1 WYC And whanne the twelue apostlis weren clepid togidir, Jhesus yaf to hem vertu and power on alle deuelis, and that thei schulden heele sijknessis. BSB BSB: Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases.
2 WYC And he sente hem for to preche the kyngdom of God, and to heele sijk men. BSB BSB: And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
3 WYC And he seide to hem, No thing take ye in the weie, nether yerde, ne scrippe, nether breed, ne money, and nether haue ye two cootis. BSB BSB: “Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
4 WYC And in to what hous that ye entren, dwelle ye there, and go ye not out fro thennus. BSB BSB: Whatever house you enter, stay there until you leave that area.
5 WYC And who euer resseyuen not you, go ye out of that citee, and schake ye of the poudir of youre feet in to witnessyng on hem. BSB BSB: If anyone does not welcome you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that town, as a testimony against them.”
6 WYC And thei yeden forth, and wenten aboute bi castels, prechynge and helynge euery where. BSB BSB: So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.
7 WYC And Eroude tetrak herde alle thingis that weren don of hym, and he doutide, BSB BSB: When Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, he was perplexed. For some were saying that John had risen from the dead,
8 WYC for that it was seide of sum men, that Joon was risen fro deth; and of summen, that Elie hadde apperid; but of othere, that oon of the elde prophetis was risun. BSB BSB: others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that a prophet of old had arisen.
9 WYC And Eroude seide, Y haue biheedid Joon; and who is this, of whom Y here siche thingis? And he souyte to se hym. BSB BSB: “I beheaded John,” Herod said, “but who is this man I hear such things about?” And he kept trying to see Jesus.
10 WYC And the apostlis turneden ayen, and tolden to hym alle thingis that thei hadden don. And he took hem, and wente bisidis in to a desert place, that is Bethsada. BSB BSB: Then the apostles returned and reported to Jesus all that they had done. Taking them away privately, He withdrew to a town called Bethsaida.
11 WYC And whanne the puple knewen this, thei folewiden hym. And he resseyuede hem, and spak to hem of the kyngdom of God; and he heelide hem that hadden neede of cure. BSB BSB: But the crowds found out and followed Him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and He healed those who needed healing.
12 WYC And the dai bigan to bowe doun, and the twelue camen, and seiden to hym, Leeue the puple, that thei go, and turne in to castels and townes, that ben aboute, that thei fynde mete, for we ben here in a desert place. BSB BSB: As the day neared its end, the Twelve came to Jesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside for lodging and provisions. For we are in a desolate place here.”
13 WYC And he seide to hem, Yue ye to hem to ete. And thei seiden, Ther ben not to vs mo than fyue looues and twei fischis, but perauenture that we go, and bie meetis to al this puple. BSB BSB: But Jesus told them, “You give them something to eat.” “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish,” they answered, “unless we go and buy food for all these people.”
14 WYC And the men weren almost fyue thousynde. And he seide to hise disciplis, Make ye hem sitte to mete bi cumpanyes, a fifti to gidir. BSB BSB: (There were about five thousand men.) He told His disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.”
15 WYC And thei diden so, and thei maden alle men sitte to mete. BSB BSB: They did so, and everyone was seated.
16 WYC And whanne he hadde take the fyue looues and twei fischis, he biheeld in to heuene, and blesside hem, and brak, and delide to hise disciplis, that thei schulden sette forth bifor the cumpanyes. BSB BSB: Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, Jesus spoke a blessing and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples to set before the people.
17 WYC And alle men eeten, and weren fulfillid; and that that lefte to hem of brokun metis was takun vp, twelue cofyns. BSB BSB: They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
18 WYC And it was don, whanne he was aloone preiynge, hise disciplis weren with hym, and he axide hem, and seide, Whom seien the puple that Y am? BSB BSB: One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
19 WYC And thei answeriden, and seiden, Joon Baptist, othir seien Elie, and othir seien, o profete of the formere is risun. BSB BSB: They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
20 WYC And he seide to hem, But who seien ye that Y am? Symount Petir answeride, and seide, The Crist of God. BSB BSB: “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
21 WYC And he blamynge hem comaundide that thei schulden seie to no man, BSB BSB: Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone.
22 WYC and seide these thingis, For it bihoueth mannus sone to suffre many thingis, and to be repreued of the elder men, and of the princis of prestis, and of scribis, and to be slayn, and the thridde dai to rise ayen. BSB BSB: “The Son of Man must suffer many things,” He said. “He must be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and He must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”
23 WYC And he seide to alle, If ony wole come aftir me, denye he hym silf, and take he his cross euery dai, and sue he me. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
24 WYC For he that wole make his lijf saaf schal leese it; and he that leesith his lijf for me, schal make it saaf. BSB BSB: For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.
25 WYC And what profitith it to a man, if he wynne al the world, and leese hymsilf, and do peiryng of him silf. BSB BSB: What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet lose or forfeit his very self?
26 WYC For who so schameth me and my wordis, mannus sone schal schame hym, whanne he cometh in his maieste, and of the fadris, and of the hooli aungels. BSB BSB: If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
27 WYC And Y seie to you, verily ther ben summe stondynge here, whiche schulen not taste deeth, til thei seen the rewme of God. BSB BSB: But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
28 WYC And it was don aftir these wordis almest eiyte daies, and he took Petre and James and Joon, and he stiede in to an hil, to preye. BSB BSB: About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
29 WYC And while he preiede, the licnesse of his cheer was chaungid, and his clothing was whit schynynge. BSB BSB: And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
30 WYC And lo! two men spaken with hym, BSB BSB: Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.
31 WYC and Moises and Helie weren seen in maieste; and thei sayn his goyng out, which he schulde fulfille in Jerusalem. BSB BSB: They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
32 WYC And Petre, and thei that weren with hym, weren heuy of sleep, and thei wakynge saien his majeste, and the twey men that stoden with hym. BSB BSB: Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.
