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 .vi. Chapter.

IT happened on an after saboth / that he* 1.1 went thorow the corne felde / & that his disciples plucked the eares of corne / & ate / and rubbed them in their hondes. And certayne of the Pharises sayde vnto them: Why do ye that which is not laufull to do* 1.2 on the saboth dayes? And Iesus answered them and sayde: Have ye not redde what Da∣vid dyd / when he him sylfe was anhun∣gred and they which were with him: how he* 1.3 went into the housse of God / and toke & ate the loves of halowed breed / and gave also to them which were with him: which was not laufull to eate / but for the prestes only. And he sayde vnto them: The sonne of man is Lor¦de of the saboth daye.

✚ And it fortuned in a nother saboth also / * 1.4 that he entred in to y^• sinagoge & taught. And ther was a mā whose right honde was dryed vp. And y^e Scribes & Pharises watched him / to se whether he wolde heale on the Saboth* 1.5 daye / that they myght fynde an accusacion agaynst him. But he knewe their thoughtes / & sayde to the man which had y^e wyddred hon¦de: Ryse vp / & stonde forthe in the myddes. And he arose and stepped forthe. Then sayde Iesus vnto them: I will axe you a question: Whether is it laufull on the saboth dayes to do good or to do evill? to save lyfe or for to de¦stroye it? And he behelde them all in cōpasse /

& sayd vnto y^e man: Stretche forth thy honde.* 1.6 And he dyd so & his honde was restored / & ma¦de as whoole as the other. And they were fil∣led full of madnes / and comuned one with another / what they myght do to Iesu. ⊢

And it fortuned in thoose dayes / that he [ C] * 1.7 went out into a mountayne for to praye / and cōtinued all nyght in prayer to god. And asso¦ne as it was daye / he called his disciples / and of thē he chose twelve / which also he called apostles. Simon whō he named Peter: & An∣drew* 1.8 his brother. Iames & Ihō / Philip and Bartlemew / Mathew and Thomas / Iames the sonne of Alpheus & Simon called zelotes and Iudas Iames sonne / and Iudas Iscari∣oth / which same was the traytour.

✚ And he came doune with them and stode in the playne felde with the company of his disciples / & agreate multitude of people out of all parties of Iurie and Ierusalem / & from the see cooste of Tire and Sidon / which came to heare hym / and to be healed of their disea∣ses: [ D] & they also that were vexed with foule spretes / & they were healed. And all the peo∣ple preased to touche him: for there went ver∣tue out of him / and healed them all.

And he lifted vp his eyes apon the disci∣ples / and* 1.9 sayde: Blessed be ye poore: for yours is the kyngdome of God. Blessed are ye that* 1.10 honger now: for ye shalbe satisfied. Blessed a¦re ye y^t wepe now: for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye when men hate you / & thrust you oute of their companye / and rayle / & abhorre youre

name as an evyll thinge / for the sonne of mā∣nes sake. Reioyse ye then / and be gladde: for beholde / youre rewarde is greate in heven. ✚ After this manner their fathers entreated* 1.11 the Prophetes.

But wo be to you that are ryche: for ye ha∣ve therin youre consolacion. Wo be to you y^t* 1.12 are full: for ye shall honger. Wo be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wayle and wepe. Wo be to you when all men prayse you: for so dyd their fathers to the false prophetes.* 1.13

But I saye vnto you which heare: Love you¦re enemyes. Do good to thē which hate you. [ E] Blesse thē that course you. And praye for thē* 1.14 which wrongfully trouble you. And vnto him that smyteth the on the one cheke / offer* 1.15 also y^• other. And him that taketh awaye thy goune / forbid not to take thy coote also. Geve* 1.16 to every man that axeth of the. And of him that taketh awaye thy goodes / axe them not agayne. And as ye wolde that men shuld doo to you: so do ye to them lyke wyse.* 1.17

If ye love thē which love you: what than∣ke are ye worthy of▪ For the very synners lo∣ve their lovers. And yf ye do for them which do for you: what thanke are ye worthy of? For the very synners do even the same. If ye* 1.18 lende to them of whome ye hoope to receave: what thanke shall ye have: for the very syn∣ners lende to synners / to receave as moch agayne. Wherfore / love ye youre enemys / do good and lende / lokynge for nothinge agayne and youre rewarde shalbe greate / and ye shal∣be* 1.19

••e the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde* 1.20 vnto the vnkynde and to the evyll.

