The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.

❧The .xij. Chapter.

1 The leuen of the pharisees is to be auoyded. 5 Who is to be feared. 8 To confesse gods name, or to denie it. 10 Blasphemie agaynst the spirite. 11 He comforteth the disciples agaynst affliction, 15 and warneth them to beware of couetousnes by the similitude of a ryche man. 20 Agaynst care of earthly thynkes. 31 To geue our selues to ryghte∣ousnes, almes, watchyng, pacience, wysdome, and concorde.

[unspec A] 1 IN y^e meane tyme,* 1.1 whē¦ther were gathered to∣gether an innumerable multitude of people [in∣somuch] that they trode one another, he began to saye vnto his disci∣ples. First of all, * 1.2 beware of the leuen of the pharisees, which is hypocrisie.

2 * 1.3For there is nothyng couered, that shall not be vncouered, neither hyd, that shall not be knowen.

3 Therfore, whatsoeuer you haue spo∣ken in darkenesse, shalbe hearde in the light: and that which ye haue spoken in the eare, euen in secrete places, shalbe preached on the toppe (a) 1.4 of the houses.

4 * 1.5And I say vnto you my friendes, be not afrayde of them that kyll the body, and after that, haue no more that they can do.

5 But I wyll forewarne you whō you [unspec B] shall feare: Feare hym, which after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell, yea I say vnto you, feare hym.

6 Are not fyue sparrowes bought for two farthynges? and not one of them is forgotten before God.

7 Also, euē the very heeres of your head are all numbred. Feare not therfore, ye are more of value thē many sparrowes.

8 Also I say vnto you, * 1.6whosoeuer con∣fesseth me before men, hym shall the sonne of man knowledge also, before the angels of God.

9 But he that denyeth me before men, shalbe denyed before the angels of God.

10 * 1.7And whosoeuer speaketh a worde a∣gaynst the sonne of man, it shalbe for∣geuen hym: * 1.8But vnto hym that blas∣phemeth the holy (b 1.9 ghost, it shall not be forgeuen.

11 And when they bryng you vnto the synagogues, and vnto the rulers and of¦ficers, take ye no thought, how or what thyng ye shall aunswere, or what ye

shall speake.

12 For the holy ghost shall teache you in the same houre what ye ought to say.

[unspec C] 13 ☞One of the companie sayde vnto hym: Maister, speake to my brother, that he deuide the inheritaūce with me.

14 And he sayde vnto hym: Man, who made me a iudge or a deuider ouer you?

15 And he sayde vnto them, Take heede & beware of couetousnes: For no mans lyfe standeth in the aboundaunce of the thynges which he possesseth.

16 And he put foorth a similitude vnto thē, saying: The grounde of a certaine ryche man brought foorth plentifull fruites.

17 And he thought within him selfe, say∣ing, What shall I do, because I haue no rowme where to bestow my fruites?

18 And he sayde, this wyll I do, I wyll destroy my barnes, and buylde greater, and therin wyll I gather all my fruites and my goodes.

19 And I wyll saye to my soule: Soule, * 1.10thou hast much goods layed vp [in store] for many yeres, take thyne ease, eate, drynke, and be mery.

20 But God sayde vnto hym: * 1.11Thou foole, this nyght wyll they fetch awaye thy soule againe frō thee: * 1.12Then whose shall those thynges be, which thou hast prouided?

21 So is he that gathereth riches to him selfe, and is not ryche towardes God.

22 And he spake vnto his disciples: Ther∣fore I say vnto you, * 1.13take no thought for your lyfe, what ye shall eate, neither for the body what ye shall put on.

23 The lyfe is more then meate, and the body is more then rayment.

24 Consider the Rauens, for they neither sowe nor reape, whiche neither haue storehouse nor barne, and God feedeth them:☜ Howe much more are ye better then [fethered] fowles?

[unspec D] 25 * 1.14Which of you, with takyng thought, can adde to his stature one cubite?

26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least: why take ye thought for the remnaunt?

27 Consider the Lylies how they growe, they labour not, they spinne not: and yet I say vnto you, that Solomon in al his royaltie was not clothed lyke one of these.

28 If God so clothe the grasse, whiche is to daye in the fielde, and to morowe is cast into the furnasse, howe much more wyll he clothe you, O ye of litle fayth?

29 And aske not ye what ye shall eate, or what ye shall drynke, neither be ye of doubtfull mynde:

30 For all suche thynges do the [Heathen] people of the worlde seke for: and your father knoweth that ye haue neede of these thynges.

31 But rather * 1.15seke ye after y^e kyngdome of God, and all these thinges shalbe mi∣nistred vnto you.

32 Feare not litle flocke, for it is your fa∣thers pleasure to geue you a kyngdome.

33 * 1.16Sell that ye haue, and geue almes: and prepare you bagges whiche waxe not olde, euen a treasure that fayleth not in heauen, where no thiefe cōmeth, neither moth corrupteth.

34 For where your treasure is, there wyl your hearte be also.

35 * 1.17Let your loynes be girde about, and [unspec E] your lyghtes brennyng,

36 And ye your selues like vnto men, that wayte for their Lorde, when he wyll returne from the weddyng, that when he commeth, and knocketh, they maye open vnto hym immediatly.

37 Happy are those seruauntes, whō the Lorde, when he commeth, shall fynde wakyng. Veryly I say vnto you, that he shall girde him selfe, and make them to syt downe to meate, and wyll come foorth, and minister vnto them.

38 And yf he come in the seconde watche, yea if he come in the thirde watche, and fynde them so, happye are those ser∣uauntes.

