The Life of Jesus

For as in the dayes before the flood, they did eate and drinke, marrie, and giue in mariage, vnto the day that Noe entred into the Arke,

And knewe nothing, till the flood came, and tooke them all away, so shall also the comming of the Sonne of man be.

Then two shall be in the fieldes, the one shalbe receiued, and the other shalbe refused.

Two women shalbe grinding at ye mill: the one shalbe receiued, and the other shalbe refused.

Watch therefore: for ye knowe not what houre your master will come.

Of this be sure, that if the good man of the house knewe at what watch the thiefe would come, he woulde surely watch, and not suffer his house to be digged through.

Therefore be ye also ready: for in the houre that ye thinke not, will the Sonne of man come.

Who then is a faithfull seruaunt and wise, whom his master hath made ruler ouer his household, to giue them meate in season?

Blessed is that seruant, whom his master when he commeth, shall finde so doing.

Verely I say vnto you, he shall make him ruler ouer all his goods.

But if that euil seruant shall say in his heart, My master doth deferre his comming,

And begin to smite his fellowes, and to eate, and to drinke with the drunken,

That seruaunts master will come in a day, when he looketh not for him, and in an houre that he is not ware of,

And will cut him off, and giue him his portion with hypocrites: there shalbe weeping, and gnashing of teeth.

Then the kingdome of heauen shalbe likened vnto tenne virgins, which tooke their lampes, and went foorth to meete the bridegrome.

And fiue of them were wise, and fiue foolish.

The foolish tooke their lampes, but tooke none oyle with them.

But the wise tooke oyle in their vessels with their lampes.

Nowe while the bridegrome taried long, all slumbred and slept.

And at midnight there was a crie made, Behold, the bridegrome commeth: goe out to meete him.

Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lampes.

And the foolish said to the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are out.

But the wise answered, saying, Not so, lest there will not be ynough for vs and you: but goe ye rather to them that sell, and bye for your selues.

And while they went to bye, the bridegrome came: and they that were readie, went in with him to the wedding, and the gate was shut.

Afterwards came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to vs.