Matthew · Chapter 13

[ edit] In þat day Jheſus goynge out of þe hous, ſat beſidis þe ſee. And manye cumpanyes of peple ben gedrid to hym, ſo þat he ſteyinge vp in to a boot ſat; and al þe cumpanye ſtode in þe brynke. And he ſpak to hem many þingis in parablis, ſeiynge, Loo! he þat ſowiþ, goþ out to ſowe his ſeed. And þe while he ſoweþ, ſum felden byſide þe weye, and briddis of þe eyre camen, and eeten hem. Soþely oþer ſeedis felden into ſtoony placis, wher þei hadden nat moche erþe; and anoon þei ben ſprungen vp, for þei hadde nat depneſſe of erþe. Soþely þe ſunne ſprung vp, þei ſwaliden, or brenden for hete, and for þei hadden nat roote, þei drieden vp.

Forſoþe oþer ſeedis felden amonge þornis; and þe þornis wexen vp, and ſtrangliden hem. But oþer ſeedis felden in to good lond, and ȝauen fruyt; ſume an hundred fold, anoþer ſexti fold, anoþer þritti fold. He þat haþ eris of heerynge, heere he. And diſciplis cummynge to ſeiden to hym, Whi ſpekiſt þou in parablis to hem? Þe whiche anſwerynge ſeiþ to hem, For to ȝou it is ȝouen for to knowe þe myſterie, or priuyte, of þe kyngdam of heuenes; but it is nat ȝouen to hem. For it ſhal be ȝouen to hym þat haþ, and he ſhal haue plentee; trewly who þat haþ nat, þat þing þat he is ſeen to haue ſhal be taken awey fro hym.

Þerfore I ſpeke to hem in parablis, for þei ſeeynge ſee nat, and þei heerynge heeren nat, neþer vndirſtonden; þat þe prophecie of Yſay ſeiynge be fulfillid in hem, Wiþ heerynge ȝe ſhulen heere, and ȝee ſhulen nat vnderſtonde; and ȝee ſeeynge ſhulen ſee, and ȝee ſhulen nat ſee; for þe herte of þis peple is enfattid, and þei herden greuouſly wiþ eris, and þei han cloſid her eeȝen, þat ſum tyme þei ſee wiþ eeȝen, and wiþ eris heeren, and vndirſtonden in herte, and þei ben to gidre turned, and I heele hem. Forſoþe ȝoure eeȝen þat ſeen ben bleſſid, and ȝoure eris þat heeren.

Forſoþe I ſaye trewþe to ȝou, for many prophetis and iuſte men coueitiden to ſee þoo þingus þat ȝee ſeen, and þei ſaien nat, and to heeren þoo þingis þat ȝee heeren, and þei herden nat. Þerfore heere ȝe þe parable of þe ſowynge man. Eche þat heeriþ þe word of rewme, and vndirſtondiþ nat, þe yuel ſpirit comeþ, and rauyſchiþ þat þat is ſowyn in his herte; þis is þat is ſowen beſidis þe weye. Soþely he þat is ſowen on þe ſtoon, þis it is, þat heeriþ þe word of God, and anoon wiþ ioye takiþ it. Forſoþe he haþ nat roote in hym ſelf, but it is temporal; þat is, it laſtiþ bot a litil tyme. Forſoþe tribulacioun and perſecucioune maad for þe word, anoon he is ſclaundrid.

Bot he þat is ſowen in þornys, is þis þat heriþ þe word, and þe byſyneſſe of þis world, and þe falſneſſis of ritcheſſis ſtrangliþ þe word, and it is maad wiþ outen fruyt. Bot he þat is ſowen in to good lond, is þis þat heriþ þe word, and vndirſtondiþ, and bryngþe forþ fruyt. And ſoþely ſume makiþ an hundrefold, treuly anoþer ſixtyfold, forſoþe anoþer þrittifold. Anoþer parable Jheſus putte forþ to hem, ſeyinge, Þe kyngdam of heuenes is maad liche to a man, þat ſew good ſeed in his feeld. But, when men ſlepten, his enmye came, and ſew aboue dernel, or cokil, in þe midil of whete, and wente awey. Soþely when þe herbe hadde growid, and maad fruyt, þanne þe dernel, or cokil, apperiden.

Forſoþe þe ſeruauntis of þe huſbondeman comynge niȝ, ſeiden to hym, Lord, wher þou haſt nat ſowen good ſeed in þi feeld? wher of þan haþ it dernel, or cokil? And he ſeiþ to hem, Þe man enmye haþ don þis þing. Trewly þe ſeruauntis ſeiden to him, Wolt þou we go, and gedren hem? And he ſaiþ, Nay, leſt perauenture ȝe gedrynge dernels, or coclis, draw vp by þe roote togidre wiþ hem and þe whete. Suffre ȝe hem boþe wexe til to rype corne; and in tyme of rype corn I ſhal ſeie to reperis, Firſt gedre ȝee to gedre dernels, or cockilis, and byndeþ hem to gidre in knytchis, or ſmale bundelis, for to be brent, but gedere ȝe whete in to my berne.

