1 WYC In that dai Jhesus yede out of the hous, and sat bisidis the see. BSB BSB: That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea.
2 WYC And myche puple was gaderid to hym, so that he wente up in to a boot, and sat; and al the puple stood on the brenke. BSB BSB: Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat down, while all the people stood on the shore.
3 WYC And he spac to hem many thingis in parablis, and seide, Lo! he that sowith, yede out to sowe his seed. BSB BSB: And He told them many things in parables, saying, “A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4 WYC And while he sowith, summe seedis felden bisidis the weie, and briddis of the eir camen, and eeten hem. BSB BSB: And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 WYC But othere seedis felden in to stony places, where thei hadden not myche erthe; and anoon thei sprongen vp, for thei hadden not depnesse of erthe. BSB BSB: Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.
6 WYC But whanne the sonne was risun, thei swaliden, and for thei hadden not roote, thei drieden vp. BSB BSB: But when the sun rose, the seedlings were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
7 WYC And other seedis felden among thornes; and thornes woxen vp, and strangeleden hem. BSB BSB: Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.
8 WYC But othere seedis felden in to good lond, and yauen fruyt; summe an hundrid foold, an othir sixti foold, an othir thritti foold. BSB BSB: Still other seed fell on good soil and produced a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.
9 WYC He that hath eris of heryng, here he. BSB BSB: He who has ears, let him hear.”
10 WYC And the disciplis camen nyy, and seiden to him, Whi spekist thou in parablis to hem? BSB BSB: Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Why do You speak to the people in parables?”
11 WYC And he answeride, and seide to hem, `For to you it is youun to knowe the priuytees of the kyngdom of heuenes; but it is not youun to hem. BSB BSB: He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
12 WYC For it shal be youun to hym that hath, and he shal haue plente; but if a man hath not, also that thing that he hath shal be takun awei fro hym. BSB BSB: Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.
13 WYC Therfor Y speke to hem in parablis, for thei seynge seen not, and thei herynge heren not, nether vndurstonden; BSB BSB: This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
14 WYC that the prophesie of Ysaie `seiynge be fulfillid `in hem, With heryng ye schulen here, and ye shulen not vndurstonde; and ye seynge schulen se, and ye shulen not se; BSB BSB: In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
15 WYC for the herte of this puple is greetli fattid, and thei herden heuyli with eeris, and thei han closed her iyen, lest sumtime thei seen with iyen, and with eeris heeren, and vndirstonden in herte, and thei be conuertid, and Y heele hem. BSB BSB: For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’
16 WYC But youre iyen that seen ben blesside, and youre eeris that heren. BSB BSB: But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
17 WYC Forsothe Y seie to you, that manye profetis and iust men coueitiden to se tho thingis that ye seen, and thei sayn not, and to heere tho thingis that ye heren, and thei herden not. BSB BSB: For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
18 WYC Therfor here ye the parable of the sowere. BSB BSB: Consider, then, the parable of the sower:
19 WYC Ech that herith the word of the rewme, and vndirstondith not, the yuel spirit cometh, and rauyschith that that is sowun in his herte; this it is, that is sowun bisidis the weie. BSB BSB: When anyone hears the message of the kingdom but does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
20 WYC But this that is sowun on the stony loond, this it is, that herith the word of God, and anoon with ioye takith it. BSB BSB: The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
21 WYC And he hath not roote in hym silf, but is temporal. For whanne tribulacioun and persecucioun is maad for the word, anoon he is sclaundrid. BSB BSB: But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
22 WYC But he that is sowun in thornes, is this that heerith the word, and the bisynesse of this world, and the fallace of ritchessis strangulith the word, and it is maad with outen fruyt. BSB BSB: The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.
23 WYC But he that is sowun in to good loond, is this that herith the word, and vnderstondeth, and bryngith forth fruyt. And summe makith an hundrid fold, treuli anothir sixti fold, and another thritti fold. BSB BSB: But the seed sown on good soil is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and produces a crop—a hundredfold, sixtyfold, or thirtyfold.”
