1 WYC And Jhesus roos vp fro thennus, and cam in to the coostis of Judee ouer Jordan; and eftsoones the puple cam togidere to hym, and as he was wont, eftsoone he tauyte hem. BSB BSB: Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom.
2 WYC And the Farisees camen, and axiden hym, Whether it be leueful to a man to leeue his wijf? and thei temptiden hym. BSB BSB: Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
3 WYC And he answeride, and seide to hem, What comaundide Moises to you? BSB BSB: “What did Moses command you?” He replied.
4 WYC And thei seiden, Moises suffride to write a libel of forsaking, and to forsake. BSB BSB: They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.”
5 WYC `To whiche Jhesus answeride, and seide, For the hardnesse of youre herte Moises wroot to you this comaundement. BSB BSB: But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart.
6 WYC But fro the bigynnyng of creature God made hem male and female; BSB BSB: However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’
7 WYC and seide, For this thing a man schal leeue his fadir and modir, BSB BSB: ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
8 WYC and schal drawe to hys wijf, and thei schulen be tweyne in o flesch. And so now thei ben not tweyne, but o flesch. BSB BSB: and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9 WYC Therfor that thing that God ioynede togidere, no man departe. BSB BSB: Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”
10 WYC And eftsoone in the hous hise disciplis axiden hym of the same thing. BSB BSB: When they were back inside the house, the disciples asked Jesus about this matter.
11 WYC And he seide to hem, Who euer leeuith his wijf, and weddith another, he doith auowtri on hir. BSB BSB: So He told them, “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
12 WYC And if the wijf leeue hir housebonde, and be weddid to another man, sche doith letcherie. BSB BSB: And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery.”
13 WYC And thei brouyten to hym litle children, that he schulde touche hem; and the disciplis threteneden the men, that brouyten hem. BSB BSB: Now people were bringing the little children to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them, and the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
14 WYC And whanne Jhesus hadde seyn hem, he baar heuy, and seide to hem, Suffre ye litle children to come to me, and forbede ye hem not, for of suche is the kyngdom of God. BSB BSB: But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
15 WYC Treuli Y seie to you, who euer resseyueth not the kyngdom of God as a litil child, he schal not entre in to it. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, anyone who does not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”
16 WYC And he biclippide hem, and leide hise hondis on hem, and blisside hem. BSB BSB: And He took the children in His arms, placed His hands on them, and blessed them.
17 WYC And whanne Jhesus was gon out in the weie, a man ranne bifore, and knelide bifor hym, and preiede hym, and seide, Good maister, what schal Y do, that Y resseyue euerlastynge lijf? BSB BSB: As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. “Good Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
18 WYC And Jhesus seide to hym, What seist thou, that Y am good? Ther is no man good, but God hym silf. BSB BSB: “Why do you call Me good?” Jesus replied. “No one is good except God alone.
19 WYC Thou knowist the comaundementis, do thou noon auowtrie, `sle not, stele not, seie not fals witnessyng, do no fraude, worschipe thi fadir and thi modir. BSB BSB: You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat others, honor your father and mother.’”
20 WYC And he answeride, and seide to hym, Maister, Y haue kept alle these thingis fro my yongthe. BSB BSB: “Teacher,” he replied, “all these I have kept from my youth.”
21 WYC And Jhesus bihelde hym, and louede hym, and seide to hym, O thing faileth to thee; go thou, and sille alle thingis that thou hast, and yyue to pore men, and thou schalt haue tresoure in heuene; and come, sue thou me. BSB BSB: Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
22 WYC And he was ful sori in the word, and wente awei mornyng, for he hadde many possessiouns. BSB BSB: But the man was saddened by these words and went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
23 WYC And Jhesus bihelde aboute, and seide to hise disciplis, Hou hard thei that han ritchessis schulen entre in to the kyngdom of God. BSB BSB: Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”
24 WYC And the disciplis weren astonyed in hise wordis. And Jhesus eftsoone answeride, and seide `to hem, Ye litle children, hou hard it is for men that tristen in ritchessis to entre in to the kyngdom of God. BSB BSB: And the disciples were amazed at His words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!
25 WYC It is liyter a camele to passe thorou a nedlis iye, than a riche man to entre in to the kyngdom of God. BSB BSB: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
26 WYC And thei wondriden more, and seiden among hem silf, And who may be sauyd? BSB BSB: They were even more astonished and said to one another, “Who then can be saved?”
27 WYC And Jhesus bihelde hem, and seide, Anentis men it is impossible, but not anentis God; for alle thingis ben possible anentis God. BSB BSB: Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
28 WYC And Petir bigan to seie to hym, Lo! we han left alle thingis, and han sued thee. BSB BSB: Peter began to say to Him, “Look, we have left everything and followed You.”
