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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. + The common English version, corrected by the final committee + of the American Bible Union. + +Author: Various + +Editor: Committee of the American Bible Union + +Release Date: August 19, 2008 [EBook #26361] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE NEW TESTAMENT *** + + + + +Produced by Keith G. Richardson + + + + + +</pre> + +<ol> +<li><a href="#ttlpg">Title Page</a></li> +<li><a href="#pref">Preface</a></li> +</ol> +<ol type="1"> +<li><a href="#b40">The Gospel According to Matthew.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b41">The Gospel According to Mark.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b42">The Gospel According to Luke.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b43">The Gospel According to John.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b44">The Acts of the Apostles.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b45">The Letter of Paul to the Romans.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b46">The First Letter of Paul to the +Corinthians.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b47">The Second Letter of Paul to the +Corinthians.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b48">The Letter of Paul to the Galatians.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b49">The Letter of Paul to the Ephesians.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b50">The Letter of Paul to the Philippians.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b51">The Letter of Paul to the Colossians.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b52">The First Letter of Paul to the +Thessalonians.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b53">The Second Letter of Paul to the +Thessalonians.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b54">The First Letter of Paul to Timothy.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b55">The Second Letter of Paul to Timothy.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b56">The Letter of Paul to Titus.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b57">The Letter of Paul to Philemon.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b58">Letter to the Hebrews.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b59">The General Letter of James.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b60">The First General Letter of Peter.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b61">The Second General Letter of Peter.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b62">The First General Letter of John.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b63">The Second Letter of John.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b64">The Third Letter of John.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b65">The General Letter of Jude.</a></li> +<li><a href="#b66">The Revelation.</a></li> +</ol> +<ol> +<li><a href="#fn">Footnotes</a></li> +</ol> +<div style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold"> +<p style="font-size:14pt;margin-top:10em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<a name="ttlpg" id="ttlpg">THE</a></p> +<p style= +"font-size:32pt; letter-spacing:0.1em; margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0.8em"> +NEW TESTAMENT</p> +<p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:2em">OF +OUR</p> +<p style="font-size:16pt;margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:3em">LORD +AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.</p> +<p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:5em">THE +COMMON ENGLISH VERSION, CORRECTED BY THE FINAL<br> +COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN BIBLE UNION.</p> +<hr width="25%"> +<p style="font-size:14pt;margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">Second +Revision.</p> +<p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"> +[<i>Willingham Memorial</i>.]</p> +<hr width="25%"> +<p style="font-size:13pt;margin-top:4em; margin-bottom:0">NEW YORK +:<br> +AMERICAN BIBLE UNION.<br> +LONDON :<br> +TRÜBNER & CO., 60 PATERNOSTER ROW.</p> +<hr width="20%"> +<p style="font-size:13pt;margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">1866.</p> +<table summary="2 columns" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0"> +<tr> +<td width="50%" valign="top"><b><i>2d Thousand</i>.]</b></td> +<td width="50%" valign="top"> +<p style="text-align:right"><b>[<i>Brevier 18mo +Edition</i>.</b></p> +</td> +</tr> +</table> +</div> +<p style= +"text-align:center;font-size:18pt;letter-spacing:0.2em;margin-top:4em; margin-bottom:1em"> +<a name="pref" id="pref">NOTE.</a></p> +<p class="pin">This Revised Testament has been prepared under the +auspices of the American Bible Union, by the most competent +scholars of the day. No expense has been spared to obtain the +oldest translations of the Bible, copies of the ancient +manuscripts, and other facilities to make the revision as perfect +as possible.</p> +<p class="pin">The paragraph form has been adopted in preference to +the division by verse, which is a modern mode of division, never +used in the ancient scriptures. But, for convenience of reference, +the numbers of the verses are retained.</p> +<p class="pin">All quotations from the Old Testament are distinctly +indicated, and the poetic form is restored to those which appear as +poetry in the original.</p> +<p class="pis">The revisers have been guided in their labors by the +following rules prescribed by the Union:</p> +<p style= +"text-align:center;font-size:12pt;margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"> +RULES FOR THE REVISION OF THE ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT.</p> +<div style="font-size:12pt"> +<p class="pin">The received Greek text, critically edited, with +known errors corrected, must be followed.</p> +<p class="pin">The common English version must be the basis of +revision, and only such alterations must be made as the exact +meaning of the text and the existing state of the language may +require.</p> +<p class="pin">The exact meaning of the inspired text, as that text +expressed it to those who understood the original Scriptures at the +time they were first written, must be given in corresponding words +and phrases, so far as they can be found in the English language, +with the least possible obscurity or indefiniteness.</p> +</div> +<hr style="margin-top:4em; margin-bottom:0"> +<p style= +"padding-left:1.3em;text-indent:-1.3em;font-size:12pt;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> +Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by THE +AMERICAN BIBLE UNION, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court +of the United States for the Southern District of New York.</p> +<hr> +<table summary="2 columns" border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0"> +<tr> +<td width="50%" valign="top"> +<p style= +"text-align:center;font-size:11pt;margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"> +T<span class="sc">homas</span> H<span class="sc">olman</span>, +Printer,<br> +Corner of Centre and White Sts., New York.</p> +</td> +<td width="50%" valign="top"> +<p style= +"text-align:center;font-size:11pt;margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0"> +Electrotyped by Smith & McDougal,<br> +82 and 64 Beekman St., N. Y.</p> +</td> +</tr> +</table> +<p style= +"text-align:center;font-size:18pt;margin-top:7em;margin-bottom:0"> +THE</p> +<p style= +"text-align:center;font-size:42pt;margin-top:0.7em;margin-bottom:0.4em"> +NEW TESTAMENT</p> +<hr width="30%"> +<h1><a name="b40" id="b40">THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO +MATTHEW.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> B<span class= +"sc">ook</span> of the generation of Jesus Christ, son of David, +son of Abraham. <sup>2</sup>Abraham begot Isaac; and Isaac begot +Jacob; and Jacob begot Judah and his brothers; <sup>3</sup>and +Judah begot Pharez and Zarah, of Tamar; and Pharez begot Hezron; +and Hezron begot Ram; <sup>4</sup>and Ram begot Amminadab; and +Amminadab begot Nahshon; and Nahshon begot Salmon; <sup>5</sup>and +Salmon begot Boaz, of Rahab; and Boaz begot Obed, of Ruth; and Obed +begot Jesse; <sup>6</sup>and Jesse begot David the king; and David +begot Solomon, of the wife of Uriah; <sup>7</sup>and Solomon begot +Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begot Abijah; and Abijah begot Asa; +<sup>8</sup>and Asa begot Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begot Joram; +and Joram begot Uzziah; <sup>9</sup>and Uzziah begot Jotham; and +Jotham begot Ahaz; and Ahaz begot Hezekiah; <sup>10</sup>and +Hezekiah begot Manasseh; and Manasseh begot Amon; and Amon begot +Josiah; <sup>11</sup>and Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers, at +the time of the removal to Babylon. <sup>12</sup>And after the +removal to Babylon, Jeconiah begot Salathiel; and Salathiel begot +Zerubbabel; <sup>13</sup>and Zerubbabel begot Abiud; and Abiud +begot Eliakim; and Eliakim begot Azor; <sup>14</sup>and Azor begot +Zadock; and Zadock begot Achim; and Achim begot Eliud; +<sup>15</sup>and Eliud begot Eleazar; and Eleazar begot Matthan; +and Matthan begot Jacob; <sup>16</sup>and Jacob begot Joseph the +husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>All the generations, therefore, from +Abraham unto David are fourteen generations; and from David unto +the removal to Babylon, fourteen generations; and from the removal +to Babylon unto the Christ, fourteen generations.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Now the birth of Jesus Christ was after +this manner. His mother Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, +before they came together she was found with child by the Holy +Spirit. <sup>19</sup>And Joseph her husband, being just, and not +willing to expose her openly<sup><a href="#r400119" id="f400119" +title="see footnote" name="f400119">19</a></sup>, desired to put +her away privately. <sup>20</sup>But while he thought on these +things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, +saying: Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy +wife; for that which is begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit. +<sup>21</sup>And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call +his name Jesus; for he shall save his people from their sins.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And all this has come to pass, that it +might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the +prophet, saying:</p> +<p class="pp3"><sup>23</sup>Behold, the virgin shall be with +child,</p> +<p class="pp3">And shall bring forth a son,</p> +<p class="pp3">And they shall call his name Immanuel;</p> +<p class="pnn">which is interpreted<sup><a href="#r400123" id= +"f400123" title="see footnote" name="f400123">23</a></sup>, God +with us.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And Joseph, awaking from sleep, did as +the angel of the Lord bade him, and took to him his wife; +<sup>25</sup>and he knew her not till she brought forth a +son<sup><a href="#r400125" id="f400125" title="see footnote" name= +"f400125">25</a></sup>; and he called his name Jesus.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> Jesus +having been born in Bethlehem of Judæa, in the days of Herod +the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, +<sup>2</sup>saying: Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For +we saw his star in the east, and came to do him homage. +<sup>3</sup>And the king, Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all +Jerusalem with him. <sup>4</sup>And having assembled all the chief +priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the +Christ should be born. <sup>5</sup>And they said to him: In +Bethlehem of Judæa; for thus it is written by the +prophet:</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>6</sup>And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah,</p> +<p class="pp1">Art by no means least among the princes of +Judah;</p> +<p class="pp1">For out of thee shall come forth a Governor,</p> +<p class="pp1">Who shall rule my people Israel.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Then Herod, having secretly called the +wise men, inquired of them exactly the time of the appearing of the +star. <sup>8</sup>And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said: Go and +inquire strictly concerning the child; and when ye have found him, +bring me word again, that I also may come and do him homage. +<sup>9</sup>And they, having heard the king, departed; and lo, the +star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came +and stood over where the child was. <sup>10</sup>And seeing the +star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. <sup>11</sup>And +coming into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and +fell down, and did homage to him; and opening their treasures, they +presented to him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. +<sup>12</sup>And being warned by God in a dream, not to return to +Herod, they departed into their own country by another way.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And when they had departed, behold, an +angel of the Lord appears to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and +take the child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there +until I bring thee word; for Herod is about to seek the child to +destroy him. <sup>14</sup>And he arose and took the child and his +mother by night and departed into Egypt, <sup>15</sup>and was there +until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled which was +spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: <span class= +"ot">Out of Egypt I called my son.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked +by the wise men, was exceedingly enraged; and he sent forth, and +slew all the male children that were in Bethlehem, and in all its +borders, from two years old and under, according to the time which +he had exactly learned from the wise men. <sup>17</sup>Then was +fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet, +saying:</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>18</sup>A voice was heard in Ramah,</p> +<p class="pp1">Weeping, and great mourning<sup><a href="#r400218" +id="f400218" title="see footnote" name="f400218">18</a></sup>;</p> +<p class="pp1">Rachel weeping for her children,</p> +<p class="pp1">And would not be comforted, because they are +not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>But when Herod was dead, behold, an +angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, +<sup>20</sup>saying: Arise, and take the child and his mother, and +go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who sought the +child's life. <sup>21</sup>And he arose, and took the child and his +mother, and came into the land of Israel. <sup>22</sup>But hearing +that Archelaus reigned in Judæa instead of Herod his father, +he was afraid to go thither; and being warned by God in a dream, he +retired into the region of Galilee. <sup>23</sup>And he came and +dwelt in a city called Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which +was spoken through the prophets: <span class="ot">He shall be +called a Nazarene.</span></p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> I<span class="sc">n</span> those days +comes John the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of +Judæa, <sup>2</sup>and saying: Repent, for the kingdom of +heaven is at hand. <sup>3</sup>For this is he that was spoken of +through the prophet Isaiah, saying:</p> +<p class="pp2">The voice of one crying in the wilderness,</p> +<p class="pp2">Prepare the way of the Lord,</p> +<p class="pp2">Make straight his paths.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>4</sup>And he, John, had his raiment of camel's +hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his food was +locusts and wild honey.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all +Judæa, and all the region about the Jordan; <sup>6</sup>and +they were immersed by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. +<sup>7</sup>But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming +to his immersion, he said to them: Brood of vipers, who warned you +to flee from the coming wrath? <sup>8</sup>Bring forth therefore +fruit worthy of repentance; <sup>9</sup>and think not to say within +yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that +God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. +<sup>10</sup>And already the axe is laid to the root of the trees; +therefore every tree that brings not forth good fruit is cut down, +and cast into the fire. <sup>11</sup>I indeed immerse you in water +unto repentance; but he that comes after me is mightier than I, +whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will immerse you in the +Holy Spirit and fire; <sup>12</sup>whose fan is in his hand, and he +will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and will gather his +wheat into the garner; but the chaff he will burn up with fire +unquenchable.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the +Jordan, to John, to be immersed by him. <sup>14</sup>But John +sought to hinder him, saying: I have need to be immersed by thee, +and dost thou come to me? <sup>15</sup>And Jesus answering said to +him: Suffer it now; for thus it becomes us to fulfill all +righteousness. Then he suffered him. <sup>16</sup>And having been +immersed, Jesus went up immediately from the water; and lo, the +heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God +descending, as a dove, and coming upon him. <sup>17</sup>And lo, a +voice out of heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am +well pleased.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> T<span class="sc">hen</span> Jesus was +led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted by the +Devil. <sup>2</sup>And having fasted forty days and forty nights, +he afterwards hungered. <sup>3</sup>And coming to him, the tempter +said: If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become +loaves of bread. <sup>4</sup>But he answering said: It is written, +<span class="ot">Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every +word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Then the Devil takes him into the holy +city, and sets him on the pinnacle of the temple, <sup>6</sup>and +says to him: If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down; for it +is written:</p> +<p class="pp1">He will give his angels command concerning thee;</p> +<p class="pp1">And on their hands they will bear thee up,</p> +<p class="pp1">Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>7</sup>Jesus said to him: Again it is written, +<span class="ot">Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Again the Devil takes him into an +exceedingly high mountain, and shows him all the kingdoms of the +world, and the glory of them; <sup>9</sup>and says to him: All +these things I will give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship +me. <sup>10</sup>Then Jesus says to him: Get thee hence, Satan; for +it is written: <span class="ot">Thou shalt worship the Lord thy +God, and him only shalt thou serve.</span> <sup>11</sup>Then the +Devil leaves him; and behold, angels came and ministered to +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And hearing that John was delivered up, +he retired into Galilee. <sup>13</sup>And leaving Nazareth, he came +and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by the sea, in the borders of +Zebulun and Naphtali; <sup>14</sup>that it might be fulfilled which +was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying:</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>15</sup>The land of Zebulun, and the land of +Naphtali,</p> +<p class="pp1">By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,</p> +<p class="pp1">Galilee of the Gentiles,</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>16</sup>The people that sat in darkness, saw +great light,</p> +<p class="pp1">And to those sitting in the region and shadow of +death light sprang up.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>From that time Jesus began to preach, +and to say: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. +<sup>18</sup>And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two +brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net +into the sea; for they were fishermen. <sup>19</sup>And he says to +them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. +<sup>20</sup>And they, immediately leaving the nets, followed him. +<sup>21</sup>And going on from thence, he saw other two brothers, +James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the ship with +Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them. +<sup>22</sup>And they, immediately leaving the ship and their +father, followed him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And Jesus went about all Galilee, +teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good news of the +kingdom, and healing every sickness and every infirmity among the +people. <sup>24</sup>And his fame went forth into all Syria; and +they brought to him all that were sick, taken with divers diseases +and torments, and possessed with demons, and lunatic, and palsied; +and he healed them. <sup>25</sup>And great multitudes followed him +from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judæa, and +from beyond the Jordan.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> A<span class= +"sc">nd</span> seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; +and he having sat down, his disciples came to him. <sup>2</sup>And +he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying:</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Happy the poor in spirit; for theirs is +the kingdom of heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Happy they that mourn; for they shall be +comforted.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Happy the meek; for they shall inherit +the earth<sup><a href="#r400505" id="f400505" title="see footnote" +name="f400505">5</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>Happy they that hunger and thirst after +righteousness; for they shall be filled.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Happy the merciful; for they shall +obtain mercy.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Happy the pure in heart; for they shall +see God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Happy the peacemakers; for they shall be +called sons of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Happy they who are persecuted for +righteousness' sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Happy are ye, when they shall revile +and persecute you, and shall say all evil against you +falsely<sup><a href="#r400511" id="f400511" title="see footnote" +name="f400511">11</a></sup>, for my sake. <sup>12</sup>Rejoice, and +exult; because great is your reward in heaven, for so they +persecuted the prophets that were before you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Ye are the salt of the earth; but if +the salt become tasteless, wherewith shall it be salted? It is +thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden +under foot by men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Ye are the light of the world. A city +that is set on a hill can not be hid. <sup>15</sup>Nor do they +light a lamp and put it under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand; +and it shines to all that are in the house. <sup>16</sup>Thus let +your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and +glorify your Father who is in heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Think not that I came to destroy the +law, or the prophets; I came not to destroy, but to fulfill. +<sup>18</sup>For verily I say to you, till heaven and earth pass, +one jot or one tittle shall not pass from the law, till all be +fulfilled. <sup>19</sup>Whoever therefore shall break one of these +least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called the +least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever shall do and teach +them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>For I say to you, that except your +righteousness shall exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees, ye +shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Ye heard that it was said to +those<sup><a href="#r400521" id="f400521" title="see footnote" +name="f400521">21</a></sup> of old: <span class="ot">Thou shalt not +kill; and whoever shall kill shall be in danger of the +judgment.</span> <sup>22</sup>But I say to you, that every one who +is angry with his brother, without cause<sup><a href="#r400522a" +id="f400522a" title="see footnote" name="f400522a">22a</a></sup>, +shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his +brother, Raca<sup><a href="#r400522b" id="f400522b" title= +"see footnote" name="f400522b">22b</a></sup>! shall be in danger of +the council; and whoever shall say, Thou fool! shall be in danger +of hell-fire. <sup>23</sup>Therefore if thou bringest thy gift to +the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother has aught against +thee; <sup>24</sup>leave there thy gift before the altar, and go, +first be reconciled to thy brother and then come and offer thy +gift.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Agree with thine adversary quickly, +while thou art in the way with him; lest haply the adversary +deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the +officer, and thou be cast into prison. <sup>26</sup>Verily I say to +thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou hast paid the +uttermost farthing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>Ye heard that it was said: <span class= +"ot">Thou shalt not commit adultery.</span> <sup>28</sup>But I say +to you, that every one who looks on a woman, to lust after her, has +already committed adultery with her in his heart. <sup>29</sup>And +if thy right eye causes thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it +from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members +perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. <sup>30</sup>And +if thy right hand causes thee to offend, cut it off and cast it +from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members +perish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>And it was said: <span class= +"ot">Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of +divorcement.</span> <sup>32</sup>But I say to you, that whoever +shall put away his wife, save for the cause of fornication, makes +her commit adultery; and whoever shall marry her when put away, +commits adultery.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>Again ye heard, that it was said to +those of old<sup><a href="#r400533" id="f400533" title= +"see footnote" name="f400533">33</a></sup>: <span class="ot">Thou +shalt not swear falsely, but shalt perform to the Lord thine +oaths.</span> <sup>34</sup>But I say to you, swear not at all; +neither by heaven, for it is God's throne; <sup>35</sup>nor by the +earth, for it is his footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the +city of the great King. <sup>36</sup>Nor shalt thou swear by thy +head; because thou canst not make one hair white or black. +<sup>37</sup>But let your word be, Yea, yea, Nay, nay; for that +which is more than these comes of evil.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>Ye heard that it was said: <span class= +"ot">An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.</span> +<sup>39</sup>But I say to you, that ye resist not evil; but whoever +shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. +<sup>40</sup>And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take thy +coat, let him have thy cloak also. <sup>41</sup>And whoever shall +compel thee to go one mile, go with him two. <sup>42</sup>Give to +him that asks of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn +not away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>43</sup>Ye heard that it was said: <span class= +"ot">Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt hate thine +enemy.</span> <sup>44</sup>But I say to you, love your enemies, and +pray for those who persecute you; <sup>45</sup>that ye may be sons +of your Father who is in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on +the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. +<sup>46</sup>For if ye love those who love you, what reward have +ye? Do not also the publicans the same? <sup>47</sup>And if ye +salute your brethren only, what do ye that excels? Do not also the +heathen thus? <sup>48</sup>Be ye therefore perfect, even as your +Father who is in heaven is perfect.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> T<span class="sc">ake</span> heed that +ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by them; +otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. +<sup>2</sup>Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound 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 to you, they +have in full their reward. <sup>3</sup>But when thou doest alms, +let not thy left hand know what thy right hand does; +<sup>4</sup>that thine aims may be in secret and thy Father who +sees in secret will himself reward thee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the +hypocrites; for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in +the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Verily I +say to you, they have in full their reward. <sup>6</sup>But thou, +when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and having shut thy door, +pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy Father who sees in +secret will reward thee.</p> +<p class="pis"><sup>7</sup>But when ye pray, use not vain +repetitions, as the heathen do; for they think that they shall be +heard for their much speaking. <sup>8</sup>Be not ye therefore like +to them; for your Father knows what things ye have need of, before +ye ask him. <sup>9</sup>Do ye, therefore, pray after this +manner:</p> +<p class="pin">Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy +name.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as +in heaven, so also on the earth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Give us this day our daily +bread<sup><a href="#r400611" id="f400611" title="see footnote" +name="f400611">11</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And forgive us our debts, as also we +forgave our debtors.</p> +<p class="pis"><sup>13</sup>And bring us not into temptation, but +deliver us from evil<sup><a href="#r400613" id="f400613" title= +"see footnote" name="f400613">13</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>For if ye forgive men their trespasses, +your heavenly Father will also forgive you; <sup>15</sup>but if ye +forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive +your trespasses.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And when ye fast, be not as the +hypocrites, of a sad countenance; for they disfigure their faces, +that they may appear to men to fast. Verily I say to you, they have +in full their reward. <sup>17</sup>But thou, when thou fastest, +anoint thy head, and wash thy face; <sup>18</sup>that thou appear +not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy +Father who sees in secret will reward thee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Lay not up for yourselves treasures on +the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break +through and steal. <sup>20</sup>But lay up for yourselves treasures +in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes, and where thieves +do not break through nor steal. <sup>21</sup>For where your +treasure is, there will your heart be also.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>The lamp of the body is the eye. If +therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body will be light; +<sup>23</sup>but if thine eye be evil, thy whole body will be dark. +If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, how great the +darkness! <sup>24</sup>No man can serve two masters; for either he +will hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one and +despise the other. Ye can not serve God and Mammon.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>For this cause I say to you, take not +thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; +nor for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than +food, and the body than raiment? <sup>26</sup>Behold the birds of +the air, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and +your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not much better than they? +<sup>27</sup>And which of you by taking thought can add one cubit +to his stature<sup><a href="#r400627" id="f400627" title= +"see footnote" name="f400627">27</a></sup>? <sup>28</sup>And why +take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how +they grow. They toil not, nor spin; <sup>29</sup>and I say to you, +that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of +these. <sup>30</sup>And if God so clothes the grass of the field, +which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, will he not +much more you, ye of little faith? <sup>31</sup>Take not thought +therefore, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, +Wherewith shall we be clothed? <sup>32</sup>For after all these do +the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that ye have need +of all these. <sup>33</sup>But seek first the kingdom of God, and +his righteousness; and all these shall be added to you. +<sup>34</sup>Take not thought, therefore, for the morrow; for the +morrow will take thought for itself. Sufficient for the day is the +evil thereof.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VII. </span> J<span class="sc">udge</span> not, +that ye be not judged. <sup>2</sup>For with what judgment ye judge, +ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be +measured to you. <sup>3</sup>And why beholdest thou the mote that +is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in +thine own eye? <sup>4</sup>Or how wilt thou say to thy brother: Let +me cast out the mote from thine eye; and behold, the beam is in +thine own eye? <sup>5</sup>Hypocrite! first cast out the beam out +of thine own eye; and then thou wilt see clearly to cast out the +mote out of thy brother's eye.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>Give not that which is holy to the dogs, +nor cast your pearls before the swine; lest they trample them with +their feet, and turn and rend you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, +and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. +<sup>8</sup>For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks +finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. <sup>9</sup>Or +what man is there of you, of whom if his son ask bread, will he +give him a stone? <sup>10</sup>And if he ask a fish, will he give +him a serpent? <sup>11</sup>If ye then, being evil, know how to +give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father +who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him? +<sup>12</sup>Therefore all things whatever ye would that men should +do to you, so also do ye to them; for this is the law and the +prophets.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Enter in through the strait gate; +because wide is the gate, and broad the way, that leads to +destruction, and many are they who go in thereat. +<sup>14</sup><sup><a href="#r400714" id="f400714" title= +"see footnote" name="f400714">14</a></sup>Because strait is the +gate, and narrow the way, that leads to life, and few are they who +find it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Beware of false prophets, who come to +you in sheeps' clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Ye shall know them from their fruits. +Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? +<sup>17</sup>So every good tree brings forth good fruit; but the +corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. <sup>18</sup>A good tree can +not bring forth evil fruit, nor a corrupt tree bring forth good +fruit. <sup>19</sup>Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is +cut down, and cast into the fire. <sup>20</sup>So then, from their +fruits ye shall know them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Not every one that says to me, Lord, +Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that does the +will of my Father who is in heaven. <sup>22</sup>Many will say to +me in that day: Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in thy name, and in +thy name cast out demons, and in thy name do many miracles? +<sup>23</sup>And then will I profess to them, I never knew you; +depart from me, ye who work iniquity.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Every one, therefore, who hears these +sayings of mine<sup><a href="#r400724" id="f400724" title= +"see footnote" name="f400724">24</a></sup>, and does them, I will +liken him to a wise man, who built his house on the rock. +<sup>25</sup>And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the +winds blew, and fell upon that house; and it did not fall, for it +had been founded on the rock. <sup>26</sup>And every one who hears +these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a +foolish man, who built his house on the sand. <sup>27</sup>And the +rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds blew, and beat +upon that house, and it fell; and great was the fall of it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And it came to pass, when Jesus ended +these sayings, that the multitudes were astonished at his teaching. +<sup>29</sup>For he taught them as having authority, and not as the +scribes.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VIII. </span> W<span class="sc">hen</span> he had +come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. +<sup>2</sup>And, behold, there came a leper and bowed down to him, +saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. <sup>3</sup>And +stretching forth his hand, he touched him, saying: I will; be thou +cleansed. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. <sup>4</sup>And +Jesus says to him: See thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to +the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, for a +testimony to them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And as he entered into Capernaum, there +came to him a centurion, beseeching him, <sup>6</sup>and saying: +Lord, my servant lies at home palsied, grievously tormented. +<sup>7</sup>And Jesus says to him: I will come and heal him. +<sup>8</sup>The centurion answered and said: Lord, I am not worthy +that thou shouldst come under my roof; but only say in a word, and +my servant will be healed. <sup>9</sup>For I am a man under +authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to this one, Go, and +he goes; and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do +this, and he does it. <sup>10</sup>And Jesus hearing it marveled, +and said to those who followed: Verily I say to you, I found not so +great faith, even in Israel. <sup>11</sup>And I say to you, that +many will come from the east and west, and will recline at table, +with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven; +<sup>12</sup>but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into the +outer darkness. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of +teeth! <sup>13</sup>And Jesus said to the centurion: Go thy way; +and as thou didst believe, be it done to thee. And his servant was +healed in that hour.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And Jesus, coming into the house of +Peter, saw his mother-in-law lying, and sick with fever. +<sup>15</sup>And he touched her hand, and the fever left her; and +she arose, and ministered to him. <sup>16</sup>When evening was +come, they brought to him many that were possessed with demons; and +he cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick; +<sup>17</sup>that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through +Isaiah the prophet, saying: <span class="ot">Himself took our +infirmities, and bore our sicknesses.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And Jesus, seeing great multitudes +about him, commanded to depart to the other side. <sup>19</sup>And +a certain scribe came, and said to him: Teacher, I will follow thee +whithersoever thou goest. <sup>20</sup>And Jesus says to him: The +foxes have holes and the birds of the air nests; but the Son of man +has not where he may lay his head. <sup>21</sup>And another of his +disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my +father. <sup>22</sup>But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the +dead bury their own dead.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And when he had entered into the ship, +his disciples followed him. <sup>24</sup>And, behold, there arose a +great tempest in the sea, so that the ship was covered by the +waves; but he was sleeping. <sup>25</sup>And the disciples came and +awoke him, saying: Lord, save us; we perish. <sup>26</sup>And he +says to them: Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith? Then rising, +he rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. +<sup>27</sup>And the men marveled, saying: What manner of man is +this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And when he had come to the other side, +into the country of the Gadarenes<sup><a href="#r400828" id= +"f400828" title="see footnote" name="f400828">28</a></sup>, there +met him two possessed with demons, coming out of the tombs, +exceedingly fierce, so that no one was able to pass by that way. +<sup>29</sup>And, behold, they cried out, saying: What have we to +do with thee, Son of God? Camest thou hither to torment us before +the time? <sup>30</sup>And there was afar off from them a herd of +many swine feeding. And the demons besought him, saying: +<sup>31</sup>If thou cast us out, send us away into the herd of +swine. <sup>32</sup>And he said to them, Go. And they, coming out, +went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole herd rushed down +the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters. +<sup>33</sup>And the herdsmen fled, and went away into the city, +and told every thing, and what had befallen the possessed with +demons. <sup>34</sup>And, behold, all the city came out to meet +Jesus; and seeing him, they besought that he would depart from +their borders.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> entering +into the ship he passed over, and came to his own city. +<sup>2</sup>And, behold, they brought to him one that was palsied, +lying on a bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied +man: Child, be of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven. +<sup>3</sup>And, behold, certain of the scribes said within +themselves: This man blasphemes. <sup>4</sup>And Jesus knowing +their thoughts said: Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? +<sup>5</sup>For which is easier, to say: Thy sins are forgiven; or +to say: Arise, and walk? <sup>6</sup>But that ye may know that the +Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (then says he to the +palsied man) Arise, take up thy bed, and go to thy house. +<sup>7</sup>And rising up he departed to his house. <sup>8</sup>And +seeing it the multitudes feared, and glorified God, who gave such +power to men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And Jesus, passing on from thence, saw a +man named Matthew, sitting at the place of receiving custom; and he +says to him: Follow me. And he rose up and followed him. +<sup>10</sup>And it came to pass that, as he reclined at table in +the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined at +table with Jesus and his disciples. <sup>11</sup>And the Pharisees, +seeing it, said to his disciples: Why does your teacher eat with +the publicans and the sinners? <sup>12</sup>And Jesus hearing it, +said: They who are well need not a physician, but they who are +sick. <sup>13</sup>But go, and learn what this means: I desire +mercy and not sacrifice; for I came not to call righteous men, but +sinners.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Then come to him the disciples of John, +saying: Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples +fast not? <sup>15</sup>And Jesus said to them: Can the sons of the +bridechamber mourn<sup><a href="#r400915" id="f400915" title= +"see footnote" name="f400915">15</a></sup>, so long as the +bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom +will be taken from them, and then they will fast. <sup>16</sup>And +no one puts a piece of unfulled cloth on an old garment; for that +which fills it up takes from the garment, and a worse rent is made. +<sup>17</sup>Nor do they put new wine into old skins; else the +skins burst, and the wine runs out, and the skins are destroyed. +But they put new wine into new skins, and both are preserved +together.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>While he was speaking these things to +them, behold, there came a ruler, and bowed down to him, saying: My +daughter just now died; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she +will live. <sup>19</sup>And Jesus arose and was following him, he +and his disciples. <sup>20</sup>And behold, a woman, having a flow +of blood twelve years, came behind, and touched the fringe of his +garment. <sup>21</sup>For she said within herself: If I only touch +his garment, I shall be made whole. <sup>22</sup>And Jesus, turning +and seeing her, said: Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith has +made thee whole. <sup>23</sup>And the woman was made whole from +that hour. And Jesus, coming into the house of the ruler, and +seeing the minstrels and the crowd making a noise, +<sup>24</sup>said: Give place; for the maiden is not dead, but is +sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn. <sup>25</sup>But when the +crowd was put forth, he went in, and took hold of her hand, and the +maiden arose. <sup>26</sup>And this report went abroad into all +that land.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And as Jesus passed on from thence, two +blind men followed him, crying, and saying: Have mercy on us, Son +of David. <sup>28</sup>And when he had come into the house, the +blind men came to him. And Jesus says to them: Believe ye that I am +able to do this? They say to him: Yea, Lord. <sup>29</sup>Then he +touched their eyes, saying: According to your faith be it done to +you. <sup>30</sup>And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly +charged them, saying: Take heed, let no one know it. +<sup>31</sup>But they, going out, spread abroad his fame in all +that country.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And as they were going out, behold, +they brought to him a man dumb, possessed with a demon. +<sup>33</sup>And the demon being cast out, the dumb spoke. And the +multitudes marveled, saying: It was never so seen in Israel. +<sup>34</sup>But the Pharisees said: He casts out the demons +through the prince of the demons.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And Jesus went about all the cities and +villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the good news +of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every infirmity. +<sup>36</sup>And seeing the multitudes, he was moved with +compassion for them, because they were harassed, and +scattered<sup><a href="#r400936" id="f400936" title="see footnote" +name="f400936">36</a></sup>, as sheep having no shepherd. +<sup>37</sup>Then he says to his disciples: The harvest indeed is +great, but the laborers are few. <sup>38</sup>Pray therefore the +Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his +harvest.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">X. </span> A<span class= +"sc">nd</span> calling to him his twelve disciples, he gave them +authority over unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal +every sickness and every infirmity.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And the names of the twelve apostles are +these; first Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; +James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; <sup>3</sup>Philip, +and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of +Alpheus, and Lebbeus surnamed Thaddeus; <sup>4</sup>Simon the +Cananite<sup><a href="#r401004" id="f401004" title="see footnote" +name="f401004">4</a></sup>, and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>These twelve Jesus sent forth, and +charged them, saying: Go not into the way to the Gentiles, and into +a city of Samaritans enter not. <sup>6</sup>But go rather to the +lost sheep of the house of Israel. <sup>7</sup>And as ye go, +preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand. <sup>8</sup>Heal +the sick, raise the dead<sup><a href="#r401008" id="f401008" title= +"see footnote" name="f401008">8</a></sup>, cleanse lepers, cast out +demons. Freely ye received, freely give. <sup>9</sup>Provide not +gold, nor silver, nor brass in your girdles; <sup>10</sup>nor bag +for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff; for the +laborer is worthy of his living. <sup>11</sup>And into whatever +city or village ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and +there abide till ye go thence. <sup>12</sup>But when ye come into +the house, salute it. <sup>13</sup>And if the house be worthy, let +your peace come upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace +return to you. <sup>14</sup>And whoever shall not receive you, nor +hear your words, when ye go out of that house or city, shake off +the dust of your feet. <sup>15</sup>Verily I say to you, it shall +be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of +judgment, than for that city.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Behold, I send you forth as sheep in +the midst of wolves; be therefore wise as serpents, and simple as +doves. <sup>17</sup>But beware of men; for they will deliver you up +to councils, and will scourge you in their synagogues; +<sup>18</sup>and before governors also and kings will ye be brought +for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>But when they deliver you up, take not +thought how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in +that hour what ye shall speak. <sup>20</sup>For it is not ye that +speak, but the Spirit of your Father that speaks in you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And the brother will deliver up the +brother to death, and the father the child; and children will rise +up against parents, and cause them to be put to death. +<sup>22</sup>And ye will be hated by all, for my name's sake; but +he that has endured to the end, the same shall be saved.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>But when they persecute you in this +city, flee into the other; for verily I say to you, ye shall not +have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>A disciple is not above the teacher, +nor a servant above his lord. <sup>25</sup>It is enough for the +disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord: If +they called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those +of his household!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>Fear them not therefore; for there is +nothing covered that shall not be revealed, and hid that shall not +be known. <sup>27</sup>What I say to you in the darkness, that +speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in the ear, that proclaim +upon the house-tops. <sup>28</sup>And be not afraid of those who +kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather fear +him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? +And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. +<sup>30</sup>But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. +<sup>31</sup>Fear not therefore; ye are of more value than many +sparrows.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>Every one, therefore, who shall +acknowledge me before men, him will I also acknowledge before my +Father who is in heaven. <sup>33</sup>But whoever shall deny me +before men, him will I also deny before my Father who is in +heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>Think not that I came to send peace on +the earth; I came not to send peace, but a sword. <sup>35</sup>For +I came to set a man at variance with his father, and a daughter +with her mother, and a bride with her mother-in-law; +<sup>36</sup>and a man's foes will be they of his household.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>He that loves father or mother more +than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loves son or daughter +more than me, is not worthy of me. <sup>38</sup>And he that does +not take his cross and follow after me, is not worthy of me. +<sup>39</sup>He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that +loses his life for my sake shall find it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>He that receives you receives me; and +he that receives me receives him who sent me. <sup>41</sup>He that +receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a +prophet's reward; and he that receives a righteous man in the name +of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. +<sup>42</sup>And whoever shall give to drink a cup of cold water +only to one of these little ones, in the name of a disciple, verily +I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came to +pass, when Jesus made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, +that he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And John, having heard in the prison the +works of the Christ, sent by his disciples, <sup>3</sup>and said to +him: Art thou he that comes, or look we for another?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And Jesus answering said to them: Go and +report to John what ye hear and see. <sup>5</sup>The blind receive +sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the +dead are raised, and to the poor good tidings are published. +<sup>6</sup>And happy is he, whoever shall not be offended at +me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And as these were departing, Jesus began +to say to the multitudes concerning John: What went ye out into the +wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>But what went ye out to see? A man +clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they who wear soft clothing are in +king's houses.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>But what went ye out to see? A +prophet<sup><a href="#r401109" id="f401109" title="see footnote" +name="f401109">9</a></sup>? Yea, I say to you, and more than a +prophet. <sup>10</sup>For this is he of whom it is written:</p> +<p class="pp2">Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy +face,</p> +<p class="pp2">Who shall prepare thy way before thee.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>11</sup>Verily I say to you, among those born +of women, there has not risen a greater than John the Immerser. But +he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And from the days of John the Immerser +until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent +seize upon it. <sup>13</sup>For all the prophets and the law +prophesied until John. <sup>14</sup>And if ye are willing to +receive it, he is the Elijah that should come. <sup>15</sup>He that +has ears to hear, let him hear.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>But to what shall I liken this +generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, who call +to their fellows, <sup>17</sup>and say: We piped to you, and ye +danced not; we sang the lament, and ye did not beat the breast. +<sup>18</sup>For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they +say: He has a demon. <sup>19</sup>The Son of man came eating and +drinking, and they say: Behold a glutton and a wine-drinker, a +friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom was justified on the +part of her children.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Then began he to upbraid the cities +wherein most of his miracles were done, because they repented not. +<sup>21</sup>Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if +the miracles, that were done in you, had been done in Tyre and +Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. +<sup>22</sup>But I say to you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre +and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And thou, Capernaum, <sup><a href= +"#r401123a" id="f401123a" title="see footnote" name= +"f401123a">23a</a></sup>that wast exalted to heaven, shalt go down +to the underworld<sup><a href="#r401123b" id="f401123b" title= +"see footnote" name="f401123b">23b</a></sup>. For if the miracles, +that were done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have +remained until this day. <sup>24</sup>But I say to you, that it +will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of +judgment, than for thee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>At that time Jesus answered and said: I +thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst +hide these things from the wise and discerning, and reveal them to +babes; <sup>26</sup>yea, O Father, that so it seemed good in thy +sight! <sup>27</sup>All things were delivered to me by my Father; +and no one knows the Son but the Father; nor does any one know the +Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>Come unto me all ye that labor and are +heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. <sup>29</sup>Take my yoke +upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and +ye shall find rest for your souls. <sup>30</sup>For my yoke is +easy, and my burden light.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XII. </span> A<span class="sc">t</span> that time +Jesus went on the sabbath through the grain-fields; and his +disciples were hungry, and began to pluck ears of grain, and to +eat. <sup>2</sup>And the Pharisees seeing it said to him: Behold, +thy disciples are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the +sabbath. <sup>3</sup>And he said to them: Have ye not read what +David did, when he hungered, himself and those with him; +<sup>4</sup>how he entered into the house of God, and ate the +show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those +with him, but for the priests alone? <sup>5</sup>Or have ye not +read in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the temple +profane the sabbath, and are blameless? <sup>6</sup>But I say to +you, that a greater than the temple is here. <sup>7</sup>But if ye +had known what this means, <span class="ot">I desire mercy and not +sacrifice</span>, ye would not have condemned the blameless. +<sup>8</sup>For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And departing from thence, he went into +their synagogue. <sup>10</sup>And behold, there was a man, having +his hand withered. And they asked him, saying: Is it lawful to heal +on the sabbath? that they might accuse him. <sup>11</sup>And he +said to them: What man will there be of you, that shall have one +sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will not lay +hold of it, and raise it up? <sup>12</sup>How much better then is a +man than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath. +<sup>13</sup>Then he says to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And +he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, as the other.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And the Pharisees went out, and took +counsel against him, how they might destroy him. <sup>15</sup>But +Jesus, knowing it, withdrew from thence; and great multitudes +followed him, and he healed them all. <sup>16</sup>And he charged +them that they should not make him known; <sup>17</sup>that it +might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, +saying:</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>18</sup>Behold my servant, whom I chose,</p> +<p class="pp2">My beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased.</p> +<p class="pp2">I will put my spirit upon him,</p> +<p class="pp2">And he will declare judgment to the Gentiles.</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>19</sup>He will not strive, nor cry;</p> +<p class="pp2">Nor will any one hear his voice in the streets.</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>20</sup>A bruised reed he will not break,</p> +<p class="pp2">And smoking flax he will not quench,</p> +<p class="pp2">Till he send forth judgment unto victory.</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>21</sup>And in his name will Gentiles hope.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>Then was brought to him one possessed +with a demon, blind, and dumb; and he healed him, so that the blind +and dumb both<sup><a href="#r401222" id="f401222" title= +"see footnote" name="f401222">22</a></sup> spoke and saw. +<sup>23</sup>And all the multitudes were amazed, and said: Is this +the Son of David? <sup>24</sup>But the Pharisees hearing it said: +This man does not cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, +prince of the demons. <sup>25</sup>And Jesus, knowing their +thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is +brought to desolation; and any city or house divided against itself +shall not stand. <sup>26</sup>And if Satan cast out Satan, he is +divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom stand? +<sup>27</sup>And if I through Beelzebul cast out the demons, +through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be +your judges. <sup>28</sup>But if I through the Spirit of God cast +out the demons, then is the kingdom of God come near to you. +<sup>29</sup>Or how can any one enter into a strong man's house, +and seize upon his goods, except he first bind the strong man? And +then he will plunder his house.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>He that is not with me is against me; +and he that gathers not with me scatters abroad.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>Therefore I say to you, every sin and +blasphemy will be forgiven to men; but the blasphemy against the +Spirit will not be forgiven. <sup>32</sup>And whoever speaks a word +against the Son of man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks +against the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him, neither in +this world, nor in that which is to come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>Either make the tree good and its fruit +good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for from the +fruit the tree is known.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>Brood of vipers! How can ye, being +evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the +mouth speaks. <sup>35</sup>The good man out of the good treasure +sends forth good things; and the evil man out of the evil treasure +sends forth evil things. <sup>36</sup>But I say to you, that every +idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in +the day of judgment. <sup>37</sup>For from thy words thou shalt be +justified, and from thy words thou shalt be condemned.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>Then certain of the scribes and of the +Pharisees answered him saying: Teacher, we desire to see a sign +from thee. <sup>39</sup>But he answering said to them: An evil and +adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign shall be +given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet. <sup>40</sup>For as +Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the fish, so +shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of +the earth. <sup>41</sup>Men of Nineveh will rise in the judgment +with this generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at +the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. +<sup>42</sup>A queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with +this generation, and will condemn it; for she came from the utmost +parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a +greater than Solomon is here.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>43</sup>But when the unclean spirit is gone out +from the man, he goes through dry places seeking rest, and finds it +not. <sup>44</sup>Then he says, I will return into my house from +whence I came out and coming he finds it empty, swept, and set in +order. <sup>45</sup>Then he goes, and takes with him seven other +spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell +there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the first. +So shall it be also with this wicked generation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>46</sup>While he was yet speaking to the +multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers were standing +without, seeking to speak to him. <sup>47</sup>And one said to him: +Behold, thy mother and thy brothers are standing without, seeking +to speak to thee. <sup>48</sup>But he answering said to him that +told him: Who is my mother, and who are my brothers? +<sup>49</sup>And stretching forth his hand toward his disciples, he +said: Behold my mother and my brothers! <sup>50</sup>For whoever +shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, +and sister, and mother.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> on that +day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea-side. +<sup>2</sup>And great multitudes were gathered together to him, so +that he went into the ship and sat down; and all the multitude +stood on the beach. <sup>3</sup>And he spoke many things to them in +parables, saying:</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Behold, the sower went forth to sow. And +as he sowed, some fell by the way-side, and the birds came and +devoured them. <sup>5</sup>And others fell on the rocky places, +where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprang up, +because they had not depth of earth. <sup>6</sup>And when the sun +was up, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they +withered away. <sup>7</sup>And others fell upon the thorns; and the +thorns came up, and choked them. <sup>8</sup>And others fell on the +good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, +some thirty. <sup>9</sup>He that has ears to hear, let him +hear<sup><a href="#r401309" id="f401309" title="see footnote" name= +"f401309">9</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And the disciples came and said to him: +Why dost thou speak to them in parables? <sup>11</sup>And he +answering said to them: To you it is given<sup><a href="#r401311" +id="f401311" title="see footnote" name="f401311">11</a></sup> to +know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it is not +given. <sup>12</sup>For whoever has, to him shall be given, and he +shall have abundance; but whoever has not, even what he has shall +be taken from him. <sup>13</sup>Therefore I speak to them in +parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, +nor understand. <sup>14</sup>And in them is fulfilled the prophecy +of Isaiah, which says:</p> +<p class="pp1">With the hearing ye will hear, and will not +understand;</p> +<p class="pp1">And seeing ye will see, and will not perceive.</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>15</sup>For the heart of this people is become +gross,</p> +<p class="pp1">And their ears are dull of hearing,</p> +<p class="pp1">And their eyes they have closed;</p> +<p class="pp1">Lest haply they see with their eyes,</p> +<p class="pp1">And hear with their ears,</p> +<p class="pp1">And understand with their heart,</p> +<p class="pp1">And turn, and I shall heal them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>But happy are your eyes, because they +see; and your ears, because they hear. <sup>17</sup>For verily I +say to you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see +what ye are beholding, and did not see, and to hear what ye are +hearing, and did not hear.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Hear therefore the parable of the +sower. <sup>19</sup>When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and +understands not, then comes the evil one and snatches away what was +sown in his heart. This is that which was sown by the way-side.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And that sown on the rocky places, this +is he that hears the word, and immediately with joy receives it; +<sup>21</sup>and has not root in himself, but is only for a time; +and when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, +immediately he is offended.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And that sown among the thorns, this is +he that hears the word, and the care of this world and the +deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. +<sup>23</sup>And that sown on the good ground, this is he that +hears the word and understands; who bears fruit, and produces, some +a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Another parable he put forth to them, +saying: The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that sowed good +seed in his field. <sup>25</sup>But while men slept, his enemy came +and sowed darnel among the wheat, and went away. <sup>26</sup>And +when the blade sprang up and produced fruit, then appeared the +darnel also. <sup>27</sup>And the servants of the householder came +and said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? +From whence then has it darnel? <sup>28</sup>He said to them: An +enemy did this. The servants said to him: Wilt thou then that we go +and gather them up? <sup>29</sup>He said: Nay, lest while ye gather +up the darnel, ye root up the wheat with them. <sup>30</sup>Let +both grow together until the harvest. And in time of harvest I will +say to the reapers: Gather up first the darnel, and bind them in +bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>Another parable he put forth to them, +saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard, which +a man took and sowed in his field. <sup>32</sup>Which is the least +indeed of all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the +herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and +lodge in its branches.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>Another parable he spoke to them: The +kingdom of heaven is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in +three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>All these things Jesus spoke to the +multitudes in parables; and without a parable he spoke nothing to +them; <sup>35</sup>that it might be fulfilled which was spoken +through the prophet, saying:</p> +<p class="pp1">I will open my mouth in parables;</p> +<p class="pp1">I will utter things hidden from the foundation of +the world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>Then having sent away the +multitudes<sup><a href="#r401336" id="f401336" title="see footnote" +name="f401336">36</a></sup>, he went into the house. And his +disciples came to him, saying: Explain to us the parable of the +darnel of the field. <sup>37</sup>And answering he said to +them:</p> +<p class="pin">He that sows the good seed is the Son of man. +<sup>38</sup>The field is the world. The good seed, these are the +sons of the kingdom; but the darnel are the sons of the evil one, +<sup>39</sup>and the enemy that sowed them is the Devil. The +harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. +<sup>40</sup>As therefore the darnel are gathered up and are burned +with fire, so shall it be in the end of the world. <sup>41</sup>The +Son of man will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of +his kingdom all the causes of offense, and those who do iniquity, +<sup>42</sup>and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there +will be the wailing, and the gnashing of teeth! <sup>43</sup>Then +will the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their +Father. He that has ears to hear, let him hear<sup><a href= +"#r401343" id="f401343" title="see footnote" name= +"f401343">43</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>44</sup>Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to +a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and concealed; +and for joy thereof<sup><a href="#r401344" id="f401344" title= +"see footnote" name="f401344">44</a></sup>, he goes and sells all +that he has, and buys that field.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>45</sup>Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to +a merchant seeking goodly pearls; <sup>46</sup>and having found one +pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought +it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>47</sup>Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to +a net, cast into the sea, and gathering together of every kind. +<sup>48</sup>Which, when it was filled, they drew up upon the +beach, and sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but cast +the bad away. <sup>49</sup>So will it be in the end of the world. +The angels will go forth, and will separate the wicked from among +the just, <sup>50</sup>and will cast them into the furnace of fire; +there will be the wailing, and the gnashing of teeth!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>51</sup>Did ye understand all these things? +They say to him, Yea, Lord. <sup>52</sup>And he said to them: +Therefore every scribe, instructed in the kingdom of heaven, is +like to a householder, who brings forth out of his treasure new and +old.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>53</sup>And it came to pass, when Jesus +finished these parables, that he departed thence. <sup>54</sup>And +coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue; so +that they were astonished, and said: Whence has this man this +wisdom, and the miracles? Is not this the carpenter's son? +<sup>55</sup>Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, +James, and Joseph<sup><a href="#r401355" id="f401355" title= +"see footnote" name="f401355">55</a></sup>, and Simon, and Judas? +<sup>56</sup>And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then +has this man all these things? <sup>57</sup>And they were offended +at him. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without honor, +save in his own country, and in his own house.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>58</sup>And he did not many miracles there, +because of their unbelief.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIV. </span> A<span class="sc">t</span> that time +Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus. <sup>2</sup>And he said +to his servants: This is John the Immerser; he is risen from the +dead, and therefore do these powers<sup><a href="#r401402" id= +"f401402" title="see footnote" name="f401402">2</a></sup> work in +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>For Herod laid hold of John, and bound +him and put him in prison, for the sake of Herodias, the wife of +Philip, his brother. <sup>4</sup>For John said to him: It is not +lawful for thee to have her. <sup>5</sup>And though desiring to put +him to death, he feared the multitude, because they held him as a +prophet. <sup>6</sup>But when Herod's birthday was kept, the +daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. +<sup>7</sup>Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her +whatever she should ask. <sup>8</sup>And she, being urged on by her +mother, says: Give me here, on a platter, the head of John the +Immerser. <sup>9</sup>And the king was sorry; but for the sake of +the oath, and of those who reclined at table with him, he commanded +it to be given. <sup>10</sup>And he sent, and beheaded John in the +prison. <sup>11</sup>And his head was brought on a platter, and was +given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother. +<sup>12</sup>And his disciples came and took up the body, and +buried it; and they went and reported it to Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And when Jesus heard it, he withdrew +from thence by ship, into a desert place apart. And the multitudes +hearing of it, followed him on foot from the cities. +<sup>14</sup>And going forth he saw a great multitude, and had +compassion on them, and he healed their sick.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And when it was evening, his disciples +came to him, saying: The place is desert, and the time is already +passed away; dismiss the multitudes, that they may go away into the +villages, and buy themselves victuals. <sup>16</sup>But Jesus said +to them: They need not go away; give ye them to eat. +<sup>17</sup>And they say to him: We have here but five loaves, and +two fishes. <sup>18</sup>He said: Bring them hither to me. +<sup>19</sup>And he commanded that the multitudes should lie down +on the grass, and took the five loaves and the two fishes, and +looking up to heaven he blessed, and broke, and gave the loaves to +the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes. +<sup>20</sup>And they all ate, and were filled; and they took up of +the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. <sup>21</sup>And +they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and +children.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And straightway he constrained his +disciples to enter into the ship, and to go before him to the other +side, while he dismissed the multitudes.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And having dismissed the multitudes, he +went up into the mountain apart to pray; and when evening was come, +he was there alone. <sup>24</sup>But the ship was already in the +midst of the sea, vexed by the waves; for the wind was contrary. +<sup>25</sup>And in the fourth watch of the night he went to them, +walking on the sea. <sup>26</sup>And the disciples, seeing him +walking on the sea, were troubled, saying: It is a spectre. And +they cried out for fear. <sup>27</sup>But straightway Jesus spoke +to them, saying: Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid. +<sup>28</sup>And Peter answering him said: Lord, if it is thou, bid +me come to thee on the water. <sup>29</sup>And he said: Come. And +coming down from the ship, Peter walked on the water, to go to +Jesus. <sup>30</sup>But seeing the wind boisterous, he was afraid; +and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me. +<sup>31</sup>And immediately Jesus, stretching forth his hand, took +hold of him, and said to him: Thou of little faith, wherefore didst +thou doubt?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And when they had entered into the +ship, the wind ceased. <sup>33</sup>And those in the ship came and +worshiped him<sup><a href="#r401433" id="f401433" title= +"see footnote" name="f401433">33</a></sup>, saying: Of a truth, +thou art the Son of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>And passing over, they came into the +land of Gennesaret. <sup>35</sup>And the men of that place, knowing +him, sent out into all that country round, and brought to him all +that were diseased <sup>36</sup>and besought him that they might +only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as touched were +made whole.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XV. </span> T<span class="sc">hen</span> there come +to Jesus the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying: +<sup>2</sup>Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the +elders? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. +<sup>3</sup>And he answering said to them: Why do ye also +transgress the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition? +<sup>4</sup>For God commanded, saying<sup><a href="#r401504" id= +"f401504" title="see footnote" name="f401504">4</a></sup>: +<span class="ot">Honor thy father and mother; and he that curses +father or mother, let him surely die.</span> <sup>5</sup>But ye +say: Whoever says to his father or his mother, It is a gift, +whatever thou mightest be profited with from me, <sup>6</sup>shall +not honor his father or his mother; and ye made the word of +God<sup><a href="#r401506" id="f401506" title="see footnote" name= +"f401506">6</a></sup> of no effect, for the sake of your +tradition.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of +you, saying:</p> +<p class="pp3"><sup>8</sup>This people honor me with their +lips,</p> +<p class="pp3">But their heart is far from me.</p> +<p class="pp3"><sup>9</sup>But in vain they worship me,</p> +<p class="pp3">Teaching as doctrines commandments of men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And calling to him the multitude, he +said to them: Hear, and understand: <sup>11</sup>Not that which +enters into the mouth defiles the man; but that which comes out of +the mouth, this defiles the man.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Then came to him his disciples, and +said to him: Knowest thou that the Pharisees, when they heard the +saying, were offended? <sup>13</sup>And he answering said: Every +plant, which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up. +<sup>14</sup>Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the blind; +and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And Peter answering said to him: +Explain to us this parable. <sup>16</sup>And he said: Are ye also +even yet without understanding? <sup>17</sup>Do ye not yet +understand, that whatever enters into the mouth goes into the +belly, and is cast out into the drain? <sup>18</sup>But the things +that proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they +defile the man. <sup>19</sup>For out of the heart proceed evil +thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, +false-witnessings, blasphemies. <sup>20</sup>These are the things +that defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defiles not the +man.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And Jesus, going forth from thence, +withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon. <sup>22</sup>And +behold, a woman of Canaan, coming out from those borders, cried to +him, saying: Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is +grievously possessed with a demon. <sup>23</sup>But he answered her +not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying: +Dismiss her; because she cries after us. <sup>24</sup>But he +answering said: I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the +house of Israel. <sup>25</sup>But she came and bowed down to him, +saying: Lord, help me. <sup>26</sup>But he answering said: It is +not good to take the children's bread, and cast it to the dogs. +<sup>27</sup>And she said: Yea, Lord; for the dogs also eat of the +crumbs that fall from their masters' table. <sup>28</sup>Then Jesus +answering said to her: O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to +thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>And departing from thence, Jesus came +near to the sea of Galilee; and going up into the mountain, he sat +down there. <sup>30</sup>And great multitudes came to him, having +with them lame, blind dumb, maimed, and many others, and laid them +down at his feet, and he healed them; <sup>31</sup>so that the +multitudes wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed +whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified +the God of Israel.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And Jesus, having called to him his +disciples, said: I have compassion on the multitude, because they +continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; and I +will not dismiss them fasting, lest they faint in the way. +<sup>33</sup>And his disciples say to him: Whence should we have so +many loaves in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? +<sup>34</sup>And Jesus says to them: How many loaves have ye? And +they said: Seven, and a few little fishes. <sup>35</sup>And he +commanded the multitudes to lie down on the ground. +<sup>36</sup>And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave +thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to +the multitude. <sup>37</sup>And they all ate, and were filled. And +they took up of the fragments that remained seven baskets full. +<sup>38</sup>And they who ate were four thousand men, besides women +and children. <sup>39</sup>And dismissing the multitudes, he +entered into the ship, and came into the borders of Magdala.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> the +Pharisees and Sadducees came to him, and tempting desired him to +show them a sign from heaven. <sup>2</sup>And he answering said to +them: When it is evening, ye say: Fair weather! for the sky is red. +<sup>3</sup>And in the morning: A storm to-day! for the sky is red +and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the sky, but can +ye not the signs of the times?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>An evil and adulterous generation seeks +after a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of +Jonah. And he left them, and departed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And coming to the other side, his +disciples forgot to take bread. <sup>6</sup>And Jesus said to them: +Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. +<sup>7</sup>And they reasoned among themselves, saying: Because we +took no bread! <sup>8</sup>And Jesus knowing it said: Ye of little +faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye took no bread? +<sup>9</sup>Do ye not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves +of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? +<sup>10</sup>Nor the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how +many baskets ye took up? <sup>11</sup>How is it that ye do not +understand, that I spoke not to you of bread? But, beware of the +leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees! <sup>12</sup>Then they +understood, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of bread, +but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And having come into the region of +Cæsarea Philippi, Jesus asked his disciples, saying: Who do +men say that the Son of man is<sup><a href="#r401613" id="f401613" +title="see footnote" name="f401613">13</a></sup>? <sup>14</sup>And +they said: Some, John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, +Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>He says to them: But who do ye say that +I am? <sup>16</sup>And Simon Peter answering said: Thou art the +Christ, the Son of the living God. <sup>17</sup>And Jesus answering +said to him: Happy art thou, Simon Bar-jonah<sup><a href="#r401617" +id="f401617" title="see footnote" name="f401617">17</a></sup>; for +flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but my Father who is in +heaven. <sup>18</sup>And I also say to thee, that thou art +Peter<sup><a href="#r401618a" id="f401618a" title="see footnote" +name="f401618a">18a</a></sup>, and upon this rock I will build my +church<sup><a href="#r401618b" id="f401618b" title="see footnote" +name="f401618b">18b</a></sup>; and the gates of the underworld +shall not prevail against it. <sup>19</sup>And I will give to thee +the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever thou shalt bind on +earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever thou shalt loose on +earth shall be loosed in heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Then he charged his disciples, that +they should tell no one that he is the Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>From that time Jesus began to show to +his disciples, that he must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things +from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be put to death, +and rise on the third day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And Peter taking him aside began to +rebuke him, saying: Be it far from thee, Lord; this shall not be to +thee. <sup>23</sup>But he turned and said to Peter: Get thee behind +me, Satan<sup><a href="#r401623" id="f401623" title="see footnote" +name="f401623">23</a></sup>; thou art an offense to me; for thou +thinkest not the things of God, but those of men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Then Jesus said to his disciples: If +any one will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his +cross, and follow me. <sup>25</sup>For whoever will save his life +shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake, shall +find it. <sup>26</sup>For what is a man profited, if he shall gain +the whole world, and forfeit his soul? Or what shall a man give as +an exchange<sup><a href="#r401626" id="f401626" title= +"see footnote" name="f401626">26</a></sup> for his soul? +<sup>27</sup>For the Son of man will come in the glory of his +Father, with his angels; and then he will reward each one according +to his works.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>Verily I say to you, there are some of +those standing here, who shall not taste death, till they see the +Son of man coming in his kingdom.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> after six +days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, +and brings them up into a high mountain apart. <sup>2</sup>And he +was transfigured before them; and his face shone as the sun, and +his garments became white as the light. <sup>3</sup>And behold, +there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. +<sup>4</sup>And Peter answering said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for +us to be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tents; one for +thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. <sup>5</sup>While he +was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And +behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, +in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. <sup>6</sup>And the +disciples, hearing it, fell on their face, and were exceedingly +afraid. <sup>7</sup>And Jesus coming to them touched them, and +said: Arise, and be not afraid. <sup>8</sup>And lifting up their +eyes, they saw no one save Jesus only.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And as they came down out of the +mountain, Jesus charged them, saying: Tell no one the vision, until +the Son of man is risen from the dead.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And his disciples asked him, saying: +Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? +<sup>11</sup>And he answering said: Elijah indeed comes, and will +restore all things. <sup>12</sup>But I say to you, that Elijah is +already come, and they knew him not, but did with him whatever they +would. So also is the Son of man about to suffer by them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Then the disciples understood that he +spoke to them of John the Immerser.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And when they were come to the +multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling down to him, and +saying: <sup>15</sup>Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic, +and is sorely afflicted; for ofttimes he falls into the fire, and +oft into the water. <sup>16</sup>And I brought him to thy +disciples, and they could not cure him. <sup>17</sup>And Jesus +answering said: O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall +I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to +me. <sup>18</sup>And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon went out from +him, and the child was cured from that hour.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Then the disciples, coming to Jesus +apart, said: Why could not we cast him out? <sup>20</sup>And he +said to them: Because of your want of faith. For verily I say to +you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this +mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove; and +nothing shall be impossible to you. <sup>21</sup>But this kind goes +not forth, except by prayer and fasting.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus +said to them: The Son of man is about to be delivered into the +hands of men <sup>23</sup>and they will put him to death, and he +will rise on the third day. And they were exceedingly +sorrowful.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And they having come to Capernaum, +those who received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said: Does +not your teacher pay the half-shekel<sup><a href="#r401724" id= +"f401724" title="see footnote" name="f401724">24</a></sup>? +<sup>25</sup>He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus +anticipated him, saying: What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the +kings of the earth take customs, or tribute? Of their sons, or of +strangers? <sup>26</sup>He says to him: Of strangers. Jesus said to +him: Then are the sons free. <sup>27</sup>But that we may not +offend them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take the fish that +first comes up; and opening its mouth thou wilt find a shekel; that +take, and give to them for me and thee.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVIII. </span> A<span class="sc">t</span> that time +came the disciples to Jesus, saying: Who then is greatest in the +kingdom of heaven?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And Jesus, calling a little child to +him, placed it in the midst of them, <sup>3</sup>and said: Verily I +say to you, if ye do not turn and become as the little children, ye +shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. <sup>4</sup>Whoever +therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is the +greatest in the kingdom of heaven. <sup>5</sup>And whoever shall +receive one such little child, in my name, receives me. +<sup>6</sup>But whoever shall cause one of these little ones that +believe on me to offend, it were better for him that an upper +millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were plunged in the +depth of the sea.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Woe to the world, for causes of offense! +For it must needs be that causes of offense come; but woe to that +man, through whom the cause of offense comes! <sup>8</sup>But if +thy hand or thy foot causes thee to offend, cut it off, and cast it +from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life lame or maimed, +than having two hands or two feet to be cast into the everlasting +fire. <sup>9</sup>And if thine eye causes thee to offend, pluck it +out and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life +with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Take heed that ye despise not one of +these little ones; for I say to you, that their angels in heaven +always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven. +<sup>11</sup>For the Son of man came to save that which was +lost.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>What think ye? If a man has a hundred +sheep, and one of them is gone astray, does he not leave the ninety +and nine upon the mountains, and go and seek that which is gone +astray? <sup>13</sup>And if it be that he find it, verily I say to +you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety and nine that +went not astray. <sup>14</sup>So it is not the will of your Father +who is in heaven, that one of these little ones perish.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>But if thy brother shall sin against +thee, go show him his fault between thee and him alone, If he shall +hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. <sup>16</sup>But if he +hear not, take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two +or three witnesses every word may be established. <sup>17</sup>And +if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it to the church; and if he +neglect to hear the church also, let him be to thee as a heathen +and a publican. <sup>18</sup>Verily I say to you: Whatever ye shall +bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever ye shall loose +on earth shall be loosed in heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Again I say to you, that if two of you +shall agree on earth, concerning any thing that they shall ask, it +shall be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. +<sup>20</sup>For where two or three are gathered together in my +name, there am I in the midst of them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Then Peter came to him, and said: Lord, +how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until +seven times? <sup>22</sup>Jesus says to him: I say not to thee, +until seven times, but until seventy times seven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>Therefore is the kingdom of heaven +likened to a certain king, who desired to make a reckoning with his +servants. <sup>24</sup>And when he had begun to reckon, there was +brought to him one, who owed ten thousand talents<sup><a href= +"#r401824" id="f401824" title="see footnote" name= +"f401824">24</a></sup>. <sup>25</sup>But as he was not able to pay, +his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and +all that he had, and payment to be made. <sup>26</sup>The servant +therefore, falling, prostrated himself before him, saying: Have +patience with me, and I will pay thee all. <sup>27</sup>And the +lord of that servant, moved with compassion, released him, and +forgave him the debt. <sup>28</sup>But that servant went out, and +found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred +denáries<sup><a href="#r401828" id="f401828" title= +"see footnote" name="f401828">28</a></sup>; and laying hold of him +he took him by the throat, saying: Pay me that thou owest. +<sup>29</sup>Therefore his fellow-servant fell down and besought +him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee. +<sup>30</sup>And he would not; but went and cast him into prison, +till he should pay the debt. <sup>31</sup>And his fellow-servants, +seeing what was done, were very sorry, and came and disclosed to +their lord all that was done. <sup>32</sup>Then having called him, +his lord says to him: Thou wicked servant; I forgave thee all that +debt, because thou besoughtest me. <sup>33</sup>Shouldest not thou +also have had pity on thy fellow-servant, as I too had pity on +thee? <sup>34</sup>And his lord was angry, and delivered him to the +tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him. +<sup>35</sup>So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye from +your hearts forgive not every one his brother.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came to +pass, when Jesus finished these sayings, that he departed from +Galilee, and came into the borders of Judæa beyond the +Jordan. <sup>2</sup>And great multitudes followed him, and he +healed them there.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And the Pharisees came to him, tempting +him and saying: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for +every cause?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And he answering said to them: Have ye +not read, that he who made them<sup><a href="#r401904" id="f401904" +title="see footnote" name="f401904">4</a></sup> from the beginning +made them male and female, <sup>5</sup>and said: <span class= +"ot">For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall +cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh.</span> +<sup>6</sup>So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. What +therefore God joined together, let not man put asunder.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>They say to him: Why then did Moses +command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? +<sup>8</sup>He says to them: Moses, for your hardness of heart, +suffered you to put away your wives; but from the beginning it was +not so. <sup>9</sup>And I say to you, that whoever shall put away +his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, commits +adultery; and whoever marries her when put away, commits +adultery.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>His disciples say to him: If the case +of the man with the woman is so, it is not good to marry. +<sup>11</sup>But he said to them: Not all can receive this saying, +but they to whom it is given. <sup>12</sup>For there are eunuchs, +who were so born from the mother's womb; and there are eunuchs, who +were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who made +themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that +is able to receive it, let him receive it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Then were brought to him little +children, that he might put his hands on them and pray; and the +disciples rebuked them. <sup>14</sup>But Jesus said: Suffer the +little children, and forbid them not to come to me; for to such +belongs the kingdom of heaven. <sup>15</sup>And he laid his hands +on them, and departed thence.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And, behold, one came to him and said: +Teacher, what good shall I do, that I may have eternal life? +<sup>17</sup>And, he said to him: Why dost thou ask me concerning +good? One is the Good. But if thou desirest to enter into life, +keep the commandments. <sup>18</sup>He says to him, Which? Jesus +said: <span class="ot">Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit +adultery; Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false +witness;</span> <sup>19</sup><span class="ot">Honor thy father and +thy mother;</span> and, <span class="ot">Thou shalt love thy +neighbor as thyself.</span> <sup>20</sup>The young man says to him: +All these I kept; what do I yet lack? <sup>21</sup>Jesus said to +him: If thou desirest to be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and +give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, +follow me. <sup>22</sup>But when the young man heard this saying, +he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And Jesus said to his disciples: Verily +I say to you, that a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom +of heaven. <sup>24</sup>And again I say to you: It is easier for a +camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to +enter into the kingdom of God. <sup>25</sup>And the disciples, +hearing it, were exceedingly amazed, saying: Who then can be saved? +<sup>26</sup>But Jesus, looking on them, said to them: With men +this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. +<sup>27</sup>Then Peter answering said to him: Behold, we forsook +all, and followed thee; what then shall we have? <sup>28</sup>And +Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, that ye who followed me, +in the renovation, when the Son of man shall sit on his throne of +glory, shall also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes +of Israel. <sup>29</sup>And every one who forsook houses, or +brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, +or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive manifold more, and +shall inherit everlasting life. <sup>30</sup>But many first will be +last, and last first.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XX. </span> F<span class="sc">or</span> the kingdom +of heaven is like to a householder, who went out early in the +morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. <sup>2</sup>And having +agreed with the laborers for a denáry<sup><a href="#r402002" +id="f402002" title="see footnote" name="f402002">2</a></sup> a day, +he sent them into his vineyard.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And he went out about the third hour, +and saw others standing idle in the market-place. <sup>4</sup>And +to them he said: Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is +right I will give you. And they went their way.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Again he went out about the sixth and +ninth hour, and did likewise.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And about the eleventh he went out, and +found others standing, and says to them: Why stand ye here all the +day idle? <sup>7</sup>They say to him: Because no one hired us. He +says to them: Go ye also into the vineyard.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And when evening was come, the lord of +the vineyard says to his steward: Call the laborers, and pay them +the hire, beginning from the last, unto the first. <sup>9</sup>And +they of the eleventh hour came, and received every man a +denáry. <sup>10</sup>But when the first came, they supposed +that they should receive more; and they also received each one a +denáry. <sup>11</sup>And on receiving it, they murmured +against the householder, <sup>12</sup>saying: These last labored +one hour, and thou madest them equal to us, who bore the burden of +the day, and the burning heat.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>But he answering said to one of them: +Friend, I do thee no wrong. Didst thou not agree with me for a +denáry? <sup>14</sup>Take what is thine, and go. But I will +give to this last, even as to thee. <sup>15</sup>Is it not lawful +for me to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I +am good?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>So will the last be first, and the +first last; for many are called, but few are chosen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took +the twelve disciples apart; and in the way he said to them: +<sup>18</sup>Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of +man will be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they +will condemn him to death, <sup>19</sup>and will deliver him to the +Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify; and on the third day he +will rise again.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Then came to him the mother of the sons +of Zebedee, with her sons, bowing down and asking a certain thing +of him. <sup>21</sup>And he said to her: What wilt thou? She says +to him: Command that these my two sons shall sit, one on thy right +hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom. <sup>22</sup>But Jesus +answering said: Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of +the cup that I shall drink of? They say to him: We are able. +<sup>23</sup>And he says to them: Ye shall drink indeed of my cup; +but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, +but is for them for whom it has been prepared by my Father. +<sup>24</sup>And the ten, hearing it, were much displeased with the +two brothers. <sup>25</sup>But Jesus, having called them to him, +said: Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles exercise lordship +over them, and they that are great exercise authority over them. +<sup>26</sup>Not so shall it be among you; <sup>27</sup>but whoever +would become great among you, let him be your minister; and whoever +would be first among you, let him be your servant; +<sup>28</sup>even as the Son of man came not to be ministered to, +but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>And as they were going forth from +Jericho, a great multitude followed him. <sup>30</sup>And behold, +two blind men sitting by the way-side, hearing that Jesus was +passing by, cried, saying: Have mercy on us, O Lord, Son of David. +<sup>31</sup>And the multitude rebuked them, that they should hold +their peace. But they cried the more, saying: Have mercy on us, O +Lord, Son of David. <sup>32</sup>And Jesus stood still, and called +them, and said: What will ye that I shall do to you? +<sup>33</sup>They say to him: Lord, that our eyes may be opened. +<sup>34</sup>And Jesus, moved with compassion, touched their eyes; +and immediately their eyes received sight; and they followed +him.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> when they +drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the mount of the +Olives, Jesus sent forth two disciples, <sup>2</sup>saying to them: +Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye will find +an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose and bring them to me. +<sup>3</sup>And if any one say aught to you, ye shall say: The Lord +has need of them; and straightway he will send them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Now all this has been done, that it +might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, +saying:</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>5</sup>Say to the daughter of Zion,</p> +<p class="pp1">Behold, thy King comes to thee,</p> +<p class="pp1">Meek, and mounted upon an ass,</p> +<p class="pp1">And upon a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And the disciples, having gone and done +as Jesus commanded them, <sup>7</sup>brought the ass and the colt, +and put on them their garments, and he sat thereon. <sup>8</sup>And +most of the multitude spread their own garments in the way; and +others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed in the way. +<sup>9</sup>And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, +cried, saying: Hosanna<sup><a href="#r402109" id="f402109" title= +"see footnote" name="f402109">9</a></sup> to the Son of David; +Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the +highest. <sup>10</sup>And as he entered into Jerusalem, all the +city was moved, saying: Who is this? <sup>11</sup>And the +multitudes said: This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth of +Galilee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And Jesus entered into the temple of +God, and cast out all that sold and bought in the temple, and +overturned the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of those +who sold doves. <sup>13</sup>And he says to them: It is +written,</p> +<p class="pp2">My house shall be called a house of prayer;</p> +<p class="pp2">But ye make it a den of robbers.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And the blind and the lame came to him +in the temple, and he healed them. <sup>15</sup>But the chief +priests and the scribes, seeing the wonders that he did, and the +children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of +David, were much displeased, <sup>16</sup>and said to him: Dost +thou hear what these say? And Jesus says to them: Yea; did ye never +read: <span class="ot">From the mouth of babes and sucklings thou +preparedst praise?</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And leaving them, he went forth out of +the city into Bethany, and lodged there.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And in the morning, as he was returning +into the city, he hungered. <sup>19</sup>And seeing a fig-tree by +the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon but leaves only. +And he says to it: Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward, +forever. And immediately the fig-tree withered away. +<sup>20</sup>And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How did +the fig-tree immediately wither away? <sup>21</sup>And Jesus +answering said to them: Verily I say to you, if ye have faith, and +do not doubt, not only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree, +but even if ye say to this mountain, be thou taken up and cast into +the sea, it shall be done. <sup>22</sup>And all things whatever ye +ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And when he had come into the temple, +the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he +was teaching, and said: By what authority doest thou these things; +and who gave thee this authority? <sup>24</sup>And Jesus answering +said to them: I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I +too will tell you by what authority I do these things. +<sup>25</sup>John's immersion, whence was it? From heaven, or from +men? And they reasoned among themselves, saying: If we say, From +heaven, he will say to us: Why then did ye not believe him? +<sup>26</sup>But if we say, From men, we fear the multitude; for +all hold John as a prophet. <sup>27</sup>And they answered Jesus, +saying: We do not know. And he said to them: Neither do I say to +you, by what authority I do these things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>But what think ye? A man had two sons; +and he came to the first, and said: Son, go work to-day in the +vineyard. <sup>29</sup>And he answering said: I will not; but +afterward he repented, and went. <sup>30</sup>And he came to the +other<sup><a href="#r402130" id="f402130" title="see footnote" +name="f402130">30</a></sup>, and said likewise. And he answering +said: I will, sir; and went not. <sup>31</sup>Which of the two did +the father's will? They say to him: The first<sup><a href= +"#r402131" id="f402131" title="see footnote" name= +"f402131">31</a></sup>. Jesus says to them: Verily I say to you, +that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God +before you. <sup>32</sup>For John came to you in the way of +righteousness, and ye did not believe him; but the publicans and +the harlots believed him; and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not +afterward, that ye might believe him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>Hear another parable. There was a +householder, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and +dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to +husband-men, and went abroad. <sup>34</sup>And when the season of +fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, to +receive his fruits. <sup>35</sup>And the husbandmen taking his +servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. +<sup>36</sup>Again he sent other servants, more than the first; and +they did to them likewise. <sup>37</sup>And afterward he sent to +them his son, saying: They will reverence my son. <sup>38</sup>But +the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among themselves: This is the +heir; come, let us kill him, and have his inheritance. +<sup>39</sup>And taking him, they cast him out of the vineyard, and +killed him. <sup>40</sup>When therefore the lord of the vineyard +comes, what will he do to those husbandmen? <sup>41</sup>They say +to him: He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let +out the vineyard to other husbandmen, who will deliver over to him +the fruits in their seasons. <sup>42</sup>Jesus says to them: Did +ye never read in the Scriptures:</p> +<p class="pp2">The stone which the builders disallowed,</p> +<p class="pp2">The same is become the head of the corner;</p> +<p class="pp2">This is from the Lord,</p> +<p class="pp2">And is wonderful in our eyes.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>43</sup>Therefore I say to you, that the +kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation +bringing forth the fruits thereof. <sup>44</sup>And he that falls +upon this stone will be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it +will grind him to powder.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>45</sup>And the chief priests and Pharisees, +hearing his parables, knew that he spoke of them. <sup>46</sup>And +they sought to lay hold of him, but feared the multitudes, since +they held him as a prophet.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> Jesus +answering spoke to them again in parables, saying:</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>The kingdom of heaven is like to a +certain king, who made a marriage for his son. <sup>3</sup>And he +sent forth his servants to call those who were bidden to the +wedding; and they would not come. <sup>4</sup>Again he sent forth +other servants, saying: Tell those who are bidden, Behold, I have +prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all +things are ready; come to the marriage. <sup>5</sup>But they made +light of it, and went away, one to his farm, another to his +merchandise. <sup>6</sup>And the rest laid hold of his servants, +and ill-treated and slew them. <sup>7</sup>And the king, hearing +it, was angry; and sending forth his armies, he destroyed those +murderers, and burned up their city. <sup>8</sup>Then he says to +his servants: The wedding is ready, but they who were bidden were +not worthy. <sup>9</sup>Go therefore into the thoroughfares, and as +many as ye find, bid to the marriage. <sup>10</sup>And those +servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as +many as they found, both bad and good; and the wedding was +furnished with guests.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And the king, coming in to view the +guests, saw there a man not clothed with a wedding garment; +<sup>12</sup>and he says to him: Friend, how camest thou in hither, +not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. +<sup>13</sup>Then the king said to the attendants: Bind him hand +and foot, and cast him forth into the outer darkness. There will be +the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth! <sup>14</sup>For many are +called, but few are chosen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Then the Pharisees went and took +counsel, how they might ensnare him with a word<sup><a href= +"#r402215" id="f402215" title="see footnote" name= +"f402215">15</a></sup>. <sup>16</sup>And they send out to him their +disciples, with the Herodians, saying: Teacher, we know that thou +art true, and teachest the way of God in truth; neither carest thou +for any one, for thou regardest not the person of men. +<sup>17</sup>Tell us, therefore, what thinkest thou? Is it lawful +to give tribute to Cæsar, or not? <sup>18</sup>But Jesus, +knowing their wickedness, said: Why tempt ye me, hypocrites! +<sup>19</sup>Show me the tribute money. And they brought to him a +denáry<sup><a href="#r402219" id="f402219" title= +"see footnote" name="f402219">19</a></sup>. <sup>20</sup>And he +says to them: Whose is this image, and the inscription? +<sup>21</sup>They say to him: Cæsar's. Then says he to them; +Render therefore to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar's, +and to God the things that are God's. <sup>22</sup>And hearing it +they wondered, and left him and went away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>On that day came to him Sadducees, who +say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, +<sup>24</sup>saying: Teacher, Moses said, <span class="ot">If any +one die having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and +raise up seed to his brother.</span> <sup>25</sup>Now there were +with us seven brothers; and the first married and died, and having +no seed left his wife to his brother. <sup>26</sup>Likewise the +second also, and the third, unto the seventh. <sup>27</sup>And last +of all the woman died also. <sup>28</sup>In the resurrection +therefore, of which of the seven shall she be wife? For they all +had her.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>Jesus answering said to them: Ye err, +not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God. <sup>30</sup>For +in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, +but are as the angels of God in heaven. <sup>31</sup>But concerning +the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was +spoken to you by God, saying: <sup>32</sup><span class="ot">I am +the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of +Jacob?</span> God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. +<sup>33</sup>And the multitudes, hearing it, were astonished at his +teaching.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>And the Pharisees, hearing that he had +put the Sadducees to silence, collected together; <sup>35</sup>and +one of them, a lawyer, asked, tempting him and saying: +<sup>36</sup>Teacher, what commandment is great in the law? +<sup>37</sup>Jesus said to him: <span class="ot">Thou shalt love +the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and +with all thy mind.</span> <sup>38</sup>This is the great and first +commandment. <sup>39</sup>And the second is like to it: +<span class="ot">Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self.</span> +<sup>40</sup>On these two commandments hang all the law and the +prophets.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>While the Pharisees were collected +together, Jesus asked them, <sup>42</sup>saying: What think ye +concerning the Christ? Of whom is he the son? They say to him: Of +David. <sup>43</sup>He says to them: How then does David, in the +Spirit, call him Lord, saying:</p> +<p class="pp3"><sup>44</sup>The Lord said to my Lord,</p> +<p class="pp3">Sit on my right hand,</p> +<p class="pp3">Till I put thine enemies under thy feet.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>45</sup>If then David calls him Lord, how is he +his son? <sup>46</sup>And no one was able to answer him a word; nor +durst any one from that day question him any more.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXIII. </span> T<span class="sc">hen</span> Jesus +spoke to the multitudes, and to his disciples, <sup>2</sup>saying: +The scribes and the Pharisees sat down in Moses' seat. +<sup>3</sup>All, therefore, whatever they bid you, do and observe; +but do not according to their works, for they say and do not. +<sup>4</sup>For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, +and lay them on men's shoulders, but will not move them with their +finger. <sup>5</sup>But all their works they do to be seen by men; +they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the fringes; +<sup>6</sup>and love the first place at feasts, and the first seats +in the synagogues, <sup>7</sup>and the greetings in the markets, +and to be called by men, Rabbi, Rabbi<sup><a href="#r402307" id= +"f402307" title="see footnote" name="f402307">7</a></sup>. +<sup>8</sup>But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your Teacher, +and all ye are brethren. <sup>9</sup>And call not any your father +on the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in heaven. +<sup>10</sup>Neither be called leaders; for one is your leader, the +Christ. <sup>11</sup>But the greatest of you shall be your servant. +<sup>12</sup>And whoever shall exalt himself shall be humbled; and +he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, +hypocrites! because ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men; +for ye go not in, nor suffer those who are entering to go +in<sup><a href="#r402313" id="f402313" title="see footnote" name= +"f402313">13</a></sup>:</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, +hypocrites! because ye traverse sea and land to make one proselyte, +and when he is made, ye make him twofold more a child of hell than +yourselves.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Woe to you, blind guides, who say: +Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall +swear by the gold of the temple, he is bound. <sup>17</sup>Fools +and blind; for which is greater, the gold, or the temple that +sanctifies the gold? <sup>18</sup>And, Whoever shall swear by the +altar, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gift that is +upon it, he is bound. <sup>19</sup>Fools and blind; for which is +greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>He therefore who swears by the altar, +swears by it, and by all things thereon. <sup>21</sup>And he that +swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him who dwells therein. +<sup>22</sup>And he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of +God, and by him who sits thereon.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, +hypocrites! because ye pay tithe of the mint and the dill and the +cumin, and omitted the weightier things of the law, judgment, and +mercy, and faith; these ought ye to have done, and not leave those +undone.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Blind guides! that strain out the gnat, +and swallow the camel.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, +hypocrites! because ye cleanse the outside of the cup and the +platter, but within they are full of rapacity and excess. +<sup>26</sup>Blind Pharisee! Cleanse first the inside of the cup +and the platter, that its outside also may become clean.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, +hypocrites! because ye are like to whited sepulchres, which +outwardly indeed appear beautiful, but within are full of bones of +the dead, and of all uncleanness. <sup>28</sup>So also ye outwardly +indeed appear righteous to men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy +and iniquity.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, +hypocrites! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and +adorn the tombs of the righteous, and say: <sup>30</sup>If we had +been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers +with them in the blood of the prophets. <sup>31</sup>So that ye +witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of those who killed the +prophets; <sup>32</sup>and fill ye up the measure of your +fathers!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>Serpents! Brood of vipers! How can ye +escape the judgment of hell?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>Therefore, behold, I send forth to you +prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill +and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, +and persecute from city to city; <sup>35</sup>that on you may come +all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of +righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye +slew between the temple and the altar. <sup>36</sup>Verily I say to +you, all these things shall come upon this generation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killest the +prophets, and stonest those sent to her; how often would I have +gathered thy children together, as a hen gathers her chickens under +her wings, and ye would not! <sup>38</sup>Behold, your house is +left to you desolate. <sup>39</sup>For I say to you, ye shall not +see me henceforth, till ye shall say: Blessed is he that comes in +the name of the Lord.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXIV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> Jesus +went out, and departed from the temple; and his disciples came to +him, to show him the buildings of the temple. <sup>2</sup>And he +answering said to them: See ye not all these things? Verily I say +to you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that +shall not be thrown down.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And as he sat on the mount of the +Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying: Tell us, when +will these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and of the +end of the world? <sup>4</sup>And Jesus answering said to them: +Take heed, lest any one lead you astray. <sup>5</sup>For many will +come in my name, saying: I am the Christ; and will lead astray +many. <sup>6</sup>And ye will hear of wars, and rumors of wars. +Take heed, be not troubled; for all must come to pass<sup><a href= +"#r402406" id="f402406" title="see footnote" name= +"f402406">6</a></sup>; but not yet is the end! <sup>7</sup>For +nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; and +there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers +places. <sup>8</sup>But all these are the beginning of sorrows. +<sup>9</sup>Then will they deliver you up unto affliction, and will +kill you; and ye will be hated by all nations for my name's sake. +<sup>10</sup>And then will many be offended, and will deliver up +one another, and will hate one another. <sup>11</sup>And many false +prophets will arise, and will lead many astray. <sup>12</sup>And +because iniquity abounds, the love of the many will become cold. +<sup>13</sup>But he that has endured to the end, the same shall be +saved. <sup>14</sup>And this good news of the kingdom shall be +preached in all the world, for a testimony to all nations; and then +shall come the end.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>When therefore ye see the abomination +of desolation, spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in +the holy place (let him that reads mark!) <sup>16</sup>then let +those in Judæa flee to the mountains; he that is upon the +house, <sup>17</sup>let him not come down to take the things out of +his house; <sup>18</sup>and he that is in the field, let him not +turn back to take his garments. <sup>19</sup>But woe to those who +are with child, and to those who give suck in those days! +<sup>20</sup>And pray that your flight be not in winter, nor on a +sabbath. <sup>21</sup>For then will be great affliction, such as +has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no nor +shall be. <sup>22</sup>And unless those days were shortened, no +flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the chosen, those days +shall be shortened. <sup>23</sup>Then if any one say to you: Lo, +here is the Christ, or, Here, believe it not. <sup>24</sup>For +there will arise false Christs, and false prophets, and will show +great signs and wonders; so as, if possible, to lead even the +chosen astray. <sup>25</sup>Behold, I have told you before.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>If therefore they say to you: Behold, +he is in the desert, go not forth; Behold, he is in the secret +chambers, believe it not. <sup>27</sup>For as the lightning comes +forth from the east, and shines even unto the west, so shall be the +coming of the Son of man. <sup>28</sup>For wherever the carcass is, +there will the eagles be gathered together.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>And immediately, after the affliction +of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not +give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the +powers of heaven shall be shaken. <sup>30</sup>And then shall +appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and then shall all the +tribes of the earth<sup><a href="#r402430" id="f402430" title= +"see footnote" name="f402430">30</a></sup> mourn, and shall see the +Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great +glory.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>And he will send forth his angels with +a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his +chosen from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the +other.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And learn the parable from the +fig-tree: When its branch is already become tender, and puts forth +leaves, ye know that the summer is near. <sup>33</sup>So also ye, +when ye see all these things, know that it is near, at the +doors.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>Verily I say to you, this generation +shall not pass, till all these things are done. <sup>35</sup>Heaven +and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>But of that day and hour no one knows, +not even the angels of heaven, but my Father only. <sup>37</sup>But +as the days of Noah, so shall be also the coming of the Son of man. +<sup>38</sup>For as they were in the days before the flood, eating +and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that +Noah entered into the ark, <sup>39</sup>and knew not until the +flood came, and took all away; so shall be also the coming of the +Son of man. <sup>40</sup>Then shall there be two men in the field, +one is taken, and one is left; <sup>41</sup>two women grinding at +the mill, one is taken, and one is left.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>42</sup>Watch therefore; for ye know not in +what day<sup><a href="#r402442" id="f402442" title="see footnote" +name="f402442">42</a></sup> your Lord comes. <sup>43</sup>But know +this, that if the master 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 through. <sup>44</sup>Therefore be +ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man +comes.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>45</sup>Who then is the faithful and wise +servant, whom his lord set over his household, to give them their +food in due season? <sup>46</sup>Happy that servant, whom his lord +when he comes shall find so doing! <sup>47</sup>Verily I say to +you, that he will set him over all his goods. <sup>48</sup>But if +that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord delays his +coming; <sup>49</sup>and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, +and shall eat and drink with the drunken; <sup>50</sup>the lord of +that servant will come in a day when he looks not for it, and in an +hour when he is not aware; <sup>51</sup>and will cut him asunder, +and appoint his portion with the hypocrites. There will be the +weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXV. </span> T<span class="sc">hen</span> shall the +kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took their lamps, +and went out to meet the bridegroom. <sup>2</sup>And five of them +were wise, and five foolish. <sup>3</sup>The foolish, taking their +lamps, took no oil with them; <sup>4</sup>but the wise took oil in +their vessels with their lamps. <sup>5</sup>While the bridegroom +tarried, they all slumbered and slept. <sup>6</sup>And at midnight +a cry was made: Behold, the bridegroom! Go out to meet him. +<sup>7</sup>Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. +<sup>8</sup>And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, +for our lamps are going out. <sup>9</sup>But the wise answered, +saying: Not so; there will not be enough for us and you. Go rather +to those who sell, and buy for yourselves. <sup>10</sup>And while +they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they who were ready went +in with him to the marriage; and the door was shut. +<sup>11</sup>And afterward come also the rest of the virgins, +saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. <sup>12</sup>But he answering said: +Verily I say to you, I know you not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Watch, therefore; because ye know not +the day, nor the hour!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>For as a man going abroad called his +own servants, and delivered to them his goods; <sup>15</sup>and to +one gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each +according to his own ability; and straightway went abroad. +<sup>16</sup>And he that received the five talents went and traded +with them, and gained other five talents. <sup>17</sup>Likewise +also he that received the two gained other two. <sup>18</sup>But he +that received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid +his lord's money. <sup>19</sup>After a long time the lord of those +servants comes, and reckons with them. <sup>20</sup>And he that +received the five talents came and brought other five talents, +saying: Lord, thou deliveredst to me five talents; behold, I gained +other five talents beside them. <sup>21</sup>His lord said to him: +Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over a +little, I will set thee over much. Enter thou into the joy of thy +lord. <sup>22</sup>And he also that received the two talents came +and said: Lord, thou deliveredst to me two talents; behold, I +gained other two talents beside them. <sup>23</sup>His lord said to +him: Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful over +a little, I will set thee over much. Enter thou into the joy of thy +lord. <sup>24</sup>And he also that received the one talent came +and said: Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where +thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou strewedst not. +<sup>25</sup>And fearing, I went and hid thy talent in the earth. +Lo, thou hast thine own. <sup>26</sup>And his lord answering said +to him: Wicked and slothful servant! Thou knewest that I reap where +I did not sow, and gather where I strewed not? <sup>27</sup>Thou +oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers; and when +I came, I should have received my own with interest. +<sup>28</sup>Take therefore the talent from him, and give to him +that has the ten talents. <sup>29</sup>For to every one that has +shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him that has +not, even what he has shall be taken away. <sup>30</sup>And cast +forth the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will +be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>And when the Son of man shall come in +his glory, and all the angels with him, then will he sit on his +throne of glory. <sup>32</sup>And before him shall be gathered all +the nations; and he will divide them one from another, as the +shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. <sup>33</sup>And he will +set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>Then will the King say to those on his +right hand: Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom +prepared for you from the foundation of the world. <sup>35</sup>For +I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me +drink; I was a stranger and ye took me in, <sup>36</sup>naked and +ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and +ye came to me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>Then will the righteous answer him, +saying: Lord, when saw we thee hungering and fed thee, or thirsting +and gave thee drink? <sup>38</sup>And when saw we thee a stranger +and took thee in, or naked and clothed thee? <sup>39</sup>And when +saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee? <sup>40</sup>And +the King will answer and say to them: Verily I say to you, inasmuch +as ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to +me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>Then will he say also to those on the +left hand: Depart from me, accursed, into the everlasting fire; +prepared for the Devil and his angels. <sup>42</sup>For I was +hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye did +not give me drink; <sup>43</sup>I was a stranger, and ye did not +take me in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; sick, and in prison, +and ye did not visit me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>44</sup>Then will they also answer, saying: +Lord, when saw we thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or +naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee? +<sup>45</sup>Then will he answer them, saying: Verily I say to you, +inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it +not to me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>46</sup>And these shall go away into +everlasting punishment, but the righteous into everlasting +life.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXVI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came +to pass, when Jesus finished all these sayings, he said to his +disciples: <sup>2</sup>Ye know that after two days comes the +passover, and the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Then assembled together the chief +priests, and the elders of the people, in the court of the high +priest, who was called Caiaphas, <sup>4</sup>and consulted together +that they might take Jesus by craft, and put him to death. +<sup>5</sup>But they said: Not at the feast, that there may not be +a tumult among the people.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And Jesus being in Bethany, in the house +of Simon the leper, <sup>7</sup>there came to him a woman having an +alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head +as he reclined at table. <sup>8</sup>And his disciples seeing it +were displeased, saying: To what purpose is this waste? +<sup>9</sup>For this might have been sold for much, and given to +the poor. <sup>10</sup>And Jesus knowing it, said to them: Why +trouble ye the woman? For she wrought a good work upon me. +<sup>11</sup>For the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have +not always. <sup>12</sup>For she, in pouring this ointment on my +body, did it to prepare me for burial. <sup>13</sup>Verily I say to +you, wherever this good news shall be preached in the whole world, +this also that she did shall be told, for a memorial of her.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Then one of the twelve, called Judas +Iscariot, went to the chief priests, <sup>15</sup>and said: What +will ye give me, and I will deliver him to you? And they weighed +out to him thirty pieces of silver. <sup>16</sup>And from that time +he sought opportunity to deliver him up.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And on the first day of the feast of +unleavened bread the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him: Where +wilt thou that we prepare for thee to eat the passover? +<sup>18</sup>And he said: Go into the city to such a man, and say +to him: The Teacher says, my time is at hand; I will keep the +passover at thy house with my disciples. <sup>19</sup>And the +disciples did as Jesus directed them, and made ready the +passover.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And when evening was come, he reclined +at table with the twelve. <sup>21</sup>And as they were eating, he +said: Verily I say to you, that one of you will betray me. +<sup>22</sup>And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and began to say +to him, each one: Lord, is it I? <sup>23</sup>And he answering +said: He that dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same will +betray me. <sup>24</sup>The Son of man goes indeed, as it is +written of him; but woe to that man through whom the Son of man is +betrayed! It were good for him, if that man had not been born.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And Judas, his betrayer, answering +said: Rabbi, is it I? He says to him: Thou saidst it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>And as they were eating, Jesus took the +loaf<sup><a href="#r402626" id="f402626" title="see footnote" name= +"f402626">26</a></sup>, and blessed, and broke, and gave to the +disciples, and said: Take, eat; this is my body. <sup>27</sup>And +he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, saying: Drink +all ye of it. <sup>28</sup>For this is my blood of the new +covenant<sup><a href="#r402628" id="f402628" title="see footnote" +name="f402628">28</a></sup>, which is shed for many, for remission +of sins. <sup>29</sup>And I say to you, that I will not drink +henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink +it new with you, in the kingdom of my Father.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And having sung, they went out into the +mount of the Olives.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>Then Jesus says to them: All ye will be +offended because of me this night. For it is written: <span class= +"ot">I will smite the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be +scattered abroad.</span> <sup>32</sup>But after I have risen, I +will go before you into Galilee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>Peter answering said to him: Though all +shall be offended because of thee, I will never be offended. +<sup>34</sup>Jesus said to him: Verily I say to thee, that this +night, before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me. +<sup>35</sup>Peter says to him: Even though I should die with thee, +I will not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>Then Jesus comes with them to a place +called Gethsemane, and says to the disciples: Sit ye here, while I +go yonder and pray. <sup>37</sup>And taking with him Peter and the +two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful, and to be troubled. +<sup>38</sup>Then says he to them: My soul is exceedingly +sorrowful, unto death. Tarry ye here, and watch with me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And going forward a little, he fell on +his face, praying, and saying: My Father, if it is possible, let +this cup pass away from me. But yet, not as I will, but as thou +wilt. <sup>40</sup>And he comes to the disciples, and finds them +sleeping; and he says to Peter: Were ye so unable to watch with me +one hour? <sup>41</sup>Watch and pray, that ye enter not into +temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is +weak.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>42</sup>Again, a second time, he went away and +prayed, saying: My Father, if this can not pass away from me, +except I drink it, thy will be done. <sup>43</sup>And coming he +again found them sleeping; for their eyes were heavy.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>44</sup>And leaving them, he went away again, +and prayed the third time, saying the same words. <sup>45</sup>Then +he comes to his disciples, and says to them: Do ye sleep the +remaining time, and take your rest<sup><a href="#r402645" id= +"f402645" title="see footnote" name="f402645">45</a></sup>! Behold, +the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands +of sinners. <sup>46</sup>Rise, let us be going. Behold, he is at +hand that betrays me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>47</sup>And while he was yet speaking, behold, +Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with +swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. +<sup>48</sup>And his betrayer gave them a sign, saying: Whom I +shall kiss, that is he; hold him fast. <sup>49</sup>And forthwith +he came to Jesus, and said: Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him. +<sup>50</sup>And Jesus said to him: Friend, wherefore art thou +come? Then they came, and laid hands on Jesus, and held him fast. +<sup>51</sup>And, behold, one of those who were with Jesus +stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and striking the servant +of the high priest took off his ear. <sup>52</sup>Then says Jesus +to him: Put back thy sword into its place; for all they who take +the sword shall perish with the sword. <sup>53</sup>Thinkest thou +that I can not now pray to my Father, and he will send<sup><a href= +"#r402653" id="f402653" title="see footnote" name= +"f402653">53</a></sup> me more than twelve legions of angels? +<sup>54</sup>How then shall the Scriptures be fulfilled, that thus +it must be?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>55</sup>In that hour Jesus said to the +multitudes: Are ye come out as against a robber, with swords and +staves, to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, +and ye did not lay hold of me. <sup>56</sup>But all this has been +done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then +the disciples all forsook him, and fled.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>57</sup>And they who laid hold of Jesus led him +away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders +were assembled. <sup>58</sup>And Peter followed him afar off, unto +the court of the high priest; and entering in, he sat with the +servants, to see the end.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>59</sup>And the chief priests, and the elders, +and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, that they +might put him to death; <sup>60</sup>and found none, though many +false witnesses came. But at last came two, <sup>61</sup>and said: +This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build +it in three days. <sup>62</sup>And the high priest arose, and said +to him: Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee? +<sup>63</sup>But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering +said to him: I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us +whether thou art the Christ, the Son of God. <sup>64</sup>Jesus +says to him: Thou saidst it. But I say to you, hereafter ye shall +see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming +on the clouds of heaven. <sup>65</sup>Then the high priest rent his +clothes, saying: He blasphemed! What further need have we of +witnesses? Behold, ye now heard his blasphemy. <sup>66</sup>What +think ye? They answering said: He is guilty of death. +<sup>67</sup>Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and +others smote him, <sup>68</sup>saying: Prophesy to us, O Christ, +who is he that struck thee?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>69</sup>And Peter was sitting without, in the +court. And a damsel came to him, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus +the Galilæan. <sup>70</sup>But he denied before all, saying: +I know not what thou sayest. <sup>71</sup>And he having gone out +into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to those who were +there: This man also was with Jesus the Nazarene. <sup>72</sup>And +again he denied, with an oath: I do not know the man. +<sup>73</sup>And after a little while, they that stood by came and +said to Peter: Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech +betrays thee. <sup>74</sup>Then he began to invoke curses, and to +swear: I do not know the man. And immediately a cock crowed. +<sup>75</sup>And Peter remembered the word of Jesus when he said: +Before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me. And he went out, and +wept bitterly.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXVII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> when +morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people +took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death. +<sup>2</sup>And having bound him, they led him away, and delivered +him up to Pontius Pilate the governor.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he +saw that he was condemned, repenting brought back the thirty pieces +of silver to the chief priests and the elders, <sup>4</sup>saying: +I sinned in betraying innocent blood. And they said: What is it to +us? Look thou to it. <sup>5</sup>And casting down the pieces of +silver in the temple, he departed; and he went away and hanged +himself. <sup>6</sup>And the chief priests took the silver pieces, +and said: It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it +is the price of blood. <sup>7</sup>And they took counsel, and +bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. +<sup>8</sup>Wherefore that field was called the field of blood, +unto this day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Then was fulfilled that which was spoken +through Jeremiah the prophet, saying:</p> +<p class="pp1">And they took the thirty pieces of silver,</p> +<p class="pp1">The price of him that was priced,</p> +<p class="pp1">Whom they of the sons of Israel did price,</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>10</sup>And gave them for the potter's field, +as the Lord appointed to me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And Jesus stood before the governor. +And the governor questioned him, saying: Art thou the king of the +Jews? And Jesus said to him: Thou sayest it. <sup>12</sup>And when +he was accused by the chief priests and the elders, he made no +answer. <sup>13</sup>Then says Pilate to him: Hearest thou not what +things they witness against thee? <sup>14</sup>And he made him no +answer, not even to one word; so that the governor greatly +wondered.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Now at the feast the governor was wont +to release to the multitude one prisoner, whom they would. +<sup>16</sup>And they had then a noted prisoner, called Barabbas. +<sup>17</sup>When therefore they were assembled, Pilate said to +them: Whom will ye that I release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is +called Christ? <sup>18</sup>For he knew that through envy they +delivered him up.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>And as he sat on the judgment-seat, his +wife sent to him, saying: Have nothing to do with that just man; +for I suffered much this day, in a dream, because of him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And the chief priests and the elders +persuaded the multitudes, that they should ask for Barabbas, and +should destroy Jesus. <sup>21</sup>And the governor answering said +to them: Which of the two will ye that I release to you? And they +said: Barabbas. <sup>22</sup>Pilate says to them: What then shall I +do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say to him: Let him +be crucified. <sup>23</sup>And the governor said: What evil then +did he? But they cried the more, saying: Let him be crucified.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And Pilate, seeing that it avails +nothing, but rather that a tumult is made, took water and washed +his hands before the multitude, saying: I am innocent of the blood +of this just man. Look ye to it. <sup>25</sup>And all the people +answering said: His blood be on us, and on our children. +<sup>26</sup>Then he released to them Barabbas; but Jesus, having +scourged him, he delivered up to be crucified.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>Then the soldiers of the governor took +Jesus into the Pretorium, and gathered to him the whole band. +<sup>28</sup>And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. +<sup>29</sup>And having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on +his head, and a reed in his right hand; and bowing the knee before +him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, King of the Jews! +<sup>30</sup>And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote +him on the head. <sup>31</sup>And when they had mocked him, they +took off the robe from him, and put on him his own garments, and +led him away to crucify him. <sup>32</sup>And as they came out they +found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they compelled to bear +his cross.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And having come to a place called +Golgotha (which is called, Place of a skull), <sup>34</sup>they +gave him vinegar to drink<sup><a href="#r402734" id="f402734" +title="see footnote" name="f402734">34</a></sup>, mingled with +gall; and tasting it, he would not drink. <sup>35</sup>And having +crucified him, they divided his garments among them, casting lots. +<sup>36</sup>And sitting down, they watched him there. +<sup>37</sup>And they set up over his head his accusation, written: +THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>Two robbers are then crucified with +him, one on the right hand, and one on the left. <sup>39</sup>And +those passing by reviled him, wagging their heads, <sup>40</sup>and +saying: Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three +days, save thyself. If thou art the Son of God, come down from the +cross. <sup>41</sup>Likewise also the chief priests mocking, with +the scribes and elders, said: <sup>42</sup>Others he saved, himself +he can not save. If he is King of Israel, let him now come down +from the cross, and we will believe on him. <sup>43</sup>He trusts +in God; let him now deliver him, if he desires him; for he said I +am the Son of God. <sup>44</sup>And also the robbers, who were +crucified with him, reproached him with the same thing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>45</sup>And from the sixth hour, there was +darkness over all the land, unto the ninth hour. <sup>46</sup>And +about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying: +<span class="ot">Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?</span> That is: +<span class="ot">My God, my God, why didst thou forsake me?</span> +<sup>47</sup>Some of those standing there, hearing it, said: This +man calls for Elijah<sup><a href="#r402747" id="f402747" title= +"see footnote" name="f402747">47</a></sup>. <sup>48</sup>And +straightway one of them ran and took a sponge, and having filled it +with vinegar and put it on a reed, gave him to drink. +<sup>49</sup>But the rest said: Let alone; let us see whether +Elijah comes to save him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>50</sup>And Jesus, again crying with a loud +voice, yielded up his spirit. <sup>51</sup>And behold, the vail of +the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the +earth quaked, and the rocks were rent; <sup>52</sup>and the tombs +were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen asleep +arose, <sup>53</sup>and coming out of the tombs, after his +resurrection, went into the holy city, and appeared to many.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>54</sup>And the centurion, and they that with +him were watching Jesus, on seeing the earthquake, and the things +that were done, were exceedingly afraid, saying: Truly this was the +Son of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>55</sup>And many women were there, beholding +afar off, they who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him; +<sup>56</sup>among whom was Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother +of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>57</sup>And evening having come, there came a +rich man from Arimathæa, named Joseph, who also himself was a +disciple of Jesus. <sup>58</sup>This man went to Pilate, and asked +for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded that the body should +be given up. <sup>59</sup>And taking the body, Joseph wrapped it in +a clean linen cloth, <sup>60</sup>and laid it in his own new tomb, +which he hewed out in the rock. And having rolled a great stone to +the door of the tomb, he departed. <sup>61</sup>And Mary the +Magdalene was there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the +sepulchre.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>62</sup>And on the morrow, which is after the +preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to +Pilate, <sup>63</sup>saying: Sir, we remember that that deceiver +said, while he was yet alive: After three days I will rise. +<sup>64</sup>Command, therefore, that the sepulchre be made secure +until the third day lest his disciples come and steal him away, and +say to the people: He is risen from the dead; and the last error +will be worse than the first. <sup>65</sup>Pilate said to them: Ye +have a watch; go, make secure, as ye know how. <sup>66</sup>And +they went, and made the sepulchre secure, sealing the stone, in +connection with the watch.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXVIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> late in +the sabbath, as it was dawning into the first day of the week, came +Mary the Magdalene and the other Mary to view the sepulchre. +<sup>2</sup>And behold, there was a great earthquake. For an angel +of the Lord, descending out of heaven, came and rolled away the +stone, and sat upon it. <sup>3</sup>His countenance was like +lightning, and his raiment white as snow; <sup>4</sup>and for fear +of him the keepers shook, and became as dead men. <sup>5</sup>And +the angel answering said to the women: Fear not ye; for I know that +ye are seeking Jesus, who was crucified. <sup>6</sup>He is not +here; for he is risen, as he said. Come hither, see the place where +the Lord lay. <sup>7</sup>And go quickly, and tell his disciples +that he is risen from the dead. And behold, he goes before you into +Galilee; there ye shall see him. Behold, I told you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And going out quickly from the +sepulchre, with fear and great joy, they ran to bring his disciples +word. <sup>9</sup>And behold, Jesus met them, saying: All hail! And +they, coming to him, laid hold of his feet, and worshiped him. +<sup>10</sup>Then Jesus says to them: Be not afraid; go, bear word +to my brethren, to go away into Galilee, and there they shall see +me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And as they were going, behold, some of +the watch came into the city, and reported to the chief priests all +the things that were done. <sup>12</sup>And having assembled with +the elders, and taken counsel, they gave much money to the +soldiers, <sup>13</sup>saying: Say, that his disciples came by +night, and stole him away while we slept. <sup>14</sup>And if this +shall be heard by the governor<sup><a href="#r402814" id="f402814" +title="see footnote" name="f402814">14</a></sup>, we will persuade +him, and make you secure. <sup>15</sup>And they, taking the money, +did as they were taught. And this saying was reported abroad among +the Jews, until this day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And the eleven disciples went away into +Galilee, into the mountain where Jesus had appointed them. +<sup>17</sup>And seeing him, they worshiped him; but some +doubted.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And Jesus came and spoke to them, +saying: All power was given to me in heaven and on earth. +<sup>19</sup>Go therefore, and disciple all the nations, immersing +them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy +Spirit; <sup>20</sup>teaching them to observe all things, whatever +I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you alway, unto the end of +the world.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b41" id="b41">THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> T<span class= +"sc">he</span> beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of +God, <sup>2</sup>as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: +<span class="ot">Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy face, +who shall prepare thy way;</span> <sup>3</sup><span class="ot">the +voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, +make straight his paths.</span> <sup>4</sup>John came immersing in +the wilderness, and preaching the immersion of repentance unto +remission of sins. <sup>5</sup>And there went out to him all the +country of Judæa, and all they of Jerusalem; and they were +immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And John was clothed with camel's hair, +and with a leathern girdle about his loins, and ate locusts and +wild honey. <sup>7</sup>And he preached, saying: There comes after +me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am +not worthy to stoop down and loose. <sup>8</sup>I indeed immersed +you in water; but he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And it came to pass in those days, that +Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was immersed by John in +the Jordan. <sup>10</sup>And straightway coming up out of the +water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit as a dove +descending upon him. <sup>11</sup>And there came a voice out of +heaven: Thou art my beloved son; in thee I am well pleased.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And immediately the Spirit drives him +forth into the wilderness. <sup>13</sup>And he was in the +wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was with the wild +beasts; and the angels ministered to him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And after John was delivered up, Jesus +came into Galilee, publishing the good news of the kingdom of +God<sup><a href="#r410114" id="f410114" title="see footnote" name= +"f410114">14</a></sup>, <sup>15</sup>and saying: The time is +fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe +in the good news.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And walking by the sea of Galilee, he +saw Simon, and Andrew, Simon's brother, casting a net in the sea; +for they were fishermen. <sup>17</sup>And Jesus said to them: Come +after me, and I will cause you to become fishers of men. +<sup>18</sup>And immediately leaving the nets, they followed +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>And going a little further, he saw +James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in +the ship mending the nets. <sup>20</sup>And straightway he called +them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired +servants, they went after him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And they enter into Capernaum; and +straightway on the sabbath he went into the synagogue, and taught. +<sup>22</sup>And they were astonished at his teaching; for he +taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And there was in their synagogue a man +with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, <sup>24</sup>saying: What +have we to do with thee<sup><a href="#r410124" id="f410124" title= +"see footnote" name="f410124">24</a></sup>, Jesus, Nazarene! Didst +thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of +God. <sup>25</sup>And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Hold thy peace, +and come out of him. <sup>26</sup>And the unclean spirit, tearing +him, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. +<sup>27</sup>And they were all amazed; so that they questioned +among themselves, saying: What is this<sup><a href="#r410127" id= +"f410127" title="see footnote" name="f410127">27</a></sup>? A new +teaching, with authority! And he commands the unclean spirits, and +they obey him. <sup>28</sup>And immediately his fame spread abroad +into all the surrounding region of Galilee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>And immediately, having come out of the +synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with +James and John. <sup>30</sup>And the mother-in-law of Simon was +lying sick with fever; and immediately they tell him concerning +her. <sup>31</sup>And he came and raised her up, taking hold of her +hand; and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered to +them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And evening having come, when the sun +set, they brought to him all that were sick, and those possessed +with demons. <sup>33</sup>And all the city was gathered together at +the door. <sup>34</sup>And he healed many that were sick with +divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and suffered not the +demons to speak, because they knew him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And rising very early, by night, he +went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. +<sup>36</sup>And Simon, and they who were with him, followed after +him. <sup>37</sup>And having found him, they say to him: All are +seeking thee. <sup>38</sup>And he says to them: Let us go +elsewhere, into the neighboring towns, that I may preach there +also; for, for this I came forth. <sup>39</sup>And he was preaching +in their synagogues, throughout all Galilee, and casting out the +demons.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>And there came a leper to him, +beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him: If +thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. <sup>41</sup>And Jesus, moved +with compassion, stretched forth his hand and touched him, and says +to him: I will; be thou cleansed. <sup>42</sup>And immediately the +leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. <sup>43</sup>And +sternly charging him, he forthwith sent him away; <sup>44</sup>and +says to him: See thou say nothing to any one; but go, show thyself +to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses commanded, +for a testimony to them. <sup>45</sup>But he, going forth, began to +publish it much, and to spread abroad the report; so that he could +no longer openly enter into a city, but was without in desert +places. And they came to him from every quarter.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> again he +entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was heard that he is +in the house. <sup>2</sup>And straightway many were gathered +together, so that there was no longer room, not even at the door; +and he spoke the word to them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And they come to him, bringing one that +was palsied, borne by four. <sup>4</sup>And not being able to come +near him, on account of the multitude, they uncovered the roof +where he was; and having broken it up, they let down the bed +whereon the palsied man lay. <sup>5</sup>And Jesus, seeing their +faith, says to the palsied man: Child, thy sins are forgiven. +<sup>6</sup>But there were some of the scribes sitting there, and +reasoning in their hearts: <sup>7</sup>Why does this man speak +thus? He blasphemes. Who can forgive sins but one, God? +<sup>8</sup>And Jesus, immediately perceiving in his spirit that +they so reasoned within themselves, said to them: Why reason ye +these things in your hearts? <sup>9</sup>Which is easier, to say to +the palsied man, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take +up thy bed, and walk? <sup>10</sup>But that ye may know that the +Son of man has power on earth to forgive sins, (he says to the +palsied man,) <sup>11</sup>I say to thee, arise, take up thy bed, +and go to thy house. <sup>12</sup>And he arose, and immediately +taking up the bed went forth before all; so that all were amazed, +and glorified God, saying: We never saw it thus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And he went forth again by the +sea-side; and all the multitude came to him, and he taught +them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And passing along, he saw Levi the son +of Alpheus sitting at the place of receiving custom, and said to +him: Follow me. And rising up he followed him. <sup>15</sup>And it +came to pass, as he reclined at table in his house, that many +publicans and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his disciples; +for there were many, and they followed him. <sup>16</sup>And the +scribes and the Pharisees, seeing him eating with the sinners and +publicans, said to his disciples: How is it that he eats and drinks +with the sinners and the publicans? <sup>17</sup>And Jesus, hearing +it, says to them: They who are well need not a physician, but they +who are sick. I came not to call righteous men, but sinners.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And the disciples of John, and the +Pharisees, were fasting<sup><a href="#r410218" id="f410218" title= +"see footnote" name="f410218">18</a></sup>; and they come and say +to him: Why do the disciples of John and the Pharisees fast, but +thy disciples fast not? <sup>19</sup>And Jesus said to them: Can +the sons of the bridechamber fast<sup><a href="#r410219" id= +"f410219" title="see footnote" name="f410219">19</a></sup>, while +the bridegroom is with them? So long as they have the bridegroom +with them, they can not fast. <sup>20</sup>But days will come, when +the bridegroom will be taken from them; and then they will fast in +that day. <sup>21</sup>No one sews a piece of unfulled cloth upon +an old garment; else the new filling up of the old takes from it, +and a worse rent is made. <sup>22</sup>And no one puts new wine +into old skins; else the wine bursts the skins, and the wine is +destroyed, and the skins<sup><a href="#r410222" id="f410222" title= +"see footnote" name="f410222">22</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And it came to pass, that he went +through the grain-fields on the sabbath; and his disciples began to +go forward<sup><a href="#r410223" id="f410223" title="see footnote" +name="f410223">23</a></sup>, plucking the ears of grain. +<sup>24</sup>And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they on +the sabbath that which is not lawful? <sup>25</sup>And he said to +them: Did ye never read what David did, when he had need and +hungered, himself and they who were with him; <sup>26</sup>how he +went into the house of God, in the days of Abiathar the high +priest, and ate the show-bread, which it is not lawful to eat but +for the priests, and gave also to those who were with him? +<sup>27</sup>And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, and +not man for the sabbath. <sup>28</sup>So that the Son of man is +Lord also of the sabbath.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> he entered +again into the synagogue; and there was a man there, having his +hand withered. <sup>2</sup>And they watched him, whether he would +heal him on the sabbath; that they might accuse him. +<sup>3</sup>And he says to the man having the withered hand: Arise, +and come into the midst. <sup>4</sup>And he says to them: Is it +lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to do evil; to save life, or +to kill? But they were silent. <sup>5</sup>And looking round on +them with anger, being grieved for their hardness of heart, he says +to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and +his hand was restored.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And going out, the Pharisees immediately +took counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy +him. <sup>7</sup>And Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea. +And a great multitude from Galilee followed; and from Judæa, +<sup>8</sup>and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and from beyond +the Jordan, and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, +hearing what great things he did, came to him. <sup>9</sup>And he +spoke to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him +because of the multitude, that they might not throng him. +<sup>10</sup>For he healed many, so that they pressed upon him to +touch him, as many as had plagues. <sup>11</sup>And the unclean +spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, +saying: Thou art the Son of God. <sup>12</sup>And he strictly +charged them that they should not make him known.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And he goes up into the mountain, and +calls to him whom he would; and they went to him. <sup>14</sup>And +he appointed twelve, that they should be with him, and that he +might send them forth to preach, <sup>15</sup>and to have authority +to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons. <sup>16</sup>And Simon +he surnamed Peter; <sup>17</sup>and James the son of Zebedee, and +John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which +is, Sons of thunder; <sup>18</sup>and Andrew, and Philip, and +Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, +and Thaddeus, and Simon the Cananite<sup><a href="#r410318" id= +"f410318" title="see footnote" name="f410318">18</a></sup>, +<sup>19</sup>and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him.</p> +<p class="pin">And they come into the house. <sup>20</sup>And the +multitude comes together again, so that they could not even eat +bread. <sup>21</sup>And hearing of it, his kinsmen went out to lay +hold of him; for they said: He is beside himself.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And the scribes who came down from +Jerusalem said: He has Beelzebul, and through the prince of the +demons he casts out the demons. <sup>23</sup>And calling them to +him, he said to them in parables: How can Satan cast out Satan? +<sup>24</sup>And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that +kingdom can not stand. <sup>25</sup>And if a house be divided +against itself, that house can not stand. <sup>26</sup>And if Satan +rose up against himself, and is divided, he can not stand, but has +an end. <sup>27</sup>No one can enter into a strong man's house, +and plunder his goods, except he first bind the strong man; and +then he will plunder his house. <sup>28</sup>Verily I say to you, +all sins will be forgiven the sons of men, and the blasphemies +wherewith they shall blaspheme. <sup>29</sup>But he that shall +blaspheme against the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness forever, but +is guilty of eternal sin; <sup>30</sup>because they said: He has an +unclean spirit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>And his brothers and his mother come; +and standing without they sent to him, calling him. +<sup>32</sup>And a crowd was sitting about him; and they say to +him: Behold, thy mother and thy brothers without are seeking thee. +<sup>33</sup>And he answered them, saying: Who is my mother, or my +brothers? <sup>34</sup>And looking round on those who sat about +him, he said: Behold my mother, and my brothers! <sup>35</sup>For +whoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and +mother.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> he began +again to teach by the sea-side. And there was gathered to him a +very great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat down +in the sea; and all the multitude was by the sea on the land. +<sup>2</sup>And he taught them many things in parables, and said to +them in his teaching:</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Hearken; behold, the sower went forth to +sow. <sup>4</sup>And it came to pass, as he sowed, one fell by the +way-side, and the birds came and devoured it. <sup>5</sup>And +another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not much earth; and +immediately it sprang up, because it had not depth of earth. +<sup>6</sup>But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because +it had not root, it withered away. <sup>7</sup>And another fell +among the thorns; and the thorns came up, and choked it, and it +yielded no fruit. <sup>8</sup>And another fell into the good +ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought +forth, thirty, and sixty, and a hundredfold. <sup>9</sup>And he +said: He that has ears to hear, let him hear.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And when he was alone, they who were +about him with the twelve asked him concerning the parables. +<sup>11</sup>And he said to them: To you is given the mystery of +the kingdom of God, but to those who are without, all things are +done in parables; <sup>12</sup>that seeing they may see, and not +perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply +they should turn, and be forgiven. <sup>13</sup>And he says to +them: Know ye not this parable? And how will ye know all the +parables?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>The sower sows the word. +<sup>15</sup>And these are they by the way-side; where the word is +sown, and when they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away +the word that was sown in them. <sup>16</sup>And these are they +likewise that are sown on the rocky places; who, when they hear the +word, immediately receive it with gladness; <sup>17</sup>and have +no root in themselves, but are only for a time. Afterward, when +affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately +they are offended. <sup>18</sup>And others are they that are sown +among the thorns. These are they that hear the word, +<sup>19</sup>and the cares of the world, and the deceitfulness of +riches, and the lusts of other things, entering in choke the word, +and it becomes unfruitful. <sup>20</sup>And these are they that are +sown on the good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and +bring forth fruit, in thirty, and in sixty, and in a +hundredfold.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And he said to them: Is the lamp +brought that it may be put under the bushel, or under the bed? Is +it not, that it may be put on the lamp-stand? <sup>22</sup>For +nothing is hidden, but it shall be manifested; nor was done in +secret, but that it should come abroad. <sup>23</sup>If any one has +ears to hear, let him hear.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And he said to them: Take heed what ye +hear. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you, and +there shall be added to you. <sup>25</sup>For he that has, to him +shall be given; and he that has not, even what he has shall be +taken from him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>And he said: So is the kingdom of God, +as when a man has cast the seed upon the earth, <sup>27</sup>and +sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows up, +he knows not how. <sup>28</sup>For the earth brings forth fruit of +herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the +ear. <sup>29</sup>But when the fruit permits, immediately he puts +forth the sickle, because the harvest is come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And he said: How shall we liken the +kingdom of God, or in what comparison shall we set it forth? +<sup>31</sup>As a grain of mustard; which, when it is sown in the +earth, is less than all the seeds that are in the earth. +<sup>32</sup>And when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater +than all the herbs, and shoots out great branches; so that the +birds of the air can lodge under its shadow.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And with many such parables he spoke +the word to them, as they were able to hear. <sup>34</sup>But +without a parable he spoke not to them; and in private he explained +all things to his disciples.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And on that day, when evening was come, +he says to them: Let us pass over to the other side. +<sup>36</sup>And dismissing the multitude, they take him as he was +in the ship. And there were also other ships with him. +<sup>37</sup>And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves +beat into the ship, so that the ship was already becoming filled. +<sup>38</sup>And he was in the stern, on the cushion, sleeping. And +they awake him, and say to him: Teacher, carest thou not that we +perish? <sup>39</sup>And awaking, he rebuked the wind, and said to +the sea: Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a +great calm. <sup>40</sup>And he said to them: Why are ye so +fearful? How is it that ye have no faith? <sup>41</sup>And they +feared exceedingly, and said one to another: Who then is this, that +even the wind and the sea obey him?</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> A<span class= +"sc">nd</span> they came to the other side of the sea, into the +country of the Gerasenes. <sup>2</sup>And when he had come out of +the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an +unclean spirit, <sup>3</sup>who had his dwelling in the tombs; and +no one could any longer bind him, not even with chains. +<sup>4</sup>Because he had often been bound with fetters and +chains; and the chains had been torn asunder by him, and the +fetters broken in pieces, and no one could tame him. +<sup>5</sup>And always, night and day, he was in the tombs, and in +the mountains, crying out, and cutting himself with stones. +<sup>6</sup>But seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and bowed down to +him, <sup>7</sup>and cried with a loud voice, and said: What have I +to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by +God, do not torment me. <sup>8</sup>For he said to him: Come forth, +unclean spirit, out of the man. <sup>9</sup>And he asked him: What +is thy name? And he says to him: My name is Legion; because we are +many. <sup>10</sup>And he besought him much that he would not send +them away out of the country.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And there was there, by the mountain, a +great herd of swine feeding. <sup>12</sup>And all the demons +besought him, saying: Send us into the swine, that we may enter +into them. <sup>13</sup>And immediately Jesus gave them leave. And +coming out, the unclean spirits entered into the swine. And the +herd rushed down the steep into the sea, about two thousand, and +were choked in the sea. <sup>14</sup>And they who fed them fled, +and reported it in the city and in the country. And they came to +see what it was that was done. <sup>15</sup>And they come to Jesus, +and see him who was possessed with demons, sitting, clothed and in +his right mind, him who had the legion, and they were afraid. +<sup>16</sup>And they who saw it related to them how it befell him +who was possessed with demons, and concerning the swine. +<sup>17</sup>And they began to beseech him to depart from their +borders.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And as he was entering into the ship, +he that had been possessed with demons besought him that he might +be with him. <sup>19</sup>And he suffered him not; but says to him: +Go into thy house, to thy friends, and announce to them how great +things the Lord has done for thee, and had compassion on thee. +<sup>20</sup>And he departed, and began to publish in the Decapolis +how great things Jesus did for him; and all wondered.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And Jesus having passed over again in +the ship to the other side, a great multitude was gathered to him; +and he was by the sea. <sup>22</sup>And there comes one of the +rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name. And seeing him, he fell at +his feet, <sup>23</sup>and besought him much, saying: My little +daughter lies at the point of death. I pray thee come, and lay thy +hands on her, that she may be healed and live. <sup>24</sup>And he +went with him; and a great multitude was following him, and +thronging him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And a certain woman, who had a flow of +blood twelve years, <sup>26</sup>and had suffered much by many +physicians, and spent all that she had, and was not at all +benefited but rather grew worse, <sup>27</sup>hearing of Jesus, +came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. <sup>28</sup>For +she said: If I touch even his garments, I shall be made whole. +<sup>29</sup>And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried +up; and she perceived in her body that she was healed of that +plague. <sup>30</sup>And immediately Jesus, perceiving in himself +that power had gone forth from him, turned about in the crowd, and +said: Who touched my garments? <sup>31</sup>And his disciples said +to him: Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou: +Who touched me? <sup>32</sup>And he looked around to see her who +had done this. <sup>33</sup>But the woman, fearing and trembling, +knowing what was done to her, came and fell down before him, and +told him all the truth. <sup>34</sup>And he said to her: Daughter, +thy faith has made thee whole; go in peace, and be healed of thy +plague.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>While he was yet speaking, they come +from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying: Thy daughter is +dead; why troublest thou the Teacher any further? <sup>36</sup>And +Jesus, overhearing the word that was spoken, says to the ruler of +the synagogue: Be not afraid; only believe. <sup>37</sup>And he +suffered no one to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John +the brother of James. <sup>38</sup>And they come to the house of +the ruler of the synagogue; and he sees a tumult, and those who +wept and wailed greatly. <sup>39</sup>And entering in, he says to +them: Why do ye make a tumult, and weep? The child is not dead, but +is sleeping. <sup>40</sup>And they laughed him to scorn. But he, +putting them all out, takes the father of the child, and the +mother, and those who were with him, and enters in where the child +was. <sup>41</sup>And taking the hand of the child, he says to her: +Talitha kumi; which is interpreted, Damsel, I say to thee, arise. +<sup>42</sup>And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she +was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with a +great astonishment. <sup>43</sup>And he charged them strictly that +no one should know this. And he commanded that something should be +given her to eat.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> he went out +from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples +follow him. <sup>2</sup>And when the sabbath was come, he began to +teach in the synagogue. And many hearing were astonished, saying: +From whence has this man these things? And what is the wisdom which +is given him, and such miracles wrought by his hands? +<sup>3</sup>Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother +of James, and Joses, and Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters +here with us? And they were offended at him. <sup>4</sup>And Jesus +said to them: A prophet is not without honor, except in his own +country, and among his own kindred, and in his own house. +<sup>5</sup>And he was not able to do any miracle there, save that +he laid his hands on a few sick, and healed them. <sup>6</sup>And +he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about the +surrounding villages, teaching.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And he called to him the twelve, and +began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them authority +over the unclean spirits; <sup>8</sup>and commanded them that they +should take nothing for the way, save a staff only; no bread, no +bag, no money, in their girdle; <sup>9</sup>but that they be shod +with sandals and, Put not on two coats. <sup>10</sup>And he said to +them: Wherever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart +from thence. <sup>11</sup>And whatever place shall not receive you, +nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your +feet for a testimony to them<sup><a href="#r410611" id="f410611" +title="see footnote" name="f410611">11</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And they went out, and preached that +men should repent. <sup>13</sup>And they cast out many demons, and +anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And the king, Herod, heard of it, for +his name was spread abroad; and he said: John the Immerser is risen +from the dead, and therefore do these powers work in him. +<sup>15</sup>Others said: It is Elijah. And others said: It is a +prophet, like any one of the prophets. <sup>16</sup>But Herod +hearing of it, said: John, whom I beheaded, is risen from the dead. +<sup>17</sup>For he, Herod, sent forth and laid hold of John, and +bound him in prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip, +his brother; because he had married her. <sup>18</sup>For John said +to Herod: It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. +<sup>19</sup>And Herodias was angry with him, and desired to put +him to death; and she could not, <sup>20</sup>for Herod feared +John, knowing that he was a just and holy man; and he observed +him<sup><a href="#r410620" id="f410620" title="see footnote" name= +"f410620">20</a></sup>, and hearing him did many things, and heard +him gladly.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And a convenient day having come, when +Herod on his birthday made a supper for his nobles, and for the +chief captains, and the first men of Galilee; <sup>22</sup>and the +daughter of Herodias having come in and danced, it pleased Herod +and those reclining at table with him; and the king said to the +damsel: Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. +<sup>23</sup>And he swore to her: Whatever thou shalt ask of me, I +will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. <sup>24</sup>And +she, going out, said to her mother: What shall I ask? And she said: +The head of John the Immerser. <sup>25</sup>And straightway she +came in with haste to the king, and asked, saying: I will that +immediately thou give me, on a platter, the head of John the +Immerser. <sup>26</sup>And the king became very sorrowful; but for +the sake of his oath, and of those reclining with him, he would not +reject her. <sup>27</sup>And immediately the king sent one of the +guard, and commanded to bring his head. And he went and beheaded +him in the prison, <sup>28</sup>and brought his head on a platter, +and gave it to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. +<sup>29</sup>And his disciples hearing of it came and took up his +corpse, and laid it in a tomb.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And the apostles gather together unto +Jesus; and they reported to him all things, both what they did, and +what they taught. <sup>31</sup>And he said to them: Come ye +yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile; for there +were many coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. +<sup>32</sup>And they departed into a desert place by ship +privately. <sup>33</sup>And they saw them departing, and many knew +them, and ran together there on foot from all the cities, and came +before them. <sup>34</sup>And going forth he saw a great multitude, +and had compassion on them, because they were as sheep having no +shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And the day being now far spent, his +disciples come to him, and say: The place is desert, and the time +is now far passed. <sup>36</sup>Dismiss them, that they may go away +into the surrounding fields and villages, and buy themselves bread; +for they have nothing to eat. <sup>37</sup>He answering said to +them: Give ye them to eat. And they say to him: Shall we go and buy +two hundred denáries worth of bread, and give them to eat? +<sup>38</sup>He says to them: How many loaves have ye? Go and see. +And when they knew, they say: Five, and two fishes. +<sup>39</sup>And he commanded them to make all lie down by +companies on the green grass. <sup>40</sup>And they lay down in +ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. <sup>41</sup>And taking the +five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed +and broke the loaves, and gave to the disciples to set before them; +and the two fishes he divided among them all. <sup>42</sup>And they +all ate, and were filled. <sup>43</sup>And they took up fragments +filling twelve baskets, and part of the fishes. <sup>44</sup>And +they who ate of the loaves were five thousand men. <sup>45</sup>And +straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the ship, +and to go before to the other side to Bethsaida, while he dismissed +the multitude. <sup>46</sup>And having taken leave of them, he went +away into the mountain to pray.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>47</sup>And when evening was come, the ship was +in the midst of the sea, and he was alone on the land. +<sup>48</sup>And he saw them distressed in rowing, for the wind was +contrary to them. And about the fourth watch of the night he comes +to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed by them. +<sup>49</sup>And they seeing him walking on the sea, supposed it +was a spectre, and cried out; <sup>50</sup>for all saw him, and +were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and says to +them: Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid. <sup>51</sup>And he +went up to them into the ship; and the wind ceased. And they were +sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered. +<sup>52</sup>For they considered not the loaves; for their heart +was hardened.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>53</sup>And passing over, they came to the land +of Gennesaret, and anchored there. <sup>54</sup>And when they had +come out of the ship, immediately recognizing him <sup>55</sup>they +ran through all that region, and began to carry about on beds those +who were sick, where they heard he was. <sup>56</sup>And wherever +he entered, into villages, or cities, or fields, they laid the sick +in the marketplaces, and besought him that they might touch if it +were but the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were +made whole.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> there come +together to him the Pharisees and certain of the scribes, who came +from Jerusalem. <sup>2</sup>And seeing some of his disciples eating +bread with defiled (that is, unwashen) hands, they found fault. +<sup>3</sup>For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they +carefully wash their hands, do not eat, holding the tradition of +the elders. <sup>4</sup>And coming from the market, except they +immerse themselves, they do not eat. And there are many other +things which they received to hold, immersions of cups, and pots, +and brazen vessels, and couches. <sup>5</sup>And the Pharisees and +the scribes ask him: Why do not thy disciples walk according to the +tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled hands? +<sup>6</sup>And he said to them: Well did Isaiah prophesy +concerning you hypocrites; as it is written:</p> +<p class="pp2">This people honor me with their lips,</p> +<p class="pp2">But their heart is far from me.</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>7</sup>But in vain they worship me,</p> +<p class="pp2">Teaching as doctrines commandments of men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>For laying aside the commandment of God, +ye hold the tradition of men, immersions of pots and cups; and many +other such things ye do. <sup>9</sup>And he said to them: Well do +ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own +tradition! <sup>10</sup>For Moses said: <span class="ot">Honor thy +father and thy mother;</span> and <span class="ot">he that curses +father or mother, let him surely die.</span> <sup>11</sup>But ye +say: If a man say to his father or his mother, It is Corban (that +is, a gift) whatever thou mightest be profited with from +me—<sup><a href="#r410711" id="f410711" title="see footnote" +name="f410711">11</a></sup>; <sup>12</sup>and ye suffer him no more +to do aught for his father or his mother, <sup>13</sup>annulling +the word of God by your tradition, which ye handed down. And many +such things ye do.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And again calling to him the multitude, +he said to them: Hearken to me every one, and understand. +<sup>15</sup>There is nothing from without a man, that entering +into him can defile him; but the things that come out of him, these +are they that defile the man. <sup>16</sup>If any one has ears to +hear, let him hear.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And when he entered into the house from +the multitude, his disciples asked him concerning the parable. +<sup>18</sup>And he says to them: Are ye so without understanding +also? Do ye not perceive, that whatever from without enters into +the man can not defile him? <sup>19</sup>Because it enters not into +his heart, but into the belly, and goes out into the drain, +cleansing all food. <sup>20</sup>And he said: That which comes out +of the man, that defiles the man. <sup>21</sup>For from within, out +of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, adulteries, +fornications, murders, <sup>22</sup>thefts, covetousness, +wickedness, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, +foolishness. <sup>23</sup>All these evil things come forth from +within, and defile the man.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And rising up he departed thence into +the borders of Tyre and Sidon; and entering into a house, he +desired that no one should know it. And he could not be hidden. +<sup>25</sup>For a woman, whose little daughter had an unclean +spirit, hearing of him, came and fell at his feet. <sup>26</sup>The +woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him +that he would cast out the demon from her daughter. +<sup>27</sup>And he said to her: Let the children first be filled; +for it is not good to take the children's bread and cast it to the +dogs. <sup>28</sup>And she answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for +the dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs. +<sup>29</sup>And he said to her: For this saying go thy way; the +demon has gone out of thy daughter. <sup>30</sup>And departing to +her house, she found the little child laid on the bed, and the +demon gone out.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>And again going forth out of the +borders of Tyre, he came through Sidon to the sea of Galilee, +through the midst of the borders of Decapolis. <sup>32</sup>And +they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his +speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. +<sup>33</sup>And taking him aside from the multitude he put his +fingers into his ears, and spitting, touched his tongue, +<sup>34</sup>and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and says to him: +Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. <sup>35</sup>And straightway his +ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he +spoke plainly. <sup>36</sup>And he charged them that they should +tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more abundantly they +published it; <sup>37</sup>and were beyond measure astonished, +saying: He has done all things well; he makes both the deaf to +hear, and the dumb to speak.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VIII. </span> I<span class="sc">n</span> those +days, there being a very great multitude, and they having nothing +to eat, he called to him his disciples, and says to them: +<sup>2</sup>I have compassion on the multitude, because they +continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat; +<sup>3</sup>and if I dismiss them fasting to their own houses, they +will faint by the way; and some of them have come from afar. +<sup>4</sup>And his disciples answered him: From whence will one be +able to satisfy these men with bread, here in a wilderness? +<sup>5</sup>And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? And they +said: Seven. <sup>6</sup>And he commanded the multitude to lie down +on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and +broke, and gave to his disciples to set before them; and they set +them before the multitude. <sup>7</sup>And they had a few small +fishes; and having blessed them, he commanded to set these also +before them. <sup>8</sup>And they ate, and were filled; and they +took up of the fragments that were left seven baskets. +<sup>9</sup>And they were about four thousand. And he dismissed +them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And straightway entering into the ship +with his disciples, he came into the region of Dalmanutha. +<sup>11</sup>And the Pharisees came out, and began to question with +him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. +<sup>12</sup>And sighing deeply in his spirit, he says: Why does +this generation seek a sign? Verily I say to you, there shall no +sign be given to this generation. <sup>13</sup>And leaving them, he +entered again into the ship, and departed to the other side.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And they forgot to take bread; and they +had none in the ship with them, except one loaf. <sup>15</sup>And +he charged them, saying: Take heed, beware of the leaven of the +Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. <sup>16</sup>And they reasoned +among themselves, saying: It is because we have no bread. +<sup>17</sup>And Jesus knowing it, says to them: Why reason ye, +because ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive, nor understand? +Have ye your heart yet hardened? <sup>18</sup>Having eyes, do ye +not see? And having ears, do ye not hear? And do ye not remember? +<sup>19</sup>When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, +how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? They say to him: +Twelve. <sup>20</sup>And when the seven among the four thousand, +how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? And they said: +Seven. <sup>21</sup>And he said to them: How is it that ye do not +understand?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And they come to Bethsaida. And they +bring to him a blind man, and beseech him to touch him. +<sup>23</sup>And taking the blind man by the hand, he led him forth +out of the village; and spitting in his eyes, and putting his hands +on him, he asked him if he beheld anything. <sup>24</sup>And +looking up he said: I behold men; for I see them as trees walking. +<sup>25</sup>Then again he put his hands on his eyes, and he saw +clearly; and he was restored, and saw all things distinctly. +<sup>26</sup>And he sent him away to his house, saying: Go not even +into the village, nor tell it to any in the village.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And Jesus went out, and his disciples, +into the villages of Cæsarea Philippi: And in the way he +asked his disciples, saying to them: Who do men say that I am? +<sup>28</sup>And they answered him saying: John the Immerser; and +others, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets. <sup>29</sup>And +he asked them: But who do ye say that I am? And Peter answering +says to him: Thou art the Christ. <sup>30</sup>And he charged them +that they should tell no one concerning him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>And he began to teach them, that the +Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders, +and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after +three days rise again. <sup>32</sup>And he spoke that saying +openly. And Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke him. +<sup>33</sup>But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, +rebuked Peter, saying: Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou thinkest +not the things of God, but those of men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>And calling to him the multitude, with +his disciples, he said to them: Whoever desires to follow after me, +let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. +<sup>35</sup>For whoever will save his life shall lose it; but +whoever shall lose his life, for the sake of me and of the glad +tidings, shall save it. <sup>36</sup>For what will it profit a man, +to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? <sup>37</sup>Or what +shall a man give as an exchange for his soul? <sup>38</sup>For +whoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, in this adulterous +and sinful generation, of him will also the Son of man be ashamed, +when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> he said to +them: Verily I say to you, that there are some of those standing +here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom +of God already come with power.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And after six days Jesus takes with him +Peter, and James, and John, and brings them up into a high mountain +apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them. +<sup>3</sup>And his garments became shining, exceeding white as +snow, such as no fuller on earth can whiten. <sup>4</sup>And there +appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking with +Jesus. <sup>5</sup>And Peter answering said to Jesus: Master, it is +good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, +and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. <sup>6</sup>For he knew not +what to say; for they were sore afraid. <sup>7</sup>And there came +a cloud overshadowing them; and a voice came out of the cloud: This +is my beloved Son; hear ye him. <sup>8</sup>And suddenly, looking +around, they no longer saw any one, but Jesus only with +themselves.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And as they came down from the mountain, +he charged them that they should relate what they had seen to no +one, except when the Son of man shall have risen from the dead. +<sup>10</sup>And they kept the saying, questioning among +themselves, what is the rising from the dead.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And they asked him, saying: Why say the +scribes that Elijah must first come? <sup>12</sup>And he said to +them: Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. And how +is it written of the Son of man? That he must suffer many things, +and be set at naught. <sup>13</sup>But I say to you, that Elijah +also has come, and they did to him whatever they would, as it is +written of him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And coming to his disciples he saw a +great multitude about them, and scribes questioning with them. +<sup>15</sup>And straightway all the multitude seeing him were +greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him. <sup>16</sup>And he +asked them: What question ye with them? <sup>17</sup>And one of the +multitude answered him: Teacher, I brought to thee my son, having a +dumb spirit. <sup>18</sup>And wherever it lays hold of him, it +tears him, and he foams, and gnashes his teeth, and he pines away. +And I spoke to thy disciples, that they should cast it out; and +they could not. <sup>19</sup>And he answering, says to them: O +faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall +I bear with you? Bring him to me. <sup>20</sup>And they brought him +to him. And seeing him, straightway the spirit rent him; and he +fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. <sup>21</sup>And he asked +his father: How long is it, since this came upon him? And he said: +From a child. <sup>22</sup>And ofttimes it cast him both into the +fire, and into the water, to destroy him. But if thou art able to +do anything, have compassion on us, and help us. <sup>23</sup>Jesus +said to him: If thou art able! All things are possible to the +believing. <sup>24</sup>And straightway the father of the child +cried out, and said: I believe; help thou my unbelief. +<sup>25</sup>And Jesus, seeing that a multitude came running +together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him: Dumb and deaf +spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter into him no more. +<sup>26</sup>And crying out, and rending him sorely, it came out of +him. And he became as one dead; so that many said: He is dead. +<sup>27</sup>But Jesus taking him by the hand, raised him, and he +stood up.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And when he had come into the house, +his disciples asked him privately: Why could not we cast it out? +<sup>29</sup>And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, +except by prayer and fasting.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And going forth from thence, they +passed through Galilee and he would not that any one should know +it. <sup>31</sup>For he taught his disciples, and said to them: The +Son of man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they will +kill him and when he is killed, after three days he will rise +again. <sup>32</sup>But they understood not the saying, and were +afraid to ask him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And they came to Capernaum. And having +come into the house he inquired of them: Of what were ye reasoning +among yourselves by the way? <sup>34</sup>But they were silent; for +by the way they had disputed with one another, who was greatest. +<sup>35</sup>And sitting down, he called the twelve, and says to +them: If any one desires to be first, he shall be last of all, and +servant of all. <sup>36</sup>And taking a child, he placed it in +the midst of them; and folding it in his arms, he said to them: +<sup>37</sup>Whoever shall receive one of such children in my name, +receives me and whoever shall receive me, receives not me, but him +who sent me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>And John answered him, saying: Teacher, +we saw one casting out demons in thy name, who follows not us; and +we forbade him, because he follows not us. <sup>39</sup>But Jesus +said: Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in +my name, and can lightly speak evil of me. <sup>40</sup>For he that +is not against us is for us. <sup>41</sup>For whoever shall give +you a cup of water to drink in that name, that ye are Christ's, +verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. <sup>42</sup>And +whoever shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to +offend, it is better for him that an upper millstone were hanged +about his neck, and he were cast into the sea. <sup>43</sup>And if +thy hand cause thee to offend, cut it off. It is better for thee to +enter into life maimed, than having the two hands to go into hell, +into the fire that is unquenchable; <sup>44</sup>where their worm +dies not, and the fire is not quenched. <sup>45</sup>And if thy +foot cause thee to offend, cut it off. It is better for thee to +enter into life lame, than having the two feet to be cast into +hell, into the fire that is unquenchable; <sup>46</sup>where their +worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. <sup>47</sup>And if +thine eye cause thee to offend, 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; <sup>48</sup>where their worm dies not, +and the fire is not quenched. <sup>49</sup>For every one shall be +salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt. +<sup>50</sup>Salt is good; but if the salt become saltless, +wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at +peace with one another.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">X. </span> A<span class= +"sc">nd</span> rising up he goes thence into the borders of +Judæa, and the further side of the Jordan. And again the +multitudes come together to him; and as he was wont, he again +taught them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And the Pharisees came to him, and asked +him, if it is lawful for a man to put away a wife, tempting him. +<sup>3</sup>And he answering said to them: What did Moses command +you? <sup>4</sup>And they said: Moses permitted to write a bill of +divorcement, and to put her away. <sup>5</sup>And Jesus answering +said to them: For your hardness of heart he wrote you this command. +<sup>6</sup>But from the beginning of the creation, God made them +male and female. <sup>7</sup><span class="ot">For this cause shall +a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife; +and the two shall be one flesh.</span> <sup>8</sup>So that they are +no longer two, but one flesh. <sup>9</sup>What therefore God joined +together, let not man put asunder.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And in the house his disciples asked +him again concerning this. <sup>11</sup>And he says to them: +Whoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, commits +adultery against her. <sup>12</sup>And if a woman shall put away +her husband, and be married to another, she commits adultery.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And they brought little children to +him, that he might touch them; and the disciples rebuked those who +brought them. <sup>14</sup>But Jesus seeing it, was much +displeased, and said to them: Suffer the little children to come to +me; forbid them not, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. +<sup>15</sup>Verily I say to you, whoever shall not receive the +kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter therein. +<sup>16</sup>And he folded them in his arms, put his hands on them, +and blessed them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And as he was going forth into the way, +there came one running, and kneeling to him, and asked him: Good +Teacher, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? +<sup>18</sup>And Jesus said to him: Why callest thou me good? There +is none good but one, God. <sup>19</sup>Thou knowest the +commandments: <span class="ot">Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, +Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy +father and mother.</span> <sup>20</sup>And he answering said to +him: Teacher, all these I kept from my youth. <sup>21</sup>And +Jesus beholding him loved him, and said to him: One thing thou +lackest; go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, and +thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, +and follow me. <sup>22</sup>And he became sad at that saying, and +went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And looking around, Jesus says to his +disciples: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the +kingdom of God! <sup>24</sup>And the disciples were astonished at +his words. But Jesus answering again says to them: Children, how +hard it is for those who trust in riches to enter into the kingdom +of God! <sup>25</sup>It is easier for a camel to go through the eye +of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. +<sup>26</sup>And they were exceedingly amazed, saying among +themselves: Who then can be saved? <sup>27</sup>And Jesus, looking +on them, says: With men it is impossible, but not with God; for +with God all things are possible.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>Peter began to say to him: Lo, we +forsook all, and followed thee. <sup>29</sup>And Jesus answering +said: Verily I say to you, there is no one who forsook house, or +brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, +or lands, for the sake of me and of the glad tidings, +<sup>30</sup>but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, +houses, and brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and +lands, with persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life. +<sup>31</sup>But many first will be last, and the last first.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And they were in the way going up to +Jerusalem. And Jesus was going before them; and they were amazed, +and as they followed they were afraid. And again he took with him +the twelve, and began to say to them what things should happen to +him: <sup>33</sup>Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son +of man will be delivered up to the chief priests, and to the +scribes; and they will condemn him to death and will deliver him up +to the Gentiles; <sup>34</sup>and they will mock him, and scourge +him, and spit upon him, and will kill him; and after three days he +will rise again.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And James and John, the sons of +Zebedee, come to him saying: Teacher, we desire that thou shouldst +do for us whatever we shall ask. <sup>36</sup>And he said to them: +What do ye desire that I should do for you? <sup>37</sup>They said +to him: Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the +other on the left, in thy glory. <sup>38</sup>And Jesus said to +them: Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I +drink, or to endure the immersion which I endure? <sup>39</sup>And +they said to him: We are able. And Jesus said to them: Ye shall +indeed drink the cup that I drink, and endure the immersion which I +endure. <sup>40</sup>But to sit on my right hand, or on the left, +is not mine to give, but is for them for whom it has been +prepared.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>And the ten, hearing it, began to be +much displeased with James and John. <sup>42</sup>And Jesus, +calling them to him, says to them: Ye know that they who are +accounted to rule<sup><a href="#r411042" id="f411042" title= +"see footnote" name="f411042">42</a></sup> over the Gentiles +exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise +authority over them. <sup>43</sup>But it is not so among you. But +whoever would become great among you, shall be your minister; +<sup>44</sup>and whoever would become chiefest of you, shall be +servant of all. <sup>45</sup>For even the Son of man came not to be +ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for +many.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>46</sup>And they come to Jericho. And as he was +going forth from Jericho with his disciples and a great multitude, +the son of Timæus, Bartimæus, a blind beggar, was +sitting by the way-side. <sup>47</sup>And hearing that it is Jesus +the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say: Son of David, Jesus, +have mercy on me. <sup>48</sup>And many rebuked him, that he should +hold his peace. But he cried all the more: Son of David, have mercy +on me. <sup>49</sup>And Jesus stood still, and said: Call him. And +they call the blind man, saying to him: Be of good cheer; rise, he +calls thee. <sup>50</sup>And he, casting away his garment, leaped +up, and came to Jesus. <sup>51</sup>And Jesus answering said to +him: What wilt thou that I should do to thee? The blind man said to +him: Lord, that I may receive sight. <sup>52</sup>And Jesus said to +him: Go thy way; thy faith has made thee whole. And immediately he +received sight, and followed him in the way.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> when they +come near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the mount of +the Olives, he sends forth two of his disciples, <sup>2</sup>and +says to them: Go into the village over against you; and +immediately, on entering into it, ye will find a colt tied, whereon +no man has sat; loose and bring him. <sup>3</sup>And if any one say +to you: Why do ye this? say: The Lord has need of him; and +straightway he will send him hither. <sup>4</sup>And they departed, +and found a colt tied by the door without, on the street; and they +loose him. <sup>5</sup>And some of those standing there, said to +them: What do ye, loosing the colt? <sup>6</sup>And they said to +them as Jesus commanded; and they let them go. <sup>7</sup>And they +bring the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat +upon him. <sup>8</sup>And many spread their garments in the way, +and others branches, cutting them from the fields<sup><a href= +"#r411108" id="f411108" title="see footnote" name= +"f411108">8</a></sup>. <sup>9</sup>And they that went before, and +they that followed, cried: Hosanna! blessed is he that comes in the +name of the Lord; <sup>10</sup>blessed is the coming kingdom of our +father David; Hosanna in the highest! <sup>11</sup>And he entered +into Jerusalem, and into the temple; and having looked around on +all things, the evening being now come, he went out to Bethany with +the twelve.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And on the morrow, when they had come +out from Bethany, he was hungry. <sup>13</sup>And seeing a fig-tree +afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find anything +thereon. And coming to it, he found nothing but leaves; for it was +not the season of figs. <sup>14</sup>And answering he said to it: +Let no one eat fruit from thee, henceforth forever. And his +disciples heard it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And they come into Jerusalem. And +entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold and +bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money +changers, and the seats of those who sold doves; <sup>16</sup>and +suffered not that any one should carry a vessel through the temple. +<sup>17</sup>And he taught, saying to them: Is it not written: +<span class="ot">My house shall be called a house of prayer for all +the nations? But ye have made it a den of robbers.</span> +<sup>18</sup>And the chief priests and the scribes heard it. And +they sought how they might destroy him; for they feared him, for +all the multitude was astonished at his teaching. <sup>19</sup>And +when it became late, he went forth out of the city.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And passing by in the morning, they saw +the fig-tree dried up from the roots. <sup>21</sup>And Peter, +calling to remembrance, says to him: Master, behold, the fig-tree +which thou didst curse is withered away. <sup>22</sup>And Jesus +answering says to them: Have faith in God. <sup>23</sup>Verily I +say to you, that whoever shall say to this mountain: Be thou taken +up and cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but +shall believe that what he says comes to pass, he shall have it. +<sup>24</sup>Therefore I say to you: All things whatever ye ask, +when ye pray, believe that ye received, and ye shall have them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And when ye stand praying, forgive, if +ye have aught against any one; that your Father also who is in +heaven may forgive you your trespasses. <sup>26</sup>But if ye do +not forgive, neither will your Father who is in heaven forgive your +trespasses<sup><a href="#r411126" id="f411126" title="see footnote" +name="f411126">26</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And they come again into Jerusalem. And +as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief +priests, and the scribes, and the elders. <sup>28</sup>And they +said to him: By what authority doest thou these things? And who +gave thee this authority, to do these things? <sup>29</sup>And +Jesus answering said to them: I also will ask you one thing; and +answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. +<sup>30</sup>John's immersion, was it from heaven, or from men? +Answer me. <sup>31</sup>And they reasoned among themselves, saying: +<sup>32</sup>If we say, from heaven; he will say, why then did ye +not believe him? But shall we say from men? They feared the people; +for all held that John was verily a prophet. <sup>33</sup>And +answering they say to Jesus: We do not know. And Jesus says to +them: Neither do I say to you, by what authority I do these +things.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> he began +to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, and set a +hedge about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and let it +out to husbandmen, and went abroad. <sup>2</sup>And at the season +he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the +husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard. <sup>3</sup>And they took +him and beat him, and sent him away empty. <sup>4</sup>And again he +sent to them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and +wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated. +<sup>5</sup>And he sent another; and him they killed, and many +others; beating some, and killing some. <sup>6</sup>Having yet +therefore one beloved son, he sent him also to them last, saying: +They will reverence my son. <sup>7</sup>But those husbandmen said +among themselves: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the +inheritance will be ours. <sup>8</sup>And they took, and killed +him, and cast him out of the vineyard. <sup>9</sup>What therefore +will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the +husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. <sup>10</sup>And +have ye not read this scripture:</p> +<p class="pp1">The stone which the builders disallowed,</p> +<p class="pp1">The same is become the head of the corner;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>11</sup>This is from the Lord, and is wonderful +in our eyes.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And they sought to lay hold of him, but +feared the people; for they knew that he spoke the parable against +them; and they left him, and went away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And they send to him some of the +Pharisees and of the Herodians, to entrap him with a word. +<sup>14</sup>And they come and say to him: Teacher, we know that +thou art true, and carest for no one; for thou regardest not the +person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it lawful +to give tribute to Cæsar, or not? <sup>15</sup>Shall we give, +or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to +them: Why tempt ye me? Bring me a denáry<sup><a href= +"#r411215" id="f411215" title="see footnote" name= +"f411215">15</a></sup>, that I may see it. <sup>16</sup>And they +brought it. And he says to them: Whose is this image, and the +inscription? And they said to him: Cæsar's. <sup>17</sup>And +Jesus answering said to them: Render to Cæsar the things that +are Cæsar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they +marveled at him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And there come to him Sadducees, who +say there is no resurrection. And they asked him, saying: +<sup>19</sup>Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if one's brother die, +and leave a wife behind, and leave no children, his brother should +take the wife, and raise up seed to his brother. <sup>20</sup>There +were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying left no +seed. <sup>21</sup>And the second took her, and died, and he also +left no seed; and the third likewise. <sup>22</sup>And the seven +took her, and left no seed. Last of all the woman died also. +<sup>23</sup>In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise +again, of which of them shall she be wife? For the seven had her +for a wife. <sup>24</sup>Jesus answering said to them: Do ye not +therefore err, because ye know not the Scriptures, nor the power of +God? <sup>25</sup>For when they shall rise from the dead, they +neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as angels who are +in heaven. <sup>26</sup>And concerning the dead, that they rise, +have ye not read in the book of Moses, at The Bush, how God spoke +to him, saying: <span class="ot">I am the God of Abraham, and the +God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?</span> <sup>27</sup>He is not +God of the dead, but of the living. Ye greatly err.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And one of the scribes came to him, and +having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he +answered them well, asked him: Which commandment is first of all? +<sup>29</sup>And Jesus answered him: First is, <span class= +"ot">Hear, O Israel; the Lord is our God, the Lord is one;</span> +<sup>30</sup><span class="ot">and 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.</span> This is the first commandment. +<sup>31</sup>Second is this: <span class="ot">Thou shalt love thy +neighbor as thyself.</span> There is no other commandment greater +than these. <sup>32</sup>And the scribe said to him: Well, Teacher; +thou saidst truly that he is one, and there is no other beside him; +<sup>33</sup>and to love him with all the heart, and with all the +understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, +and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all the +whole-burnt-offerings and sacrifices. <sup>34</sup>And Jesus, +seeing that he answered intelligently, said to him: Thou art not +far from the kingdom of God. And no one dared any longer to +question him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And Jesus answering said, while +teaching in the temple: How say the scribes that the Christ is son +of David? <sup>36</sup>For David himself said, in the Holy +Spirit:</p> +<p class="pp4">The LORD said to my Lord,</p> +<p class="pp4">Sit on my right hand,</p> +<p class="pp4">Till I put thy enemies under thy feet.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>37</sup>David himself calls him Lord; and +whence is he his son? And the great multitude heard him gladly.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>And he said to them in his teaching: +Beware of the scribes, who love to go about in long robes, and love +greetings in the markets, <sup>39</sup>and the first seats in the +synagogues, and the first places at the feasts; <sup>40</sup>who +devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers; these +shall receive greater condemnation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>And sitting over against the treasury, +he beheld how the people cast money into the treasury; and many +that were rich cast in much. <sup>42</sup>And one poor widow came, +and cast in two mites, which are a farthing. <sup>43</sup>And +calling to him his disciples, he said to them: Verily I say to you, +that this poor widow cast in more than all who are casting into the +treasury. <sup>44</sup>For all cast in out of their abundance; but +she, out of her want, cast in all that she had, her whole +living.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> as he +went out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him: Teacher, +see what manner of stones, and what manner of buildings! +<sup>2</sup>And Jesus said to him: Seest thou these great +buildings? There shall not be left one stone upon another, that +shall not be thrown down.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And as he was sitting on the mount of +the Olives, over against the temple, Peter and James and John and +Andrew asked him privately: <sup>4</sup>Tell us, when will these +things be? And what is the sign when all these things are about to +be accomplished.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And Jesus began to say to them: Take +heed lest any one lead you astray. <sup>6</sup>For many will come +in my name, saying: I am he; and will lead many astray. +<sup>7</sup>And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars, be +not troubled, for it must come to pass; but not yet is the end. +<sup>8</sup>For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom +against kingdom; and there will be earthquakes in divers places, +and there will be famines and commotions; these are the beginning +of sorrows.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>But do ye take heed to yourselves; for +they will deliver you up to councils, and in the synagogues ye will +be beaten; and ye will be brought before governors and kings for my +sake for a testimony to them. <sup>10</sup>And the good news must +first be preached among all the nations.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>But when they lead you away to deliver +you up, take not thought beforehand what ye shall speak nor +premeditate; but whatever shall be given you in that hour, that +speak; for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Spirit. +<sup>12</sup>And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, +and the father the child; and children will rise up against +parents, and will put them to death. <sup>13</sup>And ye will be +hated by all for my name's sake; but he that has endured unto the +end, the same shall be saved.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>But when ye see the abomination of +desolation standing where it ought not, (let him that reads, mark!) +then let those in Judæa flee to the mountains. +<sup>15</sup>And he that is upon the house, let him not go down +into the house, nor enter in to take anything out of his house. +<sup>16</sup>And he that is in the field, let him not turn back to +take his garment.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>But woe to those who are with child, +and to those who give suck in those days! <sup>18</sup>And pray +that it be not in the winter. <sup>19</sup>For in those days will +be affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the +creation which God created until now, neither shall be. +<sup>20</sup>And if the Lord had not shortened those days, no flesh +would have been saved; but for the sake of the chosen, whom he +chose, he shortened the days.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And then if any one say to you: Lo, +here is the Christ, or Lo, there, believe not. <sup>22</sup>For +false Christs and false prophets will arise, and will show signs +and wonders, so as to lead, if possible, even the chosen astray. +<sup>23</sup>But do ye take heed; I have foretold you all.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>But in those days, after that +affliction, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give +her light; <sup>25</sup>and the stars shall fall from heaven, and +the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. <sup>26</sup>And +then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds, with great +power and glory. <sup>27</sup>And then will he send forth the +angels, and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from +the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of +heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And learn the parable from the +fig-tree. When its branch is already become tender, and puts forth +leaves, ye know that summer is near. <sup>29</sup>So also ye, when +ye see these things come to pass, know that it is near, at the +doors. <sup>30</sup>Verily I say to you, that this generation shall +not pass, till all these things are done. <sup>31</sup>Heaven and +earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>But of that day or hour no one knows, +not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father. +<sup>33</sup>Take heed, watch; for ye know not when the time is. +<sup>34</sup>As a man who is abroad, having left his house, and +given authority to his servants, to each one his work, also +commanded the porter that he should watch; <sup>35</sup>watch +therefore, for ye know not when the master of the house comes, at +evening, or at midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning; +<sup>36</sup>lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. +<sup>37</sup>And what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIV. </span> T<span class="sc">wo</span> days +after, was the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread; and the +chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by +craft, and put him to death. <sup>2</sup>For they said: Not at the +feast, lest there shall be a tumult of the people.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And he being in Bethany, in the house of +Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, there came a woman +having an alabaster box of ointment of pure spikenard, very +precious; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head. +<sup>4</sup>And there were some that were much displeased among +themselves, and said: Why was this waste of the ointment made? +<sup>5</sup>For this ointment could have been sold for more than +three hundred denáries, and given to the poor. And they +murmured at her. <sup>6</sup>And Jesus said: Let her alone; why do +ye trouble her? She wrought a good work on me. <sup>7</sup>For the +poor ye have always with you, and when ye will ye can do good to +them; but me ye have not always. <sup>8</sup>She did what she +could; she beforehand anointed my body for the preparation for +burial. <sup>9</sup>Verily I say to you, wherever the good news +shall be preached in the whole world, this also that she did shall +be told for a memorial of her.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, +went to the chief priests, to deliver him up to them. +<sup>11</sup>And they, when they heard it, were glad, and promised +to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently deliver +him up.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And on the first day of the feast of +unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples say +to him: Where wilt thou that we go and prepare, that thou mayest +eat the passover? <sup>13</sup>And he sends forth two of his +disciples, and says to them: Go into the city, and there will meet +you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him. <sup>14</sup>And +where he shall go in, say to the master of the house: The Teacher +says, Where is the guest-chamber, in which I may eat the passover +with my disciples? <sup>15</sup>And he will show you a large upper +room furnished, ready; there prepare for us. <sup>16</sup>And his +disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he said +to them; and they made ready the passover.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And at evening he comes with the +twelve. <sup>18</sup>And as they were reclining at table, and +eating, Jesus said: Verily I say to you, that one of you will +betray me, one that eats with me! <sup>19</sup>And they began to be +sorrowful, and to say to him one by one: Is it I? And another said: +Is it I? <sup>20</sup>And he answering said to them: It is one of +the twelve, one that dips with me into the dish. <sup>21</sup>The +Son of man indeed goes, as it is written of him; but woe to that +man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for him +if that man had not been born.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And as they were eating, Jesus, taking +a loaf, blessed, and broke, and gave it to them, and said: Take it; +this is my body. <sup>23</sup>And taking the cup, he gave thanks, +and gave it to them; and they all drank of it. <sup>24</sup>And he +said to them: This is my blood of the covenant, which is shed for +many. <sup>25</sup>Verily I say to you, I will drink no more of the +fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new in the +kingdom of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>And having sung, they went out into the +mount of the Olives. <sup>27</sup>And Jesus says to them: All ye +will be offended; because it is written: <span class="ot">I will +smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.</span> +<sup>28</sup>But after I am risen, I will go before you into +Galilee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>And Peter said to him: Though all shall +be offended, yet will not I. <sup>30</sup>And Jesus says to him: +Verily I say to thee, that thou this day, in this night, before a +cock crows twice, wilt thrice deny me. <sup>31</sup>But he said the +more vehemently: If I should die with thee, I will not deny thee. +Likewise also said they all.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And they come to a place which was +named Gethsemane. And he says to his disciples: Sit ye here, while +I shall pray. <sup>33</sup>And he takes with him Peter and James +and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be troubled. +<sup>34</sup>And he says to them: My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, +unto death; tarry here, and watch. <sup>35</sup>And going forward a +little, he fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were +possible, the hour might pass from him. <sup>36</sup>And he said: +Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee; take away this cup +from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>And he comes, and finds them sleeping. +And he says to Peter: Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest thou not watch +one hour? <sup>38</sup>Watch and pray, that ye enter not into +temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is +weak.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And again he went away and prayed, +saying the same words. <sup>40</sup>And returning, he found them +again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; and they knew not what +to answer him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>And he comes the third time, and says +to them: Do ye sleep the remaining time, and take your +rest<sup><a href="#r411441" id="f411441" title="see footnote" name= +"f411441">41</a></sup>? It is enough, the hour is come; behold, the +Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. +<sup>42</sup>Rise, let us go; behold, he that betrays me is at +hand.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>43</sup>And immediately, while he was yet +speaking, comes Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a multitude +with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and +the elders. <sup>44</sup>And his betrayer had given them a signal, +saying: Whom I shall kiss, that is he; lay hold of him, and lead +him away securely. <sup>45</sup>And coming, he goes straightway to +him, and says: Master, Master; and kissed him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>46</sup>And they laid their hands on him, and +held him fast. <sup>47</sup>And one of those standing by drew his +sword, and smote the servant of the high priest, and took off his +ear. <sup>48</sup>And Jesus answering said to them: Came ye out, as +against a robber, with swords and staves to take me? <sup>49</sup>I +was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not lay hold +of me; but that the Scriptures might be fulfilled! <sup>50</sup>And +all forsook him, and fled.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>51</sup>And there followed him a certain young +man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young +men lay hold of him. <sup>52</sup>And leaving behind the linen +cloth, he fled from them naked.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>53</sup>And they led Jesus away to the high +priest; and with him assembled all the chief priests and the elders +and the scribes. <sup>54</sup>And Peter followed him afar off, even +into the court of the high priest, and was sitting with the +officers, and warming himself at the fire.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>55</sup>And the chief priests and all the +council sought for testimony against Jesus, in order to put him to +death; and they found none. <sup>56</sup>For many bore false +witness against him; but their testimonies agreed not together. +<sup>57</sup>And certain ones rose up, and bore false witness +against him, saying: <sup>58</sup>We heard him say, I will destroy +this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build +another made without hands. <sup>59</sup>And not even so did their +testimony agree.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>60</sup>And the high priest stood up in the +midst, and asked Jesus, saying: Answerest thou nothing? What do +these witness against thee? <sup>61</sup>But he was silent, and +answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and said to him: +Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed? <sup>62</sup>And Jesus +said: I am; and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right +hand of power, and coming with the clouds of heaven. +<sup>63</sup>And the high priest, rending his clothes, says: What +further need have we of witnesses? <sup>64</sup>Ye heard the +blasphemy. What think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty +of death.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>65</sup>And some began to spit on him, and to +cover his face and buffet him, and say to him: Prophesy. And the +officers, with blows, took him in charge.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>66</sup>And Peter being below in the court, +there comes one of the maid-servants of the high priest; +<sup>67</sup>and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked upon him, +and said: Thou also wast with Jesus the Nazarene. <sup>68</sup>But +he denied, saying: I do not know, nor do I understand what thou +sayest. And he went out into the fore-court; and a cock crowed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>69</sup>And the maid-servant, seeing him, began +again to say to those standing by: This is one of them. +<sup>70</sup>And he again denied it.</p> +<p class="pin">And a little after, they that stood by said again to +Peter: Surely thou art one of them; for thou art a Galilæan. +<sup>71</sup>But he began to invoke curses, and to swear: I do not +know this man of whom ye speak. <sup>72</sup>And a cock crowed a +second time. And Peter remembered the word, how Jesus said to him: +Before a cock crows twice, thou wilt thrice deny me. And as he +thought thereon, he wept.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> +straightway, in the morning, the chief priests with the elders and +scribes and the whole council, having held a consultation, bound +Jesus and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. +<sup>2</sup>And Pilate asked him: Art thou the King of the Jews? +And he answering said to him: Thou sayest it. <sup>3</sup>And the +chief priests accused him of many things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And Pilate asked him again, saying: +Answerest thou nothing? Behold what things they testify against +thee. <sup>5</sup>But Jesus no longer made any answer; so that +Pilate marveled.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And at the feast he released to them one +prisoner, whomsoever they asked. <sup>7</sup>And there was the one +called Barabbas, bound with his companions in sedition, who in the +sedition had committed murder. <sup>8</sup>And coming up, the +multitude began to make request, according as he had always done +for them. <sup>9</sup>And Pilate answered them, saying: Will ye +that I release to you the King of the Jews? <sup>10</sup>For he +knew that through envy the chief priests had delivered him up. +<sup>11</sup>But the chief priests stirred up the multitude, that +he should rather release to them Barabbas. <sup>12</sup>And Pilate +answering, said again to them: What will ye then that I shall do to +him whom ye call the King of the Jews? <sup>13</sup>And they cried +again: Crucify him. <sup>14</sup>And Pilate said to them: What evil +then has he done? And they cried the more exceedingly: Crucify +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the +multitude, released to them Barabbas; and he delivered up Jesus, +after scourging him, to be crucified. <sup>16</sup>And the soldiers +led him away into the court, which is Prætorium; and they +call together the whole band. <sup>17</sup>And they clothe him with +purple, and having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on him. +<sup>18</sup>And they began to salute him: Hail, King of the Jews! +<sup>19</sup>And they smote him on the head with a reed, and spit +upon him, and kneeling down, did homage to him. <sup>20</sup>And +when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and +put on him his own garments.</p> +<p class="pin">And they lead him out to crucify him. +<sup>21</sup>And they compel one Simon, a Cyrenian, who was passing +by, coming from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to +bear his cross. <sup>22</sup>And they bring him to the place +Golgotha, which is interpreted, Place of a skull. <sup>23</sup>And +they gave him wine mingled with myrrh; but he took it not. +<sup>24</sup>And having crucified him, they divide his garments, +casting lots upon them, what any one should take. <sup>25</sup>And +it was the third hour; and they crucified him. <sup>26</sup>And the +inscription of the accusation against him was written over: THE +KING OF THE JEWS.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And with him they crucify two robbers; +one on his right hand, and one on his left. <sup>28</sup>And the +scripture was fulfilled, which says: <span class="ot">And he was +reckoned with transgressors.</span> <sup>29</sup>And they that +passed by railed at him, wagging their heads, and saying: Aha, thou +that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days; +<sup>30</sup>save thyself, and come down from the cross. +<sup>31</sup>Likewise also the chief priests, mocking one with +another, together with the scribes, said: Others he saved, himself +he can not save. <sup>32</sup>Let the Christ, the King of Israel, +come down now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they +that were crucified with him reproached him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And when the sixth hour was come, there +was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. +<sup>34</sup>And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, +saying: Eloi, Eloi, lamasabachthani? Which is interpreted: My God, +my God, why didst thou forsake me? <sup>35</sup>And some of those +standing by, hearing it, said: Behold, he calls Elijah. +<sup>36</sup>And one ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, and put +it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying: Let alone; let us see +whether Elijah comes to take him down. <sup>37</sup>And Jesus, +uttering a loud cry, expired. <sup>38</sup>And the vail of the +temple was rent in twain, from the top to the bottom. +<sup>39</sup>And the centurion who was standing near, over against +him, seeing that he so cried out and expired, said: Truly this man +was the Son of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>And there were also women looking on +afar off; among whom was also Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the +mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome; +<sup>41</sup>who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and +ministered to him; and many other women who came up with him to +Jerusalem.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>42</sup>And evening having now come, since it +was the preparation (which is the day before the +sabbath<sup><a href="#r411542" id="f411542" title="see footnote" +name="f411542">42</a></sup>), <sup>43</sup>Joseph from +Arimathæa, an honorable counselor, who also was himself +waiting for the kingdom of God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, +and asked for the body of Jesus. <sup>44</sup>And Pilate marveled, +if he were already dead; and calling to him the centurion, he asked +him if he had been long dead. <sup>45</sup>And having learned it +from the centurion, he gave the dead body to Joseph. +<sup>46</sup>And having bought fine linen, and taken him down, he +wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was +hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the +sepulchre. <sup>47</sup>And Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother +of Joses, beheld where he was laid.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> the +sabbath being past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of +James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And very early, on the first day of the +week, they come to the sepulchre, when the sun was risen. +<sup>3</sup>And they said to one another: Who will roll away the +stone for us, out of the door of the sepulchre? <sup>4</sup>And +looking up, they see that the stone has been rolled away. For it +was very great. <sup>5</sup>And entering into the sepulchre, they +saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe; +and they were affrighted. <sup>6</sup>And he says to them: Be not +affrighted. Ye are seeking Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. +He is risen; he is not here. Behold the place where they laid him. +<sup>7</sup>But go, say to his disciples, and to Peter, that he +goes before you into Galilee. There shall ye see him, as he said to +you. <sup>8</sup>And they went out, and fled from the sepulchre; +for trembling and astonishment seized them. And they said nothing +to any one; for they were afraid.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And having risen early, on the first day +of the week, he appeared first to Mary the Magdalene, from whom he +had cast out seven demons. <sup>10</sup>She went and reported it to +those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. +<sup>11</sup>And they, hearing that he is alive, and was seen by +her, believed not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>After that he appeared in another form +to two of them, as they walked, going into the country. +<sup>13</sup>They also went and reported it to the rest; nor did +they believe them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Afterward he appeared to the eleven +themselves as they reclined at table, and upbraided their unbelief +and hardness of heart, because they believed not those who saw him +after he was risen. <sup>15</sup>And he said to them: Go into all +the world, and preach the good news to every creature. +<sup>16</sup>He that believes and is immersed shall be saved; but +he that believes not shall be condemned. <sup>17</sup>And these +signs shall accompany those who have believed; in my name they +shall cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues; +<sup>18</sup>they 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.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>The Lord therefore, after he had spoken +to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down on the right hand +of God; <sup>20</sup>and they went forth, and preached everywhere, +the Lord working with them, and confirming the word by the signs +that followed.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b42" id="b42">THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> F<span class= +"sc">orasmuch</span> as many have taken in hand to set forth in +order a narration concerning the things fully believed among +us<sup><a href="#r420101" id="f420101" title="see footnote" name= +"f420101">1</a></sup>, <sup>2</sup>as they, who from the beginning +were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, delivered them to us; +<sup>3</sup>it seemed good to me also, having accurately traced all +from the very first, to write to thee in order, most excellent +Theophilus; <sup>4</sup>that thou mightest know the certainty +concerning those things<sup><a href="#r420104" id="f420104" title= +"see footnote" name="f420104">4</a></sup> wherein thou wast +instructed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>There was in the days of Herod, the king +of Judæa, a certain priest, Zachariah by name, of the course +of Abijah; and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name +was Elisabeth. <sup>6</sup>And they were both righteous before God, +walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord +blameless. <sup>7</sup>And they had no child, because Elisabeth was +barren; and they both were now far advanced in years.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And it came to pass, that while he +executed the priest's office before God, in the order of his +course, <sup>9</sup>it fell to his lot, according to the custom of +the priest's office, to burn incense, going into the temple of the +Lord. <sup>10</sup>And the whole multitude of the people were +praying without, at the hour of incense. <sup>11</sup>And there +appeared to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of +the altar of incense. <sup>12</sup>And Zachariah seeing him was +troubled, and fear fell upon him. <sup>13</sup>But the angel said +to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for thy prayer was heard, and thy wife +Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. +<sup>14</sup>And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall +rejoice at his birth. <sup>15</sup>For he shall be great before the +Lord; and he shall not drink wine nor strong drink; and he shall be +filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. +<sup>16</sup>And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the +Lord their God. <sup>17</sup>And he shall go before him in the +spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to +the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to +make ready a prepared people for the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And Zachariah said to the angel: +Whereby shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far +advanced in years. <sup>19</sup>And the angel answering said to +him: I am Gabriel, that stands in the presence of God; and I was +sent to speak to thee, and to bring thee these glad tidings. +<sup>20</sup>And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to +speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because +thou didst not believe thy words, which shall be fulfilled in their +season.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And the people were waiting for +Zachariah; and they were wondering at his long tarrying in the +temple. <sup>22</sup>And when he came out he was not able to speak +to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the +temple; and he was making signs to them, and remained +speechless.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And it came to pass, when the days of +his ministration were completed, that he departed to his own +house.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And after those days his wife Elisabeth +conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying: +<sup>25</sup>Thus has the Lord dealt with me, in the days wherein +he looked on me to take away my reproach among men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>And in the sixth month the angel +Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, +<sup>27</sup>to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, +of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. +<sup>28</sup>And the angel coming in to her, said: Hail, highly +favored! The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. +<sup>29</sup>And she was troubled at the saying; and was +considering what manner of salutation this might be. +<sup>30</sup>And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary; for thou +didst find favor with God. <sup>31</sup>And, behold, thou shalt +conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his +name Jesus. <sup>32</sup>He shall be great, and shall be called Son +of the Highest; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of +David his father; <sup>33</sup>and he shall reign over the house of +Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>Then said Mary to the angel: How shall +this be, seeing that I know not a man? <sup>35</sup>And the angel +answering said to her: The Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the +power of the Highest will overshadow thee; therefore also the Holy +One that is born shall be called the Son of God. <sup>36</sup>And, +behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in +her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who is called +barren. <sup>37</sup>For with God nothing shall be<sup><a href= +"#r420137" id="f420137" title="see footnote" name= +"f420137">37</a></sup> impossible.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of +the Lord; let it be to me according to thy word. And the angel +departed from her.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And Mary arose in those days, and went +into the hill-country with haste, into a city of Judah; +<sup>40</sup>and entered into the house of Zachariah, and saluted +Elisabeth. <sup>41</sup>And it came to pass, as Elisabeth heard the +salutation of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth +was filled with the Holy Spirit. <sup>42</sup>And she spoke out +with a loud voice and said: Blessed art thou among women, and +blessed is the fruit of thy womb. <sup>43</sup>And whence is this +to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? +<sup>44</sup>For, behold, as the voice of thy salutation came into +my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. <sup>45</sup>And happy +is she, who believed that there shall be<sup><a href="#r420145" id= +"f420145" title="see footnote" name="f420145">45</a></sup> a +fulfillment of the things told her from the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>46</sup>And Mary said: My soul magnifies the +Lord; <sup>47</sup>and my spirit rejoiced in God my Savior. +<sup>48</sup>Because he looked upon the low estate of his handmaid; +for, behold, henceforth all generations will call me happy. +<sup>49</sup>Because the Mighty One did great things for me; and +holy is his name. <sup>50</sup>And his mercy is from generation to +generation, to those who fear him. <sup>51</sup>He wrought might +with his arm; he scattered the proud in the imagination of their +hearts. <sup>52</sup>He cast down princes from thrones, and exalted +those of low degree. <sup>53</sup>The hungry he filled with good, +and the rich he sent empty away. <sup>54</sup>He helped Israel, his +servant; to remember mercy, <sup>55</sup>as he spoke to our +fathers, for Abraham and for his seed forever.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>56</sup>And Mary abode with her about three +months, and returned to her own house.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>57</sup>Now Elisabeth's full time came that she +should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. <sup>58</sup>And +her neighbors and her kindred heard that the Lord showed great +mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with her.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>59</sup>And it came to pass, that on the eighth +day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him +Zachariah, after the name of his father. <sup>60</sup>And his +mother answered and said: Nay; but he shall be called John. +<sup>61</sup>And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred +that is called by this name. <sup>62</sup>And they made signs to +his father, how he would have him called. <sup>63</sup>And asking +for a writing-tablet, he wrote, saying: His name is John. And they +all wondered. <sup>64</sup>And his mouth was opened immediately, +and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, blessing God. +<sup>65</sup>And fear came on all that dwelt around them. And all +these things<sup><a href="#r420165" id="f420165" title= +"see footnote" name="f420165">65</a></sup> were told abroad in all +the hill-country of Judæa. <sup>66</sup>And all who heard +laid them up in their hearts, saying: What then will this child be! +And the hand of the Lord was with him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>67</sup>And Zachariah his father was filled +with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying: <sup>68</sup>Blessed +be the Lord, the God of Israel, that he visited and wrought +redemption for his people; <sup>69</sup>and raised up a horn of +salvation for us, in the house of David his servant, +<sup>70</sup>(as he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of +old,) <sup>71</sup>salvation from our enemies, and from the hand of +all that hate us; <sup>72</sup>to show mercy to our fathers, and to +remember his holy covenant; <sup>73</sup>the oath which he swore to +Abraham our father, <sup>74</sup>to grant to us, that without fear, +being rescued from the hand of our enemies, we should serve him, +<sup>75</sup>in holiness and righteousness before him all our +days.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>76</sup>And also thou, O child, shalt be called +Prophet of the Highest; for thou shalt go before the face of the +Lord, to prepare his ways, <sup>77</sup>in order to give knowledge +of salvation to his people in remission of their sins; +<sup>78</sup>through the tender mercies of our God, whereby the +dayspring from on high visited us, <sup>79</sup>to give light to +those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, in order to +guide our feet into the way of peace.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>80</sup>And the child grew, and became strong +in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his manifestation +to Israel.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came to +pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar +Augustus, that all the world should be registered. <sup>2</sup>This +registering was the first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. +<sup>3</sup>And all went to be registered, each one to his own +city. <sup>4</sup>And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the +city of Nazareth, into Judæa, to the city of David which is +called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and family of David), +<sup>5</sup>to be registered with Mary his betrothed wife, who was +with child. <sup>6</sup>And so it was, that, while they were there, +the days were completed that she should bring forth. +<sup>7</sup>And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped +him in swathing bands, and laid him in a manger; because there was +no room for them in the inn.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And there were in the same country +shepherds abiding in the field, and keeping watch over their flock +by night. <sup>9</sup>And, behold, an angel of the Lord came upon +them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were +sore afraid. <sup>10</sup>And the angel said to them: Fear not; +for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be +to all the people. <sup>11</sup>For to you is born this day in the +city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. <sup>12</sup>And +this shall be to you the sign: Ye will find a babe wrapped in +swathing bands, lying in a manger. <sup>13</sup>And suddenly there +was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God +and saying: <sup>14</sup>Glory to God in the highest, and on earth +peace, good will among men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And it came to pass, when the angels +were gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said one +to another: Let us go now unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that +is come to pass, which the Lord made known to us. <sup>16</sup>And +they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe +lying in the manger. <sup>17</sup>And having seen it, they made +known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. +<sup>18</sup>And all that heard wondered at the things which were +told them by the shepherds. <sup>19</sup>And Mary kept all these +things<sup><a href="#r420219" id="f420219" title="see footnote" +name="f420219">19</a></sup>, pondering them in her heart. +<sup>20</sup>And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising +God for all that they heard and saw, as it was told to them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And when eight days were completed for +circumcising him, his name was called Jesus; the name given by the +angel before he was conceived in the womb.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And when the days of their +purification, according to the law of Moses, were completed, they +brought him up to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord, +<sup>23</sup>(as it is written in the law of the Lord: <span class= +"ot">Every male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the +Lord</span>;) <sup>24</sup>and to offer a sacrifice according to +what is said in the law of the Lord: <span class="ot">A pair of +turtle-doves, or two young pigeons.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And, behold, there was a man in +Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was just and devout, +waiting for the consolation of Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon +him, <sup>26</sup>And it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, +that he should not see death, before he had seen the Christ of the +Lord. <sup>27</sup>And he came 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, <sup>28</sup>then he took him into his arms, +and blessed God, and said: <sup>29</sup>Now, Lord, thou lettest thy +servant depart in peace, according to thy word; +<sup>30</sup>because my eyes saw thy salvation, <sup>31</sup>which +thou preparedst before the face of all the peoples, <sup>32</sup>a +light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people +Israel.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And his father and mother wondered at +the things spoken of him. <sup>34</sup>And Simeon blessed them, and +said to Mary his mother: Behold, this child is set for the fall and +rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that shall be spoken +against, <sup>35</sup>(and a sword shall pierce through thine own +soul also), that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>And there was Anna, a prophetess, +daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of great age, +and had lived with a husband seven years from her virginity; +<sup>37</sup>and she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, +who departed not from the temple, serving day and night with +fastings and prayers. <sup>38</sup>And she, coming up at that very +time, likewise gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all +that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And when they had performed all things +according to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to +their own city Nazareth. <sup>40</sup>And the child grew, and +became strong, being filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was +upon him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>And his parents went to Jerusalem every +year at the feast of the passover. <sup>42</sup>And when he was +twelve years old, they having gone up according to the custom of +the feast, <sup>43</sup>and completed the days, as they returned, +Jesus the child remained behind in Jerusalem. And his parents knew +it not, <sup>44</sup>but supposing that he was in the company, went +a day's journey, and sought him among their kindred and +acquaintance; <sup>45</sup>and not finding him, they returned to +Jerusalem, seeking him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>46</sup>And it came to pass, that after three +days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the +teachers, both hearing them, and asking them questions. +<sup>47</sup>And all that heard him, were astonished at his +understanding and answers. <sup>48</sup>And seeing him they were +amazed. And his mother said to him: Child, why didst thou thus deal +with us? Behold, thy father and I sought thee, sorrowing. +<sup>49</sup>And he said to them: How is it that ye sought me? Did +ye not know, that I must be in my Father's house<sup><a href= +"#r420249" id="f420249" title="see footnote" name= +"f420249">49</a></sup>? <sup>50</sup>And they understood not the +saying which he spoke to them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>51</sup>And he went down with them, and came to +Nazareth, and was subject to them. And his mother kept all these +sayings in her heart.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>52</sup>And Jesus increased in wisdom and +stature, and in favor with God and men.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> in the +fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cæsar, when Pontius +Pilate was governor of Judæa, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, +and his brother Philip tetrarch, of Iturea and of the region of +Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, <sup>2</sup>when +Annas was high priest and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, +the son of Zachariah, in the wilderness. <sup>3</sup>And he came +into all the country about the Jordan, preaching the immersion of +repentance, unto remission of sins, <sup>4</sup>as it is written in +the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:</p> +<p class="pp1">The voice of one crying in the wilderness,</p> +<p class="pp1">Prepare the way of the Lord,</p> +<p class="pp1">Make straight his paths.</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>5</sup>Every valley shall be filled,</p> +<p class="pp1">And every mountain and hill shall be brought +low;</p> +<p class="pp1">And the crooked shall be straight,</p> +<p class="pp1">And the rough ways smooth;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>6</sup>And all flesh shall see the salvation of +God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>He said therefore to the multitudes that +came out to be immersed by him: Brood of vipers, who warned you to +flee from the coming wrath? <sup>8</sup>Bring forth therefore +fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to say within +yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that +God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. +<sup>9</sup>And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees. +Every tree therefore, that brings not forth good fruit, is cut down +and cast into the fire.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And the multitudes asked him, saying: +What then shall we do? <sup>11</sup>He answering says to them: He +that has two coats, let him impart to him that has none; and he +that has food, let him do likewise.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And there came also publicans to be +immersed; and they said to him: Teacher, what shall we do? +<sup>13</sup>And he said to them: Exact no more than that which is +appointed you. <sup>14</sup>And soldiers also asked him, saying: +What shall we also do? And he said to them: Do violence to no one, +neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your +wages<sup><a href="#r420314" id="f420314" title="see footnote" +name="f420314">14</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And while the people were in +expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning +John, whether he himself were not the Christ, <sup>16</sup>John +answered them all, saying: I indeed immerse you in water; but there +comes he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am +not worthy to loose; he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and +fire; <sup>17</sup>whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly +cleanse his threshing-floor, and will gather the wheat into his +garner; but the chaff he will burn up with fire unquenchable.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And with many other exhortations he +published the good tidings to the people.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved +by him on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother, and for all +the evils which Herod did, <sup>20</sup>added to all this also, +that he shut up John in prison.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Now it came to pass, when all the +people had been immersed, that as Jesus, having also been immersed, +was praying, the heaven was opened, <sup>22</sup>and the Holy +Spirit descended in a bodily shape as a dove upon him; and there +came a voice out of heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am +well pleased.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And Jesus himself was, when he +began<sup><a href="#r420323" id="f420323" title="see footnote" +name="f420323">23</a></sup>, about thirty years of age; being the +son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, <sup>24</sup>the +son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of +Janna, the son of Joseph, <sup>25</sup>the son of Matthias, the son +of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, +<sup>26</sup>the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of +Shimei, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, <sup>27</sup>the son +of Joanna, the son of Reza, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of +Salathiel, the son of Neri, <sup>28</sup>the son of Melchi, the son +of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, +<sup>29</sup>the son of Joses, the son of Eliezer, the son of +Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, <sup>30</sup>the son of +Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the +son of Eliakim, <sup>31</sup>the son of Meleah, the son of Mainan, +the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, +<sup>32</sup>the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, +the son of Salmon, the son of Nahon, <sup>33</sup>the son of +Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Pharez, +the son of Judah, <sup>34</sup>the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, +the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, +<sup>35</sup>the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, +the son of Eber, the son of Salah, <sup>36</sup>the son of Cainan, +the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of +Lamech, <sup>37</sup>the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the +son of Jared, the son of Mehalaleel, the son of Cainan, +<sup>38</sup>the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the +son of God.