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.

AFter two dayes folowed ester / and the [ A] * 1.1 dayes of swete breed. And the hye pre∣stes and the Scrybes sought meanes / how they myght take hym by crafte and put him to deeth. But they sayde: not in the feast daye / leest eny busynes aryse amonge the people.

When he was in Bethania / in the housse* 1.2 of Simon the leper / even as he sate at meate / ther came a womā hauynge an alablaster bo∣xe of oyntment called narde / that was pure and costly: and she brake the boxe and pow∣red it on is heed. And ther were some that we¦re* 1.3 not content in them selves / & sayde: what neded this waste of oyntment? For it myght have bene soolde for more then thre hundred pens / and bene gevē vnto the poore. And they grudged agaynste hir.

And Iesus sayde: let hir be in reest / why trouble ye hir? She hath done a good worke on me. For ye shall have poore with you all wayes: and when soever ye will / ye maye do them good: but me ye shall not have alwayes. She hath done that she coulde: she came a fo∣re honde to anoynt my boddy to his buryinge warde. Verely I saye vnto you: wheresoever this gospell shalbe preached thorowout the whole worlde: thys also that she hath done / shalbe rehearsed in remembraunce of her.

And Iudas Iscarioth / one of the twelve / [ B] * 1.4 went awaye vnto the hye prestes / to betraye hym vnto them. When they herde that / they were gladde / & promised y^e they wolde geve

him money. And he sought / howe he myght conveniently betraye him.

And the fyrste daye of swete breed / when* 1.5 men offer y^e pascall lambe / his disciples sayd vnto him: where wilt thou that we goo & pre¦pare / that thou mayst eate the ester lambe? And he sent forth two of his disciples / & say∣de vnto them: Goo ye into the cyte / and ther shall a man mete you beringe a pitcher of wa¦ter / folowe him. And whither soever he goeth in / saye ye to y^e good man of y^e housse: the ma∣ster axeth where is the geest chambre / where I shall eate y^e ester lambe with my disciples. And he will shewe you a greate parlour / pa∣ved & prepared: there make ready for vs. And his disciples went forth & came to the cyte / & founde as he had sayd vnto them: and made* 1.6 ready the ester lambe.

And at even he came with the .xii. And as [ C] * 1.7 they sate at borde and ate / Iesus sayde: Dere¦ly I saye vnto you: that one of you shall be∣traye me / which cateth with me. And they be∣gāne to morne / & to saye to him one by one: ys it I? And a nother sayde: ys it I? He answe∣red and sayde vnto them: It ys one of the .xii. and the same deppeth with me in the platter. The sonne of man goeth / as it ys written of* 1.8 him: but woo be to that man / by whome the sonne of man is betrayed. Good were it for him / if that man had never bene borne.

And as they ate Iesus toke breede / blessed* 1.9 & brake & gave to them and sayde: Take / eate / this ys my body. And he toke the cup / gave

thankes / and gave it to them / & they all dran∣ke* 1.10 of it. And he sayde vnto them: This is my bloude of the new testament which is sheed for many. Derely I saye vnto you: I will drin¦ke no moore of this frute of the vyne / vntyll that daye / that I drinke it new in the kyngdo¦me of God. And when they had sayd grace / they went out to mount Olyvete.

And Iesus sayde vnto them: All ye shalbe offended thorow me this nyght. For it is* 1.11 wryttē: I will smyte y^e shepeherd / & the shepe shalbe scattered. But after that I am rysen agayne / I will goo into Galile before you. Peter sayde vnto him: And though all men* 1.12 shuld be offended / yet wolde not I. And Ie∣sus sayd vnto him: Derely I saye vnto y^• / this daye even in this nyght / before y^e cocke crowe twyse / thou shalt denye me thryse. And he spa¦ke boldlyer: no / yf I shulde dye w^t the / I will not deny the. Lyke wyse also sayd they all.

And they came into a place named Gethse∣mani. [ D] * 1.13 And he sayde to his disciples: Syt ye here / whyll I goo aparte & praye. And he toke with him Peter / Iames & Iohn / & he began to waxe abasshed & to be in an agonye & say∣de vnto thē: My soule is very hevy even vn∣to* 1.14 the deeth / tary here and watche. And he went forth a lytle and fell doune on y^e groun∣de & prayed: & prayed: that yf it were possible / the houre myght passe from him. And he sayd: Abba fa∣ther / all thinges are possible vnto the / take awaye this cup from me. Neverthelesse not that I will / but that thou wilt / be done.

And he cam & founde thē slepinge / & sayd to Peter: Simon / slepest thou? Couldest not thou watche with me one houre? watche ye / & praye / leest ye entre into temptacion: y^e spre¦te is redy / but y^e flessh is weeke. And agayne he went awaye & prayde / & spake y^e same wor∣des. And he returned and founde them a slepe agayne / for their eyes were hevy: nether wist they what to answere him. And he cam the thyrde tyme / & sayd vnto thē: slepe hens forth & take youre ease / it is ynough. The houre is come / beholde y^e sonne of man shalbe delyve∣ted into y^e hondes of synners. Ryse vp / let vs goo. Loo he that betrayeth me / is at hande.

