¹ And it came to passe when Iesus had made an ende of comaundinge his .xii. disciples that he departed thence to teache and to preache in their cities.

² When Ihon beinge in preson hearde ye workes of Christ he sent two of his disciples

³ and sayde vnto him. Arte thou he that shall come: or shall we loke for another.

⁴ Iesus answered and sayde vnto them. Go and shewe Ihon what ye have hearde and sene.

⁵ The blynd se the halt goo the lepers are clensed: the deef heare the ded ryse ageyne and the glad tidinges is preached to the povre.

⁶ And happy is he that is not offended by me.

⁷ And as they departed Iesus begane to speake vnto the people of Ihon. What for to se wet ye out in to the wyldernes? wet ye out to se a rede shake with ye wynde?

⁸ other what wet ye out for to se? A man clothed in soofte raymet:? Beholde they yt weare soofte clothig are in kynges howses.

⁹ But what wet ye oute for to se? A prophete? Ye I saye to you and more the a prophete.

¹⁰ For this is he of who it is wrytte. Beholde I sende my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy waye before ye.

¹¹ Verely I saye vnto you amonge ye chyldren of wemen arose there not a gretter then Ihon the baptist. Notwithstondinge he that ys lesse in the kyngdome of heven ys gretter then he.

¹² From the tyme of Ihon Baptist hytherto ye kyngdome of heve suffreth violence and they that go to it with violence pluck it vnto them.

¹³ For all the prophetes and the lawe prophesyed vnto to the tyme of Ihon.

¹⁴ Also yf ye wyll receave it this is Helyas which shuld come.

¹⁵ He yt hathe eares to heare let him heare.

¹⁶ But wher vnto shall I lyken this generacion? It ys lyke vnto chyldre which syt in the market and call vnto their felowes

¹⁷ and saye: we have pyped vnto you and ye have not daunsed? We have morned vnto you and ye have not sorowed.

¹⁸ For Ihon came nether eatinge nor drinkinge and they saye he hath the devyll.

¹⁹ The sonne of man came eatinge and drinkinge and they saye beholde a glutton and drynker of wyne and a frend vnto publicas and synners. Never the later wysdome ys iustified of hir children.

²⁰ Then bega he to vpbrayd the cities in which most of his miracles were done because they meded not.

²¹ Wo be to ye Chorasin. Wo be to ye Betzaida: for if the miracles which were shewd in you had bene done in Tyre and Sidon they had repented longe agone in sackcloth and asshes.

²² Neverthelesse I say to you: it shall be esier for Tyre and Sidon at the day of iudgemet then for you.

²³ And thou Capernau which art lift vp vnto heve shalt be brought doune to hell. For if the miracles which have bene done in the had bene shewed in zodom: they had remayned to this daye.

²⁴ Neverthelesse I saye vnto you: it shalbe easiar for ye londe of zodo in the daye of iudgemet the for ye.

²⁵ At yt tyme Iesus answered and sayd: I prayse ye o father lorde of heve and erth because thou hast hid these thinges fro the wyse and prudet and hast opened the vnto babes:

²⁶ eve so father for so it pleased ye.

²⁷ All thinges are geve vnto me of my father. And noma knoweth ye sonne but ye father: nether knoweth eny ma ye father save ye sonne and he to whome ye sonne will ope him.

²⁸ Come vnto me all ye that laboure and are laden and I wyll ease you.

²⁹ Take my yoke on you and lerne of me for I am meke and lowly in herte: and ye shall fynd rest vnto youre soules.

³⁰ For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.