [verse 48] And he [Om. X.] , answerynge to the man seiynge to hym, seith [seide OUV sec. m. he seith X.] , Who is my modir? and who ben my brethren? [verse 49] And he holdynge forth his hond in to his disciples, seide, Loo! [verse 50] my modir and my bretheren; `treuly who|euer [whoeuere truly G.] doth the wil of my fadir that is in heuenes, he `is my brother, suster [and sister AMNPV pr. m. W.] , and modir.