1 WYC And whanne myche puple stood aboute, so that thei treden ech on othir, he bigan to seie to hise disciplis, Be ye war of the sourdouy of the Farisees, that is ypocrisie. 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 WYC For no thing is hilid, that schal not be schewid; nether hid, that schal not be wist. BSB BSB: There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
3 WYC For whi tho thingis that ye han seid in derknessis, schulen be seid in liyt; and that that ye han spokun in eere in the couchis, schal be prechid in roofes. 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.
4 WYC And Y seie to you, my freendis, be ye not a ferd of hem that sleen the bodie, and aftir these thingis han no more what thei schulen 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 WYC But Y schal schewe to you, whom ye schulen drede; drede ye hym, that aftir he hath slayn, he hath power to sende in to helle. And so Y seie to you, drede ye hym. 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 WYC Whether fyue sparowis ben not seld for twei halpens; and oon of hem is not in foryetyng bifor God? BSB BSB: Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.
7 WYC But also alle the heeris of youre heed ben noumbrid. Therfor nyle ye drede; ye ben of more prijs than many sparowis. 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.
8 WYC Treuli Y seie to you, ech man that knoulechith me bifor men, mannus sone schal knouleche hym bifor the aungels 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 WYC But he that denyeth me bifor men, schal be denyed bifor the aungels of God. BSB BSB: But whoever denies Me before men will be denied before the angels of God.
10 WYC And ech that seith a word ayens mannus sone, it schal be foryouun to hym; but it schal not be foryouun to hym, that blasfemeth ayens the Hooli Goost. 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 WYC And whanne thei leden you in to synagogis, and to magistratis, and potestatis, nyle ye `be bisie, hou or what ye schulen answere, or what ye schulen seie. BSB BSB: When you are brought before synagogues, rulers, and authorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to say.
12 WYC For the Hooli Goost schal teche you in that our, what it bihoueth you to seie. BSB BSB: For at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you what you should say.”
13 WYC And oon of the puple seide to hym, Maystir, seie to my brothir, that he departe with me the eritage. BSB BSB: Someone in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”
14 WYC And he seyde to hym, Man, who ordeynede me a domesman, or a departere, on you? BSB BSB: But Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed Me judge or executor between you?”
15 WYC And he seide to hem, Se ye, and be ye war of al coueytice; for the lijf of a man is not in the abundaunce of tho thingis, whiche he weldith. 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 WYC And he tolde to hem a liknesse, and seide, The feeld of a riche man brouyte forth plenteuouse fruytis. BSB BSB: Then He told them a parable: “The ground of a certain rich man produced an abundance.
17 WYC And he thouyte with ynne hym silf, and seide, What schal Y do, for Y haue not whidur Y schal gadere my fruytis? BSB BSB: So he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, since I have nowhere to store my crops?’
18 WYC And he seith, This thing Y schal do; Y schal throwe doun my bernes, and Y schal make gretter, and thidir Y schal gadir alle thingis that growen to me, and my goodis. 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 WYC And Y schal seie to my soule, Soule, thou hast many goodis kept in to ful many yeeris; rest thou, ete, drynke, and make feeste. 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 WYC And God seide to hym, Fool, in this nyyt thei schulen take thi lijf fro thee. And whos schulen tho thingis be, that thou hast arayed? 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 WYC So is he that tresourith to hym silf, and is not riche in God. BSB BSB: This is how it will be for anyone who stores up treasure for himself but is not rich toward God.”
22 WYC And he seide to hise disciplis, Therfor Y seie to you, nyle ye be bisy to youre lijf, what ye schulen ete, nether to youre bodi, with what ye schulen be clothid. 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 WYC The lijf is more than mete, and the body more than clothing. BSB BSB: For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes.
24 WYC Biholde ye crowis, for thei sowen not, nethir repen, to whiche is no celer, ne berne, and God fedith hem. Hou myche more ye ben of more prijs than thei. 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 WYC And who of you bithenkynge may put to o cubit to his stature? BSB BSB: Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
26 WYC Therfor if ye moun not that that is leest, what ben ye bisie of othere thingis? BSB BSB: So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest?
27 WYC Biholde ye the lilies of the feeld, hou thei wexen; thei trauelen not, nethir spynnen. And Y seie to you, that nethir Salomon in al his glorie was clothid as oon 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 WYC And if God clothith thus the hey, that to dai is in the feeld, and to morewe is cast in to an ouen; hou myche more you of litil feith. 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 WYC And nyle ye seke, what ye schulen ete, or what ye schulen drynke; and nyle ye be reisid an hiy. BSB BSB: And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.
