G2228–ἤ–ē

My britheren, whether a fige tre may make grapis, ethir a vyne figus? So nethir salt watir mai make swete watir.

ἢ ē “Or”

Whether ye gessen, that the scripture seith veynli, The spirit that dwellith in you, coueitith to enuye?

ἢ ē “Or”

My britheren, nyle ye bacbite ech othere. He that bacbitith his brothir, ethir that demeth his brothir, bacbitith the lawe, and demeth the lawe. And if thou demest the lawe, thou art not a doere of the lawe, but a domesman.

ἢ ē “or”

And who art thou, that demest thi neiybore? Lo! now ye, that seien, To dai ethir to morewe we schulen go in to thilke citee, and there we schulen dwelle a yeer, and we schulen make marchaundise, and we schulen make wynning;

ἢ ē “or”

For what is youre lijf? A smoke apperinge at a litil, and aftirward it schal be wastid. Therfor that ye seie, If the Lord wole, and if we liuen, we schulen do this thing, ether that thing.

ἢ ē “or”

and souyten which euer what maner tyme the spirit of Crist signyfiede in hem, and bifor telde tho passiouns, that ben in Crist, and the latere glories.

ἢ ē “or”

ethir siluer, ye ben bouyt ayen of youre veyn liuynge of fadris tradicioun,

ἢ ē “or”

Of whiche `ther be not with outforth curious ournyng of heer, ether doyng aboute of gold, ethir ournyng of clothing;

ἢ ē “or”

not yeldinge yuel for yuel, nether cursing for cursing, but ayenward blessinge; for in this thing ye ben clepid, that ye welde blessinge bi eritage.

ἢ ē “or”

For it is betere that ye do wel, and suffre, if the wille of God wole, than doynge yuele.

ἢ ē “than”

But no man of you suffre as a mansleere, ethir a theef, ether cursere, ethir a disirere of othere mennus goodis;

ἢ ē “or”ἢ ē “or”ἢ ē “or”

For it was betere to hem to not knowe the weie of riytwisnesse, than to turne ayen aftir the knowyng, fro that hooli maundement that was bitakun to hem.

ἢ ē “than”

Ye, litle sones, ben of God, and ye han ouercome hym; for he that is in you is more, than he that is in the world.

ἢ ē “than”

I woot thi werkis, for nether thou art cold, nether thou art hoot; Y wolde that thou were could, ethir hoot;

ἢ ē “or”

And he schal make alle, smale and grete, and riche and pore, and fre men and bonde men, to haue a carecter in her riythoond, ethir in her forheedis; that no man may bie,

ἢ ē “or”

ethir sille, but thei han the caracter, ether the name of the beeste, ethir the noumbre of his name.

ἢ ē “or”ἢ, ē “or”ἢ ē “or”

And the thridde aungel suede hem, and seide with a greet vois, If ony man worschipe the beeste, and the ymage of it, and takith the carecter in his forheed, ether in his hoond,

ἢ ē “or”