Mark · Chapter 10

[ edit] And Jheſus riſynge vp fro þennis, cam in to þe endis of Jude ouer Jordan; and eftſoones þe cumpanyes of peple camen to gidere to him, and as he was wont, eftſoone he tauȝte hem. And Phariſees comynge nyȝ, axiden him, If it be leefful to a man for to leeue, or forſake, his wyf? temptinge him. And he anſweringe ſeiþ to hem, What comaundide Moyſes to ȝou? Þe whiche ſeiden, Moyſes ſuffride to write a libel of forſakinge, and to forſake. To whom Jheſus anſweringe ſeiþ, To þe hardneſſe of ȝoure herte Moyſes wroot to ȝou þis precept.

Forſoþe fro þe bigynnyng of creature God made hem male and female; and he ſeide, For þis þing a man ſchal leeue fadir and modir, and ſchal clefe to his wif, and þei ſchulen be tweyne in o fleiſch. And ſo now þei ben not tweyne, but o fleiſch. Þerfore þat þing þat God ioynede to gidere, no man departe. And eftſoone in þe hows his diſciplis axiden him of þe ſame þing. And he ſeiþ to hem, Who euere ſchal leeue his wyf, and wedde anoþer, he doþ auoutrie vpon hir. And if þe wyf ſchal leeue hir hoſebonde, and be weddid to anoþer, ſhe doþ auoutrie. And þei offriden to him litle children, þat he ſchulde touche hem; ſoþeli diſciplis þretenyden to men offringe.

Whom whanne Jheſus hadde ſeyn, he baar heuye, or vnworþili, and ſeiþ to hem, Suffre ȝe litle children for to come to me, and forbede ȝe hem not, forſoþ of ſuche is þe kyngdom of God. Treuli I ſeie to ȝou, who euere ſchal not receyue þe kyngdom of God as þis litle child, he ſchal not entre in to it. And he biclippinge hem, and puttinge hondis vpon hem, bleſſide hem. And whanne Jheſus was gon out in þe weye, o man rennynge bifore, þe kne bowid, preiede him, ſeiynge, Goode maiſtir, what ſchal I do, þat I receyue euerlaſtinge lyf? Forſoþe Jheſus ſeide to him, What ſeiſt þou me good? No man good, no but God aloone.

Þou haſt knowen þe comaundementis, do þou non auoutrie, ſle not, ſtele not, ſeie not fals witneſſinge, do no fraude, worſchipe þi fadir and modir. And he anſweringe ſeiþ to him, Maiſtir, I haue kept alle þeſe þingis fro my ȝouþe. Soþli Jheſus biheld him, and louyde hym; and he ſeide to him, O þing failiþ to þee; go þou, ſelle þou what euere þingis þou haſt, and ȝyue to pore men, and þou ſchalt haue treſour in heuene; and come, ſue þou me. Þe which maad ſorwful in þe word, wente awey mornynge, forſoþ he was hauynge many poſſeſciouns. And Jheſus biholdinge aboute, ſeiþ to his diſciplis, How hard þei þat han money ſchulen entre in to þe kyngdom of God.

Forſoþe þe diſciplis weren ſtoneyed in his wordis. And Jheſus eftſoone anſweringe ſeiþ to hem, Ȝe litle ſones, how hard þing it is, men triſtynge in richeſſis for to entre in to þe kyngdom of God. It is liȝter, or eſyer, a camel for to paſſe þorw a nedlis yȝe, þan a riche man for to entre in to þe kyngdom of God. Whiche wondriden more, ſeyinge at hem ſelue, And who may be maad ſaf? And Jheſus biholdinge hem, ſeiþ to hem, Anentis men it is impoſſible, but not anemptis God; for alle þingis ben poſſible anemptis God. And aftirward Petre bigan for to ſeye to him, Loo! we han left alle þingis, and han ſued þee.