And immediatly whyll he yet spake / came* 1.15 Iudas one of the twelve / & with him a grea∣te nomber of people with sweardes & staves [ E] from the hye prestes and scribes and elders. And he that betrayed him / had geven them a generall * 1.16 tokē sayinge: whosoever I do kisse / he it is: take him & leade him awaye warely. And assone as he was come / he went streyght waye to him / and sayd vnto him: master ma∣ster / and kissed him. And they layde their hon¦des on him / & toke him. And one of them that stode by / drue out a swearde / and smote a set∣vaunt of the hye preste / and cut of his eare.* 1.17

And Iesus answered & sayd vnto thē: ye be come out as vnto a thefe w^t sweardes & with staves / for to take me. I was dayly with you in y^e temple teachinge & ye toke me not: but y^t the scriptures shuld be fulfilled. And they all forsoke him & ranne awaye. And ther folowed

him a certerne yonge man / cloothed in lynnen* 1.18 apon y^• bare / & the yongemen caught him / & he lefte his lynnen and fleed from them naked.

And they leed Iesus awaye to y^e hyest pre¦ste of all / and to him came all the hye prestes / and the elders / and the scribes. And Peter fo∣lowed him a greate waye of / even into the pal∣lys of the hye preste / & sat with the servaun∣tes / and warmed him sylfe at the fyre.

And the hye prestes & all y^e counsell sought for witnes agaynste Iesu / to put him to de∣ath / and [ F] founde noone. Yet many bare falce witnes agaynste him / but their witnes ag∣greed not to geder. And ther aroose certayne and brought falce witnes agaynste him / sayin¦ge.* 1.19 We herde him saye: I will destroye this temple made with hondes / and with in thre dayes I will bylde another / made with out honde. But their witnes agreed not to geder.

And the hyeste preste stode vp amongest* 1.20 them / & axed Iesus sayinge: answerest thou nothinge? How is it that these beure witnes agaynst the? And he helde his peace / and ans∣wered noothinge. Agayne the hyeste Preste axed him / & sayde vnto him: Arte thou Christ the sonne of the blessed? And Iesus sayde: I am. And ye shall se the sonne of man syt on the ryght honde of power / and come in the cloudes of heven. Then the hyest preste rent* 1.21 his cloothes and sayd: what nede we eny fur∣ther of witnes? Ye have herde the blasphemy what thinke ye? And they all gave sentence y^t he was worthy of deeth. And some begāne to

spit at him / & to cover his face / & to bete him with fistes / & to saye vnto him / arede vnto vs. And the servauntes boffeted him on the face.

And as Peter was beneeth in y^e pallys / ther came one of y^• wēches of y^e hyest preste: & whē [ G] * 1.22 she saw Petre warmynge him sylfe / she loked on him / & sayd: wast not thou also w^t Iesus of Nazareth? And he denyed it sayinge: I knowe him not / nether wot I what thou sayest. And he went out into y^e poorche / & the cocke crewe.* 1.23 And a damsell sawe him / & agayne beganne to saye to thē that stode by / this is one of thē. And he denyed it agayne. And anone after / they that stode by / sayde agayne to Peter: suer¦ly thou arte one of thē / for thou arte of Gali∣le / &* 1.24 thy speache agreth therto. And he began∣ne to cursse & to sweare sayinge: I knowe not this man of whom ye speake. And agayne the cocke krewe / and Peter remembred the worde that Iesus sayd vnto him: before the cocke crowe twyse / thou shalt deny me thryse & be∣ganne to wepe.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Mathew .xxvj. a. & Luke xxij. a.
• * 1.2

  Mathew xxvj. Io. xij. a.
• * 1.3

  Iesus is annoyn¦ted.
• * 1.4

  Mathew .xxvj. Lu¦ke .xxii. •• He is be∣trayed.
• * 1.5

  Mathew .xxvj. Luke xxij. a.
• * 1.6

  Ester lambe.
• * 1.7

  Mathew. xx vj. tu. xxvj. b. Io. xiij ••••.
• * 1.8

  Psal. xl. c
• * 1.9

  f. Lo. xj c
• * 1.10

  The in∣stitution of the sa∣crament.
• * 1.11

  Mathew .xxvj. zacha. xiij. c.
• * 1.12

  Luke. xxij. d. Ioan. xviij. a. Io. xvj ••••
• * 1.13

  Mat. xx vj. lu. xx ij. d.
• * 1.14

  He arme∣th him selfe aga∣ynst his passion.
• * 1.15

  Mathew xxvj Lu. xxij. e. Io. xviij.
• * 1.16

  He is be¦trayed of Iudas, wh¦ich also ga¦ve them a token to know him by.
• * 1.17

  Thre. iiij. d.
• * 1.18

  The yoū¦ge man y^t was clo¦thed in lynen. Mathew .xxvj. Lu. xxij f Iohan .xviij. He is fal∣slye accu∣sed.
• * 1.19

  Ioh. iij.
• * 1.20

  He hol∣deth his peace.
• * 1.21

  He is mo¦cked spyt on / blyn∣folded & boffeded.
• * 1.22

  Mathew .xxvj. g. Lu. xxij. f Iohan. xviij. c.
• * 1.23

  Peter de∣nyeth.
• * 1.24

  Mathew xxij. luk xxij. f. g Iohan .xviiij. e.