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