✚ Be ye therfore mercifull / as youre father is mercifull. Iudge not & ye shall not be Iud∣ged. [ F] Condemne not: and ye shall not be con∣demned. Forgeve / and ye shalbe forgeven. Geve / & yt shalbe geven vnto you: good mea∣sure / pressed* 1.21 doune / shaken to geder and run∣nynge over / shall men geve into youre boso∣mes.* 1.22 For with what measure ye mete / with y^• same shall men mete to you agayne.

And he put forthe a similitude vnto thē: Can* 1.23 the blynde leade y^• blynde? Do they not both then fall into y^• dyche? The disciple is not abo¦ve his master. Enery mā shalbe perfecte / even as his master is. Why seyst thou a moote in* 1.24 thy brothers eye / & considerest not y^• beame y^• is in thyne awne eye? Ether how cānest thou saye to thy brother: Brother / let me pull out y^• moote that is in thyne eye: when thou percea∣vest not the beame that is in thyne awne eye? ••pocrite / cast out y^• beame out of thyne awne eye fyrst / and then shalt thou se perfectly / to* 1.25 pull out the moote out of thy brothers eye. ⊢

It is not a good tree that bringeth forthe evyll frute: nether is that an evyll tree / that [ G] bringeth forthe good frute. For every tree is knowen by his frute. Nether of thornes ga¦der men fygges / nor of busshes gader they grapes. A good man out of the good treasu∣re of his hert / bringeth forthe that which is good. And an evyll man out of the evyll treasure of his hert / bringeth forthe that

which ye evyll. For of the aboundaunce of y^•* 1.26 her / his mouthe speakethe.

Why call ye me Master / Master: and do not as I bid you? whosoever cometh to me and heareth my sayinges / & dothe the same / I will shewe you to whome he ys lyke. He is li¦ke a man which bilt an housse: and digged de∣pe / and layde the foundaciō on a rocke. Whē the waters arose / the fludde bet apō that hous¦se / and coulde not move yt. For it was groun∣ded apon a rocke. But he that heareth & doth not / is lyke a man that with out foundacion bylt an housse apon the erth / agaynst which the fludde did bet: and it fell by and by. And y^• fall of y^t housse was greate.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Mathew .xxij. d Mar. ij. d Corne felde.
• * 1.2

  The Sa∣both daye is broken
• * 1.3

  j. Regum xxj. g.
• * 1.4

  Mat. xij a Mar. iij. a
• * 1.5

  Dryed honde.
• * 1.6

  Madnes
• * 1.7

  Mat. x. •• Mar. iij. b
• * 1.8

  The tw∣elve are chosen.
• * 1.9

  Mat. v. ••
• * 1.10

  Couena∣untes.
• * 1.11

  True pro phetes.
• * 1.12

  Am. vj. a Eccle. xxxj. a.
• * 1.13

  Couena∣untes.
• * 1.14

  Love.
• * 1.15

  Mat. v. g
• * 1.16

  Do good Blesse. Praye.
• * 1.17

  All the lawe.
• * 1.18

  Mathew vij. b ••o. iiij. c. Mat. v. g
• * 1.19

  Lende.
• * 1.20

  Covena∣untes. Mathew .vij. a. Iudge not.
• * 1.21

  Ma. ••i••. •• Ma. iiij. ••
• * 1.22

  Forgeve.
• * 1.23

  Mathew .xv. b. Measure
• * 1.24

  Mat. x. c. Mote. Io. xiij. •• Ma. vij. a Beame.
• * 1.25

  Ma. vij. •• mat. xij. c The tree is knowē bi his fru¦te.
• * 1.26

  The mo∣uthe spe∣aketh of y^• fullnes of the he∣art. To buil∣de on a rocke. To buil∣de on son¦de.