Luke · Chapter 17

[ edit] And he ſeide to his diſciplis, It is inpoſſible þat ſclaundris come not; but woo to him, by whom þei comen. It is more profitable to him, if a mylne ſtoon be put aboute his necke, and he be caſt in to þe ſee, þan þat he ſclaundre oon of þes litle. Take ȝe heede to ȝou ſilf; if þi broþer haþ ſynned aȝens þee, blame him; and if he ſchal do penaunce, forȝyue to him. And if ſeuene ſiþis in þe day he ſchal ſynne aȝens þee, and ſeuene ſiþis in þe day he ſchal be conuertid to þee, ſeyinge, It forþenkiþ me, forȝyue to him. And þe poſtlis ſeiden to þe Lord, Encreeſſe feiþ to vs.

Forſoþ þe Lord ſeyde, If ȝe ſchulen haue feiþ as þe corn of ſyneuey, ȝe ſchulen ſeye to þis more tree, Be þou drawun vp by þe roote, and be plauntid ouer in to þe ſee, and it ſchal obeye to ȝou. Forſoþe who of ȝou hauynge a ſeruaunt eringe, oþer leſewynge oxun, which ſeiþ to him, turnyd aȝen fro þe feeld, Anoon go, and ſitte to mete; and ſeiþ not to him, Make þou redy, þat I ſoupe, and girde þee, and mynyſtre to me, til I ete and drynke, and aftir þes þingis þou ſchalt ete and drynke; wher he haþ grace to þat ſeruaunt, for he dide þis þat he comaundide to him? Nay, I geſſe.

So alſo ȝe whanne ȝe han don alle þingis þat ben comaundid to ȝou, ſeie ȝe, We ben vnprofitable ſeruauntis, we han don þis þat we ouȝte to do. And it was done, þe while Jheſu wente in to Jeruſalem, he paſſide þorw þe myddel of Samarie, and of Galilee. And whanne he entride in to ſum caſtel, ten leprouſe men camen aȝens him, whiche ſtoode afer, and reyſide þe vois, ſeiynge, Jheſu, comaundour, haue mercy on vs. Whiche as he ſyȝ, he ſeide, Go ȝe, ſchewe ȝe ȝou to preſtis. And it was don, þe while þei wenten, þei weren clenſid. Forſoþe oon of hem, as he ſyȝ for he was clenſid, wente aȝen, magnyfiynge God wiþ greet vois.

And he felde doun in to þe face bifore his feet, doynge þankingis; and þis was a Samaritan. Forſoþe Jheſu anſweringe ſeide, Wher ten ben not clenſid, and where ben þe nyne? Noon is foundun, þat turnyde aȝen, and ȝaf glorie to God, no but þis alien. And he ſeiþ to him, Ryſe þou, go þou; for þi feiþ haþ maad þee ſaaf. Forſoþe he axid of Phariſees, whanne þe rewme of God comeþ, anſweride to hem, and ſeide, Þe rewme of God comeþ not wiþ aſpying, neþir þei ſchulen ſeye, Lo! here, eþer lo! þere; forſoþe lo! þe rewme of God is wiþ ynne ȝou. And he ſeide to his diſciplis, Dayes ſchulen come, whanne ȝe ſchulen deſyre to ſe o day of mannis ſone, and ȝe ſchulen not ſe.

And þei ſchulen ſeye to ȝou, Lo! here, and lo! þere. Nyle ȝe go, neþer ſue ȝe; for as leit ſchynynge fro vndir heuene ſchyneþ on þoo þingis þat ben vndir heuene, ſo mannis ſone ſchal be in his day. Forſoþe firſt it bihoueþ him to ſuffre many þingis, and to be reproued of þis generacioun. And as it was don in þe dayes of Noe, ſo it ſchal be in þe dayes of mannis ſone. Þei eeten and drunken, and weddiden wyues, and weren ȝouun to weddingis, til in to þe day in which Noe entride in to his ſchip; and þe greet flood cam, and loſte alle.

Alſo as it was don in þe dayes of Loþ, þei eeten and drunken, bouȝten and ſeelden, plantiden and byldeden; ſoþli in what day Loþ wente out of Sodom, þe Lord reynede fier and brymſtoon fro heuene, and loſte alle. Vp þis þing it ſchal be, in what day mannis ſone ſchal be ſchewid. In þat our he þat ſchal be in þe roof, and his veſels in þe hous, come he not doun to take hem awei; and he þat ſchal be in þe feeld, alſo turne not aȝen bihynde. Be ȝe myndeful of þe wyf of Loþ. Who euere ſchal ſeke to make his lyf ſaf, ſchal leeſe it; and who euere ſchal leeſe it, ſchal quykene it.

I ſeye to ȝou, in þat niȝt tweyne ſchulen be in o bed, oon ſchal be receyued, and þe toþer ſchal be forſakun; tweye wymmen ſchulen be gryndinge to gidere, oon ſchal be receyued, and þe toþer ſchal be forſakun; tweyne in a feeld, oon ſchal be receyued, þe toþer ſchal be forſakun. Þei anſweringe ſeyden to him, Where, Lord? Which ſeide to hem, Where euere þe body ſchal be, alſo þe eglis ſchulen be gederid to gidere þidur.