An oþer parable Jheſus putte forþ to hem, ſeiynge, Þe kyngdam of heuenes is like to a corn of ſeneuey, þe whiche a man takynge ſewe in his feeld. Þe whiche trewly is leeſt of alle ſeedis, but when it haþ wexen, it is moſt of alle wortis, and is maad a tree; ſo þat briddis of þe eyre cummen, and dwellen in bowis, or braunchis, þerof. An oþer parable Jheſus ſpac to hem, Þe kyngdam of heuenes is lic to ſoure dowȝ, þe whiche taken, a womman hidde in þree meſuris of meele, til it were al ſowrdowid.

Jheſus ſpac alle þeſe þingis in parablis to þe cumpanyes of peple, and he ſpac nat to hem wiþ outen parablis, þat it ſhulde be fulfillid, þat þing þat is ſeid by þe prophete, ſeyinge, I ſhal opyn my mouþ in parablis; I ſhal bolke out, or telle oute, hid þingus fro makyng of þe world. Þanne þe cumpanyes laft, he came into an hous; and his diſciplis camen niȝ to hym, ſeiynge, Expoune to vs þe parable of dernelis, or cokelis, of þe feeld.

Þe whiche anſwerynge ſaiþ, He þat ſowiþ good ſeed is mannes ſone; ſoþely þe feld is þe world; bot þe good ſeed, þeſe ben ſonys of þe kyngdam, dernels, or cocklis, forſoþe þeſe ben yuel ſonys; but þe enmye þat ſoweþ hem is þe feend; but þe ripe corn is þe eendyng of þe world, ſoþely þe repers ben angelis. Þerfore as dernels ben gedrid to gidre, and brent in fijr, ſo it ſhal be in þe eendyng of þe world. Mannes ſone ſhal ſende his angels, and þei ſhulden gedre of his rewme alle ſclaundris, and hem þat don wickidneſſe; and þei ſhulen ſende hem into þe chymney of fijr, þere ſhal be weepynge and betynge togidre of teeþ. Þanne iuſt men ſhulen ſhyine as þe ſunne, in þe rewme of her fadir.

He þat haþ eris of heerynge, heere he. Þe kyngdame of heuenes is lijk to treſour hid in a feeld, þe whiche a man þat fyndiþ, hidiþ; and for ioye of it he goþ, and ſelliþ alle þingis þat he haþ, and bieþ þe ilk feeld. Eftſones þe kyngdam of heuenes is lic to a man marchaunt, ſeekyng good margarytis; ſoþely oo preciouſe margarite founden, he wente, and ſolde alle þingis þat he hadde, and bouȝte it. Eft þe kingdam of heuenes is lic to a nette ſent in to þe ſee, and of alle kynd of fiſhis gedrynge; þe whiche whan it was fulfillid, men ledynge out, and ſittynge byſidis þe brynke, cheeſiden þe good into her veſſels, but þei ſenten out þe yuel. So it ſhal be in þe eending of þe world.

Angelis ſhulen gon out, and ſhulen departe yuel men fro þe mydil of iuſte men. And þei ſhulen ſende hem into þe chymney of fijr; þere ſhal be weepynge and betynge togidre of teeþ. Han ȝee vnderſtonden alle þeſe þingis? Þei ſeien to hym, Ȝhe. He ſeiþ to hem, Þerfore euery wryter tauȝt in þe kyngdam of heuenes, is lic to an huſbonde man, þat bryngiþ forþ of his treſour newe þingis and olde. And it is don, whanne Jheſus hadde eendid þeſe parables, he paſſide fro þennis. And he, cummynge in to his cuntree, tauȝt hem in her ſynagogis, ſo þat þei wondriden, and ſeiden, Wherof to hym þis wiſdam and vertues? Wher is nat þis þe ſone of a ſmyþ, or carpenter?

Wher his modir be nat ſeid Marie? and his breþren, Jamys, and Joſeph, and Symount, and Judas? and his ſiſtris, wher þei alle ben nat at vs? Þerfore wherof to hym alle þeſe þingis? And ſo þei weren ſclaundrid in hym. Forſoþe Jheſus ſeide to hem, A prophete is nat wiþ outen wirſhipe, no but in his owne cuntree, and in his owne hous. And he dide nat þere manye vertues, for þe vnbyleue of hem.