The Leaven of the Pharisees (Matthew 16:5–12; Mark 8:14–21)
1 TNT As ther gadered together an innumerable multitude of people (in so moche that they trood one another) he began to saye vnto his disciples: Fyrst of all beware of the leve of the Pharises which is ypocrisy. BSB BSB: In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 TNT For ther is no thinge covered that shall not be vncovered: nether hyd that shall not be knowen. BSB BSB: There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
3 TNT For whatsoever ye have spoken in in darknes: that same shalbe hearde in light. And that which ye have spoken in the the eare even in secret places shalbe preached even on the toppe of the housses. BSB BSB: What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.
Fear God Alone (Matthew 10:26–31)
4 TNT I saye vnto you my fredes: Be not afrayde of them that kyll the body and after that have no moare that they can do. BSB BSB: I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
5 TNT But I will shewe you whom ye shall feare. Feare him which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell. Ye I saye vnto you him feare. BSB BSB: But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!
6 TNT Are not five sparowes bought for two farthinges? And yet not one of them is forgotten of God. BSB BSB: Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
7 TNT Also even the very heres of youre heedes are nombred. Feare not therfore: ye are moare of value then many sparowes. BSB BSB: And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Confessing Christ (Matthew 10:32–33)
8 TNT I saye vnto you: Whosoever confesseth me before men even him shall the sonne of man confesse also before the angels of God. BSB BSB: I tell you, everyone who confesses Me before men, the Son of Man will also confess him before the angels of God.
9 TNT And he that denyeth me before men: shalbe denyed before the angels of God. BSB BSB: But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
10 TNT And whosoever speaketh a worde agaynst the sonne of man it shalbe forgeven him. But vnto him that blasphemeth the holy goost it shall not be forgeven. BSB BSB: And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
11 TNT When they bringe you vnto the synagoges and vnto the rulers and officers take no thought how or what thinge ye shall answer or what ye shall speake. BSB BSB: When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
12 TNT For the holy goost shall teache you in the same houre what ye ought to saye. BSB BSB: For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
The Parable of the Rich Fool 13 TNT One of the company sayde vnto hym: Master byd my brother devide the enheritauce with me. BSB BSB: Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 TNT And he sayde vnto him: Man who made me a iudge or a devider over you? BSB BSB: But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
15 TNT Wherfore he sayde vnto them: take hede and beware of covetousnes. For no mannes lyfe stondeth in the aboundaunce of the thinges which he possesseth. BSB BSB: And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
16 TNT And he put forth a similitude vnto them sayinge: The groude of a certayne riche man brought forth frutes plenteously BSB BSB: Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
17 TNT and he thought in himsilfe sayinge: what shall I do? because I have noo roume where to bestowe my frutes? BSB BSB: So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
18 TNT And he sayde: This will I do. I will destroye my barnes and bilde greater and therin will I gadder all my frutes and my goodes: BSB BSB: Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
19 TNT and I will saye to my soule: Soule thou hast moch goodes layde vp in stoore for many yeares take thyne ease: eate drinke and be mery. BSB BSB: Then I will say to myself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take it easy. Eat, drink, and be merry!”’
20 TNT But God sayde vnto him: Thou fole this night will they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall thoose thinges be which thou hast provyded? BSB BSB: But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
21 TNT So is it with him that gadereth ryches and is not ryche in God. BSB BSB: This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”
Do Not Worry (Matthew 6:25–34)
22 TNT And he spake vnto his disciples: Therfore I saye vnto you: take no thought for youre lyfe what ye shall eate nether for youre body what ye shall put on. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
23 TNT The lyfe is moare then meate and the bodye is moare then rayment. BSB BSB: For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
24 TNT Considre the ravens for they nether sowe nor repe which nether have stoorehousse ner barne and yet God fedeth them. How moche are ye better then the foules. BSB BSB: Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
25 TNT Which of you with takynge thought can adde to his stature one cubit? BSB BSB: Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
26 TNT Yf ye then be not able to do that thinge which is least: why take ye thought for the remmaunt? BSB BSB: So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27 TNT Considre the lylies how they growe: They laboure not: they spyn not: and yet I saye vnto you that Salomon in all this royalte was not clothed lyke to one of these. BSB BSB: Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.
28 TNT Yf the grasse which is todaye in the felde and tomorowe shalbe cast into the fornace God so clothe: how moche moore will he clothe you o ye endued with litell faith? BSB BSB: If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!
