Matthew · Chapter 15

[ edit] Thanne ſcribis and Phariſees camen niȝ to hym fro Jeruſalem, ſeyinge, Whi þi diſciplis ouerpaſſen, or breken, þe tradiciouns, or ſtatutis, of elder men? for þei waſhen nat hondis, whenne þei eten breed. Soþely he anſwerynge ſeiþ to hem, And whi and ȝe breken þe maundement of God for ȝoure tradicioun? For whi God ſeide, Honoure þi fadir and þi modir, and he þat curſiþ fadir or modir, dye he by deþ. But ȝe ſeyn, Who euere ſhal ſaye to fadir or modir, What euere ȝifte is of me, it ſhal profite to þee; and he haþ not worſhipid his fadir or modir; and ȝe han made þe maundement of God voide, or idyl, for ȝoure tradicioun.

Ipocritis, Yſay, þe prophete, propheciede wel of ȝou, ſeyinge, Þis peple honoureþ me wiþ lippis, forſoþe her herte is fer fro me; trewly þei worſhipen me wiþ outen cauſe, techynge þe doctrines and maundements of men. And þe cumpanyes of peple clepid to gidre to hym, he ſeide to hem, Heere ȝe, and vnderſtonde. Nat þat þing þat entriþ in to þe mouþ, defouliþ a man; but þat þing þat cummeþ forþ fro þe mouþ, defouliþ a man. Þanne his diſciplis cummynge niȝ ſeiden to hym, Woſt þou, þat, þis word herd, Phariſees ben ſclaundrid? And he anſwerynge ſeiþ, Euery plantynge, þe whiche my fadir of heuen haþ nat plantid, ſhal be drawen vp by þe roote.

Suffre ȝe hem; þei ben blynde, and lederis of blynde men. Soþely ȝif a blynd man ȝeue ledynge to a blynd man, boþe fallen doun in to þe diche. Forſoþe Petre anſwerynge ſaide to hym, Expoun to vs þis parable. And he ſeide, Ȝit and ȝe ben wiþout vnderſtondyng? Wher ȝe vnderſtonde nat, þat al þing þat entriþ in to þe mouþ, goþ in to þe wombe, and is ſent out in to þe goyng awey? But þo þingis þat cummen forþ fro þe mouþ, gon out of þe herte, and þo þingus defoulen a man. For of þe herte gon out yuel þouȝtis, manſleayngis, auoutries, fornicaciouns, þeftis, fals witneſſis, blasfemyes. Þeſe þingis it ben þat defoulen a man; ſoþely for to ete wiþ hondis vnwaſhen, defouleþ not a man.

And Jheſus gon out fro þennys, wente into parties of Tyre and Sidon. And loo! a womman of Canane gon out of þe coſtis, cryede, ſeyinge to hym, Lord, þe ſon of Dauid, haue mercye on me; my douȝter is yuel traueilid of a deuyl. Þe whiche anſwerid nat to hir o word. And his diſciplis cummynge to preyeden hym, ſeyinge, Leeue þou hire, for ſhe crieþ after vs. Forſoþe he anſwerynge ſeiþ, I am nat ſent, no but to þe ſheep of þe hous of Yrael þat periſhiden. Bot ſhe came, and wirſhipide hym, ſeyinge, Lord, help me. Þe whiche anſwerynge ſeiþ, It is nat good for to take þe breed of ſonys, and ſende to houndis.

And ſhe ſeide, Ȝhe, Lord; forwhi and þe litel whelpis eten of þe crummys, þat fallen doun fro þe bord of her lordis. Þanne Jheſus anſweringe ſeiþ to hir, O! þou womman, þi feiþ is grete; be it don to þee, as þou wolt. And hir douȝter was heelid fro þat hour. And whenne Jheſus hadde paſſide þennes, he came biſidis þe ſee of Galilee. And he ſteiynge in to an hyl, ſat þere. And many cumpanyes camen niȝ to hym, hauynge wiþ hem doumbe men and crokid, feble and blynde, and many oþir; and caſtiden hem doun at his feet. And he helide hem, ſo þat þe cumpanyes wondriden, ſeeynge doumbe men ſpekynge, and crokid goynge, blynd men ſeeynge; and þei magnyfieden God of Yrael.

Soþely Jheſus, his diſciplis gedered to gider, ſeide, I haue rewþe of þe cumpany of peple, for now þe þridde day þei dwellen ſtill wiþ me, and þei han not þing whiche þei ſhulen ete; and Y wole nat leeue hem faſtynge, leſt þei failen in þe weye. And þe diſciplis ſeyen to hym, Þerfore wherof ſo many loouys to vs in deſert, þat we fulfille ſo grete a cumpanye of peple? And Jheſus ſeiþ to hem, Hou many loouys han ȝee? And þei ſeiden, Seuene, and a few ſmalle fiſhis. And he comaundide to þe cumpany, þat þei ſhulde ſitt to þe mete vpon þe erþe. And he takynge ſeuen looues, and fiſhis, and doynge þonkyngis, brak, and ȝaue to his diſciplis; and diſciplis ȝauen to þe peple.

And alle eten, and weren fulfillid, and þei token þat þat was ouer of relyues, ſeuene lepis fulle. Forſoþe þei þat eten weren foure þouſand of men, wiþ outen litil children and wemmen. And, þe cumpanye of peple laft, he ſtyede vp in to a boot, and cam into þe cooſtis of Magedan.