1 WYC Thanne Jhesus spac to the puple, and to hise disciplis, BSB BSB: Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:
2 WYC and seide, On the chayere of Moises, scribis and Farisees han sete. BSB BSB: “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
3 WYC Therfor kepe ye, and do ye alle thingis, what euer thingis thei seien to you. But nyle ye do aftir her werkis; for thei seien, and don not. BSB BSB: So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.
4 WYC And thei bynden greuouse chargis, and that moun not be borun, and putten on schuldris of men; but with her fyngur thei wolen not moue hem. BSB BSB: They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.
5 WYC Therfor thei don alle her werkis `that thei be seen of men; for thei drawen abrood her filateries, and magnifien hemmes. BSB BSB: All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.
6 WYC And thei louen the first sittyng placis in soperis, and the first chaieris in synagogis; BSB BSB: They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 WYC and salutaciouns in chepyng, and to be clepid of men maystir. BSB BSB: the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.
8 WYC But nyle ye be clepid maister; for oon is youre maystir, and alle ye ben britheren. BSB BSB: But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
9 WYC And nyle ye clepe to you a fadir on erthe, for oon is your fadir, that is in heuenes. BSB BSB: And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.
10 WYC Nether be ye clepid maistris, for oon is youre maister, Crist. BSB BSB: Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
11 WYC He that is grettest among you, schal be youre mynystre. BSB BSB: The greatest among you shall be your servant.
12 WYC For he that hieth himself, schal be mekid; and he that mekith hym silf, schal be enhaunsid. BSB BSB: For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
13 WYC But wo to you, scribis and Farisees, ipocritis, that closen the kyngdom of heuenes bifore men; and ye entren not, nether suffren men entrynge to entre. BSB BSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.
14 WYC Wo to you, scribis and Farisees, ipocritis, that eten the housis of widowis, and preien bi longe preier; for this thing ye schulen take more doom. BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
15 WYC Wo to you, scribis and Farisees, ypocritis, that goon aboute the see and the loond, to make o prosilite; and whanne he is maad, ye maken hym a sone of helle, double more than ye ben. BSB BSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.
16 WYC Wo to you, blynde lederis, that seien, Who euer swerith bi the temple of God, it is `no thing; but he that swerith in the gold of the temple, is dettoure. BSB BSB: Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’
17 WYC Ye foolis and blynde, for what is grettere, the gold, or the temple that halewith the gold? BSB BSB: You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
18 WYC And who euer swerith in the auter, it is no thing; but he that swerith in the yifte that is on the auter, owith. BSB BSB: And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’
19 WYC Blynde men, for what is more, the yifte, or the auter that halewith the yifte? BSB BSB: You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
20 WYC Therfor he that swerith in the auter, swerith in it, and in alle thingis that ben ther on. BSB BSB: So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.
21 WYC And he that swerith in the temple, swerith in it, and in hym that dwellith in the temple. BSB BSB: And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.
22 WYC And he that swerith in heuene, swerith in the trone of God, and in hym that sittith ther on. BSB BSB: And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.
23 WYC Wo to you, scribis and Farisees, ypocritis, that tithen mynte, anete, and cummyn, and han left tho thingis that ben of more charge of the lawe, doom, and merci, and feith. And it bihofte to do these thingis, and not to leeue tho. BSB BSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former. 24 WYC Blynde lederis, clensinge a gnatte, but swolewynge a camel. BSB BSB: You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
25 WYC Woo to you, scribis and Farisees, ypocritis, that clensen the cuppe and the plater with outforth; but with ynne ye ben ful of raueyne and vnclennesse. BSB BSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.
26 WYC Thou blynde Farisee, clense the cuppe and the plater with ynneforth, that that that is with outforth be maad clene. BSB BSB: Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.
28 WYC So ye with outforth semen iust to men; but with ynne ye ben ful of ypocrisy and wickidnesse. BSB BSB: In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
29 WYC Wo to you, scribis and Farisees, ipocritis, that bilden sepulcris of profetis, and maken faire the birielis of iust men, BSB BSB: Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.
30 WYC and seien, If we hadden be in the daies of oure fadris, we schulden not haue be her felowis in the blood of prophetis. BSB BSB: And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’
31 WYC And so ye ben in witnessyng to you silf, that ye ben the sones of hem that slowen the prophetis. BSB BSB: So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.
32 WYC And fulfille ye the mesure of youre fadris. BSB BSB: Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.
33 WYC Ye eddris, and eddris briddis, hou schulen ye fle fro the doom of helle? BSB BSB: You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?
34 WYC Therfor lo! Y sende to you profetis, and wise men, and scribis; and of hem ye schulen sle and crucifie, and of hem ye schulen scourge in youre sinagogis, and schulen pursue fro cite in to citee; BSB BSB: Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.
35 WYC that al the iust blood come on you, that was sched on the erthe, fro the blood of iust Abel to the blood of Zacarie, the sone of Barachie, whom ye slowen bitwixe the temple and the auter. BSB BSB: And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
36 WYC Treuli Y seie to you, alle these thingis schulen come on this generacioun. BSB BSB: Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
37 WYC Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that sleest prophetis, and stoonest hem that ben sent to thee, hou ofte wolde Y gadere togidere thi children, as an henne gaderith togidir her chikenes vndir hir wengis, and thou woldist not. BSB BSB: O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!
38 WYC Lo! youre hous schal be left to you desert. BSB BSB: Look, your house is left to you desolate.
39 WYC And Y seie to you, ye schulen not se me fro hennus forth, til ye seien, Blessid is he, that cometh in the name of the Lord. BSB BSB: For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”