Mark · Chapter 12

[ edit] And Jheſus bigan to ſpeke parably, or in parablis. A man plauntide a vyneȝerd, and puttide aboute an hegge, and dalf a lake, and bildide a tour, and hirede it to erþe tilieris, and wente forþ in pilgrymage; and ſente to þe erþe tilieris in tyme a ſeruaunt, þat he ſchulde receyue of þe fruyt of þe vyneȝerd at þe erþe tilieris. Þe whiche beten him takun, and leften him voyde. And eftſoone he ſente to hem a noþer ſeruaunt, and þei woundiden him in þe heed, and ponyſcheden wiþ chidingis, or reprouyngis. And eftſoone he ſente anoþer, and þei ſlowen him, and oþere mo, betynge ſumme, but ſleynge oþere.

Þerfore ȝit he hauynge a ſone moſt dereworþ, and to hem he ſente him þe laſte, ſeyinge, For by hap þei ſchulen ſchame my ſone, or drede wiþ reuerence. Forſoþe þe tenauntis ſeyden to hem ſelf, or to gidere, Þis is þe eier; come ȝe, ſle we him, and þe eritage ſchal be oure. And þei takynge him, caſtiden out wiþoute þe vyneȝerd, and ſlowen. Þerfore what ſchal þe lord of þe vyneȝerd do? He ſchal come, and leeſe þe tenauntis, and ȝyue þe vyneȝerd to oþere. Wher ȝe han not rad þis ſcripture, Þe ſtoon þe which men bildinge han diſpiſid, þis is maad in to þe heed of þe corner? Þis þing is maad of þe Lord, and is wondirful in oure yȝen.

And þei ſouȝten for to holde him, and þei dreden þe cumpanye of peple; ſoþli þei knewen for to hem he ſeide þis parable; and him left, þei wenten away. And þei ſenden to him ſumme of þe Fariſees and Erodians, for to take hym in word. Þe whiche comynge ſeyn to hym, Maiſtir, we witen for þou ert ſoþfaſt, and reckiſt not of ony man; ſoþly neiþer þou ſeeſt in to face of man, but þou techiſt þe wey of God in treuþe. Is it leefful for to ȝyue tribute to Ceſar, or we ſchulen not ȝyue? Þe which witinge her priuey falſneſſe, ſeiþ to hem, What tempten ȝe me? brynge ȝe to me a peny, þat I ſe. And þei offriden to him. And he ſeiþ to hem, Whos is þis ymage, and þe in wrytinge? Þei ſeien to him, Ceſaris.

Forſoþe Jheſus anſweringe ſeiþ to hem, Þerfore ȝelde ȝe to Ceſar þat ben of Ceſar, and to God þo þingis þat ben of God. And alle wondriden on him. And Saducees, þat ſeyen no reſurecioun to be, camen to him, and axiden him, ſeyinge, Maiſtir, Moyſes wroot to vs, þat if þe broþer of a man were deed, and lefte a wyf, and lefte not ſones, his broþer take his wyf, and reyſe vp ſeed to his broþir. Þerfore ſeuene briþeren weren; and þe firſte took a wyf, and is deed, no ſeed left. And þe ſecunde took hir, and he is deed, and neiþer þis lefte ſeed. And þe þridde alſo. And ſeuene tooken hir, and lefte not ſeed. And þe womman þe laſte of alle is deed.

Þanne in þe reſureccioun, whanne þei ſchulen riſe aȝen, whos wyf of þeſe ſchal ſche be? ſoþly ſeuene hadden hir wyf. And Jheſus anſweringe ſeiþ to hem, Wher ȝe erren not þerfore, not knowinge þe ſcripturis, noþer þe vertu of God? Forſoþe whanne þei ſchulen riſe aȝen fro deed men, neiþer þei wedden, noþer ben weddid, but þei ſchulen be as aungels of God in heuenes. Soþli of deed men, þat þei ryſen aȝein, han ȝe not rad in þe book of Moyſes, on þe bouſche, hou God ſeide to him, ſeiynge, I am God of Abraham, and God of Yſaac, and God of Jacob? He is not God of deede men, but God of lyuynge men; þerfore ȝe erren moche.

And oon of þe ſcribis, þat hadde herd hem ſekynge to gidere, cam niȝ, and ſeyinge þat he hadde wel anſwerid hem, axide hym, which was þe firſte maundement of alle. Jheſus anſweride to him, þat þe firſte of alle comaundementis is, Heere, Iſrael, þe Lord þi God is oon; and þou ſchal loue þe Lord þi God of al þin herte, and of al þi ſoule, and of al þi mynde, and of al þi vertu, or myȝte. Þis is þe firſte maundement. Forſoþe þe ſecunde is lyk to þis, Þou ſchalt loue þi neiȝebore as þi ſilf. Þer is non oþir maundement more þan þeſe.

And þe ſcribe ſeiþ to him, Maiſter, in treuþe þou haſt wel ſeid; for o God is, and þer is non, out taken him; and þat he be loued of al herte, and of al þouȝt, or mynde, and of al vndirſtondinge, and of al þe ſoule, and of al ſtrengþe, and to loue þe neiȝebore as him ſilf, is more þan alle brend offringis and ſacrificis. Jheſus forſoþe ſeyinge þat he hadde anſwerid wyſely, ſeide to him, Þou ert not fer fro þe kyngdom of God. And now no man durſte axe him. And Jheſus anſweringe ſeide, techinge in þe temple, Þerfore how ſeyn ſcribis, Criſt for to be þe ſone of Dauiþ?

To whom Dauiþ him ſilf ſeide in þe Hooly Goſt, Þe Lord ſeide to my lord, Sitte on my riȝþalf, til I putte þin enemyes þe ſtool of þi feet. Þerfore Dauiþ him ſilf ſeiþ him a lord, and wherof is he his ſone? And moche cumpany gladli herde him. And he ſeide to hem in his teching, Be ȝe war of ſcribis, þat wolen wandre in ſtoolis, and be ſalutid in chepinge, and ſitte in ſynagogis in þe firſte chaires, and þe firſte ſitting places in ſoperis; þe whiche deuouren þe houſis of widewis, vndir colour of long preier; þei taken lenger dom. And Jheſus ſittinge aȝeins þe treſerie, biheld hou þe cumpany of peple caſte money in to þe treſorie; and manye riche caſtiden many þingis.

Soþli whanne o pore widowe hadde comen, ſche ſente tweye mynutis, þat is, a ferþing. And his diſciplis clepid to gidere, he ſeiþ to hem, Treuly I ſeie to ȝou, for þis pore widowe ſente more þan alle, þat ſente in to þe treſorie. Soþli alle ſente of þat þing þat was plenteuous to hem; but þis of hir myſeſte ſente alle þingis þat ſhe hadde, al hir lyflode.