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> Jesus, full +of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan; and he was led in the +Sprit into the wilderness <sup>2</sup>forty days, tempted by the +Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, +he hungered.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And the Devil said to him: If thou art +the Son of God, command this stone that it become bread. +<sup>4</sup>And Jesus answered him, saying: It is written, +<span class="ot">Man shall not live on bread alone.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And the Devil, leading him up into a +high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment +of time. <sup>6</sup>And the Devil said to him: All this power will +I give thee, and the glory of them; because it has been delivered +to me, and I give it to whomsoever I will. <sup>7</sup>If thou +therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. <sup>8</sup>And +Jesus answering said to him: It is written, <span class="ot">Thou +shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou +serve.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set +him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him: If thou art the +Son of God, cast thyself down from hence. <sup>10</sup>For it is +written: <span class="ot">He will give his angels command +concerning thee, to keep thee;</span> <sup>11</sup><span class= +"ot">and on their hands they shall bear thee up, lest haply thou +dash thy foot against a stone.</span> <sup>12</sup>And Jesus +answering said to him: It is said, <span class="ot">Thou shalt not +tempt the Lord thy God.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And having finished every temptation, +the Devil departed from him for a season.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And Jesus returned in the power of the +Spirit into Galilee; and there went out a report concerning him +through all the surrounding country. <sup>15</sup>And he taught in +their synagogues, being honored by all.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And he came to Nazareth, where he had +been brought up. And, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue +on the sabbath day; and he stood up to read. <sup>17</sup>And there +was delivered to him the book of the prophet Isaiah. And unrolling +the book, he found the place where it was written:</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>18</sup>The Spirit of the Lord is upon me;</p> +<p class="pp1">Because he anointed me to publish good tidings to +the poor;</p> +<p class="pp1">He has sent me to proclaim deliverance to the +captives,</p> +<p class="pp1">And recovering of sight to the blind,</p> +<p class="pp1">To send the oppressed away free,</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>19</sup>To proclaim the acceptable year of the +Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And rolling up the book he gave it +again to the servant, and sat down. And the eyes of all in the +synagogue were fastened on him. <sup>21</sup>And he began to say to +them: To-day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. +<sup>22</sup>And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words +of grace which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said: Is not +this Joseph's son? <sup>23</sup>And he said to them: Ye will surely +say to me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself. Whatever we heard +done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. <sup>24</sup>And he +said: Verily I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own +country. <sup>25</sup>But I tell you of a truth, there were many +widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up +three years and six months, when there was a great famine +throughout all the land; <sup>26</sup>and to none of them was +Elijah sent, but unto Zarephath of Sidonia, to a woman that was a +widow. <sup>27</sup>And there were many lepers in Israel, in the +time of Elisha the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only +Naaman the Syrian. <sup>28</sup>And all in the synagogue, when they +heard these things, were filled with wrath. <sup>29</sup>And they +rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him to the brow of +the hill whereon their city was built, to cast him down headlong. +<sup>30</sup>But he, passing through the midst of them, went +away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>And he came down to Capernaum, a city +of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the sabbath; +<sup>32</sup>and they were astonished at his teaching, because his +word was with power.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And in the synagogue there was a man +having a spirit of an unclean demon; and he cried out with a loud +voice, <sup>34</sup>saying: Ah! what have we to do with thee, Jesus +of Nazareth? Didst thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou +art, the Holy One of God. <sup>35</sup>And Jesus rebuked him, +saying: Hold thy peace, and come out from him. And the demon +throwing him in the midst came out from him, doing him no harm. +<sup>36</sup>And amazement came on all; and they spoke with one +another, saying: What is this word, that with authority and power +he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out? +<sup>37</sup>And there went out a rumor concerning him into every +place of the country around.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>And he rose up and went from the +synagogue, and entered into the house of Simon. And the +mother-in-law of Simon was seized with a violent fever<sup><a href= +"#r420438" id="f420438" title="see footnote" name= +"f420438">38</a></sup>; and they besought him for her. +<sup>39</sup>And standing over her he rebuked the fever, and it +left her; and immediately she arose and ministered to them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>Now when the sun was setting, all that +had any sick with divers diseases brought them to him; and he laid +his hands on each one of them, and healed them. <sup>41</sup>And +demons also came out from many, crying out, and saying: Thou art +the Son of God. And he, rebuking them, suffered them not to speak, +because they knew that he was the Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>42</sup>And when it was day he went out, and +went into a desert place. And the multitudes sought him, and came +to him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them. +<sup>43</sup>And he said to them: I must publish the good news of +the kingdom of God to other cities also; because for this I was +sent forth. <sup>44</sup>And he preached in the synagogues of +Galilee.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> A<span class= +"sc">nd</span> it came to pass, as the multitude pressed upon him +to hear the word of God, and he was standing by the lake of +Gennesaret, <sup>2</sup>that he saw two ships standing by the lake; +but the fishermen had gone out of them, and were washing the nets. +<sup>3</sup>And entering into one of the ships, which was Simon's, +he asked him to put out a little from the land. And sitting down, +he taught the multitudes out of the ship.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And when he ceased speaking, he said to +Simon: Put out into the deep; and do ye let down your nets for a +draught. <sup>5</sup>And Simon answering said to him: Master, we +toiled all night and took nothing; but at thy word I will let down +the net. <sup>6</sup>And having done this, they inclosed a great +multitude of fishes; and their net began to break. <sup>7</sup>And +they beckoned to their partners in the other ship, to come and help +them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began +to sink. <sup>8</sup>And Simon Peter, seeing it, fell down at the +knees of Jesus, saying: Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O +Lord. <sup>9</sup>For astonishment had seized him, and all that +were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken; +<sup>10</sup>and likewise also James and John, sons of Zebedee, who +were partners with Simon.</p> +<p class="pin">And Jesus said to Simon: Fear not; from henceforth +thou shalt catch men. <sup>11</sup>And having brought their ships +to land, they forsook all, and followed him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And it came to pass, when he was in one +of the cities, that there was a man full of leprosy. And seeing +Jesus he fell on his face, and besought him, saying: Lord, if thou +wilt, thou canst cleanse me. <sup>13</sup>And stretching forth his +hand he touched him, saying: I will; be thou cleansed. And +immediately the leprosy departed from him. <sup>14</sup>And he +charged him to tell no one: But go, and show thyself to the priest, +and offer for thy cleansing as Moses commanded, for a testimony to +them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>But all the more went abroad the report +concerning him; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to +be healed of their infirmities. <sup>16</sup>And he was wont to +retire into the solitary places, and pray.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And it came to pass, on a certain day, +that he was teaching; and there were Pharisees and teachers of the +law sitting by, who had come out of every village of Galilee, and +Judæa, and Jerusalem; and there was power of the Lord for +healing them. <sup>18</sup>And, behold, men brought on a bed a man +who was palsied; and they sought to bring him in, and to lay him +before him. <sup>19</sup>And not finding by what way they might +bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the +housetop, and let him down through the tiling with the couch into +the midst before Jesus. <sup>20</sup>And seeing their faith he +said: Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. <sup>21</sup>And the scribes +and the Pharisees began to reason, saying: Who is this that speaks +blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? <sup>22</sup>But +Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answering said to them: What +reason ye in your hearts? <sup>23</sup>Which is easier, to say, Thy +sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk? <sup>24</sup>But +that ye may know that the Son of man has power on the earth to +forgive sins, (he said to the palsied man,) I say to thee, arise, +and taking up thy couch go to thy house. <sup>25</sup>And +immediately standing up before them, he took up that whereon he +lay, and departed to his house, glorifying God. <sup>26</sup>And +they were all amazed; and they glorified God, and were filled with +fear, saying: We have seen strange things to-day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And after these things he went forth, +and saw a publican, named Levi, sitting at the place of receiving +custom; and he said to him: Follow me. <sup>28</sup>And leaving +all, he arose and followed him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>And Levi made him a great feast in his +own house; and there was a great company of publicans and of others +who reclined at the table with them. <sup>30</sup>And the +Pharisees, and their scribes<sup><a href="#r420530" id="f420530" +title="see footnote" name="f420530">30</a></sup>, murmured against +his disciples, saying: Why do ye eat and drink with the publicans +and sinners? <sup>31</sup>And Jesus answering said to them: They +who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick. +<sup>32</sup>I have not come to call righteous men, but sinners to +repentance.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And they said to him: Why do the +disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise those +of the Pharisees, but thine eat and drink? <sup>34</sup>And he said +to them: Can ye make the sons of the bridechamber fast, +<sup><a href="#r420534" id="f420534" title="see footnote" name= +"f420534">34</a></sup> while the bridegroom is with them? +<sup>35</sup>But days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken +away from them; then shall they fast in those days. +<sup>36</sup>And he spoke also a parable to them: No one rends a +piece from a new garment, and puts it on an old garment; else both +the new will make a rent, and the piece from the new agrees not +with the old. <sup>37</sup>And no one puts new wine into old skins; +else the new wine will burst the skins, and will itself be poured +out, and the skins will perish. <sup>38</sup>But new wine must be +put into new skins, and both are preserved together<sup><a href= +"#r420538" id="f420538" title="see footnote" name= +"f420538">38</a></sup>. <sup>39</sup>And no one having drunk old +wine straightway desires new; for he says: The old is +better<sup><a href="#r420539" id="f420539" title="see footnote" +name="f420539">39</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came to +pass on the second sabbath after the first<sup><a href="#r420601" +id="f420601" title="see footnote" name="f420601">1</a></sup>, that +he was going through grain-fields; and his disciples plucked and +ate the ears of grain, rubbing them with their hands. +<sup>2</sup>And some of the Pharisees said: Why do ye that which it +is not lawful to do on the sabbath? <sup>3</sup>And Jesus answering +them said: And have ye not read this, what David did when he +hungered, himself and they who were with him; <sup>4</sup>how he +went into the house of God, and took and ate the show-bread, and +gave to those who were with him, which it is not lawful to eat +except for the priests alone? <sup>5</sup>And he said to them: The +Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>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. <sup>7</sup>And the +scribes and Pharisees were watching, whether he would heal on the +sabbath; that they might find an accusation against him. +<sup>8</sup>But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man having +the withered hand: Arise, and stand forth in the midst. And he rose +up, and stood. <sup>9</sup>Then said Jesus to them: I will ask you +what is lawful<sup><a href="#r420609" id="f420609" title= +"see footnote" name="f420609">9</a></sup> on the sabbath, to do +good, or to do evil; to save life, or to destroy it? +<sup>10</sup>And looking round on them all, he said to him: Stretch +forth thy hand. And he did so, and his hand was restored. +<sup>11</sup>And they were filled with madness, and conferred one +with another, as to what they should do to Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And it came to pass in those days, that +he went out into the mountain to pray, and continued all night in +prayer to God. <sup>13</sup>And when it was day, he called to him +his disciples. And having chosen from them twelve (whom he named +also apostles); <sup>14</sup>Simon, whom he also named Peter, and +Andrew his brother, and James and John, and Philip and Bartholomew, +<sup>15</sup>and Matthew and Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, and +Simon called Zelotes, <sup>16</sup>and Judas brother of James, and +Judas Iscariot, who became a betrayer; <sup>17</sup>and having come +down with them, he stood on a plain, and a company of his +disciples, and a great multitude of people from all Judæa and +Jerusalem and the sea-coast of Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear +him, and to be healed of their diseases; <sup>18</sup>and those +vexed by unclean spirits were healed; <sup>19</sup>and all the +multitude sought to touch him, because power went out from him and +healed them all.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And he, lifting up his eyes on his +disciples, said: Happy are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of +God. <sup>21</sup>Happy are ye that hunger now; for ye shall be +filled. Happy are ye that weep now; for ye shall laugh.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>Happy are ye, when men shall hate you, +and when they shall separate you from them, and shall reproach you, +and cast out your name as evil, for the sake of the Son of man. +<sup>23</sup>Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy; for, behold, +your reward is great in heaven; for in the same manner did their +fathers to the prophets.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>But woe to you that are rich; for ye +have received your consolation. <sup>25</sup>Woe to you that are +full; for ye shall hunger. Woe to you that laugh now; for ye shall +mourn and weep. <sup>26</sup>Woe! when all men shall speak well of +you; for in the same manner did their fathers to the false +prophets.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>But I say to you who hear: Love your +enemies, do good to those who hate you, <sup>28</sup>bless those +who curse you, pray for those who abuse you<sup><a href="#r420628" +id="f420628" title="see footnote" name="f420628">28</a></sup>. +<sup>29</sup>To him who smites thee on the cheek offer also the +other; and him who takes away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat +also.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>Give to every one that asks of thee; +and of him who takes away thy goods demand them not again. +<sup>31</sup>And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also +in like manner to them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>For if ye love those who love you, what +thanks have ye? For even the sinners love those who love them. +<sup>33</sup>And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what +thanks have ye? For even the sinners do the same. <sup>34</sup>And +if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive, what thanks have +ye? And sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive as much in +return.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>But love your enemies, and do good, and +lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, +and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the +unthankful and evil. <sup>36</sup>Be ye merciful, as your Father +also is merciful.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>And judge not, and ye shall not be +judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned; acquit, and ye +shall be acquitted.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>Give, and it shall be given to you; +good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall +they give into your bosom. For with the same measure with which ye +mete it shall be measured to you again.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And he spoke also a parable to them: +Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the +ditch? <sup>40</sup>A disciple is not above the teacher; but every +one shall be perfected as his teacher.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>And why beholdest thou the mote that is +in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine +own eye?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>42</sup>How canst thou say to thy brother: +Brother, let me cast out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou +thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Hypocrite! +cast out first the beam out of thine eye, and then thou shalt see +clearly to cast out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>43</sup>For there is no good tree that bears +corrupt fruit, nor corrupt tree that bears good fruit. +<sup>44</sup>For every tree is known from its own fruit. For from +thorns they do not gather figs, nor from a bramble bush do they +harvest grapes. <sup>45</sup>The good man out of the good treasure +of his heart brings forth that which is good; and the evil, out of +the evil, brings forth that which is evil; for out of the abundance +of the heart his mouth speaks.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>46</sup>And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do +not the things which I say? <sup>47</sup>Every one that comes to +me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I will show you to whom he +is like. <sup>48</sup>He is like a man building a house, who digged +deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, +the stream burst upon that house, and could not shake it; because +it was well builded. <sup>49</sup>But he that hears, and does not, +is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a +foundation; on which the stream burst, and immediately it +fell<sup><a href="#r420649" id="f420649" title="see footnote" name= +"f420649">49</a></sup>; and the ruin of that house was great.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VII. </span> W<span class="sc">hen</span> he +completed all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he entered +into Capernaum. <sup>2</sup>And a certain centurion's servant, who +was dear to him, was sick and about to die. <sup>3</sup>And having +heard concerning Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking +him that he would come and heal his servant. <sup>4</sup>And they, +coming to Jesus, besought him earnestly, saying: He is worthy that +thou shouldst do this for him; <sup>5</sup>for he loves our nation, +and himself built our synagogue.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And Jesus went with them. And when he +was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, +saying to him: Lord, trouble not thyself; for I am not worthy that +thou shouldst enter under my roof. <sup>7</sup>Wherefore neither +thought I myself worthy to come to thee; but say with a word, and +my servant will be healed. <sup>8</sup>For I am a man placed under +authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to this one, Go, and +he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do +this, and he does it. <sup>9</sup>And Jesus hearing these things, +marveled at him; and turning said to the multitude that followed +him: I say to you, I found not so great faith, even in Israel.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And they who were sent, returning to +the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And it came to pass the day after, that +he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went +with him, and a great multitude. <sup>12</sup>And as he came near +to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the +only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and a great multitude +of the city was with her. <sup>13</sup>And seeing her, the Lord had +compassion on her, and said to her: Weep not. <sup>14</sup>And he +came and touched the bier; and they who bore it stood still. And he +said: Young man, I say to thee, arise. <sup>15</sup>And the dead +sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother. +<sup>16</sup>And fear seized on all; and they glorified God, +saying: A great prophet has arisen among us; and, God has visited +his people. <sup>17</sup>And this report went forth in all +Judæa concerning him, and in all the country around.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And the disciples of John reported to +him concerning all these things. <sup>19</sup>And John calling to +him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying: Art thou he +that comes, or look we for another? <sup>20</sup>And coming to him, +the men said: John the Immerser has sent us to thee, saying: Art +thou he that comes, or look we for another? <sup>21</sup>And in +that very hour he cured many, of diseases and plagues, and evil +spirits; and on many blind he bestowed sight. <sup>22</sup>And +answering he said to them: Go, and report to John what ye saw and +heard; that the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are +cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor good +tidings are published. <sup>23</sup>And happy is he, whoever shall +not be offended at me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And when the messengers of John had +departed, he began to say to the multitudes concerning John: What +went ye out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the +wind?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>But what went ye out to see? A man +clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they who are gorgeously appareled, +and live delicately, are in kings' palaces.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>But what went ye out to see? A prophet? +Yea, I say to you, and much more than a prophet. <sup>27</sup>This +is he, of whom it is written:</p> +<p class="pp1">Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy +face,</p> +<p class="pp1">Who shall prepare thy way before thee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>For I say to you, among those born of +women, no one is a greater prophet than John; but he that is least +in the kingdom of God is greater than he.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>And all the people, hearing it, and the +publicans, justified God, having been immersed with John's +immersion. <sup>30</sup>But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected +the counsel of God toward themselves, not having been immersed by +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>To what then shall I liken the men of +this generation? And to what are they like? <sup>32</sup>They are +like to children sitting in the market, and calling to one another, +saying: We piped to you, and ye danced not; we sang the lament to +you, and ye wept not. <sup>33</sup>For John the Immerser has come, +neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say: He has a demon. +<sup>34</sup>The Son of man has come eating and drinking; and ye +say: Behold a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of publicans +and sinners. <sup>35</sup>But wisdom was justified on the part of +all her children.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>And one of the Pharisees asked him to +eat with him. And entering into the house of the Pharisee, he +reclined at table. <sup>37</sup>And, behold, a woman who was a +sinner in the city, learning that he is reclining at table in the +house of the Pharisee, brought an alabaster box of ointment; +<sup>38</sup>and standing behind at his feet weeping, began to wet +his feet with tears, and wipe them with the hairs of her head, and +kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And seeing it, the Pharisee who had +bidden him spoke within himself, saying: This man, if he were a +prophet, would know who and what sort of woman this is that touches +him; for she is a sinner. <sup>40</sup>And Jesus answering said to +him: Simon, I have somewhat to say to thee. And he says: Teacher, +say on. <sup>41</sup>A certain money-lender had two debtors. The +one owed five hundred denáries<sup><a href="#r420741" id= +"f420741" title="see footnote" name="f420741">41</a></sup>, and the +other fifty. <sup>42</sup>And they having nothing to pay, he +forgave them both. Which of them therefore, tell me, will love him +most? <sup>43</sup>Simon answering said: I suppose he to whom he +forgave most. And he said to him: Thou didst rightly judge. +<sup>44</sup>And turning to the woman, he said to Simon: Seest thou +this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gayest me no water for +my feet; but she has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them with +her hair. <sup>45</sup>Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, from the +time I came in, ceased not to kiss my feet. <sup>46</sup>My head +with oil thou didst not anoint; but she anointed my feet with +ointment. <sup>47</sup>Wherefore I say to thee, her many sins are +forgiven; for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the +same loves little. <sup>48</sup>And he said to her: Thy sins are +forgiven. <sup>49</sup>And they who reclined with him began to say +within themselves: Who is this that also forgives sins? +<sup>50</sup>And he said to the woman: Thy faith has saved thee; go +in peace.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came +to pass afterward, that he journeyed through every city and +village, preaching, and publishing the good news of the kingdom of +God; and with him the twelve, <sup>2</sup>and certain women who had +been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called the +Magdalene, from whom had gone out seven demons, <sup>3</sup>and +Joanna wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many +others, who ministered to them of their substance.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And a great multitude coming together, +of those also who came to him out of every city, he spoke by a +parable: <sup>5</sup>The sower went forth to sow his seed. And as +he sowed, one fell by the way-side; and it was trodden down, and +the fowls of the air devoured it. <sup>6</sup>And another fell upon +the rock; and springing up, it withered away, because it had no +moisture. <sup>7</sup>And another fell among the thorns; and the +thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. <sup>8</sup>And another +fell into the good ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a +hundredfold.</p> +<p class="pin">And saying these things, he cried: He that has ears +to hear, let him hear.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And his disciples asked him, what this +parable was. <sup>10</sup>And he said: To you it is given to know +the mysteries of the kingdom of God; but to the rest in parables, +that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not +understand.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Now the parable is this: The seed is +the word of God. <sup>12</sup>Those by the way-side are they that +hear; after that comes the Devil, and takes away the word from +their heart, that they may not believe and be saved. +<sup>13</sup>Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, with +joy receive the word; and these have no root, who for a while +believe, and in time of temptation fall away. <sup>14</sup>And that +which fell among the thorns, these are they who have heard, and +going forth are choked with the cares and riches and pleasures of +life, and bring no fruit to perfection. <sup>15</sup>But that in +the good ground, these are they who, in an honest and good heart, +having heard, hold fast the word, and bring forth fruit with +patience.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>No one, having lighted a lamp, covers +it with a vessel, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a +lamp-stand, that they who enter in may behold the light. +<sup>17</sup>For nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest, +nor hidden, that shall not be known and come abroad. +<sup>18</sup>Take heed therefore how ye hear. For whoever has, to +him shall be given; and whoever has not, even what he seems to have +shall be taken from him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>And his mother and his brothers came to +him; and they could not come near him on account of the multitude. +<sup>20</sup>And it was told him, saying: Thy mother and thy +brothers are standing without, desiring to see thee. +<sup>21</sup>And he answering, said to them: My mother and my +brothers are these, who hear and do the word of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And it came to pass on a certain day, +that he went into a ship with his disciples. And he said to them: +Let us go over to the other side of the lake. And they launched +forth. <sup>23</sup>And as they were sailing, he fell asleep. And +there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they began to be +filled, and were in jeopardy. <sup>24</sup>And coming to him, they +awoke him, saying: Master, Master, we perish. And he, rising, +rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; and they ceased, and +there was a calm. <sup>25</sup>And he said to them: Where is your +faith? And they, fearing, wondered; saying one to another: Who then +is this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they +obey him!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>And they sailed to the country of the +Gerasenes, which is over against Galilee. <sup>27</sup>And when he +had gone forth upon the land, there met him a certain man out of +the city, who had demons a long time, and wore no clothing, and +abode not in a house, but in the tombs. <sup>28</sup>And seeing +Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud +voice said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most +high God? I beseech thee, do not torment me. <sup>29</sup>For he +commanded the unclean spirit to come out from the man. For of a +long time it had seized him, and he was bound, being secured with +chains and fetters; and bursting the bands, he was driven by the +demon into the deserts.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And Jesus asked him, saying: What is +thy name? And he said, Legion; because many demons had entered into +him. <sup>31</sup>And he besought him that he would not command +them to go away into the abyss. <sup>32</sup>And there was a herd +of many swine feeding in the mountain; and they besought him that +he would permit them to enter into them. And he permitted them. +<sup>33</sup>And going out of the man, the demons entered into the +swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were +choked. <sup>34</sup>And seeing what was done the herdsmen fled, +and reported it in the city and in the country, <sup>35</sup>And +they went out to see what was done. And they came to Jesus, and +found the man from whom the demons had gone out, sitting at the +feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. +<sup>36</sup>They also who saw it reported to them how he that was +possessed by demons was healed. <sup>37</sup>And the whole +multitude of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes besought him +to depart from them; for they were seized with great fear.</p> +<p class="pin">And he, entering into the ship, returned. +<sup>38</sup>And the man, out of whom the demons had gone, besought +him that he might be with him. But he sent him away, saying: +<sup>39</sup>Return into thy house, and relate how great things God +did for thee. And he departed, and published through the whole city +how great things Jesus did for him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>And it came to pass, when Jesus +returned, that the multitude received him; for they were all +waiting for him. <sup>41</sup>And, behold, there came a man whose +name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the synagogue; and falling +at the feet of Jesus, he besought him that he would come into his +house; <sup>42</sup>for he had an only daughter, about twelve years +of age, and she was dying. And as he went the multitudes thronged +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>43</sup>And a woman having a flow of blood +twelve years, who had spent all her living on physicians, and could +not be healed by any one, <sup>44</sup>came up behind, and touched +the fringe of his garment; and immediately her flow of blood +ceased. <sup>45</sup>And Jesus said: Who is it that touched me? And +when all denied it, Peter and those with him said: Master, the +multitudes throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou: Who is it +that touched me? <sup>46</sup>And Jesus said: Some one touched me; +for I perceived that power has gone out from me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>47</sup>And the woman, seeing that she was not +concealed, came trembling, and falling down before him, declared +before all the people for what cause she touched him, and how she +was healed immediately. <sup>48</sup>And he said to her: Daughter, +thy faith has made thee whole; go in peace.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>49</sup>While he was yet speaking, there comes +one from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying to him: Thy +daughter is dead; trouble not the Teacher. <sup>50</sup>But Jesus +hearing it, answered him: Fear not; only believe, and she shall be +restored.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>51</sup>And entering into the house, he +suffered no one to go in with him, save Peter and James and John, +and the father of the maiden, and the mother. <sup>52</sup>And all +were weeping and bewailing her. And he said: Weep not; she is not +dead, but is sleeping. <sup>53</sup>And they laughed him to scorn, +knowing that she was dead. <sup>54</sup>And he, taking hold of her +by the hand, called, saying: Maiden, arise. <sup>55</sup>And her +spirit returned, and she immediately arose; and he commanded that +food should be given her. <sup>56</sup>And her parents were +astonished. But he charged them to tell no one what was done.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> having +called the twelve together, he gave them power and authority over +all the demons, and to cure diseases. <sup>2</sup>And he sent them +to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. <sup>3</sup>And +he said to them: Take nothing for the journey, neither staff, nor +bag, nor bread, nor money, nor have two coats apiece. +<sup>4</sup>And into whatever house ye enter, there abide, and +thence depart. <sup>5</sup>And whoever will not receive you, when +ye go out from that city, shake off even the dust from your feet +for a testimony against them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And going forth, they went through the +villages, publishing the good news, and healing everywhere.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the +things that were done. And he was perplexed, because it was said by +some: John has risen from the dead; <sup>8</sup>and by some: Elijah +has appeared; and by others: One of the old prophets has risen +again. <sup>9</sup>And Herod said: John I beheaded; but who is +this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And the apostles, returning, related to +him all that they did. And taking them with him, he retired +privately to a city called Bethsaida. <sup>11</sup>And the +multitudes, when they knew it, followed him. And receiving them, he +spoke to them concerning the kingdom of God, and healed those who +had need of healing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And the day began to decline. And the +twelve came, and said to him: Dismiss the multitude, that they may +go into the villages around, and the fields, and lodge, and find +food; for here we are in a desert place. <sup>13</sup>And he said +to them: Do ye give them to eat. And they said: We have not more +than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy food +for all this people. <sup>14</sup>For they were about five thousand +men. And he said to his disciples: Make them lie down in companies +of fifty. <sup>15</sup>And they did so, and made them all lie down. +<sup>16</sup>And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he +looked up to heaven and blessed them, and broke, and gave to the +disciples to set before the multitude. <sup>17</sup>And they ate, +and were all filled. And there were taken up of fragments that +remained to them twelve baskets.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And it came to pass, as he was alone +praying, that his disciples were with him; and he asked them, +saying: Who do the multitudes say that I am? <sup>19</sup>They +answering said: John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, +that one of the old prophets has risen again. <sup>20</sup>And he +said to them: But who do ye say that I am? Peter answering said: +The Christ of God. <sup>21</sup>And strictly charging them, he +commanded them to say this to no one; <sup>22</sup>saying: The Son +of man must suffer many things, and be rejected on the part of the +elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and rise on +the third day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And he said to all: If any one will +come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, +and follow me. <sup>24</sup>For whoever will save his life shall +lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake, the same shall +save it <sup>25</sup>For what is a man profited, when he has gained +the whole world, and lost or forfeited himself? <sup>26</sup>For +whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of +man be ashamed, when he shall come in his glory, and in that of the +Father and of the holy angels. <sup>27</sup>And I say to you of a +truth, there are some of those standing here, who shall not taste +of death, till they see the kingdom of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And it came to pass, about eight days +after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and +James, and went up into the mountain to pray. <sup>29</sup>And it +came to pass, while he was praying, that the appearance of his +countenance became changed, and his raiment white and glistening. +<sup>30</sup>And, behold, two men were talking with him, who were +Moses and Elijah; <sup>31</sup>who appeared in glory, and spoke of +his departure, which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>But Peter and they who were with him +were heavy with sleep; and awaking, they saw his glory, and the two +men that stood with him. <sup>33</sup>And it came to pass, that, as +they were departing from him, Peter said to Jesus: Master, it is +good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, +and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said. +<sup>34</sup>While he said this, there came a cloud, and +overshadowed them; and they feared as they entered into the cloud. +<sup>35</sup>And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying: This +is my chosen Son; hear ye him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>And when the voice had come, Jesus was +found alone. And they kept silent, and told no one in those days +any of the things which they had seen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>And it came to pass, on the next day, +when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude +met him. <sup>38</sup>And, behold, a man from the multitude cried, +saying: Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son; for he is my +only child. <sup>39</sup>And, behold, a spirit takes him, and he +suddenly cries out; and it tears him with foaming, and hardly +departs from him, bruising him. <sup>40</sup>And I entreated thy +disciples to cast him out; and they could not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>And Jesus answering said: O faithless +and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear +with you? Bring hither thy son. <sup>42</sup>And while he was yet +coming, the demon threw him down, and tore him. And Jesus rebuked +the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and gave him back to his +father. <sup>43</sup>And all were amazed at the mighty power of +God.</p> +<p class="pin">But while all were wondering at all things which +Jesus did, he said to his disciples: <sup>44</sup>Do ye let these +words sink into your ears, for the Son of man will be delivered +into the hands of men. <sup>45</sup>But they understood not this +saying, and it was hidden from them, that they perceived it not; +and they feared to ask him concerning that saying.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>46</sup>And there arose in them the +thought<sup><a href="#r420946" id="f420946" title="see footnote" +name="f420946">46</a></sup>, which of them was greatest. +<sup>47</sup>And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took +a child and placed it by him, <sup>48</sup>and said to them: +Whoever shall receive this child in my name, receives me; and +whoever shall receive me, receives him who sent me; for he that is +least among you all, the same is great.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>49</sup>And John answering said: Master, we saw +one casting out demons in thy name; and we forbade him, because he +follows not with us. <sup>50</sup>And Jesus said to him: Forbid him +not; for he that is not against us is for us.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>51</sup>And it came to pass, when the days were +being completed that he should be received up, he steadfastly set +his face to go to Jerusalem. <sup>52</sup>And he sent messengers +before his face; and they went and entered into a village of the +Samaritans, to make ready for him. <sup>53</sup>And they did not +receive him, because his face was directed toward Jerusalem. +<sup>54</sup>And his disciples, James and John, seeing it, said: +Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and +consume them, as also Elijah did? <sup>55</sup>And he turned, and +rebuked them, and said: Ye know not<sup><a href="#r420955" id= +"f420955" title="see footnote" name="f420955">55</a></sup> of what +spirit ye are. <sup>56</sup>And they went to another village.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>57</sup>And as they were going in the way, a +certain one said to him: I will follow thee whithersoever thou +goest. <sup>58</sup>And Jesus said to him: The foxes have holes, +and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has not +where to lay his head.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>59</sup>And he said to another: Follow me. But +he said: Lord permit me first to go and bury my father. +<sup>60</sup>And he said to him: Let the dead bury their own dead; +but do thou go and announce the kingdom of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>61</sup>And another also said; I will follow +thee, Lord; but first permit me to bid farewell to those in my +house. <sup>62</sup>And Jesus said to him: No one, having put his +hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of +God.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">X. </span> A<span class= +"sc">fter</span> these things the Lord appointed also seventy +others, and sent them two and two before his face, into every city +and place, whither he himself was about to come. <sup>2</sup>And he +said to them: The harvest indeed is great, but the laborers are +few. Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send +forth laborers into his harvest. <sup>3</sup>Go your ways; behold, +I send you forth as lambs among wolves. <sup>4</sup>Carry neither +purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and salute no one by the way. +<sup>5</sup>And into whatever house ye enter, first say: Peace be +to this house. <sup>6</sup>And if a son of peace be there, your +peace shall rest upon it; and if not, it shall return to you. +<sup>7</sup>And in that house remain, eating and drinking such +things as they give<sup><a href="#r421007" id="f421007" title= +"see footnote" name="f421007">7</a></sup>; for the laborer is +worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. <sup>8</sup>And +into whatever city ye enter and they receive you, eat what is set +before you; <sup>9</sup>and heal the sick that are therein, and say +to them: The kingdom of God has come nigh unto you. +<sup>10</sup>But into whatever city ye enter and they receive you +not, go out into the streets of the same, and say: +<sup>11</sup>Even the dust of your city that cleaves to our feet, +we wipe off to you<sup><a href="#r421011" id="f421011" title= +"see footnote" name="f421011">11</a></sup>; yet know this, that the +kingdom of God has come nigh. <sup>12</sup>I say to you, that it +will be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that +city.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, +Bethsaida! For if the miracles had been done in Tyre and Sidon, +which were done in you, they would long ago have repented, sitting +in sackcloth and ashes. <sup>14</sup>But it will be more tolerable +for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for you. <sup>15</sup>And +thou, Capernaum, that art exalted to heaven, shalt be brought down +to the underworld.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>He that hears you, hears me; and he +that rejects you, rejects me; and he that rejects me, rejects him +who sent me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And the seventy returned with joy, +saying: Lord, even the demons are subjected to us in thy name. +<sup>18</sup>And he said to them: I beheld Satan fall as lightning +from heaven. <sup>19</sup>Behold, I have given you power to tread +on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and +nothing shall hurt you. <sup>20</sup>But yet, rejoice not in this, +that the spirits are subjected to you; but rejoice, that your names +are written in heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>In that hour he rejoiced in spirit, and +said: I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou +didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, and reveal +them to babes; yea, O Father, that so it seemed good in thy sight. +<sup>22</sup>All things were delivered to me by my Father; and no +one knows who the Son is but the Father, and who the Father is but +the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And turning to the disciples, he said +privately: Happy are the eyes that behold what ye are beholding. +<sup>24</sup>For I say to you, that many prophets and kings desired +to see what ye are beholding, and saw not, and to hear what ye are +hearing, and heard not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, +tempting him, saying: Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal +life? <sup>26</sup>He said to him: What is written in the law? How +readest thou? <sup>27</sup>And he answering said: <span class= +"ot">Thou shalt 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.</span> <sup>28</sup>And he said to him: +Thou answeredst rightly. This do, and thou shalt live. +<sup>29</sup>But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus: +Who then is my neighbor?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And Jesus answering said: A certain man +was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, +who stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, +leaving him half dead. <sup>31</sup>And by chance a certain priest +was going down that way; and seeing him, he passed by on the other +side. <sup>32</sup>And in like manner also a Levite, arriving at +the place, came and saw, and passed by on the other side.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And a certain Samaritan, as he was +journeying, came where he was, and seeing him had compassion; +<sup>34</sup>and coming to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in oil +and wine; and setting him on his own beast, he brought him to an +inn, and took care of him. <sup>35</sup>And on the morrow when he +departed, he took out two denáries<sup><a href="#r421035" +id="f421035" title="see footnote" name="f421035">35</a></sup> and +gave to the host, and said: Take care of him; and whatever thou +spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>Which now of these three, thinkest +thou, was neighbor to him that fell among the robbers? +<sup>37</sup>And he said: He that had mercy on him. And Jesus said +to him: Go, and do thou likewise.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>And it came to pass, as they were +going, that he entered into a certain village; and a certain woman +named Martha received him into her house. <sup>39</sup>And she had +a sister called Mary, who also sat at the feet of Jesus, and heard +his word. <sup>40</sup>But Martha was encumbered with much serving; +and she came to him, and said: Lord, dost thou not care that my +sister left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me. +<sup>41</sup>And Jesus answering said to her: Martha, Martha, thou +art anxious and troubled about many things. <sup>42</sup>But one +thing is needful; and Mary chose the good part, which shall not be +taken away from her.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came to +pass that, as he was in a certain place praying, when he ceased, +one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, as also +John taught his disciples. <sup>2</sup>And he said to them: When ye +pray, say; Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. +<sup>3</sup>Give us day by day our daily bread<sup><a href= +"#r421103" id="f421103" title="see footnote" name= +"f421103">3</a></sup>. <sup>4</sup>And forgive us our sins; for we +ourselves forgive every one indebted to us. And bring us not into +temptation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And he said to them: Who of you shall +have a friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and say to him: +<sup>6</sup>Friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine is +come to me from a journey, and I have nothing to set before him; +<sup>7</sup>and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me +not; the door is already shut, and my children with me are in bed; +I can not rise and give thee? <sup>8</sup>I say to you, though he +will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of +his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needs. +<sup>9</sup>I also say to you: Ask, and it shall be given you; +seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you. +<sup>10</sup>For every one that asks receives; and he that seeks +finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And what father is there among you, of +whom if his son ask bread, he will give him a stone; or a fish, +will instead of a fish give him a serpent? <sup>12</sup>Or if he +shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? <sup>13</sup>If ye +then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how +much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those +who ask him?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And he was casting out a demon, and it +was dumb. And it came to pass, when the demon was gone out, that +the dumb man spoke; and the multitudes wondered. <sup>15</sup>But +some of them said: He casts out the demons through Beelzebul, the +prince of the demons. <sup>16</sup>And others, tempting, sought of +him a sign from heaven. <sup>17</sup>But he, knowing their +thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is +brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house +falls<sup><a href="#r421117" id="f421117" title="see footnote" +name="f421117">17</a></sup>. <sup>18</sup>And if Satan also is +divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye +say that I cast out the demons through Beelzebul. <sup>19</sup>And +if I through Beelzebul cast out the demons, through whom do your +sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. +<sup>20</sup>But if with the finger of God I cast out the demons, +then is the kingdom of God come near to you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>When a strong man armed keeps his +palace, his goods are in peace. <sup>22</sup>But when a stronger +than he shall come upon him and overcome him, he takes away his +whole armor, wherein he trusted, and divides his spoils.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>He that is not with me is against me; +and he that gathers not with me scatters abroad.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>When the unclean spirit is gone out +from the man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest; and not +finding it, he says, I will return into my house whence I came out. +<sup>25</sup>And coming, he finds it swept and set in order. +<sup>26</sup>Then he goes, and takes with him seven other spirits +more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and +the last state of that man becomes worse than the first.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And it came to pass, as he was saying +these things, that a certain woman lifting up her voice from the +multitude, said to him: Happy the womb that bore thee, and breasts +which thou didst suck! <sup>28</sup>And he said: Yea, rather, Happy +they who hear the word of God, and keep it!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>And the multitudes gathering more and +more, he began to say: This generation is an evil generation. It +seeks a sign; and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonah. +<sup>30</sup>For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so shall +also the Son of man be to this generation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>A queen of the south will rise up in +the judgment with the men of this generation, and will condemn +them; because she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear +the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. +<sup>32</sup>Men of Nineveh will rise in the judgment with this +generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the +preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>No one, having lighted a lamp, puts it +in a secret place, or under the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, that +they who come in may see the light. <sup>34</sup>The lamp of the +body is thine eye. When thine eye is single, thy whole body also is +light; but when it is evil, thy body also is dark. +<sup>35</sup>Take heed therefore, lest the light that is in thee is +darkness<sup><a href="#r421135" id="f421135" title="see footnote" +name="f421135">35</a></sup>. <sup>36</sup>If therefore thy whole +body is light, having no part dark, it shall be all light as when +the lamp, with its bright shining, gives thee light.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>And as he was speaking, a Pharisee +asked him to dine with him and he went in, and reclined at table. +<sup>38</sup>And the Pharisee, seeing it, wondered that he did not +first immerse himself before dinner. <sup>39</sup>And the Lord said +to him: Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and the +platter; but your inward part is full of rapacity and wickedness. +<sup>40</sup>Fools! Did not he, who made the outside, make the +inside also? <sup>41</sup>But give that which ye have in +alms<sup><a href="#r421141" id="f421141" title="see footnote" name= +"f421141">41</a></sup>; and, behold, all things are clean to +you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>42</sup>But woe to you, Pharisees! because ye +pay tithe of mint and rue and every herb, and pass by judgment and +the love of God. These ought ye to have done, and not leave those +undone.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>43</sup>Woe to you, Pharisees! because ye love +the first seat in the synagogues, and the greetings in the +markets.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>44</sup>Woe to you! because ye are as tombs +that appear not, and men walking over them know it not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>45</sup>And a certain one of the lawyers +answering says to him: Teacher, in saying these things thou +reproachest us also. <sup>46</sup>And he said: Woe to you lawyers +also! because ye load men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye +yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>47</sup>Woe to you! because ye build the +sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. +<sup>48</sup>So then ye bear witness to and approve the deeds of +your fathers; because they indeed killed them, and ye build their +sepulchres<sup><a href="#r421148" id="f421148" title="see footnote" +name="f421148">48</a></sup>. <sup>49</sup>Therefore also said the +wisdom of God: I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of +them they will slay and persecute; <sup>50</sup>that the blood of +all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, +may be required of this generation, <sup>51</sup>from the blood of +Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar +and the temple. Verily I say to you, it shall be required of this +generation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>52</sup>Woe to you lawyers! because ye took +away the key of knowledge; ye entered not in yourselves, and those +who were entering in ye hindered.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>53</sup>And as he said these things to them, +the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to +provoke him to speak of many things<sup><a href="#r421153" id= +"f421153" title="see footnote" name="f421153">53</a></sup>; +<sup>54</sup>lying in wait for him, seeking to catch something out +of his mouth, that they might accuse him.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XII. </span> I<span class="sc">n</span> the mean +time, the multitude having gathered together in tens of thousands, +so that they trod one upon another, he began first to say to his +disciples: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is +hypocrisy. <sup>2</sup>For there is nothing covered, that shall not +be revealed, nor hidden, that shall not be known. +<sup>3</sup>Wherefore, whatever ye said in the darkness, shall be +heard in the light; and what ye spoke in the ear in closets, shall +be proclaimed on the house-tops.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And I say to you, my friends, be not +afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that +they can do. <sup>5</sup>But I will warn you whom ye shall fear; +fear him, who after he has killed has power to cast into hell; yea, +I say to you, fear him. <sup>6</sup>Are not five sparrows sold for +two pence? And not one of them is forgotten before God. +<sup>7</sup>But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear +not; ye are of more value than many sparrows.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And I say to you: Every one that shall +acknowledge me before men, him will the Son of man also acknowledge +before the angels of God; <sup>9</sup>but he that denied me before +men shall be denied before the angels of God. <sup>10</sup>And +every one that shall speak a word against the Son of man, it will +be forgiven him; but to him that blasphemes against the Holy +Spirit, it shall not be forgiven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And when they bring you to the +synagogues, and magistrates, and authorities, take not thought how +or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say. <sup>12</sup>For the +Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour what ye ought to +say.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And a certain one of the multitude said +to him: Teacher, speak to my brother, that he divide the +inheritance with me. <sup>14</sup>And he said to him: Man, who made +me a judge or a divider over you? <sup>15</sup>And he said to them: +Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; because a man's life +consists not in the abundance of his possessions.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And he spoke a parable to them, saying: +The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully. +<sup>17</sup>And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I +do, because I have not where to store my fruits? <sup>18</sup>And +he said: This will I do; I will pull down my barns, and will build +greater; and there I will store all my fruits and my goods. +<sup>19</sup>And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast many goods +laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. +<sup>20</sup>But God said to him: Fool! this night thy soul shall +be required of thee; and whose shall those things be, which thou +didst provide? <sup>21</sup>So is he that lays up treasure for +himself, and is not rich toward God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And he said to his disciples: Therefore +I say to you, take not thought for the life, what ye shall eat, nor +for the body, what ye shall put on. <sup>23</sup>The life is more +than food, and the body than raiment. <sup>24</sup>Consider the +ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which have neither storehouse +nor barn; and God feeds them. How much better are ye than the +birds! <sup>25</sup>And which of you by taking thought can add a +cubit to his stature<sup><a href="#r421225" id="f421225" title= +"see footnote" name="f421225">25</a></sup>? <sup>26</sup>If +therefore ye can not do even that which is least, why take ye +thought for the rest?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>Consider the lilies, how they grow; +they toil not, nor spin; and I say to you, that even Solomon, in +all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. <sup>28</sup>And +if God so clothes the grass, which to-day is in the field, and +to-morrow is cast into the oven, how much more you, ye of little +faith? <sup>29</sup>And ye, seek not what ye shall eat, or what ye +shall drink, and be not of a doubtful mind. <sup>30</sup>For all +these things do the nations of the world seek after; and your +Father knows that ye have need of these. <sup>31</sup>But seek his +kingdom, and these things shall be added to you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>Fear not, little flock; for it is your +Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. <sup>33</sup>Sell +what ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves purses that wax not +old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where a thief approaches +not, nor moth corrupts. <sup>34</sup>For where your treasure is, +there will your heart be also.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>Let your loins be girded about, and +your lamps burning; <sup>36</sup>and ye like men waiting for their +lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he comes +and knocks, they may open to him immediately. <sup>37</sup>Happy +those servants, whom their lord when he comes shall find watching! +Verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and make them +recline at table, and will come forth and serve them. +<sup>38</sup>And if he shall come in the second watch, or in the +third watch, and find it so, happy are those servants. +<sup>39</sup>And this know, that if the master of the house had +known at what hour the thief is coming, he would have watched, and +not have suffered his house to be broken through. <sup>40</sup>Be +ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not, the Son of man +comes.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>And Peter said to him: Lord, speakest +thou this parable to us, or also to all? <sup>42</sup>And the Lord +said: Who then is the faithful, the wise steward, whom his lord +will set over his household, to give the portion of food in due +season? <sup>43</sup>Happy that servant, whom his lord when he +comes shall find so doing! <sup>44</sup>Of a truth I say to you, +that he will make him ruler over all his goods.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>45</sup>But if that servant say in his heart: +My lord delays his coming; and shall begin to beat the men-servants +and maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; +<sup>46</sup>the lord of that servant will come in a day when he +looks not for it, and in an hour when he is not aware, and will cut +him asunder, and appoint his portion with the faithless.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>47</sup>And that servant, who knew his lord's +will, and prepared not, nor did according to his will, shall be +beaten with many stripes; <sup>48</sup>but he that knew not, and +did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For to +whomsoever much was given, of him much will be required; and to +whom they committed much, of him they will require the more.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>49</sup>I came to send fire upon the earth; and +what will I, if it is already kindled<sup><a href="#r421249" id= +"f421249" title="see footnote" name="f421249">49</a></sup>? +<sup>50</sup>But I have an immersion to undergo; and how am I +straitened till it be accomplished! <sup>51</sup>Suppose ye that I +came to give peace in the earth? I tell you, nay; but only +division. <sup>52</sup>For from this time forth, five in one house +will be divided, three against two, and two against three. +<sup>53</sup>They will be divided, father against son, and son +against father; mother against the daughter, and daughter against +the mother; mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and +daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>54</sup>And he said also to the multitudes: +When ye see the cloud rising from the west, straightway ye say: A +shower is coming and so it comes to pass. <sup>55</sup>And when ye +see a south wind blowing, ye say: There will be heat; and it comes +to pass. <sup>56</sup>Hypocrites! Ye know how to judge of the face +of the earth and the sky; but how is it that ye know not how to +judge of this time? <sup>57</sup>And why even of yourselves do ye +not judge what is right? <sup>58</sup>For when thou art going with +thine adversary to the magistrate, on the way give diligence that +thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he drag thee to the judge, +and the judge deliver thee to the exactor, and the exactor cast +thee into prison. <sup>59</sup>I say to thee, thou shalt not depart +thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIII. </span> T<span class="sc">here</span> were +present at that season some who brought him word concerning the +Galilæans, whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifices. +<sup>2</sup>And answering he said to them: Suppose ye that these +Galilæans were sinners above all the Galilæans, because +they have suffered such things? <sup>3</sup>I tell you, nay; but, +except ye repent, ye shall all in like manner perish. +<sup>4</sup>Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam fell, +and slew them, suppose ye that they were sinners above all the men +who dwell in Jerusalem? <sup>5</sup>I tell you, nay; but, except ye +repent, ye shall all in like manner perish.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>He spoke also this parable: A certain +man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking +fruit thereon, and found none. <sup>7</sup>And he said to the +vine-dresser: Behold, three years I come seeking fruit on this +fig-tree, and find none. Cut it down; why does it also +encumber<sup><a href="#r421307" id="f421307" title="see footnote" +name="f421307">7</a></sup> the ground? <sup>8</sup>And he answering +says to him: Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig +about it, and cast in manure. <sup>9</sup>And if it bear fruit +—; and if not, hereafter thou shalt cut it down<sup><a href= +"#r421309" id="f421309" title="see footnote" name= +"f421309">9</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And he was teaching in one of the +synagogues on the sabbath. <sup>11</sup>And, behold, there was a +woman who had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed +together, and wholly unable to raise herself up. <sup>12</sup>And +Jesus seeing her, called her to him, and said to her: Woman, thou +art loosed from thine infirmity. <sup>13</sup>And he laid his hands +on her; and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. +<sup>14</sup>And the ruler of the synagogue answering (being +indignant because Jesus healed on the sabbath), said to the +multitude: There are six days in which it is proper to work; in +them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath. +<sup>15</sup>And the Lord answered him, and said: Hypocrites! Does +not each of you on the sabbath loose his ox or ass from the manger, +and lead him away to water him? <sup>16</sup>And ought not this +woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, lo, eighteen +years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath? <sup>17</sup>And +as he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed; and all +the multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done +by him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>He said therefore: To what is the +kingdom of God like? And to what shall I liken it? <sup>19</sup>It +is like to a grain of mustard, which a man took, and cast into his +garden; and it grew, and became a great tree, and the birds of the +air lodged in its branches.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And again he said: To what shall I +liken the kingdom of God? <sup>21</sup>It is like to leaven, which +a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was +leavened.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And he went through cities and +villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And a certain one said to him: Lord, +are there few that are saved? <sup>24</sup>And he said to them: +Strive to enter in through the strait gate; for many, I say to you, +will seek to enter in, and will not be able. <sup>25</sup>When once +the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and ye begin +to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, open to +us, and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence ye +are; <sup>26</sup>then will ye begin to say, We ate and drank in +thy presence, and thou didst teach in our streets. <sup>27</sup>And +he will say, I tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, +all workers of unrighteousness. <sup>28</sup>There will be the +weeping, and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and +Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and +yourselves thrust out. <sup>29</sup>And they will come from east +and west, and from north and south, and will recline at table in +the kingdom of God. <sup>30</sup>And, behold, there are last who +will be first, and there are first who will be last.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>On that day there came certain +Pharisees, saying to him: Depart, and go hence; for Herod desires +to kill thee. <sup>32</sup>And he said to them: Go, tell that fox, +Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures to-day and to-morrow, +and the third day I am perfected. <sup>33</sup>But yet, I must go +to-day, and to-morrow, and the day following; because it may not be +that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the +prophets, and stones those sent to her; how often would I have +gathered thy children together, as a hen her brood under her wings, +and ye would not! <sup>35</sup>Behold, your house is left to you +desolate. And I say to you: Ye shall not see me, until the time +come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the name of the +Lord.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came to +pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief of the +Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath, that they watched him. +<sup>2</sup>And, behold, there was a certain man before him who had +the dropsy. <sup>3</sup>And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers +and Pharisees, saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not? +And they were silent. <sup>4</sup>And taking hold of him, he healed +him, and let him go. <sup>5</sup>And to them he said: Who is there +of you, whose ox or ass<sup><a href="#r421405" id="f421405" title= +"see footnote" name="f421405">5</a></sup> shall fall into a pit, +and he will not straightway draw him up on the sabbath day? +<sup>6</sup>And they could not answer him again to these +things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And he spoke a parable to those who were +bidden, when he marked how they chose out the first places; saying +to them: <sup>8</sup>When thou art bidden by any one to a wedding, +recline not in the first place at table, lest one more honorable +than thou may have been bidden by him; <sup>9</sup>and he that bade +thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give place to this man; +and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the lowest place. +<sup>10</sup>But when thou art bidden, go and recline in the lowest +place; that when he that bade thee comes, he may say to thee, +Friend, go up higher. Then shalt thou have honor in the presence of +those who recline at table with thee. <sup>11</sup>For every one +that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself +shall be exalted.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And he said also to him who bade him: +When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor +thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor rich neighbors; lest they also +bid thee again, and a recompense be made thee. <sup>13</sup>But +when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the +blind. <sup>14</sup>And happy shalt thou be, because they can not +recompense thee; for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection +of the righteous.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And a certain one of those who reclined +at table with him, hearing these things, said to him: Happy is he, +who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God! <sup>16</sup>And he said +to him: A certain man made a great supper, and bade many. +<sup>17</sup>And he sent his servant, at the hour of the supper, to +say to those who were bidden: Come, for all things are now ready. +<sup>18</sup>And they all, with one mind, began<sup><a href= +"#r421418" id="f421418" title="see footnote" name= +"f421418">18</a></sup> to excuse themselves. The first said to him: +I bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go out and see it; I +pray thee let me be excused. <sup>19</sup>And another said: I +bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to make trial of them; I +pray thee let me be excused. <sup>20</sup>And another said: I +married a wife; and therefore I can not come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And the servant came, and reported +these things to his lord. 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 maimed, and +lame, and blind. <sup>22</sup>And the servant said: Lord, it is +done as thou didst command, and yet there is room. <sup>23</sup>And +the Lord said to the servant: Go out into the highways and hedges, +and compel them<sup><a href="#r421423" id="f421423" title= +"see footnote" name="f421423">23</a></sup> to come in, that my +house may be filled; <sup>24</sup>for I say to you, that none of +those men who were bidden shall taste of my supper.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And great multitudes were going with +him; and turning, he said to them: <sup>26</sup>If any one comes to +me, and hates not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, +and brothers, and sisters, and even his own life besides, he can +not be my disciple. <sup>27</sup>And whoever does not bear his +cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple. <sup>28</sup>For +who of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down, +and count the cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it? +<sup>29</sup>Lest haply, when he has laid a foundation, and is not +able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him, +<sup>30</sup>saying: This man began to build, and was not able to +finish. <sup>31</sup>Or what king, going to make war against +another king, does not first sit down and consult, whether he is +able, with ten thousand, to meet him who comes against him with +twenty thousand? <sup>32</sup>Else, while he is yet a great way +off, he sends an embassy, and desires conditions of peace.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>So then, whoever of you forsakes not +all that he has can not be my disciple. <sup>34</sup>Salt therefore +is good; but if even the salt has become tasteless, wherewith shall +it be seasoned? <sup>35</sup>It is fit neither for the land, nor +for the dunghill; they cast it out. He that has ears to hear, let +him hear.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> there were +drawing near to him all the publicans and the sinners to hear him. +<sup>2</sup>And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: +This man receives sinners, and eats with them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And he spoke this parable to them, +saying: <sup>4</sup>What man of you, having a hundred sheep, and +having lost one of them, does not leave the ninety and nine in the +wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he finds it? +<sup>5</sup>And having found it, he lays it on his shoulders, +rejoicing. <sup>6</sup>And coming home, he calls together his +friends and neighbors, saying to them: Rejoice with me; because I +found my sheep which was lost. <sup>7</sup>I say to you, that so +there will be joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than +over ninety and nine just persons, who have no need of +repentance.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Or what woman having ten pieces of +silver, if she lose one piece, does not light a lamp, and sweep the +house, and seek carefully till she finds it? <sup>9</sup>And having +found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying: +Rejoice with me; because I found the piece which I lost. +<sup>10</sup>So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the +angels of God over one sinner that repents.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And he said: A certain man had two +sons. <sup>12</sup>And the younger of them said to his father: +Father, give me the portion of the property that falls to me. And +he divided to them his living. <sup>13</sup>And not many days +after, the younger son gathered all together, and went abroad into +a far country, and there wasted his substance in riotous living. +<sup>14</sup>And when he had spent all, there arose a grievous +famine in that country; and he began to be in want. +<sup>15</sup>And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens +of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. +<sup>16</sup>And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks +which the swine ate; and no one gave to him. <sup>17</sup>And +coming to himself, he said: How many hired servants of my father +have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! +<sup>18</sup>I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him: +Father, I sinned against heaven, and before thee. <sup>19</sup>I am +no longer worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hired +servants.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And he arose, 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. +<sup>21</sup>And the son said to him: Father, I sinned against +heaven, and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be called thy +son. <sup>22</sup>But the father said to his servants: Bring forth +a robe, the best, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, +and sandals on his feet; <sup>23</sup>and bring the fatted calf, +and kill it; and let us eat and be merry. <sup>24</sup>Because this +my son was dead and is alive again, was lost and is found. And they +began to be merry.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Now his elder son was in the field. And +as he came, and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. +<sup>26</sup>And calling to him one of the servants, he inquired +what these things meant. <sup>27</sup>And he said to him: Thy +brother is come; and thy father killed the fatted calf, because he +received him back, safe and sound. <sup>28</sup>And he was angry, +and would not go in; and his father came out, and entreated him. +<sup>29</sup>And he answering said to his father: Lo, so many years +do I serve thee, and never transgressed thy command; and to me thou +never gayest a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. +<sup>30</sup>But when this thy son came, who devoured thy living +with harlots, thou didst kill for him the fatted calf. +<sup>31</sup>And he said to him: Child, thou art ever with me, and +all that I have is thine. <sup>32</sup>It was meet that we should +make merry, and be glad; because this thy brother was dead and is +alive again; and was lost, and is found.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> he said +also to the disciples: There was a certain rich man, who had a +steward; and the same was accused to him as wasting his goods. +<sup>2</sup>And having called him, he said to him: What is this +that I hear of thee? Give account of thy stewardship; for thou +canst be no longer steward. <sup>3</sup>And the steward said within +himself: What shall I do? for my master takes away from me the +stewardship. I am not able to dig; to beg I am ashamed. +<sup>4</sup>I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of +the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. +<sup>5</sup>And having called to him each one of his master's +debtors, he said to the first: How much owest thou to my master? +<sup>6</sup>And he said: A hundred measures of oil. And he said to +him: Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. +<sup>7</sup>Then he said to another: And how much owest thou? And +he said: A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to him: Take thy +bill, and write fourscore. <sup>8</sup>And the master commended the +unjust steward, because he had done wisely; because the sons of +this world are, in their generation, wiser than the sons of light. +<sup>9</sup>And I say to you: Make to yourselves friends of the +mammon of unrighteousness; that, when it fails, they may receive +you into the everlasting habitations. <sup>10</sup>He that is +faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much; and he +that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. <sup>11</sup>If +therefore ye were not faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will +entrust to you the true riches? <sup>12</sup>And if ye were not +faithful in that which is another's, who will give to you your own? +<sup>13</sup>No servant can serve two masters; for either he will +hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one, and +despise the other. Ye can not serve God and Mammon.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And the Pharisees also; who were +covetous, heard all these things; and they derided him. +<sup>15</sup>And he said to them: Ye are they who justify +themselves before men; but God knows your hearts; for that which is +highly esteemed among men is abomination before God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>The law and the prophets were until +John; from that time the good news of the kingdom of God is +published, and every man presses into it. <sup>17</sup>And it is +easier that heaven and earth should pass away, than that one tittle +of the law should fail.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Every one who puts away his wife, and +marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when put +away from a husband commits adultery.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>There was a certain rich man, who was +clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day. +<sup>20</sup>And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, who was +laid at his gate, full of sores, <sup>21</sup>and desiring to be +fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Moreover +the dogs came and licked his sores. <sup>22</sup>And it came to +pass, that the beggar died; and he was borne away by the angels +into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried; +<sup>23</sup>and in the underworld, lifting up his eyes, being in +torments, he sees Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. +<sup>24</sup>And he cried and said: Father Abraham, have mercy 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. +<sup>25</sup>But Abraham said: Child, remember that in thy lifetime +thou receivedst thy good things in full, and Lazarus in like manner +his evil things; but now here, he is comforted and thou art +tormented. <sup>26</sup>And besides all this, between us and you a +great gulf is fixed; that they who would pass from hence to you may +not be able, nor those from thence pass over to us. +<sup>27</sup>And he said: I pray thee therefore, father, that thou +wouldst send him to my father's house. <sup>28</sup>For I have five +brothers; that he may testify to them, that they may not also come +into this place of torment. <sup>29</sup>Abraham says to him: They +have Moses and the prophets let them hear them. <sup>30</sup>And he +said: Nay, father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the +dead, they will repent. <sup>31</sup>And he said to him: If they +hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, +though one should rise from the dead.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> he said +to his disciples: It is impossible that causes of offense should +not come; but woe to him through whom they come! <sup>2</sup>It +were better for him that a mill stone were placed about his neck, +and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of +these little ones to offend.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother +sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. <sup>4</sup>And if +he sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times turn to +thee saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And the apostles said to the Lord: +Increase our faith. <sup>6</sup>And the Lord said: If ye had faith +as a grain of mustard, ye would say to this sycamine-tree, Be thou +plucked up by the root, and planted in the sea; and it would have +obeyed you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And who of you, having a servant +plowing, or feeding cattle, will say to him immediately, when he +has come in from the field, Come and recline at table; +<sup>8</sup>and will not rather say to him, 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? <sup>9</sup>Does +he thank that servant, because he did the things that were +commanded? I think not. <sup>10</sup>So also ye, when ye shall have +done all the things that were commanded you, say, We are +unprofitable servants; we have done that which was our duty to +do.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And it came to pass, as he was going to +Jerusalem, that he went through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. +<sup>12</sup>And as he was entering into a certain village, there +met him ten leprous men, who stood afar off. <sup>13</sup>And they +lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. +<sup>14</sup>And seeing it, he said to them: Go, show yourselves to +the priests. And it came to pass that, as they went, they were +cleansed. <sup>15</sup>And one of them, seeing that he was healed, +turned back, with a loud voice glorifying God, <sup>16</sup>and +fell down on his face at his feet, giving thanks to him; and he was +a Samaritan. <sup>17</sup>And Jesus answering said: Were not the +ten cleansed? And where are the nine? <sup>18</sup>Were none found +returning to give glory to God, except this stranger? +<sup>19</sup>And he said to him: Arise, and go; thy faith has made +thee whole.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And being asked by the Pharisees, when +the kingdom of God would come, he answered them and said: The +kingdom of God comes not with observation; <sup>21</sup>nor shall +they say, Lo here! or, Lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is +within you<sup><a href="#r421721" id="f421721" title="see footnote" +name="f421721">21</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And he said to the disciples: Days will +come, when ye will desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, +and ye will not see it. <sup>23</sup>And they will say to you, See +here; or, See there; go not away, and follow not. <sup>24</sup>For +as the lightning, that lightens out of the one part under heaven, +shines unto the other part under heaven, so will the Son of man be +in his day. <sup>25</sup>But first he must suffer many things, and +be rejected on the part of this generation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>And as it was in the days of Noah, so +will it be also in the days of the Son of man. <sup>27</sup>They +ate, they drank, they married, they were given in marriage, until +the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and +destroyed all. <sup>28</sup>In like manner also as it was in the +days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they +planted, they builded; <sup>29</sup>but the same day that Lot went +out from Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and +destroyed all. <sup>30</sup>After the same manner will it be, in +the day when the Son of man is revealed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>In that day, he who shall be on the +house-top, and his goods in the house, let him not come down to +take them away; and he that is in the field, let him likewise not +turn back. <sup>32</sup>Remember Lot's wife. <sup>33</sup>Whoever +shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his +life shall preserve it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>I say to you, in that night there will +be two men in one bed; one will be taken, and the other will be +left. <sup>35</sup>Two women will be grinding together; one will be +taken, and the other left. <sup>37</sup>And they answering say to +him: Where, Lord? And he said to them: Where the body is, there +also will the eagles be gathered together.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> he spoke +also a parable to them, to the end that they ought always to pray, +and not to faint; <sup>2</sup>saying: There was in a certain city a +certain judge, who feared not God, nor regarded man. +<sup>3</sup>And there was a widow in that city; and she came to +him, saying: Avenge me of my adversary. <sup>4</sup>And he would +not for a while; but afterward he said within himself: Though I +fear not God, nor regard man, <sup>5</sup>yet because this widow +troubles me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she weary +me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust +judge says. <sup>7</sup>And will not God avenge his chosen, who cry +to him day and night, though he is long suffering in respect to +them? <sup>8</sup>I say to you, that he will avenge them speedily. +But yet, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on the +earth?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And he spoke this parable to some who +trust in themselves that they are righteous, and despise others. +<sup>10</sup>Two men went up into the temple to pray; one a +Pharisee, and the other a publican. <sup>11</sup>The Pharisee +stood, and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee, that I am +not as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this +publican. <sup>12</sup>I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of +all that I possess<sup><a href="#r421812" id="f421812" title= +"see footnote" name="f421812">12</a></sup>. <sup>13</sup>And the +publican, standing afar off, would not even lift up his eyes to +heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying: God be merciful to me, +the sinner. <sup>14</sup>I say to you, this man went down to his +house justified, rather than the other. For every one that exalts +himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be +exalted.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And they brought to him also infants, +that he might touch them; and the disciples seeing it rebuked them. +<sup>16</sup>But Jesus calling them to him, said: Suffer the little +children to come to me, and forbid them not; for to such belongs +the kingdom of God. <sup>17</sup>Verily I say to you, whoever shall +not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall not enter +therein.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And a certain ruler asked him, saying: +Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? +<sup>19</sup>And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou call me good? +None is good save one, God. <sup>20</sup>Thou knowest the +commandments: <span class="ot">Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, +Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy +mother.</span> <sup>21</sup>And he said: All these I kept from my +youth. <sup>22</sup>And Jesus hearing it said to him: Yet lackest +thou one thing; sell all that thou hast, and distribute to the +poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me. +<sup>23</sup>And hearing this, he became very sorrowful; for he was +exceedingly rich. <sup>24</sup>And Jesus seeing him became very +sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into +the kingdom of God! <sup>25</sup>For it is easier for a camel to go +through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the +kingdom of God. <sup>26</sup>And they who heard it said: And who +can be saved? <sup>27</sup>And he said: The things that are +impossible with men are possible with God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And Peter said: Lo, we forsook all, and +followed thee. <sup>29</sup>And he said to them: Verily I say to +you, there is no one that forsook house, or parents, or brothers, +or wife, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, +<sup>30</sup>who shall not receive manifold more in this present +time, and in the world to come life everlasting.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>And taking with him the twelve, he said +to them: Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things +written by the prophets for the Son of man shall be accomplished. +<sup>32</sup>For he will be delivered to the Gentiles, and will be +mocked, and insulted, and spit upon, <sup>33</sup>and they will +scourge him, and put him to death; and on the third day he will +rise again. <sup>34</sup>And they understood none of these things; +and this saying was hidden from them, and they knew not the things +that were said.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And it came to pass, that as he came +near to Jericho, a certain blind man was sitting by the way-side, +begging. <sup>36</sup>And hearing a multitude passing by, he +inquired what this was. <sup>37</sup>And they told him, that Jesus +of Nazareth is passing by. <sup>38</sup>And he called aloud, +saying: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. <sup>39</sup>And +they who went before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. +But he cried much the more: Son of David, have mercy on me. +<sup>40</sup>And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be brought +to him. And when he was come near, he asked him, +<sup>41</sup>saying: What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And he +said: Lord, that I may receive sight. <sup>42</sup>And Jesus said +to him: Receive sight; thy faith has made thee whole. +<sup>43</sup>And immediately he received sight, and followed him, +glorifying God. And all the people, seeing it, gave praise to +God.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> having +entered in, he was passing through Jericho. <sup>2</sup>And behold, +there was a man named Zaccheus, and he was a chief publican; and +this man was rich. <sup>3</sup>And he sought to see Jesus, who he +was; and he could not on account of the multitude, because he was +small in stature. <sup>4</sup>And running before, he climbed up +into a sycamore-tree to see him; because by that way he was to pass +through. <sup>5</sup>And Jesus, when he came to the place, looked +up and saw him, and said to him: Zaccheus, make haste and come +down; for to-day I must abide at thy house. <sup>6</sup>And he made +haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. <sup>7</sup>And +seeing it, they all murmured, saying that he went in to be a guest +with a sinner.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And Zaccheus stood up, and said to the +Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if +I took aught from any one by false accusation, I restore fourfold. +<sup>9</sup>And Jesus said to him: This day is salvation come to +this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of Abraham. +<sup>10</sup>For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which +was lost.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And as they were hearing these things, +he added and spoke a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and +because they thought that the kingdom of God would immediately +appear. <sup>12</sup>He said therefore: A certain nobleman went +into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. +<sup>13</sup>And having called his ten servants, he gave them ten +pounds, and said to them: Traffic, till I come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>But his citizens hated him, and sent an +embassy after him, saying: We will not have this man to reign over +us.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And it came to pass, when he had +returned, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these +servants to be called to him, to whom he gave the money, that he +might know what each gained by trading. <sup>16</sup>And the first +came, saying: Lord, thy pound gained ten pounds. <sup>17</sup>And +he said to him: Well done, good servant; because thou wast faithful +in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And the second came, saying: Lord, thy +pound made five pounds. <sup>19</sup>And he said also to this man: +And be thou over five cities. <sup>20</sup>And another came, +saying: Lord, behold thy pound, which I kept laid up in a napkin. +<sup>21</sup>For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man; +thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest what thou +didst not sow. <sup>22</sup>And he says to him: Out of thy mouth +will I judge thee, wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an +austere man, taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did +not sow? <sup>23</sup>Why then didst thou not put my money into the +bank? and I, at my coming, should have required it with interest. +<sup>24</sup>And he said to those standing by: Take from him the +pound, and give it to him that has the ten pounds. <sup>25</sup>And +they said to him: Lord, he has ten pounds. <sup>26</sup>For I say +to you, that to every one that has shall be given; and from him +that has not, even what he has shall be taken away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>But those my enemies, who would not +that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before +me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And having spoken these things, he went +before, going up to Jerusalem. <sup>29</sup>And it came to pass, as +he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called Olivet, +that he sent forth two of his disciples, <sup>30</sup>saying: Go +into the opposite village, in which as ye are entering ye will find +a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat; loose and bring him. +<sup>31</sup>And if any one ask you, why do ye loose him? thus +shall ye say to him: Because the Lord has need of him. +<sup>32</sup>And they that were sent forth departed, and found even +as he said to them. <sup>33</sup>And as they were loosing the colt, +its owners said to them: Why loose ye the colt? <sup>34</sup>And +they said: The Lord has need of him. <sup>35</sup>And they brought +him to Jesus; and having cast their garments upon the colt, they +set Jesus thereon. <sup>36</sup>And as he went, they spread their +garments in the way. <sup>37</sup>And as he was drawing near, just +at the descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of +the disciples began to rejoice, and praise God with a loud voice +for all the miracles which they saw; <sup>38</sup>saying: Blessed +be the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and +glory in the highest!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And some of the Pharisees from the +multitude said to him: Teacher, rebuke thy disciples. +<sup>40</sup>And answering he said to them: I tell you that if +these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>And when he came near, as he saw the +city, he wept over it, <sup>42</sup>saying: If even thou hadst +known, at least in this thy day, the things that belong to thy +peace! But now they are hidden from thine eyes. <sup>43</sup>For +days will come upon thee, that thine enemies will cast up a mound +about thee, and compass thee round, and shut thee in on every side, +<sup>44</sup>and will level thee with the ground, and thy children +within thee, and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; +because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>45</sup>And entering into the temple, he began +to cast out those who sold; <sup>46</sup>saying to them: It is +written, <span class="ot">And my house shall be a house of prayer; +but ye made it a den of robbers.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>47</sup>And he was teaching daily in the +temple; and the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the +people were seeking to destroy him, <sup>48</sup>and could not find +what they might do; for all the people hung, listening, upon +him.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came to +pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people in the +temple, and publishing the good news, that the chief priests and +the scribes came to him with the elders, <sup>2</sup>and spoke to +him, saying: Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? Or +who is he that gave thee this authority? <sup>3</sup>And he +answering said to them: I also will ask you one thing; and tell it +me. <sup>4</sup>John's immersion, was it from heaven, or from men? +<sup>5</sup>And they reasoned with themselves, saying: If we say, +From heaven, he will say, Why, then did ye not believe him? +<sup>6</sup>But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; +for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. <sup>7</sup>And +they answered, that they knew not whence it was. <sup>8</sup>And +Jesus said to them: Neither do I say to you, by what authority I do +these things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And he began to speak to the people this +parable: A man planted a vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, +and went abroad for a long time. <sup>10</sup>And at the season he +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. <sup>11</sup>And again he sent another servant; and him +also, having beaten and treated him shamefully, they sent away +empty. <sup>12</sup>And again he sent a third; and they wounded him +also, and cast him out.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And the lord of the vineyard said: What +shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps, seeing him, they +will reverence him. <sup>14</sup>But when the husbandmen saw him, +they reasoned among themselves, saying: This is the heir; come, let +us kill him, that the inheritance may become ours. <sup>15</sup>So +they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What therefore +will the lord of the vineyard do to them? <sup>16</sup>He will come +and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. +And hearing it, they said: Far be it! <sup>17</sup>And he, looking +on them, said: What then is this that is written,</p> +<p class="pp2">The stone which the builders disallowed,</p> +<p class="pp2">The same is become the head of the corner.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Every one that falls upon that stone +shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him +to powder.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>And the scribes and the chief priests +sought to lay hands on him in that hour; and they feared the +people; for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And watching him<sup><a href="#r422020" +id="f422020" title="see footnote" name="f422020">20</a></sup>, they +sent forth spies, feigning themselves to be just men, that they +might take hold of his words, in order to deliver him up to the +magistracy, and to the authority of the governor. <sup>21</sup>And +they asked him, saying: Teacher, we know that thou sayest and +teachest rightly, and regardest not the person of any, but teachest +the way of God truly. <sup>22</sup>Is it lawful that we should give +tribute to Cæsar, or not? <sup>23</sup>And perceiving their +craftiness, he said to them: <sup>24</sup>Show me a +denáry<sup><a href="#r422024" id="f422024" title= +"see footnote" name="f422024">24</a></sup>. Whose image and +inscription has it? And answering they said: Cæsar's. +<sup>25</sup>And he said to them: Render therefore to Cæsar +the things that are Cæsar's, and to God the things that are +God's. <sup>26</sup>And they could not take hold of his words +before the people; and they marveled at his answer, and held their +peace.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And some of the Sadducees, who deny +that there is a resurrection, coming to him, asked him, +<sup>28</sup>saying: Teacher, Moses wrote to us, if a man's brother +die, having a wife, and he die childless, that his brother should +take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>There were therefore seven brothers; +and the first took a wife, and died childless; <sup>30</sup>and the +second and the third took her; <sup>31</sup>and in like manner also +the seven left no children, and died. <sup>32</sup>At last the +woman also died. <sup>33</sup>In the resurrection, therefore, of +which of them is she wife? For the seven had her for a wife.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>And Jesus answering said to them: The +sons of this world marry, and are given in marriage. +<sup>35</sup>But they who are accounted worthy to obtain that +world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are +given in marriage; <sup>36</sup>for neither can they die any more; +for they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons +of the resurrection.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>Now that the dead are raised, even +Moses showed, at The Bush, when he calls the Lord the God of +Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. +<sup>38</sup>For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living; +for to him all live.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And some of the scribes answering said: +Teacher, thou saidst well. <sup>40</sup>For they no longer dared to +ask him any question.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>And he said to them: How say they that +the Christ is son of David? <sup>42</sup>And David himself says in +the book of Psalms:</p> +<p class="pp3">The LORD said to my Lord,</p> +<p class="pp3">Sit on my right hand,</p> +<p class="pp3"><sup>43</sup>Till I make thine enemies thy +footstool.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>44</sup>David therefore calls him Lord, and how +is he his son?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>45</sup>And in the hearing of all the +multitude, he said to his disciples: <sup>46</sup>Beware of the +scribes, who desire to go about in long robes, and love greetings +in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, and the +first places at feasts; <sup>47</sup>who devour widows' houses, and +for a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater +condemnation.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> looking +up, he saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. +<sup>2</sup>And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither +two mites. <sup>3</sup>And he said: Of a truth I say to you, that +this poor widow cast in more than all. <sup>4</sup>For all these, +out of their abundance, cast into the offerings; but she, out of +her want, cast in all the living that she had.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And as some were saying of the temple, +that it has been adorned with beautiful stones and offerings, he +said: <sup>6</sup>As for these things which ye behold, days will +come in which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that +shall not be thrown down. <sup>7</sup>And they asked him, saying: +Teacher, when therefore will these things be, and what will be the +sign when these things are about to come to pass?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And he said: Take heed that ye be not +led astray. For many will come in my name, saying: I am he, and the +time is at hand. Go not after them. <sup>9</sup>And when ye shall +hear of wars and commotions, be not terrified; for these things +must first come to pass; but the end is not immediately.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Then said he to them: Nation will rise +against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; <sup>11</sup>and there +will be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and +pestilences; and there will be great portents and signs from +heaven. <sup>12</sup>And before all these, they will lay their +hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up into synagogues +and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's +sake. <sup>13</sup>And it shall turn out to you for a +testimony.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Settle it therefore in your hearts, not +to meditate before what ye shall answer. <sup>15</sup>For I will +give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not +be able to gainsay or withstand. <sup>16</sup>And ye will be +delivered up both by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and +friends; and some of you they will cause to be put to death. +<sup>17</sup>And ye will be hated by all for my name's sake. +<sup>18</sup>And there shall not a hair of your head perish. +<sup>19</sup>In your patience possess your souls<sup><a href= +"#r422119" id="f422119" title="see footnote" name= +"f422119">19</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And when ye shall see Jerusalem +encompassed by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. +<sup>21</sup>Then let those in Judæa flee into the mountains; +and let those in the midst of it depart out; and let those in the +fields not enter into it. <sup>22</sup>Because these are the days +of vengeance, that all the things which are written may be +fulfilled.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>Woe to those who are with child, and to +those who give suck, in those days! For there shall be great +distress upon the land, and wrath to this people. <sup>24</sup>And +they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away +captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem shall be trodden down +by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be +fulfilled.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And there shall be signs in the sun, +and moon, and stars; and on the earth distress of nations, in +perplexity for the roaring of the sea and waves; <sup>26</sup>men's +hearts failing them for fear, and for looking for those things that +are coming on the world; for the powers of heaven shall be shaken. +<sup>27</sup>And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a +cloud, with power and great glory. <sup>28</sup>And when these +things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; +for your redemption is drawing nigh.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>And he spoke to them a parable: Behold +the fig-tree, and all the trees. <sup>30</sup>When they already +shoot forth, seeing it ye know of yourselves that the summer is +already near. <sup>31</sup>So also ye, when ye see these things +coming to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near. +<sup>32</sup>Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass +away, till all shall have come to pass. <sup>33</sup>Heaven and +earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>And take heed to yourselves, lest at +any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and +drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that day come upon you +unawares. <sup>35</sup>For as a snare shall it come on all that +dwell on the face of the whole earth. <sup>36</sup>And watch, in +every time praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all +these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son +of man.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>And in the daytime he was teaching in +the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that +is called Olivet. <sup>38</sup>And all the people came early in the +morning to him in the temple, to hear him.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXII. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> the feast +of unleavened bread was drawing near, which is called the Passover; +<sup>2</sup>and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how +they might kill him; for they feared the people.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And Satan entered into Judas called +Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. <sup>4</sup>And he +went away, and consulted with the chief priests and captains, how +he might deliver him up to them. <sup>5</sup>And they were glad, +and covenanted to give him money. <sup>6</sup>And he promised, and +sought opportunity to deliver him up to them in the absence of the +multitude.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And the day of unleavened bread came, +when the passover must be killed. <sup>8</sup>And he sent away +Peter and John, saying: Go, and prepare us the passover, that we +may eat it. <sup>9</sup>And they said to him: Where wilt thou that +we prepare? <sup>10</sup>And he said to them: Behold, when ye have +entered into the city, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher +of water; follow him into the house where he enters in. +<sup>11</sup>And ye shall say to the master of the house: The +Teacher says to thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I may eat +the passover with my disciples? <sup>12</sup>And he will show you a +large upper room furnished; there make ready. <sup>13</sup>And they +went away, and found as he had said to them. And they made ready +the passover.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And when the hour came, he reclined at +table, and the apostles with him. <sup>15</sup>And he said to them: +I earnestly desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer. +<sup>16</sup>For I say to you, I shall eat of it no more, until it +be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. <sup>17</sup>And having +received a cup, he gave thanks and said: Take this, and divide it +among yourselves. <sup>18</sup>For I say to you, I will not drink +of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>And taking a loaf, he gave thanks, and +broke it, and gave to them, saying: This is my body which is given +for you; this do in remembrance of me. <sup>20</sup>And the cup in +like manner after supper, saying: This cup is the new covenant in +my blood, which is shed for you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>But, behold, the hand of him that +betrays me is with me on the table. <sup>22</sup>For the Son of man +indeed goes, as it was determined; but woe to that man by whom he +is betrayed! <sup>23</sup>And they began to inquire among +themselves, who then it might be that should do this thing?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And there arose also a contention among +them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. +<sup>25</sup>And he said to them: The kings of the Gentiles +exercise lordship over them; and they who exercise authority over +them are called benefactors. <sup>26</sup>But ye are not so; but +let the greatest among you become as the younger, and he that is +chief as he that serves. <sup>27</sup>For which is greater, he that +reclines at table, or he that serves? Is not he that reclines at +table? But I am in the midst of you as he that serves. +<sup>28</sup>Ye are they who have continued with me in my +temptations; <sup>29</sup>and I appoint to you a kingdom, as my +Father appointed to me, <sup>30</sup>that ye may eat and drink at +my table in my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones, judging the +twelve tribes of Israel.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, +behold, Satan asked for you, to sift as the wheat. <sup>32</sup>But +I prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and thou, when thou +hast turned, strengthen thy brethren.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And he said to him: Lord, I am ready to +go with thee, both to prison and to death. <sup>34</sup>And he +said: I say to thee, Peter, a cock will not crow this day, till +thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And he said to them: When I sent you +without purse, and bag, and sandals, lacked ye anything? And they +said: Nothing. <sup>36</sup>Therefore said he to them: But now, he +that has a purse let him take it, and likewise a bag; and he that +has not, let him sell his garment and buy a sword. <sup>37</sup>For +I say to you, that yet this which is written must be accomplished +in me: <span class="ot">And he was reckoned among +transgressors;</span> for the things concerning me have an +end<sup><a href="#r422237" id="f422237" title="see footnote" name= +"f422237">37</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>And they said: Lord, behold, here are +two swords. And he said: It is enough!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And going out, he went as he was wont +to the mount of the Olives; and his disciples also followed him. +<sup>40</sup>And when he was at the place, he said to them: Pray +that ye enter not into temptation. <sup>41</sup>And he withdrew +from them about a stone's throw; and kneeling down, he prayed, +<sup>42</sup>saying: Father, if thou art willing to remove this cup +from me! Yet, not my will but thine be done.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>43</sup>And there appeared to him an angel from +heaven, strengthening him. <sup>44</sup>And being in an agony he +prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became as it were great drops +of blood falling down to the ground. <sup>45</sup>And rising up +from prayer, and coming to the disciples, he found them sleeping, +from sorrow. <sup>46</sup>And he said to them: Why sleep ye? Arise +and pray, that ye enter not into temptation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>47</sup>While he was yet speaking, behold a +multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went +before them and drew near to Jesus to kiss him. <sup>48</sup>But +Jesus said to him: Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a +kiss? <sup>49</sup>And they who were about him, seeing what would +follow, said to him: Lord, shall we smite with the sword? +<sup>50</sup>And a certain one of them smote the servant of the +high priest, and took off his right ear. <sup>51</sup>And Jesus +answering said: Suffer thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>52</sup>And Jesus said to the chief priests and +captains of the temple and elders, who were come to him: Have ye +come out as against a robber, with swords and staves? +<sup>53</sup>When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched +not forth your hands against me. But this is your hour, and the +power of darkness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>54</sup>And they took him, and led him away, +and brought him into the house of the high priest. And Peter +followed afar off.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>55</sup>And they having kindled a fire in the +midst of the court, and sat down together, Peter sat down among +them. <sup>56</sup>And a certain maid seeing him as he sat by the +fire, and looking intently upon him, said: This man also was with +him. <sup>57</sup>And he denied him, saying: Woman, I do not know +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>58</sup>And after a little while, another +seeing him said: Thou also art of them. And Peter said: Man, I am +not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>59</sup>And about the space of one hour after, +another confidently affirmed, saying: Of a truth this one also was +with him; for he is a Galilæan. <sup>60</sup>And Peter said: +Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he was yet +speaking, a cock crowed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>61</sup>And the Lord turning looked upon Peter. +And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he said to him: +Before a cock crows this day, thou wilt deny me thrice. +<sup>62</sup>And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>63</sup>And the men who held Jesus mocked him, +beating him; <sup>64</sup>and having blindfolded him they asked +him, saying: Prophesy, who is it that smote thee? <sup>65</sup>And +many other things they said, reviling him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>66</sup>And when it was day, the elders of the +people<sup><a href="#r422266" id="f422266" title="see footnote" +name="f422266">66</a></sup>, and the chief priests and scribes, +came together; and they brought him up into their council, saying: +<sup>67</sup>If thou art the Christ, tell us. And he said to them: +If I tell you, ye will not believe. <sup>68</sup>And if I ask, ye +will not answer. <sup>69</sup>But henceforth shall the Son of man +sit on the right hand of the power of God. <sup>70</sup>And they +all said: Art thou then the Son of God? And he said to them: Ye say +it; for I am. <sup>71</sup>And they said: Why need we any further +witness? For we ourselves heard it from his own mouth.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> the +whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. +<sup>2</sup>And they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man +perverting our nation, and forbidding to give tribute to +Cæsar, saying that he himself is Christ, a king. +<sup>3</sup>And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou the King of the +Jews? And he answering said to him: Thou sayest it. <sup>4</sup>And +Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes: I find no +fault in this man. <sup>5</sup>And they were the more violent, +saying: He stirs up the people, teaching throughout all +Judæa, beginning from Galilee, unto this place.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked +if the man is a Galilæan. <sup>7</sup>And learning that he +belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him up to Herod, who also +was himself in Jerusalem at that time.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And Herod, when he saw Jesus, rejoiced +greatly; for he had desired for a long time to see him, because he +had heard concerning him; and he hoped to see some sign wrought by +him. <sup>9</sup>And he questioned him in many words; but he +answered him nothing. <sup>10</sup>And the chief priests and +scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. <sup>11</sup>And Herod with +his men of war set him at naught, and mocked him, and arraying him +in a gorgeous robe sent him back to Pilate. <sup>12</sup>And Pilate +and Herod on that day became friends with each other; for before +they were at enmity between themselves.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And Pilate, having called together the +chief priests and the rulers and the people, <sup>14</sup>said to +them: Ye brought to me this man, as one perverting the people; and, +behold, I, having examined him before you, found no fault in this +man, touching those things whereof ye accuse him. <sup>15</sup>No, +nor yet Herod; for I sent you up to him; and behold, nothing worthy +of death has been done by him. <sup>16</sup>I will therefore +chastise, and release him. <sup>17</sup><sup><a href="#r422317" id= +"f422317" title="see footnote" name="f422317">17</a></sup> +<sup>18</sup>And they cried out all at once, saying: Away with this +man, and release to us Barabbas! <sup>19</sup>(who for a certain +sedition made in the city, and for murder, was cast into +prison.)</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Again, therefore, Pilate spoke to them, +desiring to release Jesus. <sup>21</sup>But they cried, saying: +Crucify, crucify him. <sup>22</sup>And a third time he said to +them: What evil then has this man done? I found no cause of death +in him. I will therefore chastise, and release him. +<sup>23</sup>And they were urgent with loud voices, requiring that +he should be crucified. And their voices and those of the chief +priests prevailed. <sup>24</sup>And Pilate gave sentence, that what +they required should be done. <sup>25</sup>And he released him who +for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they required; +but Jesus he delivered up to their will.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>And as they led him away, they laid +hold of one Simon a Cyrenian, coming from the country, and on him +they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. +<sup>27</sup>And there followed him a great company of the people, +and of women who also bewailed and lamented him. <sup>28</sup>But +Jesus turning to them said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for +me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. +<sup>29</sup>For, behold, days are coming in which they shall say: +Happy the barren, and wombs that never bore, and breasts that never +gave suck. <sup>30</sup>Then shall they begin to say to the +mountains: Fall on us; and to the hills: Cover us. <sup>31</sup>For +if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in +the dry?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And there were also two others, +malefactors, led with him to be put to death. <sup>33</sup>And when +they had gone away to the place which is called A Skull, there they +crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the +other on the left. <sup>34</sup>And Jesus said: Father, forgive +them; for they know not what they do. And they divided his +garments, casting lots.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And the people stood beholding. And the +rulers also scoffed, saying: Others he saved; let him save himself, +if he is the Christ, the chosen of God. <sup>36</sup>And the +soldiers also coming to him mocked him, offering him vinegar, +<sup>37</sup>and saying: If thou art the King of the Jews, save +thyself.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>And there was an inscription written +over him: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And one of the malefactors who were +hanged railed at him, saying: If thou art the Christ, save thyself +and us. <sup>40</sup>But the other answering rebuked him, saying: +Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same +condemnation? <sup>41</sup>And we indeed justly; for we are +receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man did nothing +amiss. <sup>42</sup>And he said to Jesus: Remember me, when thou +comest in thy kingdom. <sup>43</sup>And Jesus said to him: Verily I +say to thee, to-day thou shalt be with me in paradise.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>44</sup>And it was about the sixth hour; and +darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour. +<sup>45</sup>And the sun was darkened; and the vail of the temple +was rent in the midst. <sup>46</sup>And Jesus, crying with a loud +voice, said: Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having +said this, he expired.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>47</sup>And the centurion, seeing what was +done, glorified God, saying: Verily, this man was righteous! +<sup>48</sup>And all the multitudes who had come together to that +sight, having beheld the things that were done, returned, beating +their breasts. <sup>49</sup>And all his acquaintance were standing +afar off, and women who had followed him from Galilee, beholding +these things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>50</sup>And, behold, a man named Joseph, a +counselor, a good and just man, <sup>51</sup>(he had not consented +to their counsel and deed), from Arimathæa a city of the +Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, <sup>52</sup>this man +went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. <sup>53</sup>And +taking it down, he wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre +that was hewn in the rock, where no one was yet laid. +<sup>54</sup>And it was the day of preparation, and the sabbath +drew on. <sup>55</sup>And the women also, who had come with him out +of Galilee, followed after, and viewed the sepulchre, and how his +body was laid. <sup>56</sup>And returning, they prepared spices and +ointments; and on the sabbath they rested, according to the +commandment.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXIV. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> on the +first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the +sepulchre, bringing the spices which they prepared. <sup>2</sup>And +they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. +<sup>3</sup>And entering in, they found not the body of the Lord +Jesus. <sup>4</sup>And it came to pass, that as they were much +perplexed concerning this, behold two men stood by them in shining +garments. <sup>5</sup>And they being afraid and bowing their faces +to the earth, they said to them: Why seek ye the living among the +dead? <sup>6</sup>He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he +spoke to you when he was yet in Galilee, <sup>7</sup>saying: The +Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be +crucified, and on the third day rise again. <sup>8</sup>And they +remembered his words.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And returning from the sepulchre, they +reported all these things to the eleven, and to all the rest. +<sup>10</sup>And it was Mary the Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary +the mother of James, and the other women with them, who said these +things to the apostles. <sup>11</sup>And their words seemed to them +as idle talk, and they believed them not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>But Peter rose up, and ran to the +sepulchre; and stooping down, he beholds the linen cloths lying by +themselves; and he departed to his home, wondering at that which +was come to pass.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And, behold, two of them were going on +that same day to a village called Emmaus, distant sixty furlongs +from Jerusalem. <sup>14</sup>And they were conversing together +concerning all these things that had taken place. <sup>15</sup>And +it came to pass, that while they were conversing and reasoning, +Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. <sup>16</sup>But their +eyes were holden that they should not know him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And he said to them: What +communications are these, that ye have one with another, as ye +walk, and are sad? <sup>18</sup>And one, whose name was Cleopas, +answering said to him: Dost thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not +know the things that have come to pass there in these days? +<sup>19</sup>And he said to them: What things? And they said to +him: The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet +mighty in deed and word before God and all the people; +<sup>20</sup>and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him +up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. <sup>21</sup>But we +were hoping that it was he who was to redeem Israel. But indeed, +beside all this, to-day is the third day since these things were +done. <sup>22</sup>Yea, and certain women also of our company made +us astonished, who were early at the sepulchre; <sup>23</sup>and +not finding his body, came saying, that they had also seen a vision +of angels, who say that he is alive. <sup>24</sup>And some of those +who were with us went away to the sepulchre, and found it even so +as the women said; but him they saw not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Then he said to them: O foolish, and +slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! +<sup>26</sup>Was it not necessary, that the Christ should suffer +these things, and enter into his glory? <sup>27</sup>And beginning +from Moses, and all the prophets, he explained to them in all the +Scriptures the things concerning himself.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And they drew near to the village, +whither they were going; and he made as though he would go further. +<sup>29</sup>But they constrained him, saying: Abide with us; for +it is toward evening, and the day has declined. And he went in to +abide with them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And it came to pass, that as he was +reclining at table with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and +breaking, gave to them. <sup>31</sup>And their eyes were opened, +and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight. +<sup>32</sup>And they said one to another: Did not our heart burn +within us, while he talked to us in the way, and while he opened to +us the Scriptures?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And rising up in the same hour, they +returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and those who were +with them gathered together, <sup>34</sup>saying: The Lord is risen +indeed, and he appeared to Simon. <sup>35</sup>And they related +what things were done in the way, and how he became known by them +in the breaking of bread.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>And while they were speaking these +things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and says to them: +Peace be to you. <sup>37</sup>But they were terrified and +affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit. +<sup>38</sup>And he said to them: Why are ye troubled? And +wherefore do thoughts arise in your hearts? <sup>39</sup>See my +hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Handle me, and see; for a +spirit has not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. <sup>40</sup>And +having said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. +<sup>41</sup>And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, +he said to them: Have ye here anything to eat? <sup>42</sup>And +they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb. +<sup>43</sup>And he took, and ate it before them. <sup>44</sup>And +he said to them: These are my words which I spoke to you, while I +was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which are +written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and psalms, +concerning me. <sup>45</sup>Then he opened their understanding, +that they might understand the Scriptures. <sup>46</sup>And he said +to them: Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and +should rise from the dead on the third day; <sup>47</sup>and that +repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name +among all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem. <sup>48</sup>Ye are +witnesses of these things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>49</sup>And, behold, I send forth the promise +of my Father upon you. But do ye tarry in the city, until ye are +endued with power from on high.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>50</sup>And he led them out as far as to +Bethany; and lifting up his hands, he blessed them. +<sup>51</sup>And it came to pass, while he blessed them, that he +parted from them, and was borne up into heaven. <sup>52</sup>And +they, having worshiped him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy; +<sup>53</sup>and were continually in the temple, praising and +blessing God.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b43" id="b43">THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> I<span class= +"sc">n</span> the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with +God, and the Word was God. <sup>2</sup>The same was in the +beginning with God. <sup>3</sup>All things were made by +him<sup><a href="#r430103" id="f430103" title="see footnote" name= +"f430103">3</a></sup>; and without him was nothing made that has +been made. <sup>4</sup>In him was life; and the life was the light +of men. <sup>5</sup>And the light shines in the darkness; and the +darkness comprehended it not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>There was a man sent from God, whose +name was John. <sup>7</sup>The same came for witness, to bear +witness of the light, that through him all might believe. +<sup>8</sup>He was not the light; but [came] to bear witness of the +light. <sup>9</sup>There was the true light, which lights every man +that comes into the world. <sup>10</sup>He was in the world, and +the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. +<sup>11</sup>He came to his own, and his own received him not. +<sup>12</sup>But as many as received him, to them he gave power to +become children of God, to those who believe on his name; +<sup>13</sup>who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the +flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And the Word became flesh, and dwelt +among us<sup><a href="#r430114" id="f430114" title="see footnote" +name="f430114">14</a></sup>; and we beheld his glory, a glory as of +the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>John bore witness of him; and cried, +saying: This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is +preferred before me, because he was before me<sup><a href= +"#r430115" id="f430115" title="see footnote" name= +"f430115">15</a></sup>. <sup>16</sup>Because out of his fullness we +all received, and grace for grace. <sup>17</sup>For the law was +given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. +<sup>18</sup>No one has ever seen God; the only begotten Son, who +is in the bosom of the Father, he declared him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>And this is the witness of John, when +the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him: Who +art thou? <sup>20</sup>And he confessed, and denied not; and he +confessed: I am not the Christ. <sup>21</sup>And they asked him: +What then? Art thou Elijah? And he says: I am not. Art thou the +Prophet? And he answered: No. <sup>22</sup>They said therefore to +him: Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. +What sayest thou of thyself? <sup>23</sup>He said: I am the voice +of one crying in the wilderness: <span class="ot">Make straight the +way of the Lord</span>, as said Isaiah the prophet.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And they who were sent were of the +Pharisees. <sup>25</sup>And they asked him, and said to him: Why +then dost thou immerse, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor +the Prophet? <sup>26</sup>John answered them, saying: I immerse in +water. There stands one in the midst of you, whom ye know not; +<sup>27</sup>he who comes after me, the latchet of whose sandal I +am not worthy to loose.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>These things took place in Bethany +beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>On the morrow, he sees Jesus coming to +him, and says: Behold the Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of +the world! <sup>30</sup>This is he of whom I said: After me comes a +man who is preferred before me; because he was before +me<sup><a href="#r430130" id="f430130" title="see footnote" name= +"f430130">30</a></sup>. <sup>31</sup>And I knew him not; but that +he might be made manifest to Israel, for this I came immersing in +water.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And John bore witness, saying: I have +seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and it abode +upon him. <sup>33</sup>And I knew him not; but he who sent me to +immerse in water, the same said to me: Upon whom thou shalt see the +Spirit descending, and abiding on him, the same is he who immerses +in the Holy Spirit. <sup>34</sup>And I have seen, and have borne +witness, that this is the Son of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>Again, on the morrow, John was +standing, and two of his disciples; <sup>36</sup>and looking upon +Jesus as he walked, he says: Behold the Lamb of God! +<sup>37</sup>And the two disciples heard him speak, and they +followed Jesus. <sup>38</sup>And Jesus turning, and beholding them +following, says to them: What seek ye? They said to him: Rabbi +(which interpreted means, Teacher), where dost thou abide? +<sup>39</sup>He says to them: Come, and ye shall see. They came and +saw where he abode; and they abode with him that day. It was about +the tenth hour.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was +one of the two who heard it from John, and followed him. +<sup>41</sup>He first finds his brother Simon, and says to him: We +have found the Messiah, which is interpreted, Christ. +<sup>42</sup>And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus, beholding him, +said: Thou art Simon the son of Jonah; thou shalt be called Cephas, +which is interpreted, Peter<sup><a href="#r430142" id="f430142" +title="see footnote" name="f430142">42</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>43</sup>On the morrow he would go forth into +Galilee. And he finds Philip; and Jesus says to him: Follow me. +<sup>44</sup>Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew +and Peter. <sup>45</sup>Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him: We +have found him of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets wrote, +Jesus the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth. <sup>46</sup>And +Nathanael said to him: Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? +Philip says to him: Come and see. <sup>47</sup>Jesus saw Nathanael +coming to him, and says of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom +is no guile! <sup>48</sup>Nathanael says to him: Whence knowest +thou me? Jesus answered and said to him: Before Philip called thee, +when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. +<sup>49</sup>Nathanael answered: Rabbi; thou art the Son of God, +thou art the King of Israel. <sup>50</sup>Jesus answered and said +to him: Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, +believest thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these. +<sup>51</sup>And he says to him: Verily, verily, I say to you, +henceforth<sup><a href="#r430151" id="f430151" title="see footnote" +name="f430151">51</a></sup> ye shall see heaven opened, and the +angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> on the +third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the mother +of Jesus was there. <sup>2</sup>And Jesus also was bidden, and his +disciples, to the marriage. <sup>3</sup>And wine having failed, the +mother of Jesus says to him: They have no wine. <sup>4</sup>Jesus +says to her: Woman, what have I to do with thee? My hour is not yet +come. <sup>5</sup>His mother says to the servants: Whatever he says +to you, do it. <sup>6</sup>Now there were set there six water-pots +of stone, after the Jewish custom of purifying, containing two or +three firkins<sup><a href="#r430206" id="f430206" title= +"see footnote" name="f430206">6</a></sup> apiece. <sup>7</sup>Jesus +says to them: Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them +up to the brim. <sup>8</sup>And he says to them: Draw out now, and +bear to the ruler of the feast. And they bore it. <sup>9</sup>When +the ruler of the feast tasted the water that was made wine (and he +knew not whence it was, but the servants who had drawn the water +knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom, +<sup>10</sup>and says to him: Every man sets forth the good wine +first; and when they have drunk freely, then that which is worse. +Thou hast kept the good wine until now. <sup>11</sup>This beginning +of the signs Jesus wrought in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his +glory; and his disciples believed on him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>After this he went down to Capernaum, +he, and his mother, and his brothers, and his disciples; and they +abode there not many days.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And the passover of the Jews was at +hand; and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. <sup>14</sup>And he found in +the temple those who sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the +money-changers sitting. <sup>15</sup>And having made a scourge of +small cords, he drove all out of the temple, both the sheep and the +oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; +<sup>16</sup>and to those who sold doves he said: Take these things +hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise. +<sup>17</sup>And his disciples remembered that it is written: +<span class="ot">for thy house consumes me.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>The Jews therefore answered and said to +him: What sign dost thou show to us, seeing that thou doest these +things? <sup>19</sup>Jesus answered and said to them: Destroy this +temple, and in three days I will raise it up. +<sup>20</sup>Therefore said the Jews: Forty and six years was this +temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days? +<sup>21</sup>But he said it of the temple of his body. +<sup>22</sup>When therefore he was risen from the dead, his +disciples remembered that he said this; and they believed the +Scripture, and the word which Jesus spoke.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And when he was in Jerusalem at the +passover, on the feast-day, many believed on his name, beholding +his signs which he wrought. <sup>24</sup>But Jesus did not trust +himself to them, because he knew all men, <sup>25</sup>and had no +need that any one should testify of man; for he himself knew what +was in man.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> T<span class="sc">here</span> was a +man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. +<sup>2</sup>The same came to him by night, and said to him: Rabbi, +we know that thou hast come a teacher from God; for no one can do +these signs which thou doest, except God be with him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Jesus answered and said to him: Verily, +verily, I say to thee, except a man be born again<sup><a href= +"#r430303" id="f430303" title="see footnote" name= +"f430303">3</a></sup>, he can not see the kingdom of God. +<sup>4</sup>Nicodemus says to him: How can a man be born when he is +old? Can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be +born?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Jesus answered: Verily, verily, I say to +thee, except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he can not +enter into the kingdom of God. <sup>6</sup>That which is born of +the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. +<sup>7</sup>Marvel not that I said to thee: Ye must be born +again.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>The wind blows where it will, and thou +hearest the sound thereof, but knowest not whence it comes, and +whither it goes. So is every one that is born of the Spirit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Nicodemus answered and said to him: How +can these things be? <sup>10</sup>Jesus answered and said to him: +Art thou the teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things? +<sup>11</sup>Verily, verily, I say to thee, we speak that which we +know, and testify that which we have seen; and ye receive not our +testimony. <sup>12</sup>If I told you the earthly things, and ye +believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you the heavenly +things? <sup>13</sup>And no one has ascended up into heaven, but he +who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. +<sup>14</sup>And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, +so must the Son of man be lifted up; <sup>15</sup>that every one +who believes on him may have everlasting life. <sup>16</sup>For God +so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that +whoever believes on him, should not perish, but may have +everlasting life. <sup>17</sup>For God sent not his Son into the +world to judge the world; but that the world through him might be +saved. <sup>18</sup>He that believes on him is not judged; but he +that believes not has already been judged, because he has not +believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of God. +<sup>19</sup>And this is the judgment, that light has come into the +world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their +deeds were evil. <sup>20</sup>For every one that does evil hates +the light, and comes not to the light, lest his deeds should be +reproved. <sup>21</sup>But he that does the truth comes to the +light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought +in God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>After these things came Jesus and his +disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he remained with +them, and immersed. <sup>23</sup>And John also was immersing in +Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there; and +they came, and were immersed. <sup>24</sup>For John was not yet +cast into prison.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>There arose therefore a question, on +the part of John's disciples with a Jew, about purification. +<sup>26</sup>And they came to John and said to him: Rabbi, he who +was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, +behold, he immerses, and all come to him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>John answered and said: A man can +receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. +<sup>28</sup>Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not +the Christ, but I am sent before him. <sup>29</sup>He that has the +bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who +stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's +voice. This my joy therefore is made full. <sup>30</sup>He must +increase, but I must decrease. <sup>31</sup>He that comes from +above is above all; he that is from the earth is of the earth, and +speaks of the earth; he that comes from heaven is above all. +<sup>32</sup>And what he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and +his testimony no one receives. <sup>33</sup>He that received his +testimony has set his seal, That God is true. <sup>34</sup>For he +whom God sent forth speaks the words of God; for he gives +not<sup><a href="#r430334" id="f430334" title="see footnote" name= +"f430334">34</a></sup> the Spirit by measure. <sup>35</sup>The +Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand. +<sup>36</sup>He that believes on the Son has everlasting life; and +he that believes not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of +God abides on him.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> W<span class="sc">hen</span> therefore +the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard, that Jesus made and +immersed more disciples than John <sup>2</sup>(though Jesus himself +immersed not, but his disciples), <sup>3</sup>he left Judæa, +and departed again into Galilee. <sup>4</sup>And he must go through +Samaria. <sup>5</sup>He comes therefore to a city of Samaria, +called Sychar<sup><a href="#r430405" id="f430405" title= +"see footnote" name="f430405">5</a></sup>, near to the parcel of +ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. <sup>6</sup>And Jacob's +well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with the journey, +sat down thus on the well. It was about the sixth hour.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>There comes a woman of Samaria to draw +water. Jesus, says to her: Give me to drink. <sup>8</sup>For his +disciples had gone away into the city to buy food. <sup>9</sup>The +Samaritan woman therefore says to him: How is it that thou, being a +Jew, askest drink of me, being a Samaritan woman? For Jews do not +associate with Samaritans. <sup>10</sup>Jesus answered and said to +her: If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that says to +thee, Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he +would have given thee living water. <sup>11</sup>The woman says to +him: Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. +From whence then hast thou the living water. <sup>12</sup>Art thou +greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank +thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle? +<sup>13</sup>Jesus answered and said to her: Every one that drinks +of this water shall thirst again. <sup>14</sup>But whoever drinks +of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the +water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water, +springing up into everlasting life. <sup>15</sup>The woman says to +him: Sir, give me this water, that I may not thirst, nor come +hither to draw.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Jesus says to her: Go, call thy +husband, and come hither. <sup>17</sup>The woman answered and said: +I have no husband. Jesus says to her: Thou saidst well, I have no +husband. <sup>18</sup>For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom +thou now hast is not thy husband. That thou hast spoken truly.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>The woman says to him: Sir, I perceive +that thou art a prophet. <sup>20</sup>Our fathers worshiped in this +mountain; and ye say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men +ought to worship. <sup>21</sup>Jesus says to her: Woman, believe +me, an hour is coming, when ye shall neither in this mountain nor +in Jerusalem worship the Father. <sup>22</sup>Ye worship that which +ye know not; we worship that which we know; because salvation is of +the Jews. <sup>23</sup>But an hour is coming, and now is, when the +true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; +for such the Father seeks to worship him. <sup>24</sup>God is +spirit; and they that worship him, must worship in spirit and in +truth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>The woman says to him: I know that +Messiah comes (who is called Christ); when he is come, he will tell +us all things. <sup>26</sup>Jesus says to her: I that speak to thee +am he. <sup>27</sup>And upon this came his disciples; and they +marveled that he talked with the woman<sup><a href="#r430427" id= +"f430427" title="see footnote" name="f430427">27</a></sup>. Yet no +one said: What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? +<sup>28</sup>The woman then left her water-pot, and went away into +the city; and she says to the men: <sup>29</sup>Come, see a man who +told me all things that ever I did. Is this the Christ? +<sup>30</sup>Then they went out of the city, and came to him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>In the mean while the disciples prayed +him, saying: Master, eat. <sup>32</sup>But he said to them: I have +food to eat that ye know not of. <sup>33</sup>Therefore said the +disciples one to another: Has any one brought him aught to eat? +<sup>34</sup>Jesus says to them: My food is to do the will of him +who sent me, and to finish his work. <sup>35</sup>Do ye not say, +that there are yet four months, and then comes the harvest? Behold, +I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they +are already white for harvest. <sup>36</sup>And he that reaps +receives wages, and gathers fruit unto life eternal; that both he +that sows and he that reaps may rejoice together. <sup>37</sup>And +herein is the true saying: One sows, and another reaps. +<sup>38</sup>I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not labored. +Other men have labored, and ye have entered into their labor.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And many of the Samaritans of that city +believed on him for the saying of the woman, who testified: He told +me all that ever I did. <sup>40</sup>When therefore the Samaritans +came to him, they besought him to remain with them. And he remained +there two days. <sup>41</sup>And far more believed because of his +word; <sup>42</sup>and said to the woman: We no longer believe +because of thy saying; for we ourselves have heard, and know that +this is in truth the Savior of the world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>43</sup>And after the two days he departed +thence, and went into Galilee. <sup>44</sup>For Jesus himself +testified, that a prophet has no honor in his own country.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>45</sup>When therefore he came into Galilee, +the Galilæans received him, having seen all that he did in +Jerusalem at the feast; for they also went to the feast. +<sup>46</sup>So he came again into Cana of Galilee, where he made +the water wine.</p> +<p class="pin">And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was +sick, in Capernaum. <sup>47</sup>He, having heard that Jesus is +come out of Judæa into Galilee, went to him, and besought him +that he would come down and heal his son; for he was about to die. +<sup>48</sup>Jesus therefore said to him: Except ye see signs and +wonders, ye will not believe. <sup>49</sup>The nobleman says to +him: Sir, come down ere my child die. <sup>50</sup>Jesus says to +him: Go thy way; thy son lives. And the man believed the word that +Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way. <sup>51</sup>And as he was +now going down, his servants met him, and brought word saying: Thy +child lives. <sup>52</sup>He inquired of them, therefore, the hour +when he began to amend. And they said to him: Yesterday, at the +seventh hour, the fever left him. <sup>53</sup>The father knew, +therefore, that it was in the same hour in which Jesus said to him: +Thy son lives. And he himself believed, and his whole house. +<sup>54</sup>This second sign Jesus wrought, when he had come out +of Judæa into Galilee.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> A<span class= +"sc">fter</span> these things there was a feast of the Jews; and +Jesus went up to Jerusalem. <sup>2</sup>And there is in Jerusalem +by the sheep-gate a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue +Bethesda, having five porches. <sup>3</sup>In these lay a multitude +of the infirm, of blind, lame, withered [waiting for the moving of +the water. <sup>4</sup>For an angel went down at a certain season +into the pool, and troubled the water. He therefore; who first went +in after the troubling of the water, was made whole of whatever +disease he had]<sup><a href="#r430504" id="f430504" title= +"see footnote" name="f430504">4</a></sup>. <sup>5</sup>And a +certain man was there, who had an infirmity thirty and eight years. +<sup>6</sup>Jesus seeing this man lying, and knowing that he had +been already a long time thus, says to him: Dost thou desire to be +made whole? <sup>7</sup>The infirm man answered him: Sir, I have no +man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool; but while +I am coming, another goes down before me. <sup>8</sup>Jesus says to +him: Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. <sup>9</sup>And immediately +the man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked.</p> +<p class="pin">And on that day was the sabbath. <sup>10</sup>The +Jews therefore said to him that was cured: It is the sabbath; it is +not lawful for thee to carry the bed. <sup>11</sup>He answered +them: He who made me whole, the same said to me: Take up thy bed, +and walk. <sup>12</sup>They asked him therefore: Who is the man +that said to thee: Take up thy bed and walk? <sup>13</sup>And he +who was healed knew not who it was; for Jesus conveyed himself +away, there being a multitude in the place.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Afterward Jesus finds him in the +temple. And he said to him: Behold, thou hast been made whole; sin +no more, lest something worse befall thee. <sup>15</sup>The man +departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus who made him whole. +<sup>16</sup>And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he did +these things on the sabbath. <sup>17</sup>But Jesus answered them: +My Father works hitherto, and I work. <sup>18</sup>For this +therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only +broke the sabbath, but also called God his Father, making himself +equal with God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Jesus therefore, answered and said to +them: Verily, verily, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of +himself, but what he sees the Father do; for what things soever he +does, these also does the Son in like manner. <sup>20</sup>For the +Father loves the Son, and shows him all things that he himself +does; and greater works than these will he show him, that ye may +marvel. <sup>21</sup>For as the Father raises up the dead, and +quickens them; so also the Son quickens whom he will. +<sup>22</sup>For neither does the Father judge any one; but all +judgment he has given to the Son; <sup>23</sup>that all may honor +the Son, as they honor the Father. He that honors not the Son, +honors not the Father who sent him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Verily, verily, I say to you, he that +hears my word, and believes him who sent me, has everlasting life, +and comes not into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. +<sup>25</sup>Verily, verily, I say to you, an hour is coming, and +now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God; and +they that hear shall live. <sup>26</sup>For as the Father has life +in himself, so he gave also to the Son to have life in himself. +<sup>27</sup>And he gave him authority to execute judgment also, +because he is a son of man. <sup>28</sup>Marvel not at this; for an +hour is coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his +voice, <sup>29</sup>and shall come forth; they that did good, to +the resurrection of life, and they that did evil, to the +resurrection of judgment.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, +I judge; and my judgment is just; because I seek not my own will, +but the will of him who sent me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>If I bear witness of myself, my witness +is not true. <sup>32</sup>There is another that bears witness of +me; and I know that the witness which he witnesses of me is true. +<sup>33</sup>Ye have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the +truth. <sup>34</sup>But I receive the witness not from man; but +these things I say, that ye might be saved. <sup>35</sup>He was the +burning and shining lamp; and ye were willing for a season to +rejoice in his light. <sup>36</sup>But I have greater witness than +that of John; for the works which the Father gave me to finish, the +works themselves that I do bear witness of me, that the Father has +sent me. <sup>37</sup>And the Father, who sent me, he has borne +witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor +have ye seen his shape. <sup>38</sup>And ye have not his word +abiding in you; for whom he sent, him ye believe not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>Search<sup><a href="#r430539" id= +"f430539" title="see footnote" name="f430539">39</a></sup> the +Scriptures; because in them ye think ye have eternal life, and +these are they that testify of me; <sup>40</sup>and ye will not +come to me, that ye may have life. <sup>41</sup>I receive not honor +from men. <sup>42</sup>But I know you, that ye have not the love of +God in you. <sup>43</sup>I have come in my Father's name, and ye +receive me not; if another shall come in his own name, him ye will +receive. <sup>44</sup>How can ye believe, receiving honor from one +another, and the honor that is from God alone ye seek not? +<sup>45</sup>Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father; +there is one that accuses you, Moses in whom ye have placed your +hope. <sup>46</sup>For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; +for he wrote of me. <sup>47</sup>But if ye believe not his +writings, how shall ye believe my words?</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> A<span class="sc">fter</span> these +things Jesus went away, beyond the sea of Galilee, which is the sea +of Tiberias. <sup>2</sup>And a great multitude followed him, +because they saw the signs which he wrought on the sick. +<sup>3</sup>And Jesus went up into the mountain, and there he sat +with his disciples. <sup>4</sup>And the passover, the feast of the +Jews, was near. <sup>5</sup>Jesus therefore lifting up his eyes, +and seeing that a great multitude is coming to him, says to Philip: +Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat? <sup>6</sup>And this +he said to try him; for he himself knew what he was about to do. +<sup>7</sup>Philip answered him: Two hundred denáries worth +of bread is not sufficient for them, that each one may take a +little. <sup>8</sup>One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of +Simon Peter, says to him: <sup>9</sup>There is a lad here, who has +five barley loaves and two small fishes; but what are they among so +many? <sup>10</sup>Jesus said: Make the men lie down. Now there was +much grass in the place. So the men lay down, in number about five +thousand. <sup>11</sup>And Jesus took the loaves; and having given +thanks, he distributed to those who were lying down; and likewise +of the fishes as much as they desired. <sup>12</sup>When they were +filled, he said to his disciples: Gather up the fragments that +remain, that nothing be lost. <sup>13</sup>Therefore they gathered +them together, and filled twelve baskets with fragments of the five +barley loaves, which remained over and above to those who had +eaten. <sup>14</sup>The men therefore, seeing the sign that Jesus +wrought, said: This is of a truth the Prophet that comes into the +world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Jesus therefore, knowing that they were +about to come and take him by force, to make him a king, withdrew +again into the mountain, himself alone. <sup>16</sup>And when +evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, <sup>17</sup>and +entering into the ship, were going over the sea to Capernaum. And +it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them; <sup>18</sup>and +as a strong wind was blowing, the sea began to rise. +<sup>19</sup>When therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or +thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing +near to the ship; and they were afraid. <sup>20</sup>But he says to +them: It is I, be not afraid. <sup>21</sup>They therefore willingly +received him into the ship; and immediately the ship was at the +land whither they were going.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>On the morrow, the multitude that stood +on the other side of the sea, seeing that there was no other boat +there but one, and that Jesus went not with his disciples into the +ship, but his disciples went away alone <sup>23</sup>(but there +came other boats from Tiberias near to the place where they ate +bread, when the Lord had given thanks); <sup>24</sup>when therefore +the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, nor his disciples, they +themselves entered into the boats, and came to Capernaum, seeking +for Jesus. <sup>25</sup>And having found him on the other side of +the sea, they said to him: Rabbi, when camest thou hither? +<sup>26</sup>Jesus answered them and said: Verily, verily, I say to +you, ye seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of +the loaves and were filled. <sup>27</sup>Work not for the food that +perishes, but for the food that endures unto everlasting life, +which the Son of man will give to you; for him the Father, God, has +sealed, <sup>28</sup>Therefore they said to him: What shall we do, +that we may work the works of God? <sup>29</sup>Jesus answered and +said to them: This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom +he sent. <sup>30</sup>They therefore said to him: What sign doest +thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? What dost thou work? +<sup>31</sup>Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is +written: <span class="ot">He gave them bread from heaven to +eat.</span> <sup>32</sup>Jesus therefore said to them: Verily, +verily, I say to you, Moses has not given you the bread from +heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. +<sup>33</sup>For the bread of God is that which<sup><a href= +"#r430633" id="f430633" title="see footnote" name= +"f430633">33</a></sup> comes down out of heaven, and gives life to +the world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>They therefore said to him: Lord, +evermore give us this bread. <sup>35</sup>Jesus said to them: I am +the bread of life. He that comes to me shall never hunger, and he +that believes on me shall never thirst. <sup>36</sup>But I said to +you, that ye have also seen me, and do not believe. +<sup>37</sup>All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him +that comes to me I will not cast out. <sup>38</sup>Because I have +come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him +who sent me. <sup>39</sup>And this is the will of him who sent me, +that of all which he has given me I should lose nothing, but should +raise it up at the last day. <sup>40</sup>For this is the will of +my Father, that every one who sees the Son, and believes on him, +may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last +day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>The Jews therefore murmured at him, +because he said: I am the bread that came down out of heaven. +<sup>42</sup>And they said: Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, +whose father and mother we know? How then does this man say: I have +come down out of heaven?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>43</sup>Jesus answered and said to them: Murmur +not among yourselves. <sup>44</sup>No one can come to me, except +the Father who sent me draw him; and I will raise him up at the +last day. <sup>45</sup>It is written in the prophets: <span class= +"ot">And they shall all be taught of God.</span> Every one that has +heard from the Father, and has learned, comes to me. +<sup>46</sup>Not that any one has seen the Father, save he who is +from God; he has seen the Father.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>47</sup>Verily, verily, I say to you, he that +believes on me has everlasting life. <sup>48</sup>I am the bread of +life. <sup>49</sup>Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, +and are dead. <sup>50</sup>This is the bread that comes down out of +heaven, that one may eat thereof, and not die. <sup>51</sup>I am +the living bread that came down out of heaven. If any one eat of +this bread, he shall live forever; yea, and the bread that I will +give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>52</sup>The Jews therefore contended with one +another, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? +<sup>53</sup>Jesus therefore said to them: Verily, verily, I say to +you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his +blood, ye have no life in you. <sup>54</sup>He that eats my flesh, +and drinks my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up at +the last day. <sup>55</sup>For my flesh is true food, and my blood +is true drink. <sup>56</sup>He that eats my flesh, and drinks my +blood, abides in me, and I in him. <sup>57</sup>As the living +Father has sent me, and I live because of the Father; so he that +eats me, he also shall live because of me. <sup>58</sup>This is the +bread that came down out of heaven. Not as your fathers ate the +manna, and are dead; he that eats of this bread shall live +forever.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>59</sup>These things he said in the synagogue, +while teaching in Capernaum.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>60</sup>Many therefore of his disciples, when +they heard it, said: This is a hard saying; who can hear it? +<sup>61</sup>But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples +murmured at this, said to them: Does this offend you? +<sup>62</sup>What then if ye behold the Son of man ascending up +where he was before? <sup>63</sup>It is the spirit that makes +alive, the flesh profits nothing; the words which I have spoken to +you are spirit, and are life. <sup>64</sup>But there are some of +you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they +were that believed not, and who it was that should betray him. +<sup>65</sup>And he said: For this cause I have said to you, that +no one can come to me, except it be given him from the Father.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>66</sup>From this time many of his disciples +went back, and walked no more with him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>67</sup>Jesus said therefore to the twelve: +Will ye also go away? <sup>68</sup>Simon Peter answered him: Lord, +to whom shall we go? Thou hast words of eternal life. +<sup>69</sup>And we believe and know, that thou art the Holy One of +God. <sup>70</sup>Jesus answered them: Did I not choose you, the +twelve, and one of you is a devil? <sup>71</sup>He spoke of Judas +Iscariot, son of Simon; for he it was that would betray him, being +one of the twelve.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> after +these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for he would not walk in +Judæa, because the Jews were seeking to kill him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of +tabernacles, was at hand. <sup>3</sup>His brothers therefore said +to him: Depart hence, and go into Judæa, that thy disciples +also may behold thy works that thou doest. <sup>4</sup>For no one +does anything in secret, and he himself seeks to be known openly. +If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the world. +<sup>5</sup>For neither did his brothers believe on him. +<sup>6</sup>Jesus therefore says to them: My time is not yet come; +but your time is always ready. <sup>7</sup>The world can not hate +you; but me it hates, because I testify of it, that its works are +evil. <sup>8</sup>Go ye up to the feast. I go not up to this feast; +because my time is not yet fully come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Having said these things to them, he +remained in Galilee. <sup>10</sup>But when his brothers were gone +up to the feast, then he also went up, not openly, but as it were +in secret.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>The Jews therefore sought him at the +feast, and said: Where is he? <sup>12</sup>And there was much +murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. Some said: He is a +good man; others said: Nay, but he misleads the multitude. +<sup>13</sup>No one, however, spoke openly of him, for fear of the +Jews.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>But when it was already the midst of +the feast, Jesus went up into the temple and taught. +<sup>15</sup>And the Jews wondered, saying: How knows this man +letters, having never learned? <sup>16</sup>Jesus therefore +answered them, and said: My teaching is not mine, but his who sent +me. <sup>17</sup>If any one desires to do his will, he shall know +of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from +myself. <sup>18</sup>He that speaks from himself seeks his own +glory; but he that seeks the glory of him who sent him, the same is +true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Has not Moses given you the law, and +none of you keeps the law? Why do ye seek to kill me? +<sup>20</sup>The multitude answered and said: Thou hast a demon; +who seeks to kill thee? <sup>21</sup>Jesus answered and said to +them: I did one work, and ye all marvel. <sup>22</sup>Moses has for +this cause given you circumcision, not that it is of Moses, but of +the fathers; and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. +<sup>23</sup>If a man receives circumcision on the sabbath, that +the law of Moses may not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I +made a man altogether whole on the sabbath? <sup>24</sup>Judge not +according to appearance, but judge the righteous judgment.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Then said some of those of Jerusalem: +Is not this he whom they seek to kill? <sup>26</sup>But, lo, he +speaks boldly, and they say nothing to him. Did the rulers +know<sup><a href="#r430726" id="f430726" title="see footnote" name= +"f430726">26</a></sup> in truth that this is the Christ? +<sup>27</sup>But we know this man, whence he is; but when the +Christ comes, no one knows whence he is.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>Jesus therefore cried, teaching in the +temple and saying: Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am; and I +have not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know +not. <sup>29</sup>I know him; because I am from him, and he sent +me. <sup>30</sup>Therefore they sought to seize him; and no one +laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>But of the multitude many believed on +him, and said: When the Christ comes, will he work more signs than +these which this man wrought? <sup>32</sup>The Pharisees heard the +multitude murmuring these things concerning him; and the chief +priests and the Pharisees sent officers to seize him. +<sup>33</sup>Jesus therefore said: Yet a little while I am with +you, and I go to him who sent me. <sup>34</sup>Ye will seek me, and +shall not find me; and where I am, ye can not come. +<sup>35</sup>The Jews said therefore among themselves: Whither will +this man go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to those +dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? <sup>36</sup>What +is this saying that he said: Ye will seek me, and shall not find +me; and where I am, ye can not come?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>In the last day, the great day of the +feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying: If any one thirst, let him +come to me and drink. <sup>38</sup>He that believes on me, as said +the Scripture, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. +<sup>39</sup>And this he spoke concerning the Spirit, which they +that believe on him should receive; for the Holy Spirit was not yet +[given], because Jesus was not yet glorified.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>Some of the multitude therefore, +hearing the words, said: Of a truth this is the Prophet. +<sup>41</sup>Others said: This is the Christ. But some said: Does +the Christ then come out of Galilee? <sup>42</sup>Did not the +Scripture say, that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from +the town of Bethlehem, where David was? <sup>43</sup>A division +therefore arose among the multitude because of him. +<sup>44</sup>And some of them desired to seize him; but no one laid +hands on him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>45</sup>The officers therefore came to the +chief priests and Pharisees; and they said to them: Why did ye not +bring him? <sup>46</sup>The officers answered: Never man spoke like +this man<sup><a href="#r430747" id="f430747" title="see footnote" +name="f430747">47</a></sup>. <sup>47</sup>The Pharisees answered +them: Are ye also led astray? <sup>48</sup>Did any of the rulers +believe on him, or of the Pharisees? <sup>49</sup>But this +multitude, that know not the law, are accursed. +<sup>50</sup>Nicodemus says to them (he who came to him by night, +being one of them): <sup>51</sup>Does our law judge a man, except +it first hear from him, and know what he does? <sup>52</sup>They +answered and said to him: Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and +see, that out of Galilee arises no prophet<sup><a href="#r430752" +id="f430752" title="see footnote" name="f430752">52</a></sup>. +<sup>53</sup><sup><a href="#r430753" id="f430753" title= +"see footnote" name="f430753">53</a></sup>[And each one went to his +house.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VIII. </span> J<span class="sc">esus</span> went to +the mount of the Olives.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And early in the morning he came again +into the temple, and all the people came to him; and having sat +down, he was teaching them. <sup>3</sup>And the scribes and the +Pharisees bring to him a woman taken in adultery; and having placed +her in the midst, <sup>4</sup>they say to him: Teacher, this woman +was taken in adultery, in the very act: <sup>5</sup>Now in the law +Moses commanded us, that such should be stoned; what then dost thou +say? <sup>6</sup>This they said, tempting him, that they might have +whereof to accuse him. But Jesus, having stooped down, was writing +with his finger in the ground. <sup>7</sup>And as they continued +asking him, raising himself up, he said to them: He that is without +sin among you, let him first cast the stone at her. <sup>8</sup>And +again stooping down, he wrote in the ground. <sup>9</sup>And they +hearing it, and being convicted by their conscience, went out one +by one, beginning at the eldest, unto the last; and Jesus was left +alone, and the woman standing in the midst. <sup>10</sup>And Jesus +raising himself up, and seeing none but the woman, said to her: +Woman, where are they, thine accusers? Did no one condemn thee? +<sup>11</sup>She said: No one, Lord. And Jesus said to her: Neither +do I condemn thee; go, and sin no more.]</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, +saying: I am the light of the world; he that follows me shall not +walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life. +<sup>13</sup>The Pharisees therefore said to him: Thou bearest +witness of thyself; thy witness is not true. <sup>14</sup>Jesus +answered and said to them: Though I bear witness of myself, my +witness is true; because I know whence I came, and whither I go; +but ye know not whence I come, or whither I go. <sup>15</sup>Ye +judge according to the flesh; I judge no one. <sup>16</sup>And even +if I judge, my judgment is true; because I am not alone, but I and +the Father who sent me. <sup>17</sup>It is written also in your +law, that the witness of two men is true. <sup>18</sup>I am one +that bear witness of myself, and the Father who sent me bears +witness of me. <sup>19</sup>They said therefore to him: Where is +thy Father? Jesus answered: Ye know neither me, nor my Father. If +ye knew me, ye would know my Father also.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>These words he spoke in the treasury, +while teaching in the temple; and no one laid hands on him, because +his hour had not yet come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Again therefore he said to them: I go +away, and ye will seek me, and shall die in your sin. Whither I go, +ye can not come. <sup>22</sup>The Jews therefore said: Will he kill +himself? because he says: Whither I go, ye can not come. +<sup>23</sup>And he said to them: Ye are from beneath; I am from +above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world. <sup>24</sup>I +said therefore to you, that ye shall die in your sins; for if ye +believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. +<sup>25</sup>Therefore they said to him: Who art thou? And Jesus +said to them: That which I also say to you from the beginning. +<sup>26</sup>I have many things to say and to judge concerning you. +But he who sent me is true; and the things which I heard from him, +these I speak to the world. <sup>27</sup>They understood not that +he spoke to them of the Father.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>Therefore Jesus said to them: When ye +shall have lifted up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am +he; and of myself I do nothing, but as the Father taught me, those +things I speak. <sup>29</sup>And he who sent me is with me. He has +not left me alone; because I do always the things that please him. +<sup>30</sup>As he spoke these words many believed on him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>Jesus therefore said to those Jews who +have believed him: If ye continue in my word, ye are truly my +disciples; <sup>32</sup>and ye shall know the truth, and the truth +will make you free. <sup>33</sup>They answered him: We are +Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to any one. How +sayest thou: Ye shall be made free? <sup>34</sup>Jesus answered +them: Verily, verily, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a +servant of sin. <sup>35</sup>And the servant abides not in the +house forever. <sup>36</sup>The Son abides forever; if therefore +the Son shall make you free, ye will be free indeed. <sup>37</sup>I +know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my +word has no place in you. <sup>38</sup>I speak what I have seen +with my Father; and ye therefore do what ye have heard from your +father.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>They answered and said to him: Our +father is Abraham. Jesus says to them: If ye were children of +Abraham, ye would do the works of Abraham. <sup>40</sup>But now ye +seek to kill me, a man who has spoken to you the truth, which I +heard from God. This Abraham did not. <sup>41</sup>Ye do the works +of your father. They said to him: We were not born of fornication; +we have one father, God. <sup>42</sup>Jesus said to them: If God +were your father, ye would love me; for from God I came forth, and +am come; neither have I come of myself, but he sent me. +<sup>43</sup>Why do ye not understand my speech? Because ye can not +hear my word. <sup>44</sup>Ye are of your father the Devil, and the +lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the +beginning, and abides not in the truth, because truth is not in +him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own; because he is a +liar, and the father of it. <sup>45</sup>And because I speak the +truth, ye believe me not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>46</sup>Which of you convicts me of sin? If I +speak truth, why do ye not believe me? <sup>47</sup>He that is of +God hears God's words; ye therefore hear not, because ye are not of +God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>48</sup>The Jews answered and said to him: Say +we not well, that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a demon? +<sup>49</sup>Jesus answered: I have not a demon; but I honor my +Father, and ye dishonor me. <sup>50</sup>And I seek not my own +glory; there is one that seeks, and judges. <sup>51</sup>Verily, +verily, I say to you, if any one keep my saying, he shall not see +death, forever. <sup>52</sup>The Jews said to him: Now we know that +thou hast a demon. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou +sayest: If a man keep my saying, he shall not taste of death, +forever. <sup>53</sup>Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who +is dead? And the prophets are dead. Whom makest thou thyself? +<sup>54</sup>Jesus answered: If I honor myself, my honor is +nothing. It is my Father that honors me, of whom ye say, that he is +your God. <sup>55</sup>And ye know him not; but I know him. And if +I say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like to you. But I know +him, and I keep his word. <sup>56</sup>Abraham, your father, +rejoiced to see my day; and he saw it, and was glad. +<sup>57</sup>The Jews therefore said to him: Thou art not yet fifty +years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? <sup>58</sup>Jesus said to +them: Verily, verily, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am. +<sup>59</sup>They took up stones therefore to cast at him. But +Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> passing +along, he saw a man blind from his birth. <sup>2</sup>And his +disciples asked him, saying: Master, who sinned, this man or his +parents, that he should be born blind? <sup>3</sup>Jesus answered: +Neither this man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God +should be made manifest in him. <sup>4</sup>I must work the works +of him who sent me, while it is day. Night is coming, when none can +work. <sup>5</sup>As long as I am in the world, I am the light of +the world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>Having thus spoken, he spit on the +ground, and made clay of the spittle, and anointed the eyes of the +blind man with the clay, <sup>7</sup>and said to him: Go, wash in +the pool of Siloam (which is interpreted, Sent). He went away +therefore, and washed, and came seeing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>The neighbors therefore, and they who +before had seen him that he was a beggar, said: Is not this he that +sits and begs? <sup>9</sup>Some said: This is he; and others: He is +like him; he said: I am he. <sup>10</sup>Therefore they said to +him: How were thine eyes opened? <sup>11</sup>He answered: A man +called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said to me: Go +to the pool of Siloam, and wash. And I went away and washed, and +received sight. <sup>12</sup>They said to him: Where is he? He +said: I know not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>They bring to the Pharisees him who +before was blind. <sup>14</sup>And it was the sabbath when Jesus +made the clay, and opened his eyes. <sup>15</sup>Again therefore +the Pharisees also asked him, how he received sight. He said to +them: He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. +<sup>16</sup>Therefore some of the Pharisees said: This man is not +from God, because he keeps not the sabbath. Others said: How can a +man that is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among +them. <sup>17</sup>They say to the blind man again: What sayest +thou of him, seeing that he opened thine eyes? He said: He is a +Prophet.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>The Jews therefore did not believe +concerning him, that he was blind and received sight, until they +called the parents of him that received sight. <sup>19</sup>And +they asked them, saying: Is this your son, who ye say was born +blind? How then does he now see? <sup>20</sup>His parents answered +them and said: We know that this is our son, and that he was born +blind. <sup>21</sup>But by what means he now sees, we know not; or +who opened his eyes, we know not. He is of age; ask him. He shall +speak for himself. <sup>22</sup>These words spoke his parents, +because they feared the Jews; for the Jews had agreed already, that +if any one acknowledged him as Christ, he should be put out of the +synagogue. <sup>23</sup>Therefore his parents said: He is of age; +ask him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>They therefore called a second time the +man that was blind, and said to him: Give glory to God; we know +that this man is a sinner. <sup>25</sup>He answered therefore: +Whether he is a sinner, I know not; one thing I know, that, whereas +I was blind, now I see. <sup>26</sup>They therefore said to him: +What did he to thee? How opened he thine eyes? <sup>27</sup>He +answered them: I told you already, and ye did not hear. Wherefore +would ye hear again? Will ye also become his disciples? +<sup>28</sup>They reviled him, and said: Thou art his disciple; but +we are Moses' disciples. <sup>29</sup>We know that God has spoken +to Moses; but this man we know not, whence he is. <sup>30</sup>The +man answered and said to them: Why herein is a marvelous thing, +that ye know not whence he is, and he opened mine eyes. +<sup>31</sup>Now we know that God hears not sinners. But if any one +is a worshiper of God, and does his will, him he hears. +<sup>32</sup>Since the world began, it was not heard that any one +opened the eyes of one born blind. <sup>33</sup>If this man were +not from God, he could do nothing. <sup>34</sup>They answered and +said to him: Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach +us? And they cast him out.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>Jesus heard that they cast him out; and +finding him, he said to him: Dost thou believe on the Son of God? +<sup>36</sup>He answered and said: Who then is he, Lord, that I may +believe on him? <sup>37</sup>And Jesus said to him: Thou hast both +seen him, and he it is that talks with thee. <sup>38</sup>And he +said: Lord, I believe. And he worshiped him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And Jesus said: For judgment came I +into this world; that they who see not may see, and that they who +see may become blind. <sup>40</sup>And some of the Pharisees who +were with him heard these words, and said to him: Are we also +blind? <sup>41</sup>Jesus said to them: If ye were blind, ye would +not have sin. But now ye say: We see. Your sin remains!</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">X. </span> V<span class= +"sc">erily</span>, verily, I say to you: He that enters not through +the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same +is a thief and a robber. <sup>2</sup>But he that enters in through +the door is a shepherd of the sheep. <sup>3</sup>To him the porter +opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by +name, and leads them out. <sup>4</sup>And when he has put forth all +his own, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they +know his voice. <sup>5</sup>And a stranger they will not follow, +but will flee from him; because they know not the voice of +strangers.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>This parable spoke Jesus to them; but +they understood not what things they were which he spoke to +them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Therefore said Jesus to them again: +Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. +<sup>8</sup>All who came before me are thieves and robbers; but the +sheep did not hear them. <sup>9</sup>I am the door. If any one +enter in through me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out and +find pasture. <sup>10</sup>The thief comes not but to steal, and to +kill, and to destroy. I came that they may have life, and that they +may have it abundantly.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>I am the good shepherd. The good +shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. <sup>12</sup>But he that +is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, +sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees; and the wolf +catches them, and scatters the sheep. <sup>13</sup>The hireling +flees, because he is a hireling, and cares not for the sheep. +<sup>14</sup>I am the good shepherd; and I know mine, and am known +by mine, <sup>15</sup>as the Father knows me, and I know the +Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. <sup>16</sup>And +other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. Them also I must +bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, +one shepherd. <sup>17</sup>For this the Father loves me, because I +lay down my life, that I may take it again. <sup>18</sup>No one +takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to +lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. This +commandment I received from my Father.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Again there arose a division among the +Jews because of these words. <sup>20</sup>And many of them said: He +has a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him? <sup>21</sup>Others +said: These are not the words of one that has a demon. Can a demon +open the eyes of the blind?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And there came the feast of the +dedication, in Jerusalem; and it was winter. <sup>23</sup>And Jesus +was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon. +<sup>24</sup>The Jews therefore came around him, and said to him: +How long dost thou hold us in doubt<sup><a href="#r431024" id= +"f431024" title="see footnote" name="f431024">24</a></sup>? If thou +art the Christ, tell us plainly.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Jesus answered them: I told you, and ye +do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name, these bear +witness of me. <sup>26</sup>But ye do not believe; for ye are not +of my sheep, as I said to you. <sup>27</sup>My sheep hear my voice, +and I know them, and they follow me; <sup>28</sup>and I give to +them eternal life; and they shall never perish, nor shall any one +pluck them out of my hand. <sup>29</sup>My Father, who has given +them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them +out of my Father's hand. <sup>30</sup>I and the Father are one.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>The Jews therefore took up stones again +to stone him. <sup>32</sup>Jesus answered them: Many good works +have I showed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye +stone me? <sup>33</sup>The Jews answered him: For a good work we +stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, being man, +makest thyself God. <sup>34</sup>Jesus answered them: Is it not +written in your law, I said, <span class="ot">Ye are gods</span>? +<sup>35</sup>If he called them gods to whom the word of God came, +and the Scripture can not be broken, <sup>36</sup>say ye of him, +whom the Father sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou +blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of God? <sup>37</sup>If I +do not the works of my Father, believe me not. <sup>38</sup>But if +I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works; that ye may +learn and know, that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. +<sup>39</sup>Therefore they sought again to seize him; and he went +forth, out of their hand.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>And he went away again beyond the +Jordan, to the place where John was at first immersing; and there +he abode. <sup>41</sup>And many came to him, and said: John indeed +wrought no sign; but all things that John spoke of this man were +true. <sup>42</sup>And many believed on him there.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XI. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> a certain +one was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, from the village of Mary and +Martha her sister. <sup>2</sup>It was the Mary who anointed the +Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother +Lazarus was sick. <sup>3</sup>The sisters therefore sent to him, +saying: Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. <sup>4</sup>And +Jesus hearing it, said: This sickness is not for death, but for the +sake of the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified +thereby.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, +and Lazarus. <sup>6</sup>When therefore he heard that he was sick, +he then abode two days in the place where he was. <sup>7</sup>Then +after this he says to the disciples: Let us go into Judæa +again. <sup>8</sup>The disciples say to him: Master, the Jews of +late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? +<sup>9</sup>Jesus answered: Are there not twelve hours in the day? +If any one walk in the day, he stumbles not, because he sees the +light of this world. <sup>10</sup>But if any one walk in the night, +he stumbles, because the light is not in him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>These things said he; and after this he +says to them: Lazarus our friend has fallen asleep; but I go, that +I may awake him out of sleep. <sup>12</sup>Therefore his disciples +said: Lord if he has fallen asleep, he will be restored. +<sup>13</sup>But Jesus had spoken of his death; but they thought +that he said it of taking rest in sleep. <sup>14</sup>Then +therefore Jesus said to them plainly: Lazarus is dead. +<sup>15</sup>And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, +that ye may believe. But let us go to him. <sup>16</sup>Therefore +said Thomas, who is called Didymus, to his fellow disciples: Let us +also go, that we may die with him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Having come therefore, Jesus found that +he had already been four days in the tomb.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Now Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, +about fifteen furlongs off. <sup>19</sup>And many of the Jews had +come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their +brother.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Therefore Martha, when she heard that +Jesus is coming, went and met him; but Mary sat in the house. +<sup>21</sup>Then said Martha to Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst been +here, my brother had not died. <sup>22</sup>But even now, I know +that whatever thou shalt ask of God, God will give it thee. +<sup>23</sup>Jesus says to her: Thy brother will rise again. +<sup>24</sup>Martha says to him: I know that he will rise again, in +the resurrection at the last day. <sup>25</sup>Jesus said to her: I +am the resurrection, and the life; he that believes on me, though +he be dead, yet shall he live; <sup>26</sup>and whoever lives and +believes on me, shall never die. Believest thou this? +<sup>27</sup>She says to him: Yea, Lord; I believe that thou art +the Christ, the Son of God, who comes into the world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And having said this, she went away, +and called Mary her sister secretly, saying: The Teacher is come, +and calls for thee. <sup>29</sup>And she, when she heard it, rises +quickly and comes to him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>Now Jesus had not yet come into the +village, but was in the place where Martha met him. +<sup>31</sup>The Jews therefore who were with her in the house and +comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up hastily and went +out, followed her, saying: She goes to the tomb to weep there.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>Mary therefore, when she came where +Jesus was, seeing him, fell down at his feet, saying to him: Lord, +if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>Jesus therefore, when he saw her +weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, groaned in spirit, +and was troubled. <sup>34</sup>And he said: Where have ye laid him? +They say to him: Lord, come and see. <sup>35</sup>Jesus wept.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>The Jews therefore said: Behold how he +loved him! <sup>37</sup>And some of them said: Could not this man, +who opened the eyes of the blind, have caused even that this man +should not have died? <sup>38</sup>Jesus therefore, again groaning +in himself, comes to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon +it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>Jesus says: Take away the stone. The +sister of him that was dead, Martha, says to him: Lord, by this +time he is offensive; for he has been dead four days. +<sup>40</sup>Jesus says to her: Said I not to thee, that, if thou +believe, thou shalt see the glory of God?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>So they took away the stone. And Jesus +raised his eyes upward, and said: Father, I thank thee that thou +didst hear me. <sup>42</sup>And I knew that thou always hearest me; +but for the sake of the multitude standing around I said it, that +they might believe that thou didst send me. <sup>43</sup>And having +thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice: Lazarus, come forth. +<sup>44</sup>And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot +with grave clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. +Jesus says to them: Loose him, and let him go.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>45</sup>Many therefore of the Jews who came to +Mary, and saw what he did, believed on him. <sup>46</sup>But some +of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them what Jesus +did.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>47</sup>Therefore the chief priests and the +Pharisees gathered a council, and said: What do we, seeing that +this man works many signs? <sup>48</sup>If we let him thus alone, +all will believe on him; and the Romans will come and take away +both our place and nation. <sup>49</sup>And a certain one of them, +Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them: Ye know +nothing; <sup>50</sup>nor do ye consider that it is expedient for +us, that one man die for the people, and not the whole nation +perish. <sup>51</sup>And this he spoke not of himself; but being +high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the +nation; <sup>52</sup>and not for the nation only, but that also he +should gather together into one the children of God that were +scattered abroad.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>53</sup>Therefore from that day forth they took +counsel together to put him to death. <sup>54</sup>Jesus therefore +no longer walked openly among the Jews; but departed thence to the +country near to the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim, and there +continued with his disciples.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>55</sup>And the passover of the Jews was at +hand; and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country, before the +passover, that they might purify themselves. <sup>56</sup>They +sought therefore for Jesus, and said among themselves, as they +stood in the temple: What think ye, that he will not come to the +feast? <sup>57</sup>Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had +given a commandment, that, if any one knew where he was, he should +make it known, that they might seize him.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XII. </span> T<span class="sc">herefore</span> +Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where Lazarus +was who had been dead, whom Jesus raised from the dead. +<sup>2</sup>They therefore made him a supper there, and Martha +served; and Lazarus was one of those who reclined at table with +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Then Mary took a pound of ointment of +pure spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and +wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the +odor of the ointment. <sup>4</sup>Then says one of his disciples, +Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was about to betray him: +<sup>5</sup>Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred +denáries<sup><a href="#r431205" id="f431205" title= +"see footnote" name="f431205">5</a></sup>, and given to the poor? +<sup>6</sup>This he said, not because he cared for the poor; but +because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore<sup><a href= +"#r431206" id="f431206" title="see footnote" name= +"f431206">6</a></sup> what was put therein. <sup>7</sup>Then said +Jesus: Let her alone; she has kept it<sup><a href="#r431207" id= +"f431207" title="see footnote" name="f431207">7</a></sup> to the +day of my preparation for burial. <sup>8</sup>For the poor ye have +always with you; but me ye have not always.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>A great multitude of the Jews therefore +knew that he was there. And they came, not because of Jesus only, +but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he raised from the +dead.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>But the chief priests consulted that +they might put Lazarus also to death; <sup>11</sup>because by +reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on +Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>On the morrow a great multitude that +had come to the feast, hearing that Jesus is coming to Jerusalem, +<sup>13</sup>took branches of the palm-trees and went forth to meet +him, and cried: Hosanna; blessed is he who comes in the name of the +Lord, the King of Israel. <sup>14</sup>And Jesus, having found a +young ass, sat thereon; as it is written:</p> +<p class="pp4"><sup>15</sup>Fear not, daughter of Zion;</p> +<p class="pp4">Behold, thy King comes,</p> +<p class="pp4">Sitting on an ass's colt.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>16</sup>These things his disciples understood +not at the first. But when Jesus was glorified, then they +remembered that these things were written of him, and that they did +these things to him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>The multitude therefore that was with +him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the +dead, bore witness. <sup>18</sup>For this the multitude also met +him, because they heard that he had wrought this sign. +<sup>19</sup>The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: +Perceive ye that ye avail nothing? Behold, the world is gone after +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And there were certain Greeks, of those +who come up to worship at the feast. <sup>21</sup>These came +therefore to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired +him, saying: Sir, we would see Jesus. <sup>22</sup>Philip comes and +tells Andrew; Andrew and Philip come and tell Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And Jesus answered them, saying: The +hour has come, that the Son of man should be glorified. +<sup>24</sup>Verily, verily, I say to you, except the grain of +wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone; but if it die, +it brings forth much fruit. <sup>25</sup>He that loves his life +shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep +it unto life eternal. <sup>26</sup>If any one serve me, let him +follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be. If any +one serve me, him will the Father honor.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>Now is my soul troubled; and what shall +I say? Father, save me from this hour<sup><a href="#r431227" id= +"f431227" title="see footnote" name="f431227">27</a></sup>! But for +this cause came I unto this hour. <sup>28</sup>Father, glorify thy +name. Then there came a voice out of heaven: I both have glorified +it, and will glorify it again.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>The multitude therefore that stood by +and heard, said that it thundered; others said: An angel has spoken +to him. <sup>30</sup>Jesus answered and said: This voice came not +for my sake, but for your sakes. <sup>31</sup>Now is the judgment +of this world; now shall the prince of this world be cast out. +<sup>32</sup>And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all +men to me. <sup>33</sup>This he said, signifying by what manner of +death he should die.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>The multitude answered him: We heard +out of the law that the Christ abides forever; and how sayest thou: +The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man? +<sup>35</sup>Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a little while is +the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness +may not overtake you; and he that walks in the darkness knows not +whither he goes. <sup>36</sup>While ye have the light, believe on +the light, that ye may become sons of light.</p> +<p class="pin">These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and hid +himself from them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>But though he had wrought so many signs +before them, they did not believe on him; <sup>38</sup>that the +saying of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he +spoke:</p> +<p class="pp2">Lord, who believed our report,</p> +<p class="pp2">And to whom was the arm of the Lord revealed?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>Therefore they could not believe, +because Isaiah said again:</p> +<p class="pp3"><sup>40</sup>He has blinded their eyes,</p> +<p class="pp3">And has hardened their heart;</p> +<p class="pp3">That they should not see with their eyes,</p> +<p class="pp3">And understand with their heart,</p> +<p class="pp3">And turn, and I should heal them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>These things said Isaiah, because he +saw his glory, and spoke of him. <sup>42</sup>Yet, even of the +rulers many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did +not acknowledge him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; +<sup>43</sup>for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of +God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>44</sup>And Jesus cried and said: He that +believes on me, believes not on me but on him who sent me. +<sup>45</sup>And he that beholds me beholds him who sent me. +<sup>46</sup>I have come a light into the world, that whoever +believes on me may not abide in the darkness. <sup>47</sup>And if +any one hear my words, and keep them not, I do not judge him; for I +came not to judge the world, but to save the world. <sup>48</sup>He +that rejects me, and receives not my words, has one that judges +him. The word that I spokes that shall judge him in the last day. +<sup>49</sup>Because I spoke not from myself; but the Father who +sent me, he has given me a commandment, what I should say, and what +I should speak. <sup>50</sup>And I know that his commandment is +everlasting life. What things I speak therefore, as the Father has +said to me, so I speak.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> before +the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour has come +that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having loved +his own who were in the world, loved them to the end. +<sup>2</sup>And supper being served, the Devil having already put +into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; +<sup>3</sup>knowing that the Father has given all things into his +hands, and that he came out from God, and is going to God, +<sup>4</sup>he rises from the supper, and lays aside his garments, +and taking a towel he girded himself. <sup>5</sup>After that he +pours water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his +disciples, and to wipe them with the towel with which he was +girded.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>He comes therefore to Simon Peter; and +Peter says to him: Lord, dost thou wash my feet? <sup>7</sup>Jesus +answered and said to him: What I do thou knowest not now; but thou +shalt know hereafter. <sup>8</sup>Peter says to him: Never shalt +thou wash my feet. Jesus answered him: If I wash thee not, thou +hast no part with me. <sup>9</sup>Simon Peter says to him: Lord, +not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. <sup>10</sup>Jesus +says to him: He that has bathed has no need save to wash the feet, +but is wholly clean. And ye are clean; but not all. +<sup>11</sup>For he knew his betrayer; therefore he said: Ye are +not all clean.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>When therefore he had washed their +feet, he took his garments, and reclining again at table, said to +them: Know ye what I have done to you? <sup>13</sup>Ye call me the +Teacher, and the Master; and ye say well, for so I am. +<sup>14</sup>If I then, the Master and the Teacher, washed your +feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. <sup>15</sup>For I +gave you an example, that as I did to you, ye also should do. +<sup>16</sup>Verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater +than his lord, nor one that is sent<sup><a href="#r431316" id= +"f431316" title="see footnote" name="f431316">16</a></sup> greater +than he who sent him. <sup>17</sup>If ye know these things, happy +are ye if ye do them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>I speak not of you all; I know whom I +chose; but that the scripture might be fulfilled, <span class= +"ot">He that eats the loaf with me lifted up his heel against +me.</span> <sup>19</sup>Even now I tell you, before it comes to +pass, that when it comes to pass, ye may believe that I am he. +<sup>20</sup>Verily, verily, I say to you, he that receives +whomsoever I send receives me; and he that receives me receives him +who sent me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Having said this, Jesus was troubled in +spirit, and testified and said: Verily, verily, I say to you, that +one of you will betray me. <sup>22</sup>The disciples therefore +looked one on another, doubting of whom he spoke. <sup>23</sup>And +there was reclining in Jesus' bosom one of his disciples, whom +Jesus loved. <sup>24</sup>To him therefore Simon Peter beckons, and +says to him: Say who it is of whom he speaks. <sup>25</sup>And he, +leaning back on Jesus' breast, says to him: Lord, who is it? +<sup>26</sup>Jesus answers: He it is, to whom I shall give the +morsel, when I have dipped it. And having dipped the morsel, he +gives it to Judas Iscariot, son of Simon. <sup>27</sup>And after +the morsel, then entered Satan into him. Jesus therefore says to +him: What thou doest, do quickly.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And no one at the table knew for what +intent he spoke this to him. <sup>29</sup>For some thought, because +Judas had the bag, that Jesus said to him: Buy what we need for the +feast; or, that he should give something to the poor.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>He then, having received the morsel, +went immediately out; and it was night.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>When therefore he was gone out, Jesus +says: Now is the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him. +<sup>32</sup>If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him +in himself, and will straightway glorify him. +<sup>33</sup>Children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye will +seek me; and as I said to the Jews, whither I go ye can not come, +so now I say to you. <sup>34</sup>A new commandment I give to you, +that ye love one another; as I loved you, that ye also love one +another. <sup>35</sup>By this shall all know that ye are my +disciples, if ye have love one toward another.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>Simon Peter says to him: Lord, whither +goest thou? Jesus answered him: Whither I go, thou canst not follow +me now; but thou shalt follow me afterward. <sup>37</sup>Peter says +to him: Lord, why can not I follow thee now? I will lay down my +life for thee. <sup>38</sup>Jesus answers: Wilt thou lay down thy +life for me? Verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will not crow, +till thou hast denied me thrice.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIV. </span> L<span class="sc">et</span> not your +heart be troubled. Believe on God, and believe on me<sup><a href= +"#r431401" id="f431401" title="see footnote" name= +"f431401">1</a></sup>. <sup>2</sup>In my Father's house are many +mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; because I go to +prepare a place for you. <sup>3</sup>And if I go and prepare a +place for you, I will come again, and will receive you to myself; +that where I am ye may be also. <sup>4</sup>And ye know the way +whither I go.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Thomas says to him: Lord, we know not +whither thou goest; and how do we know the way? <sup>6</sup>Jesus +says to him: I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to +the Father, but by me. <sup>7</sup>If ye knew me, ye would know my +Father also; and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Philip says to him: Lord, show us the +Father, and it suffices us. <sup>9</sup>Jesus says to him: Am I so +long time with you, and dost thou not know me, Philip? He that has +seen me has seen the Father; and how sayest thou: Show us the +Father? <sup>10</sup>Believest thou not that I am in the Father, +and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you I speak not of +myself; but the Father who dwells in me, he does the works. +<sup>11</sup>Believe me, that I am in the Father, and the Father in +me; or else believe for the very works' sake.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Verily, verily, I say to you, he that +believes on me, the works that I do he shall do also, and greater +than these shall he do, because I go to the Father. +<sup>13</sup>And whatever ye shall ask in my name, that I will do, +that the Father may be glorified in the Son. <sup>14</sup>If ye +shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>If ye love me, keep my commandments. +<sup>16</sup>And I will ask of the Father, and he will give you +another Comforter, that he may be with you forever; +<sup>17</sup>the Spirit of truth, whom the world can not receive, +because it sees him not, neither knows him; but ye know him, +because he abides with you, and shall be in you. <sup>18</sup>I +will not leave you bereaved<sup><a href="#r431418" id="f431418" +title="see footnote" name="f431418">18</a></sup>; I will come to +you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Yet a little while, and the world sees +me no more; but ye see me; because I live, ye shall live also. +<sup>20</sup>In that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and +ye in me, and I in you. <sup>21</sup>He that has my commandments, +and keeps them, he it is that loves me; and he that loves me shall +be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest +myself to him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>Judas says to him (not Iscariot): Lord, +how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us, and not to the +world? <sup>23</sup>Jesus answered and said to him: If any one +loves me, he will keep my word; and my Father will love him, and we +will come to him, and make our abode with him. <sup>24</sup>He that +loves me not, keeps not my words; and the word which ye hear is not +mine, but the Father's who sent me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>These things have I spoken to you, +while abiding with you. <sup>26</sup>But the Comforter, the Holy +Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all +things, and bring to your remembrance all things which I said to +you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>Peace I leave with you, my peace I give +to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Let not your heart +be troubled, neither let it be afraid. <sup>28</sup>Ye heard how I +said to you: I go away; and I come to you. If ye loved me, ye would +have rejoiced that I go to the Father; because the Father is +greater than I. <sup>29</sup>And now I have told you before it +comes to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>I will no longer talk much with you; +for the prince of the world comes, and in me he has nothing. +<sup>31</sup>But that the world may know that I love the Father, +and as the Father gave me commandment, so I do. Arise, let us go +hence.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">XV. </span> I +<span class="sc">am</span> the true vine, and my Father is the +husbandman. <sup>2</sup>Every branch in me that bears not fruit, he +takes it away; and every one that bears fruit, he cleanses it, that +it may bear more fruit. <sup>3</sup>Ye are already clean, through +the word which I have spoken to you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch +can not bear fruit of itself, if it abide not in the vine, so +neither can ye, if ye abide not in me. <sup>5</sup>I am the vine, +ye are the branches. He that abides in me and I in him, the same +bears much fruit; because without me ye can do nothing. +<sup>6</sup>If any one abide not in me, he is cast forth as the +branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into +the fire, and they are burned. <sup>7</sup>If ye abide in me, and +my words abide in you, ask whatever ye will, and it shall be done +to you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Herein is my Father glorified, that ye +bear much fruit; and ye shall become my disciples. <sup>9</sup>As +the Father loved me, I also loved you; abide in my love. +<sup>10</sup>If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; +as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>These things I have spoken to you, that +my joy may be in you, and your joy be made full. <sup>12</sup>This +is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I loved you. +<sup>13</sup>Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down +his life for his friends. <sup>14</sup>Ye are my friends, if ye do +whatever I command you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>No longer do I call you servants; +because the servant knows not what his lord does. But I have called +you friends because all things that I heard from my Father I made +known to you. <sup>16</sup>Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, +and appointed you that ye may go and bear fruit, and that your +fruit may remain; that whatever ye shall ask of the Father in my +name, he may give it you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>These things I command you, that ye +love one another. <sup>18</sup>If the world hates you, ye know that +it has hated me before it hated you. <sup>19</sup>If ye were of the +world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the +world, but I chose you out of the world, for this the world hates +you. <sup>20</sup>Remember the word that I said to you: A servant +is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also +persecute you; if they kept my saying, they will keep yours also. +<sup>21</sup>But all these things they will do to you for my name's +sake, because they know not him who sent me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>If I had not come and spoken to them, +they would not have sin; but now they have no cloak for their sin. +<sup>23</sup>He that hates me hates my Father also. <sup>24</sup>If +I had not done among them the works which no other one has done, +they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and hated both +me and my Father. <sup>25</sup>But this comes to pass, that the +word might be fulfilled that is written in their law: <span class= +"ot">They hated me without a cause.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>But when the Comforter is come, whom I +will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, which +proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness of me. +<sup>27</sup>And ye also shall bear witness, because ye are with me +from the beginning.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVI. </span> T<span class="sc">hese</span> things I +have spoken to you, that ye should not be offended. +<sup>2</sup>They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, a time is +coming, that every one who kills you will think he makes an +offering to God. <sup>3</sup>And these things they will do to you, +because they have not known the Father, nor me. <sup>4</sup>But +these things I have spoken to you, that when the time shall come, +ye may remember that I told you. And these things I told you not +from the beginning, because I was with you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And now I go to him who sent me; and +none of you asks me: Whither goest thou? <sup>6</sup>But because I +have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart. +<sup>7</sup>But I tell you the truth, it is expedient for you that +I depart; for if I depart not, the Comforter will not come to you; +but if I go, I will send him to you. <sup>8</sup>And when he is +come, he will convict the world, in respect of sin, and of +righteousness, and of judgment; <sup>9</sup>of sin, in that they +believe not on me; <sup>10</sup>of righteousness, in that I go to +my Father, and ye behold me no more; <sup>11</sup>of judgment, in +that the prince of this world has been judged.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>I have yet many things to say to you, +but ye can not bear them now. <sup>13</sup>But when he, the Spirit +of truth is come, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will +not speak from himself, but whatever he shall hear, that will he +speak, and he will tell you the things to come. <sup>14</sup>He +will glorify me; because he will receive of mine, and will tell it +to you. <sup>15</sup>All things that the Father has are mine. +Therefore, I said, that he will receive of mine, and will tell it +to you. <sup>16</sup>A little while, and ye behold me not; and +again a little while, and ye shall see me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Therefore some of his disciples said to +one another: What is this that he says to us, A little while, and +ye behold me not; and again a little while, and ye shall see me; +and, I go to the Father? <sup>18</sup>They said therefore: What is +this that he says, A little while? We know not what he says.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Jesus knew that they were desirous to +ask him, and said to them: Do ye inquire of this with one another, +that I said, A little while, and ye behold me not; and again a +little while, and ye shall see me? <sup>20</sup>Verily, verily, I +say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will +rejoice; and ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned +into joy. <sup>21</sup>A woman when she is in travail has sorrow, +because her hour is come; but when she has borne the child, she +remembers no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the +world. <sup>22</sup>And so ye now have sorrow; but I will see you +again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from +you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And in that day ye shall ask nothing of +me. Verily, verily, I say to you: Whatever ye shall ask of the +Father, he will give it you in my name. <sup>24</sup>Hitherto ye +asked nothing in my name. Ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy +may be made full.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>These things I have spoken to you in +parables. A time is coming, when I will no more speak to you in +parables, but I will tell you plainly of the Father. +<sup>26</sup>In that day ye shall ask in my name. And I say not to +you, that I will pray the Father for you; <sup>27</sup>for the +Father himself loves you, because ye have loved me, and have +believed that I came forth from God. <sup>28</sup>I came forth from +the Father, and have come into the world; again, I leave the world, +and go to the Father.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>His disciples say to him: Lo, now thou +speakest plainly, and speakest no parable. <sup>30</sup>Now we know +that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any one should +ask thee. By this we believe that thou camest forth from God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>Jesus answered them: Do ye now believe? +<sup>32</sup>Behold, an hour is coming, and has come, that ye will +be scattered, each one to his own, and will leave me alone; and I +am not alone, because the Father is with me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>These things I have spoken to you, that +in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation; but be +of good cheer, I have overcome the world.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVII. </span> T<span class="sc">hese</span> words +spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said: Father, +the hour has come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son may glorify thee; +<sup>2</sup>as thou gayest him authority over all flesh, that as +many as thou hast given to him, to them he should give eternal +life. <sup>3</sup>And this is the eternal life, that they know thee +the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou didst send. +<sup>4</sup>I glorified thee on the earth; I finished the work +which thou hast given me to do. <sup>5</sup>And now, O Father, +glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I had +with thee before the world was. <sup>6</sup>I manifested thy name +to the men whom thou hast given me out of the world. Thine they +were, and thou hast given them to me; and they have kept thy word. +<sup>7</sup>Now they know that all things whatever thou hast given +me are from thee; <sup>8</sup>because the words which thou gayest +me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew in truth +that I came forth from thee, and believed that thou didst send me. +<sup>9</sup>I pray for them; I pray not for the world, but for +those whom thou hast given me; because they are thine. +<sup>10</sup>And all things that are mine are thine, and thine are +mine; and I am glorified in them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And I am no longer in the world; and +these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep those +in thy name whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we +are, <sup>12</sup>While I was with them, I kept them in thy name. +Those whom thou hast given me I watched over and none of them +perished, except the son of perdition, that the scripture might be +fulfilled. <sup>13</sup>And now I come to thee; and these things I +speak in the world, that they may have my joy made full in them. +<sup>14</sup>I have given them thy word; and the world hated them, +because they are not of the world, as I am not of the world. +<sup>15</sup>I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the +world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. +<sup>16</sup>They are not of the world, as I am not of the world. +<sup>17</sup>Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth. +<sup>18</sup>As thou didst send me into the world, I also sent them +into the world. <sup>19</sup>And for their sakes I sanctify myself, +that they also may be sanctified in the truth. <sup>20</sup>And I +pray not for these only, but also for those who believe on me +through their word; <sup>21</sup>that all may be one; as thou, +Father, in me and I in thee, that they also may be in us; that the +world may believe that thou didst send me. <sup>22</sup>And the +glory which thou hast given to me I have given to them, that they +may be one, as we are one; <sup>23</sup>I in them, and thou in me, +that they may be perfected into one; that the world may know that +thou didst send me, and lovedst them as thou lovedst me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Father, those whom thou hast given me, +I will that where I am they also be with me; that they may behold +my glory, which thou hast given me; because thou lovedst me before +the foundation of the world. <sup>25</sup>Righteous Father! And the +world knew thee not! But I knew thee, and these knew that thou +didst send me; <sup>26</sup>and I made known to them thy name, and +will make it known; that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be +in them, and I in them.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVIII. </span> H<span class="sc">aving</span> +spoken these words, Jesus went out with his disciples beyond the +brook Kedron, where was a garden, into which he entered and his +disciples. <sup>2</sup>And Judas also, his betrayer knew the place; +because Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Judas therefore, having received the +band and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, comes +thither with torches and lamps and weapons. <sup>4</sup>Jesus +therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon him, went +forth and said to them: Whom do ye seek? <sup>5</sup>They answered +him: Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus says to them: I am he. And Judas +also, his betrayer, was standing with them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>When therefore he said to them, I am he, +they went backward, and fell to the ground.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Again therefore he asked them: Whom do +ye seek? And they said: Jesus the Nazarene. <sup>8</sup>Jesus +answered: I told you that I am he; if therefore ye seek me, let +these go their way; <sup>9</sup>that the saying might be fulfilled, +which he spoke: Of those whom thou hast given me, I lost none.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew +it and smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right +ear. The servant's name was Malchus. <sup>11</sup>Jesus therefore +said to Peter: Put up thy sword into the sheath. The cup which my +Father has given me, shall I not drink it?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>So the band, and the captain, and the +officers of the Jews, took Jesus and bound him, <sup>13</sup>and +led him away to Annas first; for he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, +who was high priest that year. <sup>14</sup>And it was Caiaphas who +counseled the Jews, that it is expedient that one man should die +for the people.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And Simon Peter and the other disciple +followed Jesus. That disciple was known to the high priest, and +went in with Jesus into the court of the high priest. +<sup>16</sup>But Peter was standing at the door without. Therefore +the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and +spoke to her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. +<sup>17</sup>Then the damsel that kept the door says to Peter: Art +not thou also one of this man's disciples? He says: I am not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And the servants and the officers were +standing there, having made a fire of coals, because it was cold, +and were warming themselves; and Peter was standing with them, and +warming himself.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>The high priest therefore asked Jesus +concerning his disciples, and concerning his teaching. +<sup>20</sup>Jesus answered him: I have spoken openly to the world; +I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, where all the +Jews assemble; and I spoke nothing in secret. <sup>21</sup>Why +askest thou me? Ask those who have heard, what I spoke to them. +Behold, these know what things I said.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And when he had said this, one of the +officers who was standing by gave Jesus a blow on the face, saying: +Answerest thou the high priest so? <sup>23</sup>Jesus answered him: +If I spoke evil, bear witness of the evil; but if well, why dost +thou smite me?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the +high priest. <sup>25</sup>And Simon Peter was standing and warming +himself. They said therefore to him: Art thou also one of his +disciples? He denied, and said: I am not. <sup>26</sup>One of the +servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of him whose ear Peter +cut off, says: Did not I see thee in the garden with him? +<sup>27</sup>Again therefore Peter denied; and immediately a cock +crowed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas into +the Governor's palace; and it was early; and they themselves went +not into the palace, that they might not be defiled, but might eat +the passover. <sup>29</sup>Pilate therefore went out to them, and +said: What accusation do ye bring against this man? +<sup>30</sup>They answered and said to him: If this man were not a +malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee. +<sup>31</sup>Pilate therefore said to them: Do ye take him, and +judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him: It +is not lawful for us to put any one to death; <sup>32</sup>that the +saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spoke, signifying by +what manner of death he should die.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>Pilate therefore entered into the +palace again, and called Jesus, and said to him: Art thou the King +of the Jews? <sup>34</sup>Jesus answered: Dost thou say this of +thyself, or did others tell thee concerning me? <sup>35</sup>Pilate +answered: Am I a Jew? Thine own nation, and the chief priests, +delivered thee up to me. What didst thou? <sup>36</sup>Jesus +answered: My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of +this world, my servants would fight, that I might not be delivered +up to the Jews; but now is my kingdom not from hence. +<sup>37</sup>Pilate therefore said to him: Art thou a king then? +Jesus answered: Thou sayest it; because I am a king. To this end +have I been born, and to this end have I come into the world, that +I may bear witness to the truth. Every one that is of the truth +hears my voice.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>Pilate says to him: What is truth? And +having said this, he went out again to the Jews, and says to them: +I find no fault in him. <sup>39</sup>But ye have a custom, that I +should release to you one at the passover. Do ye desire therefore +that I release to you the King of the Jews? <sup>40</sup>They all +therefore cried out again, saying: Not this one, but Barabbas. Now +Barabbas was a robber.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIX. </span> T<span class="sc">hen</span> therefore +Pilate took Jesus, and scourged him. <sup>2</sup>And the soldiers +platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and put on him a +purple robe; and they came to him, <sup>3</sup>and said: Hail, King +of the Jews! And they gave him blows on the face.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Pilate went forth again, and says to +them: Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I +find no fault in him. <sup>5</sup>Jesus therefore came forth, +wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And he says to +them: Behold the man!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>When therefore the chief priests and the +officers saw him, they cried out, saying: Crucify him, crucify him. +Pilate says to them: Do ye take him, and crucify him; for I find no +fault in him. <sup>7</sup>The Jews answered him: We have a law, and +by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of +God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>When therefore Pilate heard this saying, +he was the more afraid. <sup>9</sup>And he went again into the +palace, and says to Jesus: Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no +answer. <sup>10</sup>Then says Pilate to him: Dost thou not speak +to me? Knowest thou not that I have power to release thee, and have +power to crucify thee? <sup>11</sup>Jesus answered: Thou wouldst +have no power against me, except it were given thee from above. +Therefore he that delivers me to thee has the greater sin. +<sup>12</sup>Thenceforth Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews +cried out, saying: If thou let this man go, thou art not a friend +of Cæsar. Whoever makes himself a king speaks against +Cæsar.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>When therefore Pilate heard these +words, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down on the judgment-seat in +a place called the Pavement, and in Hebrew, Gabbatha. +<sup>14</sup>And it was the preparation of the passover, and about +the sixth hour. And he says to the Jews: Behold your king! +<sup>15</sup>But they cried out: Away with him, away with him, +crucify him. Pilate says to them: Shall I crucify your king? The +chief priests answered: We have no king but Cæsar. +<sup>16</sup>Then therefore he delivered him to them to be +crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And bearing his cross he went forth +into the place called Place of a skull, which in Hebrew is called +Golgotha; <sup>18</sup>where they crucified him, and two others +with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. +<sup>19</sup>And Pilate wrote also a title, and put it on the +cross. And the writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE THE KING OF THE +JEWS.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>This title therefore many of the Jews +read; because the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the +city, and it was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. +<sup>21</sup>Therefore said the chief priests of the Jews to +Pilate: Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am +King of the Jews. <sup>22</sup>Pilate answered: What I have +written, I have written.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>Then the soldiers, when they crucified +Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a +part, and also his coat. And the coat was without a seam, woven +from the top throughout. <sup>24</sup>They said therefore to one +another: Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall +be; that the scripture might be fulfilled which says:</p> +<p class="pp1">They parted my garments among them.</p> +<p class="pp1">And for my vesture they cast lots.</p> +<p class="pin">These things the soldiers did. <sup>25</sup>And +there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his +mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary the Magdalene. +<sup>26</sup>Jesus therefore seeing his mother, and the disciple +whom he loved standing by, says to his mother: Woman, behold thy +son! <sup>27</sup>Then he says to the disciple: Behold thy mother! +And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>After this, Jesus knowing that all +things were now finished, that the scripture might be accomplished, +says: I thirst. <sup>29</sup>Now there was set a vessel full of +vinegar; and they, having filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it +on a hyssop-stalk, bore it to his mouth. <sup>30</sup>When Jesus +therefore received the vinegar, he said: It is finished; and he +bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>The Jews therefore, since it was the +preparation, that the bodies might not remain upon the cross on the +sabbath (for that sabbath day was a great day), besought Pilate +that their legs might be broken, and they be taken away. +<sup>32</sup>The soldiers came, therefore, and broke the legs of +the first, and of the other who was crucified with him. +<sup>33</sup>But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was +already dead, they broke not his legs. <sup>34</sup>But one of the +soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith there came +out blood and water.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And he that has seen has borne witness, +and his witness is true, and he knows that he says what is true, +that ye also might believe. <sup>36</sup>For these things came to +pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled: <span class="ot">A +bone of him shall not be broken.</span> <sup>37</sup>And again +another scripture says: <span class="ot">They shall look on him +whom they pierced.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>And after this, Joseph from +Arimathæa, being a disciple of Jesus, 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 away +the body of Jesus. <sup>39</sup>And there came also Nicodemus, who +at the first came to Jesus by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh +and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight. <sup>40</sup>They took +therefore the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths with the +spices, as is the custom of the Jews to prepare for burial.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>And in the place where he was crucified +there was a garden, and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein no +one was yet laid. <sup>42</sup>There they laid Jesus therefore, on +account of the preparation of the Jews, because the sepulchre was +nigh at hand.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> on the +first day of the week Mary the Magdalene comes early, while it is +yet dark, to the sepulchre, and sees the stone taken away out of +the sepulchre. <sup>2</sup>She runs therefore and comes to Simon +Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and says to +them: They took away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not +where they laid him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Peter therefore went forth, and the +other disciple, and they went to the sepulchre. <sup>4</sup>And the +two ran together; and the other disciple outran Peter, and came +first to the sepulchre. <sup>5</sup>And stooping down he sees the +linen cloths lying; yet he went not in. <sup>6</sup>Then comes +Simon Peter following him; and he went into the sepulchre, and sees +the linen cloths lying, <sup>7</sup>and the napkin that was about +his head not lying with the linen cloths, but wrapped together in a +place by itself. <sup>8</sup>Then therefore the other disciple, who +came first to the sepulchre, went in also; and he saw, and +believed. <sup>9</sup>For not even yet did they know the scripture, +that he must rise from the dead.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>The disciples therefore went away again +to their own home. <sup>11</sup>And Mary was standing by the +sepulchre without, weeping. So, as she wept, she stooped clown into +the sepulchre, <sup>12</sup>and beholds two angels in white, +sitting the one at the head and the other at the feet, where the +body of Jesus lay. <sup>13</sup>And they say to her: Woman, why +weepest thou? She says to them: Because they took away my Lord, and +I know not where they laid him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Having said this, she turned back and +beholds Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus. +<sup>15</sup>Jesus says to her: Woman, why weepest thou? Whom dost +thou seek? She, supposing that it was the gardener, says to him: +Sir, if thou didst bear him hence, tell me where thou laidest him, +and I will take him away. <sup>16</sup>Jesus says to her: Mary! +Turning, she says to him in Hebrew: Rabboni! (which is to say, +Teacher!) <sup>17</sup>Jesus says to her: Touch me not; for I have +not yet ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren, and say to +them: I ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your +God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Mary the Magdalene comes bringing word +to the disciples, that she has seen the Lord, and that he spoke +these things to her.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>When therefore it was evening on that +day, the first day of the week, the doors having been shut, where +the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and +stood in the midst; and he says to them: Peace be to you. +<sup>20</sup>And having said this, he showed them his hands and his +side. The disciples rejoiced therefore, when they saw the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Jesus therefore said to them again: +Peace be to you. As the Father has sent me, I also send you. +<sup>22</sup>And having said this, he breathed on them, and says to +them: Receive the Holy Spirit. <sup>23</sup>Whosesoever sins ye +remit, they are remitted to them; and whosesoever ye retain, they +are retained.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>But Thomas, one of the twelve, called +Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. <sup>25</sup>The other +disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the Lord. But he said +to them: Except I see in his hands the print of the nails, and +thrust my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand +into his side, I will not believe.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>And after eight days, again his +disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesus comes, the doors +being shut, and stood in the midst, and said: Peace be to you. +<sup>27</sup>After that, he says to Thomas: Reach hither thy +finger, and see my hands; and reach thy hand, and thrust it into my +side; and be not faithless, but believing. <sup>28</sup>Thomas +answered and said to him: My Lord, and my God. <sup>29</sup>Jesus +says to him: Because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed. Happy +they who saw not, and have believed!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>Many other signs also did Jesus in the +presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. +<sup>31</sup>But these are written, that ye might believe that +Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye may have +life in his name.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXI. </span> A<span class="sc">fter</span> these +things Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at the sea +of Tiberias; and he manifested himself in this manner.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>There were together Simon Peter, and +Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, and the +sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. <sup>3</sup>Simon +Peter says to them: I go a fishing. They say to him: We also go +with thee. They went forth, and entered into the ship; and in that +night they caught nothing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>But when morning was now come, Jesus +stood on the beach; yet the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. +<sup>5</sup>Jesus therefore says to them: Children, have ye +anything to eat? They answered him: No. <sup>6</sup>And he said to +them: Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall +find. They cast it therefore; and now they were not able to draw +it, for the multitude of the fishes.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved +says to Peter: It is the Lord. Simon Peter therefore, hearing that +it is the Lord, girded on his outer garment (for he was naked), and +cast himself into the sea. <sup>8</sup>And the other disciples came +in the boat (for they were not far from land, but about two hundred +cubits off), dragging the net with the fishes.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>When therefore they went out upon the +land, they see a fire of coals there, and a fish lying thereon, and +bread. <sup>10</sup>Jesus says to them: Bring of the fishes which +ye just now caught. <sup>11</sup>Simon Peter went on board, and +drew the net to land full of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and +three; and though there were so many, the net was not broken.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Jesus says to them: Come hither, and +break your fast. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art +thou? knowing that it is the Lord. <sup>13</sup>Jesus comes, and +takes the bread and gives to them, and the fish likewise. +<sup>14</sup>This the third time already, Jesus manifested himself +to his disciples, after he was risen from the dead.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>When therefore they had broken their +fast, Jesus says to Simon Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou +me more than these? He says to him: Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I +love thee. He says to him: Feed my lambs.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>He says to him again a second time: +Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me? He says to him: Yea, Lord; +thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him: Tend my sheep.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>He says to him the third time: Simon, +son of Jonah, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said to +him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou +knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus says to +him: Feed my sheep.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Verily, verily, I say to thee, when +thou wast young, thou didst gird thyself, and walk whither thou +wouldst; but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy +hands, and another shall gird thee, and lead thee whither thou +wouldst not. <sup>19</sup>And this he spoke, signifying by what +manner of death he should glorify God.</p> +<p class="pin">And having spoken this, he says to him: Follow me. +<sup>20</sup>Peter, turning about, sees the disciple whom Jesus +loved following; who also at the supper leaned back on his breast, +and said: Lord, who is he that betrays thee? <sup>21</sup>Peter +seeing him says to Jesus: Lord, and what shall this man do? +<sup>22</sup>Jesus says to him: If I will that he remain till I +come, what is it to thee? Do thou follow me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>This saying therefore went abroad among +the brethren, that that disciple should not die. And Jesus said not +to him, that he should not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I +come, what is it to thee?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>This is the disciple who testifies of +these things, and wrote these things; and we know that his +testimony is true. <sup>25</sup>And there are also many other +things which Jesus did; and if they should be written every one, I +suppose that even the world itself would not contain the books that +should be written.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b44" id="b44">THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> T<span class= +"sc">he</span> former narration I made, O Theophilus, concerning +all things that Jesus began both to do and to teach, +<sup>2</sup>until the day when he was taken up, after he had given +commandment, through the Holy Spirit, to the apostles whom he +chose; <sup>3</sup>to whom also he showed himself living, after he +had suffered, by many infallible proofs, during forty days +appearing to them, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom +of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And, being assembled together with them, +he commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the +promise of the Father, which ye heard from me; <sup>5</sup>for John +indeed immersed in water; but ye shall be immersed in the Holy +Spirit, not many days hence.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>They therefore, having come +together<sup><a href="#r440106" id="f440106" title="see footnote" +name="f440106">6</a></sup>, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt thou at +this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? <sup>7</sup>And he +said to them: It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the +Father appointed by his own authority<sup><a href="#r440107" id= +"f440107" title="see footnote" name="f440107">7</a></sup>. +<sup>8</sup>But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is +come upon you; and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and +in all Judæa, and Samaria, and unto the utmost part of the +earth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And having spoken these things, while +they beheld he was borne up, and a cloud received him out of their +sight. <sup>10</sup>And while they were looking intently into +heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; +<sup>11</sup>who also said: Men of Galilee, why stand ye looking +into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, +shall so come in like manner as ye saw him going into heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Then they returned to Jerusalem from +the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's +journey. <sup>13</sup>And when they came in, they went up into the +upper room, where were abiding 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. +<sup>14</sup>These all continued with one accord in prayer, with +women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And in those days Peter stood up in the +midst of the brethren, and said (the number of names together was +about a hundred and twenty): <sup>16</sup>Men, brethren, it was +necessary that the scripture should be fulfilled, which the Holy +Spirit by the mouth of David spoke before concerning Judas, who +became guide to those who took Jesus. <sup>17</sup>Because he was +numbered with us, and obtained the office of this ministry.— +<sup>18</sup>Now this man purchased a field with the wages of +iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and +all his bowels gushed out. <sup>19</sup>And it became known to all +who dwell at Jerusalem; so that that field was called, in their own +tongue, Aceldama, that is, Field of blood.— <sup>20</sup>For +it is written in the book of Psalms:</p> +<p class="pp4">Let his habitation be made desolate,</p> +<p class="pp4">And let no one dwell therein.</p> +<p class="pnn">And:</p> +<p class="pp4">Let another take his office<sup><a href="#r440120" +id="f440120" title="see footnote" name="f440120">20</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Therefore, of these men, who +accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out +among us, <sup>22</sup>beginning from John's immersion, unto the +day when he was taken up from us, must one be made a witness with +us of his resurrection.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And they appointed two, Joseph called +Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus, and Matthias. <sup>24</sup>And +they prayed, saying: Thou, Lord, who knowest the hearts of all, +show which of these two thou didst choose, <sup>25</sup>that he may +take part in this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas by +transgression fell away, that he might go to his own place. +<sup>26</sup>And they gave their lots<sup><a href="#r440126" id= +"f440126" title="see footnote" name="f440126">26</a></sup>; and the +lot fell upon Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven +apostles.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> when the +day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in +one place. <sup>2</sup>And suddenly there came a sound out of +heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house +where they were sitting. <sup>3</sup>And there appeared to them +tongues as of fire, distributed among them; and it sat upon each of +them. <sup>4</sup>And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, +and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them +utterance.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem, +Jews, devout men, from every nation under heaven. <sup>6</sup>And +this being noised abroad<sup><a href="#r440206" id="f440206" title= +"see footnote" name="f440206">6</a></sup>, the multitude came +together, and were confounded, because every man heard them speak +in his own language. <sup>7</sup>And all were amazed, and wondered, +saying one to another Behold, are not all these who speak +Galilæans? <sup>8</sup>And how do we hear, every man in our +own tongue, wherein we were born, <sup>9</sup>Parthians and Medes +and Elamites, and those who inhabit Mesopotamia, Judæa and +Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, <sup>10</sup>Phrygia and Pamphylia, +Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, +both Jews and proselytes, <sup>11</sup>Cretes and Arabians, hear +them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God? +<sup>12</sup>And all were amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to +another: What may this mean? <sup>13</sup>But others mocking said: +They are filled with sweet wine.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>But Peter, standing up with the eleven, +lifted up his voice, and said to them: Men of Judæa, and all +that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to you, and hearken to my +words. <sup>15</sup>For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, for +it is the third hour of the day. <sup>16</sup>But this is what was +spoken through the prophet Joel:</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>17</sup>And it shall be in the last days, saith +God,</p> +<p class="pp1">That I will pour out of my Spirit upon all +flesh;</p> +<p class="pp1">And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,</p> +<p class="pp1">And your young men shall see visions,</p> +<p class="pp1">And your old men shall dream dreams;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>18</sup>And even on my servants and on my +handmaids,</p> +<p class="pp1">I will pour out of my Spirit in those days,</p> +<p class="pp1">And they shall prophesy.</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>19</sup>And I will show wonders in heaven +above,</p> +<p class="pp1">And signs in the earth beneath,</p> +<p class="pp1">Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke.</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>20</sup>The sun shall be turned into +darkness,</p> +<p class="pp1">And the moon into blood,</p> +<p class="pp1">Before the great and notable day of the Lord shall +come.</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>21</sup>And it shall be, that every one who +shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus +the Nazarene, a man accredited to you from God by miracles, and +wonders, and signs, which God wrought by him in the midst of you, +as ye yourselves know; <sup>23</sup>this man, delivered up +according to the established counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye +slew, crucifying him by the hand of lawless ones; <sup>24</sup>whom +God raised up, having loosed the pains of death; because it was not +possible that he should be held by it. <sup>25</sup>For David says +concerning him:</p> +<p class="pp1">I saw the Lord always before me;</p> +<p class="pp1">Because he is on my right hand, that I should not be +moved.</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>26</sup>For this my heart rejoiced, and my +tongue exulted;</p> +<p class="pp1">Moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>27</sup>Because thou wilt not abandon my soul +to the underworld,</p> +<p class="pp1">Nor wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see +corruption.</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>28</sup>Thou didst make known to me the ways of +life;</p> +<p class="pp1">Thou wilt make me full of joy with thy presence.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>29</sup>Men, brethren, I may speak freely to +you of the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and +his sepulchre is among us unto this day. <sup>30</sup>Being a +prophet, therefore, and knowing that God swore to him, with an +oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit on his throne, +<sup>31</sup>he, foreseeing, spoke of the resurrection of the +Christ, that neither was his soul abandoned to the underworld, nor +did his flesh see corruption.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>This Jesus God raised up, whereof we +all are witnesses. <sup>33</sup>Being therefore exalted to the +right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise +of the Holy Spirit, he poured forth this, which ye now see and +hear. <sup>34</sup>For David did not ascend into heaven; but he +says himself:</p> +<p class="pp3">The Lord said to my Lord,</p> +<p class="pp3">Sit on my right hand,</p> +<p class="pp3"><sup>35</sup>Until I make thy foes thy +footstool.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>Therefore let all the house of Israel +know assuredly, that God made him, this Jesus whom ye crucified, +both Lord and Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>And hearing this, they were pierced to +the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles: Men, +brethren, what shall we do? <sup>38</sup>And Peter said to them: +Repent, and be each of you immersed, upon the name of Jesus Christ, +unto remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy +Spirit. <sup>39</sup>For the promise is to you, and to your +children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God +shall have called.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>And with many other words did he bear +witness and exhort, saying: Save yourselves from this perverse +generation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>They therefore, having +received<sup><a href="#r440241" id="f440241" title="see footnote" +name="f440241">41</a></sup> his word, were immersed and on that day +there were added about three thousand souls. <sup>42</sup>And they +were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles, and the +distribution, and the breaking of bread, and prayers. +<sup>43</sup>And fear came upon every soul; and many wonders and +signs were wrought through the apostles. <sup>44</sup>And all that +believed were together, and had all things common; <sup>45</sup>and +sold their possessions and goods, and divided them among all, as +any one had need. <sup>46</sup>And daily attending with one accord +in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they partook +of food with gladness and singleness of heart, +<sup>47</sup>praising God, and having favor with all the people. +And the Lord added to the church daily those who are +saved<sup><a href="#r440247" id="f440247" title="see footnote" +name="f440247">47</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> Peter and +John were going up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, +being the ninth hour. <sup>2</sup>And a certain man lame from his +mother's womb was carried along, whom they laid daily at the gate +of the temple, the one called Beautiful, to ask alms of those +entering into the temple; <sup>3</sup>who, seeing Peter and John +about to go into the temple, asked alms. <sup>4</sup>And Peter, +looking intently upon him, with John, said: Look upon us. +<sup>5</sup>And he gave heed to them, expecting to receive +something from them. <sup>6</sup>And Peter said: Silver and gold +have I none; but what I have, that I give thee. In the name of +Jesus Christ, the Nazarene, rise up and walk. <sup>7</sup>And +seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up. And immediately +his feet and ankles received strength; <sup>8</sup>and leaping +forth, he stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, +walking, and leaping, and praising God. <sup>9</sup>And all the +people saw him walking and praising God; <sup>10</sup>and they +recognized him, that this was he who sat for alms at the beautiful +gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement +at that which had happened to him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And as he held fast to Peter and John, +all the people ran together to them in the porch that is called +Solomon's, greatly wondering. <sup>12</sup>And Peter, seeing it, +answered to the people: Men of Israel, why wonder ye at this? Or +why look ye so intently on us, as though by our own power or +godliness we had made this man to walk? <sup>13</sup>The God of +Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, +glorified his servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him +in the presence of Pilate, when he decided to release him. +<sup>14</sup>But ye denied the Holy and Just, and demanded that a +murderer should be granted to you. <sup>15</sup>But the Author of +life ye killed; whom God raised from the dead, whereof we are +witnesses<sup><a href="#r440315" id="f440315" title="see footnote" +name="f440315">15</a></sup>. <sup>16</sup>And his name, upon the +faith in his name, made this man strong, whom ye see and know; and +the faith, which is through Him, gave him this perfect soundness in +the presence of you all.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And now, brethren, I know that ye acted +in ignorance, as also your rulers. <sup>18</sup>But thus God +fulfilled what he before announced by the mouth of all his +prophets, that the Christ should suffer. <sup>19</sup>Repent +therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order +that the times of refreshing may come from the presence of the +Lord; <sup>20</sup>and that he may send forth Jesus Christ, before +appointed for you; <sup>21</sup>whom the heavens, indeed, must +receive, until the times of the restoration of all things, which +God spoke of by the mouth of all his holy prophets from the +beginning. <sup>22</sup>Moses said: <span class="ot">A Prophet will +the Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like unto me; +him shall ye hear in all things whatever he shall say to +you.</span> <sup>23</sup><span class="ot">And it shall be that +every soul, that will not hear that Prophet, shall be utterly +destroyed from among the people.</span> <sup>24</sup>And also all +the prophets from Samuel, both he and they who followed, as many as +spoke, also foretold these days.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the +covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham: +<span class="ot">And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth +be blessed.</span> <sup>26</sup>Unto you first, God, having raised +up his servant Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every +one of you from your iniquities.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> while they +were speaking to the people, the priests, and the captain of the +temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, <sup>2</sup>being +indignant because they taught the people, and announced in Jesus +the resurrection from the dead. <sup>3</sup>And they laid hands on +them, and put them in prison unto the morrow; for it was now +evening.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>But many of those who heard the word +believed; and the number of the men became about five thousand.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And it came to pass on the morrow, that +their rulers, and elders, and scribes, <sup>6</sup>and Annas the +high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as +were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together unto +Jerusalem. <sup>7</sup>And having set them in the midst, they +asked: By what power, or by what name, did ye do this?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, +said to them: Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel; +<sup>9</sup>if we are this day examined in respect to a good deed +done to an impotent man, by what means this person has been made +whole; <sup>10</sup>be it known to you all, and to all the people +of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom ye +crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him does this man +stand here before you whole. <sup>11</sup>He is the stone that was +set at naught by you the builders, which is become the head of the +corner. <sup>12</sup>And there is salvation in no other; for +neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among +men, in which we must be saved.