1   On þam dæge þam hælende &udia;t-gangendum of h&udia;se he sæt. wiþ ða sædia;.

2   ∧ mycle mænigeo wæron gesamnode to hym. swa &thaet; he eode on scyp ∧ þær sæt. and eall seo mænigeo stod on þam waroþe.

3   ∧ he spræc to hym fela on big-spellum cweþende; Soþlice ut-eode se sædia;dere hys sæd to sawenne

4   ∧ þa þa he seow. sume hig feollon wiþ weg. ∧ fuglas comun ∧ ædia;ton þ&adia;;

5   Soþlice sume feollon on stænihte þær hyt næfde mycle eorþan. ∧ hrædlice up-sprungon for-þam þe hig næfdon þære eorþan dypan;

6   Soþlice upsprungenre sunnan hig adruwudon ∧ forscruncon. for þam þe hig næfdon wyrtrum;

7   Soþlice sume feollon on þornas. ∧ þa þornas weoxon ∧ for-þrysmudon þa.

8   sume soþlice feollon on gode eorþan ∧ sealdon weastm. sum hund-fealdne. sum sixtig-fealdne. sum þrittig-fealdne;

9   Se þe hæbbe earan to gehyrenne gehyre.

10   ∧ þa genealæhton his leorning-cnihtas ∧ cwædon to hym. for hwig spycst þu to hym mid big-spellum;

11   Ða andswarode he hym forþam þe eow is geseald to witanne heofena rices gerynu. ∧ him nys na geseald;

12   Soþlice þam þe hæfþ. him byþ geseald ∧ he haefð. Soþlice se þe næfð ∧ &thaet; þe he hæfð him bið ætbroden.

13   forðam ic spece to him mid big-spellum. forþam þe l&odia;ciende hig ne ge-seoþ. ∧ gehyrende hig ne gehyraþ. ne ne ongytaþ.

14   &thaet; on him si gefylled esa&idia;as witegung; Of gehyrnysse ge gehyraþ ∧ ge ne ongytaþ ∧ l&odia;ciende ge ge-seoþ ∧ [ge] ne ge-seoð;

15   Soþlice þises folces heorte is ahyrd. ∧ hig hefelice mid earum gehyrdon. ∧ hyra eagan beclysdon. þe lædia;s hig æfre mid eagum geseon ∧ mid earum gehyron. ∧ mid heortan ongyton. ∧ s&idia;n gecyrrede ∧ ic hig gehæle;

16   Soþlice eadige synt eowre eagan forþam þe hig geseoþ. ∧ eowre earan forþam þe hig gehyraþ;

17   Soþlice on eornust ic eow secge &thaet; manega witegan ∧ rihtwise gewilnudon þa þing to ge-seonne þe ge geseoþ ∧ hig ne ge-sawon; ∧ gehyran þa þing þe ge gehyrað. ∧ hig ne gehyrdon;

18   Ge-hyre ge soþlice þæs sawendan bigspell;

19   Ælc þæra þe godes wurd gehyrð ∧ ne ongyt. þonne cymþ deoful ∧ bereafað &thaet; on hys heortan as&adia;wen is. &thaet; is se þe wiþ ðone weg asawen is;

20   Soþlice se þe ofer þone stan asawen is. &thaet; is seþe &thaet; godes wurd gehyrð. ∧ hrædlice &thaet; mid blisse onfehþ.

21   Soþlice hyt næfþ þone wyrtrum on him. ac is hwilwendlic; Gewordenre gedrefednesse ∧ ehtnesse for þam wurde hrædlice hig beoð ge&udia;ntreowsode.

22   Soþlice &thaet; þe as&adia;wen is on þornum. &thaet; is se þe &thaet; wurd gehyrþ ∧ þonne eornfullness þisse worulde ∧ leasung þissa woruld-welena forþrysmiaþ &thaet; wurd ∧ hit is butan weastme geworden;

23   Soþlice &thaet; þe asawen wæs on &thaet; gode land &thaet; is se þe &thaet; wurd gehyrþ ∧ ongyt ∧ þone weastm bringð ∧ þonne deþ sum hund-fealdne sum sixti-fealdne sum þritti-fealdne;

24   He rehte him þa oþer bigspel ∧ þus cwæð. heofona r&idia;ce is geworden þam men gelic þe seow god sæd on his æcyre;

25   Soþlice þa þa men slepon þa com his feonda sum ∧ ofer-seow hit mid coccele on middan þam hwæte ∧ ferde þanon;

26   Soþlice þa seo wyrt weox ∧ þone weastm brohte þa æt-eowde se coccel hine.

27   þa eodon þæs hlafordes þeowas ∧ cwædon. hlaford h&udia; ne seow þu god sæd on þinum æcere. hwanon hæfde he coccel

28   þa cwæþ he &thaet; dyde &udia;nhold mann þa cwædon þa þeowas wylt þu we g&adia;ð ∧ gadriað hig.

