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CAP. XXII.

[verse 1] And Jhesus answerynge `seide eftsone [to hem eft O speke eftsone Q sec. m. spak eft U sec. m. seide eft V sec. m.] [verse 2] in parablis `to hem [Om. O.] , seiynge [seide O. and seide UV sec. m.] , The kyng|dam of heuenes is maad [Om. Y.] lic to a man kyng that made weddingus to his sone. [verse 3] And he sente his seruauntis for [Om. OSUV sec. m.] to clepe men beden to the weddyngis, and thei wolden nat cume. [verse 4] Eftsoone [Eft OV sec. m.] he sente other seruauntis, seiynge [and seide OU. seyde V sec. m.] , Seie ȝee to the [Om. OVX.] men beden to the [Om. AK pr. m. MNOQW sec. m.] feeste, Loo! I haue made redy my mete [meetes O.] , my boles and vola|tilis [my volatils, other my fatt beestes OU. my vol. other fatte beestis V.] ben slayn, and alle thingis redy [ben redy OUV.] ; `cumme ȝe to the weddyngus [Om. O.] . Sothely thei dispisiden, `or recken nat [Om. AOUVX. or roȝten not S. or reckeden not MT.] , and thei wenten awey, oon [an other OUV pr. m. W.] in to his vyneȝerd [toune A sec. m. NOQ sec. m. UV.] ,

forsothe an other to [in to O.] his marchaundise [marchaundye OU.] . [verse 6] But the other helden his seruauntis, and slowen hem, ponished with contek [dispisynges OUV.] . [verse 7] For|sothe the kyng, whenne he hadde herde, was wroth; and, his hoostis sente, he loste, `or distruyde [Om. OUV sec. m. X.] , the [tho MOPUVW.] man quellers, and brente her [the O.] citee. [verse 8] Thanne he seith [seide OUVW sec. m.] to his seruauntis, Sothely the weddyngis ben redy, but thei that weren clepid to the feeste, weren [ben O.] nat worthi. [verse 9] Therfore go ȝee to the outgoyngis [outgoyng MP. outgoyngis, or endis U sec. m.] of weyes, and whom [whiche OUV.] euere ȝe shulen fynde, clepe [clepith GMPWXY. cleep ȝe OUV sec. m.] to the wed|dyngis. [verse 10] And his seruauntis, gon out in to the [Om. A sec. m. GMNPQWXY.] weyes, gedreden togidre alle that thei founden, good [gode men OU.] and yuel; and the wed|dyngis of men sittynge at mete [the mete AGMNPSU WXY sec. m.] ben ful|fillid [filled OU.] . [verse 11] Forsothe the kyng entride, that he shulde see men sittynge at mete [the mete AGMOSUVWX.] ; and he seeȝ there a man nat clothid [clad X.] with brijd [bridale X.] clothis [cloothinge O. cloth UV sec. m.] . [verse 12] And he seith [seide OUVW sec. m.] to hym, Frend, hou entridist [entryst G.] thou hidir, nat hauynge brijd clothe [clothes M.] ? And he was doumbe. [verse 13] Thanne the kyng seide to the [his S.] mynystris, His `hondis and feet [feete and [his U] hondis OU.] bounden, sende ȝee hym into vttermore [vtmore ANSX. vtmer QW.] derknessis; there shal be weepyng and betyng to gidre of teeth. [verse 14] Forsothe many ben clepid, but fewe chosen [ben chosen N.] . [verse 15] Thanne Pharisees, goynge awey, token a [Om. O.] counseile, that thei shulden take Jhesus [him OUV. hym Jhesu X.] in word. [verse 16] And thei [Om. Q.] senden to hym her disciplis, with Erodyanys, `that ben men of Eroudis [Om. OUV sec. m.] , seiynge, Maister, we witen, that [for OUVW sec. m.] thou art sothfast, and thou techist in trewthe the weye of God, and `there is no cure, or charge [ther is noon [not NS] cure, or ch. A. no charge is OUV sec. m. ther is not cure X.] , to thee of eny man, for thou beholdist nat the per|soone of men. [verse 17] Therfore seie [seie thou OUV sec. m.] to vs, what it [Om. OUV pr. m.] semeth to thee. Is it leful `to ȝeue [that rent [or talage U marg.] be ȝouen OU. that tribut be ȝouen V sec. m.] to [Om. K pr. v. QT.]

