1   In that day Jhesus goynge out of the hous, sat besidis the see. 2   And manye cumpanyes `of peple ben gedrid to hym, so that he steyinge vp in to a boot sat; and al the cumpanye stode in the brynke. 3   And he spak to hem many thingis in parablis, seiynge, Loo! he that sowith, goth

out to sowe his seed. 4   And the while he soweth, sum felden byside the weye, and briddis of the eyre camen, and eeten hem. 5   Sothely other seedis felden into stoony placis, wher thei hadden nat moche erthe; and anoon thei ben sprungen vp, for thei hadde nat depnesse of erthe. 6   Sothely the sunne sprung vp, thei swaliden, `or brenden for hete, and for thei hadden nat roote, thei drieden vp. 7   Forsothe other seedis felden amonge thornis; and the thornis wexen vp, and strangliden hem. 8   But other seedis felden in to good lond, and &yogh;auen fruyt; sume an hundred fold, `another sexti fold, another thritti fold. 9   He that hath eris of heerynge, heere he. 10   And disciplis `cummynge to seiden to hym, Whi spekist thou in parablis to hem? 11   The whiche answerynge seith to hem, For to &yogh;ou it is &yogh;ouen for to knowe the mysterie, `or priuyte, of the kyngdam of heuenes; but it is nat &yogh;ouen to hem. 12   For it shal be &yogh;ouen to hym that hath, and he shal have plentee; trewly `who that hath nat, that thing that he `is seen `to haue shal be taken awey fro hym. 13   Therfore I speke to hem in parablis, for thei seeynge see nat, and thei heerynge heeren nat, nether vndirstonden; 14   that the prophecie of Ysay seiynge be fulfillid in hem, With heerynge &yogh;e shulen heere, and &yogh;ee shulen nat vnderstonde; and &yogh;ee seeynge shulen see, and &yogh;ee shulen nat see; 15   for the herte of this peple is enfattid, and thei herden greuously with eris, and thei han closid her ee&yogh;en, that sum tyme thei see with ee&yogh;en, and with eris heeren, and vndirstonden in herte, and thei ben `to gidre turned, and I heele hem. 16   Forsothe &yogh;oure ee&yogh;en that seen ben blessid, and

&yogh;oure eris that heeren. 17   Forsothe I saye trewthe to &yogh;ou, for many prophetis and iuste men coueitiden to see thoo thingus that &yogh;ee seen, and thei saien nat, and to heeren thoo thingis that &yogh;ee heeren, and thei herden nat. 18   Therfore heere &yogh;e the parable of the `sowynge man. 19   Eche that heerith the word of rewme, and vndirstondith nat, the yuel spirit cometh, and rauyschith that that is sowyn in his herte; this is that is sowen besidis the weye. 20   Sothely he that is sowen on the stoon, `this it is, that heerith the word of God, and anoon with ioye takith it. 21   Forsothe he hath nat roote in hym self, but it is temporal; `that is, it lastith bot a litil tyme. Forsothe tribulacioun and persecucioune maad for the word, anoon he is sclaundrid. 22   Bot he that is sowen in thornys, is this that herith the word, and the bysynesse of this world, and the falsnessis of ritchessis stranglith the word, and it is maad with outen fruyt. 23   Bot he that is sowen in to good lond, is this that herith the word, and vndirstondith, and bryngthe forth fruyt. And sothely sume makith an hundrefold, treuly another sixtyfold, forsothe another thrittifold. 24   Another parable Jhesus putte forth `to hem, seyinge, The kyngdam of heuenes is maad liche to a man, that sew good seed in his feeld. 25   But, when men slepten, his enmye came, and sew aboue dernel, `or cokil, in the midil of whete, and wente awey. 26   Sothely when the herbe hadde growid, and maad fruyt, thanne the dernel, `or cokil, apperiden. 27   Forsothe the seruauntis of the husbondeman `comynge ni&yogh;, `seiden

