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For thei seiden, He hath an vnclene spirit.

For who that doith the wille of God, he is my brothir, and my sistir, and modir.

Othere felde doun on stony places, where it had not myche erthe; and anoon it spronge vp, for it had not depnesse of erthe.

And whanne the sunne roos vp, it welewide for heete, and it driede vp, for it hadde no roote.

and thei han not roote in hem silf, but thei ben lastynge a litil tyme; aftirward whanne tribulacioun risith, and persecucioun for the word, anoon thei ben sclaundrid.

For it schal be youun to hym that hath, and it schal be takun awei fro him that hath not, also that that he hath.

For the erthe makith fruyt, first the gras, aftirward the ere, and aftir ful fruyt in the ere.

And whanne of it silf it hath brouyt forth fruyt, anoon he sendith a sikil, for repyng tyme is come.

And thei dredden with greet drede, and seiden `ech to other, Who, gessist thou, is this? for the wynde and the see obeschen to hym.

For ofte tymes he was boundun in stockis and chaynes, and he hadde broke the chaynes, and hadde broke the stockis to smale gobetis, and no man myyte make hym tame.

And Jhesus axide hym, What is thi name? And he seith to hym, A legioun is my name; for we ben many.

For sche seide, That if Y touche yhe his cloth, Y schal be saaf.

And he wondride for the vnbileue of hem. And he wente aboute casteles on ech side, and tauyte.

And kyng Eroude herde, for his name was maad opyn, and seide, That Joon Baptist hath risen ayen fro deeth, and therfor vertues worchen in hym.

For thilke Eroude sente, and helde Joon, and boond hym in to prisoun, for Erodias, the wijf of Filip, his brothir; for he hadde weddid hir.

For Joon seide to Eroude, It is not leueful to thee, to haue the wijf of thi brothir.

And the kyng was sori for the ooth, and for men that saten togidere at the meete he wolde not make hir sori;

And he seide to hem, Come ye bi you silf in to a desert place; and reste ye a litil. For there were many that camen, and wenten ayen, and thei hadden not space to ete.

And Jhesus yede out, and saiy myche puple, and hadde reuth on hem, for thei weren as scheep not hauynge a scheepherd. And he bigan to teche hem many thingis.

and he say hem trauelynge in rowyng; for the wynde was contrarie to hem. And aboute the fourthe wakynge of the nyyt, he wandride on the see, and cam to hem, and wolde passe hem.