Cesar, `or emperour [Om. OQUV sec. m. X.] , `rente, or tribut [tribuyt, or rente MP. rente, ether naye OUV sec. m. rente, or nay Q sec. m. tribute X.] ? [verse 18] Forsothe, the wickednesse of hem knowen, Jhesus seith [seide OUV.] , Y pocritis, what tempten ȝee me? [verse 19] Shewe ȝee to me the prynte of the moneye. And thei offriden [offreden, or token MP. brouȝten V sec. m.] to hym a peny. [verse 20] And Jhesus seith [seide OUV.] to hem, Whos is this ymage, and the wrytyng aboue [abowte O.] ? Thei seyen to hym, Of Cesar. [verse 21] Thanne `he seith [Jhesus seide OUV.] to hem, Therfore ȝelde ȝee to Cesar tho thingis that ben Cesaris [of Cesar MP.] , and to God tho thingis that ben of God. [verse 22] And thei heerynge wondreden; and, hym laft, thei wenten awey. [verse 23] In that day Saducees, that seyen `there is [Om. O. that UV sec. m.] no rysyng aȝein [aȝen is OUV sec. m.] , [verse 24] `camen niȝ [neiȝeden OUV sec. m.] to hym, and axiden hym, sey|inge [and seiden OUV sec. m.] , Maister, Moyses seide, ȝif eny `man be [brother is OUV sec. m.] dead, nat hauynge a sone, that his brother wedde his wyf, and reyse seed to his brother. [verse 25] Forsothe seuen bretheren weren at [anentes OU.] vs; and the first, a wijf weddid, is dead. And he nat hauynge seed, left his [verse 26] wijf to his brother; also the secounde, and the thridde, til [Om. G pr. m. P.] to [Om. Q sec. m.] the seuenthe. [verse 27] Forsothe the [Om. W sec. m.] laste of alle, and [also OUV sec. m.] the womman is dead. [verse 28] Therefore in the rysynge aȝein, whos wijf of the [Om. KTXY.] seuene shal she be? for alle hadden hir. [verse 29] Sothely Jhesus answer|ynge seith [seide OUV sec. m.] to hem, Ȝee erren, nether [not OUV sec. m.] knowynge the scripturis, nether the vertu of God. [verse 30] Forsothe [For OUV sec. m.] in the rysyng aȝeyn, neither thei wedden, nether ben [thei be OV pr. m.] weddid; but thei ben as the [Om. MUP.] aungelis of God in heuene. [verse 31] Sothely [Forsothe Q.] of the rysynge aȝein of dead men, `ȝee han [han ȝe N.] nat rad, that it is seid [verse 32] of the Lord, seyinge to ȝou, I am God of Abraham, and [Om. Q.] God of Ysaac, and God of Jacob? he is nat God of deed men, but of lyuynge men. [verse 33] And the cumpanyes `of pe|ple [Om. OUV sec. m.] heerynge, wondreden in his techynge. [verse 34] Forsothe Pharisees, heerynge that he hadde put silence to Saducees, camen to gidre in to oon. [verse 35] And oon of hem, a [Om. O.] techer of the

[verse 36] lawe, axede Jhesus, temptynge hym, Mais|tre, whiche is a greet maundement [commaundement OUV sec. m.] in [of W.] the lawe? [verse 37] Jhesus seide [seith QV pr. m. W.] to hym [hem V.] , Thou shalt loue the [thi N.] Lord thi God, of al thin herte, and in [of OUV.] al thi soule, and in al thi mynde. [verse 38] This is the firste and the most maunde|ment [com|maundement OUV sec. m.] . [verse 39] Forsothe the secounde is lic to this; Thou shalt loue thi neiȝbore as thi self. [verse 40] In these two [twei OW.] maundementis [commaundementes OUV sec. m.] hang|ith al the lawe and prophetis [the prophetes OUV sec. m.] . [verse 41] Sothely the [Om. U.] Pharisees gedrid to gidre, Jhesus ax|ide [verse 42] hem, seyinge, What semeth to ȝou of Crist, whos sone is he? Thei seyen to hym, Of Dauith. [verse 43] He seith to hem, Ther|fore hou `Dauith in spirit clepith [in spyryt clepith Dauid GMX.] hym [verse 44] Lord, seyinge [and seith OUV sec. m.] , The Lord seide to my Lord, Sitte [Sitte thou UV sec. m.] on my riȝthalf, til that [Om. OUV sec. m.] I put thin enmyes a stole of thi feet? [verse 45] Therfore ȝif Dauyd clepith him Lord, hou is he his sone? [verse 46] And no man miȝt answere a word to hym, nether eny man was hardy fro that` day, for [Om. OQSUV sec. m. X.] to axe hym more.