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 .xvi. Chapter.

ANd he sayd also vnto his disciples. [ A] ✚ Ther was a certayne rych man / which had a stewarde / that was acu∣sed* 1.1 vnto him / that he had wasted his goodes. And he called him / & sayd vnto him: How is it / that I heare this of the? Geve a comptes of thy steward shippe: For thou mayste be no longer stewarde. The stewarde sayd w^t in him selfe: what shall I do? for my master will take awaye frō me y^• stewarde shippe. I cānot dig¦ge / & to begge / I am a shamed. I woote what to do / y^t when I am put out of y^• steward ship∣pe / they maye receave me into their houses.

Then called he all his masters detters / and [ B] sayd vnto y^e fyrst: how moche owest thou vn∣to my master? And he sayd: an hondred ton∣nes of oyle. And he sayd to him: take thy bill / & syt doune quickly / & wryte fiftie. Then sayd he to another: what owest thou? And he say∣de: an hondred quarters of wheate. He sayd to him: Take thy bill / & write foure scoore. And

the lorde cōmended the vniust stewarde / becau¦se he had done wysly. For y^• chyldren of this worlde are in their kynde / wyser then y^• chyl∣dren of lyght. And I saye also vnto you: make you frendes of the wicked mammon / that when ye shall departe / they may receave you into everlastinge habitacions. ⊢

✚ He that is faithfull in that which is leste* 1.2 y^• same is faithfull in moche. And he y^t is vn∣faithfull in y^e least: is vnfaithfull also in mo∣che. So then yf ye have not ben faithfull in y^• wicked māmon? who will beleve you in that* 1.3 which is true? And yf ye have not bene faith∣full in another mānes busines: who shall ge∣ve you youre awne? No servaunt can serve .ii. masters / for other he shall hate y^• one & love y^•* 1.4 other / or els he shall lene to the one & despyse the other. Ye can not serve God & mammon. [ D]

All these thinges herde the pharises also which were coveteous / and they mocked him. And he sayd vnto thē: Ye are they which iusti¦fie youre selves before mē: but God knoweth youre hertes. For y^t which is highlie estemed* 1.5 amōge mē / is abhominable in y^• sight of god ⊢

The lawe and the Prophetes raygned vn∣tyll the tyme of Iohn: and sence that tyme / the kyngdom of God is preached / and every man stryveth to goo in.

Soner shall heven and erth perisshe / then* 1.6 one tytle of the lawe shall perisshe. Whosoe∣ver forsaketh his wyfe and marieth another / * 1.7 breaketh matrimony. And every man which marieth her that is devorsed from her hus∣bande /

committeth advoutry also.* 1.8

✚ Ther was a certayne ryche man / which [ E] was clothed in purple & fyne bysse / and fared* 1.9 deliciously every daye. And ther was a certay¦ne begger / named Lazarus / whiche laye at his gate full of soores / desyringe to be refresshed with the cromes whiche fell from the ryche mānes borde. Neverthelesse / the dogges ca∣me & licked his soores. And yt fortuned that the begger dyed / and was caried by the an∣gelles into Abrahās bosome. The riche man also died / and was buried.

And beinge in hell in tormētes / he lyfte vp his eyes & sawe Abraham a farre of / & Laza∣rus [ F] in his bosome / & he cryed and sayd: father Abraham / have mercy on me / & sende Lazarus that he maye dippe the tippe of his fynger in water / and cole my tonge: for I am tourmen∣ted in this flame. But Abrahā sayd vnto him Sonne / remembre that thou in thy lyfe tyme / receavedst thy pleasure / & contrary wyse La∣zarus payne. Now therfore is he comforted / and thou art punysshed. Beyonde all this / bitwene you & vs ther is a greate space set / so that they which wolde goo from hence to you cannot: nether maye come from th••••••ce to vs.

Then he sayd: I praye the therfore father / [ G] send him to my fathers housse. For I have fyve brethren: for to warne thē / lest they also come into this place of tourmēt. Abrahā sayd vnto him: they have Moses * 1.10 & the Prophe∣tes / let them heare them. And he sayd: na••e father Abraham / but yf one came vnto thē /

from the ded / they wolde repent. He sayd vn∣to him: If they heare not Moses & y^e prophe¦tes / nether will they beleve / though one roose from deeth agayne.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The vn∣rightwi∣se stewar¦de.
• * 1.2

  Mammō
• * 1.3

  Mat. vj. c
• * 1.4

  Two ma¦sters.
• * 1.5

  Mathew .xj. b.
• * 1.6

  Mat. v. c.
• * 1.7

  Mat. v. c. Mar. x. b
• * 1.8

  ••. Lo. vi••.
• * 1.9

  Bysse. The ry∣ch•• g••ot•• & lazarue
• * 1.10

  Moses & the Pro∣phetes is the olde testament