The Newe Testament dylygently corrected and compared with the Greke by Willyam Tindale, and fynesshed in the yere of our Lorde God A.M.D. & xxxiiij. in the moneth of Nouember.

The .xiiii. Chapter.

ANd it chaunsed that he went into the housse of one of y^t chefe pharises to eate breed / on a saboth daye: & they watched him. And beholde ther was a man before him which had the dropsye. And Iesus answered* 1.1 & spake vnto the lawears & pharises sayinge: is it laufull to heale on the saboth daye? And they helde their peace. And he toke him & hea∣led him / & let him goo: and answered thē sayin¦ge / whiche of you shall have an asse or an oxe / fallen into a pitt / and will not strayght waye pull him out on the Saboth daye? And they [ B] coulde not answer him agayne to that.

He put forthe a similitude to y^e gestes / whē he marked how they preased to the hyest rou∣mes / & sayd vnto thē: When thou arte biddē to a weddynge of eny man / syt not doune in y^• hyest roume / lest a more honorable man then thou be bidden of him / and he that bade bo∣the him and the / come and saye to the: geve this man roume / and thou then beginne with shame to take the lowest roume. But rather when thou arte bidden / goo & syt in the lowest roume / that when he that bade the cometh / he* 1.2 maye saye vnto the: frende syt vp hyer. Then shalt thou have worshippe in the presence of them that syt at meate with the. For whosoe¦ver e••alteth him sylfe / shalbe brought lowe. And he y^t hūbleth him sylfe / shalbe exalted ⊢

Then sayde he also to him that had desyred [ C] him to diner: ✚ When thou makest a diner or a supper: call not thy frendes / nor thy brethrē nether thy kinsmen nor yet ryche neghbours:

lest they bidde the agayne / and a recompence* 1.3 be made the. But when thou makest afeast / call the poore / the maymed / the lame and the blynde / and thou shalt be happy / for they can∣not recompence the. But thou shalt be recom∣pensed at the resurreccion of the iuste men.

When one of them that sate at meate also [ D] hearde that / he sayde vnto him: happy is he that eateth breed in the kyngdome of God. ✚* 1.4 Then sayd he to him. ✚ A certayne man orde¦ned a greate supper / and bade many / and sent* 1.5 his servaunt at supper tyme / to saye to them that wer bidden / come: for all thinges are now redy. And they all atonce begāne to make ex∣cuse. The fyrst saydvnto him: I have bought a ferme / & I must nedes goo and se it / I praye the have me excused. And another sayd: I ha¦ve bought fyve yooke of oxen / & I goo to pro∣ve them / I praye the have me excused. The thyrde sayd: I have maried a wyfe / and ther∣fore I cannot come. And the servaunt went / and brought his master worde therof.

Then was the good man of the housse di∣spleased / & [ E] sayd to his servaūt: Goo out quick¦ly into y^• stretes & quarters of the cite / & brin∣ge in hidder the poore & the maymed and the halt & the blynde. And the servaūt sayd: lorde it is done as thou cōmaundedst / and yet ther is roume. And the lorde sayd to the servaunt: Go out into y^• hye wayes & hedges / & compell thē to come in / that my housse maye be filled. For I saye vnto you / that none of those men which were biddē / shall tast of my supper. ⊢

Ther went a greate cōpany with him / & he* 1.6 turned and sayde vnto them: ✚ If a man co∣me to me / & hate not his father and mother / [ D] & wyfe / and chyldren / & brethren / and sisters / more over and his awne lyfe / he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever beare not his crosse and come after me / cannot be my disciple.

Which of you disposed to bilde a toure / syt∣teth* 1.7 not doune before & counteth y^e cost / whe∣ther he have sufficient to performe it? lest af∣ter he hath layde y^e foundacion / & is not able to performe it / all y^t beholde it / beginne to moc¦ke [ E] him sayinge: this man beganne to bilde / & was not able to make an ende. Or what kyn∣ge goeth to make batayle agaynst another kin¦ge / & sitteth not doune fyrst / & casteth in his mynde / whether he be able w^t ten thousande / to mete him that cometh agaynst him w^t. xx thousand. Or els whyll y^e other is yet a grea∣te waye of / he will sende embasseatours / & de∣syre* 1.8 peace. So lyke wyse none of you y^• forsa∣keth not all y^t he hath / can be my disciple. ⊢

Salt is good / but yf salt have loste hyr* 1.9 saltnes / what shall be seasoned ther with? It is nether good for y^e londe nor yet for y^e donge [ F] hill / but men cast it out at y^e dores. He y^t hath eares to heare / let him heare.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Dropsie.
• * 1.2

  Prouer. xxv. a. Eyalte humble. Mathew .xxiij. tob. iiij. a pr••. iij. b.
• * 1.3

  Feast y^• poore.
• * 1.4

  Supper.
• * 1.5

  Mathew .xxij. a. Apo. xix.
• * 1.6

  Mat. x. d Christes disciple. Mat. x. d &. xvj. d. Mar. viij d.
• * 1.7

  Towre.
• * 1.8

  Christes disciples
• * 1.9

  Mat. v. b Mar. ix g