25 WYC And whanne men slepten, his enemy cam, and sewe aboue taris in the myddil of whete, and wente awei. BSB BSB: But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
26 WYC But whanne the erbe was growed, and made fruyt, thanne the taris apperiden. BSB BSB: When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
27 WYC And the seruauntis of the hosebonde man camen, and seiden to hym, Lord, whether hast thou not sowun good seed in thi feeld? where of thanne hath it taris? BSB BSB: The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
28 WYC And he seide to hem, An enemy hath do this thing. And the seruauntis seiden to him, `Wolt thou that we goon, and gaderen hem? BSB BSB: ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied. So the servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
29 WYC And he seide, Nay, lest perauenture ye in gaderynge taris drawen vp with hem the whete bi the roote. BSB BSB: ‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
30 WYC Suffre ye hem bothe to wexe in to repyng tyme; and in the tyme of ripe corne Y shal seie to the reperis, First gadere ye to gidere the taris, and bynde hem to gidere in knytchis to be brent, but gadere ye whete in to my berne. BSB BSB: Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
31 WYC Another parable Jhesus puttide forth to hem, and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a corn of seneuey, which a man took, and sewe in his feeld. BSB BSB: He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
32 WYC Which is the leeste of alle seedis, but whanne it hath woxen, it is the moste of alle wortis, and is maad a tre; so that briddis of the eir comen, and dwellen in the bowis therof. BSB BSB: Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
33 WYC Another parable Jhesus spac to hem, The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to sour douy, which a womman took, and hidde in thre mesuris of mele, til it were alle sowrid. BSB BSB: He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
34 WYC Jhesus spac alle thes thingis in parablis to the puple, and he spac not to hem with out parablis, that it schulde be fulfillid, BSB BSB: Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
35 WYC that is seid bi the prophete, seiynge, Y shal opene my mouth in parablis; Y shal telle out hid thingis fro the makyng of the world. BSB BSB: So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden since the foundation of the world.”
36 WYC Thanne he lefte the puple, and cam in to an hous; and hise disciplis camen to him, and seiden, Expowne to vs the parable of taris of the feeld. BSB BSB: Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
37 WYC Which answeride, and seide, He that sowith good seed is mannus sone; BSB BSB: He replied, “The One who sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
38 WYC the feeld is the world; but the good seed, these ben sones of the kyngdom, but taris, these ben yuele children; BSB BSB: The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
39 WYC the enemye that sowith hem is the feend; and the ripe corn is the endyng of the world, the reperis ben aungels. BSB BSB: and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
40 WYC Therfor as taris ben gaderid togidere, and ben brent in fier, so it shal be in the endyng of the world. BSB BSB: As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
41 WYC Mannus sone shal sende hise aungels, and thei schulen gadere fro his rewme alle sclaundris, and hem that doon wickidnesse; BSB BSB: The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness.
42 WYC and thei schulen sende hem in to the chymney of fier, there shal be weping and betyng to gidere of teeth. BSB BSB: And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
43 WYC Thanne iuste men schulen schyne as the sunne, in the rewme of her fadir. He that hath eeris of heryng, here he. BSB BSB: Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
44 WYC The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to tresour hid in a feld, which a man that fyndith, hidith; and for ioye of it he goith, and sillith alle thingis that he hath, and bieth thilk feeld. BSB BSB: The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and in his joy he went and sold all he had and bought that field.
45 WYC Eftsoone the kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a marchaunt, that sechith good margaritis; BSB BSB: Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls.
46 WYC but whanne he hath foundun o precious margarite, he wente, and selde alle thingis that he hadde, and bouyte it. BSB BSB: When he found one very precious pearl, he went away and sold all he had and bought it.
47 WYC Eft the kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a nette cast into the see, and that gaderith to gidere of al kynde of fisschis; BSB BSB: Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was cast into the sea and caught all kinds of fish.
48 WYC which whanne it was ful, thei drowen vp, and seten bi the brenke, and chesen the goode in to her vessels, but the yuel thei kesten out. BSB BSB: When it was full, the men pulled it ashore. Then they sat down and sorted the good fish into containers, but threw the bad away.
49 WYC So it schal be in the endyng of the world. Aungels schulen go out, and schulen departe yuel men fro the myddil of iuste men. BSB BSB: So will it be at the end of the age: The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
50 WYC And thei shulen sende hem in to the chymnei of fier; ther shal be weping and gryntyng of teeth. BSB BSB: and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
51 WYC Han ye vndirstonde alle these thingis? Thei seien to hym, Yhe. BSB BSB: Have you understood all these things?” “Yes,” they answered.
52 WYC He seith to hem, Therfor euery wise man of lawe in the kyngdom of heuenes, is lijk to an hosebonde man, that bryngith forth of his tresoure newe thingis and elde. BSB BSB: Then He told them, “For this reason, every scribe who has been discipled in the kingdom of heaven is like a homeowner who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”
53 WYC And it was doon, whanne Jhesus hadde endid these parablis, he passide fro thennus. BSB BSB: When Jesus had finished these parables, He withdrew from that place.
54 WYC And he cam in to his cuntrei, and tauyte hem in her synagogis, so that thei wondriden, and seiden, Fro whennus this wisdam and vertues camen to this? BSB BSB: Coming to His hometown, He taught the people in their synagogue, and they were astonished. “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?” they asked.
56 WYC whether thei alle ben not among us? Fro whennus thanne `alle thes thingis camen to this? BSB BSB: Aren’t all His sisters with us as well? Where then did this man get all these things?”
57 WYC And so thei weren sclaundrid in hym. But Jhesus seide to hem, A profete is not with oute worschip, but in his owen cuntre, and in his owen hous. BSB BSB: And they took offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own household is a prophet without honor.”
58 WYC And he dide not there manye vertues, for the vnbileue of hem. BSB BSB: And He did not do many miracles there, because of their unbelief.