1 WYC Thanne Jhesus was led of a spirit in to desert, to be temptid of the feend. BSB BSB: Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2 WYC And whanne he hadde fastid fourti daies and fourti nyytis, aftirward he hungride. BSB BSB: After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.
3 WYC And the tempter cam nyy, and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, seie that thes stoones be maad looues. BSB BSB: The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4 WYC Which answeride, and seide to hym, It is writun, Not oonli in breed luyeth man, but in ech word that cometh of Goddis mouth. BSB BSB: But Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
5 WYC Thanne the feend took hym in to the hooli citee, and settide hym on the pynacle of the temple, BSB BSB: Then the devil took Him to the holy city and set Him on the pinnacle of the temple.
6 WYC and seide to hym, If thou art Goddis sone, sende thee adoun; for it is writun, That to hise aungels he comaundide of thee, and thei schulen take thee in hondis, lest perauenture thou hirte thi foot at a stoon. BSB BSB: “If You are the Son of God,” he said, “throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He will command His angels concerning You, and they will lift You up in their hands, so that You will not strike Your foot against a stone.’”
7 WYC Eftsoone Jhesus seide to hym, It is writun, Thou shalt not tempte thi Lord God. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
8 WYC Eftsoone the feend took hym in to a ful hiy hil, and schewide to hym alle the rewmes of the world, and the ioye of hem; BSB BSB: Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
9 WYC and seide to hym, Alle these `Y schal yyue to thee, if thou falle doun and worschipe me. BSB BSB: “All this I will give You,” he said, “if You will fall down and worship me.”
10 WYC Thanne Jhesus seide to hym, Goo, Sathanas; for it is writun, Thou schalt worschipe thi Lord God, and to hym aloone thou shalt serue. BSB BSB: “Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”
11 WYC Thanne the feend lafte hym; and lo! aungels camen nyy, and serueden to hym. BSB BSB: Then the devil left Him, and angels came and ministered to Him.
12 WYC But whanne Jhesus hadde herd that Joon was takun, he wente in to Galilee. BSB BSB: When Jesus heard that John had been imprisoned, He withdrew to Galilee.
13 WYC And he lefte the citee of Nazareth, and cam, and dwelte in the citee of Cafarnaum, biside the see, in the coostis of Zabulon and Neptalym, BSB BSB: Leaving Nazareth, He went and lived in Capernaum, which is by the sea in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali,
14 WYC that it shulde be fulfillid, that was seid by Ysaie, the profete, seiynge, BSB BSB: to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
15 WYC The lond of Sabulon and the lond of Neptalym, the weie of the see ouer Jordan, of Galilee of hethen men, BSB BSB: “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—
16 WYC the puple that walkide in derknessis saye greet liyt, and while men satten in the cuntre of shadewe of deth, liyt aroos to hem. BSB BSB: the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.”
17 WYC Fro that tyme Jhesus bigan to preche, and seie, Do ye penaunce, for the kyngdom of heuenes schal come niy. BSB BSB: From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”
18 WYC And Jhesus walkide bisidis the see of Galilee, and saye twei britheren, Symount, that is clepid Petre, and Andrewe, his brothir, castynge nettis in to the see; for thei weren fischeris. BSB BSB: As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
19 WYC And he seide to hem, Come ye aftir me, and Y shal make you to be maad fisscheris of men. BSB BSB: “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
20 WYC And anoon thei leften the nettis, and sueden hym. BSB BSB: And at once they left their nets and followed Him.
21 WYC And he yede forth fro that place, and saie tweyne othere britheren, James of Zebede, and Joon, his brother, in a schip with Zebede, her fadir, amendynge her nettis, and he clepide hem. BSB BSB: Going on from there, He saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. Jesus called them,
22 WYC And anoon thei leften the nettis and the fadir, and sueden hym. BSB BSB: and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
24 WYC And his fame wente in to al Sirie; and thei brouyten to hym alle that weren at male ese, and that weren take with dyuerse languores and turmentis, and hem that hadden feendis, and lunatike men, and men in palesy, and he heelide hem. BSB BSB: News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
25 WYC And ther sueden hym myche puple of Galile, and of Decapoli, and of Jerusalem, and of Judee, and of biyende Jordan. BSB BSB: Large crowds followed Him, having come from Galilee, the Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.