Matthew 22
1 Then Iesus answered, and spake vnto them againe in parables, saying,
And Jhesus answeride, and spak eftsoone in parablis to hem,
2 The kingdome of heauen is like vnto a certaine King which maried his sonne,
and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk to a kyng that made weddyngis to his sone.
3 And sent foorth his seruants, to call them that were bidde to the wedding, but they woulde not come.
And he sente hise seruauntis for to clepe men that weren bode to the weddyngis, and thei wolden not come.
4 Againe hee sent foorth other seruants, saying. Tell them which are bidden, Beholde, I haue prepared my dinner: mine oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all thinges are readie: come vnto the mariage.
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.
5 But they made light of it, and went their wayes, one to his farme, and another about his marchandise.
But thei dispisiden, and wenten forth, oon in to his toun, anothir to his marchaundise.
6 And the remnant tooke his seruants, and intreated them sharpely, and slewe them.
But othere helden his seruauntis, and turmentiden hem, and slowen.
7 But when the King heard it, he was wroth, and sent foorth his warriers, and destroyed those murtherers, and burnt vp their citie.
But the kyng, whanne he hadde herd, was wroth; and he sente hise oostis, and he distruyede tho manquelleris, and brente her citee.
8 Then saide hee to his seruants, Truely the wedding is prepared: but they which were bidden, were not worthy.
Thanne he seide to hise seruauntis, The weddyngis ben redi, but thei that weren clepid to the feeste, weren not worthi.
9 Go ye therefore out into the high wayes, and as many as ye finde, bid them to the mariage.
Therfor go ye to the endis of weies, and whom euere ye fynden, clepe ye to the weddyngis.
10 So those seruantes went out into the hie wayes, and gathered together all that euer they found, both good and bad: so the wedding was furnished with ghestes.
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.
11 Then the King came in, to see the ghestes, and sawe there a man which had not on a wedding garment.
And the kyng entride, to se men sittynge at the mete; and he siye there a man not clothid with bride cloth.
12 And he sayd vnto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither, and hast not on a wedding garment? And he was speachlesse.
And he seide to hym, Freend, hou entridist thou hidir with out bride clothis? And he was doumbe.
13 Then sayd the King to the seruants, Binde him hand and foote: take him away, and cast him into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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.
14 For many are called, but fewe chosen.
For many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun.
15 Then went the Pharises and tooke counsell how they might tangle him in talke.
Thanne Farisees yeden awei, and token a counsel to take Jhesu in word.
16 And they sent vnto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we knowe that thou art true, and teachest the way of God truely, neither carest for any man: for thou considerest not the person of men.
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.
17 Tell vs therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawfull to giue tribute vnto Cesar, or not?
Therfor seie to vs, what it seemeth to thee. Is it leueful that tribute be youun to the emperoure, ether nay?
18 But Iesus perceiued their wickednes, and sayd, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
And whanne Jhesus hadde knowe the wickidnesse of hem, he seide, Ypocritis, what tempten ye me?
19 Shewe me the tribute money. And they brought him a peny.
Schewe ye to me the prynte of the money. And thei brouyten to hym a peny.
20 And he sayde vnto them, Whose is this image and superscription?
And Jhesus seide to hem, Whos is this ymage, and the writyng aboue?
21 They sayd vnto him, Cesars. Then sayd he vnto them, Giue therefore to Cesar, the things which are Cesars, and giue vnto God, those things which are Gods.
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.
22 And when they heard it, they marueiled, and left him, and went their way.
And thei herden, and wondriden; and thei leften hym, and wenten awey.
23 The same day the Sadduces came to him (which say that there is no resurrection) and asked him,
In that dai Saduceis, that seien there is no risyng ayen to lijf, camen to hym, and axiden him,
24 Saying, Master, Moses sayd, If a man die, hauing no children, his brother shall marie his wife by the right of alliance, and raise vp seede vnto his brother.
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.
25 Nowe there were with vs seuen brethren, and the first maried a wife, and deceased: and hauing none yssue, left his wife vnto his brother.
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;
26 Likewise also the second, and the third, vnto the seuenth.
also the secounde, and the thridde, til to the seuenthe.
27 And last of all the woman died also.
But the laste of alle, the woman is deed.
28 Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be of the seuen? for all had her.
Also in the risyng ayen to lijf, whos wijf of the seuene schal sche be? for alle hadden hir.
29 Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, Ye are deceiued, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God.
Jhesus answeride, and seide to hem, Ye erren, `and ye knowen not scripturis, ne the vertu of God.
30 For in the resurrection they neither marie wiues, nor wiues are bestowed in mariage, but are as the Angels of God in heauen.
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.
31 And concerning the resurrection of the dead, haue ye not read what is spoken vuto you of God, saying,
And of the risyng ayen of deed men, `han ye not red, that is seid of the Lord, that seith to you,
32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the liuing.
Y am God of Abraham, and God of Ysaac, and God of Jacob? he is not God of deede men, but of lyuynge men.
33 And when the multitude heard it, they were astonied at his doctrine.
And the puple herynge, wondriden in his techynge.
34 But when the Pharises had heard, that he had put the Sadduces to silence, they assembled together.
And Fariseis herden that he hadde put silence to Saduceis, and camen togidere.
35 And one of them, which was an expounder of the Lawe, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
And oon of hem, a techere of the lawe, axide Jhesu, and temptide him,
36 Master, which is ye great commandement in the Lawe?
Maistir, which is a greet maundement in the lawe?
37 Iesus sayd to him, Thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thine heart, with all thy soule, and with all thy minde.
Jhesus seide to him, Thou schalt loue thi Lord God, of al thin herte, and in al thi soule, and in al thi mynde.
38 This is the first and the great commandement.
This is the firste and the moste maundement.
39 And the second is like vnto this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.
And the secounde is lijk to this; Thou schalt loue thi neiyebore as thi silf.
40 On these two commandements hangeth the whole Lawe, and the Prophets.
In these twey maundementis hangith al the lawe and the profetis.
41 While the Pharises were gathered together, Iesus asked them,
And whanne the Farisees weren gederid togidere, Jhesus axide hem,
42 Saying, What thinke ye of Christ? whose sonne is he? They sayd vnto him, Dauids.
and seide, What semeth to you of Crist, whos sone is he? Thei seien to hym, Of Dauid.
43 He sayd vnto them, How then doeth Dauid in spirit call him Lord, saying,
He seith to hem, Hou thanne Dauid in spirit clepith hym Lord,
44 The Lord sayd to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footestoole?
and seith, The Lord seide to my Lord, Sitte on my riythalf, til Y putte thin enemyes a stool of thi feet?
45 If then Dauid call him Lord, howe is he his sonne?
Thanne if Dauid clepith hym Lord, hou is he his sone?
46 And none could answere him a worde, neither durst any from that day foorth aske him any moe questions.
And no man miyte answere a word to hym, nethir ony man was hardi fro that day, to axe hym more.