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And seeing the boldness of Peter and +John, and perceiving that they were unlearned and obscure men, they +wondered; and they recognized them, that they were with Jesus. +<sup>14</sup>And beholding the man who had been healed standing +with them, they had nothing to say against it. <sup>15</sup>But +having commanded them to go aside out of the council, they +conferred among themselves, <sup>16</sup>saying: What shall we do +to these men? For that a notorious miracle has been done by them is +manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem, and we are not able to +deny it. <sup>17</sup>But that it spread no further among the +people, let us strictly threaten them, that they speak henceforth +to no man in this name. <sup>18</sup>And having called them, they +commanded them not to speak at all, nor teach, in the name of +Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>But Peter and John answering said to +them: Whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken to you +rather than to God, judge ye. <sup>20</sup>For we can not but speak +the things which we saw and heard.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And they, having further threatened +them, let them go, finding no way to punish them, on account of the +people, because all glorified God for that which was done; +<sup>22</sup>for the man was above forty years old, on whom this +sign of the healing had been wrought.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And being dismissed, they went to their +own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders +said to them. <sup>24</sup>And they, hearing it, lifted up their +voice to God with one accord, and said: Lord, thou art he who made +heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things in them; +<sup>25</sup>who by the mouth of thy servant David said:</p> +<p class="pp3">Why did the heathen rage<sup><a href="#r440425" id= +"f440425" title="see footnote" name="f440425">25</a></sup>,</p> +<p class="pp3">And the peoples imagine vain things?</p> +<p class="pp3"><sup>26</sup>The kings of the earth stood near,</p> +<p class="pp3">And the rulers assembled together,</p> +<p class="pp3">Against the Lord, and against his Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>For in truth there assembled in this +city, against thy holy servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both +Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the peoples of +Israel, <sup>28</sup>to do whatever thy hand and thy counsel before +determined to be done. <sup>29</sup>And now, Lord, behold their +threatenings; and grant to thy servants, that with all boldness +they may speak thy word, <sup>30</sup>by stretching forth thy hand +for healing, and that signs and wonders may be wrought through the +name of thy holy servant Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>And when they had prayed, the place was +shaken where they were assembled; and they were all filled with the +Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And the multitude of those who believed +were of one heart and of one soul; and not one said that aught of +the things which he possessed was his own, but they had all things +common. <sup>33</sup>And with great power the apostles gave the +testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; and great grace +was upon them all. <sup>34</sup>For there was no one among them +that lacked; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold +them, and brought the prices of the things sold, <sup>35</sup>and +laid them at the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to +each one, according as he had need.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>And Joseph, who by the apostles was +surnamed Barnabas (which is interpreted, Son of consolation), a +Levite, born in Cyprus, <sup>37</sup>having land sold it, and +brought the money, and laid it at the feet of the apostles.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> B<span class= +"sc">ut</span> a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, +sold a possession, <sup>2</sup>and kept back part of the price, his +wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part, and laid +it at the feet of the apostles. <sup>3</sup>But Peter said: +Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart, that thou shouldst lie to +the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land? +<sup>4</sup>While it remained, was it not thine own? And after it +was sold, was it not in thine own power? Why didst thou conceive +this thing in thy heart? Thou didst not lie to men, but to God. +<sup>5</sup>And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and expired; +and great fear came on all that heard these things. <sup>6</sup>And +the young men arose, wrapt him up, and carried him out<sup><a href= +"#r440506" id="f440506" title="see footnote" name= +"f440506">6</a></sup>, and buried him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And it was about the space of three +hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. +<sup>8</sup>And Peter answered her: Tell me, whether ye sold the +land for so much? And she said: Yes, for so much. <sup>9</sup>And +Peter said to her: Why is it that ye agreed together to tempt the +Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried thy +husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. <sup>10</sup>And +immediately she fell at his feet, and expired; and coming in, the +young men found her dead, and carried her forth, and buried her by +her husband. <sup>11</sup>And great fear came upon all the church, +and upon all that heard these things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And by the hands of the apostles were +many signs and wonders wrought among the people; and they were all +with one accord in Solomon's porch. <sup>13</sup>But of the rest no +one dared to join himself to them; but the people honored them; +<sup>14</sup>(and still more were believers added to the Lord, +multitudes both of men and women); <sup>15</sup>so that along the +streets they brought forth the sick, and laid them on beds and +pallets, that, as Peter was passing, the shadow at least might +overshadow some one of them. <sup>16</sup>And the multitude also of +the cities around came together to Jerusalem, bringing sick +persons, and those who were vexed by unclean spirits; and they were +all healed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>But the high priest rose up, and all +that were with him, which is the sect of the Sadducees, and were +filled with indignation, <sup>18</sup>and laid their hands on the +apostles, and put them in the public prison.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>But an angel of the Lord by night +opened the prison doors; and having brought them forth, he said: +<sup>20</sup>Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all +the words of this life. <sup>21</sup>And hearing it, they went into +the temple at early dawn, and taught.</p> +<p class="pin">And the high priest came, and they that were with +him, and called the council together, and all the eldership of the +children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. +<sup>22</sup>But the officers, when they came, found them not in +the prison; and returning, they reported, <sup>23</sup>saying: The +prison indeed we found shut with all security, and the keepers +standing without before the doors; but when we opened them, we +found no one within.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And when the priest and the captain of +the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they were at a +loss concerning them, to what this might grow. <sup>25</sup>But one +came and told them, saying: Behold, the men whom ye put in the +prison are in the temple, standing and teaching the people. +<sup>26</sup>Then went the captain with the officers, and brought +them, not with violence (for they feared the people), that they +might not be stoned. <sup>27</sup>And having brought them, they set +them before the council. And the high priest asked them, +<sup>28</sup>saying: Did we not strictly command you not to teach +in this name? And, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your +teaching, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>And Peter answering, and the apostles, +said: We ought to obey God rather than men. <sup>30</sup>The God of +our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew, hanging him on a tree. +<sup>31</sup>Him, as a prince and a Savior, did God exalt to his +right hand, to give repentance to Israel, and remission of sins. +<sup>32</sup>And we are his witnesses of these things, and the Holy +Spirit also, which God gave to those who obey him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And they, hearing it, were convulsed +with rage, and took counsel to slay them. <sup>34</sup>But there +stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a teacher +of the law, honored by all the people, and commanded to put the men +forth a little while; <sup>35</sup>and said to them: Men of Israel, +take heed to yourselves, what ye are about to do in respect to +these men. <sup>36</sup>For before these days arose Theudas, +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 naught. +<sup>37</sup>After this man arose Judas the Galilæan, in the +days of the registering, and drew away much people after him; he +also perished, and all, as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. +<sup>38</sup>And now I say to you, refrain from these men, and let +them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will +come to naught; <sup>39</sup>but if it is of God ye can not +overthrow them; lest haply ye be found also fighting against +God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>And to him they assented; and having +called the apostles, they scourged them, and commanded them not to +speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>They therefore went rejoicing from the +presence of the council, because for that name they were counted +worthy to suffer shame. <sup>42</sup>And every day, in the temple, +and from house to house, they ceased not to teach, and to publish +the glad tidings of Jesus the Christ.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> in these +days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose +a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their +widows were neglected in the daily ministration. <sup>2</sup>And +the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said: +It is not proper that we should leave the word of God, and serve +tables. <sup>3</sup>Therefore, brethren, look ye out among you +seven men of good repute, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, +whom we will appoint over this business. <sup>4</sup>But we will +give ourselves to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And the saying pleased the whole +multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the +Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and +Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch, <sup>6</sup>whom they +set before the apostles; and having prayed, they laid their hands +on them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And the word of God increased; and the +number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a +great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And Stephen, full of grace and of power, +did great wonders and signs among the people. <sup>9</sup>And there +arose certain ones of the synagogue so called of the +Freedmen<sup><a href="#r440609" id="f440609" title="see footnote" +name="f440609">9</a></sup>, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of +those from Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen. +<sup>10</sup>And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the +spirit with which he spoke. <sup>11</sup>Then they suborned men, +who said: We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, +and against God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And they stirred up the people, and the +elders, and the scribes; and coming upon him, they seized him, and +brought him to the council, <sup>13</sup>and set up false +witnesses, Who said: This man ceases not to speak words against +this holy place, and the law. <sup>14</sup>For we have heard him +say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will +change the customs which Moses delivered to us. <sup>15</sup>And +all that sat in the council, looking intently upon him, saw his +face as the face of an angel.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> the high +priest said: Are then these things so? <sup>2</sup>And he said: +Brethren, and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared to our +father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in +Haran, <sup>3</sup>and said to him: Go forth from thy country, and +from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall show thee. +<sup>4</sup>Then he went forth from the land of the +Chaldæans, and dwelt in Haran; and from thence, after his +father was dead, he caused him to remove into this land, wherein ye +now dwell. <sup>5</sup>And he gave him no inheritance in it, not +even a foot-breadth; and he promised to give it to him for a +possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child. +<sup>6</sup>And God spoke after this manner, that his seed shall be +a sojourner in a strange land, and they will bring them into +bondage, and afflict them four hundred years. +<sup>7</sup><span class="ot">And the nation to whom they shall be +in bondage I will judge, said God; and after that they shall come +forth, and shall serve me in this place.</span> <sup>8</sup>And he +gave him the covenant of circumcision; and thus he begot Isaac, and +circumcised him the eighth day, and Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob the +twelve patriarchs. <sup>9</sup>And the patriarchs, moved with envy, +sold Joseph into Egypt. And God was with him, <sup>10</sup>and +delivered him out of all his 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.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And there came a famine over all the +land of Egypt and Canaan, and a great affliction; and our fathers +found no sustenance. <sup>12</sup>But Jacob, hearing that there was +grain in Egypt, first sent out our fathers. <sup>13</sup>And at the +second time, Joseph was recognized by his brothers; and the race of +Joseph was made known to Pharaoh. <sup>14</sup>Then Joseph sent, +and called for Jacob his father, and all his kindred, threescore +and fifteen souls. <sup>15</sup>And Jacob went down into Egypt, and +died, he and our fathers, <sup>16</sup>and were removed to Shechem, +and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the +sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>But as the time of the promise drew +near, which God declared to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied +in Egypt, <sup>18</sup>until another king arose who knew not +Joseph. <sup>19</sup>He, dealing subtly with our race, afflicted +our fathers, so that they should cast out their infants, that they +might not be preserved alive. <sup>20</sup>In which time Moses was +born, and was exceeding fair<sup><a href="#r440720" id="f440720" +title="see footnote" name="f440720">20</a></sup>, who was nourished +three months in his father's house. <sup>21</sup>And when he was +cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for +herself as a son.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And Moses was instructed in all the +wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. +<sup>23</sup>And when he was forty years old, it came into his +heart to visit his brethren the sons of Israel. <sup>24</sup>And +seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged the +one oppressed by smiting the Egyptian. <sup>25</sup>For he supposed +his brethren would understand, that God by his hand would deliver +them; but they understood not. <sup>26</sup>And on the following +day he showed himself to them as they were contending, and urged +them to peace, saying: <span class="ot">Ye are brethren; why wrong +ye one another?</span> <sup>27</sup>But he who was wronging his +neighbor thrust him away, saying: <span class="ot">Who made thee a +ruler and a judge over us?</span> <sup>28</sup><span class= +"ot">Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst kill the Egyptian +yesterday?</span> <sup>29</sup>And Moses fled at this saying, and +became a sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begot two sons. +<sup>30</sup>And when forty years were completed, there appeared to +him in the wilderness of the mount Sinai an angel in a flame of +fire, in a bush. <sup>31</sup>And Moses, seeing it, wondered at the +sight; and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the Lord came +to him, saving: <sup>32</sup><span class="ot">I am the God of thy +fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of +Jacob.</span> And Moses trembled, and durst not behold. +<sup>33</sup>And the Lord said to him: <span class="ot">Loose the +sandals from thy feet; for the place where thou standest is holy +ground.</span> <sup>34</sup><span class="ot">Truly, I saw the +affliction of my people in Egypt, and I heard their groaning, and +came down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into +Egypt.</span> <sup>35</sup>This Moses whom they denied, saying: +<span class="ot">Who made thee a ruler and a judge?</span> him did +God send as a ruler and a redeemer by the hand<sup><a href= +"#r440735" id="f440735" title="see footnote" name= +"f440735">35</a></sup> of the angel who appeared to him in the +bush. <sup>36</sup>He brought them out, working wonders and signs +in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness +forty years.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>This is the Moses who said to the +children of Israel: <span class="ot">A Prophet will God raise up to +you of your brethren, like unto.</span> <sup>38</sup>This is he who +was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke +to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received the +living oracles to give to us; <sup>39</sup>to whom our fathers +would not be obedient, but thrust him from them, and in their +hearts turned back again into Egypt, <sup>40</sup>saying to Aaron: +<span class="ot">Make us gods who shall go before us; for as for +this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not +what is become of him.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>41</sup>And they made a calf in those days, and +offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their +own hands. <sup>42</sup>And God turned away, and gave them up to +worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the +prophets:</p> +<p class="pp1">Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices,</p> +<p class="pp1">Forty years in the wilderness, O house of +Israel?</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>43</sup>And ye took up the tabernacle of +Moloch,</p> +<p class="pp1">And the star of the god Remphan,</p> +<p class="pp1">The figures which ye made to worship them;</p> +<p class="pp1">And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>44</sup>Our fathers had the tabernacle of the +testimony in the wilderness, as he who spoke to Moses commanded, +that he should make it according to the pattern that he had seen; +<sup>45</sup>which also our fathers received, and brought in with +Joshua into the possession of the heathen, whom God drove out +before our fathers, unto the days of David; <sup>46</sup>who found +favor before God, and asked that he might find a habitation for the +God of Jacob. <sup>47</sup>But Solomon built a house for him. +<sup>48</sup>Yet the Most High dwells not in temples made with +hands; as says the prophet:</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>49</sup>Heaven is my throne,</p> +<p class="pp1">And the earth is my footstool.</p> +<p class="pp1">What house will ye build for me, saith the Lord;</p> +<p class="pp1">Or what is my place of rest?</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>50</sup>Did not my hand make all these +things?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>51</sup>Stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in +heart and ears! Ye always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers +did, so do ye. <sup>52</sup>Which of the prophets did not your +fathers persecute? And they slew those who announced beforehand +concerning the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have now become +the betrayers and murderers; <sup>53</sup>who received the law as +the ordinances of angels, and kept it not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>54</sup>Hearing these things, they were enraged +in their hearts, and gnashed their teeth against him. +<sup>55</sup>But, being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked intently +into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the +right hand of God, and said: <sup>56</sup>Behold, I see the heavens +opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. +<sup>57</sup>And crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their +ears, and rushed upon him with one accord; <sup>58</sup>and having +cast him out of the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid +off their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul, +<sup>59</sup>and stoned Stephen, calling and saying: Lord Jesus, +receive my spirit. <sup>60</sup>And kneeling down, he cried with a +loud voice: Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And saying +this, he fell asleep.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> Saul was +consenting to his death. And on that day there arose a great +persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all were +scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, +except the apostles. <sup>2</sup>And devout men carried Stephen to +his burial, and made great lamentation over him. <sup>3</sup>But +Saul laid waste the church, entering house after house, and +dragging both men and women, committed them to prison.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>They, therefore, that were scattered, +went abroad, preaching the word. <sup>5</sup>And Philip went down +to the city<sup><a href="#r440805" id="f440805" title= +"see footnote" name="f440805">5</a></sup> of Samaria, and preached +to them the Christ. <sup>6</sup>And the multitudes with one accord +gave heed to the things said by Philip, when they heard, and saw +the signs which he wrought. <sup>7</sup>For out of many who had +unclean spirits they went forth, crying with loud voice; and many +that were palsied, and that were lame, were healed. <sup>8</sup>And +there was great joy in that city.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>But a certain man, named Simon, was in +the city before, using sorcery, and bewitching the people of +Samaria, saying that he was some great one; <sup>10</sup>to whom +all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying: This man is +the great power of God<sup><a href="#r440810" id="f440810" title= +"see footnote" name="f440810">10</a></sup>. <sup>11</sup>And to him +they gave heed, because for a long time they were bewitched by his +sorceries. <sup>12</sup>But when they believed Philip publishing +the good news concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus +Christ, they were immersed, both men and women. <sup>13</sup>And +Simon also himself believed; and having been immersed, he continued +with Philip, and wondered, beholding the miracles and signs which +were wrought.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And the apostles in Jerusalem, hearing +that Samaria has received the word of God, sent to them Peter and +John; <sup>15</sup>who, having come down, prayed for them, that +they might receive the Holy Spirit; <sup>16</sup>for he had not yet +fallen upon any of them; but they had only been immersed in the +name of the Lord Jesus. <sup>17</sup>Then they laid their hands on +them, and they received the Holy Spirit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And Simon, seeing that through the +laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, offered +them money, <sup>19</sup>saying: Give me also this power, that on +whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Spirit. +<sup>20</sup>But Peter said to him: Thy money perish with thee; +because thou didst think to obtain the gift of God with money: +<sup>21</sup>Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter<sup><a href= +"#r440821" id="f440821" title="see footnote" name= +"f440821">21</a></sup>; for thy heart is not right in the sight of +God. <sup>22</sup>Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray +the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart shall be forgiven +thee. <sup>23</sup>For I perceive that thou art in the gall of +bitterness, and the bond of iniquity.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And Simon answering, said: Pray ye to +the Lord for me, that none of the things which ye have spoken come +upon me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>They, therefore, having testified and +spoken the word of the Lord, were returning to Jerusalem, and +publishing the good news to many villages of the Samaritans. +<sup>26</sup>But an angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying: +Arise, and go down to the south, to the way that goes down from +Jerusalem to Gaza. This is desert.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And he arose and went. And behold, a +man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, an officer of state of Candace queen of +the Ethiopians, who was over all her treasure, and had come to +Jerusalem to worship, <sup>28</sup>was returning, and sitting in +his chariot; and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. +<sup>29</sup>And the Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join +thyself to this chariot. <sup>30</sup>And Philip ran thither, and +heard him reading Isaiah the prophet. And he said: Understandest +thou then what thou art reading? <sup>31</sup>And he said: How +could I, except some one should guide me? And he entreated Philip +to come up, and sit with him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And the contents of the Scripture which +he was reading was this:</p> +<p class="pp1">He was led as a sheep to the slaughter;</p> +<p class="pp1">And as a lamb dumb before his shearer,</p> +<p class="pp1">So he opens not his mouth.</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>33</sup>In his humiliation his judgment was +taken away;</p> +<p class="pp1">And his generation<sup><a href="#r440833" id= +"f440833" title="see footnote" name="f440833">33</a></sup> who +shall fully declare?</p> +<p class="pp1">For his life is taken away from the earth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>And the eunuch answering said to +Philip: I pray thee, of whom does the prophet speak this? Of +himself, or of some other man? <sup>35</sup>And Philip opened his +mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, made known to him the +good news of Jesus. <sup>36</sup>And as they went along the way, +they came to a certain water. And the eunuch said: See, here is +water; what hinders that I should be immersed? +<sup>37</sup><sup><a href="#r440837" id="f440837" title= +"see footnote" name="f440837">37</a></sup>And Philip said: If thou +believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And answering he said: I +believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. <sup>38</sup>And he +commanded that the chariot should stop. And they went down both +into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and he immersed him. +<sup>39</sup>And when they came up out of the water, the Spirit of +the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more, for he +went on his way rejoicing. <sup>40</sup>But Philip was found at +Azotus; and passing through, he published the good news to all the +cities, till he came to Cæsarea.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IX. </span> B<span class="sc">ut</span> Saul, yet +breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the +Lord, went to the high priest, <sup>2</sup>and asked 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 to +Jerusalem.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And as he journeyed, he came near +Damascus. And suddenly there flashed around him a light from +heaven; <sup>4</sup>and he fell to the earth, and heard a voice +saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? <sup>5</sup>And +he said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said: I am Jesus, whom +thou persecutest. <sup>6</sup>But arise, and go into the city, and +it shall be told thee what thou must do.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And the men who journeyed with him were +standing speechless, hearing the voice, but seeing no one. +<sup>8</sup>And Saul arose from the earth; and his eyes being +opened, he saw nothing; and leading him by the hand, they brought +him into Damascus. <sup>9</sup>And he was three days without sight, +and neither ate nor drank.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And there was a certain disciple at +Damascus, named Ananias; and to him the Lord said, in a vision, +Ananias! And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. <sup>11</sup>And the +Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the street which is called +Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of +Tarsus. For, behold, he prays; <sup>12</sup>and in a vision he saw +a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he +might receive sight.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And Ananias answered: Lord, I have +heard from many concerning this man, how great evils he did to thy +saints at Jerusalem. <sup>14</sup>And here he has authority from +the chief priests to bind all that call on thy name. +<sup>15</sup>But the Lord said to him: Go; for he is to me a chosen +vessel, to bear my name before Gentiles, and kings, and the sons of +Israel; <sup>16</sup>for I will show him how great things he must +suffer for my name's sake. <sup>17</sup>And Ananias went, and +entered into the house; and putting his hands on him, he said: +Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to thee in +the way thou camest, that thou mayest receive sight, and be filled +with the Holy Spirit. <sup>18</sup>And immediately there fell off +from his eyes as it were scales; and he received sight, and arose, +and was immersed; <sup>19</sup>and having taken food, he was +strengthened.</p> +<p class="pin">And Saul was certain days with the disciples at +Damascus. <sup>20</sup>And straightway he preached Jesus, in the +synagogues, that he is the Son of God. <sup>21</sup>And all that +heard him were amazed, and said: Is not this he who destroyed in +Jerusalem those who call on this name? And he came hither for this +purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief priests.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>But Saul was more strengthened, and +confounded the Jews who dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is the +Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And when many days were completed, the +Jews took counsel to kill him. <sup>24</sup>But their lying in wait +became known to Saul. And they were watching the gates day and +night to kill him. <sup>25</sup>But the disciples took him by +night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a +basket.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, +attempted to join himself to the disciples; and all were afraid of +him, not believing that he was a disciple. <sup>27</sup>But +Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and related +fully to them how he saw the Lord in the way, and that he spoke to +him, and how he preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus. +<sup>28</sup>And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem, +<sup>29</sup>and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus; and +was speaking and disputing against the Grecian Jews; but they were +attempting to slay him. <sup>30</sup>And the brethren, learning it, +brought him down to Cæsarea, and sent him forth to +Tarsus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>The church therefore, throughout all +Judæa and Galilee and Samaria, had peace, being built up, and +walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the consolation of the Holy +Spirit, was multiplied.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And it came to pass that Peter, going +through them all, came down also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda. +<sup>33</sup>And there he found a certain man named Æneas, +who had lain upon a pallet eight years, who was palsied. +<sup>34</sup>And Peter said to him: Æneas, Jesus the Christ +makes thee whole; arise, and make thy bed. And immediately he +arose. <sup>35</sup>And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him; +and they turned to the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>And there was at Joppa a certain +disciple named Tabitha, which interpreted is called Dorcas. This +woman was full of good works, and of alms, which she did. +<sup>37</sup>And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, +and died. And having washed her, they laid her in an upper chamber. +<sup>38</sup>And as Lydda was near to Joppa, the disciples, having +heard that Peter was there, sent to him two men, entreating that he +would not delay to come to them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And Peter arose and went with them. +When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber; and all +the widows stood by him weeping, and showing coats and garments +which Dorcas made, while she was with them. <sup>40</sup>But Peter +put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning to +the body, he said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and +seeing Peter, she sat up. <sup>41</sup>And he gave her his hand, +and raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented +her alive. <sup>42</sup>And it became known throughout all Joppa; +and many believed on the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>43</sup>And it came to pass, that he remained +many days in Joppa, with one Simon, a tanner.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">X. </span> T<span class= +"sc">here</span> was a certain man in Cæsarea named +Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band; +<sup>2</sup>devout, and one that feared God with all his house, +giving many alms to the people, and praying to God always. +<sup>3</sup>He saw in a vision, distinctly, about the ninth hour of +the day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him: +Cornelius! <sup>4</sup>And fixing his eyes on him, he was afraid, +and said: What is it, Lord? And he said to him: Thy prayers and +thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. <sup>5</sup>And +now send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter. +<sup>6</sup>He lodges with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by +the seaside.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And when the angel who spoke to +Cornelius was gone, he called two of his household servants, and a +devout soldier of those who waited on him; <sup>8</sup>and having +told them all these things, he sent them to Joppa.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>On the morrow, as they were journeying, +and drawing near to the city, Peter went up upon the house-top to +pray, about the sixth hour. <sup>10</sup>And he became very hungry, +and desired to eat. While they now were making ready, there fell +upon him a trance; <sup>11</sup>and he beholds heaven opened, and a +certain vessel descending upon him, as a great sheet, bound by four +corners, and let down upon the earth; <sup>12</sup>wherein were all +the fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth, and birds +of the air. <sup>13</sup>And there came a voice to him: Arise, +Peter; slay, and eat. <sup>14</sup>But Peter said: Not so, Lord; +for I never ate anything common or unclean. <sup>15</sup>And a +voice came to him again, the second time: What God cleansed, call +not thou common. <sup>16</sup>This was done thrice; and the vessel +was taken up again into heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And while Peter was doubting in himself +what the vision might be which he saw, behold, the men who were +sent from Cornelius, having made inquiry for Simon's house, came +and stood before the gate; <sup>18</sup>and calling they asked, +whether Simon, who is surnamed Peter, lodges here.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>While Peter was earnestly considering +the vision, the Spirit said to him: Behold, men are seeking thee. +<sup>20</sup>But arise, and go down, and go with them, making no +scruple; because I have sent them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Peter went down to the men, and said: +Behold, I am he whom ye seek. What is the cause for which ye are +here? <sup>22</sup>And they said: Cornelius, a centurion, a just +man, and one that fears God, and of good report among all the +nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a holy angel to send for +thee to his house; and to hear words from thee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>He called them in, therefore, and +lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went forth with them, and +certain brethren from Joppa went with him. <sup>24</sup>And on the +morrow after, they entered into Cæsarea. And Cornelius was +expecting them, having called together his kinsmen and near +friends. <sup>25</sup>And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met +him, and fell down at his feet, and did reverence to him. +<sup>26</sup>But Peter raised him, saying: Stand up; I myself also +am a man. <sup>27</sup>And while talking with him, he went in, and +found many that were come together. <sup>28</sup>And he said to +them: Ye know that it is unlawful<sup><a href="#r441028" id= +"f441028" title="see footnote" name="f441028">28</a></sup> for a +Jew to keep company with, or come to, one of another nation; but +God showed me that I should not call any man common or unclean. +<sup>29</sup>Wherefore I also came without delay, when sent for. I +ask therefore for what reason did ye send for me?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And Cornelius said: Four days ago I was +fasting unto this hour, and at the ninth hour was praying in my +house; and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing, +<sup>31</sup>and said: Cornelius, thy prayer was heard, and thine +alms were remembered before God. <sup>32</sup>Send therefore to +Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he lodges in the +house of Simon a tanner, by the sea-side; who, when he comes will +speak to thee. <sup>33</sup>Immediately therefore I sent to thee; +and thou didst well in coming hither. Now therefore we are all +present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee from +the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>And Peter opened his mouth, and said: +Of a truth I perceive that God is not a respecter of persons; +<sup>35</sup>but in every nation he that fears him, and works +righteousness, is acceptable to him. <sup>36</sup>The word which he +sent to the sons of Israel, publishing glad tidings of peace +through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), <sup>37</sup>ye know; the +thing which was done throughout all Judæa, beginning from +Galilee, after the immersion which John preached; Jesus of +Nazareth, <sup>38</sup>how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit +and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that +were oppressed by the Devil; because God was with him. +<sup>39</sup>And we are witnesses of all things which he did both +in the country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew, +hanging him on a tree. <sup>40</sup>Him God raised on the third +day, and showed him openly; <sup>41</sup>not to all the people, but +to witnesses before appointed by God, to us, who ate and drank with +him after he rose from the dead. <sup>42</sup>And he commanded us +to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he who has been +appointed by God to be Judge of the living and dead. +<sup>43</sup>To him all the prophets bear witness, that through his +name every one who believes on him shall receive remission of +sins.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>44</sup>While Peter was yet speaking these +words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. +<sup>45</sup>And those of the circumcision who believed, as many as +came with Peter, were astonished, that on the Gentiles also was +poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit. <sup>46</sup>For they heard +them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God.</p> +<p class="pin">Then answered Peter: <sup>47</sup>Can any one forbid +the water, that these should not be immersed, who received the Holy +Spirit even as we also? <sup>48</sup>And he commanded that they +should be immersed in the name of the Lord. Then they entreated him +to remain certain days.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> the +apostles, and the brethren throughout Judæa, heard that the +Gentiles also received the word of God. <sup>2</sup>And when Peter +went up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended +with him, <sup>3</sup>saying: Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, +and didst eat with them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>But Peter rehearsed the matter to them +in order, from the beginning, saying: <sup>5</sup>I was in the city +of Joppa praying; and in a trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel +descending, as a great sheet, let down out of heaven by four +corners; and it came even to me. <sup>6</sup>On which fixing my +eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and +wild beasts, and creeping things, and birds of the air. +<sup>7</sup>And I heard a voice saying to me: Arise, Peter; slay +and eat. <sup>8</sup>But I said: Not so, Lord; for nothing common +or unclean ever entered into my mouth. <sup>9</sup>But a voice +answered me a second time out of heaven: What God cleansed, regard +not thou as common. <sup>10</sup>And this was done three times; and +all were drawn up again into heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And, behold, immediately there stood +three men at the house where I was, having been sent to me from +Cæsarea. <sup>12</sup>And the Spirit bade me go with them, +making no scruple. And these six brethren also went with me, and we +entered into the man's house. <sup>13</sup>And he told us how he +saw the angel in his house, standing and saying to him: Send to +Joppa, and call for Simon who is surnamed Peter; <sup>14</sup>who +will speak to thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, and all thy +house.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And as I began to speak, the Holy +Spirit fell on them, as also on us at the beginning; +<sup>16</sup>and I remembered the word of the Lord, how he said: +John indeed immersed in water, but ye shall be immersed in the Holy +Spirit. <sup>17</sup>If therefore God gave the like gift to them as +to us, having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who then was I, +that I could withstand God?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>When they heard these things, they held +their peace, and glorified God, saying: So then, to the Gentiles +also God gave repentance unto life.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Now they who were scattered abroad by +the persecution that arose on account of Stephen, went as far as +Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but +Jews. <sup>20</sup>But some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, +who, having come to Antioch, spoke to the Greeks, publishing the +good news of the Lord Jesus. <sup>21</sup>And the hand of the Lord +was with them; and a great number believed, and turned to the +Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>But the report concerning them came to +the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem; and they sent forth +Barnabas, to go as far as Antioch. <sup>23</sup>Who having come, +and seen the grace of God, rejoiced; and he exhorted all, that with +purpose of heart they should cleave to the Lord. <sup>24</sup>For +he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And a +great multitude was added to the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And Barnabas departed to Tarsus, to +seek for Saul; <sup>26</sup>and having found him, he brought him to +Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they came together +in the church, and taught a great multitude; and the disciples were +first called Christians in Antioch.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And in these days prophets came down +from Jerusalem to Antioch. <sup>28</sup>And there stood up one of +them named Agabus, and signified by the Spirit that there should be +a great dearth over all the world; which came to pass in the days +of Claudius Cæsar. <sup>29</sup>And the disciples, according +as any one was prospered, determined each of them to send relief to +the brethren dwelling in Judæa; <sup>30</sup>which also they +did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and +Saul.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> about that +time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands to +oppress<sup><a href="#r441201" id="f441201" title="see footnote" +name="f441201">1</a></sup> certain of the church. <sup>2</sup>And +he slew James the brother of John with the sword. <sup>3</sup>And +seeing that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter +also; (then were the days of unleavened bread;) <sup>4</sup>whom he +also seized and put in prison, delivering him to four quaternions +of soldiers to keep him; intending after the passover to bring him +forth to the people.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Peter therefore was kept guarded in the +prison; but earnest prayer was made by the church to God on his +behalf.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And when Herod was about to bring him +forth, in that night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound +with two chains; and keepers before the door were guarding the +prison. <sup>7</sup>And, behold, an angel of the Lord stood by him, +and a light shined in the prison; and he smote Peter on the side, +and raised him, saying: Rise up quickly. And his chains fell from +off his hands. <sup>8</sup>And the angel said to him: Gird thyself, +and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he said to him: Cast +thy garment about thee, and follow me. <sup>9</sup>And he went out, +and followed him; and knew not that what was done by the angel was +true, but thought he saw a vision.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And having passed the first and the +second watch, they came to the iron gate that leads into the city, +which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out, and +passed on through one street, and immediately the angel departed +from him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And Peter, having come to himself, +said: Now I know truly, that the Lord sent forth his angel, and +delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and from all the expectation +of the people of the Jews. <sup>12</sup>And becoming fully +conscious of it, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, +who was surnamed Mark, where many were gathered together, and +praying.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And as Peter knocked at the door of the +gate, a maidservant came to hearken, named Rhoda.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And recognizing Peter's voice, she +opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told that Peter +was standing before the gate. <sup>15</sup>And they said to her: +Thou art mad. But she confidently affirmed that it was even so. And +they said: It is his angel.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>But Peter continued knocking; and +opening the door they saw him, and were amazed. <sup>17</sup>And +beckoning to them with the hand to be silent, he related to them +how the Lord brought him out of the prison. And he said: Go tell +these things to James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and +went to another place.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And when it was day, there was no small +commotion among the soldiers, as to what was become of Peter. +<sup>19</sup>And Herod, when he had sought for him, and found him +not, after examining the keepers, commanded that they should be led +away to death. And he went down from Judæa to Cæsarea, +and there abode.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And Herod was highly displeased with +the Tyrians and Sidonians. But they came with one accord to him, +and, having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, +desired peace; because their country was nourished by that of the +king.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And on a set day Herod, arrayed in +royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made a speech to them. +<sup>22</sup>And thereupon the people shouted: The voice of a god, +and not of a man! <sup>23</sup>And immediately an angel of the Lord +smote him, because he gave not glory to God; and he was eaten by +worms, and expired.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>But the word of God grew and +multiplied. <sup>25</sup>And Barnabas and Saul returned from +Jerusalem, having performed the service, taking with them also +John, who was surnamed Mark.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> there +were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and +teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the +Cyrenean, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and +Saul.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And while they were ministering to the +Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas +and Saul, unto the work to which I have called them. +<sup>3</sup>Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on +them, they sent them away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>They therefore, being sent forth by the +Holy Spirit, came down to Seleucia; and from thence they sailed +away to Cyprus. <sup>5</sup>And having come to Salamis, they +preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews; and they +had also John as an assistant.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And having gone through the island to +Paphos, they found a certain Magian, a Jewish false prophet, whose +name was Bar-jesus; <sup>7</sup>who was with the proconsul of the +country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. He, having called for +Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of God. <sup>8</sup>But +Elymas the Magian (for so his name is interpreted), withstood them, +seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Then Saul (who is also called Paul), +filled with the Holy Spirit, fixed his eyes on him, +<sup>10</sup>and said: O full of all deceit and all wickedness, +child of the Devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease +to pervert the right ways of the Lord? <sup>11</sup>And now, +behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, +not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him +a mist and darkness; and going about, he sought persons to lead him +by the hand.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Then the proconsul, seeing what was +done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And Paul and his companions, having put +to sea from Paphos, came to Perga in Pamphylia; and John departing +from them returned to Jerusalem. <sup>14</sup>But they, going on +from Perga, came to Antioch in Pisidia; and entering into the +synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat down. <sup>15</sup>And after +the reading of the law and the prophets, the rulers of the +synagogue sent to them, saying: Men, brethren, if ye have any word +of exhortation for the people, speak.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And Paul arose, and beckoning with the +hand, said: Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, hearken. +<sup>17</sup>The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers; +and he exalted the people in their sojourn in the land of Egypt, +and with a high arm he brought them out of it. <sup>18</sup>And +about the time of forty years he nourished them<sup><a href= +"#r441318" id="f441318" title="see footnote" name= +"f441318">18</a></sup> in the wilderness. <sup>19</sup>And having +destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, he gave them their +land as a possession, <sup>20</sup>about four hundred and fifty +years. And after that, he gave judges, until Samuel the prophet. +<sup>21</sup>And afterward they desired a king; and God gave them +Saul the Son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty +years. <sup>22</sup>And having removed him, he raised up for them +David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, saying: +<span class="ot">I found David the son of Jesse, a man after my own +heart, who will do all my will.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>Of the seed of this man, God, according +to promise, raised up to Israel a Savior, Jesus; <sup>24</sup>John +having first preached, before his entrance, the immersion of +repentance to all the people of Israel. <sup>25</sup>Now as John +was finishing his course, he said: Whom do ye suppose me to be? I +am not he. But, behold, there comes one after me, the sandal of +whose feet I am not worthy to loose.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>Men, brethren, children of the race of +Abraham, and whoever among you fears God, to you the word of this +salvation was sent forth. <sup>27</sup>For they who dwell at +Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing him, nor the voices of the +prophets which are read every sabbath day, fulfilled them in +condemning him. <sup>28</sup>And though they found no cause of +death, they demanded of Pilate that he should be slain. +<sup>29</sup>And when they had fulfilled all the things written of +him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb. +<sup>30</sup>But God raised him from the dead. <sup>31</sup>And he +was seen for many days by those who came up with him from Galilee +to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people. +<sup>32</sup>And we declare to you glad tidings of the promise made +to the fathers, <sup>33</sup>that God has fulfilled this to us +their children, in raising Jesus; as also it is written in the +second psalm<sup><a href="#r441333" id="f441333" title= +"see footnote" name="f441333">33</a></sup>:</p> +<p class="pp4">Thou art my Son;</p> +<p class="pp4">I this day have begotten thee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>And that he raised him up from the dead +to return no more to corruption, he has thus spoken: <span class= +"ot">I will give to you the holy, the sure promises of +David.</span> <sup>35</sup>Wherefore also in another psalm he says: +<span class="ot">Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see +corruption.</span> <sup>36</sup>For David, having served his own +generation according to the purpose of God, fell asleep, and was +added to his fathers, and saw corruption. <sup>37</sup>But he, whom +God raised, saw not corruption.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>Be it known to you therefore, men, +brethren, that remission of sins through this man is announced to +you; <sup>39</sup>and by him all that believe are justified from +all things, from which ye were not able to be justified by the law +of Moses.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>Beware therefore, lest that come upon +you, which is spoken in the prophets:</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>41</sup>Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and +perish;</p> +<p class="pp2">Because I work a work in your days,</p> +<p class="pp2">A work which ye will not believe,</p> +<p class="pp2">Though one should fully declare it to you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>42</sup>And as they were going out, they +besought that these words might be spoken to them on the next +sabbath. <sup>43</sup>And when the congregation was broken up, many +of the Jews and of the proselyte worshipers followed Paul and +Barnabas; who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the +grace of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>44</sup>And on the next sabbath day, almost the +whole city came together to hear the word of God. <sup>45</sup>But +the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were filled with indignation, and +spoke against the things said by Paul, contradicting and +blaspheming.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>46</sup>Then Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly, +and said: It was necessary that the word of God should first be +spoken to you; but since ye thrust it from you, and judge +yourselves not worthy of the eternal life, lo, we turn to the +Gentiles. <sup>47</sup>For so has the Lord commanded us:</p> +<p class="pp1">I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles,</p> +<p class="pp1">That thou shouldst be for salvation to the end of +the earth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>48</sup>And the Gentiles hearing it rejoiced, +and glorified the word of the Lord; and as many as were appointed +unto eternal life believed. <sup>49</sup>And the word of the Lord +was spread abroad throughout all the region.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>50</sup>But the Jews stirred up the devout and +honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised +persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and drove them out from +their borders. <sup>51</sup>And they, having shaken off the dust of +their feet against them, came to Iconium. <sup>52</sup>And the +disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Spirit.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came to +pass in Iconium, that they went together into the synagogue of the +Jews, and so spoke, that a great multitude both of Jews and Greeks +believed. <sup>2</sup>But the Jews who disbelieved stirred up and +embittered the minds of the Gentiles against the brethren. +<sup>3</sup>They spent a long time, therefore, speaking boldly in +the Lord, who gave testimony to the word of his grace, granting +signs and wonders to be done by their hands.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>But the multitude of the city was +divided; and part held with the Jews, and part with the apostles. +<sup>5</sup>And when a movement was made, both of the Gentiles and +Jews with their rulers, to abuse and stone them, <sup>6</sup>they, +being aware of it, fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and +Derbe, and the region around; <sup>7</sup>and there they were +publishing the good news.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And there sat a certain man at Lystra, +impotent in his feet, being lame from his mother's womb, who never +walked. <sup>9</sup>This man was listening to Paul as he spoke; +who, fixing his eyes on him, and perceiving that he had faith to be +healed, <sup>10</sup>said with a loud voice: Stand upright on thy +feet. And he leaped up, and walked.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And the multitudes, seeing what Paul +did, lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia: The +gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. <sup>12</sup>And +they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercury, because he was +the chief speaker. <sup>13</sup>And the priest of Jupiter, that was +before the city, having brought oxen and garlands to the gates, +would have offered sacrifice with the people. <sup>14</sup>But the +apostles, Barnabas and Paul, hearing of it, rent their clothes, and +rushed forth to the multitude; crying out, <sup>15</sup>and saying: +Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like nature with +you, bringing you glad tidings, that ye should turn from these +vanities to the living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the +sea, and all things that are therein; <sup>16</sup>who, in the ages +past, suffered all nations to walk in their own ways; +<sup>17</sup>although he left not himself without witness, in that +he did good, giving you rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, +filling your hearts with food and gladness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And with these sayings they hardly +restrained the people from sacrificing to them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>But there came thither Jews from +Antioch and Iconium; and having persuaded the people, and stoned +Paul, they drew him out of the city, supposing that he was dead. +<sup>20</sup>But the disciples having gathered around him, he rose +up, and came into the city; and on the morrow he departed with +Barnabas to Derbe. <sup>21</sup>And having published the good news +to that city, and made many disciples, they turned back to Lystra, +and Iconium, and Antioch; <sup>22</sup>confirming the souls of the +disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we +must through much affliction enter into the kingdom of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And having appointed for them elders in +every church, they commended them, with prayer and fasting, to the +Lord, on whom they believed. <sup>24</sup>And after passing through +Pisidia, they came to Pamphylia. <sup>25</sup>And having spoken the +word in Perga, they went down to Attalia; <sup>26</sup>and thence +they sailed away to Antioch, from whence they had been commended to +the grace of God for the work which they accomplished.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And having come, and gathered the +church together, they reported how great things God wrought with +them, and that he opened to the Gentiles a door of faith. +<sup>28</sup>And they spent no little time with the disciples.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> certain +men, coming down from Judæa, taught the brethren: Except ye +are circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye can not be saved. +<sup>2</sup>Paul and Barnabas having therefore had no little +dissension and discussion with them, they determined that Paul and +Barnabas, and certain others of them, should go up to Jerusalem to +the apostles and elders, about this question.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>They therefore, having been sent forward +by the church, passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the +conversion of the Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the +brethren. <sup>4</sup>And having come to Jerusalem, they were +gladly received by the church, and the apostles and elders; and +they reported how great things God wrought with them. +<sup>5</sup>But there arose some of those from the sect of the +Pharisees who believed, saying: It is necessary to circumcise them, +and to command them to keep the law of Moses.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And the apostles and the elders came +together to consider this matter. <sup>7</sup>And when there had +been much discussion, Peter arose, and said to them: Men, brethren, +ye know that a long time ago God made choice among us, that by my +mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the glad tidings and +believe. <sup>8</sup>And God who knows the heart bore them witness, +giving to them the Holy Spirit, as also to us; <sup>9</sup>and made +no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by +faith.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Now therefore why do ye tempt God, by +putting a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our +fathers nor we were able to bear? <sup>11</sup>But, through the +grace of the Lord Jesus, we believe that we shall be saved, in the +same manner as they also.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And all the multitude became silent, +and listened to Barnabas and Paul, narrating how great signs and +wonders God wrought among the Gentiles through them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And after they were silent, James +answered, saying: Men, brethren, hearken to me. <sup>14</sup>Simeon +narrated how at first God visited the Gentiles, to take out of them +a people for his name. <sup>15</sup>And with this agree the words +of the prophets; as it is written:</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>16</sup>After this I will return,</p> +<p class="pp1">And will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which is +fallen down;</p> +<p class="pp1">And I will rebuild the ruins thereof, and will set +it up again;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>17</sup>that the rest of men may seek after the +Lord,</p> +<p class="pp1">And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name has been +called,</p> +<p class="pp1">Saith the Lord, who does these things<sup><a href= +"#r441517" id="f441517" title="see footnote" name= +"f441517">17</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Known to God are all his works from the +beginning of the world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Wherefore my judgment is, that we +trouble not those who from among the Gentiles are turning to God; +<sup>20</sup>but that we write to them, that they abstain from +pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from what is +strangled, and from blood. <sup>21</sup>For Moses of old time has +in every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues +every sabbath.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>Then the apostles and the elders, with +the whole church, resolved, having chosen men from themselves, to +send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed +Barsabas, and Silas, leading men among the brethren. +<sup>23</sup>And they wrote by them thus:</p> +<p class="pin">The apostles and the elders and the brethren, to the +brethren from the Gentiles throughout Antioch and Syria and +Cilicia, greeting: <sup>24</sup>Forasmuch as we heard, that some +who went out from us troubled you with words, subverting your +souls, saying that ye must be circumcised and keep the +law<sup><a href="#r441524" id="f441524" title="see footnote" name= +"f441524">24</a></sup>, to whom we gave no commandment; +<sup>25</sup>it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to +choose men and send them to you, with our beloved Barnabas and +Paul, <sup>26</sup>men who have hazarded their lives for the name +of our Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, +who will themselves also by word tell you the same things. +<sup>28</sup>For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to +lay upon you no further burden except these necessary things; +<sup>29</sup>that ye abstain from things offered to idols, and from +blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication; from which +if ye keep yourselves, ye will do well. Farewell.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>They therefore, being dismissed, came +to Antioch; and assembling the multitude they delivered the letter. +<sup>31</sup>And having read it, they rejoiced for the consolation. +<sup>32</sup>And Judas and Silas, also themselves being prophets, +exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And having remained a while, they were +dismissed with peace from the brethren to the apostles. +<sup>34</sup>But it pleased Silas to abide there still<sup><a href= +"#r441534" id="f441534" title="see footnote" name= +"f441534">34</a></sup>. <sup>35</sup>Paul also and Barnabas +continued in Antioch, teaching and publishing the glad tidings of +the word of the Lord, with many others also.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>And some days after, Paul said to +Barnabas: Let us return now, and visit the brethren in every city +where we preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do. +<sup>37</sup>And Barnabas determined to take with them John, who +was surnamed Mark. <sup>38</sup>But Paul thought it proper not to +take with them him who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went +not with them to the work. <sup>39</sup>And there arose a sharp +contention, so that they parted one from the other, and Barnabas +took Mark, and sailed to Cyprus. <sup>40</sup>And Paul, having +chosen Silas, went forth, being commended by the brethren to the +grace of God. <sup>41</sup>And he went through Syria and Cilicia, +confirming the churches.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> he came +down to Derbe and Lystra. And, behold, a certain disciple was +there, named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman, but +whose father was a Greek; <sup>2</sup>who was well reported of by +the brethren in Lystra and Iconium. <sup>3</sup>Him Paul wished to +go forth with him, and took and circumcised him on account of the +Jews who were in those places; for they all knew that his father +was a Greek.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And as they journeyed through the +cities, they delivered to them the decrees to keep, that were +ordained by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem. +<sup>5</sup>The churches, therefore, were established in the faith, +and increased in number daily.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And having gone through the region of +Phrygia and Galatia, and being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to +speak the word in Asia, <sup>7</sup>they came to Mysia, and +attempted to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit of Jesus did not +permit them. <sup>8</sup>And passing by Mysia, they came down to +Troas.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And a vision appeared to Paul in the +night. There stood a man, a Macedonian, beseeching him, and saying: +Come over into Macedonia and help us. <sup>10</sup>And when he had +seen the vision, immediately we sought to go into Macedonia, +concluding that the Lord had called us to publish the good news to +them. <sup>11</sup>Therefore setting sail from Troas, we ran with a +straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to +Neapolis; <sup>12</sup>and from thence to Philippi, which is a +chief city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we continued in +that city certain days.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And on the sabbath, we went forth out +of the gate by a river side, where was wont to be a place of +prayer; and we sat down, and spoke to the women who came +together.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And a certain woman named Lydia, a +seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was +listening; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things +spoken by Paul. <sup>15</sup>And when she was immersed and her +household, she besought us, saying: If ye have judged me to be a +believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide. And she +constrained us.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And it came to pass, as we were going +to the place of prayer, a certain bondmaid having a spirit of +divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by +soothsaying. <sup>17</sup>She, having followed Paul and us, cried, +saying: These men are the servants of the most high God, who +announce to us the way of salvation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And this she did many days. But Paul, +being indignant<sup><a href="#r441618" id="f441618" title= +"see footnote" name="f441618">18</a></sup>, turned and said to the +spirit: I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out from +her. And he came out the same hour.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>And her masters, seeing that the hope +of their gain departed, laid hold of Paul and Silas, and drew them +into the market-place before the rulers. <sup>20</sup>And having +brought them to the magistrates, they said: These men, being Jews, +greatly disturb our city; <sup>21</sup>and teach customs, which it +is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, being Romans.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And the multitude rose up together +against them; and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and +commanded to beat them with rods. <sup>23</sup>And having laid many +stripes on them, they cast them into prison, charging the jailer to +keep them safely; <sup>24</sup>who, having received such a charge, +thrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the +stocks.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, +and sang praises to God; and the prisoners listened to them. +<sup>26</sup>And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the +foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the +doors were opened, and the chains of all were loosed. +<sup>27</sup>And the jailer, awaking out of sleep, and seeing the +prison doors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, +supposing that the prisoners had fled. <sup>28</sup>But Paul cried +with a loud voice, saying: Do thyself no harm; for we are all here. +<sup>29</sup>And calling for lights, he sprang in, and trembling +fell down before Paul and Silas; <sup>30</sup>and having brought +them out, he said: Sirs, what must I do to be saved? +<sup>31</sup>And they said: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and +thou shalt be saved, and thy house. <sup>32</sup>And they spoke to +him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And taking them along, the same hour of +the night, he washed their stripes; and was immersed, himself and +all his, immediately. <sup>34</sup>And having brought them up into +his house, he set food before them, and rejoiced, with all his +house, believing in God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And when it was day, the magistrates +sent the sergeants, saying: Let those men go. <sup>36</sup>And the +keeper of the prison reported these words to Paul: The magistrates +have sent to let you go; now therefore depart, and go in peace.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>But Paul said to them: They beat us +openly, uncondemned, being Romans, and cast us into prison; and now +do they send us forth secretly? Nay verily; but let them come +themselves and bring us out.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>38</sup>And the sergeants reported these words +to the magistrates; and they were afraid, when they heard that they +were Romans. <sup>39</sup>And they came and besought them, and +bringing them out, entreated them to depart out of the city.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>And they went out of the prison, and +entered into the house of Lydia; and seeing the brethren they +exhorted them, and departed.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> passing +through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where +was the synagogue of the Jews. <sup>2</sup>And Paul, as his custom +was, went in to them, and for three sabbaths reasoned with them +from the Scriptures, <sup>3</sup>opening them, and setting forth +that the Christ must suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that +this is the Christ, Jesus whom I preach to you. <sup>4</sup>And +some of them believed, and joined themselves to<sup><a href= +"#r441704" id="f441704" title="see footnote" name= +"f441704">4</a></sup> Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a +great multitude, and of the chief women not a few.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>But the Jews, moved with +envy<sup><a href="#r441705" id="f441705" title="see footnote" name= +"f441705">5</a></sup>, having taken to them, of the idlers in the +market-place, certain vicious men, and having gathered a crowd, set +the city in an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, they +sought to bring them unto the people. <sup>6</sup>And not finding +them, they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of +the city, crying: These that have turned the world upside down are +come hither also. <sup>7</sup>Whom Jason has received; and all +these are acting contrary to the decrees of Cæsar, saying +that there is another king, Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And they troubled the people and the +rulers of the city, when they heard these things. <sup>9</sup>And +having taken security of Jason, and of the others, they let them +go.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And the brethren immediately sent away +Paul and Silas by night to Beroea; who coming thither went into the +synagogue of the Jews. <sup>11</sup>These were more noble than +those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all +readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily whether these things +were so.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Many of them therefore believed; and of +honorable Grecian women and men, not a few. <sup>13</sup>But when +the Jews of Thessalonica knew that also at Beroea the word of God +was preached by Paul, they came, stirring up the people there also. +<sup>14</sup>And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to +journey as upon the sea; but Silas and Timothy abode there still. +<sup>15</sup>And they who conducted Paul brought him to Athens; and +having received a command to Silas and Timothy to come to him as +soon as possible, they departed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Now while Paul was waiting for them at +Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city full of +idols. <sup>17</sup>Therefore he reasoned in the synagogue with the +Jews and the devout persons, and in the market daily with those who +met with him. <sup>18</sup>And certain philosophers of the +Epicureans, and of the Stoics, were disputing with him. And some +said: What would this babbler say? and others: He seems to be a +proclaimer of foreign gods; because he made known to them the good +news of Jesus and the resurrection. <sup>19</sup>And taking hold of +him, they brought him upon Mars' Hill, saying: May we know what +this new doctrine is, of which thou speakest? <sup>20</sup>For thou +bringest certain strange things to our ears; we would know +therefore what these things mean. <sup>21</sup>Now all Athenians, +and the strangers residing there, spent their leisure for nothing +else, but to tell or to hear something new.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And Paul, standing in the midst of +Mars' Hill, said: Men of Athens, in all things I perceive that ye +are very devout. <sup>23</sup>For as I passed by, and observed your +objects of worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: TO +AN UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore, not knowing, ye worship, him I +announce to you. <sup>24</sup>The God who made the world and all +things therein, he being Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in +temples made with hands; <sup>25</sup>nor is ministered to by human +hands, as if needing anything more, himself giving to all life, and +breath, and all things. <sup>26</sup>And he made of one blood every +nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having fixed +the appointed seasons and bounds of their habitation; +<sup>27</sup>that they should seek the Lord, if haply they might +feel after him, and find him, although he is not far from every one +of us; <sup>28</sup>for in him we live, and move, and have our +being; as also some of your own poets have said: For his offspring +also are we. <sup>29</sup>Being therefore God's offspring, we ought +not to think that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone, +graven by art and man's device. <sup>30</sup>The times of ignorance +therefore God overlooked; but now, commands all men everywhere to +repent. <sup>31</sup>Because he fixed a day, in which he will judge +the world in righteousness, by the man whom he appointed, having +given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And when they heard of a resurrection +of the dead, some mocked; and others said: We will hear thee again +of this matter. <sup>33</sup>And thus Paul departed from among +them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>But certain ones, joining themselves to +him, believed; among whom was also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a +woman named Damaris, and others with them.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVIII. </span> A<span class="sc">fter</span> these +things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. +<sup>2</sup>And finding a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of +Pontus, lately come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife (because +Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome), he came +to them; <sup>3</sup>and because he was of the same trade, he abode +with them, and labored; for by their occupation they were +tentmakers. <sup>4</sup>And he reasoned in the synagogue every +sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And when Silas and Timothy came down +from Macedonia, Paul was engrossed with the word, testifying to the +Jews that Jesus is the Christ. <sup>6</sup>But they opposing +themselves and blaspheming, he shook out his garments and said to +them: Your blood be upon your own head; I am clean; from henceforth +I will go to the Gentiles.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And departing thence he entered into a +certain man's house, named Justus, one who worshiped God, whose +house was adjoining the synagogue. <sup>8</sup>And Crispus, the +ruler of the synagogue, believed on the Lord with all his house; +and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, and were +immersed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And the Lord said to Paul, through a +vision in the night: Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy +peace; <sup>10</sup>for I am with thee, and no one shall assail +thee to hurt thee; for I have much people in this city. +<sup>11</sup>And he continued there a year and six months, teaching +the word of God among them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And when Gallio was proconsul of +Achaia, the Jews rose up with one accord against Paul, and brought +him before the judgment-seat, <sup>13</sup>saying: This man +persuades men to worship God contrary to the law.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And as Paul was about to open his +mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: If it were some injustice, or +wicked misdeed, O Jews, with reason I would have borne with you. +<sup>15</sup>But if it is a question about a word, and names, and +your own law look to it yourselves; I will not be a judge of these +things <sup>16</sup>And he drove them away from the +judgment-seat.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>But having all seized upon Sosthenes, +the ruler of the synagogue, they beat him before the judgment-seat. +And Gallio cared for none of these things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And Paul having remained yet many days, +took leave of the brethren, and sailed thence to Syria, and with +him Priscilla and Aquila; having shaven his head in Cenchrea, for +he had a vow. <sup>19</sup>And they came to Ephesus, and he left +them there but entering himself into the synagogue, he reasoned +with the Jews. <sup>20</sup>And they desiring him to remain a +longer time with them, he consented not; <sup>21</sup>but took +leave of them, saying: <sup><a href="#r441821" id="f441821" title= +"see footnote" name="f441821">21</a></sup>[I must by all means keep +the coming feast at Jerusalem; but] I will return again to you, if +God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. <sup>22</sup>And having +landed at Cæsarea, and gone up and saluted the church, he +went down to Antioch. <sup>23</sup>And after he had spent some time +there, he departed, going through the country of Galatia and +Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And a certain Jew named Apollos, a +native of Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the +Scriptures, came to Ephesus. <sup>25</sup>This man was instructed +in the way of the Lord and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and +taught correctly the things concerning Jesus, knowing only the +immersion of John. <sup>26</sup>And he began to speak boldly in the +synagogue. But Aquila and Priscilla, having heard him, took him to +them, and expounded to him the way of God more perfectly. +<sup>27</sup>And he wishing to pass through into Achaia, the +brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him; who, when +he was come, contributed much to those who had believed through +grace. <sup>28</sup>For he powerfully confuted the Jews in public, +showing by the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came to +pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed +through the upper districts came to Ephesus. And finding certain +disciples, <sup>2</sup>he said to them: Did ye receive the Holy +Spirit when ye believed? And they said to him: Nay, we did not even +hear whether there is a Holy Spirit. <sup>3</sup>And he said to +them: Unto what then were ye immersed? And they said: Unto John's +immersion. <sup>4</sup>Then said Paul: John indeed immersed with +the immersion of repentance; saying to the people, that they should +believe on him who should come after him, that is, on Jesus. +<sup>5</sup>And when they heard this, they were immersed in the +name of the Lord Jesus. <sup>6</sup>And Paul having laid his hands +upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke with +tongues, and prophesied. <sup>7</sup>And all the men were about +twelve.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And he went into the synagogue, and +spoke boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them of the +things concerning the kingdom of God. <sup>9</sup>But when some +were hardened, and believed not, speaking evil of the Way before +the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, +reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. <sup>10</sup>And this +continued for two years; so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the +word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. <sup>11</sup>And God +wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul; <sup>12</sup>so that +also there were carried from his body to the sick, handkerchiefs or +aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits +went out from them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Then some of the wandering Jewish +exorcists took upon them to name, over those who had the evil +spirits, the name of the Lord Jesus, saying: I adjure you by the +Jesus whom Paul preaches. <sup>14</sup>And there were seven sons of +one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this. <sup>15</sup>And +the evil spirit answering said: Jesus I know, and Paul I well know; +but who are ye? <sup>16</sup>And the man in whom the evil spirit +was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against both, +so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. +<sup>17</sup>And this became known to all, both Jews and Greeks, +who dwelt at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of +the Lord Jesus was magnified. <sup>18</sup>And many of the +believers came, confessing, and declaring their deeds. +<sup>19</sup>Many of those also who practiced curious arts brought +together the books, and burned them before all; and they counted +the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. +<sup>20</sup>So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>When these things were ended, Paul +purposed to go to Jerusalem, passing through Macedonia and Achaia; +saying: After I have been there, I must also see Rome. +<sup>22</sup>And having sent into Macedonia two of those who +ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia +for a season.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And about that time, there arose no +small tumult concerning the Way. <sup>24</sup>For a certain man +named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Diana, +brought no small gain to the craftsmen; <sup>25</sup>whom he called +together, with the workmen of like occupation, and said: Sirs, ye +well know that by this craft we have our wealth. +<sup>26</sup>Moreover ye see and hear, that this Paul has persuaded +and turned aside much people, not only of Ephesus, but of almost +all Asia, saying that they are not gods, which are made with hands. +<sup>27</sup>And there is danger to us, not only that this branch +of business will come into disrepute, but also that the temple of +the great goddess Diana will be accounted nothing, and her +magnificence will be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world +worship.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And hearing it, they became full of +wrath, and continued crying out, saying: Great is Diana of the +Ephesians. <sup>29</sup>And the whole city was filled with +confusion; and they rushed with one accord into the theatre, having +seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's companions +in travel. <sup>30</sup>And Paul wishing to enter in unto the +people, the disciples suffered him not. <sup>31</sup>And some also +of the chiefs of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, entreating +him not to adventure himself into the theatre.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>Some therefore were crying one thing, +and some another; for the assembly was confused, and the greater +part knew not wherefore they had come together. <sup>33</sup>And +they brought forward Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews +thrusting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, +desiring to make his defense to the people. <sup>34</sup>But when +they knew that he was a Jew, one voice arose from all, crying about +two hours: Great is Diana of the Ephesians.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And the town-clerk, having quieted the +people, said: Men of Ephesus, what human being is there, who knows +not that the city of the Ephesians is keeper of the great Diana, +and of the image which fell down from Jupiter? <sup>36</sup>These +things being therefore undeniable, ye ought to be quiet, and to do +nothing rashly. <sup>37</sup>For ye brought hither these men, who +are neither robbers of temples, nor blasphemers of your goddess. +<sup>38</sup>If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen with him, +have a matter against any man, the law is open<sup><a href= +"#r441938" id="f441938" title="see footnote" name= +"f441938">38</a></sup>, and there are proconsuls; let them implead +one another. <sup>39</sup>But if ye make any demand concerning +other matters, it shall be determined in the lawful assembly. +<sup>40</sup>For we are in danger of being called in question for +this day's riot, there being no cause whereby we may give an +account of this concourse. <sup>41</sup>And having thus spoken, he +dismissed the assembly.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> after the +tumult ceased, Paul called to him the disciples, and having +embraced them, departed to go into Macedonia. <sup>2</sup>And +having gone through those regions, and given them much exhortation, +he came into Greece. <sup>3</sup>And after he had stayed three +months, a plot being laid for him by the Jews, as he was about +sailing to Syria, it was resolved that he should return through +Macedonia. <sup>4</sup>And there accompanied him unto Asia, +Sopater, son of Pyrrhus, a Beroean; and of the Thessalonians, +Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and Timothy; and of +Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. <sup>5</sup>These, having gone +forward, were waiting for us at Troas. <sup>6</sup>But we sailed +forth from Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came +to them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And on the first day of the week, we +having come together to break bread, Paul discoursed to them (being +about to depart on the morrow), and continued the discourse until +midnight. <sup>8</sup>Now there were many lights in the upper room, +where we were assembled. <sup>9</sup>And there sat on the window a +certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep; +and as Paul was long discoursing, he sunk down with sleep, and fell +down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. <sup>10</sup>And +Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said: Do not +lament, for his life is in him. <sup>11</sup>And having come up +again, and broken the bread, and eaten, he talked a long while even +till break of day, and so departed. <sup>12</sup>And they brought +the young man living, and were not a little comforted.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And we, going forward to the ship, +embarked for Assos, intending there to take in Paul; for so he had +appointed, intending himself to go on foot. <sup>14</sup>And when +he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and came to Mitylene. +<sup>15</sup>And sailing thence, we came the following day over +against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos; and having +tarried at Trogyllium, we came the next day to Miletus. +<sup>16</sup>For Paul had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he +might not spend time in Asia; for he was hastening, if it were +possible for him, to be at Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, +and called the elders of the church. <sup>18</sup>And when they +were come to him, he said to them: Ye know, from the first day that +I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you the whole +time; <sup>19</sup>serving the Lord with all lowliness of mind, and +with tears, and trials which befell me by the plottings of the +Jews; <sup>20</sup>how I kept back nothing that was profitable, +that I should not announce it to you, and teach you, publicly and +from house to house; <sup>21</sup>testifying, to both Jews and +Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus +Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And now, behold, I go bound in the +spirit to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me +there; <sup>23</sup>save that the Holy Spirit witnesses to me in +every city, saying that bonds and afflictions await me. +<sup>24</sup>But none of these things move me, neither do I count +my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with +joy<sup><a href="#r442024" id="f442024" title="see footnote" name= +"f442024">24</a></sup>, and the ministry which I received from the +Lord Jesus, to testify the good news of the grace of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And now, behold, I know that all ye, +among whom I went about preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my +face no more. <sup>26</sup>Wherefore I testify to you this day, +that I am pure from the blood of all; <sup>27</sup>for I shunned +not to declare to you the whole counsel of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>Take heed therefore to yourselves, and +to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to +feed the church of the Lord<sup><a href="#r442028" id="f442028" +title="see footnote" name="f442028">28</a></sup>, which he +purchased with his own blood. <sup>29</sup>For I know this, that +after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, not +sparing the flock. <sup>30</sup>And from among yourselves will men +arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. +<sup>31</sup>Therefore watch, remembering that for the space of +three years, night and day, I ceased not to warn every one with +tears.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And now, brethren, I commend you to +God, and to the word of his grace, who is able to build you up, and +to give you an inheritance among all the sanctified. <sup>33</sup>I +coveted no one's silver, or gold, or apparel. <sup>34</sup>Ye +yourselves know, that these hands ministered to my necessities, and +to those who were with me. <sup>35</sup>In all ways I showed you +that, so laboring, ye ought to assist the weak, and to remember the +words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said: It is more blessed +to give than to receive.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>And having thus spoken, he kneeled +down, and prayed with them all. <sup>37</sup>And they all wept +sorely, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him; +<sup>38</sup>sorrowing most of all for the word which he had +spoken, that they should behold his face no more. And they +accompanied him to the ship.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> it came to +pass, that after we had torn ourselves from them, and had put to +sea, we came with a straight course to Coos, and the day following +to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara. <sup>2</sup>And finding a +ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and put to sea. +<sup>3</sup>And bringing Cyprus in sight, and leaving it on the +left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the +ship was to unlade her burden. <sup>4</sup>And having found out the +disciples, we remained there seven days; who said to Paul through +the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And when we had completed the days, we +departed and went our way; they all accompanying us, with wives and +children, till we were out of the city; and we kneeled down on the +beach, and prayed. <sup>6</sup>And having embraced one another, we +went on board the ship; and they returned to their homes.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And we, completing the voyage, came down +from Tyre to Ptolemais; and having embraced the brethren, we +remained with them one day. <sup>8</sup>And on the morrow we +departed, and came to Cæsarea; and entering into the house of +Philip the evangelist, being one of the Seven, we abode with him. +<sup>9</sup>And this man had four daughters, virgins, who +prophesied.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And while we were remaining several +days, there came down from Judæa a certain prophet, named +Agabus. <sup>11</sup>And coming to us, he took off Paul's girdle, +and bound his own hands and feet, and said: Thus says the Holy +Spirit: So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man, whose this +girdle is, and will deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. +<sup>12</sup>And when we heard these things, both we, and they of +that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. +<sup>13</sup>Then answered Paul: What mean ye, to weep and to break +my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at +Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. <sup>14</sup>And when he +would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying: The will of the Lord be +done.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And after those days, having packed up +our baggage, we went up to Jerusalem. <sup>16</sup>There went with +us also some of the disciples from Cæsarea, bringing us to +Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And when we were come to Jerusalem, the +brethren received us gladly. <sup>18</sup>And on the following day, +Paul went in with us to James; and all the elders were present. +<sup>19</sup>And having embraced them, he recounted particularly +what things God had wrought among the Gentiles through his +ministry.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And they, hearing it, glorified the +Lord. And they said to him: Thou seest, brother, how many thousands +of Jews there are who believe; and they are all zealots for the +law. <sup>21</sup>And they were informed concerning thee, that thou +teachest all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, +saying that they should not circumcise their children, nor walk +after the customs. <sup>22</sup>What is it therefore? A multitude +must surely come together; for they will hear that thou hast come. +<sup>23</sup>Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four +men who have a vow on them; <sup>24</sup>these take with thee, and +purify thyself with them, and bear the charges for them, that they +may shave their heads; and all will know that those things, of +which they have been informed concerning thee, are nothing, but +that thou thyself also walkest orderly, keeping the law. +<sup>25</sup>But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we +wrote to them, deciding that they should observe no such thing, +except that they keep themselves from things offered to idols, and +from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>Then Paul took the men, and the next +day, having purified himself with them, entered into the temple, +announcing the completion of the days of the purification, until +the offering was brought for each one of them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And as the seven days were about to be +completed, the Jews from Asia, having observed him in the temple, +stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him, +<sup>28</sup>crying out: Men of Israel, help. This is the man who +teaches all, everywhere, against the people, and the law, and this +place; and further also, he brought Greeks into the temple, and has +polluted this holy place. <sup>29</sup>For they had before seen +with him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed +that Paul brought into the temple. <sup>30</sup>And all the city +was moved, and the people ran together; and laying hold of Paul, +they dragged him out of the temple; and forthwith the doors were +shut.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>And while they were seeking to kill +him, a report came up to the chief captain of the band, that all +Jerusalem was in an uproar; <sup>32</sup>who immediately took with +him soldiers and centurions, and ran down to them; and they, seeing +the chief captain and the soldiers, left off beating Paul. +<sup>33</sup>Then the chief captain came near, and took hold of +him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and inquired +who he was, and what he had done. <sup>34</sup>And some cried one +thing, some another, among the multitude; and not being able to +know the certainty on account of the tumult, he commanded him to be +led into the castle. <sup>35</sup>And when he came upon the stairs, +so it was, that he was borne by the soldiers on account of the +violence of the people. <sup>36</sup>For the multitude of the +people followed after, crying: Away with him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>And as he was about to be led into the +castle, Paul says to the chief captain: May I speak to thee? And he +said: Canst thou speak Greek? <sup>38</sup>Art thou not then the +Egyptian, who before these days made an uproar, and led out into +the wilderness the four thousand men of the assassins? +<sup>39</sup>And Paul said: I am a Jew of Tarsus, a citizen of no +obscure city of Cilicia; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to +the people.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>40</sup>And he having given him permission, +Paul, standing on the stairs, beckoned with the hand to the people. +And a great silence ensuing, he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, +saying:</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXII. </span> B<span class="sc">rethren</span>, and +fathers, hear my defense, which I now make to you. <sup>2</sup>And +hearing that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept the +more silence. <sup>3</sup>And he says: I am a Jew, born indeed in +Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, taught at the feet +of Gamaliel, according to the strictness of the law of the fathers, +being zealous for God, as ye all are this day. <sup>4</sup>And I +persecuted this Way unto death, binding and delivering into prisons +both men and women. <sup>5</sup>As also the high priest bears me +witness, and all the eldership; from whom, moreover, I received +letters to the brethren, and was journeying to Damascus, to bring +also those who were there bound to Jerusalem, that they might be +punished.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And it came to pass, that as I +journeyed, and came near to Damascus, about midday, there suddenly +flashed around me a great light out of heaven. <sup>7</sup>And I +fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why +persecutest thou me? <sup>8</sup>And I answered: Who art thou, +Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou +persecutest. <sup>9</sup>And they who were with me beheld indeed +the light, and were afraid; but the voice of him who spoke to me +they heard not<sup><a href="#r442209" id="f442209" title= +"see footnote" name="f442209">9</a></sup>. <sup>10</sup>And I said: +What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to me: Arise, and go into +Damascus; and there it shall be told thee concerning all things +which it is appointed thee to do.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And as I could not see, for the glory +of that light, being led by the hand by those who were with me, I +came into Damascus. <sup>12</sup>And one Ananias, a devout man +according to the law, having a good report from all the Jews who +dwelt there, <sup>13</sup>came to me, and standing by me said to +me: Brother Saul, receive sight. And I, in that very hour, looked +up upon him. <sup>14</sup>And he said: The God of our fathers +appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Just One, and to +hear a voice out of his mouth. <sup>15</sup>For thou shalt be a +witness for him to all men, of what thou hast seen, and didst hear. +<sup>16</sup>And now why tarriest thou? Arise, be immersed and wash +away thy sins, calling on his name.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And it came to pass, when I had +returned to Jerusalem, and as I was praying in the temple, that I +was in a trance, <sup>18</sup>and saw him saying to me: Make haste, +and go forth quickly out of Jerusalem; for they will not receive +thy testimony concerning me. <sup>19</sup>And I said: Lord, they +well know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue those who +believe on thee; <sup>20</sup>and when the blood of thy witness +Stephen was shed, then I myself was standing by, and consenting, +and keeping the garments of those who slew him. <sup>21</sup>And he +said to me: Depart; for I will send thee far hence to the +Gentiles.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And they heard him unto this word, and +then lifted up their voices, and said: Away with such a one from +the earth; for it was not fit that he should live. <sup>23</sup>And +as they were crying out, and throwing up their garments, and +casting dust into the air, <sup>24</sup>the chief captain commanded +him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be +examined by scourging; that he might know for what charge they were +thus crying out against him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And as they stretched him forth with +the thongs<sup><a href="#r442225" id="f442225" title="see footnote" +name="f442225">25</a></sup>, Paul said to the centurion who stood +by: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and +uncondemned? <sup>26</sup>The centurion, hearing it, he went and +told the chief captain, saying: What art thou about to do? For this +man is a Roman. <sup>27</sup>And the chief captain came, and said +to him: Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said: Yes. <sup>28</sup>And +the chief captain answered: For a great sum I obtained this +freedom. And Paul said: But I was born free.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>Immediately, therefore, they departed +from him who were about to examine him; and the chief captain also +was afraid, after he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had +bound him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>On the morrow, wishing to know the +certainty, wherefore he was accused by the Jews, he released him, +and commanded the chief priests and all the council to come +together; and he brought Paul down, and set him before them.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> Paul, +earnestly beholding the council, said: Men, brethren, I have lived +in all good conscience before God unto this day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And the high priest Ananias commanded +those who stood by him to smite him on the mouth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Then Paul said to him: God will smite +thee, thou whited wall. And dost thou sit to judge me according to +the law, and command me to be smitten contrary to law?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And they that stood by said: Revilest +thou God's high priest?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And Paul said: I knew not, brethren, +that he is high priest; for it is written: <span class="ot">Thou +shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And Paul, knowing that the one part were +Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, cried out in the council: Men, +brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee; for the hope of +the resurrection of the dead I am now judged.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And when he had said this, there arose a +dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the +multitude was divided. <sup>8</sup>For Sadducees say that there is +no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but Pharisees acknowledge +both.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And there arose a great clamor; and the +scribes of the party of the Pharisees arose, and contended, saying: +We find no evil in this man; but if a spirit spoke to him, or an +angel?—</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And a great dissension arising, the +chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be pulled in pieces by +them, commanded the soldiery to go down, and to take him by force +from among them, and to bring him into the castle.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And the night following, the Lord stood +by him, and said: Be of good courage; for as thou didst fully +testify the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou testify +also at Rome.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And when it was day, the Jews banded +together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they +would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. +<sup>13</sup>And they were more than forty who made this +conspiracy. <sup>14</sup>And they came to the chief priests and the +elders, and said: We bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste +nothing until we have slain Paul.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Now therefore do ye, with the council, +signify to the chief captain that he bring him down to you, as +though ye would ascertain more exactly the matters concerning him; +and we, before he comes near, are ready to kill him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And the son of Paul's sister, hearing +of their lying in wait, went and entered into the castle, and told +Paul. <sup>17</sup>Then Paul called one of the centurions to him, +and said: Bring this young man to the chief captain; for he has +something to tell him. <sup>18</sup>So he took him, and brought him +to the chief captain, and said: Paul, the prisoner, called me to +him, and asked me to bring this young man to thee, as he has +something to say to thee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Then the chief captain took him by the +hand, and went aside privately, and asked: What is that thou hast +to tell me? <sup>20</sup>And he said: The Jews agreed to desire +thee, that thou wouldst bring down Paul to-morrow into the council, +as though they would inquire somewhat more exactly concerning him. +<sup>21</sup>But do not thou yield to them; for of them more than +forty men are lying in wait for him, who bound themselves with an +oath, neither to eat nor to drink till they have killed him; and +now they are ready, looking for the promise from thee. +<sup>22</sup>The chief captain therefore dismissed the young man, +having charged him to say to no one, that thou didst show these +things to me. <sup>23</sup>And calling to him two or three of the +centurions, he said: Make ready two hundred soldiers to go to +Cæsarea, and seventy horsemen, two hundred spearmen, at the +third hour of the night; <sup>24</sup>and let them provide beasts, +that they may set Paul thereon, and bring him safe to Felix the +governor.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>And he wrote a letter after this +manner: <sup>26</sup>Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor +Felix, sends greeting. <sup>27</sup>This man was taken by the Jews, +and was about to be killed by them; but I came upon them with the +soldiery, and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman. +<sup>28</sup>And wishing to know the crime for which they were +accusing him, I brought him down into their council; +<sup>29</sup>whom I found to be accused concerning questions of +their law, but having nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or +of bonds. <sup>30</sup>And being informed that a plot was about to +be laid against the man, I sent straightway to thee, having also +commanded the accusers to say before thee what they had against +him. Farewell.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>The soldiers, therefore, as was +commanded them, took up Paul, and brought him by night to +Antipatris. <sup>32</sup>But on the morrow, leaving the horsemen to +go with him, they returned to the castle; <sup>33</sup>who, when +they had entered into Cæsarea, and delivered the letter to +the governor, presented Paul also before him. <sup>34</sup>And +having read it, he asked of what province he was. And learning that +he was from Cilicia, <sup>35</sup>he said: I will hear thee fully, +when thy accusers are also come. And he commanded him to be kept in +the prætorium of Herod.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXIV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> after +five days, the high priest Ananias came down with the elders and a +certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against +Paul; <sup>2</sup>and he having been called, Tertullus began to +accuse him, saying: Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, +and that very worthy deeds are done for this nation through thy +providence, in every way and everywhere; <sup>3</sup>we accept it, +most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>But, not to hinder thee too long, I pray +thee that thou wouldst hear us of thy clemency a few words. +<sup>5</sup>For we have found this man to be a pest, and exciting +disturbance among all the Jews throughout the world, and a +ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes; <sup>6</sup>who also +attempted to profane the temple; whom we took, <sup><a href= +"#r442406" id="f442406" title="see footnote" name= +"f442406">6</a></sup>[and desired to judge according to our law. +<sup>7</sup>But Lysias the chief captain came, and with great +violence took him away out of our hands, <sup>8</sup>commanding his +accusers to come before thee;] from whom thou canst thyself +ascertain, by examination, concerning all these things whereof we +accuse him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And the Jews also joined in assailing +him, saying that these things were so.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Then Paul, the governor having beckoned +to him to speak, answered: Knowing that thou hast been for many +years a judge for this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for +myself; <sup>11</sup>inasmuch as thou mayest know, that there are +not more than twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem to worship; +<sup>12</sup>and neither in the temple did they find me disputing +with any one, or causing a tumult of the people, nor in the +synagogues, nor in the city; <sup>13</sup>nor can they prove the +things whereof they now accuse me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>But this I acknowledge to thee, that +according to the way which they call a sect, so I worship the God +of our fathers, believing all things which are written in the law +and the prophets; <sup>15</sup>having a hope toward God, which +these themselves also look for, that there will be a resurrection +both of the just and unjust. <sup>16</sup>Therefore do I also +myself strive to have always a conscience void of offense toward +God and men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And after many years I came to bring +alms to my nation, and offerings. <sup>18</sup>Amidst which they +found me purified in the temple, not with a crowd, nor with tumult; +but certain Jews from Asia [caused it], <sup>19</sup>who ought to +be here before thee, and make accusation, if they had aught against +me. <sup>20</sup>Or let these themselves say what crime they found +in me, while I stood before the council, <sup>21</sup>except for +this one voice that I cried, standing among them: Concerning the +resurrection of the dead I am judged by you this day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And Felix put them off, knowing the +things concerning the Way more accurately, saying: When Lysias the +chief captain shall come down, I will fully inquire into your +matters. <sup>23</sup>And he commanded the centurion that he should +be guarded, and should have indulgence; and to forbid none of his +acquaintance to minister to him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And after certain days, Felix came with +his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard +him concerning the faith in Christ. <sup>25</sup>And as he reasoned +of righteousness, temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix +trembled, and answered: Go thy way for this time; when I have a +convenient season, I will call for thee. <sup>26</sup>He hoped also +that money would be given him by Paul; wherefore he sent for him +the oftener, and conversed with him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>But after two years, Felix was +succeeded by Porcius Festus; and Felix, wishing to gain favor with +the Jews, left Paul bound.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXV. </span> F<span class="sc">estus</span>, +therefore, having come into the province, after three days went up +from Cæsarea to Jerusalem.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And the high priest and the chief of the +Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, +<sup>3</sup>asking for themselves a favor against him, that he +would send for him to Jerusalem, preparing an ambush to slay him on +the way. <sup>4</sup>But Festus answered, that Paul was to be kept +a prisoner at Cæsarea, and that he himself should soon go +thither. <sup>5</sup>Let them therefore, said he, who are powerful +among you, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there is any +wickedness in him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And having tarried among them not more +than eight or ten days, he went down to Cæsarea; and on the +morrow, sitting on the judgment-seat, he commanded Paul to be +brought. <sup>7</sup>And when he was come, the Jews who had come +down from Jerusalem stood around, bringing many and grievous +charges, which they could not prove; <sup>8</sup>while Paul said in +defense: Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the +temple, nor against Cæsar, did I commit any offense.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>But Festus, wishing to gain favor with +the Jews, answered Paul, and said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, +and there be judged concerning these things, before me? +<sup>10</sup>And Paul said; I stand at Cæsar's judgment-seat, +where I ought to be judged. To Jews I did no wrong, as thou also +very well knowest<sup><a href="#r442510" id="f442510" title= +"see footnote" name="f442510">10</a></sup>. <sup>11</sup>If then I +am an offender, and have done anything worthy of death, I refuse +not to die; but if there be none of the things whereof these accuse +me, no man can give me up to them. I appeal to Cæsar.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Then Festus, having conferred with the +council, answered: Thou hast appealed to Cæsar; to +Cæsar thou shalt go.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And after certain days, Agrippa the +king, and Bernice, came to Cæsarea to salute Festus. +<sup>14</sup>And as they were spending some days there, Festus laid +the case of Paul before the king, saying: There is a certain man +left in bonds by Felix; <sup>15</sup>about whom, when I was at +Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews made +complaint, asking for judgment against him. <sup>16</sup>To whom I +answered: It is not a custom for Romans to give up any man, before +the accused has the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to +answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>When, therefore, they had come together +here, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment-seat, +and commanded the man to be brought forth; <sup>18</sup>and +standing up around him, the accusers brought no accusation of such +things as I supposed; <sup>19</sup>but had certain controversies +with him concerning their own religion, and concerning a certain +Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. +<sup>20</sup>And I, being perplexed in regard to the dispute about +these things, asked whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be +judged concerning them. <sup>21</sup>But Paul having appealed, to +be kept in custody for the decision of Augustus, I commanded him to +be kept until I shall send him up to Cæsar.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And Agrippa said to Festus: I would +also hear the man myself. To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>On the morrow, therefore, Agrippa and +Bernice having come with great pomp, and entered into the place of +hearing, with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at +Festus' command Paul was brought forth. <sup>24</sup>And Festus +said: King Agrippa, and all men who are here present with us, ye +see this man, about whom all the multitude of the Jews interceded +with me, both at Jerusalem and here, Crying out that he ought not +to live any longer. <sup>25</sup>But having found that he had +committed nothing worthy of death, and he himself having appealed +to Augustus, I determined to send him. <sup>26</sup>Of whom I have +nothing certain to write to my lord. Wherefore I brought him forth +before you, and specially before thee, king Agrippa, in order that, +the examination having been made, I may have something to write. +<sup>27</sup>For it seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, +and not also signify the charges against him.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXVI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> Agrippa +said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul +stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>I think myself happy, king Agrippa, +because I shall answer for myself before thee this day, concerning +all things whereof I am accused by Jews; <sup>3</sup>especially +since thou art expert in all the customs and questions among Jews. +Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>My manner of life, therefore, from my +youth, which was from the beginning among my own nation at +Jerusalem, all Jews know; <sup>5</sup>having known me from the +first, if they were willing to testify, that according to the +strictest sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee. <sup>6</sup>And +now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by God +to the fathers; <sup>7</sup>unto which our twelve tribes, earnestly +serving day and night, hope to attain; concerning which hope, O +king, I am accused by Jews.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Why is it judged incredible with you, if +God, raises the dead?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>I therefore thought to myself, that I +ought to do many hostile things against the name of Jesus the +Nazarene. <sup>10</sup>Which I also did in Jerusalem; and many of +the saints did I myself shut up in prisons, having received +authority from the chief priests; and when they were put to death, +I gave my voice against them. <sup>11</sup>And punishing them +often, throughout all the synagogues, I constrained them to +blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted +them also unto foreign cities.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Whereupon, as I went to Damascus with +authority and a commission from the chief priests, <sup>13</sup>at +midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the +brightness of the sun, shining around me and those who journeyed +with me. <sup>14</sup>And we all having fallen to the earth, I +heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue: +Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to kick +against the goads. <sup>15</sup>And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And +he said: I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest. <sup>16</sup>But arise, +and stand upon thy feet; for I appeared to thee for this purpose, +to appoint thee a minister and a witness both of the things which +thou sawest, and of the things in which I will appear to thee; +<sup>17</sup>delivering thee from the people, and the Gentiles, to +whom I send thee, <sup>18</sup>to open their eyes, that they may +turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, +that they may obtain forgiveness of sins, and an inheritance among +the sanctified, by faith in me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not +disobedient to the heavenly vision; <sup>20</sup>but to those in +Damascus first, and in Jerusalem, and unto all the region of +Judæa, and to the Gentiles, I announced that they should +repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>For these causes the Jews, seizing me +in the temple, attempted to kill me. <sup>22</sup>Having therefore +obtained help from God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both +to small and great, saying nothing except those things which the +prophets and Moses said should come; <sup>23</sup>whether the +Christ should suffer, whether he, the first of the resurrection +from the dead, shall show light to the people and to the +Gentiles.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And as he thus spoke for himself, +Festus said with a loud voice: Paul, thou art mad; much learning +makes thee mad.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>But he said: I am not mad, most noble +Festus; but utter words of truth and soberness. <sup>26</sup>For +the king knows well concerning these things, to whom also I speak +boldly; for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden +from him; for this has not been done in a corner. <sup>27</sup>King +Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou +believest.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And Agrippa said to Paul: With little +pains<sup><a href="#r442628a" id="f442628a" title="see footnote" +name="f442628a">28a</a></sup> thou persuadest<sup><a href= +"#r442628b" id="f442628b" title="see footnote" name= +"f442628b">28b</a></sup> me to become a Christian. <sup>29</sup>And +Paul said: I could pray God, that with little or much<sup><a href= +"#r442629" id="f442629" title="see footnote" name= +"f442629">29</a></sup>, not only thou, but also all that hear me +this day, may become such as I am, except these bonds.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And the king rose up, and the governor, +and Bernice, and they who sat with them. <sup>31</sup>And having +withdrawn, they talked together, saying: This man does nothing +worthy of death or of bonds. <sup>32</sup>And Agrippa said to +Festus: This man could have been set at liberty, if he had not +appealed to Cæsar.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXVII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> when it +was determined that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul +and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the +Augustan band. <sup>2</sup>And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, +about to sail along the coasts of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, +a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. <sup>3</sup>And on the +second day we landed at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul humanely, +and permitted him to go to his friends and receive their care. +<sup>4</sup>And thence having put to sea, we sailed under Cyprus, +because the winds were contrary, <sup>5</sup>And having sailed over +the sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of +Lycia. <sup>6</sup>And there the centurion found a ship of +Alexandria sailing to Italy; and he put us on board of it. +<sup>7</sup>And sailing slowly many days, and having come with +difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us to put +in<sup><a href="#r442707" id="f442707" title="see footnote" name= +"f442707">7</a></sup>, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; +<sup>8</sup>and coasting along it with difficulty, we came to a +certain place called Fair Havens, near to which was the city +Lasa.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And much time having been spent, and the +voyage being now dangerous, because also the fast had already +passed by, Paul exhorted them, <sup>10</sup>saying: Sirs, I +perceive that the voyage will be with violence and much loss, not +only of the lading and the ship, but also of our lives. +<sup>11</sup>But the centurion believed the master and the owner of +the ship, more than the things spoken by Paul. <sup>12</sup>And as +the haven was not well situated for wintering, the greater number +advised to sail thence also, if by any means they might reach +Phoenix, a haven of Crete, looking toward the southwest and +northwest, and there winter.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And a south wind beginning to blow +moderately, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they +weighed anchor, and coasted along close by Crete. <sup>14</sup>But +not long after, there struck against it a tempestuous wind, called +Euracylon. <sup>15</sup>And the ship being caught, and unable to +face the wind, we yielded to it, and were driven along. +<sup>16</sup>And running under a certain small island called +Clauda, we were hardly able to come by the boat; <sup>17</sup>which +when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; +and, fearing lest they should be cast away on the quicksand, they +lowered the sail, and so were driven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And we being violently tempest-tossed, +the next day they lightened the ship; <sup>19</sup>and the third +day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. +<sup>20</sup>And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and +no small tempest lying on us, thenceforward all hope that we should +be saved was utterly taken away. <sup>21</sup>But after much +abstinence, then Paul, standing up in the midst of then, said: +Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me and not put to sea from Crete, +and so have escaped this violence and loss. <sup>22</sup>And now I +exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss of life +among you, but only of the ship. <sup>23</sup>For there stood by me +this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, +<sup>24</sup>saying: Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before +Cæsar; and, lo, God has given thee all those who sail with +thee. <sup>25</sup>Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe +God, that it will be even so, as it has been told me. +<sup>26</sup>But we must be cast away upon a certain island.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>And when the fourteenth night was come, +as we were driven onward in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the +seamen suspected that they were near to some country; +<sup>28</sup>and sounding, they found twenty fathoms; and having +gone a little further, they sounded again, and found fifteen +fathoms. <sup>29</sup>Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, +they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And as the seamen were seeking to flee +out of the ship, and had let down the boat into the sea, under +color as if they were about to extend anchors out of the foreship, +<sup>31</sup>Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers: Except +these abide in the ship, ye can not be saved. <sup>32</sup>Then the +soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>And while the day was coming on, Paul +besought them all to take food, saying: This day is the fourteenth +day that ye have waited, and continued fasting, having taken +nothing. <sup>34</sup>Wherefore I pray you to take food; for this +is for your safety; for there shall not a hair fall from the head +of one of you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And having thus spoken, he took bread, +and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and having broken +it, he began to eat. <sup>36</sup>Then were they all of good cheer, +and they also took food. <sup>37</sup>And we were in all in the +ship two hundred and seventy-six souls. <sup>38</sup>And when they +had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting out the grain +into the sea.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And when it was day, they knew not the +land; but they perceived a certain creek, having a beach, on which +they determined, if they were able, to drive the ship ashore. +<sup>40</sup>And cutting the anchors entirely away, they abandoned +them to the sea, at the same time unfastening the bands of the +rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made toward +the beach. <sup>41</sup>And falling into a place where two seas +met, they ran the ship aground; and the prow sticking fast remained +immovable, but the stern was broken by the violence of the waves. +<sup>42</sup>And it was the plan of the soldiers, that they should +kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim out, and escape. +<sup>43</sup>But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them +from their purpose; and commanded that those who could swim should +cast themselves first into the sea and get to land, +<sup>44</sup>and the rest, some on boards, and others on some of +the pieces from the ship. And so it came to pass, that all escaped +safe to land.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXVIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> having +escaped, they then learned that the island is called Melita. +<sup>2</sup>And the barbarians showed us no little kindness; for +they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present +rain, and because of the cold.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And Paul having gathered a bundle of +sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came out a viper from the +heat, and fastened on his hand. <sup>4</sup>And when the barbarians +saw the animal hanging from his hand, they said among themselves: +No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though escaped from the sea, +justice suffered not to live. <sup>5</sup>He, however, shaking off +the animal into the fire, suffered no harm. <sup>6</sup>But they +were expecting that he would become inflamed, or suddenly fall down +dead; but after looking a great while, and seeing no harm befall +him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>In the region around that place, there +were lands of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius, +who received and entertained us kindly three days. <sup>8</sup>Now +it happened, that the father of Publius was lying sick with a fever +and a bloody flux; to whom Paul entered in, and having prayed, laid +his hands on him and healed him. <sup>9</sup>And this having been +done, the others also, who had diseases in the island, came and +were healed; <sup>10</sup>who also honored us with many honors; and +when we put to sea, they loaded us with such things as were +necessary.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And after three months, we put to sea +in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island, whose +sign was Castor and Pollux. <sup>12</sup>And landing at Syracuse, +we remained three days. <sup>13</sup>And from thence, making a +circuit<sup><a href="#r442813" id="f442813" title="see footnote" +name="f442813">13</a></sup>, we came to Rhegium. And after one day, +a south wind arose, and we came on the second day to Puteoli; +<sup>14</sup>where we found brethren, and were entreated to remain +with them seven days; and so we went toward Rome. <sup>15</sup>And +from thence, the brethren, having heard of us, came to meet us as +far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he +gave thanks to God, and took courage.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And when we came to Rome, the centurion +delivered the prisoners to the commander of the camp; but Paul was +suffered to dwell by himself, with the soldier who guarded him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And it came to pass, that after three +days Paul called together those who were the chief men of the Jews; +and when they were come together, he said to them: Men, brethren, +though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our +fathers, yet I was delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the +hands of the Romans; <sup>18</sup>who, when they had examined me, +wished to release me, because there was no cause of death in me. +<sup>19</sup>But as the Jews spoke against it, I was compelled to +appeal to Cæsar; not that I have anything to charge against +my nation. <sup>20</sup>For this cause therefore I called for you, +to see and to speak with you; for on account of the hope of Israel +I am compassed with this chain.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And they said to him: We neither +received letters from Judæa concerning thee, nor did any one +of the brethren that came, report or speak any evil concerning +thee. <sup>22</sup>But we desire to hear from thee what thou +thinkest; for concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is +spoken against.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And having appointed a day for him, +they came to him in greater numbers to his lodging; to whom he +expounded, testifying fully the kingdom of God, and persuading them +of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and the +prophets, from morning till evening. <sup>24</sup>And some believed +the things spoken, and some believed not. <sup>25</sup>And +disagreeing among themselves, they departed, after Paul had spoken +one word: Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet +to our fathers, <sup>26</sup>saying:</p> +<p class="pp1">Go to this people, and say;</p> +<p class="pp1">With the hearing ye will hear, and will not +understand,</p> +<p class="pp1">And seeing ye will see, and will not perceive.</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>27</sup>For the heart of this people is become +gross,</p> +<p class="pp1">And their ears are dull of hearing,</p> +<p class="pp1">And their eyes they have closed;</p> +<p class="pp1">Lest haply they see with their eyes,</p> +<p class="pp1">And hear with their ears,</p> +<p class="pp1">And understand with their heart,</p> +<p class="pp1">And turn, and I shall heal them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>Be it known to you, therefore, that to +the Gentiles the salvation of God was sent; they, moreover, will +hear.<sup><a href="#r442829" id="f442829" title="see footnote" +name="f442829">29</a></sup></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And Paul remained two whole years in +his own hired house, and gladly received all that came in to him; +<sup>31</sup>preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things +concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no one +hindering him.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b45" id="b45">THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE +ROMANS.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span>, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set +apart unto the gospel of God, <sup>2</sup>which he before announced +through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures, <sup>3</sup>concerning +his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh, +<sup>4</sup>who was declared to be the Son of God with power +according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the +dead, Jesus Christ our Lord; <sup>5</sup>through whom we received +grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all the +nations, for his name's sake; <sup>6</sup>among whom are ye also, +called of Jesus Christ; <sup>7</sup>to all the beloved of God that +are in Rome, called to be saints: Grace to you, and peace, from God +our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>First, I thank my God through Jesus +Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of in all the world. +<sup>9</sup>For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the +gospel of his Son, how without ceasing I make mention of you always +in my prayers; <sup>10</sup>making request, if haply now at length +I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you. +<sup>11</sup>For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some +spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established; <sup>12</sup>that +is, to be comforted together among you, by each other's faith, both +yours and mine.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Now I would not have you ignorant, +brethren, that often-times I purposed to come to you (but was +hindered hitherto), that I might have some fruit among you also, as +among the rest of the Gentiles. <sup>14</sup>I am debtor both to +Greeks and Barbarians; both to wise and unwise. <sup>15</sup>So, as +far as lies in me, I am ready to preach the good news to you also +who are at Rome. <sup>16</sup>For I am not ashamed of the gospel; +for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that +believes, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. <sup>17</sup>For +therein is revealed a righteousness of God, from faith to faith; as +it is written: <span class="ot">The just shall live by +faith.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>For the wrath of God is revealed from +heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold +the truth in unrighteousness<sup><a href="#r450118" id="f450118" +title="see footnote" name="f450118">18</a></sup>; +<sup>19</sup>because that which may be known of God is manifest in +them; for God manifested it to them. <sup>20</sup>For, from the +creation of the world, his invisible things are clearly seen, being +perceived by the things that are made, even his eternal power and +Godhead; so that they are<sup><a href="#r450120" id="f450120" +title="see footnote" name="f450120">20</a></sup> without excuse. +<sup>21</sup>Because, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, +nor gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their +foolish heart was darkened. <sup>22</sup>Professing themselves to +be wise, they became fools; <sup>23</sup>and changed the glory of +the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, +and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Wherefore God also gave them up in the +lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies +among themselves; <sup>25</sup>who changed the truth of God into a +lie, and worshiped and served the creature more than the Creator, +who is blessed forever. Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>For this cause God gave them up to vile +passions; for their women changed the natural use into that which +is against nature; <sup>27</sup>and in like manner the men also, +leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one +toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and +receiving in themselves the recompense of their error which was +meet.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And as they did not choose to retain +God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to +do those things which are not becoming; <sup>29</sup>being filled +with all unrighteousness, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; +full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malignity; whisperers, +<sup>30</sup>slanderers, haters of God, overbearing, proud, +boasters, devisers of evil things, disobedient to parents, +<sup>31</sup>without understanding, covenant-breakers, without +natural affection, implacable, unmerciful; <sup>32</sup>who, +knowing the judgment of God, that they who commit such things are +worthy of death, not only do them, but have pleasure in those who +do them.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> W<span class="sc">herefore</span> thou +art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest; for +wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou +that judgest doest the same things. <sup>2</sup>Now we know that +the judgment of God is according to truth, upon those who commit +such things. <sup>3</sup>And reckonest thou this, O man, that +judgest those who do such things, and doest the same, that thou +shalt escape the judgment of God? <sup>4</sup>Or despisest thou the +riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-suffering, not +knowing that the goodness of God is leading thee to repentance; +<sup>5</sup>and after thy hardness and impenitent heart, art +treasuring up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and of the +revelation of the righteous judgment of God; <sup>6</sup>who will +render to every man according to his deeds; <sup>7</sup>to those +who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor +and immortality, eternal life; <sup>8</sup>but to those who are +contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, +indignation and wrath, <sup>9</sup>tribulation and distress, upon +every soul of man that works evil, of the Jew first, and also of +the Greek; <sup>10</sup>but glory, and honor, and peace, to every +man that works good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>For there is no respect of persons with +God. <sup>12</sup>For as many as sinned without law shall also +perish without law; and as many as sinned with law shall be judged +by law; <sup>13</sup>(for not the hearers of law are just before +God, but the doers of law shall be justified: <sup>14</sup>for when +Gentiles, who have no law, do by nature the things required by law, +these, having no law, are a law to themselves; <sup>15</sup>who +show the work of law written in their hearts, their conscience +witnessing therewith, and their thoughts alternately accusing, or +also excusing<sup><a href="#r450215" id="f450215" title= +"see footnote" name="f450215">15</a></sup>;) <sup>16</sup>in the +day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, +according to my gospel.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>But if thou art called a Jew, and +restest upon law, and makest thy boast in God, <sup>18</sup>and +knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, +being instructed out of the law; <sup>19</sup>and art confident +that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of those who +are in darkness, <sup>20</sup>an instructor of the foolish, a +teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in +the law; <sup>21</sup>thou then, that teachest another, dost thou +not teach thyself? Thou that preachest, a man should not steal, +dost thou steal? <sup>22</sup>Thou that sayest, a man should not +commit adultery, dost thou commit adultery? Thou that abhorrest +idols, dost thou commit sacrilege<sup><a href="#r450222" id= +"f450222" title="see footnote" name="f450222">22</a></sup>? +<sup>23</sup>Thou that makest thy boast in law, through the +transgression of the law dishonorest thou God? <sup>24</sup>For, +<span class="ot">the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles +because of you</span>, as it is written.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>For circumcision indeed profits, if +thou keep the law; but if thou art a transgressor of law, thy +circumcision has become uncircumcision. <sup>26</sup>If then the +uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall not his +uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? <sup>27</sup>And shall +not the uncircumcision that is by nature, if it fulfill the law, +judge thee, who with the letter and circumcision art a transgressor +of law? <sup>28</sup>For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly; nor +is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh. +<sup>29</sup>But he is a Jew, who is one inwardly; and circumcision +is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise +is not of men, but of God.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> W<span class="sc">hat</span> then is +the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of circumcision? +<sup>2</sup>Much every way; first, indeed, that they were intrusted +with the oracles of God. <sup>3</sup>For what if some did not +believe? Shall their unbelief make void the faithfulness of God? +<sup>4</sup>Far be it! Yea, let God be true and every man a liar; +as it is written:</p> +<p class="pp2">That thou mayest be justified in thy words,</p> +<p class="pp2">And mayest overcome when thou art judged.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>But if our unrighteousness commends the +righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who +takes vengeance? (I speak as a man.) <sup>6</sup>Far be it! For +then how shall God judge the world? <sup>7</sup>For if the truth of +God through my lie, abounded unto his glory, why am I also still +judged as a sinner? <sup>8</sup>And why not, as we are slanderously +reported, and as some affirm that we say: Let us do evil, that good +may come? Whose judgment is just.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>What then? Are we better? No, in no +wise; for we before charged, that both Jews and Gentiles are all +under sin. <sup>10</sup>As it is written: <span class="ot">There is +none righteous, no, no one;</span> <sup>11</sup><span class= +"ot">there is none that understands, there is none that seeks after +God.</span> <sup>12</sup><span class="ot">They are all gone out of +the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that +does good, there is not so much as one.</span> +<sup>13</sup><span class="ot">Their throat is an open sepulchre; +with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is +under their lips;</span> <sup>14</sup><span class="ot">whose mouth +is full of cursing and bitterness.</span> <sup>15</sup><span class= +"ot">Their feet are swift to shed blood.</span> +<sup>16</sup><span class="ot">Destruction and misery are in their +ways;</span> <sup>17</sup><span class="ot">and the way of peace +they have not known.</span> <sup>18</sup><span class="ot">There is +no fear of God before their eyes.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Now we know that whatever the law says, +it says to those under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, +and all the world may become guilty before God. +<sup>20</sup>Because by works of law no flesh shall be justified in +his sight; for by law is the knowledge of sin.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>But now, apart from law, a +righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the +law and the prophets; <sup>22</sup>a righteousness of God through +faith in Jesus Christ, unto all and upon all that believe; (for +there is no difference; <sup>23</sup>for all sinned, and come short +of the glory of God;) <sup>24</sup>being justified freely by his +grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus; +<sup>25</sup>whom God set forth as a propitiation through faith by +his blood, for the exhibition of his righteousness, because of the +passing over of the sins before committed in the forbearance of +God; <sup>26</sup>for the exhibition of his righteousness in this +present time, that he may be just, and the justifier of him who +believes in Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>Where then is the boasting? It is +excluded. By what kind of law? Of works? Nay; but by the law of +faith. <sup>28</sup>Therefore we reckon that a man is justified by +faith apart from works of law. Is he the God of Jews only? +<sup>29</sup>Is he not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also; +<sup>30</sup>seeing that God is one, who will justify the +circumcision by faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith. +<sup>31</sup>Do we then make void law through the faith? Far be it! +Yea, we establish law.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> W<span class="sc">hat</span> then shall +we say that Abraham our father found, as pertaining to the flesh? +<sup>2</sup>For if Abraham was justified by works, he has ground of +boasting; but not before God. <sup>3</sup>For what says the +Scripture? <span class="ot">And Abraham believed God, and it was +reckoned to him for righteousness.</span> <sup>4</sup>Now to him +that works, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but as a debt. +<sup>5</sup>But to him that works not, but believes on him who +justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness. +<sup>6</sup>As also David speaks of the happiness of the man, to +whom God reckons righteousness, apart from works:</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>7</sup>Happy they, whose iniquities were +forgiven,</p> +<p class="pp1">And whose sins were covered;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>8</sup>Happy the man to whom the Lord will not +reckon sin!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Comes this happiness then on the +circumcision, or also on he uncircumcision? For we say that faith +was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. <sup>10</sup>How then +was it reckoned? When he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? +Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. <sup>11</sup>And he +received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of +the faith which he had while in uncircumcision; that he might be +father of all that believe while in uncircumcision, that the +righteousness might be reckoned to them also, <sup>12</sup>and +father of circumcision to those who are not only of the +circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith of our +father Abraham, which he had while in uncircumcision.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>For not through law was the promise to +Abraham, or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but +through the righteousness of faith. <sup>14</sup>For if they that +are of law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made +of no effect. <sup>15</sup>For the law works wrath; for where there +is no law, neither is there transgression. <sup>16</sup>For this +cause it is of faith, that it may be by grace; in order that the +promise may 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, <sup>17</sup>(as it is written: <span class= +"ot">A father of many nations have I made thee,</span>) before God +whom he believed, who quickens the dead, and calls the things that +are not as though they were; <sup>18</sup>who against hope believed +in hope, that he should become father of many nations, according to +that which was spoken: So shall thy seed be. <sup>19</sup>And being +not weak in faith, he considered not his own body already dead, +being about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb. +<sup>20</sup>And in respect to the promise of God he wavered not +through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God, +<sup>21</sup>and being fully persuaded, that what he has promised +he is able also to perform. <sup>22</sup>Wherefore also it was +reckoned to him for righteousness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And it was not written for his sake +alone, that it was reckoned to him; <sup>24</sup>but for ours also, +to whom it shall be reckoned, if we believe on him who raised up +Jesus our Lord from the dead; <sup>25</sup>who was delivered up for +our offenses, and was raised for our justification.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> B<span class= +"sc">eing</span> justified therefore by faith, we have peace with +God through our Lord Jesus Christ; <sup>2</sup>through whom also we +obtained the access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and +rejoice in hope of the glory of God. <sup>3</sup>And not only so, +but we rejoice in afflictions also; knowing that affliction works +patience; <sup>4</sup>and patience approval; and approval hope; +<sup>5</sup>and hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God has +been poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Spirit which was given +to us.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>For when we were yet without strength, +in due season Christ died for the ungodly. <sup>7</sup>For scarcely +for a righteous man will one die; though, for the good man, perhaps +some one does even dare to die. <sup>8</sup>But God commends his +love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for +us. <sup>9</sup>Much more therefore, being now justified by his +blood, shall we be saved from the wrath through him. +<sup>10</sup>For if, being enemies, we were reconciled to God +through the death of his son; much more, being reconciled, shall we +be saved by his life; <sup>11</sup>and not only so, but also +rejoicing in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we +have now received the reconciliation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Wherefore, as by one man sin entered +into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, +for that all sinned; <sup>13</sup>(for until the law sin was in the +world; but sin is not imputed when there is no law. +<sup>14</sup>But yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over +those who sinned not after the likeness of Adam's transgression, +who is a type of him who was to come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>But not as the trespass, so also is the +free gift; for if by the trespass of the one the many died, much +more did the grace of God, and the gift by the grace of the one +man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And not as through one that sinned, is +the gift; for the judgment came of one unto condemnation, but the +free gift came of many trespasses unto justification. +<sup>17</sup>For if by the trespass of the one, death reigned +through the one; much more they who receive the abundance of the +grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life +through the one, Jesus Christ.)</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>So then, as through one trespass it +came upon all men unto condemnation; so also through one righteous +act it came upon all men unto justification of life. +<sup>19</sup>For as through the disobedience of the one man the +many were constituted sinners, so also through the obedience of the +one will the many be constituted righteous.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Moreover the law came in also, that the +trespass might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more +abound; <sup>21</sup>that as sin reigned in death, so also might +grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life, through Jesus +Christ our Lord.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> W<span class="sc">hat</span> then shall +we say? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? +<sup>2</sup>Far be it! How shall we who died to sin, live any +longer therein? <sup>3</sup>Know ye not, that all we who were +immersed into Jesus Christ were immersed into his death? +<sup>4</sup>We were buried therefore with him by the immersion into +his death; that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of +the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life. +<sup>5</sup>For if we have become united with the likeness of his +death, we shall be also with that of his resurrection, +<sup>6</sup>knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, +that the body of sin might be destroyed, in order that we should no +longer be in bondage to sin. <sup>7</sup>For he that died has been +justified from sin. <sup>8</sup>And if we died with Christ, we +believe that we shall also live with him; <sup>9</sup>knowing that +Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more; death has +dominion over him no more. <sup>10</sup>For in that he died, he +died to sin once; but in that he lives, he lives to God. +<sup>11</sup>So also reckon ye yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, +but alive to God through Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Let not sin therefore reign in your +mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof; +<sup>13</sup>nor yield your members to sin as instruments of +unrighteousness; but yield yourselves to God as being alive from +the dead, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness. +<sup>14</sup>For sin shall not have dominion over you; for ye are +not under law, but under grace.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>What then? Shall we sin, because we are +not under law but under grace? Far be it! <sup>16</sup>Know ye not, +that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye +are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto +righteousness? <sup>17</sup>But thanks be to God, that ye were +servants of sin, but obeyed from the heart that form of teaching +which was delivered to you<sup><a href="#r450618" id="f450618" +title="see footnote" name="f450618">18</a></sup>; <sup>18</sup>and +being made free from sin, ye became servants of righteousness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>I speak after the manner of men, +because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as ye yielded your +members servants to uncleanness, and to iniquity unto iniquity; so +now yield your members servants to righteousness unto +sanctification. <sup>20</sup>For when ye were servants of sin, ye +were free as to righteousness. <sup>21</sup>What fruit therefore +had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? For the end +of those things is death. <sup>22</sup>But now, being made free +from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto +sanctification, and the end everlasting life. <sup>23</sup>For the +wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life, in +Jesus Christ our Lord.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VII. </span> K<span class="sc">now</span> ye not, +brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has +dominion over a man for so long a time as he lives? <sup>2</sup>For +the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives; +but if the husband die, she is loosed from the law of the husband. +<sup>3</sup>So then if, while the husband lives, she be married to +another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if the husband +die, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress, +though she be married to another man.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were +made dead to the law through the body of Christ, in order that ye +should be married to another, to him who was raised from the dead, +that we might bring forth fruit to God. <sup>5</sup>For when we +were in the flesh, the emotions of sins, which were by the law, +wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. +<sup>6</sup>But now we are delivered from the law, having died to +that wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of spirit, +and not in oldness of the letter.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>What then shall we say? Is the law sin? +Far be it! But I had not known sin, except through law; for I had +not known coveting, if the law had not said: Thou shalt not covet. +<sup>8</sup>But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in +me all manner of coveting. For without law, sin is dead.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And I was alive without law once; but +when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. +<sup>10</sup>And the commandment, which was for life, that I found +to be for death. <sup>11</sup>For sin, taking occasion by the +commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>So that the law is holy, and the +commandment holy, and just, and good.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Has then that which is good become +death to me? Far be it! But sin, that it might appear sin, working +death to me by that which is good, that sin by the commandment +might become exceedingly sinful.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>For we know that the law is spiritual; +but I am carnal, sold under sin. <sup>15</sup>For what I perform, I +know not; for not what I desire, that do I; but what I hate, that I +do. <sup>16</sup>But if what I desire not, that I do, I consent to +the law that it is good.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Now then, it is no longer I that +perform it, but the sin that dwells in me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>For I know that there dwells not in me, +that is, in my flesh, any good; for to desire is present with me; +but to perform that which is good I find not. <sup>19</sup>For the +good that I desire, I do not; but the evil that I desire not, that +I do. <sup>20</sup>But if what I desire not, that I do, it is no +more I that perform it, but the sin that dwells in me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>I find then the law, that, when I +desire to do good, evil is present with me. <sup>22</sup>For I +delight in the law of God after the inward man. <sup>23</sup>But I +see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, +and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my +members. <sup>24</sup>Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me +from the body of this death? <sup>25</sup>I thank God through Jesus +Christ our Lord! So then I myself with the mind serve the law of +God, but with the flesh the law of sin.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VIII. </span> T<span class="sc">here</span> is +therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus. +<sup>2</sup>For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus set +me free from the law of sin and death. <sup>3</sup>For what the law +could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending +his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned +sin in the flesh; <sup>4</sup>that the requirement of the law might +be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh, but +according to the Spirit. <sup>5</sup>For they that are according to +the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but they that are according +to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. <sup>6</sup>For to be +carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and +peace. <sup>7</sup>Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; +for it does not submit itself to the law of God, neither indeed can +it; <sup>8</sup>and they that are in the flesh can not please +God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>But ye are not in the flesh, but in the +Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. And if any man +has not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. <sup>10</sup>And +if Christ is in you, the body indeed is dead because of sin; but +the Spirit is life because of righteousness. <sup>11</sup>And if +the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, +he who raised up Christ from the dead will also quicken your mortal +bodies, because of his Spirit that dwells in you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>So that, brethren, we are debtors, not +to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. <sup>13</sup>For if +ye live according to the flesh, ye shall die; but if by the Spirit +ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. <sup>14</sup>For +as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are sons of God. +<sup>15</sup>For ye did not receive the spirit of bondage, again to +fear; but ye received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, +Father. <sup>16</sup>The Spirit itself bears witness with our +spirit, that we are children of God; <sup>17</sup>and if children, +also heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we +suffer with him, that we may also be glorified with him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>For I reckon that the sufferings of +this present time are of no account, in comparison with the glory +which shall be revealed in us. <sup>19</sup>For the earnest longing +of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God. +<sup>20</sup>For the creation was made subject to vanity, not +willingly (but by reason of him who made it subject), in hope +<sup>21</sup>that the creation itself also shall be delivered from +the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children +of God. <sup>22</sup>For we know that the whole creation groans and +travails in pain together until now. <sup>23</sup>And not only so, +but ourselves also, though we have the first-fruits of the Spirit, +even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, +the redemption of our body.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>For we were saved in hope; but hope +that is seen is not hope; for what a man sees, why does he also +hope for? <sup>25</sup>But if we hope for that we see not, we with +patience wait for it. <sup>26</sup>And in like manner does the +Spirit also help our weakness; for we know not what we should pray +for as we ought; but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us +with groanings which can not be uttered. <sup>27</sup>And he who +searches the hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because +he makes intercession for the saints according to the will of +God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And we know that all things work +together for good to those who love God, to those who are called +according to his purpose. <sup>29</sup>Because whom he foreknew, he +also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he +might be the first-born among many brethren. <sup>30</sup>And whom +he predestined, them he also called; and whom he called, them he +also justified; and whom he justified, them he also glorified.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>What then shall we say to these things? +If God is for us, who shall be against us? <sup>32</sup>He who +spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall +he not also with him freely give us all things? <sup>33</sup>Who +shall lay any thing to the charge of God's chosen? God is he that +justifies; <sup>34</sup>who is he that condemns? Christ is he that +died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is also at the right +hand of God, who also intercedes for us. <sup>35</sup>Who shall +separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or +distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or +sword? <sup>36</sup>As it is written:</p> +<p class="pp1">For, for thy sake we are killed all the day +long;</p> +<p class="pp1">We were accounted as sheep for slaughter.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>37</sup>Nay, in all these things we are more +than conquerors through him who loved us. <sup>38</sup>For I am +persuaded, that neither death nor life, neither angels nor +principalities nor powers, neither things present nor things to +come, <sup>39</sup>neither height nor depth, nor any other created +thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is +in Christ Jesus our Lord.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">IX. </span> I +<span class="sc">say</span> the truth in Christ, I lie not, my +conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Spirit, +<sup>2</sup>that I have great grief and continual anguish in my +heart. <sup>3</sup>For I myself could wish to be accursed from +Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh; +<sup>4</sup>who are Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the +glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the +service, and the promises; <sup>5</sup>whose are the fathers, and +of whom as to the flesh is Christ, who is over all, God blessed +forever. Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>Not as though the word of God has +failed. For not all they are Israel, who are of Israel; +<sup>7</sup>neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they +all children; but, <span class="ot">In Isaac shall thy seed be +called.</span> <sup>8</sup>That is, not they who are the children +of the flesh are children of God; but the children of the promise +are reckoned as seed. <sup>9</sup>For the word of promise is this: +<span class="ot">At this season I will come, and Sarah shall have a +son.</span> <sup>10</sup>And not only so; but when Rebecca also had +conceived by one, our father Isaac <sup>11</sup>(for they being not +yet born, nor having done anything good or evil, that the purpose +of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him +who calls), <sup>12</sup>it was said to her: <span class="ot">The +elder shall serve the younger.</span> <sup>13</sup>As it is +written:</p> +<p class="pp4">Jacob I loved,</p> +<p class="pp4">But Esau I hated.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>What then shall we say? Is there +unrighteousness with God? Far be it! <sup>15</sup>For he says to +Moses: <span class="ot">I will have mercy on whomsoever I have +mercy, and I will have compassion on whomsoever I have +compassion.</span> <sup>16</sup>So then it is not of him who wills, +nor of him who runs, but of God who shows mercy, <sup>17</sup>For +the Scripture says to Pharaoh: <span class="ot">Even for this very +purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show forth my power in +thee, and that my name might be declared in all the earth.</span> +<sup>18</sup>So that, on whom he will he has mercy, and whom he +will he hardens.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Thou wilt say then to me: Why then does +he yet find fault? For who resists his will? <sup>20</sup>Nay but, +O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing +formed say to him who formed it: Why didst thou make me thus?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Has not the potter power over the clay, +of the same lump to make one vessel unto honor, and another unto +dishonor? <sup>22</sup>And what if God, willing to show forth his +wrath, and to make known his power, endured with much +long-suffering vessels of wrath fitted for destruction; +<sup>23</sup>and that he might make known the riches of his glory +on vessels of mercy, which he had before prepared for glory; +<sup>24</sup>whom he also called, even us, not from among the Jews +only, but also from among the Gentiles? <sup>25</sup>As also he +says in Hosea:</p> +<p class="pp1">I will call them my people, who were not my +people;</p> +<p class="pp1">And her beloved, who was not beloved.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup><span class="ot">And it shall be, that +in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there +shall they be called, Sons of the living God.</span> +<sup>27</sup>And Isaiah cries concerning Israel:</p> +<p class="pp1">Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the +sand of the sea,</p> +<p class="pp1">The remnant shall be saved;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>28</sup>For he will finish the +work<sup><a href="#r450928a" id="f450928a" title="see footnote" +name="f450928a">28a</a></sup>,</p> +<p class="pp1">And cut it short in righteousness;</p> +<p class="pp1">Because a short work<sup><a href="#r450928b" id= +"f450928b" title="see footnote" name="f450928b">28b</a></sup> will +the Lord make upon the earth.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>29</sup>And as Isaiah has said before:</p> +<p class="pp2">Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed,</p> +<p class="pp2">We had become as Sodom,</p> +<p class="pp2">And been made like to Gomorrah.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>What then shall we say? That Gentiles, +who were not following after righteousness, obtained righteousness, +the righteousness which is of faith; <sup>31</sup>but Israel, +following after a law of righteousness, attained not to [such] a +law. <sup>32</sup>Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, +but as being by works of law. For they stumbled against the stone +of stumbling; <sup>33</sup>as it is written: <span class= +"ot">Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling, and a rock of +offense; and he that believes on him shall not be put to +shame.</span></p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">X. </span> B<span class= +"sc">rethren</span>, it is my heart's desire and prayer to God on +their behalf, that they might be saved. <sup>2</sup>For I bear them +witness, that they have a zeal for God, but not according to +knowledge. <sup>3</sup>For not knowing the righteousness of God, +and seeking to establish their own righteousness, they did not +submit themselves to the righteousness of God. <sup>4</sup>For +Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, to every one that +believes.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>For Moses describes the righteousness +which is of the law: <span class="ot">The man that has done them, +shall live by them.</span><sup><a href="#r451005" id="f451005" +title="see footnote" name="f451005">5</a></sup> <sup>6</sup>But the +righteousness which is of faith says thus: <span class="ot">Say not +in thy heart, Who shall ascend into heaven?</span> (that is, to +bring Christ down;) <sup>7</sup>or, <span class="ot">Who shall +descend into the abyss?</span> (that is, to bring up Christ from +the dead.) <sup>8</sup>But what says it? <span class="ot">The word +is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart;</span> that is, the +word of faith, which we preach; <sup>9</sup>because, if thou shalt +profess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart +that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. +<sup>10</sup>For with the heart man believes unto righteousness; +and with the mouth profession is made unto salvation. +<sup>11</sup>For the Scripture says: <span class="ot">Whoever +believes on him shall not be put to shame.</span> <sup>12</sup>For +there is no difference between Jew and Greek; for the same is Lord +of all, rich toward all that call upon him; +<sup>13</sup><span class="ot">for every one who shall call upon the +name of the Lord shall be saved.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>How then shall they call on him on whom +they believed not? And how shall they believe on him of whom they +heard not? And how shall they hear without a preacher? +<sup>15</sup>And how shall they preach, unless they are sent forth? +As it is written:</p> +<p class="pp1">How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad +tidings of peace,</p> +<p class="pp1">Who bring glad tidings of good things!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>But they did not all hearken to the +glad tidings. For Isaiah says: <span class="ot">Lord, who believed +our report?</span> <sup>17</sup>So then faith comes of hearing, and +hearing by the word of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>But I say, did they not hear? Yes +verily;</p> +<p class="pp2">Their sound went forth into all the earth,</p> +<p class="pp2">And their words unto the ends of the world.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>19</sup>But I say, did Israel not know? First +Moses says:</p> +<p class="pp1">I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are no +people,</p> +<p class="pp1">By a foolish nation I will move you to anger.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>20</sup>But Isaiah is very bold, and says:</p> +<p class="pp1">I was found by those who sought me not;</p> +<p class="pp1">I became manifest to those who asked not after +me.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>21</sup>But of Israel he says:</p> +<p class="pp1">All the day long, I stretched forth my hands,</p> +<p class="pp1">To a disobedient and gainsaying people.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">XI. </span> I +<span class="sc">say</span> then, did God cast away his people? Far +be it! For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the +tribe of Benjamin. <sup>2</sup>God did not cast away his people +whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the Scripture says in the story +of Elijah; how he pleads with God against Israel, saying: +<sup>3</sup><span class="ot">Lord they killed thy prophets, and +digged down thine altars; and I was left alone, and they seek my +life.</span> <sup>4</sup>But what says the answer of God to him? +<span class="ot">I reserved to myself seven thousand men, who bowed +not the knee to Baal.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Even so then, at this present time also, +there is a remnant according to the election of grace. +<sup>6</sup>And if by grace, it is no longer of works; otherwise, +grace becomes no longer grace. <sup><a href="#r451106" id="f451106" +title="see footnote" name="f451106">6</a></sup>[But if of works, it +is no longer grace; otherwise, work is no longer work.]</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>What then? What Israel seeks after, that +he obtained not; but the election obtained it, and the rest were +hardened. <sup>8</sup>According as it is written: <span class= +"ot">God gave them a spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not +see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day.</span> +<sup>9</sup>And David says:</p> +<p class="pp2">Let their table be made a snare, and a trap,</p> +<p class="pp2">And a stumbling-block, and a recompense to them;</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>10</sup>Let their eyes be darkened, that they +may not see,</p> +<p class="pp2">And bow down their back alway.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>I say then, did they stumble in order +that they should fall? Far be it! But by their fall salvation is +come to the Gentiles, to provoke them to jealousy. <sup>12</sup>But +if their fall is the riches of the world, and their diminution the +riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fullness?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>For I am speaking to you Gentiles; +inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify my office; +<sup>14</sup>if by any means I may provoke to emulation those who +are my flesh, and may save some of them. <sup>15</sup>For if the +casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, what shall +the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? <sup>16</sup>And +if the first-fruit is holy, so also is the lump; and if the root is +holy, so also are the branches. <sup>17</sup>And if some of the +branches were broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, wert +grafted in among them, and became a partaker with them of the root +and the fatness of the olive-tree; <sup>18</sup>boast not over the +branches. But if thou boast, it is not thou that bearest the root, +but the root thee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Thou wilt say then: The branches were +broken off, that I might be grafted in. <sup>20</sup>Well; because +of their want of faith they were broken off, and thou standest by +thy faith. Be not high-minded, but fear; <sup>21</sup>for if God +spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not +thee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>Behold then the goodness and severity +of God; toward those who fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, +if thou continue in his goodness; otherwise, thou also shalt be cut +off. <sup>23</sup>And they also, if they continue not in their +unbelief, shall be grafted in; for God is able again to graft them +in. <sup>24</sup>For if thou wast cut out of the olive-tree which +is wild by nature, and wast grafted contrary to nature into a good +olive-tree; how much more shall these, who are the natural +branches, be grafted into their own olive-tree?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>For I would not, brethren, that ye +should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your +own conceits, that hardness has come upon Israel in part, until the +fullness of the Gentiles come in. <sup>26</sup>And so all Israel +shall be saved; as it is written: <span class="ot">There shall come +out of Zion the Deliverer; he will turn away ungodliness from +Jacob;</span> <sup>27</sup><span class="ot">and this is the +covenant from me to them, when I shall take away their sins.</span> +<sup>28</sup>As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your +sakes; but as concerning the election, they are beloved for the +fathers' sakes. <sup>29</sup>For unrepented are the gifts and the +calling of God. <sup>30</sup>For as ye in times past disobeyed God, +but now obtained mercy through their disobedience; <sup>31</sup>so +also they now disobeyed through the mercy shown to you, that they +also might obtain mercy. <sup>32</sup>For God included all in +disobedience<sup><a href="#r451132" id="f451132" title= +"see footnote" name="f451132">32</a></sup>, that he might have +mercy upon all.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>Oh, the depth of the riches, and +wisdom, and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, +and his ways past finding out! <sup>34</sup>For,</p> +<p class="pp4">Who knew the mind of the Lord?</p> +<p class="pp4">Or who became his counselor?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>Or who first gave to him, and it shall +be given back to him again? <sup>36</sup>For of him, and through +him, and unto him, are all things; to him be the glory forever. +Amen.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">XII. </span> I +<span class="sc">beseech</span> you, therefore, brethren, by the +mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, +well pleasing to God, which is your rational service. +<sup>2</sup>And be not conformed to this world; but be transformed +by the renewing of your mind, that ye may discern what is the will +of God, the good, and well pleasing, and perfect.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>For I say, through the grace given to +me, to every one that is among you, not to think of himself more +highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as +God imparted to each one the measure of faith. <sup>4</sup>For as +we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the +same office; <sup>5</sup>so we, the many, are one body in Christ, +and severally members one of another. <sup>6</sup>And having gifts +differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether +prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of our +faith; <sup>7</sup>or ministry, [let us wait] on the ministry; or +he that teaches, on the teaching; <sup>8</sup>or he that exhorts, +on the exhortation; he that gives, [let him do it] with simplicity; +he that presides, with diligence; he that shows mercy, with +cheerfulness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Let love be unfeigned. Abhor that which +is evil; cleave to that which is good. In brotherly love, +<sup>10</sup>be kindly affectioned one to another; in honor, +preferring one another; <sup>11</sup>in diligence, not slothful; in +spirit, fervent, serving the Lord; <sup>12</sup>in hope, rejoicing; +in affliction, patient; in prayer, persevering; +<sup>13</sup>communicating to the necessities of the +saints<sup><a href="#r451213" id="f451213" title="see footnote" +name="f451213">13</a></sup>; given to hospitality. +<sup>14</sup>Bless those who persecute you; bless, and curse not. +<sup>15</sup>Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who +weep. <sup>16</sup>Be of the same mind one toward another. Aspire +not to things that are high, but condescend to the lowly. Be not +wise in your own conceits. <sup>17</sup>Recompense to no one evil +for evil. Provide things honorable in the sight of all men. +<sup>18</sup>If it be possible, as far as depends on you, be at +peace with all men. <sup>19</sup>Avenge not yourselves, beloved, +but give place to the wrath [of God]. For it is written: +<span class="ot">To me belongs vengeance; I will recompense, saith +the Lord.</span> <sup>20</sup>Therefore,</p> +<p class="pp4">If thy enemy hungers, feed him;</p> +<p class="pp4">If he thirsts, give him drink.</p> +<p class="pnn">For, in doing this,</p> +<p class="pp3">Thou wilt heap coals of fire on his head.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>21</sup>Be not overcome by evil, but overcome +evil with good.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIII. </span> L<span class="sc">et</span> every +soul submit himself to the higher powers. For there is no power but +from God; the powers that be have been ordained by God. +<sup>2</sup>So that he who resists the power, resists the ordinance +of God; and they that resist will receive to themselves +condemnation. <sup>3</sup>For rulers are not a terror to good +works, but to the evil. And dost thou wish not to be afraid of the +power? Do that which is good, and thou wilt have praise from it; +<sup>4</sup>for he is God's minister to thee for good. But if thou +do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bears not the sword in +vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to him that +does evil. <sup>5</sup>Wherefore it is necessary to submit +yourselves, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' +sake.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>For, for this cause ye pay tribute also; +for they are God's ministers, attending continually to this very +thing. <sup>7</sup>Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to +whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; +honor to whom honor. <sup>8</sup>Owe no one anything, but to love +one another; for he that loves another has fulfilled the law. +<sup>9</sup>For this: <span class="ot">Thou shalt not commit +adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not +covet;</span> and if there is any other commandment, it is briefly +comprehended in this saying, namely: <span class="ot">Thou shalt +love thy neighbor as thyself.</span> <sup>10</sup>Love works no ill +to one's neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. +<sup>11</sup>And that, knowing the time, that it is high time that +we already were awaked out of sleep; for now is our salvation +nearer than when we believed. <sup>12</sup>The night is far +advanced, the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works +of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light. <sup>13</sup>Let +us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, +not in lewdness and wantonness, not in strife and envying; +<sup>14</sup>but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not +provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIV. </span> H<span class="sc">im</span> that is +weak in faith receive; not for the decision of disputes. +<sup>2</sup>For one believes, that he may eat all things; but he +that is weak eats herbs. <sup>3</sup>Let not him that eats despise +him that eats not; and let not him that eats not judge him that +eats; for God received him. <sup>4</sup>Who art thou that judgest +another's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. But he +shall be made to stand; for God is able to make him stand.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>One man esteems one day above another; +another esteems every day alike. Let each one be fully persuaded in +his own mind. <sup>6</sup>He that regards the day, regards it to +the Lord; and he that eats, eats to the Lord, for he gives thanks +to God; and he that eats not, to the Lord he eats not, and gives +thanks to God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>For none of us lives to himself, and +none dies to himself. <sup>8</sup>For if we live, we live to the +Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord; whether we live therefore, +or die, we are the Lord's. <sup>9</sup>For to this end Christ died, +and lived, that he might be Lord of both the dead and living.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>But why dost thou judge thy brother? Or +why dost thou despise thy brother? For we shall all stand before +the judgment-seat of God. <sup>11</sup>For it is written: +<span class="ot">As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee shall +bow, and every tongue shall confess to God.</span><sup><a href= +"#r451411" id="f451411" title="see footnote" name= +"f451411">11</a></sup> <sup>12</sup>So then, each one of us shall +give account of himself to God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Let us therefore no longer judge one +another; but judge this rather, not to put a stumbling-block, or an +occasion to fall, in a brother's way. <sup>14</sup>I know, and am +persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself; but +to him that accounts anything to be unclean, to him it is unclean. +<sup>15</sup>But if because of food thy brother is grieved, thou no +longer walkest in accordance with love. Destroy not him by thy +food, for whom Christ died. <sup>16</sup>Let not then your good be +evil spoken of. <sup>17</sup>For the kingdom of God is not food and +drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. +<sup>18</sup>For he that in these things serves Christ, is well +pleasing to God, and approved by men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>So then, let us follow after the things +which make for peace, and things by which one may edify another. +<sup>20</sup>For the sake of food destroy not the work of God. All +things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eats with +offense. <sup>21</sup>It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink +wine, nor anything whereby thy brother stumbles, or is made to +offend, or is weak. <sup>22</sup>Hast thou faith? Have it to +thyself before God. Happy is he that judges not himself in that +which he allows. <sup>23</sup>And he that doubts is condemned if he +eat, because it is not of faith; and all that is not of faith is +sin.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XV. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> we that are +strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please +ourselves. <sup>2</sup>Let each one of us please his neighbor, for +his good, to edification. <sup>3</sup>For also Christ pleased not +himself; but, as it is written: <span class="ot">The reproaches of +those who reproached thee, fell on me.</span> <sup>4</sup>For +whatever things were written afore-time were for our instruction, +that we through patience and consolation of the Scriptures may have +hope. <sup>5</sup>And the God of patience and consolation grant you +to be of the same mind one with another, according to Christ Jesus; +<sup>6</sup>that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify God, +the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Wherefore receive ye one another, as +Christ also received us, to the glory of God. <sup>8</sup>For I say +that Jesus Christ has been made a minister of the circumcision, for +the sake of God's truth, in order to confirm the promises made to +the fathers; <sup>9</sup>and that the Gentiles should glorify God +for his mercy; as it is written:</p> +<p class="pp1">For this cause I will give thee praise among +Gentiles.</p> +<p class="pp1">And to thy name will sing.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>10</sup>And again he says:</p> +<p class="pp1">Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>11</sup>And again:</p> +<p class="pp1">Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles;</p> +<p class="pp1">And extol him, all ye peoples.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>12</sup>And again, Isaiah says:</p> +<p class="pp1">There shall be the root of Jesse,</p> +<p class="pp1">And he who rises up to rule the Gentiles;</p> +<p class="pp1">On him will Gentiles hope.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And the God of hope fill you with all +joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, by the +power of the Holy Spirit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And I myself also am persuaded of you, +my brethren, that ye also yourselves are full of goodness, filled +with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another. +<sup>15</sup>But I wrote the more boldly to you, brethren, in part +as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is given to me by +God; <sup>16</sup>that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus to +the Gentiles, ministering as a priest in the gospel of God, that +the offering up of the Gentiles may be acceptable, being sanctified +by the Holy Spirit. <sup>17</sup>I have therefore my glorying in +Christ Jesus, as to things pertaining to God. <sup>18</sup>For I +will not dare to speak of any of the things which Christ wrought +not through me, to bring the Gentiles to obedience, by word and +deed, <sup>19</sup>in the power of signs and wonders, in the power +of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as far as to +Illyricum, I have fully preached the good news of Christ; +<sup>20</sup>being emulous so to preach the good news, not where +Christ was named, lest I should build upon another's foundation; +<sup>21</sup>but as it is written:</p> +<p class="pp1">They to whom it was not announced concerning him +shall see,</p> +<p class="pp1">And they that have not heard shall understand.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>For which cause also, for the most +part, I was hindered from coming to you. <sup>23</sup>But now +having no longer place in these regions, and having a great desire +these many years to come to you, <sup>24</sup>whenever I go into +Spain, I hope to see you in my journey, and to be sent forward +thither by you, if first I shall be satisfied in a measure with +your company.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>But now I am going to Jerusalem to +minister to the saints. <sup>26</sup>For Macedonia and Achaia +thought it good, to make a certain contribution for the poor among +the saints who were at Jerusalem. <sup>27</sup>For they thought it +good; and their debtors are they. For if the Gentiles shared in +their spiritual things, they ought also to minister to them in +carnal things. <sup>28</sup>When therefore I have performed this, +and have sealed to them this fruit, I will go by you into Spain. +<sup>29</sup>And I know that, when I come to you, I shall come in +the fullness of the blessing of Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>And I beseech you, brethren, by our +Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, to strive +together with me in your prayers to God for me; <sup>31</sup>that I +may be delivered from the unbelieving in Judæa, and that my +service which is for Jerusalem may prove acceptable to the saints; +<sup>32</sup>that with joy I may come to you by the will of God, +and may with you be refreshed. <sup>33</sup>And the God of peace be +with you all. Amen.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">XVI. </span> I +<span class="sc">commend</span> to you Phoebe our sister, who is a +deaconess of the church which is at Cenchræa; +<sup>2</sup>that ye receive her in the Lord as becomes saints, and +assist her in whatever business she may have need of you; for she +has been a helper of many, and of myself.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Salute Prisca and Aquila, my +fellow-laborers in Christ Jesus <sup>4</sup>(who for my life laid +down their own necks; to whom not only I give thanks, but also all +the churches of the Gentiles), <sup>5</sup>and salute the church +that is in their house.</p> +<p class="pin">Salute Epenetus, my beloved, who is the first-fruits +of Asia unto Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>Salute Mary, who bestowed much labor on +us<sup><a href="#r451606" id="f451606" title="see footnote" name= +"f451606">6</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, +and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who +also were in Christ before me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Salute Amplias, my beloved in the +Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Salute Urbanus, our fellow-laborer in +Christ, and Stachys my beloved.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Salute Apelles, the approved in +Christ.</p> +<p class="pin">Salute those of the household of Aristobulus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Salute Herodion my kinsman.</p> +<p class="pin">Salute those of the household of Narcissus, who are +in the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Salute Tryphæna and Tryphosa, who +labor in the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin">Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the +Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Salute Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, +and his mother and mine.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, +Patrobas, Hernias, and the brethren who are with them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus +and his sister, and Olympas, and all the saints who are with +them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Salute one another with a holy kiss. +All the churches of Christ salute you.</p> +<p class="pis"><sup>17</sup>Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark +those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the teaching +which ye learned, and avoid them. <sup>18</sup>For they that are +such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their +good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple. +<sup>19</sup>For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I +rejoice therefore over you; but I would have you wise as to that +which is good, and simple as to that which is evil. +<sup>20</sup>And the God of peace will shortly bruise Satan under +your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. +Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Timothy, my fellow-laborer, salutes +you, and Lucius, and Jason, and Sosipater, my kinsmen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>I, Tertius, who wrote the letter, +salute you in the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>Gaius my host, and of the whole church, +salutes you.</p> +<p class="pin">Erastus the chamberlain of the city salutes you, and +Quartus the brother.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be +with you all. Amen. <sup>25</sup>Now to him who is able to +establish you, according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus +Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept in silence +during eternal ages <sup>26</sup>but now made manifest, and through +the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the +eternal God, made known to all nations for obedience to the faith, +<sup>27</sup>to God only wise, through Jesus Christ, be the glory +forever. Amen.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b46" id="b46">THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO THE +CORINTHIANS.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span>, a called apostle of Christ Jesus through the will +of God, and Sosthenes the brother, <sup>2</sup>to the church of God +which is at Corinth, those 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: <sup>3</sup>Grace to you, +and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>I thank my God always on your behalf, +for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus; +<sup>5</sup>that in everything ye were made rich in him, in all +utterance and all knowledge; <sup>6</sup>according as the testimony +of Christ was confirmed in you; <sup>7</sup>so that ye are behind +in no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ; +<sup>8</sup>who will also confirm you unto the end, unaccused in +the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. <sup>9</sup>God is faithful, by +whom ye were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ +our Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>But I beseech you, brethren, by the +name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, +and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be made +complete in the same mind, and in the same judgment. +<sup>11</sup>For it was made known to me concerning you, my +brethren; by those of the house of Chloe, that there are +contentions among you. <sup>12</sup>And I mean this, that each of +you says, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of +Christ. <sup>13</sup>Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? +Or were ye immersed in the name of Paul? <sup>14</sup>I thank God +that I immersed none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; +<sup>15</sup>that no one may say that I immersed in my own name. +<sup>16</sup>And I immersed also the household of Stephanas; +besides, I know not whether I immersed any other.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>For Christ did not send me to immerse, +but to preach the glad tidings; not with wisdom of speech, lest the +cross of Christ should be made of no effect. <sup>18</sup>For the +preaching of the cross is to those who perish, foolishness; but to +us who are saved, it is the power of God. <sup>19</sup>For it is +written:</p> +<p class="pp1">I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,</p> +<p class="pp1">And will bring to nothing the prudence of the +prudent.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? +Where is the disputer of this world? Did not God make foolish the +wisdom of the world? <sup>21</sup>For since, in the wisdom of God, +the world through its wisdom knew not God, God was pleased through +the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe; +<sup>22</sup>since Jews require signs, and Greeks seek after +wisdom, <sup>23</sup>but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a +stumbling-block, and to Gentiles foolishness, <sup>24</sup>but to +those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of +God, and the wisdom of God. <sup>25</sup>Because the foolishness of +God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than +men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>For see your calling, brethren, that +not many are wise after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; +<sup>27</sup>but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he +might put to shame the wise; and God chose the weak things of the +world, that he might put to shame the things which are strong; +<sup>28</sup>and the base things of the world, and the things which +are despised, did God choose, and the things which are not, that he +might bring to naught things that are; <sup>29</sup>that no flesh +should glory before God. <sup>30</sup>But of him are ye in Christ +Jesus, who from God was made wisdom to us, both righteousness and +sanctification, and redemption; <sup>31</sup>that, according as it +is written: <span class="ot">He that glories, let him glory in the +Lord.</span></p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">II. </span> I +<span class="sc">also</span>, when I came to you, brethren, came +not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the +testimony of God. <sup>2</sup>For I determined not to know anything +among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified. <sup>3</sup>And I +was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling. +<sup>4</sup>And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive +words of man's wisdom, but with demonstration of the Spirit and of +power; <sup>5</sup>that your faith might not stand in the wisdom of +men, but in the power of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>But we speak wisdom among those who are +perfect; but a wisdom not of this world, nor of the rulers of this +world, who come to naught. <sup>7</sup>But we speak God's wisdom in +a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the +worlds unto our glory; <sup>8</sup>which no one of the rulers of +this world has known; for had they known it, they would not have +crucified the Lord of glory; <sup>9</sup>but (as it is written) +<span class="ot">things which eye saw not, nor ear heard, and which +entered not into the heart of man, which God prepared for those who +love him;</span> <sup>10</sup>but to us God revealed them by his +Spirit, for the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of +God. <sup>11</sup>For who among men knows the things of a man, save +the spirit of the man, which is in him? So also the things of God +no one knows, but the Spirit of God. <sup>12</sup>And we received, +not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that +we might know the things that were freely given to us by God. +<sup>13</sup>Which things also we speak, not in words taught by +man's wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit; comparing +spiritual things with spiritual<sup><a href="#r460213" id="f460213" +title="see footnote" name="f460213">13</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>But the natural man receives not the +things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and +he can not know them, because they are spiritually judged. +<sup>15</sup>But he that is spiritual judges all things; but he +himself is judged by no one. <sup>16</sup><span class="ot">For who +knew the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him?</span> But we +have the mind of Christ.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">III. </span> I +<span class="sc">also</span>, brethren, was not able to speak to +you as spiritual, but as carnal, as babes in Christ. <sup>2</sup>I +fed you with milk, and not with meat; for ye were not yet able to +bear it; nay, nor even now are ye able. <sup>3</sup>For ye are yet +carnal; for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and +divisions, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men? +<sup>4</sup>For when one says, I am of Paul; and another, I am of +Apollos; are ye not carnal? <sup>5</sup>Who then is Paul, and who +is Apollos, but ministers through whom ye believed, even as the +Lord gave to each one? <sup>6</sup>I planted, Apollos watered; but +God gave the increase. <sup>7</sup>So then neither is he that +plants anything, nor he that waters; but God that gives the +increase. <sup>8</sup>And he that plants and he that waters are +one; and each will receive his own reward according to his own +labor.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>For we are God's fellow-laborers; ye are +God's field, God's building. <sup>10</sup>According to the grace of +God which was given to me, as a wise master-builder I laid a +foundation, and another builds thereon. But let each one take heed +how he builds thereon. <sup>11</sup>For other foundation can no one +lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. +<sup>12</sup>And if any one builds on this foundation gold, silver, +precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; <sup>13</sup>the work of each +one will be made manifest; for the day will show it, because it is +revealed in fire, and the fire itself will prove of what sort is +each one's work. <sup>14</sup>If any one's work which he built +thereon remains, he will receive reward. <sup>15</sup>If any one's +work shall be burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will +be saved; yet so as through fire.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Know ye not that ye are God's temple, +and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? <sup>17</sup>If any one +defiles<sup><a href="#r460317" id="f460317" title="see footnote" +name="f460317">17</a></sup> the temple of God, him will God +destroy; for the temple of God is holy, the which are ye.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Let no one deceive himself. If any one +seems to be wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, +that he may become wise. <sup>19</sup>For the wisdom of this world +is foolishness with God. For it is written: <span class="ot">He +that takes the wise in their craftiness.</span> <sup>20</sup>And +again:</p> +<p class="pp2">The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise,</p> +<p class="pp2">That they are vain.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>So then, let no one glory in men. For +all things are yours; <sup>22</sup>whether Paul, or Apollos, or +Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or +things to come, all are yours; <sup>23</sup>and ye are Christ's, +and Christ is God's.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> S<span class="sc">o</span> let a man +account us, as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries +of God. <sup>2</sup>Moreover, it is required in stewards, that a +man be found faithful. <sup>3</sup>But with me it is a very small +thing that I should be judged by you, or by man's day<sup><a href= +"#r460403" id="f460403" title="see footnote" name= +"f460403">3</a></sup>; nay, neither do I judge myself. +<sup>4</sup>For I am conscious to myself of nothing; yet am I not +hereby justified, but he that judges me is the Lord. <sup>5</sup>So +then judge not anything before the time, until the Lord come, who +will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and make +manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall each one have +his praise of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And these things, brethren, I have in a +figure transferred to myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us +ye may learn not to go beyond that which is written, that ye be not +puffed up each for one against another. <sup>7</sup>For who makes +thee to differ? And what hast thou, that thou didst not receive? +But if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst +not received it? <sup>8</sup>Already ye are filled full, already ye +became rich, without us ye reigned as kings; and I would ye did +reign, that we also might reign with you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>For I think that God set forth us the +apostles last, as condemned to death; for we have become a +spectacle to the world, both to angels and to men. <sup>10</sup>We +are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are +weak, but ye are strong; ye are honorable, but we are despised. +<sup>11</sup>Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and +thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain +dwelling-place; <sup>12</sup>and labor, working with our own hands; +being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it; +<sup>13</sup>being defamed, we entreat; we have become as the filth +of the world, the offscouring of all things unto this day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>I write not these things to shame you, +but as my beloved sons I admonish you. <sup>15</sup>For though ye +have ten thousand instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many +fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begot you through the gospel. +<sup>16</sup>I beseech you therefore, be followers of +me<sup><a href="#r460416" id="f460416" title="see footnote" name= +"f460416">16</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>For this cause I sent to you Timothy, +who is my child, beloved and faithful in the Lord, who will bring +to your remembrance my ways in Christ, as I teach everywhere in +every church.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Now some were puffed up, as though I +were not coming to you. <sup>19</sup>But I will come to you +shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the word of those who +are puffed up, but the power. <sup>20</sup>For the kingdom of God +is not in word, but in power. <sup>21</sup>What will ye? Shall I +come to you with a rod, or in love, and the spirit of meekness?</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> I<span class= +"sc">t</span> is commonly reported that there is fornication among +you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that +one should have his father's wife. <sup>2</sup>And ye are puffed +up, and did not rather mourn, that he who did this deed might be +taken away from among you. <sup>3</sup>For I verily, as absent in +body but present in spirit, have already judged, as though I were +present, concerning him who has so done this; <sup>4</sup>in the +name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ye being gathered together, and my +spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, <sup>5</sup>to +deliver such a one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that +the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>Your glorying is not good. Know ye not +that a little leaven leavens the whole lump? <sup>7</sup>Cleanse +out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, according +as ye are unleavened. For our passover, Christ, was sacrificed for +us; <sup>8</sup>therefore let us keep the feast, not with old +leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the +unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>I wrote to you, in my letter, not to +keep company with fornicators; <sup>10</sup>yet not, altogether, +with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or +extortioners, or idolaters; for then ye must needs go out of the +world. <sup>11</sup>But as it is, I wrote to you not to keep +company, if any one called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, +or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner, with +such a one not even to eat.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>For what have I to do with judging +those also who are without? Do not ye judge those who are within? +<sup>13</sup>But those who are without God judges. Therefore put +away that wicked man from among yourselves.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> D<span class="sc">are</span> any one of +you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, +and not before the saints? <sup>2</sup>Do ye not know that the +saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by +you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? +<sup>3</sup>Know ye not that we shall judge angels? How much more +the things of this life? <sup>4</sup>If then ye have judgments +about things of this life, set those to judge who are of no esteem +in the church.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>I speak to your shame. Is it so, that +there is not a wise man among you, not even one that shall be able +to judge between his brethren; <sup>6</sup>but brother goes to law +with brother, and that before unbelievers? <sup>7</sup>Now +therefore, it is altogether a fault among you, because ye go to law +one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? Why do ye not +rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? <sup>8</sup>Nay, ye do +wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. <sup>9</sup>Know ye not +that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not +deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor +the effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, +<sup>10</sup>nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor +revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. +<sup>11</sup>And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye +were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord +Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>All things are lawful for me, but not +all things are expedient; all things are lawful for me, but I will +not be brought under the power of anything. <sup>13</sup>Meats for +the belly, and the belly for meats; but God will destroy both it +and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; +and the Lord for the body. <sup>14</sup>And God both raised the +Lord, and will also raise up us by his power.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Know ye not that your bodies are +members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ, and +make them members of a harlot? Far be it! <sup>16</sup>Know ye not +that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? <span class="ot">For +the two,</span> says he, <span class="ot">shall be one +flesh.</span> <sup>17</sup>But he that is joined to the Lord is one +spirit. <sup>18</sup>Flee fornication. Every sin that a man commits +is without the body; but he that commits fornication, sins against +his own body. <sup>19</sup>Know ye not that your body is the temple +of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom ye have from God, and ye +are not your own? <sup>20</sup>For ye are bought with a price; +therefore glorify God in your body.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VII. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> concerning +the things whereof ye wrote to me: It is good for a man not to +touch a woman; <sup>2</sup>but because of fornication, let each man +have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. +<sup>3</sup>Let the husband render to the wife her due; and in like +manner the wife also to the husband. <sup>4</sup>The wife has not +power over her own body, but the husband; and in like manner the +husband also has not power over his own body, but the wife. +<sup>5</sup>Defraud not one the other, except it be with consent +for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and +come again together, that Satan may not tempt you on account of +your incontinency.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>But this I say by way of permission, not +of command. <sup>7</sup>But I would that all men were as myself. +But each one has his own gift from God, one after this manner, and +another after that.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And I say to the unmarried and the +widows, it is good for them if they remain as I also am. +<sup>9</sup>But if they have not self-control, let them marry; for +it is better to marry than to burn.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And the married not I command, but the +Lord, that the wife depart not from the husband. <sup>11</sup>But +if she have departed, let her remain unmarried, or let her be +reconciled to her husband; and let the husband not put away his +wife.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If +any brother has a wife that believes not, and she is pleased to +dwell with him, let him not put her away. <sup>13</sup>And a woman +who has a husband that believes not, and he is pleased to dwell +with her, let her not leave her husband. <sup>14</sup>For the +unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving +wife is sanctified in the husband; else your children are unclean; +but now they are holy.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>But if the unbelieving departs, let him +depart. The brother or the sister is not under bondage in such +cases; but God has called us to peace. <sup>16</sup>For what +knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? Or what +knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife? +<sup>17</sup>Only, as the Lord apportioned to each one, as God has +called each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the +churches.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Was any one called being circumcised? +Let him not become uncircumcised. Has any one been called in +uncircumcision? Let him not be circumcised. +<sup>19</sup>Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is +nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Let each one abide in the same calling +wherein he was called. <sup>21</sup>Wast thou called being a +servant? Care not for it; but if thou canst become free, use it +rather. <sup>22</sup>For he that was called in the Lord, being a +servant, is the Lord's freedman; in like manner also the freeman, +being called, is Christ's servant. <sup>23</sup>Ye were bought with +a price; become not servants of men. <sup>24</sup>Brethren, let +every man, wherein he was called, therein abide with God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Now concerning virgins I have no +commandment of the Lord; but I give my judgment, as one that has +obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. <sup>26</sup>I consider +therefore that this is good on account of the present necessity, +that it is good for a man so to be. <sup>27</sup>Art thou bound to +a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? Seek +not a wife. <sup>28</sup>But if also thou marry, thou sinnedst not; +and if a virgin marry, she sinned not. But such shall have +affliction in the flesh; but I spare you<sup><a href="#r460728" id= +"f460728" title="see footnote" name="f460728">28</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>But this I say, brethren, the time that +remains is short; that both they who have wives may be as though +they had none; <sup>30</sup>and they that weep, as though they wept +not; and they that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they +that buy, as though they possessed not; <sup>31</sup>and they that +use this world, as not abusing it; for the fashion of this world is +passing away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>But I would have you without cares. He +that is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he shall +please the Lord; <sup>33</sup>but he that is married cares for the +things of the world, how he shall please his wife. +<sup>34</sup>There is a difference also between the wife and the +virgin. The unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that +she may be holy both in body and spirit; but she that is married +cares for the things of the world, how she shall please her +husband.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>And this I say for your own profit; not +that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is seemly, and +that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. +<sup>36</sup>But if any one thinks that he behaves himself unseemly +toward his virgin, if she be past the flower of her age, and need +so require, let him do what he will, he sins not; let them marry. +<sup>37</sup>But he that stands steadfast in his heart, having no +necessity, but has power over his own will, and has determined this +in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well. +<sup>38</sup>So that both he that gives her in marriage does well, +and he that gives her not in marriage does better.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>A wife is bound as long as her husband +lives; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married +to whom she will; only in the Lord. <sup>40</sup>But she is happier +if she so abide, after my judgment; and I too think that I have the +Spirit of God.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VIII. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> +concerning the things offered to idols, we know that we all have +knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies. <sup>2</sup>If any +one thinks that he knows anything, he has known nothing yet as he +ought to know. <sup>3</sup>But if any one loves God, the same is +known by him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>As concerning then the eating of the +things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the +world, and that there is no other God but one. <sup>5</sup>For +though there are gods so-called, whether in heaven or on earth (as +there are gods many, and lords many), <sup>6</sup>yet to us there +is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto +him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>But there is not in all men this +knowledge; for some, with a consciousness till now of the idol, eat +it as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience being weak +is defiled. <sup>8</sup>But food commends us not to God; for +neither, if we eat, are we the better; nor, if we eat not, are we +the worse. <sup>9</sup>But take heed, lest haply this liberty of +yours become a stumbling-block to the weak. <sup>10</sup>For if any +one sees thee, who hast knowledge, reclining at table in an idol's +temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to +eat the things offered to idols? <sup>11</sup>And through thy +knowledge he that is weak perishes, the brother for whom Christ +died! <sup>12</sup>But when ye so sin against the brethren, and +wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. +<sup>13</sup>Wherefore, if food cause my brother to offend, I will +eat no flesh for ever more, that I may not cause my brother to +offend.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IX. </span> A<span class="sc">m</span> I not an +apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are +not ye my work in the Lord? <sup>2</sup>If I am not an apostle to +others, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of my apostleship +are ye in the Lord. <sup>3</sup>This is my answer to those who +examine me. <sup>4</sup>Have we not power to eat and to drink? +<sup>5</sup>Have we not power to lead about a sister as a wife, as +well as the other apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and +Cephas? <sup>6</sup>Or have only I and Barnabas not power to +forbear working? <sup>7</sup>Who ever goes to war at his own +charges? Who plants a vineyard, and eats not of the fruit thereof? +Or who tends a flock, and eats not of the milk of the flock?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Say I these things as a man? Or does not +the law also say these things? <sup>9</sup>For it is written in the +law of Moses: <span class="ot">Thou shalt not muzzle an ox while +treading out the grain.</span> Is it for the oxen that God cares? +<sup>10</sup>Or does he say it altogether for our sakes? For, for +our sakes it was written; that he who plows ought to plow in hope; +and he who threshes, in hope of partaking. <sup>11</sup>If we sowed +for you, the things that are spiritual, is it a great thing if we +shall reap your carnal things? <sup>12</sup>If others partake of +this power over you, do not we still more? But we used not this +power; but we bear all things, that we may not cause any hindrance +to the gospel of Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Do ye not know that they who minister +about the holy things eat of the temple, and they who wait at the +altar partake with the altar? <sup>14</sup>So also did the Lord +appoint to those who preach the gospel, to live by the gospel. +<sup>15</sup>But I have used none of these things; and I wrote not +these things, that it should be so done to me; for it were better +for me to die, than that any one should make my glorying void. +<sup>16</sup>For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory +of; for a necessity is laid upon me; for, woe is to me, if I preach +not the gospel! <sup>17</sup>For if I do this willingly, I have a +reward; but if unwillingly, I have a stewardship intrusted to +me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>What then is my reward? That, in +preaching the gospel, I may make the gospel without charge, that I +use not to the full my power in the gospel. <sup>19</sup>For being +free from all men, I made myself servant to all, that I might gain +the more. <sup>20</sup>And to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I +might gain Jews; to those under law, as under law, not being myself +under law, that I might gain those under law; <sup>21</sup>to those +without law, as without law (not being without law to God, but +under law to Christ), that I might gain those without law. +<sup>22</sup>To the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the +weak. I have become all things to all, that I may by all means save +some. <sup>23</sup>And all things I do for the gospel's sake, that +I may become a partaker thereof with others<sup><a href="#r460923" +id="f460923" title="see footnote" name="f460923">23</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Know ye not that they who run in a +race, all indeed run, but one receives the prize? So run, that ye +may obtain. <sup>25</sup>And every one who contends for the prize +is temperate in all things; they indeed to obtain a corruptible +crown, but we an incorruptible. <sup>26</sup>I therefore so run, as +not uncertainly; I so fight, as not beating the air. +<sup>27</sup>But I keep under my body, and bring it into +subjection; lest haply, having preached to others, I myself should +be rejected.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">X. </span> F<span class= +"sc">or</span> I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our +fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; +<sup>2</sup>and were all immersed unto Moses in the cloud and in +the sea; <sup>3</sup>and all ate the same spiritual food, +<sup>4</sup>and all drank the same spiritual drink; for they drank +of the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. +<sup>5</sup>But in the most of them God had no pleasure; for they +were overthrown in the wilderness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>Now these things were examples to us, in +order that we should not lust after evil things, as they also +lusted. <sup>7</sup>Nor be ye idolaters, as were some of them; as +it is written: <span class="ot">The people sat down to eat and +drink, and rose up to play.</span> <sup>8</sup>Nor let us commit +fornication, as some of them did, and fell in one day three and +twenty thousand. <sup>9</sup>Nor let us tempt Christ, as some of +them tempted, and perished by the serpents. <sup>10</sup>Nor murmur +ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by the destroyer.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Now all these things happened to them +as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom +the ends of the ages are come. <sup>12</sup>Wherefore let him that +thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall. <sup>13</sup>There has no +temptation taken you but such as belongs to man; and God is +faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye are +able, but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, +that ye may be able to bear it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Wherefore, my beloved, flee from +idolatry. <sup>15</sup>I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say. +<sup>16</sup>The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a +partaking of the blood of Christ? The loaf which we break, is it +not a partaking of the body of Christ? <sup>17</sup>Because we, the +many, are one loaf, one body; for we all share in that one +loaf.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Behold Israel according to the flesh. +Are not they who eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>What then do I say? That an idol is +anything, or that what is offered to idols is anything? +<sup>20</sup>Nay; but that what they sacrifice, they sacrifice to +demons, and not to God; and I would not that ye should be partakers +of the demons. <sup>21</sup>Ye can not drink the cup of the Lord, +and the cup of demons; ye can not share in the table of the Lord, +and the table of demons.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are +we stronger than he? <sup>23</sup>All things are lawful, but not +all things are expedient; all things are lawful, but not all things +edify. <sup>24</sup>Let no one seek his own, but his neighbor's +good.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Whatever is sold in the market eat, +asking no question for conscience sake'; <sup>26</sup>for the earth +is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>If any of the unbelieving bids you to a +feast, and ye choose to go, whatever is set before you eat, asking +no question for conscience' sake. <sup>28</sup>But if any one say +to you: This is a thing sacrificed to a god, eat it not, for his +sake that showed it, and for conscience' sake. +<sup>29</sup>Conscience, I say, not thine own, but that of the +other; for why is my liberty judged by another's conscience? +<sup>30</sup>If I partake with thanks, why am I evil spoken of, for +that for which I give thanks?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or +whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God. <sup>32</sup>Give no +occasion of stumbling, either to Jews or Greeks, or to the church +of God; <sup>33</sup>as I also please all in all things, not +seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may be +saved. <sup>1</sup>B<span class="sc">e</span> ye followers of me, +as I also am of Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>Now I praise you, brethren, that ye +remember me in all things, and, hold fast the +traditions<sup><a href="#r461102" id="f461102" title="see footnote" +name="f461102">2</a></sup>, as I delivered them to you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And I would have you know, that the head +of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and +the head of Christ is God. <sup>4</sup>Every man praying or +prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. +<sup>5</sup>But every woman praying or prophesying with the head +uncovered, dishonors her head; for it is one and the same as if she +were shaven. <sup>6</sup>For if a woman is not covered, let her +also be shorn; but if it is a shame for a woman to be shorn or +shaven, let her be covered. <sup>7</sup>For a man indeed ought not +to cover his head, being the image and glory of God; but the woman +is the glory of the man. <sup>8</sup>For the man is not of the +woman; but the woman of the man. <sup>9</sup>And the man was not +created for the woman, but the woman for the man. <sup>10</sup>For +this cause ought the woman to have [the token of] authority on her +head, because of the angels.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Nevertheless, neither is the woman +without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord. +<sup>12</sup>For as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by +the woman; but all things of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Judge in your own selves; is it seemly +that a woman pray to God uncovered? <sup>14</sup>Does not even +nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a +shame to him? <sup>15</sup>But if a woman have long hair, it is a +glory to her; for her hair is given her for a covering.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>But if any man seems to be contentious, +we have no such custom, nor the churches of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And while I enjoin this, I praise you +not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. +<sup>18</sup>For first of all, when ye come together in the church, +I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it. +<sup>19</sup>For there must be also sects among you, that they who +are approved may be made manifest among you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>When therefore ye come together into +one place, there is no eating of a supper of the Lord<sup><a href= +"#r461120" id="f461120" title="see footnote" name= +"f461120">20</a></sup>. <sup>21</sup>For in eating, each takes +without waiting his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is +drunken. <sup>22</sup>What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink +in? Or despise ye the church of God, and shame those who have not? +What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you +not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>For I received from the Lord, what I +also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, in the night in which +he was betrayed, took a loaf; <sup>24</sup>and having given thanks, +he broke it, and said: This is my body, which is for you; this do +in remembrance of me. <sup>25</sup>In like manner also the cup, +after they had supped, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my +blood; this do, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. +<sup>26</sup>For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, +ye show the Lord's death till he come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>So that whoever eats the bread or +drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body +and the blood of the Lord. <sup>28</sup>But let a man examine +himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup. +<sup>29</sup>For he that eats and drinks, eats and drinks +condemnation to himself, if he discern not the body.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>For this cause many are weak and sickly +among you, and many sleep. <sup>31</sup>For if we judged ourselves; +we should not be judged. <sup>32</sup>But being judged, we are +chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the +world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>Wherefore, my brethren, when coming +together to eat, wait for one another. <sup>34</sup>If any one is +hungry, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto +condemnation. And the rest I will set in order when I come.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XII. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> concerning +the spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>Ye know that ye were Gentiles carried +away to the dumb idols, as ye were led. <sup>3</sup>Wherefore I +give you to understand, that no one speaking by the Spirit of God +calls Jesus accursed; and no one can say, Jesus is Lord, but by the +Holy Spirit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Now there are diversities of gifts, but +the same Spirit. <sup>5</sup>And there are diversities of +ministrations, and the same Lord. <sup>6</sup>And there are +diversities of operations, but the same God who works all in all. +<sup>7</sup>But to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit, +for profiting. <sup>8</sup>For to one is given through the Spirit +the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge according to +the same Spirit; <sup>9</sup>to another faith, by the same Spirit; +to another gifts of healings by the one Spirit; <sup>10</sup>to +another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another +discerning of spirits; to another diversities of tongues; to +another the interpretation of tongues. <sup>11</sup>But all these +works the one and self-same Spirit, dividing to each one severally +as he will.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>For as the body is one and has many +members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body, +so also is Christ. <sup>13</sup>For by one Spirit we were all +immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or +free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>For the body is not one member, but +many. <sup>15</sup>If the foot say: Because I am not a hand, I am +not of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. +<sup>16</sup>And if the ear say: Because I am not an eye, I am not +of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. <sup>17</sup>If +the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole +were hearing, where were the smelling?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>But now, God set the members each one +of them in the body, as it pleased him. <sup>19</sup>And if they +were all one member, where were the body? <sup>20</sup>But now +there are many members, but one body. <sup>21</sup>And the eye can +not say to the hand, I have no need of thee; nor again the head to +the feet, I have no need of you. <sup>22</sup>Nay, much more those +members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary; +<sup>23</sup>and those which we think to be less honorable parts of +the body, on these we bestow more abundant honor; and our uncomely +parts have more abundant comeliness. <sup>24</sup>And our comely +parts have no need; but God attempered the body together, giving +more abundant honor to that which lacked; <sup>25</sup>that there +may be no division in the body, but that the members should have +the same care one for another. <sup>26</sup>And whether one member +suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, +all the members rejoice with it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>Now ye are the body of Christ, and +members each one<sup><a href="#r461227" id="f461227" title= +"see footnote" name="f461227">27</a></sup>. <sup>28</sup>And God +set some in the church, apostles first, secondly prophets, thirdly +teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, +governings, diversities of tongues. <sup>29</sup>Are all apostles? +Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? +<sup>30</sup>Have all gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? +Do all interpret? <sup>31</sup>But desire earnestly the greater +gifts; and moreover, I show to you a more excellent way.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>1</sup>Though I speak with the tongues of men +and of angels, and have not love, I am become as sounding brass, or +a tinkling cymbal. <sup>2</sup>And though I have the gift of +prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and +though I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, and have not +love, I am nothing. <sup>3</sup>And though I bestow all my goods in +food, and though I give up my body that I may be burned, and have +not love, it profits me nothing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Love suffers long, is kind; love envies +not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up, <sup>5</sup>does not +behave itself unseemly, seeks not its own, is not easily provoked, +imputes no evil; <sup>6</sup>rejoices not at unrighteousness, but +rejoices with the truth; <sup>7</sup>bears all things, believes all +things, hopes all things, endures all things. <sup>8</sup>Love +never fails; but whether there are prophesyings, they will be done +away; whether tongues, they will cease; whether knowledge, it will +be done away. <sup>9</sup>For we know in part, and we prophesy in +part. <sup>10</sup>But when that which is perfect is come, then +that which is in part will be done away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>When I was a child, I spoke as a child, +I thought as a child, I reasoned as a child; but now that I am +become a man, I have done away the things of the child. +<sup>12</sup>For we see now in a mirror, obscurely; but then face +to face. Now I know in part; but then I shall know fully, even as I +also am fully known.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And now remain faith, hope, love, these +three; and the greatest of these is love.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>1</sup>Pursue after love; and desire earnestly +the spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. +<sup>2</sup>For he that speaks in an unknown tongue speaks not to +men, but to God; for no one understands; but with the spirit he +speaks mysteries. <sup>3</sup>But he that prophesies, to men he +speaks edification, and exhortation, and comfort. <sup>4</sup>He +that speaks in an unknown tongue edifies himself; but he that +prophesies edifies the church.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>I would that ye should all speak with +tongues, but rather that ye should prophesy; for greater is he that +prophesies than he that speaks with tongues, except he interpret, +that the church may receive edification.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And now, brethren, if I come to you +speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall +speak to you either in revelation, or in knowledge, or in +prophesying, or in teaching? <sup>7</sup>And things without life +giving sound, whether pipe or harp, yet if they give no distinction +in the sounds, how shall that be known which is piped or harped? +<sup>8</sup>For if a trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall +prepare himself for battle? <sup>9</sup>So also ye, if ye utter not +by the tongue words easily understood, how shall that be known +which is spoken? For ye will be speaking into the air.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>So many, it may be, are the kinds of +speaking sounds in the world, and none is without significance. +<sup>11</sup>If then I know not the meaning of the sound, I shall +be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that speaks a barbarian +to me. <sup>12</sup>So also ye, since ye are zealous of spiritual +gifts, seek that ye may abound in them to the edification of the +church.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Wherefore let him that speaks in an +unknown tongue pray that he may interpret. <sup>14</sup>For if I +pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is +unfruitful. <sup>15</sup>What then? I will pray with the spirit, +and I will pray with the understanding also; I will sing with the +spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. +<sup>16</sup>Else, if thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall +he that occupies the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy +giving of thanks, since he knows not what thou sayest? +<sup>17</sup>For thou indeed givest thanks well, but the other is +not edified.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>I thank God, I speak with tongues more +than ye all. <sup>19</sup>Yet in the church I would rather speak +five words with my understanding, that I may also instruct others, +than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Brethren, be not children in your +understandings; but in malice be as children, but in your +understandings be men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>In the law it is written:</p> +<p class="pp1">For with men of other tongues, and with strange +lips,</p> +<p class="pp1">I will speak to this people;</p> +<p class="pp1">And not even so will they hearken to me, saith the +Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>So that the tongues are for a sign, not +to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is +not for the unbelieving, but for those who believe.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>If therefore the whole church is come +together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come +in those who are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that +ye are mad? <sup>24</sup>But if all prophesy, and there come in one +that is an unbeliever, or unlearned, he is convicted by all, he is +judged by all. <sup>25</sup>The secrets of his heart are made +manifest; and so falling on his face he will worship God, reporting +that God is in truth among you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>How is it then, brethren? When ye come +together, each of you has a psalm, has an instruction, has a +tongue, has a revelation, has an interpretation. Let all things be +done to edification. <sup>27</sup>If any one speaks in an unknown +tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and in turn; and +let one interpret. <sup>28</sup>But if there be no interpreter, let +him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and +to God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>And of prophets, let two or three +speak, and the others judge. <sup>30</sup>But if a revelation be +made to another sitting by, let the first be silent. +<sup>31</sup>For ye can all prophesy one by one, that all may +learn, and all be comforted. <sup>32</sup>And the spirits of the +prophets are subject to the prophets. <sup>33</sup>For God is not a +God of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the +saints.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>34</sup>Let your women keep silence in the +churches; for it is not permitted to them to speak, but they are to +be in subjection, as the law also says. <sup>35</sup>And if they +wish to learn anything, let them ask their husbands at home; for it +is a shame for a woman to speak in the church.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>Did the word of God come forth from +you? Or came it unto you alone? <sup>37</sup>If any one thinks +himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the +things which I write to you are the Lord's commandments. +<sup>38</sup>But if any one is ignorant, let him be ignorant. +<sup>39</sup>Wherefore, brethren, desire earnestly the gift of +prophecy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. <sup>40</sup>But +let all things be done decently and in order.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> I make +known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which +also ye received, in which also ye stand; <sup>2</sup>through which +also ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word with which I preached +to you, unless ye believed in vain.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>For I delivered to you first of all what +I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the +Scriptures; <sup>4</sup>and that he was buried, and that he has +risen on the third day according to the Scriptures; <sup>5</sup>and +that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve; <sup>6</sup>after +that, he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once; of whom +the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep. +<sup>7</sup>After that, he appeared to James; then to all the +apostles. <sup>8</sup>And last of all he appeared to me also, as +the one born out of due time. <sup>9</sup>For I am the least of the +apostles, who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I +persecuted the church of God. <sup>10</sup>But by the grace of God +I am what I am; and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in +vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all; yet not I, but +the grace of God which was with me. <sup>11</sup>Therefore whether +it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Now if Christ is preached that he has +risen from the dead, how say some among you that there is no +resurrection of the dead? <sup>13</sup>But if there is no +resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ risen; +<sup>14</sup>and if Christ has not risen, then is our preaching +vain, and vain also your faith. <sup>15</sup>And we are also found +false witnesses of God; because we testified of God, that he raised +up Christ; whom he raised not, if it be so that the dead rise not. +<sup>16</sup>For if the dead rise not, neither has Christ risen; +<sup>17</sup>and if Christ has not risen, your faith is vain; ye +are yet in your sins. <sup>18</sup>Then also they who have fallen +asleep in Christ have perished. <sup>19</sup>If in this life only +we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>But now Christ has risen from the dead, +the first-fruits of those who sleep. <sup>21</sup>For since by man +came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. +<sup>22</sup>For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ will all be +made alive. <sup>23</sup>But each in his own order; Christ the +first-fruits; afterward they who are Christ's at his coming. +<sup>24</sup>Then comes the end, when he delivers up the kingdom to +God, the Father; when he shall have done away all rule, and all +authority and power. <sup>25</sup>For he must reign, <span class= +"ot">till he has put all enemies under his feet.</span> +<sup>26</sup>As the last enemy, Death shall be done away. For +<span class="ot">he subjected all things under his feet.</span> +<sup>27</sup>But when he says, <span class="ot">All things are +subjected,</span> it is manifest that he is excepted, who subjected +all things to him. <sup>28</sup>And when all things shall be +subjected to him, then will also the Son himself be subject to him +who subjected all things to him, that God may be all in all.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>Else what shall they do who are +immersed for the dead? If the dead rise not at all, why are they +then immersed for them? <sup>30</sup>Why also are we in peril every +hour? <sup>31</sup>I protest by my glorying in you, which I have in +Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. <sup>32</sup>If after the +manner of men I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what is the +profit to me, if the dead rise not?</p> +<p class="pp4">Let us eat and drink;</p> +<p class="pp4">For to-morrow we die.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>33</sup>Be not deceived; evil communications +corrupt good manners. <sup>34</sup>Awake to righteousness, and sin +not; for some have not the knowledge of God. I say it to your +shame.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>But some one will say: How do the dead +rise? And with what kind of body do they come? <sup>36</sup>Thou +fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die; +<sup>37</sup>and what thou sowest, not the body that shall be +sowest thou, but bare grain, perchance of wheat, or of some other +grain. <sup>38</sup>But God gives it a body as it pleased him, and +to each of the seeds its own body.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>All flesh is not the same flesh; but +there is one flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of +fishes, another of birds. <sup>40</sup>There are also heavenly +bodies, and earthly bodies; but the glory of the heavenly is one, +and that of the earthly is another. <sup>41</sup>There is one glory +of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the +stars; for star differs from star in glory.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>42</sup>So also is the resurrection of the +dead. It is sown in corruption, it rises in incorruption. +<sup>43</sup>It is sown in dishonor, it rises in glory. It is sown +in weakness, it rises in power. <sup>44</sup>It is sown a natural +body, it rises a spiritual body.</p> +<p class="pin">If there is a natural body, there is also a +spiritual. <sup>45</sup>So also it is written: <span class="ot">The +first man Adam was made a living soul;</span> the last Adam a +life-giving spirit. <sup>46</sup>But the spiritual is not first, +but the natural; and afterward the spiritual. <sup>47</sup>The +first man was of the earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. +<sup>48</sup>As was the earthy, such are they also that are earthy; +and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. +<sup>49</sup>And as we bore the image of the earthy, we shall also +bear the image of the heavenly.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>50</sup>And this I say, brethren, that flesh +and blood can not inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption +inherit incorruption. <sup>51</sup>Behold, I tell you a mystery. We +shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, <sup>52</sup>in a +moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump; for the +trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and +we shall be changed. <sup>53</sup>For this corruptible must put on +incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. +<sup>54</sup>And when this corruptible shall have put on +incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then +will be brought to pass the saying, that is written: <span class= +"ot">Death is swallowed up in victory.</span> <sup>55</sup>Where, O +death, is thy sting? Where, O death, is thy victory? +<sup>56</sup>The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is +the law. <sup>57</sup>But thanks be to God, who gives us the +victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>58</sup>Therefore, my beloved brethren, be +steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, +knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVI. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> concerning +the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the churches of +Galatia, so also do ye. <sup>2</sup>On each first day of the week, +let every one of you lay by him in store, according as he is +prospered, that there may be no collections when I come. +<sup>3</sup>And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve, them I +will send with letters to carry your benefaction to Jerusalem. +<sup>4</sup>And if it be worthy of my going also, they shall go +with me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And I will come to you, when I shall +pass through Macedonia. For I pass through Macedonia; +<sup>6</sup>and it may be that I will remain, or even pass the +winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I +go. <sup>7</sup>For I wish not to see you now, in passing; for I +hope to remain some time with you, if the Lord permit. +<sup>8</sup>But I shall remain at Ephesus until the Pentecost. +<sup>9</sup>For a great and effectual door is open to me, and there +are many adversaries.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Now if Timothy come, see that he may be +with you without fear; for he works the work of the Lord, as I also +do. <sup>11</sup>Let no one therefore despise him; but send him +forward in peace, that he may come to me; for I look for him with +the brethren.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And concerning Apollos the brother, I +besought him much to come to you with the brethren; and it was not +at all his will to come at this time, but he will come when he +shall have a convenient time.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Watch, stand fast in the faith, acquit +you like men, be strong. <sup>14</sup>Let all your acts be done in +love.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And I beseech you, brethren, (ye know +the house of Stephanas, that it is the first-fruits of Achaia, and +that they devoted themselves to the service of the saints,) +<sup>16</sup>that ye also submit yourselves to such, and to every +one that works with us, and labors.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>I am glad of the coming of Stephanas +and Fortunatus and Achaicus; for what was lacking on your part they +supplied. <sup>18</sup>For they refreshed my spirit and yours; +therefore acknowledge those who are such.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>The churches of Asia salute you.</p> +<p class="pin">Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, +with the church that is in their house. <sup>20</sup>All the +brethren salute you. Salute one another with a holy kiss.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>The salutation of me, Paul, with my own +hand.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>If any one loves not the Lord Jesus +Christ, let him be accursed. Maran atha<sup><a href="#r461622" id= +"f461622" title="see footnote" name="f461622">22</a></sup>!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be +with you. <sup>24</sup>My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. +Amen.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b47" id="b47">THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO THE +CORINTHIANS.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span>, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and +Timothy the brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with +all the saints who are in all Achaia: <sup>2</sup>Grace to you and +peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord +Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all +consolation; <sup>4</sup>who consoles us in all our affliction, +that we may be able to console those who are in any affliction, by +the consolation wherewith we ourselves are consoled by God. +<sup>5</sup>Because, as the sufferings of Christ abound toward us, +so through Christ abounds also our consolation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>But whether we are afflicted, it is for +your consolation and salvation, which is effective in the endurance +of the same sufferings which we also suffer; or whether we are +consoled, it is for your consolation and salvation. <sup>7</sup>And +our hope of you is steadfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of +the sufferings, so are ye also of the consolation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>For we would not, brethren, that ye +should be ignorant of our affliction which befell us in Asia, that +we were exceedingly oppressed, above our strength, so that we +despaired even of life. <sup>9</sup>Yea, we ourselves had in +ourselves the sentence of death, that we should not trust in +ourselves, but in God who raises the dead; <sup>10</sup>who +delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom is +our hope that he will still deliver; <sup>11</sup>ye also helping +together on our behalf by your supplication, that for the mercy +bestowed on us through many persons, thanks may be given by many on +our behalf.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>For our glorying is this, the testimony +of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not in +fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, did we deport ourselves in +the world, and more abundantly toward you. <sup>13</sup>For we +write no other things to you, than what ye read or even +acknowledge, and I trust ye will acknowledge even to the end; +<sup>14</sup>as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that we are +your glorying, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord +Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And in this confidence I was desirous +to come to you before, that ye might have a second benefit; +<sup>16</sup>and to pass by you into Macedonia, and from Macedonia +to come again to you, and by you to be brought on my way to Judea. +<sup>17</sup>When therefore I purposed this, did I act with levity? +Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, +that with me there should be the yea, yea, and the nay, nay? +<sup>18</sup>But God is faithful, our word to you is not yea and +nay. <sup>19</sup>For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was +preached among you by us, by me and Silvanus and Timothy, was not +made yea and nay, but has been made yea in him. <sup>20</sup>For +however many are the promises of God, in him is the yea, and in him +the Amen, to the glory of God through us. <sup>21</sup>Now he who +establishes us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God; +<sup>22</sup>he who also sealed us, and gave the earnest of the +Spirit in our hearts.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>But I invoke God for a witness upon my +soul, that to spare you I came not yet to Corinth. <sup>24</sup>Not +that we have dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy; +for in faith ye stand fast.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> I +determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you in +sorrow. <sup>2</sup>For if I make you sorry, who then is he that +makes me glad, but the same who is made sorry by me? +<sup>3</sup>And I wrote this very thing to you, that I might not, +when I came, have sorrow from those of whom I ought to have joy; +having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. +<sup>4</sup>For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote +to you, with many tears; not that ye might have sorrow, but that ye +might know the love which I have more abundantly toward you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>But if any has caused sorrow, he has not +caused sorrow to me, but in part (that I be not too severe on him) +to you all. <sup>6</sup>Sufficient for such a one is this +punishment, which was inflicted by the many. <sup>7</sup>So that, +on the contrary, ye ought rather to forgive and console him, lest +perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. +<sup>8</sup>Wherefore I beseech you to confirm your love toward +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>For to this end also I wrote, that I +might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things. +<sup>10</sup>To whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also; for what +I have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes I +forgave it in the person of Christ, <sup>11</sup>that no advantage +might be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his +devices.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And when I came to Troas to preach the +good news of Christ, and a door was opened to me in the Lord, +<sup>13</sup>I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus +my brother; but taking leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia. +<sup>14</sup>But thanks be to God, who always causes us to triumph +in Christ, and makes manifest by us in every place the savor of the +knowledge of him. <sup>15</sup>Because we are to God a sweet savor +of Christ, in those who are saved, and in those who perish; +<sup>16</sup>to the one a savor of death unto death, to the other a +savor of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things? +<sup>17</sup>For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of +God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God we +speak in Christ.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> D<span class="sc">o</span> we again +begin to commend ourselves? Or need we, as some, letters of +commendation to you, or of commendation from you? <sup>2</sup>Ye +are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; +<sup>3</sup>being made manifest that ye are a letter of Christ +ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the +living God; not in tablets of stone, but in fleshly tablets of the +heart.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And such confidence have we through +Christ, toward God. <sup>5</sup>Not that we are sufficient of +ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is +of God; <sup>6</sup>who also made us sufficient as ministers of a +new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit; for the letter +kills, but the spirit makes alive.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>But if the ministration of death, +engraven with letters in stones, was made glorious, so that the +sons of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for +the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away; +<sup>8</sup>how shall not the ministration of the spirit be more +glorious? <sup>9</sup>For if the ministration of condemnation is +glory, much more does the ministration of righteousness abound in +glory. <sup>10</sup>For even that which was made glorious has no +glory in this respect, on account of the glory that excels. +<sup>11</sup>For if that which is done away was glorious, much more +that which abides is glorious.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Having therefore such hope, we use +great plainness of speech; <sup>13</sup>and not as Moses put a vail +over his face, that the children of Israel might not steadfastly +look on the end of that which was to be done away. <sup>14</sup>But +their understandings were hardened; for until this day the same +vail on the reading of the old covenant remains, not being taken +away; which vail is done away in Christ<sup><a href="#r480314" id= +"f480314" title="see footnote" name="f480314">14</a></sup>. +<sup>15</sup>But even unto this day, when Moses is read, a vail +lies upon their heart. <sup>16</sup>But whenever it turns to the +Lord, the vail is taken away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where +the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. <sup>18</sup>But we +all, with unvailed face beholding in a mirror the glory of the +Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, as +by the Spirit of the Lord.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> T<span class="sc">herefore</span>, +having this ministry, as we received mercy, we faint not. +<sup>2</sup>But we renounced the hidden things of shame, not +walking in craftiness, nor falsifying the word of God; but, by the +manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's +conscience in the sight of God. <sup>3</sup>But if our gospel is +vailed, it is vailed in those who perish; <sup>4</sup>in whom the +god of this world blinded the understandings of the unbelieving, +that they should not discern the light of the gospel of the glory +of Christ, who is the image of God<sup><a href="#r480404" id= +"f480404" title="see footnote" name="f480404">4</a></sup>. +<sup>5</sup>For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord; +and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. <sup>6</sup>Because +it is God, who commands light to shine out of darkness; who shined +in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of +God in the face of Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>But we have this treasure in earthen +vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be God's, +and not of us; <sup>8</sup>being pressed in every way, yet not +straitened; perplexed, yet not despairing; <sup>9</sup>persecuted, +yet not forsaken; cast down, yet not destroyed; <sup>10</sup>always +bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that also the life of +Jesus might be made manifest in our body. <sup>11</sup>For we who +live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life +also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. +<sup>12</sup>So that death works in us, but life in you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>But having the same spirit of faith, +according to what is written, <span class="ot">I believed, +therefore did I speak</span>, we also believe, therefore also +speak; <sup>14</sup>knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus +will raise up us also with Jesus, and will present us with you. +<sup>15</sup>For all things are for your sakes; that the grace, +abounding through the greater number, might make the thanksgiving +more abundant, to the glory of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>For which cause we faint not; but +though our outward man perishes, yet the inward man is renewed day +by day: <sup>17</sup>For our light affliction, which is but for a +moment, works out for us a far more exceeding, an eternal weight of +glory; <sup>18</sup>while we look not at the things which are seen, +but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen +are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> F<span class= +"sc">or</span> we know that, if our earthly house of the +tabernacle<sup><a href="#r480501" id="f480501" title="see footnote" +name="f480501">1</a></sup> were dissolved, we have a building of +God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. +<sup>2</sup>For in this we groan, longing to be clothed upon with +our house which is from heaven; <sup>3</sup>seeing that we shall be +found clothed, not naked<sup><a href="#r480503" id="f480503" title= +"see footnote" name="f480503">3</a></sup>. <sup>4</sup>For we who +are in the tabernacle groan, being burdened; in that we do not +desire to be unclothed, but to be clothed upon, that what is mortal +might be swallowed up by life.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Now he who wrought us out for this very +thing is God, who also gave to us the earnest of the Spirit. +<sup>6</sup>Being therefore always confident, and knowing that +while at home in the body we are absent from the Lord, +<sup>7</sup>(for we walk by faith, not by sight), <sup>8</sup>we +are confident, and are well pleased rather to be absent from the +body, and to be at home with the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Wherefore we also strive, that, whether +at home or absent, we may be well pleasing to him. <sup>10</sup>For +we must all be made manifest before the judgment-seat of Christ; +that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to +the things which he did, whether good or bad.