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And he helde forth his hoond in to hise disciplis, and seide, Lo! my modir and my bretheren;

And he spac to hem many thingis in parablis, and seide, Lo! he that sowith, yede out to sowe his seed.

Ech that herith the word of the rewme, and vndirstondith not, the yuel spirit cometh, and rauyschith that that is sowun in his herte; this it is, that is sowun bisidis the weie.

Anothir parable Jhesus puttide forth to hem, and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is maad lijk to a man, that sewe good seed in his feld.

And whanne men slepten, his enemy cam, and sewe aboue taris in the myddil of whete, and wente awei.

Another parable Jhesus puttide forth to hem, and seide, The kyngdom of heuenes is lijk to a corn of seneuey, which a man took, and sewe in his feeld.

Mannus sone shal sende hise aungels, and thei schulen gadere fro his rewme alle sclaundris, and hem that doon wickidnesse;

He seith to hem, Therfor euery wise man of lawe in the kyngdom of heuenes, is lijk to an hosebonde man, that bryngith forth of his tresoure newe thingis and elde.

And he cam in to his cuntrei, and tauyte hem in her synagogis, so that thei wondriden, and seiden, Fro whennus this wisdam and vertues camen to this?

Whether `is not this the sone of a carpentere? Whether his modir be not seid Marie? and hise britheren, James, and Joseph, and Symount, and Judas? and hise sistris,

And so thei weren sclaundrid in hym. But Jhesus seide to hem, A profete is not with oute worschip, but in his owen cuntre, and in his owen hous.

For Heroude hadde holde Joon, and bounde hym, and puttide hym `in to prisoun for Herodias, the wijf of his brothir.

And his heed was brouyt in a dische, and it was youun to the damysel, and she bar it to hir modir.

And hise disciplis camen, and token his bodi, and birieden it; and thei camen, and tolden to Jhesu.

And anoon Jhesus helde forth his hoond, and took Petre, and seide to hym, Thou of litil feith, whi hast thou doutid?

And thei preieden hym, that thei schulden touche the hemme of his clothing; and who euere touchiden weren maad saaf.

and he hath not worschipid his fadir or his modir; and ye han maad the maundement of God voide for youre tradicioun.

And whanne his disciplis camen ouer the see, thei foryaten to take looues.

Thanne Jhesus seide to his disciplis, If ony man wole come after me, denye he hym silf, and take his cros, and sue me; for he that wole make his lijf saaf,

shal leese it; and he that schal leese his lijf for me, schal fynde it.