Luke · Chapter 6

[ edit] Forſoþe it is don in þe ſecunde firſte ſaboþ, whanne he paſſide by cornes, his diſciplis pluckeden eeris; and þei frotinge wiþ her hondis, eeten. Soþli ſumme of þe Phariſees ſeiden to hem, What don ȝe þis, þat is not leefful in ſabotis? And Jheſu anſweringe ſeide to hem, Neiþir ȝe han rad þis, þat Dauiþ dide, whanne he hungride, and þei þat weren wiþ him; hou he entride in to þe hous of God, and took looues of propoſicioun, and eet, and ȝaf to hem þat weren wiþ him; whiche looues it was not leefful to ete, no but to preeſtis aloone. And he ſeide to hem, For mannis ſone is lord, ȝe, of þe ſaboþ. Soþli it was don and in an oþer ſaboþ, þat he entride in to a ſynagoge, and tauȝte.

And a man was þere, and his riȝþond was drye. Forſoþe ſcribis and Phariſees aſpieden him, if he ſchulde heele him in þe ſaboþ, þat þei ſchulden fynde cauſe, wherof þei ſchulden accuſe him. Soþli he wiſte þe þouȝtis of hem, and he ſeiþ to þe man þat hadde a drye hond, Riſe vp, and ſtond in to þe myddel. And he riſinge ſtood. Soþli Jheſu ſeiþ to hem, I axe ȝou, if it is leefful to do wel in þe ſabot, eþer yuele? for to make a ſoule ſaf, eþer for to leeſe? And, alle men lookide aboute, he ſeide to þe man, Hold forþ þin hond. And he held forþ, and his hond was reſtorid to helþe. Soþli þei weren fulfilld wiþ vnwyſdom, and ſpaken to gidere, what þei ſchulden do of Jheſu.

Forſoþe it is don in þo dayes, he wente out in to an hil for to preye; and he was al nyȝt dwellinge in þe preier of God. And whanne þe day was maad, he clepide his diſciplis, and chees twelue of hem, whiche he clepide alſo apoſtlis; Symound, whom he clepide Petre, and Andrew, his broþer, James and Jon, Philip and Bartolmew, Maþeu and Thomas, James Alphei, and Symound, þat is clepid Zelotis, Judas of James, and Judas Scariot, þat was traitour.

And Jheſu comynge doun fro þe hil wiþ hem, ſtood in a feeld place; and þe cumpenye of his diſciplis, and a plenteuous multitude of pore peple, of al Judee, and of Jeruſalem, and of þe ſe cooſtis, and of Tire, and of Sydon, whiche camen, þat þei ſchulde heere hym, and þat þei ſchulden be heelid of her langwiſchingis; and þei þat weren trauelid wiþ vnclene ſpiritis, weren heelid. And ech cumpeny of þe peple ſouȝten for to touche him, for vertu wente out of him, and heelide alle. And, his yȝen reyſid vp in to his diſciplis, he ſeide, Bleſſid be ȝe, pore men, for þe kyngdom of God is ȝoure. Bleſſid be ȝe, þat hungren now, for ȝe ſchulen be fillid.

Bleſſid be ȝe, þat wepen now, for ȝe ſchulen leyȝe. Ȝe ſchulen be bleſſid, whanne men ſchulen hate ȝou, and ſchulen departe ȝou awey, and ſchulen putte ſchenſchip on ȝou, and ſchulen caſte out ȝoure name as yuel, for mannis ſone. Joye ȝe in herte in þat day, and glade ȝe wiþ oute forþ; loo! ſoþli ȝoure mede is moche in heuene; forſoþe vp þes þingis þe fadris of hem diden to prophetis. Neþeles woo to ȝou, riche men, þat han ȝoure comfort. Woo to ȝou þat ben fulfillid, for ȝe ſchulen hungre. Woo to ȝou þat lauȝhen now, for ȝe ſchal morne, and wepe. Woo, whanne alle men ſchulen bleſſe ȝou; aftir þes þingis þe fadris of hem diden to prophetis.