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, +we persuade men; but to God we have been made manifest, and I hope +that we have been made manifest also in your consciences. +<sup>12</sup>For we are not again commending ourselves to you, but +giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, that ye may have +somewhat to answer those who glory in appearance and not in heart. +<sup>13</sup>For whether we were beside ourselves, it was for God; +or whether we are of sound mind, it is for you. <sup>14</sup>For +the love of Christ constrains us; because we thus judged, that if +one died for all, then they all died. <sup>15</sup>And he died for +all, that they who live should live no longer to themselves, but to +him who for them died and rose again. <sup>16</sup>So that we +henceforth know no one according to the flesh; and if also we have +known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we no longer know him. +<sup>17</sup>So that if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature; +the old things passed away; behold, all things have become new. +<sup>18</sup>And all things are of God, who reconciled us to +himself through Christ, and gave to us the ministry of +reconciliation; <sup>19</sup>as that God was in Christ reconciling +a world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and +having committed to us the word of reconciliation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>We are then ambassadors on behalf of +Christ<sup><a href="#r480520" id="f480520" title="see footnote" +name="f480520">20</a></sup>, as though God were beseeching by us; +on behalf of Christ we pray: Be reconciled to God! <sup>21</sup>Him +who knew not sin he made to be sin for us, that we might become +God's righteousness in him.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span>, as workers +together with him, we also beseech you that ye receive not the +grace of God in vain; <sup>2</sup>(for he says:</p> +<p class="pp3">In an accepted time I heard thee,</p> +<p class="pp3">And in the day of salvation I helped thee;</p> +<p class="pnn">behold, now is the well accepted time, behold, now +is the day of salvation;) <sup>3</sup>giving no cause of offense in +anything, that the ministry be not blamed; <sup>4</sup>but as God's +ministers, commending ourselves in everything, in much patience, in +afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, <sup>5</sup>in stripes, +in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; +<sup>6</sup>in pureness, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in +kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned, <sup>7</sup>in the +word of truth, in the power of God, by the armor of righteousness +on the right hand and on the left, <sup>8</sup>through glory and +dishonor, through evil report and good report; as deceivers, and +true; <sup>9</sup>as unknown, and well known; as dying, and, +behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; <sup>10</sup>as +sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as +having nothing, and possessing all things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>O Corinthians, our mouth is open to +you, our heart is enlarged. <sup>12</sup>Ye are not straitened in +us, but ye are straitened in your own bowels. <sup>13</sup>Now as a +recompense in the same kind (I speak as to my children), be ye also +enlarged.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Be not yoked unequally with +unbelievers; for what fellowship has righteousness with +lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? +<sup>15</sup>And what concord has Christ with Belial? Or what part +has a believer with an unbeliever? <sup>16</sup>And what agreement +has the temple of God with idols? For ye are a temple of the living +God; as God said: <span class="ot">I will dwell in them, and walk +among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a +people.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Wherefore, <span class="ot">come out +from among them, and be separated,</span> saith the Lord, +<span class="ot">and touch not anything unclean; and I will receive +you,</span> <sup>18</sup><span class="ot">and will be to you a +Father, and ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord +Almighty.</span></p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VII. </span> H<span class="sc">aving</span> +therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves +from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in +the fear of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>Receive us; we wronged no one, we +corrupted no one, we defrauded no one. <sup>3</sup>I say it not for +condemnation; for I have before said, that ye are in our hearts, to +die together and to live together. <sup>4</sup>Great is my +confidence toward you, great is my glorying on account of you; I am +filled with the consolation, I am made to abound with the joy, in +all our affliction.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>For indeed, when we were come into +Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were afflicted in every +way; without were fightings, within were fears. <sup>6</sup>But +God, who consoles those who are cast down, consoled us by the +coming of Titus; <sup>7</sup>and not by his coming only, but also +by the consolation with which he was consoled in you, when he told +us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I +rejoiced the more. <sup>8</sup>Because, though I made you sorry +with the letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it; for I +perceive that that letter made you sorry, though but for a season. +<sup>9</sup>Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye +were made sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry after a +godly manner, that ye might in nothing receive harm from us. +<sup>10</sup>For godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation, not +to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world works out death.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>For behold this very thing, that ye +were made sorry after a godly manner, what earnestness it wrought +in you; yea, what clearing of yourselves; yea, what indignation; +yea, what fear; yea, what longing desire; yea, what zeal; yea, what +avenging! In every thing ye commended yourselves as pure in the +matter. <sup>12</sup>So then, though I wrote to you, it was not on +account of him who did the wrong, nor of him who suffered wrong, +but that your care for us might be made manifest to you in the +sight of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>For this cause we were consoled; but in +our consolation<sup><a href="#r480713" id="f480713" title= +"see footnote" name="f480713">13</a></sup>, we rejoiced abundantly +more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has been refreshed by +you all. <sup>14</sup>For if in any thing I have boasted to him of +you, I was not made ashamed; but as we spoke all things to you in +truth, so also our boasting before Titus was found to be truth. +<sup>15</sup>And his tender affection is more abundantly toward +you, while he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and +trembling ye received him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>I rejoice, that in every thing I have +confidence in you.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> we made +known to you, brethren, the grace of God which has been bestowed on +the churches of Macedonia; <sup>2</sup>that in much trial of +affliction was the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty +abounded to the riches of their liberality. <sup>3</sup>For +according to their power, I bear witness, and beyond their power, +they were willing of themselves; <sup>4</sup>with much entreaty +beseeching of us the grace, and the participation in the +ministering to the saints; <sup>5</sup>and not as we expected, but +themselves they gave first to the Lord, and to us by the will of +God. <sup>6</sup>So that we exhorted Titus, that as he had before +begun, so he would also finish among you this grace also.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>But, as in everything ye abound, in +faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and all diligence, and your +love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also. <sup>8</sup>I +say it not by way of command, but through the forwardness of others +proving also the sincerity of your love. <sup>9</sup>For ye know +the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet +for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be +rich. <sup>10</sup>And I give an opinion in this matter; for this +is expedient for you, who began before others, not only to do, but +also to will, a year ago. <sup>11</sup>And now perform the doing of +it also; that as there was the readiness to will, so there may be +the performance according to what ye have.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>For if there be first the willing mind, +it is accepted according to what a man has, not according to what +he has not. <sup>13</sup>For it is not that others may be eased, +and ye burdened; <sup>14</sup>but, by the rule of equality, at this +present time your abundance being a supply for their want, that +also their abundance may be a supply for your want, that there may +be equality; as it is written: <sup>15</sup>He that gathered much +had nothing over, and he that gathered little did not lack.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>But thanks be to God, who put the same +earnest care for you into the heart of Titus. <sup>17</sup>For he +accepted indeed the exhortation; but being very zealous, he went to +you of his own accord. <sup>18</sup>And together with him we sent +the brother, whose praise in the gospel is throughout all the +churches; <sup>19</sup>and not that only, but who was also +appointed by the churches, as our fellow-traveler with this +gift<sup><a href="#r480819" id="f480819" title="see footnote" name= +"f480819">19</a></sup> which is administered by us, to further the +glory of the Lord, and our zeal; <sup>20</sup>being careful of +this, that no one should blame us in this abundance which is +administered by us; <sup>21</sup>for we provide for what is +honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight +of men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And we sent with them our brother, whom +we have often in many things proved to be diligent, but now much +more diligent, through the great confidence which he has toward +you. <sup>23</sup>As to Titus, he is my partner, and in regard to +you a fellow-laborer; as to our brethren, they are messengers of +the churches, the glory of Christ. <sup>24</sup>Therefore show +toward them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and +of our boasting on your behalf.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IX. </span> F<span class="sc">or</span> concerning +the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to +you. <sup>2</sup>For I know your readiness of mind, of which I +boast for you to the Macedonians, that Achaia has been prepared +since a year ago; and your zeal stirred up the greater part of +them. <sup>3</sup>But I sent the brethren, that our boasting of you +might not be made in vain in this respect; that, as I said, ye may +be prepared; <sup>4</sup>lest haply, if Macedonians come with me, +and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to +shame in respect to this confidence.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>I thought it necessary, therefore, to +exhort the brethren, that they should go before to you, and make up +beforehand your bounty before promised, that this may be ready, in +manner as a bounty and not as covetousness. <sup>6</sup>But as to +this, he that sows sparingly shall also reap sparingly; and he that +sows with blessings shall also reap with blessings; <sup>7</sup>but +each as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity, +for God loves a cheerful giver.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And God is able to make every grace +abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in +everything, may abound toward every good work; <sup>9</sup>(as it +is written:</p> +<p class="pp2">He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor;</p> +<p class="pp2">His righteousness abides forever;)</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>10</sup>and he who supplies seed to the sower +and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and +increase the fruits of your righteousness; <sup>11</sup>being +enriched in everything to all liberality, which works through us +thanksgiving to God. <sup>12</sup>Because the ministration of this +service not only supplies the wants of the saints, but also abounds +through many thanksgivings to God; <sup>13</sup>while by the proof +of this ministration they glorify God for the obedience to your +profession of the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of the +contribution to them, and to all; <sup>14</sup>they also, with +supplication for you, longing after you on account of the exceeding +grace of God in you. <sup>15</sup>Thanks be to God for his +unspeakable gift!</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">X. </span> N<span class= +"sc">ow</span> I, Paul, myself beseech you by the meekness and +gentleness of Christ, who in presence indeed am lowly among you, +but being absent am bold toward you; <sup>2</sup>but I entreat, +that I may not when I am present be bold with that confidence, +wherewith I think to be bold against some, who think of us as +walking according to the flesh. <sup>3</sup>For though walking in +the flesh, we do not war after the flesh; <sup>4</sup>(for the +weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty before God to +the pulling down of strongholds) <sup>5</sup>casting down +imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the +knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the +obedience of Christ; <sup>6</sup>and being in readiness to punish +every disobedience, when your obedience is made perfect.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Do ye look on things after the outward +appearance? If any man trusts to himself that he is Christ's, let +him of himself consider this again, that, as he is Christ's, so +also are we. <sup>8</sup>For even if I should boast somewhat more +abundantly of our authority, which the Lord gave us for +edification, and not for your destruction<sup><a href="#r481008" +id="f481008" title="see footnote" name="f481008">8</a></sup>, I +shall not be put to shame; <sup>9</sup>that I may not seem as if I +would terrify you by my letters. <sup>10</sup>For his letters, says +one, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and +his speech contemptible. <sup>11</sup>Let such a one consider this, +that such as we are in word by letters when absent, such will we be +also in deed when present.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>For we venture not to reckon ourselves +among, or to compare ourselves with, some of those who commend +themselves; but they, measuring themselves among themselves, and +comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise. +<sup>13</sup>But we will not boast of things without measure, but +according to the measure of the line which God apportioned to us, a +measure to reach even to you. <sup>14</sup>For we do not stretch +ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you; for +as far as to you also did we come, in the gospel of Christ; +<sup>15</sup>not boasting of things without measure in other men's +labors; but having hope, when your faith increases, that we shall +be enlarged among you according to our line abundantly, +<sup>16</sup>to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, not to +make our boast, in another's line, of things made ready to our +hand. <sup>17</sup>But he that boasts, let him boast in the Lord. +<sup>18</sup>For not he that commends himself is approved, but he +whom the Lord commends.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XI. </span> W<span class="sc">ould</span> that ye +could bear with me in a little folly! Nay, ye do bear with me. +<sup>2</sup>For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I +espoused you to one husband, that I may present a chaste virgin to +Christ. <sup>3</sup>But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent +beguiled Eve by his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted +from your simplicity toward Christ. <sup>4</sup>For if indeed he +that comes preaches another Jesus, whom we preached not, or if ye +receive a different spirit, which ye received not, or a different +gospel, which ye accepted not, ye might well bear with it. +<sup>5</sup>For I reckon that I am in no respect behind these +overmuch apostles. <sup>6</sup>And though I be rude in speech, yet +not in knowledge; but in everything we have been made manifest +among all, in respect to you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Did I commit an offense in abasing +myself that ye might be exalted, because I preached to you the +gospel of God without charge. <sup>8</sup>I robbed other churches, +taking wages of them, in order to do you service. <sup>9</sup>And +when I was present with you, and in want, I was a charge to no one; +for what was lacking to me the brethren who came from Macedonia +supplied; and in every thing I kept myself from being burdensome to +you, and so will keep myself.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>As the truth of Christ is in me, this +boasting shall not be shut up against me in the regions of Achaia. +<sup>11</sup>Wherefore? Because I love you not? God knows. +<sup>12</sup>But what I do, and will do, is that I may cut off the +occasion of those who desire an occasion, that wherein they boast +they may be found even as we. <sup>13</sup>For such are false +apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles +of Christ. <sup>14</sup>And no wonder; for Satan himself transforms +himself into an angel of light. <sup>15</sup>It is no great thing +then, if also his ministers transform themselves as ministers of +righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>I say again, let no one think me +foolish; but if it can not be so, yet receive me even if as +foolish, that I too may boast myself a little. <sup>17</sup>What I +speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in foolishness, in this +confidence of boasting. <sup>18</sup>Seeing that many boast after +the flesh, I also will boast. <sup>19</sup>For ye gladly bear with +the foolish, being yourselves wise. <sup>20</sup>For ye bear with +it, if one brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one +takes you, if one exalts himself, if one smites you on the +face.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>I say it as a reproach, that we were +weak. But in whatever any one is bold (I say it in foolishness), I +also am bold. <sup>22</sup>Are they Hebrews? So am I Are they +Israelites? So am I. Are they Abraham's seed? So am I. +<sup>23</sup>Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside +myself,) I am more; in labors more abundantly, in stripes above +measure, in prisons more abundantly, in deaths often; +<sup>24</sup>of the Jews five times I received forty stripes save +one; <sup>25</sup>thrice I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; +thrice I suffered shipwreck; a night and a day I have spent in the +deep; <sup>26</sup>by journeyings often, by perils of rivers, by +perils of robbers, by perils from my countrymen, by perils from the +heathen, by perils in the city, by perils in the wilderness, by +perils in the sea, by perils among false brethren; <sup>27</sup>by +weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and +thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. +<sup>28</sup>Beside those things that are without, there is that +which comes upon me daily, the care of all the churches. +<sup>29</sup>Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is offended, and I +do not burn? <sup>30</sup>If I must needs boast, I will boast of +things which belong to my infirmity. <sup>31</sup>God, the Father +of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forevermore, knows that I +lie not. <sup>32</sup>In Damascus, the governor under Aretas the +king kept guard over the city of the Damascenes, wishing to +apprehend me; <sup>33</sup>and through a window I was let down in a +basket through the wall, and escaped his hands.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XII. </span> T<span class="sc">o</span> boast is +surely not expedient for me; for I will come to visions and +revelations of the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>I know a man in Christ, above fourteen +years ago (whether in the body I know not, or whether out of the +body I know not, God knows) such a one caught up even to the third +heaven. <sup>3</sup>And I know such a man (whether in the body or +without the body I know not, God knows), <sup>4</sup>that he was +caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is +not lawful for a man to utter.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Of such a one I will boast; but of +myself I will not boast, save in my infirmities. <sup>6</sup>For if +I should desire to boast, I shall not be foolish, for I shall speak +truth; but I forbear, lest any one should reckon of me above what +he sees me to be, or hears from me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And that I might not be exalted overmuch +through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a +thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I might +not be exalted overmuch. <sup>8</sup>Concerning this I besought the +Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. <sup>9</sup>And he said +to me: My grace is sufficient for thee; for my power is made +perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in +my infirmities, that the power of Christ may abide upon me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Wherefore I take pleasure in +infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in +distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then I am +powerful.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>I have become foolish; ye compelled me. +For I ought to have been commended by you; for in nothing was I +behind these overmuch apostles, though I am nothing. +<sup>12</sup>Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you +in all patience, by signs, and wonders, and miracles. +<sup>13</sup>For what is there, wherein ye were inferior to the +rest of the churches, except that I myself was not a charge to you? +Forgive me this wrong.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Behold, I am ready to come to you the +third time; and I will not be a charge to you; for I seek not +yours, but you; for the children ought not to lay up for the +parents, but the parents for the children. <sup>15</sup>And I will +most gladly spend and be spent for your souls; though the more +abundantly I love you, the less I am loved. <sup>16</sup>But be it +so, I was not myself a charge to you<sup><a href="#r481216" id= +"f481216" title="see footnote" name="f481216">16</a></sup>; but +yet, being crafty, I caught you with guile. <sup>17</sup>Did I make +gain of you, by any of those whom I have sent to you? +<sup>18</sup>I exhorted Titus [to go], and sent with him the +brother. Did Titus make gain of you? Did we not walk in the same +spirit; did we not in the same steps?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Do ye again suppose that we are +excusing ourselves to you<sup><a href="#r481219" id="f481219" +title="see footnote" name="f481219">19</a></sup>? Before God in +Christ we speak; and all, beloved, for your edification. +<sup>20</sup>For I fear, lest haply, when I come, I shall find you +not such as I would, and I too shall be found by you such as ye +would not; lest there be wranglings, envyings, wraths, rivalries, +backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults; <sup>21</sup>lest, +when I come again, my God shall humble me among you, and I shall +bewail many of those who have sinned before, and repented not of +the uncleanness, and fornication, and wantonness, which they +committed.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIII. </span> T<span class="sc">his</span> third +time I am coming to you. <span class="ot">In the mouth of two +witnesses, and of three, shall every word be established.</span> +<sup>2</sup>I have before said, and now say beforehand, as when +present the second time, so also now when absent, to those who +heretofore have sinned, and to all the rest, that if I come again I +will not spare; <sup>3</sup>since ye seek a proof of Christ +speaking in me, who toward you is not weak, but is mighty in you. +<sup>4</sup>For even if he was crucified through weakness, yet he +lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we +shall live with him by the power of God toward you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Try your own selves, whether ye are in +the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, that +Jesus Christ is in you, except ye are reprobate? <sup>6</sup>But I +trust that ye shall know, that we are not reprobate.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; +not that we should appear approved, but that ye may do what is +good, though we be as reprobate. <sup>8</sup>For we have no power +against the truth, but for the truth. <sup>9</sup>For we are glad, +when we are weak, and ye are powerful; this also we pray for, even +your perfection.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>For this cause I write these things +being absent, that when present I may not use sharpness, according +to the power which the Lord gave me for edification, and not for +destruction.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Finally, brethren, farewell. Be +perfect, be of good comfort, be of the same mind, be at peace; and +the God of love and peace will be with you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Salute one another with a holy kiss. +<sup>13</sup>All the saints salute you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and +the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you +all.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b48" id="b48">THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE +GALATIANS.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span>, an apostle, not from men, neither through man, but +through Jesus Christ, and God the Father who raised him from the +dead, <sup>2</sup>and all the brethren who are with me, to the +churches of Galatia: <sup>3</sup>Grace to you, and peace, from God +the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ; <sup>4</sup>who gave himself +for our sins, that he might deliver us out of the present evil +world, according to the will of God and our Father; <sup>5</sup>to +whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>I marvel that ye are so soon removing +from him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different +gospel; <sup>7</sup>which is not another, except that there are +some who trouble you, and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ. +<sup>8</sup>But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach +a gospel to you contrary to that which we preached to you, let him +be accursed. <sup>9</sup>As we have said before, so I now say +again, if any one preaches a gospel to you contrary to that which +ye received, let him be accursed. <sup>10</sup>For do I now seek +the favor of men or of God? Or am I seeking to please men? If I +were still pleasing men, I should not be Christ's servant.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Now I make known to you, brethren, that +the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man; +<sup>12</sup>for I also did not receive it from man, nor was I +taught it, but through the revelation of Jesus Christ. +<sup>13</sup>For ye heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism; that +beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and was destroying +it, <sup>14</sup>and pressed forward in Judaism beyond many +companions of the same age in my nation, being more exceedingly a +zealot for the traditions of my fathers.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>But when it pleased God, who set me +apart from my mother's womb, and called me through his grace, +<sup>16</sup>to reveal his Son in me, that I should make known the +glad news of him among the Gentiles; immediately I conferred not +with flesh and blood; <sup>17</sup>neither went up to Jerusalem to +those who were apostles before me, but went away<sup><a href= +"#r480117" id="f480117" title="see footnote" name= +"f480117">17</a></sup> into Arabia, and returned again to +Damascus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Then, after three years, I went up to +Jerusalem to become acquainted with Cephas, and remained with him +fifteen days. <sup>19</sup>But no other of the apostles did I see, +save James, the brother of the Lord. <sup>20</sup>Now as to the +things which I write to you, behold before God, I lie not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Afterward, I came into the regions of +Syria and Cilicia; <sup>22</sup>and was unknown by face to the +churches of Juda which were in Christ; <sup>23</sup>but they were +only hearing, that he who was once our persecutor now preaches the +faith which once he was destroying; <sup>24</sup>and they glorified +God in me.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> T<span class="sc">hen</span>, after +fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking +also Titus with me. <sup>2</sup>And I went up by revelation, and +communicated to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles; +but privately, to those of reputation, lest by any means I should +run, or had run in vain. <sup>3</sup>But not even Titus, who was +with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised; +<sup>4</sup>and that because of the false brethren stealthily +brought in, who crept in to spy out our liberty which we have in +Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage; <sup>5</sup>to +whom not even for an hour did we yield by the [required] +submission, that the truth of the gospel might continue with you. +<sup>6</sup>But from those reputed to be something,—whatever +they were<sup><a href="#r480206" id="f480206" title="see footnote" +name="f480206">6</a></sup>, it matters not to me, God accepts not +man's person,—for to me those of reputation communicated +nothing in addition. <sup>7</sup>But, on the contrary, seeing that +I have been entrusted with the gospel of the uncircumcision, as +Peter was with that of the circumcision; <sup>8</sup>(for he who +wrought for Peter in behalf of the apostleship of the circumcision, +wrought also for me in behalf of the Gentiles;) <sup>9</sup>and +having learned the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and +John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas right +hands of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to +the circumcision; <sup>10</sup>only, that we should remember the +poor, which very thing also I was forward to do.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>But when Cephas came to Antioch, I +withstood him to the face, because he was blamed. <sup>12</sup>For +before certain ones came from James, he ate with the Gentiles; but +when they came, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing those +who were of the circumcision. <sup>13</sup>And the other Jews also +dissembled with him, so that Barnabas also was carried away with +their dissimulation. <sup>14</sup>But when I saw that they walk not +uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in +the presence of all: If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner +of Gentiles and not that of Jews, how dost thou compel the Gentiles +to become as Jews? <sup>15</sup>We are Jews by nature, and not +sinners from among the Gentiles; <sup>16</sup>but knowing that a +man is not justified by works of law, but through faith in Jesus +Christ, we also believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be +justified by faith in Christ, and not by works of law; because by +works of law no flesh shall be justified. <sup>17</sup>But if, +while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were +found sinners, is then Christ a minister of sin? Far be it! +<sup>18</sup>For if the things which I pulled down these I build up +again, I make myself a transgressor. <sup>19</sup>For I through law +died to law, that I might live to God. <sup>20</sup>I have been +crucified with Christ; and no longer do I live, but Christ lives in +me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live in the faith +of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. +<sup>21</sup>I do not set aside the grace of God; for if there be +righteousness through law, then Christ died without cause.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">III. </span> O +<span class="sc">foolish</span> Galatians, who bewitched you, +before whose eyes Jesus Christ was evidently set forth<sup><a href= +"#r480301" id="f480301" title="see footnote" name= +"f480301">1</a></sup>, crucified among you? <sup>2</sup>This only I +desire to learn from you: Was it from works of law that ye received +the Spirit, or from the hearing of faith? <sup>3</sup>Are ye so +foolish? Having begun with the Spirit, are ye now being made +perfect<sup><a href="#r480303" id="f480303" title="see footnote" +name="f480303">3</a></sup> with the flesh? <sup>4</sup>Did ye +suffer so many things in vain? If indeed it be in vain. +<sup>5</sup>Does he, therefore, who supplies to you the Spirit, and +works miracles among you<sup><a href="#r480305" id="f480305" title= +"see footnote" name="f480305">5</a></sup>, do it from works of law, +or from the hearing of faith? <sup>6</sup>As Abraham believed God, +and it was reckoned to him for righteousness. <sup>7</sup>Know then +that they who are of faith, these are sons of Abraham. +<sup>8</sup>And the Scripture, foreseeing that God justifies the +Gentiles by faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to +Abraham, saying: In thee shall all the nations be blessed. +<sup>9</sup>So that they who are of faith are blessed with the +faithful Abraham.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>For as many as are of works of law are +under a curse; for it is written: <span class="ot">Cursed is every +one that continues not in all the things written in the book of the +law, to do them.</span> <sup>11</sup>And that in the law no one is +justified with God, is evident; because, <span class="ot">the just +shall live by faith.</span> <sup>12</sup>Now the law is not of +faith; but, <span class="ot">he that has done them shall live in +them.</span> <sup>13</sup>Christ redeemed us from the curse of the +law, having become a curse for us; because it is written: +<span class="ot">Cursed is every one that is hanged on a +tree;</span> <sup>14</sup>that unto the Gentiles the blessing of +Abraham might come in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the +promise of the Spirit through faith.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Brethren, I speak after the manner of +men. If a covenant has been confirmed, though it be a man's, no one +sets it aside, or adds thereto. <sup>16</sup>Now to Abraham were +the promises spoken, and to his seed. He says not, <span class= +"ot">and to seeds,</span> as concerning many; but as concerning +one, <span class="ot">and to thy seed,</span> which is Christ. +<sup>17</sup>But this I say, that a covenant before confirmed by +God, the law, which came four hundred and thirty years after, does +not annul, to make the promise of no effect. <sup>18</sup>For if +the inheritance is of law, it is no more of promise; but God has +freely given it to Abraham by promise.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>What then is the law? It was added +because of the transgressions, until the seed should come to whom +the promise has been made; having been ordained through angels, by +the hand of a mediator. <sup>20</sup>Now the mediator is not of +one; but God is one. <sup>21</sup>Is then the law against the +promises of God? Far be it! For if a law had been given which is +able to make alive, truly righteousness would have been of law. +<sup>22</sup>But the Scripture shut up all under sin, that the +promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who +believe. <sup>23</sup>But before faith came, we were guarded under +law, shut up unto the faith which was to be revealed. +<sup>24</sup>So that the law has become our schoolmaster, unto +Christ, that we might be justified by faith. <sup>25</sup>But faith +having come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. +<sup>26</sup>For ye are all sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus. +<sup>27</sup>For all ye who were immersed unto Christ<sup><a href= +"#r480327" id="f480327" title="see footnote" name= +"f480327">27</a></sup>, did put on Christ. <sup>28</sup>There is +neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no +male and female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. +<sup>29</sup>And if ye are Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, +heirs according to the promise.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> I say, as +long as the heir is a child, he differs in nothing from a servant +though he is lord of all; <sup>2</sup>but is under guardians and +stewards, until the time appointed by the father. <sup>3</sup>So +also we, when we were children, were held in bondage under the +elements<sup><a href="#r480403" id="f480403" title="see footnote" +name="f480403">3</a></sup> of the world. <sup>4</sup>But when the +fullness of the time came, God sent forth his son, born of a woman, +born under law, <sup>5</sup>that he might redeem those under law, +that we might receive the adoption of sons. <sup>6</sup>And because +ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, +crying, Abba, Father. <sup>7</sup>So that thou art no longer a +servant, but a son; and if a son, also an heir through God. +<sup>8</sup>But at that time indeed, when ye knew not God, ye +served those which are not in their nature gods. <sup>9</sup>But +now, after having known God, or rather having been known by God, +how is it that ye turn back again to the weak and poor +elements<sup><a href="#r480409" id="f480409" title="see footnote" +name="f480409">9</a></sup>, to which ye desire to be in bondage +again anew? <sup>10</sup>Do ye carefully observe days, and months, +and seasons, and years? <sup>11</sup>I am afraid of you, lest by +any means I have bestowed labor upon you in vain.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Become as I am, for I also became as ye +are, brethren, I beseech you. Ye injured me in nothing. +<sup>13</sup>Nay, ye know that by reason of weakness of the flesh I +preached the glad tidings to you the former time; <sup>14</sup>and +my trial<sup><a href="#r480414" id="f480414" title="see footnote" +name="f480414">14</a></sup>, which was in my flesh, ye despised not +nor spurned, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus. +<sup>15</sup>Where is<sup><a href="#r480415" id="f480415" title= +"see footnote" name="f480415">15</a></sup> then the happiness of +which ye spoke? For I bear you witness, that if possible, ye would +have plucked out your eyes, and given them to me. <sup>16</sup>So +then, have I become your enemy, because I tell you the truth? +<sup>17</sup>They zealously seek you, not well; but they wish to +exclude you, that ye may zealously seek them. <sup>18</sup>But it +is good to be zealously sought in a good cause always, and not only +when I am present with you. <sup>19</sup>My little children, of +whom I travail again in birth, until Christ be formed in you! +<sup>20</sup>And I could wish to be present with you now, and to +change my voice; for I am perplexed on account of you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Tell me, ye who desire to be under law, +do ye not hear the law? <sup>22</sup>For it is written, that +Abraham had two sons, one by the bondwoman, and one by the +freewoman. <sup>23</sup>But the one by the bondwoman was born after +the flesh, and the one by the freewoman through the promise. +<sup>24</sup>Which things are an allegory<sup><a href="#r480424" +id="f480424" title="see footnote" name="f480424">24</a></sup>. For +these women are two covenants, one from mount Sinai, bearing +children into bondage, <sup>25</sup>which is Hagar (for the word +Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia), and answers to the Jerusalem that +now is, for she is in bondage with her children. <sup>26</sup>But +the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the mother of us +all<sup><a href="#r480426" id="f480426" title="see footnote" name= +"f480426">26</a></sup>. <sup>27</sup>For it is written:</p> +<p class="pp1">Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not;</p> +<p class="pp1">Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not;</p> +<p class="pp1">Because many are the children of the desolate, +rather than of her who has the husband.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>But ye, brethren, after the manner of +Isaac, are children of promise. <sup>29</sup>But as then, the one +born after the flesh persecuted the one born after the spirit, so +also is it now. <sup>30</sup>But what says the Scripture? +<span class="ot">Cast out the bondwoman and her son; for the son of +the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the +free-woman.</span> <sup>31</sup>So then, brethren, we are not +children of a bondwoman, but of the freewoman.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> S<span class= +"sc">tand</span> fast, therefore, in the liberty with which Christ +made us free, and be not again entangled with the yoke of bondage. +<sup>2</sup>Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye be circumcised, +Christ shall profit you nothing. <sup>3</sup>Now I testify again to +every man who becomes circumcised, that he is a debtor to keep the +whole law. <sup>4</sup>Ye are separated from Christ, whoever of you +are justified in the law; ye are fallen away from grace. +<sup>5</sup>For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of +righteousness by faith. <sup>6</sup>For in Christ Jesus neither +circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith +working by love.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Ye were running well; who hindered you, +that ye should not obey the truth? <sup>8</sup>The persuasion is +not from him who calls you. <sup>9</sup>A little leaven leavens the +whole lump. <sup>10</sup>I have confidence toward you in the Lord, +that ye will be no otherwise minded; but he that troubles you shall +bear his judgment, whoever he may be. <sup>11</sup>But as for me, +brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still +persecuted? Then has the offense of the cross ceased. +<sup>12</sup>I would that they were even cut off who unsettle +you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>For ye were called unto liberty, +brethren; only use not the liberty for an occasion to the flesh, +but by love serve one another. <sup>14</sup>For all the law is +fulfilled in one word, in this: <span class="ot">Thou shalt love +thy neighbor as thyself.</span> <sup>15</sup>But if ye bite and +devour one another, beware lest ye be consumed by one another.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>But I say, walk by the Spirit, and ye +will not fulfill the desire of the flesh. <sup>17</sup>For the +flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the +flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other, that ye may not +do those things that ye would. <sup>18</sup>But if ye are led by +the Spirit, ye are not under law.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Now the works of the flesh are +manifest; which are, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness, +<sup>20</sup>idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, emulation, wraths, +contentions, divisions, factions, <sup>21</sup>envyings, murders, +drunkenness, revelings; and things like these; of which I tell you +beforehand, as I also said before, that they who do such things +shall not inherit the kingdom of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>But the fruit of the Spirit is love, +joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, +<sup>23</sup>meekness, temperance; against such things there is no +law. <sup>24</sup>And they that are Christ's crucified the flesh +with its passions and desires. <sup>25</sup>If we live by the +Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. <sup>26</sup>Let us not +become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one +another.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> B<span class="sc">rethren</span>, even +if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye who are spiritual restore such +a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou +also be tempted. <sup>2</sup>Bear one another's burdens, and so +fulfill<sup><a href="#r480602" id="f480602" title="see footnote" +name="f480602">2</a></sup> the law of Christ. <sup>3</sup>For if a +man thinks himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceives +himself. <sup>4</sup>But let each one prove his own work, and then +shall he have ground of glorying in reference to himself alone, and +not to another. <sup>5</sup>For each one shall bear his own +load.</p> +<p class="pis"><sup>6</sup>But let him that is taught in the word +share with him that teaches, in all good things. <sup>7</sup>Be not +deceived; God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that shall he +also reap. <sup>8</sup>Because he that sows to his flesh shall of +the flesh reap corruption; but he that sows to the Spirit shall of +the Spirit reap life everlasting. <sup>9</sup>And let us not be +weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint +not. <sup>10</sup>So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good +to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.</p> +<hr width="25%"> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>See with what large letters I wrote to +you with my own hand.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>As many as desire to make a fair show +in the flesh, these constrain you to be circumcised; only that they +may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ. +<sup>13</sup>For neither do they themselves who are circumcised +keep the law; but they desire that ye should be circumcised, that +they may glory in your flesh. <sup>14</sup>But far be it from me to +glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom the +world is crucified to me, and I to the world. <sup>15</sup>For in +Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything, nor +uncircumcision, but a new creation. <sup>16</sup>And as many as +walk by this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and on the Israel +of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Henceforth let no one trouble me; for I +bear the marks of Jesus in my body.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be +with your spirit, brethren. Amen.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b49" id="b49">THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE +EPHESIANS.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span>, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to +the saints who are in Ephesus, and believers in Christ Jesus: +<sup>2</sup>Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the +Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Blessed be the God and Father of our +Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing +in the heavenly places in Christ; <sup>4</sup>as he chose us in him +before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and +blameless before him in love; <sup>5</sup>having predestined us +unto the adoption of sons by Jesus Christ to himself, according to +the good pleasure of his will, <sup>6</sup>to the praise of the +glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the beloved; +<sup>7</sup>in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the +remission of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, +<sup>8</sup>which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and +understanding; <sup>9</sup>making known to us the mystery of his +will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself, +<sup>10</sup>in reference to the dispensation of the fullness of +times, to gather for himself into one all things in the Christ, the +things which are in the heavens, and the things on the earth; +<sup>11</sup>in him, in whom we obtained also the +inheritance<sup><a href="#r490111" id="f490111" title= +"see footnote" name="f490111">11</a></sup>, being predestined +according to the purpose of him who works all things after the +counsel of his own will, <sup>12</sup>that we should be to the +praise of his glory who before have hoped in the Christ; +<sup>13</sup>in whom ye also, after having heard the word of truth, +the good news of your salvation, in whom [I say] having also +believed<sup><a href="#r490113" id="f490113" title="see footnote" +name="f490113">13</a></sup>, ye were sealed with the Holy Spirit of +promise; <sup>14</sup>which is an earnest of our inheritance until +the redemption<sup><a href="#r490114" id="f490114" title= +"see footnote" name="f490114">14</a></sup> of the purchased +possession, to the praise of his glory.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>For this cause I also, having heard of +your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all the saints, +<sup>16</sup>cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of +you in my prayers; <sup>17</sup>that the God of our Lord Jesus +Christ, the Father of glory, would give to you the spirit of wisdom +and of revelation in the full knowledge of him; <sup>18</sup>the +eyes of your heart being enlightened; that ye may know what is the +hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his +inheritance in the saints, <sup>19</sup>and what the exceeding +greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the +working of his mighty power, <sup>20</sup>which he wrought in +Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his own +right hand in the heavenly places, <sup>21</sup>far above all +principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name +that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to +come; <sup>22</sup>and <span class="ot">subjected all things under +his feet</span>, and gave him to be head over all things to the +church, <sup>23</sup>which is his body, the fullness of him who +fills all in all<sup><a href="#r490123" id="f490123" title= +"see footnote" name="f490123">23</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> Y<span class="sc">ou</span> also, being +dead in trespasses and sins;— <sup>2</sup>in which ye once +walked according to the course of this world, according to the +prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now working in +the sons of disobedience; <sup>3</sup>among whom we also all walked +in time past in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the +flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even +as others;— <sup>4</sup>but God, being rich in mercy, on +account of his great love wherewith he loved us, made us, +<sup>5</sup>even when we were dead in sins, alive with Christ, (by +grace ye are saved,) <sup>6</sup>and raised us with him, and made +us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus; +<sup>7</sup>that he might show, in the ages to come, the exceeding +richness of his grace, in his kindness toward us in Christ +Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>For by grace ye are saved through faith; +and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; <sup>9</sup>not +of works, lest any one should boast. <sup>10</sup>For we are his +workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God +before prepared that we should walk in them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Wherefore remember, that in time past +ye, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by +that which is called Circumcision, in the flesh, made by +hand,— <sup>12</sup>that at that time ye were without Christ, +being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from +the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and without God in +the world. <sup>13</sup>But now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who in time +past were afar off, were made near by the blood of Christ. +<sup>14</sup>For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down +the middle wall of partition; <sup>15</sup>having abolished in his +flesh the enmity, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, +that he might make the two one new man in himself, making peace; +<sup>16</sup>and might reconcile both to God in one body by the +cross, having slain the enmity thereby. <sup>17</sup>And he came +and brought the good news of peace to you who were afar off, and to +those who were near. <sup>18</sup>Because through him we both have +the access in one Spirit to the Father.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>So then ye are no longer strangers and +sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the +household of God; <sup>20</sup>having been built upon the +foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being +the chief corner-stone; <sup>21</sup>in whom all the building, +fitly framed together, grows unto a holy temple in the Lord; +<sup>22</sup>in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation +of God in the Spirit.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> F<span class="sc">or</span> this cause +I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,— +<sup>2</sup>if indeed ye heard of the dispensation of the grace of +God which was given me toward you, <sup>3</sup>that by revelation +the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words; +<sup>4</sup>whereby, when ye read, ye can perceive my understanding +in the mystery of Christ, <sup>5</sup>which in other generations +was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed +to his holy apostles and prophets in the Spirit; <sup>6</sup>that +the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers +with us of the promise, in Christ Jesus, through the gospel; +<sup>7</sup>whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of +the grace of God, which was given to me according to the working of +his power. <sup>8</sup>To me, who am less than the least of all the +saints, was this grace given, to preach among the Gentiles the +unsearchable riches of Christ; <sup>9</sup>and to make all see what +is the dispensation of the mystery, which from ages has been hidden +in God, who created all things; <sup>10</sup>that now, to the +principalities and powers in the heavenly places might be made +known through the church the manifold wisdom of God, +<sup>11</sup>according to the eternal purpose which he +made<sup><a href="#r490311" id="f490311" title="see footnote" name= +"f490311">11</a></sup> in Christ Jesus our Lord, <sup>12</sup>in +whom we have boldness and access<sup><a href="#r490312" id= +"f490312" title="see footnote" name="f490312">12</a></sup> with +confidence through faith in him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Wherefore I entreat that ye faint not +at my afflictions for you, which is your glory. <sup>14</sup>For +this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus +Christ<sup><a href="#r490314" id="f490314" title="see footnote" +name="f490314">14</a></sup>, <sup>15</sup>from whom the whole +family in heaven and on earth is named, <sup>16</sup>that he would +grant to you, according to the riches of his glory, to be +strengthened with might through his Spirit as to the inner man, +<sup>17</sup>that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; having +been rooted and grounded in love, <sup>18</sup>that ye may be able +to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth, and +length, and depth, and height, <sup>19</sup>and to know the love of +Christ, which passes knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all the +fullness of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Now to him who is able to do exceeding +abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power +that works in us, <sup>21</sup>to him be the glory in the church, +in Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">IV. </span> I, +<span class="sc">the</span> prisoner in the Lord, exhort you, +therefore, to walk worthy of the calling with which ye were called, +<sup>2</sup>with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, +bearing with one another in love; <sup>3</sup>endeavoring to keep +the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. <sup>4</sup>There is +one body, and one Spirit, as also ye were called in one hope of +your calling; <sup>5</sup>one Lord, one faith, one immersion, +<sup>6</sup>one God and Father of all, who is over all, and through +all, and in all. <sup>7</sup>But to each one of us the grace was +given according to the measure of the gift of Christ. +<sup>8</sup>Wherefore he says:</p> +<p class="pp4">When he ascended on high,</p> +<p class="pp4">He led captivity captive,</p> +<p class="pp4">And gave gifts to men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Now this, <span class="ot">he +ascended,</span> what is it but that he also descended into the +lower parts of the earth? <sup>10</sup>The one who descended, he is +also the one who ascended above all the heavens, that he may fill +all things. <sup>11</sup>And he gave some as apostles, some as +prophets, some as evangelists, some as pastors and teachers; +<sup>12</sup>for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the +ministry, for the building up of the body of Christ; +<sup>13</sup>till we all attain to the unity of the faith and of +the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure +of the stature of the fullness of Christ; <sup>14</sup>that we may +no longer be children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with +every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, by cunning +craftiness after the wily manner of error; <sup>15</sup>but holding +the truth, may in love grow up into him in all things, who is the +head, Christ; <sup>16</sup>from whom all the body, fitly framed +together and compacted by means of every joint of the supply, +according to the working in the measure of each single part, +effects the increase of the body to the upbuilding of itself in +love.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>This therefore I say, and testify in +the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles +walk<sup><a href="#r490417" id="f490417" title="see footnote" name= +"f490417">17</a></sup>, in the vanity of their mind, +<sup>18</sup>having the understanding darkened, being alienated +from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in then, +because of the hardness of their heart; <sup>19</sup>who, as being +past feeling, gave themselves up to wantonness, to work all +uncleanness in greediness<sup><a href="#r490419" id="f490419" +title="see footnote" name="f490419">19</a></sup>. <sup>20</sup>But +ye did not so learn Christ, <sup>21</sup>if indeed ye heard him, +and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus; <sup>22</sup>that +ye put off, as concerns your former deportment, the old man who is +corrupted according to the lusts of deceit, <sup>23</sup>and be +renewed in the spirit of your mind, <sup>24</sup>and put on the new +man, who was created after God in the righteousness and holiness of +the truth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Wherefore, having put away falsehood, +speak truth each one with his neighbor; because we are members one +of another. <sup>26</sup><span class="ot">Be angry and sin +not;</span> let not the sun go down upon your wrath, +<sup>27</sup>neither give place to the Devil.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>Let him that stole steal no more; but +rather let him labor, working with his hands that which is good, +that he may have to impart to him that has need. <sup>29</sup>Let +no corrupt discourse proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is +good for needful edification, that it may impart grace to the +hearers. <sup>30</sup>And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in +whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption. <sup>31</sup>Let +all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil +speaking, be put away from you, with all malice; <sup>32</sup>and +be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as +also God in Christ forgave you.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> B<span class= +"sc">ecome</span> therefore followers of God, as beloved children +<sup>2</sup>and walk in love, as also Christ loved us, and gave +himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor +of sweet smell.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>But fornication, and all uncleanness, or +covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becomes +saints, <sup>4</sup>and filthiness, and foolish talking, and +jesting, which are not becoming, but rather giving of thanks. +<sup>5</sup>For this ye know, being aware that no fornicator, nor +unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has an +inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. <sup>6</sup>Let no +one deceive you with vain words; for because of these things comes +the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Become not therefore partakers with +them. <sup>8</sup>For ye were once darkness, but now light in the +Lord. Walk as children of light,— <sup>9</sup>for the fruit +of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,— +<sup>10</sup>proving what is acceptable to the Lord; +<sup>11</sup>and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of +darkness, but rather also reprove them. <sup>12</sup>For it is a +shame even to speak of the things done by them in secret. +<sup>13</sup>But all things, when reproved, are by the light made +manifest; for whatever makes manifest is light. +<sup>14</sup>Wherefore he says: <span class="ot">Awake, thou that +sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ will give thee +light.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>See to it then, how ye walk with +exactness, not as unwise, but as wise, <sup>16</sup>redeeming the +time, because the days are evil. <sup>17</sup>Therefore be not +foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And be not drunk with wine, wherein is +excess, but be filled with the Spirit; <sup>19</sup>speaking to one +another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making +melody in your heart to the Lord; <sup>20</sup>giving thanks always +for all things, to God and the Father, in the name of our Lord +Jesus Christ; <sup>21</sup>submitting yourselves to one another in +the fear of Christ; <sup>22</sup>wives to their own husbands, as to +the Lord. <sup>23</sup>Because a husband is the head of the wife, +as also Christ is the head of the church; himself the Savior of the +body. <sup>24</sup>But as the church is subjected to Christ, so +also are the wives to their own husbands in everything.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Husbands, love your wives, as also +Christ loved the church, and gave himself up for it; +<sup>26</sup>that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the +bathing of water in the word, <sup>27</sup>that he might himself +present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot, or +wrinkle, or any such thing, but that it may be holy and blameless. +<sup>28</sup>So husbands ought to love their wives as their own +bodies. He that loves his wife loves himself. <sup>29</sup>For no +one ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, as +also Christ the church; <sup>30</sup>because we are members of his +body, [being] of his flesh, and of his bones. +<sup>31</sup><span class="ot">For this cause shall a man leave +father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife, and the two shall +be one flesh.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>This mystery is great; but I am +speaking of Christ and of the church. <sup>33</sup>Nevertheless, do +ye also, severally, each so love his wife even as himself; and let +the wife see that she reverence her husband.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> C<span class="sc">hildren</span>, obey +your parents, in the Lord; for this is right. +<sup>2</sup><span class="ot">Honor thy father and mother</span>, +which is the first commandment with promise, +<sup>3</sup><span class="ot">that it may be well with thee, and +thou mayest live long on the earth.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And fathers, do not provoke your +children to anger, but bring them up in the nurture and admonition +of the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Servants, obey your masters according to +the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as +to Christ; <sup>6</sup>not with eye-service, as men-pleasers; but +as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; +<sup>7</sup>with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not +to men; <sup>8</sup>knowing that whatever good thing each may have +done, that shall he receive from the Lord, whether bond or +free.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And masters, do the same things to them, +forbearing threatening; knowing that both their Master and yours is +in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in +the power of his might. <sup>11</sup>Put on the whole armor of God, +that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil. +<sup>12</sup>For to us, the contest is not against flesh and blood, +but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of +the darkness of this world, against the spiritual powers of evil in +the heavenly places<sup><a href="#r490612" id="f490612" title= +"see footnote" name="f490612">12</a></sup>. <sup>13</sup>Therefore +take on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in +the evil day, and having fully done all, to stand. +<sup>14</sup>Stand therefore, having girded your loins about with +truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness; +<sup>15</sup>and having shod your feet with the preparation of the +gospel of peace; <sup>16</sup>in addition to all, having taken on +the shield of faith, in which ye will be able to quench all the +fiery darts of the wicked one. <sup>17</sup>And receive the helmet +of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of +God; <sup>18</sup>praying at every fitting season in the Spirit, +with all prayer and supplication, and watching thereunto with all +perseverance and supplication for all the saints; <sup>19</sup>and +for me, that utterance may be given to me, in the opening of my +mouth with boldness, to make known the mystery of the gospel, +<sup>20</sup>for which I am an ambassador in bonds; that therein I +may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>But that ye also may know my affairs, +how I do, Tychicus, the beloved brother and a faithful minister in +the Lord, will make all known to you; <sup>22</sup>whom I sent to +you for this very thing, that ye might know our affairs, and that +he might encourage your hearts.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>Peace be to the brethren, and love with +faith, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Grace be with all who love our Lord +Jesus Christ in sincerity.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b50" id="b50">THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE +PHILIPPIANS.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span> and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the +saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the +overseers<sup><a href="#r500101" id="f500101" title="see footnote" +name="f500101">1</a></sup> and deacons: <sup>2</sup>Grace to you, +and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>I thank my God on every remembrance of +you,— <sup>4</sup>always, in every supplication of mine, +making the supplication for you all with joy,— +<sup>5</sup>for your fellowship in respect to the +gospel<sup><a href="#r500105" id="f500105" title="see footnote" +name="f500105">5</a></sup> from the first day until now; +<sup>6</sup>being confident of this very thing, that he who began a +good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. +<sup>7</sup>As it is just for me to think this of you all, because +I have you in my heart<sup><a href="#r500107" id="f500107" title= +"see footnote" name="f500107">7</a></sup>; being all of you, both +in my bonds, and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel, +partakers of the grace with me. <sup>8</sup>For God is my witness, +how greatly I long for you all, with the tender affection of Jesus +Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And this I pray, that your love may +abound yet more and more, in knowledge and all discernment; +<sup>10</sup>in order that ye may approve the things that are most +excellent<sup><a href="#r500110" id="f500110" title="see footnote" +name="f500110">10</a></sup>, that ye may be pure and without +offense unto the day of Christ; <sup>11</sup>being filled with the +fruit of righteousness, which is by Jesus Christ, to the glory and +praise of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>But I desire that ye should know, +brethren, that the things which befell me have resulted rather in +the furtherance of the gospel; <sup>13</sup>so that my bonds have +become manifest in Christ in all the Prætorium, and to all +the rest; <sup>14</sup>and that the greater part of the brethren, +made confident in the Lord by my bonds, are much more bold to speak +the word without fear.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Some indeed preach Christ also from +envy and strife, but some also from good will; <sup>16</sup>the +one, out of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the +gospel; <sup>17</sup>the other, out of contentiousness, proclaim +Christ not with pure intent, supposing that they shall add +affliction<sup><a href="#r500117" id="f500117" title="see footnote" +name="f500117">17</a></sup> to my bonds. <sup>18</sup>What then? +Notwithstanding, in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, +Christ is proclaimed; and therein I rejoice, yea, and shall +rejoice. <sup>19</sup>For I know that this will turn out for my +salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit +of Jesus Christ; <sup>20</sup>according to my earnest expectation +and hope, that I shall in nothing be put to shame, but that with +all boldness, as always, so also now Christ shall be magnified in +my body, whether by life, or by death.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>For to me to live is Christ, and to die +is gain. <sup>22</sup>But if it be to live in the flesh, this to me +is fruit of labor; and which I shall choose I know not; +<sup>23</sup>but am constrained by the two, having the desire to +depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better; +<sup>24</sup>but to remain in the flesh is more needful for your +sakes. <sup>25</sup>And being persuaded of this, I know that I +shall remain, and shall continue with you all for your furtherance +and joy in the faith; <sup>26</sup>that your glorying may be more +abundant in Jesus Christ for me, through my coming to you +again.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>Only let your deportment be as becomes +the gospel of Christ; that whether I come and see you, or remain +absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one +spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the +gospel; <sup>28</sup>and in nothing terrified by the adversaries; +which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of +salvation<sup><a href="#r500128" id="f500128" title="see footnote" +name="f500128">28</a></sup>, and that from God. +<sup>29</sup>Because to you it was granted in behalf of +Christ,—not only to believe on him,—but in his behalf +to suffer also; <sup>30</sup>having the same conflict as ye saw in +me, and now hear of in me.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> I<span class="sc">f</span> then there +is any consolation<sup><a href="#r500201" id="f500201" title= +"see footnote" name="f500201">1</a></sup> in Christ, if any comfort +from love, if any communion of the Spirit, if any tender affection +and compassion, <sup>2</sup>make my joy complete, that ye be of the +same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of the one +mind; <sup>3</sup>doing nothing through contentiousness or +vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each esteeming others better +than himself; <sup>4</sup>regarding not each one his own, but each +one also the things of others. <sup>5</sup>Let this mind be in you, +which was also in Christ Jesus; <sup>6</sup>who, being in the form +of God, did not account it robbery to be equal with God; +<sup>7</sup>but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, +being made in the likeness of men. <sup>8</sup>And being found in +fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, +even the death of the cross. <sup>9</sup>Wherefore also God highly +exalted him, and gave him a name which is above every name; +<sup>10</sup>that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of +beings in heaven, and of beings on earth, and of beings under the +earth, <sup>11</sup>and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is +Lord, to the glory of God the Father.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Wherefore, my beloved, as ye always +obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my +absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; +<sup>13</sup>for it is God who works in you both to will and to +perform, of his good pleasure.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Do all without murmurings and +disputings; <sup>15</sup>that ye may become blameless and simple, +children of God, unreproachable, in the midst of a crooked and +perverse generation, among whom ye appear as do the heavenly lights +in the world; <sup>16</sup>holding forth<sup><a href="#r500116" id= +"f500116" title="see footnote" name="f500116">16</a></sup> the word +of life; for a ground of glorying to me at the day of Christ, that +I did not run in vain, or labor in vain.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>But even if I am poured out on the +sacrifice and ministration of your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice +with you all. <sup>18</sup>For the same cause<sup><a href= +"#r500218" id="f500218" title="see footnote" name= +"f500218">18</a></sup>, do ye also rejoice, and rejoice with +me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send +Timothy shortly to you, that I also may be cheered, when I know +your state. <sup>20</sup>For I have no one like-minded, who will +sincerely care for your state. <sup>21</sup>For all seek their own, +not the things of Jesus Christ. <sup>22</sup>But ye know the proof +of him, that, as a child with a father, he served with me for the +gospel. <sup>23</sup>Him therefore I hope to send without delay, so +soon as I shall see how it will go with me; <sup>24</sup>but I +trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly. +<sup>25</sup>Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you +Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labor, and +fellow-soldier, but your messenger and minister to my wants. +<sup>26</sup>For he was longing after you all, and was much +distressed, because ye heard that he was sick. <sup>27</sup>For +indeed he was sick near to death; but God had mercy on him, and not +on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon +sorrow. <sup>28</sup>I sent him therefore with the more haste, that +seeing him again ye might rejoice, and that I may be less +sorrowful. <sup>29</sup>Receive him therefore in the Lord with all +gladness, and hold such in honor; <sup>30</sup>because for the work +of Christ he came near to death, hazarding his life, that he might +supply what things were lacking on your part, of the ministration +to me.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> F<span class="sc">inally</span>, my +brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to +me is not burdensome, and for you it is safe.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil +workers, beware of the concision. <sup>3</sup>For we are the +circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God, and glory in Christ +Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh. <sup>4</sup>Though I +have confidence also in the flesh. If any other thinks that he has +confidence in the flesh, I more; <sup>5</sup>circumcised the eighth +day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of +Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; <sup>6</sup>as to zeal, +persecuting the church; as to the righteousness which is in the +law, blameless.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>But what things were gain to me, these I +have accounted loss for Christ. <sup>8</sup>Nay more, and I account +all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ +Jesus my Lord; for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and +account them refuse, that I may gain Christ, <sup>9</sup>and be +found in him, not having my own righteousness, which is of law, but +that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is +of God, upon faith; <sup>10</sup>that I may know him, and the power +of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his +sufferings<sup><a href="#r500310" id="f500310" title="see footnote" +name="f500310">10</a></sup>, being conformed to his death; +<sup>11</sup>if by any means I may attain to the resurrection from +the dead.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Not that I already obtained [the +prize]<sup><a href="#r500312" id="f500312" title="see footnote" +name="f500312">12</a></sup>, or have already been perfected; but I +pursue onward, if I may lay hold of that for which I was laid hold +of by Christ Jesus. <sup>13</sup>Brethren, I do not count myself to +have laid hold of it; but one thing I do, forgetting the things +behind, and reaching forth to the things before, <sup>14</sup>I +pursue on toward the mark, for the prize of the heavenly calling of +God in Christ Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Let us therefore, as many as are +perfect, be of this mind; and if in any thing ye are otherwise +minded, this also God will reveal to you. +<sup>16</sup>Nevertheless, whereto we have attained, in the same +let us walk.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Brethren, be followers together of me, +and mark those who so walk, as ye have us for an example. +<sup>18</sup>For many walk, of whom I told you often, and now tell +you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ; +<sup>19</sup>whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, +and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things. +<sup>20</sup>For our citizenship<sup><a href="#r500320" id= +"f500320" title="see footnote" name="f500320">20</a></sup> is in +heaven; from whence we also look for a Savior, the Lord Jesus +Christ; <sup>21</sup>who will transform the body of our +humiliation, that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, +according to the working with which he is able also to subject all +things to himself.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>1</sup>Therefore, my brethren beloved and +longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, +beloved.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>I beseech Euodia, and I beseech +Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord. <sup>3</sup>Yea, I +entreat thee also, true yoke-fellow, help these women, who labored +with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my +fellow-laborers, whose names are in the book of life.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will +say, rejoice. <sup>5</sup>Let your forbearance be known to all men. +The Lord is at hand. <sup>6</sup>Be anxious for nothing; but in +every thing, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your +requests be made known to God. <sup>7</sup>And the peace of God, +which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your +minds in Christ Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Finally, brethren, whatever things are +true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, +whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever +things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and if there be +any praise, think on these things. <sup>9</sup>The things also, +which ye learned, and received, and heard, and saw in me, these do; +and the God of peace will be with you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, +that now at length ye revived again in your care for my welfare; +for which ye were also careful, but lacked opportunity. +<sup>11</sup>Not that I speak in respect of want; for I learned, in +whatever state I am, to be content. <sup>12</sup>I both know how to +be abased, and I know how to abound; in every thing, and in all +things, I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry, both to +abound and to be in want. <sup>13</sup>I can do all things, in him +who strengthens me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Notwithstanding, ye did well to share +with me in my affliction. <sup>15</sup>And ye also know, +Philippians, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I went forth +from Macedonia, no church communicated with me in an account of +giving and receiving<sup><a href="#r500415" id="f500415" title= +"see footnote" name="f500415">15</a></sup>, but ye only; +<sup>16</sup>that also in Thessalonica, ye sent once and again to +my necessity. <sup>17</sup>Not that I seek for the gift; but I seek +for the fruit that abounds to your account.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>But I have all, and abound; I am full, +having received of Epaphroditus the things sent from you, an odor +of sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God. +<sup>19</sup>But my God will supply all your need, according to his +riches in glory, in Christ Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Now to God and our Father be the glory +forever and ever. Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The +brethren who are with me salute you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>All the saints salute you, but +especially they that are of Cæsar's household.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be +with your spirits.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b51" id="b51">THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE +COLOSSIANS.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span>, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and +Timothy the brother, <sup>2</sup>to the saints in Colosse, and +faithful brethren in Christ: Grace to you, and peace, from God our +Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>We give thanks to God the Father of our +Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, <sup>4</sup>having heard +of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward +all the saints, <sup>5</sup>because of the hope which is laid up +for you in heaven, of which ye heard before in the word of the +truth of the gospel; <sup>6</sup>which is come to you, as also in +all the world, and is bringing forth fruit and increasing also in +you, since the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth; +<sup>7</sup>as ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, +who is for you a faithful minister of Christ, <sup>8</sup>who also +made known to us your love in the Spirit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>For this cause we also, since the day we +heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that ye may be +filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual +understanding; <sup>10</sup>that ye may walk worthy of the Lord +unto all pleasing, bringing forth fruit in every good work, and +increasing in the knowledge of God; <sup>11</sup>being strengthened +with all strength, according to his glorious power, unto all +patience and long-suffering with joy; <sup>12</sup>giving thanks to +the Father, who made us meet for the portion of the inheritance of +the saints in light; <sup>13</sup>who delivered us out of the power +of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his +love; <sup>14</sup>in whom we have the redemption, the remission of +our sins; <sup>15</sup>who is the image of the invisible God, the +first-born of every creature, <sup>16</sup>because in him were all +things created, the things in the heavens, and the things on the +earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones, or +dominions, or principalities, or powers; all things have been +created by him, and for him; <sup>17</sup>and he is before all +things, and in him all things subsist. <sup>18</sup>And he is the +head of the body, the church; who is the beginning, the first-born +from the dead; that he may become in all things pre-eminent. +<sup>19</sup>For He was pleased, that in him should all the +fullness dwell; <sup>20</sup>and through him to reconcile all +things to himself, having made peace through the blood of his +cross; through him, whether the things on the earth, or the things +in the heavens.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And you also, being in time past +alienated, and enemies in your mind in wicked works, yet now has he +reconciled <sup>22</sup>in the body of his flesh through death, to +present you holy and blameless and unaccused before him; +<sup>23</sup>if indeed ye continue in the faith grounded and +settled, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye +heard, which was preached in the whole creation which is under +heaven; of which I Paul was made a minister.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, +and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my +flesh for his body, which is the church; <sup>25</sup>of which I +was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was +given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, <sup>26</sup>the +mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but +now has been manifested to his saints; <sup>27</sup>to whom God +willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this +mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of +glory; <sup>28</sup>whom we announce, warning every man, and +teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man +perfect in Christ; <sup>29</sup>to which end I also labor, striving +according to his working, which works in me with power.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> F<span class="sc">or</span> I would +have you know how great a conflict I have for you, and for those in +Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; +<sup>2</sup>that their hearts might be encouraged, they being knit +together in love, and unto all the riches of the full assurance of +the understanding, unto the full knowledge of the mystery of God, +even Christ; <sup>3</sup>in whom are all the treasures of wisdom +and knowledge hidden.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And this I say, that no one may beguile +you with enticing words. <sup>5</sup>For though I am absent in the +flesh, yet in the spirit I am with you, rejoicing and beholding +your order, and the steadfastness of your faith toward Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>As therefore ye received Christ Jesus +the Lord, so walk in him; <sup>7</sup>having been rooted and being +built up in him, and being established in the faith as ye were +taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Beware lest there shall be any one that +despoils you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the +tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after +Christ. <sup>9</sup>Because in him dwells all the fullness of the +Godhead bodily. <sup>10</sup>And ye are made complete in +him<sup><a href="#r510210" id="f510210" title="see footnote" name= +"f510210">10</a></sup>, who is the head of all principality and +power; <sup>11</sup>in whom ye were also circumcised with a +circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of +the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ; <sup>12</sup>being buried +with him in the immersion, wherein ye were also raised with him +through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead. +<sup>13</sup>And you also, being dead in your trespasses and the +uncircumcision of your flesh, he made alive together with him, +graciously forgiving us all our trespasses; <sup>14</sup>blotting +out the handwriting in ordinances that was against us, which was +opposed to us, and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to +the cross; <sup>15</sup>despoiling principalities and +powers<sup><a href="#r510215a" id="f510215a" title="see footnote" +name="f510215a">15a</a></sup>, he made a show of them openly, +triumphing over them in it<sup><a href="#r510215b" id="f510215b" +title="see footnote" name="f510215b">15b</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Let not any one therefore judge you in +food, or in drink, or in respect of a feast-day, or of a new-moon, +or of a sabbath; <sup>17</sup>which are a shadow of the things to +come, but the body is of Christ. <sup>18</sup>Let no one defraud +you of the prize, seeking it<sup><a href="#r510218" id="f510218" +title="see footnote" name="f510218">18</a></sup> in humiliation and +worship of the angels, intruding into things which he has not seen, +vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, <sup>19</sup>and not holding +fast the head, from whom all the body, by means of the joints and +bands having nourishment ministered, and being knit together, +increases with the increase of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>If ye died with Christ from the +rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye +subject to ordinances, <sup>21</sup>"Handle not, nor taste, nor +touch," <sup>22</sup>(which are all to perish with the using,) +after the commandments and teachings of men? <sup>23</sup>Which +things have indeed a show of wisdom in self-chosen worship, and +humiliation, and neglecting of the body, not in any honor, for the +satisfying of the flesh.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> I<span class="sc">f</span> then ye +were raised together with Christ, seek the things above, where +Christ is, sitting on the right hand of God. <sup>2</sup>Set your +mind on the things above, not on the things upon the earth. +<sup>3</sup>For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. +<sup>4</sup>When Christ, our life, shall be manifested, then will +ye also with him be manifested in glory.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Mortify therefore your members which are +upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and +covetousness, which is idolatry; <sup>6</sup>on account of which +things the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience; +<sup>7</sup>in which ye also once walked, when ye lived in these +things. <sup>8</sup>But now, do ye also put all away, anger, wrath, +malice, reviling, filthy communication out of your mouth. +<sup>9</sup>Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the +old man with his deeds, <sup>10</sup>and have put on the new man, +who is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him who +created him; <sup>11</sup>where there is no Greek and Jew, +circumcision and uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bondman, +freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Put on therefore, as God's chosen, holy +and beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness of mind, +meekness, long-suffering, <sup>13</sup>forbearing one another, and +freely forgiving each other, if any one have a complaint against +any, even as Christ freely forgave you, so also do ye; +<sup>14</sup>and over all these, love, which is the bond of +perfectness. <sup>15</sup>And let the peace of Christ rule in your +hearts, to which ye were also called in one body; and be +thankful.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Let the word of Christ dwell in you +richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another, with +psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, in grace singing in your hearts to +God. <sup>17</sup>And whatever ye do, in word or deed, do all in +the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Wives, submit yourselves to your own +husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Husbands, love your wives, and be not +bitter toward them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Children, obey your parents in all +things; for this is well pleasing, in the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Fathers, provoke not your children, +that they be not discouraged.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>Servants, obey in all things your +masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as +men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord. +<sup>23</sup>Whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and +not to men; <sup>24</sup>knowing that from the Lord ye will receive +the recompense of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ. +<sup>25</sup>For he that does wrong will receive that which he did +wrongfully; and there is no respect of persons.</p> +<p class="pis"><sup>1</sup>Masters, render to your servants that +which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in +heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>Persevere in prayer, being watchful +therein with thanksgiving; <sup>3</sup>at the same time praying +also for us, that God would open to us a door for the word, to +speak the mystery of Christ, for the sake of which I am also in +bonds, <sup>4</sup>that I may make it manifest, as I ought to +speak.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Walk in wisdom toward those without, +redeeming the time. <sup>6</sup>Let your speech be always with +grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer +every man.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>All my affairs will Tychicus make known +to you, the beloved brother, and a faithful minister and +fellow-servant in the Lord; <sup>8</sup>whom I sent to you for this +very purpose, that he may know your condition, and may comfort your +hearts; <sup>9</sup>together with Onesimus, the faithful and +beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known to you all +the things here.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes +you, and Mark the cousin of Barnabas, concerning whom ye received +commands (if he come to you, receive him), <sup>11</sup>and Jesus, +who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are +my fellow-workers, for the kingdom of God, who have been a comfort +to me.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant +of Christ Jesus, salutes you, always striving for you in his +prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the +will of God. <sup>13</sup>For I bear him witness, that he has much +concern<sup><a href="#r510413" id="f510413" title="see footnote" +name="f510413">13</a></sup> for you, and those in Laodicea, and +those in Hierapolis.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, +salute you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Salute the brethren in Laodicea, and +Nymphas, and the church in his house. <sup>16</sup>And when the +letter has been read among you, cause that it be read also in the +church of the Laodiceans, and that ye also read that from Laodicea. +<sup>17</sup>And say to Archippus: Take heed to the ministry which +thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou fulfill it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>The salutation by the hand of me, Paul. +Remember my bonds. Grace be with you.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b52" id="b52">THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO THE +THESSALONIANS.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span>, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the +Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to +you, and peace.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>We give thanks to God always for you +all, making mention of you in our prayers; <sup>3</sup>remembering +without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience +of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, before God and our Father; +<sup>4</sup>knowing, brethren beloved of God, your election; +<sup>5</sup>because our gospel came not to you in word only, but +also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as ye +know what manner of men were we among you, for your sake. +<sup>6</sup>And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having +received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit; +<sup>7</sup>so that ye became an example to all that believe in +Macedonia and Achaia. <sup>8</sup>For from you has sounded forth +the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in +every place your faith toward God has gone forth; so that we have +no need to speak anything. <sup>9</sup>For they themselves report +concerning us, what manner of entrance we had to you, and how ye +turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God, +<sup>10</sup>and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised +from the dead, Jesus, who delivers us from the wrath to come.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> F<span class="sc">or</span> yourselves, +brethren, know our entrance to you, that it has not become vain. +<sup>2</sup>But having before suffered, and been shamefully +treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak +to you the gospel of God in much conflict. <sup>3</sup>For our +exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile; +<sup>4</sup>but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted +with the gospel, so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who +proves our hearts. <sup>5</sup>For neither at any time used we +flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God is +witness; <sup>6</sup>nor of men sought we glory, neither from you, +nor from others, though able to use authority, as Christ's +apostles. <sup>7</sup>But we were gentle among you, as a nurse +cherishes her children; <sup>8</sup>so, being affectionately +desirous of you, we were willing to impart to you, not only the +gospel of God, but also our own souls, because ye were dear to us. +<sup>9</sup>For ye remember, brethren, our labor and toil; night +and day working, in order not to burden any of you, we preached to +you the gospel of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Ye are witnesses, and God, how holily +and justly and unblamably we behaved ourselves to you that believe; +<sup>11</sup>as ye know how we exhorted, and encouraged, and +charged every one of you, as a father his children, +<sup>12</sup>that ye should walk worthy of God, who is calling you +into his kingdom and glory.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>For this cause we also thank God +without ceasing, that when ye received the word of God heard from +us, ye received not the word of men, but, as it is in truth, the +word of God, which also works in you that believe. <sup>14</sup>For +ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which are in +Judæa in Christ Jesus; for ye also suffered the same things +of your own countrymen, as they have of the Jews; <sup>15</sup>who +both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us forth, +and please not God, and are contrary to all men; +<sup>16</sup>hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles that they +might be saved, to fill up their sins always; and the wrath came +upon them to the utmost.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>But we, brethren, having been severed +from you for a short time, in presence, not in heart, endeavored +the more abundantly to see your face, with great desire. +<sup>18</sup>Wherefore we would fain have come to you, even I, +Paul, once and again; and Satan hindered us. <sup>19</sup>For what +is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not also ye, in the +presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? <sup>20</sup>For +ye are our glory and joy.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> W<span class="sc">herefore</span>, +when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left +behind at Athens alone; <sup>2</sup>and sent Timothy, our brother, +and a fellow-worker with God in the gospel of Christ, to establish +you, and to exhort you concerning your faith; <sup>3</sup>that no +one should be shaken by these afflictions, for yourselves know that +unto this we are appointed. <sup>4</sup>For even when we were with +you, we told you before that we are to suffer affliction; as also +it came to pass, and ye know. <sup>5</sup>For this cause, when I +too could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by +some means the tempter tempted you, and our labor should be in +vain.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>But now, when Timothy came to us from +you, and brought us good tidings of your faith and love, and that +ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, +as we also to see you; <sup>7</sup>for this cause we were consoled, +brethren, over you in all our affliction and distress, through your +faith; <sup>8</sup>because now we live, if ye stand fast in the +Lord. <sup>9</sup>For what thanks can we render to God for you, for +all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God; +<sup>10</sup>night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your +face, and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Now God and our Father himself, and our +Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. <sup>12</sup>And the Lord +make you increase and abound in love toward one another, and toward +all, as we also do toward you; <sup>13</sup>to the end he may +establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before God and our +Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his +saints.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> F<span class="sc">urthermore</span> +then, brethren, we beseech you, and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, +that as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, +as also ye are walking, ye would abound yet more. <sup>2</sup>For +ye know what commands we gave you, through the Lord Jesus. +<sup>3</sup>For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that +ye abstain from fornication; <sup>4</sup>that each one of you know +how to possess<sup><a href="#r520404" id="f520404" title= +"see footnote" name="f520404">4</a></sup> his vessel in +sanctification and honor; <sup>5</sup>not in lustful passion, as +also the Gentiles who know not God. <sup>6</sup>That no one go +beyond and defraud his brother in any matter<sup><a href="#r520406" +id="f520406" title="see footnote" name="f520406">6</a></sup>; +because the Lord is the avenger for all these things, as we also +told you before, and testified. <sup>7</sup>For God did not call us +to uncleanness, but in sanctification. <sup>8</sup>Therefore he +that rejects, rejects not man, but God, who also gave to you his +Holy Spirit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>But concerning brotherly love ye need +not that I write to you; for ye yourselves are taught of God to +love one another. <sup>10</sup>For indeed ye do it, toward all the +brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we beseech you, brethren, to +abound yet more; <sup>11</sup>and to study to be quiet, and to do +your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded +you; <sup>12</sup>that ye may walk becomingly toward those without, +and may have need of nothing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>But we desire that you should not be +ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are sleeping, that ye +sorrow not, as others who have no hope. <sup>14</sup>For if we +believe that Jesus died and rose again, so also those who fell +asleep through Jesus will God bring with him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>For this we say to you, in the word of +the Lord, that we the living, who remain unto the coming of the +Lord, shall not precede those who fell asleep. <sup>16</sup>Because +the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the +voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God; and the dead in +Christ will first rise. <sup>17</sup>Then we the living, who +remain, will be caught up together with them in clouds, to meet the +Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Wherefore, encourage one another with +these words.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> B<span class= +"sc">ut</span> of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no +need that I write to you. <sup>2</sup>For yourselves know perfectly +that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. +<sup>3</sup>For when they shall say, Peace and safety, then sudden +destruction comes upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; +and they shall not escape.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, +that the day should overtake you as a thief. <sup>5</sup>For all ye +are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of +darkness. <sup>6</sup>So then let us not sleep, as others; but let +us watch and be sober. <sup>7</sup>For they that sleep, sleep in +the night; and they that are drunken, are drunken in the night. +<sup>8</sup>But let us, being of the day, be sober, putting on the +breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of +salvation; <sup>9</sup>because God did not appoint us to wrath, but +to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ; <sup>10</sup>who +died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live +together with him. <sup>11</sup>Wherefore encourage each other, and +edify one the other, as also ye do.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And we beseech you, brethren, to know +those who labor among you, and preside over you in the Lord, and +admonish you; <sup>13</sup>and to esteem them very highly in love +for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Now we exhort you, brethren, admonish +the unruly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the weak, be +long-suffering toward all. <sup>15</sup>See that none render evil +for evil to any one but ever follow that which is good, both toward +one another, and toward all.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Rejoice always. <sup>17</sup>Pray +without ceasing. <sup>18</sup>In everything give thanks; for this +is the will of God in Christ Jesus, toward you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Quench not the Spirit. +<sup>20</sup>Despise not prophesyings; <sup>21</sup>but prove all +things, hold fast that which is good. <sup>22</sup>Abstain from +every form of evil. <sup>23</sup>And the God of peace himself +sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be +preserved whole without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus +Christ. <sup>24</sup>Faithful is he who calls you, who also will do +it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Brethren, pray for us.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>Salute all the brethren with a holy +kiss.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>I adjure you by the Lord, that this +letter be read to all the holy brethren.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be +with you.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b53" id="b53">THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO THE +THESSALONIANS.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span>, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the +Thessalonians, in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: +<sup>2</sup>Grace to you, and peace, from God the Father and the +Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>We are bound to thank God always for +you, brethren, as it is meet, because your faith grows exceedingly, +and the love of each one of you all toward one another abounds; +<sup>4</sup>so that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of +God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and the +afflictions which ye endure; <sup>5</sup>a token of the righteous +judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of +God, for which ye also suffer; <sup>6</sup>since it is a righteous +thing with God to recompense affliction to those who afflict you, +<sup>7</sup>and to you who are afflicted rest with us, at the +revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his +power, <sup>8</sup>in flaming fire, taking vengeance on those who +know not God, and those who obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus +Christ; <sup>9</sup>who shall suffer justice, eternal destruction, +from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power; +<sup>10</sup>when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and +to be admired in all who believed (because our testimony to you was +believed), in that day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>To which end we also pray for you +always, that our God may count you worthy of the calling, and +accomplish all the good pleasure of goodness and the work of faith, +with power; <sup>12</sup>that the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may +be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our +God and the Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> we beseech +you, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and +our gathering together to him, <sup>2</sup>that ye be not hastily +shaken in mind<sup><a href="#r530202a" id="f530202a" title= +"see footnote" name="f530202a">2a</a></sup>, or be troubled, +neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter, as through us, as +that the day of the Lord is at hand<sup><a href="#r530202b" id= +"f530202b" title="see footnote" name="f530202b">2b</a></sup>. +<sup>3</sup>Let not any one deceive you in any manner; because +[that day will not come], except there come first the falling away, +and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; +<sup>4</sup>he that opposes and exalts himself against all that is +called God, or that is worshiped; so that he sits in the temple of +God, showing himself that he is God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Remember ye not, that, when I was yet +with you, I told you these things? <sup>6</sup>And now ye know what +withholds, in order that he may be revealed in his own time. +<sup>7</sup>For the mystery of iniquity is already working; only +until he who now withholds shall be out of the way. <sup>8</sup>And +then will the Lawless One be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will +consume with the breath of his mouth, and will destroy with the +manifestation of his coming; <sup>9</sup>[him,] whose coming is +after the working of Satan, in all power and signs and lying +wonders, <sup>10</sup>and in all deceit of unrighteousness for +those who perish; because they received not the love of the truth, +that they might be saved. <sup>11</sup>And for this cause God sends +them a working of delusion, in order that they may believe the lie; +<sup>12</sup>that they may all be judged, who believed not the +truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>But we are bound to give thanks to God +always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God from the +beginning chose you to salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit +and belief of the truth; <sup>14</sup>whereunto he called you by +our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. +<sup>15</sup>So then, brethren, stand fast, and hold the +traditions<sup><a href="#r530215" id="f530215" title="see footnote" +name="f530215">15</a></sup> which ye were taught, whether by word, +or by our letter.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and +God and our Father, who loved us, and gave us everlasting +consolation and good hope through grace, <sup>17</sup>encourage +your hearts, and establish you in every good work and word.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> F<span class="sc">inally</span>, +brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run, and be +glorified, as also with you; <sup>2</sup>and that we may be +delivered from perverse and evil men; for all have not the faith. +<sup>3</sup>But faithful is the Lord, who will establish you, and +guard you from evil<sup><a href="#r530303" id="f530303" title= +"see footnote" name="f530303">3</a></sup>. <sup>4</sup>And we have +confidence in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do, and will +do, the things which we command you. <sup>5</sup>And the Lord +direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of +Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>Now we command you, brethren, in the +name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from +every brother walking disorderly, and not after the +tradition<sup><a href="#r530306" id="f530306" title="see footnote" +name="f530306">6</a></sup> which they received from us. +<sup>7</sup>For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us; that we +were not disorderly among you, <sup>8</sup>nor did we eat bread of +any one for naught, but with labor and toil, working night and day +that we might not be burdensome to any of you; <sup>9</sup>not +because we have not power, but to make ourselves an example to you, +that ye should follow us. <sup>10</sup>For also when we were with +you, this we commanded you: If any will not work, neither let him +eat. <sup>11</sup>For we hear of some who walk among you +disorderly, working not at all, but are busy-bodies. +<sup>12</sup>Now such we command, and exhort, in the Lord Jesus +Christ, that with quietness working, they eat their own bread.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>But ye, brethren, be not weary in well +doing. <sup>14</sup>And if any one obeys not our word by this +letter, mark that man, and keep not company with him, that he may +be shamed. <sup>15</sup>And count him not as an enemy, but admonish +him as a brother.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Now the Lord of peace himself give you +peace always, in every way. The Lord be with you all.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>The salutation of Paul with my own +hand, which is a token in every letter; so I write.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be +with you all.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b54" id="b54">THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO +TIMOTHY.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span>, an apostle of Christ Jesus, according to the +commandment of God our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope, +<sup>2</sup>to Timothy, a true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, +peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>As I besought thee to remain still in +Ephesus, when I was going into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge +certain ones not to teach other doctrine, <sup>4</sup>nor to give +heed to fables and endless genealogies, which further disputes +rather than God's dispensation, which is in faith, [so do.]</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Now the end of the commandment is love, +out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned; +<sup>6</sup>from which some swerving turned aside to idle +prattling; <sup>7</sup>desiring to be teachers of the law, +understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. +<sup>8</sup>But we know that the law is good, if a man use it +lawfully; <sup>9</sup>knowing this, that the law is not made for a +righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and +sinful, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and +murderers of mothers<sup><a href="#r540109" id="f540109" title= +"see footnote" name="f540109">9</a></sup>; for man-slayers, +<sup>10</sup>for fornicators, for those who defile themselves with +mankind, for enslavers of men, for liars, for false swearers, and +whatever else is contrary to the sound teachings; +<sup>11</sup>according to the glorious gospel of the blissful God, +with which I was entrusted.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And I thank him who gave me strength, +Christ Jesus our Lord, that he accounted me faithful, putting me +into the ministry, <sup>13</sup>who was formerly a blasphemer, and +a persecutor, and overbearing. But I obtained mercy, because I did +it ignorantly, in unbelief; <sup>14</sup>and the grace of our Lord +abounded exceedingly, with faith and love which is in Christ +Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Faithful is the saying, and worthy of +all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save +sinners; of whom I am chief. <sup>16</sup>But for this cause I +obtained mercy, that in me first<sup><a href="#r540116a" id= +"f540116a" title="see footnote" name="f540116a">16a</a></sup> +Christ Jesus might show forth all his long-suffering<sup><a href= +"#r540116b" id="f540116b" title="see footnote" name= +"f540116b">16b</a></sup>, for a pattern to those who should +hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Now to the King eternal, the +imperishable, invisible, only God, be honor and glory forever and +ever. Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>This charge I commit to thee, my child +Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before concerning +thee, that thou mayest wage in them the good warfare; +<sup>19</sup>having faith, and a good conscience, which some +thrusting away made shipwreck concerning the faith. <sup>20</sup>Of +whom is Hymenæus and Alexander; whom I delivered over to +Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">II. </span> I +<span class="sc">exhort</span> then, first of all, that +supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for +all men; <sup>2</sup>for kings, and all that are in authority; that +we may lead a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and decorum. +<sup>3</sup>For this is good and acceptable in the sight of our +Savior God; <sup>4</sup>who desires that all should be saved, and +come to the knowledge of the truth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>For there is one God, one mediator also +between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; <sup>6</sup>who gave +himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time; +<sup>7</sup>whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle (I +speak truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and +truth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>I desire, therefore, that the men pray +in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing; +<sup>9</sup>in like manner also that women, in becoming apparel, +adorn themselves with modesty and sobriety; not in braided hair, or +gold, or pearls, or costly raiment; <sup>10</sup>but, which becomes +women professing godliness, by means of good works.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Let the woman learn in silence, with +all subjection. <sup>12</sup>But I permit not the woman to teach, +nor to have authority over the man, but to be in silence. +<sup>13</sup>For Adam was first formed, then Eve. <sup>14</sup>And +Adam was not deceived; but the woman, being deceived, has fallen +into transgression. <sup>15</sup>But she shall be saved through +child-bearing, if they continue in faith, and love, and holiness, +with sobriety.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> F<span class="sc">aithful</span> is +the saying, if any one desires the office of overseer<sup><a href= +"#r540301" id="f540301" title="see footnote" name= +"f540301">1</a></sup>, he desires a good work. <sup>2</sup>The +overseer then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, +discreet, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching; <sup>3</sup>not +given to wine, not a striker, but forbearing, averse to strife, not +a lover of money; <sup>4</sup>presiding well over his own house, +having his children in subjection with all decorum; +<sup>5</sup>(but if one knows not how to preside over his own +house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) +<sup>6</sup>not a novice<sup><a href="#r540306" id="f540306" title= +"see footnote" name="f540306">6</a></sup>, lest being lifted up +with pride he fall into the condemnation of the Devil. +<sup>7</sup>But he must also have a good testimony from those +without, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the Devil.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Deacons in like manner must be grave, +not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of gain; +<sup>9</sup>holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. +<sup>10</sup>And let these also first be proved; then let them +serve as deacons, being without reproach. <sup>11</sup>[Their] +wives in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful +in all things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Let the deacons be husbands of one +wife, presiding well over their children and their own houses. +<sup>13</sup>For they that have served well as deacons obtain for +themselves a good degree<sup><a href="#r540313" id="f540313" title= +"see footnote" name="f540313">13</a></sup>, and great boldness in +the faith which is in Christ Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>These things I write to thee, hoping to +come to thee shortly; <sup>15</sup>but if I tarry long, that thou +mayest know how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of +God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground +of the truth. <sup>16</sup>And confessedly, great is the mystery of +godliness; God was manifested<sup><a href="#r540316" id="f540316" +title="see footnote" name="f540316">16</a></sup> in the flesh, was +justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the +Gentiles, was believed on in the world, was received up in +glory.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> the Spirit +says expressly, that in after-times some will depart from the +faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and teachings of demons; +<sup>2</sup>of those who speak lies in hypocrisy, having their +conscience seared with a hot iron; <sup>3</sup>forbidding to marry, +commanding to abstain from food, which God created to be received +with thanksgiving, for those<sup><a href="#r540403" id="f540403" +title="see footnote" name="f540403">3</a></sup> who believe and +know the truth. <sup>4</sup>For every creature of God is good, and +nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving; +<sup>5</sup>for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>If thou put the brethren in mind of +these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, +nurtured in the words of the faith and of the good teaching, which +thou hast strictly followed. <sup>7</sup>But the profane and silly +fables<sup><a href="#r540407" id="f540407" title="see footnote" +name="f540407">7</a></sup> avoid, and exercise thyself unto +godliness. <sup>8</sup>For bodily exercise is profitable for +little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise +of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. +<sup>9</sup>Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance. +<sup>10</sup>For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, +because we have hoped in the living God, who is the Savior of all +men, especially of believers.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>These things command and teach. +<sup>12</sup>Let no one despise thy youth; but become an example of +the believers, in word, in deportment, in love, in faith, in +purity. <sup>13</sup>Till I come, give attention to reading, to +exhortation, to teaching. <sup>14</sup>Neglect not the gift that is +in thee, which was given thee through prophecy, with the laying on +of the hands of the eldership. <sup>15</sup>Meditate on these +things<sup><a href="#r540415" id="f540415" title="see footnote" +name="f540415">15</a></sup>; give thyself wholly to them; that thy +progress may be manifest to all. <sup>16</sup>Give heed to thyself, +and to the teaching; continue in them; for in doing this thou wilt +save both thyself, and those who hear thee.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> R<span class= +"sc">ebuke</span> not an elder, but entreat him as a father; +younger men as brethren; <sup>2</sup>elder women as mothers, the +younger as sisters, with all purity. <sup>3</sup>Honor as widows +those who are widows indeed. <sup>4</sup>But if any widow has +children or grand-children, let these learn first to show piety to +their own household, and to requite their parents, for this is +acceptable before God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Now she that is a widow indeed, and left +alone, has set her hope on God, and continues in supplications and +prayers, night and day. <sup>6</sup>But she that lives in pleasure +is dead while she lives. <sup>7</sup>And these things command, that +they may be blameless. <sup>8</sup>But if any one provides not for +his own, and especially for those of his own house, he has denied +the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Let not one be enrolled as a widow under +threescore years old, having been the wife of one husband; +<sup>10</sup>well reported of for good works; if she brought up +children, if she lodged strangers, if she washed the feet of the +saints, if she relieved the afflicted, if she diligently followed +every good work.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>But younger widows refuse; for when +they have become wanton against Christ, they desire to marry; +<sup>12</sup>having condemnation, because they broke their first +faith. <sup>13</sup>And at the same time they also learn to be +idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but +tattlers also and busy-bodies, speaking things which they ought +not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>I desire therefore that younger widows +marry, bear children, guide the house, give no occasion to the +adversary to speak reproachfully. <sup>15</sup>For already, some +turned aside after Satan.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>If any believing man or woman has +widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be burdened; +that it may relieve those who are widows indeed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Let elders who preside well be counted +worthy of double honor, especially they who labor in the word and +teaching. <sup>18</sup>For the Scripture says: <span class= +"ot">Thou shalt not muzzle an ox while treading out the +grain;</span> and, <span class="ot">The laborer is worthy of his +hire.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Against an elder receive not an +accusation, except before two or three witnesses<sup><a href= +"#r540519" id="f540519" title="see footnote" name= +"f540519">19</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Those who sin rebuke before all, that +the rest also may fear.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>I charge thee before God, and Christ +Jesus, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without +prejudging, doing nothing with partiality.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>Lay hands hastily on no one, neither +share in other men's sins. Keep thyself pure.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>No longer drink water only, but use a +little wine for thy stomach's sake, and for thy frequent +infirmities.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>The sins of some men are openly +manifest, going before to judgment; and some men they follow after. +<sup>25</sup>In like manner also the good works are openly +manifest; and those that are otherwise can not be hidden.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> L<span class="sc">et</span> as many as +are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all +honor, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed. +<sup>2</sup>And they that have believing masters, let them not +despise them because they are brethren; but the rather do them +service, because they who receive the benefit are faithful and +beloved. These things teach and exhort.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>If any one teaches otherwise, and +assents not to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and +to the teaching which is according to godliness, <sup>4</sup>he is +puffed up with pride, knowing nothing, but doting about questions +and strifes of words, whereof comes envy, strife, railings, evil +surmisings, <sup>5</sup>vain disputings of men corrupted in mind, +and robbed of the truth, supposing that godliness is a means of +gain. <sup>6</sup>But godliness with contentment is a great means +of gain. <sup>7</sup>For we brought nothing into the world; it is +certain we can also carry nothing out; <sup>8</sup>and having food +and raiment, let us be therewith content. <sup>9</sup>But they who +desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many +foolish and hurtful lusts, which sink men into destruction and +perdition. <sup>10</sup>For the love of money is a root of all +evils; which some coveting after wandered away from the faith, and +pierced themselves through with many sorrows.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>But thou, O man of God, flee these +things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, +patience, meekness of spirit. <sup>12</sup>Fight the good fight of +the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, unto which thou wast +called, and didst make the good profession before many +witnesses.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>I charge thee in the sight of God, who +preserves all alive, and of Jesus Christ, who before Pontius Pilate +witnessed the good profession, <sup>14</sup>that thou keep the +commandment without spot, blameless, until the appearing of our +Lord Jesus Christ; <sup>15</sup>which in his own times<sup><a href= +"#r540615" id="f540615" title="see footnote" name= +"f540615">15</a></sup> he will show, who is the blissful and only +Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; <sup>16</sup>who +only has immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable; whom no man +has seen, or can see; to whom be honor and power everlasting. +Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Charge those who are rich in this +world, that they be not high-minded, nor place their hope on the +uncertainty of riches, but in God, who gives us all things richly +for enjoyment; <sup>18</sup>that they do good, be rich in good +works, be free in imparting, willing to communicate; +<sup>19</sup>laying up in store for themselves a good foundation +against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true +life.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>O Timothy, keep that which is committed +to thy trust, avoiding the profane babblings, and oppositions of +that which is falsely called knowledge; <sup>21</sup>which some +professing erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b55" id="b55">THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO +TIMOTHY.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span>, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, +according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, +<sup>2</sup>to Timothy, a beloved child: Grace, mercy, peace, from +God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>I thank God, whom I serve from my +forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have +remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day; +<sup>4</sup>longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may +be filled with joy; <sup>5</sup>calling to remembrance the +unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy +grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that it +dwells in thee also. <sup>6</sup>For which cause I put thee in +remembrance, that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by +the laying on of my hands. <sup>7</sup>For God did not give us a +spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of chastisement.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Be not then ashamed of the testimony of +our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but endure hardship with me for +the gospel, according to the power of God; <sup>9</sup>who saved +us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, +but according to his own purpose, and the grace which was given us +in Christ Jesus before eternal ages, <sup>10</sup>but now made +manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ; who abolished +death, and brought life and incorruption to light through the +gospel; <sup>11</sup>for which I was appointed a preacher, and an +apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles. <sup>12</sup>For which +cause I suffer also these things. But I am not ashamed; for I know +whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that +which I have committed to him, unto that day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Hold fast the form of sound words, +which thou heardest from me, in faith and love which is in Christ +Jesus. <sup>14</sup>The good thing committed to thee keep, through +the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Thou knowest this, that all those in +Asia turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. +<sup>16</sup>The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus; +because he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain; +<sup>17</sup>but when he was in Rome, he sought me out very +diligently, and found me. <sup>18</sup>The Lord grant to him, that +he may find mercy of the Lord in that day! And in how many things +he ministered to me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> T<span class="sc">hou</span> therefore, +my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. +<sup>2</sup>And the things that thou heardest from me by many +witnesses<sup><a href="#r550202" id="f550202" title="see footnote" +name="f550202">2</a></sup>, the same commit thou to faithful men, +who will be able to teach others also. <sup>3</sup>Endure hardship +with me, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. <sup>4</sup>No one +serving as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, +that he may please him who chose him to be a soldier. +<sup>5</sup>And if a man also contends in the games, he is not +crowned, unless he contends lawfully. <sup>6</sup>The husbandman +that labors must first partake of the fruits. <sup>7</sup>Consider +what I say; for the Lord will give thee understanding in all +things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the +dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel; <sup>9</sup>in +which I endure hardship, even unto bonds, as an evil-doer; but the +word of God is not bound. <sup>10</sup>For this cause, I endure all +things for the sake of the chosen, that they also may obtain the +salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. +<sup>11</sup>Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we +shall also live with him; <sup>12</sup>if we endure, we shall also +reign with him; if we shall deny him, he also will deny us; +<sup>13</sup>if we are faithless, he remains faithful, for he can +not deny himself.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Of these things put them in +remembrance, charging them before the Lord not to strive about +words to no profit, to the subverting of the hearers.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Endeavor to present thyself approved to +God, a workman not made ashamed, rightly dividing<sup><a href= +"#r550215" id="f550215" title="see footnote" name= +"f550215">15</a></sup> the word of truth. <sup>16</sup>But shun the +profane babblings; for they will go on to more ungodliness. +<sup>17</sup>And their word will eat as does a canker; of whom is +Hymenæus and Philetus; <sup>18</sup>who erred concerning the +truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and +overturn the faith of some.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Nevertheless, God's firm foundation +stands, having this seal: <span class="ot">The Lord knew those who +are his;</span> and, <span class="ot">Let every one that names the +name of the Lord depart from iniquity.</span> <sup>20</sup>But in a +great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but +also of wood and of earth; and some for honor and some for +dishonor. <sup>21</sup>If a man therefore cleanse himself from +these, he shall be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful for the +master, prepared for every good work.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>But flee youthful lusts; and follow +righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord +out of a pure heart. <sup>23</sup>But the foolish and ignorant +questionings avoid, knowing that they beget strifes. +<sup>24</sup>And a servant of the Lord must not strive, but be +gentle toward all, apt in teaching, patient of evil; +<sup>25</sup>in meekness admonishing those who oppose themselves; +if haply God may give them repentance unto the full knowledge of +the truth; <sup>26</sup>and that they may awake to soberness out of +the snare of the Devil, being taken captive by him, to do his +will<sup><a href="#r550226" id="f550226" title="see footnote" name= +"f550226">26</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> B<span class="sc">ut</span> know this, +that in the last days perilous times will come. <sup>2</sup>For men +will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, +blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, +<sup>3</sup>without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, +incontinent, fierce, without love to the good, +<sup>4</sup>betrayers, headlong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure +rather than lovers of God; <sup>5</sup>having a form of godliness, +but denying the power thereof; and from these turn away. +<sup>6</sup>For of these are they who creep into houses, and lead +captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, +<sup>7</sup>ever learning, and never able to come to the full +knowledge of the truth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood +Moses, so also do these withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, +reprobate concerning the faith. <sup>9</sup>But they shall proceed +no further; for their folly shall be fully manifest to all, as was +also theirs.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>But thou didst strictly follow my +teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, +patience, <sup>11</sup>persecutions, afflictions; what things came +upon me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I +endured, and out of all the Lord delivered me. <sup>12</sup>Yea, +and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer +persecution. <sup>13</sup>But evil men and seducers will grow worse +and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. <sup>14</sup>But do thou +continue in the things which thou learnedst and wast assured of, +knowing of whom thou didst learn; <sup>15</sup>and that from a +child thou didst know the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make +thee wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ +Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>All Scripture is inspired by God, and +is profitable<sup><a href="#r550316" id="f550316" title= +"see footnote" name="f550316">16</a></sup> for teaching, for +reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness; +<sup>17</sup>that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly +furnished unto all good works.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">IV. </span> I +<span class="sc">charge</span> thee before God, and Christ Jesus +who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and +his kingdom, <sup>2</sup>preach the word; apply thyself in season, +out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and +teaching. <sup>3</sup>For the time will come when they will not +endure the sound teaching, but according to their own desires will +to themselves heap up teachers, having itching ears; +<sup>4</sup>and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and +will turn aside to fables.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>But be thou watchful in all things, +endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fully accomplish thy +ministry. <sup>6</sup>For I am now about to be offered, and the +time of my departure is at hand. <sup>7</sup>I have fought the good +fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; +<sup>8</sup>henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of +righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me in +that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved +his appearing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Endeavor to come to me shortly. +<sup>10</sup>For Demas forsook me, having loved the present world, +and departed to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to +Dalmatia. <sup>11</sup>Luke alone is with me. Take Mark and bring +him with thee; for he is useful to me for the ministry. +<sup>12</sup>But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>The cloak, which I left at Troas with +Carpus, when thou comest bring, and the books, especially the +parchments.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Alexander the coppersmith did me much +evil; the Lord reward him according to his works. <sup>15</sup>Of +whom do thou also beware; for he has greatly withstood our +words.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>At my first answer no one came forward +with me, but all forsook me. May it not be laid to their charge! +<sup>17</sup>But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that +through me the preaching might be fully accomplished, and all the +Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the +lion. <sup>18</sup>The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, +and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom; to whom be the +glory, forever and ever. Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the +household of Onesiphorus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Erastus remained in Corinth, but +Trophimus I left at Miletus sick.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Endeavor to come before winter. Eubulus +salutes thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the +brethren.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy +spirit. Grace be with you.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b56" id="b56">THE LETTER OF PAUL TO TITUS.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">aul</span>, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, +for the faith of God's chosen, and the knowledge of the truth which +is according to godliness; <sup>2</sup>upon hope of eternal life, +which God, who can not lie, promised before eternal ages, +<sup>3</sup>but in its own<sup><a href="#r560103" id="f560103" +title="see footnote" name="f560103">3</a></sup> times manifested +his word in the preaching, with which I was entrusted according to +the commandment of our Savior God; <sup>4</sup>to Titus, a true +child according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God +the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>For this cause I left thee behind in +Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are +wanting, and appoint elders in each city, as I directed thee; +<sup>6</sup>if any one is without reproach, the husband of one +wife, having believing children not accused of rioting or unruly. +<sup>7</sup>For the overseer<sup><a href="#r560107" id="f560107" +title="see footnote" name="f560107">7</a></sup> must be, without +reproach, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not +given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of gain; <sup>8</sup>but +hospitable, a lover of the good, discreet, just, holy, temperate; +<sup>9</sup>holding fast the faithful word according to the +teaching, that he may be able with the sound teaching both to +exhort, and to refute the gainsayers. <sup>10</sup>For there are +many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, chiefly they of the +circumcision; <sup>11</sup>whose mouths must be stopped, who +overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for +the sake of base gain. <sup>12</sup>One of themselves, a prophet of +their own, said: Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy +gluttons. <sup>13</sup>This testimony is true. For which cause +reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; +<sup>14</sup>not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of +men, who turn away from the truth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>To the pure all things are pure; but to +the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind +and conscience are defiled. <sup>16</sup>They profess that they +know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and +disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> B<span class="sc">ut</span> do thou +speak the things which become the sound teaching; <sup>2</sup>that +aged men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in the faith, in love, in +patience; <sup>3</sup>that aged women likewise be in behavior as +becomes holiness, not false accusers, not enslaved to much wine, +teachers of that which is good; <sup>4</sup>that they may teach the +young women to love their husbands, to love their children, +<sup>5</sup>to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient +to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>The younger men likewise exhort to be +sober-minded. <sup>7</sup>In all things showing thyself a pattern +of good works; in teaching, showing uncorruptness, gravity, +<sup>8</sup>sound speech, that can not be condemned; that he that +is of the contrary part may be put to shame, having no evil thing +to say of us.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Exhort servants to submit themselves to +their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things; not +contradicting, <sup>10</sup>not purloining, but showing all good +faith; that they may adorn the teaching of our Savior God in all +things,</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>For the saving grace of God appeared to +all men, <sup>12</sup>teaching us that, having denied ungodliness +and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, +in this present world; <sup>13</sup>looking for the blissful hope +and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Savior Jesus +Christ; <sup>14</sup>who gave himself for us, that he might redeem +us from all iniquity, and cleanse for himself a people to be his +own, zealous of good works.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>These things speak, and exhort, and +reprove with all authority. Let no one despise thee.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> P<span class="sc">ut</span> them in +mind to submit themselves to governments, to authorities, to obey +magistrates, to be ready to every good work, <sup>2</sup>to speak +evil of no one, to be averse to strife, forbearing, showing all +meekness to all men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>For we ourselves also were once foolish, +disobedient, going astray, serving divers lusts and pleasures, +living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. +<sup>4</sup>But when the kindness and the love toward man of our +Savior God appeared, <sup>5</sup>not by works of righteousness +which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the +bathing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; +<sup>6</sup>which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ +our Savior; <sup>7</sup>that, having been justified by his grace, +we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Faithful is the saying; and concerning +these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they who have +believed God may be careful to take the lead in good works. These +things are good and profitable to men. <sup>9</sup>But avoid +foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions +about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>A man that causes divisions, after a +first and second admonition, avoid<sup><a href="#r560310" id= +"f560310" title="see footnote" name="f560310">10</a></sup>; +<sup>11</sup>knowing that he that is such is perverted, and sins, +being self-condemned.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>When I shall send Artemas to thee, or +Tychicus, endeavor to come to me to Nicopolis; for I have +determined there to winter.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, send +forward on their journey zealously, that nothing may be wanting to +them. <sup>14</sup>And let ours also learn to take the lead in good +works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>All that are with me salute thee. +Salute those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b57" id="b57">THE LETTER OF PAUL TO PHILEMON.</a></h1> +<p class="pin">PAUL, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the +brother, to Philemon the beloved and our fellow-laborer, +<sup>2</sup>and to Apphia the beloved<sup><a href="#r570102" id= +"f570102" title="see footnote" name="f570102">2</a></sup>, and +Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house: +<sup>3</sup>Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the +Lord Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>I thank my God always, making mention of +thee in my prayers, <sup>5</sup>hearing of thy love and faith, +which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and unto all the saints; +<sup>6</sup>that the fellowship of thy faith<sup><a href="#r570106" +id="f570106" title="see footnote" name="f570106">6</a></sup> may +become effectual in the knowledge of every good thing which is in +us, unto Christ Jesus. <sup>7</sup>For I had<sup><a href="#r570107" +id="f570107" title="see footnote" name="f570107">7</a></sup> much +joy and consolation in thy love, because the hearts of the saints +have been refreshed by thee, brother. <sup>8</sup>Wherefore, though +having much boldness in Christ to enjoin upon thee that which is +becoming, <sup>9</sup>yet for love's sake I beseech rather; being +such a one, as Paul an old man, and now also a prisoner of Jesus +Christ, <sup>10</sup>I beseech thee for my child, whom I begot in +my bonds, Onesimus; <sup>11</sup>who in time past was unprofitable +to thee, but is now profitable to thee and to me; <sup>12</sup>whom +I sent back to thee. But do thou receive him, that is, my own +flesh; <sup>13</sup>whom I would have retained with myself, that in +thy stead he might minister to me in the bonds of the gospel. +<sup>14</sup>But without thy consent I desired to do nothing; that +thy benefit may not be as it were of necessity, but willingly. +<sup>15</sup>For perhaps he departed for a season to this end, that +thou shouldest receive him as thine forever; <sup>16</sup>no longer +as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to +me, but how much more to thee, both in the flesh, and in the +Lord!</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>If thou countest me therefore a +partner, receive him as myself.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>But if he wronged thee in any thing, or +owes aught, put that to my account. <sup>19</sup>I, Paul, wrote it +with my own hand, I will repay. Not to say to thee, that to me thou +owest also thine own self besides. <sup>20</sup>Yea, brother, let +me have joy of thee in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. +<sup>21</sup>Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote to thee, +knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>But at the same time be preparing for +me also a lodging; for I hope that through your prayers I shall be +given to you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>There salute thee Epaphras, my +fellow-captive in Christ Jesus; <sup>24</sup>Mark, Aristarchus, +Demas, Luke, my fellow-laborers.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be +with your spirit.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b58" id="b58">LETTER TO THE HEBREWS.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> G<span class= +"sc">od</span>, who in many parts and in many ways spoke of old to +the fathers by the prophets, <sup>2</sup>in these last days spoke +to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, by whom he +also made the worlds; <sup>3</sup>who, being the brightness of his +glory and the impress of his substance, and upholding all things by +the word of his power, when he had by himself<sup><a href= +"#r580103" id="f580103" title="see footnote" name= +"f580103">3</a></sup> made a cleansing of sins, sat down on the +right hand of the Majesty on high; <sup>4</sup>having become so +much superior to the angels, as he has inherited a more excellent +name than they.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>For to whom of the angels said he +ever:</p> +<p class="pp4">Thou art my Son,</p> +<p class="pp4">I this day have begotten thee;</p> +<p class="pnn">and again: <span class="ot">I will be to him a +Father, and he shall be to me a Son.</span> <sup>6</sup>But when he +has again brought in<sup><a href="#r580106" id="f580106" title= +"see footnote" name="f580106">6</a></sup> the first-begotten into +the world, he says <span class="ot">And let all the angels of God +worship him.</span> <sup>7</sup>And of the angels he says:</p> +<p class="pp1">Who makes his angels winds,</p> +<p class="pp1">And his ministers a flame of fire;</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>8</sup>but of the Son:</p> +<p class="pp1">Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever;</p> +<p class="pp1">A sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy +kingdom;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>9</sup>Thou lovedst righteousness, and hatedst +iniquity;</p> +<p class="pp1">Therefore God, thy God, anointed thee,</p> +<p class="pp1">With the oil of gladness, above thy fellows;</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>10</sup>and:</p> +<p class="pp1">Thou, Lord, in the beginning, didst found the +earth,</p> +<p class="pp1">And the heavens are the works of thy hands;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>11</sup>They will perish, but thou +remainest;</p> +<p class="pp1">And they all will become old, as does a garment,</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>12</sup>And as a vesture thou wilt fold them +up, and they will be changed;</p> +<p class="pp1">But thou art the same,</p> +<p class="pp1">And thy years will not fail.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>But to whom of the angels has he ever +said:</p> +<p class="pp1">Sit on my right hand,</p> +<p class="pp1">Until I make thine enemies thy footstool.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Are they not all ministering spirits, +sent forth for ministration, for the sake of those who are to +inherit salvation?</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> O<span class="sc">n</span> this +account, we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things +heard, lest haply we should let them slip<sup><a href="#r580201" +id="f580201" title="see footnote" name="f580201">1</a></sup>. +<sup>2</sup>For if the word spoken through angels proved steadfast, +and every transgression and disobedience received just retribution, +<sup>3</sup>how shall we escape, having neglected so great a +salvation; which began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed +to us by those who heard, <sup>4</sup>God also bearing witness, +with signs and wonders, and divers miracles, and distributions of +the Holy Spirit, according to his own will?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>For not to the angels did he put in +subjection the world to come, of which we are speaking. +<sup>6</sup>But one in a certain place testified, saying:</p> +<p class="pp1">What is man, that thou art mindful of him,</p> +<p class="pp1">Or the son of man, that thou visitest him?</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>7</sup>Thou madest him a little lower than the +angels;</p> +<p class="pp1">Thou crownedst him with glory and honor;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>8</sup>Thou didst put all things in subjection +under his feet.</p> +<p class="pin">For in that he put all in subjection under him, he +left nothing that is not put under him.</p> +<p class="pin">But now we do not yet see all things put under him. +<sup>9</sup>But we behold him, who was made a little lower than the +angels, Jesus, on account of the suffering of death, crowned with +glory and honor, in order that he by the grace of God might taste +death for every one. <sup>10</sup>For it became him, for whom are +all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons to +glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through +sufferings.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>For both he that sanctifies and they +who are sanctified are all of one; for which cause he is not +ashamed to call them brethren, <sup>12</sup>saying:</p> +<p class="pp2">I will declare thy name to my brethren;</p> +<p class="pp2">In the midst of the congregation I will sing praise +to thee.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>13</sup>And again: <span class="ot">I will put +my trust in him.</span> And again: <span class="ot">Behold, I and +the children whom God gave me.</span> <sup>14</sup>Forasmuch then +as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself +in like manner took part in the same; that through death he might +destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the Devil; +<sup>15</sup>and might deliver those who, through fear of death, +were all their lifetime subject to bondage.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>For surely he does not succor angels; +but he succors the seed of Abraham. <sup>17</sup>Wherefore, in all +things it became him to be made like to his brethren, that he might +become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to +God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. +<sup>18</sup>For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he +is able to help those who are tempted.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> W<span class="sc">herefore</span>, +holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the +Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Jesus, <sup>2</sup>who +was faithful to him who appointed him, as also was Moses in all His +house. <sup>3</sup>For he has been accounted worthy of more glory +than Moses, inasmuch as he who has built the house has more honor +than the house. <sup>4</sup>For every house is builded by some one; +but he who built all things is God. <sup>5</sup>And Moses indeed +was faithful in all His house as a servant, as a testimony of the +things which were to be afterward spoken; <sup>6</sup>but Christ as +son over His house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the +boldness and the joyousness of the hope firm unto the +end<sup><a href="#r580306" id="f580306" title="see footnote" name= +"f580306">6</a></sup>.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Wherefore, as the Holy Spirit says:</p> +<p class="pp1">To-day, if ye will hear his voice,</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>8</sup>Harden not your hearts, as in the +provocation,</p> +<p class="pp1">In the day of the temptation in the wilderness;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>9</sup>Where your fathers tempted me,</p> +<p class="pp1">Proved me, and saw my works, forty years.</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>10</sup>Wherefore, I was offended with that +generation;</p> +<p class="pp1">And I said: They always go astray in their +heart,</p> +<p class="pp1">And they knew not my ways;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>11</sup>As I swore in my wrath,</p> +<p class="pp1">They shall not enter into my rest.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Take heed, brethren, lest there shall +be in any one of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from +the living God. <sup>13</sup>But exhort one another daily, as long +as it is called To-day, that no one of you may be hardened through +the deceitfulness of sin. <sup>14</sup>For we have become partakers +of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm +unto the end. <sup>15</sup>When it is said: <span class= +"ot">To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts as +in the provocation;</span> <sup>16</sup>who then, when they had +heard, provoked? Nay, was it not all who came forth out of Egypt by +Moses? <sup>17</sup>But with whom was he offended forty years? Was +it not with those who sinned? whose carcasses fell in the +wilderness. <sup>18</sup>And to whom did he swear, that they should +not enter into his rest, but to those who believed not? +<sup>19</sup>And we see that they were not able to enter in, +because of unbelief.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> L<span class="sc">et</span> us fear +therefore, lest, a promise being still left us of entering into his +rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it. +<sup>2</sup>For to us were the glad tidings preached, as also to +them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being +mingled with faith in those who heard. <sup>3</sup>For we who +believed enter into the rest, as he said: <span class="ot">As I +swore in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest,</span> +although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. +<sup>4</sup>For he has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day +thus: <span class="ot">And God rested on the seventh day from all +his works;</span> <sup>5</sup>and in this again: <span class= +"ot">They shall not enter into my rest.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>Since then it remains that some do enter +into it, and they to whom the glad tidings were first preached +entered not in because of unbelief, again <sup>7</sup>he limits a +certain day, <span class="ot">To-day</span>, (saying in David, +after so long a time, as has before been said,)</p> +<p class="pp4">To-day, if ye will hear his voice,</p> +<p class="pp4">Harden not your hearts.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>For if Joshua had given them rest, he +would not, after this, have spoken of another day.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>So then, there remains a Sabbath-rest to +the people of God. <sup>10</sup>For he that entered into his rest, +himself rested from his works, as God did from his own. +<sup>11</sup>Let us therefore endeavor to enter into that rest, +that no one may fall into the same example of unbelief.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>For the word of God is living, and +powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to +the dividing of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and is a +discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. +<sup>13</sup>And there is no creature that is not manifest in his +sight; but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of him with +whom we have to do.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Having therefore a great high priest, +who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us +hold fast our profession. <sup>15</sup>For we have not a high +priest who can not be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, +but who has in all points been tempted in like manner, without sin. +<sup>16</sup>Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, +that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of +need.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> F<span class= +"sc">or</span> every high priest, being taken from among men, is +appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer +both gifts and sacrifices for sins; <sup>2</sup>being able to bear +with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed +with infirmity; <sup>3</sup>and on account of it he ought, as for +the people, so also for himself, to make offering for sins. +<sup>4</sup>And no one takes to himself the honor, but being called +by God, as was also Aaron. <sup>5</sup>So also Christ did not +glorify himself to be made high priest, but he who spoke to +him:</p> +<p class="pp4">Thou art my Son,</p> +<p class="pp4">I this day have begotten thee;</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>6</sup>as also in another place, he says:</p> +<p class="pp4">Thou art a priest forever,</p> +<p class="pp4">After the order of Melchizedek;</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>7</sup>who, in the days of his flesh offering +up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears, to him +who was able to save him from death, and being heard on account of +his godly fear, <sup>8</sup>though a Son yet learned from what he +suffered the [required] obedience, <sup>9</sup>and being perfected +became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey him; +<sup>10</sup>called by God, High Priest<sup><a href="#r580510" id= +"f580510" title="see footnote" name="f580510">10</a></sup>, after +the order of Melchizedek.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Of whom we have much to say, and hard +to be explained, since ye have become dull of hearing. +<sup>12</sup>For though ye ought, on account of the time, to be +teachers, ye again have need that some one teach you the first +principles of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need +of milk, and not of solid food. <sup>13</sup>For every one who +partakes of milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness; for +he is a child. <sup>14</sup>But solid food belongs to those who are +of full age, who by use have their senses exercised to discern good +and evil.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> W<span class="sc">herefore</span>, +leaving the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go +on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance +from dead works, and of faith toward God, <sup>2</sup>of the +doctrine of immersions, and of the laying on of hands, and of the +resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment. <sup>3</sup>And +this we will do<sup><a href="#r580603" id="f580603" title= +"see footnote" name="f580603">3</a></sup>, if God permit. +<sup>4</sup>For it is impossible that they who have once been +enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and been made +partakers of the Holy Spirit, <sup>5</sup>and have tasted the good +word of God, and the powers of the world to come, <sup>6</sup>and +have fallen away, should again be renewed to repentance; seeing +they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to +open shame. <sup>7</sup>For the earth which has drunk in the rain +oft coming upon it, and brings forth herbs fit for those for whose +sake it is tilled, receives blessing from God; <sup>8</sup>but if +it bears thorns and briers it is rejected, and is near to cursing; +whose end is to be burned.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>But, beloved, we are persuaded of better +things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though +we thus speak. <sup>10</sup>For God is not unrighteous to forget +your work, and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye +ministered and still do minister to the saints.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>But we desire that each one of you show +the same diligence, for the full assurance of the hope unto the +end; <sup>12</sup>that ye may not become slothful, but followers of +those who through faith and patience inherit the promises. +<sup>13</sup>For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he +could swear by none greater, he swore by himself, +<sup>14</sup>saying: <span class="ot">Surely, blessing I will bless +thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.</span> <sup>15</sup>And +so, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise. +<sup>16</sup>For men indeed swear by the greater; and the oath is +to them an end of all gainsaying, for a confirmation. +<sup>17</sup>Wherein God, wishing more abundantly to show to the +heirs of the promise the immutability of his counsel, interposed +with an oath; <sup>18</sup>that by two immutable things, in which +it is impossible that God should lie, we may have strong +encouragement, who fled for refuge to lay hold on the hope set +before us, <sup>19</sup>which we have as an anchor of the soul, +sure and steadfast, and entering within the vail; +<sup>20</sup>where as forerunner for us Jesus entered, having +become a high priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VII. </span> F<span class="sc">or</span> this +Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met +Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; +<sup>2</sup>to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth of all; first +indeed being interpreted King of righteousness, and then also King +of Salem, which is, King of peace; <sup>3</sup>without father, +without mother, without table of descent, having neither beginning +of days, nor end of life<sup><a href="#r580703" id="f580703" title= +"see footnote" name="f580703">3</a></sup>, but likened to the Son +of God, remains a priest continually.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Now consider how great this man was, to +whom Abraham the patriarch also gave a tenth of the spoils. +<sup>5</sup>And they indeed that are of the sons of Levi, who +receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take +tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their +brethren, though they have come out of the loins of Abraham; +<sup>6</sup>but he whose descent is not reckoned from them has +taken tithes of Abraham, and has blessed him who had the promises. +<sup>7</sup>And without any contradiction, the less is blessed by +the better. <sup>8</sup>And here indeed men who die receive tithes; +but there, one of whom it is testified that he lives. +<sup>9</sup>And so to speak, Levi also, who receives tithes, has +paid tithes in Abraham; <sup>10</sup>for he was yet in the loins of +his father, when Melchizedek met him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>If therefore perfection were by the +Levitical priesthood (for under it the people have received the +law), what further need was there that a different priest should +arise, after the order of Melchizedek, and not be called after the +order of Aaron? <sup>12</sup>For the priesthood being changed, of +necessity there comes also a change of law. <sup>13</sup>For he of +whom these things are spoken pertains to a different tribe, of +which no one has given attendance at the altar. <sup>14</sup>For it +is evident that our Lord has arisen out of Judah; of which tribe +Moses spoke nothing concerning priests. <sup>15</sup>And it is yet +more abundantly manifest, if after the similitude of Melchizedek +there arises a different priest, <sup>16</sup>who has been made, +not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of +an indissoluble life. <sup>17</sup>For it is testified of him:</p> +<p class="pp4">Thou art a priest forever;</p> +<p class="pp4">After the order of Melchizedek.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>For on the one hand, there is an +annulling of the commandment that went before, on account of its +weakness and unprofitableness,— <sup>19</sup>for the law +perfected nothing,—and on the other the bringing in of a +better hope, by which we draw near to God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And inasmuch as it was not without an +oath,— <sup>21</sup>for they indeed were made priests without +an oath, but he with an oath by him who said to him: <span class= +"ot">The Lord swore and will not repent, thou art a priest forever +after the order of Melchizedek</span><sup><a href="#r580721" id= +"f580721" title="see footnote" name="f580721">21</a></sup>,— +<sup>22</sup>by so much has Jesus become a surety of a better +covenant. <sup>23</sup>And they indeed have been many priests, +because they were hindered by death from continuing; +<sup>24</sup>but he, because he remains forever, has an +unchangeable priesthood. <sup>25</sup>Whence also he is able to +save to the utmost those who come to God through him, since he ever +lives to intercede for them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>For such a high priest became us, holy, +harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than +the heavens; <sup>27</sup>who has not necessity daily, as the high +priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then +for those of the people; for this he did once for all, in offering +up himself. <sup>28</sup>For the law makes men high priests who +have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, +makes the Son, who is perfected forever.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VIII. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> of the +things which we are saying, this is the chief: We have such a high +priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty +of the heavens; <sup>2</sup>a minister of the holy places, and of +the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>For every high priest is appointed to +offer gifts and sacrifices; wherefore it is necessary, that this +one have something which he may offer. <sup>4</sup>For if he were +on earth, he would not be a priest, since there are those who offer +gifts according to the law, <sup>5</sup>who minister after an +outline and a shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was +admonished by God, when he was about to make the tabernacle; for, +<span class="ot">See</span>, says he, <span class="ot">that thou +make all things according to the pattern which was showed thee in +the mount.</span> <sup>6</sup>But now he has obtained a more +excellent ministry, by so much as he is also mediator of a better +covenant, which has been established upon better promises.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>For if that first had been faultless, a +place would not have been sought for the second. <sup>8</sup>For +finding fault with them, he says<sup><a href="#r580808" id= +"f580808" title="see footnote" name="f580808">8</a></sup>:</p> +<p class="pp2">Behold the days are coming, saith the Lord,</p> +<p class="pp2">When I will make with the house of Israel,</p> +<p class="pp2">And with the house of Judah, a new covenant;</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>9</sup>Not according to the covenant that I +made for their fathers,</p> +<p class="pp2">In the day when I took hold of their hand,</p> +<p class="pp2">To bring them out of the land of Egypt;</p> +<p class="pp2">Because they continued not in my covenant,</p> +<p class="pp2">And I regarded them not, saith the Lord.</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>10</sup>For this is the covenant that I will +establish for the house of Israel,</p> +<p class="pp2">After those days, saith the Lord,</p> +<p class="pp2">Putting my laws into their mind,</p> +<p class="pp2">And on their hearts I will write them;</p> +<p class="pp2">And I will be to them a God,</p> +<p class="pp2">And they shall be to me a people;</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>11</sup>And they shall not teach,</p> +<p class="pp2">Each one his neighbor, and each one his brother,</p> +<p class="pp2">Saying: Know the Lord;</p> +<p class="pp2">Because all shall know me, from the least to the +greatest;</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>12</sup>Because I will be merciful to their +unrighteousness,</p> +<p class="pp2">And their sins and their iniquities I will remember +no more.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>In that he says, <span class="ot">A +new</span>, he has made the first old. Now that which is grown old, +and worn out with age, is ready to vanish away.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IX. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> the first +had indeed also ordinances of service, and the worldly sanctuary. +<sup>2</sup>For a tabernacle was prepared; the first, wherein is +the lamp-stand, and the table, and the show-bread; which is called +holy. <sup>3</sup>And after the second vail, the tabernacle which +is called most holy, <sup>4</sup>having a golden altar of incense, +and the ark of the covenant overlaid on every side with gold, +wherein was the golden pot containing the manna, and the rod of +Aaron which budded, and the tables of the covenant; <sup>5</sup>and +above it the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat; of +which we can not now speak particularly.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>Now these things being thus prepared, +into the first tabernacle the priests enter at all times, +performing the services; <sup>7</sup>but into the second, the high +priest alone, once every year, not without blood, which he offers +for himself, and for the errors of the people; <sup>8</sup>the Holy +Spirit signifying this, that the way into the holy places has not +yet been made manifest, while the first tabernacle is yet standing; +<sup>9</sup>which is a figure for the time present, under which are +offered both gifts and sacrifices, unable as to the conscience to +perfect the worshiper; <sup>10</sup>only with meats and +drinks<sup><a href="#r580910" id="f580910" title="see footnote" +name="f580910">10</a></sup>, and divers immersions, ordinances of +the flesh, imposed until the time of reformation. <sup>11</sup>But +Christ, having come as a high priest of the good things to come, +through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with +hands (that is, not of this creation), <sup>12</sup>and not through +the blood of goats and calves but through his own blood, entered +once for all into the holy places, obtaining eternal redemption. +<sup>13</sup>For if the blood of goats and bulls, and ashes of a +heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctifies to the +purity of the flesh; <sup>14</sup>how much more shall the blood of +Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot +to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living +God? <sup>15</sup>And for this cause he is mediator of a new +covenant, in order that, death having taken place, for the +redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, they who +have been called may receive the promise of the eternal +inheritance.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>For where there is a +testament<sup><a href="#r580916" id="f580916" title="see footnote" +name="f580916">16</a></sup>, there must also of necessity be +brought in the death of the testator. <sup>17</sup>For a testament +is of force after men are dead; since it is of no strength at all +while the testator lives.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Wherefore, neither has the first been +dedicated without blood. <sup>19</sup>For, when Moses had spoken +every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the +blood of the calves and of the goats, with water, and scarlet wool, +and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book itself and all the people, +saying: <sup>20</sup><span class="ot">This is the blood of the +covenant, which God enjoined in respect to you.</span> +<sup>21</sup>And moreover, the tabernacle, and all the vessels of +the service, he in like manner sprinkled with blood. +<sup>22</sup>And nearly all things are cleansed according to the +law with blood; and without shedding of blood there is no +remission.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>It was therefore necessary, that the +outlines of things in the heavens should be cleansed with these; +but the heavenly things themselves, with better sacrifices than +these. <sup>24</sup>For Christ entered not into holy places made +with hands, figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to +appear in the presence of God for us; <sup>25</sup>nor yet that he +should many times offer himself, as the high priest enters into the +holy places every year with blood of others; <sup>26</sup>for then +must he many times have suffered since the foundation of the world; +but now once, in the end of the ages, he has been manifested for +the putting away of sin by the sacrifice of himself<sup><a href= +"#r580926" id="f580926" title="see footnote" name= +"f580926">26</a></sup>. <sup>27</sup>And inasmuch as it is +appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment; +<sup>28</sup>so also the Christ, having been once offered to bear +the sins of many, will to those who look for him appear a second +time without sin, unto salvation.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">X. </span> F<span class= +"sc">or</span> the law having a shadow of the good things to come, +not the very image of the things, can never, with the same +sacrifices which they offer year by year continually, make those +who come to them<sup><a href="#r581001" id="f581001" title= +"see footnote" name="f581001">1</a></sup> perfect. <sup>2</sup>For +then would they not have ceased to be offered, because the +worshipers would have had no more consciousness of sins, having +once been cleansed? <sup>3</sup>But in them there is a remembrance +of sins year by year. <sup>4</sup>For it is impossible that the +blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. +<sup>5</sup>Wherefore, when he comes into the world, he says:</p> +<p class="pp1">Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not,</p> +<p class="pp1">But a body didst thou prepare for me;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>6</sup>In whole burnt-offerings, and sacrifices +for sin, thou hadst no pleasure.</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>7</sup>Then said I: Lo, I come,</p> +<p class="pp1">In the volume of the book it is written of me,</p> +<p class="pp1">To do thy will, O God.</p> +<p class="pnn"><sup>8</sup>Saying above, Sacrifices and offerings +and whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for sin thou wouldest not, +nor hadst pleasure therein, which are offered by the law, +<sup>9</sup>then has he said: Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He +takes away the first, that he may establish the second. +<sup>10</sup>In which will we have been sanctified, through the +offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And every priest<sup><a href="#r581011" +id="f581011" title="see footnote" name="f581011">11</a></sup> +indeed stands daily ministering, and offering oftentimes the same +sacrifices, which can never take away sins; <sup>12</sup>but he, +having offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down on the +right hand of God; <sup>13</sup>from henceforth expecting until his +enemies be made his footstool. <sup>14</sup>For by one offering he +has perfected forever those who are sanctified. +<sup>15</sup>Moreover, the Holy Spirit also is a witness to us; for +after he had said, <sup>16</sup><span class="ot">This is the +covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the +Lord, putting my laws upon their hearts, and on their minds I will +write them,</span> [he further says,] <sup>17</sup><span class= +"ot">and their sins and iniquities I will remember no more.</span> +<sup>18</sup>But where there is remission of these, there is no +longer offering for sin.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Having therefore, brethren, boldness as +to the entrance into the holy places by the blood of Jesus, which +[entrance] he instituted for us, <sup>20</sup>a new and living way, +through the vail, that is to say, his flesh; <sup>21</sup>and +having a great priest over the house of God; <sup>22</sup>Let us +draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having had +our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience; and having had our +body washed with pure water, <sup>23</sup>let us hold fast the +profession of the hope without wavering, for he is faithful who +promised; <sup>24</sup>and let us consider one another, to incite +to love and to good works; <sup>25</sup>not forsaking the +assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of some, but +exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day approaching.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>For if we willingly sin, after having +received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a +sacrifice for sins, <sup>27</sup>but a certain fearful looking for +of judgment, and a fiery indignation, which will devour the +adversaries. <sup>28</sup>He that despised Moses' law died without +mercy, under two or three witnesses. <sup>29</sup>Of how much worse +punishment, suppose ye, will he be thought worthy, who has trodden +under foot the Son of God, and has accounted the blood of the +covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and has +done despite to the Spirit of grace? <sup>30</sup>For we know him +who said: <span class="ot">To me belongs vengeance; I will +recompense, saith the Lord;</span> and again: <span class="ot">The +Lord will judge his people.</span> <sup>31</sup>It is a fearful +thing to fall into the hands of the living God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>But call to remembrance the former +days, in which, after ye were enlightened, ye endured a great +contest of sufferings; <sup>33</sup>partly, whilst ye were made a +spectacle both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye +became partakers with those who were so used. <sup>34</sup>For ye +sympathized with those in bonds, and ye took joyfully the +plundering of your goods, knowing that ye have for yourselves a +better and an enduring substance.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>Cast not away therefore your +confidence, which has great recompense of reward. <sup>36</sup>For +ye have need of patience, that having done the will of God ye may +receive the promise. <sup>37</sup>For yet a little while, +<span class="ot">he that is to come will come, and will not +delay.</span> <sup>38</sup>Now, <span class="ot">the just shall +live by faith; but if he draw back, my soul has no pleasure in +him.</span> <sup>39</sup>But we are not of those who draw back unto +perdition; but of those who believe to the saving of the soul.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XI. </span> N<span class="sc">ow</span> faith is +the assurance of things hoped for<sup><a href="#r581101" id= +"f581101" title="see footnote" name="f581101">1</a></sup>, the +conviction of things not seen. <sup>2</sup>For in this the elders +obtained a good report.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Through faith we perceive that the +worlds were framed by the word of God, so that what is seen has not +arisen<sup><a href="#r581103" id="f581103" title="see footnote" +name="f581103">3</a></sup> out of things which appear.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>By faith Abel offered to God a more +excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he received testimony that +he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it, +being dead, he yet speaks.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>By faith Enoch was translated, that he +should not see death; and he was not found, because God translated +him; for before his translation, he has had the testimony that he +pleased God. <sup>6</sup>But without faith it is impossible to +please him; for he who comes to God must believe that he is, and +that he is a rewarder to those who seek after him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>By faith Noah, being warned by God +concerning things not yet seen, moved with fear, prepared an ark +for the saving of his house; by which he condemned the world, and +became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>By faith Abraham when called obeyed, to +go forth into a place which he should afterward receive for an +inheritance, and went forth, not knowing whither he went. +<sup>9</sup>By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as a +foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with +him of the same promise; <sup>10</sup>for he looked for the city +which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>By faith Sarah herself also received +power to conceive seed, even when she was past age, because she +accounted him faithful who had promised. <sup>12</sup>Wherefore +also there sprang from one, and him become as dead, even as the +stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea +shore innumerable.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>These all died in faith, not having +received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and greeted +them, and professed that they were strangers and sojourners on the +earth. <sup>14</sup>For they that say such things declare plainly, +that they are seeking a country. <sup>15</sup>And if indeed, they +had in mind that from which they came out, they would have had +opportunity to return. <sup>16</sup>But now<sup><a href="#r581116" +id="f581116" title="see footnote" name="f581116">16</a></sup> they +desire a better, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed +to be called their God; for he prepared for them a city.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>By faith Abraham, when tried, has +offered up Isaac; and he who had accepted the promises offered up +his only begotten, <sup>18</sup>of whom it was said: <span class= +"ot">In Isaac shall thy seed be called;</span> +<sup>19</sup>accounting that God is able even to raise from the +dead; whence he also received him back in a figure.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, +concerning things to come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed +each of the sons of Joseph; <span class="ot">and he worshiped, +[leaning] on the top of his staff.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>By faith Joseph, when dying, made +mention of the departure of the sons of Israel, and gave +commandment concerning his bones.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>By faith Moses, when born, was hidden +three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was +fair; and they feared not the king's commandment.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>By faith Moses, when grown up, refused +to be called son of a daughter of Pharaoh; <sup>25</sup>choosing +rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy +the pleasures of sin for a season; <sup>26</sup>esteeming the +reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures of Egypt; for +he looked for the reward.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing +the wrath of the king; for he endured, as seeing him who is +invisible.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>Through faith he has kept the passover, +and the affusion of the blood, that he who destroyed the first-born +might not touch them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>By faith they passed through the Red +sea as by dry land; which the Egyptians attempting were swallowed +up.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>30</sup>By faith the walls of Jericho fell, +after they had been encompassed during seven days.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>31</sup>By faith Rahab the harlot did not +perish with those who believed not<sup><a href="#r581131" id= +"f581131" title="see footnote" name="f581131">31</a></sup>, after +having received the spies with peace.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>32</sup>And why say I more? For the time would +fail me to tell of Gideon, of Barak and Samson and Jephthah, of +David and Samuel and the prophets; <sup>33</sup>who through faith +subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped +the mouths of lions, <sup>34</sup>quenched the power of fire, +escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, +became mighty in war, turned to flight the armies of the +aliens.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>35</sup>Women received their dead, by +resurrection to life; and others were tortured, not accepting +deliverance, that they might obtain a better resurrection.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>36</sup>And others had trial of mockings, and +scourgings, and, moreover, of bonds and imprisonment. +<sup>37</sup>They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, they were +tempted, they were slain with the sword; they went about in +sheep-skins and goats' skins, being destitute, afflicted, +tormented; <sup>38</sup>of whom the world was not worthy; wandering +in deserts and mountains and caves, and the clefts of the +earth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>39</sup>And all these, having obtained a good +report through faith, did not receive the promise; <sup>40</sup>God +having provided something better concerning us, that they should +not without us be made perfect.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XII. </span> T<span class="sc">herefore</span>, let +us also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding, us, lay +aside every weight, and the easily besetting sin, and with patience +run the race that is set before us, <sup>2</sup>looking away to the +author and finisher of the faith, Jesus; who for the joy set before +him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down on the +right hand of the throne of God. <sup>3</sup>For consider him who +has endured such contradiction by sinners against him, that ye +become not weary, fainting in your souls.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Not yet did ye resist unto blood, +contending against sin; <sup>5</sup>and ye have forgotten the +exhortation, which discourses with you as with sons:</p> +<p class="pp1">My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord,</p> +<p class="pp1">Nor faint when reproved by him;</p> +<p class="pp1"><sup>6</sup>For whom the Lord loves he chastens,</p> +<p class="pp1">And scourges every son whom he receives.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>If ye endure chastening, God deals with +you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father chastens +not? <sup>8</sup>But if ye are without chastening, of which all +have been made partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Furthermore, we had fathers of our +flesh, who chastened us, and we gave them reverence; shall we not +much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits, and live? +<sup>10</sup>For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed +good to them; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of +his holiness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Now all chastening for the present +indeed seems not joyous, but grievous; but afterward, it yields the +peaceable fruit of righteousness, to those who have been exercised +thereby.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Wherefore lift up the hands which hang +down, and the feeble knees; <sup>13</sup>and make straight paths +for your feet, that the lame be not turned out of the way, but +rather be healed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Follow peace with all, and holiness, +without which no one shall see the Lord; <sup>15</sup>looking +diligently, lest any one come short of the grace of God; lest any +root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and the many be +thereby defiled; <sup>16</sup>lest there be any fornicator, or +profane person, as Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright. +<sup>17</sup>For ye know that he also afterward, when he wished to +inherit the blessing, was rejected; for he found no place of +repentance, though he sought after it with tears.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>For ye have not come to a mount that is +touched, and burning with fire, nor to blackness, and darkness, and +tempest, <sup>19</sup>and the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of +words; which voice they who heard refused that more should be +spoken to them; <sup>20</sup>for they could not bear that which was +commanded, <span class="ot">Even if a beast touch the mountain, it +shall be stoned;</span> <sup>21</sup>and so terrible was the sight, +that Moses said: <span class="ot">I fear, and tremble.</span> +<sup>22</sup>But ye have come to mount Zion, and to the city of the +living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, +<sup>23</sup>to the general assembly and church of the first-born, +who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the +spirits of just ones made perfect; <sup>24</sup>and to Jesus the +mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that +speaks better than Abel.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>See that ye refuse not him who speaks; +for if they did not escape, refusing him who declared the divine +will on earth, much more shall not we, who turn away from him who +speaks from heaven; <sup>26</sup>whose voice then shook the earth; +but now he has promised, saying: <span class="ot">Yet once more I +shake, not the earth only, but also heaven.</span> <sup>27</sup>And +this, <span class="ot">Yet once more</span>, signifies the removing +of the things shaken, as of things that have been made, that the +things which are not shaken may remain.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>Wherefore, receiving a kingdom which +can not be shaken, let us have grace whereby we may serve God +acceptably, with reverence and godly fear; <sup>29</sup>for our God +is a consuming fire.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIII. </span> L<span class="sc">et</span> brotherly +love continue.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; +for thereby some entertained angels unawares.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Remember those in bonds, as bound with +them; those in adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Marriage is honorable in all, and the +bed undefiled<sup><a href="#r581304" id="f581304" title= +"see footnote" name="f581304">4</a></sup>; but fornicators and +adulterers God will judge.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Let your disposition be without +covetousness, and be content with what ye have; for he has said: +<span class="ot">I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.</span> +<sup>6</sup>So that we boldly say:</p> +<p class="pp3">The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear;</p> +<p class="pp3">What shall man do to me?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Remember those who were your leaders, +who spoke to you the word of God; considering the end of whose +manner of life, imitate their faith.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Jesus Christ is yesterday and to-day the +same, and forever. <sup>9</sup>Be not carried away with various and +strange teachings; for it is good that the heart be established +with grace, not with meats, which did not profit those who walked +therein.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>We have an altar, whereof they have no +right to eat who serve the tabernacle. <sup>11</sup>For the bodies +of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the holy places by the +high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. +<sup>12</sup>Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the +people through his own blood, suffered without the gate. +<sup>13</sup>So then, let us go forth to him without the camp, +bearing his reproach. <sup>14</sup>For here we have not an abiding +city, but are seeking for that which is to come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Through him, therefore, let us offer up +the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of +lips giving thanks to his name. <sup>16</sup>But to do good and to +communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well +pleased.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Obey those who are your leaders, and +submit; for they watch for your souls, as those who shall give +account; that they may do this with joy, and not with sighing, for +that is unprofitable for you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Pray for us; for we are persuaded that +we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to deport +ourselves well. <sup>19</sup>But I the more earnestly beseech you +to do this, that I may the sooner be restored to you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Now the God of peace, who brought up +from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep in +virtue of the blood of an eternal covenant, <sup>21</sup>make you +perfect in every good work to do his will, doing in you that which +is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the +glory, forever and ever. Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>But I beseech you, brethren, bear with +the word of exhortation; for I wrote to you in few words.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>Know that the brother, Timothy, has +been set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see +you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Salute all that are your leaders, and +all the saints. Those of Italy salute you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>25</sup>Grace be with you all. Amen.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b59" id="b59">THE GENERAL LETTER OF JAMES.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> J<span class= +"sc">ames</span>, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to +the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad<sup><a href="#r590101" +id="f590101" title="see footnote" name="f590101">1</a></sup>, +greeting.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye +fall into various temptations; <sup>3</sup>knowing that the proving +of your faith works patience. <sup>4</sup>But let patience have a +perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, lacking in +nothing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>But if any one of you is lacking in +wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally, and +upbraids not, and it will be given him. <sup>6</sup>But let him ask +in faith, nothing wavering; for he that wavers is like a wave of +the sea driven by the wind and tossed. <sup>7</sup>For let not that +man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord; +<sup>8</sup>a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Let the brother of low degree glory in +that he is exalted; <sup>10</sup>but the rich, in that he is made +low; because as the flower of the grass he will pass away. +<sup>11</sup>For the sun rose with the burning heat, and withered +the grass, and its flower fell off, and the grace of its fashion +perished; so also will the rich man fade away in his ways.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Happy is the man that endures +temptation; because, when he is approved, he will receive the crown +of life, which He promised to those who love him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Let no one say when he is tempted, I am +tempted by God; for God can not be tempted with evil, and himself +tempts no one. <sup>14</sup>But each one is tempted, when by his +own lust he is drawn away and enticed. <sup>15</sup>Then lust, +having conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when completed, brings +forth death.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Do not err, my beloved brethren. +<sup>17</sup>Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, +coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom there is no +variableness, or shadow of turning. <sup>18</sup>Of his own will he +begot us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of +first-fruits of his creatures.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>So that, my beloved brethren, let every +man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; +<sup>20</sup>for the wrath of man works not the righteousness of +God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Wherefore, putting off all filthiness +and excess of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, +which is able to save your souls.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>But be doers of the word, and not +hearers only, deceiving yourselves. <sup>23</sup>For if any one is +a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like to a man beholding +his natural face in a mirror. <sup>24</sup>For he beheld himself, +and has gone away; and immediately he forgot what manner of man he +was. <sup>25</sup>But he who looked into the perfect law, the law +of liberty, and remained thereby, being not a forgetful hearer, but +a doer of work, this man shall be happy in his doing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>If any one thinks that he is religious, +and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's +religion is vain.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>27</sup>Religion, pure and undefiled before God +and the Father, is this: To visit the orphans and widows in their +affliction; to keep himself unspotted from the world.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> M<span class="sc">y</span> brethren, +hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, +with respect of persons. <sup>2</sup>For if there have come into +your assembly a man with a gold ring, in gay clothing, and there +have come in also a poor man in mean clothing; <sup>3</sup>and ye +have respect to him that wears the gay clothing, and say: Sit thou +here in a good place, and say to the poor man: Stand thou there, +or, Sit under my footstool; <sup>4</sup>were ye not partial in +yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Hearken, my beloved brethren. Did not +God choose the poor as to this world<sup><a href="#r590205" id= +"f590205" title="see footnote" name="f590205">5</a></sup> to be +rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those +who love him? <sup>6</sup>But ye dishonored the poor man. Do not +the rich oppress you, and do not they drag you before the +judgment-seats? <sup>7</sup>Do not they blaspheme the worthy name +by which ye are called?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>If indeed ye fulfill the royal law, +according to the scripture, <span class="ot">Thou shalt love thy +neighbor as thyself</span>, ye do well. <sup>9</sup>But if ye have +respect to persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as +transgressors. <sup>10</sup>For whoever shall keep the whole law, +and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. <sup>11</sup>For +he who said: <span class="ot">Do not commit adultery</span>, said +also: <span class="ot">Do not kill.</span> Now if thou commit not +adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the +law. <sup>12</sup>So speak, and so do, as they that shall be judged +by the law of liberty. <sup>13</sup>For the judgment shall be +without mercy, to him that showed no mercy. Mercy glories over +judgment.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>What does it profit, my brethren, if +any one say that he has faith, and have not works? Can the faith +save him? <sup>15</sup>But if a brother or a sister be naked, and +destitute of daily food, <sup>16</sup>and one of you say to them: +Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled, but ye give them not the +things needful for the body, what does it profit? <sup>17</sup>So +also faith, if it has not works, is dead in itself. +<sup>18</sup>But some will say: Thou hast faith, and I have works; +show me thy faith without the works, and I will show thee the faith +by my works. <sup>19</sup>Thou believest that God is one. Thou +doest well; the demons also believe, and tremble. <sup>20</sup>But +wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Was not Abraham our father justified by +works, when he offered Isaac his son upon the altar? +<sup>22</sup>Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by +works was faith made complete. <sup>23</sup>And the scripture was +fulfilled which says: <span class="ot">Abraham believed God, and it +was reckoned to him for righteousness</span>; and he was called, +Friend of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Ye see that by works a man is +justified, and not by faith only. <sup>25</sup>And in like manner, +was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she received +the messengers, and sent them out by another way? <sup>26</sup>For +as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works +is dead.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> M<span class="sc">y</span> brethren, +be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive greater +condemnation. <sup>2</sup>For in many things we all offend. If any +one offends not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle +also the whole body.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Now if we put the bits into the horses' +mouths<sup><a href="#r590303" id="f590303" title="see footnote" +name="f590303">3</a></sup>, that they may obey us, we turn about +also their whole body. <sup>4</sup>Behold also the ships, though +they are so great, and driven by fierce winds, are turned about by +a very small helm, whithersoever the steersman may desire. +<sup>5</sup>So also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great +things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! +<sup>6</sup>And the tongue is a fire, that world of iniquity! The +tongue among our members is that which defiles the whole body, and +sets on fire the course of life, and is set on fire by hell. +<sup>7</sup>For every nature of beasts and birds, of reptiles and +things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed, by the nature of +man. <sup>8</sup>But the tongue no man can tame; a restless evil, +full of deadly poison. <sup>9</sup>Therewith we bless the Lord and +Father; and therewith we curse men, who have been made after the +likeness of God. <sup>10</sup>Out of the same mouth comes forth +blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. +<sup>11</sup>Does the fountain, out of the same opening, send forth +the sweet and the bitter? <sup>12</sup>Can a fig-tree, my brethren, +bear olives, or a vine figs? Neither can salt water yield +fresh.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Who is wise and endued with knowledge +among you? Let him show, out of his good deportment, his works in +meekness of wisdom. <sup>14</sup>But if ye have bitter envying and +strife in your hearts, do not glory, and lie against the truth. +<sup>15</sup>This wisdom is not one that comes down from above, but +earthly, sensual<sup><a href="#r590316" id="f590316" title= +"see footnote" name="f590316">16</a></sup>, devilish. +<sup>16</sup>For where there is emulation and strife, there is +confusion and every evil work. <sup>17</sup>But the wisdom from +above is first pure, then peaceable, forbearing, easily persuaded, +full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without +hypocrisy. <sup>18</sup>And the fruit of righteousness is sown in +peace, by those who work peace.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> F<span class="sc">rom</span> whence are +wars, and from whence are fightings among you? Are they not from +hence, from your lusts that war in your members? <sup>2</sup>Ye +desire, and have not; ye kill, and envy, and can not obtain; ye +fight and war. Ye have not, because ye ask not; <sup>3</sup>ye ask, +and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon +your lusts.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the +friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore +desires to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. +<sup>5</sup>Do ye think that the Scripture says in vain, the spirit +he made to dwell in us has jealous longings? <sup>6</sup>But he +gives the more grace. Wherefore he says:</p> +<p class="pp4">God resists the proud,</p> +<p class="pp4">But gives grace to the humble.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Submit yourselves therefore to God. +Resist the Devil, and he will flee from you. <sup>8</sup>Draw nigh +to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye +sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded. <sup>9</sup>Be +afflicted, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into +mourning, and your joy into heaviness. <sup>10</sup>Humble +yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Do not speak against one another, +brethren. He that speaks against his brother, or judges his +brother, speaks against the law, and judges the law. But if thou +judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge. +<sup>12</sup>One is the lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save +and to destroy. Who art thou that judgest thy neighbor?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Come now, ye that say: To-day and +to-morrow we will go into this city, and spend one year there, and +buy and sell, and get gain; <sup>14</sup>(whereas ye know not what +belongs to the morrow; for what is your life? for ye are a vapor, +that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away;) +<sup>15</sup>instead of saying: If the Lord will, we shall both +live, and do this or that. <sup>16</sup>But now ye glory in your +boastings. All such glorying is evil. <sup>17</sup>Therefore to him +that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> C<span class= +"sc">ome</span> now, ye rich, weep, wailing for your miseries that +are coming upon you. <sup>2</sup>Your riches are corrupted, and +your garments are become moth-eaten. <sup>3</sup>Your gold and +silver is rusted; and the rust of them will be a witness against +you, and will eat your flesh as fire. Ye heaped up treasure, in the +last days.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Behold, the hire of the laborers who +reaped your fields, which is fraudulently kept back by you, cries +out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears +of the Lord of Sabaoth<sup><a href="#r590504" id="f590504" title= +"see footnote" name="f590504">4</a></sup>. <sup>5</sup>Ye have been +luxurious on the earth, and lived in pleasure; ye have nourished +your hearts, in the day of slaughter. <sup>6</sup>Ye have +condemned, ye have killed the just; he does not resist you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Be patient therefore, brethren, until +the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waits for the +precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, till it shall +have received the early and latter rain. <sup>8</sup>Be ye also +patient; establish your hearts, because the coming of the Lord +draws nigh. <sup>9</sup>Murmur not against one another, brethren, +that ye be not judged. Behold, the judge stands before the door. +<sup>10</sup>Take, my brethren, the prophets, who spoke in the name +of the Lord, for an example of affliction, and of patience. +<sup>11</sup>Behold, we count those happy who endure. Ye heard of +the patience of Job, and saw the end of the Lord<sup><a href= +"#r590511" id="f590511" title="see footnote" name= +"f590511">11</a></sup>; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of +tender mercy.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>But above all things, my brethren, +swear not; neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other +oath; but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not +under condemnation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Is any afflicted among you, let him +pray. Is any cheerful, let him sing praise. <sup>14</sup>Is any +sick among you, let him call for the elders of the church; and let +them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. +<sup>15</sup>And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the +Lord will raise him up; and even if he have committed sins, it will +be forgiven him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>Confess therefore your trespasses to +one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The +earnest prayer of a righteous man avails much. <sup>17</sup>Elijah +was a man of like nature with us; and he prayed earnestly that it +might not rain, and it rained not on the earth for three years and +six months. <sup>18</sup>And again he prayed, and the heaven gave +rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Brethren, if any one among you be led +astray from the truth, and one convert him; <sup>20</sup>let him +know, that he who converts a sinner from the error of his way will +save a soul from death, and will hide a multitude of sins.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b60" id="b60">THE FIRST GENERAL LETTER OF +PETER.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> P<span class= +"sc">eter</span>, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers +scattered<sup><a href="#r600101" id="f600101" title="see footnote" +name="f600101">1</a></sup> through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, +Asia, and Bithynia; <sup>2</sup>chosen according to the +foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, +unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace +and peace be multiplied to you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Blessed be the God and Father of our +Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his abundant mercy begot us +again unto a living hope<sup><a href="#r600103" id="f600103" title= +"see footnote" name="f600103">3</a></sup> through the resurrection +of Jesus Christ from the dead; <sup>4</sup>unto an inheritance +imperishable, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for +you, <sup>5</sup>who by the power of God are kept through faith, +unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. +<sup>6</sup>Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a little +time, if need be, made sorrowful by manifold trials; +<sup>7</sup>that the proof of your faith, much more precious than +gold that perishes, but is proved by fire, may be found unto praise +and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; +<sup>8</sup>whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye +see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and +full of glory; <sup>9</sup>receiving the end of your faith, the +salvation of your souls.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Concerning which salvation the prophets +diligently sought and searched, who prophesied of the grace toward +you; <sup>11</sup>searching as to what or what manner of time the +Spirit of Christ which was in them signified, when it testified +beforehand the sufferings destined for Christ, and the glories that +should follow; <sup>12</sup>to whom it was revealed, that not to +themselves, but to you they were ministering them, which now have +been announced to you, through those who brought you the good news +by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things angels desire to +look into.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Wherefore, girding up the loins of your +mind, be sober, and hope perfectly for the grace that is to be +brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; <sup>14</sup>as +children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former +lusts in your ignorance; <sup>15</sup>but as he who called you is +holy, be ye yourselves holy in all your deportment; +<sup>16</sup>because it is written: <span class="ot">Ye shall be +holy, for I am holy.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And if ye call him Father<sup><a href= +"#r600117" id="f600117" title="see footnote" name= +"f600117">17</a></sup>, who without respect of persons judges +according to each one's work, pass the time of your sojourning in +fear; <sup>18</sup>knowing that not with perishable things, silver +and gold, ye were redeemed from your vain course of life received +by tradition from your fathers, <sup>19</sup>but with the precious +blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot; +<sup>20</sup>who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the +world, but manifested in these last times for you, <sup>21</sup>who +through him believe on God, who raised him from the dead, and gave +him glory; so that your faith and hope are on God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>Having purified your souls in obeying +the truth unto unfeigned brotherly love, love one another from the +heart fervently; <sup>23</sup>being born again, not of perishable +seed, but of imperishable, through the word of God, which lives and +abides forever. <sup>24</sup>Because,</p> +<p class="pp2">All flesh is as grass,</p> +<p class="pp2">And all its glory as the flower of grass.</p> +<p class="pp2">The grass withered, and its flower fell off;</p> +<p class="pp2"><sup>25</sup>But the word of the Lord abides +forever.</p> +<p class="pin">And this is the word which was preached to you.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> L<span class="sc">aying</span> aside +therefore all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envyings, +and all backbitings, <sup>2</sup>as newborn babes, long for the +spiritual, unadulterated milk, that ye thereby may grow unto +salvation; <sup>3</sup>if indeed ye tasted that the Lord is +gracious; <sup>4</sup>to whom coming, a living stone, disallowed +indeed by men, but with God chosen, honored, <sup>5</sup>ye +yourselves also, as living stones, are built up<sup><a href= +"#r600205" id="f600205" title="see footnote" name= +"f600205">5</a></sup> a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to +offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus +Christ. <sup>6</sup>Because it is contained in the Scripture: +<span class="ot">Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, +chosen, honored; and he that believes on him shall not be put to +shame.</span></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>To you therefore who believe is the +honor; but to the disobedient, <span class="ot">the stone which the +builders disallowed, the same is become the head of the +corner,</span> <sup>8</sup><span class="ot">and a stone of +stumbling, and a rock of offense,</span> who stumble, being +disobedient to the word; to which they were also appointed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>But ye are a chosen generation, a royal +priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession; that ye +should show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of +darkness into his marvelous light; <sup>10</sup>who once were not a +people, but are now the people of God; who had not obtained mercy, +but now have obtained mercy.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Beloved, I exhort you as sojourners and +strangers, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the +soul; <sup>12</sup>having your deportment honorable among the +Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they +may from your good works, beholding them, glorify God in the day of +visitation.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>Submit yourselves to every human +institution, for the Lord's sake; whether to the king, as +pre-eminent, <sup>14</sup>or to governors as being sent by him for +the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of those who do well. +<sup>15</sup>For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may +put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men; <sup>16</sup>as +free, and as not having your freedom for a vail of wickedness, but +as God's servants.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Honor all men; love the brotherhood; +fear God; honor the king; <sup>18</sup>ye servants, being in +subjection to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and +reasonable, but also to the perverse. <sup>19</sup>For this is +acceptable, if a man for conscience toward God<sup><a href= +"#r600219" id="f600219" title="see footnote" name= +"f600219">19</a></sup> endures griefs, suffering wrongfully. +<sup>20</sup>For what glory is it, if when ye are beaten for your +faults, ye shall take it patiently? But if when ye do well, and +suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. +<sup>21</sup>For to this ye were called; because Christ also +suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his +steps; <sup>22</sup><span class="ot">who committed no sin, neither +was guile found in his mouth;</span> <sup>23</sup>who when he was +reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; but +committed it to him who judges righteously; <sup>24</sup>who +himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having +died to our sins, should live to righteousness; <span class="ot">by +whose stripes ye were healed.</span> <sup>25</sup>For ye were going +astray like sheep; but have returned now unto the Shepherd and +Overseer of your souls.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> I<span class="sc">n</span> like +manner, ye wives, being in subjection to your own husbands; that +even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be won by +the deportment of their wives, <sup>2</sup>when they behold your +chaste deportment coupled with fear. <sup>3</sup>Whose adorning, +let it not be the outward one of braiding the hair, and of wearing +golden ornaments, or of putting on apparel; <sup>4</sup>but the +hidden man of the heart, in that which is imperishable of the meek +and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price. +<sup>5</sup>For so in the old time the holy women also, who hoped +in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own +husbands, <sup>6</sup>(as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; +of whom ye became children,) doing good, and fearing no alarm.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Ye husbands, in like manner, dwelling +with them according to knowledge, giving honor to the female, as +the weaker vessel, as also heirs together of the grace of life; +that your prayers be not hindered.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Finally, all being of one mind, +sympathizing, loving the brethren, tender-hearted, humble-minded; +<sup>9</sup>not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; +but on the contrary blessing, because to this end ye were called, +that ye might inherit blessing.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup><span class="ot">For he who desires to +love life, and to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from +evil, and his lips from speaking guile;</span> +<sup>11</sup><span class="ot">let him turn away from evil, and do +good; let him seek peace, and pursue it.</span> +<sup>12</sup><span class="ot">Because the eyes of the Lord are upon +the righteous, and his ears are toward their supplications; but the +face of the Lord is against those who do evil.</span> +<sup>13</sup>And who is he that shall harm you, if ye are followers +of that which is good? <sup>14</sup>But if ye even suffer for +righteousness' sake, happy are ye; but <span class="ot">fear not +with their fear, nor be troubled;</span> <sup>15</sup><span class= +"ot">but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts;</span> ready +always to give an answer to every one that asks you a reason of the +hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; <sup>16</sup>having a +good conscience, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, +they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good deportment in +Christ. <sup>17</sup>For it is better, if it be the will of God, +that ye suffer for well-doing, than for evil-doing. +<sup>18</sup>Because Christ also suffered once for sins, the just +for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death +in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit; <sup>19</sup>in which +also he went and preached to the spirits in prison, +<sup>20</sup>who were disobedient in times past, when the +long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was +preparing, wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through +water; <sup>21</sup>which in an antitype, immersion, now saves us +also (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the +requirement of a good conscience toward God), by the resurrection +of Jesus Christ; <sup>22</sup>who is on the right hand of God, +having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being +made subject to him.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> C<span class="sc">hrist</span> then +having suffered for us in the flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with +the same mind; because he who suffered in the flesh has ceased from +sin; <sup>2</sup>that ye no longer may live the remaining time in +the flesh by the lusts of men, but by the will of God. +<sup>3</sup>For the time past suffices us to have wrought the will +of the Gentiles, when we walked in wantonness, lusts, excess of +wine, revelings, carousings, and unhallowed idolatries; +<sup>4</sup>at which thing they are astonished, as ye run not with +them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you; +<sup>5</sup>who shall give account to him who is ready to judge the +living and the dead. <sup>6</sup>For to this end was the good news +preached also to those who are dead, that they might indeed be +judged according to men in the flesh, but may live according to God +in the spirit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>But the end of all things is at hand. Be +therefore sober, and watch unto prayer; <sup>8</sup>but above all +things having your love toward one another fervent, because +<span class="ot">love covers a multitude of sins;</span> +<sup>9</sup>hospitable to one another, without grudging; +<sup>10</sup>according as each received a gift, ministering the +same to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God; +<sup>11</sup>if any one speaks, as [uttering] God's oracles; if any +one ministers, as of the ability which God bestows; that God in all +things may be glorified, through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory +and the dominion, forever and ever. Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Beloved, be not astonished at the fiery +test taking place among you to prove you, as though a strange thing +were befalling you; <sup>13</sup>but, in so far as ye share in +Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that also, at the revelation of his +glory, ye may rejoice with exceeding joy. <sup>14</sup>If ye are +reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; because the spirit +of glory and of God rests upon you; [on their part he is evil +spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.]<sup><a href= +"#r600414" id="f600414" title="see footnote" name= +"f600414">14</a></sup></p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>For let none of you suffer as a +murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a busy-body in other +men's matters; <sup>16</sup>but if as a Christian, let him not be +ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name. <sup>17</sup>Because +the time is come that judgment should begin from the house of God; +but if it begin first from us, what shall be the end of those who +obey not the gospel of God? <sup>18</sup>And if the righteous is +with difficulty saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner +appear?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>Wherefore let those also, who suffer +according to the will of God, commit the keeping of their souls to +him in well-doing, as to a faithful Creator.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> T<span class= +"sc">he</span> elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, +and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker +of the glory that shall be revealed; <sup>2</sup>tend the flock of +God which is among you, overseeing it not by constraint but +willingly, not for base gain but with good will; +<sup>3</sup>neither as being lords over the heritage, but being +examples to the flock. <sup>4</sup>And when the chief Shepherd is +manifested, ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>In like manner, ye younger, submit +yourselves to the elder. Yea, all of you submitting to one another, +gird yourselves with humility; because, <span class="ot">God +resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.</span> +<sup>6</sup>Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of +God, that he may exalt you in due time; <sup>7</sup>casting all +your care upon him, because he cares for you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary +the Devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may +devour; <sup>9</sup>whom resist, steadfast in the faith, knowing +that the same sufferings are being accomplished in your brethren +that are in the world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>But the God of all grace, who called +you to his eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a +little while, make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you. +<sup>11</sup>To him be the glory, and the dominion, forever and +ever. Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>By Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I +consider, I wrote to you in few words, exhorting, and testifying +that this is the true grace of God, wherein ye stand.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>The [church that is] in Babylon, chosen +with you, salutes you<sup><a href="#r600513" id="f600513" title= +"see footnote" name="f600513">13</a></sup>; and Mark, my son.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Salute one another with a kiss of love. +Peace to you all, that are in Christ.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b61" id="b61">THE SECOND GENERAL LETTER OF +PETER.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> S<span class= +"sc">imon</span> PETER, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to +those who have obtained like precious faith with us in the +righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: <sup>2</sup>Grace +and peace be multiplied to you, in the knowledge of God, and of +Jesus our Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Seeing that his divine power has given +us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the +knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and might; +<sup>4</sup>through which he has given us exceeding great and +precious promises, that by these ye may become partakers of the +divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the +world through lust; <sup>5</sup>yea for this very reason, giving +all diligence, add to your faith fortitude; and to fortitude, +knowledge<sup><a href="#r610105" id="f610105" title="see footnote" +name="f610105">5</a></sup>; <sup>6</sup>and to knowledge, +self-control; and to self-control, patience; and to patience, +godliness; <sup>7</sup>and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to +brotherly kindness, love. <sup>8</sup>For if these things are in +you, and abound, they cause that ye shall not be inactive nor +unfruitful in attaining to the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus +Christ. <sup>9</sup>But he that lacks these things is blind, not +seeing afar off, having forgotten the cleansing away of his old +sins.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>Wherefore the rather, brethren, give +diligence to make your calling and election sure; for if ye do +these things, ye shall never fall. <sup>11</sup>For so shall be +richly ministered to you the entrance into the everlasting kingdom +of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Wherefore, I will not neglect to put +you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and +are established in the truth that is with you. <sup>13</sup>But I +think it right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up +by putting you in remembrance; <sup>14</sup>knowing that I must +soon put off my tabernacle<sup><a href="#r610114" id="f610114" +title="see footnote" name="f610114">14</a></sup>, as also our Lord +Jesus Christ showed me. <sup>15</sup>Moreover I will endeavor that +at all times ye may be able after my departure to call these things +to mind.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>For we did not follow cunningly devised +fables, when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord +Jesus Christ, but had been eye-witnesses of his majesty. +<sup>17</sup>For he received from God the Father honor and glory, +when such a voice was borne to him from the excellent glory: This +is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; <sup>18</sup>and this +voice we heard borne from heaven, being with him in the holy mount. +<sup>19</sup>And we have more sure the prophetic word; to which ye +do well that ye take heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, +until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts; +<sup>20</sup>knowing this first, that no prophecy of the Scripture +comes of private interpretation; <sup>21</sup>for prophecy was +never brought by the will of man; but moved by the Holy Spirit, men +spoke from God.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> B<span class="sc">ut</span> there were +false prophets also among the people, as there will be false +teachers among you also, who stealthily will bring in destructive +factions, even denying as Master him who bought them, bringing upon +themselves swift destruction. <sup>2</sup>And many will follow +their dissolute ways; by reason of whom the way of truth will be +evil spoken of. <sup>3</sup>And in covetousness will they with +feigned words make merchandise of you; for whom the judgment from +of old lingers not, and their destruction slumbers not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>For if God spared not angels, having +sinned, but casting them down to hell delivered them over to chains +of darkness<sup><a href="#r610204" id="f610204" title= +"see footnote" name="f610204">4</a></sup>, reserved unto judgment; +<sup>5</sup>and spared not the old world, but kept Noah the eighth +person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing the flood on the +world of ungodly men, <sup>6</sup>and turning to ashes the cities +of Sodom and Gomorrah condemned them to overthrow, having made them +an example of those who should afterward live ungodly; +<sup>7</sup>and delivered righteous Lot, wearied out with the lewd +conduct of the lawless; <sup>8</sup>(for that righteous man, +dwelling among them, with seeing and hearing vexed his righteous +soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) <sup>9</sup>the +Lord knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to +reserve the unjust under punishment to the day of judgment; +<sup>10</sup>but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust +of uncleanness, and despise dominion. Presumptuous, self-willed, +they are not afraid to rail at dignities; <sup>11</sup>whereas +angels, being greater in strength and power, bring not a railing +judgment against them before the Lord.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>But these, as natural brute beasts born +to be taken<sup><a href="#r610212" id="f610212" title= +"see footnote" name="f610212">12</a></sup> and destroyed, railing +at things that they understand not, shall utterly perish in their +own corruption, <sup>13</sup>receiving the wages of +unrighteousness, as they who account reveling for a day pleasure; +spots, and blemishes, reveling in their own deceits while feasting +with you; <sup>14</sup>having eyes full of the adulteress, and that +cease not from sin; alluring unstable souls; having a heart +exercised in covetousness; children of a curse; +<sup>15</sup>forsaking the right way, they went astray, following +the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of +unrighteousness, <sup>16</sup>but was rebuked for his iniquity; the +dumb ass, speaking with man's voice, forbade the madness of the +prophet.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>These are wells without water, mists +driven by a tempest, to whom the blackness of darkness is reserved +forever. <sup>18</sup>For, speaking swelling words of vanity, in +lusts of the flesh they allure, by wanton ways, such as partly +escape those who live in error; <sup>19</sup>promising them +liberty, while they themselves are servants of corruption; for by +what a man is overcome, by the same he is also brought into +bondage. <sup>20</sup>For if, having escaped the pollutions of the +world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christy +but having again become entangled therein they are overcome, the +last state is become worse with them than the first. +<sup>21</sup>For it were better for them not to have known the way +of righteousness, than, having known it, to turn back from the holy +commandment delivered to them. <sup>22</sup>But it has happened to +them according to the true proverb: <span class="ot">A dog, +returned to his own vomit;</span> and, <span class="ot">A sow that +was washed, to the wallowing in the mire.</span></p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> T<span class="sc">his</span> second +letter, beloved, I now write to you; in both which I stir up your +pure mind by putting you in remembrance; <sup>2</sup>that ye may be +mindful of the words spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the +commandment of the Lord and Savior by your apostles; +<sup>3</sup>knowing this first, that there shall come in the last +of the days scoffers, in their scoffings, walking after their own +lusts, <sup>4</sup>and saying: Where is the promise of his coming? +for from the day the fathers fell asleep, all things so continue, +from the beginning of the creation. <sup>5</sup>For of this they +willingly are ignorant, that by the word of God there were heavens +of old, and earth framed out of water and by means of water, +<sup>6</sup>whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with +water, perished; <sup>7</sup>but the heavens that now are, and the +earth, by his word are kept in store, being reserved for fire unto +the day of judgment and of perdition of ungodly men.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>But, beloved, be not ignorant of this +one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a +thousand years as one day. <sup>9</sup>The Lord is not tardy in +respect to the promise, as some account tardiness; but is +long-suffering toward us<sup><a href="#r610309" id="f610309" title= +"see footnote" name="f610309">9</a></sup>, not wishing that any +should perish, but that all should come to repentance. +<sup>10</sup>But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in which +the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements +will be dissolved with burning heat, and the earth and the works +therein will be burned up.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Seeing then that all these things are +dissolving, what manner of men ought ye to be, in all holy +deportment and godliness; <sup>12</sup>looking for and hastening +the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens being on +fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt with burning +heat? <sup>13</sup>But, according to his promise, we look for new +heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look +for these things, be diligent that ye may be found without spot and +blameless in his sight, in peace. <sup>15</sup>And the +long-suffering of our Lord account salvation; as also our beloved +brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you; +<sup>16</sup>as also in all his letters, speaking in them of these +things; in which things are some that are hard to be understood, +which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as also the other +Scriptures, unto their own destruction.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know +beforehand, beware lest, being carried away with the error of the +lawless, ye fall from your own steadfastness. <sup>18</sup>But grow +in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To +him be the glory, both now and forever. Amen.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b62" id="b62">THE FIRST GENERAL LETTER OF +JOHN.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> T<span class= +"sc">hat</span> which was from the beginning, that which we have +heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we looked +upon, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life; +<sup>2</sup>(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and +bear witness, and report to you the eternal life, which was with +the Father, and was manifested to us;) <sup>3</sup>that which we +have seen and have heard we report to you also, that ye also may +have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the +Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. <sup>4</sup>And these things +we write to you, that your joy may be full.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And this is the message which we have +heard from him, and announce to you, That God is light, and in him +there is no darkness.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>If we say that we have fellowship with +him, and walk in the darkness, we lie, and do not the truth; +<sup>7</sup>but if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we +have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus +Christ<sup><a href="#r620107" id="f620107" title="see footnote" +name="f620107">7</a></sup> his Son cleanses us from all sin.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>If we say that we have not sin, we +deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. <sup>9</sup>If we +confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, that he may forgive +us our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. +<sup>10</sup>If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, +and his word is not in us.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> M<span class="sc">y</span> little +children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin. And if +any one have sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus +Christ the righteous. <sup>2</sup>And he is a propitiation for our +sins; and not for ours only, but also for the whole world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And in this we know that we know him, if +we keep his commandments. <sup>4</sup>He that says, I know him, and +keeps not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. +<sup>5</sup>But whoever keeps his word, of a truth in him the love +of God is perfected. In this we know that we are in him. +<sup>6</sup>He that says he abides in him ought, as he walked, +himself also so to walk.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Beloved, I write not to you a new +commandment, but an old commandment which ye had from the +beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye heard from the +beginning<sup><a href="#r620207" id="f620207" title="see footnote" +name="f620207">7</a></sup>. <sup>8</sup>Again, a new commandment I +write to you, which thing is true in him and in you; because the +darkness is passing away, and the true light now shines. +<sup>9</sup>He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, +is in the darkness until now. <sup>10</sup>He that loves his +brother abides in the light, and there is no occasion of stumbling +in him. <sup>11</sup>But he that hates his brother is in the +darkness, and walks in the darkness, and knows not where he goes, +because the darkness blinded his eyes.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>I write to you, little children, +because your sins have been forgiven you for his name's sake. +<sup>13</sup>I write to you, fathers, because ye know him that was +from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ye have +overcome the evil one.</p> +<p class="pin">I wrote to you, little children, because ye know the +Father. <sup>14</sup>I wrote to you, fathers, because ye know him +that was from the beginning. I wrote to you, young men, because ye +are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome +the evil one.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Love not the world, neither the things +in the world. If any one loves the world, the love of the Father is +not in him. <sup>16</sup>Because all that is in the world, the lust +of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the empty pomp of life, +is not of the Father, but is of the world. <sup>17</sup>And the +world is passing away, and the lust thereof; but he that does the +will of God abides forever.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Little children, it is the last time; +and as ye heard that antichrist should come, even now many +antichrists have arisen; from whence we know that it is the last +time. <sup>19</sup>They went out from among us, but they were not +of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with +us; but it was in order that they might be made manifest, that all +are not of us.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>And ye have an anointing from the Holy +One, and know all things. <sup>21</sup>I wrote not to you because +ye do not know the truth, but because ye know it, and because no +lie is of the truth. <sup>22</sup>Who is the liar, but he that +denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies +the Father and the Son. <sup>23</sup>Every one that denies the Son, +the same has not the Father; he that acknowledges the Son has also +the Father.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>What ye heard from the beginning, let +it abide in you. If what ye heard from the beginning shall abide in +you, ye also will abide in the Son, and in the Father. +<sup>25</sup>And this is the promise which he himself promised to +us, the life eternal.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>26</sup>These things I wrote to you concerning +those who seduce you. <sup>27</sup>And the anointing which ye +received from him abides in you, and ye have no need that any one +teach you; but, as the same anointing teaches you concerning all +things, and is truth, and is not a lie, and even as it taught you, +abide in him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>28</sup>And now, little children, abide in him; +that, if he should be manifested, we may have confidence, and not +turn away from him with shame at his coming. <sup>29</sup>If ye +know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that does +righteousness has been begotten of him.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> B<span class="sc">ehold</span> what +manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called +children of God. For this cause the world knows not us, because it +knew not him. <sup>2</sup>Beloved, now are we the children of God, +and it was never yet manifested what we shall be. We know that if +it shall be manifested, we shall be like him, because we shall see +him as he is. <sup>3</sup>And every one, that has this hope on him, +purifies himself even as he is pure. <sup>4</sup>Every one that +commits sin also commits transgression of law; and sin is +transgression of law. <sup>5</sup>And ye know that he was +manifested that he might take away our<sup><a href="#r620305" id= +"f620305" title="see footnote" name="f620305">5</a></sup> sins; and +in him is no sin. <sup>6</sup>Every one that abides in him sins +not; whoever sins has not seen him, neither has known him. +<sup>7</sup>Little children, let no one deceive you. He that does +righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. <sup>8</sup>He +that commits sin is of the Devil; because the Devil sins from the +beginning. To this end the Son of God was manifested, that he might +destroy the works of the Devil. <sup>9</sup>Whoever has been +begotten of God does not commit sin; because his seed abides in +him; and he can not sin, because he has been begotten of God. +<sup>10</sup>In this are manifest the children of God, and the +children of the Devil. Every one that does not righteousness is not +of God, neither he that loves not his brother; <sup>11</sup>because +this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we +should love one another <sup>12</sup>Not as Cain was of the evil +one, and slew his brother. And wherefore did he slay him? Because +his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous. +<sup>13</sup>Wonder not, brethren, if the world hates you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>We know that we have passed out of +death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not +his brother<sup><a href="#r620314" id="f620314" title= +"see footnote" name="f620314">14</a></sup> abides in death. +<sup>15</sup>Every one that hates his brother is a +murderer<sup><a href="#r620315" id="f620315" title="see footnote" +name="f620315">15</a></sup>; and ye know that no murderer has +eternal life abiding in him. <sup>16</sup>In this we know love, +that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay down our +lives for the brethren. <sup>17</sup>But whoever has the world's +sustenance, and sees his brother having need, and shuts up his pity +from him, how abides the love of God in him?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Little children, let us not love in +word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. <sup>19</sup>And +in this we shall know that we are of the truth, and shall assure +our hearts before him. <sup>20</sup>Because if our heart accuse us, +God is greater than our heart, and knows all things<sup><a href= +"#r620320" id="f620320" title="see footnote" name= +"f620320">20</a></sup>. <sup>21</sup>Beloved, if our heart accuse +us not, we have confidence toward God. <sup>22</sup>And whatever we +ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do +the things that are pleasing in his sight. <sup>23</sup>And this is +his commandment, that we should believe on the name of his Son +Jesus Christ, and should love one another, as he gave us +commandment. <sup>24</sup>And he that keeps his commandments abides +in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abides in us, +from the Spirit which he gave us.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> B<span class="sc">eloved</span>, +believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of +God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the world. +<sup>2</sup>In this ye know the Spirit of God: <sup>3</sup>Every +spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is +of God; and every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus, is not of +God; and this is that of the antichrist, of which ye have heard +that it should come; and now, it is already in the world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>Ye are of God, little children, and have +overcome them; because greater is he who is in you, than he who is +in the world. <sup>5</sup>They are of the world; for this cause +they speak of the world, and the world hears them. <sup>6</sup>We +are of God; he that knows God, hears us; he that is not of God, +hears us not. From this we know the spirit of truth, and the spirit +of error.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Beloved, let us love one another; +because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten +of God, and knows God. <sup>8</sup>He that loves not, knew not God; +because God is love. <sup>9</sup>In this was manifested the love of +God in respect to us, that God has sent his only begotten Son into +the world, that we might live through him. <sup>10</sup>Herein is +love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his +Son, a propitiation for our sins.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Beloved, if God so loved us, we also +ought to love one another. <sup>12</sup>No man has ever seen God. +If we love one another, God abides in us, and the love of him is +perfected in us. <sup>13</sup>In this we know that we abide in him, +and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. +<sup>14</sup>And we have seen, and bear witness, that the Father +has sent forth the Son, a Savior of the world. <sup>15</sup>Whoever +acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and +he in God. <sup>16</sup>And we have known, and have believed, the +love that God has in respect to us. God is love; and he that abides +in love abides in God, and God in him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>In this has love been perfected with +us<sup><a href="#r620417" id="f620417" title="see footnote" name= +"f620417">17</a></sup>, that we have confidence in the day of +judgment; because as he is, we also are in this world. +<sup>18</sup>There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out +fear, because fear has torment<sup><a href="#r620418" id="f620418" +title="see footnote" name="f620418">18</a></sup>; and he that fears +is not made perfect in love. <sup>19</sup>We love, because he first +loved us. <sup>20</sup>If any one say, I love God, and hates his +brother, he is a liar; for he that loves not his brother whom he +has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? +<sup>21</sup>And this commandment we have from him, that he who +loves God love also his brother.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> E<span class= +"sc">very</span> one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been +begotten of God; and every one that loves him who begot, loves also +him that has been begotten of him. <sup>2</sup>In this we know that +we love the children of God, when we love God, and do his +commandments. <sup>3</sup>For this is the love of God, that we keep +his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome; +<sup>4</sup>because all that is begotten of God overcomes the +world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. +<sup>5</sup>Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that +believes that Jesus is the Son of God?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>This is he who came by water and blood, +Jesus the Christ; not in the water only, but in the water and in +the blood. And the Spirit is that which bears witness, because the +Spirit is the truth. <sup>7</sup>For there are three who bear +witness; the Spirit, and the water, and the blood; <sup>8</sup>and +the three agree in the one<sup><a href="#r620508" id="f620508" +title="see footnote" name="f620508">8</a></sup>. <sup>9</sup>If we +receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this +is the witness of God, that he has borne witness concerning his +Son. <sup>10</sup>He that believes on the Son of God has the +witness in himself; he that believes not God has made him a liar; +because he has not believed in the witness which God has borne +concerning his Son. <sup>11</sup>And this is the witness, that God +gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. +<sup>12</sup>He that has the Son has the life; he that has not the +Son of God has not the life.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>These things I wrote to you, that ye +may know that ye have eternal life, who believe on the name of the +Son of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And this is the confidence that we have +toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he +hears us. <sup>15</sup>And if we know that he hears us, whatever we +ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of +him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>If any one see his brother sin a sin +not unto death, he shall ask, and he will give him life,—to +those who sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death; for that I +do not say that he shall pray.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>All unrighteousness is sin; and there +is a sin not unto death.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>We know that every one who has been +begotten of God sins not; but he that was begotten of God keeps +himself; and the evil one touches him not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>We know that we are of God, and the +whole world is lying in the evil one. <sup>20</sup>And we know that +the Son of God is come, and has given us understanding, that we may +know the True one; and we are in the True One, in his Son Jesus +Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>Little children, keep yourselves from +the idols.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b63" id="b63">THE SECOND LETTER OF JOHN.</a></h1> +<p class="pin">THE elder to the elect lady, and to her children, +whom I love in truth,—and not I alone but also all that know +the truth,— <sup>2</sup>for the sake of the truth, which +abides in us, and will be with us forever: <sup>3</sup>Grace, +mercy, peace, shall be with you, from God the Father, and from +Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>I rejoiced greatly, that I have found of +thy children walking in truth, as we received commandment from the +Father. <sup>5</sup>And now I beseech thee, lady, not as writing to +thee a new commandment, but that which we had from the beginning, +that we love one another. <sup>6</sup>And this is love, that we +walk according to his commandment; and this is the commandment, as +ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it. +<sup>7</sup>Because many deceivers went out into the world, who +acknowledge not that Jesus Christ comes in the flesh. This is the +deceiver, and the antichrist.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the +things which we wrought, but receive a full reward. +<sup>9</sup>Every one who transgresses, and abides not<sup><a href= +"#r630108" id="f630108" title="see footnote" name= +"f630108">8</a></sup> in the teaching of Christ, has not God. He +that abides in the teaching, he has both the Father and the +Son.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>If any one comes to you, and brings not +this teaching, receive him not into your house, and do not bid him +good speed; <sup>11</sup>for he that bids him good speed shares in +his evil deeds.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Having many things to write to you, I +would not [write] with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you, +and to speak face to face, that our joy may be full. +<sup>13</sup>The children of thy elect sister salute thee.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b64" id="b64">THE THIRD LETTER OF JOHN.</a></h1> +<p class="pin">THE elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in +truth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>Beloved, concerning all things I pray +that thou mayest prosper and be in health, as thy soul prospers. +<sup>3</sup>For I rejoiced greatly, when brethren came and bore +witness to thy truth, as thou walkest in the truth. <sup>4</sup>I +have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in +the truth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>Beloved, thou doest a faithful thing, in +whatever thou doest to the brethren, and that to strangers, +<sup>6</sup>who bore witness to thy love before the church; whom if +thou send forward on their journey worthily of God, thou wilt do +well; <sup>7</sup>for on behalf of the NAME they went forth, taking +nothing of the Gentiles. <sup>8</sup>We therefore ought to sustain +such persons, that we may become fellow-workers for the truth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>I wrote somewhat to the church; but +Diotrephes, who loves to have the pre-eminence among them, receives +us not. <sup>10</sup>Therefore, if I come, I will bring to +remembrance his deeds which he does, prating against us with evil +words. And not content therewith, neither does he himself receive +the brethren, and those who are willing he forbids, and casts them +out of the church.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, +but what is good. He that does good, is of God; he that does evil, +has not seen God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>To Demetrius, testimony has been borne +by all, and by the truth itself; yea, we also bear witness, and +thou knowest that our witness is true.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>I had many things to write to thee, but +I wish not to write to thee with ink and pen; <sup>14</sup>but I +hope immediately to see thee, and we shall speak face to face.</p> +<p class="pin">Peace be to thee. The friends salute thee. Salute +the friends, by name.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b65" id="b65">THE GENERAL LETTER OF JUDE.</a></h1> +<p class="pin">JUDE, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of +James, to the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept by Jesus +Christ<sup><a href="#r650101" id="f650101" title="see footnote" +name="f650101">1</a></sup>: <sup>2</sup>Mercy, and peace, and love, +be multiplied to you.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>Beloved, while giving all diligence to +write to you concerning the common salvation, I found it needful +for me to write to you exhorting to contend earnestly for the +faith, delivered once for all to the saints. <sup>4</sup>For there +crept in stealthily certain men, who of old were appointed +beforehand to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of +our God into wantonness, and denying the only Master, and our Lord +Jesus Christ.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>But I wish to remind you, as once +knowing all, that Jesus, having saved the people out of the land of +Egypt, afterward destroyed those who believed not. <sup>6</sup>And +angels who kept not their principality, but left their own +habitation, he has kept in everlasting chains under darkness, unto +the judgment of the great day. <sup>7</sup>As Sodom and Gomorrah, +and the cities about them, in like manner with them giving +themselves over to fornication, and going away after other flesh, +are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal +fire.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>Yet, in like manner, these also in their +dreamings defile the flesh, despise dominion, and rail at +dignities. <sup>9</sup>But Michael the archangel, when, contending +with the Devil, he disputed concerning the body of Moses, dared not +bring against him a railing judgment, but said: The Lord rebuke +thee. <sup>10</sup>But these rail at the things which they know +not; but what things naturally, as the brute beasts, they +understand, in these they corrupt themselves.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>Woe to them! For they went in the way +of Cain, and rushed on in the error of Balaam for reward, and +perished in the gainsaying of Korah.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>These are rocks in your feasts of love, +feasting with you fearlessly, feeding their own selves; clouds +without water, carried away by winds; autumnal trees, without +fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots; <sup>13</sup>raging +waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for +whom the blackness of darkness is reserved forever.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>Yea, and of these Enoch the seventh +from Adam prophesied, saying: Behold, the Lord came, with his holy +myriads. <sup>15</sup>to execute judgment upon all, and to convict +all the ungodly among them of all their acts of ungodliness which +they committed, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners +spoke against him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>These are murmurers, complaining of +their lot, walking according to their lusts; and their mouth speaks +swelling words; having respect to persons, for the sake of +profit.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>But ye, beloved, remember the words +which were before spoken by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; +<sup>18</sup>that they told you, that at the last of the time there +will be scoffers, walking after their own lusts of ungodliness. +<sup>19</sup>These are they who separate; sensual, having not the +Spirit. <sup>20</sup>But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on +your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, <sup>21</sup>keep +yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord +Jesus Christ, unto eternal life.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And some refute when they are +contending; but others save, snatching them out of the fire; +<sup>23</sup>and others compassionate with fear, hating even the +garment spotted by the flesh.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>Now to him who is able to keep you from +falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his +glory with exceeding joy; <sup>25</sup>to the only God our Savior, +through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and +power, before all time, and now, and forever. Amen.</p> +<hr style="width:25%;margin-top:2em; margin-bottom:2em"> +<h1><a name="b66" id="b66">THE REVELATION.</a></h1> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">I. </span> T<span class= +"sc">he</span> Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, +to show to his servants what things must shortly come to pass; and +he sent and signified it by his angel to his servant John; +<sup>2</sup>who testified of the word of God and the testimony of +Jesus Christ, of whatever things he saw. <sup>3</sup>Happy he that +reads, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep the +things written therein; for the time is at hand.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>John to the seven churches which are in +Asia: Grace to you, and peace, from him who is, and who was, and +who is to come; and from the seven spirits that are before his +throne; <sup>5</sup>and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, +the first-born of the dead, and the Ruler of the kings of the +earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins in his own +blood, <sup>6</sup>and made us a kingdom, priests to God and his +Father, to him be the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever. +Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>Behold, he comes amidst the clouds; and +every eye shall see him, and they who pierced him; and all the +tribes of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the +Lord God, he who is, and who was, and who is to come, the +Almighty.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>I, John, your brother, and partner with +you in the affliction, and kingdom, and patient endurance in Jesus, +was in the island called Patmos, on account of the word of God and +the testimony of Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day; +and I heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet, +<sup>11</sup>saying: What thou seest, write in a book, and send to +the seven churches; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamus, and +to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to +Laodicea.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And I turned to see the voice that was +speaking with me. And having turned, I saw seven golden +lamp-stands; <sup>13</sup>and in the midst of the lamp-stands one +like to the Son of Man, clothed with a garment falling down to the +feet, and girded round at the breasts with a golden girdle. +<sup>14</sup>But his head and his hairs were white, as white wool, +as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; <sup>15</sup>and his +feet were like to burnished brass, as if burning in a +furnace<sup><a href="#r660115" id="f660115" title="see footnote" +name="f660115">15</a></sup>; and his voice was as the sound of many +waters. <sup>16</sup>And he had in his hand seven stars; and out of +his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword; and his countenance was as +the sun shining in his strength.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And when I saw him, I fell at his feet +as dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying: Fear not: I am +the first and the last, <sup>18</sup>and the living one; and I +became dead, and behold I am alive forevermore; and I have the keys +of death and of the underworld. <sup>19</sup>Write therefore the +things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things +which shall be after these; <sup>20</sup>the mystery of the seven +stars which thou sawest on my right hand, and the seven golden +lamp-stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; +and the seven lamp-stands are the seven churches.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">II. </span> T<span class="sc">o</span> the angel of +the church in Ephesus write: These things says he who holds the +seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the seven +golden lamp-stands. <sup>2</sup>I know thy works, and thy labor and +patience, and how thou canst not bear evil men; and thou didst try +those who say they are apostles, and are not, and didst find them +liars; <sup>3</sup>and thou hast patience, and didst bear for my +name's sake, and hast not been weary.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>But I have this against thee, that thou +hast left thy first love. <sup>5</sup>Remember therefore from +whence thou hast fallen, and repent, and do the first works; but if +not, I am coming to thee, and will remove thy lamp-stand out of its +place, if thou repent not.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>But this thou hast, that thou hatest the +works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>He that has an ear, let him hear what +the Spirit says to the churches. To him that overcomes, to him I +will give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the paradise of +God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And to the angel of the church in Smyrna +write: These things says the first and the last, who became dead, +and lived again. <sup>9</sup>I know thy affliction, and poverty +(but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are +Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan. +<sup>10</sup>Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. +Behold, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye +may be tried; and ye will have affliction ten days. Be thou +faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>He that has an ear, let him hear what +the Spirit says to the churches. He that overcomes shall not be +hurt by the second death.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And to the angel of the church in +Pergamus write: These things says he who has the sharp two-edged +sword. <sup>13</sup>I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of +Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny the +faith in me, even in the days in which Antipas was my faithful +witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>But I have a few things against thee. +Thou hast there men holding the teaching of Balaam, who taught +Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat +things offered to idols, and to commit fornication. +<sup>15</sup>Thus thou also hast men holding the teaching of the +Nicolaitans, in like manner. <sup>16</sup>Repent therefore; but if +not, I come to thee quickly, and will make war with them, with the +sword of my mouth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>He that has an ear, let him hear what +the Spirit says to the churches. To him that overcomes, to him I +will give of the hidden manna; and I will give to him a white +stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but +he that receives it.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And to the angel of the church in +Thyatira write: These things says the Son of God, who has his eyes +as a flame of fire, and his feet are like to burnished brass. +<sup>19</sup>I know thy works, and thy love, and faith, and +service, and patience; and thy last works are more than the +first.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>But I have against thee, that thou +sufferest the woman Jezebel<sup><a href="#r660220" id="f660220" +title="see footnote" name="f660220">20</a></sup>, who calls herself +a prophetess; and she teaches and seduces my servants to commit +fornication, and to eat things offered to idols. <sup>21</sup>And I +gave her time that she might repent; and she will not repent of her +fornication. <sup>22</sup>Behold, I cast her into a bed, and those +who together with her commit adultery, into great affliction, if +they repent not of their works<sup><a href="#r660222" id="f660222" +title="see footnote" name="f660222">22</a></sup>. <sup>23</sup>And +her children I will slay with death; and all the churches shall +know that I am he who searches the reins and hearts; and I will +give to you every one according to your works.