THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY From the collection of Julius Doerner, Chicago Purchased. 1918. 2 23.52 B 47 184-7 . Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2016 https://archive.org/details/newtestamentofou00nour_0 THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST; TRANSLATED OUT OF ©rtflinal <3*r uefc, AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED. THE TEXT OF THE COMMON TRANSLATION IS ARRANGED IN PARAGRAPHS, SUCH AS THE SENSE REQUIRES : THE DIVISIONS OF CHAPTERS AND VERSES BEING NOTED IN THE MARGIN, FOR REFERENCE. BY JAMES NOURSE. NEW YORK: AMERICAN AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY, INSTITUTED IN THE YEAR 1837. 1847. t THE NAMES OF THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, WITH THE NUMBER OF CHAPTERS; ALSO THEIR CHRONOLOGICAL ARRANGEMENT, DATES, AUTHORS, Ac. Books. Chap. Bate HISTORICAL. Matthew . . . 2S Mark 16 Luke 24 John 21 Acts 2S EPISTLES OF PAUL. To the Romans 16 1 Corinthians . 16 2 Corinthians . 13 Galatians ... 6 Ephesians ... 6 Philippians . . 4 Colossians ... 4 1 Thessalonians 5 2 Thessalonians 3 1 Timothy . 2 Timothy . Titus . . . Philemon . Hebrews .... 13 . 4 GENERAL OR CATHOLIC. 5 5 3 5 1 1 Of James . 1 of Peter . 2 of Peter . 1 of John . 2 of John . 3 of John . Of Jude . . PROPHETIC. Revelation . . . 2 63 96 Authors, where voritten, tfC. Matthew, in Judea; in Syriac and Greek, for Jewish converts. Mark, probably at Jerusalem ; for Christians in general. Luhe, the companion of Paul ; in Greece ; for Gentile converts. John, the Apostle ; at Ephesus ; to confute heretics. Luke, in Greece; to furnish a history of the church. At Corinth. See Acts “ Ephesus. ‘ “ Ephesus. ‘ “ Corinth. ' “ Rome. ‘ “ Rome. 1 “ Rome. 1 “ Corinth. 1 “ Corinth. { xx. 2. xix. 22. xix,xx. xvii. 1-10. xxviii. 17-30. xviii. 1-5. xviii. 6-11. In Macedonia, previous to his second imprisonment. At Rome, during his second im- prisonment. In Macedonia, previous to his second imprisonment. At Rome, during his first impris- onment. In Italy, after release from his first imprisonment. At Jerusalem. | At Babylon. > At Ephesus, probably. Unknown. At Ephesus. The date of these is very uncer- tain. John wrote after the death of Peter and Paul, and the destruction of Jerusalem. Chronological order. A. D. 37. « 50. “ 50. 51. “ 56. “ 57. “ 58. “ 61. “ 61. “ 61. « 61. Gospel of Matthew 1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians Galatians 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians Romans Ephesians James Philippians Colossians Philemon Gospel of Luke Hebrews Acts of the Apostles 1 Timothy Titus 1 Peter Gospel of Mark 2 Timothy 2 Peter Jude Gospel of John 1 John 2 John 3 John Revelation 2 -^- >v-\cto T~ 1 ~hn- J2 c4 Z Z. 5 . ^ 13 4 1 1^41 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW. THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David* the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac? and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob 2 begat Judas and his brethren. And Judas begat Phares and 3 Zara of Thamar ; and Phares begat Esrom. And Esrom begat * Aram,* 'and Aram begat Aminadab. And Aminadab begat 4 Naasson ; and Naasson begat Salmon. And Salmon begat Booz 5 of Rachab ,* and Booz begat Obed of Ruth. And Obed begat Jesse ; ' and Jesse begat David the king. And David the king 6 begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias ; and Solo- 7 mon begat Roboam. And Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa. And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram. 8 And Joram begat Ozias ; * and Ozias begat Joatham. And Joa- 9 tham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias. And Ezekias 10 begat Manasses ; and Manasses begat A mon. And A mon begat Josias; and Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the 11 time they were carried away to Babylon. And after they were 12 brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel ; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel. And Zorobabel begat Abiud ; and Abiud 13 begat Eliakim. And Eliakim begat Azor; 'and Azor begat 14 Sadoc. And Sadoc begat Achim ; and Acbim begat Eliud. f And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan. And 15 Matthan begat Jacob ; and Jacob begat Joseph the husband of 16 Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. So all 17 the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen genera- tions; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations ; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. NOW the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise : When as 18 his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came to- gether, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. Then Jo- 19 seph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily. But 20 while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost: and she shall bring 21 forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus : for he shall save his people from their sins. (Now all this was done, that it might 22 be fulfilled which was spoken of the LORD by the prophet, saying, Behold, a Virgin shall be with child, 23 And shall bring forth a son, And they shall call his name EMMANUEL, which being interpreted, is, GOD WITH US.) Then Joseph, 24 From the birth of Christ, fyc. MATTHEW, part i . b. c. 6 — a. d. 26 being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the LORD had bidden him, and took unto him his wife : and knew her not till she had 25 brought forth her first-born son : and he called his name Jesus NOW when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the 2 days of Herod the king, behold, there came Wise Men from the east to Jerusalem, f saying, Where is he that is born King of the 2 Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him. When Herod the king had heard these things, he 3 was troubled, and all Jerusalem w 7 ith him. And when he had 4 gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they 5 said unto him ; In Bethlehem of Judea : for thus it is written by the prophet, And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, 6 Art not the least among the princes of Juda : For out of thee shall come a Governor, That shall rule my people Israel. Then Herod, when he had privily called the Wise Men, inquired 7 of them diligently what time the star appeared. And he sent 8 them to Bethlehem, and said, Go, and search diligently for the young child ; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also. When they had heard the 9 king, they departed ; and lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over w here the young child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceed- 10 ing great joy. And when thqy were come into the house, they 11 saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down and worshipped him : and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts ; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return 12 to Herod, they departed into their own country another w 7 ay. AND when they were departed, behold, the angel of the 13 LORD appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word : for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. When he arose, he took the young child 14 and his mother by night, and departed into Egypt : and was there 15 until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the LORD by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my Son. Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the Wise 16 Men, w 7 as exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the chil- dren that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from tw 7 o years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the Wise Men. Then was fulfilled that 17 which w ; as spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, In Rama was there a voice heard, 18 Lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weep ing /or her children, And would not be comforted, because they are not. But, when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the LORD 19 appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egvpt, * saying, Arise, and take 20 4 CHAP. IV. From Johns ministry , fyc- PART II. a. d. 26 — 30 the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel : for they are dead which sought the young child’s life. And he 21 arose, and took the young child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus did reign 22 in Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither: notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee: and he came and dwelt in 23 a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. IN those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wil- 3 derness of Judea, 'and saying, Repent ye; for the kingdom of 2 heaven is at hand. For this is he that was spoken of by the 3 prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wfiderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, Make his paths straight. And the same John had his raiment of camel’s hair, and a 4 leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, 5 and all the region round about Jordan, ' and were baptized of him 6 in Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many of the 7 Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers ! who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance : 8 and think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to 9 our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also the ax is 10 laid unto the root of the trees : therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. I indeed baptize you with water, unto repentance : but he 1 1 that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear : he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire : whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly 12 purge his floor and gather his wheat into the garner : but he will bum up the chaff with unquenchable fire. Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be 13 baptized of him. But John forbade him, saying, I have need to 14 be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? And Jesus an- 15 swering said unto him, Suffer it to he so now: for thus it be- cometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of 16 the w r ater : and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him : and lo, a voice from heaven, sayings 17 ‘This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.’ THEN was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness, to 4 be tempted of the Devil. And when he had fasted forty days 2 and forty nights, he was afterwards an hungered. And when the Tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the 3 Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he 4 answered and said, It is written, “Man shall not live by 5 A 2 5 . From Christ's ministry MATTHEW. PART III bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Then the Devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth 5 him on a pinnacle of the temple, 'and saith unto him, If thou 6 be the Son of God, cast thyself down, for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee : And in their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, “Thou shalt not 7 tempt the LORD thy God.” Again the Devil taketh him up into an exceeding high moun- 8 tain, and showeth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, ' and saith unto him, All these things will I give 9 thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus 10 unto him, Get thee hence, Satan! for it is written, “Thou shalt worship the LORD thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.” Then the Devil leaveth him y and behold, 11 angels came and ministered unto him. NOW, when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, 12 he departed into Galilee. And leaving Nazareth, he came and 13 dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea-coast in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim ; that it might be fulfilled which 14 was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, 15 By the way of the sea, Beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles : The people which sat in darkness, saw great light ; 16 And to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent ; for 17 the kingdom of heaven is at hand. And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, 18 Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea ; for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow 19 me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway 20 left their nets, and followed him. And going on from thence, 21 he saw other tw T o brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets ; and he called them. And they immediately left the ship 22 and their father, and followed him. And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their svna- 23 gogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease among the people. And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they 24 brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy ; and he healed them. And there followed him great multitudes of people from Gali- 25 lee, and from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem, and from Judea, and from beyond Jordan. And seeing the multitudes, he went 5 up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him. And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 2 a D 30—32. CHAP. V. to the Apostles' mission. ’ Blessed are the poor in spirit : for their’s is the kingdom of heaven. 3 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 4 Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed 5,6 are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness : for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain 7 mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 8 Blessed are the peace-makers : for they shall be called the chil- 9 dren of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for right- 10 eousness’ sake: for their’s is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed 11 are ye when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Re- 12 joice, and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have lost his 13 savor, wherewith shall it be salted ? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men. * Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill can- 14 not be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a 15 bushel, but on a candlestick : and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they 16 may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets : 17 [ am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily, I say unto 18 you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever there- 19 fore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven : but whosoever shall do, and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I say unto you, 20 That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the king- dom of heaven. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, “Thou 21 shalt not kill,” and, “Whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the judgment:” but I say unto you, That 22 whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council : but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire. Therefore, if thou 23 bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee, leave there thy gift before the altar, 24 and go thy way ; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift. Agree with thine adversary quickly, whilst 25 thou art in the way with him; lest at anytime the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the offi- cer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily, I say unto thee, Thou 26 shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the utter- most farthing. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, “Thou 27 shalt not commit adultery:” but I say unto you, That 28 Prom Christs ministry MATTHEW part m, whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye 29 offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand df- 30 fend thee, cut it off and cast it from thee : for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. It hath been said, “Who- 31 soever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:” but I say unto you, That 32 whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of for- nication, causeth her to commit adultery : and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced, committeth adultery. Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old 33 time, “Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the LORD thine oaths:” But I say unto 34 you, Swear not at all : neither by heaven ; for it is God’s throne : 1 nor by the earth ; for it is his footstool : neither by Jerusalem ; 35 for it is the city of the great King : neither shalt thou swear by 36 thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for what- 37 soever is mofe than these cometh of evil. Ye have heard that it hath been said, “An eye for an 38 eye, and a tooth for a tooth.” But I say unto you, That 39 ye resist not evil : but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also : and if any man will sue thee 40 at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him 41 twain. Give to him that asketh thee ; and from him that would 42 borrow of thee, turn not thou away. Ye have heard that it hath been said, “Thou shalt love 43 thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy:” But I say unto 44 you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you ; that ye may be the children of your 45 Father which is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have 46 ye ? do not even the publicans the same ? ' and if ye salute your 47 brethren only, what do ye more than others ? do not even the publicans so ? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which 48 is in heaven is perfect. Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen 6 of them: Otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound 2 a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily, I say unto you, They have their reward. But when thou doest 3 alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth; ' that thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father, which seeth 4 in secret, himself shall reward thee openly. 8 a* d. 30—32. CHAP. Vf. to the Apostles’ mission. And vvhen thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites 5 are : for they love to pray standing in the synagogues, and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily, I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou 6 prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly. But when ye pray, 7 use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that > they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye there- 8 fore like unto them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him. After this manner therefore 9 pray ye : Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. 'Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in 10 heaven. 'Give us this day our daily bread. 'And forgive us 11 our debts, as we forgive our debtors. ' And lead us not into 13 temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 'For, if ye for- 14 give men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you : but, if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will 15 your Father forgive your trespasses. Moreover, when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad 16 countenances for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily, I say unto you, They have their re- ward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash 17 thy face; that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy 18 Father, which is in secret : and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee o Lay not up for yo ves treasures upon earth, where moth 19 and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal ; but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where 20 neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. For where your treasure is, there will 21 your heart be also. ' The light of the body is the eye. If there- 22 fore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of dark- 23 ness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness .' No man can serve two masters : for 24 either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what 25 ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, 26 neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they ? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his 27 stature? ' And why take ye thought for raiment ? Consider the 28 lilies of the field, how they grow ; they toil not, neither do they spin; ’and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his 29 9 From Christ ministry MATTHEW. PART m* glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore if God so 30 clothe the grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall We 31 eat? or, what shall We drink? or, wherewithal shall we be clothed ? ' (for after all these things do the Gentiles seek ;) for 32 your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteous- 33 ness, and all these things shall be added unto you. Take there- 34 fore no thought for the morrow; for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. Judge not, that ye be not judged. 'For with what judgment 7 ye judge, ye shall be judged ; and with what tneasure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou 3 the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, 4 Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye ? Thou hypocrite ! first cast out the beam 5 out of thine own eye ; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye. Give not that which is holy unto the dogs; neither cast ye 6 your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, 7 and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh, re- 8 ceiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, w 7 hom if his 9 son ask bread, will he give him a stone ? Of if he ask a fish, will 10 he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give 11 good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him ? Therefore ail things whatsoever ye would that men should do to 12 you, do ye even so to them ; for this is the law and the prophets. Enter ye in at the strait gate : for wide is the gate, and broad 13 is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat : because, strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, 14 which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s 15 clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall 16 know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good 17 fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree 18 cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit 19 is hewm down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore, by their fruits 20 ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into 21 the kingdom of heaven ; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, 22 Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name ? and in thy name 10 a. d. 30-32 CHAP. VIII. to the Apostles' mission. have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works ? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you : 23 depart from me, ye that work iniquity. Therefore, whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and 24 doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. And the rain descended, and the floods 25 came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And everyone that heareth 26 these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand. And the 27 rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell : and great was the fall of it. And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these sayings, the 28 people were astonished at his doctrine. For he taught them as 29 one having authority, and not as the scribes. WHEN he was come down from the mountain, great multi- 1 8 tudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and wor- 2 shipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, 3 I will ; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man ; but go thy way, 4 show thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses com- manded, for a testimony unto them. And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came 5 unto him a centurion, beseeching him, 'and saying, Lord, my 6 servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The cen- 7,8 turion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. For I am a man under authority, 9 having soldiers under me : and I say to this man , Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, 10 and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel ! And I say unto you, 11 That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven; but the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into 12 outer darkness ; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou 13 hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the self-same hour. And when Jesus was come into Peter’s house, he saw his 14 wife’s mother laid, and sick of a fever. And he touched her 15 hand, and the fever left her: and she arose, and ministered unto them. When the even was come, they brought unto him many that 16 were possessed with devils : and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick; that it might be fulfilled 17 which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 11 From Christ's ministry. MATTHEW. PART III NOW when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave 18 commandment to depart unto the other side. A^d a certain scribe came, and said unto him ; Master, I will 19 follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto 20 him ; The foxes have holes, and the f>irds of the air have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me 21 first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow 22 me ; and let the dead bury their dead. And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed 23 him. And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, inso- 24 much that the ship was covered with the waves : but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him , and awoke him, saying, 25 Lord, save us : we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are 26 ye fearful, O ye of little faith ? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea ; and there was a great calm. But the men 27 marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him ! AND when he was come to the other side, into the country 28 of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And behold, they cried out, saying, What 29 have w 7 e to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God ? art thou come hither to torment us before the time ? And there w T as a good way 30 off from them a herd of many swine, feeding. So the devils 31 besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. ' And he said unto them, Go. And 32 when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine : and behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that 33 kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing; and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus : and when 34 they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts. And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and 9 came into his own city. AND behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, 2 lying on a bed : and Jesus seeing their faith, said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer ; thy sins be forgiven thee. And behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This 3 man blasphemeth. And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said ; 4 Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts ? For whether is easier 5 to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee ; or to say, Arise, and walk ? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth 6 to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. And he arose, and de- 7 parted to his house. But when the multitude saw it, they mar- 8 veiled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men. AND as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man named 9 Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom : and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose and followed him And it came to 10 12 a i > 30-52. CHAP. IX. to the Apostles' mission pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, benold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples. And 1 1 when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners? But when 12 Jesus heard that, he said unto them; They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick. But go ye and learn 13 what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repent- ance. Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we 14 and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not ? And Jesus 15 said unto them ; Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast. No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old 16 garment : for that which is put in to fill it up, taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. Neither do men put new 17 wine into old bottles ; else the bottles break, and the wine run- neth out, and the bottles perish : but they put new 7 wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. WHILE he spake these things unto them, behold, there came 18 a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead : but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Jesus arose, and followed him, and so did his 19 disciples. And behold, a woman which was diseased with an issue of 20 blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment. For she said within herself, If I may but touch 21 his garment, I shall be whole. But Jesus turned him about, 22 and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort : thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour. And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the 23 minstrels and the people making a noise, he said unto them, 24 Give place : for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. But w 7 hen the people were put forth, he 25 went in, and took her by the hand : and the maid arose. And 26 the fame hereof went abroad into all that land. AND when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed 27 him crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us. And when he was come into the house, the blind men came 28 to him : And Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. f Then touched he 29 their eyes, saying, According to your faith, be it unto you. And 30 their eyes were opened ; and Jesus straitly charged them, say- ing, See that no man know it. But they, when they were de- 31 parted, spread abroad his fame in all that country. As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man 32 possessed with a devil. And when the devil was cast out, the 33 dumb spake : and the multitude marvelled, saying, It was never 5 B 13 From the Apostles' mission MATTHEW. PART IV. so seen in Israel. But the Pharisees said, He castelh out devils, 34 through the prince of the devils. And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in 35 their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness, and every disease among the people. But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compas- 36 sion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples ; 37 The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few. Pray 38 J re therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth aborers into his harvest. AND when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, helO gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease. Now 2 the names of the twelve Apostles are these; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip, and Bartholomew; 3 Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus, whose surname was Thaddeus; Simon the Ca- 4 naanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, 5 Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not. But go rather to the lost sheep of the 6 house of Israel. And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of 7 heaven is at hand. Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the 8 dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. Pro- 9 vide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses; nor scrip 10 for your journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is w T orthy of his meat. And into whatsoever 11 city or tow r n ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy ; and there abide till ye go thence. And when ye come into a house, 12 salute it. And if the house be worthy, let your peace come 13 upon it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, 14 when ye depart out of that house, or city, shake off the dust of your feet. Verily, I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for 15 the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgment, than for that city. Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of 16 wolves : be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men : for they will deliver you up to the councils, 17 and they will scourge you in their synagogues: and ye shall be 18 brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles. But when they deliver you up, 19 take no thought how or what ye shall speak ; for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak. For it is not 20 ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you. And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and 21 the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be 22 hated of all men for my name’s ss^e: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved. But when they persecute you in this 23 14 it. c. 32—33. CHAP. XI. to that of the Seventy city, flee ye into another. For verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man be come. The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his 24 lord. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and 25 the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household? ’Fear them not therefore. For there is nothing 26 covered, that shall not be revealed ; and hid, that shall not be known. What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light : and 27 what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye upon the house-tops. And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill 28 the soul : but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? 29 and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. ' But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. ' Fear ye 30 not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows. Who- 32 soever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall 33 deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven. Think not that I am come to send peace 34 on earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword. For I am 35 come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daugh- ter against her mother, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a man’s foes shg.ll be they of his own 3b household. He that loveth father or mother more than me, is 37 not worthy of me : and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me. And he that taketh not his cross, 38 and followeth after me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth 39 his life, shall lose it ; and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. He that receiveth you, receiveth me; and he that re- 40 ceiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. He that receiveth a 41 prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a prophet’s re- ward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man’s reward. And 42 whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones, a cup of cold v;ater only, in the name of a disciple, verily, I say unto you, He shall in no wise lose his reward. And it came to pass when Jesus had made an end of com-lX manding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities, NOW w 7 hen John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, 2 he sent two of his disciples, 'and said unto him, Art thou he 3 that should come, or do we look for another? Jesus answered 4 and said unto them, Go and show John again those things which ye do hear and see : The blind receive their sight, and the lame 5 walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And 6 blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me. And as 7 they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concern- ing John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? ' But what went ye out for to see? A 15 8 From the Apostles' mission MATTHEW. PART iv. man clothed in soft raiment ? Behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. 1 But what went ye out for to see ? A 9 prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. For this 10 is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Which shall prepare thy way before thee. Verily, I say unto you. Among them that are born of women, 11 there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist : notwith- standing, he that is least in the kingdom of heaven, is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist, until now, the 12 kingdom of heaven suffered! violence, and the violent take it by lorce. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until 13 John. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias which was for to 14 come. 1 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. ' But where- 15 unto shall I liken this generation ? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, ' and saying, We 17 have piped unto you, and ye have not danced ; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. For John came neither 18 eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. The Son of 19 man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But Wisdom is justified of her children. Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his 20 mighty works were done, because they repented not. Woe unto 21 thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Si- don, they would have repented lc*]g ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and 22 Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you. And thou, Caper- 23 naum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell : for if the mighty works which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land 24 of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, 25 Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes. ' Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight ! 'All things 20 are delivered unto me of my Father; and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father ; neither kmmeth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him. Come 28 unto me, all ye that labor, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me : for I am 29 meek and lowly in heart ; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. 30 AT that time Jesus went on the sabbath-day through the corn, 12 and his disciples were a hungered, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. But when the Pharisees saw 7 it, they said 2 unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath-day. But he said unto them; Have ye not 3 read what David did when he was a hungered, and they that 16 a. d. 32-33. CHAP. XII. to that of the Seventy . were with him? how he entered into the house of God, and did 4 eat the show-bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests ? Or have 5 ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath-days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless? But I 6 say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple. But if ye had known what this meaneth, 7 I will have mercy, and not sacrifice : ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of 8 man is Lord even of the sabbath-day. And when he was departed thence, he went into their syna- 9 gogue. And behold, there was a man which had his hand with- 10 ered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-days? that they might accuse him. And he said unto 11 them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath-day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out? How much then is a man better than 12 a sheep ? wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath-days. ’ Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he 13 stretched it forth ; and it was restored whole, like as the other. Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, 14 how they might destroy him. But wdien Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: 15 and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all ; and charged them that they should not make him known : 16 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, 17 saying, Behold my servant, whom I have chosen ; 18 My beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased : I will put my spirit upon him, And he shall show judgment to the Gentiles. He shall not strive, nor cry ; 19 Neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. A bruised reed shall he not break, 20 And smoking flax shall he not quench, Till he send forth judgment unto victory. And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. 21 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind 22 and dumb; and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. And all the people were amazed, 23 and said, Is not this the son of David ? But when the Pharisees 24 heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. And Jesus knew their 25 thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and every city or house divided against itself, shall not stand. And if Satan cast out Satan, he 26 is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand? And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your chil- 27 dren cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges. But 28 if I cast out devils by the Spirit, of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you. Or else, how can one enter into a strong 29 man’s house, and spoil his goods, excej t he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his hoise. He that is not with 30 5 B 2 17 From the Apostles' mission MATTHEW. PART iv me, is against me,- and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad. Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and bias- 31 phemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever 32 speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. Either make the tree good, and his fruit good ; or else 33 make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. O generation of vipers ! how can ye, being 34 evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man, out of the good treasure of 35 the heart, bringeth forth good things : and an evil man, out of the evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things. But I say unto 30 you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou 37 shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, 38 saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he an- 39 swered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign, and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. For as Jonas was three days and 40 three nights in the whale’s belly ; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men 41 of Nineveh shall rifce in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : because they repented at the preaching of Jonas ; and behold, a greater than Jonas is here. The queen of the 42 south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh 43 through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he 44 saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out : and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more 45 wicked than himself and they enter in and dwell there : and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation. While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and 45 his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. Then 47 one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee. But he answered and 48 said unto him that told him, Who is my mother ? and who are my brethren ? And he stretched forth his hand toward his dis- 49 ciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! For who- 50 soever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. THE same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by thel3 sea-side. And great multitudes were gathered together unto 2 him, so that he went into a ship, and sat ; and the whole multi- 18 a. f>. 32-33. CHAP. XM. to that of the Seventy. tude stood on the shore. xAnd he spake many things unto them 3 in parables, saying; Behold, a sower went forth to sow. And 4 when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way-side : and the fowls came and devoured them up. Some fell upon stony places, 5 where they had not much earth : and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth; and when the sun was 6 up, they w T ere scorched ; and because they had no root, they withered away. And some fell among thorns ; and the thorns 7 sprung up, and choked them. But other fell into good ground, 8 and brought forth fruit, some a hundred-fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear ! 9 And the disciples came, and said unto him ; Why speakest 10 thou unto them in parables? He answered and said unto them; 11 Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the king- dom of heaven ; but to them it is not given. For whosoever 12 hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance : but w’hosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because 13 they seeing, see not; and hearing, they hear not; neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, 14 which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand ; And seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive : For this people’s heart is waxed gross, 15 And their ears are dull of hearing;, And their eyes they have closed ; Lest at any time they should see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And should understand with their heart, And should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see ; and your ears, for they 16 hear. For, verily, I say unto you, That many prophets and 17 righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them ; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. ' Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. ' When any 18 one hearefh the w r ord of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked One, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way-side. But he that received the seed into stony places, the 20 same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; ' yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while : for 21 w 7 hen tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. He also that received seed among the 22 thorns, is he that heareth the word ; and the care of this w’orld, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. But he that received seed into the good ground, is 23 he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some a hundred-fold, some sixty, some thirty. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The king- 24 dom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field : but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed 25 19 From the Apostles' m issio?i M ATTH E VV. PART IV. tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade 26 w r as sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto 27 him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field ? from whence then hath it tares ? He said unto them, An enemy hath done 28 this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up ? But he said, Nay ; lest while ye gather up 29 the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Let both grow 30 together until the harvest : and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : but gather the wheat into my barn. Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The king- 31 dom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field : which indeed is the least of all 32 seeds : but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and become th a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof Another parable spake he unto them: The kingdom of 33 heaven is like unto leaven, w 7 hich a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; 34 and without a parable spake he not unto them ; that it might be 35 fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables ; I will utter things which have been kept secret From the foundation of the world. Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house : 36 and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto 37 them ; He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man ; ’ the 38 field is the world ; the good seed are the children of the king- dom ; but the tares are the children of the wicked One ; 1 the 39 enemy that sowed them is the Devil ; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the 40 tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. The Son of man shall send forth his angels, 41 and they shall gather out of his kingdom all ihings that offend, and them which do iniquity ; and shall cast them into a fu rnace 42 of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then 43 shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. Again: The kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in 44 a field : the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. Again : The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman 45 seeking goodly pearls ; who when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again : The kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was 47 cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind : which, when it 48 20 b. c. 32-33, CIIAP. XIV. to that of the Seventy was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away. So shall it be at the 49 end of the world : the angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just, and shall cast them into the furnace 50 of fire : there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these things ? 51 They say unto him, Yea, Lord. ' Then said he unto them, There- 52 fore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto a man that is a householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old. AND it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these 53 parables, he departed thence. And when he was come into his 54 own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wis- dom, and these mighty w orks ? Is not this the carpenter’s son ? 55 Is not his mother called Mary ? and his brethren James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas ? And his sisters, are they not all 56 with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? ’And 57 they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there, because of 58 their unbelief. AT that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, ' and said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist ; he is risen 2 from the dead ; and therefore mighty works do show forth them- selves in him. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put 3 him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife. For 4 John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. And 5 when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. But when Herod’s 6 birth-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod: whereupon he promised with an 7 oath to give her whatsoever she wDuld ask. And she, being be- 8 fore instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger. And the king was sorry ; nevertheless, for 9 the oath’s sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he com- manded it to be given her. And he sent, and beheaded John 10 in the prison. And his head was brought in a charger, and 11 given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother. And 12 his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. WHEN Jesus heard of it, he departed thence by ship into a 13 desert place apart : and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. And Jesus went forth, 14 and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion to- ward them, and he healed their sick. And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, 15 This is a desert place, and the time is now past ; send the mul- titude aw T ay, that they may go into the villages, and buy them- 21 From the Apostles' mission MATTHEW. PART IV. selves victuals. But Jesus said unto them, They need not de- 16 part; give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, We have 17 here but five loaves, and two fishes. He said, Bring them hither 18 to me. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the 19 grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all 20 eat, and were filled, and they took up of the fragments that re- mained twelve baskets full. And they that had eaten were 21 about five thousand men, besides women and children. And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a 22 ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, 23 he went up into a mountain apart to pray : and when the evening was come, he was there alone. But the ship was now in the 24 midst of the sea, tossed with waves : for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, 25 walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw 7 him walking 26 on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit ; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, 27 saying, Be of good cheer ; it is I ; be not afraid. And Peter an- 28 swered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the wetter. 1 And he said, Come. And when Peter was 29 come down out of the ship, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he w r as afraid ; 30 and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me! And 31 immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased. 32 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, 33 saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God. And when they were gone over, they came into the land of 34 Gennesaret. And when the men of that place had knowledge 35 of him, they sent out into all that country round about, and brought unto him all that were diseased ; and besought him, 36 that they might only touch the hem of his garment : and as many as touched were made perfectly whole. THEN came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, wdiich w r ere of 15 Jerusalem, saying, Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition 2 of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also 3 transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God 4 commanded, saying, “Honor thy father and mother:” and, “He that curseth father or mother, let him die the d eath.” But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or 5 his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me ; and honor not his father or his mother, he shall he free. 6 Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, 7 saying, 22 A. D. 32—33. CHAP. XV. to that of the Seventy . This people draweih nigh unto me with their mouth, 8 And honoreth me with their lips : But their heart is far from me. But in vain they do worship me, 9 Teaching/or doctrines the commandments of men. And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear and un- 10 derstand : Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; 11 but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that 12 the Pharisees were offended after they heard this saying ? But 13 he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let them a.one : they be 14 blind leaders of the blind ; and if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. Then answered Peter, and said unto 15 him, Declare unto us this parable. And Jesus said, Are ye also 16 yet without understanding? Do not ye yet understand, that 17 whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But those things which proceed out 18 of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adul- 19 teries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies : These are 20 the things which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man. THEN Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts of 21 Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a woman of Canaan came out 22 of the same coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David ; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil. 'But he answered her not a word. And his dis- 23 ciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away ; for she crieth after us. But he answered and said, I am not sent but 24 unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Then came she and 25 worshipped him, saying, Lord, help me. But he answered, and 26 said, It is not meet to take the children’s bread and to cast it to dogs. And she said, Truth, Lord : yet the dogs eat of the crumbs 27 which fall from their master’s table. Then Jesus answered and 28 said unto her, O woman ! great is thy faith : be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the sea 29 of Galilee ; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there. And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those 30 that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus’ feet ; and he healed them : insomuch that 31 the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and the blind to see : and they glorified the God of Israel. Then Jesus called his disciples unto him , and said ; I have 32 compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat : and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. And his disciples 33 say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude ? And Jesus sailh unto 34 23 From the Apostles* mission MATTHEW. PART IV. them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven, and a lew little fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down 35 on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, 36 and gave thanks, and brake them , and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat, and were 37 filled : and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, 38 besides women and children. And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and came into 39 the coasts of Magdala. THE Pharisees also and the Sadducees came, and, tempting, 16 desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven. Pie 2 answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will he fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will 3 be foul weather to-day : for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites! ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times ? A wicked and adulterous gene- 4 ration seeketh after a sign ; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed. And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had 5 forgotten to take bread. Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed 6 and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Saddu- cees. And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is be- 7 cause we have taken no bread. Which when Jesus perceived, 8 he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread ? Do ye not yet 9 understand ? neither remember the five loaves of the five thou- sand, and how many baskets ye took up? neither the seven 10 loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye look up? How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you 11 concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? Then understood they how 12 that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees. WHEN Jesus came into the coasts of Cesarea Philippi, he 13 asked his disciples, saying, Who do men say that I, the Son of man, am ? And they said, Some say that thou art John the Bap- 14 list : some, Elias : and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets. ’He saith unto them, But who say ye that I am? ’And Simon 15 Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed 17 art thou, Simon Bar-jona : for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven. And I say also 18 unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church : and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven : 19 and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. Then charged he his disciples that they should tell 20 no man that he was Jesus the Christ. 24 a. d. 32-33. CHAP. XVII. to that of the Seventy. From that time forth began Jesus to show unto his disciples, 21 how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. Then Peter took him, and began to 22 rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord : this shall not be unto thee. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind 23 me, Satan ; thou art an offence unto me : for thou savorest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come 24 after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life, shall lose it: and who- 25 soever will lose his life for my sake, shall find it : (for what is a 26 man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul ? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?) For 27 the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father, with his angels ; and then he shall reward every man according to his works. Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, 28 which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom. AND after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John hisl7 brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, ' and 2 was transfigured before them : and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And behold, there ap- 3 peared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then 4 answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. While he yet 5 spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them : and behold, a voice out of the cloud, which said, ‘This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.’ And w T hen the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and 6 were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, 7 Arise, and be not afraid. And when they had lifted up their 8 eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. And as they came 9 down from the 'mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes, 10 that Elias must first come ? And Jesus answered and said unto 11 them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things : but I 12 say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed ; likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples 13 understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist. AND when they were come to the multitude, there came to 14 him a certain man kneeling down to him, and saying, 1 Lord, 15 have mercy on my son ; for he is a lunatic, and sore vexed ; for oft-times he fallelh into the fire, and oft into the water. And I 16 brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. Then 17 Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation! 5 C 25 From the Apostles' mission MATTHEW. PART IV. how long shall I be with you ? how long shall I suffer you ? bring him hither to me. And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he de- 18 parted out of him : and the child was cured from that very hour. Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not 19 we cast him out? And Jesus said unto them, Because of your 20 unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place ; and it shall remove : and nothing shall be im- possible unto you. Howbeit, this kind goeth not out but by 21 prayer and fasting. And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The 22 Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men : and they 23 shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry. AND when they were come to Capernaum, they that received 24 tribute-money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your Master pay tribute ? 1 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the 25 house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute ? of their own children, or of strangers ? Peter saith unto him, Of 26 strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children free. Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, 27 and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up : and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee. AT the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, WholS is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven ? And Jesus called a 2 little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, ' and said, 3 Verily, I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, 4 the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso 5 shall receive one such little child in my name, receiveth me. But, whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe 6 in me, it were better for him that a mill-stone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must 7 needs be that offences come ; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh ! Wherefore, if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, 8 cut them off, and cast them from thee ; it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two feet, to be cast into everlasting fire. And if thine eye 9 offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee : it is better for thee to enter into life w T ith one eye, rather than having two eyes, to be cast into hell-fire. Take heed that ye despise not 10 one of these little ones : for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven. For the Son of man is come to save that which was 11 lost. How think ye? If a man have a hundred sheep, and one 12 of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone 26 a d. 32—33. CHAP. XIX. to that of the Seventy . astray ? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he re- 13 joiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which 14 is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. More- 15 over, if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone : if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then 16 take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. And if he 17 shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church : but if he ne- glect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as a heathen man and a publican. Verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall lb bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven. Again ; I say 19 unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth, as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. For where two or three are gath- 20 ered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my 21 brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, until seven times; but, 22 until seventy times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven 23 likened unto a certain king which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought 24 unto him which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch 25 as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, 26 saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. Then the lord of that servant w T as moved with compassion, and 27 loosed him, and forgave him the debt. But the same servant 28 went out, and found one of his fellow-servants, which owed him a hundred pence : and he laid hands on him, and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me that thou owest. And his fellow- 29 servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. And he would not: 30 but went and east him into prison, till he should pay the debt. So when his fellow-servants saw what was done, they were 31 very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was done. Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O 32 thou wicked servant! I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me : shouldest not thou also have had compassion on 33 thy fellow-servant, even as 1 had pity on thee? And his lord 34 was wroth, and delivered him to the tormenters, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise shall my heavenly 35 Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trespasses. AND it came to pass, that w 7 hen Jesus had finished these say-19 ings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea, beyond Jordan. And great multitudes followed him, 2 and he healed them there. 27 From the Seventy's mission MATTHEW. PART V The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning, made them male and female, 'and said, “For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?” Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away ? He saith unto them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your waves : but from the beginning it was not so. And I say unto you, Who- soever shall put away his wife, except it be lor fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away, doth commit adultery. His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be so with his wife, it is not good to marry. But he said unto them, All men cannot re- ceive this saying, save they to whom it is given. For there are some ehnuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb : and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray : and the disciples re- buked them. But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me : for of such is the kingdom of heaven. And he laid his hands on them, and departed thence. AND behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good ? there is none good but one, that is, God : but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 'He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said; “Thou shalt do no murder;” “Thou shalt not commit adultery;” “Thou shalt not steal;” “Thou shalt not bear false witness;” “Honor thy father and thy mother,” and, “Thou shalt love thy neigh- bor as thyself” The young man saith unto him, All these things have I kept from my youth up: what lack I yet? Jesus said unto him, If thou w ilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come and follow me. But when the young man heard that saying, he w r ent away sorrowful : for he had great possessions. Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily, I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the king- dom of God. When his disciples heard it, they were exceed- ingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved ? But Jesus be- held them , and said unto them, With men this is impossible, but 3 4 5 6 i / 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 A. D. 33. CHAP. XX. to the entry into Jerusalem. with God all things are possible. Then answered Peter, and 27 said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee ; what shall we have therefore ? And Jesus said unto them, Verily, 28 I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regene- ration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one that hath forsaken houses, or breth- 29 ren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive a hundred-fold, and shall in- herit everlasting life. But many that are first shall be last, and 30 the last shall he first. For the kingdom of heaven is like untoSO a man that is a householder, which went out early in the morn- ing to hire laborers into his vineyard. And when he had agreed 2 with the laborers for a penny a day, he sent them into his vine- yard. And he went out about the third hour, and saw others 3 standing idle in the market-place, ’and said unto them, Go ye 4 also into the vineyard ; and whatsoever is right, I will give you. And they w T ent their way. ' Again he went out about the sixth 5 and ninth hour, arid did likewise. And about the eleventh 6 hour he went out and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle ? They say unto him, 7 Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard ; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. So when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto 8 his steward, Call the laborers, and give them their hire, begin- ning from the last unto the first. And when they came that 9 were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every man a penny. But when the first came, they supposed that they should 10 have received more; and they likewise received every man a penny. And w’hen they had received it, they murmured against 11 the good man of the house, ’ saying, These last have wrought 12 hut one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day. But he answered 13 one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? Take that thine is, and go thy 14 way : I will give unto this last, even as unto thee. Is it not 15 lawful for me to do what I will with mine own ? is thine eye evil because I am good ? So the last shall be first, and the first 16 last: for many be called, but few chosen. AND Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples 17 apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Je- 18 rusalem ; and the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death, 'and shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to 19 scourge, and to crucify him ; and the third day he shall rise again. Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children, with 20 her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. ! And he said unto her, What wilt thou ? She saith unto him, 21 Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom But Jesus answered 22 5 C 2 29 From Christ's entry MATTHEW. PART VL and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the bap- tism that I am baptized with ? They say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and 23 be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with : but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall he given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indigna- 24 tion against the two brethren. But Jesus called them unto him , 25 and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise do- minion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you : but whosoever 26 will be great among you, let him be your minister : and whoso- 27 ever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: even as 28 the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. AND as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude fbl- 29 lowed him. And behold, two blind men sitting by the way-side, 30 when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David ! And the multitude 31 rebuked them, because they should hold their peace : but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David ! And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What 32 will ye that I shall do unto you? They say unto him, Lord, 33 that our eyes may be opened. So Jesus had compassion on therm, 34 and touched their eyes : and immediately their eyes received sight, and they followed him. AND when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were comeSl to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, ' saying unto them, Go into the village over-against 2 you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her : loose them , and bring them unto me. And if any man say 3 aught unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them ; and straightway he will send them. (All this was done, that it might 4 be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying ; * Tell ye the daughter of Sion, t> Behold, thy king cometh unto thee, Meek, and sitting upon an ass, And a colt the foal of an ass/) 1 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them, ' and 6,7 brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon. And a very great multitude spread their 8 garments in the way ; others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed them in the way. And the multitudes that went 9 before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David ! Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the LORD ! Hosanna in the highest! AND when he w r as come into Jerusalem, all the city was 10 moved, saying, Who is this? And the multitude said, This is 11 Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. And Jesus went into 12 the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought 30 A. D. 33 . chap. xxr. to his apprehension. in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves, ’ and said unto them, It is 13 written, My house shall be called the house of prayer, But ye have made it a den of thieves. And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple ; and 14 he healed them. And when the chief priests and scribes saw 15 the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David ! they were sore displeased, ’ and said unto him, Hearest thou what these 16 say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings Thou hast perfected praise ? And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany, and 17 he lodged there. NOW, in the morning, as he returned into the city, he hun- 18 gered. And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, 19 and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig-tree withered away. AND when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How 20 soon is the fig-tree withered away! Jesus answered and said 21 unto them, Verily, I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig-tree, but also, if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done. And all things 22 whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. AND when he was come into the temple, the chief priests 23 and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things ? and who gave thee this authority ? And Jesus answered and said unto 24 them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. The 25 baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven ; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him ? But if we shall say, Of men ; we fear the people : for all hold 26 John as a prophet. And they answered Jesus, and said, We 27 cannot tell. And he said unto them, Neither tell 1 you by what authority I do these things. But what think y e? A certain man had two sons; and he 28 came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not; but afterward he repented, 29 and went. f And he came to the second, and said likewise. And 30 he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not. Whether of 31 them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the mblicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. p or John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye be- 32 ieved him not : but the publicans and the harlots believed him • 31 From Christ’s entry MATTHEW. PART V and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, 33 which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-press in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: and when the time 34 of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it. And the husbandmen 35 took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other servants more than the first : and 36 they did unto them likewise. But last of all, he sent unto them 37 his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But when the 38 husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir ; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inherit- ance. And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, 39 and slew 7 him. When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, 40 what w 7 ill he do unto those husbandmen ? They say unto him, 41 He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never 42 read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, The same is become the head of the corner : This is the Lord’s doing, And it is marvellous in our eyes ? Therefore say 1 unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken 43 from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof And whosoever shall fall on this stone, shall be broken: but on 44 whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his para- 45 bles, they perceived that he spake of them. But when they 46 sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet. And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by parables, 22 and said, The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, 2 which made a marriage for his son, 1 and sent forth his servants 3 to call them that were bidden to the wedding: and they would not come. Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them 4 w 7 hich are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and my fadings are killed, and all things are ready: come unto the marriage. But they made light of it, and went their ways, 5 one to his farm, another to his merchandise. Xnd the remnant 6 took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew them. But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth : and he sent 7 forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, 8 but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore 9 into the high- ways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the mar- riage. So those servants went out into the high-ways, and gath- 10 ered together all, as many as they found, both bad and good : and the wedding was furnished with guests. And w 7 hen the 11 king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man which had 32 A. D. 33. CHAP. XXII. to his apprehension not on a wedding garment: and he saith unto him, Friend, how 12 earnest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment ? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him 13 hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer dark- ness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. For many 14 are called, but few are chosen. THEN went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might 15 entangle him in his talk. And they sent out unto him their 10 disciples, with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any man : for thou regardest not the person of men. 'Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give 17 tribute unto Cesar, or not ? But Jesus perceived their wickedness, 18 and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites ? show me the tribute- 19 money. And they brought unto him a penny. ' And he saith 20 unto them, Whose is this image, and superscription ? They say 21 unto him, Cesar’s. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar, the things which are Cesar’s ; and unto God, the things that are God’s. When they had heard these words , they 22 marvelled, and left him, and went their way. The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that 23 there is no resurrection, and asked him, 'saying, Master, Moses 24 said, “If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.” Now, there were with us seven brethren: and the 25 first, when he had married a wife, deceased ; and having no issue, left his wife unto his brother. Likewise the second also, 26 and the third, unto the seventh. And last of all the woman 27 died also. Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife shall she 28 be of the seven ? for they all had her. Jesus answered and 29 said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor 30 are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read 31 that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, “I am the 32 God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?” God is not the God of the dead, but of the 33 living. And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at his doctrine. But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sad- 34 ducees to silence, they were gathered together. Then one of 35 them which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, Master, which is the great commandment in the 36 law? Jesus said unto him, “Thou shalt love the LORD 37 thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” This is the first and great com- 38 mandment. And the second is like unto it, “Thou shalt 39 love thy neighbor as thyself.” On these two command- 40 ments hang all the law and the prophets. While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked 41 them, ' saying, What think ye of Christ ? whose son is he ? ' They 42 33 From Christ's entry MATTHEW. PART VI. say unto him, The son of David. He saith unto them, How then doth David in Spirit call him Lord, saying. The LORD said unto my Lord, V 44 Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool ? ’If David then call him Lord, how is he his son? ’And no man 45 was able to answer him a word ; neither durst any man , from that day forth, ask him any more questions. Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, ' say-23 ing, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. All there- 3 fore whatsoever they bid you observe, that observe and do : but do not ye after their works : for they say, and do not. For they 4 bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men’s shoulders; but they themselves w T ill not move them with one of their fingers. But all their works they do for to be seen 5 of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, and love the uppermost rooms at 6 feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues, ’ and greetings in 7 the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi. But be 8 not ye called Rabbi : for one is your Master, even Christ ; and all ye are brethren. And call no man your father upon the 9 earth : for one is your Father which is in heaven. Neither be 10 ye called masters: for one is your Master, even Christ. But he 11 that is greatest among you, shall be your servant. And whoso- 12 ever shall exalt himself, shall be abased ; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye 13 shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves , neither suffer ye them that are entering, to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour 14 widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer : therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. Woe unto you, scribes 15 and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte; and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves. Woe unto you, ye blind 16 guides! which say, ‘Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing ; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.’ Ye fools, and blind ! for whether is greater, the 17 gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold ? And ‘ whosoever 18 shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.’ Ye fools, and blind ! for 19 whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift ? Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and 20 by all things thereon. And whoso shall swear by the temple, 21 sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. And he that 22 shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, 23 hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint, and anise, and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith : these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. Ye blind guides ! which strain at a gnat, and 24 34 a. u. 33. CHAP. XXIV. to Ins apprehension swallow a camel. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypo- 25 crites ! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou 26 blind Pharisee! cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. Woe unto 27 you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men but within 28 ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe unto you scribes, 29 and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous, ' and say, 30 ‘ If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.’ Where- 31 fore, ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets. Fill ye up then the measure 32 of your fathers. Ye serpents ! ye generation of vipers ! how can 33 ye escape the damnaiion of hell ? Wherefore, behold, ‘I send 34 unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes ; and some of them ye shall kill and crucify, and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute them from city to city; that 35 upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel, unto the blood of Zacharias, son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.’ Verily, I say unto you, All these things shall come upon 36 this generation. O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! thou that killest the prophets, and 37 stonest them which are sent unto thee, how r often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! Behold, your 38 house is left unto you desolate ! For I say unto you, Ye shall 39 not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the LORD ! AND Jesus went out, and departed from the temple : and his24 disciples came to him for to show him the buildings of the tem- ple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? 2 Verily, I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down. And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came 3 unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall he the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world ? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed 4 that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, 5 saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shhll 6 hear of wars, and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled : for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against king- 7 dom : and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earth- quakes, in divers places. All these are the beginningof sorrows. 8 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill 9 you : and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake. 35 From Christ's entry MATTHEW. PART VI. And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, 10 and shall hate one another. And many false prophets shall rise, 11 and shall deceive many. And because iniquity shall abound, 12 the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure 13 unto the end, the same shall be saved. And this gospel of the 14 kingdom shall be preached in all the world, for a witness unto all nations ; and then shall the end come. When ye, therefore, 15 shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him under- stand,) then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains: 16 let him which is on the house-top not come down to take any 1? thing out of his house: neither let him which is in the field re- 18 turn back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are 19 with child, and to them that give suck in those days ! But pray 20 ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath- day : for then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since 21 the beginning of the w 7 orld to this time, no, nor ever shall be. And except those days should be shortened, there should no 22 flesh be saved : but for the elect’s sake, those days shall be shortened. Then if any man shall say unto you, ‘ Lo, here is 23 Christ,’ or ‘there!’ believe it not. For there shall arise false 24 Christs, and false prophet^, and shall show great signs and won- ders: insomuch that, if it' were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. 'Behold, I have told you before. 'Wherefore, if 25 they shall say unto you, ‘ Behold, he is in the desert !’ go not forth : ‘ behold, he is in the secret chambers!’ believe it not. For as the 27 lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For 28 wheresoever the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together. Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun 29 be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken : and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in 30 heaven ; and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send his angels 31 with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Now learn a parable of the fig-tree : When his branch is yet 32 tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh : so likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it 33 is near, even at the doors. Verily, I say unto you, This genera- 34 tion shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and 35 earth shall pass aw^ay, but my word shall not pass away. But 36 of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so 37 shall also tiie coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days 38 that were before the flood, they were eating and drinking, mar- rying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered A. D. 33. CHAP. XXV. to his apprehension- into the ark, ' and knew not until the flood came, and took them 39 all away: so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then 40 shall two be in the field ; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall he grinding at the mill ; the one shall be 41 taken, and the other left. Watch therefore; for ye know not 42 what hour your Lord doth come. But know* this, that if the 43 good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready : for in such 44 an hour as ye think not, the Son of man cometh. Who then is 45 a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that 46 servant, w 7 hom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. Verily, I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all 47 his goods. But and if that evil servant shall say in liis heart, 48 ‘ My lord delayeth his coming and shall begin to smite his fel- 49 low-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken ; the lord 50 of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, ’and shall cut him 51 asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites; there shall be w 7 eeping and gnashing of teeth. THEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten vir-25 gins, which took their lamps and went forth to meet, the bride- groom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They 2,3 that were foolish look their lamps, and took no oil with them: ' but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. ’ While 4,5 the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at 6 midnight there was a cry made, Behold the bridegroom cometh; go ye out 'to meet him! Then all those virgins arose, and trim- 7 med their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us 8 of your oil: for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, 9 saying, Not so ; lest there be not enough for us and you : but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while 10 they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, 11 Lord, open to us! But he answered and said, Verily, I say unto 12 you, I know you not. Watch therefore, for ye know neither the 13 day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far 14 country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, 15 and to another one ; to every man according to his several ability ; and straightway took his journey. Then he that had received 16 the five talents, went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had received two, he 17 also gained other two. But he that had received one, went and 18 digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money. After a long 19 time the lord of those servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he that had received five talents, came and brought 20 other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five 5 D 37 From Christ's entry MATTHEW. PART vi. talents: behold, I have gained besides them five talents more. His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful ser- 21 vant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. He also that had received two talents, came, and said, 22 Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents : behold, I have gained two other talents besides them. His lord said unto him, 23 Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things . enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Then he w'hich had received 24 the one talent came, and said, Lord, I knew thee, that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewed : and I was afraid, and w 7 ent and 25 hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. His 26 lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed : thou oughtest therefore to have put 27 my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take therefore the talent 28 from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents. For 29 unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abun- dance : but from him that hath not, shall be taken away, even that which he hath. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into 30 outer darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the 31 holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory : ’ and before him shall be gathered all nations : and he shall 32 separate them one from another, as a shepherd dividethfas sheep from the goats: and he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but 33 the goats on the left. Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand. Come, 34 ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world : for I was a hungered, and ye 35 gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 'naked, and ye clothed me: I 36 w 7 as sick, and ye visited me : I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when 37 saw we thee a hungered, and fed thee'? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or 38 naked, and clothed thee ? Or when saw' we thee sick, or in prison, 39 and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto 40 them, Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart 41 from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was a hungered, and ye gave me no meat: 42 I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink : ' I was a stranger, and 43 ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in { )rison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer 44 lim, saying, Lord, when saw 7 we thee a hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister 38 A. D. 33. CHAP. XXVI. to his apprehension. unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily, I say 45 unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. And these shall go away into everlasting 46 punishment : but the righteous into life eternal. And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these say-26 ings, he said unto his disciples, Ye know that after two days is 3 the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. THEN assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, 3 and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, f and consulted that they might take 4 Jesus by subtlety, and kill him. But they said, Not on the feast- 5 day , lest there be an uproar among the people. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the 6 leper, there came unto him a woman having an alabaster-box of 7 very precious ointment, and poured it on his head as he sat at meat. But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, say- 8 ing, To what purpose is this waste? For this ointment might 9 have been sold for much, and given to the poor. When Jesus 10 understood it, he said unto them, Why trouble ye the woman? tor she hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye have the 11 poor always with you ; but me ye have not always. For in that 12 she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial. Verily, I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall 13 be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her. Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went unto 14 the chief priests, 'and said unto them, What will ye give me, 15 and I will deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought 16 opportunity to betray him. Now, the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, the dis- 17 ciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? And he said, Go into the 18 city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand ; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them : 19 and they made ready the passover. Now, when the even was come, he sat down with the twelve. 20 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you, That one 21 of you shall betray me. And they were exceeding sorrowful, 22 and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I ? And 23 lie answered and said. He that dippeth his hand wath me in the dish, the same shall betray me. The Son of man goeth, as it is 24 written of him : but w 7 oe unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed : it had been good for that man if he had not been born. Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and 25 said, Master, is it I ? He said unto him, Thou hast said. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and 26 brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it 27 39 From Christ's entry MATTHEW. PART VI to them, saying, Drink ye all of it: for this is my blood of the 28 new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of 29 the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom. AND when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the 30 mount of Olives. Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be 31 offended because of me this night : for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd, And the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. 32 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be 33 offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. Jesus 34 said unto him, Verily, I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. Peter said unto him, 35 Though I should die with thee, yet will not I deny thee. Like- wise also said all the disciples. Then comelh Jesus with them unto a place called Geth- 36 semane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. And he took with him Peter, and the two 37 sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even 38 unto death : tarry ye here, and watch with me. And he went 39 a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me : nevertheless, not as 1 will, but as thou wilt. And he cometh unto the disci- 40 pies, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What! could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter 41 not into temptation : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. He went away again the second time, and prayed, say- 42 ing, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, ex- cept I drink it, thy will be done. And he came and found them 43 asleep again : for their eyes were heavy. And he left them, and 44 went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same w r ords. Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, 45 Sleep on now, and take your rest; behold the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise, 46 let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, 47 and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now, he that be- 48 trayed him, gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. And forthwith he came to Jesus, 49 and said, Hail, Master; and kissed him. And Jesus said unto 50 him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. And behold, one of them 51 which were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into 52 his place : for all they that take the sword, shall perish with the sword. Thinkest thou that 1 cannot now pray to my Father, and 53 40 A. D. 33. CHAP. XXVII. to his apprehension . he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must 54 be ? In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye 55 come out as against a thief, with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. But all this was done, that the scriptures of the 56 prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled. AND they that had laid hold on Jesus, led him away to Caia- 57 phas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were as- sembled. But Peter followed him afar off, unto the high priest’s 58 palace, and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end. Now, the chief priests, and elders, and all the council, sought 59 false witness against Jesus, to put him to death ; but found none. 60 Yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, and said, This fellow said, 61 I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days. And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest 62 thou nothing ? what is it which these witness against thee ? But 63 Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ the Son of God. Jesus saith unto 64 him, Thou hast said : nevertheless, 1 say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent 65 his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy. 'What think ye? They answered and said. He is 66 guilty of death. Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted 67 him ; and others smote him with the palms of their hands, 'say- 68 ing, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee ? Now Peter sat without in the palace : and a damsel came 69 unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. But 70 he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest. And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw 71 him, and said unto them that were thpre, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. And again he denied with an oath, I 72 do not know the man. And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said 73 to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them ; for thy speech be- trayeth thee. Then began he to curse and to swear, saying , I 74 know not the man. And immediately the cock crew. ' And 75 Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him, Be- fore the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. WHEN the morning was come, all the chief priests and el-27 ders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. And when they had bound him, they led him away, and deliv- 2 ered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he 3 was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty 5 D 2 41 From Christ's apprehension MATTHEW. part vn. pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders, 'saying, I have 4 sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And they said, What is that to us? see thou to that. And he cast down 5 the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself And the chief priests took the silver pieces, 6 and said, It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, be- cause it is the price of blood. And they took counsel, and 7 bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in. Where- 8 fore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this day. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the 9 prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, The price of him that was valued, Whom they of the children of Israel did value, And gave them for the potter’s field, as the Lord appointed me. 10 And Jesus stood before the governor; and the governor asked 11 him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews ? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest. And w hen he was accused of the chief 12 priests and elders, he answered nothing. Then saith Pilate 13 unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee ? And he answered him to never a w 7 ord ; insomuch 14 that the governor marvelled greatly. JNow at that feast, the 15 governor was wont to release unto the people a prisoner, whom they would. And they had then a notable prisoner, called Ba- 16 rabbas. Therefore, when they were gathered together, Pilate 17 said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barab- bas, or Jesus, which is called Christ? (For he knew that for envy 18 they had delivered him.) When he was set down on the judgment-seat, his wife sent 19 unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man : lor I have suffered many things this day in a dream, because of him. But the chief priebts and elders persuaded the multitude 20 that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. The gover- 21 nor answered and said unto them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you ? They said, Barabbas. ' Pilate saith 22 unto them, What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ? They all say unto him, Let him be crucified. 'And the 23 governor said, Why, what evil hath he done ? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. When Pilate saw 7 24 that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of .this just person: see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on 25 us and on our children. Then released he Barabbas unto them: 26 and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be cru- cified. Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common 27 hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers: and 28 they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe: and when 29 they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand ; and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! And 30 A. D. 33. CHAP. XXVII. to his crucifixion they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe 31 off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. AND as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon 32 by name : him they compelled to bear his cross. And when 33 they were come unto a place called Golgotha, (that is to say, A place of a scull,) they gave him vinegar to drink, mingled with 34 gall : and when he had tasted thereof , he would not drink. And 35 they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet : They parted my garments among them, And upon my vesiure did they cast lots. 1 And sitting down, they watched him there : ’ and set up over his 36 head his accusation written, “ this is jesus the king of the JEW'S.” Then were there two thieves crucified with him ; one 38 on the right hand, and another on the left. And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, 39 ’and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it 40 in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking 41 him, with the scribes and elders, said, ’He saved others; him- 42 self he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now' come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted 43 in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him! for he said, I am the Son of God. The thieves also which w'ere cru- 44 cified with him, cast the same in his teeth. Now', from the 45 sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto the ninth hour. And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, 46 saying, Eli 1 Eli ! lama sabachthani ! (that is to say, “My God! my God! why hast thou for- saken me?”) Some of them that stood there, when they heard 47 that, said, This man calleth for Elias. And straightway one of 48 them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. The rest said, Let be, let 49 us see whether Elias will come to save him. JESUS, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded 50 up the ghost. And behold, the veil of the temple was rent in 51 tw ? ain from the top to the bottom : and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; and the graves were opened, and many bodies 52 of the saints which slept, arose, ’and came out of the graves 53 after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many. Now', when the centurion, and they that were 54 with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God! And many women w r ere there, beholding afar offi 55 which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him : among 56 which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s children. When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arima- 57 43 Christ’s ascension. MATTHEW. PART VIII. thea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple: He 58 went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph had 59 taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, ' and laid 60 it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock ; and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and de- parted. And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, 61 sitting over-against the sepulchre. Now, the next day that followed the day of the preparation, 62 the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, ' say- 63 ing, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again. Command therefore 64 that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day, lest his dis- ciples come by night, and steal him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead : so the last error shall be worse than the first. Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: 65 go your way, make it as sure as ye can. So they went and made 66 the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. IN the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward theS8 first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, to see the sepulchre. And behold, there was a great earthquake : for the angel of 2 the LORD descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was 3 like lightning, and his raiment white as snow. And for fear 4 of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men . And 5 the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye : for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here : 6 for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. And go quickly, and tell his disciples, that he is risen from 7 the dead, and behold, he goeth before you into Galilee : there shall ye see him : lo, J have told you. And they departed quickly from the sepulchre, with fear and 8 great joy: and did run to bring his disciples word. And as 9 they went to tell his disciples, behold Jesus met them, saying, All hail ! And they came, and held him by the feet, and wor- shipped him. Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid : go tell 10 my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. Now, when they were going, behold some of the watch came 11 into the city, and showed unto the chief priests all the things that were done. And when they were assembled with the el- 12 ders, and had taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers, 'saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole 13 him away while we slept. And if this come to the governor’s 14 ears, we will persuade him, and secure you. So they took the 15 money, and did as they were taught: and this saying is com- monly reported among the JeVvs until this day. Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a 16 mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they 17 saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. And Jesus 18 44 A. d. 30-32. CHAP. r. Christ's ministry. came, and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach all nations, 19 baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost ; teaching them to observe all things whatso- 20 ever I have commanded you : and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK. THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 1 As it is written in the prophets ; Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, 2 Which shall prepare thy way before thee; — The voice of one crying in the wilderness, 3 Prepare ye the way of the LORD ! Make his paths straight. John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of 4 repentance for the remission of sins. And there went out unto 5 him all the land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan/ confessing their sins. And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a 6 skin about his loins ; and he did eat locusts and wild honey; 'and 7 preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. I indeed have baptized you with water; but he shall 8 baptize you with the Holy Ghost. AND it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from 9 Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. And 10 straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. And 1 1 there came a voice from heaven, saying, ‘Thou art my beloved So-n, in whom I am well pleased.’ AND immediately the Spirit driveth him into the wilderness. 12 And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted of Sa- 13 tan ; and was with the wild beasts ; and the angels ministered unto him. NOW, after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into 14 Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, 'and say- 15 ing, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand : repent ye, and believe the gospel. Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw’ Simon, and 16 Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I 17 will make you to become fishers of men. And straightway 18 they forsook their nets, and followed him. And when he had 19 gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets. And straightway he called them : and they left their 20 From Christ's ministry MARK. PART III. father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. AND they went into Capernaum ; and straightway on the sab- bath-day he entered into the synagogue and taught. And they were astonished at his doctrine : for he taught them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out, ' saying, Let us alone ! what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him. And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doc- trine is this? for with authority commandeth he even the un- clean spirits, and they do obey him. And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever; and anon they tell him of her. And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up ; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto them. And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with devils. * And all the city was gathered together at the door. f And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him. And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also : for therefore came I forth. And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils. And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean. And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him away ; and saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man ; but go thy way, show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. But he went out, and began to publish it much, and to blaze abroad the mat- ter, insomuch that Jesus could no more openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places: and they came to him from every quarter. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 A- D. 30—32. CHAP. 11. to the Apostles ’ mission . AND again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and 2 it was noised that he was in the house. And straightway many 2 were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive them , no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. And they come unto him, bringing one 3 sick of the palsy, which was borne of four. And when they 4 could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. When Jesus 5 saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. But there were certain of the scribes sitting 6 there, and reasoning in their hearts ; Why doth this man thus 7 speak blasphemies ? who can forgive sins but God only ? And 8 immediately, when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts ? Whether is it easier to say to the 9 sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? But that ye may know that the 10 Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) 'I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, 11 and go thy way into thy house. And immediately he arose, 12 took up the bed, and went forth before them all ; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. AND he went forth again by the sea-side ; and all the multi- 13 tude resorted unto him, and he taught them. And as he passed 14 by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus, sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and fol- lowed him. And it came to pass, that as Jesus sat at meat in 15 his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples ; for there were many, and they followed him. And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with 16 publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners? When 17 Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick : I came not to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. And the disciples 'of John, and of the Pharisees, used to fast: 18 and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? And Jesus 19 said unto them, Can the children of the bride-chamber fast, w hile the bridegroom is with them ? As long as they have the bride- groom with them, they cannot fast. But. the days will come, 20 when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. No man also seweth a piece of 21 new cloth on an old garment: else the new piece that filled it up, taketh away from the old, and the rent is made worse. And 22 no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and the bottles will be marred : but new wine must be put into new bottles. AND it came to pass, that he went through the corn-fields on 23 47 From Christ's ministry MARK. TART in. the sabbath-day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Pharisees said unto him, Be- 24 hold, why do they on the sabbath-day that which is not lawful ? And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David did, 25 when he had need, and was a hungered, he and they that were with him? How he went into the house of God, in the days of 26 Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the show-bread, which is not lawful to eat, but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? And he said unto them, The sabbath was made 27 for man, and not man for the sabbath: therefore, the Son of man 28 is Lord also of the sabbath. And he entered again into the synagogue ; and there was a 3 man there which had a withered hand. And they watched him, 2 whether he would heal him on the sabbath-day ; that they might accuse him. And he saith unto the man which had the with- 3 ered hand, Stand forth. And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to 4 do good on the sabbath-days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill ? but they held their peace. And wiien he had looked 5 round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out : and his hand was restored whole as the other. And the, Pharisees went forth, and straightway took 6 counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea: and 7 a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea, ’ and from Jerusalem^ and from Idumea, and from beyond Jor- 8 dan : and they about Tyre and Sidon,^, great multitude, when they had heard what great things he did, came unto him. And 9 he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him, because of the multitude, lest they should throng him. For he 10 had healed many ; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. And unclean spirits, when 11 they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God. And he straitly charged them, that they 12 should not make him known. AND he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom 13 he would : and they came unto him. And he ordained twelve, 14 that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, ’and to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast 15 out devils. ' And Simon he surnamed Peter. ’And James the 16 son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and he sur- named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder;) and 18 Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and • Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the Canaanite, ’ and Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed 19 him : AND they went into a house: ’and the multitude cometh to- 20 gether again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. And 21 when his friends heard of it, they went out to lay hold on him : for they said, He is beside himself. And the scribes which came 22 48 a. d. 30-32. CHAP. IV. to the Apostles ’ mission. down from Jerusalem said, He hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out devils. And he called them 23 unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that 24 kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself, 25 that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself, 26 and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. No man 27 can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man ; and then he will spoil his house. Verily, I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto 28 the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme : but he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost 29 hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation : because they said, He hath an unclean spirit. 30 There came then his brethren and his mother, and standing 31 without, sent unto him, calling him. And the multitude sat. 32 about him ; and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee. And he answered them, saying, 33 Who is my mother, or my brethren? And he looked round 34 about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren ! For whosoever shall do the will of God, the 35 same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. AND he began again to teach by the sea-side: and there & was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea, on the land. And he taught them many things by parables, 2 and said unto them in his doctrine, 'Hearken: Behold, there 3 went out a sower to sow 7 . And it came to pass as he sow 7 ed, 4 some fell by the w ? ay-side, and the fowls of the air came and de- voured it up. And some fell oh stony ground, w-here it had not 5 much earth ; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth : but when the sun was up, it w 7 as scorched ; and 6 because it had no root, it withered away. And some fell among 7 thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that 8 sprang up, and increased, and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred. And he said unto them, He 9 that hath ears to hear, let him hear! And when he w 7 as alone, they that were about him, with the 10 twelve, asked of him the parable. And he said unto them, 11 Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables : That seeing they may see, and not perceive; 12 And hearing they may hear, and not understand ; Lest at any time they should be converted, And their sins should be forgiven them. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how 13 then w r ill ye know all parables? The sower soweth the word. 14 And these are they by the way-side, where the word is sow 7 n ; 15 but w r hen they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh aw'ay the word that was sow 7 n ip their hearts. And these 16 5 E 49 MARK. PART III. From Christ's ministry are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; and have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: 17 afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. And these are they which 18 are sown among thorns ; such as hear the word, 'and the cares 19 of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things, entering in, choke the word, and it becometh un- fruitful. And these are they which are sown on good ground ; 20 such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirty-fold, some sixty, and some a hundred. And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under 21 a bushel, or under a bed ? and not to be set on a candlestick ? For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested ; neither 22 was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad. If 23 any man have ears to hear, let him hear! And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear. With what 24 measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you : and unto you that hear, shall more be given. For he that hath, to him shall 25 be given : and he that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath. And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should 26 cast seed into the ground ; and should sleep, and rise night and 27 day, and the seed should spring and gnnv up, he knoweth not how. For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the 28 blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear. But when 29 the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come. And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? 30 or with what comparison shall we compare it? It is like a grain 31 of mustard-seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is'less than all the seeds that be in the earth ; but when it is sowm, it groweth 32 up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, 33 as they were able to hear it. But without a parable spake he 34 not unto them : and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples. AND the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto 35 them, Let us pass over unto the other side. And when they 36 had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. ' And 37 there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. And he was in the hinder part of 38 the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master ! carest t hou not that we perish ? And he arose, and 39 rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace . be still ! and the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said unto 40 them, Why are ye so fearful ? how is it that ye have no faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, What 41 a. d. 30 — 32. CHAP. V. to the Apostles' mission . manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him ? AND they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the 5 country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the 2 ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, ? who had his dwelling among the tombs ; and 3 no man could bind him, no, not with chains : because that he 4 had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him. And always, night 5 and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Jesus afar offj 6 he ran and worshipped him, ' and cried with a loud voice* and 7 said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God ? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. (For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.) 8 1 And he asked him, What is thy name-? And he answered, say- 9 ing, My name is Legion : for we are many. And he besought 10 him much that he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of 11 swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying, Send 12 us into the swine, that we may enter into them. And forthwith 13 Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand,) and were choked in the sea. And they that fed the swine fled, and told 14 it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done. And they came to Jesus, and see 15 him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind : and they were afraid. And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was 16 possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. And 17 they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts. And when 18 he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. Howbeit Jesus 19 suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee. And he departed, and began to 20 publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him. And all men did marvel. And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the other 21 side, much people gathered unto him : and he was nigh unto the sea. And behold, there Cometh one of the rulers of the syna- 22 gogue, Jairus by name ; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, ' and besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth 23 at the point of death : I pray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed ; and she shall live. And Jesus 24 went with him ; and much people followed him, and thronged him. And a certain woman which had an issue of blood twelve 25 years, ' and had suffered many things of many physicians, and 26 51 From the Apostles mission MARK. PART IV. had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, ’ when she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment: for she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up ; and she felt m her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me ? And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole ; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague. While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the syna- gogue’s house certain which said, Thy daughter is dead : why troublest thou the Master any further? As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the syna- gogue, Be nc>t afraid, only believe. And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the syna- gogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleep- eth. ’ And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them ail out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was lying- And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha-cumi ! (which is, being interpreted, ‘ Damsel,’ — I say unto thee — ‘arise.’) And straightway the damsel arose, and walked ; for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a great astonishment. And he charged them straitly that no man should know it; and commanded that something should be given her to eat. AND he went out from thence, and came into his own coun- try ; and his disciples follow him. And when the sabbath-day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue : and "many hear- ing him werh astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things ? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands? Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him. ' But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. And he could there do no mighty w T ork, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their un- belief. And he went round about the villages teaching. AND he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two ; and gave them power over unclean spirits; 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 CHAP. VI. to the Seventy's mission. a. d. 32-33. and commanded them that they should take nothing for their 8 journey, save a staff’ only ; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: but he shod with sandals; and not put on two coats. 9 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into a 10 house, there abide till ye depart from that place. And whoso- 11 ever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off’ the dust under your feet, for a testimony against them. Verily, I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city. And they went out, and preached that men should repent. 12 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that 13 were sick, and healed them. AND king Herod heard of him, (for his name was spread 14 abroad,) and he said, That John the Baptist w r as risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. 'Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it 15 is a prophet, or as one of the prophets. But when Herod heard 16 thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded : he is risen from the dead. For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, 17 and bound him in prison for Herodias’s sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her. For John had said unto Herod, 18 It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife. Therefore 19 Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could nbt: for Herod feared John, knowing that he was 20 a just man and a holy; and observed him: and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly. And when a 21 convenient day was come, that Herod on his birth-day made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee ; and when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and 22 danced, and pleased Herod, and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and 1 will give it thee. And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou 23 shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I 24 ask ? And she said, The head of John the Baptist. 'And she 25 came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me, by and by, in a charger, the head of John the Baptist. And the king was exceeding sorry ; yet, for 26 his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her. And immediately the king sent an executioner, 27 and commanded his head to be brought : and he went and be- headed him in the prison ; and brought his head in a charger, 28 and gave it to the damsel : and the damsel gave it to her mother. And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his 29 corpse, and laid it in a tomb. AND the Apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, 30 and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught. And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart 31 into a desert place, and rest a while : for there were many com- ing and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And 32 5 E 2 53 From the Apostles' mission MARK. PART IV. they departed into a desert place by ship privately. And the 33 people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither oat of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him. And Jesus, when he cafne out, saw much people, 34 and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd ; and he began to teach them many things. And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came 35 unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed : send them away, that they may go into the country 36 round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread : for they have nothing to eat. He answered and said unto them, 37 Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. 38 And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. ’And he 39 commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by 40 fifties. And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, 41 he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. And they did all eat, and were 42 filled. And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, 43 and of the fishes. And they that did eat of the loaves, were 44 about five thousand men. And straightway lie constrained his disciples to get into the 45 ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. And when he had sent them away, he 46 departed into a mountain to pray. And when even was come, 47 the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land. And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary 48 unto them : and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them. But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they sup- 49 posed it had been a spirit, and cried out. (For they all saw him, 50 and were troubled.) And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer : it is I ; be not afraid. And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: 51 and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. For they considered not the miracle of the loaves; 52 for their heart was hardened. And when they had passed over, they came into the land of 53 Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. And when they were come 54 out of the ship, straightway they knew him, ’and ran through 55 that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. And whither- 56 soever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it w r ere but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him, were made whole. 54 a. d. 32-33. CHAP. VII. to the Seventy's mission > THEN came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of 7 the scribes which came from Jerusalem. And when they saw 2 some of his disciples eat bread with defiled (that is to say, with unwashen) hands, they found fault. For the Pharisees, and all 3 the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. And when they corrie from the market, 4 except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and tables. Then the Pharisees 5 and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands? He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied 6 of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoreth me with their lips, But their heart is far from me. Howbeit, in vain do they worship me, 7 Teachingjfbr doctrines the commandments of meh. For, laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition 8 of men, as the washing of pots and cups : and many other such like things ye do. And he said unto them, F ull well ye reject 9 the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. For Moses said, “Honor thy father and thy mother;” 10 and, “Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:” but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or 11 mother, It is Corban, (that is to say, a gift,) by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; he shall he free. And ye suffer 12 him no more to do aught for his father or his mother; making 13 the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered : and many such like things do ye. And when he had called all the people unto him , he said unto 14 them, Hearken unto me every one of you , and understand. There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, 15 can defile him : but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man. If any man have ears to hear, let 16 him hear! And when he was entered into the house from the 17 people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. And 18 lie saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without entereth into the man, it cannot defile him ; because it entereth not into 19 his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught purg- ing all meats ? And he said. That which cometh out of the man, 20 that defileth the mam For from within, out of the heart of men, 21 proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, ’ thefts, 22 covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness : all these evil things come from 23 within, and defile the man. AND from thence he arose, and went into the borders of Tyre 24 and Sidon, and entered into a house, and would have no man know it: bat he could not be hid. For a certain woman, whose 25 young daughter had an unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet : (the woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician 26 55 From the Apostles' mission MARK. PART IV by nation,) and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. But Jesus said unto her, Let the 27 children first be filled : for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. And she answered and said 28 unto him, Yes, Lord : yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs. And he said unto her, For this saying, go 29 thy way ; the devil is gone out of thy daughter. And when she 30 was come to her house, she found the devil gone our, and her daughter laid upon the bed. AND again departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he 31 came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had 32 an impediment in his speech ; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude, 33 and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue : and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto 34 him, Ephphatha! (that is, Be opened.) And straightway his 35 ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. And he charged them that they should tell no 36 man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it; and were beyond measure astonished, 37 saying, He hath done all things well ! he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak! IN those days the multitude being very great, and having 3 nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them, ' J have compassion on the multitude, because they have 2 now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat : and if 3 I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far. And his disciples 4 answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness ? And he asked them, How many 5 loaves have ye ? And they said, Seven. 