Matthew · Chapter 9

[ edit] And Jheſus, goyng vp in to a boot, paſſide ouer þe water, and came in to his citee. And loo! þei offreden to hym a man ſyke in palſie, liggynge in a bed. Forſoþe Jheſus, ſeeynge þe feiþ of hem, ſaide to þe man ſike in palſie, Sone, haue þou truſt; þi ſynnes ben forȝeuen to þee. And lo! ſum of þe ſcribis ſaid wiþ ynne hem ſelf, Þis blasfemeþ. And when Jheſus hadde ſeen her þouȝtis, he ſaid, Wherto þenken ȝe yuel þingis in ȝour hertis? What is liȝter to ſaye, Þi ſynnes ben forȝeuen to þee, oþer to ſaye, Ryſe þou, and walke? Forſoþe þat ȝe wite, þat mannes ſone haþ power to forȝeue ſynnes in erþe, þanne he ſaide to þilke man in palſie, Ryſe vp; take þi bed, and go in to þin houſe.

And he rooſe, and wente in to his houſe. Soþely þe companyes ſeeynge dredden, and glorifieden God, þat ȝaue ſiche power to men. And when Jheſus paſſide þennis, he ſeiȝ a man ſittynge in a tolboþe, Maþeu by name. And he ſaide to hym, Sue þou me. And he, ryſynge, folowide hym. And it is don, hym ſittynge at þe mete in þe houſe, loo! many puplicanys and ſynneful men cummynge ſaten at þe mete wiþ Jheſu and his diſciplis. And Phariſees ſeeynge ſaiden to his diſciplis, Whi etiþ ȝoure maiſter wiþ puplicanys and ſynful men? And Jheſus herynge ſaide, A leche is nat nede to men þat faren wel, but to men hauynge yuel.

Soþely ȝee goynge lerne what it is, Y wole mercye, and nat ſacrifice; forſoþe Y came, nat to clepe riȝtful men, bot ſynful men. Þanne þe diſciplis of Joon camen niȝe to hym, ſayinge, Whi we and Phariſees faſten ofte, but þi diſciplis faſten nat? And Jheſus ſaide to hem, Wheþer þe ſonys of þe ſpouſe, or huſbonde, mow weilen, or mourne, how longe þe ſpouſe is wiþ hem? Soþely days ſhulen come, when þe ſpouſe ſhal be taken awey fro hem, and þanne þei ſhulen faſte. Soþely no man ſendiþ ynne a medlynge of rudee, or newe, cloþe in to an olde cloþe; ſoþely he takiþ awey þe plente of it fro þe cloþe, and a wors kittyng is maad.

Neþer men ſenden newe wijne in to olde botelis, or wijn veſſelis, ellis þe wijn veſſels ben broken, and þe wijn is ſhed out, and þe wijn veſſellis periſhen. But men ſenden newe wijn in to newe wijn veſſellis, and boþe ben kept. Jheſu ſpekynge þeſe þingis to hem, loo! oo prince came to, and worſhipid hym, ſayinge, Lord, my douȝtir is now dead; but cume þou, and put þin hond vpon hire, and ſhe ſhal lyue. And Jheſus ryſynge ſuede hym, and his diſciplis. And loo! a womman þat ſuffride þe flix, or rennynge, of blood twelue ȝeer, cam to byhynde, and touchide þe hemme of his cloþe. Soþely ſhe ſaide wiþ ynne hir ſelf, Ȝif I touche oonly þe cloþis of hym, I ſhal be ſaaf.

And Jheſus turnyde, and ſeeynge hir, ſaide, Douȝter, haue þou truſt; þi faiþ haþ made þee ſaaf. And þe womman was maad ſaaf fro þat houre. And when Jheſus came in to þe hous of þe prince, and ſeeȝ mynſtrelis, and þe companye makynge noyſe, he ſaide, Go ȝe awey, for þe wenche is nat dead, but ſlepiþ. And þei ſcornyden hym. And when þe cumpanye was caſt out, he entride in, and held hir honde; and þe wenche rooſe vp. And þis fame wente out in to al þe londe. And Jheſu paſſynge þennes, twey blynde men ſueden hym, cryinge, and ſayinge, Þou ſone of Dauiþ, haue mercy of vs. Soþely when þei came home, þe blynde men camen niȝ to hym; and Jheſus ſaiþ to hem, What wole ȝe, þat I do to ȝou?

And þei ſeiden, Lord, þat oure eeȝen ben opnyd. And Jheſus ſaide, Bileeue ȝe, þat I may do þis þing to ȝou? And þei ſayn, Soþely, or ȝea, Lord. Þan he touchide her eeȝen, ſayinge, Vp ȝour feiþ be it don to ȝou. And þe eeȝen of boþe ben opnyde. And Jheſus þretynyde to hem, ſayinge, See ȝee, þat no man wite. But þei goynge out, defameden hym þorwȝ al þat lond. Soþely þei gon out, loo! þei offriden to hym a man doumb, hauynge a deuel. And whan þe deuel was caſt out, þe doumbe man ſpac. And þe cumpanyes wondreden, ſayinge, It aperede neuere ſo in Yrael. But þe Phariſees ſaiden, In þe prince of deuelis he caſtiþ out deuelis.

And Jheſus compaſide aboute alle citees and caſtels, techynge in ſynagogis of hem, and prechynge þe goſpel of kyngdam, and helynge al languyſhynge, or ache, and al ſikneſſe. Forſoþe Jheſus, ſiynge cumpanyes, hadde rewþe of hem; for þei weren traueilid, and liggynge as ſheep nat hauynge a ſheperde. Þanne he ſaide to his diſciplis, Soþely þere is moche rype corne, but fewe werkmen. Þerfore preye ȝe þe lord of þe rijpe corn, þat he ſende workmen into his rijp corn.