1 WYC And it was don in the secounde firste sabat, whanne he passid bi cornes, hise disciplis pluckiden eeris of corn; and thei frotynge with her hondis, eeten. BSB BSB: One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.
2 WYC And summe of the Farisees seiden to hem, What doon ye that, that is not leeueful in the sabotis? BSB BSB: But some of the Pharisees asked, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?”
4 WYC hou he entride in to the hous of God, and took looues of proposicioun, and eet, and yaf to hem that weren with hem; whiche looues it was not leeueful to eete, but oonli to prestis. BSB BSB: He entered the house of God, took the consecrated bread and gave it to his companions, and ate what is lawful only for the priests to eat.”
5 WYC And he seide to hem, For mannus sone is lord, yhe, of the sabat. BSB BSB: Then Jesus declared, “The Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
6 WYC And it was don in another sabat, that he entride in to a synagoge, and tauyte. And a man was there, and his riyt hoond was drie. BSB BSB: On another Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and was teaching, and a man was there whose right hand was withered.
7 WYC And the scribis and Farisees aspieden hym, if he wolde heele hym in the sabat, that thei schulden fynde cause, whereof thei schulden accuse hym. BSB BSB: Looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, the scribes and Pharisees were watching Him closely to see if He would heal on the Sabbath.
8 WYC And he wiste the thouytis of hem, and he seide to the man that hadde a drie hoond, Rise vp, and stonde in to the myddil. And he roos, and stood. BSB BSB: But Jesus knew their thoughts and said to the man with the withered hand, “Get up and stand among us.” So he got up and stood there.
9 WYC And Jhesus seide to hem, Y axe you, if it is leueful to do wel in the sabat, or yuel? to make a soule saaf, or to leese? BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”
10 WYC And whanne he hadde biholde alle men aboute, he seide to the man, Hold forth thin hoond. And he held forth, and his hond was restorid to helthe. BSB BSB: And after looking around at all of them, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so, and it was restored.
11 WYC And thei weren fulfillid with vnwisdom, and spaken togidir, what thei schulden do of Jhesu. BSB BSB: But the scribes and Pharisees were filled with rage and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.
12 WYC And it was don in tho daies, he wente out in to an hil to preye; and he was al nyyt dwellynge in the preier of God. BSB BSB: In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
13 WYC And whanne the day was come, he clepide hise disciplis, and chees twelue of hem, whiche he clepide also apostlis; BSB BSB: When daylight came, He called His disciples to Him and chose twelve of them, whom He also designated as apostles:
14 WYC Symount, whom he clepide Petir, and Andrew, his brothir, James and Joon, BSB BSB: Simon, whom He named Peter, and his brother Andrew; James and John; Philip and Bartholomew;
15 WYC Filip and Bartholomew, Matheu and Thomas, James Alphei, and Symount, that is clepid Zelotes, BSB BSB: Matthew and Thomas; James son of Alphaeus and Simon called the Zealot;
16 WYC Judas of James, and Judas Scarioth, that was traytoure. BSB BSB: Judas son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor.
17 WYC And Jhesus cam doun fro the hil with hem, and stood in a feeldi place; and the cumpeny of hise disciplis, and a greet multitude of puple, of al Judee, and Jerusalem, and of the see coostis, and of Tyre and Sidon, BSB BSB: Then Jesus came down with them and stood on a level place. A large crowd of His disciples was there, along with a great number of people from all over Judea, Jerusalem, and the seacoast of Tyre and Sidon.
18 WYC that camen to here hym, and to be heelid of her siknessis; and thei that weren trauelid of vncleene spiritis, weren heelid. BSB BSB: They had come to hear Him and to be healed of their diseases, and those troubled by unclean spirits were healed.
19 WYC And al puple souyte to touche hym, for vertu wente out of hym, and heelide alle. BSB BSB: The entire crowd was trying to touch Him, because power was coming from Him and healing them all.
20 WYC And whanne hise iyen weren cast vp in to hise disciplis, he seide, Blessid be ye, `pore men, for the kyngdom of God is youre. BSB BSB: Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 WYC Blessid be ye, that now hungren, for ye schulen be fulfillid. Blessid be ye, that now wepen, for ye schulen leiye. BSB BSB: Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
22 WYC Ye schulen be blessid, whanne men schulen hate you, and departe you awei, and putte schenschip to you, and cast out youre name as yuel, for mannus sone. BSB BSB: Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man.