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>But to you I say, the rest who are in +Thyatira, as many as have not this teaching, who knew not the +depths of Satan, as they speak: I put upon you no other burden; +<sup>25</sup>but that which ye have, hold fast till I come. +<sup>26</sup>And he that overcomes, and he that keeps my works +until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations; +<sup>27</sup>and he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the +vessels of a potter are they dashed in pieces, as I also have +received from my Father; <sup>28</sup>and I will give him the +morning star.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>29</sup>He that has an ear, let him hear what +the Spirit says to the churches.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">III. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> to the +angel of the church in Sardis write: These things says he who has +the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars. I know thy works, +that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. +<sup>2</sup>Be watchful, and strengthen the remaining things, that +were ready to die; for I have not found thy works complete before +my God. <sup>3</sup>Remember therefore how thou hast received, and +didst hear, and keep, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not +watch, I will come as a thief, and thou shalt not know at what hour +I will come upon thee.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>But thou hast a few names in Sardis, +which did not defile their garments; and they shall walk with me in +white, for they are worthy.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>He that overcomes, the same shall be +clothed<sup><a href="#r660305" id="f660305" title="see footnote" +name="f660305">5</a></sup> in white garments; and I will not blot +out his name out of the book of life, and I will acknowledge his +name before my Father, and before his angels.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>He that has an ear, let him hear what +the Spirit says to the churches.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And to the angel of the church in +Philadelphia write: These things says the Holy, the True, he who +has the key of David, he who opens, and no one shall shut, and +shuts, and no one opens. <sup>8</sup>I know thy works. Behold, I +have set before thee a door opened, which no one can shut; because +thou hast little power and didst keep my word, and didst not deny +my name.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Behold, I make those of the synagogue of +Satan, who say they are Jews, and they are not, but do lie, behold, +I will make them to come and bow down before thy feet, and to know +that I loved thee. <sup>10</sup>Because thou didst keep my word of +patient endurance, I also will keep thee from the hour of +temptation, which is about to come upon the whole world, to try +those who dwell upon the earth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>I come quickly; hold fast that which +thou hast, that no one may take thy crown. <sup>12</sup>He that +overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he +shall go out no more; and I will write upon him the name of my God, +and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes +down out of heaven from my God, and my new name.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>He that has an ear, let him hear what +the Spirit says to the churches.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And to the angel of the church in +Laodicea write: These things says the Amen, the faithful and true +witness, the beginning of the creation of God. <sup>15</sup>I know +thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot. I would thou wert +cold or hot. <sup>16</sup>So, because thou art lukewarm, and +neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit thee out of my mouth. +<sup>17</sup>Because thou sayest: I am rich, and have gotten +wealth, and have need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the +wretched and the pitiable one, and poor, and blind, and naked; +<sup>18</sup>I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that +thou mayest be rich, and white garments, that thou mayest be +clothed, and the shame of thy nakedness not be made manifest, and +to anoint thine eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see. +<sup>19</sup>As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Be zealous +therefore, and repent.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Behold, I stand at the door, and knock; +if any one hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, +and I will sup with him and he with me. <sup>21</sup>He that +overcomes, I will give to him to sit with me in my throne, as I +also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his throne.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>He that has an ear, let him hear what +the Spirit says to the churches.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IV. </span> A<span class="sc">fter</span> these +things I saw, and, behold, a door set open in heaven, and that +first voice (which I heard as of a trumpet speaking with me) +saying: Come up hither, and I will show thee what things must take +place after these.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>Immediately I was in the Spirit; and, +behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne. +<sup>3</sup>And he who sat was like in appearance to a jasper and +sardine stone; and there was a rainbow round the throne, like in +appearance to an emerald; <sup>4</sup>and around the throne were +twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones twenty-four elders +sitting, clothed in white garments, and on their heads crowns of +gold. <sup>5</sup>And out of the throne proceed lightnings, and +voices, and thunders; and there were seven lamps of fire burning +before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God; +<sup>6</sup>and before the throne as it were a sea of glass like to +crystal; and in the midst of the throne, and around the throne, +four animals full of eyes before and behind. <sup>7</sup>And the +first animal was like to a lion, and the second animal like to a +calf, and the third animal having its face as of a man, and the +fourth animal like to an eagle flying. <sup>8</sup>And the four +animals had each of them six wings apiece; around and within they +are full of eyes; and they have no rest by day and by night, +saying: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God the Almighty, who was, and who +is, and who is to come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And when the animals shall give glory, +and honor, and thanksgiving, to him who sits upon the throne, to +him who lives forever and ever, <sup>10</sup>the twenty-four elders +will fall down before him who sits upon the throne, and will +worship him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns +before the throne, saying: <sup>11</sup>Worthy art thou, our Lord +and our God, to receive the glory, and the honor, and the power; +because thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they +were, and were created.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">V. </span> A<span class= +"sc">nd</span> I saw, on the right hand of him who sat on the +throne, a book written within and on the back side, sealed up with +seven seals. <sup>2</sup>And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with +a loud voice: Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose its +seals?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And no one was able, in heaven, nor on +the earth, nor under the earth, to open the book, nor to look +thereon. <sup>4</sup>And I wept much, because no one was found +worthy to open the book, nor to look thereon.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And one of the elders says to me: Weep +not; behold, the Lion that is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of +David, prevailed to open the book, and its seven seals.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And I saw, in the midst of the throne +and of the four animals, and in the midst of the elders, a Lamb +standing, as if having been slain, having seven horns and seven +eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into all the +earth. <sup>7</sup>And he came, and has taken the book out of the +right hand of him who sits upon the throne.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And when he took the book, the four +animals, and the twenty-four elders, fell down before the Lamb, +having each one a harp, and golden cups full of odors, which are +the prayers of saints. <sup>9</sup>And they sing a new song, +saying: Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its seals; +because thou wast slain, and didst redeem to God by thy blood out +of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; +<sup>10</sup>and didst make them unto our God<sup><a href= +"#r660510" id="f660510" title="see footnote" name= +"f660510">10</a></sup> a kingdom and priests, and they will reign +on the earth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And I saw, and I heard a voice of many +angels, around the throne and the animals and the elders, and the +number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands +of thousands, <sup>12</sup>saying with a loud voice: Worthy is the +Lamb that has been slain, to receive the power, and riches, and +wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. +<sup>13</sup>And every creature which is in heaven, and on the +earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all that are in +them, I heard saying: To him who sits upon the throne, and to the +Lamb, be the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the +dominion, forever and ever. <sup>14</sup>And the four animals said: +Amen. And the elders fell down and worshiped.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> I saw, when +the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four +animals saying, as a voice of thunder: Come! <sup>2</sup>And I saw, +and behold a white horse, and he who sat on him having a bow; and a +crown was given to him; and he went forth conquering, and to +conquer.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And when he opened the second seal, I +heard the second animal saying: Come! <sup>4</sup>And there went +forth another horse that was red. And to him who sat thereon it was +given to take away peace from the earth, and that they should slay +one another; and there was given to him a great sword.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And when he opened the third seal, I +heard the third animal saying: Come! And I saw, and behold a black +horse, and he who sat on him having a balance in his hand. +<sup>6</sup>And I heard a voice in the midst of the four animals, +saying: A quart of wheat<sup><a href="#r660606" id="f660606" title= +"see footnote" name="f660606">6</a></sup> for a denáry, and +three quarts of barley for a denáry; and: Hurt not the oil +and the wine.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And when he opened the fourth seal, I +heard the voice of the fourth animal saying: Come! <sup>8</sup>And +I saw, and behold a pale horse; and he who sat on him, his name was +Death, and the underworld followed with him. And authority was +given to them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with +sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the beasts of the +earth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw +under the altar the souls of those slain on account of the word of +God, and on account of the testimony which they had. +<sup>10</sup>And they cried with a loud voice, saying: How long, O +Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood +on those who dwell upon the earth? <sup>11</sup>And a white robe +was given to each one of them; and it was said to them, that they +should rest yet a little time, until also their fellow-servants and +their brethren, who are about to be killed as they were, should be +fully numbered.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And I saw when he opened the sixth +seal, and there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as +sackcloth of hair, and the moon became all as blood; +<sup>13</sup>and the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a +fig-tree casts its untimely figs, when shaken by a great wind; +<sup>14</sup>and the heaven parted asunder as a scroll rolled +together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their +places. <sup>15</sup>And the kings of the earth, and the great men, +and the chief captains, and the rich men, and the strong men, and +every bondman and freeman, hid themselves in the caves and in the +rocks of the mountains; <sup>16</sup>and they say to the mountains +and to the rocks: Fall upon us, and hide us from the face of him +who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb; +<sup>17</sup>because the great day of his wrath is come, and who is +able to stand?</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> after +this, I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, +holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow on +the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And I saw another angel coming up from +the rising of the sun, having the seal of the living God; and he +cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to +hurt the earth and the sea, <sup>3</sup>saying: Hurt not the earth, +nor the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our +God upon their foreheads.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And I heard the number of the sealed. A +hundred and forty-four thousand were sealed, out of every tribe of +the sons of Israel. <sup>5</sup>out of the tribe of Judah were +sealed twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Reuben, twelve +thousand; out of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand; <sup>6</sup>out +of the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of +Naphtali, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve +thousand; <sup>7</sup>out of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; +out of the tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of +Issachar, twelve thousand; <sup>8</sup>out of the tribe of Zebulun, +twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out +of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve thousand, were sealed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>After these things I saw, and behold a +great multitude, which no one could number, out of every nation and +all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne, and +before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, and palms in their hands. +<sup>10</sup>And they cry with a loud voice, saying: Salvation to +our God, who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb. +<sup>11</sup>And all the angels were standing round the throne and +the elders and the four animals, and fell before the throne on +their faces, and worshiped God, <sup>12</sup>saying: Amen; the +blessing, and the glory, and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and +the honor, and the power, and the might, be to our God forever and +ever. Amen.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And one of the elders answered, saying +to me: These who are clothed in the white robes, who are they, and +whence came they? <sup>14</sup>And I said to him: Sir, thou +knowest. And he said to me: These are they who come out of the +great affliction, and they washed their robes, and made them white +in the blood of the Lamb. <sup>15</sup>Therefore are they before +the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple; +and he who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over +them<sup><a href="#r660715" id="f660715" title="see footnote" name= +"f660715">15</a></sup>. <sup>16</sup>They shall hunger no more, +neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun fall upon them, nor +any heat; <sup>17</sup>because the Lamb which is in the midst of +the throne will be their shepherd, and will lead them to the +fountains of the waters of life; and God will wipe away every tear +from their eyes.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">VIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> when he +opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about half an +hour.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And I saw the seven angels who stand +before God, and there were given to them seven trumpets. +<sup>3</sup>And another angel came and stood over the altar, having +a golden censer; and there was given to him much incense, that he +should give it to the prayers of all the saints, upon the golden +altar which is before the throne. <sup>4</sup>And there went up the +smoke of the incense to the prayers of the saints, out of the hand +of the angel, before God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And the angel has taken the censer; and +he filled it out of the fire of the altar, and cast it into the +earth. And there followed thunders, and lightnings, and voices, and +an earthquake.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And the seven angels who had the seven +trumpets prepared themselves, that they might sound.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>The first sounded; and there followed +hail and fire mingled with blood, and they were cast into the +earth, and the third part of the earth was burnt up, and the third +part of the trees was burnt up, and all green grass was burnt +up.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And the second angel sounded; and as it +were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea, and +the third part of the sea became blood; <sup>9</sup>and the third +part of the creatures that are in the sea, that have life, died; +and the third part of the ships were destroyed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And the third angel sounded; and there +fell out of heaven a great star, burning as a lamp, and it fell +upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of the +waters. <sup>11</sup>And the name of the star is called Wormwood. +And the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died +of the waters, because they were made bitter.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And the fourth angel sounded; and the +third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, +and the third part of the stars, that the third part of them might +be darkened, and the day not shine for a third part of it, and the +night in like manner.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And I saw, and heard an eagle flying in +mid-heaven, saying with a loud voice: Woe, woe, woe, to those who +dwell upon the earth, by reason of the remaining voices of the +trumpet of the three angels who are about to sound!</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">IX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> the fifth +angel sounded; and I saw a star fallen out of heaven to the earth, +and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss. +<sup>2</sup>And he opened the pit of the abyss, and there went up a +smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun +and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. +<sup>3</sup>And out of the smoke went forth locusts into the earth; +and there was given to them power, as the scorpions of the earth +have power. <sup>4</sup>And it was said to them, that they should +not hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green thing, nor any tree, +but only the men who have not the seal of God upon their foreheads. +<sup>5</sup>And it was given to them, that they should not kill +them, but that they shall be tormented five months. And their +torment is as the torment of a scorpion, when it has smitten a +man.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And in those days men will seek death, +and shall not find it; and they will desire to die, and death flees +from them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And the shapes of the locusts were like +to horses prepared for battle; and on their heads were as it were +crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men. +<sup>8</sup>And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth +were as the teeth of lions. <sup>9</sup>And they had breastplates, +as breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings was as the +sound of chariots of many horses running into battle. +<sup>10</sup>And they have tails like to scorpions, and stings; and +in their tails is their power to hurt men, five months. +<sup>11</sup>They have over them a king, the angel of the abyss. +His name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon; but in the Greek tongue +he has for a name, Apollyon.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>The first woe is past; behold, there +come yet two woes, after these things.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And the sixth angel sounded; and I +heard a voice out of the four horns of the golden altar which is +before God, <sup>14</sup>saying to the sixth angel who had the +trumpet: Loose the four angels who are bound, by the great river +Euphrates. <sup>15</sup>And the four angels were loosed, who had +been prepared for the hour, and day, and month, and year, that they +may slay the third part of men. <sup>16</sup>And the number of the +armies of the horsemen was two hundred thousand thousand. I heard +the number of them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And thus I saw the horses in the +vision, and those who sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and +of hyacinth, and like brimstone; and the heads of the horses were +as the heads of lions, and out of their mouths issue fire, and +smoke, and brimstone. <sup>18</sup>By these three plagues was the +third part of men killed, by the fire, and the smoke, and the +brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. <sup>19</sup>For the +power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails; for +their tails are like to serpents, having heads, and with them they +do hurt. <sup>20</sup>And the rest of men, who were not killed in +these plagues, repented not of the works of their hands, that they +should not worship demons, and idols of gold, and of silver, and of +brass, and of stone, and of wood, which can neither see, nor hear, +nor walk; <sup>21</sup>and they repented not of their murders, nor +of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their +thefts.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class="dc2">X. </span> A<span class= +"sc">nd</span> I saw another strong angel coming down out of +heaven, clothed with a cloud, and the rainbow was upon his head, +and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire. +<sup>2</sup>And he had in his hand a little book opened. And he set +his right foot upon the sea, and the left upon the land; +<sup>3</sup>and he cried with a loud voice, as a lion roars; and +when he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices. +<sup>4</sup>And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to +write; and I heard a voice out of heaven saying to me: Seal up the +things which the seven thunders spoke, and write them not. +<sup>5</sup>And the angel, whom I saw standing upon the sea and +upon the land, lifted up his right hand to heaven, <sup>6</sup>and +swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and the +things therein, and the earth and the things therein, and the sea +and the things therein, that there shall be time<sup><a href= +"#r661006" id="f661006" title="see footnote" name= +"f661006">6</a></sup> no longer; <sup>7</sup>but in the days of the +voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then is the +mystery of God finished, as he gave the joyful message to his +servants the prophets.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And the voice which I heard out of +heaven [I heard] again speaking to me, and saying: Go, take the +little book which lies opened in the hand of the angel, who stands +upon the sea and upon the land. <sup>9</sup>And I went to the +angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he said to me: +Take, and eat it up; and it will make thy belly bitter, but in thy +mouth it will be sweet as honey.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And I took the little book out of the +hand of the angel, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth as honey, +sweet; and when I had eaten it, my belly became bitter. +<sup>11</sup>And they say to me: Thou must again prophesy of many +peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> there was +given me a reed, like to a staff, saying: Rise, and measure the +temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship therein. +<sup>2</sup>And the court which is without the temple leave out, +and measure it not; because it was given to the Gentiles, and they +will tread down the holy city forty-two months. <sup>3</sup>And I +will give [power] to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a +thousand two hundred and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>These are the two olive-trees, and the +two lamp-stands, which stand before the Lord of the earth. +<sup>5</sup>And if any one desires to hurt them, fire goes forth +out of their mouth, and devours their enemies; and if any one +desires to hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>These have power to shut heaven, that it +rain not in the days of their prophecy; and have power over the +waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with every +plague, as often as they will.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And when they shall have finished their +testimony, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will make war +with them, and will overcome them, and will kill them. +<sup>8</sup>And their remains are on the street of the great city, +which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where their Lord also +was crucified. <sup>9</sup>And some out of the peoples, and tribes, +and tongues, and nations, look on their remains three days and a +half, and suffer not their dead bodies to be put into a tomb. +<sup>10</sup>And they who dwell on the earth rejoice ever them, and +are glad; and they will send gifts to one another, because these +two prophets tormented those who dwell on the earth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And after three days and a half, the +spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon +their feet; and great fear fell upon those who beheld them. +<sup>12</sup>And they heard a loud voice out of heaven, saying to +them: Come up hither. And they went up into heaven in the cloud, +and their enemies beheld them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And in that hour there was a great +earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell; and in the +earthquake were slain of men seven thousand names; and the rest +became afraid, and gave glory to the God of heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>The second woe is past; behold, the +third woe comes quickly.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And the seventh angel sounded; and +there followed loud voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of the +world is become our Lord's, and his Christ's; and he will reign +forever and ever. <sup>16</sup>And the twenty-four elders, who sit +before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces, and worshiped +God, <sup>17</sup>saying: We give thanks to thee, O Lord God the +Almighty, who art, and who wast; because thou hast taken thy great +power, and didst reign. <sup>18</sup>And the nations were enraged, +and thy wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to +give the reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, +and to those who fear thy name, the small and the great; and to +destroy those who destroy the earth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>And the temple of God was opened in +heaven, and the ark of his covenant was seen in his temple; and +there were lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, +and a great hail.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> a great +sign was seen in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon +under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. +<sup>2</sup>And being with child she cries out, travailing in +birth, and pained to be delivered.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And another sign was seen in heaven; and +behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and on +his heads seven crowns. <sup>4</sup>And his tail drags the third +part of the stars of heaven; and it cast them to the earth.</p> +<p class="pin">And the dragon stands before the woman who was about +to bring forth, that when she has brought forth, he may devour her +child. <sup>5</sup>And she brought forth a man-child, who will rule +all nations with a rod of iron; and her child was caught up to God, +and to his throne. <sup>6</sup>And the woman fled into the +wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they may +nourish her there a thousand two hundred and sixty days.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And there was war in heaven, Michael and +his angels fighting with the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his +angels, <sup>8</sup>and prevailed not; neither was their place +found any more in heaven.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And the great dragon was cast down, the +old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, who leads astray the whole +world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down +with him.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And I heard a loud voice in heaven, +saying: Now is come the salvation, and the strength, and the +kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ; because the +accuser of our brethren is cast down, who accused them before our +God day and night. <sup>11</sup>And they overcame him, because of +the blood of the Lamb, and because of the word of their testimony; +and they loved not their life, unto the death. <sup>12</sup>For +this cause rejoice, ye heavens, and they who dwell in them. Woe to +the earth and the sea! For the Devil is come down to you, having +great wrath, knowing that he has little time.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And when the dragon saw that he was +cast down to the earth, he persecuted the woman who brought forth +the man-child. <sup>14</sup>And there were given to the woman the +two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the +wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and +times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And the serpent cast out of his mouth +water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be +carried away by the flood. <sup>16</sup>And the earth helped the +woman; and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood +which the dragon cast out of his mouth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And the dragon was enraged at the +woman; and he departed to make war with the rest of her seed, who +keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> I +stood<sup><a href="#r661301a" id="f661301a" title="see footnote" +name="f661301a">1a</a></sup> upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a +beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, +and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads names of +blasphemy<sup><a href="#r661301b" id="f661301b" title= +"see footnote" name="f661301b">1b</a></sup>; <sup>2</sup>(and the +beast which I saw was like to a leopard, and his feet as of a bear, +and his mouth as the mouth of a lion, and the dragon gave to him +his power, and his throne, and great authority;) <sup>3</sup>and +one of his heads as it were wounded unto death. And his deadly +wound was healed; and all the world wondered after the beast. +<sup>4</sup>And they worshiped the dragon, because he gave the +authority to the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying: Who +is like to the beast, and who is able to make war with him?</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And there was given to him a mouth +speaking great and blasphemous things; and power was given him to +work forty-two months. <sup>6</sup>And he opened his mouth in +blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, +those who tabernacle in heaven. <sup>7</sup>And it was given him to +make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and power was given +him over every tribe, and tongue, and nation. <sup>8</sup>And all +who dwell upon the earth will worship him, whose names are not +written in the book of life of the Lamb which is slain, from the +foundation of the world.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>If any one has an ear, let him hear.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>If any one is for captivity, he goes +into captivity; if any to be killed with the sword, he must be +killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the +saints.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And I saw another beast coming up out +of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a +dragon. <sup>12</sup>And he exercises all the authority of the +first beast in his presence, and causes the earth and those who +dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was +healed. <sup>13</sup>And he does great signs, so that also he +causes fire to come down out of heaven on the earth, in the sight +of men; <sup>14</sup>and he leads astray those who dwell on the +earth, because of the signs which it was given him to do in the +presence of the beast; saying to those who dwell on the earth, that +they should make an image to the beast, which has the wound of the +sword, and lived. <sup>15</sup>And it was given him to give +breath<sup><a href="#r661315" id="f661315" title="see footnote" +name="f661315">15</a></sup> to the image of the beast, that the +image of the beast should also speak, and should cause that as many +as worship not the image of the beast should be killed. +<sup>16</sup>And he causes all, the small and the great, and the +rich and the poor, and the free and the bond, to receive a +mark<sup><a href="#r661316" id="f661316" title="see footnote" name= +"f661316">16</a></sup> on their right hand, or on their forehead; +<sup>17</sup>and that no one should be able to buy or sell, save he +that has the mark, the name of the beast, or the number of his +name.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>Here is wisdom. Let him that has +understanding count up the number of the beast, for it is the +number of a man; and his number is Six hundred and sixty-six.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> I saw, and +behold, the Lamb stood on the mount Zion, and with him a hundred +and forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of his +Father written on their foreheads.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And I heard a voice out of heaven, as +the voice of many waters, and as the voice of loud thunder; the +voice which I heard was as that of harpers, harping with their +harps. <sup>3</sup>And they sing as it were a new song before the +throne, and before the four animals and the elders; and no one was +able to learn the song, except the hundred and forty-four thousand, +who are redeemed from the earth. <sup>4</sup>These are they who +were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they +who follow the Lamb, whithersoever he goes. These were redeemed +from men, a first-fruits to God and to the Lamb. <sup>5</sup>And in +their mouth was found no falsehood; for they are blameless.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And I saw another angel flying in +mid-heaven, having the everlasting gospel<sup><a href="#r661406" +id="f661406" title="see footnote" name="f661406">6</a></sup> to +preach to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and +tribe, and tongue, and people; <sup>7</sup>saying with a loud +voice: Fear God, and give glory to him, because the hour of his +judgment is come; and worship him who made heaven and earth, and +sea, and fountains of waters.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And another, a second angel followed, +saying: Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, because she has +made all the nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her +fornication.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And another, a third angel followed +them, saying with a loud voice: If any one worships the beast and +his image, and receives a mark on his forehead, or on his hand, +<sup>10</sup>he also shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, +which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his wrath, and +shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of holy +angels, and in the presence of the Lamb. <sup>11</sup>And the smoke +of their torment goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest +day and night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever +receives the mark of his name.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Here is the patience of the saints, who +keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>13</sup>And I heard a voice out of heaven +saying: Write, Happy are the dead who die in the Lord, henceforth; +yea, says the Spirit, that they shall rest from their labors, for +their works follow with them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And I saw, and behold a white cloud, +and upon the cloud one sitting like to the Son of man, having on +his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. +<sup>15</sup>And another angel came forth out of the temple, crying +with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud: Put forth thy +sickle, and reap; because the time to reap is come; because the +harvest of the earth is ripe. <sup>16</sup>And he who sat on the +cloud thrust in his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was +reaped.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And another angel came forth out of the +temple which is in heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. +<sup>18</sup>And another angel came out from the altar, who had +power over fire; and he cried with a loud cry to him who had the +sharp sickle, saying: Put forth thy sharp sickle, and gather the +clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. +<sup>19</sup>And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and +gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great +wine-press of the wrath of God. <sup>20</sup>And the wine-press was +trodden without the city, and blood came forth out of the +wine-press, even to the bits of the horses, as far as a thousand +and six hundred furlongs.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XV. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> I saw +another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels having +seven plagues; which are the last, because in them is completed the +wrath of God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And I saw as it were a sea of glass, +mingled with fire; and those who had gained the victory over the +beast, and over his image, and over the number of his name, +standing by the sea of glass, having harps of God. <sup>3</sup>And +they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the +Lamb, saying: Great and marvelous are thy works, Lord God the +Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of the nations. +<sup>4</sup>Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? +Because thou alone art holy; because all the nations shall come and +worship before thee; because thy judgments are made manifest.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And after these things I saw, and the +temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened; +<sup>6</sup>and there came forth the seven angels having the seven +plagues, clothed in pure, shining linen, and girded about the +breasts with golden girdles. <sup>7</sup>And one of the four +animals gave to the seven angels seven golden cups, full of the +wrath of God, who lives forever and ever. <sup>8</sup>And the +temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God, and from his +power; and no one was able to enter into the temple, till the seven +plagues of the seven angels should be completed.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> I heard a +loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven angels: Go, and +pour out the seven cups of the wrath of God into the earth.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And the first departed, and poured out +his cup into the earth<sup><a href="#r661602" id="f661602" title= +"see footnote" name="f661602">2</a></sup>; and there fell a noisome +and grievous sore upon the men who have the mark of the beast, and +who worship his image.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>3</sup>And the second poured out his cup into +the sea; and it became blood, as of a dead man; and every living +thing died that was in the sea.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And the third poured out his cup into +the rivers, and the fountains of water; and they became blood. +<sup>5</sup>And I heard the angel of the waters saying: Righteous +art thou, who art and who wast holy, because thou didst thus judge; +<sup>6</sup>because they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and +thou hast given them blood to drink. They are worthy. +<sup>7</sup>And I heard, out of the altar, one saying<sup><a href= +"#r661607" id="f661607" title="see footnote" name= +"f661607">7</a></sup>: Even so, Lord God the Almighty, true and +righteous are thy judgments.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And the fourth poured out his cup upon +the sun; and it was given to it to scorch men with fire. +<sup>9</sup>And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed +the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, and repented +not, to give him glory.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And the fifth poured out his cup upon +the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened; and they +gnawed their tongues for pain, <sup>11</sup>and blasphemed the God +of heaven, because of their pains and their sores, and repented not +of their works.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And the sixth poured out his cup upon +the great river, the Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that +the way of the kings, who are from the rising of the sun, might be +prepared. <sup>13</sup>And I saw come out of the mouth of the +dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of +the false prophet, three unclean spirits as frogs; <sup>14</sup>for +they are spirits of demons, working signs, which go forth over the +kings of the whole habitable world, to gather them to the battle of +that great day of God the Almighty.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>Behold, I come as a thief. Happy is he +that watches, and keeps his garments, that he may not walk naked +and they see his shame.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>And they gathered them into the place +called in the Hebrew tongue, Armageddon.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And the seventh poured out his cup upon +the air; and there came forth a loud voice out of the temple of +heaven, from the throne, saying: It is done. <sup>18</sup>And there +were lightnings, and voices, and thunders; and there was a great +earthquake, such as was not since there was a man upon the earth, +so mighty an earthquake, so great. <sup>19</sup>And the great city +was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell; +and Babylon the great was remembered before God, to give to her the +cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. <sup>20</sup>And +every island fled away, and mountains were not found. +<sup>21</sup>And great hail, as of a talent's weight, comes down +out of heaven upon men; and men blasphemed God on account of the +plague of the hail; because the plague thereof was exceeding +great.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> there +came one of the seven angels who have the seven cups, and talked +with me, saying: Come hither; I will show thee the judgment of the +great harlot, that sits upon many waters; <sup>2</sup>with whom the +kings of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of +the earth were made drunk with the wine of her fornication. +<sup>3</sup>And he carried me away in the spirit into the +wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting upon a scarlet beast, full of +the names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns. +<sup>4</sup>And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and +gilded with gold, and precious stones and pearls, having a golden +cup in her hand, full of abominations and the impurities of her +fornication. <sup>5</sup>And upon her forehead was a name written: +MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE +ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And I saw the woman drunken with the +blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; +and I wondered when I saw her, with great wonder. <sup>7</sup>And +the angel said to me: Wherefore didst thou wonder? I will tell thee +the mystery of the woman, and of the beast that carries her, which +has the seven heads and the ten horns. <sup>8</sup>The beast that +thou sawest was, and is not, and is to come up out of the abyss, +and to go into perdition; and they will wonder who dwell on the +earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the +foundation of the world, seeing the beast, that he was, and is not, +and shall come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>Here is the mind that has wisdom. The +seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sits. +<sup>10</sup>And they are seven kings; the five are fallen, and the +one is; the other is not yet come; and when he comes, he must +remain a little time. <sup>11</sup>And the beast that was, and is +not, he also is an eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into +perdition.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And the ten horns which thou sawest are +ten kings, who received no kingdom as yet; but receive authority as +kings one hour, along with the beast. <sup>13</sup>These have one +mind, and give their power and authority to the beast. +<sup>14</sup>These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will +overcome them; because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and +they who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And he says to me: The waters which +thou sawest, where the harlot sits, are peoples and multitudes, and +nations and tongues. <sup>16</sup>And the ten horns, and the beast, +these will hate the harlot, and will make her desolate and naked, +and will eat her flesh, and will burn her up with fire. +<sup>17</sup>For God put it into their hearts to do his will, and +to form one purpose, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until +the words of God shall be fulfilled.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>And the woman which thou sawest is the +great city, which has a kingdom over the kings of the earth.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XVIII. </span> A<span class="sc">fter</span> these +things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great +authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory. +<sup>2</sup>And he cried with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the +great is fallen, is fallen, and is become a habitation of demons, +and a hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and +hateful bird. <sup>3</sup>Because all the nations have drunk of the +wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth +committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth +became rich out of the abundance of her luxury.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And I heard another voice out of heaven, +saying: Come out of her, my people, that ye partake not in her +sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. <sup>5</sup>For her +sins reached unto heaven, and God remembered her iniquities. +<sup>6</sup>Reward her as she also rewarded, and render twofold +according to her works; in the cup which she mixed, mix for her +twofold. <sup>7</sup>By as much as she glorified herself, and lived +luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her; because in her +heart she says: I sit a queen, and not a widow, and shall not see +mourning. <sup>8</sup>Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, +death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be burned up with +fire because strong is the Lord God who judged her.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And the kings of the earth, who +committed fornication and lived luxuriously with her, shall weep, +and shall lament for her, when they see the smoke of her burning; +<sup>10</sup>standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying: +Alas, alas, the great city Babylon, the mighty city! Because in one +hour thy judgment is come.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And the merchants of the earth shall +weep and mourn over her, because no one buys their lading any more; +<sup>12</sup>the lading of gold, and of silver, and of precious +stones, and of pearls, and of fine linen, and of purple, and of +silk, and of scarlet; and all citron wood, and every vessel of +ivory, and every vessel of most precious wood, and of brass, and of +iron and of marble, <sup>13</sup>and cinnamon, and amomum, and +odors, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine +flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and [lading] of horses, +and of chariots, and of slaves; and souls of men. <sup>14</sup>And +the fruit that thy soul desired departed from thee, and all the +dainty and goodly things perished from thee, and thou shalt no more +find them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>The merchants of these things, who +became rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her +torment, weeping and mourning, <sup>16</sup>saying: Alas, alas, the +great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and +scarlet, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls; +<sup>17</sup>because in one hour so great riches are made +desolate.</p> +<p class="pin">And every pilot, and every one that sails to any +place, and seamen, and as many as do business at sea, stood afar +off, <sup>18</sup>and cried out when they saw the smoke of her +burning, saying: Who is like to the great city! <sup>19</sup>And +they cast dust upon their heads, and cried out, weeping and +mourning, saying: Alas, alas, the great city, whereby all that have +the ships in the sea became rich by reason of her costliness; +because in one hour she is made desolate.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye +saints, ye apostles, and ye prophets; because God judged your cause +upon her.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>And a strong angel took up a stone like +a great millstone, and cast it into the sea, saying: Thus with +violence shall Babylon the great city be cast down, and shall be +found no more. <sup>22</sup>And the voice of harpers, and of +musicians, and of pipers, and of trumpeters, shall be heard in thee +no more; and no craftsman, of whatever craft, shall be found any +more in thee, and the sound of a millstone shall be heard in thee +no more; <sup>23</sup>and the light of a lamp shall shine in thee +no more; and the voice of bridegroom and of bride shall be heard in +thee no more; because thy merchants were the great men of the +earth; because by thy sorcery all the nations were led astray.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>24</sup>And in her was found the blood of +prophets, and of saints and of all that have been slain upon the +earth.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XIX. </span> A<span class="sc">fter</span> these +things, I heard as it were a loud voice of a great multitude in +heaven, of those saying: Alleluia; the salvation, and the glory, +and the power, are our God's; <sup>2</sup>because true and +righteous are his judgments; because he judged the great harlot, +who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and avenged the blood +of his servants at her hand. <sup>3</sup>And a second time they +said: Alleluia. And her smoke goes up forever and ever.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And the twenty-four elders, and the four +animals, fell down and worshiped God, who sits on the throne, +saying: Amen; Alleluia.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And a voice came out from the throne, +saying: Praise our God, all ye his servants, and ye who fear him, +the small and the great.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And I heard as it were the voice of a +great multitude, and as the sound of many waters, and as the sound +of mighty thunders, saying: Alleluia; because the Lord God the +Almighty reigns. <sup>7</sup>Let us rejoice and exult, and we will +give to him the glory; because the marriage of the Lamb is come, +and his wife made herself ready. <sup>8</sup>And it was given her +that she should be clothed in fine linen, pure and shining; for the +fine linen is the righteousness of the saints.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And he says to me: Write, Happy are they +who are called to the marriage-supper of the Lamb. And he says to +me: These are the true sayings of God. <sup>10</sup>And I fell +before his feet to worship him. And he said to me: See thou do it +not. I am a fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren who have the +testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the +spirit of prophecy.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And I saw heaven opened, and behold a +white horse, and he who sat upon him, called Faithful and True; and +in righteousness he judges, and makes war. <sup>12</sup>His eyes +were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he +had a name written, which no one knows but he himself. +<sup>13</sup>And he was clothed with a garment dipped in blood; and +his name is called, The Word of God. <sup>14</sup>And the armies +which are in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine +linen, white, pure. <sup>15</sup>And out of his mouth goes a sharp +sword, that with it he may smite the nations; and he will rule them +with a rod of iron; and he treads the wine-press of the fierceness +of the wrath of God the Almighty. <sup>16</sup>And he has on his +garment, and on his thigh, a name written: KING OF KINGS, AND LORD +OF LORDS.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And I saw an angel standing in the sun. +And he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the birds that fly in +mid-heaven: Come, and gather yourselves together to the great +supper of God; <sup>18</sup>that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and +the flesh of captains of thousands, and the flesh of mighty men, +and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them, and the flesh +of all, both free and bond, both small and great.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>19</sup>And I saw the beast, and the kings of +the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war with him +who sat on the horse, and with his army. <sup>20</sup>And the beast +was seized, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs +in his presence, with which he led astray those who received the +mark of the beast, and who warship his image. The two were cast +alive into the lake of fire, that burns with brimstone. +<sup>21</sup>And the rest were slain with the sword of him who sat +upon the horse, which went forth out of his mouth; and all the +birds were filled with their flesh.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XX. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> I saw an +angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss, and a +great chain in his hand. <sup>2</sup>And he laid hold of the +dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound +him a thousand years, <sup>3</sup>and cast him into the abyss, and +shut it, and set a seal over him, that he mislead the nations no +more, until the thousand years are finished; after these he must be +loosed a little time.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>4</sup>And I saw thrones, and they sat upon +them, and judgment was given to them; and the souls of those +beheaded on account of the testimony of Jesus, and on account of +the word of God, and whoever did not worship the beast, neither his +image, and did not receive the mark upon the forehead, or upon +their hand; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand +years. <sup>5</sup>The rest of the dead lived not until the +thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. +<sup>6</sup>Happy and holy is he that has part in the first +resurrection; on these the second death has no power, but they +shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a +thousand years.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>7</sup>And when the thousand years are +finished, Satan will be loosed out of his prison, <sup>8</sup>and +will go out to mislead the nations that are in the four corners of +the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to the war, the +number of whom is as the sand of the sea. <sup>9</sup>And they went +up upon the breadth of the earth, and encompassed the camp of the +saints, and the beloved city; and fire came down from +God<sup><a href="#r662009" id="f662009" title="see footnote" name= +"f662009">9</a></sup> out of heaven, and devoured them. +<sup>10</sup>And the Devil who misleads them was cast into the lake +of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and the false +prophet; and they will be tormented day and night forever and +ever.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>11</sup>And I saw a great white throne, and him +who sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled +away, and no place was found for them.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>And I saw the dead, the great and the +small, standing before the throne. And books were opened; and +another book was opened, which is [the book] of life; and the dead +were judged out of the things written in the books, according to +their works. <sup>13</sup>And the sea gave up the dead which were +in it; and death and the underworld gave up the dead which were in +them; and they were judged each one according to their works.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>14</sup>And death and the underworld were cast +into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. +<sup>15</sup>And if any one was not found written in the book of +life, he was cast into the lake of fire.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXI. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> I saw a +new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first +earth passed away, and the sea is no more.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>2</sup>And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, +coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for +her husband. <sup>3</sup>And I heard a loud voice out of the +throne, saying: Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he +will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and +GOD-WITH-THEM<sup><a href="#r662103" id="f662103" title= +"see footnote" name="f662103">3</a></sup> himself will be their +God. <sup>4</sup>And he will wipe away every tear from their eyes; +and death shall be no more, nor shall mourning, nor crying, nor +pain be any more; because the former things are passed away.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>5</sup>And he who sat upon the throne said: +Behold, I make all things new. And he says: Write; because these +words are faithful and true.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And he said to me: It is done. I am the +Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to him +that thirsts, of the fountain of the water of life freely. +<sup>7</sup>He that overcomes shall inherit these things; and I +will be to him a God, and he shall be to me a son. <sup>8</sup>But +the fearful, and unbelieving, and defiled with abominations, and +murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all +the liars, shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire +and brimstone, which is the second death.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>9</sup>And there came one from among the seven +angels, who have the seven cups full of the seven last plagues, and +talked with me, saying: Come hither; I will show thee the bride, +the wife of the Lamb. <sup>10</sup>And he carried me away in the +spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the holy city +Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, <sup>11</sup>having +the glory of God; her luminary like to a most precious stone, as it +were to a jasper stone, clear as crystal; <sup>12</sup>having a +wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve +angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the +twelve tribes of the sons of Israel; <sup>13</sup>on the east three +gates, and on the north three gates, and on the south three gates, +and on the west three gates. <sup>14</sup>And the wall of the city +had twelve foundation-stones, and on them twelve names of the +twelve apostles of the Lamb.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>15</sup>And he who talked with me had a golden +reed for a measure, that he might measure the city, and the gates +thereof, and the wall thereof. <sup>16</sup>And the city lies +foursquare, and its length is as great as the breadth. And he +measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The +length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And he measured the wall thereof, a +hundred and forty-four cubits, the measure of a man, which is that +of an angel. <sup>18</sup>And the structure of its wall was jasper; +and the city was pure gold, like to pure glass. <sup>19</sup>The +foundation-stones of the wall of the city were adorned with every +precious stone. The first foundation-stone was jasper; the second, +sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; +<sup>20</sup>the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, +chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, +chrysoprasus; the eleventh, hyacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. +<sup>21</sup>And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each several +gate was of one pearl; and the street of the city was pure gold, as +transparent glass.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>22</sup>And I saw in it no temple; for the Lord +God the Almighty is its temple, and the Lamb.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>23</sup>And the city has no need of the sun, +neither of the moon, to shine on it; for the glory of God lightened +it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. <sup>24</sup>And the nations +will walk by its light; and the kings of the earth bring their +glory into it. <sup>25</sup>And its gates will not be shut by day; +for there will be no night there; <sup>26</sup>and they will bring +the glory and the honor of the nations into it. <sup>27</sup>And +there shall not enter into it any thing unclean, or that works +abomination or falsehood; but they who are written in the Lamb's +book of life.</p> +<p class="pch"><span class= +"dc2">XXII. </span> A<span class="sc">nd</span> he showed +me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of +the throne of God and of the Lamb. <sup>2</sup>In the midst of its +street, and on either side of the river, was a tree of life, +bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit every month; and the +leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. +<sup>3</sup>And there will be no more curse. And the throne of God +and of the Lamb will be in it; and his servants will serve him, +<sup>4</sup>and will see his face, and his name will be upon their +foreheads. <sup>5</sup>And there will be no night there; and they +will have no need of a lamp, nor of the light of the sun, because +the Lord God will give them light; and they will reign forever and +ever.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>6</sup>And he said to me: These sayings are +faithful and true; and the Lord, the God of the spirits of the +prophets, sent his angel to show to his servants what things must +shortly come to pass. <sup>7</sup>Behold, I come quickly. Happy is +he that keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>8</sup>And I, John, am he who heard and saw +these things. And when I heard and saw, I fell down to worship +before the feet of the angel, who showed me these things. +<sup>9</sup>And he says to me: See thou do it not. I am a +fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren the prophets, and of +those who keep the sayings of this book; worship God.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>10</sup>And he says to me: Seal not the sayings +of the prophecy of this book; for the time is at hand. +<sup>11</sup>He that is unjust, let him be unjust still; and he +that is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he that is righteous, +let him be righteous still; and he that is holy, let him be holy +still.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>12</sup>Behold, I come quickly; and my reward +is with me, to give to each one according as his work is. +<sup>13</sup>I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, +the beginning and the end. <sup>14</sup>Happy are they who wash +their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may +enter by the gates into the city. <sup>15</sup>without are the +dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, +and the idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>16</sup>I, Jesus, sent my angel, to testify to +you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring +of David, the bright, the morning star.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>17</sup>And the Spirit and the bride say: Come. +And let him that hears say: Come. And let him that thirsts, come; +let him that will, take the water of life freely.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>18</sup>I testify to every one that hears the +words of the prophecy of this book, if any one shall add to them, +God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book; +<sup>19</sup>and if any one shall take away from the words of the +book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of +life, and out of the holy city, which are written of in this +book.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>20</sup>He who testifies these things, says: +Yea, I come quickly. Amen; come, Lord Jesus.</p> +<p class="pin"><sup>21</sup>The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the +saints.</p> +<h1 style="font-size:18pt;margin-top:4em; margin-bottom:2em;"> +<a name="fn" id="fn"><b>Footnotes</b></a></h1> +Matthew +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f400119" id="r400119" name= +"r400119">1:19</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>; to +make her an example</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400123" id="r400123" name= +"r400123">1:23</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, which interpreted is</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400125" id="r400125" name= +"r400125">1:25</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: her +first-born son</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400218" id="r400218" name= +"r400218">2:18</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: +lamentation and weeping</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400505" id="r400505" name= +"r400505">5:5</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, the land</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400511" id="r400511" name= +"r400511">5:11</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies omit</i>: +falsely.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400521" id="r400521" name= +"r400521">5:21</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, by those</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400522a" id="r400522a" name= +"r400522a">5:22a</a></sup> without cause, <i>is omitted in +many ancient copies.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400522b" id="r400522b" name= +"r400522b">5:22b</a></sup> Raca, <i>a term of angry +reproach.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400533" id="r400533" name= +"r400533">5:33</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, by those of old</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400611" id="r400611" name= +"r400611">6:11</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, our needful bread</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400613" id="r400613" name= +"r400613">6:13</a></sup> <i>The words omitted are wanting in +all the ancient copies.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400627" id="r400627" name= +"r400627">6:27</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, to his age</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400714" id="r400714" name= +"r400714">7:14</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: How +strait</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400724" id="r400724" name= +"r400724">7:24</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: my +sayings</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400828" id="r400828" name= +"r400828">8:28</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: +Gergesenes</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400915" id="r400915" name= +"r400915">9:15</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Can the bride-men +mourn</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f400936" id="r400936" name= +"r400936">9:36</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, and cast off</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401004" id="r401004" name= +"r401004">10:4</a></sup> Cananite, (<i>as some suppose</i>) = +Zelotes.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401008" id="r401008" name= +"r401008">10:8</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies omit</i>: +raise the dead</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401109" id="r401109" name= +"r401109">11:9</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: But +why went ye out? To see a prophet?</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401123a" id="r401123a" name= +"r401123a">11:23a</a></sup> <i>In the oldest copies</i>: +shalt thou be exalted to heaven? Thou shalt</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401123b" id="r401123b" name= +"r401123b">11:23b</a></sup> Underworld: <i>the abode of the +dead, represented (figuratively, as in the Old Testament) as +underneath, in contrast with heaven above. See</i> Philipp. 2:10; +Rev. 5:3, 13; Luke 16:23.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401222" id="r401222" name= +"r401222">12:22</a></sup> <i>The oldest copies omit</i>, +blind, <i>and</i> both.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401309" id="r401309" name= +"r401309">13:9</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: He +that has ears, let him hear.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401311" id="r401311" name= +"r401311">13:11</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Because to you it is +given</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401336" id="r401336" name= +"r401336">13:36</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Then leaving the +multitudes</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401343" id="r401343" name= +"r401343">13:43</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: He +that has ears, let him hear.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401344" id="r401344" name= +"r401344">13:44</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, and because of his +joy,</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401355" id="r401355" name= +"r401355">13:55</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: +Joses</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401402" id="r401402" name= +"r401402">14:2</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, the powers</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401433" id="r401433" name= +"r401433">14:33</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, and bowed down to +him</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401504" id="r401504" name= +"r401504">15:4</a></sup> <i>In the oldest copies</i>: For God +said:</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401506" id="r401506" name= +"r401506">15:6</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: the +commandment of God</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401613" id="r401613" name= +"r401613">16:13</a></sup> <i>In many ancient copies</i>: that +I the Son of man am</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401617" id="r401617" name= +"r401617">16:17</a></sup> <i>that is</i>, Son of Jonah.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401618a" id="r401618a" name= +"r401618a">16:18a</a></sup> <i>that is</i>, rock.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401618b" id="r401618b" name= +"r401618b">16:18b</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, my congregation</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401623" id="r401623" name= +"r401623">16:23</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, adversary</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401626" id="r401626" name= +"r401626">16:26</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, as a ransom</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401724" id="r401724" name= +"r401724">17:24</a></sup> Half-shekel; <i>see</i> Exodus +30:13, 15.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401824" id="r401824" name= +"r401824">18:24</a></sup> Talent (<i>Syrian</i>), <i>about +fifteen hundred denáries.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401828" id="r401828" name= +"r401828">18:28</a></sup> Denáry, <i>seven and a half +pence sterling, or fifteen cents.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f401904" id="r401904" name= +"r401904">19:4</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: who +created them</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402002" id="r402002" name= +"r402002">20:2</a></sup> Denáry (<i>see</i> Mat +18:28), <i>about one-third more than the daily pay of a Roman +soldier.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402109" id="r402109" name= +"r402109">21:9</a></sup> Hosanna: <i>i. e.</i>, Save +now!</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402130" id="r402130" name= +"r402130">21:30</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: to +the second</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402131" id="r402131" name= +"r402131">21:31</a></sup> <i>In the oldest copies</i>: They +say to him: The tardier one</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402215" id="r402215" name= +"r402215">22:15</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, ensnare him in +discourse.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402219" id="r402219" name= +"r402219">22:19</a></sup> Denáry, <i>a Roman +coin.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402307" id="r402307" name= +"r402307">23:7</a></sup> Rabbi (my <i>Master</i>), <i>a +Jewish title of respect, given to a teacher.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402313" id="r402313" name= +"r402313">23:13</a></sup> V. 14 <i>is wanting here, in the +oldest copies; it belongs to</i> Mark 12:40, and Luke 20:47.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402406" id="r402406" name= +"r402406">24:6</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: for +it must come to pass</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402430" id="r402430" name= +"r402430">24:30</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, tribes of the land</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402442" id="r402442" name= +"r402442">24:42</a></sup> <i>In many ancient copies</i>: in +what hour</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402626" id="r402626" name= +"r402626">26:26</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: took +a loaf</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402628" id="r402628" name= +"r402628">26:28</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: of +the covenant</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402645" id="r402645" name= +"r402645">26:45</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Sleep on now, and take +your rest</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402653" id="r402653" name= +"r402653">26:53</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: that +I can not pray to my Father, and he will now send</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402734" id="r402734" name= +"r402734">27:34</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: gave +him wine to drink</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402747" id="r402747" name= +"r402747">27:47</a></sup> Elijah: <i>in their form of +address</i>, Elia.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f402814" id="r402814" name= +"r402814">28:14</a></sup> <i>In some copies</i>: Shall be +heard before the governor</li> +</ol> +Mark +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f410114" id="r410114" name= +"r410114">1:14</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: the +good news of God</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f410124" id="r410124" name= +"r410124">1:24</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: Hah! +what have we to do with thee</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f410127" id="r410127" name= +"r410127">1:27</a></sup> <i>In many ancient copies</i>: What +new teaching is this? For with authority he commands even the +unclean spirits</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f410218" id="r410218" name= +"r410218">2:18</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, used to fast</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f410219" id="r410219" name= +"r410219">2:19</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Can the bridemen +fast</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f410222" id="r410222" name= +"r410222">2:22</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies add</i>: But +new wine must be put into new skins.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f410223" id="r410223" name= +"r410223">2:23</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, began to make a way</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f410318" id="r410318" name= +"r410318">3:18</a></sup> Cananite, (<i>as some suppose</i>) = +Zelotes.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f410611" id="r410611" name= +"r410611">6:11</a></sup> <i>The words omitted are not found +here, in the oldest copies; they belong to</i> Matt. 10:15.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f410620" id="r410620" name= +"r410620">6:20</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, and he kept him</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f410711" id="r410711" name= +"r410711">7:11</a></sup> <i>The conclusion, "He is bound," +(by his oath,) and so freed from the duty to his parents, is left +to be inferred from the speaker's silence; compare the similar use +of this figure of speech, in</i> Ex. 32:32; Luke 13:9 Acts +23:9.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f411042" id="r411042" name= +"r411042">10:42</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, they who claim to +rule</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f411108" id="r411108" name= +"r411108">11:8</a></sup> <i>In the oldest copies</i>: and +others branches, cutting them from the fields.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f411126" id="r411126" name= +"r411126">11:26</a></sup> V. 26 <i>is omitted in some ancient +copies.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f411215" id="r411215" name= +"r411215">12:15</a></sup> Denáry, <i>a Roman +coin.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f411441" id="r411441" name= +"r411441">14:41</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Sleep on now, and take +your rest!</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f411542" id="r411542" name= +"r411542">15:42</a></sup> <i>Gr</i>. which is the +ante-sabbath</li> +</ol> +Luke +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f420101" id="r420101" name= +"r420101">1:1</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, the things accomplished +among us</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420104" id="r420104" name= +"r420104">1:4</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, those words</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420137" id="r420137" name= +"r420137">1:37</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, no word shall be</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420145" id="r420145" name= +"r420145">1:45</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, for there shall be</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420165" id="r420165" name= +"r420165">1:65</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, all these words</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420219" id="r420219" name= +"r420219">2:19</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, all these words</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420249" id="r420249" name= +"r420249">2:49</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, must be in my Father's +business</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420314" id="r420314" name= +"r420314">3:14</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, with your allowance</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420323" id="r420323" name= +"r420323">3:23</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, was beginning to be</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420438" id="r420438" name= +"r420438">4:38</a></sup> <i>Gr</i>. with a great fever</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420530" id="r420530" name= +"r420530">5:30</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, the scribes and Pharisees +among them</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420534" id="r420534" name= +"r420534">5:34</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Can ye make the bridemen +fast</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420538" id="r420538" name= +"r420538">5:38</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies omit</i>, and +both are preserved together.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420539" id="r420539" name= +"r420539">5:39</a></sup> <i>In the oldest copies</i>: is good +(<i>or</i>, is mild).</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420601" id="r420601" name= +"r420601">6:1</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, on the second-first +sabbath (<i>omitted in some ancient copies</i>).</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420609" id="r420609" name= +"r420609">6:9</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: +whether it is lawful</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420628" id="r420628" name= +"r420628">6:28</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, for those who falsely +accuse you</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420649" id="r420649" name= +"r420649">6:49</a></sup> <i>Gr</i>. it fell together</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420741" id="r420741" name= +"r420741">7:41</a></sup> Denáry, <i>about seven and a +half pence sterling, or fifteen cents</i>.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420946" id="r420946" name= +"r420946">9:46</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, there arose a dispute +among them</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f420955" id="r420955" name= +"r420955">9:55</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Know ye not</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421007" id="r421007" name= +"r421007">10:7</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, as they have</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421011" id="r421011" name= +"r421011">10:11</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, against you</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421035" id="r421035" name= +"r421035">10:35</a></sup> Denáry, <i>seven and a half +pence sterling, or fifteen cents (one third more than the daily pay +of a Roman soldier)</i>.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421103" id="r421103" name= +"r421103">11:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, our needful bread</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421117" id="r421117" name= +"r421117">11:17</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, and house falls upon +house</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421135" id="r421135" name= +"r421135">11:35</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, whether the light that +is in thee is darkness</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421141" id="r421141" name= +"r421141">11:41</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, give that which is +within in alms</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421148" id="r421148" name= +"r421148">11:48</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>, and +ye build!</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421153" id="r421153" name= +"r421153">11:53</a></sup> <i>Gr</i>. to answer off-hand +concerning many things</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421225" id="r421225" name= +"r421225">12:25</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, to his age</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421249" id="r421249" name= +"r421249">12:49</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, and how I would it were +already kindled</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421307" id="r421307" name= +"r421307">13:7</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, impoverish the +ground</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421309" id="r421309" name= +"r421309">13:9</a></sup> <i>Compare</i> Mark 7:11.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421405" id="r421405" name= +"r421405">14:5</a></sup> <i>In the oldest copies</i>: whose +son, or ox</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421418" id="r421418" name= +"r421418">14:18</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, they all, at once, +began</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421423" id="r421423" name= +"r421423">14:23</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, and constrain them</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421721" id="r421721" name= +"r421721">17:21</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, is among you</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f421812" id="r421812" name= +"r421812">18:12</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, of all that I gain</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f422020" id="r422020" name= +"r422020">20:20</a></sup> [Or,] And having kept watch,</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f422024" id="r422024" name= +"r422024">20:24</a></sup> Denáry, [a Roman coin.]</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f422119" id="r422119" name= +"r422119">21:19</a></sup> [Or,] By your patience preserve +your souls.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f422237" id="r422237" name= +"r422237">22:37</a></sup> [Or,] are having an end.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f422266" id="r422266" name= +"r422266">22:66</a></sup> [Gr.] the eldership of the +people</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f422317" id="r422317" name= +"r422317">23:17</a></sup> V. 17 [is omitted in all the oldest +and best copies.]</li> +</ol> +John +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f430103" id="r430103" name= +"r430103">1:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, were made through him</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430114" id="r430114" name= +"r430114">1:14</a></sup> <i>Gr.</i> tabernacled among us</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430115" id="r430115" name= +"r430115">1:15</a></sup> <i>Gr.</i> is become before me; +because he was prior to me.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430130" id="r430130" name= +"r430130">1:30</a></sup> <i>Gr.</i> is become before me; +because he was prior to me.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430142" id="r430142" name= +"r430142">1:42</a></sup> Peter: <i>that is, Rock.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430151" id="r430151" name= +"r430151">1:51</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies omit</i>: +henceforth.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430206" id="r430206" name= +"r430206">2:6</a></sup> Firkin: <i>holding nine +gallons.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430303" id="r430303" name= +"r430303">3:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, born from above</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430334" id="r430334" name= +"r430334">3:34</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: God +gives not</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430405" id="r430405" name= +"r430405">4:5</a></sup> Sychar: <i>also called +Shechem.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430427" id="r430427" name= +"r430427">4:27</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, was talking with a +woman.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430504" id="r430504" name= +"r430504">5:4</a></sup> <i>The words in brackets are wanting +in the oldest and best copies.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430539" id="r430539" name= +"r430539">5:39</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Ye search</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430633" id="r430633" name= +"r430633">6:33</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, is he who</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430726" id="r430726" name= +"r430726">7:26</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Have the rulers come to +know</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430747" id="r430747" name= +"r430747">7:47</a></sup> <i>In the oldest copies</i>: Never +man spoke thus.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430752" id="r430752" name= +"r430752">7:52</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, has arisen no +prophet.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f430753" id="r430753" name= +"r430753">7:53</a></sup> Ch. vii., 53-viii., 11. <i>The words +in brackets are wanting in most of the ancient copies.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f431024" id="r431024" name= +"r431024">10:24</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, hold us in +expectation?</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f431205" id="r431205" name= +"r431205">12:5</a></sup> Denáry, <i>seven and a half +pence sterling, or fifteen cents.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f431206" id="r431206" name= +"r431206">12:6</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, and bore off</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f431207" id="r431207" name= +"r431207">12:7</a></sup> <i>In the oldest copies</i>: that +she may keep it</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f431227" id="r431227" name= +"r431227">12:27</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, save me from this +hour?</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f431316" id="r431316" name= +"r431316">13:16</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, nor an apostle (<i>i. +e., one that is sent</i>).</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f431401" id="r431401" name= +"r431401">14:1</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Ye believe on God, +believe also on me.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f431418" id="r431418" name= +"r431418">14:18</a></sup> <i>Gr.</i> I will not leave you +orphans</li> +</ol> +Acts +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f440106" id="r440106" name= +"r440106">1:6</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, They therefore who came +together</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440107" id="r440107" name= +"r440107">1:7</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, put in his own power.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440120" id="r440120" name= +"r440120">1:20</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, his charge</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440126" id="r440126" name= +"r440126">1:26</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: gave +lots for them;</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440206" id="r440206" name= +"r440206">2:6</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, when this sound +occurred</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440241" id="r440241" name= +"r440241">2:41</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, They therefore who +received</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440247" id="r440247" name= +"r440247">2:47</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, who are being saved.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440315" id="r440315" name= +"r440315">3:15</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, whose witnesses we +are.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440425" id="r440425" name= +"r440425">4:25</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Why rage the heathen</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440506" id="r440506" name= +"r440506">5:6</a></sup> <i>or</i>, laid him out</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440609" id="r440609" name= +"r440609">6:9</a></sup> Freedmen: <i>captive Jews, carried to +Rome as slaves, who (or their offspring) had been freed, and +allowed to return.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440720" id="r440720" name= +"r440720">7:20</a></sup> <i>Gr.</i> was beautiful before +God</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440735" id="r440735" name= +"r440735">7:35</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: with +the hand</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440805" id="r440805" name= +"r440805">8:5</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, to a city</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440810" id="r440810" name= +"r440810">8:10</a></sup> <i>In many ancient copies</i>: is +the power of God, which is called great.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440821" id="r440821" name= +"r440821">8:21</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in this word</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440833" id="r440833" name= +"r440833">8:33</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, and his posterity</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f440837" id="r440837" name= +"r440837">8:37</a></sup> <i>V.37 is wanting in the best +ancient copies.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441028" id="r441028" name= +"r441028">10:28</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, how unlawful it is</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441201" id="r441201" name= +"r441201">12:1</a></sup> <i>Gr.</i> laid hands on, to +oppress</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441318" id="r441318" name= +"r441318">13:18</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: he +bore with them</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441333" id="r441333" name= +"r441333">13:33</a></sup> <i>In the oldest copies</i>: in the +first psalm</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441517" id="r441517" name= +"r441517">15:17</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, who makes these things +known of old (omitting v. 18, as in ancient copies).</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441524" id="r441524" name= +"r441524">15:24</a></sup> <i>The oldest copies omit</i>: +saying, that ye must be circumcised and keep the law</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441534" id="r441534" name= +"r441534">15:34</a></sup> V. 34 <i>is omitted in the oldest +copies.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441618" id="r441618" name= +"r441618">16:18</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, being grieved</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441704" id="r441704" name= +"r441704">17:4</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, were allotted to</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441705" id="r441705" name= +"r441705">17:5</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies omit</i>: +moved with envy</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441821" id="r441821" name= +"r441821">18:21</a></sup> <i>The words in brackets are +omitted in the oldest copies.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f441938" id="r441938" name= +"r441938">19:38</a></sup> The law is open: <i>Gr.</i> +court-days are held</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442024" id="r442024" name= +"r442024">20:24</a></sup> <i>The oldest copies omit</i>: with +joy</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442028" id="r442028" name= +"r442028">20:28</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: +church of God</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442209" id="r442209" name= +"r442209">22:9</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, they understood not</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442225" id="r442225" name= +"r442225">22:25</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, for the thongs +(<i>namely, with which he was to be scourged</i>).</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442406" id="r442406" name= +"r442406">24:6</a></sup> <i>The words in brackets are wanting +in the best ancient copies.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442510" id="r442510" name= +"r442510">25:10</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, also knowest too well +(<i>namely, to make such a proposal</i>).</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442628a" id="r442628a" name= +"r442628a">26:28a</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in little time</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442628b" id="r442628b" name= +"r442628b">26:28b</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, dost thou +persuade</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442629" id="r442629" name= +"r442629">26:29</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, that in little or +much</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442707" id="r442707" name= +"r442707">27:7</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, not suffering us to go +further</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442813" id="r442813" name= +"r442813">28:13</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, coasting about</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f442829" id="r442829" name= +"r442829">28:29</a></sup> V. 29 <i>is wanting in the oldest +and best copies.</i></li> +</ol> +Romans +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f450118" id="r450118" name= +"r450118">1:18</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, who hinder the truth by +unrighteousness</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f450120" id="r450120" name= +"r450120">1:20</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, that they may be</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f450215" id="r450215" name= +"r450215">2:15</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, mutually accusing, or +also excusing.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f450222" id="r450222" name= +"r450222">2:22</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, dost thou rob the temple? +<i>Or</i>, dost thou rob temples?</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f450618" id="r450618" name= +"r450618">6:18</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, unto which ye were +delivered</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f450928a" id="r450928a" name= +"r450928a">9:28a</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, the account</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f450928b" id="r450928b" name= +"r450928b">9:28b</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, a short account</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f451005" id="r451005" name= +"r451005">10:5</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, shall live in them</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f451106" id="r451106" name= +"r451106">11:6</a></sup> <i>Ancient copies omit the words in +brackets.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f451132" id="r451132" name= +"r451132">11:32</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, shut up all to +unbelief</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f451213" id="r451213" name= +"r451213">12:13</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, sharing in the +necessities of the saints</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f451411" id="r451411" name= +"r451411">14:11</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, shall give praise to +God.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f451606" id="r451606" name= +"r451606">16:6</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: on +you</li> +</ol> +1 Corinthians +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f460213" id="r460213" name= +"r460213">2:13</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, interpreting spiritual +things to the spiritual. <i>Or</i>, combining spiritual things with +spiritual.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f460317" id="r460317" name= +"r460317">3:17</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, If any one destroys</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f460403" id="r460403" name= +"r460403">4:3</a></sup> Man's day: <i>namely, the present, in +contrast with the coming</i> Day of the Lord, <i>when he, and not +man, will judge.</i> (Acts 17:31; Rom. 2:16; 1 Cor. 1:8, etc.)</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f460416" id="r460416" name= +"r460416">4:16</a></sup> <i>Gr</i>, become imitators of +me</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f460728" id="r460728" name= +"r460728">7:28</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, and I desire to spare +you</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f460923" id="r460923" name= +"r460923">9:23</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, may become a partaker +with it</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f461102" id="r461102" name= +"r461102">11:2</a></sup> Traditions: <i>things delivered from +one to another; received from the Lord, and delivered to +them.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f461120" id="r461120" name= +"r461120">11:20</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, it is not to eat the +Supper of the Lord</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f461227" id="r461227" name= +"r461227">12:27</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, each in his place.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f461622" id="r461622" name= +"r461622">16:22</a></sup> Maran atha: <i>that is</i>, The +Lord comes! (<i>Compare</i> Phil 4:5.)</li> +</ol> +2 Corinthians +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f480314" id="r480314" name= +"r480314">3:14</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, because it is done away +in Christ</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480404" id="r480404" name= +"r480404">4:4</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, that the light of the +gospel of the glory of Christ, who is God's image, should not +shine.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480501" id="r480501" name= +"r480501">5:1</a></sup> Of the tabernacle; <i>that is, of the +body.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480503" id="r480503" name= +"r480503">5:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, if indeed we shall be +found clothed, not naked.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480520" id="r480520" name= +"r480520">5:20</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in Christ's stead</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480713" id="r480713" name= +"r480713">7:13</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, but besides our +consolation</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480819" id="r480819" name= +"r480819">8:19</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in this charity</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f481008" id="r481008" name= +"r481008">10:8</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, for building up, and not +for casting you down</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f481216" id="r481216" name= +"r481216">12:16</a></sup> <i>The accusation of his opposers, +which he answers in verses 17 and 18.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f481219" id="r481219" name= +"r481219">12:19</a></sup> <i>In ancient copies</i>: Ye are +supposing, this long while, that we excuse ourselves to you.</li> +</ol> +Galatians +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f480117" id="r480117" name= +"r480117">1:17</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: +neither went away</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480206" id="r480206" name= +"r480206">2:6</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, whatever they once +were</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480301" id="r480301" name= +"r480301">3:1</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, was formerly set +forth</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480303" id="r480303" name= +"r480303">3:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, are ye now ending</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480305" id="r480305" name= +"r480305">3:5</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, works miracles in you</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480327" id="r480327" name= +"r480327">3:27</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, into Christ</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480403" id="r480403" name= +"r480403">4:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, under the rudiments</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480409" id="r480409" name= +"r480409">4:9</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, weak and poor +rudiments</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480414" id="r480414" name= +"r480414">4:14</a></sup> <i>In some copies</i>: your +trial</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480415" id="r480415" name= +"r480415">4:15</a></sup> <i>In some copies</i>: What was</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480424" id="r480424" name= +"r480424">4:24</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, are allegorized</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480426" id="r480426" name= +"r480426">4:26</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: which +is our mother</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f480602" id="r480602" name= +"r480602">6:2</a></sup> <i>In many ancient copies</i>: and so +shall ye fulfill</li> +</ol> +Ephesians +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f490111" id="r490111" name= +"r490111">1:11</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in whom we were also +chosen as the inheritance</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f490113" id="r490113" name= +"r490113">1:13</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in whom are ye also, ... +in which having also believed</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f490114" id="r490114" name= +"r490114">1:14</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, for the redemption</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f490123" id="r490123" name= +"r490123">1:23</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, fills all with all</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f490311" id="r490311" name= +"r490311">3:11</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, which he wrought</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f490312" id="r490312" name= +"r490312">3:12</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, our boldness and our +access</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f490314" id="r490314" name= +"r490314">3:14</a></sup> <i>Ancient copies omit</i>: of our +Lord Jesus Christ</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f490417" id="r490417" name= +"r490417">4:17</a></sup> <i>In ancient copies</i>: as the +Gentiles walk</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f490419" id="r490419" name= +"r490419">4:19</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in covetousness</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f490612" id="r490612" name= +"r490612">6:12</a></sup> The heavenly places (<i>the material +heavens, the air; see ch. ii</i>).</li> +</ol> +Philippians +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f500101" id="r500101" name= +"r500101">1:1</a></sup> Overseers: <i>as the word is properly +translated in</i> Acts 20:28.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500105" id="r500105" name= +"r500105">1:5</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, for your participation in +the gospel. <i>Or</i>, for your contribution to the gospel</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500107" id="r500107" name= +"r500107">1:7</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, because you have me in +your heart</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500110" id="r500110" name= +"r500110">1:10</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, may prove things that +differ</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500117" id="r500117" name= +"r500117">1:17</a></sup> <i>In ancient copies</i>: shall +raise up affliction</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500128" id="r500128" name= +"r500128">1:28</a></sup> <i>In many ancient copies</i>: but +of your salvation</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500201" id="r500201" name= +"r500201">2:1</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, there is any +exhortation</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500116" id="r500116" name= +"r500116">1:16</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, holding fast</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500218" id="r500218" name= +"r500218">2:18</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, In like manner</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500310" id="r500310" name= +"r500310">3:10</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, participation of his +sufferings</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500312" id="r500312" name= +"r500312">3:12</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, have already finished +[the course]</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500320" id="r500320" name= +"r500320">3:20</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, our country</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f500415" id="r500415" name= +"r500415">4:15</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in an account of debt and +credit</li> +</ol> +Colossians +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f510210" id="r510210" name= +"r510210">2:10</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, are in him made full</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f510215a" id="r510215a" name= +"r510215a">2:15a</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, putting off +principalities and powers</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f510215b" id="r510215b" name= +"r510215b">2:15b</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in him</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f510218" id="r510218" name= +"r510218">2:18</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, willing it (<i>namely, to +defraud</i>).</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f510413" id="r510413" name= +"r510413">4:13</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, much labor</li> +</ol> +1 Thessalonians +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f520404" id="r520404" name= +"r520404">4:4</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, know how to obtain</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f520406" id="r520406" name= +"r520406">4:6</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in the matter</li> +</ol> +2 Thessalonians +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f530202a" id="r530202a" name= +"r530202a">2:2a</a></sup> <i>Gr</i>, shaken from your +mind</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f530202b" id="r530202b" name= +"r530202b">2:2b</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, is come</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f530215" id="r530215" name= +"r530215">2:15</a></sup> <i>See note on</i> 1 Cor 11:2</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f530303" id="r530303" name= +"r530303">3:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, from the Evil One</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f530306" id="r530306" name= +"r530306">3:6</a></sup> <i>See note on</i> 1 Cor 11:2</li> +</ol> +1 Timothy +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f540109" id="r540109" name= +"r540109">1:9</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, for smiters of fathers and +smiters of mothers</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f540116a" id="r540116a" name= +"r540116a">1:16a</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in me as chief</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f540116b" id="r540116b" name= +"r540116b">1:16b</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, all that +long-suffering</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f540301" id="r540301" name= +"r540301">3:1</a></sup> Overseer: <i>as properly translated +in</i> Acts 20:28.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f540306" id="r540306" name= +"r540306">3:6</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, not a new convert</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f540313" id="r540313" name= +"r540313">3:13</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, a good rank</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f540316" id="r540316" name= +"r540316">3:16</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, which was +manifested.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f540403" id="r540403" name= +"r540403">4:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, by those</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f540407" id="r540407" name= +"r540407">4:7</a></sup> <i>Gr</i>, old women's fables</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f540415" id="r540415" name= +"r540415">4:15</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Practice these +things</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f540519" id="r540519" name= +"r540519">5:19</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, except on the authority +of two or three witnesses</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f540615" id="r540615" name= +"r540615">6:15</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in its own times</li> +</ol> +2 Timothy +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f550202" id="r550202" name= +"r550202">2:2</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, among many witnesses</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f550215" id="r550215" name= +"r550215">2:15</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, rightly handling</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f550226" id="r550226" name= +"r550226">2:26</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, to do His will</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f550316" id="r550316" name= +"r550316">3:16</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Every Scripture, inspired +by God, is also profitable</li> +</ol> +Titus +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f560103" id="r560103" name= +"r560103">1:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in his own</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f560107" id="r560107" name= +"r560107">1:7</a></sup> Overseer: <i>as properly translated +in</i> Acts 20:28.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f560310" id="r560310" name= +"r560310">3:10</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, reject</li> +</ol> +Philemon +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f570102" id="r570102" name= +"r570102">1:2</a></sup> <i>In many ancient copies</i>: Apphia +the sister</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f570106" id="r570106" name= +"r570106">1:6</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, the communion of thy +faith</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f570107" id="r570107" name= +"r570107">1:7</a></sup> <i>In many copies</i>: we have +<i>Or</i>, we had</li> +</ol> +Hebrews +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f580103" id="r580103" name= +"r580103">1:3</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies omit</i>: by +himself</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f580106" id="r580106" name= +"r580106">1:6</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, shall again have brought +in</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f580201" id="r580201" name= +"r580201">2:1</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, we should be diverted from +them.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f580306" id="r580306" name= +"r580306">3:6</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies omit</i>: firm +unto the end</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f580510" id="r580510" name= +"r580510">5:10</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, addressed by God, as High +Priest</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f580603" id="r580603" name= +"r580603">6:3</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: And +this let us do</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f580703" id="r580703" name= +"r580703">7:3</a></sup> <i>That is, as to any record of +it.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f580721" id="r580721" name= +"r580721">7:21</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies omit</i>: +after the order of Melchizedek.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f580808" id="r580808" name= +"r580808">8:8</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, finding fault, he says to +them:</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f580910" id="r580910" name= +"r580910">9:10</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, only with conditions of +meats and drinks</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f580916" id="r580916" name= +"r580916">9:16</a></sup> <i>The same Greek word means +covenant, and also testament.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f580926" id="r580926" name= +"r580926">9:26</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, by his sacrifice</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f581001" id="r581001" name= +"r581001">10:1</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, those who draw near [to +God]</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f581011" id="r581011" name= +"r581011">10:11</a></sup> <i>In the oldest copies</i>: every +high priest</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f581101" id="r581101" name= +"r581101">11:1</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, is the substance of +things hoped for</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f581103" id="r581103" name= +"r581103">11:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in order that what is +seen should not have arisen</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f581116" id="r581116" name= +"r581116">11:16</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, But as it is</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f581131" id="r581131" name= +"r581131">11:31</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, that were +disobedient</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f581304" id="r581304" name= +"r581304">13:4</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Let marriage be honorable +in all, and the bed be undefiled</li> +</ol> +James +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f590101" id="r590101" name= +"r590101">1:1</a></sup> <i>Gr</i>. which are in the +dispersion</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f590205" id="r590205" name= +"r590205">2:5</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, the poor in view of the +world</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f590303" id="r590303" name= +"r590303">3:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, Now if we put the horses' +bits into their mouths</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f590316" id="r590316" name= +"r590316">3:16</a></sup> Sensual: <i>more correctly</i>, +natural; <i>compare</i>, the natural man, 1 Cor 2:14.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f590504" id="r590504" name= +"r590504">5:4</a></sup> Sabaoth: <i>that is</i>, hosts.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f590511" id="r590511" name= +"r590511">5:11</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: See +also the end of the Lord.</li> +</ol> +1 Peter +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f600101" id="r600101" name= +"r600101">1:1</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, the strangers of the +dispersion</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f600103" id="r600103" name= +"r600103">1:3</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, into a living hope</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f600117" id="r600117" name= +"r600117">1:17</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, if ye call upon him as +Father</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f600205" id="r600205" name= +"r600205">2:5</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, be ye yourselves also... +built up</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f600219" id="r600219" name= +"r600219">2:19</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, from a consciousness of +God</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f600414" id="r600414" name= +"r600414">4:14</a></sup> <i>The words in brackets are omitted +in the best copies.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f600513" id="r600513" name= +"r600513">5:13</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, The sister chosen with +you, in Babylon, salutes you</li> +</ol> +2 Peter +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f610105" id="r610105" name= +"r610105">1:5</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, furnish in your faith +fortitude, and in your fortitude knowledge, <i>etc</i>.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f610114" id="r610114" name= +"r610114">1:14</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, that the putting off of +my tabernacle is speedy</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f610204" id="r610204" name= +"r610204">2:4</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: pits +of darkness</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f610212" id="r610212" name= +"r610212">2:12</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: as +brute beasts, born naturally to be taken</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f610309" id="r610309" name= +"r610309">3:9</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: toward +you</li> +</ol> +1 John +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f620107" id="r620107" name= +"r620107">1:7</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies omit</i>: +Christ</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f620207" id="r620207" name= +"r620207">2:7</a></sup> <i>ancient copies omit</i>: from the +beginning</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f620305" id="r620305" name= +"r620305">3:5</a></sup> Our <i>is omitted in some ancient +copies.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f620314" id="r620314" name= +"r620314">3:14</a></sup> <i>Ancient copies omit</i>: his +brother</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f620315" id="r620315" name= +"r620315">3:15</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, is a man-killer</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f620320" id="r620320" name= +"r620320">3:20</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, and we shall assure our +hearts before him, whatever our heart may accuse us of, because God +is greater than our heart and knows all things.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f620417" id="r620417" name= +"r620417">4:17</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, toward us</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f620418" id="r620418" name= +"r620418">4:18</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, has punishment</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f620508" id="r620508" name= +"r620508">5:8</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, in the one thing. (The +words omitted are wanting in all ancient copies.)</li> +</ol> +2 John +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f630108" id="r630108" name= +"r630108">1:8</a></sup> <i>In ancient copies</i>: Every one +who goes onward, and abides not</li> +</ol> +Jude +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f650101" id="r650101" name= +"r650101">1:1</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, kept for Jesus Christ</li> +</ol> +Revelation +<ol> +<li><sup><a href="#f660115" id="r660115" name= +"r660115">1:15</a></sup> <i>Or</i> (<i>according to some +ancient authorities</i>), as if in a fiery furnace</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f660220" id="r660220" name= +"r660220">2:20</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: +sufferest thy wife Jezebel</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f660222" id="r660222" name= +"r660222">2:22</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: of +her works</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f660305" id="r660305" name= +"r660305">3:5</a></sup> <i>In many ancient copies</i>: He +that overcomes shall be so clothed</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f660510" id="r660510" name= +"r660510">5:10</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies omit</i>: +unto our God</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f660606" id="r660606" name= +"r660606">6:6</a></sup> <i>A quart of wheat was commonly sold +for one-eighth of a denáry. The denáry (about fifteen +cents) was a third more than the daily pay of a Roman +soldier.</i></li> +<li><sup><a href="#f660715" id="r660715" name= +"r660715">7:15</a></sup> <i>See</i> Isaiah 4:6; +<i>compare</i> Leviticus 26:11; Ezekiel 37:27.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f661006" id="r661006" name= +"r661006">10:6</a></sup> <i>The</i> time <i>here meant, is +that spoken of in</i> Rev 6:11.</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f661301a" id="r661301a" name= +"r661301a">13:1a</a></sup> <i>In some ancient copies</i>: And +he stood</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f661301b" id="r661301b" name= +"r661301b">13:1b</a></sup> <i>In some copies</i>: a name of +blasphemy</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f661315" id="r661315" name= +"r661315">13:15</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, to give spirit</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f661316" id="r661316" name= +"r661316">13:16</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, that they should give +them a mark</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f661406" id="r661406" name= +"r661406">14:6</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, having an eternal message +of joy</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f661602" id="r661602" name= +"r661602">16:2</a></sup> <i>Or</i>, on the sea</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f661607" id="r661607" name= +"r661607">16:7</a></sup> <i>In ancient copies</i>: I heard +the altar saying</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f662009" id="r662009" name= +"r662009">20:9</a></sup> <i>Some ancient copies omit</i>: +from God</li> +<li><sup><a href="#f662103" id="r662103" name= +"r662103">21:3</a></sup> <i>Compare</i> Immanuel, Matthew +1:23.</li> +</ol> + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The New Testament of our Lord and +Savior Jesus Christ., by Various + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE NEW TESTAMENT *** + +***** This file should be named 26361-h.htm or 26361-h.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/2/6/3/6/26361/ + +Produced by Keith G. 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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. + The common English version, corrected by the final committee + of the American Bible Union. + +Author: Various + +Editor: Committee of the American Bible Union + +Release Date: August 19, 2008 [EBook #26361] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE NEW TESTAMENT *** + + + + +Produced by Keith G. Richardson + + + + +THE + +NEW TESTAMENT + +OF OUR + +LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. + + +THE COMMON ENGLISH VERSION, CORRECTED BY THE FINAL + +COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN BIBLE UNION. + +Second Revision. + + +[_Willingham Memorial_.] + +NEW YORK: + +AMERICAN BIBLE UNION. + +LONDON: + +TRUBNER & CO., 60 PATERNOSTER ROW. + +1866. + +_2d Thousand_.] [_Brevier 18mo Edition_. + + + +NOTE. + +This Revised Testament has been prepared under the auspices of the +American Bible Union, by the most competent scholars of the day. No +expense has been spared to obtain the oldest translations of the +Bible, copies of the ancient manuscripts, and other facilities to make +the revision as perfect as possible. + +The paragraph form has been adopted in preference to the division by +verse, which is a modern mode of division, never used in the ancient +scriptures. But, for convenience of reference, the numbers of the +verses are retained. + +All quotations from the Old Testament are distinctly indicated, and +the poetic form is restored to those which appear as poetry in the +original. + +The revisers have been guided in their labors by the following rules +prescribed by the Union: + + +RULES FOR THE REVISION OF THE ENGLISH NEW TESTAMENT. + +The received Greek text, critically edited, with known errors +corrected, must be followed. + +The common English version must be the basis of revision, and only +such alterations must be made as the exact meaning of the text and the +existing state of the language may require. + +The exact meaning of the inspired text, as that text expressed it to +those who understood the original Scriptures at the time they were +first written, must be given in corresponding words and phrases, so +far as they can be found in the English language, with the least +possible obscurity or indefiniteness. + + +Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by THE +AMERICAN BIBLE UNION, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of +the United States for the Southern District of New York. + +Thomas Holman, Printer, +Corner of Centre and White Sts., New York. + +Electrotyped by Smith & McDougal, +82 and 64 Beekman St., N. Y. + + + +THE + +NEW TESTAMENT + + +THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW. + +I. + +BOOK of the generation of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham. +(2)Abraham begot Isaac; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob begot Judah +and his brothers; (3)and Judah begot Pharez and Zarah, of Tamar; and +Pharez begot Hezron; and Hezron begot Ram; (4)and Ram begot Amminadab; +and Amminadab begot Nahshon; and Nahshon begot Salmon; (5)and Salmon +begot Boaz, of Rahab; and Boaz begot Obed, of Ruth; and Obed begot +Jesse; (6)and Jesse begot David the king; and David begot Solomon, of +the wife of Uriah; (7)and Solomon begot Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begot +Abijah; and Abijah begot Asa; (8)and Asa begot Jehoshaphat; and +Jehoshaphat begot Joram; and Joram begot Uzziah; (9)and Uzziah begot +Jotham; and Jotham begot Ahaz; and Ahaz begot Hezekiah; (10)and +Hezekiah begot Manasseh; and Manasseh begot Amon; and Amon begot +Josiah; (11)and Josiah begot Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of +the removal to Babylon. (12)And after the removal to Babylon, Jeconiah +begot Salathiel; and Salathiel begot Zerubbabel; (13)and Zerubbabel +begot Abiud; and Abiud begot Eliakim; and Eliakim begot Azor; (14)and +Azor begot Zadock; and Zadock begot Achim; and Achim begot Eliud; +(15)and Eliud begot Eleazar; and Eleazar begot Matthan; and Matthan +begot Jacob; (16)and Jacob begot Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom +was born Jesus, who is called Christ. + +(17)All the generations, therefore, from Abraham unto David are +fourteen generations; and from David unto the removal to Babylon, +fourteen generations; and from the removal to Babylon unto the Christ, +fourteen generations. + +(18)Now the birth of Jesus Christ was after this manner. His mother +Mary having been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she +was found with child by the Holy Spirit. (19)And Joseph her husband, +being just, and not willing to expose her openly[1:19], desired to put +her away privately. (20)But while he thought on these things, behold, +an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying: Joseph, son +of David, fear not to take to thee Mary thy wife; for that which is +begotten in her is of the Holy Spirit. (21)And she shall bring forth a +son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his people +from their sins. + +(22)And all this has come to pass, that it might be fulfilled which +was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: + + (23)Behold, the virgin shall be with child, + And shall bring forth a son, + And they shall call his name Immanuel; + +which is interpreted[1:23], God with us. + +(24)And Joseph, awaking from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord bade +him, and took to him his wife; (25)and he knew her not till she +brought forth a son[1:25]; and he called his name Jesus. + + + +II. + +AND Jesus having been born in Bethlehem of Judaea, in the days of +Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to +Jerusalem, (2)saying: Where is he that is born King of the Jews? For +we saw his star in the east, and came to do him homage. (3)And the +king, Herod, hearing it, was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. +(4)And having assembled all the chief priests and scribes of the +people, he inquired of them where the Christ should be born. (5)And +they said to him: In Bethlehem of Judaea; for thus it is written by +the prophet: + + (6)And thou Bethlehem, land of Judah, + Art by no means least among the princes of Judah; + For out of thee shall come forth a Governor, + Who shall rule my people Israel. + +(7)Then Herod, having secretly called the wise men, inquired of them +exactly the time of the appearing of the star. (8)And he sent them to +Bethlehem, and said: Go and inquire strictly concerning the child; and +when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I also may come and +do him homage. (9)And they, having heard the king, departed; and lo, +the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came +and stood over where the child was. (10)And seeing the star, they +rejoiced with exceeding great joy. (11)And coming into the house, they +saw the child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and did homage to +him; and opening their treasures, they presented to him gifts, gold +and frankincense and myrrh. (12)And being warned by God in a dream, +not to return to Herod, they departed into their own country by +another way. + +(13)And when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears +to Joseph in a dream, saying: Arise, and take the child and his +mother, and flee into Egypt, and be there until I bring thee word; for +Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him. (14)And he arose and +took the child and his mother by night and departed into Egypt, +(15)and was there until the death of Herod; that it might be fulfilled +which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: Out of Egypt +I called my son. + +(16)Then Herod, seeing that he was mocked by the wise men, was +exceedingly enraged; and he sent forth, and slew all the male children +that were in Bethlehem, and in all its borders, from two years old and +under, according to the time which he had exactly learned from the +wise men. (17)Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through +Jeremiah the prophet, saying: + + (18)A voice was heard in Ramah, + Weeping, and great mourning[2:18]; + Rachel weeping for her children, + And would not be comforted, because they are not. + +(19)But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord appears in a +dream to Joseph in Egypt, (20)saying: Arise, and take the child and +his mother, and go into the land of Israel; for they are dead who +sought the child's life. (21)And he arose, and took the child and his +mother, and came into the land of Israel. (22)But hearing that +Archelaus reigned in Judaea instead of Herod his father, he was afraid +to go thither; and being warned by God in a dream, he retired into the +region of Galilee. (23)And he came and dwelt in a city called +Nazareth; that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the +prophets: He shall be called a Nazarene. + + + +III. + +IN those days comes John the Immerser, preaching in the wilderness of +Judaea, (2)and saying: Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. +(3)For this is he that was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, +saying: + + The voice of one crying in the wilderness, + Prepare the way of the Lord, + Make straight his paths. + +(4)And he, John, had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern +girdle about his loins; and his food was locusts and wild honey. + +(5)Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region +about the Jordan; (6)and they were immersed by him in the Jordan, +confessing their sins. (7)But seeing many of the Pharisees and +Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them: Brood of vipers, +who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? (8)Bring forth therefore +fruit worthy of repentance; (9)and think not to say within yourselves, +We have Abraham for our father; for I say to you, that God is able of +these stones to raise up children to Abraham. (10)And already the axe +is laid to the root of the trees; therefore every tree that brings not +forth good fruit is cut down, and cast into the fire. (11)I indeed +immerse you in water unto repentance; but he that comes after me is +mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear; he will +immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire; (12)whose fan is in his hand, +and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and will gather +his wheat into the garner; but the chaff he will burn up with fire +unquenchable. + +(13)Then Jesus comes from Galilee to the Jordan, to John, to be +immersed by him. (14)But John sought to hinder him, saying: I have +need to be immersed by thee, and dost thou come to me? (15)And Jesus +answering said to him: Suffer it now; for thus it becomes us to +fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him. (16)And having been +immersed, Jesus went up immediately from the water; and lo, the +heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending, +as a dove, and coming upon him. (17)And lo, a voice out of heaven, +saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. + + + +IV. + +THEN Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness, to be tempted +by the Devil. (2)And having fasted forty days and forty nights, he +afterwards hungered. (3)And coming to him, the tempter said: If thou +art the Son of God, command that these stones become loaves of bread. +(4)But he answering said: It is written, Man shall not live on bread +alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. + +(5)Then the Devil takes him into the holy city, and sets him on the +pinnacle of the temple, (6)and says to him: If thou art the Son of +God, cast thyself down; for it is written: + + He will give his angels command concerning thee; + And on their hands they will bear thee up, + Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. + +(7)Jesus said to him: Again it is written, Thou shalt not tempt the +Lord thy God. + +(8)Again the Devil takes him into an exceedingly high mountain, and +shows him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; (9)and +says to him: All these things I will give thee, if thou wilt fall down +and worship me. (10)Then Jesus says to him: Get thee hence, Satan; for +it is written: Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt +thou serve. (11)Then the Devil leaves him; and behold, angels came and +ministered to him. + +(12)And hearing that John was delivered up, he retired into Galilee. +(13)And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is by +the sea, in the borders of Zebulun and Naphtali; (14)that it might be +fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: + + (15)The land of Zebulun, and the land of Naphtali, + By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, + Galilee of the Gentiles, + (16)The people that sat in darkness, saw great light, + And to those sitting in the region and shadow of death light +sprang up. + +(17)From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say: Repent, for the +kingdom of heaven is at hand. (18)And walking by the sea of Galilee, +he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, +casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. (19)And he says +to them: Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men. (20)And +they, immediately leaving the nets, followed him. (21)And going on +from thence, he saw other two brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and +John his brother, in the ship with Zebedee their father, mending their +nets; and he called them. (22)And they, immediately leaving the ship +and their father, followed him. + +(23)And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, +and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every sickness +and every infirmity among the people. (24)And his fame went forth into +all Syria; and they brought to him all that were sick, taken with +divers diseases and torments, and possessed with demons, and lunatic, +and palsied; and he healed them. (25)And great multitudes followed him +from Galilee, and Decapolis, and Jerusalem, and Judaea, and from +beyond the Jordan. + + + +V. + +AND seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain; and he having +sat down, his disciples came to him. (2)And he opened his mouth, and +taught them, saying: + +(3)Happy the poor in spirit; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. + +(4)Happy they that mourn; for they shall be comforted. + +(5)Happy the meek; for they shall inherit the earth[5:5]. + +(6)Happy they that hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they +shall be filled. + +(7)Happy the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. + +(8)Happy the pure in heart; for they shall see God. + +(9)Happy the peacemakers; for they shall be called sons of God. + +(10)Happy they who are persecuted for righteousness' sake; for theirs +is the kingdom of heaven. + +(11)Happy are ye, when they shall revile and persecute you, and shall +say all evil against you falsely[5:11], for my sake. (12)Rejoice, and +exult; because great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted +the prophets that were before you. + +(13)Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt become tasteless, +wherewith shall it be salted? It is thenceforth good for nothing, but +to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot by men. + +(14)Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill can +not be hid. (15)Nor do they light a lamp and put it under the bushel, +but on the lamp-stand; and it shines to all that are in the house. +(16)Thus let your light shine before men, that they may see your good +works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. + +(17)Think not that I came to destroy the law, or the prophets; I came +not to destroy, but to fulfill. (18)For verily I say to you, till +heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall not pass from the +law, till all be fulfilled. (19)Whoever therefore shall break one of +these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called the +least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever shall do and teach them, +he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. + +(20)For I say to you, that except your righteousness shall exceed that +of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of +heaven. + +(21)Ye heard that it was said to those[5:21] of old: Thou shalt not +kill; and whoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment. +(22)But I say to you, that every one who is angry with his brother, +without cause[5:22a], shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever +shall say to his brother, Raca[5:22b]! shall be in danger of the +council; and whoever shall say, Thou fool! shall be in danger of +hell-fire. (23)Therefore if thou bringest thy gift to the altar, and +there rememberest that thy brother has aught against thee; (24)leave +there thy gift before the altar, and go, first be reconciled to thy +brother and then come and offer thy gift. + +(25)Agree with thine adversary quickly, while thou art in the way with +him; lest haply the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge +deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. (26)Verily +I say to thee, thou shalt not come out thence, till thou hast paid the +uttermost farthing. + +(27)Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt not commit adultery. (28)But +I say to you, that every one who looks on a woman, to lust after her, +has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (29)And if thy +right eye causes thee to offend, pluck it out and cast it from thee; +for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members perish, and not +thy whole body be cast into hell. (30)And if thy right hand causes +thee to offend, cut it off and cast it from thee; for it is profitable +for thee that one of thy members perish, and not thy whole body be +cast into hell. + +(31)And it was said: Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her +a writing of divorcement. (32)But I say to you, that whoever shall put +away his wife, save for the cause of fornication, makes her commit +adultery; and whoever shall marry her when put away, commits adultery. + +(33)Again ye heard, that it was said to those of old[5:33]: Thou shalt +not swear falsely, but shalt perform to the Lord thine oaths. (34)But +I say to you, swear not at all; neither by heaven, for it is God's +throne; (35)nor by the earth, for it is his footstool; nor by +Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. (36)Nor shalt thou +swear by thy head; because thou canst not make one hair white or +black. (37)But let your word be, Yea, yea, Nay, nay; for that which is +more than these comes of evil. + +(38)Ye heard that it was said: An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a +tooth. (39)But I say to you, that ye resist not evil; but whoever +shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. +(40)And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take thy coat, let +him have thy cloak also. (41)And whoever shall compel thee to go one +mile, go with him two. (42)Give to him that asks of thee, and from him +that would borrow of thee turn not away. + +(43)Ye heard that it was said: Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and shalt +hate thine enemy. (44)But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray +for those who persecute you; (45)that ye may be sons of your Father +who is in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the +good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. (46)For if ye love +those who love you, what reward have ye? Do not also the publicans the +same? (47)And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye that excels? +Do not also the heathen thus? (48)Be ye therefore perfect, even as +your Father who is in heaven is perfect. + + + +VI. + +TAKE heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen by +them; otherwise ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. +(2)Therefore when thou doest alms, do not sound 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 to you, they have in full their +reward. (3)But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what +thy right hand does; (4)that thine aims may be in secret and thy +Father who sees in secret will himself reward thee. + +(5)And when ye pray, ye shall not be as the hypocrites; for they love +to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, +that they may be seen by men. Verily I say to you, they have in full +their reward. (6)But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, +and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father who is in secret; and thy +Father who sees in secret will reward thee. + +(7)But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do; for +they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. (8)Be not +ye therefore like to them; for your Father knows what things ye have +need of, before ye ask him. (9)Do ye, therefore, pray after this +manner: + +Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. + +(10)Thy kingdom come; thy will be done, as in heaven, so also on the +earth. + +(11)Give us this day our daily bread[6:11]. + +(12)And forgive us our debts, as also we forgave our debtors. + +(13)And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil[6:13]. + +(14)For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will +also forgive you; (15)but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, +neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. + +(16)And when ye fast, be not as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance; +for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear to men to fast. +Verily I say to you, they have in full their reward. (17)But thou, +when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; (18)that thou +appear not to men to fast, but to thy Father who is in secret; and thy +Father who sees in secret will reward thee. + +(19)Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and +rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal. (20)But lay +up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust +consumes, and where thieves do not break through nor steal. (21)For +where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. + +(22)The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore thine eye be single, +thy whole body will be light; (23)but if thine eye be evil, thy whole +body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee is darkness, +how great the darkness! (24)No man can serve two masters; for either +he will hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one and +despise the other. Ye can not serve God and Mammon. + +(25)For this cause I say to you, take not thought for your life, what +ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor for your body, what ye shall +put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment? +(26)Behold the birds of the air, that they sow not, nor reap, nor +gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not +much better than they? (27)And which of you by taking thought can add +one cubit to his stature[6:27]? (28)And why take ye thought for +raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil +not, nor spin; (29)and I say to you, that even Solomon in all his +glory was not arrayed like one of these. (30)And if God so clothes the +grass of the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the +oven, will he not much more you, ye of little faith? (31)Take not +thought therefore, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? +or, Wherewith shall we be clothed? (32)For after all these do the +Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all +these. (33)But seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; +and all these shall be added to you. (34)Take not thought, therefore, +for the morrow; for the morrow will take thought for itself. +Sufficient for the day is the evil thereof. + + + +VII. + +JUDGE not, that ye be not judged. (2)For with what judgment ye judge, +ye shall be judged; and with what measure ye mete, it shall be +measured to you. (3)And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy +brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? +(4)Or how wilt thou say to thy brother: Let me cast out the mote from +thine eye; and behold, the beam is in thine own eye? (5)Hypocrite! +first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then thou wilt see +clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye. + +(6)Give not that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls +before the swine; lest they trample them with their feet, and turn and +rend you. + +(7)Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and +it shall be opened to you. (8)For every one that asks receives; and he +that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. (9)Or +what man is there of you, of whom if his son ask bread, will he give +him a stone? (10)And if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? +(11)If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your +children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good +things to those who ask him? (12)Therefore all things whatever ye +would that men should do to you, so also do ye to them; for this is +the law and the prophets. + +(13)Enter in through the strait gate; because wide is the gate, and +broad the way, that leads to destruction, and many are they who go in +thereat. (14)[7:14]Because strait is the gate, and narrow the way, +that leads to life, and few are they who find it. + +(15)Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheeps' clothing, but +inwardly are ravening wolves. + +(16)Ye shall know them from their fruits. Do men gather grapes from +thorns, or figs from thistles? (17)So every good tree brings forth +good fruit; but the corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. (18)A good +tree can not bring forth evil fruit, nor a corrupt tree bring forth +good fruit. (19)Every tree that brings not forth good fruit is cut +down, and cast into the fire. (20)So then, from their fruits ye shall +know them. + +(21)Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the +kingdom of heaven; but he that does the will of my Father who is in +heaven. (22)Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, did we not +prophesy in thy name, and in thy name cast out demons, and in thy name +do many miracles? (23)And then will I profess to them, I never knew +you; depart from me, ye who work iniquity. + +(24)Every one, therefore, who hears these sayings of mine[7:24], and +does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on the +rock. (25)And the rain descended, and the streams came, and the winds +blew, and fell upon that house; and it did not fall, for it had been +founded on the rock. (26)And every one who hears these sayings of +mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built +his house on the sand. (27)And the rain descended, and the streams +came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, and it fell; and +great was the fall of it. + +(28)And it came to pass, when Jesus ended these sayings, that the +multitudes were astonished at his teaching. (29)For he taught them as +having authority, and not as the scribes. + + + +VIII. + +WHEN he had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed +him. (2)And, behold, there came a leper and bowed down to him, saying: +Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. (3)And stretching forth his +hand, he touched him, saying: I will; be thou cleansed. And +immediately his leprosy was cleansed. (4)And Jesus says to him: See +thou tell no one; but go, show thyself to the priest, and offer the +gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony to them. + +(5)And as he entered into Capernaum, there came to him a centurion, +beseeching him, (6)and saying: Lord, my servant lies at home palsied, +grievously tormented. (7)And Jesus says to him: I will come and heal +him. (8)The centurion answered and said: Lord, I am not worthy that +thou shouldst come under my roof; but only say in a word, and my +servant will be healed. (9)For I am a man under authority, having +soldiers under me, and I say to this one, Go, and he goes; and to +another, Come, and he comes; and to my servant, Do this, and he does +it. (10)And Jesus hearing it marveled, and said to those who followed: +Verily I say to you, I found not so great faith, even in Israel. +(11)And I say to you, that many will come from the east and west, and +will recline at table, with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the +kingdom of heaven; (12)but the sons of the kingdom will be cast out +into the outer darkness. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing +of teeth! (13)And Jesus said to the centurion: Go thy way; and as thou +didst believe, be it done to thee. And his servant was healed in that +hour. + +(14)And Jesus, coming into the house of Peter, saw his mother-in-law +lying, and sick with fever. (15)And he touched her hand, and the fever +left her; and she arose, and ministered to him. (16)When evening was +come, they brought to him many that were possessed with demons; and he +cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all that were sick; +(17)that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the +prophet, saying: Himself took our infirmities, and bore our +sicknesses. + +(18)And Jesus, seeing great multitudes about him, commanded to depart +to the other side. (19)And a certain scribe came, and said to him: +Teacher, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. (20)And Jesus +says to him: The foxes have holes and the birds of the air nests; but +the Son of man has not where he may lay his head. (21)And another of +his disciples said to him: Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my +father. (22)But Jesus said to him: Follow me, and let the dead bury +their own dead. + +(23)And when he had entered into the ship, his disciples followed him. +(24)And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, so that the +ship was covered by the waves; but he was sleeping. (25)And the +disciples came and awoke him, saying: Lord, save us; we perish. +(26)And he says to them: Why are ye fearful, ye of little faith? Then +rising, he rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. +(27)And the men marveled, saying: What manner of man is this, that +even the winds and the sea obey him! + +(28)And when he had come to the other side, into the country of the +Gadarenes[8:28], there met him two possessed with demons, coming out +of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one was able to pass by +that way. (29)And, behold, they cried out, saying: What have we to do +with thee, Son of God? Camest thou hither to torment us before the +time? (30)And there was afar off from them a herd of many swine +feeding. And the demons besought him, saying: (31)If thou cast us out, +send us away into the herd of swine. (32)And he said to them, Go. And +they, coming out, went away into the swine; and, behold, the whole +herd rushed down the steep into the sea, and perished in the waters. +(33)And the herdsmen fled, and went away into the city, and told every +thing, and what had befallen the possessed with demons. (34)And, +behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and seeing him, they +besought that he would depart from their borders. + + + +IX. + +AND entering into the ship he passed over, and came to his own city. +(2)And, behold, they brought to him one that was palsied, lying on a +bed. And Jesus, seeing their faith, said to the palsied man: Child, be +of good cheer; thy sins are forgiven. (3)And, behold, certain of the +scribes said within themselves: This man blasphemes. (4)And Jesus +knowing their thoughts said: Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts? +(5)For which is easier, to say: Thy sins are forgiven; or to say: +Arise, and walk? (6)But that ye may know that the Son of man has power +on earth to forgive sins, (then says he to the palsied man) Arise, +take up thy bed, and go to thy house. (7)And rising up he departed to +his house. (8)And seeing it the multitudes feared, and glorified God, +who gave such power to men. + +(9)And Jesus, passing on from thence, saw a man named Matthew, sitting +at the place of receiving custom; and he says to him: Follow me. And +he rose up and followed him. (10)And it came to pass that, as he +reclined at table in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners +came and reclined at table with Jesus and his disciples. (11)And the +Pharisees, seeing it, said to his disciples: Why does your teacher eat +with the publicans and the sinners? (12)And Jesus hearing it, said: +They who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick. (13)But +go, and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice; for I +came not to call righteous men, but sinners. + +(14)Then come to him the disciples of John, saying: Why do we and the +Pharisees fast often, but thy disciples fast not? (15)And Jesus said +to them: Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn[9:15], so long as the +bridegroom is with them? But days will come when the bridegroom will +be taken from them, and then they will fast. (16)And no one puts a +piece of unfulled cloth on an old garment; for that which fills it up +takes from the garment, and a worse rent is made. (17)Nor do they put +new wine into old skins; else the skins burst, and the wine runs out, +and the skins are destroyed. But they put new wine into new skins, and +both are preserved together. + +(18)While he was speaking these things to them, behold, there came a +ruler, and bowed down to him, saying: My daughter just now died; but +come and lay thy hand upon her, and she will live. (19)And Jesus arose +and was following him, he and his disciples. (20)And behold, a woman, +having a flow of blood twelve years, came behind, and touched the +fringe of his garment. (21)For she said within herself: If I only +touch his garment, I shall be made whole. (22)And Jesus, turning and +seeing her, said: Daughter, be of good cheer; thy faith has made thee +whole. (23)And the woman was made whole from that hour. And Jesus, +coming into the house of the ruler, and seeing the minstrels and the +crowd making a noise, (24)said: Give place; for the maiden is not +dead, but is sleeping. And they laughed him to scorn. (25)But when the +crowd was put forth, he went in, and took hold of her hand, and the +maiden arose. (26)And this report went abroad into all that land. + +(27)And as Jesus passed on from thence, two blind men followed him, +crying, and saying: Have mercy on us, Son of David. (28)And when he +had come into the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus says to +them: Believe ye that I am able to do this? They say to him: Yea, +Lord. (29)Then he touched their eyes, saying: According to your faith +be it done to you. (30)And their eyes were opened. And Jesus sternly +charged them, saying: Take heed, let no one know it. (31)But they, +going out, spread abroad his fame in all that country. + +(32)And as they were going out, behold, they brought to him a man +dumb, possessed with a demon. (33)And the demon being cast out, the +dumb spoke. And the multitudes marveled, saying: It was never so seen +in Israel. (34)But the Pharisees said: He casts out the demons through +the prince of the demons. + +(35)And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in +their synagogues, and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and +healing every sickness and every infirmity. (36)And seeing the +multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were +harassed, and scattered[9:36], as sheep having no shepherd. (37)Then +he says to his disciples: The harvest indeed is great, but the +laborers are few. (38)Pray therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he +will send forth laborers into his harvest. + + + +X. + +AND calling to him his twelve disciples, he gave them authority over +unclean spirits, so as to cast them out, and to heal every sickness +and every infirmity. + +(2)And the names of the twelve apostles are these; first Simon, who is +called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and +John his brother; (3)Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the +publican; James the son of Alpheus, and Lebbeus surnamed Thaddeus; +(4)Simon the Cananite[10:4], and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed +him. + +(5)These twelve Jesus sent forth, and charged them, saying: Go not +into the way to the Gentiles, and into a city of Samaritans enter not. +(6)But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. (7)And as +ye go, preach, saying: The kingdom of heaven is at hand. (8)Heal the +sick, raise the dead[10:8], cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely ye +received, freely give. (9)Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in +your girdles; (10)nor bag for the journey, nor two coats, nor sandals, +nor staff; for the laborer is worthy of his living. (11)And into +whatever city or village ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; +and there abide till ye go thence. (12)But when ye come into the +house, salute it. (13)And if the house be worthy, let your peace come +upon it; but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you. +(14)And whoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye go +out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. (15)Verily +I say to you, it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and +Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city. + +(16)Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves; be +therefore wise as serpents, and simple as doves. (17)But beware of +men; for they will deliver you up to councils, and will scourge you in +their synagogues; (18)and before governors also and kings will ye be +brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the Gentiles. + +(19)But when they deliver you up, take not thought how or what ye +shall speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall +speak. (20)For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your Father +that speaks in you. + +(21)And the brother will deliver up the brother to death, and the +father the child; and children will rise up against parents, and cause +them to be put to death. (22)And ye will be hated by all, for my +name's sake; but he that has endured to the end, the same shall be +saved. + +(23)But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the other; for +verily I say to you, ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, +till the Son of man come. + +(24)A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord. +(25)It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the +servant as his lord: If they called the master of the house Beelzebul, +how much more those of his household! + +(26)Fear them not therefore; for there is nothing covered that shall +not be revealed, and hid that shall not be known. (27)What I say to +you in the darkness, that speak ye in the light; and what ye hear in +the ear, that proclaim upon the house-tops. (28)And be not afraid of +those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; but rather +fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. + +(29)Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And one of them shall not +fall on the ground without your Father. (30)But the very hairs of your +head are all numbered. (31)Fear not therefore; ye are of more value +than many sparrows. + +(32)Every one, therefore, who shall acknowledge me before men, him +will I also acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven. (33)But +whoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my +Father who is in heaven. + +(34)Think not that I came to send peace on the earth; I came not to +send peace, but a sword. (35)For I came to set a man at variance with +his father, and a daughter with her mother, and a bride with her +mother-in-law; (36)and a man's foes will be they of his household. + +(37)He that loves father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; +and he that loves son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me. +(38)And he that does not take his cross and follow after me, is not +worthy of me. (39)He that finds his life shall lose it; and he that +loses his life for my sake shall find it. + +(40)He that receives you receives me; and he that receives me receives +him who sent me. (41)He that receives a prophet in the name of a +prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receives a +righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous +man's reward. (42)And whoever shall give to drink a cup of cold water +only to one of these little ones, in the name of a disciple, verily I +say to you, he shall not lose his reward. + + + +XI. + +AND it came to pass, when Jesus made an end of commanding his twelve +disciples, that he departed thence to teach and to preach in their +cities. + +(2)And John, having heard in the prison the works of the Christ, sent +by his disciples, (3)and said to him: Art thou he that comes, or look +we for another? + +(4)And Jesus answering said to them: Go and report to John what ye +hear and see. (5)The blind receive sight and the lame walk, lepers are +cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and to the poor good +tidings are published. (6)And happy is he, whoever shall not be +offended at me. + +(7)And as these were departing, Jesus began to say to the multitudes +concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? A +reed shaken by the wind? + +(8)But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, +they who wear soft clothing are in king's houses. + +(9)But what went ye out to see? A prophet[11:9]? Yea, I say to you, +and more than a prophet. (10)For this is he of whom it is written: + + Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy face, + Who shall prepare thy way before thee. + +(11)Verily I say to you, among those born of women, there has not +risen a greater than John the Immerser. But he who is least in the +kingdom of heaven is greater than he. + +(12)And from the days of John the Immerser until now, the kingdom of +heaven suffers violence, and the violent seize upon it. (13)For all +the prophets and the law prophesied until John. (14)And if ye are +willing to receive it, he is the Elijah that should come. (15)He that +has ears to hear, let him hear. + +(16)But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children +sitting in the markets, who call to their fellows, (17)and say: We +piped to you, and ye danced not; we sang the lament, and ye did not +beat the breast. (18)For John came neither eating nor drinking, and +they say: He has a demon. (19)The Son of man came eating and drinking, +and they say: Behold a glutton and a wine-drinker, a friend of +publicans and sinners. But wisdom was justified on the part of her +children. + +(20)Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his miracles +were done, because they repented not. (21)Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe +to thee, Bethsaida! For if the miracles, that were done in you, had +been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in +sackcloth and ashes. (22)But I say to you, it will be more tolerable +for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment, than for you. + +(23)And thou, Capernaum, [11:23a]that wast exalted to heaven, shalt go +down to the underworld[11:23b]. For if the miracles, that were done in +thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. +(24)But I say to you, that it will be more tolerable for the land of +Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee. + +(25)At that time Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, O Father, Lord +of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise +and discerning, and reveal them to babes; (26)yea, O Father, that so +it seemed good in thy sight! (27)All things were delivered to me by my +Father; and no one knows the Son but the Father; nor does any one know +the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to reveal +him. + +(28)Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will +give you rest. (29)Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am +meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest for your souls. +(30)For my yoke is easy, and my burden light. + + + +XII. + +AT that time Jesus went on the sabbath through the grain-fields; and +his disciples were hungry, and began to pluck ears of grain, and to +eat. (2)And the Pharisees seeing it said to him: Behold, thy disciples +are doing that which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. (3)And he +said to them: Have ye not read what David did, when he hungered, +himself and those with him; (4)how he entered into the house of God, +and ate the show-bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor +for those with him, but for the priests alone? (5)Or have ye not read +in the law, that on the sabbath the priests in the temple profane the +sabbath, and are blameless? (6)But I say to you, that a greater than +the temple is here. (7)But if ye had known what this means, I desire +mercy and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the blameless. +(8)For the Son of man is Lord of the sabbath. + +(9)And departing from thence, he went into their synagogue. (10)And +behold, there was a man, having his hand withered. And they asked him, +saying: Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath? that they might accuse +him. (11)And he said to them: What man will there be of you, that +shall have one sheep, and if this fall into a pit on the sabbath, will +not lay hold of it, and raise it up? (12)How much better then is a man +than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do well on the sabbath. (13)Then +he says to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; +and it was restored whole, as the other. + +(14)And the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they +might destroy him. (15)But Jesus, knowing it, withdrew from thence; +and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all. (16)And he +charged them that they should not make him known; (17)that it might be +fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying: + + (18)Behold my servant, whom I chose, + My beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased. + I will put my spirit upon him, + And he will declare judgment to the Gentiles. + (19)He will not strive, nor cry; + Nor will any one hear his voice in the streets. + (20)A bruised reed he will not break, + And smoking flax he will not quench, + Till he send forth judgment unto victory. + (21)And in his name will Gentiles hope. + +(22)Then was brought to him one possessed with a demon, blind, and +dumb; and he healed him, so that the blind and dumb both[12:22] spoke +and saw. (23)And all the multitudes were amazed, and said: Is this the +Son of David? (24)But the Pharisees hearing it said: This man does not +cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, prince of the demons. +(25)And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom +divided against itself is brought to desolation; and any city or house +divided against itself shall not stand. (26)And if Satan cast out +Satan, he is divided against himself; how then shall his kingdom +stand? (27)And if I through Beelzebul cast out the demons, through +whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your judges. +(28)But if I through the Spirit of God cast out the demons, then is +the kingdom of God come near to you. (29)Or how can any one enter into +a strong man's house, and seize upon his goods, except he first bind +the strong man? And then he will plunder his house. + +(30)He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathers not with +me scatters abroad. + +(31)Therefore I say to you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven +to men; but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. +(32)And whoever speaks a word against the Son of man, it will be +forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it will not +be forgiven him, neither in this world, nor in that which is to come. + +(33)Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree +corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for from the fruit the tree is known. + +(34)Brood of vipers! How can ye, being evil, speak good things? For +out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. (35)The good man +out of the good treasure sends forth good things; and the evil man out +of the evil treasure sends forth evil things. (36)But I say to you, +that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account +thereof in the day of judgment. (37)For from thy words thou shalt be +justified, and from thy words thou shalt be condemned. + +(38)Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered him +saying: Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee. (39)But he +answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeks after +a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the +prophet. (40)For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly +of the fish, so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in +the heart of the earth. (41)Men of Nineveh will rise in the judgment +with this generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at +the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. +(42)A queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this +generation, and will condemn it; for she came from the utmost parts of +the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than +Solomon is here. + +(43)But when the unclean spirit is gone out from the man, he goes +through dry places seeking rest, and finds it not. (44)Then he says, I +will return into my house from whence I came out and coming he finds +it empty, swept, and set in order. (45)Then he goes, and takes with +him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in +and dwell there; and the last state of that man becomes worse than the +first. So shall it be also with this wicked generation. + +(46)While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother +and his brothers were standing without, seeking to speak to him. +(47)And one said to him: Behold, thy mother and thy brothers are +standing without, seeking to speak to thee. (48)But he answering said +to him that told him: Who is my mother, and who are my brothers? +(49)And stretching forth his hand toward his disciples, he said: +Behold my mother and my brothers! (50)For whoever shall do the will of +my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. + + + +XIII. + +AND on that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the sea-side. +(2)And great multitudes were gathered together to him, so that he went +into the ship and sat down; and all the multitude stood on the beach. +(3)And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: + +(4)Behold, the sower went forth to sow. And as he sowed, some fell by +the way-side, and the birds came and devoured them. (5)And others fell +on the rocky places, where they had not much earth; and forthwith they +sprang up, because they had not depth of earth. (6)And when the sun +was up, they were scorched; and because they had not root, they +withered away. (7)And others fell upon the thorns; and the thorns came +up, and choked them. (8)And others fell on the good ground, and +yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. (9)He that +has ears to hear, let him hear[13:9]. + +(10)And the disciples came and said to him: Why dost thou speak to +them in parables? (11)And he answering said to them: To you it is +given[13:11] to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to +them it is not given. (12)For whoever has, to him shall be given, and +he shall have abundance; but whoever has not, even what he has shall +be taken from him. (13)Therefore I speak to them in parables; because +seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor understand. +(14)And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which says: + + With the hearing ye will hear, and will not understand; + And seeing ye will see, and will not perceive. + (15)For the heart of this people is become gross, + And their ears are dull of hearing, + And their eyes they have closed; + Lest haply they see with their eyes, + And hear with their ears, + And understand with their heart, + And turn, and I shall heal them. + +(16)But happy are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because +they hear. (17)For verily I say to you, that many prophets and +righteous men desired to see what ye are beholding, and did not see, +and to hear what ye are hearing, and did not hear. + +(18)Hear therefore the parable of the sower. (19)When any one hears +the word of the kingdom, and understands not, then comes the evil one +and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is that which was +sown by the way-side. + +(20)And that sown on the rocky places, this is he that hears the word, +and immediately with joy receives it; (21)and has not root in himself, +but is only for a time; and when tribulation or persecution arises +because of the word, immediately he is offended. + +(22)And that sown among the thorns, this is he that hears the word, +and the care of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the +word, and it becomes unfruitful. (23)And that sown on the good ground, +this is he that hears the word and understands; who bears fruit, and +produces, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. + +(24)Another parable he put forth to them, saying: The kingdom of +heaven is likened to a man that sowed good seed in his field. (25)But +while men slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel among the wheat, and +went away. (26)And when the blade sprang up and produced fruit, then +appeared the darnel also. (27)And the servants of the householder came +and said to him: Sir, didst thou not sow good seed in thy field? From +whence then has it darnel? (28)He said to them: An enemy did this. The +servants said to him: Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? +(29)He said: Nay, lest while ye gather up the darnel, ye root up the +wheat with them. (30)Let both grow together until the harvest. And in +time of harvest I will say to the reapers: Gather up first the darnel, +and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my +barn. + +(31)Another parable he put forth to them, saying: The kingdom of +heaven is like to a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in +his field. (32)Which is the least indeed of all seeds; but when it is +grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the +birds of the air come and lodge in its branches. + +(33)Another parable he spoke to them: The kingdom of heaven is like to +leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the +whole was leavened. + +(34)All these things Jesus spoke to the multitudes in parables; and +without a parable he spoke nothing to them; (35)that it might be +fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying: + + I will open my mouth in parables; + I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world. + +(36)Then having sent away the multitudes[13:36], he went into the +house. And his disciples came to him, saying: Explain to us the +parable of the darnel of the field. (37)And answering he said to them: + +He that sows the good seed is the Son of man. (38)The field is the +world. The good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; but the +darnel are the sons of the evil one, (39)and the enemy that sowed them +is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are +angels. (40)As therefore the darnel are gathered up and are burned +with fire, so shall it be in the end of the world. (41)The Son of man +will send forth his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom +all the causes of offense, and those who do iniquity, (42)and will +cast them into the furnace of fire; there will be the wailing, and the +gnashing of teeth! (43)Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun +in the kingdom of their Father. He that has ears to hear, let him +hear[13:43]. + +(44)Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a treasure hidden in the +field, which a man found and concealed; and for joy thereof[13:44], he +goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field. + +(45)Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a merchant seeking goodly +pearls; (46)and having found one pearl of great price, he went and +sold all that he had, and bought it. + +(47)Again, the kingdom of heaven is like to a net, cast into the sea, +and gathering together of every kind. (48)Which, when it was filled, +they drew up upon the beach, and sat down and gathered the good into +vessels, but cast the bad away. (49)So will it be in the end of the +world. The angels will go forth, and will separate the wicked from +among the just, (50)and will cast them into the furnace of fire; there +will be the wailing, and the gnashing of teeth! + +(51)Did ye understand all these things? They say to him, Yea, Lord. +(52)And he said to them: Therefore every scribe, instructed in the +kingdom of heaven, is like to a householder, who brings forth out of +his treasure new and old. + +(53)And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these parables, that he +departed thence. (54)And coming into his own country, he taught them +in their synagogue; so that they were astonished, and said: Whence has +this man this wisdom, and the miracles? Is not this the carpenter's +son? (55)Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and +Joseph[13:55], and Simon, and Judas? (56)And his sisters, are they not +all with us? Whence then has this man all these things? (57)And they +were offended at him. But Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without +honor, save in his own country, and in his own house. + +(58)And he did not many miracles there, because of their unbelief. + + + +XIV. + +AT that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Jesus. (2)And he +said to his servants: This is John the Immerser; he is risen from the +dead, and therefore do these powers[14:2] work in him. + +(3)For Herod laid hold of John, and bound him and put him in prison, +for the sake of Herodias, the wife of Philip, his brother. (4)For John +said to him: It is not lawful for thee to have her. (5)And though +desiring to put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they +held him as a prophet. (6)But when Herod's birthday was kept, the +daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. +(7)Whereupon he promised with an oath, to give her whatever she should +ask. (8)And she, being urged on by her mother, says: Give me here, on +a platter, the head of John the Immerser. (9)And the king was sorry; +but for the sake of the oath, and of those who reclined at table with +him, he commanded it to be given. (10)And he sent, and beheaded John +in the prison. (11)And his head was brought on a platter, and was +given to the damsel, and she brought it to her mother. (12)And his +disciples came and took up the body, and buried it; and they went and +reported it to Jesus. + +(13)And when Jesus heard it, he withdrew from thence by ship, into a +desert place apart. And the multitudes hearing of it, followed him on +foot from the cities. (14)And going forth he saw a great multitude, +and had compassion on them, and he healed their sick. + +(15)And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying: The +place is desert, and the time is already passed away; dismiss the +multitudes, that they may go away into the villages, and buy +themselves victuals. (16)But Jesus said to them: They need not go +away; give ye them to eat. (17)And they say to him: We have here but +five loaves, and two fishes. (18)He said: Bring them hither to me. +(19)And he commanded that the multitudes should lie down on the grass, +and took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven +he blessed, and broke, and gave the loaves to the disciples, and the +disciples to the multitudes. (20)And they all ate, and were filled; +and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. +(21)And they who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and +children. + +(22)And straightway he constrained his disciples to enter into the +ship, and to go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the +multitudes. + +(23)And having dismissed the multitudes, he went up into the mountain +apart to pray; and when evening was come, he was there alone. (24)But +the ship was already in the midst of the sea, vexed by the waves; for +the wind was contrary. (25)And in the fourth watch of the night he +went to them, walking on the sea. (26)And the disciples, seeing him +walking on the sea, were troubled, saying: It is a spectre. And they +cried out for fear. (27)But straightway Jesus spoke to them, saying: +Be of good cheer; it is I, be not afraid. (28)And Peter answering him +said: Lord, if it is thou, bid me come to thee on the water. (29)And +he said: Come. And coming down from the ship, Peter walked on the +water, to go to Jesus. (30)But seeing the wind boisterous, he was +afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying: Lord, save me. +(31)And immediately Jesus, stretching forth his hand, took hold of +him, and said to him: Thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou +doubt? + +(32)And when they had entered into the ship, the wind ceased. (33)And +those in the ship came and worshiped him[14:33], saying: Of a truth, +thou art the Son of God. + +(34)And passing over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. (35)And +the men of that place, knowing him, sent out into all that country +round, and brought to him all that were diseased (36)and besought him +that they might only touch the fringe of his garment; and as many as +touched were made whole. + + + +XV. + +THEN there come to Jesus the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, +saying: (2)Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the +elders? For they wash not their hands when they eat bread. (3)And he +answering said to them: Why do ye also transgress the commandment of +God, for the sake of your tradition? (4)For God commanded, +saying[15:4]: Honor thy father and mother; and he that curses father +or mother, let him surely die. (5)But ye say: Whoever says to his +father or his mother, It is a gift, whatever thou mightest be profited +with from me, (6)shall not honor his father or his mother; and ye made +the word of God[15:6] of no effect, for the sake of your tradition. + +(7)Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying: + + (8)This people honor me with their lips, + But their heart is far from me. + (9)But in vain they worship me, + Teaching as doctrines commandments of men. + +(10)And calling to him the multitude, he said to them: Hear, and +understand: (11)Not that which enters into the mouth defiles the man; +but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man. + +(12)Then came to him his disciples, and said to him: Knowest thou that +the Pharisees, when they heard the saying, were offended? (13)And he +answering said: Every plant, which my heavenly Father planted not, +shall be rooted up. (14)Let them alone; they are blind leaders of the +blind; and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch. + +(15)And Peter answering said to him: Explain to us this parable. +(16)And he said: Are ye also even yet without understanding? (17)Do ye +not yet understand, that whatever enters into the mouth goes into the +belly, and is cast out into the drain? (18)But the things that proceed +out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. +(19)For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, +fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, blasphemies. (20)These are +the things that defile the man; but to eat with unwashen hands defiles +not the man. + +(21)And Jesus, going forth from thence, withdrew into the region of +Tyre and Sidon. (22)And behold, a woman of Canaan, coming out from +those borders, cried to him, saying: Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of +David; my daughter is grievously possessed with a demon. (23)But he +answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, +saying: Dismiss her; because she cries after us. (24)But he answering +said: I was not sent except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. +(25)But she came and bowed down to him, saying: Lord, help me. (26)But +he answering said: It is not good to take the children's bread, and +cast it to the dogs. (27)And she said: Yea, Lord; for the dogs also +eat of the crumbs that fall from their masters' table. (28)Then Jesus +answering said to her: O woman, great is thy faith; be it done to thee +as thou wilt. And her daughter was healed from that hour. + +(29)And departing from thence, Jesus came near to the sea of Galilee; +and going up into the mountain, he sat down there. (30)And great +multitudes came to him, having with them lame, blind dumb, maimed, and +many others, and laid them down at his feet, and he healed them; +(31)so that the multitudes wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, +the maimed whole, the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they +glorified the God of Israel. + +(32)And Jesus, having called to him his disciples, said: I have +compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three +days, and have nothing to eat; and I will not dismiss them fasting, +lest they faint in the way. (33)And his disciples say to him: Whence +should we have so many loaves in the wilderness, as to fill so great a +multitude? (34)And Jesus says to them: How many loaves have ye? And +they said: Seven, and a few little fishes. (35)And he commanded the +multitudes to lie down on the ground. (36)And he took the seven loaves +and the fishes, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his disciples, +and the disciples to the multitude. (37)And they all ate, and were +filled. And they took up of the fragments that remained seven baskets +full. (38)And they who ate were four thousand men, besides women and +children. (39)And dismissing the multitudes, he entered into the ship, +and came into the borders of Magdala. + + + +XVI. + +AND the Pharisees and Sadducees came to him, and tempting desired him +to show them a sign from heaven. (2)And he answering said to them: +When it is evening, ye say: Fair weather! for the sky is red. (3)And +in the morning: A storm to-day! for the sky is red and lowering. Ye +know how to discern the face of the sky, but can ye not the signs of +the times? + +(4)An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign +shall be given to it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and +departed. + +(5)And coming to the other side, his disciples forgot to take bread. +(6)And Jesus said to them: Take heed, and beware of the leaven of the +Pharisees and Sadducees. (7)And they reasoned among themselves, +saying: Because we took no bread! (8)And Jesus knowing it said: Ye of +little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye took no +bread? (9)Do ye not yet understand, nor remember the five loaves of +the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? (10)Nor the seven +loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? (11)How +is it that ye do not understand, that I spoke not to you of bread? +But, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees! (12)Then +they understood, that he did not bid them beware of the leaven of +bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees. + +(13)And having come into the region of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked +his disciples, saying: Who do men say that the Son of man is[16:13]? +(14)And they said: Some, John the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and +others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets. + +(15)He says to them: But who do ye say that I am? (16)And Simon Peter +answering said: Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. +(17)And Jesus answering said to him: Happy art thou, Simon +Bar-jonah[16:17]; for flesh and blood did not reveal it to thee, but +my Father who is in heaven. (18)And I also say to thee, that thou art +Peter[16:18a], and upon this rock I will build my church[16:18b]; and +the gates of the underworld shall not prevail against it. (19)And I +will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven; and whatever thou +shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever thou shalt +loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. + +(20)Then he charged his disciples, that they should tell no one that +he is the Christ. + +(21)From that time Jesus began to show to his disciples, that he must +go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief +priests and scribes, and be put to death, and rise on the third day. + +(22)And Peter taking him aside began to rebuke him, saying: Be it far +from thee, Lord; this shall not be to thee. (23)But he turned and said +to Peter: Get thee behind me, Satan[16:23]; thou art an offense to me; +for thou thinkest not the things of God, but those of men. + +(24)Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any one will come after me, +let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (25)For +whoever will save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his +life for my sake, shall find it. (26)For what is a man profited, if he +shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? Or what shall a man +give as an exchange[16:26] for his soul? (27)For the Son of man will +come in the glory of his Father, with his angels; and then he will +reward each one according to his works. + +(28)Verily I say to you, there are some of those standing here, who +shall not taste death, till they see the Son of man coming in his +kingdom. + + + +XVII. + +AND after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John his +brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart. (2)And he was +transfigured before them; and his face shone as the sun, and his +garments became white as the light. (3)And behold, there appeared to +them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. (4)And Peter answering said +to Jesus: Lord, it is good for us to be here. If thou wilt, let us +make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for +Elijah. (5)While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud +overshadowed them. And behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying: This +is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. (6)And the +disciples, hearing it, fell on their face, and were exceedingly +afraid. (7)And Jesus coming to them touched them, and said: Arise, and +be not afraid. (8)And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one save +Jesus only. + +(9)And as they came down out of the mountain, Jesus charged them, +saying: Tell no one the vision, until the Son of man is risen from the +dead. + +(10)And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then say the scribes that +Elijah must first come? (11)And he answering said: Elijah indeed +comes, and will restore all things. (12)But I say to you, that Elijah +is already come, and they knew him not, but did with him whatever they +would. So also is the Son of man about to suffer by them. + +(13)Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the +Immerser. + +(14)And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a man, +kneeling down to him, and saying: (15)Lord, have mercy on my son; for +he is lunatic, and is sorely afflicted; for ofttimes he falls into the +fire, and oft into the water. (16)And I brought him to thy disciples, +and they could not cure him. (17)And Jesus answering said: O faithless +and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall +I bear with you? Bring him hither to me. (18)And Jesus rebuked him; +and the demon went out from him, and the child was cured from that +hour. + +(19)Then the disciples, coming to Jesus apart, said: Why could not we +cast him out? (20)And he said to them: Because of your want of faith. +For verily I say to you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye +shall say to this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and it shall +remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you. (21)But this kind goes +not forth, except by prayer and fasting. + +(22)And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them: The Son of +man is about to be delivered into the hands of men (23)and they will +put him to death, and he will rise on the third day. And they were +exceedingly sorrowful. + +(24)And they having come to Capernaum, those who received the +half-shekel came to Peter, and said: Does not your teacher pay the +half-shekel[17:24]? (25)He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, +Jesus anticipated him, saying: What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do +the kings of the earth take customs, or tribute? Of their sons, or of +strangers? (26)He says to him: Of strangers. Jesus said to him: Then +are the sons free. (27)But that we may not offend them, go to the sea +and cast a hook, and take the fish that first comes up; and opening +its mouth thou wilt find a shekel; that take, and give to them for me +and thee. + + + +XVIII. + +AT that time came the disciples to Jesus, saying: Who then is greatest +in the kingdom of heaven? + +(2)And Jesus, calling a little child to him, placed it in the midst of +them, (3)and said: Verily I say to you, if ye do not turn and become +as the little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. +(4)Whoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, he is +the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. (5)And whoever shall receive +one such little child, in my name, receives me. (6)But whoever shall +cause one of these little ones that believe on me to offend, it were +better for him that an upper millstone were hanged about his neck, and +he were plunged in the depth of the sea. + +(7)Woe to the world, for causes of offense! For it must needs be that +causes of offense come; but woe to that man, through whom the cause of +offense comes! (8)But if thy hand or thy foot causes thee to offend, +cut it off, and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to enter into +life lame or maimed, than having two hands or two feet to be cast into +the everlasting fire. (9)And if thine eye causes thee to offend, pluck +it out and cast it from thee. It is better for thee to enter into life +with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire. + +(10)Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say +to you, that their angels in heaven always behold the face of my +Father who is in heaven. (11)For the Son of man came to save that +which was lost. + +(12)What think ye? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them is +gone astray, does he not leave the ninety and nine upon the mountains, +and go and seek that which is gone astray? (13)And if it be that he +find it, verily I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the +ninety and nine that went not astray. (14)So it is not the will of +your Father who is in heaven, that one of these little ones perish. + +(15)But if thy brother shall sin against thee, go show him his fault +between thee and him alone, If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained +thy brother. (16)But if he hear not, take with thee one or two more, +that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be +established. (17)And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it to the +church; and if he neglect to hear the church also, let him be to thee +as a heathen and a publican. (18)Verily I say to you: Whatever ye +shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever ye shall +loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. + +(19)Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree on earth, +concerning any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them by +my Father who is in heaven. (20)For where two or three are gathered +together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. + +(21)Then Peter came to him, and said: Lord, how often shall my brother +sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times? (22)Jesus says +to him: I say not to thee, until seven times, but until seventy times +seven. + +(23)Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened to a certain king, who +desired to make a reckoning with his servants. (24)And when he had +begun to reckon, there was brought to him one, who owed ten thousand +talents[18:24]. (25)But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded +him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, and +payment to be made. (26)The servant therefore, falling, prostrated +himself before him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay thee +all. (27)And the lord of that servant, moved with compassion, released +him, and forgave him the debt. (28)But that servant went out, and +found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him a hundred +denaries[18:28]; and laying hold of him he took him by the throat, +saying: Pay me that thou owest. (29)Therefore his fellow-servant fell +down and besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and I will pay +thee. (30)And he would not; but went and cast him into prison, till he +should pay the debt. (31)And his fellow-servants, seeing what was +done, were very sorry, and came and disclosed to their lord all that +was done. (32)Then having called him, his lord says to him: Thou +wicked servant; I forgave thee all that debt, because thou besoughtest +me. (33)Shouldest not thou also have had pity on thy fellow-servant, +as I too had pity on thee? (34)And his lord was angry, and delivered +him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due to him. +(35)So also will my heavenly Father do to you, if ye from your hearts +forgive not every one his brother. + + + +XIX. + +AND it came to pass, when Jesus finished these sayings, that he +departed from Galilee, and came into the borders of Judaea beyond the +Jordan. (2)And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them +there. + +(3)And the Pharisees came to him, tempting him and saying: Is it +lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? + +(4)And he answering said to them: Have ye not read, that he who made +them[19:4] from the beginning made them male and female, (5)and said: +For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave +to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh. (6)So that they are no +longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God joined together, let not +man put asunder. + +(7)They say to him: Why then did Moses command to give a writing of +divorcement, and to put her away? (8)He says to them: Moses, for your +hardness of heart, suffered you to put away your wives; but from the +beginning it was not so. (9)And I say to you, that whoever shall put +away his wife, except for fornication, and shall marry another, +commits adultery; and whoever marries her when put away, commits +adultery. + +(10)His disciples say to him: If the case of the man with the woman is +so, it is not good to marry. (11)But he said to them: Not all can +receive this saying, but they to whom it is given. (12)For there are +eunuchs, who were so born from the mother's womb; and there are +eunuchs, who were made eunuchs by men; and there are eunuchs, who made +themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He that is +able to receive it, let him receive it. + +(13)Then were brought to him little children, that he might put his +hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. (14)But Jesus +said: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me; +for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven. (15)And he laid his hands +on them, and departed thence. + +(16)And, behold, one came to him and said: Teacher, what good shall I +do, that I may have eternal life? (17)And, he said to him: Why dost +thou ask me concerning good? One is the Good. But if thou desirest to +enter into life, keep the commandments. (18)He says to him, Which? +Jesus said: Thou shalt not kill; Thou shalt not commit adultery; Thou +shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness; (19)Honor thy +father and thy mother; and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. +(20)The young man says to him: All these I kept; what do I yet lack? +(21)Jesus said to him: If thou desirest to be perfect, go, sell what +thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in +heaven; and come, follow me. (22)But when the young man heard this +saying, he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions. + +(23)And Jesus said to his disciples: Verily I say to you, that a rich +man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. (24)And again I say +to you: It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, +than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (25)And the +disciples, hearing it, were exceedingly amazed, saying: Who then can +be saved? (26)But Jesus, looking on them, said to them: With men this +is impossible; but with God all things are possible. (27)Then Peter +answering said to him: Behold, we forsook all, and followed thee; what +then shall we have? (28)And Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, +that ye who followed me, in the renovation, when the Son of man shall +sit on his throne of glory, shall also sit on twelve thrones, judging +the twelve tribes of Israel. (29)And every one who forsook houses, or +brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or +lands, for my name's sake, shall receive manifold more, and shall +inherit everlasting life. (30)But many first will be last, and last +first. + + + +XX. + +FOR the kingdom of heaven is like to a householder, who went out early +in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. (2)And having +agreed with the laborers for a denary[20:2] a day, he sent them into +his vineyard. + +(3)And he went out about the third hour, and saw others standing idle +in the market-place. (4)And to them he said: Go ye also into the +vineyard, and whatever is right I will give you. And they went their +way. + +(5)Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did likewise. + +(6)And about the eleventh he went out, and found others standing, and +says to them: Why stand ye here all the day idle? (7)They say to him: +Because no one hired us. He says to them: Go ye also into the +vineyard. + +(8)And when evening was come, the lord of the vineyard says to his +steward: Call the laborers, and pay them the hire, beginning from the +last, unto the first. (9)And they of the eleventh hour came, and +received every man a denary. (10)But when the first came, they +supposed that they should receive more; and they also received each +one a denary. (11)And on receiving it, they murmured against the +householder, (12)saying: These last labored one hour, and thou madest +them equal to us, who bore the burden of the day, and the burning +heat. + +(13)But he answering said to one of them: Friend, I do thee no wrong. +Didst thou not agree with me for a denary? (14)Take what is thine, and +go. But I will give to this last, even as to thee. (15)Is it not +lawful for me to do what I will with my own? Is thine eye evil, +because I am good? + +(16)So will the last be first, and the first last; for many are +called, but few are chosen. + +(17)And Jesus, going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart; +and in the way he said to them: (18)Behold, we are going up to +Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests +and scribes, and they will condemn him to death, (19)and will deliver +him to the Gentiles to mock and scourge and crucify; and on the third +day he will rise again. + +(20)Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, +bowing down and asking a certain thing of him. (21)And he said to her: +What wilt thou? She says to him: Command that these my two sons shall +sit, one on thy right hand, and one on thy left, in thy kingdom. +(22)But Jesus answering said: Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to +drink of the cup that I shall drink of? They say to him: We are able. +(23)And he says to them: Ye shall drink indeed of my cup; but to sit +on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but is for them +for whom it has been prepared by my Father. (24)And the ten, hearing +it, were much displeased with the two brothers. (25)But Jesus, having +called them to him, said: Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles +exercise lordship over them, and they that are great exercise +authority over them. (26)Not so shall it be among you; (27)but whoever +would become great among you, let him be your minister; and whoever +would be first among you, let him be your servant; (28)even as the Son +of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his +life a ransom for many. + +(29)And as they were going forth from Jericho, a great multitude +followed him. (30)And behold, two blind men sitting by the way-side, +hearing that Jesus was passing by, cried, saying: Have mercy on us, O +Lord, Son of David. (31)And the multitude rebuked them, that they +should hold their peace. But they cried the more, saying: Have mercy +on us, O Lord, Son of David. (32)And Jesus stood still, and called +them, and said: What will ye that I shall do to you? (33)They say to +him: Lord, that our eyes may be opened. (34)And Jesus, moved with +compassion, touched their eyes; and immediately their eyes received +sight; and they followed him. + + + +XXI. + +AND when they drew near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the +mount of the Olives, Jesus sent forth two disciples, (2)saying to +them: Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye will +find an ass tied, and a colt with her; loose and bring them to me. +(3)And if any one say aught to you, ye shall say: The Lord has need of +them; and straightway he will send them. + +(4)Now all this has been done, that it might be fulfilled which was +spoken through the prophet, saying: + + (5)Say to the daughter of Zion, + Behold, thy King comes to thee, + Meek, and mounted upon an ass, + And upon a colt, the foal of a beast of burden. + +(6)And the disciples, having gone and done as Jesus commanded them, +(7)brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their garments, and +he sat thereon. (8)And most of the multitude spread their own garments +in the way; and others cut down branches from the trees, and strewed +in the way. (9)And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, +cried, saying: Hosanna[21:9] to the Son of David; Blessed is he who +comes in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. (10)And as he +entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying: Who is this? +(11)And the multitudes said: This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth +of Galilee. + +(12)And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast out all that +sold and bought in the temple, and overturned the tables of the +money-changers, and the seats of those who sold doves. (13)And he says +to them: It is written, + + My house shall be called a house of prayer; + But ye make it a den of robbers. + +(14)And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple, and he +healed them. (15)But the chief priests and the scribes, seeing the +wonders that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and +saying, Hosanna to the Son of David, were much displeased, (16)and +said to him: Dost thou hear what these say? And Jesus says to them: +Yea; did ye never read: From the mouth of babes and sucklings thou +preparedst praise? + +(17)And leaving them, he went forth out of the city into Bethany, and +lodged there. + +(18)And in the morning, as he was returning into the city, he +hungered. (19)And seeing a fig-tree by the way, he came to it, and +found nothing thereon but leaves only. And he says to it: Let there be +no fruit from thee henceforward, forever. And immediately the fig-tree +withered away. (20)And the disciples seeing it wondered, saying: How +did the fig-tree immediately wither away? (21)And Jesus answering said +to them: Verily I say to you, if ye have faith, and do not doubt, not +only shall ye do what is done to the fig-tree, but even if ye say to +this mountain, be thou taken up and cast into the sea, it shall be +done. (22)And all things whatever ye ask in prayer, believing, ye +shall receive. + +(23)And when he had come into the temple, the chief priests and the +elders of the people came to him as he was teaching, and said: By what +authority doest thou these things; and who gave thee this authority? +(24)And Jesus answering said to them: I also will ask you one thing, +which if ye tell me, I too will tell you by what authority I do these +things. (25)John's immersion, whence was it? From heaven, or from men? +And they reasoned among themselves, saying: If we say, From heaven, he +will say to us: Why then did ye not believe him? (26)But if we say, +From men, we fear the multitude; for all hold John as a prophet. +(27)And they answered Jesus, saying: We do not know. And he said to +them: Neither do I say to you, by what authority I do these things. + +(28)But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, +and said: Son, go work to-day in the vineyard. (29)And he answering +said: I will not; but afterward he repented, and went. (30)And he came +to the other[21:30], and said likewise. And he answering said: I will, +sir; and went not. (31)Which of the two did the father's will? They +say to him: The first[21:31]. Jesus says to them: Verily I say to you, +that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before +you. (32)For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and ye did +not believe him; but the publicans and the harlots believed him; and +ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe +him. + +(33)Hear another parable. There was a householder, who planted a +vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and dug a winepress in it, and +built a tower, and let it out to husband-men, and went abroad. (34)And +when the season of fruits drew near, he sent his servants to the +husbandmen, to receive his fruits. (35)And the husbandmen taking his +servants, beat one, and killed another, and stoned another. (36)Again +he sent other servants, more than the first; and they did to them +likewise. (37)And afterward he sent to them his son, saying: They will +reverence my son. (38)But the husbandmen, seeing the son, said among +themselves: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and have his +inheritance. (39)And taking him, they cast him out of the vineyard, +and killed him. (40)When therefore the lord of the vineyard comes, +what will he do to those husbandmen? (41)They say to him: He will +miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out the vineyard to +other husbandmen, who will deliver over to him the fruits in their +seasons. (42)Jesus says to them: Did ye never read in the Scriptures: + + The stone which the builders disallowed, + The same is become the head of the corner; + This is from the Lord, + And is wonderful in our eyes. + +(43)Therefore I say to you, that the kingdom of God shall be taken +from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. +(44)And he that falls upon this stone will be broken; but on +whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. + +(45)And the chief priests and Pharisees, hearing his parables, knew +that he spoke of them. (46)And they sought to lay hold of him, but +feared the multitudes, since they held him as a prophet. + + + +XXII. + +AND Jesus answering spoke to them again in parables, saying: + +(2)The kingdom of heaven is like to a certain king, who made a +marriage for his son. (3)And he sent forth his servants to call those +who were bidden to the wedding; and they would not come. (4)Again he +sent forth other servants, saying: Tell those who are bidden, Behold, +I have prepared my dinner; my oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all +things are ready; come to the marriage. (5)But they made light of it, +and went away, one to his farm, another to his merchandise. (6)And the +rest laid hold of his servants, and ill-treated and slew them. (7)And +the king, hearing it, was angry; and sending forth his armies, he +destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. (8)Then he says +to his servants: The wedding is ready, but they who were bidden were +not worthy. (9)Go therefore into the thoroughfares, and as many as ye +find, bid to the marriage. (10)And those servants went out into the +highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad +and good; and the wedding was furnished with guests. + +(11)And the king, coming in to view the guests, saw there a man not +clothed with a wedding garment; (12)and he says to him: Friend, how +camest thou in hither, not having a wedding garment? And he was +speechless. (13)Then the king said to the attendants: Bind him hand +and foot, and cast him forth into the outer darkness. There will be +the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth! (14)For many are called, but +few are chosen. + +(15)Then the Pharisees went and took counsel, how they might ensnare +him with a word[22:15]. (16)And they send out to him their disciples, +with the Herodians, saying: Teacher, we know that thou art true, and +teachest the way of God in truth; neither carest thou for any one, for +thou regardest not the person of men. (17)Tell us, therefore, what +thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? (18)But +Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said: Why tempt ye me, hypocrites! +(19)Show me the tribute money. And they brought to him a +denary[22:19]. (20)And he says to them: Whose is this image, and the +inscription? (21)They say to him: Caesar's. Then says he to them; +Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God +the things that are God's. (22)And hearing it they wondered, and left +him and went away. + +(23)On that day came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no +resurrection, and asked him, (24)saying: Teacher, Moses said, If any +one die having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and +raise up seed to his brother. (25)Now there were with us seven +brothers; and the first married and died, and having no seed left his +wife to his brother. (26)Likewise the second also, and the third, unto +the seventh. (27)And last of all the woman died also. (28)In the +resurrection therefore, of which of the seven shall she be wife? For +they all had her. + +(29)Jesus answering said to them: Ye err, not knowing the Scriptures, +nor the power of God. (30)For in the resurrection they neither marry, +nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven. +(31)But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that +which was spoken to you by God, saying: (32)I am the God of Abraham, +and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the +dead, but of the living. (33)And the multitudes, hearing it, were +astonished at his teaching. + +(34)And the Pharisees, hearing that he had put the Sadducees to +silence, collected together; (35)and one of them, a lawyer, asked, +tempting him and saying: (36)Teacher, what commandment is great in the +law? (37)Jesus said to him: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all +thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. (38)This is +the great and first commandment. (39)And the second is like to it: +Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. (40)On these two +commandments hang all the law and the prophets. + +(41)While the Pharisees were collected together, Jesus asked them, +(42)saying: What think ye concerning the Christ? Of whom is he the +son? They say to him: Of David. (43)He says to them: How then does +David, in the Spirit, call him Lord, saying: + + (44)The Lord said to my Lord, + Sit on my right hand, + Till I put thine enemies under thy feet. + +(45)If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son? (46)And no one +was able to answer him a word; nor durst any one from that day +question him any more. + + + +XXIII. + +THEN Jesus spoke to the multitudes, and to his disciples, (2)saying: +The scribes and the Pharisees sat down in Moses' seat. (3)All, +therefore, whatever they bid you, do and observe; but do not according +to their works, for they say and do not. (4)For they bind heavy +burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders, but +will not move them with their finger. (5)But all their works they do +to be seen by men; they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the +fringes; (6)and love the first place at feasts, and the first seats in +the synagogues, (7)and the greetings in the markets, and to be called +by men, Rabbi, Rabbi[23:7]. (8)But be not ye called Rabbi; for one is +your Teacher, and all ye are brethren. (9)And call not any your father +on the earth; for one is your Father, he who is in heaven. (10)Neither +be called leaders; for one is your leader, the Christ. (11)But the +greatest of you shall be your servant. (12)And whoever shall exalt +himself shall be humbled; and he that shall humble himself shall be +exalted. + +(13)But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye shut +up the kingdom of heaven against men; for ye go not in, nor suffer +those who are entering to go in[23:13]: + +(15)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye traverse +sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him +twofold more a child of hell than yourselves. + +(16)Woe to you, blind guides, who say: Whoever shall swear by the +temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the +temple, he is bound. (17)Fools and blind; for which is greater, the +gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold? (18)And, Whoever shall +swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gift +that is upon it, he is bound. (19)Fools and blind; for which is +greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift? + +(20)He therefore who swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all +things thereon. (21)And he that swears by the temple, swears by it, +and by him who dwells therein. (22)And he that swears by heaven, +swears by the throne of God, and by him who sits thereon. + +(23)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye pay +tithe of the mint and the dill and the cumin, and omitted the +weightier things of the law, judgment, and mercy, and faith; these +ought ye to have done, and not leave those undone. + +(24)Blind guides! that strain out the gnat, and swallow the camel. + +(25)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye cleanse +the outside of the cup and the platter, but within they are full of +rapacity and excess. (26)Blind Pharisee! Cleanse first the inside of +the cup and the platter, that its outside also may become clean. + +(27)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye are like +to whited sepulchres, which outwardly indeed appear beautiful, but +within are full of bones of the dead, and of all uncleanness. (28)So +also ye outwardly indeed appear righteous to men, but within ye are +full of hypocrisy and iniquity. + +(29)Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build +the sepulchres of the prophets, and adorn the tombs 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. (31)So +that ye witness to yourselves, that ye are sons of those who killed +the prophets; (32)and fill ye up the measure of your fathers! + +(33)Serpents! Brood of vipers! How can ye escape the judgment of hell? + +(34)Therefore, behold, I send forth to you prophets, and wise men, and +scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them +ye will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city; +(35)that on you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, +from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of +Barachiah, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. (36)Verily I +say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation. + +(37)Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that killest the prophets, and stonest those +sent to her; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as +a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, and ye would not! +(38)Behold, your house is left to you desolate. (39)For I say to you, +ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say: Blessed is he that +comes in the name of the Lord. + + + +XXIV. + +AND Jesus went out, and departed from the temple; and his disciples +came to him, to show him the buildings of the temple. (2)And he +answering said to them: See ye not all these things? Verily I say to +you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall +not be thrown down. + +(3)And as he sat on the mount of the Olives, the disciples came to him +privately, saying: Tell us, when will these things be, and what is the +sign of thy coming and of the end of the world? (4)And Jesus answering +said to them: Take heed, lest any one lead you astray. (5)For many +will come in my name, saying: I am the Christ; and will lead astray +many. (6)And ye will hear of wars, and rumors of wars. Take heed, be +not troubled; for all must come to pass[24:6]; but not yet is the end! +(7)For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; +and there will be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers +places. (8)But all these are the beginning of sorrows. (9)Then will +they deliver you up unto affliction, and will kill you; and ye will be +hated by all nations for my name's sake. (10)And then will many be +offended, and will deliver up one another, and will hate one another. +(11)And many false prophets will arise, and will lead many astray. +(12)And because iniquity abounds, the love of the many will become +cold. (13)But he that has endured to the end, the same shall be saved. +(14)And this good news of the kingdom shall be preached in all the +world, for a testimony to all nations; and then shall come the end. + +(15)When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, spoken of +through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that +reads mark!) (16)then let those in Judaea flee to the mountains; he +that is upon the house, (17)let him not come down to take the things +out of his house; (18)and he that is in the field, let him not turn +back to take his garments. (19)But woe to those who are with child, +and to those who give suck in those days! (20)And pray that your +flight be not in winter, nor on a sabbath. (21)For then will be great +affliction, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until +now, no nor shall be. (22)And unless those days were shortened, no +flesh would be saved; but for the sake of the chosen, those days shall +be shortened. (23)Then if any one say to you: Lo, here is the Christ, +or, Here, believe it not. (24)For there will arise false Christs, and +false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so as, if +possible, to lead even the chosen astray. (25)Behold, I have told you +before. + +(26)If therefore they say to you: Behold, he is in the desert, go not +forth; Behold, he is in the secret chambers, believe it not. (27)For +as the lightning comes forth from the east, and shines even unto the +west, so shall be the coming of the Son of man. (28)For wherever the +carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together. + +(29)And immediately, after the affliction of those days, the sun shall +be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars +shall fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven shall be shaken. +(30)And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven; and +then shall all the tribes of the earth[24:30] mourn, and shall see the +Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. + +(31)And he will send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, +and they shall gather together his chosen from the four winds, from +one end of heaven to the other. + +(32)And learn the parable from the fig-tree: When its branch is +already become tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that the summer +is near. (33)So also ye, when ye see all these things, know that it is +near, at the doors. + +(34)Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass, till all +these things are done. (35)Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my +words shall not pass away. + +(36)But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of +heaven, but my Father only. (37)But as the days of Noah, so shall be +also the coming of the Son of man. (38)For as they were in the days +before the flood, eating and drinking, marrying and giving in +marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, (39)and knew +not until the flood came, and took all away; so shall be also the +coming of the Son of man. (40)Then shall there be two men in the +field, one is taken, and one is left; (41)two women grinding at the +mill, one is taken, and one is left. + +(42)Watch therefore; for ye know not in what day[24:42] your Lord +comes. (43)But know this, that if the master 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 through. (44)Therefore be ye also +ready; for in such an hour as ye think not, the Son of man comes. + +(45)Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord set over +his household, to give them their food in due season? (46)Happy that +servant, whom his lord when he comes shall find so doing! (47)Verily I +say to you, that he will set him over all his goods. (48)But if that +evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord delays his coming; +(49)and shall begin to beat his fellow-servants, and shall eat and +drink with the drunken; (50)the lord of that servant will come in a +day when he looks not for it, and in an hour when he is not aware; +(51)and will cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the +hypocrites. There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of teeth! + + + +XXV. + +THEN shall the kingdom of heaven be likened to ten virgins, who took +their lamps, and went out to meet the bridegroom. (2)And five of them +were wise, and five foolish. (3)The foolish, taking their lamps, took +no oil with them; (4)but the wise took oil in their vessels with their +lamps. (5)While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. +(6)And at midnight a cry was made: Behold, the bridegroom! Go out to +meet him. (7)Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. +(8)And the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for our +lamps are going out. (9)But the wise answered, saying: Not so; there +will not be enough for us and you. Go rather to those who sell, and +buy for yourselves. (10)And while they went to buy, the bridegroom +came; and they who were ready went in with him to the marriage; and +the door was shut. (11)And afterward come also the rest of the +virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open to us. (12)But he answering said: +Verily I say to you, I know you not. + +(13)Watch, therefore; because ye know not the day, nor the hour! + +(14)For as a man going abroad called his own servants, and delivered +to them his goods; (15)and to one gave five talents, to another two, +and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and +straightway went abroad. (16)And he that received the five talents +went and traded with them, and gained other five talents. (17)Likewise +also he that received the two gained other two. (18)But he that +received the one went away and digged in the earth, and hid his lord's +money. (19)After a long time the lord of those servants comes, and +reckons with them. (20)And he that received the five talents came and +brought other five talents, saying: Lord, thou deliveredst to me five +talents; behold, I gained other five talents beside them. (21)His lord +said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; thou wast faithful +over a little, I will set thee over much. Enter thou into the joy of +thy lord. (22)And he also that received the two talents came and said: +Lord, thou deliveredst to me two talents; behold, I gained other two +talents beside them. (23)His lord said to him: Well done, good and +faithful servant; thou wast faithful over a little, I will set thee +over much. Enter thou into the joy of thy lord. (24)And he also that +received the one talent came and said: Lord, I knew thee that thou art +a hard man, reaping where thou didst not sow, and gathering where thou +strewedst not. (25)And fearing, I went and hid thy talent in the +earth. Lo, thou hast thine own. (26)And his lord answering said to +him: Wicked and slothful servant! Thou knewest that I reap where I did +not sow, and gather where I strewed not? (27)Thou oughtest therefore +to have put my money to the exchangers; and when I came, I should have +received my own with interest. (28)Take therefore the talent from him, +and give to him that has the ten talents. (29)For to every one that +has shall be given, and he shall have abundance; but from him that has +not, even what he has shall be taken away. (30)And cast forth the +unprofitable servant into the outer darkness. There will be the +weeping, and the gnashing of teeth! + +(31)And when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the +angels with him, then will he sit on his throne of glory. (32)And +before him shall be gathered all the nations; and he will divide them +one from another, as the shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. +(33)And he will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the +left. + +(34)Then will the King say to those on his right hand: Come, blessed +of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation +of the world. (35)For I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was +thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger and ye took me in, +(36)naked and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in +prison, and ye came to me. + +(37)Then will the righteous answer him, saying: Lord, when saw we thee +hungering and fed thee, or thirsting and gave thee drink? (38)And when +saw we thee a stranger and took thee in, or naked and clothed thee? +(39)And when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came to thee? (40)And +the King will answer and say to them: Verily I say to you, inasmuch as +ye did it to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did it to me. + +(41)Then will he say also to those on the left hand: Depart from me, +accursed, into the everlasting fire; prepared for the Devil and his +angels. (42)For I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat; I was +thirsty, and ye did not give me drink; (43)I was a stranger, and ye +did not take me in; naked, and ye did not clothe me; sick, and in +prison, and ye did not visit me. + +(44)Then will they also answer, saying: Lord, when saw we thee +hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in +prison, and did not minister to thee? (45)Then will he answer them, +saying: Verily I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the +least of these, ye did it not to me. + +(46)And these shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the +righteous into everlasting life. + + + +XXVI. + +AND it came to pass, when Jesus finished all these sayings, he said to +his disciples: (2)Ye know that after two days comes the passover, and +the Son of man is delivered up to be crucified. + +(3)Then assembled together the chief priests, and the elders of the +people, in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, +(4)and consulted together that they might take Jesus by craft, and put +him to death. (5)But they said: Not at the feast, that there may not +be a tumult among the people. + +(6)And Jesus being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, +(7)there came to him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious +ointment, and poured it on his head as he reclined at table. (8)And +his disciples seeing it were displeased, saying: To what purpose is +this waste? (9)For this might have been sold for much, and given to +the poor. (10)And Jesus knowing it, said to them: Why trouble ye the +woman? For she wrought a good work upon me. (11)For the poor ye have +always with you; but me ye have not always. (12)For she, in pouring +this ointment on my body, did it to prepare me for burial. (13)Verily +I say to you, wherever this good news shall be preached in the whole +world, this also that she did shall be told, for a memorial of her. + +(14)Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief +priests, (15)and said: What will ye give me, and I will deliver him to +you? And they weighed out to him thirty pieces of silver. (16)And from +that time he sought opportunity to deliver him up. + +(17)And on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread the +disciples came to Jesus, saying to him: Where wilt thou that we +prepare for thee to eat the passover? (18)And he said: Go into the +city to such a man, and say to him: The Teacher says, my time is at +hand; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. (19)And +the disciples did as Jesus directed them, and made ready the passover. + +(20)And when evening was come, he reclined at table with the twelve. +(21)And as they were eating, he said: Verily I say to you, that one of +you will betray me. (22)And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and began +to say to him, each one: Lord, is it I? (23)And he answering said: He +that dipped his hand with me in the dish, the same will betray me. +(24)The Son of man goes indeed, as it is written of him; but woe to +that man through whom the Son of man is betrayed! It were good for +him, if that man had not been born. + +(25)And Judas, his betrayer, answering said: Rabbi, is it I? He says +to him: Thou saidst it. + +(26)And as they were eating, Jesus took the loaf[26:26], and blessed, +and broke, and gave to the disciples, and said: Take, eat; this is my +body. (27)And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave to them, +saying: Drink all ye of it. (28)For this is my blood of the new +covenant[26:28], which is shed for many, for remission of sins. +(29)And I say to you, that I will not drink henceforth of this fruit +of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you, in the +kingdom of my Father. + +(30)And having sung, they went out into the mount of the Olives. + +(31)Then Jesus says to them: All ye will be 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. (32)But after I have +risen, I will go before you into Galilee. + +(33)Peter answering said to him: Though all shall be offended because +of thee, I will never be offended. (34)Jesus said to him: Verily I say +to thee, that this night, before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny +me. (35)Peter says to him: Even though I should die with thee, I will +not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. + +(36)Then Jesus comes with them to a place called Gethsemane, and says +to the disciples: Sit ye here, while I go yonder and pray. (37)And +taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be +sorrowful, and to be troubled. (38)Then says he to them: My soul is +exceedingly sorrowful, unto death. Tarry ye here, and watch with me. + +(39)And going forward a little, he fell on his face, praying, and +saying: My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me. +But yet, not as I will, but as thou wilt. (40)And he comes to the +disciples, and finds them sleeping; and he says to Peter: Were ye so +unable to watch with me one hour? (41)Watch and pray, that ye enter +not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is +weak. + +(42)Again, a second time, he went away and prayed, saying: My Father, +if this can not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be +done. (43)And coming he again found them sleeping; for their eyes were +heavy. + +(44)And leaving them, he went away again, and prayed the third time, +saying the same words. (45)Then he comes to his disciples, and says to +them: Do ye sleep the remaining time, and take your rest[26:45]! +Behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the +hands of sinners. (46)Rise, let us be going. Behold, he is at hand +that betrays me. + +(47)And while he was yet speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, +came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the +chief priests and elders of the people. (48)And his betrayer gave them +a sign, saying: Whom I shall kiss, that is he; hold him fast. (49)And +forthwith he came to Jesus, and said: Hail, Rabbi; and kissed him. +(50)And Jesus said to him: Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then they +came, and laid hands on Jesus, and held him fast. (51)And, behold, one +of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his +sword, and striking the servant of the high priest took off his ear. +(52)Then says Jesus to him: Put back thy sword into its place; for all +they who take the sword shall perish with the sword. (53)Thinkest thou +that I can not now pray to my Father, and he will send[26:53] me more +than twelve legions of angels? (54)How then shall the Scriptures be +fulfilled, that thus it must be? + +(55)In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes: Are ye come out as +against a robber, with swords and staves, to take me? I sat daily with +you teaching in the temple, and ye did not lay hold of me. (56)But all +this has been done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be +fulfilled. Then the disciples all forsook him, and fled. + +(57)And they who laid hold of Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high +priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. (58)And Peter +followed him afar off, unto the court of the high priest; and entering +in, he sat with the servants, to see the end. + +(59)And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought +false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; (60)and +found none, though many false witnesses came. But at last came two, +(61)and said: This man said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, +and to build it in three days. (62)And the high priest arose, and said +to him: Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee? +(63)But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him: I +adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou art the +Christ, the Son of God. (64)Jesus says to him: Thou saidst it. But I +say to you, hereafter ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right +hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven. (65)Then the high +priest rent his clothes, saying: He blasphemed! What further need have +we of witnesses? Behold, ye now heard his blasphemy. (66)What think +ye? They answering said: He is guilty of death. (67)Then they spit in +his face, and buffeted him; and others smote him, (68)saying: Prophesy +to us, O Christ, who is he that struck thee? + +(69)And Peter was sitting without, in the court. And a damsel came to +him, saying: Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilaean. (70)But he +denied before all, saying: I know not what thou sayest. (71)And he +having gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said to +those who were there: This man also was with Jesus the Nazarene. +(72)And again he denied, with an oath: I do not know the man. (73)And +after a little while, they that stood by came and said to Peter: +Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech betrays thee. +(74)Then he began to invoke curses, and to swear: I do not know the +man. And immediately a cock crowed. (75)And Peter remembered the word +of Jesus when he said: Before a cock crows, thou wilt thrice deny me. +And he went out, and wept bitterly. + + + +XXVII. + +AND when morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the +people took counsel against Jesus, so as to put him to death. (2)And +having bound him, they led him away, and delivered him up to Pontius +Pilate the governor. + +(3)Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, +repenting brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief +priests and the elders, (4)saying: I sinned in betraying innocent +blood. And they said: What is it to us? Look thou to it. (5)And +casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he +went away and hanged himself. (6)And the chief priests took the silver +pieces, and said: It is not lawful to put them into the treasury, +since it is the price of blood. (7)And they took counsel, and bought +with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. (8)Wherefore that +field was called the field of blood, unto this day. + +(9)Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the +prophet, saying: + + And they took the thirty pieces of silver, + The price of him that was priced, + Whom they of the sons of Israel did price, + (10)And gave them for the potter's field, + as the Lord appointed to me. + +(11)And Jesus stood before the governor. And the governor questioned +him, saying: Art thou the king of the Jews? And Jesus said to him: +Thou sayest it. (12)And when he was accused by the chief priests and +the elders, he made no answer. (13)Then says Pilate to him: Hearest +thou not what things they witness against thee? (14)And he made him no +answer, not even to one word; so that the governor greatly wondered. + +(15)Now at the feast the governor was wont to release to the multitude +one prisoner, whom they would. (16)And they had then a noted prisoner, +called Barabbas. (17)When therefore they were assembled, Pilate said +to them: Whom will ye that I release to you? Barabbas, or Jesus who is +called Christ? (18)For he knew that through envy they delivered him +up. + +(19)And as he sat on the judgment-seat, his wife sent to him, saying: +Have nothing to do with that just man; for I suffered much this day, +in a dream, because of him. + +(20)And the chief priests and the elders persuaded the multitudes, +that they should ask for Barabbas, and should destroy Jesus. (21)And +the governor answering said to them: Which of the two will ye that I +release to you? And they said: Barabbas. (22)Pilate says to them: What +then shall I do with Jesus, who is called Christ? They all say to him: +Let him be crucified. (23)And the governor said: What evil then did +he? But they cried the more, saying: Let him be crucified. + +(24)And Pilate, seeing that it avails nothing, but rather that a +tumult is made, took water and washed his hands before the multitude, +saying: I am innocent of the blood of this just man. Look ye to it. +(25)And all the people answering said: His blood be on us, and on our +children. (26)Then he released to them Barabbas; but Jesus, having +scourged him, he delivered up to be crucified. + +(27)Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the Pretorium, +and gathered to him the whole band. (28)And they stripped him, and put +on him a scarlet robe. (29)And having platted a crown of thorns, they +put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and bowing the knee +before him, they mocked him, saying: Hail, King of the Jews! (30)And +they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. +(31)And when they had mocked him, they took off the robe from him, and +put on him his own garments, and led him away to crucify him. (32)And +as they came out they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name; him they +compelled to bear his cross. + +(33)And having come to a place called Golgotha (which is called, Place +of a skull), (34)they gave him vinegar to drink[27:34], mingled with +gall; and tasting it, he would not drink. (35)And having crucified +him, they divided his garments among them, casting lots. (36)And +sitting down, they watched him there. (37)And they set up over his +head his accusation, written: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. + +(38)Two robbers are then crucified with him, one on the right hand, +and one on the left. (39)And those passing by reviled him, wagging +their heads, (40)and saying: Thou that destroyest the temple, and +buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art the Son of God, +come down from the cross. (41)Likewise also the chief priests mocking, +with the scribes and elders, said: (42)Others he saved, himself he can +not save. If he is King of Israel, let him now come down from the +cross, and we will believe on him. (43)He trusts in God; let him now +deliver him, if he desires him; for he said I am the Son of God. +(44)And also the robbers, who were crucified with him, reproached him +with the same thing. + +(45)And from the sixth hour, there was darkness over all the land, +unto the ninth hour. (46)And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a +loud voice, saying: Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani? That is: My God, my +God, why didst thou forsake me? (47)Some of those standing there, +hearing it, said: This man calls for Elijah[27:47]. (48)And +straightway one of them ran and took a sponge, and having filled it +with vinegar and put it on a reed, gave him to drink. (49)But the rest +said: Let alone; let us see whether Elijah comes to save him. + +(50)And Jesus, again crying with a loud voice, yielded up his spirit. +(51)And behold, the vail of the temple was rent in twain from the top +to the bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent; (52)and +the tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints who have fallen +asleep arose, (53)and coming out of the tombs, after his resurrection, +went into the holy city, and appeared to many. + +(54)And the centurion, and they that with him were watching Jesus, on +seeing the earthquake, and the things that were done, were exceedingly +afraid, saying: Truly this was the Son of God. + +(55)And many women were there, beholding afar off, they who followed +Jesus from Galilee, ministering to him; (56)among whom was Mary the +Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of +the sons of Zebedee. + +(57)And evening having come, there came a rich man from Arimathaea, +named Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus. (58)This man +went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded +that the body should be given up. (59)And taking the body, Joseph +wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, (60)and laid it in his own new +tomb, which he hewed out in the rock. And having rolled a great stone +to the door of the tomb, he departed. (61)And Mary the Magdalene was +there, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. + +(62)And on the morrow, which is after the preparation, the chief +priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate, (63)saying: Sir, we +remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive: After three +days I will rise. (64)Command, therefore, that the sepulchre be made +secure until the third day lest his disciples come and steal him away, +and say to the people: He is risen from the dead; and the last error +will be worse than the first. (65)Pilate said to them: Ye have a +watch; go, make secure, as ye know how. (66)And they went, and made +the sepulchre secure, sealing the stone, in connection with the watch. + + + +XXVIII. + +AND late in the sabbath, as it was dawning into the first day of the +week, came Mary the Magdalene and the other Mary to view the +sepulchre. (2)And behold, there was a great earthquake. For an angel +of the Lord, descending out of heaven, came and rolled away the stone, +and sat upon it. (3)His countenance was like lightning, and his +raiment white as snow; (4)and for fear of him the keepers shook, and +became as dead men. (5)And the angel answering said to the women: Fear +not ye; for I know that ye are seeking Jesus, who was crucified. (6)He +is not here; for he is risen, as he said. Come hither, see the place +where the Lord lay. (7)And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he +is risen from the dead. And behold, he goes before you into Galilee; +there ye shall see him. Behold, I told you. + +(8)And going out quickly from the sepulchre, with fear and great joy, +they ran to bring his disciples word. (9)And behold, Jesus met them, +saying: All hail! And they, coming to him, laid hold of his feet, and +worshiped him. (10)Then Jesus says to them: Be not afraid; go, bear +word to my brethren, to go away into Galilee, and there they shall see +me. + +(11)And as they were going, behold, some of the watch came into the +city, and reported to the chief priests all the things that were done. +(12)And having assembled with the elders, and taken counsel, they gave +much money to the soldiers, (13)saying: Say, that his disciples came +by night, and stole him away while we slept. (14)And if this shall be +heard by the governor[28:14], we will persuade him, and make you +secure. (15)And they, taking the money, did as they were taught. And +this saying was reported abroad among the Jews, until this day. + +(16)And the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into the mountain +where Jesus had appointed them. (17)And seeing him, they worshiped +him; but some doubted. + +(18)And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying: All power was given to +me in heaven and on earth. (19)Go therefore, and disciple all the +nations, immersing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and +of the Holy Spirit; (20)teaching them to observe all things, whatever +I commanded you. And, behold, I am with you alway, unto the end of the +world. + + + +THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARK. + + +I. + +THE beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God, (2)as it +is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I send forth my messenger +before thy face, who shall prepare thy way; (3)the voice of one crying +in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his +paths. (4)John came immersing in the wilderness, and preaching the +immersion of repentance unto remission of sins. (5)And there went out +to him all the country of Judaea, and all they of Jerusalem; and they +were immersed by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. + +(6)And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a leathern girdle +about his loins, and ate locusts and wild honey. (7)And he preached, +saying: There comes after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet +of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. (8)I indeed +immersed you in water; but he will immerse you in the Holy Spirit. + +(9)And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of +Galilee, and was immersed by John in the Jordan. (10)And straightway +coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens parted, and the Spirit +as a dove descending upon him. (11)And there came a voice out of +heaven: Thou art my beloved son; in thee I am well pleased. + +(12)And immediately the Spirit drives him forth into the wilderness. +(13)And he was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan, and was +with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered to him. + +(14)And after John was delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, +publishing the good news of the kingdom of God[1:14], (15)and saying: +The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and +believe in the good news. + +(16)And walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and Andrew, +Simon's brother, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen. +(17)And Jesus said to them: Come after me, and I will cause you to +become fishers of men. (18)And immediately leaving the nets, they +followed him. + +(19)And going a little further, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and +John his brother, who also were in the ship mending the nets. (20)And +straightway he called them; and leaving their father Zebedee in the +ship with the hired servants, they went after him. + +(21)And they enter into Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath he +went into the synagogue, and taught. (22)And they were astonished at +his teaching; for he taught them as having authority, and not as the +scribes. + +(23)And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And +he cried out, (24)saying: What have we to do with thee[1:24], Jesus, +Nazarene! Didst thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the +Holy One of God. (25)And Jesus rebuked him, saying: Hold thy peace, +and come out of him. (26)And the unclean spirit, tearing him, and +crying with a loud voice, came out of him. (27)And they were all +amazed; so that they questioned among themselves, saying: What is +this[1:27]? A new teaching, with authority! And he commands the +unclean spirits, and they obey him. (28)And immediately his fame +spread abroad into all the surrounding region of Galilee. + +(29)And immediately, having come out of the synagogue, they entered +into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. (30)And the +mother-in-law of Simon was lying sick with fever; and immediately they +tell him concerning her. (31)And he came and raised her up, taking +hold of her hand; and immediately the fever left her, and she +ministered to them. + +(32)And evening having come, when the sun set, they brought to him all +that were sick, and those possessed with demons. (33)And all the city +was gathered together at the door. (34)And he healed many that were +sick with divers diseases, and cast out many demons; and suffered not +the demons to speak, because they knew him. + +(35)And rising very early, by night, he went out, and departed into a +solitary place, and there prayed. (36)And Simon, and they who were +with him, followed after him. (37)And having found him, they say to +him: All are seeking thee. (38)And he says to them: Let us go +elsewhere, into the neighboring towns, that I may preach there also; +for, for this I came forth. (39)And he was preaching in their +synagogues, throughout all Galilee, and casting out the demons. + +(40)And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and kneeling down +to him, and saying to him: If thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. +(41)And Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched forth his hand and +touched him, and says to him: I will; be thou cleansed. (42)And +immediately the leprosy departed from him, and he was cleansed. +(43)And sternly charging him, he forthwith sent him away; (44)and says +to him: See thou say nothing to any one; but go, show thyself to the +priest, and offer for thy cleansing what Moses commanded, for a +testimony to them. (45)But he, going forth, began to publish it much, +and to spread abroad the report; so that he could no longer openly +enter into a city, but was without in desert places. And they came to +him from every quarter. + + + +II. + +AND again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was heard +that he is in the house. (2)And straightway many were gathered +together, so that there was no longer room, not even at the door; and +he spoke the word to them. + +(3)And they come to him, bringing one that was palsied, borne by four. +(4)And not being able to come near him, on account of the multitude, +they uncovered the roof where he was; and having broken it up, they +let down the bed whereon the palsied man lay. (5)And Jesus, seeing +their faith, says to the palsied man: Child, thy sins are forgiven. +(6)But there were some of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in +their hearts: (7)Why does this man speak thus? He blasphemes. Who can +forgive sins but one, God? (8)And Jesus, immediately perceiving in his +spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, said to them: Why +reason ye these things in your hearts? (9)Which is easier, to say to +the palsied man, Thy sins are forgiven; or to say, Arise, and take up +thy bed, and walk? (10)But that ye may know that the Son of man has +power on earth to forgive sins, (he says to the palsied man,) (11)I +say to thee, arise, take up thy bed, and go to thy house. (12)And he +arose, and immediately taking up the bed went forth before all; so +that all were amazed, and glorified God, saying: We never saw it thus. + +(13)And he went forth again by the sea-side; and all the multitude +came to him, and he taught them. + +(14)And passing along, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus sitting at the +place of receiving custom, and said to him: Follow me. And rising up +he followed him. (15)And it came to pass, as he reclined at table in +his house, that many publicans and sinners were reclining with Jesus +and his disciples; for there were many, and they followed him. (16)And +the scribes and the Pharisees, seeing him eating with the sinners and +publicans, said to his disciples: How is it that he eats and drinks +with the sinners and the publicans? (17)And Jesus, hearing it, says to +them: They who are well need not a physician, but they who are sick. I +came not to call righteous men, but sinners. + +(18)And the disciples of John, and the Pharisees, were fasting[2:18]; +and they come and say to him: Why do the disciples of John and the +Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not? (19)And Jesus said to +them: Can the sons of the bridechamber fast[2:19], while the +bridegroom is with them? So long as they have the bridegroom with +them, they can not fast. (20)But days will come, when the bridegroom +will be taken from them; and then they will fast in that day. (21)No +one sews a piece of unfulled cloth upon an old garment; else the new +filling up of the old takes from it, and a worse rent is made. (22)And +no one puts new wine into old skins; else the wine bursts the skins, +and the wine is destroyed, and the skins[2:22]. + +(23)And it came to pass, that he went through the grain-fields on the +sabbath; and his disciples began to go forward[2:23], plucking the +ears of grain. (24)And the Pharisees said to him: Behold, why do they +on the sabbath that which is not lawful? (25)And he said to them: Did +ye never read what David did, when he had need and hungered, himself +and they who were with him; (26)how he went into the house of God, in +the days of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the show-bread, which it +is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to those who +were with him? (27)And he said to them: The sabbath was made for man, +and not man for the sabbath. (28)So that the Son of man is Lord also +of the sabbath. + + + +III. + +AND he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there, +having his hand withered. (2)And they watched him, whether he would +heal him on the sabbath; that they might accuse him. (3)And he says to +the man having the withered hand: Arise, and come into the midst. +(4)And he says to them: Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath, or to +do evil; to save life, or to kill? But they were silent. (5)And +looking round on them with anger, being grieved for their hardness of +heart, he says to the man: Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it +forth; and his hand was restored. + +(6)And going out, the Pharisees immediately took counsel with the +Herodians against him, how they might destroy him. (7)And Jesus +withdrew with his disciples to the sea. And a great multitude from +Galilee followed; and from Judaea, (8)and from Jerusalem, and from +Idumea, and from beyond the Jordan, and they about Tyre and Sidon, a +great multitude, hearing what great things he did, came to him. (9)And +he spoke to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him +because of the multitude, that they might not throng him. (10)For he +healed many, so that they pressed upon him to touch him, as many as +had plagues. (11)And the unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down +before him, and cried, saying: Thou art the Son of God. (12)And he +strictly charged them that they should not make him known. + +(13)And he goes up into the mountain, and calls to him whom he would; +and they went to him. (14)And he appointed twelve, that they should be +with him, and that he might send them forth to preach, (15)and to have +authority to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons. (16)And Simon he +surnamed Peter; (17)and James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother +of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, Sons of thunder; +(18)and Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, +and James the son of Alpheus, and Thaddeus, and Simon the +Cananite[3:18], (19)and Judas Iscariot, who also betrayed him. + +And they come into the house. (20)And the multitude comes together +again, so that they could not even eat bread. (21)And hearing of it, +his kinsmen went out to lay hold of him; for they said: He is beside +himself. + +(22)And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said: He has +Beelzebul, and through the prince of the demons he casts out the +demons. (23)And calling them to him, he said to them in parables: How +can Satan cast out Satan? (24)And if a kingdom be divided against +itself, that kingdom can not stand. (25)And if a house be divided +against itself, that house can not stand. (26)And if Satan rose up +against himself, and is divided, he can not stand, but has an end. +(27)No one can enter into a strong man's house, and plunder his goods, +except he first bind the strong man; and then he will plunder his +house. (28)Verily I say to you, all sins will be forgiven the sons of +men, and the blasphemies wherewith they shall blaspheme. (29)But he +that shall blaspheme against the Holy Spirit has no forgiveness +forever, but is guilty of eternal sin; (30)because they said: He has +an unclean spirit. + +(31)And his brothers and his mother come; and standing without they +sent to him, calling him. (32)And a crowd was sitting about him; and +they say to him: Behold, thy mother and thy brothers without are +seeking thee. (33)And he answered them, saying: Who is my mother, or +my brothers? (34)And looking round on those who sat about him, he +said: Behold my mother, and my brothers! (35)For whoever shall do the +will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. + + + +IV. + +AND he began again to teach by the sea-side. And there was gathered to +him a very great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat +down in the sea; and all the multitude was by the sea on the land. +(2)And he taught them many things in parables, and said to them in his +teaching: + +(3)Hearken; behold, the sower went forth to sow. (4)And it came to +pass, as he sowed, one fell by the way-side, and the birds came and +devoured it. (5)And another fell on the rocky ground, where it had not +much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had not depth of +earth. (6)But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had +not root, it withered away. (7)And another fell among the thorns; and +the thorns came up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. (8)And +another fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit that sprang up +and increased; and brought forth, thirty, and sixty, and a +hundredfold. (9)And he said: He that has ears to hear, let him hear. + +(10)And when he was alone, they who were about him with the twelve +asked him concerning the parables. (11)And he said to them: To you is +given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are without, +all things are done in parables; (12)that seeing they may see, and not +perceive, and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply +they should turn, and be forgiven. (13)And he says to them: Know ye +not this parable? And how will ye know all the parables? + +(14)The sower sows the word. (15)And these are they by the way-side; +where the word is sown, and when they hear, Satan comes immediately +and takes away the word that was sown in them. (16)And these are they +likewise that are sown on the rocky places; who, when they hear the +word, immediately receive it with gladness; (17)and have no root in +themselves, but are only for a time. Afterward, when affliction or +persecution arises because of the word, immediately they are offended. +(18)And others are they that are sown among the thorns. These are they +that hear the word, (19)and the cares of the world, and the +deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things, entering in +choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (20)And these are they that +are sown on the good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, +and bring forth fruit, in thirty, and in sixty, and in a hundredfold. + +(21)And he said to them: Is the lamp brought that it may be put under +the bushel, or under the bed? Is it not, that it may be put on the +lamp-stand? (22)For nothing is hidden, but it shall be manifested; nor +was done in secret, but that it should come abroad. (23)If any one has +ears to hear, let him hear. + +(24)And he said to them: Take heed what ye hear. With what measure ye +mete, it shall be measured to you, and there shall be added to you. +(25)For he that has, to him shall be given; and he that has not, even +what he has shall be taken from him. + +(26)And he said: So is the kingdom of God, as when a man has cast the +seed upon the earth, (27)and sleeps and rises night and day, and the +seed sprouts and grows up, he knows not how. (28)For the earth brings +forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, then the full +grain in the ear. (29)But when the fruit permits, immediately he puts +forth the sickle, because the harvest is come. + +(30)And he said: How shall we liken the kingdom of God, or in what +comparison shall we set it forth? (31)As a grain of mustard; which, +when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that are in +the earth. (32)And when it is sown, it grows up, and becomes greater +than all the herbs, and shoots out great branches; so that the birds +of the air can lodge under its shadow. + +(33)And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they +were able to hear. (34)But without a parable he spoke not to them; and +in private he explained all things to his disciples. + +(35)And on that day, when evening was come, he says to them: Let us +pass over to