1   And eft he eode on ge-samnunge ∧ þar wæs &adia;n man for-scruncene hand hæbbende

2   ∧ hi gymdon hwæþer he on reste-dagum gehælde. &thaet; hi hine gewregdon;

3   Ða cwæð he to ðam men þe for-scruncene hand hæfde. ar&idia;s gemang him.

4   þ&adia; cwæð he alyfð reste-dagum wel to d&odia;nne hweþer ðe yfele. sawla ge-hælan. hweþer ðe for-spillan. ∧ h&idia; suwodon.

5   ∧ hi besceawiende mid yrre ofer hyra heortan blindnesse ge-unr&edia;t cwæð to þam men; Aþene þine hand. ∧ he aþenede hi. þa wearð his hand ge-hæled sona;

6   Þa pharisei mid herodianiscum utgangende þeahtedon ongen hine. hu hi hine fordon mihton.

7   ∧ þa ferde se hælend to þære sædia;. mid his leorning-cnihton. ∧ mycel menigeo him fyligde fram galilea. ∧ iudea.

8   ∧ hierusalem. ∧ fram iudea ∧ be-geondan iordane ∧ to him com mycel menegeo ymbe t&idia;rum ∧ sid&odia;ne gehyrende þa ðing þe he worhte.

9   ∧ he cwæð to his cnihtum &thaet; hi him on scipe þenodon. for þære menigu &thaet; hi hine ne ofþrungon;

10   Soþlice manega he ge-hælde; Swa &thaet; hi æt-hrinon his. ∧ swa fela swa untrumnessa

11   ∧ unclæne gastas hæfdon; Þa hi hine gesawon. hi to-foran him astrehton. ∧ þus cweðende clypedon. þu eart godes sunu.

12   ∧ he him swyðe forbead. &thaet; hi hine ne ge-swutelodon.

13   ∧ on anne munt he ferde ∧ to him ge-clypode þa ðe he wolde ∧ hi to him comon

14   ∧ he dyde &thaet; hi twelfe mid him wæron. ∧ he hi asende godspell to bodigenne.

15   ∧ he him anweald sealde untrumnessa to hælanne. ∧ deofol-seocnessa &udia;t to adrifanne.

16   ∧ he nemde simon petrum

17   ∧ iacobum zebedei. ∧ iohannem his broðor ∧ him naman onsette. boaneries &thaet; is ðunres bearn.

18   ∧ andream. ∧ philippum. ∧ bartholomeum ∧ thomam. ∧ iacobum alphei. ∧ taddeum. ∧ simonem chananeum.

19   ∧ iudam scarioth. se hine sealde.

20   ∧ eft him to com. swa micel menigu. &thaet; hi næfdon hlaf to etanne

21   ∧ þa hi hine gehyrdon hi ferdon &thaet; hi hine namon ∧ þus cwædon; Soðlice he is on hat-heortnesse gewend.

22   ∧ þa boceras þe wendon fram hierusalem cwædon;
Soþlice he hæfð beelzebub ∧ on deofla ealdre he deoful-seocnessa ut adr&idia;fð.

23   ∧ he hi togædere geclypode. ∧ on bigspellum him to cwæð; Hu mæg satanas satanan ut adrifan.

24   ∧ gif his rice on him sylfum bið to-dæled hu mæg hit standan

25   ∧ gif &thaet; hus ofer hit sylf ys to-dæled. hu mæg hit standan

26   ∧ gif satanas winð ongen hine sylfne he bið to-dæled ∧ he standan ne mæg ac hæfð ende;

27   Ne mæg man þone strangan his æhta ∧ his fatu be-reafian ∧ on his hus gan, buton man þone strangan ærest gebinde. ∧ þonne his hus reafige;

28   Soðlice ic eow secge &thaet; ealle synna synd manna bearnum forgyfene. ∧ bysmorunga þam ðe hi bysmeriað;

29   Soþlice ic eow secge se þe ðone halgan gast bysmerað. se næfð on ecnysse forgyfenesse; Ac bið &edia;ces gyltes scyldig.

30   forþam þe hi cwædon he hæfð unclænne gast.

31   Þa com to him his modor ∧ his gebroðra. ∧ þar-ute stodon ∧ to him sendon. ∧ to him clypedon.

32   ∧ mycel menigu ymb hine sæt and to him cwædon. her is þin modor ∧ þine gebroðra &udia;te ∧ secaþ þe;

33   He þa him andswarode ∧ cwæð. hwylc is min modor ∧ mine gebroþru.

34   ∧ he cwæþ ða behealdende þe him abuton sæton. her is min modor ∧ mine gebroðru;

35   Soðlice se ðe d&edia;þ godes willan se is min modor ∧ min broðor ∧ swustor.

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