Jheſus anſweringe ſeiþ, Treuli I ſeie to ȝou, þer is no man þat ſchal leeue hous, or breþeren, or ſiſtris, or fadir, or modir, or ſones, or feeldis for me and for þe goſpel, þe which ſchal not taken an hundridfold ſo moche now in þis tyme, houſis, and breþeren, and ſiſtris, and modris, and ſones, and feldis, wiþ perſecuciouns, and in þe world to comynge euerlaſting lyf. Forſoþ many ſchulen be, þe firſte þe laſte, and þe laſte þe firſte. Forſoþe þei weren in þe weye ſtiȝynge to Jeruſalem; and Jheſus wente bifore hem, and þei wondriden, and folowinge dredden. And eftſoone Jheſus takinge to twelue, bygan to ſeye to hem, what þingis weren to come to him.

For lo! we ſtiȝen to Jeruſalem, and mannus ſone ſchal be bitrayed to þe princes of preſtis, and to ſcribis, and to eldere men; and þei ſchulen dampne him by deeþ, and þei ſchulen bytake him to heþene men. And þei ſchulen ſcorne him, and byſpeete him, and beete him; and þei ſchulen ſle him, and in þe þridde day he ſchal ryſe aȝen. And James and Jon, Zebedees ſones, camen nyȝ to him, ſeyinge, Maiſtir, we wolen, þat what euere we ſchulen axe, þou do to vs. And he ſeide to hem, What wolen ȝe þat I do to ȝou? And þei ſeiden, Ȝyue to vs, þat we ſitten þat oon at þi riȝþalf, and þe toþir at þe left, in þi glorie.

Forſoþe Jheſus ſeiþ to hem, Ȝe witen not what ȝe ſchulen axe; mown ȝe drynke þe cuppe, þe which I am to drynke, or be waiſchun wiþ þe baptym, in which I am baptiſid? And þei ſeiden to him, We mown. Soþli Jheſus ſeiþ to hem, Treuli ȝe ſchulen drynke þe cuppe þat I drynke, and ȝe ſchulen be waiſchun wiþ þe baptym, in which I am baptiſid; ſoþli for to ſitte at my riȝþalf or lefþalf is not myn to ȝyue to ȝou, but to which it is ordeyned. And þe ten heeringe hadden endignacioun of James and John. Soþli Jheſus clepinge hem, ſeiþ to hem, Ȝe witen, þat þei þat ſemen, or ben ſeyn, to haue princehed on folkis, lordſchipen, or ben lordis, of hem, and þe princes of hem han power of hem.

Forſoþ it is not ſo in ȝou, but who euere ſchal wolle be maad more, ſchal be ȝoure mynyſtre, and who euere ſchal wolle be þe firſte in ȝou, ſchal be ſeruaunt of alle. Forwhi and mannis ſone cam not, þat it ſchulde be mynyſtrid to him, but þat he ſchulde mynyſtre, and ȝyue his ſoule, or lyf, redempcioun, or aȝen biyng, for manye. And þei camen to Jerico; and him goynge forþ fro Jerico, and his diſciplis, and a ful moche cumpany of peple, þe ſone of Tymey, Barþymeus, blynd, ſaat biſydis þe weye beggynge. Þe which whanne he hadde herd, for it is Jheſus of Nazareþ, bigan to crie, and ſeye, Jheſu, þe ſone of Dauiþ, haue mercy on me.

And manye þretnyden hym, þat he ſchulde be ſtille; and he criede moche more, Jheſu, þe ſone of Dauiþ, haue mercy on me. And Jheſu ſtondinge comaundide hym for to be clepid; and þei clepiden þe blynde man, ſeiynge to him, Be þou of betere herte, ryſe vp, he clepiþ þee. Þe which, his cloþ caſt away, ſturtinge cam to him. And Jheſus anſweringe ſeide to him, What wolt þou I ſchal do to þee? Þe blynde man ſeide to him, Maiſtir, þat I ſe. Soþli Jheſus ſeide to him, Go þou, þi feiþ haþ maad þee ſaaf. And anon he ſyȝ, and ſuede him in þe weye.