John 12
Wycliffe's Bible
1Therefore Jesus before six days of pask came to Bethany, where Lazarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised (from the dead). (And so six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus had died, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.) 2And they made to him a supper there, and Martha ministered to him; and Lazarus was one of the men that sat at the meat with him. (And they made a supper for him there, and Martha served him; and Lazarus was one of the men who sat at the meal with him.) 3Therefore Mary took a pound of ointment of true nard, (or of spikenard), precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hairs; and the house was full-filled with the savour of the ointment. 4Therefore Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, that was to betray him, said, 5Why is not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to poor men? (Why is this ointment not sold for three hundred pennies, and that given to the poor?) 6But he said this thing, not for it pertained to him of needy men, but for he was a thief, and had the purses, and bare those things that were sent (into them) (and carried everything that was put into them). 7Therefore Jesus said, Suffer ye her, that into the day of my burying she keep that (which is left); (And so Jesus said, Allow her/Let her do this, so that for the day of my burial she can keep what is left;) 8for ye shall (for)evermore have poor men with you, but ye shall not (for)evermore have me. (for ye shall always have the poor with you, but ye shall not always have me.)

9Therefore much people of the Jews knew, that Jesus was there; and they came, not only for Jesus, but to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from death [whom he raised from (the) dead]. 10But the princes of (the) priests thought to slay Lazarus, (And the high priests had also made plans to kill Lazarus,) 11for many of the Jews went away for him, and believed in Jesus.

12But on the morrow much people, that came together to the feast, when they had heard, that Jesus came to Jerusalem, day (But the next morning, many people who had come for the Feast Day, or for the Festival, when they had heard, that Jesus had come to Jerusalem,) 13took branches of palms, and came forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna, blessed is the king of Israel, that cometh in the name of the Lord. 14And Jesus found a young ass, and sat on him, as it is written, 15The daughter of Sion, do not thou dread (The daughter of Zion, do not fear); lo! thy king cometh, sitting on an ass's foal [sitting on the colt of a she ass]. 16His disciples knew not (at) first these things, but when Jesus was glorified, then they had mind, that these things were written of him, and these things they did to him. (His disciples at first did not understand the meaning of these things, but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered, that these things were written about him, and that the people had done these things for him.) 17Therefore the people bare witnessing, that was with him, when he called Lazarus from the grave, and raised him from death [and raised him from (the) dead]. (And so the people, who were with him, when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, testified about that.) 18And therefore the people came, and met with him, for they heard that he had done this sign (for they heard that he had done this miracle). 19Therefore the Pharisees said to themselves, Ye see, that we profit nothing; lo! all the world hath gone after him.

20And there were some heathen men, of them that had come up to worship in the feast day. (And there were some Gentiles, among those who had come to worship on the Feast Day, or at the Festival.) 21And these came to Philip, that was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and prayed him, and said, Sire, we will see Jesus [Sire, we would (like to) see Jesus]. (And they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and beseeched him, and said, Sir, we want to see Jesus.) 22Philip cometh, and saith to Andrew; and again Andrew and Philip said to Jesus. 23And Jesus answered to them, and said, The hour cometh, that man's Son be clarified (The time hath come, for man’s Son to be glorified). 24Truly, truly, I say to you, [no] but a corn of wheat fall into the earth, and be dead (unless a kernel, or a grain, of wheat fall into the earth, and it die), it dwelleth alone; but if it be dead, it bringeth [forth] much fruit. 25He that loveth his life, shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it into everlasting life (keepeth it safe for eternal life). 26If any man serve me, (pur)sue he me (follow me); and where I am, there my minister, (or my servant), shall be. If any man serve me, my Father shall worship him (my Father shall honour him).

27Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour; but therefore I came into this hour [but for that thing I came into this hour]; 28Father, clarify thy name. And a voice came from heaven, and said, And I have clarified (it), and again I shall clarify (it). (Father, glorify thy name. And a voice came from heaven, and said, I have glorified it, and I shall glorify it again.) 29Therefore the people that stood (there), and heard, said, that thunder was made; other men said, an angel spake to him. 30Jesus answered, and said, This voice came not for me, but for you. 31Now is the doom of the world, now the prince of this world shall be cast out. (Now is the Judgement of this world, now the Prince of this world shall be thrown out.) 32And if I shall be enhanced from the earth, I shall draw all things to myself. (And if I shall be raised, or lifted, up from the earth, then I shall draw everyone to me.) 33And he said this thing, signifying by what death he was to die. 34And the people answered to him, We have heard of the law, that Christ dwelleth [into] without end; and how sayest thou, It behooveth man's Son to be areared? Who is this man's Son? (And the people said to him, We have heard in the Law, that the Messiah remaineth forever; so how sayest thou, It behooveth man's Son to be raised up? Who is this man's Son?) 35And then Jesus saith to them, Yet a little light is in you; walk ye, the while ye have light, that (the) darkness(es) catch you not; he that wandereth in (the) darknesses, knoweth not whither he goeth. (And then Jesus saith to them, Yet a little light is in you; walk ye, the while ye have light, so that the darkness catch you not; he who walketh, or who goeth, in the darkness, knoweth not where he goeth.) 36While ye have light, believe ye in the light, (so) that ye be the children of light. Jesus spake these things, and went, and hid him(self) from them. 37And when he had done so many miracles, (or so many signs), before them, they believed not in him; (And though he had done so many miracles before them, they still did not believe in him;) 38that the word of Esaias, the prophet, should be fulfilled, which he said, Lord, who hath believed to our hearing, and to whom is the arm of the Lord showed? (so that the word of the prophet Isaiah would be fulfilled, when he said, Lord, who hath believed our message, and to whom is the Lord’s power shown, or revealed?) 39Therefore they might not believe, for again Esaias said, (And so they could not believe, for again Isaiah said,) 40He hath blinded their eyes, and hath made hard the heart(s) of them, (so) that they see not with (their) eyes, and understand [not] with (their) heart(s); and that they be converted, and I heal them. 41Esaias said these things, when he saw the glory of him, and spake of him. (Isaiah said these things, when he saw his glory, and spoke about him.) 42Nevertheless of the princes, many believed in him, but for the Pharisees they acknowledged not, that they should not be put out of the synagogue; (Nevertheless, among the leaders, many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not acknowledge him publicly, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue;) 43for they loved the glory of men, more than the glory of God.

44And Jesus cried, and said, He that believeth in me, believeth not in me, but in him that sent me (but in him who sent me). 45He that seeth me, seeth him that sent me. 46I (as) light came into the world, that each that believeth in me, dwell not in (the) darknesses (so that everyone who believeth in me, remain not in darkness). 47And if any man heareth my words, and keepeth them not, I deem him not; for I came not, that I deem the world, but that I make the world safe. (And if any man heareth my words, and obeyeth them not, I do not judge him; for I came not, that I judge the world, but that I save the world.) 48He that despiseth me, and taketh not my words, hath him that shall judge him; that word that I have spoken [the word that I have spoken], shall deem him in the last day. (He who despiseth me, and receiveth not my words, hath that which shall judge him; yea, the words that I have spoken, will judge him on the Last Day.) 49For I have not spoken of myself, but that Father that sent me, [he] gave to me a commandment, what I shall say, and what I shall speak. 50And I know, that his commandment is everlasting life (that his command bringeth eternal life); therefore those things that I speak, as the Father said to me, so I speak.

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JOHN WYCLIFFE
and JOHN PURVEY


A modern-spelling edition of their
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TERENCE P. NOBLE

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