24 Da bestodon pa iudeas hyne utan J cwædon to him. hu lange gælst þu úre líf. Sege us openlice hwæper pu crist sy;

25 Se hælend him Iswarode 1 cwap. ic spece to eow 1 ge ne gelyfað. þa weorc pe ic wyrce on mines fæder naman. pa cypap gewitnesse be me.

26 ac ge ne gelyfad. forpam pe ge [ne] synt of minum sceapum;

27 mine sceap gehyrap mine stefne. J ic gecnawe hig. 1 hig folgiad me.

28 J ic him sylle éce lif 1 hig ne forwurðaþ næfre ne nimo hig nan man of minre handa

29 pe min fæder me sealde is mærre ponne ænig oder ding. I ne mæg hit nan man niman of mines fæder handa.

30 ic 1 fæder synt an;

31 Ɖa iudeas namon stanas hig woldon hyne torfian;

32 Se hælend him swarode Jcwæð. manega gode weorc ic eow æt-eowde be minum fæder for hwylcum þære weorca wylle ge me hænan.

33 pa iudeas him swaredon J cwædon. ne hæne we de for godum weorce ac for þinre bysmor-space 1 forpam pe pu eart man J wyrcst þe to gode;

34 Se hælend [him] Iswarode 1 cwæð hu nys hit awriten on eowre a. pic sæde ge synt godas.

24 Da be-stoden pa iudeus (sic) hine utan 1 cwæðon to hym. hú lange gælst þu ure lyf. Sege ús openlice hwæder þu crist syo.

25 Se hælend heom andswerede 7 cwæð. Ich speke to eow 1 ge ne lefeð; þa weorc pe ich werche on mines fæder naman þa kede witnysse be me.

26 ac ge ne ge-lefa. for-pam þe ge ne synt of minum scepan.

27 mine scep here mine stefne. 1 ic gecnawe hyo. 1 hyo folgiað me.

28 ich heom sylle eche lyf. 1 hyo ne for-wurðað næfre. J ne nemd hyo nan mann of minre hande.

29 þæt þe min fæder me sealde; ys mare þonne anyg oþer þing. 1 ne mayg hyt nan mann of mines fæder hande nimæn.

30 Ich 1 se fader synd an.

31 Ɖa iudeas namen stanes pæt hyo wolden hyne torfian.

32 Se hælend heom andswerede and cwæð. Manega gode weorc ich eow ateowede be minen fæder. for hwilcen pare weorken wille ge me stænen.

33 pa iudeas hym andswereden; I cwæðen. Ne hene we pe for goden weorkan. ac for pinre bismere-sprache. J for-þan þe þu ert mán. J wercst de to gode.

34 Se hælend heom andswerede 1 cwæð. Hú nis hit awritan on owre lage. þæt ich sæde ge synd godes.

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36 pe fæder gehalgode 1 sende on middan-eard. ge secgað þu bysmor spycst forpam ic sæde ic eom godes sunu ;

37 Gif ic ne wyrce mines fæder weorc. ne gelyfað me;

38 Gif ic wyrce mines fæder weorc J gif ge me nella gely fan. gelyfað þam weorcum. Þge oncnawun 1 gelyfon p fæder ys on me Jic on fæder;

39 Hig smeadon witodlice embe hig woldon hine gefon 1 he eode ut fram him;

40 7 he for eft ofer iordanén to pære stowe pe iohannes wæs. J ærest on fullode J he wunode par.

41 manega comon to him 7 cwædon. witodlice ne worhte iohannes nan tacn. ealle pa þing þe iohannes sæde be pyson wæron sode

42 manega gelyfdon ON HYNE.

itodlice sum seoc man was genemned lazarus of bethania of quidam lan- marian ceastre 7 of martham his swustra. guens lazarus. A. 2 hit was seo maría þe smyrede drihten mid þære sealfe 1 drigde his fet mid hyre loccon; Lazarus hyre brodor was ge-yfled. 3 his swustra sendon to him I cwædon drîhten. nu is seoc se de pu lufast.

Various Readings.

35. A. spræc. A. gewryt. 36. A. bysmer sprycst. 37, 38. A. omits the last three words of v. 37, and first six of v. 38. A. pe ge oncnewon (sic); where pe is for p. 39. A. ymbe. B. C. út. 40. B. C. fór. A. þær. 41. A. manege. A. wytodlice. A. tacen. A. byssum.

Cap. xi. 1. A. Wytodlice (with large red capital). B. C. ladzarus. B. C. cestre. A. marthan; B. C. martham; see v. 5. 2. A. dryhten. B. C. sielfe. A. heora loccum. B. C. Ladzarus. A. broder. A. ge-yfelod; B. C. ge-yflod. 3. A. dryhten.

35 gyf he pa tealde godes pe godes spræce to was ge-wordan. 1 þæt halyg writ ne mayg beon awent.

36 pe se fæder ge-halegode 7 sende on middan-eard. ge seggeð þæt þu bismer sprecst. for-pan ich saide. ich eom godes sunu.

37 Gyf ich ne weorce mines fæder weorc. ne lefe ge me.

38 Gyf ich werche mines fader werc; gyf ge me nelle ge-lefan; ge-lefað þam weorkan. þæt ge on-cnawen 7 ge-lefan. þæt se fader ys on me. J ich on fæder.

39 Hyo smeagdon witodliche embe þæt hyo woldan hine ge-fon J he eode ut fram heom.

40 End for he eft ofer iordanem to pare stowe pe iohannes was. I arest on fullode. 1 he wunede þær.

41 manega coman to hym. 1 cwæden. ge witodlice ne worhte iohannes nan takan. ealle pa þing þe iohannes saide. be pisen wære sode.

42 1 manega ge-lefdan on hyne.

35. godas (1st time); space; geworden; halig; mæg; awend. 36. ge-halgode; bismor; for-8am ic sægde ic. 37. Gif ic; wyrce; fader; liefe. 38. Gif ic werce; fæder weorc; gif; nylles ge-lefen. gelifað; weorcum; gelifeen (sic); fæder is; ic. 39. smeagden witodlice; wolden. 40. And he for; iordanen; ærest. 41. comon; him; cwaðon; tacen; sagde; þyson wæren. mænega ge-lifdon; hine.

Cap. xi. 1. marthan his. hire loccen; broðor; ge-yfled. him; cwæson; is; lufest.

42.

2. hit; seo; drigde his;

3. his swustre sendon;