1 WYC In that our the disciplis camen to Jhesu, and seiden, Who, gessist thou, is gretter in the kyngdom of heuenes? BSB BSB: At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who then is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”
2 WYC And Jhesus clepide a litil child, and putte hym in the myddil of hem; BSB BSB: Jesus invited a little child to stand among them.
3 WYC and seide, Y seie treuthe to you, but ye be turned, and maad as litle children, ye schulen not entre in to the kyngdom of heuenes. BSB BSB: “Truly I tell you,” He said, “unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
4 WYC Therfor who euer mekith hym as this litil child, he is gretter in the kyngdom of heuenes. BSB BSB: Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5 WYC And he that resseyueth o siche litil child in my name, resseyueth me. BSB BSB: And whoever welcomes a little child like this in My name welcomes Me.
6 WYC But who so sclaundrith oon of these smale, that bileuen in me, it spedith to hym that a mylnstoon `of assis be hangid in his necke, and he be drenchid in the depnesse of the see. BSB BSB: But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
7 WYC Woo to the world, for sclaundris; for it is nede that sclaundris come; netheles wo to thilke man bi whom a sclaundre cometh. BSB BSB: Woe to the world for the causes of sin. These stumbling blocks must come, but woe to the man through whom they come!
8 WYC And if thin hoond or thi foot sclaundreth thee, kitte it of, and caste awei fro thee. It is betere to thee to entre to lijf feble, ethir crokid, than hauynge tweyne hoondis or twey feet to be sent in to euerlastynge fier. BSB BSB: If your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than to have two hands and two feet and be thrown into the eternal fire.
9 WYC And if thin iye sclaundre thee, pulle it out, and caste awei fro thee. It is betere to thee with oon iye to entre in to lijf, thanne hauynge tweyn iyen to be sent in to the fier of helle. BSB BSB: And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.
10 WYC Se ye, that ye dispise not oon of these litle. For Y seie to you, that the aungels of hem in heuenes seen euermore the face of my fadir that is in heuenes. BSB BSB: See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
11 WYC For mannus sone cam to saue that thing that perischide. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
12 WYC What semeth to you? If ther weren to sum man an hundrid scheep, and oon of hem hath errid, whethir he schal not leeue nynti and nyne in desert, and schal go to seche that that erride? BSB BSB: What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
13 WYC And if it falle that he fynde it, treuli Y seie to you, that he schal haue ioye theron more than on nynti and nyne that erriden not. BSB BSB: And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray.
14 WYC So it is not the wille bifor youre fadir that is in heuenes, that oon of these litle perische. BSB BSB: In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.
15 WYC But if thi brother synneth ayens thee, go thou, and repreue hym, bitwixe thee and hym aloone; if he herith thee, thou hast wonnun thi brother. BSB BSB: If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
16 WYC And if he herith thee not, take with thee oon or tweyne, that euery word stonde in the mouth of tweyne or thre witnessis. BSB BSB: But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’
17 WYC And if he herith not hem, seie thou to the chirche. But if he herith not the chirche, be he as an hethen and a pupplican to thee. BSB BSB: If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
18 WYC Y seie to you treuli, what euer thingis ye bynden on erthe, tho schulen be boundun also in heuene; and what euer thingis ye vnbynden on erthe, tho schulen be vnboundun also in heuene. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.
19 WYC Eftsoone Y seie to you, that if tweyne of you consenten on the erthe, of euery thing what euer thei axen, it schal be don to hem of my fadir that is in heuenes. BSB BSB: Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
20 WYC For where tweyne or thre ben gaderid in my name, there Y am in the myddil of hem. BSB BSB: For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”
21 WYC Thanne Petre cam to hym, and seide, Lord, how ofte schal my brother synne ayens me, and Y schal foryyue hym? BSB BSB: Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother who sins against me? Up to seven times?”
22 WYC Whether til seuen tymes? Jhesus seith to hym, Y seie not to thee, til seuene sithis; but til seuenti sithis seuene sithis. BSB BSB: Jesus answered, “I tell you, not just seven times, but seventy-seven times!
23 WYC Therfor the kyngdom of heuenes is licned to a kyng, that wolde rekyn with hise seruauntis. BSB BSB: Because of this, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24 WYC And whanne he bigan to rekene, oon that ouyte ten thousynde talentis, was brouyt to hym. BSB BSB: As he began the settlements, a debtor owing ten thousand talents was brought to him.
25 WYC And whanne he hadde not wherof to yelde, his lord comaundide hym to be seld, and his wijf, and children, and alle thingis that he hadde, and to be paied. BSB BSB: Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.
26 WYC But thilke seruaunt felde doun, and preiede hym, and seide, Haue pacience in me, and Y schal yelde to thee alle thingis. BSB BSB: Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’
27 WYC And the lord hadde merci on that seruaunt, and suffride hym to go, and foryaf to hym the dette. BSB BSB: His master had compassion on him, forgave his debt, and released him.
28 WYC But thilke seruaunt yede out, and foonde oon of his euen seruauntis, that ouyte hym an hundrid pens; and he helde hym, and stranglide hym, and seide, Yelde that that thou owest. BSB BSB: But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him, saying, ‘Pay back what you owe me!’
29 WYC And his euen seruaunt felle doun, and preyede hym, and seide, Haue pacience in me, and Y schal quyte alle thingis to thee. BSB BSB: So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
30 WYC But he wolde not; but wente out, and putte hym in to prisoun, til he paiede al the dette. BSB BSB: But he refused. Instead, he went and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay his debt.
31 WYC And hise euen seruauntis, seynge the thingis that weren don, soreweden greetli. And thei camen, and telden to her lord alle the thingis that weren don. BSB BSB: When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and recounted all of this to their master.
32 WYC Thanne his lord clepide hym, and seide to hym, Wickid seruaunt, Y foryaf to thee al the dette, for thou preiedist me. BSB BSB: Then the master summoned him and said, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.
33 WYC Therfor whether it bihouede not also thee to haue merci on thin euen seruaunt, as Y hadde merci on thee? BSB BSB: Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’
34 WYC And his lord was wroth, and took hym to turmentouris, til he paiede al the dette. BSB BSB: In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should repay all that he owed.
35 WYC So my fadir of heuene schal do to you, if ye foryyuen not euery man to his brother, of youre hertes. BSB BSB: That is how My heavenly Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”