39 This vnderstande, that yf the good man of the house knew what houre the thiefe woulde come, he woulde surely watche, and not suffer his house to be dygged through.

40 * 1.18Be ye therfore redy also, for y^e sonne of man wyll come at an houre when ye thynke not.☜

41 Then Peter saide vnto him: * 1.19Maister, tellest thou this similitude vnto vs, or to all [men?]

42 And the Lorde saide: Who is a fayth∣full and wyse stewarde, whom his lorde shall make ruler ouer his housholde, to geue them their portion of meate in due season?

43 * 1.20Happye is that seruaunt, whom his lorde when he commeth, shall fynde so doyng.

[unspec F] 44 Of a trueth I saye vnto you, that he wyll make hym ruler ouer all that he hath.

45 But & yf that seruaūt say in his heart, * 1.21my lorde wyll deferre his commyng, and shall begyn to smyte the seruauntes and maydens, and to eate and drynke, and to be dronken,

46 The Lord of that seruaunt wyll come in a day when he thynketh not, and at an houre when he is not ware, and wyll hewe hym in peeces, and geue hym his portion with the vnbeleuers.

47 * 1.22And the seruaunt that knewe his maisters wyll, and prepared not hym selfe, neither dyd accordyng to his wyll, shalbe beaten with many strypes.

48 But he that knewe not, (c) 1.23 and did cō∣mit thynges worthy of strypes, shalbe beaten with fewe strypes. For vnto whōsoeuer much is geuen, of him shal∣be much required: and to whom men haue committed much, of hym wyl they aske the more.

49 I am come to sende fire (d) 1.24 on y^e earth, and what is my desire, () 1.25 but that it be alredye kindled?

50 Notwithstandyng, I must be bapti∣zed with a baptisme, (e) 1.26 and howe am I payned tyll it be ended?

51 * 1.27Suppose ye that I am come to sende peace on earth? I tell you naye, (f) 1.28 but rather deuision.

* 1.29

52 For frō hencefoorth there shalbe fyue [unspec G] in one house deuided, three against two, and two against three.

53 The father shalbe deuided against the sonne, and the sonne against the father: The mother agaynst the daughter, and the daughter agaynst the mother: The mother in lawe against her daughter in lawe, and the daughter in lawe against her mother in lawe.

54 He sayde also to the people: * 1.30When ye see a cloude rise out of the west, straight∣way ye say there cōmeth a showre, and so it is.

55 And whē ye see the south wynd blow, ye say it wyll be hotte, and it commeth to passe.

56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discerne the out∣warde appearaunce of the skye, and of the earth: but howe is it that ye cannot discerne this tyme?

57 Yea, and why iudge ye not of your selues what is ryght?

58 * 1.31When thou goest with thine aduersa∣rie to the ruler, as thou art in the waye, geue diligence that thou mayest be deli∣uered from hym, lest he bryng thee to the iudge, and the iudge deliuer thee to the iayler, and the iayler caste thee into prison.

59 I tel thee, thou shalt not depart thence, tyll thou haue made good the vtmost mite.

Notes

• * 1.1

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• * 1.2

  Math. xvi. a Mar. viii. b. Math. x. c. Mark. iiii. c. Luk. viii. c. Math. x. e. Luk. viii. b.
• * 1.3

  Math. xvi. a Mar. viii. b. Math. x. c. Mark. iiii. c. Luk. viii. c. Math. x. e. Luk. viii. b.
• (a) 1.4

  Openly, that all men may heare.
• * 1.5

  Math. x. b.
• * 1.6

  Math. x. c.
• * 1.7

  Math. xii. c. Mark iii. d. Math. xii. c. Luk xii. b.
• * 1.8

  Math. xii. c. Mark iii. d. Math. xii. c. Luk xii. b.
• (b 1.9

  He that shall resist a∣gaynst y^e word of God pur∣posely of ma¦lice▪ or against his owne con¦science
• * 1.10

  Eccle. xi. c.
• * 1.11

  Iere. xvii. b.
• * 1.12

  Psal. 39. b.
• * 1.13

  Math vi. d. i. Peter. v. c.
• * 1.14

  Math. vi. d.
• * 1.15

  Math. vi. e. i. Tim. vi. b. Eccl. xxix. b Pro. xxiii. a.
• * 1.16

  Math. xix. c Mark. x. c.
• * 1.17

  Eph. vi. •• i. Peter. i. c.
• * 1.18

  Math. 24. d. Mark. xiii. d
• * 1.19

  Math. 24. d. Mark. xiii. c
• * 1.20

  Apoc. xvi. e
• * 1.21

  Math. 24. d.
• * 1.22

  Iacob. iiii. d.
• (c) 1.23

  Igno∣raunce wyll not excuse.
• (d) 1.24

  That is, the Gospell, which is as a vehemēt fire, and maketh a chaunge of thynges, tho∣rowe all the worlde.
• () 1.25

  yf it be alredy kindled?
• (e) 1.26

  He com∣pareth afflic∣tions and his death, to bap∣tisme.
• * 1.27

  Mark. x. d.
• (f) 1.28

  Christe is not the cause that there is destruction for the Gospell, but the wic∣kednesse of worldlynges, which by ma∣lice contem∣nyng y^e Gos∣pell, be at va∣riaunce with all that pro∣fesse it.
• * 1.29

  49 The Greke readeth,
• * 1.30

  Ma•• 〈…〉〈…〉
• * 1.31

  Math. v. d. Prou. xxv b