'And he commanded 6 the people to sit down on the ground : and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and gave to his disciples to set before them ; and they did set them before the people. And 7 they had a few small fishes ; and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them. So they did eat, and were filled: 8 and they took up of the broken meal that was left, seven baskels. And they that had eaten were about four thousand : and he sent 9 them away. And straightway he entered into a ship with his 10 disciples, and came into the parls of Dalmanutha. AND the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with 1 1 him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. And he*12 sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign ? Verily, 1 say unto you, There shall no sign be given to this generation. And he left them, and entering into 13 the ship again, departed to the other side. Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had 14 they in the ship w ith them more than one loaf And he charged 15 them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. And they reasoned among them- 16 56 a. d. 32-33. CHAP. IX. to the Seventy’s mission , selves, saying, It is because we have no bread. And when 17 Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread ? perceive ye not yet, neither understand ? have ye your heart yet hardened? 'having eyes, see ye not? and 18 having ears, hear ye not ? and do ye not remember? When I 19 brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets 20 full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 'And he 21 said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand ? AND he cometh to Bethsaida ; and they bring a blind man 22 unto him, and besought him to touch him. And he took the 23 blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town ; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw aught. And he looked up, and said, I see men 24 as trees walking. After that, he put Jiis hands again upon his 25 eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw' every man clearly. And he sent him away to his house, saying, 26 Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town. AND Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Ce- 27 sarea Philippi ; and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Who do men say that I am? And they answered, 28 John the Baptist: but some say , Elias; and others, One of the prophets. And he saith unto them, But who say ye that I am? 29 And Peter answereth, and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ. And he charged them that they should tell no man of him. 30 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer 31 many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 'And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and 32 began to rebuke him. But when he had turned about, and 33 looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee be- hind me, Satan : for thou savorest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men. And when he had called the 34 people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Who- soever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life, shall 35 lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it. (For what shall it profit a man, 36 if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or 37 what shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?) Whosoever 38 therefore shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels. And he said unto them, Verily, I say unto 9 you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come wdth power. AND after six days, Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, 2 and John, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them. And his 3 57 part iv. From the Apostles’ mission MARK. raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no ful- ler on earth can white them. And there appeared unto them 4 Elias, with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. And 5 Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here : and let us make three tabernacles ; one lor thee, and one for Moses; and one for Elias. For he wist not what to say : for 6 they were sore afraid. And there was a cloud that overshadow- 7 ed them : and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is my beloved Son: hear him.’ And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no 8 man any more, save Jesus only, with themselves. And as they 9 came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead. And they kept that saying w'ith themselves, io questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean. And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes 11 that Elias must first come ? And he answered and told them, 12 Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, 13 and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him. AND when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude 14 about them, and the scribes questioning with them. And straight- 15 way all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him , saluted him. And he asked the scribes, 16 What question ye with them ? And one of the multitude an- 17 swered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit; and wheresoever he taketh him, he 18 teareth him ; and he fbameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away ; and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out, and they could not. He answereth him, and saith, O 19 faithless generation, how long shall I be with you ? how long shall I suffer you? Bring him unto me. 'And they brought him 20 unto him. And when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him ; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed, foaming. And 21 he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him ? And he said, Of a child ; ' and oft-times it hath cast him into the 22 fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto 23 him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth. And straightway the father of the child cried out, 24 and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief! When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he re- 25 buked the foul spirit, saying unto him, lliou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him. And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of 26 him: and he was as one dead ; insomuch that many said, He is dead. But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and 27 he arose. And when he was come into the house, his disciples 28 asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? And he 29 58 a d. 32-33. CHAP. IX. to the Seventy s mission. said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and lasting. And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee ; and 30 he would not that any man should know it. For he taught his 31 disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day. But they understood not that 32 saying, and were afraid to ask him. AND he came to Capernaum : and being in the house, he 33 asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way ? But they held their peace ; for by the way they had 34 disputed among themselves, who should he the greatest. And 35 he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them : 36 and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them, Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, re- 37 ceiveth me : and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. And John answered him, saying, Master, 38 we saw 7 one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us ; and we forbade him, because he followeth not us. But 39 Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me. For he 40 that is not against us, is on our part. For whosoever shall give 41 you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, He shall not lose his reward. And 42 whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. And if thy hand offend 43 thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: where their worm dieth not, and the fire 44 is not quenched. And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is 45 better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched : where 46 their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched. And if thine 47 eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes, to be cast into hell-fire : wdiere their worm dieth not, and the fire is 48 not quenched. For every one shall be salted with fire, and 49 every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. Salt is good : but if the 50 salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. AND he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts ofXO Judea, by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he w 7 as wont, he taught them again. And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful 2 for a man to put away his wife ? tempting him. And lie an- 3 swered and said unto them. What did Moses command you? And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, 4 and to put her away. And Jesus answered and said unto them, 5 59 From the Seventy's mission MARK. part v. For the hardness of your heart, he wrote you this precept, 1 but 6 from the beginning of the creation, God made them male and female. “For this cause shall a man leave his father 7 and mother, and cleave to his wife, ’and they 8 twain shall be one flesh:” so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. What, therefore, God hath joined together, let 9 not man put asunder. And in the house his disciples asked him 10 again of the same matter. And he saith unto them, Whosoever 11 shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adul- tery against her. And if a woman shall put away her husband, 12 and be married to another, she committeth adultery. And they brought young children to him, that he should touch 13 them ; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But 14 when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Who- 15 soever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put 16 his hands upon them, and blessed them. AND when he was gone forth into the way, there came one 17 running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said 18 unto him, Why callest thou me good ? there is none good but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, “Do not 19 commit adultery;” “Do not kill;” “Do not steal;” “Do not bear false witness;” “Defraud not;” “Honor thy father and mother.” And he answered and 20 said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One 21 thing thou lackest : go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shait have treasure in heaven ; and come, take up the cross, and fQllow me. And he was sad at 22 that saying, and went away grieved : for he had great possessions. And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How 23 hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God ! ' And the disciples were astonished at his words. But 24 Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God ? It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, 25 than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And they 26 were astonished out of measure, saying, among themselves, Who then can be saved ? And Jesus looking upon them, saith, With 27 men it is impossible, but not with God : for with God all things are possible. Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have 28 left all, and have followed thee. And Jesus answered and said, 29 Verily, I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s, 'but he shall receive a hun- 30 dred-fold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the 60 a. d. 33. CHAP. XI. to the entry into Jerusalem world to come eternal life. But many that are first shall be last ; 31 and the last first. AND they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem ; and Jesus 32 went before them : and they were amazed ; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, ’ saying , Behold, 33 we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they, shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles ; and they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit 34 upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. 7 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, 35 saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatso- ever we shall desire. And he said unto them, What would ye 36 that I should do for you£ They said unto him, Grant unto us 37 that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not 38 what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? And they 39 said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall in- deed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized : but to sit on my 40 right hand and on my left hand, is not mine to give, but it shall he given to them for whom it is prepared. And when the ten 41 heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye 42 know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles, exercise lordship over them ; and their great ones exercise au- thority upon them. But so shall it not be among you : but who- 43 soever will be great among you, shall be your minister : and 44 whosoever of you will be the chiefest, sh^ll be servant o^ all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to 45 minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. AND they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho 46 with his disciples, and a great number of people, blind Barti- meus (the son of Timeus) sat by the high-way-side begging. And 47 when he heard that it w 7 as Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. And 48 many charged him that he should hold his peace : but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me! And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called: and 49 they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise ; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, 50 and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him, 51 What wilt thou that I should do unto thee ? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said 52 unto him, Go thy way ; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the w 7 ay. AND when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage,13L and Bethany* at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of 5 F 61 MARK. PART VI. From, Christ's entry his disciples, 'and saith unto them, Go your way into the village 2 over-against you : and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat ; loose him, and bring him. And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye 3 that the Lord hath need of him ; and straightway he will send him hither. And they went their way, and found the colt tied 4 by the door without, in a place where two ways met: and they loose him. And certain of them that stood there said unto them, 5 What do ye, loosing the colt? And they said unto them even 6 as Jesus had commanded : and they let them go. And they 7 brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him ; and he sat upon him. And many spread their garments in the way: 8 and others cut down branches off the trees, and strewed them in the way. And they that went before, and they that followed, 9 cried, saying, Hosanna : Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the LORD: Blessed he the kingdom of our father David, that 10 cometh in the name of the LORD : Hosanna in the highest ! AND Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple : and 11 when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the even-tide w T as come, he went out unto Bethany, with the twelve. And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he 12 was hungry. And seeing a fig-tree afar off, having leaves, he 13 came, if haply he might find any thing thereon ; and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves : for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit 14 of thee hereafter for ever! And his disciples heard it. And they come to Jerusalem : and Jesus went into the temple, 15 and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves; and would not suffer that any man 16 should carry any vessel through the temple. And he taught, 17 saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called, of all nations, the house of prayer ? But ye have made it a den of thieves. And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they 18 might destroy him : for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine. And when even was come, he 19 went out of the city. And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig-tree 20 dried up from the roots. And Peter, calling to remembrance, 21 saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered away. And Jesus answering, saith unto them, Have 22 faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall 23 say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea ; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore 1 say unto you, What things 24 soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them , and ye shall have them. And when ye stand praying, forgive, 25 if ye have aught against any ; that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But, if ye do not for- 26 a. d. 33. CHAP. XIT. to his apprehension. give, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. AND they came again to Jerusalem : and as he was walking 27 in the temple, there come to him the chief priests and the scribes, and the elders, ' and say unto him, By what authority doest thou 28 these things ? and who gave thee this authority to do these things ? And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of 29 you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, was it from 30 heaven, or of men? answer me. And they reasoned with them- 31 selves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven ; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him ? But if we shall say, Of men ; they 32 feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed. And they answered and said unto Jesus, We 33 cannot tell. And Jesus answering, saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things. And he began to speak unto them by parables : A certainly man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a place for the wine-fat, and built a tower, and let it out to hus- bandmen, and went into a far country. And at the season he 2 sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. And they caught 3 him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. And again, he 4 sent unto them another servant : and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. And again he sent another; and him they killed, and 5 many others; beating some, and killing some. Having yet 6 therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husband- 7 men said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and 8 killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What shall, there- 9 fore, the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others. And 10 have ye not read this scripture ? The stone which the builders rejected Is become the head of the corner : This was the LORD’S doing, 11 And it is marvellous in our eyes. And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the people ; 12 for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them : and they left him, and went their way. AND they send unto him certain of the Pharisees, and of the 13 Herodians, to catch him in his words. And when they were 14 come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man : for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth : Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not? ' Shall we give, or shall we not give ? But he, 15 knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it. 'And they brought it. And 16 he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription ? And they said unto him, Cesar’s. 'And Jesus answering, said 17 63 From Christ's entry MARK. PART VI unto them, Render to Cesar the things that are Cesar’s, and to God the tilings that are God’s. And they marvelled at him. Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no 18 resurrection; and they asked him, saying, 'Master, Moses wrote 19 unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him , and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. Now, 20 there were seven brethren : and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed. And the second took her, and died, neither left he 21 any seed : and the third likewise. And the seven had her, and 22 left no seed : last of all the woman died also. In the resurrec- 23 tion therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be of them ? for the seven had her to wife. And Jesus answering, 24 said unto them, Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the pow T er of God ? For when they shall 25 rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in mar- riage: but are as the angels which are in heaven. And as 26 touching the dead, that they rise ; have ye not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him, saying; “I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?” He is not the God of the dead, but the 27 God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err. And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reason- 28 ing together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all ? And Jesus 29 answered him, The first of all the commandments is, “Hear, O Israel; The LORD our God is one LORD: 'and 30 thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength;” this is the first command- ment. And the second is like, namely this; “Thou shalt 31 love thy neighbor as thyself:” there is none other com- mandment greater than these. And the scribe said unto him, 32 Well, Master, thou hast said the truth : for there is one God ; and there is none other but he: and to love him with ail the heart, 33 and with all the understanding, and with all thte soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. And when Jesus 34 saw that he answered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that, durst ask him any question. And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple, 35 How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David ? For David 36 himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. David therefore himself calleth him Lord, and whence is he 37 then his son ? And the common people heard him gladly. 'And he said 38 unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to 64 A. D. 33. CHAP. XIII. to his apprehension . go in long clothing, and love salutations in the market-places, ' and the chief seats in the synagogues, and the uppermost rooms 39 at feasts : which devour widows’ houses, and lor a pretence 40 make long prayers : these shall receive greater damnation. AND Jesus sat over-against the treasury, and beheld how the 41 people cast money into the treasury : and many that were rich cast in much. And there came a certain poor widow, and she 42 threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto 43 him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily, I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury. For all they did cast in of their 44 abundance : but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living. AND as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saithl3 unto him, Master, see what manner of stones, and what build- ings, are here ! And Jesus answering, said unto him, Seest thou 2 these great buildings ? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And as^he sat upon the mount of Olives, over-against the 3 temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, asked him privately, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall 4 he the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? And Jesus 5 answering them, began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you, 'for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and 6 shall deceive many. And when ye shall hear of wars, and ru- 7 mors of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not he yet. For nation shall rise against 8 nation, and kingdom against kingdom : and there shall be earth- quakes in divers places, and there shall be famines, and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. But take heed to yourselves: 9 for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten : and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. And the gos- 10 pel must first be published among all nations. But when they 11 shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate ; but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye : for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. Now, the brother shall betray 12 the brother to death, and the father the son : and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake : 13 but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of 14 by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand) then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains : and let him that is on the house-top not go down 15 into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: and let him that is in the field not turn back again for to 16 take up his garment. But woe to them that are with child, and 17 to them that give suck, in those days! And pray ye that your 18 flight be not in the w inter. For in those days shall be affliction, 19 5 F 2 65 From Christ's entry MARK. PART VI such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. And except that the 20 Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved : but tor the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. And then, if any man shall say to you, ‘Lo, here is 21 Christ!’ or ‘Lo, he is there!’ believe him not. For false Christs 22 and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it 'mere possible, even the elect. But take ye heed : 23 behold, I have foretold you all things. But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be dark- 24 ened, and the moon shall not give her light, 'and the stars of 25 heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the 26 clouds, with great power and glory. And then shall he send his 27 angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. Now learn a parable of the fig-tree : When her branch 28 is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near : so ye, in like manner, when ye shall see these things come 29 to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. Verily, I say 30 unto you, That this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my words 31 shall not pass away. But of that day and that hour knoweth no 32 man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know 33 not when the time is. For the Son of man is as a man taking a 34 far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work; and commanded the porter to watch. Watch ye therefore ; for ye know not when the master 35 of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cock- crowing, or in the morning: lest coming suddenly, he find you 36 sleeping. And what I say unto you, I say unto all, Watch. 37 AFTER two days was the feast of the passover, and of un-14 leavened bread : and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft, and put him to death. But 2 they said, Not on the feast -day, lest there be an uproar of the people. And being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he 3 sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster-box of ointment of spikenard, very precious ; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head. And there were some that had in- 4 dignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made? For it might have been sold for more than 5 three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. And Jesus said, Let her alone ; 6 why trouble ye her ? she hath wrought a good work on me. For 7 ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good : but me ye have not always. She hath done 8 what she could : she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. Verily, I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel 9 66 A. D. 33. CHAP. XIV. to his apprehension . shall be preached throughout the whole world, this also that she hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her. And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief 10 priests, to betray him unto them. And when they heard it, they 11 were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently betray him. AND the first day of unleaVened bread, when they killed the 12 passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover? And he 13 sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water : follow him. And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye 14 to the good man of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guest-chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he will show you a large upper room furnished awe? pre- 15 pared : there make ready for us. And his disciples went forth, 16 and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them ; and they made ready the passover. ’And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. f And as 17 they sat, and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me, shall betray me. And they began 19 to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I ? and another said, Is it I ? And he answered and said unto them, It is 20 one of the twelve that dippeth wilh me in the dish. The Son 21 of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him : but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed ! good were it for that man if he had never been born! And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake 22 it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And 23 he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This 24 is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily, I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the 25 vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. AND when they had sung a hymn, they went out into the 26 mount of Olives. And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be 27 offended because of me this night : for it is written, I will smite the Shepherd, And the sheep shall be scattered. r But after that I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. 1 But 28 Peter said unto him, Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. And Jesus saith unto him, Verily, I £ay unto thee, That 30 this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. But he spake the more vehemently, If I 31 should die with thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Like- wise also said they all. And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane; 32 and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray. And 33 he taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy ; and saith unto them, My 34 soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and 67 From Christ’s apprehension MARK. PART VII. watch. And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, 35 and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto 36 thee ; take away this cup from me : nevertheless, not what I will, but what thou wilt. And he cometh, and findeth them 37 sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou ? couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter 38 into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words 39 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for their 40 eyes were heavy ;) neither wist they w 7 hat, to answer him. And 41 he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come: behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise up, let 42 us go; lo, he that betrayelh me is at hand. And immediately while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of 43 the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders. And he that betrayed him, had given them a token, saying, 44 Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he ; take him, and lead him aw r ay safely. And as soon as he was come, he goeth straight- 45 way to him, and saith, Master, Master; and kissed him. And 46 they laid their hands on him, and took him. And one of them 47 that stood by drew 7 a sw 7 ord, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. And Jesus answered and said unto 48 them, Are ye come out as against a thief, w 7 ith sw r ords and with staves to take me? I was daily w 7 ith you in the temple, teaching, 49 and ye took me not : but the scriptures must be fulfilled. And 50 they all forsook him, and fled. And there followed him a cer- 51 tain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body ; and the young men laid hold on him. And he left the linen 52 cloth, and fled from them naked. AND they led Jesus away to the high priest: and wfith him 53 were assembled all the chief priests, and the elders, and the scribes. And Peter followed him afar off even into the palace 54 of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed himself at the fire. And the chief priests, and all the council, 55 sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death ; and found none : for many bare false witness against him, but their witness 56 agreed not together. And there arose certain, and bare false 57 witness against him, saying, ' We heard him say, I will destroy 58 this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands. But neither so did 59 their witness agree together. And the high priest stood up in 60 the midst, and asked Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against thee ? But he held his 61 peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed ? And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting 62 on the right hand of pow er, and coming in the clouds of heaven. Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What need w 7 e 63 68 A. D. 33. CHAP. XV. to Ins crucifixion. any further witnesses? Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think 64 ye ? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. 'And 65 some began to spit on him, and to cover his face, and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy : qnd the servants did strike him with the palms of their hands. And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh one of 66 the maids of the high priest: and when she saw Peter warming 67 himself, she looked upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But he denied, saying, I know not, neither 68 understand 1 what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock crew. And a maid saw him again, and began ta say to them that 69 stood by, This is one of them. And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely 70 thou art one of them : for thou art a Galilean, and thy speech agreeth thereto. But he began to curse, and to sw 7 ear, saying , I 71 know 7 not this man of whom ye speak. And the second time 72 the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he w 7 ept. AND straightway in the morning the chief priests held a con-15 sultation with the elders and scribes, and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. 'And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he 2 answering, said unto him, Thou sayest it. And the chief priests 3 accused him of many things : but he answered nothing. And 4 Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee. But Jesus yet an- 5 swered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled. Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whom- 6 soever ihey desired. And there was one named Barabbas, which 7 lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, wfoo had committed murder in the insurrection. And the multitude 8 crying aloud, began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them. But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I 9 release unto you the King of the Jews? (For he knew 7 that the 10 chief priests had delivered him for envy.) But the chief priests 11 moved the people that he should rather release Barabbas unto them. And Pilate answered, and said again unto them, What 12 will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews? 'And they cried out again, Crucify him. 'Then Pilate 13 said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done ? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him ! And so Pilate, willing 15 to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and deliv- ered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified. And 16 the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Pretorium; and they called together the whole band ; and they clothed him with 17 purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head , 'and began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews! 'And they 18 smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees, worshipped him. And when they had 20 69 From Christ's apprehension MARK. PART VII. mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him. AND they compel one Simon, a Cyrenian, who passed by, 21 coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, 22 (which is, being interpreted, The place of a scull.) And they 23 gave him to drink, wine mingled with myrrh ; but he received it not. And when they hod crucified him, they parted his gar- 24 ments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take. 'And it was the third hour, and they crucified him. 'And the 25 superscription of his accusation was written over: ‘the king of the jews.’ And with him they crucify two thieves, the one 27 on his right hand, and the other on his left. And the scripture 28 was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors. And they that passed by, railed on him, wagging their heads, 29 and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, ' save thyself, and come down from the cross. 30 Likewise also the chief priests, mocking, said among themselves 31 with the scribes, He saved others ; himself he cannot save ! Let 32 Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him, reviled him. And when the sixth hour was come, there was 33 darkness over the whole land, until the ninth hour. And at the 34 ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacbthani ! (which is, being interpreted, “ My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”) And some of them that stood by, when 35 they heard it, said. Behold, he calleth Elias. And one ran and 36 fdled a sponge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone ; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. AND Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. 37 And the vail of the temple was rent in twain, from the top to 38 the bottom. And when the centurion, which stood over-against 39 him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God ! There were also women 40 looking on afar off among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less, and of Joses, and Salome ; who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered 41 unto him ; and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem. And now, when the even was come, (because it was the pre- 42 paration, that is, the day before the sabbath,) Joseph of Arima- 43 thea, an honorable counsellor, w hich also waited for the king- dom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. And Pilate marvelled if he were already 44 dead : and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead. And when he knew it of the 45 centurion, he gave the body to Joseph. And he bought fine 16 linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and 70 A. D. 33. CHAR XVI. to his crucifixion. laid him in a sepulchre which was hewm out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre. And Mary Mag- 47 dalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid. AND when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Maryl6 the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morn- 2 ing, the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre, at the rising of the sun : and they said among themselves, Who 3 shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre ? (and when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled 4 away,) for it was very great. And entering into the sepulchre, 5 they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment ; and they were affrighted. And he saith 6 unto them, Be not affrighted : ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified : he is risen ; he is not here : behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and 7 Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee ; there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled 8 from the sepulchre ; for they trembled, and were amazed : neither said they any thing to any man ; for they were afraid. Now, when Jesus was risen early, the first day of the week, 9 he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. And she went and told them that had been with 10 him, as they mourned and wept. And they, when they had 11 heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as 12 they walked, and went into the country. And they went and 13 told it unto the residue: neither believed they them. Afterward he appeared unto the eleven, as they sat at meat, 14 and upbraided them with their unbelief, and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach 15 the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized, 16 shall be saved ; but he that believeth not, shall be damned. And 17 these signs shall follow them that believe : In my name shall they cast out devils ; they shall speak with new tongues ; * they 18 shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then, after the Lord had spoken unto them, 19 he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they w 7 ent forth, and preached every where, the Lord 20 working with them, and confirming the word with signs follow 7 - ing. Amen. 71 The Evangelical History LUKE. part l. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE. FORASMUCH as itiany have taken in hand to set forth in order a declara- 1 tion of those things which are most surely believed among us, even as they 2 delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye-witnesses, and ministers of the word ; it seemed good to me also, having had perfect under- 3 standing of all things from the very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, that thou mightest know the certainty of those things 4 wherein thou hast been instructed. THERE was, in the days of Herod the lung of Judea, a cer- 5 tain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the 6 commandments and ordinances of the LORD blameless. And 7 they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren ; and they both were now well stricken in years. And it came to pass, 8 that, while he executed the priest’s office before God in the order of his course, 1 according to the custom of the priest’s office, his 9 lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the LORD. And the whole multitude of the people were praying 10 without, at the time of incense. And there appeared unto him 11 an angel of the LORD, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and 12 fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not,Zacha- 13 rias: for thy prayer is heard ; and thy wife Elisabeth -shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. And thou shalt 14 have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth. For 15 he shall be great in the sight of the LORD, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb. And many of the 16 children of Israel shall he turn to the LORD their God. And 17 he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the LORD. And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall 18 I know this ? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years. And the angel answering, said unto him, I am Gabriel, 19 that stand in the presence of God ; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to show thee these glad tidings. And behold, thou 20 shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. And the people waited 21 for Zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the tem- ple. And when he came out, he could not speak unto them : 22 and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple ; for he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless. And it came 23 to pass, that as soon as the days of his ministration w ere accom- plished, he departed to his own house. And after those days 24 B. C. 6 — A. D. 26. CHAP. I. previous to John’s ministry. his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, say- ing, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he 25 looked on me , to take away my reproach among men. AND in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God 26 unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, ' to a virgin espoused 27 to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, 28 and said, Hail! thou that art highly favored, the LORD is with thee : blessed art thou among women. And when she saw him, 29 she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what man- ner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her, 30 Fear not, Mary : for thou hast found favor with God. And be- 31 hold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be 32 called the Son of the Highest; and the LORD God shall give unto him the throne of his father David. And he shall reign 33 over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this 34 be, seeing I know not a man ? And the angel answered, and 35 said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow 7 thee : therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. And behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also con- 36 ceived a son in her old age ; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren; for with God nothing shall be impos- 37 sible. And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the LORD; be 38 it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. AND Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill-country 39 with haste, into a city of Juda, 1 and entered into the house of 40 Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth. And it came to pass, that 41 when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb : and Elisabeth w-as filled with the Holy Ghost. And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou 42 among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb. And 43 whence is this to me, that the mother of my LORD should come to me? For lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in 44 mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. And blessed 45 is she that believed : for there shall be a performance of those things w 7 hich were told her from the LORD. And Mary said, 46 My soul doth magnify the LORD, And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior. 47 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden : 48 For behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things ; 49 And holy is his name. And his mercy is on them that fear him, 50 From generation to generation. He hath showeu strength with his arm ; 51 He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He hath put down the migh'y from their seats, 52 And exalted them of low degree. He hath filled the hungry with good things, 53 And the rich he hath sent empty away. He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, 54 (As he spake to our fathers,) to Abraham, and to his seed, for ever. 55 5 G 73 The Evangelical History LUKE. PART I. And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned 56 to her own house. NOW Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered ; 57 and she brought forth a son. And her neighbors and her cousins 58 heard how the LORD had showed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to cir- 59 cumcise the child ; and they called him Zdcharias, after the name of his father. And his mother answered and said, Not so; 60 but he shall be called John. And they said unto her. There is 61 none of thy kindred that is called by this name. And they made 62 signs to his father, how he would have him called. And he 63 asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. 1 And his mouth was opened imme- 64 diately, and his tongue loosed , and he spake, and praised God. And fear came on all that dwelt round about them : and all these 65 sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of Judea. And all they that heard them , laid them up in their hearts, 66 saying, What manner of child shall this be ! And the hand of the LORD was with him. And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and 67 prophesied, saying, Blessed he the LORD God of Israel ; 68 For he hath visited and redeemed his people, And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us, 69 In the house of his servant David : As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, 70 Which have been since the world began : That we should be saved from our enemies, 71 And from the hand of all that hate us : To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, 72 And to remember his holy covenant ; (The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,) 73 That he would grant unto us, 74 That we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, Might serve him without fear, In holiness and righteousness before him, 75 All the days of our life. And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest, 76 For thou shalt go before the face of the LORD to prepare his ways ; To give knowledge of salvation unto his people, 77 By the remission of their sins, Through the tender mercy of our God ; 78 Whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us, To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death ; 79 To guide our feet into the way of peace. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in 80 the deserts till the day of his showing unto Israel. AND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a de- 2 cree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first* made when Cyrenius was governor of 2 Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 3 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Naza- 4 relh, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethle- hem, (because he was of the house and lineage of David,) 1 to 5 be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. And so it was, that while they were there, the days were ac- 6 complished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth 7 74 B. C. 6 — A. D. 26. CHAP. II. previous to John's ministry. her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the 8 field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel 9 of the LORD came upon them, and the glory of the LORD shone round about them ; and they were sore afraid. And the 10 angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you 11 is born this day, in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the LORD. And this shall he a sign unto you; Ye shall find 12 the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying in a manger. And 13 suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, 14 And on earth peace, good will toward men. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them 15 into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the LORD hath made known unto us. And they came 16 with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad 17 the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all 18 they that heard it, wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and 19 pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glo- 20 rifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising 21 of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. And when the days of her purification according to the law 22 of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the LORD, (as it is written in the law of the 23 LORD, “Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the LORD;”) and to offer a sacrifice 24 according to that which is said in the law of the LORD, “ A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.” And 25 behold there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consola- tion of Israel : and the Holy Ghost was upon him. And it was 26 revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the LORD’S Christ. And he came 27 by the Spirit into the temple ; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, ' then 28 took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, LORD, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, 29 According to thy word : For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, SO Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people ; 31 A light to lighten the Gentiles, 32 And the glory of thy people Israel. 75 From John’s ministry LUKE. PART I. B. C. 6 — A. P. 26 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things v^hich 33 were spoken of him. And Simeon blessed them, and said unto 34 Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel ; and for a sign which shall be spoken against; (yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also;) 35 that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. And there 36 w T as one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser : she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity ; and she was a widow 37 of about fourscore and four years ; which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day. And she coming in that instant, gave thanks likewise unto the 38 LORD, and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. And when they had performed all things according to the 39 law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled 40 with wisdom ; and the grace of God was upon him. Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of 41 the passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went 42 up to Jerusalem, after the custom of the feast. And w 7 hen they 43 had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem .; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a 44 day’s journey ; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not, they turned back 45 again to, Jerusalem, seeking him. And it came to pass, that 46 after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them ques- tions. And all that heard him were astonished at his under- 47 standing and answers. And when they saw him, they were 48 amazed ; and his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us ? behold, thy father and I have sought thee sornnv- ing. And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me ? w r ist 49 ye not that I must be about my Father’s business? And they 50 understood not the saying which he spake unto them. And he 51 went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and w T as subject unto them : but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with 52 God and man. NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, 3 Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, ' Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God 2 came unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness. And 3 he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the bap- tism of repentance, for the remission of sins ; as it is written in 4 the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one or >ing in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, 76 PART II. A. D. 26-30. CHAP. III. to Christ’s ministry. Make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, 5 And every mountain and hill shall be brought low j And the crooked shall be made straight, And the rough ways shall be made smooth ; And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. <5 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized 7 of him, O generation of vipers! who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come ? Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of re- 8 pentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father : for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. And now also 9 the ax is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the fire. And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do 10 then? He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two 11 coats, let him impart to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise. Then came also publicans to be bap- 12 tized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do? And he 13 said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you. And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And 14 what shall we do ? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in 15 their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not, 'John 16 answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose : he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire; whose fan is in his hand, and he will 17 thoroughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable. And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the 18 people. But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias 19 his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, ’added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison. 20 Now, when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that 21 Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the. heaven was opened, and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove 22 upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, ‘Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.’ And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, 23 being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli, ' which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of 24 Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph, ’ which was the son of Mattathias, 25 which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, ' which was 26 the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda, 'which was the son of Joanna, which was the son 2“' 5 G 2 77 From John's ministry LUKE. PART II. of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri, ' which was the son of 28 Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son ofEr, ' which 29 was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, 1 which was the son of Simeon, which was the son 30 of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, ’ which was the son of 31 Melea, which was the son of Me nan, w hich was the son of Mat- tatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of Da- vid, 1 which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, 32 which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, w r hich was the son of Naasson, ' which w r as the son of Aminadab, which 33 was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda, ' which was the son 34 of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which w 7 as the son. of Abra- ham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor, ' which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, 35 which was the son of Phalec, w hich was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, ' which was the son of Cainan, which was 36 the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, w ? hich was the son of Noe, which w 7 as the son of Lamech, ' which was the son 37 of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, whiclnwas the son of Maleleel, w hich was the son of Cainan, ’ which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, 38 which was the son of Adam, w 7 hich was the son of God. AND Jesus being full of the Ploly Ghost, returned from Jor- 4 dan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, f being forty 2 days tempted of the Devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered. And the Devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, com- 3 mand this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered 4 him, saying, It is written, “ T h at man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.” And the Devil, taking him up into a high mountain, showed 5 unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the Devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, 6 and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it. If thou therefore wilt worship 7 me, all shall be thine. And Jesus answered and said unto him, 8 Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, “Thou shall worship the LORD thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.” And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle 9 of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence; for it is written, 10 He shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee ; And in their hands they shall bear thee up, It Lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. And Jesus answering, said unto him. It is said, “Thou shalt 12 78 a. d. 26-30. CHAP. IV. to Christ's ministry not tempt the LORD thy God.” And when the Devil 13 had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. AND Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee : 14 and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 15 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up : 16 and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sab- bath-day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto 17 him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, IS Because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor ; He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, To preach deliverance to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised, v To: preach the acceptable year of the LORD. 19 And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, 20 and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the syna- gogue were fastened on him. And he began to say unto them, 21 This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. And all bare 22 him witness, and wondered at the gracious w’ords which pro- ceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son? And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this 23 proverb, ‘ Physician, heal thyself: -whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.’ And he said, 24 Verily, I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own coun- try. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in 25 the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; but unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city 26 of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow. And many lepers 27 w-ere in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. And all they 28 in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, 'and rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him 29 unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. But he, passing through 30 the midst of them, went his way, AND came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught 31 them on the sabbath-days. And they were astonished at his 32 doctrine : for his word was with power. And in the synagogue 33 there was a man which had a spirit of an unclean devil ; and he cried out with aloud voice, 'saying, Let us alone ; what have 34 we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth ? art thou come to destroy us ? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God ! And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out 35 of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. And they were all amazed, 36 and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this .' for with authority and power he commanded! the unclean spirits, 79 From Christ's ministry LUKE. PART III. and thev come out. And the fame of him went out into every 37 place of the country round about. And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s 38 house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought him for her. And he stood over her, 39 and rebuked the fever; and it left her: and immediately she arose, and ministered unto them. Now, when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick 40 with divers diseases, brought them unto him : and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them. And devils also 41 came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ, the Son of God. And he, rebuking them, suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ. And when it was day, he 42 departed, and went into a desert place; and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not de- part from them. And he said unto them, I must preach the king- 43 dom of God to other cities also, for therefore am I sent. And he 44 preached in the synagogues of Galilee. AND it came to pass, that as the people pressed upon him to 5 hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, • and 2 saw two ships standing by the lake : but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. And he en- 3 tered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. Now, when he 4 had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering, 5 said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they inclosed a great mul- 6 titude of fishes: and their net brake- And they beckoned unto 7 their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell 8 down at Jesus’ knees, saying, Depart from me ; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. For he was astonished, and all that were with 9 him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: and so 10 was also James and John the sons of Zebedee, which were part- ners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not: from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought 11 their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. AND it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold, 12 a man full of leprosy; who seeing Jesus, fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And he put forth ?iis hand and touched him, saying, I 13 will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. And he charged him to tell no man : but go, and 14 show thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. But so much the more w ent there a fame abroad of him : and 15 greht multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by him 80 a. D. 30-32. CHAP. V. to the Apostles' mission. of their infirmities. And he withdrew himself into the wilder- 16 ness, and prayed. AND it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, 17 that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem : and the power of the LORD was present to heal them. And behold, men brought in a bed a man which was 18 taken with a palsy : and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him before him. And when they could not find by what 19 way they might bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the house-top, and let him down through the tiling with his couch, into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw 20 their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who 21 is this which speakelh blasphemies ? Who can forgive sins but God alone ? But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he an- 22 swering, said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts ? Whether 23 is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee ; or to say, Rise up and walk ? But that ye may know' that the Son of man hath 24 power upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go unto thy house. And immediately he arose up before them, 25 and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying God. And they were all amazed, and they glorified 26 God, and were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to-day! AND after these things he went forth, and saw a publican 27 named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom : and he said unto him, Follow me. And he left all, rose up, and followed him. 28 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there 29 was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat down with them. But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against 30 his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners ? And Jesus answering, said unto them, They that 31 are whole need not a physician ; but they that are sick. 1 came 32 not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast 33 often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Phari- sees; but thine eat and drink? And he said unto them, Can ye 34 make the children of the bride-chamber fast while the bride- groom is with them? But the days will come, when the bride- 35 groom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days. And he spake also a parable unto them : No man 36 putteth a piece of a new garment upon an old : if otherwise, then both the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new, agreeth not with the old. And no man putteth 37 new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. But new 38 wine must be put into new bottles, and both are preserved. No 39 man also, having drunk old wine , straightway desireth new: for he saith, The old is better. 