33 WYC And it was don, whanne thei departiden fro hym, Petir seide to Jhesu, Comaundour, it is good that we be here, and make we here thre tabernaclis, oon to thee, and oon to Moises, and oon to Elie. And he wiste not what he schulde seie. BSB BSB: As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
34 WYC But while he spak these thingis, a cloude was maad, and ouerschadewide hem; and thei dredden, whanne thei entriden in to the cloude. BSB BSB: While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.
35 WYC And a vois was maad out of the cloude, and seide, This is my derworth sone, here ye hym. BSB BSB: And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
36 WYC And while the vois was maad, Jhesu was foundun aloone. And thei weren stille, and to no man seiden in tho daies ouyt of tho thingis, that thei hadden seyn. BSB BSB: After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
37 WYC But it was doon in the dai suynge, whanne thei camen doun of the hil, myche puple mette hem. BSB BSB: The next day, when they came down from the mountain, Jesus was met by a large crowd.
38 WYC And lo! a man of the cumpany criede, and seide, Maister, Y biseche thee, biholde my sone, for Y haue no mo; and lo! BSB BSB: Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
39 WYC a spirit takith hym, and sudenli he crieth, and hurtlith doun, and to-drawith hym with fome, and vnneth he goith awei al to-drawynge hym. BSB BSB: A spirit keeps seizing him, and he screams abruptly. It throws him into convulsions so that he foams at the mouth. It keeps mauling him and rarely departs from him.
40 WYC And Y preiede thi disciplis, that thei schulden caste hym out, and thei myyten not. BSB BSB: I begged Your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable.”
41 WYC And Jhesus answerde and seide to hem, A! vnfeithful generacioun and weiward, hou long schal Y be at you, and suffre you? brynge hidur thi sone. BSB BSB: “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
42 WYC And whanne he cam nyy, the deuel hurtlide hym doun, and to-braidide hym. And Jhesus blamyde `the vnclene spirit, and heelide the child, and yeldide him to his fadir. BSB BSB: Even while the boy was approaching, the demon slammed him to the ground in a convulsion. But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his father.
43 WYC And alle men wondriden greetli in the gretnesse of God. And whanne alle men wondriden in alle thingis that he dide, he seide to hise disciplis, BSB BSB: And they were all astonished at the greatness of God. While everyone was marveling at all that Jesus was doing, He said to His disciples,
44 WYC Putte ye these wordis in youre hertis, for it is to come, that mannus sone be bitrayed in to the hondis of men. BSB BSB: “Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.”
45 WYC And thei knewen not this word, and it was hid bifor hem, that thei feeliden it not; and thei dredden to axe hym of this word. BSB BSB: But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
46 WYC But a thouyt entride in to hem, who of hem schulde be grettest. BSB BSB: Then an argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.
47 WYC And Jhesu, seynge the thouytis of the herte of hem, took a child, and settide hym bisidis hym; BSB BSB: But Jesus, knowing the thoughts of their hearts, had a little child stand beside Him.
48 WYC and seide to hem, Who euer resseyueth this child in my name, resseyueth me; and who euer resseyueth me, resseiueth him that sente me; for he that is leest among you alle, is the grettest. BSB BSB: And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
49 WYC And Joon answeride and seide, Comaundoure, we sayn a man castynge out feendis in thi name, and we han forbedun hym, for he sueth not thee with vs. BSB BSB: “Master,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him, because he does not accompany us.”
50 WYC And Jhesus seide to hym, Nyle ye forbede, for he that is not ayens vs, is for vs. BSB BSB: “Do not stop him,” Jesus replied, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”
52 WYC and sente messangeris bifor his siyt. And thei yeden, and entriden in to a citee of Samaritans, to make redi to hym. BSB BSB: He sent messengers on ahead, who went into a village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him.
53 WYC And thei resseyueden not hym, for the face `was of hym goynge in to Jerusalem. BSB BSB: But the people there refused to welcome Him, because He was heading for Jerusalem.
54 WYC And whanne James and Joon, hise disciplis, seyn, thei seiden, Lord, wolt thou that we seien, that fier come doun fro heuene, and waste hem? BSB BSB: When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do You want us to call down fire from heaven to consume them?” 55 WYC And he turnede, and blamyde hem, and seide, Ye witen not, whos spiritis ye ben; BSB BSB: But Jesus turned and rebuked them.
56 WYC for mannus sone cam not to leese mennus soulis, but to saue. And thei wenten in to another castel. BSB BSB: And He and His disciples went on to another village.
57 WYC And it was don, whanne thei walkeden in the weie, a man seide to hym, Y schal sue thee, whidur euer thou go. BSB BSB: As they were walking along the road, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow You wherever You go.”
58 WYC And Jhesus seide to hym, Foxis han dennes, and briddis of the eir han nestis, but mannus sone hath not where he reste his heed. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”
59 WYC And he seide to another, Sue thou me. And he seide, Lord, suffre me first to go, and birie my fadir. BSB BSB: Then He said to another man, “Follow Me.” The man replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
60 WYC And Jhesus seide to hym, Suffre that deede men birie hir deede men; but go thou, and telle the kyngdom of God. BSB BSB: But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”
61 WYC And another seide, Lord, Y schal sue thee, but first suffre me to leeue `alle thingis that ben at hoom. BSB BSB: Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
62 WYC And Jhesus seide to hym, No man that puttith his hoond to the plouy, and biholdynge bacward, is able to the rewme of God. BSB BSB: Then Jesus declared, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”