1 WYC And whanne his twelue disciplis weren clepid togidere, he yaf to hem powere of vnclene spiritis, to caste hem out of men, and to heele eueri langour, and sijknesse. BSB BSB: And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness.
2 WYC And these ben the names of the twelue apostlis; the firste, Symount, that is clepid Petre, and Andrew, his brothir; James of Zebede, and Joon, his brothir; Filip, and Bartholomeu; BSB BSB: These are the names of the twelve apostles: first Simon, called Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John;
3 WYC Thomas, and Matheu, pupplican; and James Alfey, and Tadee; BSB BSB: Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus;
4 WYC Symount Chananee, and Judas Scarioth, that bitrayede Crist. BSB BSB: Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus.
6 WYC but rather go ye to the scheep of the hous of Israel, that han perischid. BSB BSB: Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel.
7 WYC And go ye, and preche ye, and seie, that the kyngdam of heuenes shal neiye; BSB BSB: As you go, preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
8 WYC heele ye sike men, reise ye deede men, clense ye mesels, caste ye out deuelis; freeli ye han takun, freli yyue ye. BSB BSB: Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.
9 WYC Nyle ye welde gold, nether siluer, ne money in youre girdlis, not a scrippe in the weie, BSB BSB: Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
10 WYC nether twei cootis, nethir shoon, nether a yerde; for a werkman is worthi his mete. BSB BSB: Take no bag for the road, or second tunic, or sandals, or staff; for the worker is worthy of his provisions.
11 WYC In to what euere citee or castel ye schulen entre, axe ye who therynne is worthi, and there dwelle ye, til ye go out. BSB BSB: Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
12 WYC And whanne ye goon in to an hous, `grete ye it, and seyn, Pees to this hous. BSB BSB: As you enter the home, greet its occupants.
13 WYC And if thilk hous be worthi, youre pees schal come on it; but if that hous be not worthi, youre pees schal turne ayen to you. BSB BSB: If the home is worthy, let your peace rest on it, but if it is not, let your peace return to you.
14 WYC And who euere resseyueth not you, nethir herith youre wordis, go ye fro that hous or citee, and sprenge of the dust of youre feet. BSB BSB: And if anyone will not welcome you or heed your words, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that home or town.
15 WYC Treuly Y seie to you, it shal be more suffrable to the loond of men of Sodom and of Gommor in the dai of iugement, than to thilke citee. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, it will be more bearable for Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.
16 WYC Lo! Y sende you as scheep in the myddil of wolues; therfor be ye sliy as serpentis, and symple as dowues. BSB BSB: Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.
17 WYC But be ye war of men, for thei schulen take you in counseilis, and thei schulen bete you in her synagogis; BSB BSB: But beware of men, for they will hand you over to their councils and flog you in their synagogues.
18 WYC and to meyris, or presidentis, and to kyngis, ye schulen be lad for me, in witnessyng to hem, and to the hethen men. BSB BSB: On My account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and to the Gentiles.
19 WYC But whanne thei take you, nyle ye thenke, hou or what thing ye schulen speke, for it shal be youun `to you in that our, what ye schulen speke; BSB BSB: But when they hand you over, do not worry about how to respond or what to say. In that hour you will be given what to say.
20 WYC for it ben not ye that speken, but the spirit of youre fadir, that spekith in you. BSB BSB: For it will not be you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
21 WYC `And the brother shal take the brother in to deeth, and the fader the sone, and sones schulen rise ayens fadir and modir, and schulen turmente hem bi deeth. BSB BSB: Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.
22 WYC And ye schulen be in hate to alle men for my name; but he that shall dwelle stille in to the ende, shal be saaf. BSB BSB: You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
23 WYC And whanne thei pursuen you in this citee, fle ye in to anothir. Treuli Y seie to you, ye schulen not ende the citees of Israel, to for that mannus sone come. BSB BSB: When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24 WYC The disciple is not aboue the maistir, ne the seruaunt aboue hys lord; BSB BSB: A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
25 WYC it is ynowy to the disciple, that he be as his maistir, and to the seruaunt as his lord. If thei han clepid the hosebonde man Belsabub, hou myche more his houshold meyne? BSB BSB: It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
26 WYC Therfor drede ye not hem; for no thing is hid, that schal not be shewid; and no thing is priuey, that schal not be wist. BSB BSB: So do not be afraid of them. For there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.
27 WYC That thing that Y seie to you in derknessis, seie ye in the liyt; and preche ye on housis, that thing that ye heeren in the ere. BSB BSB: What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops.
30 WYC `And alle the heeris of youre heed ben noumbrid. Therfor nyle ye drede; ye ben betere than many sparewis. BSB BSB: And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 WYC Therfor euery man that schal knouleche me bifore men, Y schal knouleche hym bifor my fadir that is in heuenes. BSB BSB: So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
33 WYC But he that shal denye me bifor men, and I shal denye him bifor my fadir that is in heuenes. BSB BSB: But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven.
35 WYC For Y cam to departe a man ayens his fadir, and the douytir ayens hir modir, and the sones wijf ayens the housbondis modir; BSB BSB: For I have come to turn ‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 WYC and the enemyes of a man ben `thei, that ben homeli with him. BSB BSB: A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
39 WYC He that fyndith his lijf, shal lose it; and he that lesith his lijf for me, shal fynde it. BSB BSB: Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
40 WYC He that resseyueth you, resseyueth me; and he that resseyueth me, resseyueth hym that sente me. BSB BSB: He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
41 WYC He that resseyueth a prophete in the name of a prophete, shal take the mede of a prophete. And he that resseyueth a iust man in the name of a iust man, schal take the mede of a iust man. BSB BSB: Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
42 WYC And who euer yyueth drynke to oon of these leeste a cuppe of coolde watir oonli in the name of a disciple, treuli Y seie to you, he shal not leese his mede. BSB BSB: And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones because he is My disciple, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.”