The Greatest in the Kingdom (Mark 9:33–41; Luke 9:46–50)
1 TNT The same tyme the disciples came vnto Iesus saying: who is the greatest in the kyngdome of heven? BSB BSB: At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 TNT Iesus called a chylde vnto him and set him in the middes of them: BSB BSB: Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
3 TNT and sayd. Verely I say vnto you: except ye tourne and become as chyldren ye cannot enter into the kyngdom of heven. BSB BSB: “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 TNT Whosoever therfore humble him sylfe as this chylde the same is the greatest in the kyngdome of heven. BSB BSB: Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 TNT And whosoever receaveth suche a chylde in my name receaveth me. BSB BSB: And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
Temptations and Trespasses (Mark 9:42–48; Luke 17:1–4)
6 TNT But whosoever offende one of these lytelons which beleve in me: it were better for him that a milstone were hanged aboute his necke and that he were drouned in the depth of the see. BSB BSB: But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
7 TNT Wo be vnto the world because of offences. How be it it cannot be avoided but that offences shalbe geven. Neverthelesse woo be to the man by who the offence cometh. BSB BSB: Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
8 TNT Wherfore yf thy honde or thy fote offende the cut him of and cast him from the. It ys better for the to enter into lyfe halt or maymed rather then thou shuldest havinge two hondes or two fete be cast into everlasting fyre. BSB BSB: If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
9 TNT And yf also thyne eye offende the plucke him oute and caste him from the. It is better for the to enter into lyfe with one eye then havyng two eyes to be cast into hell fyre. BSB BSB: And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15:1–7)
10 TNT Se that ye despise not one of these litelons. For I saye vnto you that in heven their angels alwayes behold the face of my father which is in heven. BSB BSB: See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
11 TNT Ye and the sonne of man is come to saue that which is lost. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
12 TNT How thinke ye? Yf a man have an hondred shepe and one of them be gone astray dothe he not leve nynty and nyne in the moutains and go and seke that one which is gone astray? BSB BSB: What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
13 TNT If it happen that he fynd him veryly I say vnto you: he reioyseth more of that shepe then of the nynty and nyne which went not astray. BSB BSB: And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
14 TNT Even so it is not the wyll of youre father in heven that one of these lytelons shulde perishe. BSB BSB: In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
A Brother Who Sins (Deuteronomy 19:15–21)
15 TNT Moreover yf thy brother treaspace agenst the. Go and tell him his faute betwene him and the alone. Yf he heare the thou hast wone thy brother: BSB BSB: If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
16 TNT But yf he heare the not then take yet with the one or two that in the mouth of two or thre witnesses all thinges maye be stablisshed. BSB BSB: But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
17 TNT If he heare not them tell it vnto the congregacion. If he heare not the congregacion take him as an hethen man and as a publican. BSB BSB: If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18 TNT Verely I say vnto you what soever ye bynde on erth shalbe bounde in heven. And what soever ye lowse on erth shalbe lowsed in heven. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
Ask in My Name (John 16:23–33)
19 TNT Agayn I say vnto you that yf two of you shall agre in erth apon eny maner thynge what soever they shall desyre: it shalbe geven them of my father which is in heven. BSB BSB: Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
20 TNT For where two or thre are gathered togedder in my name there am I in the myddes of them. BSB BSB: For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
The Unforgiving Servant (Romans 12:14–21)
21 TNT Then came Peter to him and sayde: master howe ofte shall I forgeve my brother yf he synne agaynst me seven tymes? BSB BSB: Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 TNT Iesus sayd vnto him: I saye not vnto the seven tymes: but seventy tymes seventymes. BSB BSB: Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
23 TNT Therfore is the kingdome of heven lykened vnto a certayne kynge which wolde take a countis of his servauntis. BSB BSB: Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24 TNT And when he had begone to recken one was broughte vnto him whiche ought him ten thousande talentis: BSB BSB: As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.
25 TNT whome be cause he had nought to paye his master commaunded him to be solde and his wyfe and his chyldren and all that he had and payment to be made. BSB BSB: Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
26 TNT The servaunt fell doune and besought him sayinge: Sir geve me respyte and I wyll paye it every whit. BSB BSB: Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
27 TNT Then had the Lorde pytie on that servaunt and lowsed him and forgave him the det. BSB BSB: His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
28 TNT And the sayde servaut wet oute and founde one of his felowes which ought him an hundred pence and leyed hondes on him and toke him by the throote sayinge: paye me that thou owest. BSB BSB: But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
29 TNT And his felowe fell doune and besought him sayinge: have pacience with me and I wyll paye the all. BSB BSB: So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
30 TNT And he wolde not but went and cast him into preson tyll he shulde paye the det. BSB BSB: But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
31 TNT When his other felowes sawe what was done they were very sory and came and tolde vnto their lorde all that had happened. BSB BSB: When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
32 TNT Then his lorde called him and sayde vnto him. O evyll servaut I forgave the all that det because thou prayedst me: BSB BSB: Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
33 TNT was it not mete also that thou shuldest have had compassion on thy felow even as I had pitie on the? BSB BSB: Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
34 TNT And his lorde was wrooth and delyuered him to the iaylers tyll he should paye all that was due to him. BSB BSB: In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
35 TNT So lyke wyse shall my hevenly father do vnto you except ye forgeve with youre hertes eache one to his brother their treaspases. BSB BSB: That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”