the other side. (36)And dismissing the multitude, they +take him as he was in the ship. And there were also other ships with +him. (37)And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat +into the ship, so that the ship was already becoming filled. (38)And +he was in the stern, on the cushion, sleeping. And they awake him, and +say to him: Teacher, carest thou not that we perish? (39)And awaking, +he rebuked the wind, and said to the sea: Peace, be still. And the +wind ceased, and there was a great calm. (40)And he said to them: Why +are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith? (41)And they +feared exceedingly, and said one to another: Who then is this, that +even the wind and the sea obey him? + + + +V. + +AND they came to the other side of the sea, into the country of the +Gerasenes. (2)And when he had come out of the ship, immediately there +met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, (3)who had his +dwelling in the tombs; and no one could any longer bind him, not even +with chains. (4)Because he had often been bound with fetters and +chains; and the chains had been torn asunder by him, and the fetters +broken in pieces, and no one could tame him. (5)And always, night and +day, he was in the tombs, and in the mountains, crying out, and +cutting himself with stones. (6)But seeing Jesus afar off, he ran and +bowed down to him, (7)and cried with a loud voice, and said: What have +I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by +God, do not torment me. (8)For he said to him: Come forth, unclean +spirit, out of the man. (9)And he asked him: What is thy name? And he +says to him: My name is Legion; because we are many. (10)And he +besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. + +(11)And there was there, by the mountain, a great herd of swine +feeding. (12)And all the demons besought him, saying: Send us into the +swine, that we may enter into them. (13)And immediately Jesus gave +them leave. And coming out, the unclean spirits entered into the +swine. And the herd rushed down the steep into the sea, about two +thousand, and were choked in the sea. (14)And they who fed them fled, +and reported it in the city and in the country. And they came to see +what it was that was done. (15)And they come to Jesus, and see him who +was possessed with demons, sitting, clothed and in his right mind, him +who had the legion, and they were afraid. (16)And they who saw it +related to them how it befell him who was possessed with demons, and +concerning the swine. (17)And they began to beseech him to depart from +their borders. + +(18)And as he was entering into the ship, he that had been possessed +with demons besought him that he might be with him. (19)And he +suffered him not; but says to him: Go into thy house, to thy friends, +and announce to them how great things the Lord has done for thee, and +had compassion on thee. (20)And he departed, and began to publish in +the Decapolis how great things Jesus did for him; and all wondered. + +(21)And Jesus having passed over again in the ship to the other side, +a great multitude was gathered to him; and he was by the sea. (22)And +there comes one of the rulers of the synagogue, Jairus by name. And +seeing him, he fell at his feet, (23)and besought him much, saying: My +little daughter lies at the point of death. I pray thee come, and lay +thy hands on her, that she may be healed and live. (24)And he went +with him; and a great multitude was following him, and thronging him. + +(25)And a certain woman, who had a flow of blood twelve years, (26)and +had suffered much by many physicians, and spent all that she had, and +was not at all benefited but rather grew worse, (27)hearing of Jesus, +came in the crowd behind, and touched his garment. (28)For she said: +If I touch even his garments, I shall be made whole. (29)And +straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she perceived +in her body that she was healed of that plague. (30)And immediately +Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone forth from him, +turned about in the crowd, and said: Who touched my garments? (31)And +his disciples said to him: Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, +and sayest thou: Who touched me? (32)And he looked around to see her +who had done this. (33)But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing +what was done to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all +the truth. (34)And he said to her: Daughter, thy faith has made thee +whole; go in peace, and be healed of thy plague. + +(35)While he was yet speaking, they come from the ruler of the +synagogue's house, saying: Thy daughter is dead; why troublest thou +the Teacher any further? (36)And Jesus, overhearing the word that was +spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue: Be not afraid; only +believe. (37)And he suffered no one to follow with him, save Peter, +and James, and John the brother of James. (38)And they come to the +house of the ruler of the synagogue; and he sees a tumult, and those +who wept and wailed greatly. (39)And entering in, he says to them: Why +do ye make a tumult, and weep? The child is not dead, but is sleeping. +(40)And they laughed him to scorn. But he, putting them all out, takes +the father of the child, and the mother, and those who were with him, +and enters in where the child was. (41)And taking the hand of the +child, he says to her: Talitha kumi; which is interpreted, Damsel, I +say to thee, arise. (42)And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; +for she was of the age of twelve years. And they were astonished with +a great astonishment. (43)And he charged them strictly that no one +should know this. And he commanded that something should be given her +to eat. + + + +VI. + +AND he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his +disciples follow him. (2)And when the sabbath was come, he began to +teach in the synagogue. And many hearing were astonished, saying: From +whence has this man these things? And what is the wisdom which is +given him, and such miracles wrought by his hands? (3)Is not this the +carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James, and Joses, and +Judas, and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us? And they were +offended at him. (4)And Jesus said to them: A prophet is not without +honor, except in his own country, and among his own kindred, and in +his own house. (5)And he was not able to do any miracle there, save +that he laid his hands on a few sick, and healed them. (6)And he +marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about the surrounding +villages, teaching. + +(7)And he called to him the twelve, and began to send them forth by +two and two; and gave them authority over the unclean spirits; (8)and +commanded them that they should take nothing for the way, save a staff +only; no bread, no bag, no money, in their girdle; (9)but that they be +shod with sandals and, Put not on two coats. (10)And he said to them: +Wherever ye enter into a house, there abide till ye depart from +thence. (11)And whatever place shall not receive you, nor hear you, +when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a +testimony to them[6:11]. + +(12)And they went out, and preached that men should repent. (13)And +they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many that were sick, +and healed them. + +(14)And the king, Herod, heard of it, for his name was spread abroad; +and he said: John the Immerser is risen from the dead, and therefore +do these powers work in him. (15)Others said: It is Elijah. And others +said: It is a prophet, like any one of the prophets. (16)But Herod +hearing of it, said: John, whom I beheaded, is risen from the dead. +(17)For he, Herod, sent forth and laid hold of John, and bound him in +prison, for the sake of Herodias the wife of Philip, his brother; +because he had married her. (18)For John said to Herod: It is not +lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife. (19)And Herodias was angry +with him, and desired to put him to death; and she could not, (20)for +Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just and holy man; and he +observed him[6:20], and hearing him did many things, and heard him +gladly. + +(21)And a convenient day having come, when Herod on his birthday made +a supper for his nobles, and for the chief captains, and the first men +of Galilee; (22)and the daughter of Herodias having come in and +danced, it pleased Herod and those reclining at table with him; and +the king said to the damsel: Ask of me whatever thou wilt, and I will +give it thee. (23)And he swore to her: Whatever thou shalt ask of me, +I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. (24)And she, going +out, said to her mother: What shall I ask? And she said: The head of +John the Immerser. (25)And straightway she came in with haste to the +king, and asked, saying: I will that immediately thou give me, on a +platter, the head of John the Immerser. (26)And the king became very +sorrowful; but for the sake of his oath, and of those reclining with +him, he would not reject her. (27)And immediately the king sent one of +the guard, and commanded to bring his head. And he went and beheaded +him in the prison, (28)and brought his head on a platter, and gave it +to the damsel; and the damsel gave it to her mother. (29)And his +disciples hearing of it came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a +tomb. + +(30)And the apostles gather together unto Jesus; and they reported to +him all things, both what they did, and what they taught. (31)And he +said to them: Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest +awhile; for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure +even to eat. (32)And they departed into a desert place by ship +privately. (33)And they saw them departing, and many knew them, and +ran together there on foot from all the cities, and came before them. +(34)And going forth he saw a great multitude, and had compassion on +them, because they were as sheep having no shepherd; and he began to +teach them many things. + +(35)And the day being now far spent, his disciples come to him, and +say: The place is desert, and the time is now far passed. (36)Dismiss +them, that they may go away into the surrounding fields and villages, +and buy themselves bread; for they have nothing to eat. (37)He +answering said to them: Give ye them to eat. And they say to him: +Shall we go and buy two hundred denaries worth of bread, and give them +to eat? (38)He says to them: How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And +when they knew, they say: Five, and two fishes. (39)And he commanded +them to make all lie down by companies on the green grass. (40)And +they lay down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. (41)And taking +the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and +blessed and broke the loaves, and gave to the disciples to set before +them; and the two fishes he divided among them all. (42)And they all +ate, and were filled. (43)And they took up fragments filling twelve +baskets, and part of the fishes. (44)And they who ate of the loaves +were five thousand men. (45)And straightway he constrained his +disciples to enter into the ship, and to go before to the other side +to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the multitude. (46)And having taken +leave of them, he went away into the mountain to pray. + +(47)And when evening was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, +and he was alone on the land. (48)And he saw them distressed in +rowing, for the wind was contrary to them. And about the fourth watch +of the night he comes to them, walking on the sea, and would have +passed by them. (49)And they seeing him walking on the sea, supposed +it was a spectre, and cried out; (50)for all saw him, and were +troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and says to them: Be of +good cheer; it is I, be not afraid. (51)And he went up to them into +the ship; and the wind ceased. And they were sore amazed in themselves +beyond measure, and wondered. (52)For they considered not the loaves; +for their heart was hardened. + +(53)And passing over, they came to the land of Gennesaret, and +anchored there. (54)And when they had come out of the ship, +immediately recognizing him (55)they ran through all that region, and +began to carry about on beds those who were sick, where they heard he +was. (56)And wherever he entered, into villages, or cities, or fields, +they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and besought him that they +might touch if it were but the fringe of his garment. And as many as +touched him were made whole. + + + +VII. + +AND there come together to him the Pharisees and certain of the +scribes, who came from Jerusalem. (2)And seeing some of his disciples +eating bread with defiled (that is, unwashen) hands, they found fault. +(3)For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they carefully wash +their hands, do not eat, holding the tradition of the elders. (4)And +coming from the market, except they immerse themselves, they do not +eat. And there are many other things which they received to hold, +immersions of cups, and pots, and brazen vessels, and couches. (5)And +the Pharisees and the scribes ask him: Why do not thy disciples walk +according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with defiled +hands? (6)And he said to them: Well did Isaiah prophesy concerning you +hypocrites; as it is written: + + This people honor me with their lips, + But their heart is far from me. + (7)But in vain they worship me, + Teaching as doctrines commandments of men. + +(8)For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of +men, immersions of pots and cups; and many other such things ye do. +(9)And he said to them: Well do ye reject the commandment of God, that +ye may keep your own tradition! (10)For Moses said: Honor thy father +and thy mother; and he that curses father or mother, let him surely +die. (11)But ye say: If a man say to his father or his mother, It is +Corban (that is, a gift) whatever thou mightest be profited with from +me--[7:11]; (12)and ye suffer him no more to do aught for his father +or his mother, (13)annulling the word of God by your tradition, which +ye handed down. And many such things ye do. + +(14)And again calling to him the multitude, he said to them: Hearken +to me every one, and understand. (15)There is nothing from without a +man, that entering into him can defile him; but the things that come +out of him, these are they that defile the man. (16)If any one has +ears to hear, let him hear. + +(17)And when he entered into the house from the multitude, his +disciples asked him concerning the parable. (18)And he says to them: +Are ye so without understanding also? Do ye not perceive, that +whatever from without enters into the man can not defile him? +(19)Because it enters not into his heart, but into the belly, and goes +out into the drain, cleansing all food. (20)And he said: That which +comes out of the man, that defiles the man. (21)For from within, out +of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, adulteries, +fornications, murders, (22)thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, +wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. (23)All these +evil things come forth from within, and defile the man. + +(24)And rising up he departed thence into the borders of Tyre and +Sidon; and entering into a house, he desired that no one should know +it. And he could not be hidden. (25)For a woman, whose little daughter +had an unclean spirit, hearing of him, came and fell at his feet. +(26)The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought +him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter. (27)And he +said to her: Let the children first be filled; for it is not good to +take the children's bread and cast it to the dogs. (28)And she +answered and said to him: Yea, Lord; for the dogs under the table eat +of the children's crumbs. (29)And he said to her: For this saying go +thy way; the demon has gone out of thy daughter. (30)And departing to +her house, she found the little child laid on the bed, and the demon +gone out. + +(31)And again going forth out of the borders of Tyre, he came through +Sidon to the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the borders of +Decapolis. (32)And they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an +impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon +him. (33)And taking him aside from the multitude he put his fingers +into his ears, and spitting, touched his tongue, (34)and looking up to +heaven, he sighed, and says to him: Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. +(35)And straightway his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue +was loosed, and he spoke plainly. (36)And he charged them that they +should tell no one. But the more he charged them, the more abundantly +they published it; (37)and were beyond measure astonished, saying: He +has done all things well; he makes both the deaf to hear, and the dumb +to speak. + + + +VIII. + +IN those days, there being a very great multitude, and they having +nothing to eat, he called to him his disciples, and says to them: (2)I +have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now +three days, and have nothing to eat; (3)and if I dismiss them fasting +to their own houses, they will faint by the way; and some of them have +come from afar. (4)And his disciples answered him: From whence will +one be able to satisfy these men with bread, here in a wilderness? +(5)And he asked them: How many loaves have ye? And they said: Seven. +(6)And he commanded the multitude to lie down on the ground. And he +took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and broke, and gave to his +disciples to set before them; and they set them before the multitude. +(7)And they had a few small fishes; and having blessed them, he +commanded to set these also before them. (8)And they ate, and were +filled; and they took up of the fragments that were left seven +baskets. (9)And they were about four thousand. And he dismissed them. + +(10)And straightway entering into the ship with his disciples, he came +into the region of Dalmanutha. (11)And the Pharisees came out, and +began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, +tempting him. (12)And sighing deeply in his spirit, he says: Why does +this generation seek a sign? Verily I say to you, there shall no sign +be given to this generation. (13)And leaving them, he entered again +into the ship, and departed to the other side. + +(14)And they forgot to take bread; and they had none in the ship with +them, except one loaf. (15)And he charged them, saying: Take heed, +beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod. (16)And +they reasoned among themselves, saying: It is because we have no +bread. (17)And Jesus knowing it, says to them: Why reason ye, because +ye have no bread? Do ye not yet perceive, nor understand? Have ye your +heart yet hardened? (18)Having eyes, do ye not see? And having ears, +do ye not hear? And do ye not remember? (19)When I broke the five +loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did +ye take up? They say to him: Twelve. (20)And when the seven among the +four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did ye take up? And +they said: Seven. (21)And he said to them: How is it that ye do not +understand? + +(22)And they come to Bethsaida. And they bring to him a blind man, and +beseech him to touch him. (23)And taking the blind man by the hand, he +led him forth out of the village; and spitting in his eyes, and +putting his hands on him, he asked him if he beheld anything. (24)And +looking up he said: I behold men; for I see them as trees walking. +(25)Then again he put his hands on his eyes, and he saw clearly; and +he was restored, and saw all things distinctly. (26)And he sent him +away to his house, saying: Go not even into the village, nor tell it +to any in the village. + +(27)And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the villages of +Caesarea Philippi: And in the way he asked his disciples, saying to +them: Who do men say that I am? (28)And they answered him saying: John +the Immerser; and others, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets. +(29)And he asked them: But who do ye say that I am? And Peter +answering says to him: Thou art the Christ. (30)And he charged them +that they should tell no one concerning him. + +(31)And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many +things, and be rejected by the elders, and the chief priests, and the +scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. (32)And he +spoke that saying openly. And Peter, taking him aside, began to rebuke +him. (33)But he turning about, and seeing his disciples, rebuked +Peter, saying: Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou thinkest not the +things of God, but those of men. + +(34)And calling to him the multitude, with his disciples, he said to +them: Whoever desires to follow after me, let him deny himself, and +take up his cross, and follow me. (35)For whoever will save his life +shall lose it; but whoever shall lose his life, for the sake of me and +of the glad tidings, shall save it. (36)For what will it profit a man, +to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul? (37)Or what shall a man +give as an exchange for his soul? (38)For whoever shall be ashamed of +me and of my words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him +will also the Son of man be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his +Father with the holy angels. + + + +IX. + +AND he said to them: Verily I say to you, that there are some of those +standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they have seen the +kingdom of God already come with power. + +(2)And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, +and brings them up into a high mountain apart by themselves. And he +was transfigured before them. (3)And his garments became shining, +exceeding white as snow, such as no fuller on earth can whiten. (4)And +there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking with +Jesus. (5)And Peter answering said to Jesus: Master, it is good for us +to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for +Moses, and one for Elijah. (6)For he knew not what to say; for they +were sore afraid. (7)And there came a cloud overshadowing them; and a +voice came out of the cloud: This is my beloved Son; hear ye him. +(8)And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw any one, but Jesus +only with themselves. + +(9)And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they +should relate what they had seen to no one, except when the Son of man +shall have risen from the dead. (10)And they kept the saying, +questioning among themselves, what is the rising from the dead. + +(11)And they asked him, saying: Why say the scribes that Elijah must +first come? (12)And he said to them: Elijah indeed comes first, and +restores all things. And how is it written of the Son of man? That he +must suffer many things, and be set at naught. (13)But I say to you, +that Elijah also has come, and they did to him whatever they would, as +it is written of him. + +(14)And coming to his disciples he saw a great multitude about them, +and scribes questioning with them. (15)And straightway all the +multitude seeing him were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted +him. (16)And he asked them: What question ye with them? (17)And one of +the multitude answered him: Teacher, I brought to thee my son, having +a dumb spirit. (18)And wherever it lays hold of him, it tears him, and +he foams, and gnashes his teeth, and he pines away. And I spoke to thy +disciples, that they should cast it out; and they could not. (19)And +he answering, says to them: O faithless generation, how long shall I +be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me. (20)And +they brought him to him. And seeing him, straightway the spirit rent +him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming. (21)And he asked +his father: How long is it, since this came upon him? And he said: +From a child. (22)And ofttimes it cast him both into the fire, and +into the water, to destroy him. But if thou art able to do anything, +have compassion on us, and help us. (23)Jesus said to him: If thou art +able! All things are possible to the believing. (24)And straightway +the father of the child cried out, and said: I believe; help thou my +unbelief. (25)And Jesus, seeing that a multitude came running +together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him: Dumb and deaf +spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter into him no more. +(26)And crying out, and rending him sorely, it came out of him. And he +became as one dead; so that many said: He is dead. (27)But Jesus +taking him by the hand, raised him, and he stood up. + +(28)And when he had come into the house, his disciples asked him +privately: Why could not we cast it out? (29)And he said to them: This +kind can go out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting. + +(30)And going forth from thence, they passed through Galilee and he +would not that any one should know it. (31)For he taught his +disciples, and said to them: The Son of man is delivered up into the +hands of men, and they will kill him and when he is killed, after +three days he will rise again. (32)But they understood not the saying, +and were afraid to ask him. + +(33)And they came to Capernaum. And having come into the house he +inquired of them: Of what were ye reasoning among yourselves by the +way? (34)But they were silent; for by the way they had disputed with +one another, who was greatest. (35)And sitting down, he called the +twelve, and says to them: If any one desires to be first, he shall be +last of all, and servant of all. (36)And taking a child, he placed it +in the midst of them; and folding it in his arms, he said to them: +(37)Whoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receives me +and whoever shall receive me, receives not me, but him who sent me. + +(38)And John answered him, saying: Teacher, we saw one casting out +demons in thy name, who follows not us; and we forbade him, because he +follows not us. (39)But Jesus said: Forbid him not; for there is no +one who shall do a miracle in my name, and can lightly speak evil of +me. (40)For he that is not against us is for us. (41)For whoever shall +give you a cup of water to drink in that name, that ye are Christ's, +verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward. (42)And whoever +shall cause one of these little ones that believe on me to offend, it +is better for him that an upper millstone were hanged about his neck, +and he were cast into the sea. (43)And if thy hand cause thee to +offend, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter into life maimed, +than having the two hands to go into hell, into the fire that is +unquenchable; (44)where their worm dies not, and the fire is not +quenched. (45)And if thy foot cause thee to offend, cut it off. It is +better for thee to enter into life lame, than having the two feet to +be cast into hell, into the fire that is unquenchable; (46)where their +worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched. (47)And if thine eye +cause thee to offend, 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; (48)where their worm dies not, and the fire is not +quenched. (49)For every one shall be salted with fire, and every +sacrifice shall be salted with salt. (50)Salt is good; but if the salt +become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, +and be at peace with one another. + + + +X. + +AND rising up he goes thence into the borders of Judaea, and the +further side of the Jordan. And again the multitudes come together to +him; and as he was wont, he again taught them. + +(2)And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, if it is lawful for a +man to put away a wife, tempting him. (3)And he answering said to +them: What did Moses command you? (4)And they said: Moses permitted to +write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. (5)And Jesus +answering said to them: For your hardness of heart he wrote you this +command. (6)But from the beginning of the creation, God made them male +and female. (7)For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, +and shall cleave to his wife; and the two shall be one flesh. (8)So +that they are no longer two, but one flesh. (9)What therefore God +joined together, let not man put asunder. + +(10)And in the house his disciples asked him again concerning this. +(11)And he says to them: Whoever shall put away his wife, and marry +another, commits adultery against her. (12)And if a woman shall put +away her husband, and be married to another, she commits adultery. + +(13)And they brought little children to him, that he might touch them; +and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. (14)But Jesus seeing +it, was much displeased, and said to them: Suffer the little children +to come to me; forbid them not, for to such belongs the kingdom of +God. (15)Verily I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of +God as a little child, shall not enter therein. (16)And he folded them +in his arms, put his hands on them, and blessed them. + +(17)And as he was going forth into the way, there came one running, +and kneeling to him, and asked him: Good Teacher, what shall I do that +I may inherit eternal life? (18)And Jesus said to him: Why callest +thou me good? There is none good but one, God. (19)Thou knowest the +commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do +not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honor thy father and mother. +(20)And he answering said to him: Teacher, all these I kept from my +youth. (21)And Jesus beholding him loved him, and said to him: One +thing thou lackest; go, sell whatever thou hast, and give to the poor, +and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and come, take up the cross, +and follow me. (22)And he became sad at that saying, and went away +sorrowful; for he had great possessions. + +(23)And looking around, Jesus says to his disciples: How hardly shall +they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! (24)And the +disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answering again says +to them: Children, how hard it is for those who trust in riches to +enter into the kingdom of God! (25)It is easier for a camel to go +through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the +kingdom of God. (26)And they were exceedingly amazed, saying among +themselves: Who then can be saved? (27)And Jesus, looking on them, +says: With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all +things are possible. + +(28)Peter began to say to him: Lo, we forsook all, and followed thee. +(29)And Jesus answering said: Verily I say to you, there is no one who +forsook house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, +or children, or lands, for the sake of me and of the glad tidings, +(30)but he shall receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses, and +brothers, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with +persecutions, and in the world to come eternal life. (31)But many +first will be last, and the last first. + +(32)And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem. And Jesus was +going before them; and they were amazed, and as they followed they +were afraid. And again he took with him the twelve, and began to say +to them what things should happen to him: (33)Behold, we are going up +to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered up to the chief +priests, and to the scribes; and they will condemn him to death and +will deliver him up to the Gentiles; (34)and they will mock him, and +scourge him, and spit upon him, and will kill him; and after three +days he will rise again. + +(35)And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come to him saying: +Teacher, we desire that thou shouldst do for us whatever we shall ask. +(36)And he said to them: What do ye desire that I should do for you? +(37)They said to him: Grant to us that we may sit, one on thy right +hand, and the other on the left, in thy glory. (38)And Jesus said to +them: Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink the cup that I +drink, or to endure the immersion which I endure? (39)And they said to +him: We are able. And Jesus said to them: Ye shall indeed drink the +cup that I drink, and endure the immersion which I endure. (40)But to +sit on my right hand, or on the left, is not mine to give, but is for +them for whom it has been prepared. + +(41)And the ten, hearing it, began to be much displeased with James +and John. (42)And Jesus, calling them to him, says to them: Ye know +that they who are accounted to rule[10:42] over the Gentiles exercise +lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. +(43)But it is not so among you. But whoever would become great among +you, shall be your minister; (44)and whoever would become chiefest of +you, shall be servant of all. (45)For even the Son of man came not to +be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for +many. + +(46)And they come to Jericho. And as he was going forth from Jericho +with his disciples and a great multitude, the son of Timaeus, +Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the way-side. (47)And +hearing that it is Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out, and say: +Son of David, Jesus, have mercy on me. (48)And many rebuked him, that +he should hold his peace. But he cried all the more: Son of David, +have mercy on me. (49)And Jesus stood still, and said: Call him. And +they call the blind man, saying to him: Be of good cheer; rise, he +calls thee. (50)And he, casting away his garment, leaped up, and came +to Jesus. (51)And Jesus answering said to him: What wilt thou that I +should do to thee? The blind man said to him: Lord, that I may receive +sight. (52)And Jesus said to him: Go thy way; thy faith has made thee +whole. And immediately he received sight, and followed him in the way. + + + +XI. + +AND when they come near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany at the +mount of the Olives, he sends forth two of his disciples, (2)and says +to them: Go into the village over against you; and immediately, on +entering into it, ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man has sat; +loose and bring him. (3)And if any one say to you: Why do ye this? +say: The Lord has need of him; and straightway he will send him +hither. (4)And they departed, and found a colt tied by the door +without, on the street; and they loose him. (5)And some of those +standing there, said to them: What do ye, loosing the colt? (6)And +they said to them as Jesus commanded; and they let them go. (7)And +they bring the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he +sat upon him. (8)And many spread their garments in the way, and others +branches, cutting them from the fields[11:8]. (9)And they that went +before, and they that followed, cried: Hosanna! blessed is he that +comes in the name of the Lord; (10)blessed is the coming kingdom of +our father David; Hosanna in the highest! (11)And he entered into +Jerusalem, and into the temple; and having looked around on all +things, the evening being now come, he went out to Bethany with the +twelve. + +(12)And on the morrow, when they had come out from Bethany, he was +hungry. (13)And seeing a fig-tree afar off having leaves, he came, if +haply he might find anything thereon. And coming to it, he found +nothing but leaves; for it was not the season of figs. (14)And +answering he said to it: Let no one eat fruit from thee, henceforth +forever. And his disciples heard it. + +(15)And they come into Jerusalem. And entering into the temple, he +began to cast out those who sold and bought in the temple, and +overturned the tables of the money changers, and the seats of those +who sold doves; (16)and suffered not that any one should carry a +vessel through the temple. (17)And he taught, saying to them: Is it +not written: My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the +nations? But ye have made it a den of robbers. (18)And the chief +priests and the scribes heard it. And they sought how they might +destroy him; for they feared him, for all the multitude was astonished +at his teaching. (19)And when it became late, he went forth out of the +city. + +(20)And passing by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dried up from +the roots. (21)And Peter, calling to remembrance, says to him: Master, +behold, the fig-tree which thou didst curse is withered away. (22)And +Jesus answering says to them: Have faith in God. (23)Verily I say to +you, that whoever shall say to this mountain: Be thou taken up and +cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe +that what he says comes to pass, he shall have it. (24)Therefore I say +to you: All things whatever ye ask, when ye pray, believe that ye +received, and ye shall have them. + +(25)And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have aught against any +one; that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your +trespasses. (26)But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father who +is in heaven forgive your trespasses[11:26]. + +(27)And they come again into Jerusalem. And as he was walking in the +temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the +elders. (28)And they said to him: By what authority doest thou these +things? And who gave thee this authority, to do these things? (29)And +Jesus answering said to them: I also will ask you one thing; and +answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things. +(30)John's immersion, was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me. +(31)And they reasoned among themselves, saying: (32)If we say, from +heaven; he will say, why then did ye not believe him? But shall we say +from men? They feared the people; for all held that John was verily a +prophet. (33)And answering they say to Jesus: We do not know. And +Jesus says to them: Neither do I say to you, by what authority I do +these things. + + + +XII. + +AND he began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, +and set a hedge about it, and dug a wine-vat, and built a tower, and +let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad. (2)And at the season he +sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the +husbandmen of the fruits of the vineyard. (3)And they took him and +beat him, and sent him away empty. (4)And again he sent to them +another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the +head, and sent him away shamefully treated. (5)And he sent another; +and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. +(6)Having yet therefore one beloved son, he sent him also to them +last, saying: They will reverence my son. (7)But those husbandmen said +among themselves: This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the +inheritance will be ours. (8)And they took, and killed him, and cast +him out of the vineyard. (9)What therefore will the lord of the +vineyard do? He will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give +the vineyard to others. (10)And have ye not read this scripture: + + The stone which the builders disallowed, + The same is become the head of the corner; + (11)This is from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes. + +(12)And they sought to lay hold of him, but feared the people; for +they knew that he spoke the parable against them; and they left him, +and went away. + +(13)And they send to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, +to entrap him with a word. (14)And they come and say to him: Teacher, +we know that thou art true, and carest for no one; for thou regardest +not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth. Is it +lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not? (15)Shall we give, or shall +we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them: Why tempt +ye me? Bring me a denary[12:15], that I may see it. (16)And they +brought it. And he says to them: Whose is this image, and the +inscription? And they said to him: Caesar's. (17)And Jesus answering +said to them: Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to +God the things that are God's. And they marveled at him. + +(18)And there come to him Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. +And they asked him, saying: (19)Teacher, Moses wrote to us, that if +one's brother die, and leave a wife behind, and leave no children, his +brother should take the wife, and raise up seed to his brother. +(20)There were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying +left no seed. (21)And the second took her, and died, and he also left +no seed; and the third likewise. (22)And the seven took her, and left +no seed. Last of all the woman died also. (23)In the resurrection +therefore, when they shall rise again, of which of them shall she be +wife? For the seven had her for a wife. (24)Jesus answering said to +them: Do ye not therefore err, because ye know not the Scriptures, nor +the power of God? (25)For when they shall rise from the dead, they +neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as angels who are in +heaven. (26)And concerning the dead, that they rise, have ye not read +in the book of Moses, at The Bush, how God spoke to him, saying: I am +the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? (27)He +is not God of the dead, but of the living. Ye greatly err. + +(28)And one of the scribes came to him, and having heard them +reasoning together, and perceiving that he answered them well, asked +him: Which commandment is first of all? (29)And Jesus answered him: +First is, Hear, O Israel; the Lord is our God, the Lord is one; +(30)and 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 commandment. (31)Second is this: Thou shalt love thy +neighbor as thyself. There is no other commandment greater than these. +(32)And the scribe said to him: Well, Teacher; thou saidst truly that +he is one, and there is no other beside him; (33)and to love him with +all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, +and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is +more than all the whole-burnt-offerings and sacrifices. (34)And Jesus, +seeing that he answered intelligently, said to him: Thou art not far +from the kingdom of God. And no one dared any longer to question him. + +(35)And Jesus answering said, while teaching in the temple: How say +the scribes that the Christ is son of David? (36)For David himself +said, in the Holy Spirit: + + The LORD said to my Lord, + Sit on my right hand, + Till I put thy enemies under thy feet. + +(37)David himself calls him Lord; and whence is he his son? And the +great multitude heard him gladly. + +(38)And he said to them in his teaching: Beware of the scribes, who +love to go about in long robes, and love greetings in the markets, +(39)and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at the +feasts; (40)who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long +prayers; these shall receive greater condemnation. + +(41)And sitting over against the treasury, he beheld how the people +cast money into the treasury; and many that were rich cast in much. +(42)And one poor widow came, and cast in two mites, which are a +farthing. (43)And calling to him his disciples, he said to them: +Verily I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than all who +are casting into the treasury. (44)For all cast in out of their +abundance; but she, out of her want, cast in all that she had, her +whole living. + + + +XIII. + +AND as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples says to him: +Teacher, see what manner of stones, and what manner of buildings! +(2)And Jesus said to him: Seest thou these great buildings? There +shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown +down. + +(3)And as he was sitting on the mount of the Olives, over against the +temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately: +(4)Tell us, when will these things be? And what is the sign when all +these things are about to be accomplished. + +(5)And Jesus began to say to them: Take heed lest any one lead you +astray. (6)For many will come in my name, saying: I am he; and will +lead many astray. (7)And when ye shall hear of wars and rumors of +wars, be not troubled, for it must come to pass; but not yet is the +end. (8)For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against +kingdom; and there will be earthquakes in divers places, and there +will be famines and commotions; these are the beginning of sorrows. + +(9)But do ye take heed to yourselves; for they will deliver you up to +councils, and in the synagogues ye will be beaten; and ye will be +brought before governors and kings for my sake for a testimony to +them. (10)And the good news must first be preached among all the +nations. + +(11)But when they lead you away to deliver you up, take not thought +beforehand what ye shall speak nor premeditate; but whatever shall be +given you in that hour, that speak; for it is not ye that speak, but +the Holy Spirit. (12)And the brother will deliver up the brother to +death, and the father the child; and children will rise up against +parents, and will put them to death. (13)And ye will be hated by all +for my name's sake; but he that has endured unto the end, the same +shall be saved. + +(14)But when ye see the abomination of desolation standing where it +ought not, (let him that reads, mark!) then let those in Judaea flee +to the mountains. (15)And he that is upon the house, let him not go +down into the house, nor enter in to take anything out of his house. +(16)And he that is in the field, let him not turn back to take his +garment. + +(17)But woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck in +those days! (18)And pray that it be not in the winter. (19)For in +those days will be affliction, such as has not been from the beginning +of the creation which God created until now, neither shall be. (20)And +if the Lord had not shortened those days, no flesh would have been +saved; but for the sake of the chosen, whom he chose, he shortened the +days. + +(21)And then if any one say to you: Lo, here is the Christ, or Lo, +there, believe not. (22)For false Christs and false prophets will +arise, and will show signs and wonders, so as to lead, if possible, +even the chosen astray. (23)But do ye take heed; I have foretold you +all. + +(24)But in those days, after that affliction, the sun shall be +darkened, and the moon shall not give her light; (25)and the stars +shall fall from heaven, and the powers that are in heaven shall be +shaken. (26)And then shall they see the Son of man coming in clouds, +with great power and glory. (27)And then will he send forth the +angels, and gather together his chosen from the four winds, from the +uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. + +(28)And learn the parable from the fig-tree. When its branch is +already become tender, and puts forth leaves, ye know that summer is +near. (29)So also ye, when ye see these things come to pass, know that +it is near, at the doors. (30)Verily I say to you, that this +generation shall not pass, till all these things are done. (31)Heaven +and earth shall pass away; but my words shall not pass away. + +(32)But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in +heaven, nor the Son, but the Father. (33)Take heed, watch; for ye know +not when the time is. (34)As a man who is abroad, having left his +house, and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, also +commanded the porter that he should watch; (35)watch therefore, for ye +know not when the master of the house comes, at evening, or at +midnight, or at the cock-crowing, or in the morning; (36)lest coming +suddenly he find you sleeping. (37)And what I say to you, I say to +all, Watch. + + + +XIV. + +TWO days after, was the passover, and the feast of unleavened bread; +and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him +by craft, and put him to death. (2)For they said: Not at the feast, +lest there shall be a tumult of the people. + +(3)And he being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he was +reclining at table, there came a woman having an alabaster box of +ointment of pure spikenard, very precious; and she broke the box, and +poured it on his head. (4)And there were some that were much +displeased among themselves, and said: Why was this waste of the +ointment made? (5)For this ointment could have been sold for more than +three hundred denaries, and given to the poor. And they murmured at +her. (6)And Jesus said: Let her alone; why do ye trouble her? She +wrought a good work on me. (7)For the poor ye have always with you, +and when ye will ye can do good to them; but me ye have not always. +(8)She did what she could; she beforehand anointed my body for the +preparation for burial. (9)Verily I say to you, wherever the good news +shall be preached in the whole world, this also that she did shall be +told for a memorial of her. + +(10)And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went to the chief priests, +to deliver him up to them. (11)And they, when they heard it, were +glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might +conveniently deliver him up. + +(12)And on the first day of the feast of unleavened bread, when they +killed the passover, his disciples say to him: Where wilt thou that we +go and prepare, that thou mayest eat the passover? (13)And he sends +forth two of his disciples, and says to them: Go into the city, and +there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water; follow him. +(14)And where he shall go in, say to the master of the house: The +Teacher says, Where is the guest-chamber, in which I may eat the +passover with my disciples? (15)And he will show you a large upper +room furnished, ready; there prepare for us. (16)And his disciples +went forth, and came into the city, and found as he said to them; and +they made ready the passover. + +(17)And at evening he comes with the twelve. (18)And as they were +reclining at table, and eating, Jesus said: Verily I say to you, that +one of you will betray me, one that eats with me! (19)And they began +to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one: Is it I? And another +said: Is it I? (20)And he answering said to them: It is one of the +twelve, one that dips with me into the dish. (21)The Son of man indeed +goes, as it is written of him; but woe to that man through whom the +Son of man is betrayed! It were good for him if that man had not been +born. + +(22)And as they were eating, Jesus, taking a loaf, blessed, and broke, +and gave it to them, and said: Take it; this is my body. (23)And +taking the cup, he gave thanks, and gave it to them; and they all +drank of it. (24)And he said to them: This is my blood of the +covenant, which is shed for many. (25)Verily I say to you, I will +drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it +new in the kingdom of God. + +(26)And having sung, they went out into the mount of the Olives. +(27)And Jesus says to them: All ye will be offended; because it is +written: I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered. +(28)But after I am risen, I will go before you into Galilee. + +(29)And Peter said to him: Though all shall be offended, yet will not +I. (30)And Jesus says to him: Verily I say to thee, that thou this +day, in this night, before a cock crows twice, wilt thrice deny me. +(31)But he said the more vehemently: If I should die with thee, I will +not deny thee. Likewise also said they all. + +(32)And they come to a place which was named Gethsemane. And he says +to his disciples: Sit ye here, while I shall pray. (33)And he takes +with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to +be troubled. (34)And he says to them: My soul is exceedingly +sorrowful, unto death; tarry here, and watch. (35)And going forward a +little, he fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, +the hour might pass from him. (36)And he said: Abba, Father, all +things are possible to thee; take away this cup from me; but not what +I will, but what thou wilt. + +(37)And he comes, and finds them sleeping. And he says to Peter: +Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest thou not watch one hour? (38)Watch and +pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, +but the flesh is weak. + +(39)And again he went away and prayed, saying the same words. (40)And +returning, he found them again sleeping, for their eyes were heavy; +and they knew not what to answer him. + +(41)And he comes the third time, and says to them: Do ye sleep the +remaining time, and take your rest[14:41]? It is enough, the hour is +come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. +(42)Rise, let us go; behold, he that betrays me is at hand. + +(43)And immediately, while he was yet speaking, comes Judas, one of +the twelve, and with him a multitude with swords and staves, from the +chief priests and the scribes and the elders. (44)And his betrayer had +given them a signal, saying: Whom I shall kiss, that is he; lay hold +of him, and lead him away securely. (45)And coming, he goes +straightway to him, and says: Master, Master; and kissed him. + +(46)And they laid their hands on him, and held him fast. (47)And one +of those standing by drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high +priest, and took off his ear. (48)And Jesus answering said to them: +Came ye out, as against a robber, with swords and staves to take me? +(49)I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye did not lay +hold of me; but that the Scriptures might be fulfilled! (50)And all +forsook him, and fled. + +(51)And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth +cast about his naked body; and the young men lay hold of him. (52)And +leaving behind the linen cloth, he fled from them naked. + +(53)And they led Jesus away to the high priest; and with him assembled +all the chief priests and the elders and the scribes. (54)And Peter +followed him afar off, even into the court of the high priest, and was +sitting with the officers, and warming himself at the fire. + +(55)And the chief priests and all the council sought for testimony +against Jesus, in order to put him to death; and they found none. +(56)For many bore false witness against him; but their testimonies +agreed not together. (57)And certain ones rose up, and bore false +witness against him, saying: (58)We heard him say, I will destroy this +temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another +made without hands. (59)And not even so did their testimony agree. + +(60)And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked Jesus, +saying: Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee? +(61)But he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest +asked him, and said to him: Art thou the Christ, the Son of the +Blessed? (62)And Jesus said: I am; and ye shall see the Son of man +sitting on the right hand of power, and coming with the clouds of +heaven. (63)And the high priest, rending his clothes, says: What +further need have we of witnesses? (64)Ye heard the blasphemy. What +think ye? And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. + +(65)And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face and buffet +him, and say to him: Prophesy. And the officers, with blows, took him +in charge. + +(66)And Peter being below in the court, there comes one of the +maid-servants of the high priest; (67)and seeing Peter warming +himself, she looked upon him, and said: Thou also wast with Jesus the +Nazarene. (68)But he denied, saying: I do not know, nor do I +understand what thou sayest. And he went out into the fore-court; and +a cock crowed. + +(69)And the maid-servant, seeing him, began again to say to those +standing by: This is one of them. (70)And he again denied it. + +And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter: Surely +thou art one of them; for thou art a Galilaean. (71)But he began to +invoke curses, and to swear: I do not know this man of whom ye speak. +(72)And a cock crowed a second time. And Peter remembered the word, +how Jesus said to him: Before a cock crows twice, thou wilt thrice +deny me. And as he thought thereon, he wept. + + + +XV. + +AND straightway, in the morning, the chief priests with the elders and +scribes and the whole council, having held a consultation, bound Jesus +and carried him away, and delivered him up to Pilate. (2)And Pilate +asked him: Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said to +him: Thou sayest it. (3)And the chief priests accused him of many +things. + +(4)And Pilate asked him again, saying: Answerest thou nothing? Behold +what things they testify against thee. (5)But Jesus no longer made any +answer; so that Pilate marveled. + +(6)And at the feast he released to them one prisoner, whomsoever they +asked. (7)And there was the one called Barabbas, bound with his +companions in sedition, who in the sedition had committed murder. +(8)And coming up, the multitude began to make request, according as he +had always done for them. (9)And Pilate answered them, saying: Will ye +that I release to you the King of the Jews? (10)For he knew that +through envy the chief priests had delivered him up. (11)But the chief +priests stirred up the multitude, that he should rather release to +them Barabbas. (12)And Pilate answering, said again to them: What will +ye then that I shall do to him whom ye call the King of the Jews? +(13)And they cried again: Crucify him. (14)And Pilate said to them: +What evil then has he done? And they cried the more exceedingly: +Crucify him. + +(15)And Pilate, wishing to satisfy the multitude, released to them +Barabbas; and he delivered up Jesus, after scourging him, to be +crucified. (16)And the soldiers led him away into the court, which is +Praetorium; and they call together the whole band. (17)And they clothe +him with purple, and having platted a crown of thorns, they put it on +him. (18)And they began to salute him: Hail, King of the Jews! (19)And +they smote him on the head with a reed, and spit upon him, and +kneeling down, did homage to him. (20)And when they had mocked him, +they took off the purple from him, and put on him his own garments. + +And they lead him out to crucify him. (21)And they compel one Simon, a +Cyrenian, who was passing by, coming from the country, the father of +Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. (22)And they bring him to the +place Golgotha, which is interpreted, Place of a skull. (23)And they +gave him wine mingled with myrrh; but he took it not. (24)And having +crucified him, they divide his garments, casting lots upon them, what +any one should take. (25)And it was the third hour; and they crucified +him. (26)And the inscription of the accusation against him was written +over: THE KING OF THE JEWS. + +(27)And with him they crucify two robbers; one on his right hand, and +one on his left. (28)And the scripture was fulfilled, which says: And +he was reckoned with transgressors. (29)And they that passed by railed +at him, wagging their heads, and saying: Aha, thou that destroyest the +temple, and buildest it in three days; (30)save thyself, and come down +from the cross. (31)Likewise also the chief priests, mocking one with +another, together with the scribes, said: Others he saved, himself he +can not save. (32)Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now +from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were +crucified with him reproached him. + +(33)And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the +whole land until the ninth hour. (34)And at the ninth hour Jesus cried +with a loud voice, saying: Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Which is +interpreted: My God, my God, why didst thou forsake me? (35)And some +of those standing by, hearing it, said: Behold, he calls Elijah. +(36)And one ran and filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it on a +reed, and gave him to drink, saying: Let alone; let us see whether +Elijah comes to take him down. (37)And Jesus, uttering a loud cry, +expired. (38)And the vail of the temple was rent in twain, from the +top to the bottom. (39)And the centurion who was standing near, over +against him, seeing that he so cried out and expired, said: Truly this +man was the Son of God. + +(40)And there were also women looking on afar off; among whom was also +Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of +Joses, and Salome; (41)who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, +and ministered to him; and many other women who came up with him to +Jerusalem. + +(42)And evening having now come, since it was the preparation (which +is the day before the sabbath[15:42]), (43)Joseph from Arimathaea, an +honorable counselor, who also was himself waiting for the kingdom of +God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and asked for the body of +Jesus. (44)And Pilate marveled, if he were already dead; and calling +to him the centurion, he asked him if he had been long dead. (45)And +having learned it from the centurion, he gave the dead body to Joseph. +(46)And having bought fine linen, and taken him down, he wrapped him +in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a +rock, and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre. (47)And Mary +the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of Joses, beheld where he was laid. + + + +XVI. + +AND the sabbath being past, Mary the Magdalene, and Mary the mother of +James, and Salome, bought spices, that they might come and anoint him. + +(2)And very early, on the first day of the week, they come to the +sepulchre, when the sun was risen. (3)And they said to one another: +Who will roll away the stone for us, out of the door of the sepulchre? +(4)And looking up, they see that the stone has been rolled away. For +it was very great. (5)And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a +young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a white robe; and they +were affrighted. (6)And he says to them: Be not affrighted. Ye are +seeking Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He is risen; he is not +here. Behold the place where they laid him. (7)But go, say to his +disciples, and to Peter, that he goes before you into Galilee. There +shall ye see him, as he said to you. (8)And they went out, and fled +from the sepulchre; for trembling and astonishment seized them. And +they said nothing to any one; for they were afraid. + +(9)And having risen early, on the first day of the week, he appeared +first to Mary the Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. +(10)She went and reported it to those who had been with him, as they +mourned and wept. (11)And they, hearing that he is alive, and was seen +by her, believed not. + +(12)After that he appeared in another form to two of them, as they +walked, going into the country. (13)They also went and reported it to +the rest; nor did they believe them. + +(14)Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they reclined at +table, and upbraided their unbelief and hardness of heart, because +they believed not those who saw him after he was risen. (15)And he +said to them: Go into all the world, and preach the good news to every +creature. (16)He that believes and is immersed shall be saved; but he +that believes not shall be condemned. (17)And these signs shall +accompany those who have believed; in my name they shall cast out +demons; they shall speak with new tongues; (18)they 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. + +(19)The Lord therefore, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into +heaven, and sat down on the right hand of God; (20)and they went +forth, and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them, and +confirming the word by the signs that followed. + + + +THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE. + + +I. + +FORASMUCH as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a narration +concerning the things fully believed among us[1:1], (2)as they, who +from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, +delivered them to us; (3)it seemed good to me also, having accurately +traced all from the very first, to write to thee in order, most +excellent Theophilus; (4)that thou mightest know the certainty +concerning those things[1:4] wherein thou wast instructed. + +(5)There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain +priest, Zachariah by name, of the course of Abijah; and his wife was +of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. (6)And they +were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and +ordinances of the Lord blameless. (7)And they had no child, because +Elisabeth was barren; and they both were now far advanced in years. + +(8)And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office +before God, in the order of his course, (9)it fell to his lot, +according to the custom of the priest's office, to burn incense, going +into the temple of the Lord. (10)And the whole multitude of the people +were praying without, at the hour of incense. (11)And there appeared +to him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right side of the altar +of incense. (12)And Zachariah seeing him was troubled, and fear fell +upon him. (13)But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachariah; for thy +prayer was heard, and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and +thou shalt call his name John. (14)And thou shalt have joy and +gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. (15)For he shall be +great before the Lord; and he shall not drink wine nor strong drink; +and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's +womb. (16)And many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to the Lord +their God. (17)And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of +Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the +disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a prepared people +for the Lord. + +(18)And Zachariah said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? For I +am an old man, and my wife is far advanced in years. (19)And the angel +answering said to him: I am Gabriel, that stands in the presence of +God; and I was sent to speak to thee, and to bring thee these glad +tidings. (20)And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, +until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou didst +not believe thy words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. + +(21)And the people were waiting for Zachariah; and they were wondering +at his long tarrying in the temple. (22)And when he came out he was +not able to speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a +vision in the temple; and he was making signs to them, and remained +speechless. + +(23)And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were +completed, that he departed to his own house. + +(24)And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived; and she hid +herself five months, saying: (25)Thus has the Lord dealt with me, in +the days wherein he looked on me to take away my reproach among men. + +(26)And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a +city of Galilee, named Nazareth, (27)to a virgin betrothed to a man +whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name +was Mary. (28)And the angel coming in to her, said: Hail, highly +favored! The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women. (29)And +she was troubled at the saying; and was considering what manner of +salutation this might be. (30)And the angel said to her: Fear not, +Mary; for thou didst find favor with God. (31)And, behold, thou shalt +conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name +Jesus. (32)He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Highest; +and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father; +(33)and he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his +kingdom there shall be no end. + +(34)Then said Mary to the angel: How shall this be, seeing that I know +not a man? (35)And the angel answering said to her: The Holy Spirit +will come upon thee, and the power of the Highest will overshadow +thee; therefore also the Holy One that is born shall be called the Son +of God. (36)And, behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also has +conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her +who is called barren. (37)For with God nothing shall be[1:37] +impossible. + +(38)And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me +according to thy word. And the angel departed from her. + +(39)And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill-country with +haste, into a city of Judah; (40)and entered into the house of +Zachariah, and saluted Elisabeth. (41)And it came to pass, as +Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, that the babe leaped in her +womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. (42)And she spoke +out with a loud voice and said: Blessed art thou among women, and +blessed is the fruit of thy womb. (43)And whence is this to me, that +the mother of my Lord should come to me? (44)For, behold, as the voice +of thy salutation came into my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for +joy. (45)And happy is she, who believed that there shall be[1:45] a +fulfillment of the things told her from the Lord. + +(46)And Mary said: My soul magnifies the Lord; (47)and my spirit +rejoiced in God my Savior. (48)Because he looked upon the low estate +of his handmaid; for, behold, henceforth all generations will call me +happy. (49)Because the Mighty One did great things for me; and holy is +his name. (50)And his mercy is from generation to generation, to those +who fear him. (51)He wrought might with his arm; he scattered the +proud in the imagination of their hearts. (52)He cast down princes +from thrones, and exalted those of low degree. (53)The hungry he +filled with good, and the rich he sent empty away. (54)He helped +Israel, his servant; to remember mercy, (55)as he spoke to our +fathers, for Abraham and for his seed forever. + +(56)And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her +own house. + +(57)Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and +she brought forth a son. (58)And her neighbors and her kindred heard +that the Lord showed great mercy toward her; and they rejoiced with +her. + +(59)And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to +circumcise the child; and they called him Zachariah, after the name of +his father. (60)And his mother answered and said: Nay; but he shall be +called John. (61)And they said to her: There is none of thy kindred +that is called by this name. (62)And they made signs to his father, +how he would have him called. (63)And asking for a writing-tablet, he +wrote, saying: His name is John. And they all wondered. (64)And his +mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue was loosed; and he spoke, +blessing God. (65)And fear came on all that dwelt around them. And all +these things[1:65] were told abroad in all the hill-country of Judaea. +(66)And all who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying: What then +will this child be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. + +(67)And Zachariah his father was filled with the Holy Spirit, and +prophesied, saying: (68)Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, that +he visited and wrought redemption for his people; (69)and raised up a +horn of salvation for us, in the house of David his servant, (70)(as +he spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets of old,) (71)salvation from +our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; (72)to show mercy +to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant; (73)the oath which +he swore to Abraham our father, (74)to grant to us, that without fear, +being rescued from the hand of our enemies, we should serve him, +(75)in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. + +(76)And also thou, O child, shalt be called Prophet of the Highest; +for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord, to prepare his ways, +(77)in order to give knowledge of salvation to his people in remission +of their sins; (78)through the tender mercies of our God, whereby the +dayspring from on high visited us, (79)to give light to those sitting +in darkness and the shadow of death, in order to guide our feet into +the way of peace. + +(80)And the child grew, and became strong in spirit, and was in the +deserts till the day of his manifestation to Israel. + + + +II. + +AND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from +Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be registered. (2)This +registering was the first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. +(3)And all went to be registered, each one to his own city. (4)And +Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into +Judaea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem (because he was +of the house and family of David), (5)to be registered with Mary his +betrothed wife, who was with child. (6)And so it was, that, while they +were there, the days were completed that she should bring forth. +(7)And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in +swathing bands, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room +for them in the inn. + +(8)And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, +and keeping watch over their flock by night. (9)And, behold, an angel +of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around +them; and they were sore afraid. (10)And the angel said to them: Fear +not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall +be to all the people. (11)For to you is born this day in the city of +David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. (12)And this shall be to you +the sign: Ye will find a babe wrapped in swathing bands, lying in a +manger. (13)And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the +heavenly host, praising God and saying: (14)Glory to God in the +highest, and on earth peace, good will among men. + +(15)And it came to pass, when the angels were gone away from them into +heaven, that the shepherds said one to another: Let us go now unto +Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord +made known to us. (16)And they came with haste, and found both Mary +and Joseph, and the babe lying in the manger. (17)And having seen it, +they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this +child. (18)And all that heard wondered at the things which were told +them by the shepherds. (19)And Mary kept all these things[2:19], +pondering them in her heart. (20)And the shepherds returned, +glorifying and praising God for all that they heard and saw, as it was +told to them. + +(21)And when eight days were completed for circumcising him, his name +was called Jesus; the name given by the angel before he was conceived +in the womb. + +(22)And when the days of their purification, according to the law of +Moses, were completed, they brought him up to Jerusalem, to present +him to the Lord, (23)(as it is written in the law of the Lord: Every +male that opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) (24)and to +offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the law of the Lord: A +pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons. + +(25)And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; +and this man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of +Israel; and the Holy Spirit was upon him, (26)And it was revealed to +him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had +seen the Christ of the Lord. (27)And he came 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, (28)then he took him into his arms, and +blessed God, and said: (29)Now, Lord, thou lettest thy servant depart +in peace, according to thy word; (30)because my eyes saw thy +salvation, (31)which thou preparedst before the face of all the +peoples, (32)a light for a revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory +of thy people Israel. + +(33)And his father and mother wondered at the things spoken of him. +(34)And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold, this +child is set for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign +that shall be spoken against, (35)(and a sword shall pierce through +thine own soul also), that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed. + +(36)And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the +tribe of Asher. She was of great age, and had lived with a husband +seven years from her virginity; (37)and she was a widow of about +fourscore and four years, who departed not from the temple, serving +day and night with fastings and prayers. (38)And she, coming up at +that very time, likewise gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to +all that were looking for the redemption of Jerusalem. + +(39)And when they had performed all things according to the law of the +Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. (40)And +the child grew, and became strong, being filled with wisdom; and the +favor of God was upon him. + +(41)And his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the +passover. (42)And when he was twelve years old, they having gone up +according to the custom of the feast, (43)and completed the days, as +they returned, Jesus the child remained behind in Jerusalem. And his +parents knew it not, (44)but supposing that he was in the company, +went a day's journey, and sought him among their kindred and +acquaintance; (45)and not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem, +seeking him. + +(46)And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the +temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both hearing them, and +asking them questions. (47)And all that heard him, were astonished at +his understanding and answers. (48)And seeing him they were amazed. +And his mother said to him: Child, why didst thou thus deal with us? +Behold, thy father and I sought thee, sorrowing. (49)And he said to +them: How is it that ye sought me? Did ye not know, that I must be in +my Father's house[2:49]? (50)And they understood not the saying which +he spoke to them. + +(51)And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject +to them. And his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. + +(52)And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God +and men. + + + +III. + +NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when +Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea, and Herod tetrarch of Galilee, +and his brother Philip tetrarch, of Iturea and of the region of +Trachonitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene, (2)when Annas was high +priest and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John, the son of +Zachariah, in the wilderness. (3)And he came into all the country +about the Jordan, preaching the immersion of repentance, unto +remission of sins, (4)as it is written in the book of the words of +Isaiah the prophet: + + The voice of one crying in the wilderness, + Prepare the way of the Lord, + Make straight his paths. + (5)Every valley shall be filled, + And every mountain and hill shall be brought low; + And the crooked shall be straight, + And the rough ways smooth; + (6)And all flesh shall see the salvation of God. + +(7)He said therefore to the multitudes that came out to be immersed by +him: Brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? +(8)Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance; and begin not to +say within yourselves, We have Abraham for our father; for I say to +you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham. +(9)And now also the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree +therefore, that brings not forth good fruit, is cut down and cast into +the fire. + +(10)And the multitudes asked him, saying: What then shall we do? +(11)He answering says to them: He that has two coats, let him impart +to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise. + +(12)And there came also publicans to be immersed; and they said to +him: Teacher, what shall we do? (13)And he said to them: Exact no more +than that which is appointed you. (14)And soldiers also asked him, +saying: What shall we also do? And he said to them: Do violence to no +one, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages[3:14]. + +(15)And while the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning +in their hearts concerning John, whether he himself were not the +Christ, (16)John answered them all, saying: I indeed immerse you in +water; but there comes he that is mightier than I, the latchet of +whose sandals I am not worthy to loose; he will immerse you in the +Holy Spirit and fire; (17)whose fan is in his hand, and he will +thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor, and will gather the wheat into +his garner; but the chaff he will burn up with fire unquenchable. + +(18)And with many other exhortations he published the good tidings to +the people. + +(19)But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him on account of +Herodias, the wife of his brother, and for all the evils which Herod +did, (20)added to all this also, that he shut up John in prison. + +(21)Now it came to pass, when all the people had been immersed, that +as Jesus, having also been immersed, was praying, the heaven was +opened, (22)and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape as a dove +upon him; and there came a voice out of heaven: Thou art my beloved +Son; in thee I am well pleased. + +(23)And Jesus himself was, when he began[3:23], about thirty years of +age; being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, +(24)the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of +Janna, the son of Joseph, (25)the son of Matthias, the son of Amos, +the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, (26)the son of +Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Shimei, the son of Joseph, +the son of Judah, (27)the son of Joanna, the son of Reza, the son of +Zerubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri, (28)the son of +Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son +of Er, (29)the son of Joses, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the +son of Matthat, the son of Levi, (30)the son of Simeon, the son of +Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, +(31)the son of Meleah, the son of Mainan, the son of Mattatha, the son +of Nathan, the son of David, (32)the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, +the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahon, (33)the son of +Amminadab, the son of Ram, the son of Hezron, the son of Pharez, the +son of Judah, (34)the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of +Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, (35)the son of Serug, the +son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Salah, +(36)the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son +of Noah, the son of Lamech, (37)the son of Methuselah, the son of +Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mehalaleel, the son of Cainan, +(38)the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God. + + + +IV. + +AND Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan; and he +was led in the Sprit into the wilderness (2)forty days, tempted by the +Devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he +hungered. + +(3)And the Devil said to him: If thou art the Son of God, command this +stone that it become bread. (4)And Jesus answered him, saying: It is +written, Man shall not live on bread alone. + +(5)And the Devil, leading him up into a high mountain, showed him all +the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. (6)And the Devil said +to him: All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them; +because it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomsoever I +will. (7)If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. (8)And +Jesus answering said to him: It is written, Thou shalt worship the +Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. + +(9)And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the +temple, and said to him: If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down +from hence. (10)For it is written: He will give his angels command +concerning thee, to keep thee; (11)and on their hands they shall bear +thee up, lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. (12)And Jesus +answering said to him: It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy +God. + +(13)And having finished every temptation, the Devil departed from him +for a season. + +(14)And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into Galilee; and +there went out a report concerning him through all the surrounding +country. (15)And he taught in their synagogues, being honored by all. + +(16)And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And, as his +custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day; and he +stood up to read. (17)And there was delivered to him the book of the +prophet Isaiah. And unrolling the book, he found the place where it +was written: + + (18)The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; + Because he anointed me to publish good tidings to the poor; + He has sent me to proclaim deliverance to the captives, + And recovering of sight to the blind, + To send the oppressed away free, + (19)To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. + +(20)And rolling up the book he gave it again to the servant, and sat +down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fastened on him. +(21)And he began to say to them: To-day is this scripture fulfilled in +your ears. (22)And all bore witness to him, and wondered at the words +of grace which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said: Is not this +Joseph's son? (23)And he said to them: Ye will surely say to me this +proverb, Physician, heal thyself. Whatever we heard done in Capernaum, +do also here in thy country. (24)And he said: Verily I say to you, no +prophet is accepted in his own country. (25)But I tell you of a truth, +there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the +heaven was shut up three years and six months, when there was a great +famine throughout all the land; (26)and to none of them was Elijah +sent, but unto Zarephath of Sidonia, to a woman that was a widow. +(27)And there were many lepers in Israel, in the time of Elisha the +prophet; and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian. +(28)And all in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were +filled with wrath. (29)And they rose up, and thrust him out of the +city, and led him to the brow of the hill whereon their city was +built, to cast him down headlong. (30)But he, passing through the +midst of them, went away. + +(31)And he came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was +teaching them on the sabbath; (32)and they were astonished at his +teaching, because his word was with power. + +(33)And in the synagogue there was a man having a spirit of an unclean +demon; and he cried out with a loud voice, (34)saying: Ah! what have +we to do with thee, Jesus of Nazareth? Didst thou come to destroy us? +I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. (35)And Jesus rebuked +him, saying: Hold thy peace, and come out from him. And the demon +throwing him in the midst came out from him, doing him no harm. +(36)And amazement came on all; and they spoke with one another, +saying: What is this word, that with authority and power he commands +the unclean spirits, and they come out? (37)And there went out a rumor +concerning him into every place of the country around. + +(38)And he rose up and went from the synagogue, and entered into the +house of Simon. And the mother-in-law of Simon was seized with a +violent fever[4:38]; and they besought him for her. (39)And standing +over her he rebuked the fever, and it left her; and immediately she +arose and ministered to them. + +(40)Now when the sun was setting, all that had any sick with divers +diseases brought them to him; and he laid his hands on each one of +them, and healed them. (41)And demons also came out from many, crying +out, and saying: Thou art the Son of God. And he, rebuking them, +suffered them not to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ. + +(42)And when it was day he went out, and went into a desert place. And +the multitudes sought him, and came to him, and stayed him, that he +should not depart from them. (43)And he said to them: I must publish +the good news of the kingdom of God to other cities also; because for +this I was sent forth. (44)And he preached in the synagogues of +Galilee. + + + +V. + +AND it came to pass, as the multitude pressed upon him to hear the +word of God, and he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, (2)that he +saw two ships standing by the lake; but the fishermen had gone out of +them, and were washing the nets. (3)And entering into one of the +ships, which was Simon's, he asked him to put out a little from the +land. And sitting down, he taught the multitudes out of the ship. + +(4)And when he ceased speaking, he said to Simon: Put out into the +deep; and do ye let down your nets for a draught. (5)And Simon +answering said to him: Master, we toiled all night and took nothing; +but at thy word I will let down the net. (6)And having done this, they +inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their net began to break. +(7)And they beckoned to their partners in the other ship, to come and +help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they +began to sink. (8)And Simon Peter, seeing it, fell down at the knees +of Jesus, saying: Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. +(9)For astonishment had seized him, and all that were with him, at the +draught of the fishes which they had taken; (10)and likewise also +James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. + +And Jesus said to Simon: Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch +men. (11)And having brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and +followed him. + +(12)And it came to pass, when he was in one of the cities, that there +was a man full of leprosy. And seeing Jesus he fell on his face, and +besought him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst cleanse me. +(13)And stretching forth his hand he touched him, saying: I will; be +thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy departed from him. (14)And +he charged him to tell no one: But go, and show thyself to the priest, +and offer for thy cleansing as Moses commanded, for a testimony to +them. + +(15)But all the more went abroad the report concerning him; and great +multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed of their +infirmities. (16)And he was wont to retire into the solitary places, +and pray. + +(17)And it came to pass, on a certain day, that he was teaching; and +there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting by, who had come +out of every village of Galilee, and Judaea, and Jerusalem; and there +was power of the Lord for healing them. (18)And, behold, men brought +on a bed a man who was palsied; and they sought to bring him in, and +to lay him before him. (19)And not finding by what way they might +bring him in, because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, +and let him down through the tiling with the couch into the midst +before Jesus. (20)And seeing their faith he said: Man, thy sins are +forgiven thee. (21)And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, +saying: Who is this that speaks blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but +God alone? (22)But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, answering said to +them: What reason ye in your hearts? (23)Which is easier, to say, Thy +sins are forgiven thee; or to say, Arise and walk? (24)But that ye may +know that the Son of man has power on the earth to forgive sins, (he +said to the palsied man,) I say to thee, arise, and taking up thy +couch go to thy house. (25)And immediately standing up before them, he +took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his house, glorifying +God. (26)And they were all amazed; and they glorified God, and were +filled with fear, saying: We have seen strange things to-day. + +(27)And after these things he went forth, and saw a publican, named +Levi, sitting at the place of receiving custom; and he said to him: +Follow me. (28)And leaving all, he arose and followed him. + +(29)And Levi made him a great feast in his own house; and there was a +great company of publicans and of others who reclined at the table +with them. (30)And the Pharisees, and their scribes[5:30], murmured +against his disciples, saying: Why do ye eat and drink with the +publicans and sinners? (31)And Jesus answering said to them: They who +are well need not a physician, but they who are sick. (32)I have not +come to call righteous men, but sinners to repentance. + +(33)And they said to him: Why do the disciples of John fast often, and +make prayers, and likewise those of the Pharisees, but thine eat and +drink? (34)And he said to them: Can ye make the sons of the +bridechamber fast, [5:34] while the bridegroom is with them? (35)But +days will come, when the bridegroom will be taken away from them; then +shall they fast in those days. (36)And he spoke also a parable to +them: No one rends a piece from a new garment, and puts it on an old +garment; else both the new will make a rent, and the piece from the +new agrees not with the old. (37)And no one puts new wine into old +skins; else the new wine will burst the skins, and will itself be +poured out, and the skins will perish. (38)But new wine must be put +into new skins, and both are preserved together[5:38]. (39)And no one +having drunk old wine straightway desires new; for he says: The old is +better[5:39]. + + + +VI. + +AND it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first[6:1], that +he was going through grain-fields; and his disciples plucked and ate +the ears of grain, rubbing them with their hands. (2)And some of the +Pharisees said: Why do ye that which it is not lawful to do on the +sabbath? (3)And Jesus answering them said: And have ye not read this, +what David did when he hungered, himself and they who were with him; +(4)how he went into the house of God, and took and ate the show-bread, +and gave to those who were with him, which it is not lawful to eat +except for the priests alone? (5)And he said to them: The Son of man +is Lord also of the sabbath. + +(6)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. (7)And the scribes and Pharisees were watching, whether he +would heal on the sabbath; that they might find an accusation against +him. (8)But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man having the +withered hand: Arise, and stand forth in the midst. And he rose up, +and stood. (9)Then said Jesus to them: I will ask you what is +lawful[6:9] on the sabbath, to do good, or to do evil; to save life, +or to destroy it? (10)And looking round on them all, he said to him: +Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so, and his hand was restored. +(11)And they were filled with madness, and conferred one with another, +as to what they should do to Jesus. + +(12)And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into the +mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. (13)And +when it was day, he called to him his disciples. And having chosen +from them twelve (whom he named also apostles); (14)Simon, whom he +also named Peter, and Andrew his brother, and James and John, and +Philip and Bartholomew, (15)and Matthew and Thomas, James the son of +Alpheus, and Simon called Zelotes, (16)and Judas brother of James, and +Judas Iscariot, who became a betrayer; (17)and having come down with +them, he stood on a plain, and a company of his disciples, and a great +multitude of people from all Judaea and Jerusalem and the sea-coast of +Tyre and Sidon, who came to hear him, and to be healed of their +diseases; (18)and those vexed by unclean spirits were healed; (19)and +all the multitude sought to touch him, because power went out from him +and healed them all. + +(20)And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said: Happy are ye +poor; for yours is the kingdom of God. (21)Happy are ye that hunger +now; for ye shall be filled. Happy are ye that weep now; for ye shall +laugh. + +(22)Happy are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall +separate you from them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name +as evil, for the sake of the Son of man. (23)Rejoice in that day, and +leap for joy; for, behold, your reward is great in heaven; for in the +same manner did their fathers to the prophets. + +(24)But woe to you that are rich; for ye have received your +consolation. (25)Woe to you that are full; for ye shall hunger. Woe to +you that laugh now; for ye shall mourn and weep. (26)Woe! when all men +shall speak well of you; for in the same manner did their fathers to +the false prophets. + +(27)But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who +hate you, (28)bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse +you[6:28]. (29)To him who smites thee on the cheek offer also the +other; and him who takes away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat +also. + +(30)Give to every one that asks of thee; and of him who takes away thy +goods demand them not again. (31)And as ye would that men should do to +you, do ye also in like manner to them. + +(32)For if ye love those who love you, what thanks have ye? For even +the sinners love those who love them. (33)And if ye do good to those +who do good to you, what thanks have ye? For even the sinners do the +same. (34)And if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive, what +thanks have ye? And sinners lend to sinners, that they may receive as +much in return. + +(35)But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing +in return; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the +Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful and evil. (36)Be ye +merciful, as your Father also is merciful. + +(37)And judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye +shall not be condemned; acquit, and ye shall be acquitted. + +(38)Give, and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, +shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For +with the same measure with which ye mete it shall be measured to you +again. + +(39)And he spoke also a parable to them: Can the blind lead the blind? +Shall they not both fall into the ditch? (40)A disciple is not above +the teacher; but every one shall be perfected as his teacher. + +(41)And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but +perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? + +(42)How canst thou say to thy brother: Brother, let me cast out the +mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam +that is in thine own eye? Hypocrite! cast out first the beam out of +thine eye, and then thou shalt see clearly to cast out the mote that +is in thy brother's eye. + +(43)For there is no good tree that bears corrupt fruit, nor corrupt +tree that bears good fruit. (44)For every tree is known from its own +fruit. For from thorns they do not gather figs, nor from a bramble +bush do they harvest grapes. (45)The good man out of the good treasure +of his heart brings forth that which is good; and the evil, out of the +evil, brings forth that which is evil; for out of the abundance of the +heart his mouth speaks. + +(46)And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? +(47)Every one that comes to me, and hears my sayings, and does them, I +will show you to whom he is like. (48)He is like a man building a +house, who digged deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. And when a +flood arose, the stream burst upon that house, and could not shake it; +because it was well builded. (49)But he that hears, and does not, is +like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; on +which the stream burst, and immediately it fell[6:49]; and the ruin of +that house was great. + + + +VII. + +WHEN he completed all his sayings in the hearing of the people, he +entered into Capernaum. (2)And a certain centurion's servant, who was +dear to him, was sick and about to die. (3)And having heard concerning +Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him that he would +come and heal his servant. (4)And they, coming to Jesus, besought him +earnestly, saying: He is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him; +(5)for he loves our nation, and himself built our synagogue. + +(6)And Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the +house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him: Lord, trouble +not thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my +roof. (7)Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come to thee; +but say with a word, and my servant will be healed. (8)For I am a man +placed under authority, having soldiers under me, and I say to this +one, Go, and he goes, and to another, Come, and he comes; and to my +servant, Do this, and he does it. (9)And Jesus hearing these things, +marveled at him; and turning said to the multitude that followed him: +I say to you, I found not so great faith, even in Israel. + +(10)And they who were sent, returning to the house, found the servant +whole that had been sick. + +(11)And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called +Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and a great multitude. +(12)And as he came near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man +was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow; and +a great multitude of the city was with her. (13)And seeing her, the +Lord had compassion on her, and said to her: Weep not. (14)And he came +and touched the bier; and they who bore it stood still. And he said: +Young man, I say to thee, arise. (15)And the dead sat up, and began to +speak. And he gave him to his mother. (16)And fear seized on all; and +they glorified God, saying: A great prophet has arisen among us; and, +God has visited his people. (17)And this report went forth in all +Judaea concerning him, and in all the country around. + +(18)And the disciples of John reported to him concerning all these +things. (19)And John calling to him two of his disciples sent them to +Jesus, saying: Art thou he that comes, or look we for another? (20)And +coming to him, the men said: John the Immerser has sent us to thee, +saying: Art thou he that comes, or look we for another? (21)And in +that very hour he cured many, of diseases and plagues, and evil +spirits; and on many blind he bestowed sight. (22)And answering he +said to them: Go, and report to John what ye saw and heard; that the +blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf +hear, the dead are raised, to the poor good tidings are published. +(23)And happy is he, whoever shall not be offended at me. + +(24)And when the messengers of John had departed, he began to say to +the multitudes concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness +to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? + +(25)But what went ye out to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? +Behold, they who are gorgeously appareled, and live delicately, are in +kings' palaces. + +(26)But what went ye out to see? A prophet? Yea, I say to you, and +much more than a prophet. (27)This is he, of whom it is written: + + Behold, I send forth my messenger before thy face, + Who shall prepare thy way before thee. + +(28)For I say to you, among those born of women, no one is a greater +prophet than John; but he that is least in the kingdom of God is +greater than he. + +(29)And all the people, hearing it, and the publicans, justified God, +having been immersed with John's immersion. (30)But the Pharisees and +the lawyers rejected the counsel of God toward themselves, not having +been immersed by him. + +(31)To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? And to what +are they like? (32)They are like to children sitting in the market, +and calling to one another, saying: We piped to you, and ye danced +not; we sang the lament to you, and ye wept not. (33)For John the +Immerser has come, neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say: +He has a demon. (34)The Son of man has come eating and drinking; and +ye say: Behold a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of publicans +and sinners. (35)But wisdom was justified on the part of all her +children. + +(36)And one of the Pharisees asked him to eat with him. And entering +into the house of the Pharisee, he reclined at table. (37)And, behold, +a woman who was a sinner in the city, learning that he is reclining at +table in the house of the Pharisee, brought an alabaster box of +ointment; (38)and standing behind at his feet weeping, began to wet +his feet with tears, and wipe them with the hairs of her head, and +kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment. + +(39)And seeing it, the Pharisee who had bidden him spoke within +himself, saying: This man, if he were a prophet, would know who and +what sort of woman this is that touches him; for she is a sinner. +(40)And Jesus answering said to him: Simon, I have somewhat to say to +thee. And he says: Teacher, say on. (41)A certain money-lender had two +debtors. The one owed five hundred denaries[7:41], and the other +fifty. (42)And they having nothing to pay, he forgave them both. Which +of them therefore, tell me, will love him most? (43)Simon answering +said: I suppose he to whom he forgave most. And he said to him: Thou +didst rightly judge. (44)And turning to the woman, he said to Simon: +Seest thou this woman? I entered into thy house, thou gayest me no +water for my feet; but she has wet my feet with tears, and wiped them +with her hair. (45)Thou gavest me no kiss; but she, from the time I +came in, ceased not to kiss my feet. (46)My head with oil thou didst +not anoint; but she anointed my feet with ointment. (47)Wherefore I +say to thee, her many sins are forgiven; for she loved much. But to +whom little is forgiven, the same loves little. (48)And he said to +her: Thy sins are forgiven. (49)And they who reclined with him began +to say within themselves: Who is this that also forgives sins? (50)And +he said to the woman: Thy faith has saved thee; go in peace. + + + +VIII. + +AND it came to pass afterward, that he journeyed through every city +and village, preaching, and publishing the good news of the kingdom of +God; and with him the twelve, (2)and certain women who had been healed +of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called the Magdalene, from whom +had gone out seven demons, (3)and Joanna wife of Chuza, Herod's +steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered to them of their +substance. + +(4)And a great multitude coming together, of those also who came to +him out of every city, he spoke by a parable: (5)The sower went forth +to sow his seed. And as he sowed, one fell by the way-side; and it was +trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. (6)And another +fell upon the rock; and springing up, it withered away, because it had +no moisture. (7)And another fell among the thorns; and the thorns +sprang up with it, and choked it. (8)And another fell into the good +ground, and sprang up, and bore fruit a hundredfold. + +And saying these things, he cried: He that has ears to hear, let him +hear. + +(9)And his disciples asked him, what this parable was. (10)And he +said: To you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God; +but to the rest in parables, that seeing they may not see, and hearing +they may not understand. + +(11)Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. (12)Those by +the way-side are they that hear; after that comes the Devil, and takes +away the word from their heart, that they may not believe and be +saved. (13)Those on the rock are they who, when they hear, with joy +receive the word; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and +in time of temptation fall away. (14)And that which fell among the +thorns, these are they who have heard, and going forth are choked with +the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to +perfection. (15)But that in the good ground, these are they who, in an +honest and good heart, having heard, hold fast the word, and bring +forth fruit with patience. + +(16)No one, having lighted a lamp, covers it with a vessel, or puts it +under a bed; but puts it on a lamp-stand, that they who enter in may +behold the light. (17)For nothing is secret that shall not be made +manifest, nor hidden, that shall not be known and come abroad. +(18)Take heed therefore how ye hear. For whoever has, to him shall be +given; and whoever has not, even what he seems to have shall be taken +from him. + +(19)And his mother and his brothers came to him; and they could not +come near him on account of the multitude. (20)And it was told him, +saying: Thy mother and thy brothers are standing without, desiring to +see thee. (21)And he answering, said to them: My mother and my +brothers are these, who hear and do the word of God. + +(22)And it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship +with his disciples. And he said to them: Let us go over to the other +side of the lake. And they launched forth. (23)And as they were +sailing, he fell asleep. And there came down a storm of wind on the +lake; and they began to be filled, and were in jeopardy. (24)And +coming to him, they awoke him, saying: Master, Master, we perish. And +he, rising, rebuked the wind and the raging of the water; and they +ceased, and there was a calm. (25)And he said to them: Where is your +faith? And they, fearing, wondered; saying one to another: Who then is +this, that he commands even the winds and the water, and they obey +him! + +(26)And they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is over +against Galilee. (27)And when he had gone forth upon the land, there +met him a certain man out of the city, who had demons a long time, and +wore no clothing, and abode not in a house, but in the tombs. (28)And +seeing Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud +voice said: What have I to do with thee, Jesus, Son of the most high +God? I beseech thee, do not torment me. (29)For he commanded the +unclean spirit to come out from the man. For of a long time it had +seized him, and he was bound, being secured with chains and fetters; +and bursting the bands, he was driven by the demon into the deserts. + +(30)And Jesus asked him, saying: What is thy name? And he said, +Legion; because many demons had entered into him. (31)And he besought +him that he would not command them to go away into the abyss. (32)And +there was a herd of many swine feeding in the mountain; and they +besought him that he would permit them to enter into them. And he +permitted them. (33)And going out of the man, the demons entered into +the swine; and the herd rushed down the steep into the lake, and were +choked. (34)And seeing what was done the herdsmen fled, and reported +it in the city and in the country, (35)And they went out to see what +was done. And they came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the +demons had gone out, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his +right mind; and they were afraid. (36)They also who saw it reported to +them how he that was possessed by demons was healed. (37)And the whole +multitude of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes besought him to +depart from them; for they were seized with great fear. + +And he, entering into the ship, returned. (38)And the man, out of whom +the demons had gone, besought him that he might be with him. But he +sent him away, saying: (39)Return into thy house, and relate how great +things God did for thee. And he departed, and published through the +whole city how great things Jesus did for him. + +(40)And it came to pass, when Jesus returned, that the multitude +received him; for they were all waiting for him. (41)And, behold, +there came a man whose name was Jairus, and he was a ruler of the +synagogue; and falling at the feet of Jesus, he besought him that he +would come into his house; (42)for he had an only daughter, about +twelve years of age, and she was dying. And as he went the multitudes +thronged him. + +(43)And a woman having a flow of blood twelve years, who had spent all +her living on physicians, and could not be healed by any one, (44)came +up behind, and touched the fringe of his garment; and immediately her +flow of blood ceased. (45)And Jesus said: Who is it that touched me? +And when all denied it, Peter and those with him said: Master, the +multitudes throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou: Who is it that +touched me? (46)And Jesus said: Some one touched me; for I perceived +that power has gone out from me. + +(47)And the woman, seeing that she was not concealed, came trembling, +and falling down before him, declared before all the people for what +cause she touched him, and how she was healed immediately. (48)And he +said to her: Daughter, thy faith has made thee whole; go in peace. + +(49)While he was yet speaking, there comes one from the ruler of the +synagogue's house, saying to him: Thy daughter is dead; trouble not +the Teacher. (50)But Jesus hearing it, answered him: Fear not; only +believe, and she shall be restored. + +(51)And entering into the house, he suffered no one to go in with him, +save Peter and James and John, and the father of the maiden, and the +mother. (52)And all were weeping and bewailing her. And he said: Weep +not; she is not dead, but is sleeping. (53)And they laughed him to +scorn, knowing that she was dead. (54)And he, taking hold of her by +the hand, called, saying: Maiden, arise. (55)And her spirit returned, +and she immediately arose; and he commanded that food should be given +her. (56)And her parents were astonished. But he charged them to tell +no one what was done. + + + +IX. + +AND having called the twelve together, he gave them power and +authority over all the demons, and to cure diseases. (2)And he sent +them to preach the kingdom of God, and to heal the sick. (3)And he +said to them: Take nothing for the journey, neither staff, nor bag, +nor bread, nor money, nor have two coats apiece. (4)And into whatever +house ye enter, there abide, and thence depart. (5)And whoever will +not receive you, when ye go out from that city, shake off even the +dust from your feet for a testimony against them. + +(6)And going forth, they went through the villages, publishing the +good news, and healing everywhere. + +(7)And Herod the tetrarch heard of all the things that were done. And +he was perplexed, because it was said by some: John has risen from the +dead; (8)and by some: Elijah has appeared; and by others: One of the +old prophets has risen again. (9)And Herod said: John I beheaded; but +who is this, of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him. + +(10)And the apostles, returning, related to him all that they did. And +taking them with him, he retired privately to a city called Bethsaida. +(11)And the multitudes, when they knew it, followed him. And receiving +them, he spoke to them concerning the kingdom of God, and healed those +who had need of healing. + +(12)And the day began to decline. And the twelve came, and said to +him: Dismiss the multitude, that they may go into the villages around, +and the fields, and lodge, and find food; for here we are in a desert +place. (13)And he said to them: Do ye give them to eat. And they said: +We have not more than five loaves and two fishes; except we should go +and buy food for all this people. (14)For they were about five +thousand men. And he said to his disciples: Make them lie down in +companies of fifty. (15)And they did so, and made them all lie down. +(16)And taking the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to +heaven and blessed them, and broke, and gave to the disciples to set +before the multitude. (17)And they ate, and were all filled. And there +were taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets. + +(18)And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, that his disciples +were with him; and he asked them, saying: Who do the multitudes say +that I am? (19)They answering said: John the Immerser; and others, +Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again. +(20)And he said to them: But who do ye say that I am? Peter answering +said: The Christ of God. (21)And strictly charging them, he commanded +them to say this to no one; (22)saying: The Son of man must suffer +many things, and be rejected on the part of the elders and chief +priests and scribes, and be killed, and rise on the third day. + +(23)And he said to all: If any one will come after me, let him deny +himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. (24)For whoever +will save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my +sake, the same shall save it (25)For what is a man profited, when he +has gained the whole world, and lost or forfeited himself? (26)For +whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of man +be ashamed, when he shall come in his glory, and in that of the Father +and of the holy angels. (27)And I say to you of a truth, there are +some of those standing here, who shall not taste of death, till they +see the kingdom of God. + +(28)And it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that he +took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain +to pray. (29)And it came to pass, while he was praying, that the +appearance of his countenance became changed, and his raiment white +and glistening. (30)And, behold, two men were talking with him, who +were Moses and Elijah; (31)who appeared in glory, and spoke of his +departure, which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem. + +(32)But Peter and they who were with him were heavy with sleep; and +awaking, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. +(33)And it came to pass, that, as they were departing from him, Peter +said to Jesus: Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make +three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not +knowing what he said. (34)While he said this, there came a cloud, and +overshadowed them; and they feared as they entered into the cloud. +(35)And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my chosen +Son; hear ye him. + +(36)And when the voice had come, Jesus was found alone. And they kept +silent, and told no one in those days any of the things which they had +seen. + +(37)And it came to pass, on the next day, when they had come down from +the mountain, that a great multitude met him. (38)And, behold, a man +from the multitude cried, saying: Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon +my son; for he is my only child. (39)And, behold, a spirit takes him, +and he suddenly cries out; and it tears him with foaming, and hardly +departs from him, bruising him. (40)And I entreated thy disciples to +cast him out; and they could not. + +(41)And Jesus answering said: O faithless and perverse generation, how +long shall I be with you, and bear with you? Bring hither thy son. +(42)And while he was yet coming, the demon threw him down, and tore +him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and +gave him back to his father. (43)And all were amazed at the mighty +power of God. + +But while all were wondering at all things which Jesus did, he said to +his disciples: (44)Do ye let these words sink into your ears, for the +Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men. (45)But they +understood not this saying, and it was hidden from them, that they +perceived it not; and they feared to ask him concerning that saying. + +(46)And there arose in them the thought[9:46], which of them was +greatest. (47)And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a +child and placed it by him, (48)and said to them: Whoever shall +receive this child in my name, receives me; and whoever shall receive +me, receives him who sent me; for he that is least among you all, the +same is great. + +(49)And John answering said: Master, we saw one casting out demons in +thy name; and we forbade him, because he follows not with us. (50)And +Jesus said to him: Forbid him not; for he that is not against us is +for us. + +(51)And it came to pass, when the days were being completed that he +should be received up, he steadfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem. +(52)And he sent messengers before his face; and they went and entered +into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. (53)And they +did not receive him, because his face was directed toward Jerusalem. +(54)And his disciples, James and John, seeing it, said: Lord, wilt +thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, +as also Elijah did? (55)And he turned, and rebuked them, and said: Ye +know not[9:55] of what spirit ye are. (56)And they went to another +village. + +(57)And as they were going in the way, a certain one said to him: I +will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. (58)And Jesus said to him: +The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son +of man has not where to lay his head. + +(59)And he said to another: Follow me. But he said: Lord permit me +first to go and bury my father. (60)And he said to him: Let the dead +bury their own dead; but do thou go and announce the kingdom of God. + +(61)And another also said; I will follow thee, Lord; but first permit +me to bid farewell to those in my house. (62)And Jesus said to him: No +one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the +kingdom of God. + + + +X. + +AFTER these things the Lord appointed also seventy others, and sent +them two and two before his face, into every city and place, whither +he himself was about to come. (2)And he said to them: The harvest +indeed is great, but the laborers are few. Pray therefore the Lord of +the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. (3)Go +your ways; behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. (4)Carry +neither purse, nor bag, nor sandals; and salute no one by the way. +(5)And into whatever house ye enter, first say: Peace be to this +house. (6)And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon +it; and if not, it shall return to you. (7)And in that house remain, +eating and drinking such things as they give[10:7]; for the laborer is +worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. (8)And into whatever +city ye enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you; (9)and +heal the sick that are therein, and say to them: The kingdom of God +has come nigh unto you. (10)But into whatever city ye enter and they +receive you not, go out into the streets of the same, and say: +(11)Even the dust of your city that cleaves to our feet, we wipe off +to you[10:11]; yet know this, that the kingdom of God has come nigh. +(12)I say to you, that it will be more tolerable in that day for +Sodom, than for that city. + +(13)Woe to thee, Chorazin! Woe to thee, Bethsaida! For if the miracles +had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would +long ago have repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. (14)But it +will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment, than for +you. (15)And thou, Capernaum, that art exalted to heaven, shalt be +brought down to the underworld. + +(16)He that hears you, hears me; and he that rejects you, rejects me; +and he that rejects me, rejects him who sent me. + +(17)And the seventy returned with joy, saying: Lord, even the demons +are subjected to us in thy name. (18)And he said to them: I beheld +Satan fall as lightning from heaven. (19)Behold, I have given you +power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of +the enemy; and nothing shall hurt you. (20)But yet, rejoice not in +this, that the spirits are subjected to you; but rejoice, that your +names are written in heaven. + +(21)In that hour he rejoiced in spirit, and said: I thank thee, O +Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things +from the wise and discerning, and reveal them to babes; yea, O Father, +that so it seemed good in thy sight. (22)All things were delivered to +me by my Father; and no one knows who the Son is but the Father, and +who the Father is but the Son, and he to whom the Son is pleased to +reveal him. + +(23)And turning to the disciples, he said privately: Happy are the +eyes that behold what ye are beholding. (24)For I say to you, that +many prophets and kings desired to see what ye are beholding, and saw +not, and to hear what ye are hearing, and heard not. + +(25)And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him, saying: +Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? (26)He said to him: +What is written in the law? How readest thou? (27)And he answering +said: Thou shalt 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. (28)And he said to him: Thou answeredst +rightly. This do, and thou shalt live. (29)But he, desiring to justify +himself, said to Jesus: Who then is my neighbor? + +(30)And Jesus answering said: A certain man was going down from +Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, who stripped him of his +raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. (31)And +by chance a certain priest was going down that way; and seeing him, he +passed by on the other side. (32)And in like manner also a Levite, +arriving at the place, came and saw, and passed by on the other side. + +(33)And a certain Samaritan, as he was journeying, came where he was, +and seeing him had compassion; (34)and coming to him, bound up his +wounds, pouring in oil and wine; and setting him on his own beast, he +brought him to an inn, and took care of him. (35)And on the morrow +when he departed, he took out two denaries[10:35] and gave to the +host, and said: Take care of him; and whatever thou spendest more, +when I come again, I will repay thee. + +(36)Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor to him that +fell among the robbers? (37)And he said: He that had mercy on him. And +Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou likewise. + +(38)And it came to pass, as they were going, that he entered into a +certain village; and a certain woman named Martha received him into +her house. (39)And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the +feet of Jesus, and heard his word. (40)But Martha was encumbered with +much serving; and she came to him, and said: Lord, dost thou not care +that my sister left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help +me. (41)And Jesus answering said to her: Martha, Martha, thou art +anxious and troubled about many things. (42)But one thing is needful; +and Mary chose the good part, which shall not be taken away from her. + + + +XI. + +AND it came to pass that, as he was in a certain place praying, when +he ceased, one of his disciples said to him: Lord, teach us to pray, +as also John taught his disciples. (2)And he said to them: When ye +pray, say; Father, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. (3)Give us +day by day our daily bread[11:3]. (4)And forgive us our sins; for we +ourselves forgive every one indebted to us. And bring us not into +temptation. + +(5)And he said to them: Who of you shall have a friend, and shall go +to him at midnight, and say to him: (6)Friend, lend me three loaves; +for a friend of mine is come to me from a journey, and I have nothing +to set before him; (7)and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble +me not; the door is already shut, and my children with me are in bed; +I can not rise and give thee? (8)I say to you, though he will not rise +and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity +he will rise and give him as many as he needs. (9)I also say to you: +Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it +shall be opened to you. (10)For every one that asks receives; and he +that seeks finds; and to him that knocks it shall be opened. + +(11)And what father is there among you, of whom if his son ask bread, +he will give him a stone; or a fish, will instead of a fish give him a +serpent? (12)Or if he shall ask an egg, will he give him a scorpion? +(13)If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your +children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit +to those who ask him? + +(14)And he was casting out a demon, and it was dumb. And it came to +pass, when the demon was gone out, that the dumb man spoke; and the +multitudes wondered. (15)But some of them said: He casts out the +demons through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons. (16)And others, +tempting, sought of him a sign from heaven. (17)But he, knowing their +thoughts, said to them: Every kingdom divided against itself is +brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house +falls[11:17]. (18)And if Satan also is divided against himself, how +shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out the demons +through Beelzebul. (19)And if I through Beelzebul cast out the demons, +through whom do your sons cast them out? Therefore they shall be your +judges. (20)But if with the finger of God I cast out the demons, then +is the kingdom of God come near to you. + +(21)When a strong man armed keeps his palace, his goods are in peace. +(22)But when a stronger than he shall come upon him and overcome him, +he takes away his whole armor, wherein he trusted, and divides his +spoils. + +(23)He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathers not with +me scatters abroad. + +(24)When the unclean spirit is gone out from the man, he goes through +dry places, seeking rest; and not finding it, he says, I will return +into my house whence I came out. (25)And coming, he finds it swept and +set in order. (26)Then he goes, and takes with him seven other spirits +more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there; and the +last state of that man becomes worse than the first. + +(27)And it came to pass, as he was saying these things, that a certain +woman lifting up her voice from the multitude, said to him: Happy the +womb that bore thee, and breasts which thou didst suck! (28)And he +said: Yea, rather, Happy they who hear the word of God, and keep it! + +(29)And the multitudes gathering more and more, he began to say: This +generation is an evil generation. It seeks a sign; and no sign shall +be given it, but the sign of Jonah. (30)For as Jonah became a sign to +the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. + +(31)A queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with the men of +this generation, and will condemn them; because she came from the +utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, +a greater than Solomon is here. (32)Men of Nineveh will rise in the +judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; because they +repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah +is here. + +(33)No one, having lighted a lamp, puts it in a secret place, or under +the bushel, but on the lamp-stand, that they who come in may see the +light. (34)The lamp of the body is thine eye. When thine eye is +single, thy whole body also is light; but when it is evil, thy body +also is dark. (35)Take heed therefore, lest the light that is in thee +is darkness[11:35]. (36)If therefore thy whole body is light, having +no part dark, it shall be all light as when the lamp, with its bright +shining, gives thee light. + +(37)And as he was speaking, a Pharisee asked him to dine with him and +he went in, and reclined at table. (38)And the Pharisee, seeing it, +wondered that he did not first immerse himself before dinner. (39)And +the Lord said to him: Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup +and the platter; but your inward part is full of rapacity and +wickedness. (40)Fools! Did not he, who made the outside, make the +inside also? (41)But give that which ye have in alms[11:41]; and, +behold, all things are clean to you. + +(42)But woe to you, Pharisees! because ye pay tithe of mint and rue +and every herb, and pass by judgment and the love of God. These ought +ye to have done, and not leave those undone. + +(43)Woe to you, Pharisees! because ye love the first seat in the +synagogues, and the greetings in the markets. + +(44)Woe to you! because ye are as tombs that appear not, and men +walking over them know it not. + +(45)And a certain one of the lawyers answering says to him: Teacher, +in saying these things thou reproachest us also. (46)And he said: Woe +to you lawyers also! because ye load men with burdens grievous to be +borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your +fingers. + +(47)Woe to you! because ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and +your fathers killed them. (48)So then ye bear witness to and approve +the deeds of your fathers; because they indeed killed them, and ye +build their sepulchres[11:48]. (49)Therefore also said the wisdom of +God: I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they +will slay and persecute; (50)that the blood of all the prophets, which +was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this +generation, (51)from the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zachariah, +who perished between the altar and the temple. Verily I say to you, it +shall be required of this generation. + +(52)Woe to you lawyers! because ye took away the key of knowledge; ye +entered not in yourselves, and those who were entering in ye hindered. + +(53)And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees +began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many +things[11:53]; (54)lying in wait for him, seeking to catch something +out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. + + + +XII. + +IN the mean time, the multitude having gathered together in tens of +thousands, so that they trod one upon another, he began first to say +to his disciples: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is +hypocrisy. (2)For there is nothing covered, that shall not be +revealed, nor hidden, that shall not be known. (3)Wherefore, whatever +ye said in the darkness, shall be heard in the light; and what ye +spoke in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed on the house-tops. + +(4)And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those who kill the +body, and after that have no more that they can do. (5)But I will warn +you whom ye shall fear; fear him, who after he has killed has power to +cast into hell; yea, I say to you, fear him. (6)Are not five sparrows +sold for two pence? And not one of them is forgotten before God. +(7)But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; ye are +of more value than many sparrows. + +(8)And I say to you: Every one that shall acknowledge me before men, +him will the Son of man also acknowledge before the angels of God; +(9)but he that denied me before men shall be denied before the angels +of God. (10)And every one that shall speak a word against the Son of +man, it will be forgiven him; but to him that blasphemes against the +Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven. + +(11)And when they bring you to the synagogues, and magistrates, and +authorities, take not thought how or what ye shall answer, or what ye +shall say. (12)For the Holy Spirit will teach you in that very hour +what ye ought to say. + +(13)And a certain one of the multitude said to him: Teacher, speak to +my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. (14)And he said to +him: Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? (15)And he said +to them: Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; because a man's +life consists not in the abundance of his possessions. + +(16)And he spoke a parable to them, saying: The ground of a certain +rich man brought forth plentifully. (17)And he thought within himself, +saying: What shall I do, because I have not where to store my fruits? +(18)And he said: This will I do; I will pull down my barns, and will +build greater; and there I will store all my fruits and my goods. +(19)And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for +many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. (20)But God said to +him: Fool! this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose +shall those things be, which thou didst provide? (21)So is he that +lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. + +(22)And he said to his disciples: Therefore I say to you, take not +thought for the life, what ye shall eat, nor for the body, what ye +shall put on. (23)The life is more than food, and the body than +raiment. (24)Consider the ravens, that they sow not nor reap; which +have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. How much better +are ye than the birds! (25)And which of you by taking thought can add +a cubit to his stature[12:25]? (26)If therefore ye can not do even +that which is least, why take ye thought for the rest? + +(27)Consider the lilies, how they grow; they toil not, nor spin; and I +say to you, that even Solomon, in all his glory was not arrayed like +one of these. (28)And if God so clothes the grass, which to-day is in +the field, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, how much more you, ye +of little faith? (29)And ye, seek not what ye shall eat, or what ye +shall drink, and be not of a doubtful mind. (30)For all these things +do the nations of the world seek after; and your Father knows that ye +have need of these. (31)But seek his kingdom, and these things shall +be added to you. + +(32)Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to +give you the kingdom. (33)Sell what ye have, and give alms; provide +yourselves purses that wax not old, a treasure unfailing in the +heavens, where a thief approaches not, nor moth corrupts. (34)For +where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. + +(35)Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; (36)and ye +like men waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the +wedding; that, when he comes and knocks, they may open to him +immediately. (37)Happy those servants, whom their lord when he comes +shall find watching! Verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, +and make them recline at table, and will come forth and serve them. +(38)And if he shall come in the second watch, or in the third watch, +and find it so, happy are those servants. (39)And this know, that if +the master of the house had known at what hour the thief is coming, he +would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken +through. (40)Be ye also ready; for at an hour when ye think not, the +Son of man comes. + +(41)And Peter said to him: Lord, speakest thou this parable to us, or +also to all? (42)And the Lord said: Who then is the faithful, the wise +steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the +portion of food in due season? (43)Happy that servant, whom his lord +when he comes shall find so doing! (44)Of a truth I say to you, that +he will make him ruler over all his goods. + +(45)But if that servant say in his heart: My lord delays his coming; +and shall begin to beat the men-servants and maidservants, and to eat +and drink, and to be drunken; (46)the lord of that servant will come +in a day when he looks not for it, and in an hour when he is not +aware, and will cut him asunder, and appoint his portion with the +faithless. + +(47)And that servant, who knew his lord's will, and prepared not, nor +did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; (48)but +he that knew not, and did things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten +with few. For to whomsoever much was given, of him much will be +required; and to whom they committed much, of him they will require +the more. + +(49)I came to send fire upon the earth; and what will I, if it is +already kindled[12:49]? (50)But I have an immersion to undergo; and +how am I straitened till it be accomplished! (51)Suppose ye that I +came to give peace in the earth? I tell you, nay; but only division. +(52)For from this time forth, five in one house will be divided, three +against two, and two against three. (53)They will be divided, father +against son, and son against father; mother against the daughter, +and daughter against the mother; mother-in-law against her +daughter-in-law, and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law. + +(54)And he said also to the multitudes: When ye see the cloud rising +from the west, straightway ye say: A shower is coming and so it comes +to pass. (55)And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say: There will +be heat; and it comes to pass. (56)Hypocrites! Ye know how to judge of +the face of the earth and the sky; but how is it that ye know not how +to judge of this time? (57)And why even of yourselves do ye not judge +what is right? (58)For when thou art going with thine adversary to the +magistrate, on the way give diligence that thou mayest be delivered +from him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee +to the exactor, and the exactor cast thee into prison. (59)I say to +thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last +mite. + + + +XIII. + +THERE were present at that season some who brought him word concerning +the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate mingled with their sacrifices. +(2)And answering he said to them: Suppose ye that these Galilaeans +were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because they have suffered such +things? (3)I tell you, nay; but, except ye repent, ye shall all in +like manner perish. (4)Or those eighteen, on whom the tower in Siloam +fell, and slew them, suppose ye that they were sinners above all the +men who dwell in Jerusalem? (5)I tell you, nay; but, except ye repent, +ye shall all in like manner perish. + +(6)He spoke also this parable: A certain man had a fig-tree planted in +his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. +(7)And he said to the vine-dresser: Behold, three years I come seeking +fruit on this fig-tree, and find none. Cut it down; why does it also +encumber[13:7] the ground? (8)And he answering says to him: Lord, let +it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and cast in +manure. (9)And if it bear fruit--; and if not, hereafter thou shalt +cut it down[13:9]. + +(10)And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. +(11)And, behold, there was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity +eighteen years, and was bowed together, and wholly unable to raise +herself up. (12)And Jesus seeing her, called her to him, and said to +her: Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. (13)And he laid his +hands on her; and immediately she was made straight, and glorified +God. (14)And the ruler of the synagogue answering (being indignant +because Jesus healed on the sabbath), said to the multitude: There are +six days in which it is proper to work; in them therefore come and be +healed, and not on the sabbath. (15)And the Lord answered him, and +said: Hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath loose his ox or +ass from the manger, and lead him away to water him? (16)And ought not +this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan bound, lo, +eighteen years, to be loosed from this bond on the sabbath? (17)And as +he said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed; and all the +multitude rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him. + +(18)He said therefore: To what is the kingdom of God like? And to what +shall I liken it? (19)It is like to a grain of mustard, which a man +took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and became a great tree, +and the birds of the air lodged in its branches. + +(20)And again he said: To what shall I liken the kingdom of God? +(21)It is like to leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures +of meal, till the whole was leavened. + +(22)And he went through cities and villages, teaching, and journeying +toward Jerusalem. + +(23)And a certain one said to him: Lord, are there few that are saved? +(24)And he said to them: Strive to enter in through the strait gate; +for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able. +(25)When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and +ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, +open to us, and he answering shall say to you, I know you not whence +ye are; (26)then will ye begin to say, We ate and drank in thy +presence, and thou didst teach in our streets. (27)And he will say, I +tell you, I know not whence ye are; depart from me, all workers of +unrighteousness. (28)There will be the weeping, and the gnashing of +teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the +prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves thrust out. (29)And +they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will +recline at table in the kingdom of God. (30)And, behold, there are +last who will be first, and there are first who will be last. + +(31)On that day there came certain Pharisees, saying to him: Depart, +and go hence; for Herod desires to kill thee. (32)And he said to them: +Go, tell that fox, Behold, I cast out demons and perform cures to-day +and to-morrow, and the third day I am perfected. (33)But yet, I must +go to-day, and to-morrow, and the day following; because it may not be +that a prophet perish out of Jerusalem. + +(34)Jerusalem! Jerusalem! that kills the prophets, and stones those +sent to her; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as +a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not! (35)Behold, your +house is left to you desolate. And I say to you: Ye shall not see me, +until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that comes in the +name of the Lord. + + + +XIV. + +AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief of +the Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath, that they watched him. +(2)And, behold, there was a certain man before him who had the dropsy. +(3)And Jesus answering spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying: Is +it lawful to heal on the sabbath, or not? And they were silent. (4)And +taking hold of him, he healed him, and let him go. (5)And to them he +said: Who is there of you, whose ox or ass[14:5] shall fall into a +pit, and he will not straightway draw him up on the sabbath day? +(6)And they could not answer him again to these things. + +(7)And he spoke a parable to those who were bidden, when he marked how +they chose out the first places; saying to them: (8)When thou art +bidden by any one to a wedding, recline not in the first place at +table, lest one more honorable than thou may have been bidden by him; +(9)and he that bade thee and him shall come and say to thee, Give +place to this man; and then thou shalt begin with shame to take the +lowest place. (10)But when thou art bidden, go and recline in the +lowest place; that when he that bade thee comes, he may say to thee, +Friend, go up higher. Then shalt thou have honor in the presence of +those who recline at table with thee. (11)For every one that exalts +himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be +exalted. + +(12)And he said also to him who bade him: When thou makest a dinner or +a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brothers, nor thy kinsmen, nor +rich neighbors; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense be +made thee. (13)But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the +maimed, the lame, the blind. (14)And happy shalt thou be, because they +can not recompense thee; for thou shalt be recompensed at the +resurrection of the righteous. + +(15)And a certain one of those who reclined at table with him, hearing +these things, said to him: Happy is he, who shall eat bread in the +kingdom of God! (16)And he said to him: A certain man made a great +supper, and bade many. (17)And he sent his servant, at the hour of the +supper, to say to those who were bidden: Come, for all things are now +ready. (18)And they all, with one mind, began[14:18] to excuse +themselves. The first said to him: I bought a piece of ground, and I +must needs go out and see it; I pray thee let me be excused. (19)And +another said: I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to make trial +of them; I pray thee let me be excused. (20)And another said: I +married a wife; and therefore I can not come. + +(21)And the servant came, and reported these things to his lord. 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 maimed, and lame, and blind. (22)And the servant said: +Lord, it is done as thou didst command, and yet there is room. (23)And +the Lord said to the servant: Go out into the highways and hedges, and +compel them[14:23] to come in, that my house may be filled; (24)for I +say to you, that none of those men who were bidden shall taste of my +supper. + +(25)And great multitudes were going with him; and turning, he said to +them: (26)If any one comes to me, and hates not his father, and +mother, and wife, and children, and brothers, and sisters, and even +his own life besides, he can not be my disciple. (27)And whoever does +not bear his cross, and come after me, can not be my disciple. (28)For +who of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down, and +count the cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it? (29)Lest +haply, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all +that behold begin to mock him, (30)saying: This man began to build, +and was not able to finish. (31)Or what king, going to make war +against another king, does not first sit down and consult, whether he +is able, with ten thousand, to meet him who comes against him with +twenty thousand? (32)Else, while he is yet a great way off, he sends +an embassy, and desires conditions of peace. + +(33)So then, whoever of you forsakes not all that he has can not be my +disciple. (34)Salt therefore is good; but if even the salt has become +tasteless, wherewith shall it be seasoned? (35)It is fit neither for +the land, nor for the dunghill; they cast it out. He that has ears to +hear, let him hear. + + + +XV. + +AND there were drawing near to him all the publicans and the sinners +to hear him. (2)And the Pharisees and the scribes murmured, saying: +This man receives sinners, and eats with them. + +(3)And he spoke this parable to them, saying: (4)What man of you, +having a hundred sheep, and having lost one of them, does not leave +the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is +lost, until he finds it? (5)And having found it, he lays it on his +shoulders, rejoicing. (6)And coming home, he calls together his +friends and neighbors, saying to them: Rejoice with me; because I +found my sheep which was lost. (7)I say to you, that so there will be +joy in heaven over one sinner that repents, more than over ninety and +nine just persons, who have no need of repentance. + +(8)Or what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, +does not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully till +she finds it? (9)And having found it, she calls her friends and +neighbors together, saying: Rejoice with me; because I found the piece +which I lost. (10)So, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of +the angels of God over one sinner that repents. + +(11)And he said: A certain man had two sons. (12)And the younger of +them said to his father: Father, give me the portion of the property +that falls to me. And he divided to them his living. (13)And not many +days after, the younger son gathered all together, and went abroad +into a far country, and there wasted his substance in riotous living. +(14)And when he had spent all, there arose a grievous famine in that +country; and he began to be in want. (15)And he went and joined +himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into +his fields to feed swine. (16)And he would fain have filled his belly +with the husks which the swine ate; and no one gave to him. (17)And +coming to himself, he said: How many hired servants of my father have +bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger! (18)I will +arise and go to my father, and will say to him: Father, I sinned +against heaven, and before thee. (19)I am no longer worthy to be +called thy son; make me as one of thy hired servants. + +(20)And he arose, 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. (21)And the son said to him: Father, I +sinned against heaven, and before thee; I am no longer worthy to be +called thy son. (22)But the father said to his servants: Bring forth a +robe, the best, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and +sandals on his feet; (23)and bring the fatted calf, and kill it; and +let us eat and be merry. (24)Because this my son was dead and is alive +again, was lost and is found. And they began to be merry. + +(25)Now his elder son was in the field. And as he came, and drew near +to the house, he heard music and dancing. (26)And calling to him one +of the servants, he inquired what these things meant. (27)And he said +to him: Thy brother is come; and thy father killed the fatted calf, +because he received him back, safe and sound. (28)And he was angry, +and would not go in; and his father came out, and entreated him. +(29)And he answering said to his father: Lo, so many years do I serve +thee, and never transgressed thy command; and to me thou never gayest +a kid, that I might make merry with my friends. (30)But when this thy +son came, who devoured thy living with harlots, thou didst kill for +him the fatted calf. (31)And he said to him: Child, thou art ever with +me, and all that I have is thine. (32)It was meet that we should make +merry, and be glad; because this thy brother was dead and is alive +again; and was lost, and is found. + + + +XVI. + +AND he said also to the disciples: There was a certain rich man, who +had a steward; and the same was accused to him as wasting his goods. +(2)And having called him, he said to him: What is this that I hear of +thee? Give account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer +steward. (3)And the steward said within himself: What shall I do? for +my master takes away from me the stewardship. I am not able to dig; to +beg I am ashamed. (4)I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out +of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. (5)And +having called to him each one of his master's debtors, he said to the +first: How much owest thou to my master? (6)And he said: A hundred +measures of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill, and sit down +quickly, and write fifty. (7)Then he said to another: And how much +owest thou? And he said: A hundred measures of wheat. And he said to +him: Take thy bill, and write fourscore. (8)And the master commended +the unjust steward, because he had done wisely; because the sons of +this world are, in their generation, wiser than the sons of light. +(9)And I say to you: Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of +unrighteousness; that, when it fails, they may receive you into the +everlasting habitations. (10)He that is faithful in that which is +least is faithful also in much; and he that is unjust in the least is +unjust also in much. (11)If therefore ye were not faithful in the +unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches? (12)And +if ye were not faithful in that which is another's, who will give to +you your own? (13)No servant can serve two masters; for either he will +hate the one, and love the other, or he will hold to one, and despise +the other. Ye can not serve God and Mammon. + +(14)And the Pharisees also; who were covetous, heard all these things; +and they derided him. (15)And he said to them: Ye are they who justify +themselves before men; but God knows your hearts; for that which is +highly esteemed among men is abomination before God. + +(16)The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the good +news of the kingdom of God is published, and every man presses into +it. (17)And it is easier that heaven and earth should pass away, than +that one tittle of the law should fail. + +(18)Every one who puts away his wife, and marries another, commits +adultery; and he who marries her when put away from a husband commits +adultery. + +(19)There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine +linen, and fared sumptuously every day. (20)And there was a certain +beggar named Lazarus, who was laid at his gate, full of sores, (21)and +desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's +table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. (22)And it came to +pass, that the beggar died; and he was borne away by the angels into +Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried; (23)and in +the underworld, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he sees +Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. (24)And he cried and said: +Father Abraham, have mercy 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. (25)But Abraham said: Child, remember that in thy +lifetime thou receivedst thy good things in full, and Lazarus in like +manner his evil things; but now here, he is comforted and thou art +tormented. (26)And besides all this, between us and you a great gulf +is fixed; that they who would pass from hence to you may not be able, +nor those from thence pass over to us. (27)And he said: I pray thee +therefore, father, that thou wouldst send him to my father's house. +(28)For I have five brothers; that he may testify to them, that they +may not also come into this place of torment. (29)Abraham says to him: +They have Moses and the prophets let them hear them. (30)And he said: +Nay, father Abraham; but if one should go to them from the dead, they +will repent. (31)And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the +prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one should rise from +the dead. + + + +XVII. + +AND he said to his disciples: It is impossible that causes of offense +should not come; but woe to him through whom they come! (2)It were +better for him that a mill stone were placed about his neck, and he +were thrown into the sea, than that he should cause one of these +little ones to offend. + +(3)Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he +repent, forgive him. (4)And if he sin against thee seven times in the +day, and seven times turn to thee saying, I repent, thou shalt forgive +him. + +(5)And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith. (6)And the +Lord said: If ye had faith as a grain of mustard, ye would say to this +sycamine-tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and planted in the sea; +and it would have obeyed you. + +(7)And who of you, having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, will +say to him immediately, when he has come in from the field, Come and +recline at table; (8)and will not rather say to him, 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? (9)Does he thank +that servant, because he did the things that were commanded? I think +not. (10)So also ye, when ye shall have done all the things that were +commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that +which was our duty to do. + +(11)And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, that he went +through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. (12)And as he was entering +into a certain village, there met him ten leprous men, who stood afar +off. (13)And they lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, Master, have +mercy on us. (14)And seeing it, he said to them: Go, show yourselves +to the priests. And it came to pass that, as they went, they were +cleansed. (15)And one of them, seeing that he was healed, turned back, +with a loud voice glorifying God, (16)and fell down on his face at his +feet, giving thanks to him; and he was a Samaritan. (17)And Jesus +answering said: Were not the ten cleansed? And where are the nine? +(18)Were none found returning to give glory to God, except this +stranger? (19)And he said to him: Arise, and go; thy faith has made +thee whole. + +(20)And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God would +come, he answered them and said: The kingdom of God comes not with +observation; (21)nor shall they say, Lo here! or, Lo there! for, +behold, the kingdom of God is within you[17:21]. + +(22)And he said to the disciples: Days will come, when ye will desire +to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye will not see it. +(23)And they will say to you, See here; or, See there; go not away, +and follow not. (24)For as the lightning, that lightens out of the one +part under heaven, shines unto the other part under heaven, so will +the Son of man be in his day. (25)But first he must suffer many +things, and be rejected on the part of this generation. + +(26)And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be also in the days +of the Son of man. (27)They ate, they drank, they married, they were +given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and +the flood came and destroyed all. (28)In like manner also as it was in +the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they +planted, they builded; (29)but the same day that Lot went out from +Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed all. +(30)After the same manner will it be, in the day when the Son of man +is revealed. + +(31)In that day, he who shall be on the house-top, and his goods in +the house, let him not come down to take them away; and he that is in +the field, let him likewise not turn back. (32)Remember Lot's wife. +(33)Whoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may +lose his life shall preserve it. + +(34)I say to you, in that night there will be two men in one bed; one +will be taken, and the other will be left. (35)Two women will be +grinding together; one will be taken, and the other left. (37)And they +answering say to him: Where, Lord? And he said to them: Where the body +is, there also will the eagles be gathered together. + + + +XVIII. + +AND he spoke also a parable to them, to the end that they ought always +to pray, and not to faint; (2)saying: There was in a certain city a +certain judge, who feared not God, nor regarded man. (3)And there was +a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying: Avenge me of my +adversary. (4)And he would not for a while; but afterward he said +within himself: Though I fear not God, nor regard man, (5)yet because +this widow troubles me, I will avenge her, lest continually coming she +weary me. + +(6)And the Lord said: Hear what the unjust judge says. (7)And will not +God avenge his chosen, who cry to him day and night, though he is long +suffering in respect to them? (8)I say to you, that he will avenge +them speedily. But yet, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith +on the earth? + +(9)And he spoke this parable to some who trust in themselves that they +are righteous, and despise others. (10)Two men went up into the temple +to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. (11)The Pharisee +stood, and prayed thus with himself: God, I thank thee, that I am not +as other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this +publican. (12)I fast twice in the week; I give tithes of all that I +possess[18:12]. (13)And the publican, standing afar off, would not +even lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying: +God be merciful to me, the sinner. (14)I say to you, this man went +down to his house justified, rather than the other. For every one that +exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be +exalted. + +(15)And they brought to him also infants, that he might touch them; +and the disciples seeing it rebuked them. (16)But Jesus calling them +to him, said: Suffer the little children to come to me, and forbid +them not; for to such belongs the kingdom of God. (17)Verily I say to +you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, +shall not enter therein. + +(18)And a certain ruler asked him, saying: Good Teacher, what shall I +do to inherit eternal life? (19)And Jesus said to him: Why dost thou +call me good? None is good save one, God. (20)Thou knowest the +commandments: Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do +not bear false witness, Honor thy father and thy mother. (21)And he +said: All these I kept from my youth. (22)And Jesus hearing it said to +him: Yet lackest thou one thing; sell all that thou hast, and +distribute to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven; and +come, follow me. (23)And hearing this, he became very sorrowful; for +he was exceedingly rich. (24)And Jesus seeing him became very +sorrowful, said: How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the +kingdom of God! (25)For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye +of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. +(26)And they who heard it said: And who can be saved? (27)And he said: +The things that are impossible with men are possible with God. + +(28)And Peter said: Lo, we forsook all, and followed thee. (29)And he +said to them: Verily I say to you, there is no one that forsook house, +or parents, or brothers, or wife, or children, for the sake of the +kingdom of God, (30)who shall not receive manifold more in this +present time, and in the world to come life everlasting. + +(31)And taking with him the twelve, he said to them: Behold, we are +going up to Jerusalem, and all the things written by the prophets for +the Son of man shall be accomplished. (32)For he will be delivered to +the Gentiles, and will be mocked, and insulted, and spit upon, (33)and +they will scourge him, and put him to death; and on the third day he +will rise again. (34)And they understood none of these things; and +this saying was hidden from them, and they knew not the things that +were said. + +(35)And it came to pass, that as he came near to Jericho, a certain +blind man was sitting by the way-side, begging. (36)And hearing a +multitude passing by, he inquired what this was. (37)And they told +him, that Jesus of Nazareth is passing by. (38)And he called aloud, +saying: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. (39)And they who went +before rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But he cried much +the more: Son of David, have mercy on me. (40)And Jesus stood still, +and commanded him to be brought to him. And when he was come near, he +asked him, (41)saying: What wilt thou that I shall do to thee? And he +said: Lord, that I may receive sight. (42)And Jesus said to him: +Receive sight; thy faith has made thee whole. (43)And immediately he +received sight, and followed him, glorifying God. And all the people, +seeing it, gave praise to God. + + + +XIX. + +AND having entered in, he was passing through Jericho. (2)And behold, +there was a man named Zaccheus, and he was a chief publican; and this +man was rich. (3)And he sought to see Jesus, who he was; and he could +not on account of the multitude, because he was small in stature. +(4)And running before, he climbed up into a sycamore-tree to see him; +because by that way he was to pass through. (5)And Jesus, when he came +to the place, looked up and saw him, and said to him: Zaccheus, make +haste and come down; for to-day I must abide at thy house. (6)And he +made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully. (7)And seeing +it, they all murmured, saying that he went in to be a guest with a +sinner. + +(8)And Zaccheus stood up, and said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half +of my goods I give to the poor; and if I took aught from any one by +false accusation, I restore fourfold. (9)And Jesus said to him: This +day is salvation come to this house, inasmuch as he also is a son of +Abraham. (10)For the Son of man came to seek and to save that which +was lost. + +(11)And as they were hearing these things, he added and spoke a +parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought +that the kingdom of God would immediately appear. (12)He said +therefore: A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for +himself a kingdom, and to return. (13)And having called his ten +servants, he gave them ten pounds, and said to them: Traffic, till I +come. + +(14)But his citizens hated him, and sent an embassy after him, saying: +We will not have this man to reign over us. + +(15)And it came to pass, when he had returned, having received the +kingdom, that he commanded these servants to be called to him, to whom +he gave the money, that he might know what each gained by trading. +(16)And the first came, saying: Lord, thy pound gained ten pounds. +(17)And he said to him: Well done, good servant; because thou wast +faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities. + +(18)And the second came, saying: Lord, thy pound made five pounds. +(19)And he said also to this man: And be thou over five cities. +(20)And another came, saying: Lord, behold thy pound, which I kept +laid up in a napkin. (21)For I feared thee, because thou art an +austere man; thou takest up what thou layedst not down, and reapest +what thou didst not sow. (22)And he says to him: Out of thy mouth will +I judge thee, wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, +taking up what I laid not down, and reaping what I did not sow? +(23)Why then didst thou not put my money into the bank? and I, at my +coming, should have required it with interest. (24)And he said to +those standing by: Take from him the pound, and give it to him that +has the ten pounds. (25)And they said to him: Lord, he has ten pounds. +(26)For I say to you, that to every one that has shall be given; and +from him that has not, even what he has shall be taken away. + +(27)But those my enemies, who would not that I should reign over them, +bring hither, and slay them before me. + +(28)And having spoken these things, he went before, going up to +Jerusalem. (29)And it came to pass, as he drew near to Bethphage and +Bethany, at the mount called Olivet, that he sent forth two of his +disciples, (30)saying: Go into the opposite village, in which as ye +are entering ye will find a colt tied, whereon no man ever sat; loose +and bring him. (31)And if any one ask you, why do ye loose him? thus +shall ye say to him: Because the Lord has need of him. (32)And they +that were sent forth departed, and found even as he said to them. +(33)And as they were loosing the colt, its owners said to them: Why +loose ye the colt? (34)And they said: The Lord has need of him. +(35)And they brought him to Jesus; and having cast their garments upon +the colt, they set Jesus thereon. (36)And as he went, they spread +their garments in the way. (37)And as he was drawing near, just at the +descent of the mount of the Olives, the whole multitude of the +disciples began to rejoice, and praise God with a loud voice for all +the miracles which they saw; (38)saying: Blessed be the King who comes +in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest! + +(39)And some of the Pharisees from the multitude said to him: Teacher, +rebuke thy disciples. (40)And answering he said to them: I tell you +that if these shall hold their peace, the stones will cry out. + +(41)And when he came near, as he saw the city, he wept over it, +(42)saying: If even thou hadst known, at least in this thy day, the +things that belong to thy peace! But now they are hidden from thine +eyes. (43)For days will come upon thee, that thine enemies will cast +up a mound about thee, and compass thee round, and shut thee in on +every side, (44)and will level thee with the ground, and thy children +within thee, and will not leave in thee one stone upon another; +because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation. + +(45)And entering into the temple, he began to cast out those who sold; +(46)saying to them: It is written, And my house shall be a house of +prayer; but ye made it a den of robbers. + +(47)And he was teaching daily in the temple; and the chief priests and +the scribes and the chief of the people were seeking to destroy him, +(48)and could not find what they might do; for all the people hung, +listening, upon him. + + + +XX. + +AND it came to pass, on one of the days, as he was teaching the people +in the temple, and publishing the good news, that the chief priests +and the scribes came to him with the elders, (2)and spoke to him, +saying: Tell us, by what authority doest thou these things? Or who is +he that gave thee this authority? (3)And he answering said to them: I +also will ask you one thing; and tell it me. (4)John's immersion, was +it from heaven, or from men? (5)And they reasoned with themselves, +saying: If we say, From heaven, he will say, Why, then did ye not +believe him? (6)But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us; +for they are persuaded that John was a prophet. (7)And they answered, +that they knew not whence it was. (8)And Jesus said to them: Neither +do I say to you, by what authority I do these things. + +(9)And he began to speak to the people this parable: A man planted a +vineyard, and let it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long +time. (10)And at the season he 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. (11)And again he sent another +servant; and him also, having beaten and treated him shamefully, they +sent away empty. (12)And again he sent a third; and they wounded him +also, and cast him out. + +(13)And the lord of the vineyard said: What shall I do? I will send my +beloved son; perhaps, seeing him, they will reverence him. (14)But +when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying: +This is the heir; come, let us kill him, that the inheritance may +become ours. (15)So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed him. +What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them? (16)He will +come and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to +others. And hearing it, they said: Far be it! (17)And he, looking on +them, said: What then is this that is written, + + The stone which the builders disallowed, + The same is become the head of the corner. + +(18)Every one that falls upon that stone shall be broken; but on +whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. + +(19)And the scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him +in that hour; and they feared the people; for they knew that he spoke +this parable against them. + +(20)And watching him[20:20], they sent forth spies, feigning +themselves to be just men, that they might take hold of his words, in +order to deliver him up to the magistracy, and to the authority of the +governor. (21)And they asked him, saying: Teacher, we know that thou +sayest and teachest rightly, and regardest not the person of any, but +teachest the way of God truly. (22)Is it lawful that we should give +tribute to Caesar, or not? (23)And perceiving their craftiness, he +said to them: (24)Show me a denary[20:24]. Whose image and inscription +has it? And answering they said: Caesar's. (25)And he said to them: +Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God +the things that are God's. (26)And they could not take hold of his +words before the people; and they marveled at his answer, and held +their peace. + +(27)And some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is a resurrection, +coming to him, asked him, (28)saying: Teacher, Moses wrote to us, if a +man's brother die, having a wife, and he die childless, that his +brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother. + +(29)There were therefore seven brothers; and the first took a wife, +and died childless; (30)and the second and the third took her; (31)and +in like manner also the seven left no children, and died. (32)At last +the woman also died. (33)In the resurrection, therefore, of which of +them is she wife? For the seven had her for a wife. + +(34)And Jesus answering said to them: The sons of this world marry, +and are given in marriage. (35)But they who are accounted worthy to +obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, +nor are given in marriage; (36)for neither can they die any more; for +they are equal to the angels, and are sons of God, being sons of the +resurrection. + +(37)Now that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, at The Bush, when +he calls the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the +God of Jacob. (38)For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living; +for to him all live. + +(39)And some of the scribes answering said: Teacher, thou saidst well. +(40)For they no longer dared to ask him any question. + +(41)And he said to them: How say they that the Christ is son of David? +(42)And David himself says in the book of Psalms: + + The LORD said to my Lord, + Sit on my right hand, + (43)Till I make thine enemies thy footstool. + +(44)David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son? + +(45)And in the hearing of all the multitude, he said to his disciples: +(46)Beware of the scribes, who desire to go about in long robes, and +love greetings in the markets, and the first seats in the synagogues, +and the first places at feasts; (47)who devour widows' houses, and for +a pretense make long prayers. These shall receive greater +condemnation. + + + +XXI. + +AND looking up, he saw the rich men casting their gifts into the +treasury. (2)And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither +two mites. (3)And he said: Of a truth I say to you, that this poor +widow cast in more than all. (4)For all these, out of their abundance, +cast into the offerings; but she, out of her want, cast in all the +living that she had. + +(5)And as some were saying of the temple, that it has been adorned +with beautiful stones and offerings, he said: (6)As for these things +which ye behold, days will come in which there shall not be left one +stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. (7)And they asked +him, saying: Teacher, when therefore will these things be, and what +will be the sign when these things are about to come to pass? + +(8)And he said: Take heed that ye be not led astray. For many will +come in my name, saying: I am he, and the time is at hand. Go not +after them. (9)And when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not +terrified; for these things must first come to pass; but the end is +not immediately. + +(10)Then said he to them: Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom +against kingdom; (11)and there will be great earthquakes, and in +divers places famines and pestilences; and there will be great +portents and signs from heaven. (12)And before all these, they will +lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up into +synagogues and prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my +name's sake. (13)And it shall turn out to you for a testimony. + +(14)Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye +shall answer. (15)For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all +your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay or withstand. (16)And ye +will be delivered up both by parents, and brothers, and kindred, and +friends; and some of you they will cause to be put to death. (17)And +ye will be hated by all for my name's sake. (18)And there shall not a +hair of your head perish. (19)In your patience possess your +souls[21:19]. + +(20)And when ye shall see Jerusalem encompassed by armies, then know +that its desolation is at hand. (21)Then let those in Judaea flee into +the mountains; and let those in the midst of it depart out; and let +those in the fields not enter into it. (22)Because these are the days +of vengeance, that all the things which are written may be fulfilled. + +(23)Woe to those who are with child, and to those who give suck, in +those days! For there shall be great distress upon the land, and wrath +to this people. (24)And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and +shall be led away captive into all the nations; and Jerusalem shall be +trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles shall be +fulfilled. + +(25)And there shall be signs in the sun, and moon, and stars; and on +the earth distress of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the +sea and waves; (26)men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking +for those things that are coming on the world; for the powers of +heaven shall be shaken. (27)And then shall they see the Son of man +coming in a cloud, with power and great glory. (28)And when these +things begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; +for your redemption is drawing nigh. + +(29)And he spoke to them a parable: Behold the fig-tree, and all the +trees. (30)When they already shoot forth, seeing it ye know of +yourselves that the summer is already near. (31)So also ye, when ye +see these things coming to pass, know that the kingdom of God is near. +(32)Verily I say to you, this generation shall not pass away, till all +shall have come to pass. (33)Heaven and earth shall pass away; but my +words shall not pass away. + +(34)And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be +overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, +and that day come upon you unawares. (35)For as a snare shall it come +on all that dwell on the face of the whole earth. (36)And watch, in +every time praying that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these +things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man. + +(37)And in the daytime he was teaching in the temple; and at night he +went out, and abode in the mount that is called Olivet. (38)And all +the people came early in the morning to him in the temple, to hear +him. + + + +XXII. + +NOW the feast of unleavened bread was drawing near, which is called +the Passover; (2)and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking +how they might kill him; for they feared the people. + +(3)And Satan entered into Judas called Iscariot, being of the number +of the twelve. (4)And he went away, and consulted with the chief +priests and captains, how he might deliver him up to them. (5)And they +were glad, and covenanted to give him money. (6)And he promised, and +sought opportunity to deliver him up to them in the absence of the +multitude. + +(7)And the day of unleavened bread came, when the passover must be +killed. (8)And he sent away Peter and John, saying: Go, and prepare us +the passover, that we may eat it. (9)And they said to him: Where wilt +thou that we prepare? (10)And he said to them: Behold, when ye have +entered into the city, there will meet you a man bearing a pitcher of +water; follow him into the house where he enters in. (11)And ye shall +say to the master of the house: The Teacher says to thee, Where is the +guestchamber, where I may eat the passover with my disciples? (12)And +he will show you a large upper room furnished; there make ready. +(13)And they went away, and found as he had said to them. And they +made ready the passover. + +(14)And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles +with him. (15)And he said to them: I earnestly desired to eat this +passover with you before I suffer. (16)For I say to you, I shall eat +of it no more, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. (17)And +having received a cup, he gave thanks and said: Take this, and divide +it among yourselves. (18)For I say to you, I will not drink of the +fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. + +(19)And taking a loaf, he gave thanks, and broke it, and gave to them, +saying: This is my body which is given for you; this do in remembrance +of me. (20)And the cup in like manner after supper, saying: This cup +is the new covenant in my blood, which is shed for you. + +(21)But, behold, the hand of him that betrays me is with me on the +table. (22)For the Son of man indeed goes, as it was determined; but +woe to that man by whom he is betrayed! (23)And they began to inquire +among themselves, who then it might be that should do this thing? + +(24)And there arose also a contention among them, which of them should +be accounted the greatest. (25)And he said to them: The kings of the +Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they who exercise authority +over them are called benefactors. (26)But ye are not so; but let the +greatest among you become as the younger, and he that is chief as he +that serves. (27)For which is greater, he that reclines at table, or +he that serves? Is not he that reclines at table? But I am in the +midst of you as he that serves. (28)Ye are they who have continued +with me in my temptations; (29)and I appoint to you a kingdom, as my +Father appointed to me, (30)that ye may eat and drink at my table in +my kingdom; and ye shall sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of +Israel. + +(31)And the Lord said: Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked for you, to +sift as the wheat. (32)But I prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; +and thou, when thou hast turned, strengthen thy brethren. + +(33)And he said to him: Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both to +prison and to death. (34)And he said: I say to thee, Peter, a cock +will not crow this day, till thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest +me. + +(35)And he said to them: When I sent you without purse, and bag, and +sandals, lacked ye anything? And they said: Nothing. (36)Therefore +said he to them: But now, he that has a purse let him take it, and +likewise a bag; and he that has not, let him sell his garment and buy +a sword. (37)For I say to you, that yet this which is written must be +accomplished in me: And he was reckoned among transgressors; for the +things concerning me have an end[22:37]. + +(38)And they said: Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said: It +is enough! + +(39)And going out, he went as he was wont to the mount of the Olives; +and his disciples also followed him. (40)And when he was at the place, +he said to them: Pray that ye enter not into temptation. (41)And he +withdrew from them about a stone's throw; and kneeling down, he +prayed, (42)saying: Father, if thou art willing to remove this cup +from me! Yet, not my will but thine be done. + +(43)And there appeared to him an angel from heaven, strengthening him. +(44)And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat +became as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. +(45)And rising up from prayer, and coming to the disciples, he found +them sleeping, from sorrow. (46)And he said to them: Why sleep ye? +Arise and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. + +(47)While he was yet speaking, behold a multitude, and he that was +called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them and drew near to +Jesus to kiss him. (48)But Jesus said to him: Judas, betrayest thou +the Son of man with a kiss? (49)And they who were about him, seeing +what would follow, said to him: Lord, shall we smite with the sword? +(50)And a certain one of them smote the servant of the high priest, +and took off his right ear. (51)And Jesus answering said: Suffer thus +far. And he touched his ear, and healed him. + +(52)And Jesus said to the chief priests and captains of the temple and +elders, who were come to him: Have ye come out as against a robber, +with swords and staves? (53)When I was daily with you in the temple, +ye stretched not forth your hands against me. But this is your hour, +and the power of darkness. + +(54)And they took him, and led him away, and brought him into the +house of the high priest. And Peter followed afar off. + +(55)And they having kindled a fire in the midst of the court, and sat +down together, Peter sat down among them. (56)And a certain maid +seeing him as he sat by the fire, and looking intently upon him, said: +This man also was with him. (57)And he denied him, saying: Woman, I do +not know him. + +(58)And after a little while, another seeing him said: Thou also art +of them. And Peter said: Man, I am not. + +(59)And about the space of one hour after, another confidently +affirmed, saying: Of a truth this one also was with him; for he is a +Galilaean. (60)And Peter said: Man, I know not what thou sayest. And +immediately, while he was yet speaking, a cock crowed. + +(61)And the Lord turning looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the +word of the Lord, how he said to him: Before a cock crows this day, +thou wilt deny me thrice. (62)And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. + +(63)And the men who held Jesus mocked him, beating him; (64)and having +blindfolded him they asked him, saying: Prophesy, who is it that smote +thee? (65)And many other things they said, reviling him. + +(66)And when it was day, the elders of the people[22:66], and the +chief priests and scribes, came together; and they brought him up into +their council, saying: (67)If thou art the Christ, tell us. And he +said to them: If I tell you, ye will not believe. (68)And if I ask, ye +will not answer. (69)But henceforth shall the Son of man sit on the +right hand of the power of God. (70)And they all said: Art thou then +the Son of God? And he said to them: Ye say it; for I am. (71)And they +said: Why need we any further witness? For we ourselves heard it from +his own mouth. + + + +XXIII. + +AND the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. (2)And +they began to accuse him, saying: We found this man perverting our +nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he +himself is Christ, a king. (3)And Pilate asked him, saying: Art thou +the King of the Jews? And he answering said to him: Thou sayest it. +(4)And Pilate said to the chief priests and the multitudes: I find no +fault in this man. (5)And they were the more violent, saying: He stirs +up the people, teaching throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, +unto this place. + +(6)When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked if the man is a Galilaean. +(7)And learning that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him +up to Herod, who also was himself in Jerusalem at that time. + +(8)And Herod, when he saw Jesus, rejoiced greatly; for he had desired +for a long time to see him, because he had heard concerning him; and +he hoped to see some sign wrought by him. (9)And he questioned him in +many words; but he answered him nothing. (10)And the chief priests and +scribes stood, vehemently accusing him. (11)And Herod with his men of +war set him at naught, and mocked him, and arraying him in a gorgeous +robe sent him back to Pilate. (12)And Pilate and Herod on that day +became friends with each other; for before they were at enmity between +themselves. + +(13)And Pilate, having called together the chief priests and the +rulers and the people, (14)said to them: Ye brought to me this man, as +one perverting the people; and, behold, I, having examined him before +you, found no fault in this man, touching those things whereof ye +accuse him. (15)No, nor yet Herod; for I sent you up to him; and +behold, nothing worthy of death has been done by him. (16)I will +therefore chastise, and release him. (17)[23:17] (18)And they cried +out all at once, saying: Away with this man, and release to us +Barabbas! (19)(who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for +murder, was cast into prison.) + +(20)Again, therefore, Pilate spoke to them, desiring to release Jesus. +(21)But they cried, saying: Crucify, crucify him. (22)And a third time +he said to them: What evil then has this man done? I found no cause of +death in him. I will therefore chastise, and release him. (23)And they +were urgent with loud voices, requiring that he should be crucified. +And their voices and those of the chief priests prevailed. (24)And +Pilate gave sentence, that what they required should be done. (25)And +he released him who for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom +they required; but Jesus he delivered up to their will. + +(26)And as they led him away, they laid hold of one Simon a Cyrenian, +coming from the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might +bear it after Jesus. (27)And there followed him a great company of the +people, and of women who also bewailed and lamented him. (28)But Jesus +turning to them said: Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but +weep for yourselves, and for your children. (29)For, behold, days are +coming in which they shall say: Happy the barren, and wombs that never +bore, and breasts that never gave suck. (30)Then shall they begin to +say to the mountains: Fall on us; and to the hills: Cover us. (31)For +if they do these things in the green tree, what shall be done in the +dry? + +(32)And there were also two others, malefactors, led with him to be +put to death. (33)And when they had gone away to the place which is +called A Skull, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on +the right hand, and the other on the left. (34)And Jesus said: Father, +forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they divided his +garments, casting lots. + +(35)And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also scoffed, +saying: Others he saved; let him save himself, if he is the Christ, +the chosen of God. (36)And the soldiers also coming to him mocked him, +offering him vinegar, (37)and saying: If thou art the King of the +Jews, save thyself. + +(38)And there was an inscription written over him: THIS IS THE KING OF +THE JEWS. + +(39)And one of the malefactors who were hanged railed at him, saying: +If thou art the Christ, save thyself and us. (40)But the other +answering rebuked him, saying: Dost thou not even fear God, seeing +thou art in the same condemnation? (41)And we indeed justly; for we +are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man did nothing +amiss. (42)And he said to Jesus: Remember me, when thou comest in thy +kingdom. (43)And Jesus said to him: Verily I say to thee, to-day thou +shalt be with me in paradise. + +(44)And it was about the sixth hour; and darkness came over the whole +land until the ninth hour. (45)And the sun was darkened; and the vail +of the temple was rent in the midst. (46)And Jesus, crying with a loud +voice, said: Father, into thy hands I commit my spirit. And having +said this, he expired. + +(47)And the centurion, seeing what was done, glorified God, saying: +Verily, this man was righteous! (48)And all the multitudes who had +come together to that sight, having beheld the things that were done, +returned, beating their breasts. (49)And all his acquaintance were +standing afar off, and women who had followed him from Galilee, +beholding these things. + +(50)And, behold, a man named Joseph, a counselor, a good and just man, +(51)(he had not consented to their counsel and deed), from Arimathaea +a city of the Jews, who was waiting for the kingdom of God, (52)this +man went to Pilate, and asked for the body of Jesus. (53)And taking it +down, he wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn +in the rock, where no one was yet laid. (54)And it was the day of +preparation, and the sabbath drew on. (55)And the women also, who had +come with him out of Galilee, followed after, and viewed the +sepulchre, and how his body was laid. (56)And returning, they prepared +spices and ointments; and on the sabbath they rested, according to the +commandment. + + + +XXIV. + +NOW on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came +to the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they prepared. (2)And they +found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. (3)And entering in, +they found not the body of the Lord Jesus. (4)And it came to pass, +that as they were much perplexed concerning this, behold two men stood +by them in shining garments. (5)And they being afraid and bowing their +faces to the earth, they said to them: Why seek ye the living among +the dead? (6)He is not here, but is risen. Remember how he spoke to +you when he was yet in Galilee, (7)saying: The Son of man must be +delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and on the +third day rise again. (8)And they remembered his words. + +(9)And returning from the sepulchre, they reported all these things to +the eleven, and to all the rest. (10)And it was Mary the Magdalene, +and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and the other women with +them, who said these things to the apostles. (11)And their words +seemed to them as idle talk, and they believed them not. + +(12)But Peter rose up, and ran to the sepulchre; and stooping down, he +beholds the linen cloths lying by themselves; and he departed to his +home, wondering at that which was come to pass. + +(13)And, behold, two of them were going on that same day to a village +called Emmaus, distant sixty furlongs from Jerusalem. (14)And they +were conversing together concerning all these things that had taken +place. (15)And it came to pass, that while they were conversing and +reasoning, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. (16)But their +eyes were holden that they should not know him. + +(17)And he said to them: What communications are these, that ye have +one with another, as ye walk, and are sad? (18)And one, whose name was +Cleopas, answering said to him: Dost thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem +and not know the things that have come to pass there in these days? +(19)And he said to them: What things? And they said to him: The things +concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and +word before God and all the people; (20)and how the chief priests and +our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified +him. (21)But we were hoping that it was he who was to redeem Israel. +But indeed, beside all this, to-day is the third day since these +things were done. (22)Yea, and certain women also of our company made +us astonished, who were early at the sepulchre; (23)and not finding +his body, came saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, who +say that he is alive. (24)And some of those who were with us went away +to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women said; but him they +saw not. + +(25)Then he said to them: O foolish, and slow of heart to believe all +that the prophets have spoken! (26)Was it not necessary, that the +Christ should suffer these things, and enter into his glory? (27)And +beginning from Moses, and all the prophets, he explained to them in +all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. + +(28)And they drew near to the village, whither they were going; and he +made as though he would go further. (29)But they constrained him, +saying: Abide with us; for it is toward evening, and the day has +declined. And he went in to abide with them. + +(30)And it came to pass, that as he was reclining at table with them, +he took bread, and blessed it, and breaking, gave to them. (31)And +their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of +their sight. (32)And they said one to another: Did not our heart burn +within us, while he talked to us in the way, and while he opened to us +the Scriptures? + +(33)And rising up in the same hour, they returned to Jerusalem; and +they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, +(34)saying: The Lord is risen indeed, and he appeared to Simon. +(35)And they related what things were done in the way, and how he +became known by them in the breaking of bread. + +(36)And while they were speaking these things, he himself stood in the +midst of them, and says to them: Peace be to you. (37)But they were +terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit. +(38)And he said to them: Why are ye troubled? And wherefore do +thoughts arise in your hearts? (39)See my hands and my feet, that it +is I myself. Handle me, and see; for a spirit has not flesh and bones, +as ye see me have. (40)And having said this, he showed them his hands +and his feet. (41)And while they yet believed not for joy, and +wondered, he said to them: Have ye here anything to eat? (42)And they +gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of a honeycomb. (43)And he +took, and ate it before them. (44)And he said to them: These are my +words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things +must be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the +prophets, and psalms, concerning me. (45)Then he opened their +understanding, that they might understand the Scriptures. (46)And he +said to them: Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and +should rise from the dead on the third day; (47)and that repentance +and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all the +nations, beginning at Jerusalem. (48)Ye are witnesses of these things. + +(49)And, behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you. But +do ye tarry in the city, until ye are endued with power from on high. + +(50)And he led them out as far as to Bethany; and lifting up his +hands, he blessed them. (51)And it came to pass, while he blessed +them, that he parted from them, and was borne up into heaven. (52)And +they, having worshiped him, returned to Jerusalem with great joy; +(53)and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. + + + +THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN. + + +I. + +IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word +was God. (2)The same was in the beginning with God. (3)All things were +made by him[1:3]; and without him was nothing made that has been made. +(4)In him was life; and the life was the light of men. (5)And the +light shines in the darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. + +(6)There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. (7)The same +came for witness, to bear witness of the light, that through him all +might believe. (8)He was not the light; but [came] to bear witness of +the light. (9)There was the true light, which lights every man that +comes into the world. (10)He was in the world, and the world was made +by him, and the world knew him not. (11)He came to his own, and his +own received him not. (12)But as many as received him, to them he gave +power to become children of God, to those who believe on his name; +(13)who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of +the will of man, but of God. + +(14)And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us[1:14]; and we beheld +his glory, a glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of +grace and truth. + +(15)John bore witness of him; and cried, saying: This was he of whom I +said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, because he was +before me[1:15]. (16)Because out of his fullness we all received, and +grace for grace. (17)For the law was given through Moses; grace and +truth came through Jesus Christ. (18)No one has ever seen God; the +only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he declared him. + +(19)And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and +Levites from Jerusalem to ask him: Who art thou? (20)And he confessed, +and denied not; and he confessed: I am not the Christ. (21)And they +asked him: What then? Art thou Elijah? And he says: I am not. Art thou +the Prophet? And he answered: No. (22)They said therefore to him: Who +art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest +thou of thyself? (23)He said: I am the voice of one crying in the +wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the +prophet. + +(24)And they who were sent were of the Pharisees. (25)And they asked +him, and said to him: Why then dost thou immerse, if thou art not the +Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet? (26)John answered them, saying: I +immerse in water. There stands one in the midst of you, whom ye know +not; (27)he who comes after me, the latchet of whose sandal I am not +worthy to loose. + +(28)These things took place in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John +was immersing. + +(29)On the morrow, he sees Jesus coming to him, and says: Behold the +Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world! (30)This is he of +whom I said: After me comes a man who is preferred before me; because +he was before me[1:30]. (31)And I knew him not; but that he might be +made manifest to Israel, for this I came immersing in water. + +(32)And John bore witness, saying: I have seen the Spirit descending +as a dove out of heaven, and it abode upon him. (33)And I knew him +not; but he who sent me to immerse in water, the same said to me: Upon +whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding on him, the +same is he who immerses in the Holy Spirit. (34)And I have seen, and +have borne witness, that this is the Son of God. + +(35)Again, on the morrow, John was standing, and two of his disciples; +(36)and looking upon Jesus as he walked, he says: Behold the Lamb of +God! (37)And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed +Jesus. (38)And Jesus turning, and beholding them following, says to +them: What seek ye? They said to him: Rabbi (which interpreted means, +Teacher), where dost thou abide? (39)He says to them: Come, and ye +shall see. They came and saw where he abode; and they abode with him +that day. It was about the tenth hour. + +(40)Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard +it from John, and followed him. (41)He first finds his brother Simon, +and says to him: We have found the Messiah, which is interpreted, +Christ. (42)And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus, beholding him, said: +Thou art Simon the son of Jonah; thou shalt be called Cephas, which is +interpreted, Peter[1:42]. + +(43)On the morrow he would go forth into Galilee. And he finds Philip; +and Jesus says to him: Follow me. (44)Now Philip was from Bethsaida, +of the city of Andrew and Peter. (45)Philip finds Nathanael, and says +to him: We have found him of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets +wrote, Jesus the son of Joseph, who is from Nazareth. (46)And +Nathanael said to him: Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip +says to him: Come and see. (47)Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and +says of him: Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! +(48)Nathanael says to him: Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and +said to him: Before Philip called thee, when thou wast under the +fig-tree, I saw thee. (49)Nathanael answered: Rabbi; thou art the Son +of God, thou art the King of Israel. (50)Jesus answered and said to +him: Because I said to thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, believest +thou? Thou shalt see greater things than these. (51)And he says to +him: Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth[1:51] ye shall see +heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the +Son of man. + + + +II. + +AND on the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and the +mother of Jesus was there. (2)And Jesus also was bidden, and his +disciples, to the marriage. (3)And wine having failed, the mother of +Jesus says to him: They have no wine. (4)Jesus says to her: Woman, +what have I to do with thee? My hour is not yet come. (5)His mother +says to the servants: Whatever he says to you, do it. (6)Now there +were set there six water-pots of stone, after the Jewish custom of +purifying, containing two or three firkins[2:6] apiece. (7)Jesus says +to them: Fill the water-pots with water. And they filled them up to +the brim. (8)And he says to them: Draw out now, and bear to the ruler +of the feast. And they bore it. (9)When the ruler of the feast tasted +the water that was made wine (and he knew not whence it was, but the +servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called +the bridegroom, (10)and says to him: Every man sets forth the good +wine first; and when they have drunk freely, then that which is worse. +Thou hast kept the good wine until now. (11)This beginning of the +signs Jesus wrought in Cana of Galilee, and manifested his glory; and +his disciples believed on him. + +(12)After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his mother, and his +brothers, and his disciples; and they abode there not many days. + +(13)And the passover of the Jews was at hand; and Jesus went up to +Jerusalem. (14)And he found in the temple those who sold oxen and +sheep and doves, and the money-changers sitting. (15)And having made a +scourge of small cords, he drove all out of the temple, both the sheep +and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the +tables; (16)and to those who sold doves he said: Take these things +hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise. (17)And his +disciples remembered that it is written: for thy house consumes me. + +(18)The Jews therefore answered and said to him: What sign dost thou +show to us, seeing that thou doest these things? (19)Jesus answered +and said to them: Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise +it up. (20)Therefore said the Jews: Forty and six years was this +temple in building, and wilt thou raise it up in three days? (21)But +he said it of the temple of his body. (22)When therefore he was risen +from the dead, his disciples remembered that he said this; and they +believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus spoke. + +(23)And when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, on the feast-day, +many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he wrought. +(24)But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men, +(25)and had no need that any one should testify of man; for he himself +knew what was in man. + + + +III. + +THERE was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the +Jews. (2)The same came to him by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we +know that thou hast come a teacher from God; for no one can do these +signs which thou doest, except God be with him. + +(3)Jesus answered and said to him: Verily, verily, I say to thee, +except a man be born again[3:3], he can not see the kingdom of God. +(4)Nicodemus says to him: How can a man be born when he is old? Can he +enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? + +(5)Jesus answered: Verily, verily, I say to thee, except a man be born +of water and the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God. +(6)That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of +the Spirit is spirit. (7)Marvel not that I said to thee: Ye must be +born again. + +(8)The wind blows where it will, and thou hearest the sound thereof, +but knowest not whence it comes, and whither it goes. So is every one +that is born of the Spirit. + +(9)Nicodemus answered and said to him: How can these things be? +(10)Jesus answered and said to him: Art thou the teacher of Israel, +and knowest not these things? (11)Verily, verily, I say to thee, we +speak that which we know, and testify that which we have seen; and ye +receive not our testimony. (12)If I told you the earthly things, and +ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you the heavenly +things? (13)And no one has ascended up into heaven, but he who came +down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. (14)And as Moses +lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be +lifted up; (15)that every one who believes on him may have everlasting +life. (16)For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten +Son, that whoever believes on him, should not perish, but may have +everlasting life. (17)For God sent not his Son into the world to judge +the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (18)He that +believes on him is not judged; but he that believes not has already +been judged, because he has not believed on the name of the +only-begotten Son of God. (19)And this is the judgment, that light has +come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; +for their deeds were evil. (20)For every one that does evil hates the +light, and comes not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. +(21)But he that does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may +be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. + +(22)After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of +Judaea; and there he remained with them, and immersed. (23)And John +also was immersing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much +water there; and they came, and were immersed. (24)For John was not +yet cast into prison. + +(25)There arose therefore a question, on the part of John's disciples +with a Jew, about purification. (26)And they came to John and said to +him: Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast +borne witness, behold, he immerses, and all come to him. + +(27)John answered and said: A man can receive nothing, except it be +given him from heaven. (28)Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, +I am not the Christ, but I am sent before him. (29)He that has the +bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands +and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. +This my joy therefore is made full. (30)He must increase, but I must +decrease. (31)He that comes from above is above all; he that is from +the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth; he that comes from +heaven is above all. (32)And what he has seen and heard, that he +testifies; and his testimony no one receives. (33)He that received his +testimony has set his seal, That God is true. (34)For he whom God sent +forth speaks the words of God; for he gives not[3:34] the Spirit by +measure. (35)The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into +his hand. (36)He that believes on the Son has everlasting life; and he +that believes not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God +abides on him. + + + +IV. + +WHEN therefore the Lord knew that the Pharisees heard, that Jesus made +and immersed more disciples than John (2)(though Jesus himself +immersed not, but his disciples), (3)he left Judaea, and departed +again into Galilee. (4)And he must go through Samaria. (5)He comes +therefore to a city of Samaria, called Sychar[4:5], near to the parcel +of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. (6)And Jacob's well was +there. Jesus therefore, being wearied with the journey, sat down thus +on the well. It was about the sixth hour. + +(7)There comes a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus, says to her: +Give me to drink. (8)For his disciples had gone away into the city to +buy food. (9)The Samaritan woman therefore says to him: How is it that +thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, being a Samaritan woman? For +Jews do not associate with Samaritans. (10)Jesus answered and said to +her: If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that says to thee, +Give me to drink, thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have +given thee living water. (11)The woman says to him: Sir, thou hast +nothing to draw with, and the well is deep. From whence then hast thou +the living water. (12)Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who gave +us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his +cattle? (13)Jesus answered and said to her: Every one that drinks of +this water shall thirst again. (14)But whoever drinks of the water +that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall +give him shall become in him a well of water, springing up into +everlasting life. (15)The woman says to him: Sir, give me this water, +that I may not thirst, nor come hither to draw. + +(16)Jesus says to her: Go, call thy husband, and come hither. (17)The +woman answered and said: I have no husband. Jesus says to her: Thou +saidst well, I have no husband. (18)For thou hast had five husbands; +and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband. That thou hast spoken +truly. + +(19)The woman says to him: Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet. +(20)Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say, that in +Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. (21)Jesus says to +her: Woman, believe me, an hour is coming, when ye shall neither in +this mountain nor in Jerusalem worship the Father. (22)Ye worship that +which ye know not; we worship that which we know; because salvation is +of the Jews. (23)But an hour is coming, and now is, when the true +worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth; for such +the Father seeks to worship him. (24)God is spirit; and they that +worship him, must worship in spirit and in truth. + +(25)The woman says to him: I know that Messiah comes (who is called +Christ); when he is come, he will tell us all things. (26)Jesus says +to her: I that speak to thee am he. (27)And upon this came his +disciples; and they marveled that he talked with the woman[4:27]. Yet +no one said: What seekest thou? or, Why talkest thou with her? (28)The +woman then left her water-pot, and went away into the city; and she +says to the men: (29)Come, see a man who told me all things that ever +I did. Is this the Christ? (30)Then they went out of the city, and +came to him. + +(31)In the mean while the disciples prayed him, saying: Master, eat. +(32)But he said to them: I have food to eat that ye know not of. +(33)Therefore said the disciples one to another: Has any one brought +him aught to eat? (34)Jesus says to them: My food is to do the will of +him who sent me, and to finish his work. (35)Do ye not say, that there +are yet four months, and then comes the harvest? Behold, I say to you, +lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are already white +for harvest. (36)And he that reaps receives wages, and gathers fruit +unto life eternal; that both he that sows and he that reaps may +rejoice together. (37)And herein is the true saying: One sows, and +another reaps. (38)I sent you to reap that whereon ye have not +labored. Other men have labored, and ye have entered into their labor. + +(39)And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on him for the +saying of the woman, who testified: He told me all that ever I did. +(40)When therefore the Samaritans came to him, they besought him to +remain with them. And he remained there two days. (41)And far more +believed because of his word; (42)and said to the woman: We no longer +believe because of thy saying; for we ourselves have heard, and know +that this is in truth the Savior of the world. + +(43)And after the two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee. +(44)For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet has no honor in his +own country. + +(45)When therefore he came into Galilee, the Galilaeans received him, +having seen all that he did in Jerusalem at the feast; for they also +went to the feast. (46)So he came again into Cana of Galilee, where he +made the water wine. + +And there was a certain nobleman, whose son was sick, in Capernaum. +(47)He, having heard that Jesus is come out of Judaea into Galilee, +went to him, and besought him that he would come down and heal his +son; for he was about to die. (48)Jesus therefore said to him: Except +ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe. (49)The nobleman says +to him: Sir, come down ere my child die. (50)Jesus says to him: Go thy +way; thy son lives. And the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to +him, and he went his way. (51)And as he was now going down, his +servants met him, and brought word saying: Thy child lives. (52)He +inquired of them, therefore, the hour when he began to amend. And they +said to him: Yesterday, at the seventh hour, the fever left him. +(53)The father knew, therefore, that it was in the same hour in which +Jesus said to him: Thy son lives. And he himself believed, and his +whole house. (54)This second sign Jesus wrought, when he had come out +of Judaea into Galilee. + + + +V. + +AFTER these things there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus went up to +Jerusalem. (2)And there is in Jerusalem by the sheep-gate a pool, +which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. +(3)In these lay a multitude of the infirm, of blind, lame, withered +[waiting for the moving of the water. (4)For an angel went down at a +certain season into the pool, and troubled the water. He therefore; +who first went in after the troubling of the water, was made whole of +whatever disease he had][5:4]. (5)And a certain man was there, who had +an infirmity thirty and eight years. (6)Jesus seeing this man lying, +and knowing that he had been already a long time thus, says to him: +Dost thou desire to be made whole? (7)The infirm man answered him: +Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the +pool; but while I am coming, another goes down before me. (8)Jesus +says to him: Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. (9)And immediately the +man was made whole, and took up his bed and walked. + +And on that day was the sabbath. (10)The Jews therefore said to him +that was cured: It is the sabbath; it is not lawful for thee to carry +the bed. (11)He answered them: He who made me whole, the same said to +me: Take up thy bed, and walk. (12)They asked him therefore: Who is +the man that said to thee: Take up thy bed and walk? (13)And he who +was healed knew not who it was; for Jesus conveyed himself away, there +being a multitude in the place. + +(14)Afterward Jesus finds him in the temple. And he said to him: +Behold, thou hast been made whole; sin no more, lest something worse +befall thee. (15)The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus +who made him whole. (16)And for this the Jews persecuted Jesus, +because he did these things on the sabbath. (17)But Jesus answered +them: My Father works hitherto, and I work. (18)For this therefore the +Jews sought the more to kill him, because he not only broke the +sabbath, but also called God his Father, making himself equal with +God. + +(19)Jesus therefore, answered and said to them: Verily, verily, I say +to you, the Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father +do; for what things soever he does, these also does the Son in like +manner. (20)For the Father loves the Son, and shows him all things +that he himself does; and greater works than these will he show him, +that ye may marvel. (21)For as the Father raises up the dead, and +quickens them; so also the Son quickens whom he will. (22)For neither +does the Father judge any one; but all judgment he has given to the +Son; (23)that all may honor the Son, as they honor the Father. He that +honors not the Son, honors not the Father who sent him. + +(24)Verily, verily, I say to you, he that hears my word, and believes +him who sent me, has everlasting life, and comes not into judgment, +but has passed out of death into life. (25)Verily, verily, I say to +you, an hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice +of the Son of God; and they that hear shall live. (26)For as the +Father has life in himself, so he gave also to the Son to have life in +himself. (27)And he gave him authority to execute judgment also, +because he is a son of man. (28)Marvel not at this; for an hour is +coming, in which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, +(29)and shall come forth; they that did good, to the resurrection of +life, and they that did evil, to the resurrection of judgment. + +(30)I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and my judgment is +just; because I seek not my own will, but the will of him who sent me. + +(31)If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true. (32)There is +another that bears witness of me; and I know that the witness which he +witnesses of me is true. (33)Ye have sent to John, and he has borne +witness to the truth. (34)But I receive the witness not from man; but +these things I say, that ye might be saved. (35)He was the burning and +shining lamp; and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his +light. (36)But I have greater witness than that of John; for the works +which the Father gave me to finish, the works themselves that I do +bear witness of me, that the Father has sent me. (37)And the Father, +who sent me, he has borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his +voice at any time, nor have ye seen his shape. (38)And ye have not his +word abiding in you; for whom he sent, him ye believe not. + +(39)Search[5:39] the Scriptures; because in them ye think ye have +eternal life, and these are they that testify of me; (40)and ye will +not come to me, that ye may have life. (41)I receive not honor from +men. (42)But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. +(43)I have come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not; if another +shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. (44)How can ye +believe, receiving honor from one another, and the honor that is from +God alone ye seek not? (45)Do not think that I will accuse you to the +Father; there is one that accuses you, Moses in whom ye have placed +your hope. (46)For if ye believed Moses, ye would believe me; for he +wrote of me. (47)But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye +believe my words? + + + +VI. + +AFTER these things Jesus went away, beyond the sea of Galilee, which +is the sea of Tiberias. (2)And a great multitude followed him, because +they saw the signs which he wrought on the sick. (3)And Jesus went up +into the mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. (4)And the +passover, the feast of the Jews, was near. (5)Jesus therefore lifting +up his eyes, and seeing that a great multitude is coming to him, says +to Philip: Whence shall we buy bread that these may eat? (6)And this +he said to try him; for he himself knew what he was about to do. +(7)Philip answered him: Two hundred denaries worth of bread is not +sufficient for them, that each one may take a little. (8)One of his +disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, says to him: (9)There +is a lad here, who has five barley loaves and two small fishes; but +what are they among so many? (10)Jesus said: Make the men lie down. +Now there was much grass in the place. So the men lay down, in number +about five thousand. (11)And Jesus took the loaves; and having given +thanks, he distributed to those who were lying down; and likewise of +the fishes as much as they desired. (12)When they were filled, he said +to his disciples: Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be +lost. (13)Therefore they gathered them together, and filled twelve +baskets with fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over +and above to those who had eaten. (14)The men therefore, seeing the +sign that Jesus wrought, said: This is of a truth the Prophet that +comes into the world. + +(15)Jesus therefore, knowing that they were about to come and take him +by force, to make him a king, withdrew again into the mountain, +himself alone. (16)And when evening came, his disciples went down to +the sea, (17)and entering into the ship, were going over the sea to +Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus had not come to them; +(18)and as a strong wind was blowing, the sea began to rise. (19)When +therefore they had rowed about twenty-five or thirty furlongs, they +see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing near to the ship; and they +were afraid. (20)But he says to them: It is I, be not afraid. (21)They +therefore willingly received him into the ship; and immediately the +ship was at the land whither they were going. + +(22)On the morrow, the multitude that stood on the other side of the +sea, seeing that there was no other boat there but one, and that Jesus +went not with his disciples into the ship, but his disciples went away +alone (23)(but there came other boats from Tiberias near to the place +where they ate bread, when the Lord had given thanks); (24)when +therefore the multitude saw that Jesus was not there, nor his +disciples, they themselves entered into the boats, and came to +Capernaum, seeking for Jesus. (25)And having found him on the other +side of the sea, they said to him: Rabbi, when camest thou hither? +(26)Jesus answered them and said: Verily, verily, I say to you, ye +seek me, not because ye saw signs, but because ye ate of the loaves +and were filled. (27)Work not for the food that perishes, but for the +food that endures unto everlasting life, which the Son of man will +give to you; for him the Father, God, has sealed, (28)Therefore they +said to him: What shall we do, that we may work the works of God? +(29)Jesus answered and said to them: This is the work of God, that ye +believe on him whom he sent. (30)They therefore said to him: What sign +doest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? What dost thou +work? (31)Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is +written: He gave them bread from heaven to eat. (32)Jesus therefore +said to them: Verily, verily, I say to you, Moses has not given you +the bread from heaven; but my Father gives you the true bread from +heaven. (33)For the bread of God is that which[6:33] comes down out of +heaven, and gives life to the world. + +(34)They therefore said to him: Lord, evermore give us this bread. +(35)Jesus said to them: I am the bread of life. He that comes to me +shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst. +(36)But I said to you, that ye have also seen me, and do not believe. +(37)All that the Father gives me will come to me; and him that comes +to me I will not cast out. (38)Because I have come down from heaven, +not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. (39)And this +is the will of him who sent me, that of all which he has given me I +should lose nothing, but should raise it up at the last day. (40)For +this is the will of my Father, that every one who sees the Son, and +believes on him, may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at +the last day. + +(41)The Jews therefore murmured at him, because he said: I am the +bread that came down out of heaven. (42)And they said: Is not this +Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then +does this man say: I have come down out of heaven? + +(43)Jesus answered and said to them: Murmur not among yourselves. +(44)No one can come to me, except the Father who sent me draw him; and +I will raise him up at the last day. (45)It is written in the +prophets: And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that has +heard from the Father, and has learned, comes to me. (46)Not that any +one has seen the Father, save he who is from God; he has seen the +Father. + +(47)Verily, verily, I say to you, he that believes on me has +everlasting life. (48)I am the bread of life. (49)Your fathers ate the +manna in the wilderness, and are dead. (50)This is the bread that +comes down out of heaven, that one may eat thereof, and not die. (51)I +am the living bread that came down out of heaven. If any one eat of +this bread, he shall live forever; yea, and the bread that I will give +is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. + +(52)The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying: How can +this man give us his flesh to eat? (53)Jesus therefore said to them: +Verily, verily, I say to you, except ye eat the flesh of the Son of +man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. (54)He that eats my +flesh, and drinks my blood, has eternal life; and I will raise him up +at the last day. (55)For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true +drink. (56)He that eats my flesh, and drinks my blood, abides in me, +and I in him. (57)As the living Father has sent me, and I live because +of the Father; so he that eats me, he also shall live because of me. +(58)This is the bread that came down out of heaven. Not as your +fathers ate the manna, and are dead; he that eats of this bread shall +live forever. + +(59)These things he said in the synagogue, while teaching in +Capernaum. + +(60)Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard it, said: This is +a hard saying; who can hear it? (61)But Jesus, knowing in himself that +his disciples murmured at this, said to them: Does this offend you? +(62)What then if ye behold the Son of man ascending up where he was +before? (63)It is the spirit that makes alive, the flesh profits +nothing; the words which I have spoken to you are spirit, and are +life. (64)But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew +from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who it was +that should betray him. (65)And he said: For this cause I have said to +you, that no one can come to me, except it be given him from the +Father. + +(66)From this time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more +with him. + +(67)Jesus said therefore to the twelve: Will ye also go away? +(68)Simon Peter answered him: Lord, to whom shall we go? Thou hast +words of eternal life. (69)And we believe and know, that thou art the +Holy One of God. (70)Jesus answered them: Did I not choose you, the +twelve, and one of you is a devil? (71)He spoke of Judas Iscariot, son +of Simon; for he it was that would betray him, being one of the +twelve. + + + +VII. + +AND after these things Jesus walked in Galilee; for he would not walk +in Judaea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him. + +(2)Now the feast of the Jews, the feast of tabernacles, was at hand. +(3)His brothers therefore said to him: Depart hence, and go into +Judaea, that thy disciples also may behold thy works that thou doest. +(4)For no one does anything in secret, and he himself seeks to be +known openly. If thou doest these things, manifest thyself to the +world. (5)For neither did his brothers believe on him. (6)Jesus +therefore says to them: My time is not yet come; but your time is +always ready. (7)The world can not hate you; but me it hates, because +I testify of it, that its works are evil. (8)Go ye up to the feast. I +go not up to this feast; because my time is not yet fully come. + +(9)Having said these things to them, he remained in Galilee. (10)But +when his brothers were gone up to the feast, then he also went up, not +openly, but as it were in secret. + +(11)The Jews therefore sought him at the feast, and said: Where is he? +(12)And there was much murmuring among the multitudes concerning him. +Some said: He is a good man; others said: Nay, but he misleads the +multitude. (13)No one, however, spoke openly of him, for fear of the +Jews. + +(14)But when it was already the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into +the temple and taught. (15)And the Jews wondered, saying: How knows +this man letters, having never learned? (16)Jesus therefore answered +them, and said: My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me. (17)If +any one desires to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether +it is of God, or whether I speak from myself. (18)He that speaks from +himself seeks his own glory; but he that seeks the glory of him who +sent him, the same is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him. + +(19)Has not Moses given you the law, and none of you keeps the law? +Why do ye seek to kill me? (20)The multitude answered and said: Thou +hast a demon; who seeks to kill thee? (21)Jesus answered and said to +them: I did one work, and ye all marvel. (22)Moses has for this cause +given you circumcision, not that it is of Moses, but of the fathers; +and on the sabbath ye circumcise a man. (23)If a man receives +circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken; +are ye angry at me, because I made a man altogether whole on the +sabbath? (24)Judge not according to appearance, but judge the +righteous judgment. + +(25)Then said some of those of Jerusalem: Is not this he whom they +seek to kill? (26)But, lo, he speaks boldly, and they say nothing to +him. Did the rulers know[7:26] in truth that this is the Christ? +(27)But we know this man, whence he is; but when the Christ comes, no +one knows whence he is. + +(28)Jesus therefore cried, teaching in the temple and saying: Ye both +know me, and ye know whence I am; and I have not come of myself, but +he that sent me is true, whom ye know not. (29)I know him; because I +am from him, and he sent me. (30)Therefore they sought to seize him; +and no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet come. + +(31)But of the multitude many believed on him, and said: When the +Christ comes, will he work more signs than these which this man +wrought? (32)The Pharisees heard the multitude murmuring these things +concerning him; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers +to seize him. (33)Jesus therefore said: Yet a little while I am with +you, and I go to him who sent me. (34)Ye will seek me, and shall not +find me; and where I am, ye can not come. (35)The Jews said therefore +among themselves: Whither will this man go, that we shall not find +him? Will he go to those dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the +Greeks? (36)What is this saying that he said: Ye will seek me, and +shall not find me; and where I am, ye can not come? + +(37)In the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and +cried, saying: If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. (38)He +that believes on me, as said the Scripture, out of his belly shall +flow rivers of living water. (39)And this he spoke concerning the +Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive; for the Holy +Spirit was not yet [given], because Jesus was not yet glorified. + +(40)Some of the multitude therefore, hearing the words, said: Of a +truth this is the Prophet. (41)Others said: This is the Christ. But +some said: Does the Christ then come out of Galilee? (42)Did not the +Scripture say, that the Christ comes of the seed of David, and from +the town of Bethlehem, where David was? (43)A division therefore arose +among the multitude because of him. (44)And some of them desired to +seize him; but no one laid hands on him. + +(45)The officers therefore came to the chief priests and Pharisees; +and they said to them: Why did ye not bring him? (46)The officers +answered: Never man spoke like this man[7:47]. (47)The Pharisees +answered them: Are ye also led astray? (48)Did any of the rulers +believe on him, or of the Pharisees? (49)But this multitude, that know +not the law, are accursed. (50)Nicodemus says to them (he who came to +him by night, being one of them): (51)Does our law judge a man, except +it first hear from him, and know what he does? (52)They answered and +said to him: Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and see, that out of +Galilee arises no prophet[7:52]. (53)[7:53][And each one went to his +house. + + + +VIII. + +JESUS went to the mount of the Olives. + +(2)And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the +people came to him; and having sat down, he was teaching them. (3)And +the scribes and the Pharisees bring to him a woman taken in adultery; +and having placed her in the midst, (4)they say to him: Teacher, this +woman was taken in adultery, in the very act: (5)Now in the law Moses +commanded us, that such should be stoned; what then dost thou say? +(6)This they said, tempting him, that they might have whereof to +accuse him. But Jesus, having stooped down, was writing with his +finger in the ground. (7)And as they continued asking him, raising +himself up, he said to them: He that is without sin among you, let him +first cast the stone at her. (8)And again stooping down, he wrote in +the ground. (9)And they hearing it, and being convicted by their +conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, unto the +last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. +(10)And Jesus raising himself up, and seeing none but the woman, said +to her: Woman, where are they, thine accusers? Did no one condemn +thee? (11)She said: No one, Lord. And Jesus said to her: Neither do I +condemn thee; go, and sin no more.] + +(12)Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying: I am the light of the +world; he that follows me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall +have the light of life. (13)The Pharisees therefore said to him: Thou +bearest witness of thyself; thy witness is not true. (14)Jesus +answered and said to them: Though I bear witness of myself, my witness +is true; because I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye know +not whence I come, or whither I go. (15)Ye judge according to the +flesh; I judge no one. (16)And even if I judge, my judgment is true; +because I am not alone, but I and the Father who sent me. (17)It is +written also in your law, that the witness of two men is true. (18)I +am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father who sent me bears +witness of me. (19)They said therefore to him: Where is thy Father? +Jesus answered: Ye know neither me, nor my Father. If ye knew me, ye +would know my Father also. + +(20)These words he spoke in the treasury, while teaching in the +temple; and no one laid hands on him, because his hour had not yet +come. + +(21)Again therefore he said to them: I go away, and ye will seek me, +and shall die in your sin. Whither I go, ye can not come. (22)The Jews +therefore said: Will he kill himself? because he says: Whither I go, +ye can not come. (23)And he said to them: Ye are from beneath; I am +from above. Ye are of this world; I am not of this world. (24)I said +therefore to you, that ye shall die in your sins; for if ye believe +not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins. (25)Therefore they said +to him: Who art thou? And Jesus said to them: That which I also say to +you from the beginning. (26)I have many things to say and to judge +concerning you. But he who sent me is true; and the things which I +heard from him, these I speak to the world. (27)They understood not +that he spoke to them of the Father. + +(28)Therefore Jesus said to them: When ye shall have lifted up the Son +of man, then ye shall know that I am he; and of myself I do nothing, +but as the Father taught me, those things I speak. (29)And he who sent +me is with me. He has not left me alone; because I do always the +things that please him. (30)As he spoke these words many believed on +him. + +(31)Jesus therefore said to those Jews who have believed him: If ye +continue in my word, ye are truly my disciples; (32)and ye shall know +the truth, and the truth will make you free. (33)They answered him: We +are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to any one. How +sayest thou: Ye shall be made free? (34)Jesus answered them: Verily, +verily, I say to you, every one who commits sin is a servant of sin. +(35)And the servant abides not in the house forever. (36)The Son +abides forever; if therefore the Son shall make you free, ye will be +free indeed. (37)I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to +kill me, because my word has no place in you. (38)I speak what I have +seen with my Father; and ye therefore do what ye have heard from your +father. + +(39)They answered and said to him: Our father is Abraham. Jesus says +to them: If ye were children of Abraham, ye would do the works of +Abraham. (40)But now ye seek to kill me, a man who has spoken to you +the truth, which I heard from God. This Abraham did not. (41)Ye do the +works of your father. They said to him: We were not born of +fornication; we have one father, God. (42)Jesus said to them: If God +were your father, ye would love me; for from God I came forth, and am +come; neither have I come of myself, but he sent me. (43)Why do ye not +understand my speech? Because ye can not hear my word. (44)Ye are of +your father the Devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was +a murderer from the beginning, and abides not in the truth, because +truth is not in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own; +because he is a liar, and the father of it. (45)And because I speak +the truth, ye believe me not. + +(46)Which of you convicts me of sin? If I speak truth, why do ye not +believe me? (47)He that is of God hears God's words; ye therefore hear +not, because ye are not of God. + +(48)The Jews answered and said to him: Say we not well, that thou art +a Samaritan, and hast a demon? (49)Jesus answered: I have not a demon; +but I honor my Father, and ye dishonor me. (50)And I seek not my own +glory; there is one that seeks, and judges. (51)Verily, verily, I say +to you, if any one keep my saying, he shall not see death, forever. +(52)The Jews said to him: Now we know that thou hast a demon. Abraham +is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest: If a man keep my saying, +he shall not taste of death, forever. (53)Art thou greater than our +father Abraham, who is dead? And the prophets are dead. Whom makest +thou thyself? (54)Jesus answered: If I honor myself, my honor is +nothing. It is my Father that honors me, of whom ye say, that he is +your God. (55)And ye know him not; but I know him. And if I say, I +know him not, I shall be a liar like to you. But I know him, and I +keep his word. (56)Abraham, your father, rejoiced to see my day; and +he saw it, and was glad. (57)The Jews therefore said to him: Thou art +not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? (58)Jesus said to +them: Verily, verily, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am. (59)They +took up stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and +went out of the temple. + + + +IX. + +AND passing along, he saw a man blind from his birth. (2)And his +disciples asked him, saying: Master, who sinned, this man or his +parents, that he should be born blind? (3)Jesus answered: Neither this +man sinned, nor his parents; but that the works of God should be made +manifest in him. (4)I must work the works of him who sent me, while it +is day. Night is coming, when none can work. (5)As long as I am in the +world, I am the light of the world. + +(6)Having thus spoken, he spit on the ground, and made clay of the +spittle, and anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay, (7)and +said to him: Go, wash in the pool of Siloam (which is interpreted, +Sent). He went away therefore, and washed, and came seeing. + +(8)The neighbors therefore, and they who before had seen him that he +was a beggar, said: Is not this he that sits and begs? (9)Some said: +This is he; and others: He is like him; he said: I am he. +(10)Therefore they said to him: How were thine eyes opened? (11)He +answered: A man called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and +said to me: Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash. And I went away and +washed, and received sight. (12)They said to him: Where is he? He +said: I know not. + +(13)They bring to the Pharisees him who before was blind. (14)And it +was the sabbath when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. +(15)Again therefore the Pharisees also asked him, how he received +sight. He said to them: He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and +do see. (16)Therefore some of the Pharisees said: This man is not from +God, because he keeps not the sabbath. Others said: How can a man that +is a sinner do such signs? And there was a division among them. +(17)They say to the blind man again: What sayest thou of him, seeing +that he opened thine eyes? He said: He is a Prophet. + +(18)The Jews therefore did not believe concerning him, that he was +blind and received sight, until they called the parents of him that +received sight. (19)And they asked them, saying: Is this your son, who +ye say was born blind? How then does he now see? (20)His parents +answered them and said: We know that this is our son, and that he was +born blind. (21)But by what means he now sees, we know not; or who +opened his eyes, we know not. He is of age; ask him. He shall speak +for himself. (22)These words spoke his parents, because they feared +the Jews; for the Jews had agreed already, that if any one +acknowledged him as Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue. +(23)Therefore his parents said: He is of age; ask him. + +(24)They therefore called a second time the man that was blind, and +said to him: Give glory to God; we know that this man is a sinner. +(25)He answered therefore: Whether he is a sinner, I know not; one +thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see. (26)They therefore +said to him: What did he to thee? How opened he thine eyes? (27)He +answered them: I told you already, and ye did not hear. Wherefore +would ye hear again? Will ye also become his disciples? (28)They +reviled him, and said: Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' +disciples. (29)We know that God has spoken to Moses; but this man we +know not, whence he is. (30)The man answered and said to them: Why +herein is a marvelous thing, that ye know not whence he is, and he +opened mine eyes. (31)Now we know that God hears not sinners. But if +any one is a worshiper of God, and does his will, him he hears. +(32)Since the world began, it was not heard that any one opened the +eyes of one born blind. (33)If this man were not from God, he could do +nothing. (34)They answered and said to him: Thou wast altogether born +in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out. + +(35)Jesus heard that they cast him out; and finding him, he said to +him: Dost thou believe on the Son of God? (36)He answered and said: +Who then is he, Lord, that I may believe on him? (37)And Jesus said to +him: Thou hast both seen him, and he it is that talks with thee. +(38)And he said: Lord, I believe. And he worshiped him. + +(39)And Jesus said: For judgment came I into this world; that they who +see not may see, and that they who see may become blind. (40)And some +of the Pharisees who were with him heard these words, and said to him: +Are we also blind? (41)Jesus said to them: If ye were blind, ye would +not have sin. But now ye say: We see. Your sin remains! + + + +X. + +VERILY, verily, I say to you: He that enters not through the door into +the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a +robber. (2)But he that enters in through the door is a shepherd of the +sheep. (3)To him the porter opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and +he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out. (4)And when he has +put forth all his own, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, +for they know his voice. (5)And a stranger they will not follow, but +will flee from him; because they know not the voice of strangers. + +(6)This parable spoke Jesus to them; but they understood not what +things they were which he spoke to them. + +(7)Therefore said Jesus to them again: Verily, verily, I say to you, I +am the door of the sheep. (8)All who came before me are thieves and +robbers; but the sheep did not hear them. (9)I am the door. If any one +enter in through me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out and +find pasture. (10)The thief comes not but to steal, and to kill, and +to destroy. I came that they may have life, and that they may have it +abundantly. + +(11)I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for +the sheep. (12)But he that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose +own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and +flees; and the wolf catches them, and scatters the sheep. (13)The +hireling flees, because he is a hireling, and cares not for the sheep. +(14)I am the good shepherd; and I know mine, and am known by mine, +(15)as the Father knows me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my +life for the sheep. (16)And other sheep I have, which are not of this +fold. Them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there +shall be one flock, one shepherd. (17)For this the Father loves me, +because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. (18)No one takes +it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it +down, and I have authority to take it again. This commandment I +received from my Father. + +(19)Again there arose a division among the Jews because of these +words. (20)And many of them said: He has a demon, and is mad, why do +ye hear him? (21)Others said: These are not the words of one that has +a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? + +(22)And there came the feast of the dedication, in Jerusalem; and it +was winter. (23)And Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of +Solomon. (24)The Jews therefore came around him, and said to him: How +long dost thou hold us in doubt[10:24]? If thou art the Christ, tell +us plainly. + +(25)Jesus answered them: I told you, and ye do not believe. The works +that I do in my Father's name, these bear witness of me. (26)But ye do +not believe; for ye are not of my sheep, as I said to you. (27)My +sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; (28)and I +give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, nor shall any +one pluck them out of my hand. (29)My Father, who has given them to +me, is greater than all; and no one is able to pluck them out of my +Father's hand. (30)I and the Father are one. + +(31)The Jews therefore took up stones again to stone him. (32)Jesus +answered them: Many good works have I showed you from my Father; for +which of those works do ye stone me? (33)The Jews answered him: For a +good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and because thou, +being man, makest thyself God. (34)Jesus answered them: Is it not +written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? (35)If he called them gods +to whom the word of God came, and the Scripture can not be broken, +(36)say ye of him, whom the Father sanctified, and sent into the +world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of God? (37)If I +do not the works of my Father, believe me not. (38)But if I do, though +ye believe not me, believe the works; that ye may learn and know, that +the Father is in me, and I in the Father. (39)Therefore they sought +again to seize him; and he went forth, out of their hand. + +(40)And he went away again beyond the Jordan, to the place where John +was at first immersing; and there he abode. (41)And many came to him, +and said: John indeed wrought no sign; but all things that John spoke +of this man were true. (42)And many believed on him there. + + + +XI. + +NOW a certain one was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, from the village of +Mary and Martha her sister. (2)It was the Mary who anointed the Lord +with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus +was sick. (3)The sisters therefore sent to him, saying: Lord, behold, +he whom thou lovest is sick. (4)And Jesus hearing it, said: This +sickness is not for death, but for the sake of the glory of God, that +the Son of God may be glorified thereby. + +(5)Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. (6)When +therefore he heard that he was sick, he then abode two days in the +place where he was. (7)Then after this he says to the disciples: Let +us go into Judaea again. (8)The disciples say to him: Master, the Jews +of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? (9)Jesus +answered: Are there not twelve hours in the day? If any one walk in +the day, he stumbles not, because he sees the light of this world. +(10)But if any one walk in the night, he stumbles, because the light +is not in him. + +(11)These things said he; and after this he says to them: Lazarus our +friend has fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. +(12)Therefore his disciples said: Lord if he has fallen asleep, he +will be restored. (13)But Jesus had spoken of his death; but they +thought that he said it of taking rest in sleep. (14)Then therefore +Jesus said to them plainly: Lazarus is dead. (15)And I am glad for +your sakes that I was not there, that ye may believe. But let us go to +him. (16)Therefore said Thomas, who is called Didymus, to his fellow +disciples: Let us also go, that we may die with him. + +(17)Having come therefore, Jesus found that he had already been four +days in the tomb. + +(18)Now Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off. +(19)And many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them +concerning their brother. + +(20)Therefore Martha, when she heard that Jesus is coming, went and +met him; but Mary sat in the house. (21)Then said Martha to Jesus: +Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. (22)But even +now, I know that whatever thou shalt ask of God, God will give it +thee. (23)Jesus says to her: Thy brother will rise again. (24)Martha +says to him: I know that he will rise again, in the resurrection at +the last day. (25)Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection, and the +life; he that believes on me, though he be dead, yet shall he live; +(26)and whoever lives and believes on me, shall never die. Believest +thou this? (27)She says to him: Yea, Lord; I believe that thou art the +Christ, the Son of God, who comes into the world. + +(28)And having said this, she went away, and called Mary her sister +secretly, saying: The Teacher is come, and calls for thee. (29)And +she, when she heard it, rises quickly and comes to him. + +(30)Now Jesus had not yet come into the village, but was in the place +where Martha met him. (31)The Jews therefore who were with her in the +house and comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up hastily and +went out, followed her, saying: She goes to the tomb to weep there. + +(32)Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, seeing him, fell +down at his feet, saying to him: Lord, if thou hadst been here, my +brother had not died. + +(33)Jesus therefore, when he saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who +came with her, groaned in spirit, and was troubled. (34)And he said: +Where have ye laid him? They say to him: Lord, come and see. (35)Jesus +wept. + +(36)The Jews therefore said: Behold how he loved him! (37)And some of +them said: Could not this man, who opened the eyes of the blind, have +caused even that this man should not have died? (38)Jesus therefore, +again groaning in himself, comes to the tomb. It was a cave, and a +stone lay upon it. + +(39)Jesus says: Take away the stone. The sister of him that was dead, +Martha, says to him: Lord, by this time he is offensive; for he has +been dead four days. (40)Jesus says to her: Said I not to thee, that, +if thou believe, thou shalt see the glory of God? + +(41)So they took away the stone. And Jesus raised his eyes upward, and +said: Father, I thank thee that thou didst hear me. (42)And I knew +that thou always hearest me; but for the sake of the multitude +standing around I said it, that they might believe that thou didst +send me. (43)And having thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice: +Lazarus, come forth. (44)And he that was dead came forth, bound hand +and foot with grave clothes; and his face was bound about with a +napkin. Jesus says to them: Loose him, and let him go. + +(45)Many therefore of the Jews who came to Mary, and saw what he did, +believed on him. (46)But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and +told them what Jesus did. + +(47)Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees gathered a council, +and said: What do we, seeing that this man works many signs? (48)If we +let him thus alone, all will believe on him; and the Romans will come +and take away both our place and nation. (49)And a certain one of +them, Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said to them: Ye know +nothing; (50)nor do ye consider that it is expedient for us, that one +man die for the people, and not the whole nation perish. (51)And this +he spoke not of himself; but being high priest that year, he +prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation; (52)and not for the +nation only, but that also he should gather together into one the +children of God that were scattered abroad. + +(53)Therefore from that day forth they took counsel together to put +him to death. (54)Jesus therefore no longer walked openly among the +Jews; but departed thence to the country near to the wilderness, to a +city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. + +(55)And the passover of the Jews was at hand; and many went up to +Jerusalem out of the country, before the passover, that they might +purify themselves. (56)They sought therefore for Jesus, and said among +themselves, as they stood in the temple: What think ye, that he will +not come to the feast? (57)Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had +given a commandment, that, if any one knew where he was, he should +make it known, that they might seize him. + + + +XII. + +THEREFORE Jesus, six days before the passover, came to Bethany, where +Lazarus was who had been dead, whom Jesus raised from the dead. +(2)They therefore made him a supper there, and Martha served; and +Lazarus was one of those who reclined at table with him. + +(3)Then Mary took a pound of ointment of pure spikenard, very costly, +and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and +the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. (4)Then says one +of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, who was about to betray +him: (5)Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred +denaries[12:5], and given to the poor? (6)This he said, not because he +cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and +bore[12:6] what was put therein. (7)Then said Jesus: Let her alone; +she has kept it[12:7] to the day of my preparation for burial. (8)For +the poor ye have always with you; but me ye have not always. + +(9)A great multitude of the Jews therefore knew that he was there. And +they came, not because of Jesus only, but that they might see Lazarus +also, whom he raised from the dead. + +(10)But the chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also +to death; (11)because by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and +believed on Jesus. + +(12)On the morrow a great multitude that had come to the feast, +hearing that Jesus is coming to Jerusalem, (13)took branches of the +palm-trees and went forth to meet him, and cried: Hosanna; blessed is +he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel. (14)And +Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written: + + (15)Fear not, daughter of Zion; + Behold, thy King comes, + Sitting on an ass's colt. + +(16)These things his disciples understood not at the first. But when +Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were +written of him, and that they did these things to him. + +(17)The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus +out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bore witness. (18)For +this the multitude also met him, because they heard that he had +wrought this sign. (19)The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: +Perceive ye that ye avail nothing? Behold, the world is gone after +him. + +(20)And there were certain Greeks, of those who come up to worship at +the feast. (21)These came therefore to Philip, who was from Bethsaida +of Galilee, and desired him, saying: Sir, we would see Jesus. +(22)Philip comes and tells Andrew; Andrew and Philip come and tell +Jesus. + +(23)And Jesus answered them, saying: The hour has come, that the Son +of man should be glorified. (24)Verily, verily, I say to you, except +the grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abides alone; but +if it die, it brings forth much fruit. (25)He that loves his life +shall lose it; and he that hates his life in this world shall keep it +unto life eternal. (26)If any one serve me, let him follow me; and +where I am, there shall also my servant be. If any one serve me, him +will the Father honor. + +(27)Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me +from this hour[12:27]! But for this cause came I unto this hour. +(28)Father, glorify thy name. Then there came a voice out of heaven: I +both have glorified it, and will glorify it again. + +(29)The multitude therefore that stood by and heard, said that it +thundered; others said: An angel has spoken to him. (30)Jesus answered +and said: This voice came not for my sake, but for your sakes. (31)Now +is the judgment of this world; now shall the prince of this world be +cast out. (32)And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all +men to me. (33)This he said, signifying by what manner of death he +should die. + +(34)The multitude answered him: We heard out of the law that the +Christ abides forever; and how sayest thou: The Son of man must be +lifted up? Who is this Son of man? (35)Jesus therefore said to them: +Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the +light, that darkness may not overtake you; and he that walks in the +darkness knows not whither he goes. (36)While ye have the light, +believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. + +These things spoke Jesus, and departed, and hid himself from them. + +(37)But though he had wrought so many signs before them, they did not +believe on him; (38)that the saying of Isaiah the prophet might be +fulfilled, which he spoke: + + Lord, who believed our report, + And to whom was the arm of the Lord revealed? + +(39)Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again: + + (40)He has blinded their eyes, + And has hardened their heart; + That they should not see with their eyes, + And understand with their heart, + And turn, and I should heal them. + +(41)These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory, and spoke of +him. (42)Yet, even of the rulers many believed on him; but because of +the Pharisees they did not acknowledge him, lest they should be put +out of the synagogue; (43)for they loved the glory of men more than +the glory of God. + +(44)And Jesus cried and said: He that believes on me, believes not on +me but on him who sent me. (45)And he that beholds me beholds him who +sent me. (46)I have come a light into the world, that whoever believes +on me may not abide in the darkness. (47)And if any one hear my words, +and keep them not, I do not judge him; for I came not to judge the +world, but to save the world. (48)He that rejects me, and receives not +my words, has one that judges him. The word that I spokes that shall +judge him in the last day. (49)Because I spoke not from myself; but +the Father who sent me, he has given me a commandment, what I should +say, and what I should speak. (50)And I know that his commandment is +everlasting life. What things I speak therefore, as the Father has +said to me, so I speak. + + + +XIII. + +AND before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour has +come that he should depart out of this world to the Father, having +loved his own who were in the world, loved them to the end. (2)And +supper being served, the Devil having already put into the heart of +Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; (3)knowing that the Father +has given all things into his hands, and that he came out from God, +and is going to God, (4)he rises from the supper, and lays aside his +garments, and taking a towel he girded himself. (5)After that he pours +water into the basin, and began to wash the feet of his disciples, and +to wipe them with the towel with which he was girded. + +(6)He comes therefore to Simon Peter; and Peter says to him: Lord, +dost thou wash my feet? (7)Jesus answered and said to him: What I do +thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter. (8)Peter says to +him: Never shalt thou wash my feet. Jesus answered him: If I wash thee +not, thou hast no part with me. (9)Simon Peter says to him: Lord, not +my feet only, but also my hands and my head. (10)Jesus says to him: He +that has bathed has no need save to wash the feet, but is wholly +clean. And ye are clean; but not all. (11)For he knew his betrayer; +therefore he said: Ye are not all clean. + +(12)When therefore he had washed their feet, he took his garments, and +reclining again at table, said to them: Know ye what I have done to +you? (13)Ye call me the Teacher, and the Master; and ye say well, for +so I am. (14)If I then, the Master and the Teacher, washed your feet, +ye also ought to wash one another's feet. (15)For I gave you an +example, that as I did to you, ye also should do. (16)Verily, verily, +I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor one that is +sent[13:16] greater than he who sent him. (17)If ye know these things, +happy are ye if ye do them. + +(18)I speak not of you all; I know whom I chose; but that the +scripture might be fulfilled, He that eats the loaf with me lifted up +his heel against me. (19)Even now I tell you, before it comes to pass, +that when it comes to pass, ye may believe that I am he. (20)Verily, +verily, I say to you, he that receives whomsoever I send receives me; +and he that receives me receives him who sent me. + +(21)Having said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified and +said: Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will betray me. +(22)The disciples therefore looked one on another, doubting of whom he +spoke. (23)And there was reclining in Jesus' bosom one of his +disciples, whom Jesus loved. (24)To him therefore Simon Peter beckons, +and says to him: Say who it is of whom he speaks. (25)And he, leaning +back on Jesus' breast, says to him: Lord, who is it? (26)Jesus +answers: He it is, to whom I shall give the morsel, when I have dipped +it. And having dipped the morsel, he gives it to Judas Iscariot, son +of Simon. (27)And after the morsel, then entered Satan into him. Jesus +therefore says to him: What thou doest, do quickly. + +(28)And no one at the table knew for what intent he spoke this to him. +(29)For some thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus said to +him: Buy what we need for the feast; or, that he should give something +to the poor. + +(30)He then, having received the morsel, went immediately out; and it +was night. + +(31)When therefore he was gone out, Jesus says: Now is the Son of man +glorified, and God is glorified in him. (32)If God is glorified in +him, God will also glorify him in himself, and will straightway +glorify him. (33)Children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye will +seek me; and as I said to the Jews, whither I go ye can not come, so +now I say to you. (34)A new commandment I give to you, that ye love +one another; as I loved you, that ye also love one another. (35)By +this shall all know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one +toward another. + +(36)Simon Peter says to him: Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered +him: Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow +me afterward. (37)Peter says to him: Lord, why can not I follow thee +now? I will lay down my life for thee. (38)Jesus answers: Wilt thou +lay down thy life for me? Verily, verily, I say to thee, a cock will +not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice. + + + +XIV. + +LET not your heart be troubled. Believe on God, and believe on +me[14:1]. (2)In my Father's house are many mansions; if it were not +so, I would have told you; because I go to prepare a place for you. +(3)And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and +will receive you to myself; that where I am ye may be also. (4)And ye +know the way whither I go. + +(5)Thomas says to him: Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how +do we know the way? (6)Jesus says to him: I am the way, the truth, and +the life. No one comes to the Father, but by me. (7)If ye knew me, ye +would know my Father also; and from henceforth ye know him, and have +seen him. + +(8)Philip says to him: Lord, show us the Father, and it suffices us. +(9)Jesus says to him: Am I so long time with you, and dost thou not +know me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father; and how +sayest thou: Show us the Father? (10)Believest thou not that I am in +the Father, and the Father in me? The words that I speak to you I +speak not of myself; but the Father who dwells in me, he does the +works. (11)Believe me, that I am in the Father, and the Father in me; +or else believe for the very works' sake. + +(12)Verily, verily, I say to you, he that believes on me, the works +that I do he shall do also, and greater than these shall he do, +because I go to the Father. (13)And whatever ye shall ask in my name, +that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. (14)If ye +shall ask anything in my name, I will do it. + +(15)If ye love me, keep my commandments. (16)And I will ask of the +Father, and he will give you another Comforter, that he may be with +you forever; (17)the Spirit of truth, whom the world can not receive, +because it sees him not, neither knows him; but ye know him, because +he abides with you, and shall be in you. (18)I will not leave you +bereaved[14:18]; I will come to you. + +(19)Yet a little while, and the world sees me no more; but ye see me; +because I live, ye shall live also. (20)In that day ye shall know that +I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. (21)He that has my +commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loves me; and he that +loves me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will +manifest myself to him. + +(22)Judas says to him (not Iscariot): Lord, how is it that thou wilt +manifest thyself to us, and not to the world? (23)Jesus answered and +said to him: If any one loves me, he will keep my word; and my Father +will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him. +(24)He that loves me not, keeps not my words; and the word which ye +hear is not mine, but the Father's who sent me. + +(25)These things have I spoken to you, while abiding with you. (26)But +the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, +he will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things +which I said to you. + +(27)Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you; not as the world +gives, give I to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it +be afraid. (28)Ye heard how I said to you: I go away; and I come to +you. If ye loved me, ye would have rejoiced that I go to the Father; +because the Father is greater than I. (29)And now I have told you +before it comes to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may +believe. + +(30)I will no longer talk much with you; for the prince of the world +comes, and in me he has nothing. (31)But that the world may know that +I love the Father, and as the Father gave me commandment, so I do. +Arise, let us go hence. + + + +XV. + +I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. (2)Every branch +in me that bears not fruit, he takes it away; and every one that bears +fruit, he cleanses it, that it may bear more fruit. (3)Ye are already +clean, through the word which I have spoken to you. + +(4)Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch can not bear fruit of +itself, if it abide not in the vine, so neither can ye, if ye abide +not in me. (5)I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abides in me +and I in him, the same bears much fruit; because without me ye can do +nothing. (6)If any one abide not in me, he is cast forth as the +branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the +fire, and they are burned. (7)If ye abide in me, and my words abide in +you, ask whatever ye will, and it shall be done to you. + +(8)Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; and ye +shall become my disciples. (9)As the Father loved me, I also loved +you; abide in my love. (10)If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide +in my love; as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his +love. + +(11)These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and +your joy be made full. (12)This is my commandment, that ye love one +another, as I loved you. (13)Greater love has no one than this, that +one lay down his life for his friends. (14)Ye are my friends, if ye do +whatever I command you. + +(15)No longer do I call you servants; because the servant knows not +what his lord does. But I have called you friends because all things +that I heard from my Father I made known to you. (16)Ye did not choose +me, but I chose you, and appointed you that ye may go and bear fruit, +and that your fruit may remain; that whatever ye shall ask of the +Father in my name, he may give it you. + +(17)These things I command you, that ye love one another. (18)If the +world hates you, ye know that it has hated me before it hated you. +(19)If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because +ye are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this +the world hates you. (20)Remember the word that I said to you: A +servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will +also persecute you; if they kept my saying, they will keep yours also. +(21)But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake, +because they know not him who sent me. + +(22)If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin; but +now they have no cloak for their sin. (23)He that hates me hates my +Father also. (24)If I had not done among them the works which no other +one has done, they would not have sin; but now they have both seen and +hated both me and my Father. (25)But this comes to pass, that the word +might be fulfilled that is written in their law: They hated me without +a cause. + +(26)But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send to you from the +Father, the Spirit of truth, which proceeds from the Father, he will +bear witness of me. (27)And ye also shall bear witness, because ye are +with me from the beginning. + + + +XVI. + +THESE things I have spoken to you, that ye should not be offended. +(2)They will put you out of the synagogues; yea, a time is coming, +that every one who kills you will think he makes an offering to God. +(3)And these things they will do to you, because they have not known +the Father, nor me. (4)But these things I have spoken to you, that +when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you. And these +things I told you not from the beginning, because I was with you. + +(5)And now I go to him who sent me; and none of you asks me: Whither +goest thou? (6)But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow +has filled your heart. (7)But I tell you the truth, it is expedient +for you that I depart; for if I depart not, the Comforter will not +come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. (8)And when he is +come, he will convict the world, in respect of sin, and of +righteousness, and of judgment; (9)of sin, in that they believe not on +me; (10)of righteousness, in that I go to my Father, and ye behold me +no more; (11)of judgment, in that the prince of this world has been +judged. + +(12)I have yet many things to say to you, but ye can not bear them +now. (13)But when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you +into all the truth; for he will not speak from himself, but whatever +he shall hear, that will he speak, and he will tell you the things to +come. (14)He will glorify me; because he will receive of mine, and +will tell it to you. (15)All things that the Father has are mine. +Therefore, I said, that he will receive of mine, and will tell it to +you. (16)A little while, and ye behold me not; and again a little +while, and ye shall see me. + +(17)Therefore some of his disciples said to one another: What is this +that he says to us, A little while, and ye behold me not; and again a +little while, and ye shall see me; and, I go to the Father? (18)They +said therefore: What is this that he says, A little while? We know not +what he says. + +(19)Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said to them: +Do ye inquire of this with one another, that I said, A little while, +and ye behold me not; and again a little while, and ye shall see me? +(20)Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but +the world will rejoice; and ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow +shall be turned into joy. (21)A woman when she is in travail has +sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has borne the child, +she remembers no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the +world. (22)And so ye now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and +your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one takes from you. + +(23)And in that day ye shall ask nothing of me. Verily, verily, I say +to you: Whatever ye shall ask of the Father, he will give it you in my +name. (24)Hitherto ye asked nothing in my name. Ask, and ye shall +receive, that your joy may be made full. + +(25)These things I have spoken to you in parables. A time is coming, +when I will no more speak to you in parables, but I will tell you +plainly of the Father. (26)In that day ye shall ask in my name. And I +say not to you, that I will pray the Father for you; (27)for the +Father himself loves you, because ye have loved me, and have believed +that I came forth from God. (28)I came forth from the Father, and have +come into the world; again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. + +(29)His disciples say to him: Lo, now thou speakest plainly, and +speakest no parable. (30)Now we know that thou knowest all things, and +needest not that any one should ask thee. By this we believe that thou +camest forth from God. + +(31)Jesus answered them: Do ye now believe? (32)Behold, an hour is +coming, and has come, that ye will be scattered, each one to his own, +and will leave me alone; and I am not alone, because the Father is +with me. + +(33)These things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace. +In the world ye have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have +overcome the world. + + + +XVII. + +THESE words spoke Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said: +Father, the hour has come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son may glorify +thee; (2)as thou gayest him authority over all flesh, that as many as +thou hast given to him, to them he should give eternal life. (3)And +this is the eternal life, that they know thee the only true God, and +Jesus Christ, whom thou didst send. (4)I glorified thee on the earth; +I finished the work which thou hast given me to do. (5)And now, O +Father, glorify thou me with thine own self, with the glory which I +had with thee before the world was. (6)I manifested thy name to the +men whom thou hast given me out of the world. Thine they were, and +thou hast given them to me; and they have kept thy word. (7)Now they +know that all things whatever thou hast given me are from thee; +(8)because the words which thou gayest me I have given to them, and +they received them, and knew in truth that I came forth from thee, and +believed that thou didst send me. (9)I pray for them; I pray not for +the world, but for those whom thou hast given me; because they are +thine. (10)And all things that are mine are thine, and thine are mine; +and I am glorified in them. + +(11)And I am no longer in the world; and these are in the world, and I +come to thee. Holy Father, keep those in thy name whom thou hast given +me, that they may be one, as we are, (12)While I was with them, I kept +them in thy name. Those whom thou hast given me I watched over and +none of them perished, except the son of perdition, that the scripture +might be fulfilled. (13)And now I come to thee; and these things I +speak in the world, that they may have my joy made full in them. (14)I +have given them thy word; and the world hated them, because they are +not of the world, as I am not of the world. (15)I pray not that thou +shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep +them from the evil. (16)They are not of the world, as I am not of the +world. (17)Sanctify them in the truth; thy word is truth. (18)As thou +didst send me into the world, I also sent them into the world. (19)And +for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also may be sanctified in +the truth. (20)And I pray not for these only, but also for those who +believe on me through their word; (21)that all may be one; as thou, +Father, in me and I in thee, that they also may be in us; that the +world may believe that thou didst send me. (22)And the glory which +thou hast given to me I have given to them, that they may be one, as +we are one; (23)I in them, and thou in me, that they may be perfected +into one; that the world may know that thou didst send me, and lovedst +them as thou lovedst me. + +(24)Father, those whom thou hast given me, I will that where I am they +also be with me; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given +me; because thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world. +(25)Righteous Father! And the world knew thee not! But I knew thee, +and these knew that thou didst send me; (26)and I made known to them +thy name, and will make it known; that the love wherewith thou lovedst +me may be in them, and I in them. + + + +XVIII. + +HAVING spoken these words, Jesus went out with his disciples beyond +the brook Kedron, where was a garden, into which he entered and his +disciples. (2)And Judas also, his betrayer knew the place; because +Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. + +(3)Judas therefore, having received the band and officers from the +chief priests and Pharisees, comes thither with torches and lamps and +weapons. (4)Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming +upon him, went forth and said to them: Whom do ye seek? (5)They +answered him: Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus says to them: I am he. And +Judas also, his betrayer, was standing with them. + +(6)When therefore he said to them, I am he, they went backward, and +fell to the ground. + +(7)Again therefore he asked them: Whom do ye seek? And they said: +Jesus the Nazarene. (8)Jesus answered: I told you that I am he; if +therefore ye seek me, let these go their way; (9)that the saying might +be fulfilled, which he spoke: Of those whom thou hast given me, I lost +none. + +(10)Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and smote the servant of +the high priest, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was +Malchus. (11)Jesus therefore said to Peter: Put up thy sword into the +sheath. The cup which my Father has given me, shall I not drink it? + +(12)So the band, and the captain, and the officers of the Jews, took +Jesus and bound him, (13)and led him away to Annas first; for he was +father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year. (14)And it +was Caiaphas who counseled the Jews, that it is expedient that one man +should die for the people. + +(15)And Simon Peter and the other disciple followed Jesus. That +disciple was known to the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the +court of the high priest. (16)But Peter was standing at the door +without. Therefore the other disciple, who was known to the high +priest, went out and spoke to her that kept the door, and brought in +Peter. (17)Then the damsel that kept the door says to Peter: Art not +thou also one of this man's disciples? He says: I am not. + +(18)And the servants and the officers were standing there, having made +a fire of coals, because it was cold, and were warming themselves; and +Peter was standing with them, and warming himself. + +(19)The high priest therefore asked Jesus concerning his disciples, +and concerning his teaching. (20)Jesus answered him: I have spoken +openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the +temple, where all the Jews assemble; and I spoke nothing in secret. +(21)Why askest thou me? Ask those who have heard, what I spoke to +them. Behold, these know what things I said. + +(22)And when he had said this, one of the officers who was standing by +gave Jesus a blow on the face, saying: Answerest thou the high priest +so? (23)Jesus answered him: If I spoke evil, bear witness of the evil; +but if well, why dost thou smite me? + +(24)Annas sent him bound to Caiaphas the high priest. (25)And Simon +Peter was standing and warming himself. They said therefore to him: +Art thou also one of his disciples? He denied, and said: I am not. +(26)One of the servants of the high priest, being a kinsman of him +whose ear Peter cut off, says: Did not I see thee in the garden with +him? (27)Again therefore Peter denied; and immediately a cock crowed. + +(28)Then they lead Jesus from Caiaphas into the Governor's palace; and +it was early; and they themselves went not into the palace, that they +might not be defiled, but might eat the passover. (29)Pilate therefore +went out to them, and said: What accusation do ye bring against this +man? (30)They answered and said to him: If this man were not a +malefactor, we would not have delivered him up to thee. (31)Pilate +therefore said to them: Do ye take him, and judge him according to +your law. The Jews therefore said to him: It is not lawful for us to +put any one to death; (32)that the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, +which he spoke, signifying by what manner of death he should die. + +(33)Pilate therefore entered into the palace again, and called Jesus, +and said to him: Art thou the King of the Jews? (34)Jesus answered: +Dost thou say this of thyself, or did others tell thee concerning me? +(35)Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thine own nation, and the chief +priests, delivered thee up to me. What didst thou? (36)Jesus answered: +My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my +servants would fight, that I might not be delivered up to the Jews; +but now is my kingdom not from hence. (37)Pilate therefore said to +him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered: Thou sayest it; because I +am a king. To this end have I been born, and to this end have I come +into the world, that I may bear witness to the truth. Every one that +is of the truth hears my voice. + +(38)Pilate says to him: What is truth? And having said this, he went +out again to the Jews, and says to them: I find no fault in him. +(39)But ye have a custom, that I should release to you one at the +passover. Do ye desire therefore that I release to you the King of the +Jews? (40)They all therefore cried out again, saying: Not this one, +but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber. + + + +XIX. + +THEN therefore Pilate took Jesus, and scourged him. (2)And the +soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and put on +him a purple robe; and they came to him, (3)and said: Hail, King of +the Jews! And they gave him blows on the face. + +(4)Pilate went forth again, and says to them: Behold, I bring him +forth to you, that ye may know that I find no fault in him. (5)Jesus +therefore came forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple +robe. And he says to them: Behold the man! + +(6)When therefore the chief priests and the officers saw him, they +cried out, saying: Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate says to them: Do +ye take him, and crucify him; for I find no fault in him. (7)The Jews +answered him: We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because +he made himself the Son of God. + +(8)When therefore Pilate heard this saying, he was the more afraid. +(9)And he went again into the palace, and says to Jesus: Whence art +thou? But Jesus gave him no answer. (10)Then says Pilate to him: Dost +thou not speak to me? Knowest thou not that I have power to release +thee, and have power to crucify thee? (11)Jesus answered: Thou wouldst +have no power against me, except it were given thee from above. +Therefore he that delivers me to thee has the greater sin. +(12)Thenceforth Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews cried out, +saying: If thou let this man go, thou art not a friend of Caesar. +Whoever makes himself a king speaks against Caesar. + +(13)When therefore Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus forth, +and sat down on the judgment-seat in a place called the Pavement, and +in Hebrew, Gabbatha. (14)And it was the preparation of the passover, +and about the sixth hour. And he says to the Jews: Behold your king! +(15)But they cried out: Away with him, away with him, crucify him. +Pilate says to them: Shall I crucify your king? The chief priests +answered: We have no king but Caesar. (16)Then therefore he delivered +him to them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. + +(17)And bearing his cross he went forth into the place called Place of +a skull, which in Hebrew is called Golgotha; (18)where they crucified +him, and two others with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the +midst. (19)And Pilate wrote also a title, and put it on the cross. And +the writing was: JESUS THE NAZARENE THE KING OF THE JEWS. + +(20)This title therefore many of the Jews read; because the place +where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city, and it was written in +Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. (21)Therefore said the chief priests of +the Jews to Pilate: Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, +I am King of the Jews. (22)Pilate answered: What I have written, I +have written. + +(23)Then the soldiers, when they crucified Jesus, took his garments, +and made four parts, to every soldier a part, and also his coat. And +the coat was without a seam, woven from the top throughout. (24)They +said therefore to one another: Let us not rend it, but cast lots for +it, whose it shall be; that the scripture might be fulfilled which +says: + + They parted my garments among them. + And for my vesture they cast lots. + +These things the soldiers did. (25)And there were standing by the +cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of +Clopas, and Mary the Magdalene. (26)Jesus therefore seeing his mother, +and the disciple whom he loved standing by, says to his mother: Woman, +behold thy son! (27)Then he says to the disciple: Behold thy mother! +And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home. + +(28)After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now finished, that +the scripture might be accomplished, says: I thirst. (29)Now there was +set a vessel full of vinegar; and they, having filled a sponge with +vinegar, and put it on a hyssop-stalk, bore it to his mouth. (30)When +Jesus therefore received the vinegar, he said: It is finished; and he +bowed his head, and gave up his spirit. + +(31)The Jews therefore, since it was the preparation, that the bodies +might not remain upon the cross on the sabbath (for that sabbath day +was a great day), besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and +they be taken away. (32)The soldiers came, therefore, and broke the +legs of the first, and of the other who was crucified with him. +(33)But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was already dead, +they broke not his legs. (34)But one of the soldiers with a spear +pierced his side, and forthwith there came out blood and water. + +(35)And he that has seen has borne witness, and his witness is true, +and he knows that he says what is true, that ye also might believe. +(36)For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be +fulfilled: A bone of him shall not be broken. (37)And again another +scripture says: They shall look on him whom they pierced. + +(38)And after this, Joseph from Arimathaea, being a disciple of Jesus, +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 away the body of Jesus. (39)And there came also Nicodemus, +who at the first came to Jesus by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh +and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight. (40)They took therefore the +body of Jesus, and wound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the +custom of the Jews to prepare for burial. + +(41)And in the place where he was crucified there was a garden, and in +the garden a new sepulchre, wherein no one was yet laid. (42)There +they laid Jesus therefore, on account of the preparation of the Jews, +because the sepulchre was nigh at hand. + + + +XX. + +AND on the first day of the week Mary the Magdalene comes early, while +it is yet dark, to the sepulchre, and sees the stone taken away out of +the sepulchre. (2)She runs therefore and comes to Simon Peter, and to +the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and says to them: They took away +the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they laid him. + +(3)Peter therefore went forth, and the other disciple, and they went +to the sepulchre. (4)And the two ran together; and the other disciple +outran Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. (5)And stooping down he +sees the linen cloths lying; yet he went not in. (6)Then comes Simon +Peter following him; and he went into the sepulchre, and sees the +linen cloths lying, (7)and the napkin that was about his head not +lying with the linen cloths, but wrapped together in a place by +itself. (8)Then therefore the other disciple, who came first to the +sepulchre, went in also; and he saw, and believed. (9)For not even yet +did they know the scripture, that he must rise from the dead. + +(10)The disciples therefore went away again to their own home. (11)And +Mary was standing by the sepulchre without, weeping. So, as she wept, +she stooped clown into the sepulchre, (12)and beholds two angels in +white, sitting the one at the head and the other at the feet, where +the body of Jesus lay. (13)And they say to her: Woman, why weepest +thou? She says to them: Because they took away my Lord, and I know not +where they laid him. + +(14)Having said this, she turned back and beholds Jesus standing, and +knew not that it was Jesus. (15)Jesus says to her: Woman, why weepest +thou? Whom dost thou seek? She, supposing that it was the gardener, +says to him: Sir, if thou didst bear him hence, tell me where thou +laidest him, and I will take him away. (16)Jesus says to her: Mary! +Turning, she says to him in Hebrew: Rabboni! (which is to say, +Teacher!) (17)Jesus says to her: Touch me not; for I have not yet +ascended to my Father; but go to my brethren, and say to them: I +ascend to my Father and your Father, and my God and your God. + +(18)Mary the Magdalene comes bringing word to the disciples, that she +has seen the Lord, and that he spoke these things to her. + +(19)When therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the +week, the doors having been shut, where the disciples were assembled, +for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst; and he says +to them: Peace be to you. (20)And having said this, he showed them his +hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced therefore, when they saw +the Lord. + +(21)Jesus therefore said to them again: Peace be to you. As the Father +has sent me, I also send you. (22)And having said this, he breathed on +them, and says to them: Receive the Holy Spirit. (23)Whosesoever sins +ye remit, they are remitted to them; and whosesoever ye retain, they +are retained. + +(24)But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them +when Jesus came. (25)The other disciples therefore said to him: We +have seen the Lord. But he said to them: Except I see in his hands the +print of the nails, and thrust my finger into the print of the nails, +and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. + +(26)And after eight days, again his disciples were within, and Thomas +with them. Jesus comes, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, +and said: Peace be to you. (27)After that, he says to Thomas: Reach +hither thy finger, and see my hands; and reach thy hand, and thrust it +into my side; and be not faithless, but believing. (28)Thomas answered +and said to him: My Lord, and my God. (29)Jesus says to him: Because +thou hast seen me, thou hast believed. Happy they who saw not, and +have believed! + +(30)Many other signs also did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, +which are not written in this book. (31)But these are written, that ye +might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that +believing ye may have life in his name. + + + +XXI. + +AFTER these things Jesus manifested himself again to the disciples at +the sea of Tiberias; and he manifested himself in this manner. + +(2)There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and +Nathanael from Cana of Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two +others of his disciples. (3)Simon Peter says to them: I go a fishing. +They say to him: We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered +into the ship; and in that night they caught nothing. + +(4)But when morning was now come, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the +disciples knew not that it was Jesus. (5)Jesus therefore says to them: +Children, have ye anything to eat? They answered him: No. (6)And he +said to them: Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall +find. They cast it therefore; and now they were not able to draw it, +for the multitude of the fishes. + +(7)Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved says to Peter: It is the +Lord. Simon Peter therefore, hearing that it is the Lord, girded on +his outer garment (for he was naked), and cast himself into the sea. +(8)And the other disciples came in the boat (for they were not far +from land, but about two hundred cubits off), dragging the net with +the fishes. + +(9)When therefore they went out upon the land, they see a fire of +coals there, and a fish lying thereon, and bread. (10)Jesus says to +them: Bring of the fishes which ye just now caught. (11)Simon Peter +went on board, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, a +hundred and fifty and three; and though there were so many, the net +was not broken. + +(12)Jesus says to them: Come hither, and break your fast. And none of +the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it is the +Lord. (13)Jesus comes, and takes the bread and gives to them, and the +fish likewise. (14)This the third time already, Jesus manifested +himself to his disciples, after he was risen from the dead. + +(15)When therefore they had broken their fast, Jesus says to Simon +Peter: Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou me more than these? He says to +him: Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He says to him: Feed my +lambs. + +(16)He says to him again a second time: Simon, son of Jonah, lovest +thou me? He says to him: Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He +says to him: Tend my sheep. + +(17)He says to him the third time: Simon, son of Jonah, lovest thou +me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Lovest +thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things; thou +knowest that I love thee. Jesus says to him: Feed my sheep. + +(18)Verily, verily, I say to thee, when thou wast young, thou didst +gird thyself, and walk whither thou wouldst; but when thou shalt be +old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, +and lead thee whither thou wouldst not. (19)And this he spoke, +signifying by what manner of death he should glorify God. + +And having spoken this, he says to him: Follow me. (20)Peter, turning +about, sees the disciple whom Jesus loved following; who also at the +supper leaned back on his breast, and said: Lord, who is he that +betrays thee? (21)Peter seeing him says to Jesus: Lord, and what shall +this man do? (22)Jesus says to him: If I will that he remain till I +come, what is it to thee? Do thou follow me. + +(23)This saying therefore went abroad among the brethren, that that +disciple should not die. And Jesus said not to him, that he should not +die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is it to thee? + +(24)This is the disciple who testifies of these things, and wrote +these things; and we know that his testimony is true. (25)And there +are also many other things which Jesus did; and if they should be +written every one, I suppose that even the world itself would not +contain the books that should be written. + + + +THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. + + +I. + +THE former narration I made, O Theophilus, concerning all things that +Jesus began both to do and to teach, (2)until the day when he was +taken up, after he had given commandment, through the Holy Spirit, to +the apostles whom he chose; (3)to whom also he showed himself living, +after he had suffered, by many infallible proofs, during forty days +appearing to them, and speaking the things concerning the kingdom of +God. + +(4)And, being assembled together with them, he commanded them not to +depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, +which ye heard from me; (5)for John indeed immersed in water; but ye +shall be immersed in the Holy Spirit, not many days hence. + +(6)They therefore, having come together[1:6], asked him, saying: Lord, +wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? (7)And he +said to them: It is not yours to know times or seasons, which the +Father appointed by his own authority[1:7]. (8)But ye shall receive +power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you; and ye shall be my +witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and Samaria, and unto +the utmost part of the earth. + +(9)And having spoken these things, while they beheld he was borne up, +and a cloud received him out of their sight. (10)And while they were +looking intently into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them +in white apparel; (11)who also said: Men of Galilee, why stand ye +looking into heaven? This Jesus, who was taken up from you into +heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye saw him going into heaven. + +(12)Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, +which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey. (13)And when they +came in, they went up into the upper room, where were abiding 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. (14)These all continued with one accord in +prayer, with women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers. + +(15)And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brethren, and +said (the number of names together was about a hundred and twenty): +(16)Men, brethren, it was necessary that the scripture should be +fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit by the mouth of David spoke before +concerning Judas, who became guide to those who took Jesus. +(17)Because he was numbered with us, and obtained the office of this +ministry.