81 From Christ’s ministry LUKE. PART III. AND it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn-fields ; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days? And Jesus answering them, said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungered, and they which were with him; how he w T ent into the house of God, and did take and eat the show-bread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone ? And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he entered into the synagogue, and taught; and there was a man whose right hand was withered : and the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath-day; that they might find an accusation against him. But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. And he arose, and stood forth. ' Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath-days to do good, or to do evil ? to save life, or to destroy it ? And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thv hand. And he did so : and his hand was restored whole as the other. And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus. AND it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples : and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named Apostles ; Simon (whom he also named Peter) and Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, ■ Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes, f and Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was the traitor. And he came down with them, and stood in the plain ; and the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judea and Jerusalem, and from the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases ; and they that were vexed with unclean spirits : and they were healed. And the whole multitude sought to touch him, for there w 7 ent virtue out of him. and healed them all. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for your’s is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye that hunger now : for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company , and shall reproach you , and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy ; for behold, your rew r ard is great in heaven : for in the like man- ner did their fathers unto the prophets. But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Woe unto you that are full ! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh 6 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 a. d. 30-32. CHAP. VI. to the Apostles ’ mission now! for ye shall mourn and weep. Woe unto you when all 26 men shall speak w 7 ell of you ! for so did their fathers to the false prophets. But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, 27 do good to them which hate you, ’ bless them that curse you, 28 and pray for them which despitefully use you. And unto him 29 that smiteth thee on the one cheek, offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also. Give 30 to every man that asketh of thee ; and of him that taketh away thy goods, ask them not again. And as ye would that men should 31 do to you, do ye also to them likewise. For if ye love them 32 which love you, what thank have ye ? for sinriers also love those that love them. And if ye do good to them which do good to 33 you, what thank have ye ? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank 34 have ye ? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again. But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping 35 for nothing again ; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthank- ful and to the evil. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father 36 also is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: con- 37 demn not, and ye shall not be condemned : forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, 38 pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again. And he spake a 39 parable unto them; Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? The disciple is not above his mas- 40 ter : but every one that is perfect, shall be as his master. And 41 why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye ? Either how 42 canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye. and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye. For a good tree 43 bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit : 44 for of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble-bush gather they grapes. A good man, out of the good treasure of 45 his heart, bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man, out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I 46 say? Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and 47 doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like. He is like a 4# man which built a house, and digged deep, and laid the founda- tion on a rock ; and when the flood arose, the stream beat ve- hemently upon that house, and could not shake it : for it was founded upon a rock. But he that heareth and doeth not, is 49 like a man that without a foundation built a house upon the 83 From Christ's ministry LUKE. PART III. earth, against which the stream did beat vehemently, and im- mediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great. NOW, when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of 7 the people, he entered into Capernaum. And a certain centu- 2 rion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die. And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders 3 of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him in- 4 stantly, saying, That he w r as worthy for whom he should do this: for he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. 5 ’ Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far 6 from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof; wherefore neither thought I my- 7 self worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my ser- vant shall be healed. For I also am a man set under authority, 8 having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh ; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard these things, he mar- 9 veiled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. And they that were sent, returning to 10 the house, found the servant whole that had been sick. AND it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city 11 (railed Nain : and many of his disciples went with him, and much people. Now, when he came nigh to the gate of the city, 12 behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow : and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion 13 on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched 14 the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise ! And he that was dead sat up, and 15 began tq speak: and he delivered him to his mother. And 16 there came a fear on all : and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us : and, That God hath visited his people. And this rumor of him went forth throughout all 17 Judea, and throughout all the region round about. AND the disciples of John showed him of all these things. 18 And John, calling unto him two of his disciples, sent them to 19 Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come ? or look w T e for another? When the men were come unto him, they said, John 20 Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that, should come? or look we for another? And in that same hour he cured 21 many of their infirmities, and plagues, and of evil spirits ; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. Then Jesus answering, 22 said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard ; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. And blessed is he, whosoever shall 23 not be offended in me. And when the messengers of John 24 were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning a. d. 30-32. CHAP VII. to the Apostles mission. John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see ? A reed shaken with the wind ? ' But what went ye out for to see? A man 25 clothed in soft raiment ? Behold, they which are gorgeously ap- parelled, and live delicately, are in kings’ courts. But what 26 wentyeout for to see ? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet. This is he , of whom it is written, 27 Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Which shall prepare thy way before thee. For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women, there 28 is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist : but he that is least in the kingdom of God, is greater than he. (And all the 29 people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John. But the Pharisees and 30 lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him) And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall 31 I liken the men of this generation ? and to what are they like ? They are like unto children sitting in the market-place, and 32 calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced ; we have mourned to you, and ye have net wept. For John the Baptist came neither eating bread, nor 33 drinking w ine ; and ye say, He hath a devil. The Son of man 34 is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners ! But 35 Wisdom is justified of all her children. AND one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat 36 with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. And behold, a woman in the city, which w 7 as a 37 sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster-box of ointment, 'and stood at his 38 feet behind him weeping, and b.egan to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. Now, when the 39 Pharisee which had bidden him saw r it, he spake within him- self, saying, This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that touchelh him: for she is a sinner. And Jesus answering, said unto him, Simon, I 40 have somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on. There was a certain creditor, which had two debtors : the one 41 owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And when they 42 had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me, therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered 43 and said, I suppose that he to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged. And he turned to the 44 woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman ? I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the hairs of her head. Thou gavest me no kiss; but this woman, since 45 the time I came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet. My head 46 with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. Wherefore, I say unto thee, Her sins, 47 which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to 5 H 85 From Christ's ministry LUKE. PART III. whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. And he said unto 48 her, Thy sins are forgiven. And they that sat at meat with him, 49 began to say within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also ? And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee : go 50 in peace. AND it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout 8 every city and village, preaching and showing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God : and the twelve were with him, f and 2 certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and in- firmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils, ’ and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward, and 3 Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance. And when much people were gathered together, and were 4 come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: A sower 5 went out; to sow his seed : and as he sowed, some fell by the way-side ; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock ; and as soon as it was 6 sprung up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture. And 7 some fell among thorns ; and the thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and 8 bare fruit a hundred-fold. And when he had said these things, he cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And his disciples asked him, saying, What might^this parable 9 be ? And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of 10 the kingdom of God : but to others in parables ; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they might not understand. Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God : those 11 by the way-side, are they that hear; then cometh the Devil, and 12 taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. They on the rock are they, which, when they 13 hear, receive the word with joy ; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. And 14 that which fell among thorns, are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares, and riches, and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection. But that 15 on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it , and bring forth fruit w 7 ith patience. No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a 16 vessel, or putteth it under a bed ; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. For nothing is 17 secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known, and come abroad. Take need there- 18 fore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have. Then camfe to him his mother and his brethren, and could not 19 come at him for the press. And it was told him by certain, 20 which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand w-ithout, desiring to see thee. And he answered and said unto them, My mother 21 86 d. 30-32. CHAP VIII. to the Apostles' mission and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. NOW it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a 22 ship with his disciples : and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. * But 23 as they sailed, he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake ; and they were filled with water , and were in jeopardy. And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, 24 Master, master, we perish ! Then he arose, and rebuked the wind, and the raging of the water : and they ceased, and there was a calm. 'And he said unto them, Where is your faith ? And they, 25 being afraid, wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him. AND they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is 26 over-against Galilee. And when he went forth to land, there 27 met him out of the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs. When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before 28 him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me not. (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of 29 the man. For oftentimes it had caught him : and he was kept bound with chains, and in fetters ; and he brake the bands, and was driven of the Devil into the wilderness.) And Jesus asked 30 him, saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him. And they besought him, 31 that he would not command them to go out into the deep. And 32 there was there a herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to enter into them. And he suffered them. ! Then went the devils out of the 33 man, and entered into the swine : and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake, and were choked. When they 34 that fed them saw what was done, they fled, and went and tolcl it in the city and in the country. Then they went out to see 35 what was done ; and came to Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind : and they were afraid. They 36 also which saw it, told them by what means he that was pos- sessed of the devils was healed. Then the whole multitude of 37 the country of the Gadarenes round about, besought him to de- part from them ; for they were taken with great fear. And he went up into the ship, and returned back again. Now, the 38 man out of whom the devils were departed, besought him that he might be with him. But Jesus sent him away, saying, ' Re- 39 turn to thine own house, and show how T great things God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published through- out the whole city, how great things Jesus had done unto him. AND it came to pass, that, when Jesus w^as returned, the 40 people gladly received him : for they were all waiting for him. And behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he w^as a 41 87 ’ From the Apostles ’ mission LUKE. PART iv. ruler of the synagogue : and he fell down at Jesus’ feet, and besought him that he would come into his house : for he had 42 one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went, the people thronged him. ’And a woman 43 having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any, ' came 44 behind him , and touched the border of his garment: and imme- diately her issue of blood stanched. And Jesus said, Who 45 touched me ? When all denied, Peter, and they that were with him, said, Master, the multitude throng thee, and press thee , and sayest thou, Who touched me? And Jesus said, Somebody hath 46 touched me : for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. And 47 when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. And he said unto her, Daughter, be 48 of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole ; go in peace. While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of the 49 synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead : trouble not the Master. But when Jesus heard it, he answered him, 50 saying, Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole. And when he Came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, 51 save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, 52 Weep not: she is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed 53 him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. And he put them 54 all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise ! And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway : 55 and he commanded to give her meat. And her parents were 56 astonished : but he charged them that they should tell no man what was done. THEN he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them 9 power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. And 2 he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, 3 neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money ; neither have two coats apiece. And whatsoever house ye enter into, 4 there abide, and thence depart. And whosoever will not re- 5 ceive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. And they departed, 6 and went through the towns, preaching the gospel, and healing every where. NOW Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him : 7 and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead ; and of some, that Elias had appeared ; 8 and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. And 9 Herod said, John have I beheaded ; but who is this, of whom I hear such things ? And he desired to see him. AND the Apostles, when they were returned, told him all 10 that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately 88 a. d. 32-33. CHAP. IX to the Seventy's mission . into a desert place, belonging to the city called Bethsaida. And 11 the people, when they knew it, followed him : and he received them; and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of healing. And when the day began to w r ear aw^ay, then came the 12 twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are here in a desert place. But he said 13 unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes ; except we should go and buy meat for all this people. (For they were about five thousand 14 men.) And he said to his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company. And they did so, and made them all sit 15 down. Then he took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and 16 looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude. And they did eat, and 17 were all filled ; and there w as taken up of fragments that re- mained to them twelve baskets. AND it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples 18 were with him; and he asked them, saying, Who say the people that I am? They answering, sslid, John the Baptist; but some 19 say, Elias ; and others say, That one of the old prophets is risen again. ' He said unto them, But who say ye that 1 am? Peter 20 answering, said, The Christ of God. And he straitly charged them, and commanded them to tell no 21 man that thing, 'saying, The Son of man must suffer many 22 things, and be rejected of the elders, and chief priests, and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. And he said 23 to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will 24 save his life, shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. (For what is a man advantaged, 25 if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away ?) For whosoever shall be ashamed of me, and of my words, of 26 him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels. But 27 I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here which shall not taste of death till they see the kingdorti of God. AND it came to pass, about an eight days after these sayings, 28 he took Peter, and John, and James, and went up into a moun- tain to pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance 29 w r as altered, and his raiment was while and glistering. And, 30 behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which 31 he should accomplish at Jerusalem. But Peter and they that 32 were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter 33 said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here : and let us make three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said. While he thus spake, 34 5 H 2 89 From the Apostles' mission LUKE. tart iv there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. And there came a voice out of 35 the cloud, saying, ‘This is my beloved Son: hear him.’ ’And when the voice Was past, Jesus was found alone. And 36 they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen. AND it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were 37 come down from the hill, much people met him. And behold, 38 a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee look upon my son: for he is mine only child. And lo, a spirit 39 taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him, hardly departeth from him. And I besought thy disciples to cast him out, and they could 40 not. And Jesus answering, said, O faithless and perverse gene- 41 ration, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you ? Bring thy son hither. And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him 42 down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father. And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. 43 But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, he said unto his disciples, Let these sayings sink down into 44 your ears : for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. But they understood not this saying, and it was hid 45 from them, that they perceived it not : and they feared to ask him of that saying. THEN there arose a reasoning among them, which of them 46 should be greatest. And Jesus perceiving the thought of their 47 heart, took a child, and set him by him, ' and said unto them, 48 Whosoever shall receive this child in my name, receiveth me ; and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth him that sent me : for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great. And 49 John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name ; and we forbade him, because he followeth not with us. And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that 50 is not against us, is for us. AND it came to pass, w 7 hen the time w T as come that he should 51 be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, ’ and sent messengers before his face : and they went and en- 52 tered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. And they did not receive him, because his face was as though 53 he would go to Jerusalem. And when his disciples James and 54 John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did ? But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not 55 what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come 56 to destroy men’s lives, but to save them. And they went to another village. AND it came to pass, that as they went in the way, a certain 57 man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds 58 90 CHAR X. a. d. 32-33. to the Seventy's mission. of the air have nests f but the Son of .nan hath not where to lay his head. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, 59 suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, 60 Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the king- dom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee ; but let me 61 first go bid them farewell which, are at home at my house. And 62 Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. AFTER these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, 10 and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come. Therefore said he unto 2 them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few : pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest. Go your ways : behold, I send you 3 forth as lambs among wolves. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, 4 nor shoes: and salute no man by the way.' And into whatso- 5 ever house ye enter, first say, Peace he to this house. And if 6 the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. And in the same house remain, eating 7 and drinking such things as they give : for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 'And into whatsoever 8 city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto 9 them, The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But into 10 whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, Even the very 11 dust of your city which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you : notwithstanding, be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. But 1 say unto you, That it shall 12 be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city. Woe 13 unto thee,Chorazin. r woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty w 7 orks had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon 14 at the judgment, than for you. And thou, Capernaum! which 15 art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell. He that. 16 heareth you, heareth me ; and he that despiseth you, despiselh me; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me. AND the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even 17 the devils, are subject unto us through thy name. And he said 18 unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, 19 I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the 20 spirits are subject unto you ; but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. In that hour Jesus rejoiced in 21 spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it 91 part From the Seventy's mission LUKE. seemed good in thy eight. All things are delivered- to me of my 22 Father : and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father : arid who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him . And he turned him unto his disciples, and said 23 privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see. For I tell you, That many prophets and kings have desired to 24 see those things which ye see, and have not seen them ; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. AND behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, 25 saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life ? He said 26 unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And 27 he answering, said, “ Thou shall love the LORD thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind ; and thy neighbor as thyself.” And he 28 said unto him, Thou hast answered right; this do, and >thou shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself; said unto Jesus, And 29 who is my neighbor? And Jesus answering, said, A certain 30 man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him , and departed, leaving him half dead. And by chance there 31 came down a certain priest that way ; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise a Levite, when 32 he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came 33 where he w 7 as, and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, ’ and went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in 34 oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow, when he 35 departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of him : and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee. Which now 7 of 36 these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves? ’And he said, He thatshow 7 ed mercy on him. Then 37 said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. NOW it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a 38 certain village : and a certain woman, named Martha, received him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, which 39 also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. But Martha was 40 cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone ? bid her therefore that she help me. And Jesus answered, and 41 said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and troubled about many things; ' but one thing is needful; and Mary hath 42 chosen that good part, w hich shall not be taken away from her. AND it came to pass, that as he was praying in a certain!! place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples. And he said 2 unto them, When ye pray, say ; Our Father which art in heaven, hallowed be thy name : thy kingdom come : thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth; give us day by day our daily bread : 3 and forgive us our sins ; for w 7 e also forgive every one that is 4 d. 33. CHAP. XL to the entry into Jerusalem . indebted to us: and lead us not into temptation ; but deliver us from evil. And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and 5 shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves ; for a friend of mine in his journey is come to 6 me, and I have nothing to set before him ? And he from within 7 shall answer and say. Trouble me not : the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed ; I cannot rise and give thee. I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, be- 8 cause he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, 9 Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh, re- 10 ceiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth ; and to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that 11 is a father, will he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? Or, if he shall ask an egg, will he 12 offer him a scorpion ? If ye then, being evil, know how to give 13 good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? AND he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it 14 came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake ; and the people wondered. But some of them said. He casteth 15 out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils. And 16 others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. But 17 he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom di- vided against itself is brought to desolation ; and a house divided against a house, falleth. If Satan also be divided against him- 18 self, how shall his kingdom stand ? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebub cast out 19 devils, by whom do your sons cast them out ? therefore shall they be your judges. But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, 20 no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you. When a strong 21 man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: but 22 when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armor wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. He that is not with me, is against me : and 23 he that gathereth not with me, scattereth. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh 24 through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. And when he 25 cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and 26 taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there : and the last stale of that man is worse than the first. And it came to pass, as he spake these 27 things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. But’he said, Yea, rather blessed are 28 they that hear the word of God, and keep it. And when the people w r ere gathered thick together, he began 29 to say, This is an evil generation : they seek a sign ; and there 93 PART V From the Seventy's mission LURE shail no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For 30 as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. The queen of the south shall rise 31 up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them : for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon : and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with 32 this generation, and shall condemn it : for they repented at the preaching of Jonas ; and behold, a greater than Jonas is here. No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret 33 place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light. The light of the body is the 34 eye ; therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light: but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed therefore, that the light which is in thee, 35 be not darkness. If thy whole body therefore j)e full of light, 36 having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light; as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light. AND as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine 37 with him : and he went in and sat down to meat. And when 38 the Pharisee saw 7 it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Phari- 39 sees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. Ye fools! did 40 not he that made that which is withbut, make that which is within also? But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and be- 41 hold, all things are clean unto you. But w 7 oe unto you, Phari- 42 sees ! for ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ougRt ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. W 09 unto you, 43 Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- 44 sees, hypocrites ! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them. Then answered 45 one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying, thou reproachest us also. And he said, Woe unto you also, ye law- 46 yers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe 47 unto you ! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. Truly ye bear witness, that ye allow the 48 deeds of your fathers : for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, ‘I 49 will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute : that the blood of all the prophets, 50 which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be re- quired of this generation ; from the blood of Abel, unto the blood 51 of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple;’ verily, I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken aw 7 ay the key of 52 knowledge : ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered. And as he said these things unto them, 53 A. D. 33. CHAP. XII. to the entry into Jerusalem the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things, ' laying wait for 54 him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. IN the mean time, when there were gathered together an in-12 numerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Be- ware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. For there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed ; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore, whatsoever ye have spoken 3 in darkness, shall be heard in the light ; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the house- tops. And I say unto you, my friends, Be not afraid of them that 4 kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom' ye shall fear : Fear him which, 5 after he hath killed, hath power to cast into hell ; yea, I say unto you, Fear him. Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, 6 and not one of them is forgotten before God ? But even the very 7 hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows. Also I say unto you, 8 Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God. But he that denieth 9 me before men shall be denied before the angels of God. And 10 whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blaspheme, th against the Holy Ghost, it shall not fie forgiven. And when they bring you 11 unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say: for the Holy Ghost shall leach you in the same hour what 12 ye ought to say. And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my 13 brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. And he said 14 unto him, Man, who made me a judge, or a divider over you? And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: 15 for a man’s life eonsisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. And he spake a parable unto them, saying, 16 The ground uf a certain rich man brought forth plentifully : and 17 he thought within himself saying, What shall I do, because I have no room w here to bestow my fruits ? And he said, This 18 will I do : I will pull down my barns, and build greater ; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods : and I will say 19 to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years : take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto 20 him, Thou fool! this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then wfoose shall those things be which thou hast provided ? So 21 is he that layeth up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God. And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, 22 Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on. The life is more than meat, 23 and the body is more than raiment. Consider the ravens : for 24 they neither sow nor reap : which neither have storehouse, nor 95 From the Seventy's mission LUKE. PART V barn ; and God feedeth them. How much mofe are ye better than the fowls ? And which of you with taking thought can add 25 to his stature one cubit? If ye then be not able to do that thing 26 which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? Consider the 27 lilies how they grow : they toil not, they spin not ; and yet I say unto you, That Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. If then God so clothe the grass, which is to-day in the 28 field, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith! And seek not ye what ye shall 29 eat, or what ye-shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. For 30 all these things do the nations of the world seek after : and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things. But rather 31 seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you. Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good 32 pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell that ye have, and give 33 alms : provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your 34 heart be also. Let your loins be girded about, and your lights 35 burning; and ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their 36 lord, when he will return from the wedding; that, when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately. Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh 37 shall find watching: verily, I say unto you, That he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. And if he shall come in the second watch, or 38 come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. And this know, that if the good man of the house had 39 known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through. Be ye 40 therefore ready also : for the Son of man cometh at an hour w T hen ye think not. Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest 41 thou this parable unto us, or even to all ? And the Lord said, 42 Who. then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season ? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he 43 cometh shall find so doing. Of a truth I say unto you, That he 44 will make him ruler over all that he hath. But and if that ser- 45 vant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the men-servants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; the lord of that servant will come in 46 a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. And that servant which knew his 47 lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, £hall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew 48 not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required ; and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. I am come to send fire 49 on the earth, and what will I, if it be already kindled ? But I 50 96 . d. 33. CHAP. XIII. to the entry into Jerusalem * have a baptism to be baptized with ; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished ! Suppose ye that I am come to give peace 51 on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division. For from hence- 52 forth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three. The father shall be divided against the 53 son, and the son against the father ; the mother against the daugh- ter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out 54 of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower ; and so it is. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There 55 will be heat ; and it cometh to pass. Ye hypocrites ! ye can dis- 56 cern the face of the sky, and of the earth ; but how is it, that ye do not discern this time ? Yea, and why even of yourselves judge 57 ye not what is right ? When thou goest with thine adversary to 58 the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him ; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast 59 paid the very last mite. There were present at that season some that told him of thel3 Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices And Jesus answering, said unto them, Suppose ye that these 2 Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things? I tell you, Nay ; but, except ye repent, ye 3 shall all likewise perish. Or those eighteen, upon whom the 4 tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? I tell you, Nay; 5 but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish. He spake also this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree 6 planted in his vineyard ; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, 7 Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none : cut it down ; why cumbereth it the ground ? And 8 he answering, said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 1 and if it bear fruit, well: and 9 if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. AND he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 10 And behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity 11 eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself. And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, 12 and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made 13 straight, and glorified God. And the ruler of the synagogue an- 14 swered wdth indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath-day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath-day. The Lord then answered 15 him, and said, Thou hypocrite! doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away 5 I 97 From the Seventy's mission LUKE. part v to watering? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of 16 Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath-day ? And when he had 17 said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed : and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and 18 whereunto shall I resemble it? It is like a grain of mustard- 19 seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden, and it grew 7 , and waxed a great tree ; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of 20 God ? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three 21 measures of meal, till the whole was leavened. AND he w r ent through the cities and villages, teaching, and 22 journeying toward Jerusalem. Then said one unto him, Lord, 23 are there few that be saved ? And he said unto them, ' Strive to 24 enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. When once the master of the 25 house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, sayipg, Lord, Lord, open unto us ; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are : then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and 26 drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. But 27 he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are ; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. There shall be w 7 eeping 28 and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yoursdves thrust out. And they shall come from the east, and 29 from the west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit down in the kingdom of God. And behold, there are last, 30 w hieh shall be first ; and there are first, which shall be last. THE same day, there came certain of the Pharisees, saying 31 unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence; for Herod w T ill kill thee. And he said unto them, Go ye and tell that fox, Behold, 32 I cast out devils, and I do cures to-day and to-morrow, and the third day I shall be perfected. Nevertheless, I must walk to-day 33 and to-morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! 34 which killest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent unto thee : how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye w T ould not! 'Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. And verily, 35 I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the LORD ! AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of thel‘4 chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath-day, that they watched him. And behold, there was a certain man before him 2 which had the dropsy. And Jesus answering, spake unto the 3 lawyers and Pharisees, saying. Is it lawful to heal on the’ sab- bath-day? 'And they held their peace. And he took him, and 4 healed him, and let him go : and answered them, saying, Which 5 A* D. 33. CHA P. XIV. to the entry into Jerusalem . of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath-day ? And they could G not answer him again to these things. And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when 7 he marked how they chose out the chief rooms ; saying unto them, When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not 8 down in the highest room, lest a more honorable man than thou be bidden of him ; and he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place ; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. But when thou art bidden, go and sit 10 dow T n in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher : then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. For 11 whosoever exalte th himself shall be abased, and he that hum- bleth himself shall be exalted. Then said he also to him that 12 bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbors ; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the 13 maimed, the lame, the blind : and thou shalt be blessed ; for 14 they cannot recompense thee : for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. And when one of them that sat at 15 meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God. Then said he 16 unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: and sent his servant at supper-time, to say to them that were 17 bidden, Come, for all things are now ready. And they all with 18 one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it : I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought 19 five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them : I pray thee have me excilsed. And another said, I have married a wife: and there- 20 fore I cannot come. So that servant came, and showed his lord 21 these things. Then the master of the house being angry, said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou 22 hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto 23 the servant, Go out into the high-ways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto 24 you, That none of those men which were bidden, shall taste of my supper. AND there went great multitudes with him : and he turned, 25 and said unto them, If any man come to me, and hate not his 26 father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And 27 whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you intending to build a tower, sitteth 28 not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish itl Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is 29 not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, ' say- 30 99 PART V. From the Seventy's mission. LUKE. ing, ‘This man began to build, and was not able to finish.’ Or 31 what king going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand ? Or 32 else, while the other is yet a great way off he sendeth an em- bassage, and desireth conditions of peace. So likewise, whoso- 33 ever he be of you that fbrsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. Salt is good ; but if the salt have lost his savor, 34 wherewith shall it be seasoned? It is neither fit for the land, 35 nor yet for the dunghill ; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. THEN drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners, forl5 to hear him. And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, 2 This man receive th sinners, and eateth with them. 'And he spake this parable unto them, saying, ' What man of 3,4 you, having a hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he 5 layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, 6 he calleth together his friends and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me ; for I have found my sheep which was lost. I 7 say unto you, That likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sin- ner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons which need no repentance. Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose 8 one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found it, she 9 calleth her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me ; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, 10 I say unto you, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth. 'And he said, A certain man had two sons : 'and the younger 11 of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth tome. And he divided unto them his living. 'And 13 not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his sub- stance with riotous living. And when he had spent all, there 14 arose a mighty famine in that land ; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; 15 and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would 16 fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat; and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he 17 said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to 18 my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, ' and am no more worthy to be called 19 thy son : make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, 20 and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I 21 have sinned against Heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more 100 A. D. 33 CHAP. XVI. to the entry into Jerusalem • worthy to be called thy son. But the father said to his servants, 22 Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him ; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, 23 and kill it ; and let us eat, and be merry : for this my son was 24 dead, and is alive again ; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field : and as 25 he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things 26 meant. And he said unto him, Thy brother is come ; and thy 27 father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And he was angry, and would not go in; there- 28 fore came his father out, and entreated him. And he answering, 29 said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment ; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with tny friends: but 30 as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. And he 31 said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me ; and all that I have is thine. It was meet that we should make merry and be glad 32 for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; and was lost and is found. And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain richlS man which had a steward ; and the same- was accused unto him that he had w-asted his goods. And he called him, and said unto 2 him, How is it that I hear this of thee ? give an account of thy stewardship: for thou mayest be no longer steward. Then the 3 steward said within himself, What shall I do ? for my lord taketh uway from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of 4 the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. So he 5 called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him , and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord ? And he said, A hun- 6 dred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit dow r n quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to another, And 7 how much owest thou? And he said, A hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write four- score. And the lord commended the unjust steward, because 8 he had done wisely : for the children of this w r orld are in their generation wiser than the children of light. And I say unto you, 9 Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habita- tions. He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also 10 in much ; and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous 11 mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches ? And if 12 ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own ? No servant can serve 13 two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these 14 5 12 101 PART V From the Seventy's mission LUKE. things, and they derided him. And he said unto them, Ye are 15 they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts : for that which is highly esteemed among men,, is abomination in the sight of God. The law and the prophets 16 were until John : since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. And it is easier for heaven and 17 earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. Whosoever put- 18 teth away his wife, and marrielh another, committeth adultery; and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultpry. There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple 19 and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: and there was 20 a certain beggar named Lazarus, which w T as laid at his gate, full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from 21 the rich man’s table : moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was car- 22 ried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried. And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being 23 in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried, and said/ Father Abraham! have mercy 24 on me! and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue : for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime re- 25 ceivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things : but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And besides all 26 this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed,: so that they which would pass from hence to you, cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would. come from thence. Then he said, I pray 27 thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father’s house : for I have five brethren ; that he may testify unto them, 28 lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith 29 unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham : but if one went unto 30 them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If 31 they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be per- suaded, though one rose from the dead. THEN said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but thatl7 offences will come: but woe unto him through whom they come! It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his 2 neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. Take heed to yourselves ! 3 If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he re- pent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times 4 in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent ; thou shalt forgive him. And the Apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And 5,6 the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard-seed, ye might say unto this sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea ; and it should obey you. But which of you having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, 7 will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, 102 A. D. 33. CHAP. XVII. to the entry into Jerusalem. Go and sit down to meat? and will not rather say unto him, 8 Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken ; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink ? Doth he thank that servant, because he did thp things 9 that were commanded him ? I trow not. So likewise ye, when 10 ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants : we have done that which was our duty to do. AND it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed 11 through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten 12 men that were lepers, which stood afar off: and they lifted up 13 their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us ! And 14 when he saw them, he said unto them, Go show yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, 15 turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, ? and fell down 16 on his face at his feet, giving him thanks : and he was a Samari- tan. And Jesus answering, said, Were there not ten cleansed ? 17 but where are the nine ? There are not found that returned to 18 give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, 19 Arise, go thy way : thy faith hath made thee whole. AND when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the 20 kingdom of God should come, he answered them, and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation. Neither shall 21 they say, ‘ Lo here !’ or ‘ Lo there !’ for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you. And he said unto the disciples, The days 22 will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. And they shall say to you, 23 ‘ See here !’ or ‘ See there !’ go not after them, nor follow them. For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the on e part under 24 heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. But first must he suffer many 25 things, and be rejected of this generation. And as it was in the 26 days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given 27 in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Likewise also as it was 28 in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded : but the same day that Lot 29 went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all : even thus shall it be in the day when 30 the Son of man is revealed. In that day, he which shall be 31 upon the house-top, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away; and he that is in the field, let him like- wise not return back. f Remember Lot’s wife. ' Whosoever 32 shall seek to save his life, shall lose it ; and whosoever shall lose his life, shall preserve it. I tell you, In that night there shall be 34 two men in one bed ; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together ; the one shall 35 be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field ; the 36' 103 i*ART V. From, the Seventy's mission LUKE. - . one shall be taken, and the other left. And they answered and 37 said unto him, Where, Lord ? And he said unto them, Where- soever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought! 3 always to pray, and not to faint ; saying, There was in a city a 2 judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man. And there 3 was a widow in that city,* and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not for a while : 4 but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man ; yet, because this widow troubleth me, I will 5 avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And 6 the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not 7 God avenge his own elect, which crv day and night unto him, though he bear long with them ? I tell you that he wall avenge 8 them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth ? And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in them- 9 selves that they were righteous, and despised others : Two men 10 w r ent up into the temple to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with 13 himself; God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, ex- tortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast 12 twice in the w T eek, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the 13 publican, standing afar off would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner! I tell you, This man went down to his house, 14 justified rather than the other : for every one that exalteth him- self shall be abased ; and he that humbleth himself shall be ex alted. AND they brought unto him also infants, that he w ould touch lb them : but when his disciples saw r it, they rebuked them. But 16 Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily, I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive 17 the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in no wise enter therein. AND a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what 18 shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, 19 Why callest thou me good ? none is good, save one, that is God. Thou knowest the commandments, “Do not commit adul- 20 tery,” “ Do not kill,” “Do not steal,” “Do not bear false witness,” “Honor thy father and thy mother.” ’And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 'Now, 21 when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing : sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful : for he 23 was very rich. And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrow- 24 ful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God ! For it is easier for a camel to go through a 25 needle’s eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of 104 A. D. 33. CHAP. XIX. to the entry into Jerusalem . God. And they that heard it , said, Who then can be saved ? 26 And he said, The things which are impossible with men, are 27 possible with God. Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and 28 followed thee. And he said unto them, Verily, I say unto you, 29 There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, ' who shall not 30 receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. THEN he took unto him the twelve, and said unto them, Be- 31 hold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished. For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, 32 and spitefully entreated, and spitted on; and they shall scourge 33 him , and put him to death : and the third day he shall rise again. And they understood none of these things : and this saying was 34 hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken. AND it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, 35 a certain blind man sat by the way-side begging ; and hearing 36 the multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. And they told 37 him that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. And he cried, saying, 38 Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me ! And they which 39 went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace : but he cried so much the more, Thou son of David, have mercy on me! And Jesus stood and commanded him to be brought unto him : 40 and when he was come near, he asked him, ’ saying, What wilt 41 thou that I shall do unto thee? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight ; 42 thy faith hath saved thee. And immediately he received his 43 sight, and followed him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God. And Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. ’And behold, 19 there was a man named Zaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus 3 who he was ; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore- 4 tree to see him ; for he was to pass that way. And when Jesus 5 came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zaccheus, make haste, and come down: for to-day I must abide at thy house. And he made haste, and came down, and 6 received him joyfully. And when they saw it, they all mur- 7 mured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner. And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the Lord ; Behold, 8 Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come 9 to this house, forasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. For 10 the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, 11 because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said 12 therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive 105 From the Seventy's mission LUKE- PART V for himself a kingdom, and to return. And he called his ten 13 servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. But his citizens hated him, and sent a 14 message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us. And it came to pass, that when he was returned, 15 having received the kingdom, then he commanded these ser- vants to be called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might know how much every man had gained by trading Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten 16 pounds. And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: be- 17 cause thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound 18 hath gained five pounds. And he said likewise to him, Be thou 19 also over five cities. And another came, saying, Lord, behold, 20 here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin : for I 21 feared thee, because thou art an austere man : thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou didst not sow. And he saith unto him. Out of thine own mouth will I judge 22 thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow : wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, 23 that at tny coming I might have required mine own with usury? And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound, 24 and give it to him that hath ten pounds. (And they said unto 25 him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.) For I say unto you, That unto 26 every one which hath, shall be given ; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. But those 27 mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me. And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending tip 28 to Jerusalem. And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to 29 Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 'saying, Go ye into the village over- 30 against you ; in the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him ? thus shall ye 31 say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him. And they 32 that were sent went their way, and found even as he had said unto them. And as they were loosing the colt, the owners 33 thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? And they said, 34 The Lord hath need of him. And they brought him to Jesus : 35 and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way. 36 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the 37 mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works that they had seen; saying, ‘Blessed be the King that 38 cometh in the name of the LORD ! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest !’ And some of the Pharisees from among the 39 multitude said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples. And he 40 106 A. D. 33. CHAP. XX. to the entry into Jerusalem, answered and said unto them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out. And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept 41 over it, ’saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this 42 thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, 43 that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, ' and shall lav thee 44 even with the ground, and thy children within thee : and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another : because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. AND he went into the temple, and began to cast out them 45 that sold therein, and them that bought, 1 saying unto them, It is 46 written, My house is the house of prayer ; But ye have made it a den of thieves. 'And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief priests and 47 the scribes, and the chief of the people, sought to destroy him, 1 and could not find what they might do : for all the people were 48 very attentive to hear him. AND it came to pass, that on one of those days, as he taught20 the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes came upon him, with the elders, ’ and 2 spake unto him, saying, Tell us, By what authority doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this authority? And 3 he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer me : The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or 4 of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we 5 shall say, From heaven ; he will say, Why then believed ye him not ? But and if we say, Of men ; all the people will stone us : 6 for they be persuaded that John was a prophet. And they an- 7 swered, That they could not tell whence it was. And Jesus 8 said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. Then began he to speak to the people this parable : A certain 9 man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time. And at the season he 10 sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard : but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent another servant: and 11 they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty. And again he sent a third : and they wounded 12 him also, and cast him out. Then said the lord of the vineyard, 13 What shall I do? I will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence him when they see him. But when the husband- 14 men saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may be our’s. So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 15 What therefore shall the lord of the Vipeyard do unto them ? He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall give 16 the vineyard to others. And when they heard it, they said, God 107 From Christ's entry LUKE, TART VI forbid. And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that is l* written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same is become the head of the corner ? Whosoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be broken : but on 18 whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And the 19 chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should 20 feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and authority of the governor. And they asked him, saying, Master, w 7 e know 21 that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly : Is it lawful 22 for us to give tribute unto Cesar, or no? But he perceived their 23 craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me ? Show me a 24 penny. Whose image and superscription hath it ? They answered and said, Cesar’s. And he said unto them, Render therefore 25 unto Cesar the things which be Cesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s. And they could not take hold of his words be- 26 fore the people : and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace. Then came to him certain of the Sadducees (which deny that 27 there is any resurrection) and they asked him, 1 saying, Master, 28 Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. There 29 were therefore seven brethren : and the first took a wife, and died without children. And the second took her to wife, and 30 he died childless. And the third took her; and in like manner 31 the seven also : and they left no children, and died. Last of all 32 the woman died also. Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife 33 of them is she? for seven had her to wife. And Jesus answer- 34 ing, said unto them, The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage : but they which shall be accounted worthy 35 to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage : neither can they die any 36 more: for they are equal unto the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of the resurrection. Now 7 that the 37 dead are raised, even Moses show ; ed at the bush, when he calleth the LORD “the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” For he is not a God of the 38 dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. Then certain of 39 the scribes answering, said, Master, thou hast well said. And 40 after that, they durst not ask him any question at all. And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is David’s 41 son ? And David himself saith in the book of Psalms 42 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Till I make thine enemies thy tootstool. 43 David therefore calleth him Lord ; how is he then his son ? 44 108 A D. 33. CHAP. XXL to his apprehension Then^ in the audience of all the people, he said unto his dis- 45 ciples : Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long 46 robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts ; which devour 47 widows’ houses, and for a show make long prayers : the same shall receive greater damnation. AND he. looked up and saw the rich men casting their gifts21 into the treasury. And he saw also a certain poor widow, casting 2 in thither two mites. And he said. Of a truth I say unto you, 3 That this poor widow hath cast in more than they all For all 4 these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God : but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had. And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned with 5 goodly stones and gifts, he said, As for these things which ye 6 behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. And 7 they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there he when these things shall come to pass ? And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived : for many 8 shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them. But when ye 9 shall hear of w^ars and commotions, be not terrified : for these things must first come to pass ; but the end is not by and by. Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and 10 kingdom against kingdom: and great earthquakes shall be in 11 divers places, and famines, and pestilences : and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. But before all 12 these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you , de- livering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name’s sake. And it shall turn 13 to you for a testimony. Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to 14 meditate before what ye shall answer. For I will give you a 15 mouth and wfisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, 16 and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends ; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. And ye shall be hated of all 17 men for my name’s sake. But there shall not a hair of your head 18 perish. ' In your patience possess ye your souls. ’And when 19 ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh. Then let them winch are in 21 Judea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. For these be the days of vengeance, that all 22 things which are written may be fulfilled. But woe unto them 23 that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. And they shall fall by the edge of the s word, and shall 24 be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, 25 and in the stars ; and upon the earth distress of nations, with 5 K 109 From Christ’s entry LUKE. PART VI* perplexity ; the sea and the waves roaring ; ' men’s hearts failing 26 them for fear, and lor looking after those things which are coming on the earth : for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. And 27 then shall they see the Son of man coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come 28 to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads : for your redemp- tion draweth nigh. And he spake to them a parable ; Behold 29 the fig-tree, and all the trees ; when they now shoot forth, ye 30 see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand. So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass, 31 know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand. Verily, I say 32 unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my words shall not pass 33 away. And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your 34 hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For 35 as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye 36 may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. And in the day-time he was teaching in the temple ; and at 37 night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives. And all the people came early in the morning 38 to him in the temple, for to hear him. NOW the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is calledS^ the Passover. And the chief priests and scribes sought how 2 they might kill him : for they feared the people. Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of 3 the number of the twelve. And he went his way, and com- 4 muned with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. And they were glad, and covenanted to give 5 him money. And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray 6 him unto them in the absence of the multitude. THEN came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover 7 must be killed. And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and 8 prepare us the passover, that we may eat. And they said unto 9 him, Where wilt thou that we prepare ? And he said unto them, 10 Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water ; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And ye shall say unto the good man of 11 the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guest-cham- ber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he 12 shall show you a large upper room furnished : there make ready. And they went and found as he had said unto them : and they 13 made ready the passover. And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve 14 Apostles with him. And he said unto them, With desire I have 15 desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer. For I say 16 unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, 17 and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves. For I say 18 110 a. d. 33. GHAP. XXIT. to his apprehension. unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the king- dom of God shall come. And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave 19 unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you : this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, 20 saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed lor you. But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me is 21 with me on the table. And truly the Son of man goeth as it 22 wa^ determined : but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed ! And they began to inquire among themselves, which of them 23 it was that should do this thing. And there was also a strife among them, which of them should 24 be accounted the greatest. And he said unto them, The kings 25 of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them ; and they that ex- ercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall 26 not be so : but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For 27 whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth ? is not he that sitteth at meat ? but I am among you as he that serveth. Ye are they which have continued with me in my 28 temptations; and I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father 29 hath appointed unto me ; that ye may eat and drink at my table 30 in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired 31 to have you, that he may sift you as wheat : but I have prayed 32 for thee, that thy faith fail not : and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready 33 to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. And he said, I 34 tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me. And he said unto them, 35 When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. ' Then said he unto them, 36 But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip : and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. For I say unto you, That this that is written must yet 37 be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors : for the things concerning me have an end. And they said, 38 Lord, behold, here are tw 7 o swords. And he said unto them, It is enough. AND he cgme out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount 39 of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. And when he 40 was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s 41 cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 'saying, Father, If thou be 42 willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless, not my will, but thine, be done. And there appeared an angel unto him from 43 heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony, he prayed 44 more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. And w ? hen he rose up from 45 111 PART VII From Christ’s apprehension LUKE. prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow, ’ and said unto them, Why sleep ye ? rise and pray, 46 lest ye enter into temptation. And while he yet spake, behold, a multitude, and he that 47 was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. But Jesus said unto him, 48 Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss? When they 49 which were about him, saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword ? And one of them 50 smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And 51 Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him. Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, 52 and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out as against a thief, with swords and staves? When I was daily w 7 ith you in the temple, ye stretched forth 53 no hands against me : but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. THEN took they him, and led him , and brought him into the 54 high priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off 'And when 55 they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them. But a certain 56 maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him. And he denied 57 him, saying, Woman, I know him not. And after a little while 58 another saw him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. And about the space of one hour after, 59 another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him; for he is a Galilean. And Peter said, Man, I 60 know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew. And the Lord turned, and looked upon 61 Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow 7 , thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. 62 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote him . 63 And when they had blindfolded him, they.struck him on the face, 64 and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote thee ? And 65 many other things blasphemously spake they against him. And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people, and the 66 chief priests, and the scribes, came together, and led him into their council, saying, ’Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said 67 unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe. And if I also ask 68 you , ye will not answer me, nor let me go. Hereafter shall the 69 Son of man sit on the right hand of the power of God. Then 70 said they all, Art thou then the Son of God ? And he said unto them, Ye say that 1 am. And they said, What need we any 71 further witness ? for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. AND the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto23 Pilate. And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this 2 fellow perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar, saying, That he himself is Christ, a king. And Pilate 3 asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he an- 112 A. D. 33. CHAP. XXIII. to his crucifixion. swered him and said, Thou sayest it. Then said Pilate to the chief priests, and to the people, I find no fault in this man. And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean. And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, w 7 ho himself also w 7 as at Jerusalem at that time. And w 7 hen Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad : for he was desirous to see him of a long season, because he had heard many things of him ; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by him. Then he questioned with him in many w 7 ords; but he answered him nothing. And the chief priesls and scribes stood and vehemently accused him. And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and mocked him, and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him again to Pilate. And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends together ; for before they were at enmity between themselves. And Pilate, w 7 hen he had called together the chief priests, and the rulers, and the people, 'said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that pervertelh the people; and behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man, touching those things whereof ye accuse hjm ; no, nor yet Herod : for I sent ygu to him ; and lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto him : I will therefore chastise him, arid release him. (For of necessity he must release one unto them, at the feast.) And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this man, and release unto us Barabbas; (who, for a certain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into prison.) Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake, again to them. But they cried, saying, Crucify him ! crucify him! And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil hath he done ? I have found no cause of death in him ; I will therefore chastise him, and let him go. And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that he might be crucified ; and the voices of them, and of the chief priests, prevailed. And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they required. And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired : but he de- livered Jesus to their will. AND as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And there followed him a great company of people, and of w omen, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them, said, Daugh- ters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck. Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and tojthe hills, Cover us. For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry? 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 5 K 2 113 From Christ s crucifixion LUKE. PART VIII. And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to 32 be put to death. And when they were come to the place which 33 is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors; one on the right hand, and the other on the left. Then said 34 Jesus, Father, forgive them: lor they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 'And the. people 35 stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him , saying, He saved others ; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God. And the soldiers also mocked him, coming 36 to him, and offering him vinegar, ' and saying, If thou be the 37 King of the Jews, save thyself. And a superscription also was 38 written over him, in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, ‘ THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.’ And one of the malefactors, which were hanged, railed on 39 him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the 40 other answering, rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed 41 justly ; for we receive the due reward of our deeds : but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, 42 remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus 43 said unto him, Verily, I say unto thee, To-day shall thou be with me in paradise. AND it was abouf the sixth hour, and there was a darkness 44 over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was dark- 45 ened, and the vail of the temple was rent in the midst. And 46 when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit : and having said thus, he gave up the ghost. Now, when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified 47 God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man. And all the 48 people that came together to that sight, beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts and returned. And all his 49 acquaintance, and the women that followed him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things. And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor: 50 and he was a good man, and a just ; ’ (the same had not consented 51 to the counsel and deed of them :) he was of Arimathea, a city of the Jew 7 s; who also himself w T aited for the kingdom of God. This man went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. 52 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a 53 sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid. And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath 54 drew T on. AND the women also, which came with him from Galilee, 55 followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how T his body was laid. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments ; 56 and rested the sabbath-day, according to the commandment. Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morn-2^ mg, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices whiqh they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they 2 found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they en- 3 114 A. D. 33. CHAP. XXIV. to his ascension tered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead ? He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, ’ saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. ’And they remembered his words, ’ and returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest. It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the Apostles. And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not. Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre, and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. And behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass, that while they communed together, and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden, that they should/ not know him. And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye w 7 alk, and are sad ? And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? ’And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and w 7 ord before God, and all the people: and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel ; and besides all this, to- day is the third day since these things vyere done. Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre. And when they found not his body, they came, saying, That they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he w T as alive. And certain of them which were with us, went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said : but him they saw 'not. Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of* heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken ! Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory ? And beginning at Moses, and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself And they drew nigh unto the village whither they went : and he made as though he would have gone further. But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them. And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to 115 4 5 6 8,9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 -27 28 29 30 Christ 1 s ascension . LUKE. PART VIII. them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and 31 he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to another, 32 Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures ? And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, 33 and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them, ' saying, The Lord is risen indeecj, and hath appeared 34 to Simon. And they told what things wereAone in the way, and 35 how he was known of them in breaking of bread. And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of 36 them, and saith unto them, Peace he unto you. But they were 37 terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled ? and why do 38 thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands and my feet, 39 that it is I myself: handle me, and see ; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. And when he had thus spoken, 40 he showed them his hands, and his feet. And while they yet 41 believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat? And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, 42 and of a honeycomb. And he took it, and did eat before them. 43 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto 44 you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the Prophets, and in the Psalms, concerning me. Then opened he their un- 45 derstanding, that they might understand the scriptures, 'and 46 said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behooved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day, ' and that repent- 47 ance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of 48 these things. And, behold, I send the promise of my Father 49 upon you : but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be en- dued with power from on high. And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his 50 hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed 51 thdm, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great 52 joy ; and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing 53 God. Amen. 116 < a. d. 26-30. CHAP. I. John’s ministry. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN. IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with 1 God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning 2 with God. All things were made by him; and without him 3 was not any thing made that was made. In him was life ; and 4 the life was the light of ihen. And the light shineth in dark- 5 ness ; and the darkness comprehended it not. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 6 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that 7 all men through him might believe. He was not that Light, but 8 was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that com- 9 eth into the world. He was in the world, and the world was 10 made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his 11 own, and his own received him not. But as many as received 12 him, to them gave he pow T er to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name : which w T ere born, not of blood, 13 nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we be- 14 held his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. John bare Witness of him, and cried, 15 saying, ‘ This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me ; for he was before me. And of his full- 16 ness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law 17 was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time ; the only begotten Son, 18 which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. AND this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests 19 and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou? And he 20 confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 'And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, 21 I am not. Art thou that prophet ? And he answered, No. ' Then 22 said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 'He said, I am 23 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the LORD, as said the prophet Esaias. And they which were sent were of 24 the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him, Why 25 baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: 26 but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not : he it is, 27 who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose. These things were done in 28 Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. The next 29 day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the 117 From John's ministry JOHN. PART II Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world! This is 30 he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me ; for he was before me. And I knew him not : but 31 that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. And John bare record, saying, I saw the 32 Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with 33 water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw and bare record, 34 that this is the Son of God. Again the next day after, John stood, and two of his disciples; 35 and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb 36 of God ! And the two disciples heard him speak, and they fol- 37 lowed Jesus. Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and 38 saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou? ’He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw r where 39 he dwelt, and abode with him that day : for it was about the tenth hour. One of the two which heard John speak, and fol- 40 lowed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother. He first findeth 41 his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, (which is, being interpreted, the Christ.) And he brought 42 him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, (which is, by interpretation, a stone.) The day following Jesus would go 43 forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and 44 Peter. Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have 45 found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph. And Nathanael 46 said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael 47 coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile I Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest 48 thou me ? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. Na- 49 thanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. Jesus answered and said unto 50 him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, belie vest thou ? thou shalt see greater things than these. And 51 he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. AND the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee ; 2 and the mother of Jesus was there. And both Jesus was called, 2 and his disciples, to the marriage. And when they wanted wine, 3 the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine. Jesus 4 saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee ? mine hour is not yet come. His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever 5 he saith unto you, do it. And there were set there six w'ater- 6 118 a. d. 26-30. CHAP. III. to Christ’ s public ministry. pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece. Jesus saith unto them, 7 Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto 8 the governor of the feast. And they bare it. ' When the ruler 9 of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the servants which drew the water knew,) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom, ' and saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth 10 good wine : and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse : but thou hast kept the good wine until now. This be- 11 ginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory ; and his disciples believed on him. AFTER this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, 12 and his brethren, and his disciples ; and they continued there not many days. And the Jews’ passover was at hand ; and Jesus went up to 13 Jerusalem, * and found in the temple those that sold oxen, and 14 sheep, and doves, and the changers of money, sitting: and when 15 he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen ; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables; and said unto them 16 that sold doves, Take these things hence : make not my Father’s house a house of merchandise. And his disciples remembered 17 that it was written. The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, What sign showest 18 thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things ? Jesus answered 19 and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was 20 this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days ? 'But he spake of the temple of his body. 'When therefore he 21 was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them : and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. Now, when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast- 23 day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, 24 because he knew all men , 'and needed not that any should tes- 25 tify of man : for he knew what was in man. There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler 3 of the Jews: the 1 same came to Jesus by night, and said unto 2 him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God : for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I 3 say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man 4 be born when he is old ? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily,, I 5 say unto thee, Except a man be born of w ater, and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born 6 119 From John's ministry , tyc. JOHN. PART II. a. d. 26-30. of the flesh is flesh ; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 'Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be bom again. 'The 7,8 wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth : so is every one that is bom of v the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and 9 said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and 10 said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Yerily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do 11 know, and testify that we have seen ; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, 12 how shall ye believe if I tell you of heavenly things? And no 13 man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses 14 lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up : that whosoever believeth in him should not 15 perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that 16 he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but haVe everlasting life. For God sent not 17 his Son into the world, to condemn the w 7 orld ; but that the world through him might be saved. Tie that believeth on him is not 18 condemned ; but he that believeth not is condemned already, be- cause he hath not believed in the name of the. only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that light is come 19 into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, be- cause their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil 20 hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. But he that doeth truth, cometh to the light, that 21 his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. AFTER these things came Jesus and his disciples into the 22 land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. And John also was baptizing in iEnon, near to Salim, because 23 there was much water there : and they came, and were baptized. For John was not yet cast into prison. 24 Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples 25 and the Jew T s, about purifying. And they came unto John, and 26 said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. John answered and said, A man can receive 27 nothing, except it be given him from heaven. Ye yourselves 28 bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom : but 29 the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease. 30 He that cometh from above is above all : he that is of the earth 31 is earthly, and speakelh of the earth ; he that cometh from heaven is above all. And w 7 hat he hath seen and heard, that he testi- 32 fieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. He that hath re- 33 ceived his testimony, hath set to hist seal that God is true. For 34 he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God f for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. The Father loveth 35 120 part in. A. D. 30-32. CHAP. IV. From Christ's ministry, tyc. the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He that be- 36 lieveth on the Son, hath everlasting life : and he that believeth not the Son, shall not .see life ; but the wrath of God abideth on him. WHEN therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had & heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John, » (though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,) 1 he left 2,3 Judea, and departed again into Galilee. And he must needs go through Samaria. Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. ' Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus there- 6 fore, being wearied with his journey, sat thus on the w T ell : and it was about the ^ixth hour. There cometh a woman of Sama- 7 ria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. (For his disciples w’ere gone away unto the city to buy meat.) 8 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, 9 being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Sama- ria? (for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.) Jesus 10 answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he w T ould have given thee living w^ater. The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, 11 and the well is deep : from whence then hast thou that living water? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave ns 12 the w T ell, and drank thereof, himself, and his children, and his cattle ? Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh 13 of this water shall thirst again : but whosoever drinketh of the 14 water that I shall give him, shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of w 7 ater springing up into everlasting life. The woman saith unto him, Sir, give 15 me this w r ater, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come hither. 16 ’The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus 17 said unto her, Thou hast w 7 ell said, I have no husband : for thou 18 hast had five husbands, and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband : in that saidst thou truly. The woman saith unto him, 19 Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. Our fathers worshipped 26 in this mountain ; and ye say, That in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, 21 believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship 22 ye know not what: we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jew’s. But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true 23 worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh spell to worship him. God is a Spirit: and 24 they that worship him, must worship him in spirit and in truth. The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, (which 25 is called Christ;) when he is come, he will tell us all things. ’Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am he. 'And upon 26 this came his disciples, and marvelled that he talked with the w 7 oman : yet no man said, What seekest thou ? or, Why talkest 5 L 121 From Christ's ministry JOHN. PART III- thou with her? The woman then left her water-pot, and went 28 her way into the city, and saith to the men, Come, see a man 29 which told me all things that ever I did : is not this the Christ? Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 30 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, 31 eat. But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know 32 not of Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any 33 man brought him aught to eat ? Jfesus saith unto them, My meat 34 is to do the w T ill of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Say 35 not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest ? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest. And he that reapeth re- 36 ceiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal : that both he that soweth, and he that reapeth, may rejoice together. And 37 herein is that saying true, ‘ One soweth, and another reapeth,’ I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor : other 38 men labored, and ye are entered into their labors. And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for 39 the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all that ever I did. So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they 40 besought him that he would tarry with them : and he abode there two days. And many more believed, because of his own 41 word ; and said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because 42 of thy saying : for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world. NOW, after two days he departed thence, and went into 43 Galilee. For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no 44 honor in his own country. Then when he was come into Gali- 45 lee, the Galileans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem at the feast : for they also went unto the feast. So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he 46 made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus was 47 come out of Judea into Galilee, he w r ent unto him; and besought him that he would come down and heal his son: for he was at the point of death. Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see 48 signs and wonders, ye will not believe. The nobleman saith 49 unto him, Sir, come down ere my child die. Jesus saith unto 50 him, Go thy way ; thy son liveth. And the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he went his way. Arid as he was now going down, his servants met him, and told 51 him , saying, Thy son liveth. Then inquired he of them the hour 52 when he began to amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him. So the father knew 53 that it was at the same hour, in the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself believed, and his whole house. This is again the second miracle that Jesus did, when he was 54 come out of Judea into Galilee. AFTER this there was a feast of the Jews : and Jesus went 5 up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem, by the sheep- 2 market , a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue, Bethesda, 122 A. d. 30-32. CHAP. V. to the Apostles' mission . having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent 3 folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel w 7 ent down at a certain season into the 4 pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in, was made whole of whatso- ever disease he had. And a certain man was there, which had 5 an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, 6 and knew that he had been now a long time in that case , he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made w hole ? The impotent man 7 answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool ; but while I am coming, another step- peth dow T n before me. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy 8 bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, 9 and took up his bed, and walked : and on the same day was the sabbath. The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It 10 is the sabbath-day; it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said 11 unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. Then asked they him, 12 What man is that w T hich said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk ? And he that was healed wist not who it was : for Jesus 13 had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, 14 Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. The man departed, and told the Jews that it 15 was Jesus which had made him whole. And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay 16 him, because he had done these things on the sabbath-day. But 17 Jesus answered them, My Father workelh hitherto, and I work. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not 18 only had broken the sabbath, but said also, That God was his Father, making himself equal with God. Then answered Jesus, 19 and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself but what he seeth the Father do : for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise. For the Father loveth the Son, and showeth him all things that 20 himself doeth : and he will show him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. For as the Father raiseth up the dead, 21 and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will. For the Father judgeth no man ; but hath committed all 22 judgment unto the Son : that all men should honor the Son, even 23 as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son, hon- oreth not the Father which hath sent him. Verily, verily, I. say 24 unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condem- nation ; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say 25 unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God : and they that hear shall live. For as the Father hath life in himself, so hath he given to the 26 Son to have life in himself; and hath given him authority to 27 execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel 28 not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are 123 PART IV. From the Apostles' mission JOHN. in the graves shall hear his voice, ’ and shall come forth ; they 25 that have done good, unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. I can of 30 mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the w T ill of the Father which hath sent me. If I bear witness of myself, my 31 witness is not true. There is another that beareth witness of 32 me, and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true. Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 33 But I receive not testimony from man : but these things I say, 34 that ye might be saved. He was a burning and a shining light : 35 and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. But I 36 have greater witness than that of John : for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. And the Father 37 himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape. And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he hath 38 sent, him ye believe not. Search the scriptures ; for in them ye 39 think ye have eternal life : and they are they which testify of me. ’And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life. ’ I 40 receive not honor from men. But I know you, that ye have not 42 the love of God in you. I am come in my Father’s name, and 43 ye receive me not : if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive honor one 44 of another, and seek not the honor that cometh from God only ? Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one 45 that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye 46 believed Moses, ye w r ould have believed me : for he w 7 rote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe 47 my words ? AFTER these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, 6 which is the sea of Tiberias. And a great multitude followed 2 him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased. And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there 3 he sat with his disciples. And the passover, a feast of the Jews, 4 was nigh. When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company 5 come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat? (And this he said to prove him: for 6 he himself knew w T hat he would do.) Philip answ T ered him, 7 Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little. One of his disciples, 8 Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, There is a lad 9 here, which hath five barley-loaves, and two small fishes : but what are they among so many ? And Jesus said, Make the men 10 sit down. (Now there was much grass in the place.) So the men sat down, in number about five thousand. And Jesus took 11 the loaves ; and when he had given thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set dow'n; and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would. When they were 12 124 a. t). 32-33. CHAP. VI. to the Seventy's mission. filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that re- main, that nothing be lost Therefore they gathered them to- 13 gether, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley-loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten. THEN those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus 14 did, said, This is of a truth that Prophet that should come into the world. When Jesus therefore perceived that they would 15 come and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again into a mountain himself alone. And when even was 16 now come, his disciples went down unto the sea, ' and entered 17 into a ship, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them. And the sea 18 arose by reason of a great wind that blew T . So when they had 19 row T ed about five-and-twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh unto the ship: and they were afraid. ’But he saith unto them, It is I, be not afraid. ’Then 20 they willingly received him into the ship : and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went. The day following, when the people which stood on the other 22 side of the sea saw 7 that there was none other boat there, save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that Jesuswent not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disciples were gone away alone .--howbeit there came other boats from Tibe- 23 rias, nigh unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks : when the people therefore saw that 24 Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, -they also took ship- ping, and came to Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. And when 25 they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when earnest thou hither? Jesus answered them and 26 said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw T the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and w ere filled. Labor not for the meat which perisheth, but for that 27 meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the- Son of man shall give unto you : for him hath God the Father sealed. Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might w ork 28 the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is 29 the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. They said therefore unto him, What sign showest thou then, that 30 we may see, and believe thee? wLat dost thou work? Our 31 fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses 32 gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is he which 33 cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Then 34 said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. And 35 Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life : he that cometh to me, shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me, shall never thirst. But I said unto you. That ye also have seen me, 36 and believe not. All that the Father giveth me, shall come to 37 5 L 2 125 From the Apostles’ mission JOHN. PART IV. me ; and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out. For 38 I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father’s will which 39 hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is 40 the will of him that sent me, that every one wnich seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life : and I will raise him up at the last day. The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the 41 bread which came down from heaven. And they said, Is not 42 this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know ? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven ? Jesus 43 therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves. No man can come to me, except the Father which 44 hath sent me draw him : and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, 45 And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me. Not that any man h^th seen the Father, 46 save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. Verily, verily, 47 I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. ’ I am that bread of life. ' Your fathers did eat manna in the 48 wilderness, and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down 50 from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am 51 the living bread which came down from heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How 52 can this man give us his flesh to eat? Then Jesus said unto 53 them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal 54 life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is 55 meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth 56 my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dw 7 elleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so 57 he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread 58 which cam^ down from heaven ; not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead : he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever. These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Caper- 59 naum. Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, 60 said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it? When Jesus knew 61 m himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend yon ? What and if ye shall see the Son of man 62 ascend up where he was before? It is the Spirit thatquickeneth; 63 the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. But there are some of you that 64 believe not. For Jesus knew’ from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. And he said, 65 126 a. d. 32-33. CHAP. VII. to the Seventy s mission.. Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, ex- cept it were given unto him of my Father. From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked 66 no more with him. Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye 67 also go away? Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom 68 shall we go ? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we be- 69 lieve, and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you 70 twelve, and one of you is a devil? He spake of Judas Iscariot, 71 the son of Simon : for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve. After these things Jesus walked in Galilee : for he would 7 not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him. NOW the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand. His breth- 2,3 ren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. For 4 there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, show thy- self to the world. (For neither did his brethren believe in him.) 5 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come : but your 6 time is always ready. The world cannot hate you ; but me it 7 hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil. Go ye up unto this feast : I go not up yet unto this feast ; for my 8 time is not yet full come. When he had said these words unto 9 them, he abode still in Galilee. But when his brethren were 10 gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret. Then the Jews §ought him at the feast, and said, Where is 11 he ? And there, was much murmuring among the people con- 12 cerning him : for some said, He is a good man : others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people. Howbeit;, no man spake openly of 13 him, for fear of the Jews. Now, about the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the tern- 14 pie, and taught. And the JeVvsTnarvelled, saying, How knoweth 15 this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, 16 and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any 17 man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself. He that speaketh of 18 himself, seeketh his own glory : but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth 19 the law ? Why go ye about to kill me ? ' The people answered 20 and said, Thou hast a devil : who goeth about to kill thee ? Jesus 21 answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. Mose3 therefore gave unto you circumcision, (not be- 22 cause it is of Moses, but of the fathers ;) and ye on the sabbath- day circumcise a man. If a man on the sabbath-day receive 23 circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken ; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath-day ? Judge not according to the appearance, but 24 judge righteous judgment. 127 From, the Seventy's mission JOHN. PART v. Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this^ he whom 25 they seek to kill? But lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say no- 26 thing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? Howbeit, we know this man, whence he is: but when 27 Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is. Then cried Jesus in the temple, as he taught, laying, Ye both 28 know me, and ye know whence I am : and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. But I 29 know him ; for I am from him, and he hath sent me. Then they 30 sought to take him : but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come. And many of the people believed on 31 him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done ? The Pharisees heard that 32 the people murmured such things concerning him : and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him. Then 33 said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not 34 find me : and where I am, thither ye cannot come. Then said 35 the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him ? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles ? What manner of saying is this that he 36 said, Ye shalfseek me, and shall not find me: anfl where I am, thither ye cannot come ? In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and 37 cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his 38 belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of 39 the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive ; for the Holy Ghost was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) Many of the people therefore, when they heard 40 this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet. Others said, 41 This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee ? Plath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the 42 seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? So there was a division among the people, because of him. 43 And some of them would have taken himj but no man laid 44 hands on him. Then came the officers to the chief priests and 45 Pharisees ; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him? The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. 46 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? 47 Have any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees, believed on him? 48 ’But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed. ’ Nico- 49 demus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,) Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, 51 and know what he doeth ? They answered and said unto him, 52 Art thou also of Galilee ? Search and look : for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. And every man went unto his own house. 53 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 8 AND early in the morning he came again into the temple, and 2 all the people came unto him ; and he sat down and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken 128 A. D. 33. CHAP. VIII. to the entry into Jerusalem. in adultery ; and when they had set her in the midst, ' they say 4 unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should 5 be stoned : but what sayest thou ? This they said, tempting him, 6 that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped dow 7 n, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, 7 and said unto them. He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he stooped down, and wrote 8 on the ground. And they which heard it, being convicted by 9 their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last : and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. When Jesus had lifted up him- 10 self, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? ’ She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do 11 I condemn thee : go, and sin no more. THEN spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light 12 of the world : he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. The Pharisees therefore said 13 unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself,* thy record is not true. Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of 14 myself, yet my record is true : for I know whence I came, and whither I go : but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go. 'Ye judge after the flesh, I judge no man. 'And yet if 1 15 judge, my judgment is true : for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me. It is also written in your law, “that the 17 testimony of two men is true.” I am one that bear 18 witness of myself; and the Father that sent me, beareth witness of me. 'Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus 19 answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the 20 temple : and no man laid hands on him, for his hour was not yet come. Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall 21 seek me, and shall die in your sins : whither I go, ye cannot come. Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he 22 saith, Whither I go, ye cannot conie. And he said unto them, 23 Ye are from beneath ; I am from above : ye are of this world ; I am not of this world. I said therefore unto you, that ye shall 24 die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. ' Then said they unto him, Who art thou ? And 25 Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning. I have many things to say, and to judge of you: 26 but he that sent me, is true ; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him. They understood not that 27 he spake to them of the Father. Then said Jesus unto them, 28 When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. And he that sent me is 29 129 From the Seventy's mission JOHN. PART v. with me : the Father hath not left me alone ; for I do always those things that please him. !As he spake these words, many believed on him. ’Then said 30 Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed ; and ye shall know 32 the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered 33 him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man : how sayest thou, ye shall be made free ? Jesus answered 34 them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin, is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house 35 for ever, but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall 36 make you free, ye shall be free indeed. I know that ye are 37 Abraham’s seed ; but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you. I speak that which I have seen with my 38 Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your father. They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father. 39 Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham’s children, ye would do the works of Abraham. But now ye seek to kill me, a man 40 that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. 'Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said 41 they to him. We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God. Jesus said unto them, If God were your 42 Father, ye would’ love me; for I proceeded forth and came from God ; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Why do ye 43 not understand my speech? even because ye cannot hear my word. Ye are of your father the Devil, and the lusts of your 44 father ye will do : he was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth ; because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own : for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe 45 me not. ' Which of you convinceth me of sin ? And if I say 46 the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God, heareth 47 God’s words ; ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not 48 well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? Jesus an- 49 swered, I have not a devil; but I honor my Father, and ye do dishonor me. And I seek not mine own glory : there is one that 50 seeketh and judgeth. Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man 51 keep my saying, he shall never see death. Then said the Jews 52 unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets ; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. Art thou greater than 53 our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? Jesus answered, If I honor myself, 54 my honor is nothing : it is my Father that honoreth me, of whom ye say, that he is your God. Yet ye have not known him; but 55 I know him : and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you : but I know him, and keep his saying. Your 56 father Abraham rejoiced to see my day : and he saw it , and was glad. Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years 57 old, and hast thou seen Abraham ? Jesus said unto them, Verily, 58 130 A. D. 33. CHAP. IX. to the entry into Jerusalem . verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Then took 59 they up stones to cast at him : but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. AND as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from 9 his birth. And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did 2 sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind ? Jesus an- swered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents : but that the works of God should be made manifest in him. I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day : the night cometh, when no man can work. As long as I am in the world, 5 I am the light of the world. When he had thus spoken, he 6 spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, ' and said unto him, Go, 7 wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is, by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. ' The 8 neighbors therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged ? Some 9 said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he. Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened? 10 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus, made clay, 11 and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight. Then said they unto him, Where is he ? He said, I 12 know not. They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 13 And it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the clay, and 14 opened his eyes. Then again the Pharisees also asked him how 15 he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. Therefore said some of 16 the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath-day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles ? And there was a division among them. ' They 17 say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes ? He said, He is a prophet. 'But the 18 Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight. And they asked them, saying. Is this 19 your son, who ye say was born blind ? How then doth he now see? His parents answered them and said, We know that this 20 is our son, and that he was born blind : but by what means he 21 now seeth, we know not ; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews : 22 for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. ' Therefore said his parents, He is of age ; ask him. ' Then again 23 called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise : we know that this man is a sinner. He an- 25 swered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that whereas I was blind, now I see. Then 26 131 From the Seventy s mission JOHN. part v. said they to him again, What did he to thee ? how opened he thine eyes? He answered them, I have told you already, and ye 27 did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples ? Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his 28 disciple ; but we are Moses’ disciples. We know that God spake 29 unto Moses ; as for this fellow , we know not from whence he is. The man answered and said unto them, Why, herein is a 30 marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. Now we know that God heareth not 31 sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth. Since the world began, was it not heard 32 that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. If 33 this man were not of God, he could do nothing. They answered 34 and said unto him, Thou wast altogether bom in sins, and dost thou teach us ? And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had cast him out : and when he had 35 found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God ? He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might be- 36 lieve on him ? And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen 37 him, and it is he that talketh with thee. And he said, Lord, I 38 believe. And he worshipped him. ! And Jesus said, For judg- 39 ment I am come into this world ; that they which see not might see, and that they which see might be made blind. And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these 40 words, and said unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto 41 them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin : but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth. Yerily, verily, I saylO unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a rob- ber. But he that entereth in by the door, is the shepherd of the 2 sheep. To him the porter openeth ; and the sheep hear his 3 voice : and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before 4 them, and the sheep follow him : for they know bis voice. And 5 a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him : for they know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus 6 unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again, 7 Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that 8 ever came before me are thieves and robbers : but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door : by me if any man enter in, he 9 shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and And pasture. The 10 thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd : the good shepherd 11 giveth his life for the sheep. But he that is a hireling, and not 12 the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth ; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattered! the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because 13 he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. I am the good 14 shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine- As the 15 132 A. D. 33. CHAP. XI. to the entry into Jerusalem. Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father : and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not 16 of this fold ; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. There- 17 fore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. -No man taketh it from me, but I lay it 18 down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. -This commandment have I received of my Father. v There was a division therefore again among the Jews for 19 these sayings. And many of them said, He hath a devil, and 20 is mad; why hear ye him? Others said, These are not the words 21 of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind ? AND it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it 22 was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch. 23 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How 24 long dost thou make us to doubt ? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: 25 the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I 26 said unto you. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and 27 they follow me : and I give unto them eternal life ; and they shall 28 never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all ; and no man 29 is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father 3Q are one. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 31 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you 32 from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? The 33 Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy, and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your 34 law, I said, Ye are gods ? If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came,- 35 and the scripture cannot be broken, -say ye of him whom the 36 Father hath sanctified, and sent into the w r orld, Thou blas- phemest; because I said, I am the Son of God ? If I do not the 37 w r orks of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye be- 38 lieve not me, believe the works : that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in him. Therefore they sought again to take him ; but he escaped 39 out of their hand, ' and went away again beyond Jordan, into 40 the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle ; 41 but all things that John spake of this man were true. And 42 many believed on him there. NOW a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, thelS, town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It. was that Mary which 2 anointed the Lord with ointment, and wdped his feet with her hair, w’hose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters 3 sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 5 M 133 PART V From the Seventy's mis «/i on J OHN. When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, 4 but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 5 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two 6 days still in the same place where he was. Then after that saith 7 he to his disciples, Let us go into Judea again. His disciples say 8 unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee ; and goest thou thither again? Jesus answered, Are there not twelve 9 hours in the day? if any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world ; but if a man walk 10 in the night, he stumbleth, because there is no light in him. These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our 11 friend Lazarus sleepeth ; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do 12 well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought 13 that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. Then said Jesus 14 unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead ; and I am glad for your sakes 15 that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe ; nevertheless, let us go unto him. Then said Thomas, which is called Didy- 16 mus, unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the 17 grave four days already. (Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusa- 18 lem, about fifteen furlongs off) And many of the Jews came to 19 Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother. Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was coming, went 20 and met him: but Mary sat still in the house. Then said Martha 21 unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. But I know that, even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of 22 God, God will give it thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother 23 shall rise again. Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall 24 rise again in the resurrection at the last day. Jesus said unto 25 her, I am the resurrection, and the life : he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live : and whosoever liveth, 26 and believeth in me, shall never die. Believest thou this ? ! She 27 saith unto him, Yea, Lord : I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world. And when she 28 had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee. As 29 soon as she heard that, she arose quickly, and came unto him. Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that 30 place where Martha met him. The Jews then which were 31 with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary that she rose up hastily and went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep there. Then when Mary was 32 come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the 33 Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 'and said, Where have ye laid him? 34 They say unto him, Lord, come and see ’Jesus wept. ’Then 35 J 34 A. D. 33. CHAP. XII. to the entry into Jerusalem . said the Jews, Behold how he loved him! And some of them 37 said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of’ the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died? Jesus 38 therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Jesus said, Take ye away 39 the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh : for he hath been dead four days. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that if thou 40 wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God ? Then 41 they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, ‘Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me : and I knew that thou hearest me 42 always : but because of the people which stand by, I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.’ And when he 43 thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth ! And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot 44 with grave-clothes : and his face was bound about with a nap- kin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. Then many of the Jew’s which came to Mary, and had seen 45 the things which Jesus did, believed on him. But some of them 46 went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. THEN gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council, 47 and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles. If 48 we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him : and the Romans shall come, and take away both our place and nation. And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the high priest that 49 same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing Ut all, ' nor consider 50 that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. (And this spake 51 he not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus -should die for that nation ; and not for that nation 52 only, but that also he should gather together in one the children of God that were scattered abroad.) Then from that day forth 53 they took counsel together for to put him to death. Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but 54 went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. And 55 the Jews’ passover w r as nigh at hand : and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify them- selves. Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among them- 56 selves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he will not come to the feast? Now- both the chief priests and the Phari- 57 sees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he w ere, he should show it, that they might take him. THEN Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, 22 where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. There they made him a supper ; and Martha served : 2 but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, 3 and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: 135 From Christ's entry JOHN. PART VI. and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. Then 4 saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son , which should betray him, Why was not this ointment sold for three 5 hundred pence, and given to the poor? This he said, not that he 6 cared for the poor ; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. Then said Jesus, Let her alone: 7 against the day of my burying hath she kept this. For the poor 8 always ye have with you ; but me ye have not always. Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there : 9 and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. But the chief 10 priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death : be- 11 cause that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. ON the next day, much people that were come* to the feast, 12 when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, ' took 13 branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, ‘ Hosanna ! Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the LORD !’ And Jesus, when he had found a young 14 ass, sat thereon; as it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion : 15 Behold, thy King cometh, Sitting on an ass’s colt. These things understood not his disciples at the first : but when 16 Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. The people therefore that was with him when he called Laza- 17 rus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. For this cause the people also met him, for that they heard that 18 he had done this miracle. The Pharisees therefore said among 19 themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him. AND there were certain Greeks among them, that came up 20 to worship at the feast. The same came therefore to Philip, 21 which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip cometh and telleth Andrew : and 22 again, Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. And Jesus answered them, 23 saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glori- fied. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall 24 into the ground and die, it abideth alone : but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he 25 that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him follow me ; and where I am, 26 there shall also my servant be : if any man serve me, him will my Father honor. Now is my soul troubled ; and what shall I 27 say ? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour. 'Father, glorify thy name. Then came there 28 a voice from heaven, saying , ‘I have both glorified it, and will glorify if again.’ The people therefore that stood by, and heard it, said that it 29 thundered ; others said, An angel spake to him. Jesus answered 30 136 A. D. 33. CHAP. XIII. to his apprehension. and said, This voice came not because of me, but for your sakes. Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this 31 world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, wdll 32 draw all men unto me. (This he said, signifying what death he 33 should die.) The people answered him, We have heard out of 34 the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man? 'Then 35 Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you : for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be the 36 children of light. These things spak£ Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet 37 they believed not on him : that the saying of Esaias the prophet 38 might be fulfilled, w hich he spake, LORD, who hath believed our report ? And to whom hath the arm of the LORD been revealed ? Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, 39 He hath blinded their eyes, 40 And hardened their heart ; That they should not see with their eyes, Nor understand with their heart, And be converted, and I should heal them. These things said Esaias, when he saw' his glory, and spake of 41 him. Nevertheless, among the chief rulers also many believed 42 on him ; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue : for they loved the 43 praise of men more than the praise of God. Jesus cried, and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not 44 on me, but on him that sent me : and he that seeth me, seeth 45 him that sent me. I am come a light into the world, that who- 46 soever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. And if 47 any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not : for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. He that 48 rejecteth me, and receiveth not my w 7 ords, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father 49 which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. And I know that his commandment 50 is life everlasting : whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. NOW before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that!L3 his hour w*as come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his pwn wfoich were in the world, he loved them unto the end. And supper being ended, (the Devil having now put into the 2 heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,) Jesus know- 3 ing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God ; he riseth from supper, 4 and laid aside his garments ; and took a towel, and girded him- self After that, he poureth water into a bason, and began to 5 5 M 2 137 From Christ's entry JOHN. part vi. wash the disciples’ feet, and to wipe them with the towel where- with he was girded. Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and 6 Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost, thou wash my feet? Jesus an- 7 swered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now 7 ; but thou shalt know hereafter. Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt 8 never w 7 ash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, 9 not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Jesus saith 10 to him, He that is washed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are clean, but not all. For he knew 11 who should betray him: therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, 12 and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye w 7 hat I have done to you? Ye call me Master, and Lord: and ye say 13 well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have 14 w r ashed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For 15 I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater 16 than his lord ; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. 1 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 1 1 17 speak not of you all ; I know 7 whom I have chosen ; but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, Hath lifted up his heel against me. Now 7 1 tell you before it come, that when it is come to pass, ye 19 may believe that I am he. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He 20 that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me ; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and tes- 21 tified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, That one of you shall betray me. Then the disciples looked one on another, 22 doubting of whom he spake. Now there was leaning on Jesus’ 23 bosom, one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. Simon Peter 24 therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. He then, lying on Jesus’ breast, saith unto 25 him, Lord, who is it? Jesus answered, He it is to whom I shall 26 give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sep, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. And 27 after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly. Now no man at the table 28 knqw for what intent he spake this unto him. For some of them 29 thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, Buy those things that we have need of against the feast ; or, that he should give something to the poor. He then, having 30 received the sop, went immediately out : and it was night. Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now 7 is the 31 Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God be 32 glorified in him, God shall also glorify him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him. Little children, yet a little whife I am 33 with you. Ye shall seek me; and, as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ve cannot come ; so now I say to you. A new 34 138 ‘ A. D. 33. CHAP. XIV. to his apprehension. commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall 35 all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou ? 36 Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterward. Peter said unto him, 37 Lord, why cannot I follow thee now ? I will lay down my life for thy sake. Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life 38 for my sake ? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. Let not your heart be troubled : ye believe in God, believel^ also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions : if it were 2 not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and 3 receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. ’And whither I go ye know 7 , and the way ye know. ' Thomas 5 saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can w r e know the way ? Jesus saith unto him, I am the w 7 ay, 6 and the truth, and the life : no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father 7 also : and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth 8 us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, 9 and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me, hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the 10 Father in me? the words that I speak unto you, I speak not of myself; but the Father, thatdwelleth in me, he doeth the works. Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me : or II else believe me for the very works’ sake. Verily, verily, I say 12 unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do ; because I go unto my Father. And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, 13 that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If 14 ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it. If ye love me, 15 keep my commandments : and I will pray the Father, and he 16 shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide w 7 ith you for ever ; ’ even the Spirit of truth ; whom the world cannot re- 17 ceive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him : but ye know him ; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you. I 18 will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little 19 while, and the world seeth me no more, but ye see me : because I live, ye shall live also. At that day ye shall know that I am 20 in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. He that hath my com- 21 mandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me : and he that loveth me, shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Judas saith unto him, (not 22 Iscariot,) Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world ? Jesus answered and said unto him, If 23 a man love me, he will keep my words : and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with 139 From Christ's entry JOHN. PART VI. him. He that loveth me not, keepeth not my sayings : and the 24 word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me. These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with 25 you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the 26 Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you. Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you : 27 not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. Ye have heard how I said 28 unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than!. And now I have told you before it 29 come to pass, that when it is come to pass, ye might believe. Hereafter I will not talk much with you : for the prince of this 30 world cometh, and hath nothing in me. But that the w r orld may 31 know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me com- mandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence. I am the true vine* and my Father is the husbandman. ’Every 2.5 branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh aw r ay ; and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the w 7 ord which I have 3 spoken unto you. ' Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch 4 cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine ; no more can ye,' except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the 5 branches : he that abideth in me, and 1 in him, the same bring- eth forth much fruit : for without me ye can do nothing. If a 6 man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is with- ered ; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, 7 ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you: Herein 8 is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit ; so shall ye be my disciples. As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue 9 ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide 10 in my love ; even as I have Kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, 11 that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I 12 have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man 13 lay dowm his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do 14 whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not ser- 15 vants; for the servant kmnveth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father, I have made known unto you. Ye have not chosen me, 16 but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain : that whatso- ever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. .’These things I command you, That ye love one another. ’ If the 17 world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own; but 19 because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of A. D. 33. CHAP. XVI. to his apprehension. the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the 20 word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have kept my saying, they will keep your’s also. But all 21 these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him thqt sent me. If I had not come and spoken 22 unto them, they had not had sin : but now they have no cloak for their sin. 1 He that hateth me, hateth my Father also. ' If I 23 had not done among them the works which none other man did, they had not had sin : but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father. But this cometh to pass, that the word 25 might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you 26 from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me. And ye also shall bear wit- 27 ness, because ye have been with me from the beginning. TheselS things have 1 spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues : yea, the time cometh, 2 that "whosoever killelh you, will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not 3 known the Father, nor me. But these things have I told you, 4 that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the be- ginning, because I was with you. But now I go my way to him that sent me, and none of you 5 asketh me. Whither goest thou ? But because I have said these 6 things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. Nevertheless, I 7 tell you the truth : It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you ; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. And when he is come, he 8 will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judg- ment : ' of sin, because they believe not on me ; ’ of righteousness, 9 because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; of judgment, 11 because the prince of this world is judged. I have yet many 12 things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit, 13 when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak : and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify ine: for he shall receive of mine, and 14 shall show it unto you. All things that the Father hath are 15 mine : therefore said I, That he shall take of mine, and shall show it unto you. A little while, and ye shall not see me : and 16 again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. Then said some of his disciples among themselves, 17 What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me : and again, a little while, and ye shall see me : and, Because I go to the Father? They said therefore, What is this 18 that he saith, A little while ? we cannot tell what he saith. Now 19 Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of" that I said, A little 141 v From Christ's entry JOHN. PART VI. ■while, and ye shall not see me : and again, a little while, and ye shall see me ? Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep 20 and lament, but the world shall rejoice : and ye shall be sor- rowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman 31 when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come : but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And 22 ye now 7 therefore have sorrow : but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you. ’And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, 1 sav 23 unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name . 24 ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. These 25 things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the Father. At that dav ye shall ask in 26 my name : and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you : for the Father himself loveth you, because ye have 27 loved me, and have believed that I came out from God. I came 28 forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. His disciples said unto 29 him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not 30 that any man should ask thee : by this we believe that thou earnest forth from God. Jesus answered them, Do ye now 7 be- 31 lieve ? Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall 32 be scattered every man to his own, and shall leave me alone : and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. These 33 things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation, but be of good cheer: I have overcome the world. These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, 17 and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: as thou hast given him power over 2 all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, 3 the only true God, and Jestis Christ whom thou hast sent. I have 4 glorified thee on the earth : I have finished the work which thou gavest. me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with 5 thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. I have manifested thy name unto the men which 6 thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy w 7 ord. Now 7 they 7 have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee: for I have given unto them the words which thou 8 gavest me ; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. I pray for them : I pray not for the world, 9 but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. And 10 all mine are thine, and thine are mine ; and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in 11 142 A. D. 33. CHAP. XVIII. to his apprehension - the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that thev may be one, as w r e are. While I was with them in the world, I kept 12 them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition ; that the scripture might be fulfilled. And now come I to thee, and these things I 13 speak in the world, that they ipight have my joy fulfilled in themselves. 1 have given them thy word ; and the world hath 14 hated them, because they are not of the w orld, even as I am not of the world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of 15 the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. 16 ' Sanctify them through thy truth : thy w 7 ord is truth. f As thou 17 hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also 19 might be sanctified through the truth. Neither pray I for these 20 alone ; but for them also which shall believe on me through their word : that they all may be one ; as thou, Father, art in me, and 21 I in thee, that they also may be one in us : that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou 22 gavest me, I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one ; (I in them, and thou in me,) that they may be made 23 perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast loved me. Father, I will 24 that they also whom thou hast given me be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory which thou hast given me ; for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. O 25 righteous Father, the world hath not known thee: but I have know r n thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: 26 that the love wherewith thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I in them. WHEN Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his!8 disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. And Judas also, which be- 2 trayed him, knew the place : for Jesus oft-times resorted thither with his disciples. Judas then, having received a band of men 3 and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns, and torches, and weapons. Jesus therefore, know- 4 ing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye ? They answered him, Jesus of Naza- 5 reth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. As soon then as he had said 6 unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. ■ Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye ? And they said, 7 Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus answered, I have told you that I am 8 he. If therefore ye seek me, let these go their way : 1 (that the 9 saying might be fulfilled which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me, have I lost none.) Then Simon Peter, having a 10 sword, drew it, and smote the high priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus. » Then said 1 1 143 From Christ's apprehension JOHN. PART VII. Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath : the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it ? THEN the band, and the captain, and officers of the Jews, 12 took Jesus and bound him, 'and led him away to Annas first, 13 (for he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.) Now Caiaphas was he which gave counsel to 14 the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another 15 disciple. That disciple was known unto the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. But Peter 16 stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple which was known unto the high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. Then saith the damsel 17 that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also one of this man’s disciples? He saith, I am not. 'And the servants and officers 18 stood there, who had made a fire of coals: (for it was cold :) and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself. The high priest then asked Jesus of his dis- 19 ciples, and of his doctrine. Jesus answered him, I spake openly 20 to the world ; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing. ' Why askest thou me ? Ask them which heard me, 21 what I have said unto them: behold, they know what I said. And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood 22 by, struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answ r erest thou the high priest so ? Jesus answered him, If I have spoken 23 evil, bear witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me ? (Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high 24 priest.) 'And Simon Peter stood and w 7 armed himself. They 25 said therefore unto him, Art not thou also one of his disciples? He denied it, and said, I am not. ' One of the servants of the 26 high priest (being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off ) saith, Did not I see thee in the garden w 7 ith him ? Peter then denied 27 again : and immediately the cock crew. THEN led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of judg- 28 ment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into the judgment-hall, lest they should be defiled ; but that they might eat the passover. Pilate then went out unto them, and said, 29 What accusation bring ye against this man ? They answered 30 and said unto him, If he were not a malefactor, w 7 e would not have delivered him up unto thee. Then said Pilate unto them, 31 Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death : that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he 32 spake, signifying what death he should die. Then Pilate en- 33 tered into the judgment-hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews ? Jesus answered him, 34 Saycst thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? 'Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation, and the 35 chief priests, have delivered thee unto me. What hast thou done ? Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world : if my 36 144 A. D. 33. CHAP. XIX. to his crucifixion. kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jew 7 s : but now is my kingdom not from hence. ’ Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king 37 then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth, heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth ? 38 And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at dll. But ye have 39 a custom that 1 should release unto you one at the passover : will ye, therefore, that I release unto you the King of the Jews? Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. 40 Now Barabbas was a robber. 'Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, 19 and scourged him. And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, 2 and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, ' and 3 said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them, 4 Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. (Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of 5 thorns, and the purple robe.) And Pilate saith unto them, Be- hold the man! When the chief priests therefore and officers 6 saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him! crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify him : for I find no fault in him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and 7 by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the 8 more afraid ; and went again into the judgment-hall, and saith 9 unto Jesus, Whence art thou ? But Jesus gave him no answer. Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto me? knowest 10 thou not, that I have power to crucify thee, and have power to release thee ? Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at 11 all against me, except it were given thee from above : therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin. And from 12 thenceforth Pilate sought to release him : but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou art not Cesar’s friend. Whosoever maketh himself a king, speaketh against Cesar. When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus Torth, 13 and sat down in the judgment-seat, in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. And it was the 14 preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour : and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! But they cried out, 15 Away with him! away with him! crucify him! Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King? The chief priests an- swered, We have no king but Cesar. Then delivered he him 16 therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. AND he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the 17 place of a scull, which is called in the Hebrew, Golgotha: where 18 they crucified him, and two others with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on 19 the cross. And the writing was, ‘ jesus of nazareth, the king 5N 145 From Christ's crucifixion JOHN PART VIII. of the jews/ This title then read many of the Jews : for the 20 place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city : and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. Then said the 21 chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews ; but that he said, I am King of the Jews. Pilate answered, 22 What I have written, I have written. Then the soldiers, when 23 they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part : and also his coat : now the coat was without seam, woven from the top throughout. They said 24 therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be : that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, And for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. Now there stood by the 25 cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw 26 his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son ! Then saith he 27 to the disciple, Behold thy mother ! And from that hour that dis- ciple took her unto his own home . After this, Jesus knowing 28 that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, “I thirst.” Now there w T as set a vessel full 29 of vinegar : and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. WHEN Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It 30 is finished ! and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. The 31 Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath-day, (for that sabbath-day was a high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. Then 32 came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. But when they came to 33 Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and 34 forthwith came thereout blood and water. And he that saw it, 35 bare record, and his record is true : and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. For these things were done, 36 that the scriptures should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. And again another scripture saith, 37 They shall look on him whom they pierced. AND after this, Joseph of Arimathea (being a disciple of Jesus, 38 but secretly for fear of the Jews) besought Pilate, that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. And there came 39 also Nicodemus (which at the first came to Jesus by night) and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen 40 clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. 146 A. D. 33. CHAP. XX. to his ascension into heaven Now in the place where he was crucified, there was a garden ; 41 and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. There laid they Jesus therefore, because of the Jews’ 42 preparation-day ; for the sepulchre was’ nigh at hand. THE first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, 20 when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh 2 to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Peter 3 therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together : and the other disciple 4 did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he 5 stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying ; yet went he not in. Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and 6 went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie ; and the 7 napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. Then went in also 8 that other disciple which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he 9 must rise again from the dead. Then the disciples went away 10 again unto their own home. But Mary stood without at the sepulchre, weeping; and as she 11 wept she stooped down and looked into the sepulchre, and seeth 12 two angels in white, sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say 13 unto her, Woman, w 7 hy waepest thou ? She saith unto them, Be- cause they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And when she had thus said, she turned 14 herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou ? whom 15 seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Jesus saith unto her, Mary! 16 She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni ! which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not : for I am not 17 yet ascended to my Father : but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Father, and to my God and your God. Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples 18 that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto her. Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the 19 week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were as- sembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace he unto you. And when he had so 20 said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. Then said Jesus 21 to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. And when he had said this, he breathed on 22 them, and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whose 23 147 PART VI1 1 From Christ's crucifixion JOHN. soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained. But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with 24 them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said unto 25 him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. And after eight days again his disciples were 26 within, and Thomas with them : then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold 27 my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. And Thomas answered 28 and said unto him, My Lord and my God. Jesus saith unto him, 29 Thomas, because thou hast seen me thou hast believed : blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his 30 disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are 31 written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God ; and that believing ye might have life through his name. After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disci-22. pies at the sea of Tiberias : and on this wise showed he himself. There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, 2 and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sorts of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a 3 fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately ; and that night they caught nothing. But when the morning was now come, Jesus 4 stood on the shore ; but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. •Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They 5 answered him, No. And he said unto them. Cast the net on the 6 right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved, saith unto Peter, It 7 is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it w r as the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him , for he was naked, and did cast himself into the sea. And the other disciples came in a 8 little ship (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits) dragging the net with fishes. As soon then as 9 they were come to land, they saw' a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. Jesus saith unto them, Bring of 10 the fish which ye have now caught. Simon Peter w'ent up, and 11 drew the net to land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three : and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. • Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of 12 the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou ? knowing that it was the Lord. Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth 13 them, and fish likewise. This is now the third time that Jesus 14 showed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead. So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, 15 148 A. D. 33 CHAP. I. to his ascension into heaven. son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord : thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He saith to him again the second time, 16 Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that 1 love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of 17 Jonas, lovest thou me ? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me ? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep. ' Verily, verily, I say 18 unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst. whither thou wouldest : but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. This spake he, signi- 19 fying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me. Then Peter, turning 20 about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved, following; (which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?) Peter seeing him, saith to Jesus, Lord, 21 and what shall this man do ? Jesus saith unto him, If I will that 22 he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? Follow thou me. Then went this saying abroad among ihe brethren, that that dis- 23 ciple should not die : yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote 24 these things: and we know that his testimony is true. And 25 there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, { suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be w 7 ritten. Amen. THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. THE former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that 2 Jesus began both to do and teach, until the day in which he was 2 taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given com- mandments unto the Apostles whom he had chosen : to whom 3 also he showed himself alive after his passion, by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God : and being assembled together 4 with them, ^commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, ‘ w hich,’ saith he, ‘ye have heard of me: for John truly baptized with water; 5 but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.’ When they therefore were come together, they asked 6 of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? And he said unto them, It is not for you to 7 know the times or the seasons which the Father hath put in his 5 N 2 149 From Christ's ascension , to the ACTS. PART i. own power. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy 8 Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. And when he had spoken these 9 things, while they beheld, he^ Was taken up; and a cloud re- ceived him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly 10 toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel ; which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand 11 ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. Then returned they unto Jerusalem, from the mount called 12 Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath-day’s journey. And 13 when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James. These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, 14 with the wpmen, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the 15 disciples, and said, (the number of the names together were about a hundred and twenty,) ‘Men and brethren, this scripture 16 ‘must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the ‘mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was ‘guide to them that took Jesus. For he was numbered with us, 17 ‘and had obtained part of this ministry.’- (Now 7 this man pur- 18 chased a field with the rew r ard of iniquity ; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bow els gushed out : and it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch 19 as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.) -‘For it is written in the book of 20 Psalms, Let his habitation be desolate, And let no man dwell therein : and, His bishopric let another take. ‘ Wherefore of these men which have companied w ith us, all the 21 ‘time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning 22 ‘ from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he w r as taken 4 up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of ‘his resurrection.’ And they appointed two, Joseph called Bar- 23 sabas, who w 7 as surnamed Justus, and Matthias. And they 24 prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, w hich knowest the hearts of ail men , show whether of these two thou hast chosen, ' that he may 25 take part of this ministry and Apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his ow n place. And they 26 gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven Apostles. AND when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were 2 all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a 2 sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled 150 A. D. 33-40. CHAP. II. preaching to the Gentiles all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared 3 unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them, • and they were ajl filled with the Holy Ghost, and began 4 to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out 5 of every nation under heaven. Now 7 when this was noised 6 abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, be- cause that every man heard them speak in his own language. And they were all amazed, and marvelled, saying one to another, 7 Behold, are not all these which speak, Galileans ( And how hear 8 we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?- Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dw 7 ellers in Meso- 9 potamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 1 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya 10 about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, ’ Cretes and Arabians, -we do hear them speak in our tongues 11 the wonderful works of God. And they w T ere all amazed, and 12 w ere in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this ? Others, 13 mocking, said, These men are full of new wine. But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, 14 and said unto them, Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: for these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is hut the third 15 hour of the day. But this is that which was spoken by the 16 prophet Joel, And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh : And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, And your young men shall see visions, And your old men shall dream dreams : 17 And on my servants, and on mv handmaidens, I will pour out in those days of my Spirit ; And they shall prophesy : 18 And I will show wonders in heaven above, And signs in the earth beneath ; Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke , 19 The sun shall be turned into darkness, And the moon into blood, Before that great and notable day of the Lord come. 20 And it shall come to pass, 21 That whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord Shall be saved. Ye men of Israel, hear these w r ords; Jesus of Nazareth, a man 22 approved of God among you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, (which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye your- selves also know,) him, being delivered by the determinate 23 counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain : whom God hath raised 24 up, having loosed the pains of death ; because it was not possible that he should be holden of it. For David speaketh concerning him, 25 I foresaw the Lord always before my face; For he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved : Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad ; Moreover also, my flesh shall rest in hope : Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, 27 Neither wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption Thou hast made known to me the ways of life ; 28 Thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance. 151 From.Chnsl's ascension , to the ACTS. PART i Men and brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the patriarch 29 David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with us unto this day. Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that 30 God had sworn with an oath to him ; that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne ; he, seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ, 31 that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corrup- tion. This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are wit- 32 nesses. Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and 33 having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now 7 see and hear. For David 34 is not ascended into the heavens ; but he saith himself, The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, Until I make thy foes thy footstool. 35 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God 36 hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ. Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, 37 and said unto Peter and to the rest of the Apostles, Men and brethren, wdiat shall we do ? Then Peter said unto them, Repent, 38 and be baptized , every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. For the promise is unto you ? and to your children, 39 and to all that are afar otT, even as many as the LORD our God shall call. And with many other words did he testify and ex- 40 hort, saying, Save yourselves from this untow 7 ard generation. Then they that gladly received his word, were baptized : and 41 the same day there w 7 ere added unto them about three thousand souls. And they continued stedfastly in the Apostles’ doctrine 42 and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.* AND fear came upon every soul : and many wonders and 43 signs were done by the Apostles. And all that believed w 7 ere 44 together, and had all things common ; and sold their possessions 45 and goods, and parted them to all men , as every man had need. And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and 46 breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 1 praising God, and having favor 47 with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Now Peter and John w’ent up together into the temple, at the 3 hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. And a certain man lame 2 from his mother’s womb w as carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple ; who, seeing Peter and John 3 about to go into the temple, asked an alms. And Peter, fastening 4 his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. And he gave 5 heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them. Then 6 Peter said, Silver and gold have I none ; but such as I have give I thee : In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk. And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: 7 152 a. d. 33-40. CHAP. IV. preaching to the Gertiiles and immediately his feet and ancle-bones received strength. And 8 he, leaping up, stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. And all the 9 people saw him walking and praising God : and they knew that 10 it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple : and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, 11 all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon’s, greatly wondering. And when Peter saw it, he an- 12 swered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this ? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own pow r er or holiness we had made this man to walk ? The God of 13 Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus ; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go. But ye denied the Holy One, and the Just, and desired 14 a murderer to be granted unto you; and killed the Prince of life, 15 whom God hath raised from the dead ; whereof we are wit- nesses. And his name, through faith in his name, hath made 1G this man strong, whom ye see and know : yea, the faith wliich is by him, hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all. And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye 17 did it, as did also your rulers. But those things which God be- 18 fore had showed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. Repent ye therefore, and be 19 converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord ; and he 20 shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you : whom the heaven must receive, until the times of restitution of 21 all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets, since the world began. For Moses truly said unto the 22 fathers, “A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you, of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every 23 soul which will not hear that Prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.” Yea, and all the 24 prophets, from Samuel, and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days. Ye are the 25 children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, “And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.” Unto you first, God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to 26 bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the cap- tain of the temple, and the Saddueees, came upon them, ’ being 2 grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they laid hands on them, 3 and put them in hold unto the next day : for it was now eventide. 153 From Christ’s ascension , to the ACTS. part i. Howbeit, many of them which heard the word, believed ; and 4 the number of the men was about five thousand. And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and el- 5 ders, and scribes, ’ and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and 6 John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem. And 7 when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By what power, or by what name, have ye done this ? Then Peter, filled with the 8 Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, if we this day be examined of the good deed done to 9 the impotent man, by what means he is made whole ; be it known 10 unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here be- fore you whole. This is the stone which was set at nought of 11 you builders, which is become the head of the corner. Neither 12 is there salvation in any other : for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Now, when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and per- 13 ceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they mar- velled ; and they took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus. And beholding the man which was healed standing 14 with them, they could say nothing against it. But when they 15 had commanded them to go aside out of the council, they con- ferred among themselves, ' saying, What shall we do to these 16 men ? for that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. But that it spread no further among the people, let us 17 straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this name. And they called them, and commanded them not to 18 speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus. But Peter and 19 John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and 20 heard. So, when they had further threatened them, they let 21 them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people : for all men glorified God for that which was done. For the man was above forty years old, on whom this miracle of 22 healing was showed. And being let go, they went to their own company, and re- 23 ported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God 24 with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art Gdd, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is ; who, by 25 the mouth of thy servant David, hast said, Why did the heathen rage, And the people imagine vain things? The kings of the earth stood up, 26 And the rulers were gathered together, Against the LORD, And against his Christ. For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast 27 154 a. d» 33-40. CHAP. V. preaching to the Gentiles . anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, 1 for to do whatsoever 28 thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done. And 29 now, LORD, behold their threatenings ; and grant unto thy ser- vants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, ' by 30 stretching forth thy hand to heal ; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. And when 31 they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were as- sembled together ; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart, 32 and of one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own ; but they had all things com- mon. And with great power gave the Apostles witness of the 33 resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all. Neither was there any among them that lacked : for as 34 many as were possessors of lands, or houses, sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold, and laid them 35 down at the Apostles’ feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need. And Joses, who by the 36 Apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the countiy of Cyprus, ' having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the 37 Apostles’ feet. But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira 5 his wife, sold a possession, 'and kept back part of the price, (his 2 wife also being privy to it,) and brought a certain part, and laid it at the Apostles’ feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan 3 filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? While it remained, was it not thine 4 own ? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thy heart ? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. And Ananias, hearing these words, 5 fell down, and gave up the ghost. And great fear came on all them that heard these things. And the young men arose, wound 6 him up, and carried him out, and buried him. And it was about 7 the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. And Peter answered unto her, Tell me 8 whether ye sold the land for so much ? And she said, Yea, for so much. Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed 9 together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and 10 yielded up the ghost. And the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband. And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as 11 heard these things. And by the hands of the Apcstles were 12 many signs and wonders wrought among the people; -(and they were all with one accord in Solomon’s porch : and of the rest 13 durst no man join himself to them : but the people magnified them: and believers were the more added to the Lord, multi- 14 tudes both of men and women;) -insomuch that they brought 15 155 From Christ's ascension , to the ACTS. part i. forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and coaches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might over- shadow some of them. There came also a multitude out of the 1G cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits ; and they were healed every one. THEN the high priest rose up, and all they that were with 17 him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, ’and laid their hands on the Apostles, and put 18 them in the common prison. But the angel of the LORD by 19 night opened the prison-doors, and brought them forth, and said, ' Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words 20 of this life. And when they heard that, they entered into the 21 temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council to- gether, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. But when the officers came, 22 and found them not in the prison, they returned, and told, ’ say- 23 ing, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors : but when we had opened, we found no man within. Now, when the high priest, 24 and the captain of the temple, and the chief priests, heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. Then 25 came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them with- 26 out violence : for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned. And when they had brought them, they set them 27 before the council : and the high priest asked them, ’ saying, Did 28 not we straitly command you, that ye should not teach in this name ? and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem w 7 ith your doctrine, and intend to bring this man’s blood upon us. Then Peter and 29 the other Apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom 30 ye slew and hanged on a tree : him hath God exalted with his 31 right hand to he a Prince and a Savior, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins. And we are his witnesses of 32 these things ; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. When they heard that, they were 33 cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them. Then stood there 34 up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the Apostles forth a little space ; and said unto them, Ye 35 men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men: for before these days rose up Theudas, 36 boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves : who was slain ; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought. After this man rose up Judas of Galilee, in the days of the taxing, 37 and drew away much people after him : he also perished ; and all, even as many as obeyed him, w r ere dispersed. And now I 38 156 a. d. 33-40. CHAP. VI. preaching to the Gentiles . say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone : for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought : but 39 if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God. And to him they agreed : and when 40 they had called the Apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing 41 that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name : and daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to 42 teach and preach Jesus Christ. AND in those days, when the number of the disciples was 6 multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. Then the twelve called the multitude of the 2 disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, 3 look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this busi- ness. But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to 4 the ministry of the word. And the saying pleased the whole 5 multitude : and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch, 1 whom they 6 set before the Apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. And the word of God increased ; and the 7 number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith. And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wohders and 8 miracles among the people. Then there arose certain of the 9 synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia, and of Asia, disputing with Stephen. And they were not able to resist the 10 wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. Then they suborned 11 men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Mose9, and against God. And they stirred up the people, 12 and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, 'and set up false witnesses, 13 which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy .place, and the law: for we have heard him say, 14 that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. And all that sat 15 in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel. Then said the high priest, Are these 1 things so? And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken: 2 The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, ’and said unto 3 him, “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee.” Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, 4 and dwelt in Charran. And from thence, when his father was dead, he, removed him into this land, wherein ye now dw 7 e'l. 5 0 157 From Christ's ascension , to the ACTS. PARTI And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to 5 set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child. And God spake on this wise, “That his seed shoul d 6 sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years. And the nation to whom they 7 shall be in bondage will I judge,” said God: “and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.” And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. 8 And so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat the twelve patri- archs. And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into 9 Egypt : but God was with him, ' and delivered him out of all his 10 afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt, and all his house. Now there came a dearth over all the land 11 of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction ; and our fathers found no sustenance. But when Jacob heard that there was corn in 12 Egypt, he sent out our fathers first. And at the second time Joseph 13 was made known to his brethren : and Joseph’s kindred was made known unto Pharaoh. Then sent Joseph, and called his 14 father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls. So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our 15 fathers, ’and were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the 16 sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor, the father of Sychem. But when the time of the 17 promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, ’till another king arose, 18 w r hich knew not Joseph. The same dealt subtilely with our 19 kindred, and evil-entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live. In which 20 time Moses was born, and w 7 as exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father’s house three months : and w 7 hen he was cast out, 21 Pharaoh’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son. And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, 22 and was mighty in words and in deeds. And when he w as full 23 forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel. And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he 24 defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian: for he supposed his brethren would have under- 25 stood how that God by his hand would deliver them : but they understood not. And the next day he showed himself unto 26 them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, “Sirs , ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?” But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him 27 away, saying, “Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us? wilt thou kill me, as thou didst the 28 Egyptian yesterday?” Then fled Moses at this saying, and 29 was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons. And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in 30 a d. 33-40. CHAP. VII. preaching to the Gentiles. the wilderness of mount Sina, an angel of the LORD in a flame of fire in a bush. When Moses saw it , he wondered at the 31 sight ; and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came unto him. ’ saying , “I am the God of thy fathers, 32 the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob/’ Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold. Then said the LORD to him, “Put off thy shoes from thy 33 feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground. I have seen, I have seen the affliction of 34 my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning,and am come do wn to deli ver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.” ’This 35 Moses, whom they refused, saying, “Who made thee a ruler and a j udge?” the same did God send to he a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush. He brought them out, after that he had showed 36 wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years. This is that Moses, which said 37 unto the children of Israel, “A prophet shall the LORD your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.” This is he, that was in the 38 church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers : w 7 ho received the lively oracles to give unto us: to whom our fathers would not obey, 39 but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt, ’saying unto Aaron, “Make us Godsto gobe- 40 fore us: for as for this Moses, which broughtus out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.” And they made a calf in those days, and offered 41 sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the 42 host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices By the space of forty years in the wilderness? Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, 43 And the star of your god Remphan, Figures which ye made to worship them : And I will carry you away beyond Babylon. Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as 44 he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that' he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen. Which also our 45 fathers, that came after, brought in with Jesus* into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David, ’ who found favor before God, and 46 desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. But Solomon 47 built him a house. Howbeit, the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands: as saith the prophet, Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool : 49 What house will ye build me ? saith the LORD : Or what is the place of my rest ? Hath not my hand made all these things ? 50 * Joshua 159 From Christ's ascensi on, to the ACTS. PART i. Ye stiffnecked! and uncircumcised in heart and ears! ye do al- 51 ways resist the Holy Ghost : as your fathers did, so do ye. Which 52 of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which showed before of the coming of the Just One ; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and mur- derers; who have received the law by the disposition of angels, 53 and have not kept it. When they heard these things they were cut to the heart, and 54 they gnashed on him with their teeth. But he, being full of the 55 Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God, ’and said, 56 Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. Then they cried out with a loud 57 voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord, ’ and cast him out of the city, and stoned him : and the witnesses 58 laid down their clothes at a young man’s feet, whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, 59 Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. And he kneeled down, and cried 60 with a loud voice, ‘ Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.’ And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was consenting 8 unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem ; and they w r ere all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles. And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, 2 and made great lamentation over him. As for Saul, he made 3 havoc of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women, committed them to prison. Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where 4 preaching the word. Then Philip went down to the city of 5 Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with 6 one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean 7 spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were pos- sessed with them : and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And there was great joy in that city. But 8,9 there was a certain man, called Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one : to whom they all 10 gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God. And to him they had regard, because that 11 of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries. But when 12 they believed Philip, preaching the things concerning the king- dom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women. Then Simon himself believed also: and 13 when he was baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which were done. Now when 14 the Apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John : who, when they were come down, prayed for them that they 15 might receive the Holy Ghost : (For as yet he was fallen upon 16 a. d. 33 — 40. CHAP. VIII. preaching to the Gentiles none of them : only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them, and they re- 17 ceived the Holy Ghost. And when Simon saw that through 18 laying on of the Apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money, 'saying, Give me also this power, that on 19 whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. But 20 Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money. Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter : for thy heart is 21 not right in the sight of God. Repent therefore of this thy wick- 22 edness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thy heart may be forgiven thee. For I perceive that thou art in the gall of 23 bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. Then answered Simon, 24 and said, Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me. And they, when they 25 had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Sa- maritans. AND the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, sayjng, Arise, 26 and go toward the south, unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. And he arose, and went: 27 and behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority un- der Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, ' was re- 28 turning ; and sitting in his chariot, read Esaias the prophet. Then 29 the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the 30 prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me ? 31 And he desired Philip that he would come up, and sit with him. The place of the scripture which he read was this, 32 He was ted as a sheep to the slaughter; And like a lamb dumb before his shearer, So opened he not his mouth : In his humiliation his judgment was taken away : 33 And who shall declare his generation ? For his life is taken from the earth. And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom 34 speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other man? Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, 35 and preached unto him Jesus. And as they went on their way, 36 they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized ? And Philip said, 37 If thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And he an- swered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to stand still : and they went 38 down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he baptized him. And when they were come up out of the water, 39 the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more: and he went on his way rejoicing. But Philip 40 was found at Azotus : and passing through, he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea. 502 161 From Christ's ascension, to the ACTS. PART I. AND Saul* yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter 9 against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high-priest, ' and 2 desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem. And as he journeyed, 3 he came near Damascus; and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven : and he fell to the earth, and 4 heard a voice saying unto him, Saul! Saul! why persecutest thou me ? ’ And he said, Who art thou, Lord ? And the Lord said, 5 I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And he trembling, and astonished, said, Lord, 6 w r hat wilt thou have me to do ? And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. And the men which journeyed w ith him stood speech- 7 less, hearing a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from 8 the earth ; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man : but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus, ’and 9 he was three days without sight, and neither did eat nor drink. And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ana- 10 nias; and to him said thd Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto him, Arise, 11 and go into the street w hich is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus ; for behold he pray- eth, ’and hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in, 12 and putting his hand on him, that he might receive his sight. Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of this 13 man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem : and 14 here he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all that call on thy name. But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is 15 a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel. For I will show him how 16 great things he must suffer for my name’s sake. And Ananias 17 went his way, and entered into the house: and putting his hands on him, said, Brother Saul, the Lord (even Jesus, that appeard unto thee in the way as thou earnest,) hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And imme- IS diately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales : and he re- ceived sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized, ’and when 19 he had received meat, he w r as strengthened. Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at Damascus. And 20 straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. But all that heard him were amazed, and said, Is 21 not this he that destroyed them which called on this name in Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring them bound unto the chief priests? But Saul increased the 22 more in strength, and confounded the Jews which dwelt at Da- mascus, proving that ‘this is very Christ,’ And after that many 23 days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel to kill him. But their 24 laying wait was known of Saul. And they watched the gates day and night to kill him. Then the disciples took him by night, 2^ and let him down by the wall in a basket. 162 a.d. 33-40. CHAP. X. preaching to the Gentiles . And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join 26 himself to the disciples : but they were all afraid of him, and be- lieved not that he was a disciple. But Barnabas took hirti, and 27 brought him to the Apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. And he was with them coming in and going out at Jerusalem. 28 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and disputed 29 against the Grecians. But the^ went about to slay him. ] Which 30 when the brethren knew, they brought him down to Cesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus. Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea, and Galilee, 31 and Samaria, and were edified: and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied. AND it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all quarters, 32 he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda. And there he found a certain man named Eneas, which had kept his 33 bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy. And Peter said unto 34 him, Eneas, Jesus Christ maketh thee whole : aris'e, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately. ' And all that dwelt in 35 Lydda and Saron saw him, and turned to the Lord. Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, 36 (which by interpretation is called Dorcas;) this woman was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did. And it came to pass 37 in those days, that she was sick, and died ; whom when they had washed, they laid li&r in an upper chamber. And forasmuch as 38 Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two men, desiring him that he would not delay to come to them. Then Peter arose, and went 39 with them. When he was come, they brought him into the up- per chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled 40 down, and prayed; and turning him to the body, said, Tabitha, arise ! And she opened her eyes : and when she saw Peter, she sat up: and he gave her his hand, and lifted her up; and when 41 he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive. And it was knowrn throughout all Joppa: and many believed in 42 the Lord. And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in 43 Joppa with one Simon a tanner. THERE was a certain man in Cesarea, called Cornelius, a 10 centurion of the band called the Italian hand, ’a devout man, and 2 one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always. He saw in a vision evi- 3 dently, about the ninth hour of the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius ! And when he looked 4 on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord ? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memo- rial before God. And now send men to Joppa, and call for one 5 Simon, whose surname is Peter : he lodgeth with one Simon a 6 tanner, whose house is by the sea-side : he shall tell thee what 163 From Christ’s ascension, to the ACTS. PART II. thou oughtest to do. And when the angel which spake unto 7 Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; and when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent 8 them to Joppa. On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh 9 unto the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour: and he became vejjy hungry, and would have 10 eaten : but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, ’and saw 11 heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth : wherein were all manner of four-footed beasts of the 12 earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And there came a voice to him, ‘Rise, Peter; kill, and eat.’ 13 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; lor I have never eatfen any thing 14 that is common or unclean. And the voice spake unto him again 15 the second time, What God hath cleansed,^/ call not thou com- mon. This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up 1G again into heavep. Now while Peter doubted in himself what 17 this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate, ’ and called and asked whether 18 Simon, which w 7 as surnamed Peter, were lodged there. While 19 Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee ; arise therefore, and get thee down, and go 20 with them, doubting nothing : for I have sent them. Then Peter 21 went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius ; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek : what is the cause wherefore ye are come? And they said, Cornelius the centurion, 22 a just man, and one that, feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to heRr words of thee. Then 23 called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them. And certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him. And the morrow after 24 they entered into Cesarea. And Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen and near friends. And as Peter 25 was coming in, Cornelius met him, and fell down at his feet, and worshipped him. But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up : I 26 myself also am a man. And as he talked with him, he went in, 27 and found many that were come together. And he said unto 28 them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying, as 29 soon as I w T as sent for : I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent forme? And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting 30 until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, ’and said, Cor- 31 nelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remem- brance in the sight of God. Send therefore to Joppa, and call 32 164 a. d. 40-45. CHAP. XI. preaching to the Gentiles hither Simon, whose surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner, by the sea-side : who, when he cometh, shall speak unto thee. Immediately therefore I sent to thee ; and 33 thou hast well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here present before God, to hear all things that are command- ed thee of God. Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive 34 that God is no respecter of persons : but in every nation he that 35 feareth him and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him. The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching 36 peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all :) ' that word, I say, ye 37 know, which was published throughout all Judea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism which John preached ; how God anoint- 38 ed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and w ith power : who w r ent about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the Devil ; for God was with him. And we are witnesses of all 39 things which he did, both in the land of the Jews, and in Jeru- salem ; whom they slew and hanged on a tree : him God raised 40 up the third day, and showed him openly,- -not to all the people, 41 but unto witnesses chosen before of God, even to us, who did eat and drink with him,- -after he rose from the dead. And he com- 42 manded us to preach unto the people, and to testify that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. To him give all the prophets witness, that through his name who- 43 soever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all 44 them which heard the word. And they of the circumcision which 45 believed, were astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost, ' for they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify 46 God. Then answered Peter, F Can any man forbid water, that 47 these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we ? And he commanded them to be baptized 48 in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days. AND the Apostles and brethren that were in Judea, heard thatll the Gentiles had also received the word of God. And when 2 Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circum- cision contended with him, 'saying. Thou w T entest in to men un- 3 circumcised, and didst eat with them. But Peter rehearsed the 4 matter from the beginning, and expounded it by order unto them, saying, ' I was in the city of Joppa praying : and in a trance I saw 5 a vision, A certain vessel descending, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners ; and it came even to me : upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, 6 and saw four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. And I heard a voice say- ing unto me, Rise, Peter : slay, and eat. But I said, Not so, Lord ; 7 for nothing common or unclean hath at any time Entered into my 8 mouth. But the voice answered me again from heaven, What 9 God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. And this was 10 165 From Christ's ascension, to the ACTS. PART II. done three times: and all were drawn up again into heaven. And behold, immediately there were three men already come 11 unto the house where I was, sent from Cesarea unto me. And 12 the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting. Moreover, these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into the man’s house : and he showed us how he had seen an angel in his house, 13 which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, whose surname is Peter; who shall tell thee words, 14 whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved. And as I began 15 to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them, as on us at the beginning. Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how r that he said ; 16 ‘John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost.’ Forasmuch then as God gave them the like 17 gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, what was I that I could withstand God ? When they heard these 18 things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life ! NOW they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution 19 that arose about Stephen, travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only. And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which when 20 they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians, preaching the Lord Jesus. And the hand of the Lord was with them: and 21 a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord. Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church 22 which was in Jerusalem, and they sent forth Barnabas, that he should go as far as Antioch. Who, when he came, and had seen 23 the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with pur- pose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. For he was a 24 good man, and full of the Holy Ghost, and of faith : and much people was added unto the Lord. Then departed Barnabas to 25 Tarsus, for to seek Saul: and when he had found him, he brought 26 him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they 27 assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch. And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem to Antioch. And there stood, up one of them named Agabus, and signified by 28 the Spirit, that there should be great dearth throughout all the world: (which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar.) Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, deter- 29 mined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea. Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of 30 Barnabas and Saul. NOW about that time, Herod the king stretched forth 7t£slS& hands to vex certain of the church. And he killed James the 2 brother of John with the sword. And because he saw it pleased 3 the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also, (then were the days of unleavened bread.) And when he had apprehended 4 him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him ; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. Peter therefore w 7 as kept in prison : but prayer 5 a. d. 40-45. CHAP. XIII. preaching to the Gentiles . was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him. And 6 when Herod would have brought him forth, the same night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains ; and the keepers before the door kept the prison. And behold, the 7 angel of the Lord came upon him , and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly! And his chains fell off from his hands. 'And the 8 angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals: and so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. And he went out, and followed him, and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a vision. When they were past the first and the Second 10 ward, they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city ; which opened to them of hisow 7 n accord : and they went out, and passed on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him. And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now 11 I know of a surety, that the LORD hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expec- tation of the people of the Jew's. And when he had considered 12 the thing , he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark ; where many were gathered together, praying. And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel 13 came to hearken, named Rhoda. And when she knew Peter’s 14 voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate. And they said unto her, Thou 15 art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel. 'But Peter continued knocking. And 16 when they had opened the door , and saw him, they were aston- ished. But he beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their 17 peace, declared unto them how the LORD had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go show these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. Now as soon it was day, there was no small stir among 18 the soldiers, what was become of Peter. And when Herod had 19 sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode. And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon. 20 But they came with one accord to him, arid having made Blastus the king’s chamberlain their friend, desired peace, because their country was nourished by the king’s country. And upon a set 21 day, Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. And the people gave a shout, say - 22 ing, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. And immediately 23 the angel of the LORD smote him, because he gave not God the glory : and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. But 24 the word of God grew and multiplied. AND Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they 25 had fulfilled their ministry, and took with them John, whose sur- name was Mark. Now there were in the church that was atl3 Antioch, certain prophets and teachers ; as Barnabas, and Simeon 167 From Christ’ s ascension, to the ACTS. PART III that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. As they 2 ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their 3 hands on them, they sent them away. So they being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Se- 4 leucia ; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. And when they 5 were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the syna- gogues of the Jews. And they had also John to their minister. And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they 6 found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus; which was with the Deputy of the country, Sergius 7 Paulus, a prudent man ; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. But Elymas- -the sorcerer (for 8 so is his name by interpretation)- -withstood them, seeking to turn away the Deputy from the faith. Then Saul, (who also is called 9 Paul, s ) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him, f and said, 10 O full of all subtilty and all mischief thou child of the Devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? And now behold, the hand of the Lord 11 is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a sea- son. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he w r ent about seeking some to lead him by the hand. Then 12 the Deputy, when hd saw what was done, believed, being aston- ished at the doctrine of the Lord. Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they 13 came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them, re- turned to Jerusalem. But when they departed from Perga, they 14 came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day, and sat down. And after the reading of the law 15 and the prophets, the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with 16 his hand, said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give au- dience. The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and 17 exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with a high arm brought he them out of, it. And 18 about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness. And when he had destrdyed seven nations in the 19 land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot. And af- 20 ter that, he gave unto them judges, about the space of four hun- dred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet. And afterward 21 they desired a king : and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David 22 to be their king: to whom also he gave testimony and said, “ I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will.” Of this man’s seed hath God, according to his promise, raised 23 unto Israel a Savior, Jesus: when John had first preached -be- 24 168 a. d. 40-45. CHAP. XIIT. preaching to the Gentiles . fore His coming- the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. And as John fulfilled his course, he said, ‘ Who think ye 25 that I am ? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.’ Men and 26 brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they 27 knew' him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath-day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him. And though they found no cause of death in him , yet desired they 28 Pilate that he should be slain. And when they had fulfilled all 29 that w 7 as written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre. But God raised him from the dead: 30 and he was seen many days of them which came up with him 31 from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people. And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise 32 which was made unto the fathers, God hath fulfilled the same 33 unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again : as it is also written in the second Psalm, # Thou art my son, This day have I begotten thee. And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no 34 more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. Wherefore, he saith also in another psalm, 35 Thou shalt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. For David, after he had served his own generation by the will 36 of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw cor- ruption: but he whom God raised again, saw no corruption. 37 Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through 38 this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins ; and by him 39 all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law’ of Moses. Beware, therefore, lest 40 that come upon you which is spoken of in the prophets ; Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish : 41 For 1 work a work in your days, A work which ye shall in no wise believe, Though a man declare it unto you. And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gen- 42 tiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. Now, when the congregation was broken up, 43 many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas ; who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. And the next sabbath-day came almost the 44 whole city together to hear the word of God. But when the 45 Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and 46 said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge your- 5 P 169 Paul’s first ACTS. PART III. selves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles : for so hath the Lord commanded us, saying , 47 I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glori- 48 fied the word of the Lord : and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was published 49 throughout all the region. But the Jews stirred up the devout 50 and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts. But they shook off the dust of their feet against 51 them, and came unto Iconium. And the disciples were filled 52 with joy and with the Holy Ghost. AND it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both togetherl4 into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a great multi- tude, both of the Jews, and also of the Greeks, believed. But 2 the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil-affected against the brethren. Long time therefore 3 abode .they speaking boldly in the Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands. But the multitude of the city was divided : 4 and part held with the Jews, and part with the Apostles. And 5 when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles, and also of the Jews, with their rulers, to use them despitefully, and to stone them, ’they were ware of it, and fled unto Lystra and 6 Derbe, cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about : and there they preached the gospel. 7 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, 8 being a cripple from his mother’s womb, who never had walked. The same heard Paul speak : who stedfastly beholding him, and 9 perceiving that he had faith to be healed, said with a loud voice, 10 Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. !And 11 when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, 4 The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men !’ And they called Barnabas, 12 Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief speaker. Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their city, brought 13 oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have done sacrifice with the people. Which when the Apostles, Barnabas and Paul, 14 heard of, they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people, crying out, 'and saying,' Sirs, why do ye these things? We also 15 are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you, that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein : who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways : 16 nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did 17 good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. And with these sayings 18 scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them. And there came thither certain Jews from Antioch, and Ico- 19 170 a. d. 45-49. CHAP. XV. Apostolical Journey . nium, who persuaded the people, and having stoned Paul, drew him out of the city, supposing he had been dead. Howbeit, as 20 the disciples stood round about him, he rose up, and came into the city : and the next day he departed with Barnabas to Derbe. And when they had preached the gospel to that city, and had 21 taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch, 1 confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting 22 them to continue in the faith, and ‘ that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.’ And when they had 23 ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fast- ing, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed. And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they came to Pam- 24 phylia. And when they had preached the wwd in Perga, they 25 went down into Attalia: and thence sailed to Antioch, from 26 whence they had been recommended to the grace of God, for the work which they fulfilled. And when they were come, and 27 had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles. And there they abode long time with the 28 disciples. AND certain men which came dow’n from Judea, taught fhel5 brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. When therefore Paul and Bar- 2 nabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the Apostles and elders about this question. And being brought on their way by the church, they 3 passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were received of 4 the church, and of the Apostles and elders, and they declared all things that God had done with them. But there rose up certain 5 of the sect of the Pharisees, which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. And the Apostles and elders came together to consider of this 6 matter. And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose 7 up and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago, God made choice among us, that the Gentiles, by my mouth, should hear the w'ord of the gospel, and believe. And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving 8 them the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us : and put no differ- 9 ence between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Now 10 therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the Deck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But we believe, that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, 11 we shall be saved, even as they. Then all the multitude kept 12 silence, and gave audience to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God had wrought among the Gentiles by them. And after they had held their peace, James answered, 13 saying, Men and brethren, hearken unto me. Simeon hath de- 14 171 Paul’s second ACTS. PART IV dared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. And to this agree the words of the 15 prophets ; as it is written, After this I will return, 16 And will build again the tabernacle of David, Which is fallen down ; And I will build again the ruins thereof, And 1 will set it up: That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, 17 And all the Gentiles, Upon whom my name is called, Saith the Lord, who doeth all these things. Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the 18 world. Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, 19 which from among the Gentiles are turned to God : but that we 20 write unto them that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. For 21 Moses of old time hath in every city them that preach him, be- ing read in the synagogues every sabbath-day. Then pleased it the Apostles and elders, with the whole 22 church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas,and Silas, chief men among the brethren: and they wrote letters by 23 them after this manner : * The Apostles, and elders, and brethren, send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia. Forasmuch as 24 we have heard, that certain which went out from us, have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law ; to whom we gave no such commandment : it seemed good unto us, be- 25 ing assembled with one accord, to send chosen men unto you, with our be- loved Barnabas and Paul, men that have hazarded their lives for the name of 26 our Lord Jesus Christ. We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall 27 also tell you the same things by mouth. For it seemed good to the Holy 2S Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things; that ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from 29 things strangled, and from fornication ; from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.’ So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and 30 when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle. Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the 31 consolation. And Judas and Silas being prophets also them- 32 selves, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them. And after they had tarried there a space, they were let 33 go in peace from the brethren unto the Apostles. Notwithstand- 34 ing, it pleased Silas to abide there still. Paul also and Barnabas 35 continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. AND some days after, Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go 36 again and visit our brethren, in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. And Bar- 37 nabas determined to take with them John, whose surname was Mark. But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who 38 departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work. And the contention was so sharp between them, 39 172 a. d. 50-55. CHAP. XVI. Apostolical Journey . that they departed asunder one from the other : and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus. And Paul chose Silas, and 40 departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of God. And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the 41 churches. Then came he to Derbe and Lystra : and behold, alS certain disciple was there, named Timotheus; the son of a cer- tain woman which was a Jewess ; and believed, but his father was a Greek : who was well reported of by the brethren that 2 were at Lystra and Iconium. Him would Paul have to go forth 3 with him; and took and circumcised him, because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek. And as they went through the cities, they deliv- 4 ered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the Apos- tles and elders who were at Jerusalem. And so were the 5 churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily. Now, when they had gone throughout Phrygia, and the region 6 of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia ; after they were come to Mysia, they assayed to 7 go into Bithynia : but the Spirit suffered them not. And they 8 passing by Mysia, came down to Troas. And a vision appeared 9 to Paul in the night : There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, * Come over into Macedonia, and help us/ And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavored 10 to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering, that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight 11 course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis ; and from 12 thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Mace- donia, and a colony : and we were in that city abiding certain days. And on the sabbath We went out of the city by a river 13 side, where prayer was wont to be made ; and we sat down, and spake unto the women who resorted thither. And a certain wo- 14 man named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. And when she w 7 as baptized, and her household, she besought 15 us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. And it came to pass as we went to prayer, a certain damsel 16 possessed with a spirit of divination, met us, who brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: the same followed Paul and 17 us, and cried, saying, These mdn are the servants of the most high God, which show unto us the way of salvation. And this 18 did she many days. But Paul being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour, ’ And 19 when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew them into the market- place unto the rulers, and brought them to the magistrates, 20 saying, These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our 5 P 2 173 Paul’s second ACTS. PART IV. city, and teach customs which are not lawful for us to re- 21 ceive, neither to observe, being Romans. And the multitude rose 22 up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them. And when they had laid 23 many stripes upon them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely. Who having received such a charge, 24 thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks. And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto 25 God : and the prisoners heard them. And suddenly there was a 26 great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken : and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed. And the keeper of the prison awaking 27 out of his sleep, and seeing the prison-doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing that the pris- oners had been fled. But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, 28 Do thyself no harm : for we are all here. Then he called for a 29 light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas; and brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must 30 I do to be saved ? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus 31 Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake 32 unto him the w 7 ord of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. And he took them the same hour of the night, and washed their 33 stripes ; and was baptized, he and all his, straightway. And 34 when he had brought them into his house, he set meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his house. And 35 when it w 7 as day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, Let those men go. And the keeper of the prison told this saying to 36 Paul, The magistrates have sent to let you go : now therefore de- part, and go in peace. But Paul said unto them. They have 37 beaten us openly, uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out privily? nay, verily ; but let them come themselves, and fetch us out. And 38 the sergeants told these words unto the magistrates : and they feared when they heard that they were Romans, And they 39 came and besought them, and brought them out, and desired them to depart out of the city. And they went out of the prison, 40 and entered into the house of Lydia : and w 7 hen they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. NOW when they had passed through Amphipolis, and Apol-17 Ionia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews. And Paul, as his manner w 7 as, went in unto them, and 2 three sabbath-days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, ' opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have suffered, and 3 risen again from the dead ; and that ‘ this Jesus, whom I preach unto you, is Christ.’ And some of them believed, and consorted 4 with Paul and Silas : and of the devout Greeks a great multi- tude, and of the chief women not a few. But the Jews who 5 believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fel- lows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought 174 a. d. 50-55. CHAP. XVII. Apostolical Journey to bring them out to the people. And when they found them 6 not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside down, are come hither also! r whom Jason hath received : and these all do 7 contrary to the decrees of Cesar, saying, That there is another king, owe Jesus. And they troubled the people, and the rulers 8 of the city, when they heard these things. And when they had 9 taken security of Jason and of the other, they let them go. And 10 the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea : who coming thither, went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they 11 received the word w 7 ith all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, w 7 hether those things \vere so. Therefore many 12 of them believed ; also of honorable women which were Greeks, and of men not a few. But when the Jews of Thessalonica had 13 knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people. And then im- 14 mediately the brethren sent away Paul, to go, as it were, to the sea : but Silas and Timotheus abode there still. And they that 15 conducted Paul brought him unto Athens : and receiving a com- mandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed r they departed. Now, while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was 16 stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with 17 the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and 18 of the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods : because he preached unto them Jesus, and the re- surrection. And they took him, and brought him unto Areopa- 19 gus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is? For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears; 20 we would know therefore what these things mean. (For all the 21 Athenians and strangers which were there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) Then 22 Paul stood in the midst of Mars-hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I 23 passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, ‘ to the unknown god.’ Whom therefore ye igno- rantly worship, him declare I unto you. God that made the 24 world, and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands: neither is 25 worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things: and hath 26 made of one blood all nations ofmen for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation ; that they should seek the Lord, 27 if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us; for in him we live, and move, and have our being; ascertain also of your own poets have said, 28 175 Paul’s second ACTS. PART IV ‘For we are also his offspring.’ Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not 29 to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device. And the times of this ignorance 30 God winked at ; but now commandeth all men everywhere to repent : because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will 31 judge the world in righteousness, by that man whom he hath or- dained ; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men , in that he hath raised him from the dead And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some 32 mocked : and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter . 1 So Paul departed from among them. 1 Howbeit, certain men 33 clave unto him, and believed : among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with them. AFTER these things, Paul departed from Athens, and camelS to Corinth, ' and found a certain Jew named Aquila, bom in 2 Pontus, lately come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome,) and came unto them. And because he w’as of the same craft, 3 he abode with them, and wrought, (for by their occupation they were tent-makers.) And he reasoned in the synagogue every 4 sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. And when 5 Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in spirit, and testified to the Jew’s that Jesus teas Christ. And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook 6 his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads : I am clean : from henceforth I wall go unto the Gentiles. And he departed thence, and entered into a certain man's house, 7 named Justus, one that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, 8 believed on the Lord with all his house : and many of the Co- rinthians hearing, believed, and were baptized. Then spake the 9 Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace : for I am with thee, and no man shall 10 set on thee, to hurt thee ; for I have much people in this city. And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the w’ord 11 of God among them. And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made 12 insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him to the judgment-seat, 1 saying, This fellow persuadeth men to worship 13 God contrary to the law. And when Paul was now about to open 14 his mouth, Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or wicked lewdness, O ye Jews, reason would that I should bear with you : but if it be a question of words and names, and of your 15 law, look ye to it: for I will be.no judge of such matters. And he 16 drave them from the judgment-seat. Then all the Greeks took 17 Sosthenes, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of those things And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then 18 took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Syria, and 176 a. d. 50-55. CHAP. XIX. Apostolical Journey. with him Priscilla, and Aquila; having shorn his head in Cen- chrea : for he had a vow. And he came to Ephesus, and left them 19 there : but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews. When they desired him to tarry longer time 20 with them, he consented not : but bade them farewell, saying, 21 I must by all means keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. And when he had landed at Cesarea, and gone 22 up and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. AND after he had spent some time there, he departed and 23 w 7 ent over all the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. And a certain Jew, named 24 Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. This man was instructed in the 25 way of the Lord : and being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John. And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: 26 whom, when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. And w 7 hen he w 7 as disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren 27 wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him : who, when he w*as come, helped them much which had believed through grace. For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publicly, 28 showing by the scriptures, that Jesus w 7 as Christ. AND it came to pass, that while Apollos was at Corinth, 19 Paul having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus ; and finding certain disciples, 1 he said unto them, Have ye re- 2 ceived the Holy Ghost since ye believed ? And they said unto him, We have not so much as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye bap- 3 tized? And they said, Unto John’s baptism. 'Then said Paul, 4 John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, That they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they 5 were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul 6 had laid his hands unon them, the Holy Ghost came on them ; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied. And all the men 7 were about twelve. And he went into the synagogue, and 8 spake boldly for the space of three months, disputing and per- suading the things concerning the kingdom of God. But when 9 divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. And 10 this continued by the space of two years ; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. And God wrought special miracles by the hands of 11 Paul : so that from his body were brought unto the sick, hand- 12 kerchiefs, or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them 13 to call over them which had evil spirits, the name of the Lord 177 Paul’s third ACTS. PART V. Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. And there were seven sons of one Sceva a Jew, and chief of the 14 priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, 15 Jesus I know, and Paul I know ; but who are ye? And the man 16 in whom the evil spirit was, leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. And this was known to all the Jews 17 and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus: and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. And many that 18 believed came, and confessed, and showed their deeds. Many 19 also of them which used curious arts, brought their books to- gether, and burned them before all men ; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. So 20 mightily grew the word of God, and prevailed. After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, 21 when he had passed through Macedonia, and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome. So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered 22 unto him, Timotheus and Erastus ; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. And the same time there arose no small stir about 23 that way. For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, 24 which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen ; whom he called together with the workmen of like occupation, f and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we 25 have our wealth : moreover, ye see and hear, that not alone at 26 Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath per- suaded and turned away much people, saying, That they be no gods which are made with hands. So that not only this our craft 27 is in danger to be set at naught; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia, and the world, worshipped. And when they heard these sayings , they were full of wrath, and 28 cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians! And the 29 whole city was filled with confusion : and having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul’s companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. And when Paul 30 would have entered in unto the people, the flisciples suffered him not. And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his 31 friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not adventure himself into the theatre. Some therefore cried one thing, and 32 some another: for the assembly was confused, and the more part knew not wherefore they were come together. And they drew 33 Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and would have made his defence unto the people. But when they knew’ that he was 34 a Jew, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out. Great is Diana of the Ephesians ! And when the towm-clerk had 35 appeased the people, he said, Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that knowelh not how 7 that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jupiter ? Seeing then that these things cannot be 36 178 A. D. 55-60. CHAP. XX. Apostolical Journey spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. For ye have brought hither these men, which are neither robbers 37 of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. Wherefore, 38 if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies : let them implead one another. But if ye inquire any thing con- 39 cerning other matters, it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s up- 40 roar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse. And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the 41 assembly. And after the uproar w 7 as ceased, Paul called unto him the20 disciples, and embraced them , and departed to go into Macedonia. And when he had gone over those parts, and had given them 2 much exhortation, he came into Greece, 1 and there abode three 3 months. And when the Jews laid wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through Macedonia. And there accompanied him into Asia, Sopater of Berea ; and of 4 the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus ; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timotheus ; and of Asia, Tychicus, and Trophimus. These going before, tarried for us at Troas. And we sailed 5, 6 away from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days : where we abode seven days. And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came 7 together to break bread,' Paul preached unto them, (ready to de- part on the morrow) and continued his speech until midnight. And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they 8 were gathered together. And there sat in a window a certain 9 young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep : and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. And Paul 10 went down, and fell on him, and embracing him , said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him. When he therefore was 11 come up again, and had broken bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of day, so he departed. And they 12 brought the young man alive, and were not a little comforted. And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, there in- 13 tending to take in Paul : for so had he appointed, minding himself to go afoot. And when he met with us at Assos, we took him 14 in, and came to Mitylene. And we sailed thence, and came the 15 next day over against Chios ; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium ; and the next day we came to Miletus. For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because 16 he would not spend the time in Asia : for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost. And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of 17 the church. And when they were come to him, he said unto 18 them, ‘ Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after 1 what manner I have been with you at all seasons, serving the 19 ‘ Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears and tempta- 179 Paul’s third ACTS. PART V. ‘tions, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews, ' and 20 ‘ how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have ‘showed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to * house, 1 testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, 21 ‘repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. ‘ And now behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not 22 ‘ knowing the things that shall befall me there : save that the 23 * Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, That bonds and ‘ afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither 24 ‘count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my ‘course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the ‘ Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. And now, 25 4 behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching ‘the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. Wherefore I 26 ‘ take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all i men, for I have not shunned to declare unto you all the coun- 27 ‘ sel of God. Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the 28 * flock over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, * to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his ‘own blood. For I know T this, that after my departing shall 29 ‘ grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also 30 ‘of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things to ‘draw away disciples after them. Therefore watch; and re- 31 ‘ member, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn ‘ every one night and day with tears. And now, brethren, I com- 32 ‘ mend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to ‘ build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them ‘ which are sanctified. I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or 33 ‘ apparel. Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have min- 34 4 istered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me. I 35 4 have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to 4 support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord 4 Jesus, how he said, “ It is more blessed to give than to receive.” ’ And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down and prayed 36 with them all. And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul’s neck, 37 and kissed him, ’ sorrowing most of all for the words which he 38 spake, that they should see his face no more. And they accom- panied him unto the ship. And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them,and21 had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara ; and finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, 2 and set forth. Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it 3 on the left hand, and sailed unto Syria, and landed at Tyre : for there the ship was to unlade her burden. And finding disciples, 4 we tarried there seven days : who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem. And when we 5 had accomplished those days, we departed, and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children, till we were out of the city : and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed. And when we had taken our leave one of another, we 180 6 a. D. 55-60. CHAP. XXL Apostolical Journey. took ship; and they returned home again. And when we had 7 finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day. And the next day 8 we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cesa- rea ; and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven ; and abode with him. And the 9 same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy. And 10 as we tarried there many days, there came down from Judea a certain prophet, named Agabus. And when he was come unto 11 us, he took Paul’s girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth this girdle, and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. And when we heard these things, 12 both we, and they of that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep, and 13 to break my heart ? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. And when 14 he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done. And after those days we took up our carriages, 15 and went up to Jerusalem. There went with us also certain of 16 the disciples of Cesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge. And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received 17 us gladly. And the day following, Paul w T ent in with us unto 18 James : and all the elders were present. And when he had sa- 19 luted them, he declared particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry. And when they 20 heard it, they glorified the Lord, and said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law ; ' and they are informed of 21 thee, that thou teachest all the Jews which are among the Gen- tiles to forsake Moses, saying, That they ought not to circum- cise their children, neither to walk after the customs. What is 22 it therefore? the multitude must needs come together: for they will hear that thou art come. Do therefore this that we say to 23 thee : We have four men which have a vow on them ; ' them 24 take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads : and all may know that those things whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and .keepest the law 7 . As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have written and 25 concluded that they observe no such thing, save only that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication. Then Paul took the 26 men, and the next day purifying himself with them, entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purifica- tion, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them. And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews, which 27 were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, l crying out, Men of Israel, 28 5 Q 181 Pauls third ACTS. PART V. help. This is the man that teacheth all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place : and further, brought Greeks also into the temple ; and hath polluted this holy place. (For they had seen before with him in the city, Trophimus, an 29 Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.) And all the city was moved, and the people ran to- 30 gether: and they took Paul and drew him out of the temple. And forthwith the doors w r ere shut. ' And as they went about 31 to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar ; who immediately took soldiers 32 and centurions, and ran down unto them. And when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul. Then 33 the chief captain came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains : and demanded who he was, and what he had done. And some cried one thing, some another, 34 among the multitude : and when he could not know the cer- tainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle. And when he came upon the stairs, so it was that he was 35 borne of the soldiers, for the violence of the people. For the mul- 36 titude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him ! And 37 as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief cap- tain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek? Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an 38 uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers ? But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew 39 of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city : and I be- seech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people. And when he had given him license, Paul stood on the stairs, 40 and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying, 'Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my de-22 fence which Intake now unto you- -(and when they heard that 2 he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more si- lence : and he saith,)- I am verily a man which am a Jew, born 3 in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day. And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and de- 4 livering into prisons both men and women. As also the high- 5 priest doth bear me witness, and all the estate of the elders ; from whom also I received letters unto the brethren, and went to Da- mascus, to bring them which were there bound unto Jerusalem for to be punished. And it came to pass, that, as I made my jour- 6 ney, and was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone from heaven a great light round about me. And I 7 fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying unto me, Saul! Saul ! why persecutest thou me? And I answered, Who art thou, 8 Lord ? And he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. And they that were with me saw indeed the light, 9 and were afraid ; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me. And I said, What shall I do, Lord ? And the Lord said 10 182 a. D. 55-60. CHAP. XXII. Apostolical Journey unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do. And when 11 I could not see for the glory of that light, being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into Damascus. And one 12 Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good re- port of all the Jew 7 s which dw 7 elt there , ' came unto me, and stood, 13 and said unto me, Brother Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him. And he said, The God of our fathers 14 hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth. For thou 15 shall be his witness unto all men of what thou hast seen and heard. And now why tarriest thou ? arise, and be baptized, and 16 wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord. And it 17 came to pass, that, when 1 was come again to Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance ; and saw him 18 saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jerusa- lem ; for they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. And 19 I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every synagogue them that believed on thee ; and when the blood of 20 thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and con- senting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far 21 hence unto the Gentiles. And they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted 22 up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth! for it is not fit that he should livte! And as they cried out, 23 and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, ' the chief cap- 24 tain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging ; that he might know where- fore they cried so against him. And as they bound him with 25 thongs, Paul said unto the centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and uncondemned ? When 26 the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, say- ing, Take heed what thou doest ; for this man is a Roman. Then 27 the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea. 'And the chief captain answered, With 28 a great sum obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was free- born. Then straightway they departed from him which 29 should have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. On the morrow, because he would have known the certainty 30 wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their council to ap- pear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them. And Paul, 23 earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day And the high-priest Ananias commanded them that stood by 2 him, to smite him on the mouth. Then said Paul unto him, God 3 shall smite thee, thou whited wall! for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the 183 Paul’s third ACTS, PART V law? And they that stood by, said, Revilest thou God’s high- 4 priest ? Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high- 5 priest: for it is written, “Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.” But when Paul perceived that 6 the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee ; of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. And when he had so said, there arose a dissen- r ' sion between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multi- tude was divided. For the Sadducees say that there is no resur- 8 rection, neither angel nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both. And there arose a great cry : and the Scribes that were of the 9 Pharisees’ part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man : but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, 10 fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle. And the night following, the Lord stood by him, and said, Be 11 of good cheer, Paul : for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusa- lem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. And when it was 12 day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying. That they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. And they were more than forty which 13 had made this conspiracy. And they came to the chief priests 14 and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until w 7 e have slain Paul. J\ T ow 15 therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain, that he bring him down unto you to-morrow, as though ye would in- quire something more perfectly concerning him : and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him. And when Paul’s sister’s 16 son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul. Then Paul called one of the centurions 17 unto him, and said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain ; for he hath a certain thing to tell him. So he took him, and 18 brought him to the chief captain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say unto thee. Then the chief 19 captain took him by the hand and went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is that thou hast to tell me ? And he said, 20 The Jews have agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldest bring dow r n Paul to-morrow into the council, as though they would in- quire somewhat of him more perfectly. But do not thou yield 21 unto them : for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they have killed him : and now 7 are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. So the chief captain 22 then let the young man depart, and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast showed these things to me. And he called unto him two centurions, saying, Make ready 23 184 a. d. 55-60. CHAP. XXIV. Apostolic Journey • two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and spearmen tw r o hundred, at the third hour of the night; and provide them beasts, that they may set Paul on, and 24 bring him safe unto Felix the governor. And he wrote a letter 25 after this manner : Claudius Lysias, unto the most excellent governor Felix, sendeth greeting. 26 This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been killed of them : then 27 came I with an army, and rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman. And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, 28 I brought him forth into their council : whom I perceived to be accused of 29 questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds. And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the 30 man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to his accusers also, to say before thee What they had against him. Farewell. Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul, and 31 brought him by night to Antipatris. On the morrow they left 32 the horsemen to go with him, and returned to the castle : who, 33 w r hen they came to Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the gov- ernor, presented Paul also before him. And when the governor 34 had read the letter, he asked of what province he was. And when he understood that he was of Cilicia ; ‘ 1 will hear thee/ said 35 he, ‘when thine accusers are also come.’ And he commanded him to be kept in Herod’s judgment-hall. And after five days, Ananias the high^priest descended with2^r the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who in- formed the governor against Paul. And when he was called 2 forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence, 1 we accept it always, and in 3 all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. Notwith- 4 standing, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee, that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words. For we 5 have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes: who also hath gone about to profane 6 the temple: w T hom w 7 e took, and would have judged according to our law, ? but the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with 7 great violence took him away out of our hands, commanding his 8 accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom, thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things whereof we accuse him. And the Jew’s also assented, saying, That these things 9 were so. Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto 10 him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself: because that thou mayest under- 11 stand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jeru- salem forto worship. And they neither found me in the temple 12 disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city : neither can they prove the things 13 whereof they now accuse me. But this I confess unto thee, that 14 after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of 5 Q 2 185 Paul’s third ACTS PART V. my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets : and have hope toward God, which they them- 15 selves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. And herein do I exercise myself, Vo 16 have always a conscience Void of offence toward God, and toward men. Now t , after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation, 17 and offerings. Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me 18 purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult : who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had 19 aught against me. Or else let these same here say, if they have 20 found any evil-doing in me, while I stood before the council, ’ except it be for this one voice, that I cried, standing among 21 them, ‘Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.’ And when Felix heard these things, 22 having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I wall know the uttermost of your matter. And he commanded a cen- 23 turion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister, or come unto him. And after certain days, when Felix came with his w r ife Dru- 24 silla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him con- cerning the faith in Christ. And as he reasoned of righteousness, 25 temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and an- swered, Go thy way for this time ; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. He hoped also that money should 26 have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him ; where- fore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him. But 27 after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix’s room: and Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. NOW when Festus was come into the province, after threeSJS days he ascended from Cesarea to Jerusalem. Then the high- 2 priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, ’ and desired favor against him, that he w ould send 3 for him to Jerusalem ; laying w 7 ait in the way to kill him. But 4 Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither. Let them therefore, 5 said he, which among you are able, go down with me , and accuse this man, if there he any wickedness in him. And when he had 6 tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Cesarea ; and the next day sitting on the judgment-seat, com- manded Paul to be brought. And when he was come, the Jews 7 which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove; while he answered for himself, Neither against the 8 law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Cesar, have I offended any thing at all. But Festus, willing to 9 do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me? Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar’s judgment-seat, where I ought 10 to be judged : to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very 186 a. b. 55-60. CHAP. XXVI. Apostolical Journey. well knowest. For if I be an offender, or have committed any 11 thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die : but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Cesar. ' Then Festus, when he had 12 conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Cesar? unto Cesar shalt thou go. And after certain days, king Agrippa and Bernice came unto 13 Cesarea, to salute Festus. And when they had been there many 14 days, Festus declared Paul’s cause unto the king, saying, There 15 is a certain man left in bonds by Felix: about whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against him. To whom I 16 answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have license to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him. Therefore, when they were come hither, 17 without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth; against whom, when 18 the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed: but had certain questions against him of 19 their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. And because I doubted of such man- 20 ner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters. But when Paul had ap- 21 pealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cesar. Then Agrippa 22 said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To-mor- row, said he, thou shalt hear him. And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, 23 with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at Festus’ commandment Paul was brought forth. And Festus said, King 24 Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man about whom all the multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. But when I found that he had committed 25 nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. Of whom I have no 26 certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially before thee, O king Agrippa, that after examination had, I might have somewhat to write. For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not 27 withal to signify the crimes laid against him. Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for26 thyself Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall 2 answer for myself this day before thee, touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews : especially, because I know 3 thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently. My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine 187 4 Pauls third ACTS. PART V. own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews, ' which knew me 5 from the beginning, (if they would testify,) that after the most straitest sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee. And now I 6 stand, and am judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers : unto which promise our twelve tribes, instantly 7 serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope’s sake, king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews. Why should it 8 be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead ? I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many 9 things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Which thing 10 I also did in Jerusalem : and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from the chief priests ; and when they were put to death, I gave my voice against them. And 11 1 punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled them to blaspheme ; and being exceedingly mad against them, I perse- cuted them even unto strange cities. Whereupon, as I went to 12 Damascus, with authority and commission from the chief priests, ■ at mid-day, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above 13 the brightness of the sun, shining round about me, and them which journeyed with me. And when we were all fallen to the 14 earth, I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the He- brew tongue, Saul ! Saul ! why persecutest thou me ? It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. And I said, Who art thou, 15 Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest. ’But 16 rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those things in the which I will appear unto thee ; delivering thee from the people, and 17 from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee, ' to open their 18 eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient 19 unto the heavenly vision : but showed first unto them of Damas- 20 cus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn taGod, and do works meet for repentance. For these causes the Jews 21 caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me. Having 22 therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witness- ing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come : that Christ 23 should suffer, and that he should be the first that should rise from the dead, and should show light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud 24 voice, Paul ! thou art beside thyself! much learning doth make thee mad! But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus ; but 25 speak forth the words of truth and soberness. For the king 26 knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him ; for this thing was not done in a corner. King Agrippa, believest 27 188 a. d. 55-60. CH A P. XXVII. Apostolical Journey . thou the prophets? I know that thou believest. 'Then Agrippa 28 said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all 29 that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds. And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the gov- 30 ernor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them : and when they 31 were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death, or of bonds. Then said 32 Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Cesar. AND when it was determined, that we should sail into Italy, 27 they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band. And entering into a ship 2 of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. ' And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius cour- 3 teously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself And when we had launched from 4 thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were con- trary. And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pam- 5 phylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. And there the centu- 6 rion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy ; and he put us therein. And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce 7 were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone : and hardly passing it, 8 came unto a place which is called, The Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. Now, when much time was 9 spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, 'and said unto them, 10 Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. Nevertheless, the centurion believed the master and the owner 11 of the ship more than those things which were spoken by Paul. And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the 12 more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter ; which is a haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south-west and north-west. And 13 when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had ob- tained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, 14 called Euroclydon. And when the ship was caught, and could 15 not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. And running un- 16 der a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat : which when they had taken up, they used 17 helps, undergirding the ship ; and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. And we 18 being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they light- ened the ship; and the third day we cast out with our own 19 hands the tackling of the ship. And when neither sun nor stars 20 in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope Paul’s journey to Home , ACTS. PART VI. that we should be saved was then taken away. But after long 21 abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. And now I ex- 22 hort you to be of good cheer : for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me 23 this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 'say- 24 ing, Fear not, Paul ; thou must be brought before Cesar : and lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Wherefore, 25 sirs, be of good cheer : for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. Howbeit, we must be cast upon a certain 26 island. But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were 27 driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country, ' and sounded, and 28 found it twenty fathoms : and when they had gone a little fur- ther, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. Then 29 fearing lest they should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. And as the 30 shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under color as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, Paul said to the centurion, 31 and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let 32 her fall off And while the day was coming on, Paul besought 33 them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried, and continued fasting, having taken nothing. Wherefore I pray you to take some meat ; for this is for your 34 health : for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you. And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks 35 to God in presence of them all ; and when he had broken il, he began to eat. Then were they all of good cheer, and they also 36 took some meat. And we were in all in the ship two hundred 37 threescore and sixteen souls. And when they had eaten enough, 38 they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. And 39 when it was day, they knew not the land : but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. And when they had 40 taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder-bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. And falling into a place where 41 two seas met, they ran the ship aground ; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the w 7 aves. And the soldiers’ counsel was 42 to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should sw T im out, and es- cape. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from 43 their purpose, and commanded that they which could swim, should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land, ' and the 44 rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land. And when28 they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. 190 a. D. 60 - 62 . CHAP. XXVIir. aS a prisoner • And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness : for 2 they kindled a fire and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. And when Paul had 3 gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. And when the 4 barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet Vengeance suffereth not to live. And he shook off the beast info the fire, and felt no harm. 5 Howbeit, they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen 6 down dead suddenly : but afler they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. In the same quarters were possessions 7 of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius ; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. And it came 8 to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a blood y-flux : to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. So when this was done, others 9 also which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed : who also honored us with many honors ; and when we departed, 10 they laded us with such things as were necessary. And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, 11 which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pol- lux. And landing at Syracuse, w 7 e tarried there three days. 12 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: 13 and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: where we found brethren, and were desired to 14 tarry with them seven days : and so we went toward Rome. And 15 from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as ‘ Appii-forum,’ and ‘ The Three Taverns whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the pris- 16 oners to the captain of the guard : but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, w T ith a soldier that kept him. And it came to 17 pass, that after three days, Paul called the chief of the Jews to- gether. And when they w ere come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans; w 7 ho when they 18 had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. But when the Jews spake against it, I 19 was constrained to appeal unto Cesar ; not that I had aught to accuse my nation of. For this cause therefore have I called for 20 you, to see you, and to speak with you : because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. And they said unto 21 him, We neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came showed or spake any harm of thee. But we desire to hear of thee, what thou think- 22 est: for as concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against. And when they had appointed him a day, there 23 came many to him into his lodging : to whom he expounded and 191 Proof of the doctrine ROMANS. PART testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and oat of the prophets, from morn- ing till evening. And some believed the things which were 24 spoken, and some believed not. And when they agreed not 25 among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, saying, 26 Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand ; And seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For the heart of this people is waxed gross, 27 And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes have they closed ; Lest they should see with their eyes, And hear with their ears. And understand with their heart, And should be converted, and I should heal them. Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is 28 sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. And when he 29 had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reason- ing among themselves. And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and 30 received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of 31 God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE ROMANS. PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, sepa- X rated unto the gospel of God, (which he had promised afore by 2 his prophets in the holy scriptures,) concerning his Son Jesus 3 Christ our Lord,- -who was made of the seed of David according to the flesh ; and declared to be the Son of God with power ac- 4 cording to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead : by whom we have received grace and Apostleship, for 5 obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name : among 6 whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:- -to all that be in 7 Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that 8 your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world. For God is 9 my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; making request, if by any means now at length I might 10 have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you. For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some spiritual 11 gift, to the end ye may be established : that is, that I may be 12 comforted together with you, by the mutual faith both of you and me. Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that often- 13 192 A. D. 57 pr 58. CHAP. II. of Justification . times I purposed to come unto you (but was let hitherto) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians, 14 both to the wise, and to the unwise. So, as much as in me is, I 15 am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also. For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ : for it is the 16 POWER OF GOD UNTO SALVATION TO EVERT ONE THAT BELIEVETH ; TO THE JEW FIRST, AND ALSO TO THE GREEK. FOR THEREIN IS 17 THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD REVEALED FROM FAITH TO FAITH : AS IT IS WRITTEN, THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH. FOR the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all 18 ungodliness, and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness. Because that which may be known of God, is 19 manifest in them ; for God hath showed it unto them : for the 20 invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead ; so that they are without excuse : because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as 21 God, neither were thankful, but became vain in their imagina- tions, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing them- 22 selves to be wise, they became fools, ' and changed the glory of 23 the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness, through the 24 lusts of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves : who changed the truth of God into a lie, and wor- 25 shipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever! Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto 26 vile affections. For even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature : and likewise also the men, 27 leaving the natural use of the women, burned in their lust one toward another ; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God 28 in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient : being filled with all 29 unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, malicious- ness ; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity ; whisperers, ’ backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors 30 of evil things, disobedient to parents, ' without understanding, 31 covenant-breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmer- ciful : who knowing the judgment of God, (that they which com- 32 mit such things are worthy of death,) not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art, 2 that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest, doest the same things. But we 2 are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth, against them which commit such things. And thinkest thou this, O man, 3 that judgest them which do such things, and doest the same, that 5 R 193 Proof of the doctrine ROMANS. PARI* lh thou shall escape the judgment of God ? or despisest thou the 4 riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering ; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? but after thy hardness and impenitent heart, treasurest up unto 5 thyself wrath against the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of God, who will render to every man ac- 6 cording to his deeds: to them who by patient continuance in 7 well doing, seek for glory, and honor, and immortality ; eternal life : but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the 8 truth, but obey unrighteousness; indignation and wrath, 1 tribu- 9 lation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile: but glory, honor, and 10 peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile: for there is no respect of persons with God. 11 For as many as have sinned without law, shall also perish 12 without law: and as many as have sinned in the law, shall be judged by the law, (for not the hearers of the law are just before 13 God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. For when the 14 Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things con- tained in the law, these having not the law, are a law unto themselves, which show the work of the law written in their 15 hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing, or else excusing one another ;) in the 16 day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law, and 17 makest thy boast of God, 1 and knowest his will, and approvest the 18 things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law, * and art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a 19 light of them which are in darkness, * an instructor of the foolish, 20 a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge, and of the truth in the law : thou therefore which teachest another, teachest 21 thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? thou that sayest, a man should not commit adultery, 22 dost thou commit adultery ? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege? thou that makest thy boast of the law, through 23 breaking the law dishonorest thou God ? For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you ; 24 as it is written. For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law ; but if 25 thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircum- cision. Therefore, if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness 26 of the law r , shall not his uncircumcision be counted for circumci- sion? And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil 27 the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law? For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly ; 28 neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh : but 29 he is a Jew which is one inwardly ; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit , and not in the letter: whose praise is not of men, but of God. 194 a. d. 57 or 58. CHAP. III. of Justification* * What advantage then hath the Jew ? or what profit is there 3 of circumcision V Much every way : chiefly, because that unto 2 them were committed the oracles of God. For what if some did 3 not believe ? shall their unbelief make the faith of God without effect ? God forbid : yea, let God be true, but every man a liar ; 4 as it is written. That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, And mightest overcome when thou art judged. But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, 5 what shall we say ? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance ? (I speak as a man,) ' God forbid : for then how shall God judge 6 the world ? For if the truth of God hath more abounded through 7 my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner? And not rather (as we be slanderously reported, and as some 8 affirm that we say) Let us do evil, that good may come ? whose damnation is just. What then? are we better than they ? No, in no wise : for we 9 have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin ; as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one : 10 There is none that understandeth, 11 There is none that seeketh after God, They are all gone out of the way, 12 They are together become unprofitable : There is none that doeth good, no, not one • Their throat is an open sepulchre ; 13 r With their tongues they have used deceit; The poison of asps is under their lips : Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. 14 Their feet are swift to shed blood, 15 Destruction and misery are in their ways : 16 And the way of peace have they not known. 17 There is no fear of God before their eyes. 18 Now we know that what things soever the law’ saith, it saith to 19 them who are under the law : that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore 20 by the deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight : for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is rnani- 21 fested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets ; even the righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all, 22 and upon all them that believe ; for there is no difference : for 23 all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God ; being justi- 24 fled freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus ; w 7 hom God hath set forth to he a propitiation, through faith 25 in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God : to declare, I say , 26 at this time his righteousness : that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. Where is boasting 27 then? It is excluded. By w'hatlaw? of works? Nay; but by the law of faith. Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified 28 by faith without the deeds of the law. Is he the God of the 29 Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gen- 30 tiles also : seeing it is one God which shall justify the circumci- 195 Proof of the doctrine ROMANS. PART II. sion by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. Do we then 31 make void the law through faith ? God forbid : yea, we establish the law. What shall we then say that Abraham our father, as pertain- 4 ing to the flesh, hath found ? For if Abraham were justified by 2 works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God. For what 3 saith the Scripture ? “Abraham belie ved God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.” Now to him that 4 worketh, is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But 5 to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Even as David 6 also describeth the blessedness of the man unto whom God im- puteth righteousness without works, saying , 7 Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, And whose sins are covered 5 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only , or upon 9 the uncircumcision also ? For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. How was it then reckoned ? when 10 he was in circumcision, or ip uncircumcision ? Not in circumci- sion, but in uncircumcision. And he received the sign of cir* 11 cumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised, (that righteousness might be imputed unto them also,) and the father of circumcision 12 to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also w alk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he had being yet uncircumcised. For the promise that he should be the 13 heir of the w 7 orld was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. For if they which 14 are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect. Because the law worketh wrath : for wdiere no 15 law is there is no transgression. Therefore it is of faith, that it 16 might be by grace ; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed : not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, 1 (as 17 it is written, “I have made thee a father of many na- tions”) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not, as though they w 7 ere. Who against hope believed in hope, that he might be- 18 come the father of many nations; (according to that which w 7 as spoken; “So shall thy seed be,”) 'and being not weak in 19 faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he w 7 as about a hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah’s womb : he staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; 20 but was strong in faith, giving glory to God ; ' and being fully 21 persuaded, that what he had promised, he was able also to per- form. And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 22 Now, it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed 23 to him: but for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we be- 24 iieve on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead, who 25 196 a. D. 57 or 58. CHAP. VI. of Justification. was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justi- fication. v Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God 5 through our Lord Jesus Christ : by whom also w 7 e have access 2 by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. And not only so, but we glory in tribulations 3 also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience ; ' and patience, 4 experience ; and experience, hope : and hope maketh not ashamed ; 5 because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. For when we were yet 6 without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For 7 scarcely for a righteous man will one die ; yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth 8 his love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we 9 shall be saved from wrath through him. For if when we 10 were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son ; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. And not only so, but we also joy in God, through our Lord Jesus 11 Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement. Wherefore as by one man sin entered into the world, and 12 death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. For until the law 7 , sin was in the world ; but sin 13 is not imputed when there is no law; nevertheless, death reigned 14 from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. But not as the offence, so also is the 15 free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was 16 by one that sinned, so is the gift. For the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justi- fication. For if by one man’s offence, death reigned by one ; 17 much more^they which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. Therefore, as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men 18 to condemnation, even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man’s 19 disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Moreover the law entered, 20 that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: that as sin hath reigned unto death, 21 even so might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life, by Jesus Christ our Lord. WHAT shall we say then ? Shall we continue in sin, that 6 grace may abound ? ' God forbid : how 7 shall we, that are dead to 2 sin, live any longer therein? Know ye not that so many of us as 3 were baptized into Jesus Christ, were baptized into his death? ' Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death : that 4 like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the 5 R 2 197 Consequences of ROMANS. PART l£h Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if 5 we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection : knowing this, G that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. For he 7 that is dead is freed from sin. Now, if we be dead with Christ, 8 we believe that we shall also live with him : knowing that Christ, 9 being raised from the dead, dieth no more ; death hath no more dominion over him. For in that he died, he died unto sin once; 10 but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye 11 also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in 12 your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteous- 13 ness unto sin : but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, ahd your members as instruments of right- eousness unto God : for sin shall not have dominion over you ; 14 for ye are not under the law, but under grace. What then V shall we sin, because we are not under the law 7 , 15 but under grace? God forbid. 1 Know ye not, that to whom ye 16 yield yourselves' servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey ; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto right- eousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of 17 sin ; but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then made free from sin, ye 18 became the servants of righteousness: (I speak after the man- 19 ner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh:) for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to ini- quity, unto iniquity ; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye were the servants 20 of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye then 21 in those things whereof ye are now 7 ashamed? for the end of those things is death. But now being made free from sin, and become 22 servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is death : but the gift of 23 God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the 7 law) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? For the woman which hath a husband, is bound by the 2 law to her husband so long as he liveth ; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law 7 of her husband. So then, if 3 while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law ; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are 4 become dead to the law by the body of Christ ; that ye should be married to another, even to him w r ho is raised from the dead, that w r e should bring forth fruit unto God. For when we were in the 5 flesh, the motions of sins, which w 7 ere by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death : but now 7 we are deliv- ered from the law, that being dead wherein we w r ere held; that 198 6 a. D. 57 or 58. CHAP. VIII. Justification . we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. What shall we say then ? Is the law sin ? God forbid. Nay, 7 I had not known sin, but by the law : for I had not known lust, except the law had said, “Thou shalt not covet ” But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me 8 all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. For 1 was alive without the law once : but when the command- 9 ment came, sin revived, and I died. And the commandment 10 which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. For sin, 11 taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment 12 holy, and just and good. Was then that which is good made death unto me? God for- 13 bid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good ; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful. For we know that the law is spiritual : but 14 I am carnal, sold under sin. For that which I do, I allow not: 15 for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. If 16 then I do that which I w r ould not, I consent unto the law that it is good. Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwell- 17 eth in me. For I know that in me, (that is, in my flesh,) dwell- 18 eth no good thing: for to will is present with me ; but how to per- form that which is good, I find not. For the good that I would, 19 I do not; but the evil which I w 7 ould not, that I do. Now i/ I 20 do that I would not, it is no mbre I that do it, but sin that dwell- eth in me. I find then a law, that when I would do good, evil 21 is present with me. For I delight in the law of God, after the 22 inward man : but I see another law in my members warring 23 against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members. O wretched man that I am! 24 who shall deliver me from the body of this death ? I thank God, 25 through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God ; but with the flesh the law of sin. There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are 0 in Christ Jesus, who w r alk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For the law 7 of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, hath made me 2 free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not 3 do, in that it w r as weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in 4 us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. For they 5 that are after the flesh, do mind the things of the flesh: but they that are after the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. For to be car- 6 nally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace : ' because the carnal mind is enmity against God : for it is 7 not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. So then 8 they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But ye are not in 9 the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now, if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because 10 199 Consequences oj ROMANS. PART III. of sin ; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. But if the 11 Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from ;he dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live 12 after the flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but 13 if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the 14 sons of God. For ye have not received the Spirit of bondage 15 again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth wit- 16 ness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: and if 17 children, then heirs: heirs of God and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him , that we may be also glorified together. For I reckon, that the sufferings of this present time are not 18 worthy to he compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the 19 manifestation of the sons of God. For the creature was made 20 subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope ; because the creature itself also shall 21 be delivered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole 22 creation groaneth, and travaileth in pain together until now : And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the first 23 fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within our- selves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body. 1 For we are saved by hope. But hope that is seen, is not 24 hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? ’But if 25 we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we 26 know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit i*self maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And He that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the 27 mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints, according to the will of God. And we know that all things work together for good, to them 28 that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to he con- 29 formed to the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many brethren. Moreover, whom he did predestinate, 30 them he also called; and whom he called, them he also justi- fied : and whom he justified, them he also glorified. What shall 31 we then say to these things? If God he for us, who can he against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us 32 all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? • Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? it is God 33 that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? it is Christ that 34 died : yea rather, that is risen again ; who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall 35 separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, 200 a. d. 57 or 58. CHAP. IX. Justification. or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword ? (As 36 it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long ; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, through 37 him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor 38 life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor pow r ers, nor things present, nor things to come, 1 nor height, nor depth, nor any other crea- 39 lure, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, (my conscience also bear- 9 ing me witness in the Holy Ghost,) That I have great heaviness 2 and continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that my- 3 self were accursed from Christ, for my brethren, my kinsmen ac- cording to the flesh: who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the 4 adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law% and the service of God , and the promises; whose are the 5 fathers, and of whom, as concerning the flesh, Christ came ; who is over all, God blessed for ever! Amen. Not as though 6 the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel : neither, because they are the 7 seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, “In Isaac shall thy seed be called,” ' that is, They which are the children 8 of the flesh, these are not the children of God ; but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. For this is the word of 9 promise, “At this time will I come, and Sarah shall have a son.” And not only this; but when Rebecca also had 10 conceived by one, even by our father Isaac, ’for the children 11 being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, -(that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth ;>-it was said unto her, “The 12 elder shall serve the younger:” as it is written, 13 Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. What shall we say then? is there unrighteousness with God ? 14 God forbid. For he saith to Moses, “I will have mercy on 15 whom I will have mercy, and I will have compas- sion on whom I will have compassion.” So then, it is 16 not of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy. For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh; “Even 17 for this same purpose ha ve Iraised thee up, that I might show my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth.” There- 18 fore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt say then unto me, .Why doth he 19 yet find fault? for who hath resisted his will? Nay but, Oman, 20 who art thou that repliest against God ? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath 21 not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor and another unto dishonor? What if God, 22 willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endur- 201 In rejecting the Jews , ROMANS. PART IT ed with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath fitted to de- struction : and that he might make known the riches of his glory 23 on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, ’ even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but 24 also of the Gentiles ? As he saith also in Osee, 25 I will call them my people, which were not my people; And her beloved, which was not beloved. And it shall come to pass, 26 That in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people ; There shall they be called, The children of the living God. Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, 27 Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, A remnant shall be saved ; For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness : 28 Because a short work will the LORD make upon the earth. And as Esaias said before, 29 Except the LORD of SABAOTH had left us a seed, We had been as Sodoma, And been made like unto Gomorrah. What shall we say then ? That the Gentiles which followed 30 not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith : but Israel, which followed after 31 the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of right- eousness. ' Wherefore ? Because they sought it not by faith, but 32 as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling-stone ; as it is written, 33 Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone, and rock of offence : And whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. BRETHREN, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, 10 that they might be saved. For I bear them record, that they 2 have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they, 3 being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to estab- lish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for 4 righteousness to every one that believeth. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, 5 ‘‘That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.” But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on 6 this wise, “Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven?” (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) or 7 “Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.) ’But what saith it? ‘‘The word 8 is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart:” that is, the word of faith, which we preach. That if thou shalt 9 confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (For with* the heart, man believeth unto righteousness ; 10 and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.) For the 11 scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for 12 the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. 202 a. d. 57 or 58. CHAP. XI. God has not denied himself. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD, shall be saved. 13 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not be- 14 lieved ? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard ? and how shall they hear without a preacher ? And 15 how shall they preach, except they be sent ? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, And bring glad tidings of good things ! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, 16 LORD, who hath believed our report ? So then, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of 17 God. ? But I say, Have they not heard ? Yes, verily, 18 Their sound went into all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world. But I say, Did not Israel know ? First, Moses saith, u I will 19 provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.” But Esaias is very bold, and saith, 20 I was found of them that sought me not ; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. But to Israel he saith, 21 All day long I have stretched forth my hands Unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. I say then, Hath God cast away his people ? God forbid. For 11 I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. God hath not cast away his people which he fore- 2 knew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias ? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying, “Lord, they 3 have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life?” 'But what saith the answer of God unto him? “I have re- 4 served to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.” Even so then 5 at this present time also there is a remnant according to the elec- tion of grace. And if by grace, then is it no more of works : 6 otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it he of works, then is it no more grace : otherwise work is no more work. What then ? 7 Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for ; but the elec- tion hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded, 1 (according as it 8 is written, “ God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear ;”) unto this day. And David saith, 9 Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, And a stumbling-block, and a recompense unto them : Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, 10 And bow down their back always. I SAY then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God 11 forbid : but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. Now if the fall of them 12 be the riches of t he world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fullness? For I speak to 13 you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the Apostle of the Gentiles, I 203 Various precepts . ROMANS. PART IV magnify mine office, ' if by any means I may provoke to emula- 14 tion them which are my flesh, and might save some of them. For 15 if the casting away of them he the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them he , but life from the dead ? For 16 if the first fruit he holy, the lump is also holy : and if the root he holy, so are the branches. And if some of the branches be bro- 17 ken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive- tree ; ' boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou 18 bearest not the root, but the root thee. Thou wilt say, then, The 19 branches were broken off that I might be graffed in. Well; 20 because of unbelief they were broken off and thou standest by faith. Be not high-minded, but fear: ' for if God spared not the 21 natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. Behold 22 therefore the goodness and severity of God ! on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness : otherwise thou also shalt be cut off And they also, 23 if they abide not still in unbelief, shall be graffed in : for God is able to graff them in again. For if thou Wert cut out of the 24 olive-tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive-tree ; how much more shall these, which be the natural branches , be graffed into their own olive-tree ? For 25 I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should be wise in your own conceits) that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles be come in. And so all Israel shall be saved : as it is written, 2b There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, And shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob : For this is my covenant unto them, 27 When I shall take away their sins. . . . As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: 28 but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sakes. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance. 29 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now ob- 30 tained mercy through their unbelief; even so have these also 31 now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he 32 might have mercy upon all. 0 the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge 33 of God ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! For who hath known the mind of the Lord ? or who 34 hath been his counsellor ? Or who hath first given to him, and 35 it shall be recompensed unto him again? For of him, and through 36 him, and to him, are all things: to whom he glory for ever! Amen. 1 BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, 12 that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not con- 2 formed to this world : but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace given 3 unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself v 204 a. d. 57 or 58. CHAP. XIII. Various precepts. more highly lhan he ought to think ; but to think soberly, accord- ing as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. For as 4 we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office : so we, being many, are one body in Christ, and 5 every one members one of another; having then gifts, differing 6 according to the grace that is given to us; whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith: or ministry, let 7 us wait on our ministering : or he that teacheth, on teaching : 1 or 8 he that exhorteth, on exhortation : he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity: he that ruleth, with diligence^ he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness. Let love be without dissimulation. 9 Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 1 Be 10 kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love ; in honor preferring one another; 'not slothful in business; fervent in 11 spirit; serving the Lord; ' rejoicing in hope ; patient in tribula- 12 tion ; continuing instant in prayer ; 1 distributing to the necessity 13 of saints; given to hospitality. Bless them which persecute 14 you; bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, 15 and weep with them that weep. Be of the same mind one to- 16 ward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. ' Recompense 17 to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably 18 with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather 19 give place unto wrath : for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, ‘feed him ; if he thirst, give 20 him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. 21 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there! 3 is no power but of God : the powers that be, are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the 2 ordinance of God : and they that resist shall receive to them- selves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but 3 to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power ? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same ; for he is 4 the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the sword in vain : for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for 5 wrath, but also for conscience’ sake. For, for this cause pay ye 6 tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, attending continually upon this very thing. Render therefore to all their dues : tribute 7 to whom tribute is due ; custom to whom custom ; fear to whom fear ; honor to whom honor. Owe no man any thing, but to love 8 one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law\ For this, “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” “Thou 9 shalt not kill,” “Thou shalt not steal,” “Thou shalt not bear false witness?,” ‘‘Thou shalt not covet;” and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor 5 S 205 Various precepts . ROMANS. PART V. as thyself!” Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore 10 love is the fulfilling of the law. And that, knowing the time, 11 that now it is high time to awake out of sleep : for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, 12 the day is at hand : let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. Let us walk honestly, as in 13 the day : not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord 14 Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, hut not to doubtfully disputations. For one believeth that he may eat all things; an- 2 other, who is weak, eateth herbs. Let not him that eateth, 3 despise him that eateth not ; and let not him which eateth not, judge him that eateth: for God hath received him. Who art 4 thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth : yea, he shall be holden up : for God is able to make him stand. One man esteemeth one day above another : 5 another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. He that regardeth the day, regardeth 6 it unto the Lord : and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. For none of us liveth to himself, 7 and no man dieth to himself For whether we live, we live unto 8 the Lord ; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord : whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end 9 Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living. But why dost thou judge thy 10 brother? or why dost thou set at naught thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of Christ. For it is 11 written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, And every tongue shall confess to God. So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. 12 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but judge this 13 rather, that no man put a stumbling-block, or an occasion to fall in his brother’s way. I know, and am persuaded by the Lord 14 Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. But if 15 thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. 1 Let not then your good be evil spoken of: 1 for the 16 kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth 18 Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men. Let us there- 19 fore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. For meat destroy not the 20 work of God. All things indeed are pure : but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence. f It is good neither to eat flesh nor 21 to drink wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or 206 a. d. 57 or 58. CHAP. XV. Recapitulation . is offended, or is made weak. Hast thou faith? have it to thy- 22 self before God. Happy is he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. And he that doubteth is damned 23 if he eat, because he eateth not of faith : for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmi-15 ties of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of 2 us please his neighbor for his good to edification. For even 3 Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee, fell on me. For whatsoever things were written aforetime, were written for 4 our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scrip- tures might have hope. Now the God of patience and consola- 5 tion grant you to be like-minded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: that ye may with one mind and one mouth 6 glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Wherefore 7 receive ye one another, as Christ also received us, to the glory of God. NOW I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumci- 8 sion for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers : and that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy: 9 as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the Gentiles, And sing unto thy name. And again he saith; Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. And again, Praise the LORD, all ye Gentiles ; And laud him, all ye people. And again Esaias saith; 12 There shall be a root of Jesse, And he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles ; In him shall the Gentiles trust. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, 13 that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye 14 also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. Nevertheless, brethren, I have written 15 the more boldly unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me of God, ' that I should be 16 the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost. I have therefore whereof I 17 may glory through Jesus Christ, in those things which pertain to God. For I will not dare to speak of any of those things which 18 Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles obedient, by word and deed, 1 through mighty signs and wonders, by the 19 power of the Spirit of God ; so that from Jerusalem and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ 20 207 10 11 Recapitulation. ROMANS. PART VI. was named, lest I should build upon another man’s foundation: but as it is written, 21 To whom he was not spoken of, they shall see : And they that have not heard shall understand. For which causp also I have been much hindered from coming 22 to you. But now having no more place in these parts, and hav- 23 ing a great desire these many years to come unto you ; whenso- 24 ever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thither- ward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company. ' But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints. ' For it 25 hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem. It hath 27 pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gen- tiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things. When 28 therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain. And I am sure that when 29 I come unto you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ. Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord 30 Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me ; that I may be 31 delivered from them that do not believe in Judea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem, may be accepted of the saints ; that I may come unto you with joy by the will of God, 32 and may with you be refreshed. Now the God of peace he with you all. Amen. 33 I COMMEND unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant ofl6 the church which is at Cenchrea : that ye receive her in the 2 Lord, as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you : for she hath been a succorer of many, and of myself also. Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my helpers 3 in Christ Jesus : (who have for my life laid down their own 4 necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles:) likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my well-beloved Epenetus, who is the first- 5 fruits of Achaia unto Christ. Greet Mary, who bestowed 6 much labor on us. Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, 7 and my fellow-prisoners who are of note among the Apostles, who also were in Christ before me. Greet Amplias, my beloved 8 in the Lord. Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my beloved. 1 Salute Apelles, approved in Christ. 1 Salute 9 them which are of Aristobulus’ household. Salute Herodian 11 my kinsman. Greet them that be of the household, of Narcissus, which are in the Lord. Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who 12 labor in the Lord. Salute the beloved Persis, which labored much in the Lord. Salute Rufus, chosen in the Lord, and his 13 mother and mine. Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patro- 14 bas, Hermes, and the brethren which are with them. Salute 15 Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister, and Olympas, and 208 a. D. 57 or 58. CHAP. I. Salutation. all the saints which are with them. Salute one another with a 16 holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you. Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them w 7 hich cause divi- 17 sions and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our 18 Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly ; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. For your obe- 19 dience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore on your behalf : but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil. And the God of peace shall 20 bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be w ith you. Amen. Timotheus, my work-fellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and 21 Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you. I Tertius, who wrote this 22 epistle, salute you in the Lord. Gaius mine host, and of the 23 whole church, saluteth you. Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a brother. The grace of our 24 Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. Now to him that is of power to establish you according to my 25 gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the reve- lation of the mystery, which w 7 as kept secret since the world be- gan, 1 but now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the 26 prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith : To God 27 only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever ! Amen. THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS. PAUL, called to be an Apostle of Jesus Christ through the 3L will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, f unto the church of 2 God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours: Grace 3 be unto you, and peace from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God 4 which is given you by Jesus Christ ; that in every thing ye are 5 enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge ; even as 6 the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you : so that ye come 7 behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ : who shall also confirm you unto the end, f that ye may be 8 blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is faithful, 9 by w 7 hom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. NOW I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord 10 Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be 5 S 2 209 Reproofs for I. CORINTHIANS. PART II. no divisions among you ; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul ; and I of Apol- los ; and I of Cephas ; and I of Christ. Is Christ divided ? was Paul crucified for you ? or were ye baptized in the name of Paul ? I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus and Gaius ; 1 lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own name. ' And I baptized also the household of Stephanas ; besides, I know not whether I baptized any other. For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel : not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect. For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness ; but unto us which are saved, it is the power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise ? where is the scribe ? w r here is the disputer of this world ? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world ? For after that in the wisdom of God, the world by wis- dom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preach- ing to save them that believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom : but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolish- ness ; but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men ; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise met! after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called : but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise ; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty ; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea , and things which are not, to bring to naught things that are : that no flesh should glory in his presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption : that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excel- lency of speech, or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God. For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit, and of power: that your faith should not stand in the w T isdom of men, but in the power of God. Howbeit, we speak wisdom among them that are perfect ; yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, 210 II 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2G 27 28 29 30 31 2 2 3 4 5 6 A. D. 56. CHAP. III. disorders in the church. that come to naught: but we speak the wisdom of God in a mys- 7 tery, even the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the world unto our glory ; which none of the princes of this world 8 knew : for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory : but, as it is written, 9 Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, Neither have entered into the heart of man, The things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit : for the Spirit 10 searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. For what man 11 knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him ? even so the things of God know 7 eth no man, but the Spirit of God. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but 12 the Spirit which is of God ; that we mig^-t know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not 13 in the words w'hich man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But 14 the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God : for they are foolishness unto him : neither can he know them, be- cause they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual 15 judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who 16 hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, 3 but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. I have fed you 2 with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. ' For ye are yet carnal. For 3 whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? For while one saith, I am of 4 Paul ; and another, I am of A polios ; are ye not carnal ? Who then is Paul, and who is A polios, but ministers by w hom 5 ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man ? I have 6 planted, Apollos watered : but God gave the increase. So then, 7 neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth ; but God that giveth the increase. Now' he that planteth and he 8 that w 7 atereth are one ; and every man shall receive his own re- ward, according to his own labor. For we are laborers together 9 with God : ye are God’s husbandry; ye are God’s building. Ac- 10 cording to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise master-builder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how 7 he buildeth there- upon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid. 11 which is Jesus Christ. Now if any man build upon this founda- 12 tion, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; every 13 man’s work shall be made manifest : for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire ; and the fire shall try every man’s w r ork, of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which 14 he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a rew 7 ard. If any man’s 15 work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved ; yet so as by fire. Know ye not that ye are the temple 16 of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you ? If any man 17 211 Reproofs for I. CORINTHIANS. PART I defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy : for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth 18 to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. 19 For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. And again, 20 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain. Therefore let no man glory in men : for all things are yours ; 21 whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or 22 death, or things present, or things lo come ; all are yours ; ' and 23 ye are Christ’s : and Christ is God’s. Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and