23 WYC Joye ye in that dai, and be ye glad; for lo! youre meede is myche in heuene; for aftir these thingis the fadris of hem diden to prophetis. BSB BSB: Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.
24 WYC Netheles wo to you, riche men, that han youre coumfort. BSB BSB: But woe to you who are rich, for you have already received your comfort.
25 WYC Wo to you that ben fulfillid, for ye schulen hungre. Wo to you that now leiyen, for ye schulen morne, and wepe. BSB BSB: Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
26 WYC Wo to you, whanne alle men schulen blesse you; aftir these thingis the fadris of hem diden to profetis. BSB BSB: Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for their fathers treated the false prophets in the same way.
27 WYC But Y seie to you that heren, loue ye youre enemyes, do ye wel to hem that hatiden you; BSB BSB: But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28 WYC blesse ye men that cursen you, preye ye for men that defamen you. BSB BSB: bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
29 WYC And to him that smytith thee on o cheeke, schewe also the tothir; and fro hym that takith awei fro thee a cloth, nyle thou forbede the coote. BSB BSB: If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.
30 WYC And yyue to eche that axith thee, and if a man takith awei tho thingis that ben thine, axe thou not ayen. BSB BSB: Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back.
31 WYC And as ye wolen that men do to you, do ye also to hem in lijk maner. BSB BSB: Do to others as you would have them do to you.
32 WYC And if ye louen hem that louen you, what thanke is to you? for synful men louen men that louen hem. BSB BSB: If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
33 WYC And if ye don wel to hem that don wel to you, what grace is to you? synful men don this thing. BSB BSB: If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same.
34 WYC And if ye leenen to hem of whiche ye hopen to take ayen, what thanke is to you? for synful men leenen to synful men, to take ayen as myche. BSB BSB: And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
35 WYC Netheles loue ye youre enemyes, and do ye wel, and leene ye, hopinge no thing therof, and youre mede schal be myche, and ye schulen be the sones of the Heyest, for he is benygne on vnkynde men and yuele men. BSB BSB: But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
36 WYC Therfor be ye merciful, as youre fadir is merciful. BSB BSB: Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
37 WYC Nyle ye deme, and ye schulen not be demed. Nyle ye condempne, and ye schulen not be condempned; foryyue ye, and it schal be foryouun to you. BSB BSB: Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
38 WYC Yyue ye, and it schal be youun to you. Thei schulen yyue in to youre bosum a good mesure, and wel fillid, and schakun togidir, and ouerflowynge; for bi the same mesure, bi whiche ye meeten, it schal be metun `ayen to you. BSB BSB: Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
39 WYC And he seide to hem a liknesse, Whether the blynde may leede the blynde? ne fallen thei not bothe `in to the diche? BSB BSB: Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
40 WYC A disciple is not aboue the maistir; but eche schal be perfite, if he be as his maister. BSB BSB: A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
41 WYC And what seest thou in thi brotheris iye a moot, but thou biholdist not a beem, that is in thin owne iye? BSB BSB: Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
42 WYC Or hou maist thou seie to thi brother, Brothir, suffre, Y schal caste out the moot of thin iye, and thou biholdist not a beem in thin owne iye? Ipocrite, first take out the beem of thin iye, and thanne thou schalt se to take the moot of thi brotheris iye. BSB BSB: How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
43 WYC It is not a good tree, that makith yuel fruytis, nether an yuel tree, that makith good fruytis; BSB BSB: No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.
44 WYC for euery tre is knowun of his fruyt. And men gaderen not figus of thornes, nethir men gaderen a grape of a buysche of breris. BSB BSB: For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
45 WYC A good man of the good tresoure of his herte bryngith forth good thingis, and an yuel man of the yuel tresoure bryngith forth yuel thingis; for of the plente of the herte the mouth spekith. BSB BSB: The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
46 WYC And what clepen ye me, Lord, Lord, and doon not tho thingis that Y seie. BSB BSB: Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?
47 WYC Eche that cometh to me, and herith my wordis, and doith hem, Y schal schewe to you, to whom he is lijk. BSB BSB: I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
48 WYC He is lijk to a man that bildith an hous, that diggide deepe, and sette the foundement on a stoon. And whanne greet flood was maad, the flood was hurtlid to that hous, and it miyte not moue it, for it was foundid on a sad stoon. BSB BSB: He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.
49 WYC But he that herith, and doith not, is lijk to a man bildynge his hous on erthe with outen foundement; in to which the flood was hurlid, and anoon it felle doun; and the fallyng doun of that hous was maad greet. BSB BSB: But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”