But I ſeie to ȝou þat heeren, loue ȝe ȝoure enemyes, do ȝe wel to hem þat haten ȝou; bleſſe ȝe to men curſinge ȝou, preie ȝe for men falſly chalengynge ȝou. And to him þat ſchal ſmyte þee on o cheke, ȝyue alſo þe toþer; and fro him þat takiþ awey fro þee a cloþ, ȝhe, nyle þou forbede þe coote. Soþly ȝyue to ech axinge þee, and who takiþ away þo þingis þat ben þyne, axe þou not aȝeyn. And as ȝe wolen þat men do to ȝou, and do ȝe to hem in lyk manere. And if ȝe louen hem þat louen ȝou, what grace, eþir þank, is to ȝou? for whi and ſynful men louen men louynge hem. And if ȝe don wel to hem þat don wel to ȝou, what grace is to ȝow? ſoþly and ſynful men don þis þing.

And if ȝe ȝyuen borwynge to hem, of whiche ȝe hopen to take aȝen, what grace is to ȝou? for whi and ſynful men leenen to ſynful men, þat þei taken aȝeyn euene þingis. Neþeles loue ȝe ȝoure enemyes, and do ȝe wel, and ȝyue ȝe borwyng, hopinge no þing þerof, and ȝoure mede ſchal be moche, and ȝe ſchulen be þe ſones of þe Hiȝeſte, for he is benyngne on vnkynde men and yuele men. Þerfore be ȝe mercyful, as and ȝoure fadir is mercyful. Nyle ȝe deme, and ȝe ſchulen not be demyd. Nyle ȝe condempne, and ȝe ſchulen not be condempned; forȝyue ȝe, and it ſchal be forȝouun to ȝou. Ȝyue ȝe, and it ſchal be ȝouun to ȝou.

Þei ſchulen ȝyue in to ȝoure boſum a good meſure, and wel fillid, and ſhakun to gidere, and ouerflowynge; forſoþe by þe ſame meſure, by which ȝe ſchulen mete, it ſchal be meten to ȝou. Soþli he ſeide to hem and a likneſſe, Wheþir a blynd man may leede þe blynde? wheþir þei falle not boþe in to þe dyche? A diſciple is not aboue þe maiſtir; ſoþli ech ſchal be perfyt, if he is as his maiſtir. Soþli what ſeeſt þou in þi broþeris yȝe a feſtu, oþir a mot, but þou biholdiſt not a beem, which is in þi owne yȝe? Oþir hou maiſt þou ſeye to þi broþer, Broþer, ſuffre, I ſchal caſte out a feſtu of þin yȝe? þou biholdiſt not a beem in þin owne yȝe?

Ypocrite, firſt tak out þe beem of þyn yȝe, and þanne þou ſchalt biholde, þat þou lede out a feſtu of þi broþeris yȝe. Forſoþe it is not a good tree, þat makiþ yuele frutis, noþer an yuele tree, þat makiþ goode fruytis; ſoþli euery tree is knowun of his fruyt. Soþli neiþer men gederyn fygis of þornes, neiþer men gederyn a grape of a boyſch of breris. A good man of þe goode treſour of his herte bryngeþ forþ good þing, and an yuel man of yuel treſour, bryngiþ forþ yuel þing; ſoþli of þe plente of þe herte þe mouþ ſpekiþ. Forſoþe what clepen ȝe me, Lord, Lord, and don not þo þingis þat I ſeye. Ech þat comeþ to me, and heeriþ my wordis, and doþ hem, I ſchal ſchewe to ȝou, to whom he is lyk.

He is lyk to a man bildinge an hous, þat diggide deepe, and puttide þe foundement on a ſtoon. Soþli greet flowing maad, flood was hurtlid to þat hous, and it myȝte not moue it, for it was foundid on a ſad ſtoon. Soþli he þat heeriþ, and doþ not, is lyk to a man bildinge his hous on erþe wiþ oute foundement; in to which þe flood was hurlid, and a non it felde doun; and þe fallinge doun of þat hous is maad greet.