to hym, Lord, wher thou hast nat sowen good seed in thi feeld? wher of than hath it dernel, `or cokil? 28   And he seith to hem, The man enmye hath don this thing. Trewly the seruauntis seiden to him, Wolt thou we go, and gedren hem? 29   And he saith, Nay, lest perauenture &yogh;e gedrynge dernels, `or coclis, draw vp by the roote togidre with hem and the whete. 30   Suffre &yogh;e `hem bothe wexe til to rype corne; and in tyme of rype corn I shal seie to reperis, First gedre &yogh;ee `to gedre dernels, `or cockilis, and byndeth hem to gidre in knytchis, `or smale bundelis, for to be brent, but gedere &yogh;e whete in to my berne. 31   An other parable Jhesus putte forth to hem, seiynge, The kyngdam of heuenes is like to a corn of seneuey, the whiche a man takynge sewe in his feeld. 32   The whiche trewly is leest of alle seedis, but when it hath wexen, it is most of alle wortis, and is maad a tree; so that briddis of the eyre cummen, and dwellen in `bowis, or braunchis, therof. 33   An other parable `Jhesus spac to hem, The kyngdam of heuenes is lic to soure dow&yogh;, the whiche taken, a womman hidde in three mesuris of meele, til it were al sowrdowid. 34   Jhesus spac alle these thingis in parablis to the cumpanyes `of peple, and he spac nat to hem with outen parablis, that it shulde be fulfillid, 35   `that thing that is seid by the prophete, seyinge, I shal opyn my mouth in parablis; I shal `bolke out, or telle oute, `hid thingus fro makyng of the world. 36   Thanne the cumpanyes

laft, he came into an hous; and his disciplis camen ni&yogh; to hym, seiynge, Expoune to vs the parable of dernelis, `or cokelis, of the feeld. 37   The whiche answerynge saith, He that sowith good seed is mannes sone; 38   sothely the feld is the world; bot the good seed, these ben sonys of the kyngdam, dernels, `or cocklis, forsothe these ben `yuel sonys; 39   but the enmye that soweth hem is the feend; but the ripe corn is the eendyng of the world, sothely the repers ben angelis. 40   Therfore as dernels ben gedrid to gidre, and brent in fijr, so it shal be in the eendyng of the world. 41   Mannes sone shal sende his angels, and thei shulden gedre of his rewme alle sclaundris, and hem that don wickidnesse; 42   and thei shulen sende hem into the chymney of fijr, there shal be weepynge and betynge togidre of teeth. 43   Thanne iust men shulen shyine as the sunne, in the rewme of her fadir. He that hath eris of heerynge, heere he. 44   The kyngdame of heuenes is lijk to tresour hid in a feeld, the whiche a man that fyndith, hidith; and for ioye `of it he goth, and sellith alle thingis that he hath, and bieth `the ilk feeld. 45   Eftsones the kyngdam of heuenes is lic to a man marchaunt, seekyng good margarytis; 46   sothely oo preciouse margarite founden, he wente, and solde alle thingis that he hadde, and bou&yogh;te it. 47   Eft the kingdam of heuenes is lic to a nette sent in to the see, and of alle kynd of fishis gedrynge; 48   the whiche whan it was fulfillid, men ledynge out, and sittynge bysidis the brynke, cheesiden the good into her vessels, but thei senten out the yuel. 49   So it shal be in the eending of the world.

Angelis shulen gon out, and shulen departe yuel men fro the mydil of iuste men. 50   And thei shulen sende hem into the chymney of fijr; there shal be weepynge and betynge togidre of teeth. 51   Han &yogh;ee vnderstonden alle these thingis? Thei seien to hym, &YOGH;he. 52   He seith to hem, Therfore euery wryter tau&yogh;t in the kyngdam of heuenes, is lic to an husbonde man, that bryngith forth of his tresour newe thingis and olde. 53   And it is don, whanne Jhesus hadde eendid these parables, he passide fro thennis. 54   And he, cummynge in to his cuntree, tau&yogh;t hem in her synagogis, so that thei wondriden, and seiden, Wherof to hym this wisdam and vertues? 55   Wher is nat this the sone of a `smyth, or carpenter? Wher his modir be nat seid Marie? and his brethren, Jamys, and Joseph, and Symount, and Judas? and `his sistris, 56   wher thei `alle ben nat at vs? Therfore wherof to hym alle these thingis? 57   And so thei weren sclaundrid in hym. Forsothe Jhesus seide to hem, A prophete is nat with outen wirshipe, no but in his owne cuntree, and in his owne hous. 58   And he dide nat there manye vertues, for the vnbyleue of hem.

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