--(18)Now this man purchased a field with the wages of +iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all +his bowels gushed out. (19)And it became known to all who dwell at +Jerusalem; so that that field was called, in their own tongue, +Aceldama, that is, Field of blood.--(20)For it is written in the book +of Psalms: + + Let his habitation be made desolate, + And let no one dwell therein. + +And: + + Let another take his office[1:20]. + +(21)Therefore, of these men, who accompanied us all the time that the +Lord Jesus went in and out among us, (22)beginning from John's +immersion, unto the day when he was taken up from us, must one be made +a witness with us of his resurrection. + +(23)And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was surnamed +Justus, and Matthias. (24)And they prayed, saying: Thou, Lord, who +knowest the hearts of all, show which of these two thou didst choose, +(25)that he may take part in this ministry and apostleship, from which +Judas by transgression fell away, that he might go to his own place. +(26)And they gave their lots[1:26]; and the lot fell upon Matthias; +and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. + + + +II. + +AND when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one +accord in one place. (2)And suddenly there came a sound out of heaven +as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they +were sitting. (3)And there appeared to them tongues as of fire, +distributed among them; and it sat upon each of them. (4)And they were +all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other +tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. + +(5)Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem, Jews, devout men, from every +nation under heaven. (6)And this being noised abroad[2:6], the +multitude came together, and were confounded, because every man heard +them speak in his own language. (7)And all were amazed, and wondered, +saying one to another Behold, are not all these who speak Galilaeans? +(8)And how do we hear, every man in our own tongue, wherein we were +born, (9)Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and those who inhabit +Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, (10)Phrygia and +Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of +Rome, both Jews and proselytes, (11)Cretes and Arabians, hear them +speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God? (12)And all were +amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another: What may this mean? +(13)But others mocking said: They are filled with sweet wine. + +(14)But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and +said to them: Men of Judaea, and all that dwell in Jerusalem, be this +known to you, and hearken to my words. (15)For these are not drunken, +as ye suppose, for it is the third hour of the day. (16)But this is +what was spoken through the prophet Joel: + + (17)And it shall be in the last days, saith God, + That 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; + (18)And even on my servants and on my handmaids, + I will pour out of my Spirit in those days, + And they shall prophesy. + (19)And I will show wonders in heaven above, + And signs in the earth beneath, + Blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke. + (20)The sun shall be turned into darkness, + And the moon into blood, + Before the great and notable day of the Lord shall come. + (21)And it shall be, that every one who shall call + on the name of the Lord shall be saved. + +(22)Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus the Nazarene, a man +accredited to you from God by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which +God wrought by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves know; +(23)this man, delivered up according to the established counsel and +foreknowledge of God, ye slew, crucifying him by the hand of lawless +ones; (24)whom God raised up, having loosed the pains of death; +because it was not possible that he should be held by it. (25)For +David says concerning him: + + I saw the Lord always before me; + Because he is on my right hand, that I should not be moved. + (26)For this my heart rejoiced, and my tongue exulted; + Moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope; + (27)Because thou wilt not abandon my soul to the underworld, + Nor wilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. + (28)Thou didst make known to me the ways of life; + Thou wilt make me full of joy with thy presence. + +(29)Men, brethren, I may speak freely to you of the patriarch David, +that he both died and was buried, and his sepulchre is among us unto +this day. (30)Being a prophet, therefore, and knowing that God swore +to him, with an oath, that of the fruit of his loins one should sit on +his throne, (31)he, foreseeing, spoke of the resurrection of the +Christ, that neither was his soul abandoned to the underworld, nor did +his flesh see corruption. + +(32)This Jesus God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. (33)Being +therefore exalted to the right hand of God, and having received from +the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he poured forth this, which +ye now see and hear. (34)For David did not ascend into heaven; but he +says himself: + + The Lord said to my Lord, + Sit on my right hand, + (35)Until I make thy foes thy footstool. + +(36)Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God +made him, this Jesus whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ. + +(37)And hearing this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to +Peter and the rest of the apostles: Men, brethren, what shall we do? +(38)And Peter said to them: Repent, and be each of you immersed, upon +the name of Jesus Christ, unto remission of sins, and ye shall receive +the gift of the Holy Spirit. (39)For the promise is to you, and to +your children, and to all those afar off, as many as the Lord our God +shall have called. + +(40)And with many other words did he bear witness and exhort, saying: +Save yourselves from this perverse generation. + +(41)They therefore, having received[2:41] his word, were immersed and +on that day there were added about three thousand souls. (42)And they +were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles, and the +distribution, and the breaking of bread, and prayers. (43)And fear +came upon every soul; and many wonders and signs were wrought through +the apostles. (44)And all that believed were together, and had all +things common; (45)and sold their possessions and goods, and divided +them among all, as any one had need. (46)And daily attending with one +accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they +partook of food with gladness and singleness of heart, (47)praising +God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the +church daily those who are saved[2:47]. + + + +III. + +AND Peter and John were going up together into the temple at the hour +of prayer, being the ninth hour. (2)And a certain man lame from his +mother's womb was carried along, whom they laid daily at the gate of +the temple, the one called Beautiful, to ask alms of those entering +into the temple; (3)who, seeing Peter and John about to go into the +temple, asked alms. (4)And Peter, looking intently upon him, with +John, said: Look upon us. (5)And he gave heed to them, expecting to +receive something from them. (6)And Peter said: Silver and gold have I +none; but what I have, that I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ, +the Nazarene, rise up and walk. (7)And seizing him by the right hand, +he raised him up. And immediately his feet and ankles received +strength; (8)and leaping forth, he stood, and walked, and entered with +them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. (9)And +all the people saw him walking and praising God; (10)and they +recognized him, that this was he who sat for alms at the beautiful +gate of the temple; and they were filled with wonder and amazement at +that which had happened to him. + +(11)And as he held fast to Peter and John, all the people ran together +to them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering. +(12)And Peter, seeing it, answered to the people: Men of Israel, why +wonder ye at this? Or why look ye so intently on us, as though by our +own power or godliness we had made this man to walk? (13)The God of +Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified +his servant Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the +presence of Pilate, when he decided to release him. (14)But ye denied +the Holy and Just, and demanded that a murderer should be granted to +you. (15)But the Author of life ye killed; whom God raised from the +dead, whereof we are witnesses[3:15]. (16)And his name, upon the faith +in his name, made this man strong, whom ye see and know; and the +faith, which is through Him, gave him this perfect soundness in the +presence of you all. + +(17)And now, brethren, I know that ye acted in ignorance, as also your +rulers. (18)But thus God fulfilled what he before announced by the +mouth of all his prophets, that the Christ should suffer. (19)Repent +therefore, and turn, that your sins may be blotted out, in order that +the times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord; +(20)and that he may send forth Jesus Christ, before appointed for you; +(21)whom the heavens, indeed, must receive, until the times of the +restoration of all things, which God spoke of by the mouth of all his +holy prophets from the beginning. (22)Moses said: A Prophet will the +Lord your God raise up to you of your brethren, like unto me; him +shall ye hear in all things whatever he shall say to you. (23)And it +shall be that every soul, that will not hear that Prophet, shall be +utterly destroyed from among the people. (24)And also all the prophets +from Samuel, both he and they who followed, as many as spoke, also +foretold these days. + +(25)Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made +with our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the +nations of the earth be blessed. (26)Unto you first, God, having +raised up his servant Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away +every one of you from your iniquities. + + + +IV. + +AND while they were speaking to the people, the priests, and the +captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them, (2)being +indignant because they taught the people, and announced in Jesus the +resurrection from the dead. (3)And they laid hands on them, and put +them in prison unto the morrow; for it was now evening. + +(4)But many of those who heard the word believed; and the number of +the men became about five thousand. + +(5)And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, +and scribes, (6)and Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and +Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were +gathered together unto Jerusalem. (7)And having set them in the midst, +they asked: By what power, or by what name, did ye do this? + +(8)Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: Rulers of +the people, and elders of Israel; (9)if we are this day examined in +respect to a good deed done to an impotent man, by what means this +person has been made whole; (10)be it known to you all, and to all the +people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, whom +ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him does this man +stand here before you whole. (11)He is the stone that was set at +naught by you the builders, which is become the head of the corner. +(12)And there is salvation in no other; for neither is there any other +name under heaven, that is given among men, in which we must be saved. + +(13)And seeing the boldness of Peter and John, and perceiving that +they were unlearned and obscure men, they wondered; and they +recognized them, that they were with Jesus. (14)And beholding the man +who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say +against it. (15)But having commanded them to go aside out of the +council, they conferred among themselves, (16)saying: What shall we do +to these men? For that a notorious miracle has been done by them is +manifest to all that dwell in Jerusalem, and we are not able to deny +it. (17)But that it spread no further among the people, let us +strictly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in this +name. (18)And having called them, they commanded them not to speak at +all, nor teach, in the name of Jesus. + +(19)But Peter and John answering said to them: Whether it is right in +the sight of God to hearken to you rather than to God, judge ye. +(20)For we can not but speak the things which we saw and heard. + +(21)And they, having further threatened them, let them go, finding no +way to punish them, on account of the people, because all glorified +God for that which was done; (22)for the man was above forty years +old, on whom this sign of the healing had been wrought. + +(23)And being dismissed, they went to their own company, and reported +all that the chief priests and elders said to them. (24)And they, +hearing it, lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said: +Lord, thou art he who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all +things in them; (25)who by the mouth of thy servant David said: + + Why did the heathen rage[4:25], + And the peoples imagine vain things? + (26)The kings of the earth stood near, + And the rulers assembled together, + Against the Lord, and against his Christ. + +(27)For in truth there assembled in this city, against thy holy +servant Jesus, whom thou didst anoint, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, +with the Gentiles, and the peoples of Israel, (28)to do whatever thy +hand and thy counsel before determined to be done. (29)And now, Lord, +behold their threatenings; and grant to thy servants, that with all +boldness they may speak thy word, (30)by stretching forth thy hand for +healing, and that signs and wonders may be wrought through the name of +thy holy servant Jesus. + +(31)And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were +assembled; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they +spoke the word of God with boldness. + +(32)And the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and of +one soul; and not one said that aught of the things which he possessed +was his own, but they had all things common. (33)And with great power +the apostles gave the testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus; +and great grace was upon them all. (34)For there was no one among them +that lacked; for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold +them, and brought the prices of the things sold, (35)and laid them at +the feet of the apostles; and distribution was made to each one, +according as he had need. + +(36)And Joseph, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas (which is +interpreted, Son of consolation), a Levite, born in Cyprus, (37)having +land sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the feet of the +apostles. + + + +V. + +BUT a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a +possession, (2)and kept back part of the price, his wife also being +aware of it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the feet of +the apostles. (3)But Peter said: Ananias, why did Satan fill thy +heart, that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part +of the price of the land? (4)While it remained, was it not thine own? +And after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? Why didst thou +conceive this thing in thy heart? Thou didst not lie to men, but to +God. (5)And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and expired; and +great fear came on all that heard these things. (6)And the young men +arose, wrapt him up, and carried him out[5:6], and buried him. + +(7)And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not +knowing what was done, came in. (8)And Peter answered her: Tell me, +whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said: Yes, for so much. +(9)And Peter said to her: Why is it that ye agreed together to tempt +the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who buried thy +husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out. (10)And immediately +she fell at his feet, and expired; and coming in, the young men found +her dead, and carried her forth, and buried her by her husband. +(11)And great fear came upon all the church, and upon all that heard +these things. + +(12)And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders +wrought among the people; and they were all with one accord in +Solomon's porch. (13)But of the rest no one dared to join himself to +them; but the people honored them; (14)(and still more were believers +added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women); (15)so that +along the streets they brought forth the sick, and laid them on beds +and pallets, that, as Peter was passing, the shadow at least might +overshadow some one of them. (16)And the multitude also of the cities +around came together to Jerusalem, bringing sick persons, and those +who were vexed by unclean spirits; and they were all healed. + +(17)But the high priest rose up, and all that were with him, which is +the sect of the Sadducees, and were filled with indignation, (18)and +laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the public prison. + +(19)But an angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors; and +having brought them forth, he said: (20)Go, stand and speak in the +temple to the people all the words of this life. (21)And hearing it, +they went into the temple at early dawn, and taught. + +And the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the +council together, and all the eldership of the children of Israel, and +sent to the prison to have them brought. (22)But the officers, when +they came, found them not in the prison; and returning, they reported, +(23)saying: The prison indeed we found shut with all security, and the +keepers standing without before the doors; but when we opened them, we +found no one within. + +(24)And when the priest and the captain of the temple and the chief +priests heard these things, they were at a loss concerning them, to +what this might grow. (25)But one came and told them, saying: Behold, +the men whom ye put in the prison are in the temple, standing and +teaching the people. (26)Then went the captain with the officers, and +brought them, not with violence (for they feared the people), that +they might not be stoned. (27)And having brought them, they set them +before the council. And the high priest asked them, (28)saying: Did we +not strictly command you not to teach in this name? And, behold, ye +have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and intend to bring this +man's blood upon us. + +(29)And Peter answering, and the apostles, said: We ought to obey God +rather than men. (30)The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye +slew, hanging him on a tree. (31)Him, as a prince and a Savior, did +God exalt to his right hand, to give repentance to Israel, and +remission of sins. (32)And we are his witnesses of these things, and +the Holy Spirit also, which God gave to those who obey him. + +(33)And they, hearing it, were convulsed with rage, and took counsel +to slay them. (34)But there stood up one in the council, a Pharisee, +named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honored by all the people, and +commanded to put the men forth a little while; (35)and said to them: +Men of Israel, take heed to yourselves, what ye are about to do in +respect to these men. (36)For before these days arose Theudas, +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 naught. (37)After this man arose +Judas the Galilaean, in the days of the registering, and drew away +much people after him; he also perished, and all, as many as obeyed +him, were dispersed. (38)And now I say to you, refrain from these men, +and let them alone; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it +will come to naught; (39)but if it is of God ye can not overthrow +them; lest haply ye be found also fighting against God. + +(40)And to him they assented; and having called the apostles, they +scourged them, and commanded them not to speak in the name of Jesus, +and let them go. + +(41)They therefore went rejoicing from the presence of the council, +because for that name they were counted worthy to suffer shame. +(42)And every day, in the temple, and from house to house, they ceased +not to teach, and to publish the glad tidings of Jesus the Christ. + + + +VI. + +AND in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, +there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, +because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. (2)And +the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them, and said: It +is not proper that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. +(3)Therefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of good +repute, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint +over this business. (4)But we will give ourselves to prayer, and to +the ministry of the word. + +(5)And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, +a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, +and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of +Antioch, (6)whom they set before the apostles; and having prayed, they +laid their hands on them. + +(7)And the word of God increased; and the number of the disciples +multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company of the priests +were obedient to the faith. + +(8)And Stephen, full of grace and of power, did great wonders and +signs among the people. (9)And there arose certain ones of the +synagogue so called of the Freedmen[6:9], and Cyrenians, and +Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, disputing with +Stephen. (10)And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the +spirit with which he spoke. (11)Then they suborned men, who said: We +have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. + +(12)And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes; +and coming upon him, they seized him, and brought him to the council, +(13)and set up false witnesses, Who said: This man ceases not to speak +words against this holy place, and the law. (14)For we have heard him +say, that this Jesus the Nazarene will destroy this place, and will +change the customs which Moses delivered to us. (15)And all that sat +in the council, looking intently upon him, saw his face as the face of +an angel. + + + +VII. + +AND the high priest said: Are then these things so? (2)And he said: +Brethren, and fathers, hearken. The God of glory appeared to our +father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Haran, +(3)and said to him: Go forth from thy country, and from thy kindred, +and come into the land which I shall show thee. (4)Then he went forth +from the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Haran; and from thence, +after his father was dead, he caused him to remove into this land, +wherein ye now dwell. (5)And he gave him no inheritance in it, not +even a foot-breadth; and he promised to give it to him for a +possession, and to his seed after him, when he had no child. (6)And +God spoke after this manner, that his seed shall be a sojourner in a +strange land, and they will bring them into bondage, and afflict them +four hundred years. (7)And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage +I will judge, said God; and after that they shall come forth, and +shall serve me in this place. (8)And he gave him the covenant of +circumcision; and thus he begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth +day, and Isaac, Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs. (9)And the +patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. And God was with +him, (10)and delivered him out of all his 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. + +(11)And there came a famine over all the land of Egypt and Canaan, and +a great affliction; and our fathers found no sustenance. (12)But +Jacob, hearing that there was grain in Egypt, first sent out our +fathers. (13)And at the second time, Joseph was recognized by his +brothers; and the race of Joseph was made known to Pharaoh. (14)Then +Joseph sent, and called for Jacob his father, and all his kindred, +threescore and fifteen souls. (15)And Jacob went down into Egypt, and +died, he and our fathers, (16)and were removed to Shechem, and laid in +the tomb that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Hamor, +the father of Shechem. + +(17)But as the time of the promise drew near, which God declared to +Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt, (18)until another +king arose who knew not Joseph. (19)He, dealing subtly with our race, +afflicted our fathers, so that they should cast out their infants, +that they might not be preserved alive. (20)In which time Moses was +born, and was exceeding fair[7:20], who was nourished three months in +his father's house. (21)And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter +took him up, and nourished him for herself as a son. + +(22)And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and +was mighty in words and in deeds. (23)And when he was forty years old, +it came into his heart to visit his brethren the sons of Israel. +(24)And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged +the one oppressed by smiting the Egyptian. (25)For he supposed his +brethren would understand, that God by his hand would deliver them; +but they understood not. (26)And on the following day he showed +himself to them as they were contending, and urged them to peace, +saying: Ye are brethren; why wrong ye one another? (27)But he who was +wronging his neighbor thrust him away, saying: Who made thee a ruler +and a judge over us? (28)Wilt thou kill me, as thou didst kill the +Egyptian yesterday? (29)And Moses fled at this saying, and became a +sojourner in the land of Midian, where he begot two sons. (30)And when +forty years were completed, there appeared to him in the wilderness of +the mount Sinai an angel in a flame of fire, in a bush. (31)And Moses, +seeing it, wondered at the sight; and as he drew near to behold it, +the voice of the Lord came to him, saving: (32)I am the God of thy +fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of +Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not behold. (33)And the Lord said +to him: Loose the sandals from thy feet; for the place where thou +standest is holy ground. (34)Truly, I saw the affliction of my people +in Egypt, and I heard their groaning, and came down to deliver them. +And now come, I will send thee into Egypt. (35)This Moses whom they +denied, saying: Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him did God send as +a ruler and a redeemer by the hand[7:35] of the angel who appeared to +him in the bush. (36)He brought them out, working wonders and signs in +the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty +years. + +(37)This is the Moses who said to the children of Israel: A Prophet +will God raise up to you of your brethren, like unto. (38)This is he +who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel who spoke +to him in the mount Sinai, and with our fathers; who received the +living oracles to give to us; (39)to whom our fathers would not be +obedient, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back +again into Egypt, (40)saying to Aaron: Make us gods who shall go +before us; for as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of +Egypt, we know not what is become of him. + +(41)And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the +idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands. (42)And God turned +away, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written +in the book of the prophets: + + Did ye offer to me slain beasts and sacrifices, + Forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel? + (43)And ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, + And the star of the god Remphan, + The figures which ye made to worship them; + And I will carry you away beyond Babylon. + +(44)Our fathers had the tabernacle of the testimony in the wilderness, +as he who spoke to Moses commanded, that he should make it according +to the pattern that he had seen; (45)which also our fathers received, +and brought in with Joshua into the possession of the heathen, whom +God drove out before our fathers, unto the days of David; (46)who +found favor before God, and asked that he might find a habitation for +the God of Jacob. (47)But Solomon built a house for him. (48)Yet the +Most High dwells not in temples made with hands; as says the prophet: + + (49)Heaven is my throne, + And the earth is my footstool. + What house will ye build for me, saith the Lord; + Or what is my place of rest? + (50)Did not my hand make all these things? + +(51)Stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and ears! Ye always +resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so do ye. (52)Which of +the prophets did not your fathers persecute? And they slew those who +announced beforehand concerning the coming of the Just One; of whom ye +have now become the betrayers and murderers; (53)who received the law +as the ordinances of angels, and kept it not. + +(54)Hearing these things, they were enraged in their hearts, and +gnashed their teeth against him. (55)But, being full of the Holy +Spirit, he looked intently 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. (57)And crying out with a loud voice, they stopped their ears, +and rushed upon him with one accord; (58)and having cast him out of +the city, they stoned him. And the witnesses laid off their garments +at the feet of a young man named Saul, (59)and stoned Stephen, calling +and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. (60)And kneeling down, he +cried with a loud voice: Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And +saying this, he fell asleep. + + + +VIII. + +AND Saul was consenting to his death. And on that day there arose a +great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and all +were scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judaea and Samaria, +except the apostles. (2)And devout men carried Stephen to his burial, +and made great lamentation over him. (3)But Saul laid waste the +church, entering house after house, and dragging both men and women, +committed them to prison. + +(4)They, therefore, that were scattered, went abroad, preaching the +word. (5)And Philip went down to the city[8:5] of Samaria, and +preached to them the Christ. (6)And the multitudes with one accord +gave heed to the things said by Philip, when they heard, and saw the +signs which he wrought. (7)For out of many who had unclean spirits +they went forth, crying with loud voice; and many that were palsied, +and that were lame, were healed. (8)And there was great joy in that +city. + +(9)But a certain man, named Simon, was in the city before, using +sorcery, and bewitching the people of Samaria, saying that he was some +great one; (10)to whom all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, +saying: This man is the great power of God[8:10]. (11)And to him they +gave heed, because for a long time they were bewitched by his +sorceries. (12)But when they believed Philip publishing the good news +concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were +immersed, both men and women. (13)And Simon also himself believed; and +having been immersed, he continued with Philip, and wondered, +beholding the miracles and signs which were wrought. + +(14)And the apostles in Jerusalem, hearing that Samaria has received +the word of God, sent to them Peter and John; (15)who, having come +down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit; +(16)for he had not yet fallen upon any of them; but they had only been +immersed in the name of the Lord Jesus. (17)Then they laid their hands +on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. + +(18)And Simon, seeing that through the laying on of the apostles' +hands the Holy Spirit was given, offered them money, (19)saying: Give +me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the +Holy Spirit. (20)But Peter said to him: Thy money perish with thee; +because thou didst think to obtain the gift of God with money: +(21)Thou hast no part nor lot in this matter[8:21]; for thy heart is +not right in the sight of God. (22)Repent therefore of this thy +wickedness, and pray the Lord, if perhaps the thought of thy heart +shall be forgiven thee. (23)For I perceive that thou art in the gall +of bitterness, and the bond of iniquity. + +(24)And Simon answering, said: Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none +of the things which ye have spoken come upon me. + +(25)They, therefore, having testified and spoken the word of the Lord, +were returning to Jerusalem, and publishing the good news to many +villages of the Samaritans. (26)But an angel of the Lord spoke to +Philip, saying: Arise, and go down to the south, to the way that goes +down from Jerusalem to Gaza. This is desert. + +(27)And he arose and went. And behold, a man of Ethiopia, a eunuch, an +officer of state of Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who was over all +her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem to worship, (28)was returning, +and sitting in his chariot; and he was reading the prophet Isaiah. +(29)And the Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to this +chariot. (30)And Philip ran thither, and heard him reading Isaiah the +prophet. And he said: Understandest thou then what thou art reading? +(31)And he said: How could I, except some one should guide me? And he +entreated Philip to come up, and sit with him. + +(32)And the contents of the Scripture which he was reading was this: + + He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; + And as a lamb dumb before his shearer, + So he opens not his mouth. + (33)In his humiliation his judgment was taken away; + And his generation[8:33] who shall fully declare? + For his life is taken away from the earth. + +(34)And the eunuch answering said to Philip: I pray thee, of whom does +the prophet speak this? Of himself, or of some other man? (35)And +Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture, made known +to him the good news of Jesus. (36)And as they went along the way, +they came to a certain water. And the eunuch said: See, here is water; +what hinders that I should be immersed? (37)[8:37]And Philip said: If +thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. And answering he said: +I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. (38)And he commanded +that the chariot should stop. And they went down both into the water, +both Philip and the eunuch; and he immersed him. (39)And when they +came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; +and the eunuch saw him no more, for he went on his way rejoicing. +(40)But Philip was found at Azotus; and passing through, he published +the good news to all the cities, till he came to Caesarea. + + + +IX. + +BUT Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the +disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, (2)and asked 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 to +Jerusalem. + +(3)And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus. And suddenly there +flashed around him a light from heaven; (4)and he fell to the earth, +and heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? +(5)And he said: Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said: I am Jesus, +whom thou persecutest. (6)But arise, and go into the city, and it +shall be told thee what thou must do. + +(7)And the men who journeyed with him were standing speechless, +hearing the voice, but seeing no one. (8)And Saul arose from the +earth; and his eyes being opened, he saw nothing; and leading him by +the hand, they brought him into Damascus. (9)And he was three days +without sight, and neither ate nor drank. + +(10)And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and +to him the Lord said, in a vision, Ananias! And he said, Behold, I am +here, Lord. (11)And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the +street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Judas for +one called Saul of Tarsus. For, behold, he prays; (12)and in a vision +he saw a man named Ananias coming in, and putting his hand on him, +that he might receive sight. + +(13)And Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard from many concerning this +man, how great evils he did to thy saints at Jerusalem. (14)And here +he has authority from the chief priests to bind all that call on thy +name. (15)But the Lord said to him: Go; for he is to me a chosen +vessel, to bear my name before Gentiles, and kings, and the sons of +Israel; (16)for I will show him how great things he must suffer for my +name's sake. (17)And Ananias went, and entered into the house; and +putting his hands on him, he said: Brother Saul, the Lord has sent me, +Jesus who appeared to thee in the way thou camest, that thou mayest +receive sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit. (18)And immediately +there fell off from his eyes as it were scales; and he received sight, +and arose, and was immersed; (19)and having taken food, he was +strengthened. + +And Saul was certain days with the disciples at Damascus. (20)And +straightway he preached Jesus, in the synagogues, that he is the Son +of God. (21)And all that heard him were amazed, and said: Is not this +he who destroyed in Jerusalem those who call on this name? And he came +hither for this purpose, that he might bring them bound to the chief +priests. + +(22)But Saul was more strengthened, and confounded the Jews who dwelt +at Damascus, proving that this is the Christ. + +(23)And when many days were completed, the Jews took counsel to kill +him. (24)But their lying in wait became known to Saul. And they were +watching the gates day and night to kill him. (25)But the disciples +took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in +a basket. + +(26)And Saul, having come to Jerusalem, attempted to join himself to +the disciples; and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a +disciple. (27)But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, +and related fully to them how he saw the Lord in the way, and that he +spoke to him, and how he preached boldly at Damascus in the name of +Jesus. (28)And he was with them, going in and out at Jerusalem, +(29)and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus; and was +speaking and disputing against the Grecian Jews; but they were +attempting to slay him. (30)And the brethren, learning it, brought him +down to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus. + +(31)The church therefore, throughout all Judaea and Galilee and +Samaria, had peace, being built up, and walking in the fear of the +Lord, and in the consolation of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied. + +(32)And it came to pass that Peter, going through them all, came down +also to the saints who dwelt at Lydda. (33)And there he found a +certain man named Aeneas, who had lain upon a pallet eight years, who +was palsied. (34)And Peter said to him: Aeneas, Jesus the Christ makes +thee whole; arise, and make thy bed. And immediately he arose. (35)And +all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him; and they turned to the +Lord. + +(36)And there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which +interpreted is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works, and +of alms, which she did. (37)And it came to pass in those days, that +she was sick, and died. And having washed her, they laid her in an +upper chamber. (38)And as Lydda was near to Joppa, the disciples, +having heard that Peter was there, sent to him two men, entreating +that he would not delay to come to them. + +(39)And Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought +him into the upper chamber; and all the widows stood by him weeping, +and showing coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with +them. (40)But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; +and turning to the body, he said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her +eyes; and seeing Peter, she sat up. (41)And he gave her his hand, and +raised her up; and calling the saints and widows, he presented her +alive. (42)And it became known throughout all Joppa; and many believed +on the Lord. + +(43)And it came to pass, that he remained many days in Joppa, with one +Simon, a tanner. + + + +X. + +THERE was a certain man in Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of +the band called the Italian band; (2)devout, and one that feared God +with all his house, giving many alms to the people, and praying to God +always. (3)He saw in a vision, distinctly, about the ninth hour of the +day, an angel of God coming in to him, and saying to him: Cornelius! +(4)And fixing his eyes on him, he was afraid, and said: What is it, +Lord? And he said to him: Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a +memorial before God. (5)And now send men to Joppa, and call for Simon, +who is surnamed Peter. (6)He lodges with one Simon a tanner, whose +house is by the seaside. + +(7)And when the angel who spoke to Cornelius was gone, he called two +of his household servants, and a devout soldier of those who waited on +him; (8)and having told them all these things, he sent them to Joppa. + +(9)On the morrow, as they were journeying, and drawing near to the +city, Peter went up upon the house-top to pray, about the sixth hour. +(10)And he became very hungry, and desired to eat. While they now were +making ready, there fell upon him a trance; (11)and he beholds heaven +opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as a great sheet, +bound by four corners, and let down upon the earth; (12)wherein were +all the fourfooted beasts and creeping things of the earth, and birds +of the air. (13)And there came a voice to him: Arise, Peter; slay, and +eat. (14)But Peter said: Not so, Lord; for I never ate anything common +or unclean. (15)And a voice came to him again, the second time: What +God cleansed, call not thou common. (16)This was done thrice; and the +vessel was taken up again into heaven. + +(17)And while Peter was doubting in himself what the vision might be +which he saw, behold, the men who were sent from Cornelius, having +made inquiry for Simon's house, came and stood before the gate; +(18)and calling they asked, whether Simon, who is surnamed Peter, +lodges here. + +(19)While Peter was earnestly considering the vision, the Spirit said +to him: Behold, men are seeking thee. (20)But arise, and go down, and +go with them, making no scruple; because I have sent them. + +(21)Peter went down to the men, and said: Behold, I am he whom ye +seek. What is the cause for which ye are here? (22)And they said: +Cornelius, a centurion, a just man, and one that fears God, and of +good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by a +holy angel to send for thee to his house; and to hear words from thee. + +(23)He called them in, therefore, and lodged them. And on the morrow +Peter went forth with them, and certain brethren from Joppa went with +him. (24)And on the morrow after, they entered into Caesarea. And +Cornelius was expecting them, having called together his kinsmen and +near friends. (25)And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and +fell down at his feet, and did reverence to him. (26)But Peter raised +him, saying: Stand up; I myself also am a man. (27)And while talking +with him, he went in, and found many that were come together. (28)And +he said to them: Ye know that it is unlawful[10:28] for a Jew to keep +company with, or come to, one of another nation; but God showed me +that I should not call any man common or unclean. (29)Wherefore I also +came without delay, when sent for. I ask therefore for what reason did +ye send for me? + +(30)And Cornelius said: Four days ago I was fasting unto this hour, +and at the ninth hour was praying in my house; and, behold, a man +stood before me in bright clothing, (31)and said: Cornelius, thy +prayer was heard, and thine alms were remembered before God. (32)Send +therefore to Joppa, and call for Simon, who is surnamed Peter; he +lodges in the house of Simon a tanner, by the sea-side; who, when he +comes will speak to thee. (33)Immediately therefore I sent to thee; +and thou didst well in coming hither. Now therefore we are all present +before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee from the Lord. + +(34)And Peter opened his mouth, and said: Of a truth I perceive that +God is not a respecter of persons; (35)but in every nation he that +fears him, and works righteousness, is acceptable to him. (36)The word +which he sent to the sons of Israel, publishing glad tidings of peace +through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), (37)ye know; the thing which +was done throughout all Judaea, beginning from Galilee, after the +immersion which John preached; Jesus of Nazareth, (38)how God anointed +him with the Holy Spirit and with power; who went about doing good, +and healing all that were oppressed by the Devil; because God was with +him. (39)And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the +country of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew, hanging him on +a tree. (40)Him God raised on the third day, and showed him openly; +(41)not to all the people, but to witnesses before appointed by God, +to us, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. (42)And +he commanded us to preach to the people, and to testify that it is he +who has been appointed by God to be Judge of the living and dead. +(43)To him all the prophets bear witness, that through his name every +one who believes on him shall receive remission of sins. + +(44)While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on +all who heard the word. (45)And those of the circumcision who +believed, as many as came with Peter, were astonished, that on the +Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Spirit. (46)For they +heard them speaking with tongues, and magnifying God. + +Then answered Peter: (47)Can any one forbid the water, that these +should not be immersed, who received the Holy Spirit even as we also? +(48)And he commanded that they should be immersed in the name of the +Lord. Then they entreated him to remain certain days. + + + +XI. + +AND the apostles, and the brethren throughout Judaea, heard that the +Gentiles also received the word of God. (2)And when Peter went up to +Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him, +(3)saying: Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst eat with +them. + +(4)But Peter rehearsed the matter to them in order, from the +beginning, saying: (5)I was in the city of Joppa praying; and in a +trance I saw a vision, a certain vessel descending, as a great sheet, +let down out of heaven by four corners; and it came even to me. (6)On +which fixing my eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the +earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and birds of the air. +(7)And I heard a voice saying to me: Arise, Peter; slay and eat. +(8)But I said: Not so, Lord; for nothing common or unclean ever +entered into my mouth. (9)But a voice answered me a second time out of +heaven: What God cleansed, regard not thou as common. (10)And this was +done three times; and all were drawn up again into heaven. + +(11)And, behold, immediately there stood three men at the house where +I was, having been sent to me from Caesarea. (12)And the Spirit bade +me go with them, making no scruple. And these six brethren also went +with me, and we entered into the man's house. (13)And he told us how +he saw the angel in his house, standing and saying to him: Send to +Joppa, and call for Simon who is surnamed Peter; (14)who will speak to +thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, and all thy house. + +(15)And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell on them, as also on +us at the beginning; (16)and I remembered the word of the Lord, how he +said: John indeed immersed in water, but ye shall be immersed in the +Holy Spirit. (17)If therefore God gave the like gift to them as to us, +having believed on the Lord Jesus Christ, who then was I, that I could +withstand God? + +(18)When they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified +God, saying: So then, to the Gentiles also God gave repentance unto +life. + +(19)Now they who were scattered abroad by the persecution that arose +on account of Stephen, went as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and +Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews. (20)But some of them were +men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who, having come to Antioch, spoke to the +Greeks, publishing the good news of the Lord Jesus. (21)And the hand +of the Lord was with them; and a great number believed, and turned to +the Lord. + +(22)But the report concerning them came to the ears of the church +which was in Jerusalem; and they sent forth Barnabas, to go as far as +Antioch. (23)Who having come, and seen the grace of God, rejoiced; and +he exhorted all, that with purpose of heart they should cleave to the +Lord. (24)For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of +faith. And a great multitude was added to the Lord. + +(25)And Barnabas departed to Tarsus, to seek for Saul; (26)and having +found him, he brought him to Antioch. And it came to pass, that a +whole year they came together in the church, and taught a great +multitude; and the disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. + +(27)And in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. +(28)And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and signified by the +Spirit that there should be a great dearth over all the world; which +came to pass in the days of Claudius Caesar. (29)And the disciples, +according as any one was prospered, determined each of them to send +relief to the brethren dwelling in Judaea; (30)which also they did, +sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul. + + + +XII. + +AND about that time, Herod the king stretched forth his hands to +oppress[12:1] certain of the church. (2)And he slew James the brother +of John with the sword. (3)And seeing that it pleased the Jews, he +proceeded further to take Peter also; (then were the days of +unleavened bread;) (4)whom he also seized and put in prison, +delivering him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending +after the passover to bring him forth to the people. + +(5)Peter therefore was kept guarded in the prison; but earnest prayer +was made by the church to God on his behalf. + +(6)And when Herod was about to bring him forth, in that night Peter +was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains; and keepers +before the door were guarding the prison. (7)And, behold, an angel of +the Lord stood by him, and a light shined in the prison; and he smote +Peter on the side, and raised him, saying: Rise up quickly. And his +chains fell from off his hands. (8)And the angel said to him: Gird +thyself, and bind on thy sandals; and he did so. And he said to him: +Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. (9)And he went out, and +followed him; and knew not that what was done by the angel was true, +but thought he saw a vision. + +(10)And having passed the first and the second watch, they came to the +iron gate that leads into the city, which opened to them of its own +accord; and they went out, and passed on through one street, and +immediately the angel departed from him. + +(11)And Peter, having come to himself, said: Now I know truly, that +the Lord sent forth his angel, and delivered me out of the hand of +Herod, and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews. (12)And +becoming fully conscious of it, he went to the house of Mary the +mother of John, who was surnamed Mark, where many were gathered +together, and praying. + +(13)And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a maidservant came +to hearken, named Rhoda. + +(14)And recognizing Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for +gladness, but ran in, and told that Peter was standing before the +gate. (15)And they said to her: Thou art mad. But she confidently +affirmed that it was even so. And they said: It is his angel. + +(16)But Peter continued knocking; and opening the door they saw him, +and were amazed. (17)And beckoning to them with the hand to be silent, +he related to them how the Lord brought him out of the prison. And he +said: Go tell these things to James, and to the brethren. And he +departed, and went to another place. + +(18)And when it was day, there was no small commotion among the +soldiers, as to what was become of Peter. (19)And Herod, when he had +sought for him, and found him not, after examining the keepers, +commanded that they should be led away to death. And he went down from +Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode. + +(20)And Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians. +But they came with one accord to him, and, having made Blastus the +king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace; because their country +was nourished by that of the king. + +(21)And on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his +throne, and made a speech to them. (22)And thereupon the people +shouted: The voice of a god, and not of a man! (23)And immediately an +angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not glory to God; and he +was eaten by worms, and expired. + +(24)But the word of God grew and multiplied. (25)And Barnabas and Saul +returned from Jerusalem, having performed the service, taking with +them also John, who was surnamed Mark. + + + +XIII. + +AND there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and +teachers; Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius the +Cyrenean, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and +Saul. + +(2)And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy +Spirit said: Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul, unto the work to +which I have called them. (3)Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid +their hands on them, they sent them away. + +(4)They therefore, being sent forth by the Holy Spirit, came down to +Seleucia; and from thence they sailed away to Cyprus. (5)And having +come to Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of +the Jews; and they had also John as an assistant. + +(6)And having gone through the island to Paphos, they found a certain +Magian, a Jewish false prophet, whose name was Bar-jesus; (7)who was +with the proconsul of the country, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. +He, having called for Barnabas and Saul, desired to hear the word of +God. (8)But Elymas the Magian (for so his name is interpreted), +withstood them, seeking to turn away the proconsul from the faith. + +(9)Then Saul (who is also called Paul), filled with the Holy Spirit, +fixed his eyes on him, (10)and said: O full of all deceit and all +wickedness, child of the Devil, enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou +not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord? (11)And now, behold, +the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing +the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and +darkness; and going about, he sought persons to lead him by the hand. + +(12)Then the proconsul, seeing what was done, believed, being +astonished at the teaching of the Lord. + +(13)And Paul and his companions, having put to sea from Paphos, came +to Perga in Pamphylia; and John departing from them returned to +Jerusalem. (14)But they, going on from Perga, came to Antioch in +Pisidia; and entering into the synagogue on the sabbath day, they sat +down. (15)And after the reading of the law and the prophets, the +rulers of the synagogue sent to them, saying: Men, brethren, if ye +have any word of exhortation for the people, speak. + +(16)And Paul arose, and beckoning with the hand, said: Men of Israel, +and ye that fear God, hearken. (17)The God of this people of Israel +chose our fathers; and he exalted the people in their sojourn in the +land of Egypt, and with a high arm he brought them out of it. (18)And +about the time of forty years he nourished them[13:18] in the +wilderness. (19)And having destroyed seven nations in the land of +Canaan, he gave them their land as a possession, (20)about four +hundred and fifty years. And after that, he gave judges, until Samuel +the prophet. (21)And afterward they desired a king; and God gave them +Saul the Son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years. +(22)And having removed him, he raised up for them David to be their +king; to whom also he gave testimony, saying: I found David the son of +Jesse, a man after my own heart, who will do all my will. + +(23)Of the seed of this man, God, according to promise, raised up to +Israel a Savior, Jesus; (24)John having first preached, before his +entrance, the immersion of repentance to all the people of Israel. +(25)Now as John was finishing his course, he said: Whom do ye suppose +me to be? I am not he. But, behold, there comes one after me, the +sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loose. + +(26)Men, brethren, children of the race of Abraham, and whoever among +you fears God, to you the word of this salvation was sent forth. +(27)For they who dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, not knowing +him, nor the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, +fulfilled them in condemning him. (28)And though they found no cause +of death, they demanded of Pilate that he should be slain. (29)And +when they had fulfilled all the things written of him, they took him +down from the tree, and laid him in a tomb. (30)But God raised him +from the dead. (31)And he was seen for many days by those who came up +with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the +people. (32)And we declare to you glad tidings of the promise made to +the fathers, (33)that God has fulfilled this to us their children, in +raising Jesus; as also it is written in the second psalm[13:33]: + + Thou art my Son; + I this day have begotten thee. + +(34)And that he raised him up from the dead to return no more to +corruption, he has thus spoken: I will give to you the holy, the sure +promises of David. (35)Wherefore also in another psalm he says: Thou +wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption. (36)For David, having +served his own generation according to the purpose of God, fell +asleep, and was added to his fathers, and saw corruption. (37)But he, +whom God raised, saw not corruption. + +(38)Be it known to you therefore, men, brethren, that remission of +sins through this man is announced to you; (39)and by him all that +believe are justified from all things, from which ye were not able to +be justified by the law of Moses. + +(40)Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken in the +prophets: + + (41)Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish; + Because I work a work in your days, + A work which ye will not believe, + Though one should fully declare it to you. + +(42)And as they were going out, they besought that these words might +be spoken to them on the next sabbath. (43)And when the congregation +was broken up, many of the Jews and of the proselyte worshipers +followed Paul and Barnabas; who, speaking to them, persuaded them to +continue in the grace of God. + +(44)And on the next sabbath day, almost the whole city came together +to hear the word of God. (45)But the Jews, seeing the multitudes, were +filled with indignation, and spoke against the things said by Paul, +contradicting and blaspheming. + +(46)Then Paul and Barnabas spoke boldly, and said: It was necessary +that the word of God should first be spoken to you; but since ye +thrust it from you, and judge yourselves not worthy of the eternal +life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. (47)For so has the Lord commanded +us: + + I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, + That thou shouldst be for salvation to the end of the earth. + +(48)And the Gentiles hearing it rejoiced, and glorified the word of +the Lord; and as many as were appointed unto eternal life believed. +(49)And the word of the Lord was spread abroad throughout all the +region. + +(50)But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the +chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and +Barnabas, and drove them out from their borders. (51)And they, having +shaken off the dust of their feet against them, came to Iconium. +(52)And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Spirit. + + + +XIV. + +AND it came to pass in Iconium, that they went together into the +synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke, that a great multitude both of +Jews and Greeks believed. (2)But the Jews who disbelieved stirred up +and embittered the minds of the Gentiles against the brethren. (3)They +spent a long time, therefore, speaking boldly in the Lord, who gave +testimony to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be +done by their hands. + +(4)But the multitude of the city was divided; and part held with the +Jews, and part with the apostles. (5)And when a movement was made, +both of the Gentiles and Jews with their rulers, to abuse and stone +them, (6)they, being aware of it, fled to the cities of Lycaonia, +Lystra and Derbe, and the region around; (7)and there they were +publishing the good news. + +(8)And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being +lame from his mother's womb, who never walked. (9)This man was +listening to Paul as he spoke; who, fixing his eyes on him, and +perceiving that he had faith to be healed, (10)said with a loud voice: +Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped up, and walked. + +(11)And the multitudes, seeing what Paul did, lifted up their voices, +saying in the speech of Lycaonia: The gods are come down to us in the +likeness of men. (12)And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, +Mercury, because he was the chief speaker. (13)And the priest of +Jupiter, that was before the city, having brought oxen and garlands to +the gates, would have offered sacrifice with the people. (14)But the +apostles, Barnabas and Paul, hearing of it, rent their clothes, and +rushed forth to the multitude; crying out, (15)and saying: Sirs, why +do ye these things? We also are men of like nature with you, bringing +you glad tidings, that ye should turn from these vanities to the +living God, who made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things +that are therein; (16)who, in the ages past, suffered all nations to +walk in their own ways; (17)although he left not himself without +witness, in that he did good, giving you rain from heaven, and +fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness. + +(18)And with these sayings they hardly restrained the people from +sacrificing to them. + +(19)But there came thither Jews from Antioch and Iconium; and having +persuaded the people, and stoned Paul, they drew him out of the city, +supposing that he was dead. (20)But the disciples having gathered +around him, he rose up, and came into the city; and on the morrow he +departed with Barnabas to Derbe. (21)And having published the good +news to that city, and made many disciples, they turned back to +Lystra, and Iconium, and Antioch; (22)confirming the souls of the +disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must +through much affliction enter into the kingdom of God. + +(23)And having appointed for them elders in every church, they +commended them, with prayer and fasting, to the Lord, on whom they +believed. (24)And after passing through Pisidia, they came to +Pamphylia. (25)And having spoken the word in Perga, they went down to +Attalia; (26)and thence they sailed away to Antioch, from whence they +had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they +accomplished. + +(27)And having come, and gathered the church together, they reported +how great things God wrought with them, and that he opened to the +Gentiles a door of faith. (28)And they spent no little time with the +disciples. + + + +XV. + +AND certain men, coming down from Judaea, taught the brethren: Except +ye are circumcised after the custom of Moses, ye can not be saved. +(2)Paul and Barnabas having therefore had no little dissension and +discussion with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and +certain others of them, should go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and +elders, about this question. + +(3)They therefore, having been sent forward by the church, passed +through Phoenicia and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the +Gentiles; and they caused great joy to all the brethren. (4)And having +come to Jerusalem, they were gladly received by the church, and the +apostles and elders; and they reported how great things God wrought +with them. (5)But there arose some of those from the sect of the +Pharisees who believed, saying: It is necessary to circumcise them, +and to command them to keep the law of Moses. + +(6)And the apostles and the elders came together to consider this +matter. (7)And when there had been much discussion, Peter arose, and +said to them: Men, brethren, ye know that a long time ago God made +choice among us, that by my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of +the glad tidings and believe. (8)And God who knows the heart bore them +witness, giving to them the Holy Spirit, as also to us; (9)and made no +difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. + +(10)Now therefore why do ye tempt God, by putting a yoke upon the neck +of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? +(11)But, through the grace of the Lord Jesus, we believe that we shall +be saved, in the same manner as they also. + +(12)And all the multitude became silent, and listened to Barnabas and +Paul, narrating how great signs and wonders God wrought among the +Gentiles through them. + +(13)And after they were silent, James answered, saying: Men, brethren, +hearken to me. (14)Simeon narrated how at first God visited the +Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name. (15)And with this +agree the words of the prophets; as it is written: + + (16)After this I will return, + And will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; + And I will rebuild the ruins thereof, and will set it up again; + (17)that the rest of men may seek after the Lord, + And all the Gentiles, upon whom my name has been called, + Saith the Lord, who does these things[15:17]. + +(18)Known to God are all his works from the beginning of the world. + +(19)Wherefore my judgment is, that we trouble not those who from among +the Gentiles are turning to God; (20)but that we write to them, that +they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from +what is strangled, and from blood. (21)For Moses of old time has in +every city those who preach him, being read in the synagogues every +sabbath. + +(22)Then the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, resolved, +having chosen men from themselves, to send them to Antioch with Paul +and Barnabas; namely, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, leading men +among the brethren. (23)And they wrote by them thus: + +The apostles and the elders and the brethren, to the brethren from the +Gentiles throughout Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, greeting: +(24)Forasmuch as we heard, that some who went out from us troubled you +with words, subverting your souls, saying that ye must be circumcised +and keep the law[15:24], to whom we gave no commandment; (25)it seemed +good to us, having become of one mind, to choose men and send them to +you, with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, (26)men who have hazarded +their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. + +(27)We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who will themselves also +by word tell you the same things. (28)For it seemed good to the Holy +Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no further burden except these +necessary things; (29)that ye abstain from things offered to idols, +and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication; from +which if ye keep yourselves, ye will do well. Farewell. + +(30)They therefore, being dismissed, came to Antioch; and assembling +the multitude they delivered the letter. (31)And having read it, they +rejoiced for the consolation. (32)And Judas and Silas, also themselves +being prophets, exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed +them. + +(33)And having remained a while, they were dismissed with peace from +the brethren to the apostles. (34)But it pleased Silas to abide there +still[15:34]. (35)Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, +teaching and publishing the glad tidings of the word of the Lord, with +many others also. + +(36)And some days after, Paul said to Barnabas: Let us return now, and +visit the brethren in every city where we preached the word of the +Lord, and see how they do. (37)And Barnabas determined to take with +them John, who was surnamed Mark. (38)But Paul thought it proper not +to take with them him who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went +not with them to the work. (39)And there arose a sharp contention, so +that they parted one from the other, and Barnabas took Mark, and +sailed to Cyprus. (40)And Paul, having chosen Silas, went forth, being +commended by the brethren to the grace of God. (41)And he went through +Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches. + + + +XVI. + +AND he came down to Derbe and Lystra. And, behold, a certain disciple +was there, named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman, but +whose father was a Greek; (2)who was well reported of by the brethren +in Lystra and Iconium. (3)Him Paul wished to go forth with him, and +took and circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those +places; for they all knew that his father was a Greek. + +(4)And as they journeyed through the cities, they delivered to them +the decrees to keep, that were ordained by the apostles and elders who +were in Jerusalem. (5)The churches, therefore, were established in the +faith, and increased in number daily. + +(6)And having gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, and +being forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia, (7)they +came to Mysia, and attempted to go into Bithynia; but the Spirit of +Jesus did not permit them. (8)And passing by Mysia, they came down to +Troas. + +(9)And a vision appeared to Paul in the night. There stood a man, a +Macedonian, beseeching him, and saying: Come over into Macedonia and +help us. (10)And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to +go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to publish +the good news to them. (11)Therefore setting sail from Troas, we ran +with a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to +Neapolis; (12)and from thence to Philippi, which is a chief city of +that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we continued in that city +certain days. + +(13)And on the sabbath, we went forth out of the gate by a river side, +where was wont to be a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spoke to +the women who came together. + +(14)And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city +of Thyatira, who worshiped God, was listening; whose heart the Lord +opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul. (15)And when she was +immersed and her household, she besought us, saying: If ye have judged +me to be a believer in the Lord, come into my house, and abide. And +she constrained us. + +(16)And it came to pass, as we were going to the place of prayer, a +certain bondmaid having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her +masters much gain by soothsaying. (17)She, having followed Paul and +us, cried, saying: These men are the servants of the most high God, +who announce to us the way of salvation. + +(18)And this she did many days. But Paul, being indignant[16:18], +turned and said to the spirit: I command thee in the name of Jesus +Christ to come out from her. And he came out the same hour. + +(19)And her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain departed, laid +hold of Paul and Silas, and drew them into the market-place before the +rulers. (20)And having brought them to the magistrates, they said: +These men, being Jews, greatly disturb our city; (21)and teach +customs, which it is not lawful for us to receive, or to observe, +being Romans. + +(22)And the multitude rose up together against them; and the +magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat them with +rods. (23)And having laid many stripes on them, they cast them into +prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely; (24)who, having +received such a charge, thrust them into the inner prison, and made +their feet fast in the stocks. + +(25)And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God; +and the prisoners listened to them. (26)And suddenly there was a great +earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and +immediately all the doors were opened, and the chains of all were +loosed. (27)And the jailer, awaking out of sleep, and seeing the +prison doors open, drew his sword, and was about to kill himself, +supposing that the prisoners had fled. (28)But Paul cried with a loud +voice, saying: Do thyself no harm; for we are all here. (29)And +calling for lights, he sprang in, and trembling fell down before Paul +and Silas; (30)and having brought them out, he said: Sirs, what must I +do to be saved? (31)And they said: Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, +and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. (32)And they spoke to him the +word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. + +(33)And taking them along, the same hour of the night, he washed their +stripes; and was immersed, himself and all his, immediately. (34)And +having brought them up into his house, he set food before them, and +rejoiced, with all his house, believing in God. + +(35)And when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying: +Let those men go. (36)And the keeper of the prison reported these +words to Paul: The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore +depart, and go in peace. + +(37)But Paul said to them: They beat us openly, uncondemned, being +Romans, and cast us into prison; and now do they send us forth +secretly? Nay verily; but let them come themselves and bring us out. + +(38)And the sergeants reported these words to the magistrates; and +they were afraid, when they heard that they were Romans. (39)And they +came and besought them, and bringing them out, entreated them to +depart out of the city. + +(40)And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of +Lydia; and seeing the brethren they exhorted them, and departed. + + + +XVII. + +AND passing through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to +Thessalonica, where was the synagogue of the Jews. (2)And Paul, as his +custom was, went in to them, and for three sabbaths reasoned with them +from the Scriptures, (3)opening them, and setting forth that the +Christ must suffer, and rise again from the dead; and that this is the +Christ, Jesus whom I preach to you. (4)And some of them believed, and +joined themselves to[17:4] Paul and Silas; and of the devout Greeks a +great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. + +(5)But the Jews, moved with envy[17:5], having taken to them, of the +idlers in the market-place, certain vicious men, and having gathered a +crowd, set the city in an uproar; and assaulting the house of Jason, +they sought to bring them unto the people. (6)And not finding them, +they dragged Jason and certain brethren before the rulers of the city, +crying: These that have turned the world upside down are come hither +also. (7)Whom Jason has received; and all these are acting contrary to +the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, Jesus. + +(8)And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city, when they +heard these things. (9)And having taken security of Jason, and of the +others, they let them go. + +(10)And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night to +Beroea; who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. +(11)These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they +received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures +daily whether these things were so. + +(12)Many of them therefore believed; and of honorable Grecian women +and men, not a few. (13)But when the Jews of Thessalonica knew that +also at Beroea the word of God was preached by Paul, they came, +stirring up the people there also. (14)And then immediately the +brethren sent away Paul to journey as upon the sea; but Silas and +Timothy abode there still. (15)And they who conducted Paul brought him +to Athens; and having received a command to Silas and Timothy to come +to him as soon as possible, they departed. + +(16)Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was +stirred in him, when he saw the city full of idols. (17)Therefore he +reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in +the market daily with those who met with him. (18)And certain +philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, were disputing with +him. And some said: What would this babbler say? and others: He seems +to be a proclaimer of foreign gods; because he made known to them the +good news of Jesus and the resurrection. (19)And taking hold of him, +they brought him upon Mars' Hill, saying: May we know what this new +doctrine is, of which thou speakest? (20)For thou bringest certain +strange things to our ears; we would know therefore what these things +mean. (21)Now all Athenians, and the strangers residing there, spent +their leisure for nothing else, but to tell or to hear something new. + +(22)And Paul, standing in the midst of Mars' Hill, said: Men of +Athens, in all things I perceive that ye are very devout. (23)For as I +passed by, and observed your objects of worship, I found also an altar +with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore, not knowing, +ye worship, him I announce to you. (24)The God who made the world and +all things therein, he being Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in +temples made with hands; (25)nor is ministered to by human hands, as +if needing anything more, himself giving to all life, and breath, and +all things. (26)And he made of one blood every nation of men to dwell +on all the face of the earth, having fixed the appointed seasons and +bounds of their habitation; (27)that they should seek the Lord, if +haply they might feel after him, and find him, although he is not far +from every one of us; (28)for in him we live, and move, and have our +being; as also some of your own poets have said: For his offspring +also are we. (29)Being therefore God's offspring, we ought not to +think that the Godhead is like to gold, or silver, or stone, graven by +art and man's device. (30)The times of ignorance therefore God +overlooked; but now, commands all men everywhere to repent. +(31)Because he fixed a day, in which he will judge the world in +righteousness, by the man whom he appointed, having given assurance to +all by raising him from the dead. + +(32)And when they heard of a resurrection of the dead, some mocked; +and others said: We will hear thee again of this matter. (33)And thus +Paul departed from among them. + +(34)But certain ones, joining themselves to him, believed; among whom +was also Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and +others with them. + + + +XVIII. + +AFTER these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth. +(2)And finding a certain Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, lately +come from Italy, and Priscilla his wife (because Claudius had +commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome), he came to them; (3)and +because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and labored; for +by their occupation they were tentmakers. (4)And he reasoned in the +synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded both Jews and Greeks. + +(5)And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul was +engrossed with the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the +Christ. (6)But they opposing themselves and blaspheming, he shook out +his garments and said to them: Your blood be upon your own head; I am +clean; from henceforth I will go to the Gentiles. + +(7)And departing thence he entered into a certain man's house, named +Justus, one who worshiped God, whose house was adjoining the +synagogue. (8)And Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue, believed on the +Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians hearing believed, +and were immersed. + +(9)And the Lord said to Paul, through a vision in the night: Be not +afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace; (10)for I am with thee, and +no one shall assail thee to hurt thee; for I have much people in this +city. (11)And he continued there a year and six months, teaching the +word of God among them. + +(12)And when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up with one +accord against Paul, and brought him before the judgment-seat, +(13)saying: This man persuades men to worship God contrary to the law. + +(14)And as Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews: +If it were some injustice, or wicked misdeed, O Jews, with reason I +would have borne with you. (15)But if it is a question about a word, +and names, and your own law look to it yourselves; I will not be a +judge of these things (16)And he drove them away from the +judgment-seat. + +(17)But having all seized upon Sosthenes, the ruler of the synagogue, +they beat him before the judgment-seat. And Gallio cared for none of +these things. + +(18)And Paul having remained yet many days, took leave of the +brethren, and sailed thence to Syria, and with him Priscilla and +Aquila; having shaven his head in Cenchrea, for he had a vow. (19)And +they came to Ephesus, and he left them there but entering himself into +the synagogue, he reasoned with the Jews. (20)And they desiring him to +remain a longer time with them, he consented not; (21)but took leave +of them, saying: [18:21][I must by all means keep the coming feast at +Jerusalem; but] I will return again to you, if God will. And he sailed +from Ephesus. (22)And having landed at Caesarea, and gone up and +saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. (23)And after he had +spent some time there, he departed, going through the country of +Galatia and Phrygia in order, strengthening all the disciples. + +(24)And a certain Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, an +eloquent man, and mighty in the Scriptures, came to Ephesus. (25)This +man was instructed in the way of the Lord and being fervent in spirit, +he spoke and taught correctly the things concerning Jesus, knowing +only the immersion of John. (26)And he began to speak boldly in the +synagogue. But Aquila and Priscilla, having heard him, took him to +them, and expounded to him the way of God more perfectly. (27)And he +wishing to pass through into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhorting the +disciples to receive him; who, when he was come, contributed much to +those who had believed through grace. (28)For he powerfully confuted +the Jews in public, showing by the Scriptures that Jesus is the +Christ. + + + +XIX. + +AND it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having +passed through the upper districts came to Ephesus. And finding +certain disciples, (2)he said to them: Did ye receive the Holy Spirit +when ye believed? And they said to him: Nay, we did not even hear +whether there is a Holy Spirit. (3)And he said to them: Unto what then +were ye immersed? And they said: Unto John's immersion. (4)Then said +Paul: John indeed immersed with the immersion of repentance; saying to +the people, that they should believe on him who should come after him, +that is, on Jesus. (5)And when they heard this, they were immersed in +the name of the Lord Jesus. (6)And Paul having laid his hands upon +them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke with tongues, and +prophesied. (7)And all the men were about twelve. + +(8)And he went into the synagogue, and spoke boldly for three months, +reasoning and persuading them of the things concerning the kingdom of +God. (9)But when some were hardened, and believed not, speaking evil +of the Way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated +the disciples, reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus. (10)And this +continued for two years; so that all who dwelt in Asia heard the word +of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks. (11)And God wrought special +miracles by the hands of Paul; (12)so that also there were carried +from his body to the sick, handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases +departed from them, and the evil spirits went out from them. + +(13)Then some of the wandering Jewish exorcists took upon them to +name, over those who had the evil spirits, the name of the Lord Jesus, +saying: I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul preaches. (14)And there +were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this. +(15)And the evil spirit answering said: Jesus I know, and Paul I well +know; but who are ye? (16)And the man in whom the evil spirit was +leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against both, so that +they fled out of that house naked and wounded. (17)And this became +known to all, both Jews and Greeks, who dwelt at Ephesus; and fear +fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified. +(18)And many of the believers came, confessing, and declaring their +deeds. (19)Many of those also who practiced curious arts brought +together the books, and burned them before all; and they counted the +price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver. (20)So +mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. + +(21)When these things were ended, Paul purposed to go to Jerusalem, +passing through Macedonia and Achaia; saying: After I have been there, +I must also see Rome. (22)And having sent into Macedonia two of those +who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia +for a season. + +(23)And about that time, there arose no small tumult concerning the +Way. (24)For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made +silver shrines of Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen; +(25)whom he called together, with the workmen of like occupation, and +said: Sirs, ye well know that by this craft we have our wealth. +(26)Moreover ye see and hear, that this Paul has persuaded and turned +aside much people, not only of Ephesus, but of almost all Asia, saying +that they are not gods, which are made with hands. (27)And there is +danger to us, not only that this branch of business will come into +disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana will be +accounted nothing, and her magnificence will be destroyed, whom all +Asia and the world worship. + +(28)And hearing it, they became full of wrath, and continued crying +out, saying: Great is Diana of the Ephesians. (29)And the whole city +was filled with confusion; and they rushed with one accord into the +theatre, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's +companions in travel. (30)And Paul wishing to enter in unto the +people, the disciples suffered him not. (31)And some also of the +chiefs of Asia, being his friends, sent to him, entreating him not to +adventure himself into the theatre. + +(32)Some therefore were crying one thing, and some another; for the +assembly was confused, and the greater part knew not wherefore they +had come together. (33)And they brought forward Alexander out of the +multitude, the Jews thrusting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with +the hand, desiring to make his defense to the people. (34)But when +they knew that he was a Jew, one voice arose from all, crying about +two hours: Great is Diana of the Ephesians. + +(35)And the town-clerk, having quieted the people, said: Men of +Ephesus, what human being is there, who knows not that the city of the +Ephesians is keeper of the great Diana, and of the image which fell +down from Jupiter? (36)These things being therefore undeniable, ye +ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. (37)For ye brought hither +these men, who are neither robbers of temples, nor blasphemers of your +goddess. (38)If therefore Demetrius, and the craftsmen with him, have +a matter against any man, the law is open[19:38], and there are +proconsuls; let them implead one another. (39)But if ye make any +demand concerning other matters, it shall be determined in the lawful +assembly. (40)For we are in danger of being called in question for +this day's riot, there being no cause whereby we may give an account +of this concourse. (41)And having thus spoken, he dismissed the +assembly. + + + +XX. + +AND after the tumult ceased, Paul called to him the disciples, and +having embraced them, departed to go into Macedonia. (2)And having +gone through those regions, and given them much exhortation, he came +into Greece. (3)And after he had stayed three months, a plot being +laid for him by the Jews, as he was about sailing to Syria, it was +resolved that he should return through Macedonia. (4)And there +accompanied him unto Asia, Sopater, son of Pyrrhus, a Beroean; and of +the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of Derbe, and +Timothy; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus. (5)These, having gone +forward, were waiting for us at Troas. (6)But we sailed forth from +Philippi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came to them to +Troas in five days; where we abode seven days. + +(7)And on the first day of the week, we having come together to break +bread, Paul discoursed to them (being about to depart on the morrow), +and continued the discourse until midnight. (8)Now there were many +lights in the upper room, where we were assembled. (9)And there sat on +the window a certain young man named Eutychus, being fallen into a +deep sleep; and as Paul was long discoursing, he sunk down with sleep, +and fell down from the third loft, and was taken up dead. (10)And Paul +went down, and fell on him, and embracing him said: Do not lament, for +his life is in him. (11)And having come up again, and broken the +bread, and eaten, he talked a long while even till break of day, and +so departed. (12)And they brought the young man living, and were not a +little comforted. + +(13)And we, going forward to the ship, embarked for Assos, intending +there to take in Paul; for so he had appointed, intending himself to +go on foot. (14)And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and +came to Mitylene. (15)And sailing thence, we came the following day +over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos; and having +tarried at Trogyllium, we came the next day to Miletus. (16)For Paul +had determined to sail past Ephesus, that he might not spend time in +Asia; for he was hastening, if it were possible for him, to be at +Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost. + +(17)And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the +church. (18)And when they were come to him, he said to them: Ye know, +from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have +been with you the whole time; (19)serving the Lord with all lowliness +of mind, and with tears, and trials which befell me by the plottings +of the Jews; (20)how I kept back nothing that was profitable, that I +should not announce it to you, and teach you, publicly and from house +to house; (21)testifying, to both Jews and Greeks, repentance toward +God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. + +(22)And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit to Jerusalem, not +knowing the things that shall befall me there; (23)save that the Holy +Spirit witnesses to me in every city, saying that bonds and +afflictions await me. (24)But none of these things move me, neither do +I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my course with +joy[20:24], and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to +testify the good news of the grace of God. + +(25)And now, behold, I know that all ye, among whom I went about +preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more. (26)Wherefore +I testify to you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all; +(27)for I shunned not to declare to you the whole counsel of God. + +(28)Take heed therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which +the Holy Spirit made you overseers, to feed the church of the +Lord[20:28], which he purchased with his own blood. (29)For I know +this, that after my departure grievous wolves will enter in among you, +not sparing the flock. (30)And from among yourselves will men arise, +speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them. +(31)Therefore watch, remembering that for the space of three years, +night and day, I ceased not to warn every one with tears. + +(32)And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his +grace, who is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance +among all the sanctified. (33)I coveted no one's silver, or gold, or +apparel. (34)Ye yourselves know, that these hands ministered to my +necessities, and to those who were with me. (35)In all ways I showed +you that, so laboring, ye ought to assist the weak, and to remember +the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said: It is more blessed +to give than to receive. + +(36)And having thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. +(37)And they all wept sorely, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him; +(38)sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they +should behold his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship. + + + +XXI. + +AND it came to pass, that after we had torn ourselves from them, and +had put to sea, we came with a straight course to Coos, and the day +following to Rhodes, and from thence to Patara. (2)And finding a ship +crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and put to sea. (3)And +bringing Cyprus in sight, and leaving it on the left hand, we sailed +to Syria, and landed at Tyre; for there the ship was to unlade her +burden. (4)And having found out the disciples, we remained there seven +days; who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to +Jerusalem. + +(5)And when we had completed the days, we departed and went our way; +they all accompanying us, with wives and children, till we were out of +the city; and we kneeled down on the beach, and prayed. (6)And having +embraced one another, we went on board the ship; and they returned to +their homes. + +(7)And we, completing the voyage, came down from Tyre to Ptolemais; +and having embraced the brethren, we remained with them one day. +(8)And on the morrow we departed, and came to Caesarea; and entering +into the house of Philip the evangelist, being one of the Seven, we +abode with him. (9)And this man had four daughters, virgins, who +prophesied. + +(10)And while we were remaining several days, there came down from +Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus. (11)And coming to us, he took +off Paul's girdle, and bound his own hands and feet, and said: Thus +says the Holy Spirit: So will the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man, +whose this girdle is, and will deliver him into the hands of the +Gentiles. (12)And when we heard these things, both we, and they of +that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem. (13)Then answered +Paul: What mean ye, to weep and to break my heart? For I am ready not +only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem, for the name of the +Lord Jesus. (14)And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying: +The will of the Lord be done. + +(15)And after those days, having packed up our baggage, we went up to +Jerusalem. (16)There went with us also some of the disciples from +Caesarea, bringing us to Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom +we should lodge. + +(17)And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren received us +gladly. (18)And on the following day, Paul went in with us to James; +and all the elders were present. (19)And having embraced them, he +recounted particularly what things God had wrought among the Gentiles +through his ministry. + +(20)And they, hearing it, glorified the Lord. And they said to him: +Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews there are who believe; +and they are all zealots for the law. (21)And they were informed +concerning thee, that thou teachest all the Jews who are among the +Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying that they should not circumcise +their children, nor walk after the customs. (22)What is it therefore? +A multitude must surely come together; for they will hear that thou +hast come. (23)Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four men +who have a vow on them; (24)these take with thee, and purify thyself +with them, and bear the charges for them, that they may shave their +heads; and all will know that those things, of which they have been +informed concerning thee, are nothing, but that thou thyself also +walkest orderly, keeping the law. (25)But concerning the Gentiles who +have believed, we wrote to them, deciding that they should observe no +such thing, except that they keep themselves from things offered to +idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from +fornication. + +(26)Then Paul took the men, and the next day, having purified himself +with them, entered into the temple, announcing the completion of the +days of the purification, until the offering was brought for each one +of them. + +(27)And as the seven days were about to be completed, the Jews from +Asia, having observed him in the temple, stirred up all the people, +and laid hands on him, (28)crying out: Men of Israel, help. This is +the man who teaches all, everywhere, against the people, and the law, +and this place; and further also, he brought Greeks into the temple, +and has polluted this holy place. (29)For they had before seen with +him in the city Trophimus the Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul +brought into the temple. (30)And all the city was moved, and the +people ran together; and laying hold of Paul, they dragged him out of +the temple; and forthwith the doors were shut. + +(31)And while they were seeking to kill him, a report came up to the +chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar; +(32)who immediately took with him soldiers and centurions, and ran +down to them; and they, seeing the chief captain and the soldiers, +left off beating Paul. (33)Then the chief captain came near, and took +hold of him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and +inquired who he was, and what he had done. (34)And some cried one +thing, some another, among the multitude; and not being able to know +the certainty on account of the tumult, he commanded him to be led +into the castle. (35)And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that +he was borne by the soldiers on account of the violence of the people. +(36)For the multitude of the people followed after, crying: Away with +him. + +(37)And as he was about to be led into the castle, Paul says to the +chief captain: May I speak to thee? And he said: Canst thou speak +Greek? (38)Art thou not then the Egyptian, who before these days made +an uproar, and led out into the wilderness the four thousand men of +the assassins? (39)And Paul said: I am a Jew of Tarsus, a citizen of +no obscure city of Cilicia; and I beseech thee, suffer me to speak to +the people. + +(40)And he having given him permission, Paul, standing on the stairs, +beckoned with the hand to the people. And a great silence ensuing, he +spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, saying: + + + +XXII. + +BRETHREN, and fathers, hear my defense, which I now make to you. +(2)And hearing that he spoke to them in the Hebrew tongue, they kept +the more silence. (3)And he says: I am a Jew, born indeed in Tarsus of +Cilicia, but brought up in this city, taught at the feet of Gamaliel, +according to the strictness of the law of the fathers, being zealous +for God, as ye all are this day. (4)And I persecuted this Way unto +death, binding and delivering into prisons both men and women. (5)As +also the high priest bears me witness, and all the eldership; from +whom, moreover, I received letters to the brethren, and was journeying +to Damascus, to bring also those who were there bound to Jerusalem, +that they might be punished. + +(6)And it came to pass, that as I journeyed, and came near to +Damascus, about midday, there suddenly flashed around me a great light +out of heaven. (7)And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying +to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? (8)And I answered: Who art +thou, Lord? And he said to me: I am Jesus the Nazarene, whom thou +persecutest. (9)And they who were with me beheld indeed the light, and +were afraid; but the voice of him who spoke to me they heard +not[22:9]. (10)And I said: What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said to +me: Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told thee +concerning all things which it is appointed thee to do. + +(11)And as I could not see, for the glory of that light, being led by +the hand by those who were with me, I came into Damascus. (12)And one +Ananias, a devout man according to the law, having a good report from +all the Jews who dwelt there, (13)came to me, and standing by me said +to me: Brother Saul, receive sight. And I, in that very hour, looked +up upon him. (14)And he said: The God of our fathers appointed thee to +know his will, and to see the Just One, and to hear a voice out of his +mouth. (15)For thou shalt be a witness for him to all men, of what +thou hast seen, and didst hear. (16)And now why tarriest thou? Arise, +be immersed and wash away thy sins, calling on his name. + +(17)And it came to pass, when I had returned to Jerusalem, and as I +was praying in the temple, that I was in a trance, (18)and saw him +saying to me: Make haste, and go forth quickly out of Jerusalem; for +they will not receive thy testimony concerning me. (19)And I said: +Lord, they well know that I imprisoned and beat in every synagogue +those who believe on thee; (20)and when the blood of thy witness +Stephen was shed, then I myself was standing by, and consenting, and +keeping the garments of those who slew him. (21)And he said to me: +Depart; for I will send thee far hence to the Gentiles. + +(22)And they heard him unto this word, and then lifted up their +voices, and said: Away with such a one from the earth; for it was not +fit that he should live. (23)And as they were crying out, and throwing +up their garments, and casting dust into the air, (24)the chief +captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he +should be examined by scourging; that he might know for what charge +they were thus crying out against him. + +(25)And as they stretched him forth with the thongs[22:25], Paul said +to the centurion who stood by: Is it lawful for you to scourge a man +that is a Roman, and uncondemned? (26)The centurion, hearing it, he +went and told the chief captain, saying: What art thou about to do? +For this man is a Roman. (27)And the chief captain came, and said to +him: Tell me, art thou a Roman? He said: Yes. (28)And the chief +captain answered: For a great sum I obtained this freedom. And Paul +said: But I was born free. + +(29)Immediately, therefore, they departed from him who were about to +examine him; and the chief captain also was afraid, after he knew that +he was a Roman, and because he had bound him. + +(30)On the morrow, wishing to know the certainty, wherefore he was +accused by the Jews, he released him, and commanded the chief priests +and all the council to come together; and he brought Paul down, and +set him before them. + + + +XXIII. + +AND Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said: Men, brethren, I have +lived in all good conscience before God unto this day. + +(2)And the high priest Ananias commanded those who stood by him to +smite him on the mouth. + +(3)Then Paul said to him: God will smite thee, thou whited wall. And +dost thou sit to judge me according to the law, and command me to be +smitten contrary to law? + +(4)And they that stood by said: Revilest thou God's high priest? + +(5)And Paul said: I knew not, brethren, that he is high priest; for it +is written: Thou shalt not speak evil of a ruler of thy people. + +(6)And Paul, knowing that the one part were Sadducees, and the other +Pharisees, cried out in the council: Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, +the son of a Pharisee; for the hope of the resurrection of the dead I +am now judged. + +(7)And when he had said this, there arose a dissension between the +Pharisees and the Sadducees; and the multitude was divided. (8)For +Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; +but Pharisees acknowledge both. + +(9)And there arose a great clamor; and the scribes of the party of the +Pharisees arose, and contended, saying: We find no evil in this man; +but if a spirit spoke to him, or an angel?-- + +(10)And a great dissension arising, the chief captain, fearing lest +Paul should be pulled in pieces by them, commanded the soldiery to go +down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into +the castle. + +(11)And the night following, the Lord stood by him, and said: Be of +good courage; for as thou didst fully testify the things concerning me +at Jerusalem, so must thou testify also at Rome. + +(12)And when it was day, the Jews banded together, and bound +themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink +till they had killed Paul. (13)And they were more than forty who made +this conspiracy. (14)And they came to the chief priests and the +elders, and said: We bound ourselves under a great curse, to taste +nothing until we have slain Paul. + +(15)Now therefore do ye, with the council, signify to the chief +captain that he bring him down to you, as though ye would ascertain +more exactly the matters concerning him; and we, before he comes near, +are ready to kill him. + +(16)And the son of Paul's sister, hearing of their lying in wait, went +and entered into the castle, and told Paul. (17)Then Paul called one +of the centurions to him, and said: Bring this young man to the chief +captain; for he has something to tell him. (18)So he took him, and +brought him to the chief captain, and said: Paul, the prisoner, called +me to him, and asked me to bring this young man to thee, as he has +something to say to thee. + +(19)Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went aside +privately, and asked: What is that thou hast to tell me? (20)And he +said: The Jews agreed to desire thee, that thou wouldst bring down +Paul to-morrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat +more exactly concerning him. (21)But do not thou yield to them; for of +them more than forty men are lying in wait for him, who bound +themselves with an oath, neither to eat nor to drink till they have +killed him; and now they are ready, looking for the promise from thee. +(22)The chief captain therefore dismissed the young man, having +charged him to say to no one, that thou didst show these things to me. +(23)And calling to him two or three of the centurions, he said: Make +ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and seventy horsemen, +two hundred spearmen, at the third hour of the night; (24)and let them +provide beasts, that they may set Paul thereon, and bring him safe to +Felix the governor. + +(25)And he wrote a letter after this manner: (26)Claudius Lysias to +the most excellent governor Felix, sends greeting. (27)This man was +taken by the Jews, and was about to be killed by them; but I came upon +them with the soldiery, and rescued him, having learned that he is a +Roman. (28)And wishing to know the crime for which they were accusing +him, I brought him down into their council; (29)whom I found to be +accused concerning questions of their law, but having nothing laid to +his charge worthy of death or of bonds. (30)And being informed that a +plot was about to be laid against the man, I sent straightway to thee, +having also commanded the accusers to say before thee what they had +against him. Farewell. + +(31)The soldiers, therefore, as was commanded them, took up Paul, and +brought him by night to Antipatris. (32)But on the morrow, leaving the +horsemen to go with him, they returned to the castle; (33)who, when +they had entered into Caesarea, and delivered the letter to the +governor, presented Paul also before him. (34)And having read it, he +asked of what province he was. And learning that he was from Cilicia, +(35)he said: I will hear thee fully, when thy accusers are also come. +And he commanded him to be kept in the praetorium of Herod. + + + +XXIV. + +AND after five days, the high priest Ananias came down with the elders +and a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor +against Paul; (2)and he having been called, Tertullus began to accuse +him, saying: Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that +very worthy deeds are done for this nation through thy providence, in +every way and everywhere; (3)we accept it, most noble Felix, with all +thankfulness. + +(4)But, not to hinder thee too long, I pray thee that thou wouldst +hear us of thy clemency a few words. (5)For we have found this man to +be a pest, and exciting disturbance among all the Jews throughout the +world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes; (6)who also +attempted to profane the temple; whom we took, [24:6][and desired to +judge according to our law. (7)But Lysias the chief captain came, and +with great violence took him away out of our hands, (8)commanding his +accusers to come before thee;] from whom thou canst thyself ascertain, +by examination, concerning all these things whereof we accuse him. + +(9)And the Jews also joined in assailing him, saying that these things +were so. + +(10)Then Paul, the governor having beckoned to him to speak, answered: +Knowing that thou hast been for many years a judge for this nation, I +do the more cheerfully answer for myself; (11)inasmuch as thou mayest +know, that there are not more than twelve days since I went up to +Jerusalem to worship; (12)and neither in the temple did they find me +disputing with any one, or causing a tumult of the people, nor in the +synagogues, nor in the city; (13)nor can they prove the things whereof +they now accuse me. + +(14)But this I acknowledge to thee, that according to the way which +they call a sect, so I worship the God of our fathers, believing all +things which are written in the law and the prophets; (15)having a +hope toward God, which these themselves also look for, that there will +be a resurrection both of the just and unjust. (16)Therefore do I also +myself strive to have always a conscience void of offense toward God +and men. + +(17)And after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and +offerings. (18)Amidst which they found me purified in the temple, not +with a crowd, nor with tumult; but certain Jews from Asia [caused it], +(19)who ought to be here before thee, and make accusation, if they had +aught against me. (20)Or let these themselves say what crime they +found in me, while I stood before the council, (21)except for this one +voice that I cried, standing among them: Concerning the resurrection +of the dead I am judged by you this day. + +(22)And Felix put them off, knowing the things concerning the Way more +accurately, saying: When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I +will fully inquire into your matters. (23)And he commanded the +centurion that he should be guarded, and should have indulgence; and +to forbid none of his acquaintance to minister to him. + +(24)And after certain days, Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was +a Jewess, and sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in +Christ. (25)And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and the +judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered: Go thy way for this +time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. (26)He +hoped also that money would be given him by Paul; wherefore he sent +for him the oftener, and conversed with him. + +(27)But after two years, Felix was succeeded by Porcius Festus; and +Felix, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, left Paul bound. + + + +XXV. + +FESTUS, therefore, having come into the province, after three days +went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem. + +(2)And the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against +Paul, and besought him, (3)asking for themselves a favor against him, +that he would send for him to Jerusalem, preparing an ambush to slay +him on the way. (4)But Festus answered, that Paul was to be kept a +prisoner at Caesarea, and that he himself should soon go thither. +(5)Let them therefore, said he, who are powerful among you, go down +with me, and accuse this man, if there is any wickedness in him. + +(6)And having tarried among them not more than eight or ten days, he +went down to Caesarea; and on the morrow, sitting on the +judgment-seat, he commanded Paul to be brought. (7)And when he was +come, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around, bringing +many and grievous charges, which they could not prove; (8)while Paul +said in defense: Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the +temple, nor against Caesar, did I commit any offense. + +(9)But Festus, wishing to gain favor with the Jews, answered Paul, and +said: Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning +these things, before me? (10)And Paul said; I stand at Caesar's +judgment-seat, where I ought to be judged. To Jews I did no wrong, as +thou also very well knowest[25:10]. (11)If then I am an offender, and +have done anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if there +be none of the things whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up +to them. I appeal to Caesar. + +(12)Then Festus, having conferred with the council, answered: Thou +hast appealed to Caesar; to Caesar thou shalt go. + +(13)And after certain days, Agrippa the king, and Bernice, came to +Caesarea to salute Festus. (14)And as they were spending some days +there, Festus laid the case of Paul before the king, saying: There is +a certain man left in bonds by Felix; (15)about whom, when I was at +Jerusalem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews made +complaint, asking for judgment against him. (16)To whom I answered: It +is not a custom for Romans to give up any man, before the accused has +the accusers face to face, and has opportunity to answer for himself +concerning the crime laid against him. + +(17)When, therefore, they had come together here, without any delay on +the morrow I sat on the judgment-seat, and commanded the man to be +brought forth; (18)and standing up around him, the accusers brought no +accusation of such things as I supposed; (19)but had certain +controversies with him concerning their own religion, and concerning a +certain Jesus who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive. (20)And I, +being perplexed in regard to the dispute about these things, asked +whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged concerning them. +(21)But Paul having appealed, to be kept in custody for the decision +of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept until I shall send him up to +Caesar. + +(22)And Agrippa said to Festus: I would also hear the man myself. +To-morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him. + +(23)On the morrow, therefore, Agrippa and Bernice having come with +great pomp, and entered into the place of hearing, with the chief +captains and principal men of the city, at Festus' command Paul was +brought forth. (24)And Festus said: King Agrippa, and all men who are +here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the multitude of +the Jews interceded with me, both at Jerusalem and here, Crying out +that he ought not to live any longer. (25)But having found that he had +committed nothing worthy of death, and he himself having appealed to +Augustus, I determined to send him. (26)Of whom I have nothing certain +to write to my lord. Wherefore I brought him forth before you, and +specially before thee, king Agrippa, in order that, the examination +having been made, I may have something to write. (27)For it seems to +me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not also signify the charges +against him. + + + +XXVI. + +AND Agrippa said to Paul: Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. +Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: + +(2)I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for +myself before thee this day, concerning all things whereof I am +accused by Jews; (3)especially since thou art expert in all the +customs and questions among Jews. Wherefore I beseech thee to hear me +patiently. + +(4)My manner of life, therefore, from my youth, which was from the +beginning among my own nation at Jerusalem, all Jews know; (5)having +known me from the first, if they were willing to testify, that +according to the strictest sect of our religion, I lived a Pharisee. +(6)And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the promise made by +God to the fathers; (7)unto which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving +day and night, hope to attain; concerning which hope, O king, I am +accused by Jews. + +(8)Why is it judged incredible with you, if God, raises the dead? + +(9)I therefore thought to myself, that I ought to do many hostile +things against the name of Jesus the Nazarene. (10)Which I also did in +Jerusalem; and many of the saints did I myself shut up in prisons, +having received authority from the chief priests; and when they were +put to death, I gave my voice against them. (11)And punishing them +often, throughout all the synagogues, I constrained them to blaspheme; +and being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them also unto +foreign cities. + +(12)Whereupon, as I went to Damascus with authority and a commission +from the chief priests, (13)at midday, O king, I saw in the way a +light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining around me +and those who journeyed with me. (14)And we all having fallen to the +earth, I heard a voice speaking to me, and saying in the Hebrew +tongue: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? It is hard for thee to +kick against the goads. (15)And I said: Who art thou, Lord? And he +said: I am Jesus, whom thou persecutest. (16)But arise, and stand upon +thy feet; for I appeared to thee for this purpose, to appoint thee a +minister and a witness both of the things which thou sawest, and of +the things in which I will appear to thee; (17)delivering thee from +the people, and the Gentiles, to whom I send thee, (18)to open their +eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light, and from the power of +Satan unto God, that they may obtain forgiveness of sins, and an +inheritance among the sanctified, by faith in me. + +(19)Wherefore, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly +vision; (20)but to those in Damascus first, and in Jerusalem, and unto +all the region of Judaea, and to the Gentiles, I announced that they +should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance. + +(21)For these causes the Jews, seizing me in the temple, attempted to +kill me. (22)Having therefore obtained help from God, I continue unto +this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying nothing except +those things which the prophets and Moses said should come; +(23)whether the Christ should suffer, whether he, the first of the +resurrection from the dead, shall show light to the people and to the +Gentiles. + +(24)And as he thus spoke for himself, Festus said with a loud voice: +Paul, thou art mad; much learning makes thee mad. + +(25)But he said: I am not mad, most noble Festus; but utter words of +truth and soberness. (26)For the king knows well concerning these +things, to whom also I speak boldly; for I am persuaded that none of +these things are hidden from him; for this has not been done in a +corner. (27)King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that +thou believest. + +(28)And Agrippa said to Paul: With little pains[26:28a] thou +persuadest[26:28b] me to become a Christian. (29)And Paul said: I +could pray God, that with little or much[26:29], not only thou, but +also all that hear me this day, may become such as I am, except these +bonds. + +(30)And the king rose up, and the governor, and Bernice, and they who +sat with them. (31)And having withdrawn, they talked together, saying: +This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds. (32)And Agrippa +said to Festus: This man could have been set at liberty, if he had not +appealed to Caesar. + + + +XXVII. + +AND when it was determined that we should sail to Italy, they +delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named +Julius, of the Augustan band. (2)And entering into a ship of +Adramyttium, about to sail along the coasts of Asia, we put to sea, +Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. (3)And on +the second day we landed at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul humanely, +and permitted him to go to his friends and receive their care. (4)And +thence having put to sea, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds +were contrary, (5)And having sailed over the sea along Cilicia and +Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. (6)And there the +centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing to Italy; and he put us +on board of it. (7)And sailing slowly many days, and having come with +difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us to put +in[27:7], we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; (8)and coasting +along it with difficulty, we came to a certain place called Fair +Havens, near to which was the city Lasa. + +(9)And much time having been spent, and the voyage being now +dangerous, because also the fast had already passed by, Paul exhorted +them, (10)saying: Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with +violence and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also +of our lives. (11)But the centurion believed the master and the owner +of the ship, more than the things spoken by Paul. (12)And as the haven +was not well situated for wintering, the greater number advised to +sail thence also, if by any means they might reach Phoenix, a haven of +Crete, looking toward the southwest and northwest, and there winter. + +(13)And a south wind beginning to blow moderately, supposing that they +had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor, and coasted along +close by Crete. (14)But not long after, there struck against it a +tempestuous wind, called Euracylon. (15)And the ship being caught, and +unable to face the wind, we yielded to it, and were driven along. +(16)And running under a certain small island called Clauda, we were +hardly able to come by the boat; (17)which when they had taken up, +they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should +be cast away on the quicksand, they lowered the sail, and so were +driven. + +(18)And we being violently tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened +the ship; (19)and the third day we cast out with our own hands the +tackling of the ship. (20)And neither sun nor stars appearing for many +days, and no small tempest lying on us, thenceforward all hope that we +should be saved was utterly taken away. (21)But after much abstinence, +then Paul, standing up in the midst of then, said: Sirs, ye should +have hearkened to me and not put to sea from Crete, and so have +escaped this violence and loss. (22)And now I exhort you to be of good +cheer; for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the +ship. (23)For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I +am, and whom I serve, (24)saying: Fear not, Paul; thou must stand +before Caesar; and, lo, God has given thee all those who sail with +thee. (25)Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that +it will be even so, as it has been told me. (26)But we must be cast +away upon a certain island. + +(27)And when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven onward +in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the seamen suspected that they +were near to some country; (28)and sounding, they found twenty +fathoms; and having gone a little further, they sounded again, and +found fifteen fathoms. (29)Then fearing lest we should fall upon +rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for day. + +(30)And as the seamen were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had +let down the boat into the sea, under color as if they were about to +extend anchors out of the foreship, (31)Paul said to the centurion and +to the soldiers: Except these abide in the ship, ye can not be saved. +(32)Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let it fall +off. + +(33)And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take +food, saying: This day is the fourteenth day that ye have waited, and +continued fasting, having taken nothing. (34)Wherefore I pray you to +take food; for this is for your safety; for there shall not a hair +fall from the head of one of you. + +(35)And having thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in +presence of them all; and having broken it, he began to eat. (36)Then +were they all of good cheer, and they also took food. (37)And we were +in all in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls. (38)And when +they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting out the grain +into the sea. + +(39)And when it was day, they knew not the land; but they perceived a +certain creek, having a beach, on which they determined, if they were +able, to drive the ship ashore. (40)And cutting the anchors entirely +away, they abandoned them to the sea, at the same time unfastening the +bands of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they made +toward the beach. (41)And falling into a place where two seas met, +they ran the ship aground; and the prow sticking fast remained +immovable, but the stern was broken by the violence of the waves. +(42)And it was the plan of the soldiers, that they should kill the +prisoners, lest any one should swim out, and escape. (43)But the +centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and +commanded that those who could swim should cast themselves first into +the sea and get to land, (44)and the rest, some on boards, and others +on some of the pieces from the ship. And so it came to pass, that all +escaped safe to land. + + + +XXVIII. + +AND having escaped, they then learned that the island is called +Melita. (2)And the barbarians showed us no little kindness; for they +kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and +because of the cold. + +(3)And Paul having gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the +fire, there came out a viper from the heat, and fastened on his hand. +(4)And when the barbarians saw the animal hanging from his hand, they +said among themselves: No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though +escaped from the sea, justice suffered not to live. (5)He, however, +shaking off the animal into the fire, suffered no harm. (6)But they +were expecting that he would become inflamed, or suddenly fall down +dead; but after looking a great while, and seeing no harm befall him, +they changed their minds, and said that he was a god. + +(7)In the region around that place, there were lands of the chief man +of the island, whose name was Publius, who received and entertained us +kindly three days. (8)Now it happened, that the father of Publius was +lying sick with a fever and a bloody flux; to whom Paul entered in, +and having prayed, laid his hands on him and healed him. (9)And this +having been done, the others also, who had diseases in the island, +came and were healed; (10)who also honored us with many honors; and +when we put to sea, they loaded us with such things as were necessary. + +(11)And after three months, we put to sea in a ship of Alexandria, +which had wintered in the island, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. +(12)And landing at Syracuse, we remained three days. (13)And from +thence, making a circuit[28:13], we came to Rhegium. And after one +day, a south wind arose, and we came on the second day to Puteoli; +(14)where we found brethren, and were entreated to remain with them +seven days; and so we went toward Rome. (15)And from thence, the +brethren, having heard of us, came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, +and the Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he gave thanks to God, and +took courage. + +(16)And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to +the commander of the camp; but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, +with the soldier who guarded him. + +(17)And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called together +those who were the chief men of the Jews; and when they were come +together, he said to them: Men, brethren, though I had done nothing +against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered +a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans; (18)who, when +they had examined me, wished to release me, because there was no cause +of death in me. (19)But as the Jews spoke against it, I was compelled +to appeal to Caesar; not that I have anything to charge against my +nation. (20)For this cause therefore I called for you, to see and to +speak with you; for on account of the hope of Israel I am compassed +with this chain. + +(21)And they said to him: We neither received letters from Judaea +concerning thee, nor did any one of the brethren that came, report or +speak any evil concerning thee. (22)But we desire to hear from thee +what thou thinkest; for concerning this sect, we know that everywhere +it is spoken against. + +(23)And having appointed a day for him, they came to him in greater +numbers to his lodging; to whom he expounded, testifying fully the +kingdom of God, and persuading them of the things concerning Jesus, +both from the law of Moses and the prophets, from morning till +evening. (24)And some believed the things spoken, and some believed +not. (25)And disagreeing among themselves, they departed, after Paul +had spoken one word: Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the +prophet to our fathers, (26)saying: + + Go to this people, and say; + With the hearing ye will hear, and will not understand, + And seeing ye will see, and will not perceive. + (27)For the heart of this people is become gross, + And their ears are dull of hearing, + And their eyes they have closed; + Lest haply they see with their eyes, + And hear with their ears, + And understand with their heart, + And turn, and I shall heal them. + +(28)Be it known to you, therefore, that to the Gentiles the salvation +of God was sent; they, moreover, will hear.[28:29] + +(30)And Paul remained two whole years in his own hired house, and +gladly received all that came in to him; (31)preaching the kingdom of +God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with +all confidence, no one hindering him. + + + +THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE ROMANS. + + +I. + +PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart unto the +gospel of God, (2)which he before announced through his prophets in +the Holy Scriptures, (3)concerning his Son, who was born of the seed +of David according to the flesh, (4)who was declared to be the Son of +God with power according to the spirit of holiness, by the +resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord; (5)through whom we +received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all +the nations, for his name's sake; (6)among whom are ye also, called of +Jesus Christ; (7)to all the beloved of God that are in Rome, called to +be saints: Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord +Jesus Christ. + +(8)First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your +faith is spoken of in all the world. (9)For God is my witness, whom I +serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how without ceasing I +make mention of you always in my prayers; (10)making request, if haply +now at length I may be prospered by the will of God to come to you. +(11)For I long to see you, that I may impart to you some spiritual +gift, to the end ye may be established; (12)that is, to be comforted +together among you, by each other's faith, both yours and mine. + +(13)Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that often-times I +purposed to come to you (but was hindered hitherto), that I might have +some fruit among you also, as among the rest of the Gentiles. (14)I am +debtor both to Greeks and Barbarians; both to wise and unwise. (15)So, +as far as lies in me, I am ready to preach the good news to you also +who are at Rome. (16)For I am not ashamed of the gospel; for it is the +power of God unto salvation to every one that believes, to the Jew +first, and also to the Greek. (17)For therein is revealed a +righteousness of God, from faith to faith; as it is written: The just +shall live by faith. + +(18)For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all +ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in +unrighteousness[1:18]; (19)because that which may be known of God is +manifest in them; for God manifested it to them. (20)For, from the +creation of the world, his invisible things are clearly seen, being +perceived by the things that are made, even his eternal power and +Godhead; so that they are[1:20] without excuse. (21)Because, knowing +God, they glorified him not as God, nor gave thanks; but became vain +in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened. +(22)Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools; (23)and +changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to +corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping +things. + +(24)Wherefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to +uncleanness, to dishonor their bodies among themselves; (25)who +changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the +creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. + +(26)For this cause God gave them up to vile passions; for their women +changed the natural use into that which is against nature; (27)and in +like manner the men also, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned +in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is +unseemly, and receiving in themselves the recompense of their error +which was meet. + +(28)And as they did not choose to retain God in their knowledge, God +gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not +becoming; (29)being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, +covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, +malignity; whisperers, (30)slanderers, haters of God, overbearing, +proud, boasters, devisers of evil things, disobedient to parents, +(31)without understanding, covenant-breakers, without natural +affection, implacable, unmerciful; (32)who, knowing the judgment of +God, that they who commit such things are worthy of death, not only do +them, but have pleasure in those who do them. + + + +II. + +WHEREFORE thou art without excuse, O man, whosoever thou art that +judgest; for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; +for thou that judgest doest the same things. (2)Now we know that the +judgment of God is according to truth, upon those who commit such +things. (3)And reckonest thou this, O man, that judgest those who do +such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment +of God? (4)Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and +forbearance, and long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God +is leading thee to repentance; (5)and after thy hardness and +impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself wrath in the day of +wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God; (6)who +will render to every man according to his deeds; (7)to those who by +patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honor and +immortality, eternal life; (8)but to those who are contentious, and do +not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, +(9)tribulation and distress, upon every soul of man that works evil, +of the Jew first, and also of the Greek; (10)but glory, and honor, and +peace, to every man that works good, to the Jew first, and also to the +Greek. + +(11)For there is no respect of persons with God. (12)For as many as +sinned without law shall also perish without law; and as many as +sinned with law shall be judged by law; (13)(for not the hearers of +law are just before God, but the doers of law shall be justified: +(14)for when Gentiles, who have no law, do by nature the things +required by law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves; +(15)who show the work of law written in their hearts, their conscience +witnessing therewith, and their thoughts alternately accusing, or also +excusing[2:15];) (16)in the day when God will judge the secrets of men +by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. + +(17)But if thou art called a Jew, and restest upon law, and makest thy +boast in God, (18)and knowest his will, and approvest the things that +are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; (19)and art +confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of those +who are in darkness, (20)an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of +babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law; +(21)thou then, that teachest another, dost thou not teach thyself? +Thou that preachest, a man should not steal, dost thou steal? (22)Thou +that sayest, a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit +adultery? Thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou commit sacrilege[2:22]? +(23)Thou that makest thy boast in law, through the transgression of +the law dishonorest thou God? (24)For, the name of God is blasphemed +among the Gentiles because of you, as it is written. + +(25)For circumcision indeed profits, if thou keep the law; but if thou +art a transgressor of law, thy circumcision has become uncircumcision. +(26)If then the uncircumcision keep the requirements of the law, shall +not his uncircumcision be counted for circumcision? (27)And shall not +the uncircumcision that is by nature, if it fulfill the law, judge +thee, who with the letter and circumcision art a transgressor of law? +(28)For he is not a Jew, who is one outwardly; nor is that +circumcision, which is outward in the flesh. (29)But he is a Jew, who +is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit +not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God. + + + +III. + +WHAT then is the advantage of the Jew? Or what is the benefit of +circumcision? (2)Much every way; first, indeed, that they were +intrusted with the oracles of God. (3)For what if some did not +believe? Shall their unbelief make void the faithfulness of God? +(4)Far be it! Yea, let God be true and every man a liar; as it is +written: + + That thou mayest be justified in thy words, + And mayest overcome when thou art judged. + +(5)But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what +shall we say? Is God unrighteous who takes vengeance? (I speak as a +man.) (6)Far be it! For then how shall God judge the world? (7)For if +the truth of God through my lie, abounded unto his glory, why am I +also still judged as a sinner? (8)And why not, as we are slanderously +reported, and as some affirm that we say: Let us do evil, that good +may come? Whose judgment is just. + +(9)What then? Are we better? No, in no wise; for we before charged, +that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin. (10)As it is written: +There is none righteous, no, no one; (11)there is none that +understands, there is none that seeks after God. (12)They are all gone +out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none +that does good, there is not so much as one. (13)Their throat is an +open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison +of asps is under their lips; (14)whose mouth is full of cursing and +bitterness. (15)Their feet are swift to shed blood. (16)Destruction +and misery are in their ways; (17)and the way of peace they have not +known. (18)There is no fear of God before their eyes. + +(19)Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those under the +law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become +guilty before God. (20)Because by works of law no flesh shall be +justified in his sight; for by law is the knowledge of sin. + +(21)But now, apart from law, a righteousness of God has been +manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; (22)a +righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unto all and upon +all that believe; (for there is no difference; (23)for all sinned, and +come short of the glory of God;) (24)being justified freely by his +grace, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus; (25)whom God +set forth as a propitiation through faith by his blood, for the +exhibition of his righteousness, because of the passing over of the +sins before committed in the forbearance of God; (26)for the +exhibition of his righteousness in this present time, that he may be +just, and the justifier of him who believes in Jesus. + +(27)Where then is the boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? +Of works? Nay; but by the law of faith. (28)Therefore we reckon that a +man is justified by faith apart from works of law. Is he the God of +Jews only? (29)Is he not also of Gentiles? Yes, of Gentiles also; +(30)seeing that God is one, who will justify the circumcision by +faith, and the uncircumcision through the faith. (31)Do we then make +void law through the faith? Far be it! Yea, we establish law. + + + +IV. + +WHAT then shall we say that Abraham our father found, as pertaining to +the flesh? (2)For if Abraham was justified by works, he has ground of +boasting; but not before God. (3)For what says the Scripture? And +Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness. +(4)Now to him that works, the reward is not reckoned as of grace, but +as a debt. (5)But to him that works not, but believes on him who +justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for righteousness. (6)As +also David speaks of the happiness of the man, to whom God reckons +righteousness, apart from works: + + (7)Happy they, whose iniquities were forgiven, + And whose sins were covered; + (8)Happy the man to whom the Lord will not reckon sin! + +(9)Comes this happiness then on the circumcision, or also on he +uncircumcision? For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for +righteousness. (10)How then was it reckoned? When he was in +circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in +uncircumcision. (11)And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal +of the righteousness of the faith which he had while in +uncircumcision; that he might be father of all that believe while in +uncircumcision, that the righteousness might be reckoned to them also, +(12)and father of circumcision to those who are not only of the +circumcision, but who also walk in the steps of the faith of our +father Abraham, which he had while in uncircumcision. + +(13)For not through law was the promise to Abraham, or to his seed, +that he should be heir of the world, but through the righteousness of +faith. (14)For if they that are of law are heirs, faith is made void, +and the promise is made of no effect. (15)For the law works wrath; for +where there is no law, neither is there transgression. (16)For this +cause it is of faith, that it may be by grace; in order that the +promise may 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, (17)(as it is written: A father of many nations have +I made thee,) before God whom he believed, who quickens the dead, and +calls the things that are not as though they were; (18)who against +hope believed in hope, that he should become father of many nations, +according to that which was spoken: So shall thy seed be. (19)And +being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body already dead, +being about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb. +(20)And in respect to the promise of God he wavered not through +unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God, (21)and being +fully persuaded, that what he has promised he is able also to perform. +(22)Wherefore also it was reckoned to him for righteousness. + +(23)And it was not written for his sake alone, that it was reckoned to +him; (24)but for ours also, to whom it shall be reckoned, if we +believe on him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; (25)who was +delivered up for our offenses, and was raised for our justification. + + + +V. + +BEING justified therefore by faith, we have peace with God through our +Lord Jesus Christ; (2)through whom also we obtained the access by +faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the +glory of God. (3)And not only so, but we rejoice in afflictions also; +knowing that affliction works patience; (4)and patience approval; and +approval hope; (5)and hope makes not ashamed; because the love of God +has been poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Spirit which was +given to us. + +(6)For when we were yet without strength, in due season Christ died +for the ungodly. (7)For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; +though, for the good man, perhaps some one does even dare to die. +(8)But God commends his love toward us, in that, while we were yet +sinners, Christ died for us. (9)Much more therefore, being now +justified by his blood, shall we be saved from the wrath through him. +(10)For if, being enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death +of his son; much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his +life; (11)and not only so, but also rejoicing in God through our Lord +Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received the reconciliation. + +(12)Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by +sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all sinned; (13)(for +until the law sin was in the world; but sin is not imputed when there +is no law. (14)But yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over +those who sinned not after the likeness of Adam's transgression, who +is a type of him who was to come. + +(15)But not as the trespass, so also is the free gift; for if by the +trespass of the one the many died, much more did the grace of God, and +the gift by the grace of the one man, Jesus Christ, abound to the +many. + +(16)And not as through one that sinned, is the gift; for the judgment +came of one unto condemnation, but the free gift came of many +trespasses unto justification. (17)For if by the trespass of the one, +death reigned through the one; much more they who receive the +abundance of the grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign +in life through the one, Jesus Christ.) + +(18)So then, as through one trespass it came upon all men unto +condemnation; so also through one righteous act it came upon all men +unto justification of life. (19)For as through the disobedience of the +one man the many were constituted sinners, so also through the +obedience of the one will the many be constituted righteous. + +(20)Moreover the law came in also, that the trespass might abound. But +where sin abounded, grace did much more abound; (21)that as sin +reigned in death, so also might grace reign through righteousness unto +eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. + + + +VI. + +WHAT then shall we say? Shall we continue in sin that grace may +abound? (2)Far be it! How shall we who died to sin, live any longer +therein? (3)Know ye not, that all we who were immersed into Jesus +Christ were immersed into his death? (4)We were buried therefore with +him by the immersion into his death; that as Christ was raised from +the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness +of life. (5)For if we have become united with the likeness of his +death, we shall be also with that of his resurrection, (6)knowing +this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin +might be destroyed, in order that we should no longer be in bondage to +sin. (7)For he that died has been justified from sin. (8)And if we +died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him; +(9)knowing that Christ, being raised from the dead, dies no more; +death has dominion over him no more. (10)For in that he died, he died +to sin once; but in that he lives, he lives to God. (11)So also reckon +ye yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God through Jesus +Christ. + +(12)Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should +obey the lusts thereof; (13)nor yield your members to sin as +instruments of unrighteousness; but yield yourselves to God as being +alive from the dead, and your members to God as instruments of +righteousness. (14)For sin shall not have dominion over you; for ye +are not under law, but under grace. + +(15)What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law but under +grace? Far be it! (16)Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves +servants to obey, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin +unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness? (17)But thanks be to +God, that ye were servants of sin, but obeyed from the heart that form +of teaching which was delivered to you[6:18]; (18)and being made free +from sin, ye became servants of righteousness. + +(19)I speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your +flesh. For as ye yielded your members servants to uncleanness, and to +iniquity unto iniquity; so now yield your members servants to +righteousness unto sanctification. (20)For when ye were servants of +sin, ye were free as to righteousness. (21)What fruit therefore had ye +then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? For the end of those +things is death. (22)But now, being made free from sin, and become +servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end +everlasting life. (23)For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of +God is eternal life, in Jesus Christ our Lord. + + + +VII. + +KNOW ye not, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that +the law has dominion over a man for so long a time as he lives? (2)For +the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives; but +if the husband die, she is loosed from the law of the husband. (3)So +then if, while the husband lives, she be married to another man, she +shall be called an adulteress; but if the husband die, she is free +from the law, so that she is not an adulteress, though she be married +to another man. + +(4)Wherefore, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through +the body of Christ, in order that ye should be married to another, to +him who was raised from the dead, that we might bring forth fruit to +God. (5)For when we were in the flesh, the emotions of sins, which +were by the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto +death. (6)But now we are delivered from the law, having died to that +wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of spirit, and not +in oldness of the letter. + +(7)What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Far be it! But I had not +known sin, except through law; for I had not known coveting, if the +law had not said: Thou shalt not covet. (8)But sin, taking occasion by +the commandment, wrought in me all manner of coveting. For without +law, sin is dead. + +(9)And I was alive without law once; but when the commandment came, +sin revived, and I died. (10)And the commandment, which was for life, +that I found to be for death. (11)For sin, taking occasion by the +commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. + +(12)So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and +good. + +(13)Has then that which is good become death to me? Far be it! But +sin, that it might appear sin, working death to me by that which is +good, that sin by the commandment might become exceedingly sinful. + +(14)For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold under +sin. (15)For what I perform, I know not; for not what I desire, that +do I; but what I hate, that I do. (16)But if what I desire not, that I +do, I consent to the law that it is good. + +(17)Now then, it is no longer I that perform it, but the sin that +dwells in me. + +(18)For I know that there dwells not in me, that is, in my flesh, any +good; for to desire is present with me; but to perform that which is +good I find not. (19)For the good that I desire, I do not; but the +evil that I desire not, that I do. (20)But if what I desire not, that +I do, it is no more I that perform it, but the sin that dwells in me. + +(21)I find then the law, that, when I desire to do good, evil is +present with me. (22)For I delight in the law of God after the inward +man. (23)But I see another law in my members, warring against the law +of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is +in my members. (24)Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from +the body of this death? (25)I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord! +So then I myself with the mind serve the law of God, but with the +flesh the law of sin. + + + +VIII. + +THERE is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ +Jesus. (2)For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus set me +free from the law of sin and death. (3)For what the law could not do, +in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the +likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh; +(4)that the requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk +not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. (5)For they +that are according to the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but they +that are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit. (6)For to +be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and +peace. (7)Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it does +not submit itself to the law of God, neither indeed can it; (8)and +they that are in the flesh can not please God. + +(9)But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if indeed the +Spirit of God dwells in you. And if any man has not the Spirit of +Christ, he is none of his. (10)And if Christ is in you, the body +indeed is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of +righteousness. (11)And if the Spirit of him who raised up Jesus from +the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ from the dead will +also quicken your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwells in +you. + +(12)So that, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live +according to the flesh. (13)For if ye live according to the flesh, ye +shall die; but if by the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye +shall live. (14)For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are +sons of God. (15)For ye did not receive the spirit of bondage, again +to fear; but ye received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, +Father. (16)The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we +are children of God; (17)and if children, also heirs; heirs of God, +and joint heirs with Christ; if indeed we suffer with him, that we may +also be glorified with him. + +(18)For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are of no +account, in comparison with the glory which shall be revealed in us. +(19)For the earnest longing of the creation is waiting for the +revelation of the sons of God. (20)For the creation was made subject +to vanity, not willingly (but by reason of him who made it subject), +in hope (21)that the creation itself also shall be delivered from the +bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of +God. (22)For we know that the whole creation groans and travails in +pain together until now. (23)And not only so, but ourselves also, +though we have the first-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan +within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our +body. + +(24)For we were saved in hope; but hope that is seen is not hope; for +what a man sees, why does he also hope for? (25)But if we hope for +that we see not, we with patience wait for it. (26)And in like manner +does the Spirit also help our weakness; for we know not what we should +pray for as we ought; but the Spirit itself makes intercession for us +with groanings which can not be uttered. (27)And he who searches the +hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because he makes +intercession for the saints according to the will of God. + +(28)And we know that all things work together for good to those who +love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. +(29)Because whom he foreknew, he also predestined to be conformed to +the image of his Son, that he might be the first-born among many +brethren. (30)And whom he predestined, them he also called; and whom +he called, them he also justified; and whom he justified, them he also +glorified. + +(31)What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who +shall be against us? (32)He who spared not his own Son, but delivered +him up for us all, how shall he not also with him freely give us all +things? (33)Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's chosen? God +is he that justifies; (34)who is he that condemns? Christ is he that +died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is also at the right hand +of God, who also intercedes for us. (35)Who shall separate us from the +love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or +famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? (36)As it is written: + + For, for thy sake we are killed all the day long; + We were accounted as sheep for slaughter. + +(37)Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him +who loved us. (38)For I am persuaded, that neither death nor life, +neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present +nor things to come, (39)neither height nor depth, nor any other +created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, +which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. + + + +IX. + +I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me +witness in the Holy Spirit, (2)that I have great grief and continual +anguish in my heart. (3)For I myself could wish to be accursed from +Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh; (4)who are +Israelites; whose is the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, +and the giving of the law, and the service, and the promises; (5)whose +are the fathers, and of whom as to the flesh is Christ, who is over +all, God blessed forever. Amen. + +(6)Not as though the word of God has failed. For not all they are +Israel, who are of Israel; (7)neither, because they are the seed of +Abraham, are they all children; but, In Isaac shall thy seed be +called. (8)That is, not they who are the children of the flesh are +children of God; but the children of the promise are reckoned as seed. +(9)For the word of promise is this: At this season I will come, and +Sarah shall have a son. (10)And not only so; but when Rebecca also had +conceived by one, our father Isaac (11)(for they being not yet born, +nor having done anything good or evil, that the purpose of God +according to election might stand, not of works, but of him who +calls), (12)it was said to her: The elder shall serve the younger. +(13)As it is written: + + Jacob I loved, + But Esau I hated. + +(14)What then shall we say? Is there unrighteousness with God? Far be +it! (15)For he says to Moses: I will have mercy on whomsoever I have +mercy, and I will have compassion on whomsoever I have compassion. +(16)So then it is not of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of +God who shows mercy, (17)For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: Even for +this very purpose did I raise thee up, that I might show forth my +power in thee, and that my name might be declared in all the earth. +(18)So that, on whom he will he has mercy, and whom he will he +hardens. + +(19)Thou wilt say then to me: Why then does he yet find fault? For who +resists his will? (20)Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest +against God? Shall the thing formed say to him who formed it: Why +didst thou make me thus? + +(21)Has not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make +one vessel unto honor, and another unto dishonor? (22)And what if God, +willing to show forth his wrath, and to make known his power, endured +with much long-suffering vessels of wrath fitted for destruction; +(23)and that he might make known the riches of his glory on vessels of +mercy, which he had before prepared for glory; (24)whom he also +called, even us, not from among the Jews only, but also from among the +Gentiles? (25)As also he says in Hosea: + + I will call them my people, who were not my people; + And her beloved, who was not beloved. + +(26)And it shall be, that in the place where it was said to them, Ye +are not my people, there shall they be called, Sons of the living God. +(27)And Isaiah cries concerning Israel: + + Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, + The remnant shall be saved; + (28)For he will finish the work[9:28a], + And cut it short in righteousness; + Because a short work[9:28b] will the Lord make upon the earth. + +(29)And as Isaiah has said before: + + Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, + We had become as Sodom, + And been made like to Gomorrah. + +(30)What then shall we say? That Gentiles, who were not following +after righteousness, obtained righteousness, the righteousness which +is of faith; (31)but Israel, following after a law of righteousness, +attained not to [such] a law. (32)Wherefore? Because [they sought it] +not by faith, but as being by works of law. For they stumbled against +the stone of stumbling; (33)as it is written: Behold, I lay in Zion a +stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense; and he that believes on him +shall not be put to shame. + + + +X. + +BRETHREN, it is my heart's desire and prayer to God on their behalf, +that they might be saved. (2)For I bear them witness, that they have a +zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. (3)For not knowing the +righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own +righteousness, they did not submit themselves to the righteousness of +God. (4)For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, to every +one that believes. + +(5)For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law: The man +that has done them, shall live by them.[10:5] (6)But the righteousness +which is of faith says thus: Say not in thy heart, Who shall ascend +into heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down;) (7)or, Who shall descend +into the abyss? (that is, to bring up Christ from the dead.) (8)But +what says it? The word is nigh thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart; +that is, the word of faith, which we preach; (9)because, if thou shalt +profess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thy heart that +God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10)For with the +heart man believes unto righteousness; and with the mouth profession +is made unto salvation. (11)For the Scripture says: Whoever believes +on him shall not be put to shame. (12)For there is no difference +between Jew and Greek; for the same is Lord of all, rich toward all +that call upon him; (13)for every one who shall call upon the name of +the Lord shall be saved. + +(14)How then shall they call on him on whom they believed not? And how +shall they believe on him of whom they heard not? And how shall they +hear without a preacher? (15)And how shall they preach, unless they +are sent forth? As it is written: + + How beautiful are the feet of those who bring glad tidings of peace, + Who bring glad tidings of good things! + +(16)But they did not all hearken to the glad tidings. For Isaiah says: +Lord, who believed our report? (17)So then faith comes of hearing, and +hearing by the word of God. + +(18)But I say, did they not hear? Yes verily; + + Their sound went forth into all the earth, + And their words unto the ends of the world. + +(19)But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: + + I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are no people, + By a foolish nation I will move you to anger. + +(20)But Isaiah is very bold, and says: + + I was found by those who sought me not; + I became manifest to those who asked not after me. + +(21)But of Israel he says: + + All the day long, I stretched forth my hands, + To a disobedient and gainsaying people. + + + +XI. + +I SAY then, did God cast away his people? Far be it! For I also am an +Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. (2)God +did not cast away his people whom he foreknew. Know ye not what the +Scripture says in the story of Elijah; how he pleads with God against +Israel, saying: (3)Lord they killed thy prophets, and digged down +thine altars; and I was left alone, and they seek my life. (4)But what +says the answer of God to him? I reserved to myself seven thousand +men, who bowed not the knee to Baal. + +(5)Even so then, at this present time also, there is a remnant +according to the election of grace. (6)And if by grace, it is no +longer of works; otherwise, grace becomes no longer grace. [11:6][But +if of works, it is no longer grace; otherwise, work is no longer +work.] + +(7)What then? What Israel seeks after, that he obtained not; but the +election obtained it, and the rest were hardened. (8)According as it +is written: God gave them a spirit of slumber, eyes that they should +not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this day. (9)And +David says: + + Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, + And a stumbling-block, and a recompense to them; + (10)Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, + And bow down their back alway. + +(11)I say then, did they stumble in order that they should fall? Far +be it! But by their fall salvation is come to the Gentiles, to provoke +them to jealousy. (12)But if their fall is the riches of the world, +and their diminution the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their +fullness? + +(13)For I am speaking to you Gentiles; inasmuch as I am the apostle of +the Gentiles, I magnify my office; (14)if by any means I may provoke +to emulation those who are my flesh, and may save some of them. +(15)For if the casting away of them is the reconciling of the world, +what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? (16)And +if the first-fruit is holy, so also is the lump; and if the root is +holy, so also are the branches. (17)And if some of the branches were +broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, wert grafted in among +them, and became a partaker with them of the root and the fatness of +the olive-tree; (18)boast not over the branches. But if thou boast, it +is not thou that bearest the root, but the root thee. + +(19)Thou wilt say then: The branches were broken off, that I might be +grafted in. (20)Well; because of their want of faith they were broken +off, and thou standest by thy faith. Be not high-minded, but fear; +(21)for if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also +spare not thee. + +(22)Behold then the goodness and severity of God; toward those who +fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his +goodness; otherwise, thou also shalt be cut off. (23)And they also, if +they continue not in their unbelief, shall be grafted in; for God is +able again to graft them in. (24)For if thou wast cut out of the +olive-tree which is wild by nature, and wast grafted contrary to +nature into a good olive-tree; how much more shall these, who are the +natural branches, be grafted into their own olive-tree? + +(25)For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this +mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits, that hardness +has come upon Israel in part, until the fullness of the Gentiles come +in. (26)And so all Israel shall be saved; as it is written: There +shall come out of Zion the Deliverer; he will turn away ungodliness +from Jacob; (27)and this is the covenant from me to them, when I shall +take away their sins. (28)As concerning the gospel, they are enemies +for your sakes; but as concerning the election, they are beloved for +the fathers' sakes. (29)For unrepented are the gifts and the calling +of God. (30)For as ye in times past disobeyed God, but now obtained +mercy through their disobedience; (31)so also they now disobeyed +through the mercy shown to you, that they also might obtain mercy. +(32)For God included all in disobedience[11:32], that he might have +mercy upon all. + +(33)Oh, the depth of the riches, and wisdom, and knowledge of God! How +unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out! +(34)For, + + Who knew the mind of the Lord? + Or who became his counselor? + +(35)Or who first gave to him, and it shall be given back to him again? +(36)For of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things; to him +be the glory forever. Amen. + + + +XII. + +I BESEECH you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present +your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, well pleasing to God, which is +your rational service. (2)And be not conformed to this world; but be +transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may discern what is +the will of God, the good, and well pleasing, and perfect. + +(3)For I say, through the grace given to me, to every one that is +among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; +but to think soberly, according as God imparted to each one the +measure of faith. (4)For as we have many members in one body, and all +the members have not the same office; (5)so we, the many, are one body +in Christ, and severally members one of another. (6)And having gifts +differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether +prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to the proportion of our faith; +(7)or ministry, [let us wait] on the ministry; or he that teaches, on +the teaching; (8)or he that exhorts, on the exhortation; he that +gives, [let him do it] with simplicity; he that presides, with +diligence; he that shows mercy, with cheerfulness. + +(9)Let love be unfeigned. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that +which is good. In brotherly love, (10)be kindly affectioned one to +another; in honor, preferring one another; (11)in diligence, not +slothful; in spirit, fervent, serving the Lord; (12)in hope, +rejoicing; in affliction, patient; in prayer, persevering; +(13)communicating to the necessities of the saints[12:13]; given to +hospitality. (14)Bless those who persecute you; bless, and curse not. +(15)Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. (16)Be +of the same mind one toward another. Aspire not to things that are +high, but condescend to the lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits. +(17)Recompense to no one evil for evil. Provide things honorable in +the sight of all men. (18)If it be possible, as far as depends on you, +be at peace with all men. (19)Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give +place to the wrath [of God]. For it is written: To me belongs +vengeance; I will recompense, saith the Lord. (20)Therefore, + + If thy enemy hungers, feed him; + If he thirsts, give him drink. + +For, in doing this, + + Thou wilt heap coals of fire on his head. + +(21)Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. + + + +XIII. + +LET every soul submit himself to the higher powers. For there is no +power but from God; the powers that be have been ordained by God. +(2)So that he who resists the power, resists the ordinance of God; and +they that resist will receive to themselves condemnation. (3)For +rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. And dost thou +wish not to be afraid of the power? Do that which is good, and thou +wilt have praise from it; (4)for he is God's minister to thee for +good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he bears not +the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger for wrath to +him that does evil. (5)Wherefore it is necessary to submit yourselves, +not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience' sake. + +(6)For, for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are God's +ministers, attending continually to this very thing. (7)Render +therefore to all their dues; tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to +whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor. (8)Owe no one +anything, but to love one another; for he that loves another has +fulfilled the law. (9)For this: Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou +shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not covet; and if +there is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this +saying, namely: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. (10)Love +works no ill to one's neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of +the law. (11)And that, knowing the time, that it is high time that we +already were awaked out of sleep; for now is our salvation nearer than +when we believed. (12)The night is far advanced, the day is at hand. +Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the +armor of light. (13)Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in +reveling and drunkenness, not in lewdness and wantonness, not in +strife and envying; (14)but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not +provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts. + + + +XIV. + +HIM that is weak in faith receive; not for the decision of disputes. +(2)For one believes, that he may eat all things; but he that is weak +eats herbs. (3)Let not him that eats despise him that eats not; and +let not him that eats not judge him that eats; for God received him. +(4)Who art thou that judgest another's servant? To his own master he +stands or falls. But he shall be made to stand; for God is able to +make him stand. + +(5)One man esteems one day above another; another esteems every day +alike. Let each one be fully persuaded in his own mind. (6)He that +regards the day, regards it to the Lord; and he that eats, eats to the +Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he that eats not, to the Lord he +eats not, and gives thanks to God. + +(7)For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself. (8)For +if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord; +whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's. (9)For to this +end Christ died, and lived, that he might be Lord of both the dead and +living. + +(10)But why dost thou judge thy brother? Or why dost thou despise thy +brother? For we shall all stand before the judgment-seat of God. +(11)For it is written: As I live, saith the Lord, to me every knee +shall bow, and every tongue shall confess to God.[14:11] (12)So then, +each one of us shall give account of himself to God. + +(13)Let us therefore no longer judge one another; but judge this +rather, not to put a stumbling-block, or an occasion to fall, in a +brother's way. (14)I know, and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus, that +nothing is unclean of itself; but to him that accounts anything to be +unclean, to him it is unclean. (15)But if because of food thy brother +is grieved, thou no longer walkest in accordance with love. Destroy +not him by thy food, for whom Christ died. (16)Let not then your good +be evil spoken of. (17)For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; +but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit. (18)For he +that in these things serves Christ, is well pleasing to God, and +approved by men. + +(19)So then, let us follow after the things which make for peace, and +things by which one may edify another. (20)For the sake of food +destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is +evil for that man who eats with offense. (21)It is good neither to eat +flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy brother stumbles, +or is made to offend, or is weak. (22)Hast thou faith? Have it to +thyself before God. Happy is he that judges not himself in that which +he allows. (23)And he that doubts is condemned if he eat, because it +is not of faith; and all that is not of faith is sin. + + + +XV. + +NOW we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and +not to please ourselves. (2)Let each one of us please his neighbor, +for his good, to edification. (3)For also Christ pleased not himself; +but, as it is written: The reproaches of those who reproached thee, +fell on me. (4)For whatever things were written afore-time were for +our instruction, that we through patience and consolation of the +Scriptures may have hope. (5)And the God of patience and consolation +grant you to be of the same mind one with another, according to Christ +Jesus; (6)that with one accord ye may with one mouth glorify God, the +Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. + +(7)Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us, to +the glory of God. (8)For I say that Jesus Christ has been made a +minister of the circumcision, for the sake of God's truth, in order to +confirm the promises made to the fathers; (9)and that the Gentiles +should glorify God for his mercy; as it is written: + + For this cause I will give thee praise among Gentiles. + And to thy name will sing. + +(10)And again he says: + + Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people. + +(11)And again: + + Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; + And extol him, all ye peoples. + +(12)And again, Isaiah says: + + There shall be the root of Jesse, + And he who rises up to rule the Gentiles; + On him will Gentiles hope. + +(13)And the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, +that ye may abound in hope, by the power of the Holy Spirit. + +(14)And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also +yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also +to admonish one another. (15)But I wrote the more boldly to you, +brethren, in part as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is +given to me by God; (16)that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus to +the Gentiles, ministering as a priest in the gospel of God, that the +offering up of the Gentiles may be acceptable, being sanctified by the +Holy Spirit. (17)I have therefore my glorying in Christ Jesus, as to +things pertaining to God. (18)For I will not dare to speak of any of +the things which Christ wrought not through me, to bring the Gentiles +to obedience, by word and deed, (19)in the power of signs and wonders, +in the power of the Holy Spirit; so that from Jerusalem, and around as +far as to Illyricum, I have fully preached the good news of Christ; +(20)being emulous so to preach the good news, not where Christ was +named, lest I should build upon another's foundation; (21)but as it is +written: + + They to whom it was not announced concerning him shall see, + And they that have not heard shall understand. + +(22)For which cause also, for the most part, I was hindered from +coming to you. (23)But now having no longer place in these regions, +and having a great desire these many years to come to you, +(24)whenever I go into Spain, I hope to see you in my journey, and to +be sent forward thither by you, if first I shall be satisfied in a +measure with your company. + +(25)But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints. (26)For +Macedonia and Achaia thought it good, to make a certain contribution +for the poor among the saints who were at Jerusalem. (27)For they +thought it good; and their debtors are they. For if the Gentiles +shared in their spiritual things, they ought also to minister to them +in carnal things. (28)When therefore I have performed this, and have +sealed to them this fruit, I will go by you into Spain. (29)And I know +that, when I come to you, I shall come in the fullness of the blessing +of Christ. + +(30)And I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the +love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God +for me; (31)that I may be delivered from the unbelieving in Judaea, +and that my service which is for Jerusalem may prove acceptable to the +saints; (32)that with joy I may come to you by the will of God, and +may with you be refreshed. (33)And the God of peace be with you all. +Amen. + + + +XVI. + +I COMMEND to you Phoebe our sister, who is a deaconess of the church +which is at Cenchraea; (2)that ye receive her in the Lord as becomes +saints, and assist her in whatever business she may have need of you; +for she has been a helper of many, and of myself. + +(3)Salute Prisca and Aquila, my fellow-laborers in Christ Jesus +(4)(who for my life laid down their own necks; to whom not only I give +thanks, but also all the churches of the Gentiles), (5)and salute the +church that is in their house. + +Salute Epenetus, my beloved, who is the first-fruits of Asia unto +Christ. + +(6)Salute Mary, who bestowed much labor on us[16:6]. + +(7)Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, +who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. + +(8)Salute Amplias, my beloved in the Lord. + +(9)Salute Urbanus, our fellow-laborer in Christ, and Stachys my +beloved. + +(10)Salute Apelles, the approved in Christ. + +Salute those of the household of Aristobulus. + +(11)Salute Herodion my kinsman. + +Salute those of the household of Narcissus, who are in the Lord. + +(12)Salute Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. + +Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord. + +(13)Salute Rufus, the chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine. + +(14)Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermes, Patrobas, Hernias, and the +brethren who are with them. + +(15)Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus and his sister, and Olympas, +and all the saints who are with them. + +(16)Salute one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ +salute you. + +(17)Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who cause divisions and +offenses, contrary to the teaching which ye learned, and avoid them. +(18)For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own +belly; and by their good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of +the simple. (19)For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I +rejoice therefore over you; but I would have you wise as to that which +is good, and simple as to that which is evil. (20)And the God of peace +will shortly bruise Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus +Christ be with you. Amen. + +(21)Timothy, my fellow-laborer, salutes you, and Lucius, and Jason, +and Sosipater, my kinsmen. + +(22)I, Tertius, who wrote the letter, salute you in the Lord. + +(23)Gaius my host, and of the whole church, salutes you. + +Erastus the chamberlain of the city salutes you, and Quartus the +brother. + +(24)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen. (25)Now +to him who is able to establish you, according to my gospel and the +preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery +kept in silence during eternal ages (26)but now made manifest, and +through the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment +of the eternal God, made known to all nations for obedience to the +faith, (27)to God only wise, through Jesus Christ, be the glory +forever. Amen. + + + +THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS. + + +I. + +PAUL, a called apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and +Sosthenes the brother, (2)to the church of God which is at Corinth, +those 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: (3)Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father, and +the Lord Jesus Christ. + +(4)I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which +was given you in Christ Jesus; (5)that in everything ye were made rich +in him, in all utterance and all knowledge; (6)according as the +testimony of Christ was confirmed in you; (7)so that ye are behind in +no gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ; (8)who +will also confirm you unto the end, unaccused in the day of our Lord +Jesus Christ. (9)God is faithful, by whom ye were called into the +fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. + +(10)But I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, +that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among +you; but that ye be made complete in the same mind, and in the same +judgment. (11)For it was made known to me concerning you, my brethren; +by those of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you. +(12)And I mean this, that each of you says, I am of Paul; and I of +Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ. (13)Is Christ divided? Was +Paul crucified for you? Or were ye immersed in the name of Paul? (14)I +thank God that I immersed none of you, but Crispus and Gaius; (15)that +no one may say that I immersed in my own name. (16)And I immersed also +the household of Stephanas; besides, I know not whether I immersed any +other. + +(17)For Christ did not send me to immerse, but to preach the glad +tidings; not with wisdom of speech, lest the cross of Christ should be +made of no effect. (18)For the preaching of the cross is to those who +perish, foolishness; but to us who are saved, it is the power of God. +(19)For it is written: + + I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, + And will bring to nothing the prudence of the prudent. + +(20)Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of +this world? Did not God make foolish the wisdom of the world? (21)For +since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom knew not +God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save +those who believe; (22)since Jews require signs, and Greeks seek after +wisdom, (23)but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling-block, +and to Gentiles foolishness, (24)but to those who are the called, both +Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. +(25)Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness +of God is stronger than men. + +(26)For see your calling, brethren, that not many are wise after the +flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; (27)but God chose the foolish +things of the world, that he might put to shame the wise; and God +chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the +things which are strong; (28)and the base things of the world, and the +things which are despised, did God choose, and the things which are +not, that he might bring to naught things that are; (29)that no flesh +should glory before God. (30)But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who +from God was made wisdom to us, both righteousness and sanctification, +and redemption; (31)that, according as it is written: He that glories, +let him glory in the Lord. + + + +II. + +I ALSO, when I came to you, brethren, came not with excellency of +speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God. (2)For I +determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and him +crucified. (3)And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much +trembling. (4)And my speech and my preaching were not with persuasive +words of man's wisdom, but with demonstration of the Spirit and of +power; (5)that your faith might not stand in the wisdom of men, but in +the power of God. + +(6)But we speak wisdom among those who are perfect; but a wisdom not +of this world, nor of the rulers of this world, who come to naught. +(7)But we speak God's wisdom in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God +predestined before the worlds unto our glory; (8)which no one of the +rulers of this world has known; for had they known it, they would not +have crucified the Lord of glory; (9)but (as it is written) things +which eye saw not, nor ear heard, and which entered not into the heart +of man, which God prepared for those who love him; (10)but to us God +revealed them by his Spirit, for the Spirit searches all things, even +the deep things of God. (11)For who among men knows the things of a +man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? So also the things +of God no one knows, but the Spirit of God. (12)And we received, not +the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might +know the things that were freely given to us by God. (13)Which things +also we speak, not in words taught by man's wisdom, but in those +taught by the Spirit; comparing spiritual things with spiritual[2:13]. + +(14)But the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God, +for they are foolishness to him; and he can not know them, because +they are spiritually judged. (15)But he that is spiritual judges all +things; but he himself is judged by no one. (16)For who knew the mind +of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ. + + + +III. + +I ALSO, brethren, was not able to speak to you as spiritual, but as +carnal, as babes in Christ. (2)I fed you with milk, and not with meat; +for ye were not yet able to bear it; nay, nor even now are ye able. +(3)For ye are yet carnal; for whereas there is among you envying, and +strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk as men? +(4)For when one says, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are +ye not carnal? (5)Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers +through whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to each one? (6)I +planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase. (7)So then +neither is he that plants anything, nor he that waters; but God that +gives the increase. (8)And he that plants and he that waters are one; +and each will receive his own reward according to his own labor. + +(9)For we are God's fellow-laborers; ye are God's field, God's +building. (10)According to the grace of God which was given to me, as +a wise master-builder I laid a foundation, and another builds thereon. +But let each one take heed how he builds thereon. (11)For other +foundation can no one lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus +Christ. (12)And if any one builds on this foundation gold, silver, +precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; (13)the work of each one will be +made manifest; for the day will show it, because it is revealed in +fire, and the fire itself will prove of what sort is each one's work. +(14)If any one's work which he built thereon remains, he will receive +reward. (15)If any one's work shall be burned up, he will suffer loss; +but he himself will be saved; yet so as through fire. + +(16)Know ye not that ye are God's temple, and that the Spirit of God +dwells in you? (17)If any one defiles[3:17] the temple of God, him +will God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, the which are ye. + +(18)Let no one deceive himself. If any one seems to be wise among you +in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. (19)For +the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written: +He that takes the wise in their craftiness. (20)And again: + + The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, + That they are vain. + +(21)So then, let no one glory in men. For all things are yours; +(22)whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or +death, or things present, or things to come, all are yours; (23)and ye +are Christ's, and Christ is God's. + + + +IV. + +SO let a man account us, as ministers of Christ, and stewards of the +mysteries of God. (2)Moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man +be found faithful. (3)But with me it is a very small thing that I +should be judged by you, or by man's day[4:3]; nay, neither do I judge +myself. (4)For I am conscious to myself of nothing; yet am I not +hereby justified, but he that judges me is the Lord. (5)So then judge +not anything before the time, until the Lord come, who will both bring +to light the hidden things of darkness, and make manifest the counsels +of the hearts; and then shall each one have his praise of God. + +(6)And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to +myself and Apollos for your sakes; that in us ye may learn not to go +beyond that which is written, that ye be not puffed up each for one +against another. (7)For who makes thee to differ? And what hast thou, +that thou didst not receive? But if thou didst receive it, why dost +thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it? (8)Already ye are filled +full, already ye became rich, without us ye reigned as kings; and I +would ye did reign, that we also might reign with you. + +(9)For I think that God set forth us the apostles last, as condemned +to death; for we have become a spectacle to the world, both to angels +and to men. (10)We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in +Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honorable, but we are +despised. (11)Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, +and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling-place; +(12)and labor, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; +being persecuted, we suffer it; (13)being defamed, we entreat; we have +become as the filth of the world, the offscouring of all things unto +this day. + +(14)I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I +admonish you. (15)For though ye have ten thousand instructors in +Christ, yet have ye not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begot you +through the gospel. (16)I beseech you therefore, be followers of +me[4:16]. + +(17)For this cause I sent to you Timothy, who is my child, beloved and +faithful in the Lord, who will bring to your remembrance my ways in +Christ, as I teach everywhere in every church. + +(18)Now some were puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. +(19)But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, +not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. (20)For the +kingdom of God is not in word, but in power. (21)What will ye? Shall I +come to you with a rod, or in love, and the spirit of meekness? + + + +V. + +IT is commonly reported that there is fornication among you, and such +fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that one should have +his father's wife. (2)And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, +that he who did this deed might be taken away from among you. (3)For I +verily, as absent in body but present in spirit, have already judged, +as though I were present, concerning him who has so done this; (4)in +the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ye being gathered together, and my +spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, (5)to deliver such a +one to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be +saved in the day of the Lord Jesus. + +(6)Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leavens +the whole lump? (7)Cleanse out therefore the old leaven, that ye may +be a new lump, according as ye are unleavened. For our passover, +Christ, was sacrificed for us; (8)therefore let us keep the feast, not +with old leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wickedness, but +with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. + +(9)I wrote to you, in my letter, not to keep company with fornicators; +(10)yet not, altogether, with the fornicators of this world, or with +the covetous, or extortioners, or idolaters; for then ye must needs go +out of the world. (11)But as it is, I wrote to you not to keep +company, if any one called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or +an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner, with such +a one not even to eat. + +(12)For what have I to do with judging those also who are without? Do +not ye judge those who are within? (13)But those who are without God +judges. Therefore put away that wicked man from among yourselves. + + + +VI. + +DARE any one of you, having a matter against another, go to law before +the unjust, and not before the saints? (2)Do ye not know that the +saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, +are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? (3)Know ye not that we +shall judge angels? How much more the things of this life? (4)If then +ye have judgments about things of this life, set those to judge who +are of no esteem in the church. + +(5)I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among +you, not even one that shall be able to judge between his brethren; +(6)but brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers? +(7)Now therefore, it is altogether a fault among you, because ye go to +law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? Why do ye not +rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? (8)Nay, ye do wrong, and +defraud, and that your brethren. (9)Know ye not that the unrighteous +shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived; neither +fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor the effeminate, nor +abusers of themselves with mankind, (10)nor thieves, nor the covetous, +nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the +kingdom of God. (11)And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but +ye were sanctified, but ye were justified in the name of the Lord +Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. + +(12)All things are lawful for me, but not all things are expedient; +all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the +power of anything. (13)Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats; +but God will destroy both it and them. But the body is not for +fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body. (14)And God +both raised the Lord, and will also raise up us by his power. + +(15)Know ye not that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then +take the members of Christ, and make them members of a harlot? Far be +it! (16)Know ye not that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? For +the two, says he, shall be one flesh. (17)But he that is joined to the +Lord is one spirit. (18)Flee fornication. Every sin that a man commits +is without the body; but he that commits fornication, sins against his +own body. (19)Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy +Spirit, who is in you, whom ye have from God, and ye are not your own? +(20)For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your +body. + + + +VII. + +NOW concerning the things whereof ye wrote to me: It is good for a man +not to touch a woman; (2)but because of fornication, let each man have +his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. (3)Let the +husband render to the wife her due; and in like manner the wife also +to the husband. (4)The wife has not power over her own body, but the +husband; and in like manner the husband also has not power over his +own body, but the wife. (5)Defraud not one the other, except it be +with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and +prayer, and come again together, that Satan may not tempt you on +account of your incontinency. + +(6)But this I say by way of permission, not of command. (7)But I would +that all men were as myself. But each one has his own gift from God, +one after this manner, and another after that. + +(8)And I say to the unmarried and the widows, it is good for them if +they remain as I also am. (9)But if they have not self-control, let +them marry; for it is better to marry than to burn. + +(10)And the married not I command, but the Lord, that the wife depart +not from the husband. (11)But if she have departed, let her remain +unmarried, or let her be reconciled to her husband; and let the +husband not put away his wife. + +(12)But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother has a wife +that believes not, and she is pleased to dwell with him, let him not +put her away. (13)And a woman who has a husband that believes not, and +he is pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband. +(14)For the unbelieving husband is sanctified in the wife, and the +unbelieving wife is sanctified in the husband; else your children are +unclean; but now they are holy. + +(15)But if the unbelieving departs, let him depart. The brother or the +sister is not under bondage in such cases; but God has called us to +peace. (16)For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy +husband? Or what knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy +wife? (17)Only, as the Lord apportioned to each one, as God has called +each one, so let him walk. And so I ordain in all the churches. + +(18)Was any one called being circumcised? Let him not become +uncircumcised. Has any one been called in uncircumcision? Let him not +be circumcised. (19)Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is +nothing; but the keeping of the commandments of God. + +(20)Let each one abide in the same calling wherein he was called. +(21)Wast thou called being a servant? Care not for it; but if thou +canst become free, use it rather. (22)For he that was called in the +Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freedman; in like manner also the +freeman, being called, is Christ's servant. (23)Ye were bought with a +price; become not servants of men. (24)Brethren, let every man, +wherein he was called, therein abide with God. + +(25)Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord; but I +give my judgment, as one that has obtained mercy of the Lord to be +faithful. (26)I consider therefore that this is good on account of the +present necessity, that it is good for a man so to be. (27)Art thou +bound to a wife? Seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? +Seek not a wife. (28)But if also thou marry, thou sinnedst not; and if +a virgin marry, she sinned not. But such shall have affliction in the +flesh; but I spare you[7:28]. + +(29)But this I say, brethren, the time that remains is short; that +both they who have wives may be as though they had none; (30)and they +that weep, as though they wept not; and they that rejoice, as though +they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though they possessed not; +(31)and they that use this world, as not abusing it; for the fashion +of this world is passing away. + +(32)But I would have you without cares. He that is unmarried cares for +the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord; (33)but he that +is married cares for the things of the world, how he shall please his +wife. (34)There is a difference also between the wife and the virgin. +The unmarried woman cares for the things of the Lord, that she may be +holy both in body and spirit; but she that is married cares for the +things of the world, how she shall please her husband. + +(35)And this I say for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare +upon you, but for that which is seemly, and that ye may attend upon +the Lord without distraction. (36)But if any one thinks that he +behaves himself unseemly toward his virgin, if she be past the flower +of her age, and need so require, let him do what he will, he sins not; +let them marry. (37)But he that stands steadfast in his heart, having +no necessity, but has power over his own will, and has determined this +in his heart that he will keep his virgin, does well. (38)So that both +he that gives her in marriage does well, and he that gives her not in +marriage does better. + +(39)A wife is bound as long as her husband lives; but if her husband +be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the +Lord. (40)But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment; and I +too think that I have the Spirit of God. + + + +VIII. + +NOW concerning the things offered to idols, we know that we all have +knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies. (2)If any one thinks +that he knows anything, he has known nothing yet as he ought to know. +(3)But if any one loves God, the same is known by him. + +(4)As concerning then the eating of the things offered to idols, we +know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other +God but one. (5)For though there are gods so-called, whether in heaven +or on earth (as there are gods many, and lords many), (6)yet to us +there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto +him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him. + +(7)But there is not in all men this knowledge; for some, with a +consciousness till now of the idol, eat it as a thing offered to an +idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled. (8)But food commends +us not to God; for neither, if we eat, are we the better; nor, if we +eat not, are we the worse. (9)But take heed, lest haply this liberty +of yours become a stumbling-block to the weak. (10)For if any one sees +thee, who hast knowledge, reclining at table in an idol's temple, will +not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat the things +offered to idols? (11)And through thy knowledge he that is weak +perishes, the brother for whom Christ died! (12)But when ye so sin +against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against +Christ. (13)Wherefore, if food cause my brother to offend, I will eat +no flesh for ever more, that I may not cause my brother to offend. + + + +IX. + +AM I not an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our +Lord? Are not ye my work in the Lord? (2)If I am not an apostle to +others, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of my apostleship are +ye in the Lord. (3)This is my answer to those who examine me. (4)Have +we not power to eat and to drink? (5)Have we not power to lead about a +sister as a wife, as well as the other apostles, and the brothers of +the Lord, and Cephas? (6)Or have only I and Barnabas not power to +forbear working? (7)Who ever goes to war at his own charges? Who +plants a vineyard, and eats not of the fruit thereof? Or who tends a +flock, and eats not of the milk of the flock? + +(8)Say I these things as a man? Or does not the law also say these +things? (9)For it is written in the law of Moses: Thou shalt not +muzzle an ox while treading out the grain. Is it for the oxen that God +cares? (10)Or does he say it altogether for our sakes? For, for our +sakes it was written; that he who plows ought to plow in hope; and he +who threshes, in hope of partaking. (11)If we sowed for you, the +things that are spiritual, is it a great thing if we shall reap your +carnal things? (12)If others partake of this power over you, do not we +still more? But we used not this power; but we bear all things, that +we may not cause any hindrance to the gospel of Christ. + +(13)Do ye not know that they who minister about the holy things eat of +the temple, and they who wait at the altar partake with the altar? +(14)So also did the Lord appoint to those who preach the gospel, to +live by the gospel. (15)But I have used none of these things; and I +wrote not these things, that it should be so done to me; for it were +better for me to die, than that any one should make my glorying void. +(16)For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for a +necessity is laid upon me; for, woe is to me, if I preach not the +gospel! (17)For if I do this willingly, I have a reward; but if +unwillingly, I have a stewardship intrusted to me. + +(18)What then is my reward? That, in preaching the gospel, I may make +the gospel without charge, that I use not to the full my power in the +gospel. (19)For being free from all men, I made myself servant to all, +that I might gain the more. (20)And to the Jews I became as a Jew, +that I might gain Jews; to those under law, as under law, not being +myself under law, that I might gain those under law; (21)to those +without law, as without law (not being without law to God, but under +law to Christ), that I might gain those without law. (22)To the weak I +became as weak, that I might gain the weak. I have become all things +to all, that I may by all means save some. (23)And all things I do for +the gospel's sake, that I may become a partaker thereof with +others[9:23]. + +(24)Know ye not that they who run in a race, all indeed run, but one +receives the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. (25)And every one who +contends for the prize is temperate in all things; they indeed to +obtain a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. (26)I therefore +so run, as not uncertainly; I so fight, as not beating the air. +(27)But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection; lest +haply, having preached to others, I myself should be rejected. + + + +X. + +FOR I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all +under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; (2)and were all +immersed unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea; (3)and all ate the +same spiritual food, (4)and all drank the same spiritual drink; for +they drank of the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was +Christ. (5)But in the most of them God had no pleasure; for they were +overthrown in the wilderness. + +(6)Now these things were examples to us, in order that we should not +lust after evil things, as they also lusted. (7)Nor be ye idolaters, +as were some of them; as it is written: The people sat down to eat and +drink, and rose up to play. (8)Nor let us commit fornication, as some +of them did, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand. (9)Nor let +us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted, and perished by the +serpents. (10)Nor murmur ye, as some of them murmured, and perished by +the destroyer. + +(11)Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were +written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages are come. +(12)Wherefore let him that thinks he stands, take heed lest he fall. +(13)There has no temptation taken you but such as belongs to man; and +God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted beyond what ye +are able, but will with the temptation make also the way of escape, +that ye may be able to bear it. + +(14)Wherefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. (15)I speak as to wise +men; judge ye what I say. (16)The cup of blessing which we bless, is +it not a partaking of the blood of Christ? The loaf which we break, is +it not a partaking of the body of Christ? (17)Because we, the many, +are one loaf, one body; for we all share in that one loaf. + +(18)Behold Israel according to the flesh. Are not they who eat of the +sacrifices partakers of the altar? + +(19)What then do I say? That an idol is anything, or that what is +offered to idols is anything? (20)Nay; but that what they sacrifice, +they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; and I would not that ye +should be partakers of the demons. (21)Ye can not drink the cup of the +Lord, and the cup of demons; ye can not share in the table of the +Lord, and the table of demons. + +(22)Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than he? +(23)All things are lawful, but not all things are expedient; all +things are lawful, but not all things edify. (24)Let no one seek his +own, but his neighbor's good. + +(25)Whatever is sold in the market eat, asking no question for +conscience sake'; (26)for the earth is the Lord's, and the fullness +thereof. + +(27)If any of the unbelieving bids you to a feast, and ye choose to +go, whatever is set before you eat, asking no question for conscience' +sake. (28)But if any one say to you: This is a thing sacrificed to a +god, eat it not, for his sake that showed it, and for conscience' +sake. (29)Conscience, I say, not thine own, but that of the other; for +why is my liberty judged by another's conscience? (30)If I partake +with thanks, why am I evil spoken of, for that for which I give +thanks? + +(31)Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to +the glory of God. (32)Give no occasion of stumbling, either to Jews or +Greeks, or to the church of God; (33)as I also please all in all +things, not seeking my own profit, but that of the many, that they may +be saved. (1)BE ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ. + +(2)Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and, +hold fast the traditions[11:2], as I delivered them to you. + +(3)And I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; +and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. +(4)Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, +dishonors his head. (5)But every woman praying or prophesying with the +head uncovered, dishonors her head; for it is one and the same as if +she were shaven. (6)For if a woman is not covered, let her also be +shorn; but if it is a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her +be covered. (7)For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, being the +image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man. (8)For +the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. (9)And the man +was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man. (10)For this +cause ought the woman to have [the token of] authority on her head, +because of the angels. + +(11)Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man +without the woman, in the Lord. (12)For as the woman is of the man, so +also is the man by the woman; but all things of God. + +(13)Judge in your own selves; is it seemly that a woman pray to God +uncovered? (14)Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man +have long hair, it is a shame to him? (15)But if a woman have long +hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given her for a covering. + +(16)But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, +nor the churches of God. + +(17)And while I enjoin this, I praise you not, that ye come together +not for the better, but for the worse. (18)For first of all, when ye +come together in the church, I hear that there are divisions among +you; and I partly believe it. (19)For there must be also sects among +you, that they who are approved may be made manifest among you. + +(20)When therefore ye come together into one place, there is no eating +of a supper of the Lord[11:20]. (21)For in eating, each takes without +waiting his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is drunken. +(22)What! have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? Or despise ye the +church of God, and shame those who have not? What shall I say to you? +Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. + +(23)For I received from the Lord, what I also delivered to you, that +the Lord Jesus, in the night in which he was betrayed, took a loaf; +(24)and having given thanks, he broke it, and said: This is my body, +which is for you; this do in remembrance of me. (25)In like manner +also the cup, after they had supped, saying: This cup is the new +covenant in my blood; this do, as often as ye drink it, in remembrance +of me. (26)For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye +show the Lord's death till he come. + +(27)So that whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord +unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. +(28)But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread, +and drink of the cup. (29)For he that eats and drinks, eats and drinks +condemnation to himself, if he discern not the body. + +(30)For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. +(31)For if we judged ourselves; we should not be judged. (32)But being +judged, we are chastened by the Lord, that we may not be condemned +with the world. + +(33)Wherefore, my brethren, when coming together to eat, wait for one +another. (34)If any one is hungry, let him eat at home; that ye come +not together unto condemnation. And the rest I will set in order when +I come. + + + +XII. + +NOW concerning the spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you +ignorant. + +(2)Ye know that ye were Gentiles carried away to the dumb idols, as ye +were led. (3)Wherefore I give you to understand, that no one speaking +by the Spirit of God calls Jesus accursed; and no one can say, Jesus +is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit. + +(4)Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. (5)And +there are diversities of ministrations, and the same Lord. (6)And +there are diversities of operations, but the same God who works all in +all. (7)But to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit, for +profiting. (8)For to one is given through the Spirit the word of +wisdom; to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; +(9)to another faith, by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healings +by the one Spirit; (10)to another the working of miracles; to another +prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another diversities of +tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues. (11)But all these +works the one and self-same Spirit, dividing to each one severally as +he will. + +(12)For as the body is one and has many members, and all the members +of the body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. (13)For by +one Spirit we were all immersed into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, +whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit. + +(14)For the body is not one member, but many. (15)If the foot say: +Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body; it is not therefore not +of the body. (16)And if the ear say: Because I am not an eye, I am not +of the body; it is not therefore not of the body. (17)If the whole +body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, +where were the smelling? + +(18)But now, God set the members each one of them in the body, as it +pleased him. (19)And if they were all one member, where were the body? +(20)But now there are many members, but one body. (21)And the eye can +not say to the hand, I have no need of thee; nor again the head to the +feet, I have no need of you. (22)Nay, much more those members of the +body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary; (23)and those which +we think to be less honorable parts of the body, on these we bestow +more abundant honor; and our uncomely parts have more abundant +comeliness. (24)And our comely parts have no need; but God attempered +the body together, giving more abundant honor to that which lacked; +(25)that there may be no division in the body, but that the members +should have the same care one for another. (26)And whether one member +suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all +the members rejoice with it. + +(27)Now ye are the body of Christ, and members each one[12:27]. +(28)And God set some in the church, apostles first, secondly prophets, +thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, +governings, diversities of tongues. (29)Are all apostles? Are all +prophets? Are all teachers? Are all workers of miracles? (30)Have all +gifts of healings? Do all speak with tongues? Do all interpret? +(31)But desire earnestly the greater gifts; and moreover, I show to +you a more excellent way. + +(1)Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not +love, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. (2)And +though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and +all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, +and have not love, I am nothing. (3)And though I bestow all my goods +in food, and though I give up my body that I may be burned, and have +not love, it profits me nothing. + +(4)Love suffers long, is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not +itself, is not puffed up, (5)does not behave itself unseemly, seeks +not its own, is not easily provoked, imputes no evil; (6)rejoices not +at unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; (7)bears all things, +believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. (8)Love +never fails; but whether there are prophesyings, they will be done +away; whether tongues, they will cease; whether knowledge, it will be +done away. (9)For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. (10)But +when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part will be +done away. + +(11)When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I +reasoned as a child; but now that I am become a man, I have done away +the things of the child. (12)For we see now in a mirror, obscurely; +but then face to face. Now I know in part; but then I shall know +fully, even as I also am fully known. + +(13)And now remain faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of +these is love. + +(1)Pursue after love; and desire earnestly the spiritual gifts, but +rather that ye may prophesy. (2)For he that speaks in an unknown +tongue speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but with +the spirit he speaks mysteries. (3)But he that prophesies, to men he +speaks edification, and exhortation, and comfort. (4)He that speaks in +an unknown tongue edifies himself; but he that prophesies edifies the +church. + +(5)I would that ye should all speak with tongues, but rather that ye +should prophesy; for greater is he that prophesies than he that speaks +with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive +edification. + +(6)And now, brethren, if I come to you speaking with tongues, what +shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either in revelation, +or in knowledge, or in prophesying, or in teaching? (7)And things +without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, yet if they give no +distinction in the sounds, how shall that be known which is piped or +harped? (8)For if a trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare +himself for battle? (9)So also ye, if ye utter not by the tongue words +easily understood, how shall that be known which is spoken? For ye +will be speaking into the air. + +(10)So many, it may be, are the kinds of speaking sounds in the world, +and none is without significance. (11)If then I know not the meaning +of the sound, I shall be to him that speaks a barbarian, and he that +speaks a barbarian to me. (12)So also ye, since ye are zealous of +spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound in them to the edification of +the church. + +(13)Wherefore let him that speaks in an unknown tongue pray that he +may interpret. (14)For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit +prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. (15)What then? I will pray +with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also; I will +sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also. +(16)Else, if thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that +occupies the place of the unlearned say the Amen at thy giving of +thanks, since he knows not what thou sayest? (17)For thou indeed +givest thanks well, but the other is not edified. + +(18)I thank God, I speak with tongues more than ye all. (19)Yet in the +church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I +may also instruct others, than ten thousand words in an unknown +tongue. + +(20)Brethren, be not children in your understandings; but in malice be +as children, but in your understandings be men. + +(21)In the law it is written: + + For with men of other tongues, and with strange lips, + I will speak to this people; + And not even so will they hearken to me, saith the Lord. + +(22)So that the tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe, but +to the unbelieving; but prophesying is not for the unbelieving, but +for those who believe. + +(23)If therefore the whole church is come together into one place, and +all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are unlearned, or +unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad? (24)But if all +prophesy, and there come in one that is an unbeliever, or unlearned, +he is convicted by all, he is judged by all. (25)The secrets of his +heart are made manifest; and so falling on his face he will worship +God, reporting that God is in truth among you. + +(26)How is it then, brethren? When ye come together, each of you has a +psalm, has an instruction, has a tongue, has a revelation, has an +interpretation. Let all things be done to edification. (27)If any one +speaks in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by +three, and in turn; and let one interpret. (28)But if there be no +interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to +himself, and to God. + +(29)And of prophets, let two or three speak, and the others judge. +(30)But if a revelation be made to another sitting by, let the first +be silent. (31)For ye can all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, +and all be comforted. (32)And the spirits of the prophets are subject +to the prophets. (33)For God is not a God of confusion, but of peace, +as in all churches of the saints. + +(34)Let your women keep silence in the churches; for it is not +permitted to them to speak, but they are to be in subjection, as the +law also says. (35)And if they wish to learn anything, let them ask +their husbands at home; for it is a shame for a woman to speak in the +church. + +(36)Did the word of God come forth from you? Or came it unto you +alone? (37)If any one thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, +let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the +Lord's commandments. (38)But if any one is ignorant, let him be +ignorant. (39)Wherefore, brethren, desire earnestly the gift of +prophecy, and forbid not to speak with tongues. (40)But let all things +be done decently and in order. + + + +XV. + +AND I make known to you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, +which also ye received, in which also ye stand; (2)through which also +ye are saved, if ye hold fast the word with which I preached to you, +unless ye believed in vain. + +(3)For I delivered to you first of all what I also received, that +Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures; (4)and that he +was buried, and that he has risen on the third day according to the +Scriptures; (5)and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve; +(6)after that, he appeared to above five hundred brethren at once; of +whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep. +(7)After that, he appeared to James; then to all the apostles. (8)And +last of all he appeared to me also, as the one born out of due time. +(9)For I am the least of the apostles, who am not worthy to be called +an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. (10)But by the +grace of God I am what I am; and his grace which was bestowed upon me +was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all; yet not +I, but the grace of God which was with me. (11)Therefore whether it +were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed. + +(12)Now if Christ is preached that he has risen from the dead, how say +some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? (13)But if +there is no resurrection of the dead, then neither has Christ risen; +(14)and if Christ has not risen, then is our preaching vain, and vain +also your faith. (15)And we are also found false witnesses of God; +because we testified of God, that he raised up Christ; whom he raised +not, if it be so that the dead rise not. (16)For if the dead rise not, +neither has Christ risen; (17)and if Christ has not risen, your faith +is vain; ye are yet in your sins. (18)Then also they who have fallen +asleep in Christ have perished. (19)If in this life only we have hope +in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. + +(20)But now Christ has risen from the dead, the first-fruits of those +who sleep. (21)For since by man came death, by man came also the +resurrection of the dead. (22)For as in Adam all die, so also in +Christ will all be made alive. (23)But each in his own order; Christ +the first-fruits; afterward they who are Christ's at his coming. +(24)Then comes the end, when he delivers up the kingdom to God, the +Father; when he shall have done away all rule, and all authority and +power. (25)For he must reign, till he has put all enemies under his +feet. (26)As the last enemy, Death shall be done away. For he +subjected all things under his feet. (27)But when he says, All things +are subjected, it is manifest that he is excepted, who subjected all +things to him. (28)And when all things shall be subjected to him, then +will also the Son himself be subject to him who subjected all things +to him, that God may be all in all. + +(29)Else what shall they do who are immersed for the dead? If the dead +rise not at all, why are they then immersed for them? (30)Why also are +we in peril every hour? (31)I protest by my glorying in you, which I +have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily. (32)If after the manner of +men I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what is the profit to me, if +the dead rise not? + + Let us eat and drink; + For to-morrow we die. + +(33)Be not deceived; evil communications corrupt good manners. +(34)Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the +knowledge of God. I say it to your shame. + +(35)But some one will say: How do the dead rise? And with what kind of +body do they come? (36)Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not +quickened, except it die; (37)and what thou sowest, not the body that +shall be sowest thou, but bare grain, perchance of wheat, or of some +other grain. (38)But God gives it a body as it pleased him, and to +each of the seeds its own body. + +(39)All flesh is not the same flesh; but there is one flesh of men, +another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, another of birds. +(40)There are also heavenly bodies, and earthly bodies; but the glory +of the heavenly is one, and that of the earthly is another. (41)There +is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another +glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory. + +(42)So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, +it rises in incorruption. (43)It is sown in dishonor, it rises in +glory. It is sown in weakness, it rises in power. (44)It is sown a +natural body, it rises a spiritual body. + +If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual. (45)So also it +is written: The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam a +life-giving spirit. (46)But the spiritual is not first, but the +natural; and afterward the spiritual. (47)The first man was of the +earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. (48)As was the earthy, +such are they also that are earthy; and as is the heavenly, such are +they also that are heavenly. (49)And as we bore the image of the +earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly. + +(50)And this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood can not inherit the +kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. (51)Behold, +I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be +changed, (52)in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last +trump; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised +incorruptible, and we shall be changed. (53)For this corruptible must +put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. (54)And +when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal +shall have put on immortality, then will be brought to pass the +saying, that is written: Death is swallowed up in victory. (55)Where, +O death, is thy sting? Where, O death, is thy victory? (56)The sting +of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. (57)But thanks be +to God, who gives us the victory, through our Lord Jesus Christ. + +(58)Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always +abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in +vain in the Lord. + + + +XVI. + +NOW concerning the collection for the saints, as I gave order to the +churches of Galatia, so also do ye. (2)On each first day of the week, +let every one of you lay by him in store, according as he is +prospered, that there may be no collections when I come. (3)And when I +come, whomsoever ye shall approve, them I will send with letters to +carry your benefaction to Jerusalem. (4)And if it be worthy of my +going also, they shall go with me. + +(5)And I will come to you, when I shall pass through Macedonia. For I +pass through Macedonia; (6)and it may be that I will remain, or even +pass the winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey +whithersoever I go. (7)For I wish not to see you now, in passing; for +I hope to remain some time with you, if the Lord permit. (8)But I +shall remain at Ephesus until the Pentecost. (9)For a great and +effectual door is open to me, and there are many adversaries. + +(10)Now if Timothy come, see that he may be with you without fear; for +he works the work of the Lord, as I also do. (11)Let no one therefore +despise him; but send him forward in peace, that he may come to me; +for I look for him with the brethren. + +(12)And concerning Apollos the brother, I besought him much to come to +you with the brethren; and it was not at all his will to come at this +time, but he will come when he shall have a convenient time. + +(13)Watch, stand fast in the faith, acquit you like men, be strong. +(14)Let all your acts be done in love. + +(15)And I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of Stephanas, that +it is the first-fruits of Achaia, and that they devoted themselves to +the service of the saints,) (16)that ye also submit yourselves to +such, and to every one that works with us, and labors. + +(17)I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus; +for what was lacking on your part they supplied. (18)For they +refreshed my spirit and yours; therefore acknowledge those who are +such. + +(19)The churches of Asia salute you. + +Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that +is in their house. (20)All the brethren salute you. Salute one another +with a holy kiss. + +(21)The salutation of me, Paul, with my own hand. + +(22)If any one loves not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. +Maran atha[16:22]! + +(23)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. (24)My love be +with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. + + + +THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS. + + +I. + +PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy the +brother, to the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints +who are in all Achaia: (2)Grace to you and peace from God our Father +and the Lord Jesus Christ. + +(3)Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of +mercies, and the God of all consolation; (4)who consoles us in all our +affliction, that we may be able to console those who are in any +affliction, by the consolation wherewith we ourselves are consoled by +God. (5)Because, as the sufferings of Christ abound toward us, so +through Christ abounds also our consolation. + +(6)But whether we are afflicted, it is for your consolation and +salvation, which is effective in the endurance of the same sufferings +which we also suffer; or whether we are consoled, it is for your +consolation and salvation. (7)And our hope of you is steadfast, +knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so are ye also of +the consolation. + +(8)For we would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of our +affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were exceedingly +oppressed, above our strength, so that we despaired even of life. +(9)Yea, we ourselves had in ourselves the sentence of death, that we +should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead; (10)who +delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver; in whom is our +hope that he will still deliver; (11)ye also helping together on our +behalf by your supplication, that for the mercy bestowed on us through +many persons, thanks may be given by many on our behalf. + +(12)For our glorying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in +simplicity and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the +grace of God, did we deport ourselves in the world, and more +abundantly toward you. (13)For we write no other things to you, than +what ye read or even acknowledge, and I trust ye will acknowledge even +to the end; (14)as also ye did acknowledge us in part, that we are +your glorying, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord Jesus. + +(15)And in this confidence I was desirous to come to you before, that +ye might have a second benefit; (16)and to pass by you into Macedonia, +and from Macedonia to come again to you, and by you to be brought on +my way to Judea. (17)When therefore I purposed this, did I act with +levity? Or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the +flesh, that with me there should be the yea, yea, and the nay, nay? +(18)But God is faithful, our word to you is not yea and nay. (19)For +the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, by me +and Silvanus and Timothy, was not made yea and nay, but has been made +yea in him. (20)For however many are the promises of God, in him is +the yea, and in him the Amen, to the glory of God through us. (21)Now +he who establishes us with you in Christ, and anointed us, is God; +(22)he who also sealed us, and gave the earnest of the Spirit in our +hearts. + +(23)But I invoke God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I +came not yet to Corinth. (24)Not that we have dominion over your +faith, but are helpers of your joy; for in faith ye stand fast. + + + +II. + +AND I determined this with myself, that I would not come again to you +in sorrow. (2)For if I make you sorry, who then is he that makes me +glad, but the same who is made sorry by me? (3)And I wrote this very +thing to you, that I might not, when I came, have sorrow from those of +whom I ought to have joy; having confidence in you all, that my joy is +the joy of you all. (4)For out of much affliction and anguish of heart +I wrote to you, with many tears; not that ye might have sorrow, but +that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly toward you. + +(5)But if any has caused sorrow, he has not caused sorrow to me, but +in part (that I be not too severe on him) to you all. (6)Sufficient +for such a one is this punishment, which was inflicted by the many. +(7)So that, on the contrary, ye ought rather to forgive and console +him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch +sorrow. (8)Wherefore I beseech you to confirm your love toward him. + +(9)For to this end also I wrote, that I might know the proof of you, +whether ye are obedient in all things. (10)To whom ye forgive +anything, I forgive also; for what I have forgiven, if I have forgiven +anything, for your sakes I forgave it in the person of Christ, +(11)that no advantage might be gained over us by Satan; for we are not +ignorant of his devices. + +(12)And when I came to Troas to preach the good news of Christ, and a +door was opened to me in the Lord, (13)I had no rest in my spirit, +because I found not Titus my brother; but taking leave of them, I went +forth into Macedonia. (14)But thanks be to God, who always causes us +to triumph in Christ, and makes manifest by us in every place the +savor of the knowledge of him. (15)Because we are to God a sweet savor +of Christ, in those who are saved, and in those who perish; (16)to the +one a savor of death unto death, to the other a savor of life unto +life. And who is sufficient for these things? (17)For we are not as +the many, corrupting the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of +God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ. + + + +III. + +DO we again begin to commend ourselves? Or need we, as some, letters +of commendation to you, or of commendation from you? (2)Ye are our +letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; (3)being +made manifest that ye are a letter of Christ ministered by us, written +not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of +stone, but in fleshly tablets of the heart. + +(4)And such confidence have we through Christ, toward God. (5)Not that +we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but +our sufficiency is of God; (6)who also made us sufficient as ministers +of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit; for the +letter kills, but the spirit makes alive. + +(7)But if the ministration of death, engraven with letters in stones, +was made glorious, so that the sons of Israel could not look +steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance, +which glory was to be done away; (8)how shall not the ministration of +the spirit be more glorious? (9)For if the ministration of +condemnation is glory, much more does the ministration of +righteousness abound in glory. (10)For even that which was made +glorious has no glory in this respect, on account of the glory that +excels. (11)For if that which is done away was glorious, much more +that which abides is glorious. + +(12)Having therefore such hope, we use great plainness of speech; +(13)and not as Moses put a vail over his face, that the children of +Israel might not steadfastly look on the end of that which was to be +done away. (14)But their understandings were hardened; for until this +day the same vail on the reading of the old covenant remains, not +being taken away; which vail is done away in Christ[3:14]. (15)But +even unto this day, when Moses is read, a vail lies upon their heart. +(16)But whenever it turns to the Lord, the vail is taken away. + +(17)Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, +there is liberty. (18)But we all, with unvailed face beholding in a +mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from +glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord. + + + +IV. + +THEREFORE, having this ministry, as we received mercy, we faint not. +(2)But we renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in +craftiness, nor falsifying the word of God; but, by the manifestation +of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the +sight of God. (3)But if our gospel is vailed, it is vailed in those +who perish; (4)in whom the god of this world blinded the +understandings of the unbelieving, that they should not discern the +light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of +God[4:4]. (5)For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord; +and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. (6)Because it is God, +who commands light to shine out of darkness; who shined in our hearts, +to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of +Christ. + +(7)But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding +greatness of the power may be God's, and not of us; (8)being pressed +in every way, yet not straitened; perplexed, yet not despairing; +(9)persecuted, yet not forsaken; cast down, yet not destroyed; +(10)always bearing about in the body the dying of Jesus, that also the +life of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. (11)For we who live +are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of +Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh. (12)So that death +works in us, but life in you. + +(13)But having the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, +I believed, therefore did I speak, we also believe, therefore also +speak; (14)knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus will raise up +us also with Jesus, and will present us with you. (15)For all things +are for your sakes; that the grace, abounding through the greater +number, might make the thanksgiving more abundant, to the glory of +God. + +(16)For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perishes, +yet the inward man is renewed day by day: (17)For our light +affliction, which is but for a moment, works out for us a far more +exceeding, an eternal weight of glory; (18)while we look not at the +things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the +things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen +are eternal. + + + +V. + +FOR we know that, if our earthly house of the tabernacle[5:1] were +dissolved, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, +eternal in the heavens. (2)For in this we groan, longing to be clothed +upon with our house which is from heaven; (3)seeing that we shall be +found clothed, not naked[5:3]. (4)For we who are in the tabernacle +groan, being burdened; in that we do not desire to be unclothed, but +to be clothed upon, that what is mortal might be swallowed up by life. + +(5)Now he who wrought us out for this very thing is God, who also gave +to us the earnest of the Spirit. (6)Being therefore always confident, +and knowing that while at home in the body we are absent from the +Lord, (7)(for we walk by faith, not by sight), (8)we are confident, +and are well pleased rather to be absent from the body, and to be at +home with the Lord. + +(9)Wherefore we also strive, that, whether at home or absent, we may +be well pleasing to him. (10)For we must all be made manifest before +the judgment-seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things done +in the body, according to the things which he did, whether good or +bad. + +(11)Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men; but to +God we have been made manifest, and I hope that we have been made +manifest also in your consciences. (12)For we are not again commending +ourselves to you, but giving you occasion of glorying on our behalf, +that ye may have somewhat to answer those who glory in appearance and +not in heart. (13)For whether we were beside ourselves, it was for +God; or whether we are of sound mind, it is for you. (14)For the love +of Christ constrains us; because we thus judged, that if one died for +all, then they all died. (15)And he died for all, that they who live +should live no longer to themselves, but to him who for them died and +rose again. (16)So that we henceforth know no one according to the +flesh; and if also we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet +now we no longer know him. (17)So that if any one is in Christ, he is +a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, all things have +become new. (18)And all things are of God, who reconciled us to +himself through Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation; +(19)as that God was in Christ reconciling a world to himself, not +reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the +word of reconciliation. + +(20)We are then ambassadors on behalf of Christ[5:20], as though God +were beseeching by us; on behalf of Christ we pray: Be reconciled to +God! (21)Him who knew not sin he made to be sin for us, that we might +become God's righteousness in him. + + + +VI. + +AND, as workers together with him, we also beseech you that ye receive +not the grace of God in vain; (2)(for he says: + + In an accepted time I heard thee, + And in the day of salvation I helped thee; + +behold, now is the well accepted time, behold, now is the day of +salvation;) (3)giving no cause of offense in anything, that the +ministry be not blamed; (4)but as God's ministers, commending +ourselves in everything, in much patience, in afflictions, in +necessities, in distresses, (5)in stripes, in