29   þa cwæð he nese þe læs ge þone hwæte awurtwalion. þonne ge þone coccel gadriaþ;

30   Lætað ægþer weaxan oð rip-timan. ∧ on þam riptiman ic secge þam riperum gadriaþ ærest þone coccel ∧ bindaþ sceaf-mælum to for-bærnenne. ∧ gadriaþ ðone hwæte into minum berne.

31   He rehte him þa gyt oþer big-spel þus cweþende. heofena rice is ge-worden gelic senepes corne &thaet; seow se man on hys æcre

32   &thaet; is ealra sæda læst; Soþlice þonne hit wyxþ hit is ealra wyrta mæst ∧ hit wyrþ treow swa &thaet; heofnan fuhlas cumaþ ∧ eardiaþ on his bogum;

33   He spræc to him oþer big-spel ∧ þus cwæð. heofena rice is gelic þam beorman þone &thaet; wif onfeng ∧ behydde on þrim gemetum melwes oð he wæs eall ahafen;

34   Ealle þas þing se hælend spræc mid big-spellum to þam weredum. ∧ nan þing ne spræc he butan big-spellum

35   &thaet; wære gefylled. þæs witegan cwyde ic atyne minne muþ mid big-spellum. ic bodige digelnesse fram middaneardes gesetednesse;

36   He for-let þa ða mænegeo ∧ com to his inne ∧ þa genealæhton to him his leorning-cnihtas ∧ cwædon arece us &thaet; big-spell þæs hwætes and þæs cocceles.

37   þa and-swarude he him seþe seow &thaet; gode sædia;d s&edia; is mannes sunu.

38   Soþlice se æcyr is þes middangeard &thaet; gode sæd &thaet; synt þæs heofonlican rices bearn. Se coccel synt soþlice þa manfullan bearn.

39   Se &udia;nholda man seþe þone coccel seow &thaet; is deoful; Soðlice &thaet; rip is worulde endung þa riperas synt englas.

40   eornustlice swa swa se coccel byþ gegaderud ∧ mid fyre forbærned swa byð on worulde endunge.

41   mannes sunu sent his englas ∧ hi gadriað of his rice ealle gedrefednesse ∧ þa þe unrihtwisnesse wyrceað

42   ∧ asendað hig on fyres &odia;fen þær byþ w&odia;p ∧ toþa gristbitung.

43   þonne scinað ða rihtwisan swa swa sunne on hyra fæder rice;

44    ^note Heofona rice is gelic gehyddum gold-horde on þam æcere þone behyt se man þe hyne fint ∧ for his blysse gæð ∧ sylþ eall &thaet; he ah ∧ gebigþ þone æcer;

45   Eft is heofena rice gel&idia;c þam mangere þe sohte &thaet; gode mere-grot

46   þa he funde &thaet; &adia;n deorwyrðe mere-grot þa eode he ∧ sealde eall &thaet; he ahte ∧ bohte &thaet; meregrot;

47   Eft is heofena rice gelic. asendum nette on þa sædia; ∧ of ælcum fisc-cynne gadrigendum.

48   þa hi þa &thaet; nett &udia;pp-at&udia;gon ∧ sæton be þam strande. þa gecuron hig þa godan on hyra fatu. þa yflan hig awurpon &udia;t;

49   Swa byþ on þisse worulde endunge þa englas farað ∧ asyndriað þa yfelan of þæra godra midlene.

50   ∧ aworpað hig on þæs fyres &odia;fen. þær byð w&odia;p ∧ toða grist-bitung.

51   ongyte ge ealle þas þing. þa cwædon hig witodlice we hit ongytað

52   þa sæde he him. forþam is ælc gelæred bocere on heofenan rice gel&idia;c þam hiredes ealdre þe forð-bringð of his gold-horde n&idia;we þing ∧ ealde;

53   And hit wæs geworden þa se hælend geendode þas big-spel þa ferde he þanone

54   ∧ þa he com to his earde he lærde hig on hyra gesamnungum swa &thaet; hig wundredon ∧ cwædon hwanon ys þysum þes wisdom. ∧ þis mægen.

55   witodlice þes ys smiþes sunu h&udia; ne hatte hys modor maria. ∧ hys broþru iacob ∧ ioseph. ∧ simon ∧ iudas.

56   ∧ hu ne synt ealle hys swustra mid us hwanon synt þisum ealle þas þing

57   ∧ hig wæron ge-&udia;ntrywsode on him; Ða soþlice sæde se hælend him nys nan witega butan wurþ-scype buton on hys earde ∧ on hys huse.

58   ∧ he ne worhte þær manega mægena for hyra ungeleafulnysse.

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