30 WYC For folkis of the world seken alle these thingis; `and your fadir woot, that ye neden alle these thingis. BSB BSB: For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them.
31 WYC Netheles seke ye first the kyngdom of God, and alle these thingis schulen be caste to you. BSB BSB: But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
32 WYC Nile ye, litil flok, drede, for it pleside to youre fadir to yyue you a kyngdom. BSB BSB: Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom.
33 WYC Selle ye tho thingis that ye han in possessioun, and yyue ye almes. And make to you sachels that wexen not oolde, tresoure that failith not in heuenes, whidir a theef neiyith not, nether mouyt destruyeth. 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 WYC For where is thi tresoure, there thin herte schal be. BSB BSB: For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
35 WYC Be youre leendis gird aboue, and lanternes brennynge in youre hoondis; BSB BSB: Be dressed for service and keep your lamps burning.
36 WYC and be ye lijk to men that abiden her lord, whanne he schal turne ayen fro the weddyngis, that whanne he schal come, and knocke, anoon thei openen to hym. 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 WYC Blessid be tho seruauntis, that whanne the lord schal come, he schal fynde wakynge. Treuli Y seie to you, that he schal girde hym silf, and make hem sitte to mete, and he schal go, and serue hem. 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 WYC And if he come in the secounde wakynge, and if he come in the thridde wakynge, and fynde so, tho seruauntis ben blessid. 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 WYC And wite ye this thing, for if an hosebonde man wiste, in what our the theef wolde come, sotheli he schulde wake, and not suffre his hous to be myned. 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 WYC And be ye redi, for in what our ye gessen not, mannus sone schal come. BSB BSB: You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
41 WYC And Petre seide to hym, Lord, seist thou this parable to vs, or to alle? BSB BSB: “Lord,” said Peter, “are You addressing this parable to us, or to everyone else as well?”
42 WYC And the Lord seide, Who, gessist thou, is a trewe dispendere, and a prudent, whom the lord hath ordeyned on his meyne, to yyue hem in tyme mesure of whete? 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 WYC Blessid is that seruaunt, that the lord whanne he cometh, schal fynde so doynge. BSB BSB: Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
44 WYC Verili Y seie to you, that on alle thingis that he weldith, he schal ordeyne hym. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
45 WYC That if that seruaunt seie in his herte, My lord tarieth to come; and bigynne to smyte children, and handmaydenes, and ete, and drynke, and be fulfillid ouer mesure, 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 WYC the lord of that seruaunt schal come, in the dai that he hopith not, and the our that he woot not; and schal departe hym, and putte his part with vnfeithful men. 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 WYC But he that knew not, and dide worthi thingis of strokis, schal be betun with fewe. For to eche man to whom myche is youun, myche schal be axid of hym; and thei schulen axe more of hym, to whom thei bitoken myche. 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.
50 WYC And Y haue to be baptisid with a baptysm, and hou am Y constreyned, til that it be perfitli don? BSB BSB: But I have a baptism to undergo, and how distressed I am until it is accomplished!
52 WYC For fro this tyme ther schulen be fyue departid in oon hous; thre schulen be departid ayens tweyne, and tweyne schulen be departid ayens thre; BSB BSB: From now on, five in one household will be divided, three against two and two against three.
53 WYC the fadir ayens the sone, and the sone ayens the fadir; the modir ayens the douytir, and the douytir ayens the modir; the hosebondis modir ayens the sones wijf, and and the sones wijf ayens hir hosebondis modir. 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.”
54 WYC And he seide also to the puple, Whanne ye seen a cloude risynge fro the sunne goynge doun, anoon ye seien, Reyn cometh; and so it is don. 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 WYC And whanne ye seen the south blowynge, ye seien, That heete schal be; and it is don. BSB BSB: And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
56 WYC Ypocritis, ye kunnen preue the face of heuene and of erthe, but hou preuen ye not this tyme. 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?
57 WYC But what and of you silf ye demen not that that is iust? BSB BSB: And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
58 WYC But whanne thou goist with thin aduersarie in the weie to the prince, do bisynesse to be delyuerid fro hym; lest perauenture he take thee to the domesman, and the domesman bitake thee to the maistirful axer, and the maistirful axer sende thee in to prisoun. 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 WYC Y seie to thee, thou schalt not go fro thennus, til thou yelde the laste ferthing. BSB BSB: I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”