29 TNT And axe not what ye shall eate or what ye shall drinke nether clyme ye vp an hye BSB BSB: And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
30 TNT for all suche thinges the hethen people of the worlde seke for. Youre father knoweth that ye have nede of suche thinges. BSB BSB: For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
31 TNT Wherfore seke ye after the kyngedome of God and all these thinges shalbe ministred vnto you. BSB BSB: But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
Treasures in Heaven (Matthew 6:19–21)
32 TNT Feare not litell floocke for it is youre fathers pleasure to geve you a kingdome. BSB BSB: Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
33 TNT Sell that ye have and geve almes. And make you bagges which wexe not olde and treasure that fayleth not in heaven where noo these commeth nether moth corrupteth. BSB BSB: Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.
34 TNT For where youre treasure is there will youre hertes be also. BSB BSB: For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Readiness at Any Hour (Matthew 24:36–51; Mark 13:32–37)
35 TNT Let youre loynes be gerdde about and youre lightes brennynge BSB BSB: Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
36 TNT and ye youre selves lyke vnto men that wayte for their master when he will returne from a weddinge: that assone as he cometh and knocketh they maye open vnto him. BSB BSB: Then you will be like servants waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
37 TNT Happy are those servauntes which the Lorde when he cometh shall fynde wakynge. Verely I saye vnto you he will gerdde him selfe about and make them sit doune to meate and walke by and minister vnto them. BSB BSB: Blessed are those servants whom the master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
38 TNT And yf he come in the seconde watche ye if he come in the thyrde watche and shall fynde them soo happy are those servauntes. BSB BSB: Even if he comes in the second or third watch of the night and finds them alert, those servants will be blessed.
39 TNT This vnderstonde that yf the good man of the housse knewe what houre ye these wolde come he wolde suerly watche: and not suffer his housse to be broken vp. BSB BSB: But understand this: If the homeowner had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into.
40 TNT Be ye prepared therfore: for the sonne of man will come at an houre when ye thinke not. BSB BSB: You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
41 TNT Then Peter sayde vnto him: Master tellest thou this similitude vnto vs or to all men? BSB BSB: “Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
42 TNT And the Lorde sayde: If there be any faith full servaut and wise whom his Lorde shall make ruler over his housholde to geve them their duetie of meate at due season: BSB BSB: And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
43 TNT happy is that servaunt whom his master when he cometh shall finde soo doinge. BSB BSB: Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
44 TNT Of a trueth I saye vnto you: that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
45 TNT But and yf the evyll servaunt shall saye in his hert: My master wyll differre his cominge and shall beginne to smyte the servauntes and maydens and to eate and drinke and to be dronken: BSB BSB: But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.
46 TNT the Lorde of that servaunt will come in a daye when he thinketh not and at an houre when he is not ware and will devyde him and will geve him his rewarde with the vnbelevers. BSB BSB: The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.
48 TNT But he that knewe not and yet dyd committe thinges worthy of strypes shalbe beaten with feawe strypes. For vnto whom moche is geven of him shalbe moche requyred. And to whom men moche commyt the moare of him will they axe. BSB BSB: But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.
Not Peace but Division (Micah 7:1–6; Matthew 10:34–39)
50 TNT Not with stondinge I must be baptised with a baptyme: and how am I payned till it be ended? BSB BSB: But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
52 TNT For from hence forthe ther shalbe five in one housse devided thre agaynst two and two agaynst thre. BSB BSB: From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
53 TNT The father shalbe devided agaynst the sonne and the sonne agaynst the father. The mother agaynst the doughter and the doughter agaynst the mother. The moter eleawe agaynst hir doughterelawe and the doughterelawe agaynst hir motherelawe. BSB BSB: They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.”
Interpreting the Present Time (Matthew 16:1–4; Mark 8:11–13)
54 TNT Then sayde he to the people: when ye se a cloude ryse out of the west strayght waye ye saye: we shall have a shower and soo it is. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
55 TNT And when ye se the south wynde blow ye saye: we shall have heet and it cometh to passe. BSB BSB: And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
56 TNT Ypocrites ye can skyll of the fassion of the erth and of the skye: but what is the cause that ye cannot skyll of this time? BSB BSB: You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
Reconciling with an Adversary (Matthew 5:21–26)
57 TNT Ye and why iudge ye not of youre selves what is righte? BSB BSB: And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
58 TNT Whill thou goest with thyne adversary to the ruler: as thou arte in the waye geve diligence that thou mayst be delivered from him least he bringe the to the iudge and the iudge delyver the to the iaylar and the iaylar cast the in to preson. BSB BSB: Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
59 TNT I tell the thou departest not thence tyll thou have made good the vtmost myte. BSB BSB: I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”