Matthew · Chapter 10

[ edit] And þe twelue diſciplis clepid to gidre, he ȝaue to hem power of vnclene ſpiritis, þat þei ſhulde caſten hem out, and þat þei ſhulden heele al ache, and al ſikneſſe. Þeſe ben þe names of twelue apoſtelis; þe firſt, Symoun, þat is clepid Petre, and Andrew, his broþer; Philip, and Bartilmew; Jamys of Zebedee, and Joon, his broþer; Thomas, and Maþeu puplican; and James Alphei, and Thadee; Symount Canane, and Judas Scarioþ, þe whiche betraiede Criſt. Jheſus ſente þeſe twelue, comaundynge to hem, and ſayinge, Goþ ȝe nat into þe wey of heiþen men, and entre ȝe nat in to þe citees of Samarietanys; but raþer goþ to þe ſheep of þe hous of Yrael, þat periſhiden.

Soþely ȝee goynge preche, ſayinge, for þe kyngdam of heuenes ſhal neiȝe; hele ȝe ſeke men, vpreyſe ȝee dead men, clenſe ȝe meſelis, caſt ȝe out deuelis; frely ȝe han taken, frely ȝeue ȝe. Nyl ȝe welden gold, neþer ſyluer, ne money in ȝoure girdlis, not a ſcripe in þe weye, neþer two cootis, neþer ſhoon, neþer ȝeerd; for a workman is worþi his mete. In to whateuer citee, or caſtel, ȝe ſhulen entre, axeþ who þerinne is worþi, and þere dwelle ȝe, til þat ȝe gon out. Forſoþe ȝe entrynge in to an houſe, grete ȝe, or ſalute ȝee, it, ſayinge, Pees to þis hous. And ſoþely ȝif þat ilk hous be worþi, ȝoure pees ſhal cume on it; forſoþe ȝif þat houſe be nat worþy, ȝoure pees ſhall turne aȝein to ȝou.

And who euere ſhall nat reſceyue ȝou, neþer heer ȝoure wordis, ȝee goynge forþ fro þat hous, or citee, ſmytiþ awey þe duſt fro ȝoure feet. Trewly I ſay to ȝou, it ſhall be more ſuffreable to þe lond of men of Sodom and Gomor in þe day of iugement, þan to þat citee. Loo! I ſende ȝou as ſheep in to þe mydil of wolues; þerfore be ȝe war, or wijſe before, as ſerpentis, and ſymple as dowues. Forſoþe be ȝe war of men, for þei ſhuln taken ȝou in counſeilis, and þei ſhuln bete ȝou in þere ſynagogis; and to preſidentis, or meyris, and to kyngis ȝe ſhulen be led for me, in to witneſſynge to hem, and heþen men.

But whenne þei ſhulen take, or bitraie, ȝou, nyl ȝe þenke, how or what þing ȝee ſpeeken, forſoþe it ſhal be ȝouen to ȝou in þat hour, what ȝe ſhuln ſpeke; for it ben nat ȝe þat ſpeken, but þe ſpirit of ȝoure fadir, þat ſpekiþ in ȝou. Soþely þe broþer ſhal take þe broþer in to deþ, and þe fadir þe ſone, and þe ſonys ſhulen ryſe aȝeins fadir and modir, and ſhulen tourmente hem bi deþ. And ȝe ſhulen be in hate to alle men, for my name; forſoþe he þat ſhall dwelle ſtille in to þe eende, þis ſhal be ſaaf. Soþely whenne þei ſhulen purſue ȝou in þis citee, flee ȝe in to an oþer. Trewly I ſaye to ȝou, ȝe ſhulen nat eende þe citees of Yrael, til þat mannes ſone cume.

Þe diſciple is nat aboue þe maiſtre, ne þe ſeruaunt aboue his lord; it is ynow to þe diſciple, þat he be as his maiſtre, and to þe ſeruaunt as his lord. Ȝif þei han clepid þe huſbonde man, or þe fadir of meynee, Belzebub, hou myche more his houſholde meynee? Þerfore drede ȝe nat hem; for no þing is couerid, or hid, þat ſhal nat be ſhewid; and no þing is preuy, þat ſhal nat be wiſt. Þat þing þat Y ſay to ȝou in dercneſſis, ſaye ȝee in þe liȝt; and preche ȝe vpon houſis, þat þing þat ȝee heere in ere. And nyl ȝe dreede hem þat ſleen þe body; trewly þei mowen nat ſlea þe ſoule; bot raþer dreede ȝe hym, þat may leſe ſoule and body in to helle.

Wheþer twey ſparwis ben not ſold for an halpeny? and oon of hem ſhal nat falle on þe erþe wiþouten ȝoure fadir. Forſoþe alle þe heeris of ȝoure heued be noumbrid. Þerfore nyle ȝe drede; ȝe ben better þan many ſparwis. Þerfore euery man þat ſhal knowleche me before men, and I ſhal knowleche hym byfore my fadir þat is in heuenes. Soþely he þat ſhal denye me bifore men, and I ſhall deniȝe hym before my fadir whiche is in heuenes. Nyl ȝee deme, þat I cam to ſende pees in to erþe; I cam not to ſende pees in to erþe, but ſwerd.

Soþely Y cam to departe a man aȝeins his fadir, and þe douȝter aȝeinys hire modir, and þe ſonys wyf aȝeins þe wyues, or huſbondis, modir; and þe enmyes of a man ben his homly meynee. He þat loueþ fadir or modir more þan me, is nat worþi of me. And he þat loueþ ſone or douȝter ouer me, is nat worþi of me. And he þat takiþ nat his croſſe, and ſueþ me, is not worþi of me. He þat fyndiþ his ſoule, þat is, temporal lyf, ſhal leeſe it; and he þat leſiþ his ſoule, þat is, lif, for me, ſhal fynde it. He þat reſſeyueþ ȝou, reſceyueþ me; and he þat reſceyueþ me, reſceyueþ hym þat ſente me. And he þat reſceyueþ a prophete in þe name of a prophete, ſhal take þe mede of a prophete.

And he þat reſceyueþ a iuſt man in þe name of a iuſt man, ſhal take þe meede of a iuſt man. And who euer ȝiueþ drynke to oon of þeſe leſte a cuppe of cold water oonly in þe name of a diſciple, trewly I ſaye to ȝou, he ſhal nat leeſe his mede.