Mark · Chapter 2

[ edit] And eft he entride in to Capharnaum, after eiȝte days. And it is herd, þat he was in an hous, and many camen togidre, ſo þat it tok nat, neþer at þe ȝate. And he ſpac to hem a word. And þere camen to hym men bryngynge a man ſike in paleſie, þe whiche was borun of foure. And whanne þei miȝte nat offre hym to hym for þe campanye of peple, þei maden þe roof nakid, wher he was; and makynge opyn, þei ſenten doun þe bedd, in whiche þe ſike man in palaſie lay. Soþely whanne Jheſus ſay þe feiþ of hem, he ſeiþ vnto þe ſike man in palaſie, Sone, þi ſynnes ben forȝouen to þee. Forſoþe þere weren ſumme of þe ſcribis ſittynge, and þenkynge in her hertis, What ſpekiþ he þus?

He blasfemeþ; who may forȝeue ſynnes, no but God alone? Þe whiche þing anoon knowen by þe Holy Gooſt, for þei þouȝten ſo wiþ inne hem ſelf, Jheſus ſeiþ to hem, What þenken ȝee þeſe þingis in ȝoure hertis? What is liȝtere for to ſeie to þe ſike man in palaſie, Synnes ben forȝouen to þee, or for to ſeie, Ryſe, take þi bed, and walke? Soþely þat ȝee wite þat mannes ſone haþ powere in erþe to forȝeue ſynnes, he ſeiþ to þe ſike man in palaſie, I ſeie to þee, ryſe vp, take þi bed, and go in to þin hous. And anoon he roos vp, and, þe bed taken vp, he wente bifore alle men, ſo þat alle men wondriden, and honouriden God, ſeyinge, For we ſayen neuer ſo.

And he wente out eftſone to þe ſee, and al þe cumpanye of peple cam to hym; and he tauȝte hem. And whenne he paſſide, he ſay Leui Alfey ſittynge at þe tolboþe, and he ſeiþ to hym, Sue þou me. And he ryſynge ſuede hym. And it is don, whenne he ſat at þe mete in his hous, many puplicanys and ſynful men ſaten togidre at þe mete wiþ Jheſu and his diſciplis; ſoþely þere weren manye þat foleweden hym. And ſcribis and Phariſees ſeeyinge, for he eet wiþ puplicanys and ſynful men, ſeiden to his diſciplis, Whi ȝoure maiſter etiþ and drinkiþ wiþ puplicanys and ſynners?

Þis þing herd, Jheſus ſeiþ to hem, Hoole men han no nede to a leche, but þei þat han yuele; forſoþe I cam not for to clepe iuſte men, but ſynners. And diſciplis of Joon and þe Phariſees weren faſtynge; and þei camen, and ſeien to hym, Whi diſciplis of Joon and of Phariſees faſten, but þi diſciplis faſten nat? And Jheſus ſeiþ to hem, Wheþer þe ſonnys of weddyngis mown faſte, as long as þe ſpouſe is wiþ hem? Hou longe tyme þei han þe ſpouſe wiþ hem, þei mowe nat faſte. Forſoþe dayes ſhulen come, whenne þe ſpouſe ſhal be taken awey from hem, and þanne þei ſhulen faſte in þoo days.

No man ſeweþ a pacche of rude, or newe, cloþe to an old cloþe, ellis he takiþ awey þe newe ſupplement, or pacche, and a more brekynge is maad. And no man ſendiþ newe wyn in to oold botelis, or wyne veſſelis, ellis þe wyn ſhal berſte þe wyn veſſelis, and þe wyn ſhal be held out, and þe wyne veſſelis ſhulen periſhe. But newe wyn ſhal be ſent in to newe wyn veſſelis. And it is don eftſoone, whanne þe Lord walkide in þe ſaboþis by þe cornes, and his diſciplis bigunnyn to paſſe forþ, and plucke eris. Soþly þe Pharyſees ſeiden, Loo! what don þi diſciplis in ſabotis, þat is nat leeueful.

And he ſeiþ to hem, Radde ȝee neuere what Dauyþ dide, whanne he hadde neede, and he hungride, and þei þat weren wiþ hym? Hou he wente in into þe hous of God, vndir Abiaþar, prince of preſtis, and eete loouys of propoſicioun, þe whiche it was nat leeful to ete, no but to preſtis alone, and he ȝaue to hem þat weren wiþ hym. And he ſeide to hem, Þe ſabote is maad for man, and nat a man for þe ſabote; and ſo mannys ſone is lord alſo of þe ſaboþ.