2 WYC ye schulen be demed, and in what mesure ye meten, it schal be meten ayen to you. BSB BSB: For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
3 WYC But what seest thou a litil mote in the iye of thi brother, and seest not a beem in thin owne iye? BSB BSB: Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
4 WYC Or hou seist thou to thi brothir, Brothir, suffre I schal do out a mote fro thin iye, and lo! a beem is in thin owne iye? BSB BSB: How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?
5 WYC Ipocrite, `do thou out first the beem of thin iye, and thanne thou schalt se to do out the mote of the iye of thi brothir. BSB BSB: You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
6 WYC Nile ye yyue hooli thing to houndis, nethir caste ye youre margaritis bifore swyne, lest perauenture thei defoulen hem with her feet, and the houndis be turned, and al to-tere you. BSB BSB: Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.
7 WYC Axe ye, and it schal be youun to you; seke ye, and ye schulen fynde; knocke ye, and it schal be openyd to you. BSB BSB: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
8 WYC For ech that axith, takith; and he that sekith, fyndith; and it schal be openyd to hym, that knockith. BSB BSB: For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
9 WYC What man of you is, that if his sone axe hym breed, whethir he wole take hym a stoon? BSB BSB: Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
10 WYC Or if he axe fische, whether he wole take hym an edder? BSB BSB: Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?
11 WYC Therfor if ye, whanne ye ben yuele men, kunnen yyue good yiftis to youre sones, hou myche more youre fadir that is in heuenes schal yyue good thingis to men that axen hym? BSB BSB: So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
12 WYC Therfor alle thingis, what euere thingis ye wolen that men do to you, do ye to hem, for this is the lawe and the prophetis. BSB BSB: In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
13 WYC Entre ye bi the streyt yate; for the yate that ledith to perdicioun is large, and the weie is broode, and there ben many that entren bi it. BSB BSB: Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
14 WYC Hou streit is the yate, and narwy the weye, that ledith to lijf, and ther ben fewe that fynden it. BSB BSB: But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.
15 WYC Be ye war of fals prophetis, that comen to you in clothingis of scheep, but withynneforth thei ben as wolues of raueyn; BSB BSB: Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
17 WYC So euery good tre makith good fruytis; but an yuel tre makith yuel fruytis. BSB BSB: Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
18 WYC A good tre may not make yuel fruytis, nethir an yuel tre make good fruytis. BSB BSB: A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.
19 WYC Euery tre that makith not good fruyt, schal be kyt doun, and schal be cast in to the fier. BSB BSB: Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
20 WYC Therfor of her fruytis ye schulen knowe hem. BSB BSB: So then, by their fruit you will recognize them.
22 WYC Many schulen seie to me in that dai, Lord, Lord, whether we han not prophesied in thi name, and han caste out feendis in thi name, and han doon many vertues in thi name? BSB BSB: Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’
23 WYC And thanne Y schal knouleche to hem, That Y knewe you neuere; departe awei fro me, ye that worchen wickidnesse. BSB BSB: Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
24 WYC Therfor ech man that herith these my wordis, and doith hem, schal be maad lijk to a wise man, that hath bildid his hous on a stoon. BSB BSB: Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25 WYC And reyn felde doun, and flodis camen, and wyndis blewen, and russchiden `in to that hous; and it felde not doun, for it was foundun on a stoon. BSB BSB: The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
26 WYC And euery man that herith these my wordis, and doith hem not, is lijk to a fool, that hath bildid his hous on grauel. BSB BSB: But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
27 WYC And reyn cam doun, and floodis camen, and wyndis blewen, and thei hurliden ayen that hous; and it felde doun, and the fallyng doun therof was greet. BSB BSB: The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
28 WYC And it was doon, whanne Jhesus hadde endid these wordis, the puple wondride on his techyng; BSB BSB: When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,
29 WYC for he tauyte hem, as he that hadde power, and not as the scribis `of hem, and the Farisees. BSB BSB: because He taught as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.