1 WYC And Jhesus answeride, and spak eftsoone in parablis to hem, BSB BSB: Once again, Jesus spoke to them in parables:
2 WYC and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk to a kyng that made weddyngis to his sone. BSB BSB: “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
3 WYC And he sente hise seruauntis for to clepe men that weren bode to the weddyngis, and thei wolden not come. BSB BSB: He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come.
4 WYC Eftsoone he sente othere seruauntis, and seide, Seie ye to the men that ben bode to the feeste, Lo! Y haue maad redi my meete, my bolis and my volatilis ben slayn, and alle thingis ben redy; come ye to the weddyngis. BSB BSB: Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
5 WYC But thei dispisiden, and wenten forth, oon in to his toun, anothir to his marchaundise. But othere helden his seruauntis, and turmentiden hem, and slowen. BSB BSB: But they paid no attention and went away, one to his field, another to his business.
7 WYC But the kyng, whanne he hadde herd, was wroth; and he sente hise oostis, and he distruyede tho manquelleris, and brente her citee. BSB BSB: The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
8 WYC Thanne he seide to hise seruauntis, The weddyngis ben redi, but thei that weren clepid to the feeste, weren not worthi. BSB BSB: Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.
9 WYC Therfor go ye to the endis of weies, and whom euere ye fynden, clepe ye to the weddyngis. BSB BSB: Go therefore to the crossroads and invite to the banquet as many as you can find.’
10 WYC And hise seruauntis yeden out in to weies, and gadriden togider alle that thei founden, good and yuele; and the bridale was fulfillid with men sittynge at the mete. BSB BSB: So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 WYC And the kyng entride, to se men sittynge at the mete; and he siye there a man not clothid with bride cloth. BSB BSB: But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes.
12 WYC And he seide to hym, Freend, hou entridist thou hidir with out bride clothis? And he was doumbe. BSB BSB: ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.
13 WYC Thanne the kyng bad hise mynystris, Bynde hym bothe hondis and feet, and sende ye him in to vtmer derknessis; there schal be wepyng and grentyng of teeth. BSB BSB: Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 WYC For many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun. BSB BSB: For many are called, but few are chosen.”
15 WYC Thanne Farisees yeden awei, and token a counsel to take Jhesu in word. BSB BSB: Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
16 WYC And thei senden to hym her disciplis, with Erodians, and seien, Maister, we witen, that thou art sothefast, and thou techist in treuthe the weie of God, and thou chargist not of ony man, for thou biholdist not the persoone of men. BSB BSB: They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
17 WYC Therfor seie to vs, what it seemeth to thee. Is it leueful that tribute be youun to the emperoure, ether nay? BSB BSB: So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
18 WYC And whanne Jhesus hadde knowe the wickidnesse of hem, he seide, Ypocritis, what tempten ye me? BSB BSB: But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
19 WYC Schewe ye to me the prynte of the money. And thei brouyten to hym a peny. BSB BSB: Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
20 WYC And Jhesus seide to hem, Whos is this ymage, and the writyng aboue? BSB BSB: “Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
21 WYC Thei seien to hym, The emperouris. Thanne he seide to hem, Therfor yelde ye to the emperoure tho thingis that ben the emperouris, and to God tho thingis that ben of God. BSB BSB: “Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
22 WYC And thei herden, and wondriden; and thei leften hym, and wenten awey. BSB BSB: And when they heard this, they were amazed. So they left Him and went away.
24 WYC and seiden, Mayster, Moises seide, if ony man is deed, not hauynge a sone, that his brother wedde his wijf, and reise seed to his brothir. BSB BSB: “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.
25 WYC And seuen britheren weren at vs; and the firste weddide a wijf, and is deed. And he hadde no seed, and lefte his wijf to his brother; BSB BSB: Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his wife to his brother.
26 WYC also the secounde, and the thridde, til to the seuenthe. BSB BSB: The same thing happened to the second and third brothers, down to the seventh.
27 WYC But the laste of alle, the woman is deed. BSB BSB: And last of all, the woman died.
28 WYC Also in the risyng ayen to lijf, whos wijf of the seuene schal sche be? for alle hadden hir. BSB BSB: In the resurrection, then, whose wife will she be of the seven? For all of them were married to her.”
29 WYC Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Ye erren, `and ye knowen not scripturis, ne the vertu of God. BSB BSB: Jesus answered, “You are mistaken because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.
30 WYC For in the rysyng ayen to lijf, nether thei schulen wedde, nethir schulen be weddid; but thei ben as the aungels of God in heuene. BSB BSB: In the resurrection, people will neither marry nor be given in marriage. Instead, they will be like the angels in heaven.
31 WYC And of the risyng ayen of deed men, `han ye not red, that is seid of the Lord, that seith to you, BSB BSB: But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what God said to you:
33 WYC And the puple herynge, wondriden in his techynge. BSB BSB: When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at His teaching.
34 WYC And Fariseis herden that he hadde put silence to Saduceis, and camen togidere. BSB BSB: And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
35 WYC And oon of hem, a techere of the lawe, axide Jhesu, and temptide him, BSB BSB: One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
36 WYC Maistir, which is a greet maundement in the lawe? BSB BSB: “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?”
37 WYC Jhesus seide to him, Thou schalt loue thi Lord God, of al thin herte, and in al thi soule, and in al thi mynde. BSB BSB: Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
38 WYC This is the firste and the moste maundement. BSB BSB: This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 WYC And the secounde is lijk to this; Thou schalt loue thi neiyebore as thi silf. BSB BSB: And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
40 WYC In these twey maundementis hangith al the lawe and the profetis. BSB BSB: All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
41 WYC And whanne the Farisees weren gederid togidere, Jhesus axide hem, BSB BSB: While the Pharisees were assembled, Jesus questioned them:
42 WYC and seide, What semeth to you of Crist, whos sone is he? Thei seien to hym, Of Dauid. BSB BSB: “What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
43 WYC He seith to hem, Hou thanne Dauid in spirit clepith hym Lord, BSB BSB: Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
44 WYC and seith, The Lord seide to my Lord, Sitte on my riythalf, til Y putte thin enemyes a stool of thi feet? BSB BSB: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
45 WYC Thanne if Dauid clepith hym Lord, hou is he his sone? BSB BSB: So if David calls Him ‘Lord,’ how can He be David’s son?”
46 WYC And no man miyte answere a word to hym, nethir ony man was hardi fro that day, to axe hym more. BSB BSB: No one was able to answer a word, and from that day on no one dared to question Him any further.