1 WYC In tho daies eft, whanne myche puple was with Jhesu, and hadden not what thei schulden ete, whanne hise disciplis weren clepid togidir, BSB BSB: In those days the crowd once again became very large, and they had nothing to eat. Jesus called the disciples to Him and said,
2 WYC he seide to hem, I haue reuth on the puple, for lo! now the thridde dai thei abiden me, and han not what to ete; BSB BSB: “I have compassion for this crowd, because they have already been with Me three days and have nothing to eat.
3 WYC and if Y leeue hem fastynge in to her hous, thei schulen faile in the weie; for summe of hem camen fro fer. BSB BSB: If I send them home hungry, they will faint along the way. For some of them have come a great distance.”
4 WYC And hise disciplis answerden to hym, Wherof schal a man mowe fille hem with looues here in wildirnesse? BSB BSB: His disciples replied, “Where in this desolate place could anyone find enough bread to feed all these people?”
5 WYC And he axide hem, Hou many looues han ye? BSB BSB: “How many loaves do you have?” Jesus asked. “Seven,” they replied.
6 WYC Whiche seiden, Seuene. And he comaundide the puple to sitte doun on the erthe. And he took the seuene looues, and dide thankyngis, and brak, and yaf to hise disciplis, that thei schulden sette forth. And thei settiden forth to the puple. BSB BSB: And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
7 WYC And thei hadden a few smale fischis; and he blesside hem, and comaundide, that thei weren sette forth. BSB BSB: They also had a few small fish, and Jesus blessed them and ordered that these be set before them as well.
8 WYC And thei eten, and weren fulfillid; and thei token vp that that lefte of relifs, seuene lepis. BSB BSB: The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
9 WYC And thei that eeten, weren as foure thousynde of men; and he lefte hem. BSB BSB: And about four thousand men were present. And when Jesus had dismissed the crowd,
10 WYC And anoon he wente vp in to a boot, with hise disciplis, and cam in to the coostis of Dalmamytha. BSB BSB: He immediately got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.
11 WYC And the Farisees wenten out, and bigunnen to dispuyte with hym, and axiden a tokne of hym fro heuene, and temptiden hym. BSB BSB: Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
12 WYC And he sorewynge `with ynne in spirit, seide, What sekith this generacioun a tokne? Treuli Y seie to you, a tokene schal not be youun to this generacioun. BSB BSB: Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
13 WYC And he lefte hem, and wente vp eftsoone in to a boot, and wente ouer the see. BSB BSB: And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.
14 WYC And thei foryaten to take breed, and thei hadden not with hem but o loof in the boot. BSB BSB: Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.
15 WYC And he comaundide hem, and seide, Se ye, and `be war of the sowre dowy of Farisees, and of the sowrdowy of Eroude. BSB BSB: “Watch out!” He cautioned them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
16 WYC And thei thouyten, and seiden oon to anothir, For we han not looues. BSB BSB: So they began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread.
17 WYC And whanne this thing was knowun, Jhesus seide to hem, What thenken ye, for ye han not looues? Yit ye knowun not, ne vndurstonden; yit ye han youre herte blyndid. BSB BSB: Aware of their conversation, Jesus asked them, “Why are you debating about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Do you have such hard hearts?
18 WYC Ye hauynge iyen, seen not, and ye hauynge eeris, heren not; nethir ye han mynde, BSB BSB: ‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
19 WYC whanne Y brak fyue looues among fyue thousynde, and hou many cofynes ful of brokun meete `ye tokun vp? Thei seien to hym, Twelue. BSB BSB: When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Twelve,” they answered.
20 WYC Whanne also seuene looues among foure thousynde of men, hou many lepis of brokun mete tokun ye vp? BSB BSB: “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
21 WYC And thei seien to hym, Seuene. And he seide to hem, Hou vndurstonden ye not yit? BSB BSB: Then He asked them, “Do you still not understand?”
22 WYC And thei camen to Bethsaida, and thei bryngen to hym a blynde man, and thei preieden hym, that he schulde touche hym. BSB BSB: When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
23 WYC And whanne he hadde take the blynde mannus hoond, he ledde hym out of the street, and spete in to hise iyen, and sette hise hoondis on hym; and he axide hym, if he saye ony thing. BSB BSB: So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He asked.
24 WYC And he bihelde, and seide, Y se men as trees walkynge. BSB BSB: The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
25 WYC Aftirward eftsoones he sette hise hondis on hise iyen, and he bigan to see, and he was restorid, so that he saiy cleerli alle thingis. BSB BSB: Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see everything clearly.
26 WYC And he sente hym in to his hous, and seide, Go in to thin hous; and if thou goist in to the streete, seie to no man. BSB BSB: Jesus sent him home and said, “Do not go back into the village.”
28 WYC Whiche answeriden to hym, and seiden, Summen seien, Joon Baptist; other seien, Heli; and other seien, as oon of the prophetis. BSB BSB: They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
29 WYC Thanne he seith to hem, But whom seien ye that Y am? Petre answeride, and seide to hym, Thou art Crist. BSB BSB: “But what about you?” Jesus asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Christ.”
30 WYC And he chargide hem, that thei schulden not seie of hym to ony man. BSB BSB: And Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about Him.
31 WYC And he bigan to teche hem, that it bihoueth mannus sone to suffre many thingis, and to be repreued of the elder men, and of the hiyest prestis, and the scribis, and to be slayn, and aftir thre dayes, to rise ayen. BSB BSB: Then He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and that He must be killed and after three days rise again. 32 WYC And he spak pleynli the word. And Peter took hym, and bigan to blame hym, and seide, Lord, be thou merciful to thee, for this schal not be. BSB BSB: He spoke this message quite frankly, and Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.
33 WYC And he turnede, and saiy hise disciplis, and manasside Petir, and seide, Go after me, Satanas; for thou sauerist not tho thingis that ben of God, but tho thingis that ben of men. BSB BSB: But Jesus, turning and looking at His disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.”
34 WYC And whanne the puple was clepid togidere, with hise disciplis, he seide to hem, If ony man wole come after me, denye he hym silf, and take his cros, and sue he me. BSB BSB: Then Jesus called the crowd to Him along with His disciples, and He told them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
35 WYC For he that wole make saaf his lijf, schal leese it; and he that leesith his lijf for me, and for the gospel, schal make it saaf. BSB BSB: For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
36 WYC For what profitith it to a man, if he wynne al the world, and do peiryng to his soule? BSB BSB: What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?
37 WYC or what chaunging schal a man yyue for his soule? BSB BSB: Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 WYC But who that knoulechith me and my wordis in this generacioun avowtresse and synful, also mannus sone schal knouleche him, whanne he schal come in the glorie of his fadir, with his aungels. BSB BSB: If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”