29 WYC Jhesus answeride, and seide, Treuli Y seie to you, ther is no man that leeueth hous, or britheren, or sistris, or fadir, or modir, or children, or feeldis for me and for the gospel, BSB BSB: “Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel
30 WYC which schal not take an hundrid fold so myche now in this tyme, housis, and britheren, and sistris, and modris, and children, and feeldis, with persecuciouns, and in the world to comynge euerlastynge lijf. BSB BSB: will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions—and in the age to come, eternal life.
31 WYC But many schulen be, the firste the last, and the last the firste. BSB BSB: But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
32 WYC And thei weren in the weie goynge vp to Jerusalem; and Jhesus wente bifor hem, and thei wondriden, and foleweden, and dredden. And eftsoone Jhesus took the twelue, and bigan to seie to hem, what thingis weren to come to hym. BSB BSB: As they were going up the road to Jerusalem, Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. Again Jesus took the Twelve aside and began to tell them what was going to happen to Him:
33 WYC For lo! we stien to Jerusalem, and mannus sone schal be bitraied to the princis of prestis, and to scribis, and to the eldre men; and thei schulen dampne hym bi deth, and thei schulen take hym to hethene men. And thei schulen scorne hym, BSB BSB: “Look, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes. They will condemn Him to death and will deliver Him over to the Gentiles,
34 WYC and bispete hym, and bete him; and thei schulen sle hym, and in the thridde dai he schal rise ayen. BSB BSB: who will mock Him and spit on Him and flog Him and kill Him. And after three days He will rise again.”
35 WYC And James and Joon, Zebedees sones, camen to hym, and seiden, Maister, we wolen, that what euer we axen, thou do to vs. BSB BSB: Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Jesus and declared, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.”
36 WYC And he seide to hem, What wolen ye that Y do to you? BSB BSB: “What do you want Me to do for you?” He inquired.
37 WYC And thei seiden, Graunte to vs, that we sitten `the toon at thi riythalf, and the tother at thi left half, in thi glorie. BSB BSB: They answered, “Grant that one of us may sit at Your right hand and the other at Your left in Your glory.”
38 WYC And Jhesus seide to hem, Ye witen not what ye axen; moun ye drynke the cuppe, which Y schal drynke, or be waischun with the baptym, in which Y am baptisid? BSB BSB: “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
39 WYC And thei seiden to hym, We moun. And Jhesus seide to hem, Ye schulen drynke the cuppe that Y drynke, and ye schulen be waschun with the baptym, in which Y am baptisid; BSB BSB: “We can,” the brothers answered. “You will drink the cup that I drink,” Jesus said, “and you will be baptized with the baptism that I undergo.
40 WYC but to sitte at my riythalf or lefthalf is not myn to yyue to you, but to whiche it is maad redi. BSB BSB: But to sit at My right or left is not Mine to grant. These seats belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”
41 WYC And the ten herden, and bigunnen to haue indignacioun of James and Joon. BSB BSB: When the ten heard about this, they became indignant with James and John.
42 WYC But Jhesus clepide hem, and seide to hem, Ye witen, that thei that semen to haue prynshode of folkis, ben lordis of hem, and the princes of hem han power of hem. BSB BSB: So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
43 WYC But it is not so among you, but who euer wole be maad gretter, schal be youre mynyster; BSB BSB: But it shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,
44 WYC and who euer wole be the firste among you, schal be seruaunt of alle. BSB BSB: and whoever wants to be first must be the slave of all.
46 WYC And thei camen to Jerico; and whanne he yede forth fro Jerico, and hise disciplis, and a ful myche puple, Barthymeus, a blynde man, the sone of Thimei, sat bisidis the weie, and beggide. BSB BSB: Next, they came to Jericho. And as Jesus and His disciples were leaving Jericho with a large crowd, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, was sitting beside the road.
47 WYC And whanne he herde, that it is Jhesus of Nazareth, he bigan to crie, and seie, Jhesu, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on me. BSB BSB: When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
48 WYC And manye thretneden hym, that he schulde be stille; and he criede myche the more, Jhesu, the sone of Dauid, haue merci on me. BSB BSB: Many people admonished him to be silent, but he cried out all the louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”
49 WYC And Jhesus stood, and comaundide hym to be clepid; and thei clepen the blynde man, and seien to hym, Be thou of betere herte, rise vp, he clepith thee. BSB BSB: Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man. “Take courage!” they said. “Get up! He is calling for you.”
50 WYC And he castide awei his cloth, and skippide, and cam to hym. BSB BSB: Throwing off his cloak, Bartimaeus jumped up and came to Jesus.
51 WYC And Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, What wolt thou, that Y schal do to thee? The blynde man seide to hym, Maister, that Y se. BSB BSB: “What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked. “Rabboni,” said the blind man, “let me see again.”
52 WYC Jhesus seide to hym, Go thou, thi feith hath maad thee saaf. And anoon he saye, and suede hym in the weie. BSB BSB: “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” And immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road.