Matthew 22
1 And Iesus answered and spake vnto them agayne in similitudes sayinge.
And Jhesus answeride, and spak eftsoone in parablis to hem,
2 The kingdome of heve is lyke vnto a certayne kynge which maryed his sonne
and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk to a kyng that made weddyngis to his sone.
3 and sent forth his servantes to call them that were byd to the weddinge and they wolde not come.
And he sente hise seruauntis for to clepe men that weren bode to the weddyngis, and thei wolden not come.
4 Ageyne he sent forth other servauntes sayinge: Tell them which are bydden: beholde I have prepared my dynner myne oxen and my fatlinges are kylled and all thinges are redy 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 ferme place another about his marchaundise
But thei dispisiden, and wenten forth, oon in to his toun, anothir to his marchaundise.
6 the remnaunt toke his seruantes and intreated them vngodly and slewe them.
But othere helden his seruauntis, and turmentiden hem, and slowen.
7 When the kinge hearde that he was wroth and send forth his warryers and distroyed those murtherers and brent vp their cyte.
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 sayde he to his servauutes: the weddinge was prepared. But they which were bydden 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 therfore out into ye hyewayes and as many as ye finde byd them to the mariage.
Therfor go ye to the endis of weies, and whom euere ye fynden, clepe ye to the weddyngis.
10 The seruauntes wet out into the hiewayes and gaddered to gedder as many as they coulde fynde both good and bad and ye weddinge was furnysshed with gestes.
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 kynge came in to viset the gestes and spyed there a ma which had not on a weddinge 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 sayde vnto him: frende how fortuned it that thou camest in hither and hast not on a weddyng garment? And he was eve spechlesse.
And he seide to hym, Freend, hou entridist thou hidir with out bride clothis? And he was doumbe.
13 Then sayde the kynge to his ministers: take and bynde hym hand and fote and caste hym into vtter darcknes there shalbe wepinge and gnasshinge of teth.
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 and feawe be chosen.
For many ben clepid, but fewe ben chosun.
15 Then wet the Pharises and toke counsell how they might tagle him in his wordes.
Thanne Farisees yeden awei, and token a counsel to take Jhesu in word.
16 And they sent vnto him their disciples with Herodes servauntes sayinge: Master we knowe yt thou are true and teachest the waye of god trulie nether carest for eny man for thou consydrest not menes estate.
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 therfore: how thynkest thou? Is it lawfull to geve 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 Iesus perceaved their wikednes and sayde: Why tempte ye me ye ypocrites?
And whanne Jhesus hadde knowe the wickidnesse of hem, he seide, Ypocritis, what tempten ye me?
19 Let me se ye tribute money. And they toke hym 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 ymage and superscripcion?
And Jhesus seide to hem, Whos is this ymage, and the writyng aboue?
21 They sayde vnto him: Cesars. Then sayde he vnto them. Geve therfore to Cesar that which is Cesars: and geve vnto god that which is goddes.
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 When they hearde that they marveled and lefte hym and went there waye.
And thei herden, and wondriden; and thei leften hym, and wenten awey.
23 The same daye the Saduces came to him (which saye that there is no resurrcecion) and axed him
In that dai Saduceis, that seien there is no risyng ayen to lijf, camen to hym, and axiden him,
24 sayinge: Master Moses bade yf a man dye havinge no chyldre that the brother mary his wyfe and reyse vp seed 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 Ther were wt vs seven brethre and the fyrste maried and deceased wt oute yssue and lefte his wyfe 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 Lykewise the seconde and ye thryd vnto the sevethe.
also the secounde, and the thridde, til to the seuenthe.
27 Laste of all the woman dyed also.
But the laste of alle, the woman is deed.
28 Now in the resurreccion whose wyfe shall she be of the seven? For all had her.
Also in the risyng ayen to lijf, whos wijf of the seuene schal sche be? for alle hadden hir.
29 Iesus answered and sayde vnto the: ye are deceaved and vnderstonde not the scriptures nor yet 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 resurreccion they nether mary nor are maryed: but are as the angels of God in heven.
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 As touchynge the resurreccion of the deed: have ye not redde what is sayde vnto you of God which sayeth:
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 Abrahams God and Ysaacks God and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the deed: but of the lyvinge.
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 people hearde that they were astonyed at his doctrine.
And the puple herynge, wondriden in his techynge.
34 When the Pharises had hearde how yt he had put the Saduces to silence they drewe to gedder
And Fariseis herden that he hadde put silence to Saduceis, and camen togidere.
35 and one of them which was a doctoure of lawe axed a question teptinge h m and sayinge:
And oon of hem, a techere of the lawe, axide Jhesu, and temptide him,
36 Master which is ye chefe comaundment in the lawe?
Maistir, which is a greet maundement in the lawe?
37 Iesus sayde vnto him: love the Lorde thy God wt all thine herte with all thy soule and with all thy mynde.
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 fyrst and the chefe comaundement.
This is the firste and the moste maundement.
39 And ther is another lyke vnto this. Love thyne neghbour as thy selfe.
And the secounde is lijk to this; Thou schalt loue thi neiyebore as thi silf.
40 In these two commaundemetes hange all the lawe and the Prophetes.
In these twey maundementis hangith al the lawe and the profetis.
41 Whyll the Pharises were gaddered togeder Iesus axed
And whanne the Farisees weren gederid togidere, Jhesus axide hem,
42 the sayinge: what thinke ye of Christ? Whose sonne is he? They sayde vnto him: the sonne of David.
and seide, What semeth to you of Crist, whos sone is he? Thei seien to hym, Of Dauid.
43 He sayde vnto the: how then doeth David in spirite call him Lorde sayinge?
He seith to hem, Hou thanne Dauid in spirit clepith hym Lord,
44 The Lorde sayde to my Lorde syt on my right honde: tyll I make thyne enemyes thy fote stole.
and seith, The Lord seide to my Lord, Sitte on my riythalf, til Y putte thin enemyes a stool of thi feet?
45 Yf David call him Lorde: how is he then his sonne?
Thanne if Dauid clepith hym Lord, hou is he his sone?
46 And none coulde answere him ageyne one worde: nether dueste eny from that daye forth axe him eny moo questions.
And no man miyte answere a word to hym, nethir ony man was hardi fro that day, to axe hym more.
