1 WYC In that tyme Jhesus wente bi cornes in the sabot day; and hise disciplis hungriden, and bigunnen to plucke the eris of corn, and to ete. BSB BSB: At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
2 WYC And Fariseis, seynge, seiden to hym, Lo! thi disciplis don that thing that is not leueful to hem to do in sabatis. BSB BSB: When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
4 WYC hou he entride in to the hous of God, and eet looues of proposicioun, whiche looues it was not leueful to hym to ete, nether to hem that weren with hym, but to prestis aloone? BSB BSB: He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.
5 WYC Or whether ye han not red in the lawe, that in sabotis prestis in the temple defoulen the sabotis, and thei ben with oute blame? BSB BSB: Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
6 WYC And Y seie to you, that here is a gretter than the temple. BSB BSB: But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.
7 WYC And if ye wisten, what it is, Y wole merci, and not sacrifice, ye schulden neuer haue condempned innocentis. BSB BSB: If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
8 WYC For mannus Sone is lord, yhe, of the sabat. BSB BSB: For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
9 WYC And whanne he passide fro thennus, he cam in to the synagoge of hem. BSB BSB: Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,
10 WYC And lo! a man that hadde a drye hoond. And thei axiden hym, and seiden, Whether it be leueful to hele in the sabot? that thei schulden acuse hym. BSB BSB: and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
11 WYC And he seide to hem, What man of you schal be, that hath o scheep, and if it falle in to a diche in the sabotis, whether he shal not holde, and lifte it vp? BSB BSB: He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?
12 WYC How myche more is a man better than a scheep? Therfor it is leueful to do good in the sabatis. BSB BSB: How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
13 WYC Thanne he seide to the man, Stretche forth thin hoond. And he strauyte forth; and it was restorid to heelthe as the tothir. BSB BSB: Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.
14 WYC And the Farisees wenten out, and maden a counsel ayens hym, hou thei schulden distrie hym. BSB BSB: But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
15 WYC And Jhesus knewe it, and wente awei fro thennus; and many sueden hym, and he helide hem alle. BSB BSB: Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,
16 WYC And he comaundide to hem, that thei schulden not make hym knowun; BSB BSB: warning them not to make Him known.
18 WYC my child, whom Y haue chosun, my derling, in whom it hath wel plesid to my soule; Y shal put my spirit on him, and he shal telle dom to hethen men. BSB BSB: “Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 WYC He shal not stryue, ne crye, nethir ony man shal here his voice in stretis. BSB BSB: He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.
20 WYC A brisid rehed he shal not breke, and he schal not quenche smokynge flax, til he caste out doom to victorie; BSB BSB: A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
21 WYC and hethene men schulen hope in his name. BSB BSB: In His name the nations will put their hope.”
22 WYC Thanne a man blynde and doumbe, that hadde a feend, was brouyt to hym; and he helide hym, so that he spak, and say. BSB BSB: Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.
23 WYC And al the puple wondride, and seide, Whether this be the sone of Dauid? BSB BSB: The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”
24 WYC But the Farisees herden, and seiden, He this casteth not out feendis, but in Belsabub, prince of feendis. BSB BSB: But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”
25 WYC And Jhesus, witynge her thouytis, seide to hem, Eche kingdom departid ayens it silf, schal be desolatid, and eche cite, or hous, departid ayens it self, schal not stonde. BSB BSB: Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
26 WYC And if Satanas castith out Satanas, he is departid ayens him silf; therfor hou schal his kingdom stonde? BSB BSB: If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?
27 WYC And if Y in Belsabub caste out deuelis, in `whom youre sones casten out? Therfor thei schulen be youre domes men. BSB BSB: And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.
28 WYC But if Y in the Spirit of God caste out feendis, thanne the kyngdom of God is comen in to you. BSB BSB: But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
29 WYC Ethir hou may ony man entre in to the hous of a stronge man, and take awey hise vesselis, but `he first bynde the stronge man, and thanne he schal spuyle his hous? BSB BSB: Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
30 WYC He that is not with me, is ayens me; and he that gaderith not togidere with me, scaterith abrood. BSB BSB: He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.
31 WYC Therfor I seie to you, al synne and blasfemye shal be foryouun to men, but `the spirit of blasfemye shal not be foryouun. BSB BSB: Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.
32 WYC And who euere seith a word ayens mannus sone, it shal be foryouun to him; but who that seieth a word ayens the Hooli Goost, it shal not be foryouun to hym, nether in this world, ne in `the tothir. BSB BSB: Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.
33 WYC Ethir make ye the tree good, and his fruyt good; ether make ye the tree yuel and his fruyt yuel; for a tree is knowun of the fruyt. BSB BSB: Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.
34 WYC Ye generacioun of eddris, hou moun ye speke goode thingis, whanne ye ben yuele? For the mouth spekith of plente of the herte. BSB BSB: You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
35 WYC A good man bryngith forth good thingis of good tresoure, and an yuel man bringith forth yuel thingis of yuel tresoure. BSB BSB: The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.
36 WYC And Y seie to you, that of euery idel word, that men speken, thei schulen yelde resoun therof in the dai of doom; BSB BSB: But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
37 WYC for of thi wordis thou schalt be iustified, and of thi wordis thou shalt be dampned. BSB BSB: For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
40 WYC For as Jonas was in the wombe of a whal thre daies and thre nyytis, so mannus sone shal be in the herte of the erthe thre daies and thre nyytis. BSB BSB: For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 WYC Men of Nynyue schulen rise in doom with this generacioun, and schulen condempne it; for thei diden penaunce in the prechyng of Jonas, and lo! here a gretter than Jonas. BSB BSB: The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
42 WYC The queene of the south shal rise in doom with this generacioun, and schal condempne it; for she cam fro the eendis of the erthe to here the wisdom of Salomon, and lo! here a gretter than Salomon. BSB BSB: The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
43 WYC Whanne an vnclene spirit goith out fro a man, he goith bi drie places, `and sekith rest, and fyndith not. BSB BSB: When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
44 WYC Thanne he seith, Y shal turne ayen in to myn hous, fro whannys Y wente out. And he cometh, and fyndith it voide, and clensid with besyms, and maad faire. BSB BSB: Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.
45 WYC Thanne he goith, and takith with him seuene othere spiritis worse than hym silf; and thei entren, and dwellen there. And the laste thingis of that man ben maad worse than the formere. So it shal be to this worste generacioun. BSB BSB: Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”
46 WYC Yit whil he spak to the puple, lo! his modir and his bretheren stoden withouteforth, sekynge to speke to hym. BSB BSB: While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.
47 WYC And a man seide to hym, Lo! thi modir and thi britheren stonden withouteforth, sekynge thee. BSB BSB: Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”
48 WYC He answeride to the man, that spak to hym, and seide, Who is my modir? and who ben my britheren? BSB BSB: But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”
49 WYC And he helde forth his hoond in to hise disciplis, and seide, Lo! my modir and my bretheren; BSB BSB: Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.
50 WYC for who euer doith the wille of my fadir that is in heuenes, he is my brothir, and sistir, and modir. BSB BSB: For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”