Jesus Heals a Man with Dropsy 1 TNT And it chaunsed that he went into the housse of one of the chefe pharises to eate breed on a saboth daye: and they watched him. BSB BSB: One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.
2 TNT And beholde ther was a man before him which had the dropsye. BSB BSB: Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.
3 TNT And Iesus answered and spake vnto the lawears and pharises sayinge: is it laufull to heale on the saboth daye? BSB BSB: So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”
4 TNT And they helde their peace. And he toke him and healed him and let him goo: BSB BSB: But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.
5 TNT and answered the sayinge whiche of you shall have an asse or an oxe fallen into a pitt and will not strayght waye pull him out on the Saboth daye? BSB BSB: And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”
6 TNT And they coulde not answer him agayne to that. BSB BSB: And they were unable to answer these questions.
The Parable of the Guests 7 TNT He put forthe a similitude to the gestes when he marked how they preased to the hyest roumes and sayd vnto them: BSB BSB: When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:
8 TNT When thou arte bidde to a weddynge of eny man syt not doune in the hyest roume lest a more honorable man then thou be bidden of him BSB BSB: “When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.
9 TNT and he that bade bothe him and the come and saye to the: geve this man roume and thou then beginne with shame to take the lowest roume. BSB BSB: Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.
10 TNT But rather when thou arte bidden goo and syt in the lowest roume that when he that bade the cometh he maye saye vnto the: frende syt vp hyer. Then shalt thou have worshippe in the presence of them that syt at meate with the. BSB BSB: But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.
11 TNT For whosoever exalteth him sylfe shalbe brought lowe. And he that hubleth him sylfe shalbe exalted BSB BSB: For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 TNT Then sayde he also to him that had desyred him to diner: When thou makest a diner or a supper: call not thy frendes nor thy brethren nether thy kinsmen nor yet ryche neghbours: lest they bidde the agayne and a recompence be made the. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.
13 TNT But when thou makest afeast call the poore the maymed the lame and the blynde BSB BSB: But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,
14 TNT and thou shalt be happy for they cannot recompence the. But thou shalt be recompensed at the resurreccion of the iuste men. BSB BSB: and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
The Parable of the Banquet (Matthew 22:1–14)
15 TNT When one of them that sate at meate also hearde that he sayde vnto him: happy is he that eateth breed in the kyngdome of God. BSB BSB: When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”
16 TNT Then sayd he to him. A certayne man ordened a greate supper and bade many BSB BSB: But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.
17 TNT and sent his servaunt at supper tyme to saye to them that wer bidden come: for all thinges are now redy. BSB BSB: When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’
18 TNT And they all atonce begane to make excuse. The fyrst sayd vnto him: I have bought a ferme and I must nedes goo and se it I praye the have me excused. BSB BSB: But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’
19 TNT And another sayd: I hove bought fyve yooke of oxen and I goo to prove them I praye the have me excused. BSB BSB: Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
20 TNT The thyrde sayd: I have maried a wyfe and therfore I cannot come. BSB BSB: Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’
21 TNT And the servaunt went and brought his master worde therof. Then was the good man of the housse displeased and sayd to his servaut: Goo out quickly into the stretes and quarters of the cite and bringe in hidder the poore and the maymed and the halt and the blynde. BSB BSB: The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’
22 TNT And the servaut sayd: lorde it is done as thou commaundedst and yet ther is roume. BSB BSB: ‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’
23 TNT And the lorde sayd to the servaunt: Go out into the hye wayes and hedges and compell them to come in that my housse maye be filled. BSB BSB: So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
24 TNT For I saye vnto you that none of those men which were bidde shall tast of my supper. BSB BSB: For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”
The Cost of Discipleship (Matthew 8:18–22; Luke 9:57–62; John 6:59–66)
27 TNT And whosoever beare not his crosse and come after me cannot be my disciple. BSB BSB: And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.
28 TNT Which of you disposed to bilde a toure sytteth not doune before and counteth the cost whether he have sufficient to performe it? BSB BSB: Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
29 TNT lest after he hath layde the foundacion and is not able to performe it all that beholde it beginne to mocke him BSB BSB: Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,
30 TNT sayinge: this man beganne to bilde and was not able to make an ende. BSB BSB: saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’
31 TNT Or what kynge goeth to make batayle agaynst another kinge and sitteth not doune fyrst and casteth in his mynde whether he be able with ten thousande to mete him that cometh agaynst him with .xx thousand. BSB BSB: Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
32 TNT Or els whyll ye other is yet a greate waye of he will sende embasseatours and desyre peace. BSB BSB: And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
33 TNT So lykewyse none of you that forsaketh not all that he hath can be my disciple. BSB BSB: In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.
Good Salt (Matthew 5:13–16; Mark 9:49–50)
34 TNT Salt is good but yf salt have loste hyr saltnes what shall be seasoned ther with? BSB BSB: Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?
35 TNT It is nether good for the londe nor yet for the donge hill but men cast it out at the dores. He that hath eares to heare let him heare. BSB BSB: It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”