imprisonments, in +tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings; (6)in pureness, in +knowledge, in long-suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love +unfeigned, (7)in the word of truth, in the power of God, by the armor +of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, (8)through glory +and dishonor, through evil report and good report; as deceivers, and +true; (9)as unknown, and well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; +as chastened, and not killed; (10)as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; +as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all +things. + +(11)O Corinthians, our mouth is open to you, our heart is enlarged. +(12)Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own +bowels. (13)Now as a recompense in the same kind (I speak as to my +children), be ye also enlarged. + +(14)Be not yoked unequally with unbelievers; for what fellowship has +righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with +darkness? (15)And what concord has Christ with Belial? Or what part +has a believer with an unbeliever? (16)And what agreement has the +temple of God with idols? For ye are a temple of the living God; as +God said: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be +their God, and they shall be to me a people. + +(17)Wherefore, come out from among them, and be separated, saith the +Lord, and touch not anything unclean; and I will receive you, (18)and +will be to you a Father, and ye shall be to me sons and daughters, +saith the Lord Almighty. + + + +VII. + +HAVING therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse +ourselves from every pollution of flesh and spirit, perfecting +holiness in the fear of God. + +(2)Receive us; we wronged no one, we corrupted no one, we defrauded no +one. (3)I say it not for condemnation; for I have before said, that ye +are in our hearts, to die together and to live together. (4)Great is +my confidence toward you, great is my glorying on account of you; I am +filled with the consolation, I am made to abound with the joy, in all +our affliction. + +(5)For indeed, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no +rest, but we were afflicted in every way; without were fightings, +within were fears. (6)But God, who consoles those who are cast down, +consoled us by the coming of Titus; (7)and not by his coming only, but +also by the consolation with which he was consoled in you, when he +told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that +I rejoiced the more. (8)Because, though I made you sorry with the +letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it; for I perceive +that that letter made you sorry, though but for a season. (9)Now I +rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto +repentance; for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might +in nothing receive harm from us. (10)For godly sorrow works repentance +unto salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world works +out death. + +(11)For behold this very thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly +manner, what earnestness it wrought in you; yea, what clearing of +yourselves; yea, what indignation; yea, what fear; yea, what longing +desire; yea, what zeal; yea, what avenging! In every thing ye +commended yourselves as pure in the matter. (12)So then, though I +wrote to you, it was not on account of him who did the wrong, nor of +him who suffered wrong, but that your care for us might be made +manifest to you in the sight of God. + +(13)For this cause we were consoled; but in our consolation[7:13], we +rejoiced abundantly more at the joy of Titus, because his spirit has +been refreshed by you all. (14)For if in any thing I have boasted to +him of you, I was not made ashamed; but as we spoke all things to you +in truth, so also our boasting before Titus was found to be truth. +(15)And his tender affection is more abundantly toward you, while he +remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye +received him. + +(16)I rejoice, that in every thing I have confidence in you. + + + +VIII. + +AND we made known to you, brethren, the grace of God which has been +bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; (2)that in much trial of +affliction was the abundance of their joy, and their deep poverty +abounded to the riches of their liberality. (3)For according to their +power, I bear witness, and beyond their power, they were willing of +themselves; (4)with much entreaty beseeching of us the grace, and the +participation in the ministering to the saints; (5)and not as we +expected, but themselves they gave first to the Lord, and to us by the +will of God. (6)So that we exhorted Titus, that as he had before +begun, so he would also finish among you this grace also. + +(7)But, as in everything ye abound, in faith, and utterance, and +knowledge, and all diligence, and your love to us, see that ye abound +in this grace also. (8)I say it not by way of command, but through the +forwardness of others proving also the sincerity of your love. (9)For +ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, +yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might +be rich. (10)And I give an opinion in this matter; for this is +expedient for you, who began before others, not only to do, but also +to will, a year ago. (11)And now perform the doing of it also; that as +there was the readiness to will, so there may be the performance +according to what ye have. + +(12)For if there be first the willing mind, it is accepted according +to what a man has, not according to what he has not. (13)For it is not +that others may be eased, and ye burdened; (14)but, by the rule of +equality, at this present time your abundance being a supply for their +want, that also their abundance may be a supply for your want, that +there may be equality; as it is written: (15)He that gathered much had +nothing over, and he that gathered little did not lack. + +(16)But thanks be to God, who put the same earnest care for you into +the heart of Titus. (17)For he accepted indeed the exhortation; but +being very zealous, he went to you of his own accord. (18)And together +with him we sent the brother, whose praise in the gospel is throughout +all the churches; (19)and not that only, but who was also appointed by +the churches, as our fellow-traveler with this gift[8:19] which is +administered by us, to further the glory of the Lord, and our zeal; +(20)being careful of this, that no one should blame us in this +abundance which is administered by us; (21)for we provide for what is +honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of +men. + +(22)And we sent with them our brother, whom we have often in many +things proved to be diligent, but now much more diligent, through the +great confidence which he has toward you. (23)As to Titus, he is my +partner, and in regard to you a fellow-laborer; as to our brethren, +they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ. +(24)Therefore show toward them, and before the churches, the proof of +your love, and of our boasting on your behalf. + + + +IX. + +FOR concerning the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me +to write to you. (2)For I know your readiness of mind, of which I +boast for you to the Macedonians, that Achaia has been prepared since +a year ago; and your zeal stirred up the greater part of them. (3)But +I sent the brethren, that our boasting of you might not be made in +vain in this respect; that, as I said, ye may be prepared; (4)lest +haply, if Macedonians come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that +we say not, ye) should be put to shame in respect to this confidence. + +(5)I thought it necessary, therefore, to exhort the brethren, that +they should go before to you, and make up beforehand your bounty +before promised, that this may be ready, in manner as a bounty and not +as covetousness. (6)But as to this, he that sows sparingly shall also +reap sparingly; and he that sows with blessings shall also reap with +blessings; (7)but each as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or +of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver. + +(8)And God is able to make every grace abound toward you; that ye, +always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound toward every +good work; (9)(as it is written: + + He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor; + His righteousness abides forever;) + +(10)and he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, will +supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your +righteousness; (11)being enriched in everything to all liberality, +which works through us thanksgiving to God. (12)Because the +ministration of this service not only supplies the wants of the +saints, but also abounds through many thanksgivings to God; (13)while +by the proof of this ministration they glorify God for the obedience +to your profession of the gospel of Christ, and for the liberality of +the contribution to them, and to all; (14)they also, with supplication +for you, longing after you on account of the exceeding grace of God in +you. (15)Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift! + + + +X. + +NOW I, Paul, myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of +Christ, who in presence indeed am lowly among you, but being absent am +bold toward you; (2)but I entreat, that I may not when I am present be +bold with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, +who think of us as walking according to the flesh. (3)For though +walking in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh; (4)(for the +weapons of our warfare are not fleshly, but mighty before God to the +pulling down of strongholds) (5)casting down imaginations, and every +high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and +bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ; +(6)and being in readiness to punish every disobedience, when your +obedience is made perfect. + +(7)Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man +trusts to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself consider +this again, that, as he is Christ's, so also are we. (8)For even if I +should boast somewhat more abundantly of our authority, which the Lord +gave us for edification, and not for your destruction[10:8], I shall +not be put to shame; (9)that I may not seem as if I would terrify you +by my letters. (10)For his letters, says one, are weighty and strong; +but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible. (11)Let +such a one consider this, that such as we are in word by letters when +absent, such will we be also in deed when present. + +(12)For we venture not to reckon ourselves among, or to compare +ourselves with, some of those who commend themselves; but they, +measuring themselves among themselves, and comparing themselves with +themselves, are not wise. (13)But we will not boast of things without +measure, but according to the measure of the line which God +apportioned to us, a measure to reach even to you. (14)For we do not +stretch ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you; +for as far as to you also did we come, in the gospel of Christ; +(15)not boasting of things without measure in other men's labors; but +having hope, when your faith increases, that we shall be enlarged +among you according to our line abundantly, (16)to preach the gospel +in the regions beyond you, not to make our boast, in another's line, +of things made ready to our hand. (17)But he that boasts, let him +boast in the Lord. (18)For not he that commends himself is approved, +but he whom the Lord commends. + + + +XI. + +WOULD that ye could bear with me in a little folly! Nay, ye do bear +with me. (2)For I am jealous over you with a godly jealousy; for I +espoused you to one husband, that I may present a chaste virgin to +Christ. (3)But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve +by his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from your +simplicity toward Christ. (4)For if indeed he that comes preaches +another Jesus, whom we preached not, or if ye receive a different +spirit, which ye received not, or a different gospel, which ye +accepted not, ye might well bear with it. (5)For I reckon that I am in +no respect behind these overmuch apostles. (6)And though I be rude in +speech, yet not in knowledge; but in everything we have been made +manifest among all, in respect to you. + +(7)Did I commit an offense in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, +because I preached to you the gospel of God without charge. (8)I +robbed other churches, taking wages of them, in order to do you +service. (9)And when I was present with you, and in want, I was a +charge to no one; for what was lacking to me the brethren who came +from Macedonia supplied; and in every thing I kept myself from being +burdensome to you, and so will keep myself. + +(10)As the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting shall not be shut +up against me in the regions of Achaia. (11)Wherefore? Because I love +you not? God knows. (12)But what I do, and will do, is that I may cut +off the occasion of those who desire an occasion, that wherein they +boast they may be found even as we. (13)For such are false apostles, +deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ. +(14)And no wonder; for Satan himself transforms himself into an angel +of light. (15)It is no great thing then, if also his ministers +transform themselves as ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be +according to their works. + +(16)I say again, let no one think me foolish; but if it can not be so, +yet receive me even if as foolish, that I too may boast myself a +little. (17)What I speak, I speak not after the Lord, but as in +foolishness, in this confidence of boasting. (18)Seeing that many +boast after the flesh, I also will boast. (19)For ye gladly bear with +the foolish, being yourselves wise. (20)For ye bear with it, if one +brings you into bondage, if one devours you, if one takes you, if one +exalts himself, if one smites you on the face. + +(21)I say it as a reproach, that we were weak. But in whatever any one +is bold (I say it in foolishness), I also am bold. (22)Are they +Hebrews? So am I Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they Abraham's +seed? So am I. (23)Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as beside +myself,) I am more; in labors more abundantly, in stripes above +measure, in prisons more abundantly, in deaths often; (24)of the Jews +five times I received forty stripes save one; (25)thrice I was beaten +with rods; once I was stoned; thrice I suffered shipwreck; a night and +a day I have spent in the deep; (26)by journeyings often, by perils of +rivers, by perils of robbers, by perils from my countrymen, by perils +from the heathen, by perils in the city, by perils in the wilderness, +by perils in the sea, by perils among false brethren; (27)by weariness +and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings +often, in cold and nakedness. (28)Beside those things that are +without, there is that which comes upon me daily, the care of all the +churches. (29)Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is offended, and I +do not burn? (30)If I must needs boast, I will boast of things which +belong to my infirmity. (31)God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, +who is blessed forevermore, knows that I lie not. (32)In Damascus, the +governor under Aretas the king kept guard over the city of the +Damascenes, wishing to apprehend me; (33)and through a window I was +let down in a basket through the wall, and escaped his hands. + + + +XII. + +TO boast is surely not expedient for me; for I will come to visions +and revelations of the Lord. + +(2)I know a man in Christ, above fourteen years ago (whether in the +body I know not, or whether out of the body I know not, God knows) +such a one caught up even to the third heaven. (3)And I know such a +man (whether in the body or without the body I know not, God knows), +(4)that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable words, +which it is not lawful for a man to utter. + +(5)Of such a one I will boast; but of myself I will not boast, save in +my infirmities. (6)For if I should desire to boast, I shall not be +foolish, for I shall speak truth; but I forbear, lest any one should +reckon of me above what he sees me to be, or hears from me. + +(7)And that I might not be exalted overmuch through the abundance of +the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a +messenger of Satan to buffet me, that I might not be exalted overmuch. +(8)Concerning this I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart +from me. (9)And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee; for my +power is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather +boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may abide upon me. + +(10)Wherefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in +necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for +when I am weak, then I am powerful. + +(11)I have become foolish; ye compelled me. For I ought to have been +commended by you; for in nothing was I behind these overmuch apostles, +though I am nothing. (12)Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought +among you in all patience, by signs, and wonders, and miracles. +(13)For what is there, wherein ye were inferior to the rest of the +churches, except that I myself was not a charge to you? Forgive me +this wrong. + +(14)Behold, I am ready to come to you the third time; and I will not +be a charge to you; for I seek not yours, but you; for the children +ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children. +(15)And I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls; though +the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved. (16)But be it so, +I was not myself a charge to you[12:16]; but yet, being crafty, I +caught you with guile. (17)Did I make gain of you, by any of those +whom I have sent to you? (18)I exhorted Titus [to go], and sent with +him the brother. Did Titus make gain of you? Did we not walk in the +same spirit; did we not in the same steps? + +(19)Do ye again suppose that we are excusing ourselves to you[12:19]? +Before God in Christ we speak; and all, beloved, for your edification. +(20)For I fear, lest haply, when I come, I shall find you not such as +I would, and I too shall be found by you such as ye would not; lest +there be wranglings, envyings, wraths, rivalries, backbitings, +whisperings, swellings, tumults; (21)lest, when I come again, my God +shall humble me among you, and I shall bewail many of those who have +sinned before, and repented not of the uncleanness, and fornication, +and wantonness, which they committed. + + + +XIII. + +THIS third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two witnesses, and +of three, shall every word be established. (2)I have before said, and +now say beforehand, as when present the second time, so also now when +absent, to those who heretofore have sinned, and to all the rest, that +if I come again I will not spare; (3)since ye seek a proof of Christ +speaking in me, who toward you is not weak, but is mighty in you. +(4)For even if he was crucified through weakness, yet he lives by the +power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him +by the power of God toward you. + +(5)Try your own selves, whether ye are in the faith; prove your own +selves. Know ye not your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you, +except ye are reprobate? (6)But I trust that ye shall know, that we +are not reprobate. + +(7)Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear +approved, but that ye may do what is good, though we be as reprobate. +(8)For we have no power against the truth, but for the truth. (9)For +we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are powerful; this also we pray +for, even your perfection. + +(10)For this cause I write these things being absent, that when +present I may not use sharpness, according to the power which the Lord +gave me for edification, and not for destruction. + +(11)Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of +the same mind, be at peace; and the God of love and peace will be with +you. + +(12)Salute one another with a holy kiss. (13)All the saints salute +you. + +(14)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the +communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. + + + +THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE GALATIANS. + + +I. + +PAUL, an apostle, not from men, neither through man, but through Jesus +Christ, and God the Father who raised him from the dead, (2)and all +the brethren who are with me, to the churches of Galatia: (3)Grace to +you, and peace, from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ; (4)who +gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us out of the present +evil world, according to the will of God and our Father; (5)to whom be +the glory forever and ever. Amen. + +(6)I marvel that ye are so soon removing from him who called you in +the grace of Christ, to a different gospel; (7)which is not another, +except that there are some who trouble you, and wish to pervert the +gospel of Christ. (8)But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should +preach a gospel to you contrary to that which we preached to you, let +him be accursed. (9)As we have said before, so I now say again, if any +one preaches a gospel to you contrary to that which ye received, let +him be accursed. (10)For do I now seek the favor of men or of God? Or +am I seeking to please men? If I were still pleasing men, I should not +be Christ's servant. + +(11)Now I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was +preached by me is not according to man; (12)for I also did not receive +it from man, nor was I taught it, but through the revelation of Jesus +Christ. (13)For ye heard of my conduct formerly in Judaism; that +beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and was destroying it, +(14)and pressed forward in Judaism beyond many companions of the same +age in my nation, being more exceedingly a zealot for the traditions +of my fathers. + +(15)But when it pleased God, who set me apart from my mother's womb, +and called me through his grace, (16)to reveal his Son in me, that I +should make known the glad news of him among the Gentiles; immediately +I conferred not with flesh and blood; (17)neither went up to Jerusalem +to those who were apostles before me, but went away[1:17] into Arabia, +and returned again to Damascus. + +(18)Then, after three years, I went up to Jerusalem to become +acquainted with Cephas, and remained with him fifteen days. (19)But no +other of the apostles did I see, save James, the brother of the Lord. +(20)Now as to the things which I write to you, behold before God, I +lie not. + +(21)Afterward, I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia; (22)and +was unknown by face to the churches of Juda which were in Christ; +(23)but they were only hearing, that he who was once our persecutor +now preaches the faith which once he was destroying; (24)and they +glorified God in me. + + + +II. + +THEN, after fourteen years, I went up again to Jerusalem with +Barnabas, taking also Titus with me. (2)And I went up by revelation, +and communicated to them the gospel which I preach among the Gentiles; +but privately, to those of reputation, lest by any means I should run, +or had run in vain. (3)But not even Titus, who was with me, being a +Greek, was compelled to be circumcised; (4)and that because of the +false brethren stealthily brought in, who crept in to spy out our +liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into +bondage; (5)to whom not even for an hour did we yield by the +[required] submission, that the truth of the gospel might continue +with you. (6)But from those reputed to be something,--whatever they +were[2:6], it matters not to me, God accepts not man's person,--for to +me those of reputation communicated nothing in addition. (7)But, on +the contrary, seeing that I have been entrusted with the gospel of the +uncircumcision, as Peter was with that of the circumcision; (8)(for he +who wrought for Peter in behalf of the apostleship of the +circumcision, wrought also for me in behalf of the Gentiles;) (9)and +having learned the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and +John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas right +hands of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to +the circumcision; (10)only, that we should remember the poor, which +very thing also I was forward to do. + +(11)But when Cephas came to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, +because he was blamed. (12)For before certain ones came from James, he +ate with the Gentiles; but when they came, he withdrew and separated +himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. (13)And the other +Jews also dissembled with him, so that Barnabas also was carried away +with their dissimulation. (14)But when I saw that they walk not +uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in the +presence of all: If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of +Gentiles and not that of Jews, how dost thou compel the Gentiles to +become as Jews? (15)We are Jews by nature, and not sinners from among +the Gentiles; (16)but knowing that a man is not justified by works of +law, but through faith in Jesus Christ, we also believed on Christ +Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by works +of law; because by works of law no flesh shall be justified. (17)But +if, while seeking to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were +found sinners, is then Christ a minister of sin? Far be it! (18)For if +the things which I pulled down these I build up again, I make myself a +transgressor. (19)For I through law died to law, that I might live to +God. (20)I have been crucified with Christ; and no longer do I live, +but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I +live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself +for me. (21)I do not set aside the grace of God; for if there be +righteousness through law, then Christ died without cause. + + + +III. + +O FOOLISH Galatians, who bewitched you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ +was evidently set forth[3:1], crucified among you? (2)This only I +desire to learn from you: Was it from works of law that ye received +the Spirit, or from the hearing of faith? (3)Are ye so foolish? Having +begun with the Spirit, are ye now being made perfect[3:3] with the +flesh? (4)Did ye suffer so many things in vain? If indeed it be in +vain. (5)Does he, therefore, who supplies to you the Spirit, and works +miracles among you[3:5], do it from works of law, or from the hearing +of faith? (6)As Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for +righteousness. (7)Know then that they who are of faith, these are sons +of Abraham. (8)And the Scripture, foreseeing that God justifies the +Gentiles by faith, announced beforehand the glad tidings to Abraham, +saying: In thee shall all the nations be blessed. (9)So that they who +are of faith are blessed with the faithful Abraham. + +(10)For as many as are of works of law are under a curse; for it is +written: Cursed is every one that continues not in all the things +written in the book of the law, to do them. (11)And that in the law no +one is justified with God, is evident; because, the just shall live by +faith. (12)Now the law is not of faith; but, he that has done them +shall live in them. (13)Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, +having become a curse for us; because it is written: Cursed is every +one that is hanged on a tree; (14)that unto the Gentiles the blessing +of Abraham might come in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the +promise of the Spirit through faith. + +(15)Brethren, I speak after the manner of men. If a covenant has been +confirmed, though it be a man's, no one sets it aside, or adds +thereto. (16)Now to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. +He says not, and to seeds, as concerning many; but as concerning one, +and to thy seed, which is Christ. (17)But this I say, that a covenant +before confirmed by God, the law, which came four hundred and thirty +years after, does not annul, to make the promise of no effect. (18)For +if the inheritance is of law, it is no more of promise; but God has +freely given it to Abraham by promise. + +(19)What then is the law? It was added because of the transgressions, +until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made; having +been ordained through angels, by the hand of a mediator. (20)Now the +mediator is not of one; but God is one. (21)Is then the law against +the promises of God? Far be it! For if a law had been given which is +able to make alive, truly righteousness would have been of law. +(22)But the Scripture shut up all under sin, that the promise by faith +in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe. (23)But before +faith came, we were guarded under law, shut up unto the faith which +was to be revealed. (24)So that the law has become our schoolmaster, +unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. (25)But faith having +come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. (26)For ye are all sons +of God by faith in Christ Jesus. (27)For all ye who were immersed unto +Christ[3:27], did put on Christ. (28)There is neither Jew nor Greek, +there is neither bond nor free, there is no male and female; for ye +are all one in Christ Jesus. (29)And if ye are Christ's, then are ye +Abraham's seed, heirs according to the promise. + + + +IV. + +NOW I say, as long as the heir is a child, he differs in nothing from +a servant though he is lord of all; (2)but is under guardians and +stewards, until the time appointed by the father. (3)So also we, when +we were children, were held in bondage under the elements[4:3] of the +world. (4)But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his +son, born of a woman, born under law, (5)that he might redeem those +under law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. (6)And because +ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, +crying, Abba, Father. (7)So that thou art no longer a servant, but a +son; and if a son, also an heir through God. (8)But at that time +indeed, when ye knew not God, ye served those which are not in their +nature gods. (9)But now, after having known God, or rather having been +known by God, how is it that ye turn back again to the weak and poor +elements[4:9], to which ye desire to be in bondage again anew? (10)Do +ye carefully observe days, and months, and seasons, and years? (11)I +am afraid of you, lest by any means I have bestowed labor upon you in +vain. + +(12)Become as I am, for I also became as ye are, brethren, I beseech +you. Ye injured me in nothing. (13)Nay, ye know that by reason of +weakness of the flesh I preached the glad tidings to you the former +time; (14)and my trial[4:14], which was in my flesh, ye despised not +nor spurned, but received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus. +(15)Where is[4:15] then the happiness of which ye spoke? For I bear +you witness, that if possible, ye would have plucked out your eyes, +and given them to me. (16)So then, have I become your enemy, because I +tell you the truth? (17)They zealously seek you, not well; but they +wish to exclude you, that ye may zealously seek them. (18)But it is +good to be zealously sought in a good cause always, and not only when +I am present with you. (19)My little children, of whom I travail again +in birth, until Christ be formed in you! (20)And I could wish to be +present with you now, and to change my voice; for I am perplexed on +account of you. + +(21)Tell me, ye who desire to be under law, do ye not hear the law? +(22)For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, one by the +bondwoman, and one by the freewoman. (23)But the one by the bondwoman +was born after the flesh, and the one by the freewoman through the +promise. (24)Which things are an allegory[4:24]. For these women are +two covenants, one from mount Sinai, bearing children into bondage, +(25)which is Hagar (for the word Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia), and +answers to the Jerusalem that now is, for she is in bondage with her +children. (26)But the Jerusalem that is above is free, which is the +mother of us all[4:26]. (27)For it is written: + + Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; + Break forth and cry, thou that travailest not; + Because many are the children of the desolate, rather than of her +who has the husband. + +(28)But ye, brethren, after the manner of Isaac, are children of +promise. (29)But as then, the one born after the flesh persecuted the +one born after the spirit, so also is it now. (30)But what says the +Scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son; for the son of the +bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free-woman. (31)So +then, brethren, we are not children of a bondwoman, but of the +freewoman. + + + +V. + +STAND fast, therefore, in the liberty with which Christ made us free, +and be not again entangled with the yoke of bondage. (2)Behold, I, +Paul, say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you +nothing. (3)Now I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised, +that he is a debtor to keep the whole law. (4)Ye are separated from +Christ, whoever of you are justified in the law; ye are fallen away +from grace. (5)For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of +righteousness by faith. (6)For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision +avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith working by love. + +(7)Ye were running well; who hindered you, that ye should not obey the +truth? (8)The persuasion is not from him who calls you. (9)A little +leaven leavens the whole lump. (10)I have confidence toward you in the +Lord, that ye will be no otherwise minded; but he that troubles you +shall bear his judgment, whoever he may be. (11)But as for me, +brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? +Then has the offense of the cross ceased. (12)I would that they were +even cut off who unsettle you. + +(13)For ye were called unto liberty, brethren; only use not the +liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. +(14)For all the law is fulfilled in one word, in this: Thou shalt love +thy neighbor as thyself. (15)But if ye bite and devour one another, +beware lest ye be consumed by one another. + +(16)But I say, walk by the Spirit, and ye will not fulfill the desire +of the flesh. (17)For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and +the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the +other, that ye may not do those things that ye would. (18)But if ye +are led by the Spirit, ye are not under law. + +(19)Now the works of the flesh are manifest; which are, fornication, +uncleanness, wantonness, (20)idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, +emulation, wraths, contentions, divisions, factions, (21)envyings, +murders, drunkenness, revelings; and things like these; of which I +tell you beforehand, as I also said before, that they who do such +things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. + +(22)But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, +kindness, goodness, faith, (23)meekness, temperance; against such +things there is no law. (24)And they that are Christ's crucified the +flesh with its passions and desires. (25)If we live by the Spirit, let +us also walk by the Spirit. (26)Let us not become vainglorious, +provoking one another, envying one another. + + + +VI. + +BRETHREN, even if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye who are spiritual +restore such a one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, +lest thou also be tempted. (2)Bear one another's burdens, and so +fulfill[6:2] the law of Christ. (3)For if a man thinks himself to be +something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. (4)But let each +one prove his own work, and then shall he have ground of glorying in +reference to himself alone, and not to another. (5)For each one shall +bear his own load. + +(6)But let him that is taught in the word share with him that teaches, +in all good things. (7)Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for +whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap. (8)Because he that sows +to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that sows to +the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. (9)And let us +not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we +faint not. (10)So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, +especially to those who are of the household of faith. + +(11)See with what large letters I wrote to you with my own hand. + +(12)As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, these +constrain you to be circumcised; only that they may not suffer +persecution for the cross of Christ. (13)For neither do they +themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but they desire that ye +should be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh. (14)But far +be it from me to glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, +through whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world. (15)For +in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything, nor +uncircumcision, but a new creation. (16)And as many as walk by this +rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and on the Israel of God. + +(17)Henceforth let no one trouble me; for I bear the marks of Jesus in +my body. + +(18)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. +Amen. + + + +THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE EPHESIANS. + + +I. + +PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints who +are in Ephesus, and believers in Christ Jesus: (2)Grace to you, and +peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. + +(3)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has +blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in +Christ; (4)as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, +that we should be holy and blameless before him in love; (5)having +predestined us unto the adoption of sons by Jesus Christ to himself, +according to the good pleasure of his will, (6)to the praise of the +glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the beloved; +(7)in whom we have the redemption through his blood, the remission of +our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, (8)which he made +to abound toward us in all wisdom and understanding; (9)making known +to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he +purposed in himself, (10)in reference to the dispensation of the +fullness of times, to gather for himself into one all things in the +Christ, the things which are in the heavens, and the things on the +earth; (11)in him, in whom we obtained also the inheritance[1:11], +being predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things +after the counsel of his own will, (12)that we should be to the praise +of his glory who before have hoped in the Christ; (13)in whom ye also, +after having heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, +in whom [I say] having also believed[1:13], ye were sealed with the +Holy Spirit of promise; (14)which is an earnest of our inheritance +until the redemption[1:14] of the purchased possession, to the praise +of his glory. + +(15)For this cause I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord +Jesus, and love to all the saints, (16)cease not to give thanks for +you, making mention of you in my prayers; (17)that the God of our Lord +Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, would give to you the spirit of +wisdom and of revelation in the full knowledge of him; (18)the eyes of +your heart being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his +calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the +saints, (19)and what the exceeding greatness of his power toward us +who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, (20)which +he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him +at his own right hand in the heavenly places, (21)far above all +principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that +is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come; +(22)and subjected all things under his feet, and gave him to be head +over all things to the church, (23)which is his body, the fullness of +him who fills all in all[1:23]. + + + +II. + +YOU also, being dead in trespasses and sins;--(2)in which ye once +walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince +of the power of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of +disobedience; (3)among whom we also all walked in time past in the +desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and +were by nature children of wrath, even as others;--(4)but God, being +rich in mercy, on account of his great love wherewith he loved us, +made us, (5)even when we were dead in sins, alive with Christ, (by +grace ye are saved,) (6)and raised us with him, and made us sit with +him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus; (7)that he might show, in +the ages to come, the exceeding richness of his grace, in his kindness +toward us in Christ Jesus. + +(8)For by grace ye are saved through faith; and that not of +yourselves, it is the gift of God; (9)not of works, lest any one +should boast. (10)For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus +unto good works, which God before prepared that we should walk in +them. + +(11)Wherefore remember, that in time past ye, the Gentiles in the +flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called +Circumcision, in the flesh, made by hand,--(12)that at that time ye +were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and +strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope, and +without God in the world. (13)But now, in Christ Jesus, ye, who in +time past were afar off, were made near by the blood of Christ. +(14)For he is our peace, who made both one, and broke down the middle +wall of partition; (15)having abolished in his flesh the enmity, the +law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might make the +two one new man in himself, making peace; (16)and might reconcile both +to God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby. +(17)And he came and brought the good news of peace to you who were +afar off, and to those who were near. (18)Because through him we both +have the access in one Spirit to the Father. + +(19)So then ye are no longer strangers and sojourners, but ye are +fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; +(20)having been built upon the foundation of the apostles and +prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief corner-stone; (21)in +whom all the building, fitly framed together, grows unto a holy temple +in the Lord; (22)in whom ye also are builded together for a habitation +of God in the Spirit. + + + +III. + +FOR this cause I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you +Gentiles,--(2)if indeed ye heard of the dispensation of the grace of +God which was given me toward you, (3)that by revelation the mystery +was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words; (4)whereby, when +ye read, ye can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ, +(5)which in other generations was not made known to the sons of men, +as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets in the +Spirit; (6)that the Gentiles are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, +and partakers with us of the promise, in Christ Jesus, through the +gospel; (7)whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the +grace of God, which was given to me according to the working of his +power. (8)To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, was +this grace given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches +of Christ; (9)and to make all see what is the dispensation of the +mystery, which from ages has been hidden in God, who created all +things; (10)that now, to the principalities and powers in the heavenly +places might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of +God, (11)according to the eternal purpose which he made[3:11] in +Christ Jesus our Lord, (12)in whom we have boldness and access[3:12] +with confidence through faith in him. + +(13)Wherefore I entreat that ye faint not at my afflictions for you, +which is your glory. (14)For this cause I bow my knees to the Father +of our Lord Jesus Christ[3:14], (15)from whom the whole family in +heaven and on earth is named, (16)that he would grant to you, +according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might +through his Spirit as to the inner man, (17)that Christ may dwell in +your hearts by faith; having been rooted and grounded in love, +(18)that ye may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what is +the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, (19)and to know the +love of Christ, which passes knowledge, that ye may be filled unto all +the fullness of God. + +(20)Now to him who is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that +we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, (21)to him +be the glory in the church, in Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, +world without end. Amen. + + + +IV. + +I, THE prisoner in the Lord, exhort you, therefore, to walk worthy of +the calling with which ye were called, (2)with all lowliness and +meekness, with long-suffering, bearing with one another in love; +(3)endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. +(4)There is one body, and one Spirit, as also ye were called in one +hope of your calling; (5)one Lord, one faith, one immersion, (6)one +God and Father of all, who is over all, and through all, and in all. +(7)But to each one of us the grace was given according to the measure +of the gift of Christ. (8)Wherefore he says: + + When he ascended on high, + He led captivity captive, + And gave gifts to men. + +(9)Now this, he ascended, what is it but that he also descended into +the lower parts of the earth? (10)The one who descended, he is also +the one who ascended above all the heavens, that he may fill all +things. (11)And he gave some as apostles, some as prophets, some as +evangelists, some as pastors and teachers; (12)for the perfecting of +the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the +body of Christ; (13)till we all attain to the unity of the faith and +of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure +of the stature of the fullness of Christ; (14)that we may no longer be +children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of +doctrine, by the sleight of men, by cunning craftiness after the wily +manner of error; (15)but holding the truth, may in love grow up into +him in all things, who is the head, Christ; (16)from whom all the +body, fitly framed together and compacted by means of every joint of +the supply, according to the working in the measure of each single +part, effects the increase of the body to the upbuilding of itself in +love. + +(17)This therefore I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer +walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk[4:17], in the vanity of their +mind, (18)having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the +life of God because of the ignorance that is in then, because of the +hardness of their heart; (19)who, as being past feeling, gave +themselves up to wantonness, to work all uncleanness in +greediness[4:19]. (20)But ye did not so learn Christ, (21)if indeed ye +heard him, and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus; (22)that +ye put off, as concerns your former deportment, the old man who is +corrupted according to the lusts of deceit, (23)and be renewed in the +spirit of your mind, (24)and put on the new man, who was created after +God in the righteousness and holiness of the truth. + +(25)Wherefore, having put away falsehood, speak truth each one with +his neighbor; because we are members one of another. (26)Be angry and +sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath, (27)neither give +place to the Devil. + +(28)Let him that stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, +working with his hands that which is good, that he may have to impart +to him that has need. (29)Let no corrupt discourse proceed out of your +mouth, but whatever is good for needful edification, that it may +impart grace to the hearers. (30)And grieve not the Holy Spirit of +God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption. (31)Let all +bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be +put away from you, with all malice; (32)and be kind to one another, +tender-hearted, forgiving one another, as also God in Christ forgave +you. + + + +V. + +BECOME therefore followers of God, as beloved children (2)and walk in +love, as also Christ loved us, and gave himself up for us, an offering +and a sacrifice to God for an odor of sweet smell. + +(3)But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not +even be named among you, as becomes saints, (4)and filthiness, and +foolish talking, and jesting, which are not becoming, but rather +giving of thanks. (5)For this ye know, being aware that no fornicator, +nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has an +inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. (6)Let no one deceive +you with vain words; for because of these things comes the wrath of +God upon the sons of disobedience. + +(7)Become not therefore partakers with them. (8)For ye were once +darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,-- +(9)for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and +truth,--(10)proving what is acceptable to the Lord; (11)and have no +fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather also +reprove them. (12)For it is a shame even to speak of the things done +by them in secret. (13)But all things, when reproved, are by the light +made manifest; for whatever makes manifest is light. (14)Wherefore he +says: Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ +will give thee light. + +(15)See to it then, how ye walk with exactness, not as unwise, but as +wise, (16)redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (17)Therefore +be not foolish, but understanding what is the will of the Lord. + +(18)And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with +the Spirit; (19)speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and +spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; +(20)giving thanks always for all things, to God and the Father, in the +name of our Lord Jesus Christ; (21)submitting yourselves to one +another in the fear of Christ; (22)wives to their own husbands, as to +the Lord. (23)Because a husband is the head of the wife, as also +Christ is the head of the church; himself the Savior of the body. +(24)But as the church is subjected to Christ, so also are the wives to +their own husbands in everything. + +(25)Husbands, love your wives, as also Christ loved the church, and +gave himself up for it; (26)that he might sanctify it, having cleansed +it by the bathing of water in the word, (27)that he might himself +present to himself the church, glorious, having no spot, or wrinkle, +or any such thing, but that it may be holy and blameless. (28)So +husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loves +his wife loves himself. (29)For no one ever hated his own flesh; but +nourishes and cherishes it, as also Christ the church; (30)because we +are members of his body, [being] of his flesh, and of his bones. +(31)For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall +cleave to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh. + +(32)This mystery is great; but I am speaking of Christ and of the +church. (33)Nevertheless, do ye also, severally, each so love his wife +even as himself; and let the wife see that she reverence her husband. + + + +VI. + +CHILDREN, obey your parents, in the Lord; for this is right. (2)Honor +thy father and mother, which is the first commandment with promise, +(3)that it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the +earth. + +(4)And fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them +up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. + +(5)Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and +trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ; (6)not with +eye-service, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the +will of God from the heart; (7)with good will doing service, as to the +Lord, and not to men; (8)knowing that whatever good thing each may +have done, that shall he receive from the Lord, whether bond or free. + +(9)And masters, do the same things to them, forbearing threatening; +knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no +respect of persons with him. + +(10)Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. +(11)Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand +against the wiles of the Devil. (12)For to us, the contest is not +against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, +against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against the +spiritual powers of evil in the heavenly places[6:12]. (13)Therefore +take on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in +the evil day, and having fully done all, to stand. (14)Stand +therefore, having girded your loins about with truth, and having put +on the breastplate of righteousness; (15)and having shod your feet +with the preparation of the gospel of peace; (16)in addition to all, +having taken on the shield of faith, in which ye will be able to +quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one. (17)And receive the +helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of +God; (18)praying at every fitting season in the Spirit, with all +prayer and supplication, and watching thereunto with all perseverance +and supplication for all the saints; (19)and for me, that utterance +may be given to me, in the opening of my mouth with boldness, to make +known the mystery of the gospel, (20)for which I am an ambassador in +bonds; that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. + +(21)But that ye also may know my affairs, how I do, Tychicus, the +beloved brother and a faithful minister in the Lord, will make all +known to you; (22)whom I sent to you for this very thing, that ye +might know our affairs, and that he might encourage your hearts. + +(23)Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the +Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. + +(24)Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. + + + +THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE PHILIPPIANS. + + +I. + +PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in +Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers[1:1] and deacons: +(2)Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus +Christ. + +(3)I thank my God on every remembrance of you,--(4)always, in every +supplication of mine, making the supplication for you all with joy,-- +(5)for your fellowship in respect to the gospel[1:5] from the first +day until now; (6)being confident of this very thing, that he who +began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus +Christ. (7)As it is just for me to think this of you all, because I +have you in my heart[1:7]; being all of you, both in my bonds, and in +the defense and confirmation of the gospel, partakers of the grace +with me. (8)For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all, +with the tender affection of Jesus Christ. + +(9)And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more, in +knowledge and all discernment; (10)in order that ye may approve the +things that are most excellent[1:10], that ye may be pure and without +offense unto the day of Christ; (11)being filled with the fruit of +righteousness, which is by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of +God. + +(12)But I desire that ye should know, brethren, that the things which +befell me have resulted rather in the furtherance of the gospel; +(13)so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in all the +Praetorium, and to all the rest; (14)and that the greater part of the +brethren, made confident in the Lord by my bonds, are much more bold +to speak the word without fear. + +(15)Some indeed preach Christ also from envy and strife, but some also +from good will; (16)the one, out of love, knowing that I am set for +the defense of the gospel; (17)the other, out of contentiousness, +proclaim Christ not with pure intent, supposing that they shall add +affliction[1:17] to my bonds. (18)What then? Notwithstanding, in every +way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is proclaimed; and +therein I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice. (19)For I know that this +will turn out for my salvation, through your supplication, and the +supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ; (20)according to my earnest +expectation and hope, that I shall in nothing be put to shame, but +that with all boldness, as always, so also now Christ shall be +magnified in my body, whether by life, or by death. + +(21)For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. (22)But if it be +to live in the flesh, this to me is fruit of labor; and which I shall +choose I know not; (23)but am constrained by the two, having the +desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better; (24)but +to remain in the flesh is more needful for your sakes. (25)And being +persuaded of this, I know that I shall remain, and shall continue with +you all for your furtherance and joy in the faith; (26)that your +glorying may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me, through my +coming to you again. + +(27)Only let your deportment be as becomes the gospel of Christ; that +whether I come and see you, or remain absent, I may hear of your +affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving +together for the faith of the gospel; (28)and in nothing terrified by +the adversaries; which is to them an evident token of perdition, but +to you of salvation[1:28], and that from God. (29)Because to you it +was granted in behalf of Christ,--not only to believe on him,--but in +his behalf to suffer also; (30)having the same conflict as ye saw in +me, and now hear of in me. + + + +II. + +IF then there is any consolation[2:1] in Christ, if any comfort from +love, if any communion of the Spirit, if any tender affection and +compassion, (2)make my joy complete, that ye be of the same mind, +having the same love, being of one accord, of the one mind; (3)doing +nothing through contentiousness or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind +each esteeming others better than himself; (4)regarding not each one +his own, but each one also the things of others. (5)Let this mind be +in you, which was also in Christ Jesus; (6)who, being in the form of +God, did not account it robbery to be equal with God; (7)but emptied +himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of +men. (8)And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, +becoming obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. +(9)Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave him a name which is +above every name; (10)that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, +of beings in heaven, and of beings on earth, and of beings under the +earth, (11)and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the +glory of God the Father. + +(12)Wherefore, my beloved, as ye always obeyed, not as in my presence +only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation +with fear and trembling; (13)for it is God who works in you both to +will and to perform, of his good pleasure. + +(14)Do all without murmurings and disputings; (15)that ye may become +blameless and simple, children of God, unreproachable, in the midst of +a crooked and perverse generation, among whom ye appear as do the +heavenly lights in the world; (16)holding forth[1:16] the word of +life; for a ground of glorying to me at the day of Christ, that I did +not run in vain, or labor in vain. + +(17)But even if I am poured out on the sacrifice and ministration of +your faith, I rejoice, and I rejoice with you all. (18)For the same +cause[2:18], do ye also rejoice, and rejoice with me. + +(19)But I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly to you, that +I also may be cheered, when I know your state. (20)For I have no one +like-minded, who will sincerely care for your state. (21)For all seek +their own, not the things of Jesus Christ. (22)But ye know the proof +of him, that, as a child with a father, he served with me for the +gospel. (23)Him therefore I hope to send without delay, so soon as I +shall see how it will go with me; (24)but I trust in the Lord that I +also myself shall come shortly. (25)Yet I supposed it necessary to +send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labor, and +fellow-soldier, but your messenger and minister to my wants. (26)For +he was longing after you all, and was much distressed, because ye +heard that he was sick. (27)For indeed he was sick near to death; but +God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I +might not have sorrow upon sorrow. (28)I sent him therefore with the +more haste, that seeing him again ye might rejoice, and that I may be +less sorrowful. (29)Receive him therefore in the Lord with all +gladness, and hold such in honor; (30)because for the work of Christ +he came near to death, hazarding his life, that he might supply what +things were lacking on your part, of the ministration to me. + + + +III. + +FINALLY, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to +you, to me is not burdensome, and for you it is safe. + +(2)Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the +concision. (3)For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit +of God, and glory in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the +flesh. (4)Though I have confidence also in the flesh. If any other +thinks that he has confidence in the flesh, I more; (5)circumcised the +eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew +of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; (6)as to zeal, persecuting the +church; as to the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. + +(7)But what things were gain to me, these I have accounted loss for +Christ. (8)Nay more, and I account all things to be loss for the +excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord; for whom I +suffered the loss of all things, and account them refuse, that I may +gain Christ, (9)and be found in him, not having my own righteousness, +which is of law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the +righteousness which is of God, upon faith; (10)that I may know him, +and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his +sufferings[3:10], being conformed to his death; (11)if by any means I +may attain to the resurrection from the dead. + +(12)Not that I already obtained [the prize][3:12], or have already +been perfected; but I pursue onward, if I may lay hold of that for +which I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. (13)Brethren, I do not count +myself to have laid hold of it; but one thing I do, forgetting the +things behind, and reaching forth to the things before, (14)I pursue +on toward the mark, for the prize of the heavenly calling of God in +Christ Jesus. + +(15)Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be of this mind; and if +in any thing ye are otherwise minded, this also God will reveal to +you. (16)Nevertheless, whereto we have attained, in the same let us +walk. + +(17)Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark those who so walk, +as ye have us for an example. (18)For many walk, of whom I told you +often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the +cross of Christ; (19)whose end is destruction, whose God is their +belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things. +(20)For our citizenship[3:20] is in heaven; from whence we also look +for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ; (21)who will transform the body +of our humiliation, that it may be conformed to the body of his glory, +according to the working with which he is able also to subject all +things to himself. + +(1)Therefore, my brethren beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so +stand fast in the Lord, beloved. + +(2)I beseech Euodia, and I beseech Syntyche, to be of the same mind in +the Lord. (3)Yea, I entreat thee also, true yoke-fellow, help these +women, who labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the +rest of my fellow-laborers, whose names are in the book of life. + +(4)Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. (5)Let your +forbearance be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. (6)Be anxious +for nothing; but in every thing, by prayer and supplication with +thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. (7)And the peace +of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your +minds in Christ Jesus. + +(8)Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are +honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, +whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if +there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these +things. (9)The things also, which ye learned, and received, and heard, +and saw in me, these do; and the God of peace will be with you. + +(10)But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at length ye revived +again in your care for my welfare; for which ye were also careful, but +lacked opportunity. (11)Not that I speak in respect of want; for I +learned, in whatever state I am, to be content. (12)I both know how to +be abased, and I know how to abound; in every thing, and in all +things, I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry, both to +abound and to be in want. (13)I can do all things, in him who +strengthens me. + +(14)Notwithstanding, ye did well to share with me in my affliction. +(15)And ye also know, Philippians, that in the beginning of the +gospel, when I went forth from Macedonia, no church communicated with +me in an account of giving and receiving[4:15], but ye only; (16)that +also in Thessalonica, ye sent once and again to my necessity. (17)Not +that I seek for the gift; but I seek for the fruit that abounds to +your account. + +(18)But I have all, and abound; I am full, having received of +Epaphroditus the things sent from you, an odor of sweet smell, a +sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God. (19)But my God will supply +all your need, according to his riches in glory, in Christ Jesus. + +(20)Now to God and our Father be the glory forever and ever. Amen. + +(21)Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren who are with me +salute you. + +(22)All the saints salute you, but especially they that are of +Caesar's household. + +(23)The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirits. + + + +THE LETTER OF PAUL TO THE COLOSSIANS. + + +I. + +PAUL, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy the +brother, (2)to the saints in Colosse, and faithful brethren in Christ: +Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus +Christ. + +(3)We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying +always for you, (4)having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of +the love which ye have toward all the saints, (5)because of the hope +which is laid up for you in heaven, of which ye heard before in the +word of the truth of the gospel; (6)which is come to you, as also in +all the world, and is bringing forth fruit and increasing also in you, +since the day ye heard it, and knew the grace of God in truth; (7)as +ye learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow-servant, who is for you a +faithful minister of Christ, (8)who also made known to us your love in +the Spirit. + +(9)For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to +pray for you, and to ask that ye may be filled with the knowledge of +his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; (10)that ye may +walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, bringing forth fruit in +every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; (11)being +strengthened with all strength, according to his glorious power, unto +all patience and long-suffering with joy; (12)giving thanks to the +Father, who made us meet for the portion of the inheritance of the +saints in light; (13)who delivered us out of the power of darkness, +and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love; (14)in whom +we have the redemption, the remission of our sins; (15)who is the +image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature, +(16)because in him were all things created, the things in the heavens, +and the things on the earth, the visible and the invisible, whether +thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers; all things have +been created by him, and for him; (17)and he is before all things, and +in him all things subsist. (18)And he is the head of the body, the +church; who is the beginning, the first-born from the dead; that he +may become in all things pre-eminent. (19)For He was pleased, that in +him should all the fullness dwell; (20)and through him to reconcile +all things to himself, having made peace through the blood of his +cross; through him, whether the things on the earth, or the things in +the heavens. + +(21)And you also, being in time past alienated, and enemies in your +mind in wicked works, yet now has he reconciled (22)in the body of his +flesh through death, to present you holy and blameless and unaccused +before him; (23)if indeed ye continue in the faith grounded and +settled, and not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye +heard, which was preached in the whole creation which is under heaven; +of which I Paul was made a minister. + +(24)Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is +behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body, which is +the church; (25)of which I was made a minister, according to the +dispensation of God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word +of God, (26)the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from +generations, but now has been manifested to his saints; (27)to whom +God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this +mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory; +(28)whom we announce, warning every man, and teaching every man in all +wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ; (29)to which +end I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me +with power. + + + +II. + +FOR I would have you know how great a conflict I have for you, and for +those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the +flesh; (2)that their hearts might be encouraged, they being knit +together in love, and unto all the riches of the full assurance of the +understanding, unto the full knowledge of the mystery of God, even +Christ; (3)in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge +hidden. + +(4)And this I say, that no one may beguile you with enticing words. +(5)For though I am absent in the flesh, yet in the spirit I am with +you, rejoicing and beholding your order, and the steadfastness of your +faith toward Christ. + +(6)As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him; +(7)having been rooted and being built up in him, and being established +in the faith as ye were taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving. + +(8)Beware lest there shall be any one that despoils you through +philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the +rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. (9)Because in him dwells +all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. (10)And ye are made complete +in him[2:10], who is the head of all principality and power; (11)in +whom ye were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, +in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of +Christ; (12)being buried with him in the immersion, wherein ye were +also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised +him from the dead. (13)And you also, being dead in your trespasses and +the uncircumcision of your flesh, he made alive together with him, +graciously forgiving us all our trespasses; (14)blotting out the +handwriting in ordinances that was against us, which was opposed to +us, and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross; +(15)despoiling principalities and powers[2:15a], he made a show of +them openly, triumphing over them in it[2:15b]. + +(16)Let not any one therefore judge you in food, or in drink, or in +respect of a feast-day, or of a new-moon, or of a sabbath; (17)which +are a shadow of the things to come, but the body is of Christ. (18)Let +no one defraud you of the prize, seeking it[2:18] in humiliation and +worship of the angels, intruding into things which he has not seen, +vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, (19)and not holding fast the +head, from whom all the body, by means of the joints and bands having +nourishment ministered, and being knit together, increases with the +increase of God. + +(20)If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as +though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, (21)"Handle +not, nor taste, nor touch," (22)(which are all to perish with the +using,) after the commandments and teachings of men? (23)Which things +have indeed a show of wisdom in self-chosen worship, and humiliation, +and neglecting of the body, not in any honor, for the satisfying of +the flesh. + + + +III. + +IF then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things above, +where Christ is, sitting on the right hand of God. (2)Set your mind on +the things above, not on the things upon the earth. (3)For ye died, +and your life is hid with Christ in God. (4)When Christ, our life, +shall be manifested, then will ye also with him be manifested in +glory. + +(5)Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; +fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, +which is idolatry; (6)on account of which things the wrath of God +comes on the sons of disobedience; (7)in which ye also once walked, +when ye lived in these things. (8)But now, do ye also put all away, +anger, wrath, malice, reviling, filthy communication out of your +mouth. (9)Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old +man with his deeds, (10)and have put on the new man, who is being +renewed unto knowledge after the image of him who created him; +(11)where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, +Barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all. + +(12)Put on therefore, as God's chosen, holy and beloved, bowels of +compassion, kindness, lowliness of mind, meekness, long-suffering, +(13)forbearing one another, and freely forgiving each other, if any +one have a complaint against any, even as Christ freely forgave you, +so also do ye; (14)and over all these, love, which is the bond of +perfectness. (15)And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to +which ye were also called in one body; and be thankful. + +(16)Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching +and admonishing one another, with psalms, hymns, spiritual songs, in +grace singing in your hearts to God. (17)And whatever ye do, in word +or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God +the Father through him. + +(18)Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands, as is fitting in +the Lord. + +(19)Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter toward them. + +(20)Children, obey your parents in all things; for this is well +pleasing, in the Lord. + +(21)Fathers, provoke not your children, that they be not discouraged. + +(22)Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; +not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, +fearing the Lord. (23)Whatever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, +and not to men; (24)knowing that from the Lord ye will receive the +recompense of the inheritance. Serve the Lord Christ. (25)For he that +does wrong will receive that which he did wrongfully; and there is no +respect of persons. + +(1)Masters, render to your servants that which is just and equal; +knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. + +(2)Persevere in prayer, being watchful therein with thanksgiving; +(3)at the same time praying also for us, that God would open to us a +door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for the sake of +which I am also in bonds, (4)that I may make it manifest, as I ought +to speak. + +(5)Walk in wisdom toward those without, redeeming the time. (6)Let +your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know +how ye ought to answer every man. + +(7)All my affairs will Tychicus make known to you, the beloved +brother, and a faithful minister and fellow-servant in the Lord; +(8)whom I sent to you for this very purpose, that he may know your +condition, and may comfort your hearts; (9)together with Onesimus, the +faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will make known +to you all the things here. + +(10)Aristarchus my fellow-prisoner salutes you, and Mark the cousin of +Barnabas, concerning whom ye received commands (if he come to you, +receive him), (11)and Jesus, who is called Justus, who are of the +circumcision. These only are my fellow-workers, for the kingdom of +God, who have been a comfort to me. + +(12)Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, salutes +you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect +and fully assured in all the will of God. (13)For I bear him witness, +that he has much concern[4:13] for you, and those in Laodicea, and +those in Hierapolis. + +(14)Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, salute you. + +(15)Salute the brethren in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church in +his house. (16)And when the letter has been read among you, cause that +it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans, and that ye also read +that from Laodicea. (17)And say to Archippus: Take heed to the +ministry which thou didst receive in the Lord, that thou fulfill it. + +(18)The salutation by the hand of me, Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace +be with you. + + + +THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO THE THESSALONIANS. + + +I. + +PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in +God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace. + +(2)We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in +our prayers; (3)remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and +labor of love, and patience of the hope of our Lord Jesus Christ, +before God and our Father; (4)knowing, brethren beloved of God, your +election; (5)because our gospel came not to you in word only, but also +in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance; as ye know +what manner of men were we among you, for your sake. (6)And ye became +followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much +affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit; (7)so that ye became an +example to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia. (8)For from you +has sounded forth the word of the Lord, not only in Macedonia and +Achaia, but also in every place your faith toward God has gone forth; +so that we have no need to speak anything. (9)For they themselves +report concerning us, what manner of entrance we had to you, and how +ye turned to God from idols, to serve the living and true God, (10)and +to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus, +who delivers us from the wrath to come. + + + +II. + +FOR yourselves, brethren, know our entrance to you, that it has not +become vain. (2)But having before suffered, and been shamefully +treated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in our God to speak to +you the gospel of God in much conflict. (3)For our exhortation is not +of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile; (4)but as we have been +approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak; not as +pleasing men, but God, who proves our hearts. (5)For neither at any +time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloak of +covetousness; God is witness; (6)nor of men sought we glory, neither +from you, nor from others, though able to use authority, as Christ's +apostles. (7)But we were gentle among you, as a nurse cherishes her +children; (8)so, being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing +to impart to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls, +because ye were dear to us. (9)For ye remember, brethren, our labor +and toil; night and day working, in order not to burden any of you, we +preached to you the gospel of God. + +(10)Ye are witnesses, and God, how holily and justly and unblamably we +behaved ourselves to you that believe; (11)as ye know how we exhorted, +and encouraged, and charged every one of you, as a father his +children, (12)that ye should walk worthy of God, who is calling you +into his kingdom and glory. + +(13)For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that when ye +received the word of God heard from us, ye received not the word of +men, but, as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you +that believe. (14)For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches +of God which are in Judaea in Christ Jesus; for ye also suffered the +same things of your own countrymen, as they have of the Jews; (15)who +both killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and drove us forth, and +please not God, and are contrary to all men; (16)hindering us from +speaking to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their +sins always; and the wrath came upon them to the utmost. + +(17)But we, brethren, having been severed from you for a short time, +in presence, not in heart, endeavored the more abundantly to see your +face, with great desire. (18)Wherefore we would fain have come to you, +even I, Paul, once and again; and Satan hindered us. (19)For what is +our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Are not also ye, in the +presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? (20)For ye are our +glory and joy. + + + +III. + +WHEREFORE, when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be +left behind at Athens alone; (2)and sent Timothy, our brother, and a +fellow-worker with God in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and +to exhort you concerning your faith; (3)that no one should be shaken +by these afflictions, for yourselves know that unto this we are +appointed. (4)For even when we were with you, we told you before that +we are to suffer affliction; as also it came to pass, and ye know. +(5)For this cause, when I too could no longer forbear, I sent to know +your faith, lest by some means the tempter tempted you, and our labor +should be in vain. + +(6)But now, when Timothy came to us from you, and brought us good +tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of +us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you; (7)for +this cause we were consoled, brethren, over you in all our affliction +and distress, through your faith; (8)because now we live, if ye stand +fast in the Lord. (9)For what thanks can we render to God for you, for +all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God; +(10)night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face, and +may perfect that which is lacking in your faith? + +(11)Now God and our Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct +our way to you. (12)And the Lord make you increase and abound in love +toward one another, and toward all, as we also do toward you; (13)to +the end he may establish your hearts unblamable in holiness before God +and our Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his +saints. + + + +IV. + +FURTHERMORE then, brethren, we beseech you, and exhort you in the Lord +Jesus, that as ye received from us how ye ought to walk and to please +God, as also ye are walking, ye would abound yet more. (2)For ye know +what commands we gave you, through the Lord Jesus. (3)For this is the +will of God, your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication; +(4)that each one of you know how to possess[4:4] his vessel in +sanctification and honor; (5)not in lustful passion, as also the +Gentiles who know not God. (6)That no one go beyond and defraud his +brother in any matter[4:6]; because the Lord is the avenger for all +these things, as we also told you before, and testified. (7)For God +did not call us to uncleanness, but in sanctification. (8)Therefore he +that rejects, rejects not man, but God, who also gave to you his Holy +Spirit. + +(9)But concerning brotherly love ye need not that I write to you; for +ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. (10)For indeed ye +do it, toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we +beseech you, brethren, to abound yet more; (11)and to study to be +quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, +as we commanded you; (12)that ye may walk becomingly toward those +without, and may have need of nothing. + +(13)But we desire that you should not be ignorant, brethren, +concerning those who are sleeping, that ye sorrow not, as others who +have no hope. (14)For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, so +also those who fell asleep through Jesus will God bring with him. + +(15)For this we say to you, in the word of the Lord, that we the +living, who remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not precede +those who fell asleep. (16)Because the Lord himself will descend from +heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the +trump of God; and the dead in Christ will first rise. (17)Then we the +living, who remain, will be caught up together with them in clouds, to +meet the Lord in the air; and so shall we ever be with the Lord. + +(18)Wherefore, encourage one another with these words. + + + +V. + +BUT of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I +write to you. (2)For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the +Lord so comes as a thief in the night. (3)For when they shall say, +Peace and safety, then sudden destruction comes upon them, as travail +upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape. + +(4)But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day should overtake +you as a thief. (5)For all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we +are not of night, nor of darkness. (6)So then let us not sleep, as +others; but let us watch and be sober. (7)For they that sleep, sleep +in the night; and they that are drunken, are drunken in the night. +(8)But let us, being of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate +of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation; (9)because +God did not appoint us to wrath, but to obtain salvation through our +Lord Jesus Christ; (10)who died for us, that, whether we wake or +sleep, we should live together with him. (11)Wherefore encourage each +other, and edify one the other, as also ye do. + +(12)And we beseech you, brethren, to know those who labor among you, +and preside over you in the Lord, and admonish you; (13)and to esteem +them very highly in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among +yourselves. + +(14)Now we exhort you, brethren, admonish the unruly, comfort the +feeble-minded, support the weak, be long-suffering toward all. (15)See +that none render evil for evil to any one but ever follow that which +is good, both toward one another, and toward all. + +(16)Rejoice always. (17)Pray without ceasing. (18)In everything give +thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus, toward you. + +(19)Quench not the Spirit. (20)Despise not prophesyings; (21)but prove +all things, hold fast that which is good. (22)Abstain from every form +of evil. (23)And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may +your spirit and soul and body be preserved whole without blame at the +coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (24)Faithful is he who calls you, who +also will do it. + +(25)Brethren, pray for us. + +(26)Salute all the brethren with a holy kiss. + +(27)I adjure you by the Lord, that this letter be read to all the holy +brethren. + +(28)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. + + + +THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO THE THESSALONIANS. + + +I. + +PAUL, and Silvanus, and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians, +in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ: (2)Grace to you, and +peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. + +(3)We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, +because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each one of you +all toward one another abounds; (4)so that we ourselves glory in you +in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your +persecutions and the afflictions which ye endure; (5)a token of the +righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the +kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer; (6)since it is a righteous +thing with God to recompense affliction to those who afflict you, +(7)and to you who are afflicted rest with us, at the revelation of the +Lord Jesus from heaven with the angels of his power, (8)in flaming +fire, taking vengeance on those who know not God, and those who obey +not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ; (9)who shall suffer justice, +eternal destruction, from the presence of the Lord and from the glory +of his power; (10)when he shall come to be glorified in his saints, +and to be admired in all who believed (because our testimony to you +was believed), in that day. + +(11)To which end we also pray for you always, that our God may count +you worthy of the calling, and accomplish all the good pleasure of +goodness and the work of faith, with power; (12)that the name of our +Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to +the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. + + + +II. + +NOW we beseech you, brethren, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus +Christ, and our gathering together to him, (2)that ye be not hastily +shaken in mind[2:2a], or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, +nor by letter, as through us, as that the day of the Lord is at +hand[2:2b]. (3)Let not any one deceive you in any manner; because +[that day will not come], except there come first the falling away, +and the man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; (4)he that +opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God, or that is +worshiped; so that he sits in the temple of God, showing himself that +he is God. + +(5)Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these +things? (6)And now ye know what withholds, in order that he may be +revealed in his own time. (7)For the mystery of iniquity is already +working; only until he who now withholds shall be out of the way. +(8)And then will the Lawless One be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will +consume with the breath of his mouth, and will destroy with the +manifestation of his coming; (9)[him,] whose coming is after the +working of Satan, in all power and signs and lying wonders, (10)and in +all deceit of unrighteousness for those who perish; because they +received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. (11)And +for this cause God sends them a working of delusion, in order that +they may believe the lie; (12)that they may all be judged, who +believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness. + +(13)But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren +beloved of the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you to +salvation, in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth; +(14)whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the +glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. (15)So then, brethren, stand fast, and +hold the traditions[2:15] which ye were taught, whether by word, or by +our letter. + +(16)Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God and our Father, who +loved us, and gave us everlasting consolation and good hope through +grace, (17)encourage your hearts, and establish you in every good work +and word. + + + +III. + +FINALLY, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run, and +be glorified, as also with you; (2)and that we may be delivered from +perverse and evil men; for all have not the faith. (3)But faithful is +the Lord, who will establish you, and guard you from evil[3:3]. (4)And +we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that ye both do, and +will do, the things which we command you. (5)And the Lord direct your +hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ. + +(6)Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, +that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly, and +not after the tradition[3:6] which they received from us. (7)For +yourselves know how ye ought to follow us; that we were not disorderly +among you, (8)nor did we eat bread of any one for naught, but with +labor and toil, working night and day that we might not be burdensome +to any of you; (9)not because we have not power, but to make ourselves +an example to you, that ye should follow us. (10)For also when we were +with you, this we commanded you: If any will not work, neither let him +eat. (11)For we hear of some who walk among you disorderly, working +not at all, but are busy-bodies. (12)Now such we command, and exhort, +in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, they eat their +own bread. + +(13)But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing. (14)And if any one +obeys not our word by this letter, mark that man, and keep not company +with him, that he may be shamed. (15)And count him not as an enemy, +but admonish him as a brother. + +(16)Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always, in every way. +The Lord be with you all. + +(17)The salutation of Paul with my own hand, which is a token in every +letter; so I write. + +(18)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. + + + +THE FIRST LETTER OF PAUL TO TIMOTHY. + + +I. + +PAUL, an apostle of Christ Jesus, according to the commandment of God +our Savior and Christ Jesus our hope, (2)to Timothy, a true child in +the faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus +our Lord. + +(3)As I besought thee to remain still in Ephesus, when I was going +into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain ones not to teach +other doctrine, (4)nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, +which further disputes rather than God's dispensation, which is in +faith, [so do.] + +(5)Now the end of the commandment is love, out of a pure heart and a +good conscience and faith unfeigned; (6)from which some swerving +turned aside to idle prattling; (7)desiring to be teachers of the law, +understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. (8)But +we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully; (9)knowing +this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the +lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and +profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers[1:9]; for +man-slayers, (10)for fornicators, for those who defile themselves with +mankind, for enslavers of men, for liars, for false swearers, and +whatever else is contrary to the sound teachings; (11)according to the +glorious gospel of the blissful God, with which I was entrusted. + +(12)And I thank him who gave me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, that +he accounted me faithful, putting me into the ministry, (13)who was +formerly a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and overbearing. But I +obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief; (14)and the +grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly, with faith and love which is +in Christ Jesus. + +(15)Faithful is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ +Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief. (16)But +for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first[1:16a] Christ Jesus +might show forth all his long-suffering[1:16b], for a pattern to those +who should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting. + +(17)Now to the King eternal, the imperishable, invisible, only God, be +honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. + +(18)This charge I commit to thee, my child Timothy, according to the +prophecies which went before concerning thee, that thou mayest wage in +them the good warfare; (19)having faith, and a good conscience, which +some thrusting away made shipwreck concerning the faith. (20)Of whom +is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered over to Satan, that they +might be taught not to blaspheme. + + + +II. + +I EXHORT then, first of all, that supplications, prayers, +intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; (2)for kings, and +all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceful life +in all godliness and decorum. (3)For this is good and acceptable in +the sight of our Savior God; (4)who desires that all should be saved, +and come to the knowledge of the truth. + +(5)For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, the +man Christ Jesus; (6)who gave himself a ransom for all, to be +testified in due time; (7)whereunto I was appointed a preacher, and an +apostle (I speak truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith +and truth. + +(8)I desire, therefore, that the men pray in every place, lifting up +holy hands, without wrath and disputing; (9)in like manner also that +women, in becoming apparel, adorn themselves with modesty and +sobriety; not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly raiment; +(10)but, which becomes women professing godliness, by means of good +works. + +(11)Let the woman learn in silence, with all subjection. (12)But I +permit not the woman to teach, nor to have authority over the man, but +to be in silence. (13)For Adam was first formed, then Eve. (14)And +Adam was not deceived; but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into +transgression. (15)But she shall be saved through child-bearing, if +they continue in faith, and love, and holiness, with sobriety. + + + +III. + +FAITHFUL is the saying, if any one desires the office of +overseer[3:1], he desires a good work. (2)The overseer then must be +blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, orderly, +hospitable, apt in teaching; (3)not given to wine, not a striker, but +forbearing, averse to strife, not a lover of money; (4)presiding well +over his own house, having his children in subjection with all +decorum; (5)(but if one knows not how to preside over his own house, +how shall he take care of the church of God?) (6)not a novice[3:6], +lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the +Devil. (7)But he must also have a good testimony from those without, +lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the Devil. + +(8)Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given +to much wine, not greedy of gain; (9)holding the mystery of the faith +in a pure conscience. (10)And let these also first be proved; then let +them serve as deacons, being without reproach. (11)[Their] wives in +like manner must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all +things. + +(12)Let the deacons be husbands of one wife, presiding well over their +children and their own houses. (13)For they that have served well as +deacons obtain for themselves a good degree[3:13], and great boldness +in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. + +(14)These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee shortly; +(15)but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to +conduct thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living +God, the pillar and ground of the truth. (16)And confessedly, great is +the mystery of godliness; God was manifested[3:16] in the flesh, was +justified in the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the +Gentiles, was believed on in the world, was received up in glory. + + + +IV. + +NOW the Spirit says expressly, that in after-times some will depart +from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and teachings of +demons; (2)of those who speak lies in hypocrisy, having their +conscience seared with a hot iron; (3)forbidding to marry, commanding +to abstain from food, which God created to be received with +thanksgiving, for those[4:3] who believe and know the truth. (4)For +every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be +received with thanksgiving; (5)for it is sanctified by the word of God +and prayer. + +(6)If thou put the brethren in mind of these things, thou shalt be a +good minister of Christ Jesus, nurtured in the words of the faith and +of the good teaching, which thou hast strictly followed. (7)But the +profane and silly fables[4:7] avoid, and exercise thyself unto +godliness. (8)For bodily exercise is profitable for little; but +godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life +that now is, and of that which is to come. (9)Faithful is the saying, +and worthy of all acceptance. (10)For to this end we both labor and +suffer reproach, because we have hoped in the living God, who is the +Savior of all men, especially of believers. + +(11)These things command and teach. (12)Let no one despise thy youth; +but become an example of the believers, in word, in deportment, in +love, in faith, in purity. (13)Till I come, give attention to reading, +to exhortation, to teaching. (14)Neglect not the gift that is in thee, +which was given thee through prophecy, with the laying on of the hands +of the eldership. (15)Meditate on these things[4:15]; give thyself +wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest to all. (16)Give +heed to thyself, and to the teaching; continue in them; for in doing +this thou wilt save both thyself, and those who hear thee. + + + +V. + +REBUKE not an elder, but entreat him as a father; younger men as +brethren; (2)elder women as mothers, the younger as sisters, with all +purity. (3)Honor as widows those who are widows indeed. (4)But if any +widow has children or grand-children, let these learn first to show +piety to their own household, and to requite their parents, for this +is acceptable before God. + +(5)Now she that is a widow indeed, and left alone, has set her hope on +God, and continues in supplications and prayers, night and day. (6)But +she that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives. (7)And these +things command, that they may be blameless. (8)But if any one provides +not for his own, and especially for those of his own house, he has +denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever. + +(9)Let not one be enrolled as a widow under threescore years old, +having been the wife of one husband; (10)well reported of for good +works; if she brought up children, if she lodged strangers, if she +washed the feet of the saints, if she relieved the afflicted, if she +diligently followed every good work. + +(11)But younger widows refuse; for when they have become wanton +against Christ, they desire to marry; (12)having condemnation, because +they broke their first faith. (13)And at the same time they also learn +to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but +tattlers also and busy-bodies, speaking things which they ought not. + +(14)I desire therefore that younger widows marry, bear children, guide +the house, give no occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. +(15)For already, some turned aside after Satan. + +(16)If any believing man or woman has widows, let them relieve them, +and let not the church be burdened; that it may relieve those who are +widows indeed. + +(17)Let elders who preside well be counted worthy of double honor, +especially they who labor in the word and teaching. (18)For the +Scripture says: Thou shalt not muzzle an ox while treading out the +grain; and, The laborer is worthy of his hire. + +(19)Against an elder receive not an accusation, except before two or +three witnesses[5:19]. + +(20)Those who sin rebuke before all, that the rest also may fear. + +(21)I charge thee before God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, +that thou observe these things without prejudging, doing nothing with +partiality. + +(22)Lay hands hastily on no one, neither share in other men's sins. +Keep thyself pure. + +(23)No longer drink water only, but use a little wine for thy +stomach's sake, and for thy frequent infirmities. + +(24)The sins of some men are openly manifest, going before to +judgment; and some men they follow after. (25)In like manner also the +good works are openly manifest; and those that are otherwise can not +be hidden. + + + +VI. + +LET as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters +worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the teaching be not +blasphemed. (2)And they that have believing masters, let them not +despise them because they are brethren; but the rather do them +service, because they who receive the benefit are faithful and +beloved. These things teach and exhort. + +(3)If any one teaches otherwise, and assents not to sound words, the +words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teaching which is according +to godliness, (4)he is puffed up with pride, knowing nothing, but +doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof comes envy, +strife, railings, evil surmisings, (5)vain disputings of men corrupted +in mind, and robbed of the truth, supposing that godliness is a means +of gain. (6)But godliness with contentment is a great means of gain. +(7)For we brought nothing into the world; it is certain we can also +carry nothing out; (8)and having food and raiment, let us be therewith +content. (9)But they who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a +snare, and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which sink men into +destruction and perdition. (10)For the love of money is a root of all +evils; which some coveting after wandered away from the faith, and +pierced themselves through with many sorrows. + +(11)But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after +righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness of spirit. +(12)Fight the good fight of the faith, lay hold on the eternal life, +unto which thou wast called, and didst make the good profession before +many witnesses. + +(13)I charge thee in the sight of God, who preserves all alive, and of +Jesus Christ, who before Pontius Pilate witnessed the good profession, +(14)that thou keep the commandment without spot, blameless, until the +appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ; (15)which in his own times[6:15] +he will show, who is the blissful and only Potentate, the King of +kings, and Lord of lords; (16)who only has immortality, dwelling in +light unapproachable; whom no man has seen, or can see; to whom be +honor and power everlasting. Amen. + +(17)Charge those who are rich in this world, that they be not +high-minded, nor place their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but in +God, who gives us all things richly for enjoyment; (18)that they do +good, be rich in good works, be free in imparting, willing to +communicate; (19)laying up in store for themselves a good foundation +against the time to come, that they may lay hold on the true life. + +(20)O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding the +profane babblings, and oppositions of that which is falsely called +knowledge; (21)which some professing erred concerning the faith. Grace +be with thee. + + + +THE SECOND LETTER OF PAUL TO TIMOTHY. + + +I. + +PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the +promise of life which is in Christ Jesus, (2)to Timothy, a beloved +child: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our +Lord. + +(3)I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, +that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night +and day; (4)longing to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be +filled with joy; (5)calling to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is +in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother +Eunice; and I am persuaded that it dwells in thee also. (6)For which +cause I put thee in remembrance, that thou stir up the gift of God, +which is in thee by the laying on of my hands. (7)For God did not give +us a spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of chastisement. + +(8)Be not then ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his +prisoner; but endure hardship with me for the gospel, according to the +power of God; (9)who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not +according to our works, but according to his own purpose, and the +grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before eternal ages, (10)but +now made manifest by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ; who +abolished death, and brought life and incorruption to light through +the gospel; (11)for which I was appointed a preacher, and an apostle, +and a teacher of the Gentiles. (12)For which cause I suffer also these +things. But I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and am +persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him, +unto that day. + +(13)Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou heardest from me, in +faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. (14)The good thing committed +to thee keep, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. + +(15)Thou knowest this, that all those in Asia turned away from me; of +whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes. (16)The Lord give mercy to the +house of Onesiphorus; because he often refreshed me, and was not +ashamed of my chain; (17)but when he was in Rome, he sought me out +very diligently, and found me. (18)The Lord grant to him, that he may +find mercy of the Lord in that day! And in how many things he +ministered to me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well. + + + +II. + +THOU therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that is in Christ +Jesus. (2)And the things that thou heardest from me by many +witnesses[2:2], the same commit thou to faithful men, who will be able +to teach others also. (3)Endure hardship with me, as a good soldier of +Jesus Christ. (4)No one serving as a soldier entangles himself with +the affairs of life, that he may please him who chose him to be a +soldier. (5)And if a man also contends in the games, he is not +crowned, unless he contends lawfully. (6)The husbandman that labors +must first partake of the fruits. (7)Consider what I say; for the Lord +will give thee understanding in all things. + +(8)Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, of the seed of David, +according to my gospel; (9)in which I endure hardship, even unto +bonds, as an evil-doer; but the word of God is not bound. (10)For this +cause, I endure all things for the sake of the chosen, that they also +may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory. +(11)Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also +live with him; (12)if we endure, we shall also reign with him; if we +shall deny him, he also will deny us; (13)if we are faithless, he +remains faithful, for he can not deny himself. + +(14)Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the +Lord not to strive about words to no profit, to the subverting of the +hearers. + +(15)Endeavor to present thyself approved to God, a workman not made +ashamed, rightly dividing[2:15] the word of truth. (16)But shun the +profane babblings; for they will go on to more ungodliness. (17)And +their word will eat as does a canker; of whom is Hymenaeus and +Philetus; (18)who erred concerning the truth, saying that the +resurrection has already taken place, and overturn the faith of some. + +(19)Nevertheless, God's firm foundation stands, having this seal: The +Lord knew those who are his; and, Let every one that names the name of +the Lord depart from iniquity. (20)But in a great house there are not +only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and +some for honor and some for dishonor. (21)If a man therefore cleanse +himself from these, he shall be a vessel for honor, sanctified, useful +for the master, prepared for every good work. + +(22)But flee youthful lusts; and follow righteousness, faith, love, +peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. (23)But +the foolish and ignorant questionings avoid, knowing that they beget +strifes. (24)And a servant of the Lord must not strive, but be gentle +toward all, apt in teaching, patient of evil; (25)in meekness +admonishing those who oppose themselves; if haply God may give them +repentance unto the full knowledge of the truth; (26)and that they may +awake to soberness out of the snare of the Devil, being taken captive +by him, to do his will[2:26]. + + + +III. + +BUT know this, that in the last days perilous times will come. (2)For +men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, +blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, (3)without +natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, +without love to the good, (4)betrayers, headlong, puffed up, lovers of +pleasure rather than lovers of God; (5)having a form of godliness, but +denying the power thereof; and from these turn away. (6)For of these +are they who creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden +with sins, led away with divers lusts, (7)ever learning, and never +able to come to the full knowledge of the truth. + +(8)Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so also do these +withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, reprobate concerning the +faith. (9)But they shall proceed no further; for their folly shall be +fully manifest to all, as was also theirs. + +(10)But thou didst strictly follow my teaching, manner of life, +purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, patience, (11)persecutions, +afflictions; what things came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium, at +Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord delivered +me. (12)Yea, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will +suffer persecution. (13)But evil men and seducers will grow worse and +worse, deceiving, and being deceived. (14)But do thou continue in the +things which thou learnedst and wast assured of, knowing of whom thou +didst learn; (15)and that from a child thou didst know the Holy +Scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through +faith which is in Christ Jesus. + +(16)All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable[3:16] for +teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in +righteousness; (17)that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly +furnished unto all good works. + + + +IV. + +I CHARGE thee before God, and Christ Jesus who will judge the living +and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom, (2)preach the +word; apply thyself in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, +with all long-suffering and teaching. (3)For the time will come when +they will not endure the sound teaching, but according to their own +desires will to themselves heap up teachers, having itching ears; +(4)and they will turn away their ears from the truth, and will turn +aside to fables. + +(5)But be thou watchful in all things, endure hardship, do the work of +an evangelist, fully accomplish thy ministry. (6)For I am now about to +be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. (7)I have fought +the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; +(8)henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, +which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me in that day; and not +to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing. + +(9)Endeavor to come to me shortly. (10)For Demas forsook me, having +loved the present world, and departed to Thessalonica; Crescens to +Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. (11)Luke alone is with me. Take Mark and +bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for the ministry. (12)But +Tychicus I sent to Ephesus. + +(13)The cloak, which I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest +bring, and the books, especially the parchments. + +(14)Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; the Lord reward him +according to his works. (15)Of whom do thou also beware; for he has +greatly withstood our words. + +(16)At my first answer no one came forward with me, but all forsook +me. May it not be laid to their charge! (17)But the Lord stood by me, +and strengthened me; that through me the preaching might be fully +accomplished, and all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out +of the mouth of the lion. (18)The Lord will deliver me from every evil +work, and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom; to whom be the +glory, forever and ever. Amen. + +(19)Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of Onesiphorus. + +(20)Erastus remained in Corinth, but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick. + +(21)Endeavor to come before winter. Eubulus salutes thee, and Pudens, +and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren. + +(22)The Lord Jesus Christ be with thy spirit. Grace be with you. + + + +THE LETTER OF PAUL TO TITUS. + + +I. + +PAUL, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith +of God's chosen, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to +godliness; (2)upon hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, +promised before eternal ages, (3)but in its own[1:3] times manifested +his word in the preaching, with which I was entrusted according to the +commandment of our Savior God; (4)to Titus, a true child according to +the common faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from God the Father and Christ +Jesus our Savior. + +(5)For this cause I left thee behind in Crete, that thou shouldest set +in order the things that are wanting, and appoint elders in each city, +as I directed thee; (6)if any one is without reproach, the husband of +one wife, having believing children not accused of rioting or unruly. +(7)For the overseer[1:7] must be, without reproach, as God's steward; +not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not +greedy of gain; (8)but hospitable, a lover of the good, discreet, +just, holy, temperate; (9)holding fast the faithful word according to +the teaching, that he may be able with the sound teaching both to +exhort, and to refute the gainsayers. (10)For there are many unruly +vain talkers and deceivers, chiefly they of the circumcision; +(11)whose mouths must be stopped, who overturn whole houses, teaching +things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain. (12)One of +themselves, a prophet of their own, said: Cretans are always liars, +evil beasts, lazy gluttons. (13)This testimony is true. For which +cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; +(14)not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, who +turn away from the truth. + +(15)To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and +unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and conscience are +defiled. (16)They profess that they know God; but by their works they +deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and for every good work +reprobate. + + + +II. + +BUT do thou speak the things which become the sound teaching; (2)that +aged men be sober, grave, discreet, sound in the faith, in love, in +patience; (3)that aged women likewise be in behavior as becomes +holiness, not false accusers, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of +that which is good; (4)that they may teach the young women to love +their husbands, to love their children, (5)to be discreet, chaste, +keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word +of God be not blasphemed. + +(6)The younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded. (7)In all +things showing thyself a pattern of good works; in teaching, showing +uncorruptness, gravity, (8)sound speech, that can not be condemned; +that he that is of the contrary part may be put to shame, having no +evil thing to say of us. + +(9)Exhort servants to submit themselves to their own masters, to be +well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting, (10)not purloining, +but showing all good faith; that they may adorn the teaching of our +Savior God in all things, + +(11)For the saving grace of God appeared to all men, (12)teaching us +that, having denied ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live +soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; (13)looking +for the blissful hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and +our Savior Jesus Christ; (14)who gave himself for us, that he might +redeem us from all iniquity, and cleanse for himself a people to be +his own, zealous of good works. + +(15)These things speak, and exhort, and reprove with all authority. +Let no one despise thee. + + + +III. + +PUT them in mind to submit themselves to governments, to authorities, +to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, (2)to speak evil +of no one, to be averse to strife, forbearing, showing all meekness to +all men. + +(3)For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, +serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, +hateful, hating one another. (4)But when the kindness and the love +toward man of our Savior God appeared, (5)not by works of +righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, +through the bathing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit; +(6)which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior; +(7)that, having been justified by his grace, we should be made heirs +according to the hope of eternal life. + +(8)Faithful is the saying; and concerning these things I will that +thou affirm constantly, that they who have believed God may be careful +to take the lead in good works. These things are good and profitable +to men. (9)But avoid foolish questionings, and genealogies, and +strifes, and contentions about the law; for they are unprofitable and +vain. + +(10)A man that causes divisions, after a first and second admonition, +avoid[3:10]; (11)knowing that he that is such is perverted, and sins, +being self-condemned. + +(12)When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, endeavor to come +to me to Nicopolis; for I have determined there to winter. + +(13)Zenas the lawyer, and Apollos, send forward on their journey +zealously, that nothing may be wanting to them. (14)And let ours also +learn to take the lead in good works for necessary wants, that they +may not be unfruitful. + +(15)All that are with me salute thee. Salute those who love us in the +faith. Grace be with you all. + + + +THE LETTER OF PAUL TO PHILEMON. + + +PAUL, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy the brother, to Philemon +the beloved and our fellow-laborer, (2)and to Apphia the beloved[1:2], +and Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house: +(3)Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus +Christ. + +(4)I thank my God always, making mention of thee in my prayers, +(5)hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord +Jesus, and unto all the saints; (6)that the fellowship of thy +faith[1:6] may become effectual in the knowledge of every good thing +which is in us, unto Christ Jesus. (7)For I had[1:7] much joy and +consolation in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been +refreshed by thee, brother. (8)Wherefore, though having much boldness +in Christ to enjoin upon thee that which is becoming, (9)yet for +love's sake I beseech rather; being such a one, as Paul an old man, +and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ, (10)I beseech thee for my +child, whom I begot in my bonds, Onesimus; (11)who in time past was +unprofitable to thee, but is now profitable to thee and to me; +(12)whom I sent back to thee. But do thou receive him, that is, my own +flesh; (13)whom I would have retained with myself, that in thy stead +he might minister to me in the bonds of the gospel. (14)But without +thy consent I desired to do nothing; that thy benefit may not be as it +were of necessity, but willingly. (15)For perhaps he departed for a +season to this end, that thou shouldest receive him as thine forever; +(16)no longer as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, +specially to me, but how much more to thee, both in the flesh, and in +the Lord! + +(17)If thou countest me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. + +(18)But if he wronged thee in any thing, or owes aught, put that to my +account. (19)I, Paul, wrote it with my own hand, I will repay. Not to +say to thee, that to me thou owest also thine own self besides. +(20)Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord. Refresh my +heart in Christ. (21)Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote to +thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. + +(22)But at the same time be preparing for me also a lodging; for I +hope that through your prayers I shall be given to you. + +(23)There salute thee Epaphras, my fellow-captive in Christ Jesus; +(24)Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow-laborers. + +(25)The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. + + + +LETTER TO THE HEBREWS. + + +I. + +GOD, who in many parts and in many ways spoke of old to the fathers by +the prophets, (2)in these last days spoke to us by his Son, whom he +appointed heir of all things, by whom he also made the worlds; (3)who, +being the brightness of his glory and the impress of his substance, +and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by +himself[1:3] made a cleansing of sins, sat down on the right hand of +the Majesty on high; (4)having become so much superior to the angels, +as he has inherited a more excellent name than they. + +(5)For to whom of the angels said he ever: + + Thou art my Son, + I this day have begotten thee; + +and again: I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son. +(6)But when he has again brought in[1:6] the first-begotten into the +world, he says And let all the angels of God worship him. (7)And of +the angels he says: + + Who makes his angels winds, + And his ministers a flame of fire; + +(8)but of the Son: + + Thy throne, O God, is forever and ever; + A sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom; + (9)Thou lovedst righteousness, and hatedst iniquity; + Therefore God, thy God, anointed thee, + With the oil of gladness, above thy fellows; + +(10)and: + + Thou, Lord, in the beginning, didst found the earth, + And the heavens are the works of thy hands; + (11)They will perish, but thou remainest; + And they all will become old, as does a garment, + (12)And as a vesture thou wilt fold them up, + and they will be changed; + But thou art the same, + And thy years will not fail. + +(13)But to whom of the angels has he ever said: + + Sit on my right hand, + Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. + +(14)Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth for ministration, +for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation? + + + +II. + +ON this account, we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things +heard, lest haply we should let them slip[2:1]. (2)For if the word +spoken through angels proved steadfast, and every transgression and +disobedience received just retribution, (3)how shall we escape, having +neglected so great a salvation; which began to be spoken by the Lord, +and was confirmed to us by those who heard, (4)God also bearing +witness, with signs and wonders, and divers miracles, and +distributions of the Holy Spirit, according to his own will? + +(5)For not to the angels did he put in subjection the world to come, +of which we are speaking. (6)But one in a certain place testified, +saying: + + What is man, that thou art mindful of him, + Or the son of man, that thou visitest him? + (7)Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; + Thou crownedst him with glory and honor; + (8)Thou didst put all things in subjection under his feet. + +For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing that +is not put under him. + +But now we do not yet see all things put under him. (9)But we behold +him, who was made a little lower than the angels, Jesus, on account of +the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor, in order that he +by the grace of God might taste death for every one. (10)For it became +him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing +many sons to glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect +through sufferings. + +(11)For both he that sanctifies and they who are sanctified are all of +one; for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, +(12)saying: + + I will declare thy name to my brethren; + In the midst of the congregation I will sing praise to thee. + +(13)And again: I will put my trust in him. And again: Behold, I and +the children whom God gave me. (14)Forasmuch then as the children are +partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner took part +in the same; that through death he might destroy him who had the power +of death, that is, the Devil; (15)and might deliver those who, through +fear of death, were all their lifetime subject to bondage. + +(16)For surely he does not succor angels; but he succors the seed of +Abraham. (17)Wherefore, in all things it became him to be made like to +his brethren, that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest +in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the +people. (18)For in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he is +able to help those who are tempted. + + + +III. + +WHEREFORE, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider +the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Jesus, (2)who was +faithful to him who appointed him, as also was Moses in all His house. +(3)For he has been accounted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch +as he who has built the house has more honor than the house. (4)For +every house is builded by some one; but he who built all things is +God. (5)And Moses indeed was faithful in all His house as a servant, +as a testimony of the things which were to be afterward spoken; (6)but +Christ as son over His house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the +boldness and the joyousness of the hope firm unto the end[3:6]. + +(7)Wherefore, as the Holy Spirit says: + + To-day, if ye will hear his voice, + (8)Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, + In the day of the temptation in the wilderness; + (9)Where your fathers tempted me, + Proved me, and saw my works, forty years. + (10)Wherefore, I was offended with that generation; + And I said: They always go astray in their heart, + And they knew not my ways; + (11)As I swore in my wrath, + They shall not enter into my rest. + +(12)Take heed, brethren, lest there shall be in any one of you an evil +heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. (13)But exhort +one another daily, as long as it is called To-day, that no one of you +may be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. (14)For we have +become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our +confidence firm unto the end. (15)When it is said: To-day, if ye will +hear his voice, harden not your hearts as in the provocation; (16)who +then, when they had heard, provoked? Nay, was it not all who came +forth out of Egypt by Moses? (17)But with whom was he offended forty +years? Was it not with those who sinned? whose carcasses fell in the +wilderness. (18)And to whom did he swear, that they should not enter +into his rest, but to those who believed not? (19)And we see that they +were not able to enter in, because of unbelief. + + + +IV. + +LET us fear therefore, lest, a promise being still left us of entering +into his rest, any one of you should seem to have come short of it. +(2)For to us were the glad tidings preached, as also to them; but the +word which they heard did not profit them, not being mingled with +faith in those who heard. (3)For we who believed enter into the rest, +as he said: As I swore in my wrath, they shall not enter into my rest, +although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. +(4)For he has spoken in a certain place of the seventh day thus: And +God rested on the seventh day from all his works; (5)and in this +again: They shall not enter into my rest. + +(6)Since then it remains that some do enter into it, and they to whom +the glad tidings were first preached entered not in because of +unbelief, again (7)he limits a certain day, To-day, (saying in David, +after so long a time, as has before been said,) + + To-day, if ye will hear his voice, + Harden not your hearts. + +(8)For if Joshua had given them rest, he would not, after this, have +spoken of another day. + +(9)So then, there remains a Sabbath-rest to the people of God. (10)For +he that entered into his rest, himself rested from his works, as God +did from his own. (11)Let us therefore endeavor to enter into that +rest, that no one may fall into the same example of unbelief. + +(12)For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any +two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of +joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of +the heart. (13)And there is no creature that is not manifest in his +sight; but all things are naked and opened to the eyes of him with +whom we have to do. + +(14)Having therefore a great high priest, who has passed through the +heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. +(15)For we have not a high priest who can not be touched with the +feeling of our infirmities, but who has in all points been tempted in +like manner, without sin. (16)Let us therefore come boldly to the +throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in +time of need. + + + +V. + +FOR every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for +men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and +sacrifices for sins; (2)being able to bear with the ignorant and +erring, since he himself also is encompassed with infirmity; (3)and on +account of it he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to +make offering for sins. (4)And no one takes to himself the honor, but +being called by God, as was also Aaron. (5)So also Christ did not +glorify himself to be made high priest, but he who spoke to him: + + Thou art my Son, + I this day have begotten thee; + +(6)as also in another place, he says: + + Thou art a priest forever, + After the order of Melchizedek; + +(7)who, in the days of his flesh offering up prayers and +supplications, with strong crying and tears, to him who was able to +save him from death, and being heard on account of his godly fear, +(8)though a Son yet learned from what he suffered the [required] +obedience, (9)and being perfected became the author of eternal +salvation to all who obey him; (10)called by God, High Priest[5:10], +after the order of Melchizedek. + +(11)Of whom we have much to say, and hard to be explained, since ye +have become dull of hearing. (12)For though ye ought, on account of +the time, to be teachers, ye again have need that some one teach you +the first principles of the oracles of God, and are become such as +have need of milk, and not of solid food. (13)For every one who +partakes of milk is inexperienced in the word of righteousness; for he +is a child. (14)But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, +who by use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. + + + +VI. + +WHEREFORE, leaving the first principles of the doctrine of Christ, let +us go on to perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance +from dead works, and of faith toward God, (2)of the doctrine of +immersions, and of the laying on of hands, and of the resurrection of +the dead, and of eternal judgment. (3)And this we will do[6:3], if God +permit. (4)For it is impossible that they who have once been +enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and been made +partakers of the Holy Spirit, (5)and have tasted the good word of God, +and the powers of the world to come, (6)and have fallen away, should +again be renewed to repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the +Son of God afresh, and put him to open shame. (7)For the earth which +has drunk in the rain oft coming upon it, and brings forth herbs fit +for those for whose sake it is tilled, receives blessing from God; +(8)but if it bears thorns and briers it is rejected, and is near to +cursing; whose end is to be burned. + +(9)But, beloved, we are persuaded of better things concerning you, and +things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. (10)For God is +not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye showed +toward his name, in that ye ministered and still do minister to the +saints. + +(11)But we desire that each one of you show the same diligence, for +the full assurance of the hope unto the end; (12)that ye may not +become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patience +inherit the promises. (13)For when God made the promise to Abraham, +because he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself, +(14)saying: Surely, blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will +multiply thee. (15)And so, having patiently endured, he obtained the +promise. (16)For men indeed swear by the greater; and the oath is to +them an end of all gainsaying, for a confirmation. (17)Wherein God, +wishing more abundantly to show to the heirs of the promise the +immutability of his counsel, interposed with an oath; (18)that by two +immutable things, in which it is impossible that God should lie, we +may have strong encouragement, who fled for refuge to lay hold on the +hope set before us, (19)which we have as an anchor of the soul, sure +and steadfast, and entering within the vail; (20)where as forerunner +for us Jesus entered, having become a high priest forever, after the +order of Melchizedek. + + + +VII. + +FOR this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who +met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed +him; (2)to whom also Abraham apportioned a tenth of all; first indeed +being interpreted King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, +which is, King of peace; (3)without father, without mother, without +table of descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of +life[7:3], but likened to the Son of God, remains a priest +continually. + +(4)Now consider how great this man was, to whom Abraham the patriarch +also gave a tenth of the spoils. (5)And they indeed that are of the +sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a +commandment to take tithes of the people according to the law, that +is, of their brethren, though they have come out of the loins of +Abraham; (6)but he whose descent is not reckoned from them has taken +tithes of Abraham, and has blessed him who had the promises. (7)And +without any contradiction, the less is blessed by the better. (8)And +here indeed men who die receive tithes; but there, one of whom it is +testified that he lives. (9)And so to speak, Levi also, who receives +tithes, has paid tithes in Abraham; (10)for he was yet in the loins of +his father, when Melchizedek met him. + +(11)If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood (for +under it the people have received the law), what further need was +there that a different priest should arise, after the order of +Melchizedek, and not be called after the order of Aaron? (12)For the +priesthood being changed, of necessity there comes also a change of +law. (13)For he of whom these things are spoken pertains to a +different tribe, of which no one has given attendance at the altar. +(14)For it is evident that our Lord has arisen out of Judah; of which +tribe Moses spoke nothing concerning priests. (15)And it is yet more +abundantly manifest, if after the similitude of Melchizedek there +arises a different priest, (16)who has been made, not after the law of +a carnal commandment, but after the power of an indissoluble life. +(17)For it is testified of him: + + Thou art a priest forever; + After the order of Melchizedek. + +(18)For on the one hand, there is an annulling of the commandment that +went before, on account of its weakness and unprofitableness,--(19)for +the law perfected nothing,--and on the other the bringing in of a +better hope, by which we draw near to God. + +(20)And inasmuch as it was not without an oath,--(21)for they indeed +were made priests without an oath, but he with an oath by him who said +to him: The Lord swore and will not repent, thou art a priest forever +after the order of Melchizedek[7:21],--(22)by so much has Jesus become +a surety of a better covenant. (23)And they indeed have been many +priests, because they were hindered by death from continuing; (24)but +he, because he remains forever, has an unchangeable priesthood. +(25)Whence also he is able to save to the utmost those who come to God +through him, since he ever lives to intercede for them. + +(26)For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, +separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens; (27)who has +not necessity daily, as the high priests, to offer up sacrifices, +first for his own sins, and then for those of the people; for this he +did once for all, in offering up himself. (28)For the law makes men +high priests who have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was +since the law, makes the Son, who is perfected forever. + + + +VIII. + +NOW of the things which we are saying, this is the chief: We have such +a high priest, who sat down on the right hand of the throne of the +Majesty of the heavens; (2)a minister of the holy places, and of the +true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. + +(3)For every high priest is appointed to offer gifts and sacrifices; +wherefore it is necessary, that this one have something which he may +offer. (4)For if he were on earth, he would not be a priest, since +there are those who offer gifts according to the law, (5)who minister +after an outline and a shadow of the heavenly things, as Moses was +admonished by God, when he was about to make the tabernacle; for, See, +says he, that thou make all things according to the pattern which was +showed thee in the mount. (6)But now he has obtained a more excellent +ministry, by so much as he is also mediator of a better covenant, +which has been established upon better promises. + +(7)For if that first had been faultless, a place would not have been +sought for the second. (8)For finding fault with them, he says[8:8]: + + Behold the days are coming, saith the Lord, + When I will make with the house of Israel, + And with the house of Judah, a new covenant; + (9)Not according to the covenant that I made for their fathers, + In the day when I took hold of their hand, + To bring them out of the land of Egypt; + Because they continued not in my covenant, + And I regarded them not, saith the Lord. + (10)For this is the covenant that I will establish for + the house of Israel, + After those days, saith the Lord, + Putting my laws into their mind, + And on their hearts I will write them; + And I will be to them a God, + And they shall be to me a people; + (11)And they shall not teach, + Each one his neighbor, and each one his brother, + Saying: Know the Lord; + Because all shall know me, from the least to the greatest; + (12)Because I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, + And their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more. + +(13)In that he says, A new, he has made the first old. Now that which +is grown old, and worn out with age, is ready to vanish away. + + + +IX. + +NOW the first had indeed also ordinances of service, and the worldly +sanctuary. (2)For a tabernacle was prepared; the first, wherein is the +lamp-stand, and the table, and the show-bread; which is called holy. +(3)And after the second vail, the tabernacle which is called most +holy, (4)having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant +overlaid on every side with gold, wherein was the golden pot +containing the manna, and the rod of Aaron which budded, and the +tables of the covenant; (5)and above it the cherubim of glory +overshadowing the mercy-seat; of which we can not now speak +particularly. + +(6)Now these things being thus prepared, into the first tabernacle the +priests enter at all times, performing the services; (7)but into the +second, the high priest alone, once every year, not without blood, +which he offers for himself, and for the errors of the people; (8)the +Holy Spirit signifying this, that the way into the holy places has not +yet been made manifest, while the first tabernacle is yet standing; +(9)which is a figure for the time present, under which are offered +both gifts and sacrifices, unable as to the conscience to perfect the +worshiper; (10)only with meats and drinks[9:10], and divers +immersions, ordinances of the flesh, imposed until the time of +reformation. (11)But Christ, having come as a high priest of the good +things to come, through the greater and more perfect tabernacle, not +made with hands (that is, not of this creation), (12)and not through +the blood of goats and calves but through his own blood, entered once +for all into the holy places, obtaining eternal redemption. (13)For if +the blood of goats and bulls, and ashes of a heifer sprinkling those +who have been defiled, sanctifies to the purity of the flesh; (14)how +much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit +offered himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead +works to serve the living God? (15)And for this cause he is mediator +of a new covenant, in order that, death having taken place, for the +redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, they who +have been called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. + +(16)For where there is a testament[9:16], there must also of necessity +be brought in the death of the testator. (17)For a testament is of +force after men are dead; since it is of no strength at all while the +testator lives. + +(18)Wherefore, neither has the first been dedicated without blood. +(19)For, when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people +according to the law, he took the blood of the calves and of the +goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled both +the book itself and all the people, saying: (20)This is the blood of +the covenant, which God enjoined in respect to you. (21)And moreover, +the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the service, he in like manner +sprinkled with blood. (22)And nearly all things are cleansed according +to the law with blood; and without shedding of blood there is no +remission. + +(23)It was therefore necessary, that the outlines of things in the +heavens should be cleansed with these; but the heavenly things +themselves, with better sacrifices than these. (24)For Christ entered +not into holy places made with hands, figures of the true; but into +heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us; (25)nor +yet that he should many times offer himself, as the high priest enters +into the holy places every year with blood of others; (26)for then +must he many times have suffered since the foundation of the world; +but now once, in the end of the ages, he has been manifested for the +putting away of sin by the sacrifice of himself[9:26]. (27)And +inasmuch as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the +judgment; (28)so also the Christ, having been once offered to bear the +sins of many, will to those who look for him appear a second time +without sin, unto salvation. + + + +X. + +FOR the law having a shadow of the good things to come, not the very +image of the things, can never, with the same sacrifices which they +offer year by year continually, make those who come to them[10:1] +perfect. (2)For then would they not have ceased to be offered, because +the worshipers would have had no more consciousness of sins, having +once been cleansed? (3)But in them there is a remembrance of sins year +by year. (4)For it is impossible that the blood of bulls and of goats +should take away sins. (5)Wherefore, when he comes into the world, he +says: + + Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, + But a body didst thou prepare for me; + (6)In whole burnt-offerings, and sacrifices for sin, + thou hadst no pleasure. + (7)Then said I: Lo, I come, + In the volume of the book it is written of me, + To do thy will, O God. + +(8)Saying above, Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt-offerings +and sacrifices for sin thou wouldest not, nor hadst pleasure therein, +which are offered by the law, (9)then has he said: Lo, I come to do +thy will, O God. He takes away the first, that he may establish the +second. (10)In which will we have been sanctified, through the +offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. + +(11)And every priest[10:11] indeed stands daily ministering, and +offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away +sins; (12)but he, having offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat +down on the right hand of God; (13)from henceforth expecting until his +enemies be made his footstool. (14)For by one offering he has +perfected forever those who are sanctified. (15)Moreover, the Holy +Spirit also is a witness to us; for after he had said, (16)This is the +covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, +putting my laws upon their hearts, and on their minds I will write +them, [he further says,] (17)and their sins and iniquities I will +remember no more. (18)But where there is remission of these, there is +no longer offering for sin. + +(19)Having therefore, brethren, boldness as to the entrance into the +holy places by the blood of Jesus, which [entrance] he instituted for +us, (20)a new and living way, through the vail, that is to say, his +flesh; (21)and having a great priest over the house of God; (22)Let us +draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having had our +hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience; and having had our body +washed with pure water, (23)let us hold fast the profession of the +hope without wavering, for he is faithful who promised; (24)and let us +consider one another, to incite to love and to good works; (25)not +forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the custom of +some, but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day +approaching. + +(26)For if we willingly sin, after having received the knowledge of +the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, (27)but a +certain fearful looking for of judgment, and a fiery indignation, +which will devour the adversaries. (28)He that despised Moses' law +died without mercy, under two or three witnesses. (29)Of how much +worse punishment, suppose ye, will he be thought worthy, who has +trodden under foot the Son of God, and has accounted the blood of the +covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and has done +despite to the Spirit of grace? (30)For we know him who said: To me +belongs vengeance; I will recompense, saith the Lord; and again: The +Lord will judge his people. (31)It is a fearful thing to fall into the +hands of the living God. + +(32)But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were +enlightened, ye endured a great contest of sufferings; (33)partly, +whilst ye were made a spectacle both by reproaches and afflictions; +and partly, whilst ye became partakers with those who were so used. +(34)For ye sympathized with those in bonds, and ye took joyfully the +plundering of your goods, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better +and an enduring substance. + +(35)Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great +recompense of reward. (36)For ye have need of patience, that having +done the will of God ye may receive the promise. (37)For yet a little +while, he that is to come will come, and will not delay. (38)Now, the +just shall live by faith; but if he draw back, my soul has no pleasure +in him. (39)But we are not of those who draw back unto perdition; but +of those who believe to the saving of the soul. + + + +XI. + +NOW faith is the assurance of things hoped for[11:1], the conviction +of things not seen. (2)For in this the elders obtained a good report. + +(3)Through faith we perceive that the worlds were framed by the word +of God, so that what is seen has not arisen[11:3] out of things which +appear. + +(4)By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, +by which he received testimony that he was righteous, God testifying +of his gifts; and through it, being dead, he yet speaks. + +(5)By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death; and he +was not found, because God translated him; for before his translation, +he has had the testimony that he pleased God. (6)But without faith it +is impossible to please him; for he who comes to God must believe that +he is, and that he is a rewarder to those who seek after him. + +(7)By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning things not yet seen, +moved with fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his house; by which +he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is +according to faith. + +(8)By faith Abraham when called obeyed, to go forth into a place which +he should afterward receive for an inheritance, and went forth, not +knowing whither he went. (9)By faith he sojourned in the land of +promise, as a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, +heirs with him of the same promise; (10)for he looked for the city +which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God. + +(11)By faith Sarah herself also received power to conceive seed, even +when she was past age, because she accounted him faithful who had +promised. (12)Wherefore also there sprang from one, and him become as +dead, even as the stars of heaven in multitude, and as the sand which +is by the sea shore innumerable. + +(13)These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but +having seen them from afar, and greeted them, and professed that they +were strangers and sojourners on the earth. (14)For they that say such +things declare plainly, that they are seeking a country. (15)And if +indeed, they had in mind that from which they came out, they would +have had opportunity to return. (16)But now[11:16] they desire a +better, that is, a heavenly; wherefore God is not ashamed to be called +their God; for he prepared for them a city. + +(17)By faith Abraham, when tried, has offered up Isaac; and he who had +accepted the promises offered up his only begotten, (18)of whom it was +said: In Isaac shall thy seed be called; (19)accounting that God is +able even to raise from the dead; whence he also received him back in +a figure. + +(20)By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, concerning things to come. + +(21)By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph; +and he worshiped, [leaning] on the top of his staff. + +(22)By faith Joseph, when dying, made mention of the departure of the +sons of Israel, and gave commandment concerning his bones. + +(23)By faith Moses, when born, was hidden three months by his parents, +because they saw that the child was fair; and they feared not the +king's commandment. + +(24)By faith Moses, when grown up, refused to be called son of a +daughter of Pharaoh; (25)choosing rather to suffer affliction with the +people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season; +(26)esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures +of Egypt; for he looked for the reward. + +(27)By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king; for +he endured, as seeing him who is invisible. + +(28)Through faith he has kept the passover, and the affusion of the +blood, that he who destroyed the first-born might not touch them. + +(29)By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land; which the +Egyptians attempting were swallowed up. + +(30)By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after they had been +encompassed during seven days. + +(31)By faith Rahab the harlot did not perish with those who believed +not[11:31], after having received the spies with peace. + +(32)And why say I more? For the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, +of Barak and Samson and Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the +prophets; (33)who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought +righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, +(34)quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from +weakness were made strong, became mighty in war, turned to flight the +armies of the aliens. + +(35)Women received their dead, by resurrection to life; and others +were tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might obtain a +better resurrection. + +(36)And others had trial of mockings, and scourgings, and, moreover, +of bonds and imprisonment. (37)They were stoned, they were sawn +asunder, they were tempted, they were slain with the sword; they went +about in sheep-skins and goats' skins, being destitute, afflicted, +tormented; (38)of whom the world was not worthy; wandering in deserts +and mountains and caves, and the clefts of the earth. + +(39)And all these, having obtained a good report through faith, did +not receive the promise; (40)God having provided something better +concerning us, that they should not without us be made perfect. + + + +XII. + +THEREFORE, let us also, having so great a cloud of witnesses +surrounding, us, lay aside every weight, and the easily besetting sin, +and with patience run the race that is set before us, (2)looking away +to the author and finisher of the faith, Jesus; who for the joy set +before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down on +the right hand of the throne of God. (3)For consider him who has +endured such contradiction by sinners against him, that ye become not +weary, fainting in your souls. + +(4)Not yet did ye resist unto blood, contending against sin; (5)and ye +have forgotten the exhortation, which discourses with you as with +sons: + + My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, + Nor faint when reproved by him; + (6)For whom the Lord loves he chastens, + And scourges every son whom he receives. + +(7)If ye endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what +son is there whom his father chastens not? (8)But if ye are without +chastening, of which all have been made partakers, then are ye +bastards, and not sons. + +(9)Furthermore, we had fathers of our flesh, who chastened us, and we +gave them reverence; shall we not much rather be in subjection to the +Father of spirits, and live? (10)For they indeed for a few days +chastened us as seemed good to them; but he for our profit, that we +might be partakers of his holiness. + +(11)Now all chastening for the present indeed seems not joyous, but +grievous; but afterward, it yields the peaceable fruit of +righteousness, to those who have been exercised thereby. + +(12)Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees; +(13)and make straight paths for your feet, that the lame be not turned +out of the way, but rather be healed. + +(14)Follow peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall +see the Lord; (15)looking diligently, lest any one come short of the +grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, +and the many be thereby defiled; (16)lest there be any fornicator, or +profane person, as Esau, who for one meal sold his birthright. (17)For +ye know that he also afterward, when he wished to inherit the +blessing, was rejected; for he found no place of repentance, though he +sought after it with tears. + +(18)For ye have not come to a mount that is touched, and burning with +fire, nor to blackness, and darkness, and tempest, (19)and the sound +of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they who heard +refused that more should be spoken to them; (20)for they could not +bear that which was commanded, Even if a beast touch the mountain, it +shall be stoned; (21)and so terrible was the sight, that Moses said: I +fear, and tremble. (22)But ye have come to mount Zion, and to the city +of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to myriads of angels, +(23)to the general assembly and church of the first-born, who are +enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of +just ones made perfect; (24)and to Jesus the mediator of the new +covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaks better than +Abel. + +(25)See that ye refuse not him who speaks; for if they did not escape, +refusing him who declared the divine will on earth, much more shall +not we, who turn away from him who speaks from heaven; (26)whose voice +then shook the earth; but now he has promised, saying: Yet once more I +shake, not the earth only, but also heaven. (27)And this, Yet once +more, signifies the removing of the things shaken, as of things that +have been made, that the things which are not shaken may remain. + +(28)Wherefore, receiving a kingdom which can not be shaken, let us +have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and +godly fear; (29)for our God is a consuming fire. + + + +XIII. + +LET brotherly love continue. + +(2)Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some +entertained angels unawares. + +(3)Remember those in bonds, as bound with them; those in adversity, as +being yourselves also in the body. + +(4)Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled[13:4]; but +fornicators and adulterers God will judge. + +(5)Let your disposition be without covetousness, and be content with +what ye have; for he has said: I will never leave thee, nor forsake +thee. (6)So that we boldly say: + + The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear; + What shall man do to me? + +(7)Remember those who were your leaders, who spoke to you the word of +God; considering the end of whose manner of life, imitate their faith. + +(8)Jesus Christ is yesterday and to-day the same, and forever. (9)Be +not carried away with various and strange teachings; for it is good +that the heart be established with grace, not with meats, which did +not profit those who walked therein. + +(10)We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat who serve the +tabernacle. (11)For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought +into the holy places by the high priest for sin, are burned without +the camp. (12)Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people +through his own blood, suffered without the gate. (13)So then, let us +go forth to him without the camp, bearing his reproach. (14)For here +we have not an abiding city, but are seeking for that which is to +come. + +(15)Through him, therefore, let us offer up the sacrifice of praise to +God continually, that is, the fruit of lips giving thanks to his name. +(16)But to do good and to communicate forget not; for with such +sacrifices God is well pleased. + +(17)Obey those who are your leaders, and submit; for they watch for +your souls, as those who shall give account; that they may do this +with joy, and not with sighing, for that is unprofitable for you. + +(18)Pray for us; for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, +in all things desiring to deport ourselves well. (19)But I the more +earnestly beseech you to do this, that I may the sooner be restored to +you. + +(20)Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, +the great Shepherd of the sheep in virtue of the blood of an eternal +covenant, (21)make you perfect in every good work to do his will, +doing in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus +Christ; to whom be the glory, forever and ever. Amen. + +(22)But I beseech you, brethren, bear with the word of exhortation; +for I wrote to you in few words. + +(23)Know that the brother, Timothy, has been set at liberty; with +whom, if he come shortly, I will see you. + +(24)Salute all that are your leaders, and all the saints. Those of +Italy salute you. + +(25)Grace be with you all. Amen. + + + +THE GENERAL LETTER OF JAMES. + + +I. + +JAMES, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve +tribes which are scattered abroad[1:1], greeting. + +(2)Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various +temptations; (3)knowing that the proving of your faith works patience. +(4)But let patience have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and +entire, lacking in nothing. + +(5)But if any one of you is lacking in wisdom, let him ask of God, who +gives to all liberally, and upbraids not, and it will be given him. +(6)But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering; for he that wavers is +like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed. (7)For let not +that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord; (8)a +double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. + +(9)Let the brother of low degree glory in that he is exalted; (10)but +the rich, in that he is made low; because as the flower of the grass +he will pass away. (11)For the sun rose with the burning heat, and +withered the grass, and its flower fell off, and the grace of its +fashion perished; so also will the rich man fade away in his ways. + +(12)Happy is the man that endures temptation; because, when he is +approved, he will receive the crown of life, which He promised to +those who love him. + +(13)Let no one say when he is tempted, I am tempted by God; for God +can not be tempted with evil, and himself tempts no one. (14)But each +one is tempted, when by his own lust he is drawn away and enticed. +(15)Then lust, having conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when +completed, brings forth death. + +(16)Do not err, my beloved brethren. (17)Every good gift and every +perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, +with whom there is no variableness, or shadow of turning. (18)Of his +own will he begot us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind +of first-fruits of his creatures. + +(19)So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow +to speak, slow to wrath; (20)for the wrath of man works not the +righteousness of God. + +(21)Wherefore, putting off all filthiness and excess of wickedness, +receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your +souls. + +(22)But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving +yourselves. (23)For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a +doer, he is like to a man beholding his natural face in a mirror. +(24)For he beheld himself, and has gone away; and immediately he +forgot what manner of man he was. (25)But he who looked into the +perfect law, the law of liberty, and remained thereby, being not a +forgetful hearer, but a doer of work, this man shall be happy in his +doing. + +(26)If any one thinks that he is religious, and bridles not his +tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain. + +(27)Religion, pure and undefiled before God and the Father, is this: +To visit the orphans and widows in their affliction; to keep himself +unspotted from the world. + + + +II. + +MY brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] +of glory, with respect of persons. (2)For if there have come into your +assembly a man with a gold ring, in gay clothing, and there have come +in also a poor man in mean clothing; (3)and ye have respect to him +that wears the gay clothing, and say: Sit thou here in a good place, +and say to the poor man: Stand thou there, or, Sit under my footstool; +(4)were ye not partial in yourselves, and become judges with evil +thoughts? + +(5)Hearken, my beloved brethren. Did not God choose the poor as to +this world[2:5] to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he +promised to those who love him? (6)But ye dishonored the poor man. Do +not the rich oppress you, and do not they drag you before the +judgment-seats? (7)Do not they blaspheme the worthy name by which ye +are called? + +(8)If indeed ye fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, +Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well. (9)But if ye have +respect to persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as +transgressors. (10)For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet +offend in one point, he is guilty of all. (11)For he who said: Do not +commit adultery, said also: Do not kill. Now if thou commit not +adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. +(12)So speak, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of +liberty. (13)For the judgment shall be without mercy, to him that +showed no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment. + +(14)What does it profit, my brethren, if any one say that he has +faith, and have not works? Can the faith save him? (15)But if a +brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, (16)and one +of you say to them: Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled, but ye +give them not the things needful for the body, what does it profit? +(17)So also faith, if it has not works, is dead in itself. (18)But +some will say: Thou hast faith, and I have works; show me thy faith +without the works, and I will show thee the faith by my works. +(19)Thou believest that God is one. Thou doest well; the demons also +believe, and tremble. (20)But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith +without works is dead? + +(21)Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered +Isaac his son upon the altar? (22)Thou seest that faith wrought with +his works, and by works was faith made complete. (23)And the scripture +was fulfilled which says: Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to +him for righteousness; and he was called, Friend of God. + +(24)Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. +(25)And in like manner, was not also Rahab the harlot justified by +works, when she received the messengers, and sent them out by another +way? (26)For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith +without works is dead. + + + +III. + +MY brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive +greater condemnation. (2)For in many things we all offend. If any one +offends not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle also +the whole body. + +(3)Now if we put the bits into the horses' mouths[3:3], that they may +obey us, we turn about also their whole body. (4)Behold also the +ships, though they are so great, and driven by fierce winds, are +turned about by a very small helm, whithersoever the steersman may +desire. (5)So also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great +things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! (6)And the +tongue is a fire, that world of iniquity! The tongue among our members +is that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of +life, and is set on fire by hell. (7)For every nature of beasts and +birds, of reptiles and things in the sea, is tamed, and has been +tamed, by the nature of man. (8)But the tongue no man can tame; a +restless evil, full of deadly poison. (9)Therewith we bless the Lord +and Father; and therewith we curse men, who have been made after the +likeness of God. (10)Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and +cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. (11)Does the +fountain, out of the same opening, send forth the sweet and the +bitter? (12)Can a fig-tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a vine figs? +Neither can salt water yield fresh. + +(13)Who is wise and endued with knowledge among you? Let him show, out +of his good deportment, his works in meekness of wisdom. (14)But if ye +have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, do not glory, and lie +against the truth. (15)This wisdom is not one that comes down from +above, but earthly, sensual[3:16], devilish. (16)For where there is +emulation and strife, there is confusion and every evil work. (17)But +the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, forbearing, +easily persuaded, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, +and without hypocrisy. (18)And the fruit of righteousness is sown in +peace, by those who work peace. + + + +IV. + +FROM whence are wars, and from whence are fightings among you? Are +they not from hence, from your lusts that war in your members? (2)Ye +desire, and have not; ye kill, and envy, and can not obtain; ye fight +and war. Ye have not, because ye ask not; (3)ye ask, and receive not, +because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. + +(4)Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is +enmity with God? Whoever therefore desires to be a friend of the world +makes himself an enemy of God. (5)Do ye think that the Scripture says +in vain, the spirit he made to dwell in us has jealous longings? +(6)But he gives the more grace. Wherefore he says: + + God resists the proud, + But gives grace to the humble. + +(7)Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the Devil, and he will +flee from you. (8)Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. +Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye +double-minded. (9)Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter +be turned into mourning, and your joy into heaviness. (10)Humble +yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you. + +(11)Do not speak against one another, brethren. He that speaks against +his brother, or judges his brother, speaks against the law, and judges +the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, +but a judge. (12)One is the lawgiver and judge, he who is able to save +and to destroy. Who art thou that judgest thy neighbor? + +(13)Come now, ye that say: To-day and to-morrow we will go into this +city, and spend one year there, and buy and sell, and get gain; +(14)(whereas ye know not what belongs to the morrow; for what is your +life? for ye are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then +vanishes away;) (15)instead of saying: If the Lord will, we shall both +live, and do this or that. (16)But now ye glory in your boastings. All +such glorying is evil. (17)Therefore to him that knows to do good, and +does it not, to him it is sin. + + + +V. + +COME now, ye rich, weep, wailing for your miseries that are coming +upon you. (2)Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are become +moth-eaten. (3)Your gold and silver is rusted; and the rust of them +will be a witness against you, and will eat your flesh as fire. Ye +heaped up treasure, in the last days. + +(4)Behold, the hire of the laborers who reaped your fields, which is +fraudulently kept back by you, cries out; and the cries of those who +reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth[5:4]. (5)Ye +have been luxurious on the earth, and lived in pleasure; ye have +nourished your hearts, in the day of slaughter. (6)Ye have condemned, +ye have killed the just; he does not resist you. + +(7)Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. +Behold, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, +being patient over it, till it shall have received the early and +latter rain. (8)Be ye also patient; establish your hearts, because the +coming of the Lord draws nigh. (9)Murmur not against one another, +brethren, that ye be not judged. Behold, the judge stands before the +door. (10)Take, my brethren, the prophets, who spoke in the name of +the Lord, for an example of affliction, and of patience. (11)Behold, +we count those happy who endure. Ye heard of the patience of Job, and +saw the end of the Lord[5:11]; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of +tender mercy. + +(12)But above all things, my brethren, swear not; neither by heaven, +nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your yea be yea, and +your nay, nay; that ye fall not under condemnation. + +(13)Is any afflicted among you, let him pray. Is any cheerful, let him +sing praise. (14)Is any sick among you, let him call for the elders of +the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the +name of the Lord. (15)And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and +the Lord will raise him up; and even if he have committed sins, it +will be forgiven him. + +(16)Confess therefore your trespasses to one another, and pray for one +another, that ye may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous man +avails much. (17)Elijah was a man of like nature with us; and he +prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it rained not on the +earth for three years and six months. (18)And again he prayed, and the +heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit. + +(19)Brethren, if any one among you be led astray from the truth, and +one convert him; (20)let him know, that he who converts a sinner from +the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will hide a +multitude of sins. + + + +THE FIRST GENERAL LETTER OF PETER. + + +I. + +PETER, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered[1:1] +through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia; (2)chosen +according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of +the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus +Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you. + +(3)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who +according to his abundant mercy begot us again unto a living hope[1:3] +through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead; (4)unto an +inheritance imperishable, and undefiled, and unfading, reserved in +heaven for you, (5)who by the power of God are kept through faith, +unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (6)Wherein ye +greatly rejoice, though now for a little time, if need be, made +sorrowful by manifold trials; (7)that the proof of your faith, much +more precious than gold that perishes, but is proved by fire, may be +found unto praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus +Christ; (8)whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye see +him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of +glory; (9)receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your +souls. + +(10)Concerning which salvation the prophets diligently sought and +searched, who prophesied of the grace toward you; (11)searching as to +what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them +signified, when it testified beforehand the sufferings destined for +Christ, and the glories that should follow; (12)to whom it was +revealed, that not to themselves, but to you they were ministering +them, which now have been announced to you, through those who brought +you the good news by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven; which things +angels desire to look into. + +(13)Wherefore, girding up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope +perfectly for the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation +of Jesus Christ; (14)as children of obedience, not conforming +yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance; (15)but as he who +called you is holy, be ye yourselves holy in all your deportment; +(16)because it is written: Ye shall be holy, for I am holy. + +(17)And if ye call him Father[1:17], who without respect of persons +judges according to each one's work, pass the time of your sojourning +in fear; (18)knowing that not with perishable things, silver and gold, +ye were redeemed from your vain course of life received by tradition +from your fathers, (19)but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a +lamb without blemish and without spot; (20)who was foreknown indeed +before the foundation of the world, but manifested in these last times +for you, (21)who through him believe on God, who raised him from the +dead, and gave him glory; so that your faith and hope are on God. + +(22)Having purified your souls in obeying the truth unto unfeigned +brotherly love, love one another from the heart fervently; (23)being +born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the +word of God, which lives and abides forever. (24)Because, + + All flesh is as grass, + And all its glory as the flower of grass. + The grass withered, and its flower fell off; + (25)But the word of the Lord abides forever. + +And this is the word which was preached to you. + + + +II. + +LAYING aside therefore all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and +envyings, and all backbitings, (2)as newborn babes, long for the +spiritual, unadulterated milk, that ye thereby may grow unto +salvation; (3)if indeed ye tasted that the Lord is gracious; (4)to +whom coming, a living stone, disallowed indeed by men, but with God +chosen, honored, (5)ye yourselves also, as living stones, are built +up[2:5] a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual +sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (6)Because it is +contained in the Scripture: Behold, I lay in Zion a chief +corner-stone, chosen, honored; and he that believes on him shall not +be put to shame. + +(7)To you therefore who believe is the honor; but to the disobedient, +the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is become the head +of the corner, (8)and a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense, who +stumble, being disobedient to the word; to which they were also +appointed. + +(9)But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, +a people for a possession; that ye should show forth the excellencies +of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light; +(10)who once were not a people, but are now the people of God; who had +not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. + +(11)Beloved, I exhort you as sojourners and strangers, to abstain from +fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; (12)having your deportment +honorable among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as +evil-doers, they may from your good works, beholding them, glorify God +in the day of visitation. + +(13)Submit yourselves to every human institution, for the Lord's sake; +whether to the king, as pre-eminent, (14)or to governors as being sent +by him for the punishment of evil-doers, and the praise of those who +do well. (15)For so is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may +put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men; (16)as free, and as +not having your freedom for a vail of wickedness, but as God's +servants. + +(17)Honor all men; love the brotherhood; fear God; honor the king; +(18)ye servants, being in subjection to your masters with all fear, +not only to the good and reasonable, but also to the perverse. (19)For +this is acceptable, if a man for conscience toward God[2:19] endures +griefs, suffering wrongfully. (20)For what glory is it, if when ye are +beaten for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? But if when ye do +well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with +God. (21)For to this ye were called; because Christ also suffered for +you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps; (22)who +committed no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth; (23)who when +he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, threatened not; +but committed it to him who judges righteously; (24)who himself bore +our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, having died to our +sins, should live to righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed. +(25)For ye were going astray like sheep; but have returned now unto +the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. + + + +III. + +IN like manner, ye wives, being in subjection to your own husbands; +that even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be won +by the deportment of their wives, (2)when they behold your chaste +deportment coupled with fear. (3)Whose adorning, let it not be the +outward one of braiding the hair, and of wearing golden ornaments, or +of putting on apparel; (4)but the hidden man of the heart, in that +which is imperishable of the meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight +of God is of great price. (5)For so in the old time the holy women +also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to +their own husbands, (6)(as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; of +whom ye became children,) doing good, and fearing no alarm. + +(7)Ye husbands, in like manner, dwelling with them according to +knowledge, giving honor to the female, as the weaker vessel, as also +heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not +hindered. + +(8)Finally, all being of one mind, sympathizing, loving the brethren, +tender-hearted, humble-minded; (9)not rendering evil for evil, or +railing for railing; but on the contrary blessing, because to this end +ye were called, that ye might inherit blessing. + +(10)For he who desires to love life, and to see good days, let him +refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile; +(11)let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and +pursue it. (12)Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, +and his ears are toward their supplications; but the face of the Lord +is against those who do evil. (13)And who is he that shall harm you, +if ye are followers of that which is good? (14)But if ye even suffer +for righteousness' sake, happy are ye; but fear not with their fear, +nor be troubled; (15)but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts; ready +always to give an answer to every one that asks you a reason of the +hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; (16)having a good +conscience, that wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they +may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good deportment in Christ. +(17)For it is better, if it be the will of God, that ye suffer for +well-doing, than for evil-doing. (18)Because Christ also suffered once +for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, +being put to death in the flesh, but made alive by the Spirit; (19)in +which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison, (20)who were +disobedient in times past, when the long-suffering of God waited in +the days of Noah, while the ark was preparing, wherein a few, that is, +eight souls, were saved through water; (21)which in an antitype, +immersion, now saves us also (not the putting away of the filth of the +flesh, but the requirement of a good conscience toward God), by the +resurrection of Jesus Christ; (22)who is on the right hand of God, +having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made +subject to him. + + + +IV. + +CHRIST then having suffered for us in the flesh, do ye also arm +yourselves with the same mind; because he who suffered in the flesh +has ceased from sin; (2)that ye no longer may live the remaining time +in the flesh by the lusts of men, but by the will of God. (3)For the +time past suffices us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when +we walked in wantonness, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, carousings, +and unhallowed idolatries; (4)at which thing they are astonished, as +ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you; +(5)who shall give account to him who is ready to judge the living and +the dead. (6)For to this end was the good news preached also to those +who are dead, that they might indeed be judged according to men in the +flesh, but may live according to God in the spirit. + +(7)But the end of all things is at hand. Be therefore sober, and watch +unto prayer; (8)but above all things having your love toward one +another fervent, because love covers a multitude of sins; +(9)hospitable to one another, without grudging; (10)according as each +received a gift, ministering the same to one another, as good stewards +of the manifold grace of God; (11)if any one speaks, as [uttering] +God's oracles; if any one ministers, as of the ability which God +bestows; that God in all things may be glorified, through Jesus +Christ, to whom is the glory and the dominion, forever and ever. Amen. + +(12)Beloved, be not astonished at the fiery test taking place among +you to prove you, as though a strange thing were befalling you; +(13)but, in so far as ye share in Christ's sufferings, rejoice; that +also, at the revelation of his glory, ye may rejoice with exceeding +joy. (14)If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; +because the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you; [on their part +he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.][4:14] + +(15)For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an +evil-doer, or as a busy-body in other men's matters; (16)but if as a +Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this +name. (17)Because the time is come that judgment should begin from the +house of God; but if it begin first from us, what shall be the end of +those who obey not the gospel of God? (18)And if the righteous is with +difficulty saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear? + +(19)Wherefore let those also, who suffer according to the will of God, +commit the keeping of their souls to him in well-doing, as to a +faithful Creator. + + + +V. + +THE elders among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of +the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that +shall be revealed; (2)tend the flock of God which is among you, +overseeing it not by constraint but willingly, not for base gain but +with good will; (3)neither as being lords over the heritage, but being +examples to the flock. (4)And when the chief Shepherd is manifested, +ye shall receive the unfading crown of glory. + +(5)In like manner, ye younger, submit yourselves to the elder. Yea, +all of you submitting to one another, gird yourselves with humility; +because, God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. +(6)Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he +may exalt you in due time; (7)casting all your care upon him, because +he cares for you. + +(8)Be sober, be watchful. Your adversary the Devil, as a roaring lion, +walks about, seeking whom he may devour; (9)whom resist, steadfast in +the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being accomplished in +your brethren that are in the world. + +(10)But the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in +Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a little while, make you perfect, +establish, strengthen, settle you. (11)To him be the glory, and the +dominion, forever and ever. Amen. + +(12)By Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I consider, I wrote to you +in few words, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of +God, wherein ye stand. + +(13)The [church that is] in Babylon, chosen with you, salutes +you[5:13]; and Mark, my son. + +(14)Salute one another with a kiss of love. Peace to you all, that are +in Christ. + + + +THE SECOND GENERAL LETTER OF PETER. + + +I. + +SIMON PETER, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have +obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God +and Savior Jesus Christ: (2)Grace and peace be multiplied to you, in +the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord. + +(3)Seeing that his divine power has given us all things that pertain +to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by +his own glory and might; (4)through which he has given us exceeding +great and precious promises, that by these ye may become partakers of +the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the +world through lust; (5)yea for this very reason, giving all diligence, +add to your faith fortitude; and to fortitude, knowledge[1:5]; (6)and +to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, patience; and to +patience, godliness; (7)and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to +brotherly kindness, love. (8)For if these things are in you, and +abound, they cause that ye shall not be inactive nor unfruitful in +attaining to the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. (9)But he +that lacks these things is blind, not seeing afar off, having +forgotten the cleansing away of his old sins. + +(10)Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your +calling and election sure; for if ye do these things, ye shall never +fall. (11)For so shall be richly ministered to you the entrance into +the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. + +(12)Wherefore, I will not neglect to put you always in remembrance of +these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth +that is with you. (13)But I think it right, so long as I am in this +tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; (14)knowing +that I must soon put off my tabernacle[1:14], as also our Lord Jesus +Christ showed me. (15)Moreover I will endeavor that at all times ye +may be able after my departure to call these things to mind. + +(16)For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known +to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but had been +eye-witnesses of his majesty. (17)For he received from God the Father +honor and glory, when such a voice was borne to him from the excellent +glory: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; (18)and this +voice we heard borne from heaven, being with him in the holy mount. +(19)And we have more sure the prophetic word; to which ye do well that +ye take heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day +dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts; (20)knowing this first, +that no prophecy of the Scripture comes of private interpretation; +(21)for prophecy was never brought by the will of man; but moved by +the Holy Spirit, men spoke from God. + + + +II. + +BUT there were false prophets also among the people, as there will be +false teachers among you also, who stealthily will bring in +destructive factions, even denying as Master him who bought them, +bringing upon themselves swift destruction. (2)And many will follow +their dissolute ways; by reason of whom the way of truth will be evil +spoken of. (3)And in covetousness will they with feigned words make +merchandise of you; for whom the judgment from of old lingers not, and +their destruction slumbers not. + +(4)For if God spared not angels, having sinned, but casting them down +to hell delivered them over to chains of darkness[2:4], reserved unto +judgment; (5)and spared not the old world, but kept Noah the eighth +person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing the flood on the world +of ungodly men, (6)and turning to ashes the cities of Sodom and +Gomorrah condemned them to overthrow, having made them an example of +those who should afterward live ungodly; (7)and delivered righteous +Lot, wearied out with the lewd conduct of the lawless; (8)(for that +righteous man, dwelling among them, with seeing and hearing vexed his +righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;) (9)the Lord +knows how to deliver the godly out of temptation, and to reserve the +unjust under punishment to the day of judgment; (10)but chiefly those +who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise +dominion. Presumptuous, self-willed, they are not afraid to rail at +dignities; (11)whereas angels, being greater in strength and power, +bring not a railing judgment against them before the Lord. + +(12)But these, as natural brute beasts born to be taken[2:12] and +destroyed, railing at things that they understand not, shall utterly +perish in their own corruption, (13)receiving the wages of +unrighteousness, as they who account reveling for a day pleasure; +spots, and blemishes, reveling in their own deceits while feasting +with you; (14)having eyes full of the adulteress, and that cease not +from sin; alluring unstable souls; having a heart exercised in +covetousness; children of a curse; (15)forsaking the right way, they +went astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved +the wages of unrighteousness, (16)but was rebuked for his iniquity; +the dumb ass, speaking with man's voice, forbade the madness of the +prophet. + +(17)These are wells without water, mists driven by a tempest, to whom +the blackness of darkness is reserved forever. (18)For, speaking +swelling words of vanity, in lusts of the flesh they allure, by wanton +ways, such as partly escape those who live in error; (19)promising +them liberty, while they themselves are servants of corruption; for by +what a man is overcome, by the same he is also brought into bondage. +(20)For if, having escaped the pollutions of the world through the +knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christy but having again become +entangled therein they are overcome, the last state is become worse +with them than the first. (21)For it were better for them not to have +known the way of righteousness, than, having known it, to turn back +from the holy commandment delivered to them. (22)But it has happened +to them according to the true proverb: A dog, returned to his own +vomit; and, A sow that was washed, to the wallowing in the mire. + + + +III. + +THIS second letter, beloved, I now write to you; in both which I stir +up your pure mind by putting you in remembrance; (2)that ye may be +mindful of the words spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the +commandment of the Lord and Savior by your apostles; (3)knowing this +first, that there shall come in the last of the days scoffers, in +their scoffings, walking after their own lusts, (4)and saying: Where +is the promise of his coming? for from the day the fathers fell +asleep, all things so continue, from the beginning of the creation. +(5)For of this they willingly are ignorant, that by the word of God +there were heavens of old, and earth framed out of water and by means +of water, (6)whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with +water, perished; (7)but the heavens that now are, and the earth, by +his word are kept in store, being reserved for fire unto the day of +judgment and of perdition of ungodly men. + +(8)But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is +with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. +(9)The Lord is not tardy in respect to the promise, as some account +tardiness; but is long-suffering toward us[3:9], not wishing that any +should perish, but that all should come to repentance. (10)But the day +of the Lord will come as a thief; in which the heavens will pass away +with a rushing noise, and the elements will be dissolved with burning +heat, and the earth and the works therein will be burned up. + +(11)Seeing then that all these things are dissolving, what manner of +men ought ye to be, in all holy deportment and godliness; (12)looking +for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the +heavens being on fire will be dissolved, and the elements will melt +with burning heat? (13)But, according to his promise, we look for new +heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness. + +(14)Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, be +diligent that ye may be found without spot and blameless in his sight, +in peace. (15)And the long-suffering of our Lord account salvation; as +also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, +wrote to you; (16)as also in all his letters, speaking in them of +these things; in which things are some that are hard to be understood, +which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as also the other +Scriptures, unto their own destruction. + +(17)Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know beforehand, beware lest, +being carried away with the error of the lawless, ye fall from your +own steadfastness. (18)But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord +and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory, both now and forever. +Amen. + + + +THE FIRST GENERAL LETTER OF JOHN. + + +I. + +THAT which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that +which we have seen with our eyes, that which we looked upon, and our +hands handled, concerning the Word of life; (2)(and the life was +manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and report to you the +eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested to us;) +(3)that which we have seen and have heard we report to you also, that +ye also may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with +the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (4)And these things we +write to you, that your joy may be full. + +(5)And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce +to you, That God is light, and in him there is no darkness. + +(6)If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in the +darkness, we lie, and do not the truth; (7)but if we walk in the +light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and +the blood of Jesus Christ[1:7] his Son cleanses us from all sin. + +(8)If we say that we have not sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth +is not in us. (9)If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, +that he may forgive us our sins, and cleanse us from all +unrighteousness. (10)If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a +liar, and his word is not in us. + + + +II. + +MY little children, these things I write to you, that ye may not sin. +And if any one have sinned, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus +Christ the righteous. (2)And he is a propitiation for our sins; and +not for ours only, but also for the whole world. + +(3)And in this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. +(4)He that says, I know him, and keeps not his commandments, is a +liar, and the truth is not in him. (5)But whoever keeps his word, of a +truth in him the love of God is perfected. In this we know that we are +in him. (6)He that says he abides in him ought, as he walked, himself +also so to walk. + +(7)Beloved, I write not to you a new commandment, but an old +commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is +the word which ye heard from the beginning[2:7]. (8)Again, a new +commandment I write to you, which thing is true in him and in you; +because the darkness is passing away, and the true light now shines. +(9)He that says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in the +darkness until now. (10)He that loves his brother abides in the light, +and there is no occasion of stumbling in him. (11)But he that hates +his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness, and knows +not where he goes, because the darkness blinded his eyes. + +(12)I write to you, little children, because your sins have been +forgiven you for his name's sake. (13)I write to you, fathers, because +ye know him that was from the beginning. I write to you, young men, +because ye have overcome the evil one. + +I wrote to you, little children, because ye know the Father. (14)I +wrote to you, fathers, because ye know him that was from the +beginning. I wrote to you, young men, because ye are strong, and the +word of God abides in you, and ye have overcome the evil one. + +(15)Love not the world, neither the things in the world. If any one +loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (16)Because all +that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, +and the empty pomp of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. +(17)And the world is passing away, and the lust thereof; but he that +does the will of God abides forever. + +(18)Little children, it is the last time; and as ye heard that +antichrist should come, even now many antichrists have arisen; from +whence we know that it is the last time. (19)They went out from among +us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would +have remained with us; but it was in order that they might be made +manifest, that all are not of us. + +(20)And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and know all things. +(21)I wrote not to you because ye do not know the truth, but because +ye know it, and because no lie is of the truth. (22)Who is the liar, +but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, +who denies the Father and the Son. (23)Every one that denies the Son, +the same has not the Father; he that acknowledges the Son has also the +Father. + +(24)What ye heard from the beginning, let it abide in you. If what ye +heard from the beginning shall abide in you, ye also will abide in the +Son, and in the Father. (25)And this is the promise which he himself +promised to us, the life eternal. + +(26)These things I wrote to you concerning those who seduce you. +(27)And the anointing which ye received from him abides in you, and ye +have no need that any one teach you; but, as the same anointing +teaches you concerning all things, and is truth, and is not a lie, and +even as it taught you, abide in him. + +(28)And now, little children, abide in him; that, if he should be +manifested, we may have confidence, and not turn away from him with +shame at his coming. (29)If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that +every one that does righteousness has been begotten of him. + + + +III. + +BEHOLD what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should +be called children of God. For this cause the world knows not us, +because it knew not him. (2)Beloved, now are we the children of God, +and it was never yet manifested what we shall be. We know that if it +shall be manifested, we shall be like him, because we shall see him as +he is. (3)And every one, that has this hope on him, purifies himself +even as he is pure. (4)Every one that commits sin also commits +transgression of law; and sin is transgression of law. (5)And ye know +that he was manifested that he might take away our[3:5] sins; and in +him is no sin. (6)Every one that abides in him sins not; whoever sins +has not seen him, neither has known him. (7)Little children, let no +one deceive you. He that does righteousness is righteous, even as he +is righteous. (8)He that commits sin is of the Devil; because the +Devil sins from the beginning. To this end the Son of God was +manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil. (9)Whoever +has been begotten of God does not commit sin; because his seed abides +in him; and he can not sin, because he has been begotten of God. +(10)In this are manifest the children of God, and the children of the +Devil. Every one that does not righteousness is not of God, neither he +that loves not his brother; (11)because this is the message that ye +heard from the beginning, that we should love one another (12)Not as +Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore did he +slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's +righteous. (13)Wonder not, brethren, if the world hates you. + +(14)We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we +love the brethren. He that loves not his brother[3:14] abides in +death. (15)Every one that hates his brother is a murderer[3:15]; and +ye know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him. (16)In this +we know love, that he laid down his life for us; and we ought to lay +down our lives for the brethren. (17)But whoever has the world's +sustenance, and sees his brother having need, and shuts up his pity +from him, how abides the love of God in him? + +(18)Little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but +in deed and in truth. (19)And in this we shall know that we are of the +truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. (20)Because if our +heart accuse us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all +things[3:20]. (21)Beloved, if our heart accuse us not, we have +confidence toward God. (22)And whatever we ask, we receive of him, +because we keep his commandments, and do the things that are pleasing +in his sight. (23)And this is his commandment, that we should believe +on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and should love one another, as +he gave us commandment. (24)And he that keeps his commandments abides +in him, and he in him. And in this we know that he abides in us, from +the Spirit which he gave us. + + + +IV. + +BELOVED, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they +are of God; because many false prophets have gone forth into the +world. (2)In this ye know the Spirit of God: (3)Every spirit that +acknowledges that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God; and +every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus, is not of God; and this +is that of the antichrist, of which ye have heard that it should come; +and now, it is already in the world. + +(4)Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because +greater is he who is in you, than he who is in the world. (5)They are +of the world; for this cause they speak of the world, and the world +hears them. (6)We are of God; he that knows God, hears us; he that is +not of God, hears us not. From this we know the spirit of truth, and +the spirit of error. + +(7)Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every +one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God. (8)He that +loves not, knew not God; because God is love. (9)In this was +manifested the love of God in respect to us, that God has sent his +only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. +(10)Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and +sent his Son, a propitiation for our sins. + +(11)Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. +(12)No man has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in +us, and the love of him is perfected in us. (13)In this we know that +we abide in him, and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. +(14)And we have seen, and bear witness, that the Father has sent forth +the Son, a Savior of the world. (15)Whoever acknowledges that Jesus is +the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. (16)And we have +known, and have believed, the love that God has in respect to us. God +is love; and he that abides in love abides in God, and God in him. + +(17)In this has love been perfected with us[4:17], that we have +confidence in the day of judgment; because as he is, we also are in +this world. (18)There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out +fear, because fear has torment[4:18]; and he that fears is not made +perfect in love. (19)We love, because he first loved us. (20)If any +one say, I love God, and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he that +loves not his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he +has not seen? (21)And this commandment we have from him, that he who +loves God love also his brother. + + + +V. + +EVERY one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten of +God; and every one that loves him who begot, loves also him that has +been begotten of him. (2)In this we know that we love the children of +God, when we love God, and do his commandments. (3)For this is the +love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are +not burdensome; (4)because all that is begotten of God overcomes the +world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith. +(5)Who is he that overcomes the world, but he that believes that Jesus +is the Son of God? + +(6)This is he who came by water and blood, Jesus the Christ; not in +the water only, but in the water and in the blood. And the Spirit is +that which bears witness, because the Spirit is the truth. (7)For +there are three who bear witness; the Spirit, and the water, and the +blood; (8)and the three agree in the one[5:8]. (9)If we receive the +witness of men, the witness of God is greater; for this is the witness +of God, that he has borne witness concerning his Son. (10)He that +believes on the Son of God has the witness in himself; he that +believes not God has made him a liar; because he has not believed in +the witness which God has borne concerning his Son. (11)And this is +the witness, that God gave to us eternal life, and this life is in his +Son. (12)He that has the Son has the life; he that has not the Son of +God has not the life. + +(13)These things I wrote to you, that ye may know that ye have eternal +life, who believe on the name of the Son of God. + +(14)And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that, if we +ask anything according to his will, he hears us. (15)And if we know +that he hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions +which we have asked of him. + +(16)If any one see his brother sin a sin not unto death, he shall ask, +and he will give him life,--to those who sin not unto death. There is +a sin unto death; for that I do not say that he shall pray. + +(17)All unrighteousness is sin; and there is a sin not unto death. + +(18)We know that every one who has been begotten of God sins not; but +he that was begotten of God keeps himself; and the evil one touches +him not. + +(19)We know that we are of God, and the whole world is lying in the +evil one. (20)And we know that the Son of God is come, and has given +us understanding, that we may know the True one; and we are in the +True One, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal +life. + +(21)Little children, keep yourselves from the idols. + + + +THE SECOND LETTER OF JOHN. + + +THE elder to the elect lady, and to her children, whom I love in +truth,--and not I alone but also all that know the truth,--(2)for the +sake of the truth, which abides in us, and will be with us forever: +(3)Grace, mercy, peace, shall be with you, from God the Father, and +from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. + +(4)I rejoiced greatly, that I have found of thy children walking in +truth, as we received commandment from the Father. (5)And now I +beseech thee, lady, not as writing to thee a new commandment, but that +which we had from the beginning, that we love one another. (6)And this +is love, that we walk according to his commandment; and this is the +commandment, as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in +it. (7)Because many deceivers went out into the world, who acknowledge +not that Jesus Christ comes in the flesh. This is the deceiver, and +the antichrist. + +(8)Look to yourselves, that ye lose not the things which we wrought, +but receive a full reward. (9)Every one who transgresses, and abides +not[1:8] in the teaching of Christ, has not God. He that abides in the +teaching, he has both the Father and the Son. + +(10)If any one comes to you, and brings not this teaching, receive him +not into your house, and do not bid him good speed; (11)for he that +bids him good speed shares in his evil deeds. + +(12)Having many things to write to you, I would not [write] with paper +and ink; but I hope to come to you, and to speak face to face, that +our joy may be full. (13)The children of thy elect sister salute thee. + + + +THE THIRD LETTER OF JOHN. + + +THE elder to Gaius the beloved, whom I love in truth. + +(2)Beloved, concerning all things I pray that thou mayest prosper and +be in health, as thy soul prospers. (3)For I rejoiced greatly, when +brethren came and bore witness to thy truth, as thou walkest in the +truth. (4)I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children +walking in the truth. + +(5)Beloved, thou doest a faithful thing, in whatever thou doest to the +brethren, and that to strangers, (6)who bore witness to thy love +before the church; whom if thou send forward on their journey worthily +of God, thou wilt do well; (7)for on behalf of the NAME they went +forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. (8)We therefore ought to +sustain such persons, that we may become fellow-workers for the truth. + +(9)I wrote somewhat to the church; but Diotrephes, who loves to have +the pre-eminence among them, receives us not. (10)Therefore, if I +come, I will bring to remembrance his deeds which he does, prating +against us with evil words. And not content therewith, neither does he +himself receive the brethren, and those who are willing he forbids, +and casts them out of the church. + +(11)Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He that +does good, is of God; he that does evil, has not seen God. + +(12)To Demetrius, testimony has been borne by all, and by the truth +itself; yea, we also bear witness, and thou knowest that our witness +is true. + +(13)I had many things to write to thee, but I wish not to write to +thee with ink and pen; (14)but I hope immediately to see thee, and we +shall speak face to face. + +Peace be to thee. The friends salute thee. Salute the friends, by +name. + + + +THE GENERAL LETTER OF JUDE. + + +JUDE, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, +beloved in God the Father, and kept by Jesus Christ[1:1]: (2)Mercy, +and peace, and love, be multiplied to you. + +(3)Beloved, while giving all diligence to write to you concerning the +common salvation, I found it needful for me to write to you exhorting +to contend earnestly for the faith, delivered once for all to the +saints. (4)For there crept in stealthily certain men, who of old were +appointed beforehand to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the +grace of our God into wantonness, and denying the only Master, and our +Lord Jesus Christ. + +(5)But I wish to remind you, as once knowing all, that Jesus, having +saved the people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those +who believed not. (6)And angels who kept not their principality, but +left their own habitation, he has kept in everlasting chains under +darkness, unto the judgment of the great day. (7)As Sodom and +Gomorrah, and the cities about them, in like manner with them giving +themselves over to fornication, and going away after other flesh, are +set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire. + +(8)Yet, in like manner, these also in their dreamings defile the +flesh, despise dominion, and rail at dignities. (9)But Michael the +archangel, when, contending with the Devil, he disputed concerning the +body of Moses, dared not bring against him a railing judgment, but +said: The Lord rebuke thee. (10)But these rail at the things which +they know not; but what things naturally, as the brute beasts, they +understand, in these they corrupt themselves. + +(11)Woe to them! For they went in the way of Cain, and rushed on in +the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of +Korah. + +(12)These are rocks in your feasts of love, feasting with you +fearlessly, feeding their own selves; clouds without water, carried +away by winds; autumnal trees, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up +by the roots; (13)raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own +shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness is reserved +forever. + +(14)Yea, and of these Enoch the seventh from Adam prophesied, saying: +Behold, the Lord came, with his holy myriads. (15)to execute judgment +upon all, and to convict all the ungodly among them of all their acts +of ungodliness which they committed, and of all the hard things which +ungodly sinners spoke against him. + +(16)These are murmurers, complaining of their lot, walking according +to their lusts; and their mouth speaks swelling words; having respect +to persons, for the sake of profit. + +(17)But ye, beloved, remember the words which were before spoken by +the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; (18)that they told you, that at +the last of the time there will be scoffers, walking after their own +lusts of ungodliness. (19)These are they who separate; sensual, having +not the Spirit. (20)But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your +most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, (21)keep yourselves in +the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, unto +eternal life. + +(22)And some refute when they are contending; but others save, +snatching them out of the fire; (23)and others compassionate with +fear, hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. + +(24)Now to him who is able to keep you from falling, and to present +you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy; +(25)to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be +glory, majesty, dominion, and power, before all time, and now, and +forever. Amen. + + + +THE REVELATION. + + +I. + +THE Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show to his +servants what things must shortly come to pass; and he sent and +signified it by his angel to his servant John; (2)who testified of the +word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ, of whatever things he +saw. (3)Happy he that reads, and they that hear the words of this +prophecy, and keep the things written therein; for the time is at +hand. + +(4)John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace to you, and +peace, from him who is, and who was, and who is to come; and from the +seven spirits that are before his throne; (5)and from Jesus Christ, +the faithful witness, the first-born of the dead, and the Ruler of the +kings of the earth. To him who loves us, and washed us from our sins +in his own blood, (6)and made us a kingdom, priests to God and his +Father, to him be the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever. Amen. + +(7)Behold, he comes amidst the clouds; and every eye shall see him, +and they who pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall wail +because of him. Even so, Amen. + +(8)I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, he who is, and +who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. + +(9)I, John, your brother, and partner with you in the affliction, and +kingdom, and patient endurance in Jesus, was in the island called +Patmos, on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. + +(10)I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day; and I heard behind me a +loud voice, as of a trumpet, (11)saying: What thou seest, write in a +book, and send to the seven churches; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and +to Pergamus, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and +to Laodicea. + +(12)And I turned to see the voice that was speaking with me. And +having turned, I saw seven golden lamp-stands; (13)and in the midst of +the lamp-stands one like to the Son of Man, clothed with a garment +falling down to the feet, and girded round at the breasts with a +golden girdle. (14)But his head and his hairs were white, as white +wool, as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; (15)and his feet +were like to burnished brass, as if burning in a furnace[1:15]; and +his voice was as the sound of many waters. (16)And he had in his hand +seven stars; and out of his mouth went a sharp two-edged sword; and +his countenance was as the sun shining in his strength. + +(17)And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his +right hand on me, saying: Fear not: I am the first and the last, +(18)and the living one; and I became dead, and behold I am alive +forevermore; and I have the keys of death and of the underworld. +(19)Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which +are, and the things which shall be after these; (20)the mystery of the +seven stars which thou sawest on my right hand, and the seven golden +lamp-stands. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches; and +the seven lamp-stands are the seven churches. + + + +II. + +TO the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things says he who +holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the midst of the +seven golden lamp-stands. (2)I know thy works, and thy labor and +patience, and how thou canst not bear evil men; and thou didst try +those who say they are apostles, and are not, and didst find them +liars; (3)and thou hast patience, and didst bear for my name's sake, +and hast not been weary. + +(4)But I have this against thee, that thou hast left thy first love. +(5)Remember therefore from whence thou hast fallen, and repent, and do +the first works; but if not, I am coming to thee, and will remove thy +lamp-stand out of its place, if thou repent not. + +(6)But this thou hast, that thou hatest the works of the Nicolaitans, +which I also hate. + +(7)He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the +churches. To him that overcomes, to him I will give to eat of the tree +of life, which is in the paradise of God. + +(8)And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things says +the first and the last, who became dead, and lived again. (9)I know +thy affliction, and poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of +those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of +Satan. (10)Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, +the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be +tried; and ye will have affliction ten days. Be thou faithful unto +death, and I will give thee the crown of life. + +(11)He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the +churches. He that overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death. + +(12)And to the angel of the church in Pergamus write: These things +says he who has the sharp two-edged sword. (13)I know where thou +dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, +and didst not deny the faith in me, even in the days in which Antipas +was my faithful witness, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells. + +(14)But I have a few things against thee. Thou hast there men holding +the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block +before the sons of Israel, to eat things offered to idols, and to +commit fornication. (15)Thus thou also hast men holding the teaching +of the Nicolaitans, in like manner. (16)Repent therefore; but if not, +I come to thee quickly, and will make war with them, with the sword of +my mouth. + +(17)He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the +churches. To him that overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden +manna; and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone a new +name written, which no one knows but he that receives it. + +(18)And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things +says the Son of God, who has his eyes as a flame of fire, and his feet +are like to burnished brass. (19)I know thy works, and thy love, and +faith, and service, and patience; and thy last works are more than the +first. + +(20)But I have against thee, that thou sufferest the woman +Jezebel[2:20], who calls herself a prophetess; and she teaches and +seduces my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things offered +to idols. (21)And I gave her time that she might repent; and she will +not repent of her fornication. (22)Behold, I cast her into a bed, and +those who together with her commit adultery, into great affliction, if +they repent not of their works[2:22]. (23)And her children I will slay +with death; and all the churches shall know that I am he who searches +the reins and hearts; and I will give to you every one according to +your works. + +(24)But to you I say, the rest who are in Thyatira, as many as have +not this teaching, who knew not the depths of Satan, as they speak: I +put upon you no other burden; (25)but that which ye have, hold fast +till I come. (26)And he that overcomes, and he that keeps my works +until the end, to him I will give authority over the nations; (27)and +he shall rule them with a rod of iron, as the vessels of a potter are +they dashed in pieces, as I also have received from my Father; (28)and +I will give him the morning star. + +(29)He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the +churches. + + + +III. + +AND to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things says he +who has the seven spirits of God, and the seven stars. I know thy +works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and art dead. (2)Be +watchful, and strengthen the remaining things, that were ready to die; +for I have not found thy works complete before my God. (3)Remember +therefore how thou hast received, and didst hear, and keep, and +repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come as a thief, and +thou shalt not know at what hour I will come upon thee. + +(4)But thou hast a few names in Sardis, which did not defile their +garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy. + +(5)He that overcomes, the same shall be clothed[3:5] in white +garments; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, +and I will acknowledge his name before my Father, and before his +angels. + +(6)He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the +churches. + +(7)And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things +says the Holy, the True, he who has the key of David, he who opens, +and no one shall shut, and shuts, and no one opens. (8)I know thy +works. Behold, I have set before thee a door opened, which no one can +shut; because thou hast little power and didst keep my word, and didst +not deny my name. + +(9)Behold, I make those of the synagogue of Satan, who say they are +Jews, and they are not, but do lie, behold, I will make them to come +and bow down before thy feet, and to know that I loved thee. +(10)Because thou didst keep my word of patient endurance, I also will +keep thee from the hour of temptation, which is about to come upon the +whole world, to try those who dwell upon the earth. + +(11)I come quickly; hold fast that which thou hast, that no one may +take thy crown. (12)He that overcomes, I will make him a pillar in the +temple of my God, and he shall go out no more; and I will write upon +him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new +Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and my new +name. + +(13)He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the +churches. + +(14)And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things +says the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the +creation of God. (15)I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor +hot. I would thou wert cold or hot. (16)So, because thou art lukewarm, +and neither hot nor cold, I am about to vomit thee out of my mouth. +(17)Because thou sayest: I am rich, and have gotten wealth, and have +need of nothing, and knowest not that thou art the wretched and the +pitiable one, and poor, and blind, and naked; (18)I counsel thee to +buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white +garments, that thou mayest be clothed, and the shame of thy nakedness +not be made manifest, and to anoint thine eyes with eye-salve, that +thou mayest see. (19)As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Be +zealous therefore, and repent. + +(20)Behold, I stand at the door, and knock; if any one hear my voice, +and open the door, I will come in to him, and I will sup with him and +he with me. (21)He that overcomes, I will give to him to sit with me +in my throne, as I also overcame, and sat down with my Father in his +throne. + +(22)He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the +churches. + + + +IV. + +AFTER these things I saw, and, behold, a door set open in heaven, and +that first voice (which I heard as of a trumpet speaking with me) +saying: Come up hither, and I will show thee what things must take +place after these. + +(2)Immediately I was in the Spirit; and, behold, a throne was set in +heaven, and one sat on the throne. (3)And he who sat was like in +appearance to a jasper and sardine stone; and there was a rainbow +round the throne, like in appearance to an emerald; (4)and around the +throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones twenty-four +elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and on their heads crowns +of gold. (5)And out of the throne proceed lightnings, and voices, and +thunders; and there were seven lamps of fire burning before the +throne, which are the seven spirits of God; (6)and before the throne +as it were a sea of glass like to crystal; and in the midst of the +throne, and around the throne, four animals full of eyes before and +behind. (7)And the first animal was like to a lion, and the second +animal like to a calf, and the third animal having its face as of a +man, and the fourth animal like to an eagle flying. (8)And the four +animals had each of them six wings apiece; around and within they are +full of eyes; and they have no rest by day and by night, saying: Holy, +holy, holy, Lord God the Almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to +come. + +(9)And when the animals shall give glory, and honor, and thanksgiving, +to him who sits upon the throne, to him who lives forever and ever, +(10)the twenty-four elders will fall down before him who sits upon the +throne, and will worship him who lives forever and ever, and will cast +their crowns before the throne, saying: (11)Worthy art thou, our Lord +and our God, to receive the glory, and the honor, and the power; +because thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they +were, and were created. + + + +V. + +AND I saw, on the right hand of him who sat on the throne, a book +written within and on the back side, sealed up with seven seals. +(2)And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice: Who is +worthy to open the book, and to loose its seals? + +(3)And no one was able, in heaven, nor on the earth, nor under the +earth, to open the book, nor to look thereon. (4)And I wept much, +because no one was found worthy to open the book, nor to look thereon. + +(5)And one of the elders says to me: Weep not; behold, the Lion that +is of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, prevailed to open the +book, and its seven seals. + +(6)And I saw, in the midst of the throne and of the four animals, and +in the midst of the elders, a Lamb standing, as if having been slain, +having seven horns and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God +sent forth into all the earth. (7)And he came, and has taken the book +out of the right hand of him who sits upon the throne. + +(8)And when he took the book, the four animals, and the twenty-four +elders, fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden +cups full of odors, which are the prayers of saints. (9)And they sing +a new song, saying: Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open its +seals; because thou wast slain, and didst redeem to God by thy blood +out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation; (10)and didst +make them unto our God[5:10] a kingdom and priests, and they will +reign on the earth. + +(11)And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels, around the throne +and the animals and the elders, and the number of them was ten +thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, (12)saying +with a loud voice: Worthy is the Lamb that has been slain, to receive +the power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, +and blessing. (13)And every creature which is in heaven, and on the +earth, and under the earth, and on the sea, and all that are in them, +I heard saying: To him who sits upon the throne, and to the Lamb, be +the blessing, and the honor, and the glory, and the dominion, forever +and ever. (14)And the four animals said: Amen. And the elders fell +down and worshiped. + + + +VI. + +AND I saw, when the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard +one of the four animals saying, as a voice of thunder: Come! (2)And I +saw, and behold a white horse, and he who sat on him having a bow; and +a crown was given to him; and he went forth conquering, and to +conquer. + +(3)And when he opened the second seal, I heard the second animal +saying: Come! (4)And there went forth another horse that was red. And +to him who sat thereon it was given to take away peace from the earth, +and that they should slay one another; and there was given to him a +great sword. + +(5)And when he opened the third seal, I heard the third animal saying: +Come! And I saw, and behold a black horse, and he who sat on him +having a balance in his hand. (6)And I heard a voice in the midst of +the four animals, saying: A quart of wheat[6:6] for a denary, and +three quarts of barley for a denary; and: Hurt not the oil and the +wine. + +(7)And when he opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth +animal saying: Come! (8)And I saw, and behold a pale horse; and he who +sat on him, his name was Death, and the underworld followed with him. +And authority was given to them over the fourth part of the earth, to +kill with sword, and with famine, and with death, and by the beasts of +the earth. + +(9)And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls +of those slain on account of the word of God, and on account of the +testimony which they had. (10)And they cried with a loud voice, +saying: How long, O Master, the holy and true, dost thou not judge and +avenge our blood on those who dwell upon the earth? (11)And a white +robe was given to each one of them; and it was said to them, that they +should rest yet a little time, until also their fellow-servants and +their brethren, who are about to be killed as they were, should be +fully numbered. + +(12)And I saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great +earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the +moon became all as blood; (13)and the stars of heaven fell to the +earth, as a fig-tree casts its untimely figs, when shaken by a great +wind; (14)and the heaven parted asunder as a scroll rolled together; +and every mountain and island were moved out of their places. (15)And +the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the chief captains, and +the rich men, and the strong men, and every bondman and freeman, hid +themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains; (16)and +they say to the mountains and to the rocks: Fall upon us, and hide us +from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the +Lamb; (17)because the great day of his wrath is come, and who is able +to stand? + + + +VII. + +AND after this, I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the +earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that no wind should blow +on the earth, nor on the sea, nor on any tree. + +(2)And I saw another angel coming up from the rising of the sun, +having the seal of the living God; and he cried with a loud voice to +the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, +(3)saying: Hurt not the earth, nor the sea, nor the trees, till we +have sealed the servants of our God upon their foreheads. + +(4)And I heard the number of the sealed. A hundred and forty-four +thousand were sealed, out of every tribe of the sons of Israel. (5)out +of the tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand; out of the tribe of +Reuben, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Gad, twelve thousand; +(6)out of the tribe of Asher, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of +Naphtali, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Manasseh, twelve +thousand; (7)out of the tribe of Simeon, twelve thousand; out of the +tribe of Levi, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Issachar, twelve +thousand; (8)out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve thousand; out of the +tribe of Joseph, twelve thousand; out of the tribe of Benjamin, twelve +thousand, were sealed. + +(9)After these things I saw, and behold a great multitude, which no +one could number, out of every nation and all tribes and peoples and +tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed in +white robes, and palms in their hands. (10)And they cry with a loud +voice, saying: Salvation to our God, who sits upon the throne, and to +the Lamb. (11)And all the angels were standing round the throne and +the elders and the four animals, and fell before the throne on their +faces, and worshiped God, (12)saying: Amen; the blessing, and the +glory, and the wisdom, and the thanksgiving, and the honor, and the +power, and the might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen. + +(13)And one of the elders answered, saying to me: These who are +clothed in the white robes, who are they, and whence came they? +(14)And I said to him: Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me: These are +they who come out of the great affliction, and they washed their +robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (15)Therefore are +they before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his +temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tabernacle over +them[7:15]. (16)They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; +neither shall the sun fall upon them, nor any heat; (17)because the +Lamb which is in the midst of the throne will be their shepherd, and +will lead them to the fountains of the waters of life; and God will +wipe away every tear from their eyes. + + + +VIII. + +AND when he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about +half an hour. + +(2)And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and there were +given to them seven trumpets. (3)And another angel came and stood over +the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given to him much +incense, that he should give it to the prayers of all the saints, upon +the golden altar which is before the throne. (4)And there went up the +smoke of the incense to the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of +the angel, before God. + +(5)And the angel has taken the censer; and he filled it out of the +fire of the altar, and cast it into the earth. And there followed +thunders, and lightnings, and voices, and an earthquake. + +(6)And the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared +themselves, that they might sound. + +(7)The first sounded; and there followed hail and fire mingled with +blood, and they were cast into the earth, and the third part of the +earth was burnt up, and the third part of the trees was burnt up, and +all green grass was burnt up. + +(8)And the second angel sounded; and as it were a great mountain +burning with fire was cast into the sea, and the third part of the sea +became blood; (9)and the third part of the creatures that are in the +sea, that have life, died; and the third part of the ships were +destroyed. + +(10)And the third angel sounded; and there fell out of heaven a great +star, burning as a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the +rivers, and upon the fountains of the waters. (11)And the name of the +star is called Wormwood. And the third part of the waters became +wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made +bitter. + +(12)And the fourth angel sounded; and the third part of the sun was +smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the +stars, that the third part of them might be darkened, and the day not +shine for a third part of it, and the night in like manner. + +(13)And I saw, and heard an eagle flying in mid-heaven, saying with a +loud voice: Woe, woe, woe, to those who dwell upon the earth, by +reason of the remaining voices of the trumpet of the three angels who +are about to sound! + + + +IX. + +AND the fifth angel sounded; and I saw a star fallen out of heaven to +the earth, and there was given to him the key of the pit of the abyss. +(2)And he opened the pit of the abyss, and there went up a smoke out +of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air +were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. (3)And out of the +smoke went forth locusts into the earth; and there was given to them +power, as the scorpions of the earth have power. (4)And it was said to +them, that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, nor any green +thing, nor any tree, but only the men who have not the seal of God +upon their foreheads. (5)And it was given to them, that they should +not kill them, but that they shall be tormented five months. And their +torment is as the torment of a scorpion, when it has smitten a man. + +(6)And in those days men will seek death, and shall not find it; and +they will desire to die, and death flees from them. + +(7)And the shapes of the locusts were like to horses prepared for +battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their +faces were as the faces of men. (8)And they had hair as the hair of +women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions. (9)And they had +breastplates, as breastplates of iron; and the sound of their wings +was as the sound of chariots of many horses running into battle. +(10)And they have tails like to scorpions, and stings; and in their +tails is their power to hurt men, five months. (11)They have over them +a king, the angel of the abyss. His name in the Hebrew tongue is +Abaddon; but in the Greek tongue he has for a name, Apollyon. + +(12)The first woe is past; behold, there come yet two woes, after +these things. + +(13)And the sixth angel sounded; and I heard a voice out of the four +horns of the golden altar which is before God, (14)saying to the sixth +angel who had the trumpet: Loose the four angels who are bound, by the +great river Euphrates. (15)And the four angels were loosed, who had +been prepared for the hour, and day, and month, and year, that they +may slay the third part of men. (16)And the number of the armies of +the horsemen was two hundred thousand thousand. I heard the number of +them. + +(17)And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and those who sat on +them, having breastplates of fire, and of hyacinth, and like +brimstone; and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions, and +out of their mouths issue fire, and smoke, and brimstone. (18)By these +three plagues was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and the +smoke, and the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. (19)For +the power of the horses is in their mouth, and in their tails; for +their tails are like to serpents, having heads, and with them they do +hurt. (20)And the rest of men, who were not killed in these plagues, +repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship +demons, and idols of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of stone, +and of wood, which can neither see, nor hear, nor walk; (21)and they +repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their +fornication, nor of their thefts. + + + +X. + +AND I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, clothed with +a cloud, and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the +sun, and his feet as pillars of fire. (2)And he had in his hand a +little book opened. And he set his right foot upon the sea, and the +left upon the land; (3)and he cried with a loud voice, as a lion +roars; and when he cried, the seven thunders uttered their voices. +(4)And when the seven thunders spoke, I was about to write; and I +heard a voice out of heaven saying to me: Seal up the things which the +seven thunders spoke, and write them not. (5)And the angel, whom I saw +standing upon the sea and upon the land, lifted up his right hand to +heaven, (6)and swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created +heaven and the things therein, and the earth and the things therein, +and the sea and the things therein, that there shall be time[10:6] no +longer; (7)but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he +is about to sound, then is the mystery of God finished, as he gave the +joyful message to his servants the prophets. + +(8)And the voice which I heard out of heaven [I heard] again speaking +to me, and saying: Go, take the little book which lies opened in the +hand of the angel, who stands upon the sea and upon the land. (9)And I +went to the angel, telling him to give me the little book. And he said +to me: Take, and eat it up; and it will make thy belly bitter, but in +thy mouth it will be sweet as honey. + +(10)And I took the little book out of the hand of the angel, and ate +it up; and it was in my mouth as honey, sweet; and when I had eaten +it, my belly became bitter. (11)And they say to me: Thou must again +prophesy of many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. + + + +XI. + +AND there was given me a reed, like to a staff, saying: Rise, and +measure the temple of God, and the altar, and those who worship +therein. (2)And the court which is without the temple leave out, and +measure it not; because it was given to the Gentiles, and they will +tread down the holy city forty-two months. (3)And I will give [power] +to my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred +and sixty days, clothed in sackcloth. + +(4)These are the two olive-trees, and the two lamp-stands, which stand +before the Lord of the earth. (5)And if any one desires to hurt them, +fire goes forth out of their mouth, and devours their enemies; and if +any one desires to hurt them, he must in this manner be killed. + +(6)These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of +their prophecy; and have power over the waters to turn them to blood, +and to smite the earth with every plague, as often as they will. + +(7)And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that +comes up out of the abyss will make war with them, and will overcome +them, and will kill them. (8)And their remains are on the street of +the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where +their Lord also was crucified. (9)And some out of the peoples, and +tribes, and tongues, and nations, look on their remains three days and +a half, and suffer not their dead bodies to be put into a tomb. +(10)And they who dwell on the earth rejoice ever them, and are glad; +and they will send gifts to one another, because these two prophets +tormented those who dwell on the earth. + +(11)And after three days and a half, the spirit of life from God +entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell +upon those who beheld them. (12)And they heard a loud voice out of +heaven, saying to them: Come up hither. And they went up into heaven +in the cloud, and their enemies beheld them. + +(13)And in that hour there was a great earthquake, and the tenth part +of the city fell; and in the earthquake were slain of men seven +thousand names; and the rest became afraid, and gave glory to the God +of heaven. + +(14)The second woe is past; behold, the third woe comes quickly. + +(15)And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed loud voices in +heaven, saying: The kingdom of the world is become our Lord's, and his +Christ's; and he will reign forever and ever. (16)And the twenty-four +elders, who sit before God on their thrones, fell upon their faces, +and worshiped God, (17)saying: We give thanks to thee, O Lord God the +Almighty, who art, and who wast; because thou hast taken thy great +power, and didst reign. (18)And the nations were enraged, and thy +wrath came, and the time of the dead to be judged, and to give the +reward to thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and to those +who fear thy name, the small and the great; and to destroy those who +destroy the earth. + +(19)And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and the ark of his +covenant was seen in his temple; and there were lightnings, and +voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and a great hail. + + + +XII. + +AND a great sign was seen in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and +the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. +(2)And being with child she cries out, travailing in birth, and pained +to be delivered. + +(3)And another sign was seen in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, +having seven heads and ten horns, and on his heads seven crowns. +(4)And his tail drags the third part of the stars of heaven; and it +cast them to the earth. + +And the dragon stands before the woman who was about to bring forth, +that when she has brought forth, he may devour her child. (5)And she +brought forth a man-child, who will rule all nations with a rod of +iron; and her child was caught up to God, and to his throne. (6)And +the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by +God, that they may nourish her there a thousand two hundred and sixty +days. + +(7)And there was war in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting with +the dragon. And the dragon fought, and his angels, (8)and prevailed +not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. + +(9)And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, called the +Devil and Satan, who leads astray the whole world; he was cast down to +the earth, and his angels were cast down with him. + +(10)And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying: Now is come the +salvation, and the strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the +authority of his Christ; because the accuser of our brethren is cast +down, who accused them before our God day and night. (11)And they +overcame him, because of the blood of the Lamb, and because of the +word of their testimony; and they loved not their life, unto the +death. (12)For this cause rejoice, ye heavens, and they who dwell in +them. Woe to the earth and the sea! For the Devil is come down to you, +having great wrath, knowing that he has little time. + +(13)And when the dragon saw that he was cast down to the earth, he +persecuted the woman who brought forth the man-child. (14)And there +were given to the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she +might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished +for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. + +(15)And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the +woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood. +(16)And the earth helped the woman; and the earth opened her mouth, +and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth. + +(17)And the dragon was enraged at the woman; and he departed to make +war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and +have the testimony of Jesus. + + + +XIII. + +AND I stood [13:1a] upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast +coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and upon +his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads names of blasphemy[1:16b]; +(2)(and the beast which I saw was like to a leopard, and his feet as +of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion, and the dragon gave +to him his power, and his throne, and great authority;) (3)and one of +his heads as it were wounded unto death. And his deadly wound was +healed; and all the world wondered after the beast. (4)And they +worshiped the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and +they worshiped the beast, saying: Who is like to the beast, and who is +able to make war with him? + +(5)And there was given to him a mouth speaking great and blasphemous +things; and power was given him to work forty-two months. (6)And he +opened his mouth in blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, +and his tabernacle, those who tabernacle in heaven. (7)And it was +given him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them; and power +was given him over every tribe, and tongue, and nation. (8)And all who +dwell upon the earth will worship him, whose names are not written in +the book of life of the Lamb which is slain, from the foundation of +the world. + +(9)If any one has an ear, let him hear. + +(10)If any one is for captivity, he goes into captivity; if any to be +killed with the sword, he must be killed with the sword. Here is the +patience and the faith of the saints. + +(11)And I saw another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two +horns like a lamb, and he spoke as a dragon. (12)And he exercises all +the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the earth +and those who dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly +wound was healed. (13)And he does great signs, so that also he causes +fire to come down out of heaven on the earth, in the sight of men; +(14)and he leads astray those who dwell on the earth, because of the +signs which it was given him to do in the presence of the beast; +saying to those who dwell on the earth, that they should make an image +to the beast, which has the wound of the sword, and lived. (15)And it +was given him to give breath[13:15] to the image of the beast, that +the image of the beast should also speak, and should cause that as +many as worship not the image of the beast should be killed. (16)And +he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and +the free and the bond, to receive a mark[13:16] on their right hand, +or on their forehead; (17)and that no one should be able to buy or +sell, save he that has the mark, the name of the beast, or the number +of his name. + +(18)Here is wisdom. Let him that has understanding count up the number +of the beast, for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six +hundred and sixty-six. + + + +XIV. + +AND I saw, and behold, the Lamb stood on the mount Zion, and with him +a hundred and forty-four thousand, having his name, and the name of +his Father written on their foreheads. + +(2)And I heard a voice out of heaven, as the voice of many waters, and +as the voice of loud thunder; the voice which I heard was as that of +harpers, harping with their harps. (3)And they sing as it were a new +song before the throne, and before the four animals and the elders; +and no one was able to learn the song, except the hundred and +forty-four thousand, who are redeemed from the earth. (4)These are +they who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are +they who follow the Lamb, whithersoever he goes. These were redeemed +from men, a first-fruits to God and to the Lamb. (5)And in their mouth +was found no falsehood; for they are blameless. + +(6)And I saw another angel flying in mid-heaven, having the +everlasting gospel[14:6] to preach to those who dwell on the earth, +and to every nation, and tribe, and tongue, and people; (7)saying with +a loud voice: Fear God, and give glory to him, because the hour of his +judgment is come; and worship him who made heaven and earth, and sea, +and fountains of waters. + +(8)And another, a second angel followed, saying: Babylon the great is +fallen, is fallen, because she has made all the nations drink of the +wine of the wrath of her fornication. + +(9)And another, a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice: +If any one worships the beast and his image, and receives a mark on +his forehead, or on his hand, (10)he also shall drink of the wine of +the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of +his wrath, and shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the +presence of holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb. (11)And the +smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever; and they have no rest +day and night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever +receives the mark of his name. + +(12)Here is the patience of the saints, who keep the commandments of +God, and the faith of Jesus. + +(13)And I heard a voice out of heaven saying: Write, Happy are the +dead who die in the Lord, henceforth; yea, says the Spirit, that they +shall rest from their labors, for their works follow with them. + +(14)And I saw, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one +sitting like to the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and +in his hand a sharp sickle. (15)And another angel came forth out of +the temple, crying with a loud voice to him who sat on the cloud: Put +forth thy sickle, and reap; because the time to reap is come; because +the harvest of the earth is ripe. (16)And he who sat on the cloud +thrust in his sickle upon the earth; and the earth was reaped. + +(17)And another angel came forth out of the temple which is in heaven, +he also having a sharp sickle. (18)And another angel came out from the +altar, who had power over fire; and he cried with a loud cry to him +who had the sharp sickle, saying: Put forth thy sharp sickle, and +gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully +ripe. (19)And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and +gathered the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great wine-press +of the wrath of God. (20)And the wine-press was trodden without the +city, and blood came forth out of the wine-press, even to the bits of +the horses, as far as a thousand and six hundred furlongs. + + + +XV. + +AND I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous, seven angels +having seven plagues; which are the last, because in them is completed +the wrath of God. + +(2)And I saw as it were a sea of glass, mingled with fire; and those +who had gained the victory over the beast, and over his image, and +over the number of his name, standing by the sea of glass, having +harps of God. (3)And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, +and the song of the Lamb, saying: Great and marvelous are thy works, +Lord God the Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of the +nations. (4)Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? Because +thou alone art holy; because all the nations shall come and worship +before thee; because thy judgments are made manifest. + +(5)And after these things I saw, and the temple of the tabernacle of +the testimony in heaven was opened; (6)and there came forth the seven +angels having the seven plagues, clothed in pure, shining linen, and +girded about the breasts with golden girdles. (7)And one of the four +animals gave to the seven angels seven golden cups, full of the wrath +of God, who lives forever and ever. (8)And the temple was filled with +smoke from the glory of God, and from his power; and no one was able +to enter into the temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels +should be completed. + + + +XVI. + +AND I heard a loud voice out of the temple, saying to the seven +angels: Go, and pour out the seven cups of the wrath of God into the +earth. + +(2)And the first departed, and poured out his cup into the +earth[16:2]; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men +who have the mark of the beast, and who worship his image. + +(3)And the second poured out his cup into the sea; and it became +blood, as of a dead man; and every living thing died that was in the +sea. + +(4)And the third poured out his cup into the rivers, and the fountains +of water; and they became blood. (5)And I heard the angel of the +waters saying: Righteous art thou, who art and who wast holy, because +thou didst thus judge; (6)because they shed the blood of saints and +prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink. They are worthy. +(7)And I heard, out of the altar, one saying[16:7]: Even so, Lord God +the Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments. + +(8)And the fourth poured out his cup upon the sun; and it was given to +it to scorch men with fire. (9)And men were scorched with great heat, +and blasphemed the name of God, who has the power over these plagues, +and repented not, to give him glory. + +(10)And the fifth poured out his cup upon the throne of the beast; and +his kingdom became darkened; and they gnawed their tongues for pain, +(11)and blasphemed the God of heaven, because of their pains and their +sores, and repented not of their works. + +(12)And the sixth poured out his cup upon the great river, the +Euphrates; and its water was dried up, that the way of the kings, who +are from the rising of the sun, might be prepared. (13)And I saw come +out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and +out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits as frogs; +(14)for they are spirits of demons, working signs, which go forth over +the kings of the whole habitable world, to gather them to the battle +of that great day of God the Almighty. + +(15)Behold, I come as a thief. Happy is he that watches, and keeps his +garments, that he may not walk naked and they see his shame. + +(16)And they gathered them into the place called in the Hebrew tongue, +Armageddon. + +(17)And the seventh poured out his cup upon the air; and there came +forth a loud voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, +saying: It is done. (18)And there were lightnings, and voices, and +thunders; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since +there was a man upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, so great. +(19)And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of +the nations fell; and Babylon the great was remembered before God, to +give to her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath. +(20)And every island fled away, and mountains were not found. (21)And +great hail, as of a talent's weight, comes down out of heaven upon +men; and men blasphemed God on account of the plague of the hail; +because the plague thereof was exceeding great. + + + +XVII. + +AND there came one of the seven angels who have the seven cups, and +talked with me, saying: Come hither; I will show thee the judgment of +the great harlot, that sits upon many waters; (2)with whom the kings +of the earth committed fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth +were made drunk with the wine of her fornication. (3)And he carried me +away in the spirit into the wilderness. And I saw a woman sitting upon +a scarlet beast, full of the names of blasphemy, having seven heads +and ten horns. (4)And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and +gilded with gold, and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup +in her hand, full of abominations and the impurities of her +fornication. (5)And upon her forehead was a name written: MYSTERY, +BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE HARLOTS AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS +OF THE EARTH. + +(6)And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with +the blood of the witnesses of Jesus; and I wondered when I saw her, +with great wonder. (7)And the angel said to me: Wherefore didst thou +wonder? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the beast +that carries her, which has the seven heads and the ten horns. (8)The +beast that thou sawest was, and is not, and is to come up out of the +abyss, and to go into perdition; and they will wonder who dwell on the +earth, whose names are not written in the book of life from the +foundation of the world, seeing the beast, that he was, and is not, +and shall come. + +(9)Here is the mind that has wisdom. The seven heads are seven +mountains, on which the woman sits. (10)And they are seven kings; the +five are fallen, and the one is; the other is not yet come; and when +he comes, he must remain a little time. (11)And the beast that was, +and is not, he also is an eighth, and is of the seven, and goes into +perdition. + +(12)And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings, who received no +kingdom as yet; but receive authority as kings one hour, along with +the beast. (13)These have one mind, and give their power and authority +to the beast. (14)These will make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb will +overcome them; because he is Lord of lords, and King of kings; and +they who are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful. + +(15)And he says to me: The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot +sits, are peoples and multitudes, and nations and tongues. (16)And the +ten horns, and the beast, these will hate the harlot, and will make +her desolate and naked, and will eat her flesh, and will burn her up +with fire. (17)For God put it into their hearts to do his will, and to +form one purpose, and to give their kingdom to the beast, until the +words of God shall be fulfilled. + +(18)And the woman which thou sawest is the great city, which has a +kingdom over the kings of the earth. + + + +XVIII. + +AFTER these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, +having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory. +(2)And he cried with a strong voice, saying: Babylon the great is +fallen, is fallen, and is become a habitation of demons, and a hold of +every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. +(3)Because all the nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her +fornication, and the kings of the earth committed fornication with +her, and the merchants of the earth became rich out of the abundance +of her luxury. + +(4)And I heard another voice out of heaven, saying: Come out of her, +my people, that ye partake not in her sins, and that ye receive not of +her plagues. (5)For her sins reached unto heaven, and God remembered +her iniquities. (6)Reward her as she also rewarded, and render twofold +according to her works; in the cup which she mixed, mix for her +twofold. (7)By as much as she glorified herself, and lived +luxuriously, so much torment and mourning give her; because in her +heart she says: I sit a queen, and not a widow, and shall not see +mourning. (8)Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and +mourning, and famine; and she shall be burned up with fire because +strong is the Lord God who judged her. + +(9)And the kings of the earth, who committed fornication and lived +luxuriously with her, shall weep, and shall lament for her, when they +see the smoke of her burning; (10)standing afar off for the fear of +her torment, saying: Alas, alas, the great city Babylon, the mighty +city! Because in one hour thy judgment is come. + +(11)And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her, +because no one buys their lading any more; (12)the lading of gold, and +of silver, and of precious stones, and of pearls, and of fine linen, +and of purple, and of silk, and of scarlet; and all citron wood, and +every vessel of ivory, and every vessel of most precious wood, and of +brass, and of iron and of marble, (13)and cinnamon, and amomum, and +odors, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine +flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and [lading] of horses, and +of chariots, and of slaves; and souls of men. (14)And the fruit that +thy soul desired departed from thee, and all the dainty and goodly +things perished from thee, and thou shalt no more find them. + +(15)The merchants of these things, who became rich by her, shall stand +afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and mourning, +(16)saying: Alas, alas, the great city, that was clothed in fine +linen, and purple, and scarlet, and gilded with gold, and precious +stone, and pearls; (17)because in one hour so great riches are made +desolate. + +And every pilot, and every one that sails to any place, and seamen, +and as many as do business at sea, stood afar off, (18)and cried out +when they saw the smoke of her burning, saying: Who is like to the +great city! (19)And they cast dust upon their heads, and cried out, +weeping and mourning, saying: Alas, alas, the great city, whereby all +that have the ships in the sea became rich by reason of her +costliness; because in one hour she is made desolate. + +(20)Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, ye apostles, and ye +prophets; because God judged your cause upon her. + +(21)And a strong angel took up a stone like a great millstone, and +cast it into the sea, saying: Thus with violence shall Babylon the +great city be cast down, and shall be found no more. (22)And the voice +of harpers, and of musicians, and of pipers, and of trumpeters, shall +be heard in thee no more; and no craftsman, of whatever craft, shall +be found any more in thee, and the sound of a millstone shall be heard +in thee no more; (23)and the light of a lamp shall shine in thee no +more; and the voice of bridegroom and of bride shall be heard in thee +no more; because thy merchants were the great men of the earth; +because by thy sorcery all the nations were led astray. + +(24)And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of saints and of +all that have been slain upon the earth. + + + +XIX. + +AFTER these things, I heard as it were a loud voice of a great +multitude in heaven, of those saying: Alleluia; the salvation, and the +glory, and the power, are our God's; (2)because true and righteous are +his judgments; because he judged the great harlot, who corrupted the +earth with her fornication, and avenged the blood of his servants at +her hand. (3)And a second time they said: Alleluia. And her smoke goes +up forever and ever. + +(4)And the twenty-four elders, and the four animals, fell down and +worshiped God, who sits on the throne, saying: Amen; Alleluia. + +(5)And a voice came out from the throne, saying: Praise our God, all +ye his servants, and ye who fear him, the small and the great. + +(6)And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the +sound of many waters, and as the sound of mighty thunders, saying: +Alleluia; because the Lord God the Almighty reigns. (7)Let us rejoice +and exult, and we will give to him the glory; because the marriage of +the Lamb is come, and his wife made herself ready. (8)And it was given +her that she should be clothed in fine linen, pure and shining; for +the fine linen is the righteousness of the saints. + +(9)And he says to me: Write, Happy are they who are called to the +marriage-supper of the Lamb. And he says to me: These are the true +sayings of God. (10)And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he +said to me: See thou do it not. I am a fellow-servant of thee and of +thy brethren who have the testimony of Jesus; worship God. For the +testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. + +(11)And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse, and he who sat +upon him, called Faithful and True; and in righteousness he judges, +and makes war. (12)His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head +were many crowns; and he had a name written, which no one knows but he +himself. (13)And he was clothed with a garment dipped in blood; and +his name is called, The Word of God. (14)And the armies which are in +heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white, +pure. (15)And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it he may +smite the nations; and he will rule them with a rod of iron; and he +treads the wine-press of the fierceness of the wrath of God the +Almighty. (16)And he has on his garment, and on his thigh, a name +written: KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS. + +(17)And I saw an angel standing in the sun. And he cried with a loud +voice, saying to all the birds that fly in mid-heaven: Come, and +gather yourselves together to the great supper of God; (18)that ye may +eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains of thousands, and +the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses and of those who sit +on them, and the flesh of all, both free and bond, both small and +great. + +(19)And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, +gathered together to make war with him who sat on the horse, and with +his army. (20)And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet +that wrought the signs in his presence, with which he led astray those +who received the mark of the beast, and who warship his image. The two +were cast alive into the lake of fire, that burns with brimstone. +(21)And the rest were slain with the sword of him who sat upon the +horse, which went forth out of his mouth; and all the birds were +filled with their flesh. + + + +XX. + +AND I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the +abyss, and a great chain in his hand. (2)And he laid hold of the +dragon, the old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a +thousand years, (3)and cast him into the abyss, and shut it, and set a +seal over him, that he mislead the nations no more, until the thousand +years are finished; after these he must be loosed a little time. + +(4)And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given +to them; and the souls of those beheaded on account of the testimony +of Jesus, and on account of the word of God, and whoever did not +worship the beast, neither his image, and did not receive the mark +upon the forehead, or upon their hand; and they lived and reigned with +Christ a thousand years. (5)The rest of the dead lived not until the +thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection. (6)Happy +and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection; on these the +second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of +Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years. + +(7)And when the thousand years are finished, Satan will be loosed out +of his prison, (8)and will go out to mislead the nations that are in +the four corners of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together +to the war, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea. (9)And they +went up upon the breadth of the earth, and encompassed the camp of the +saints, and the beloved city; and fire came down from God[20:9] out of +heaven, and devoured them. (10)And the Devil who misleads them was +cast into the lake of fire and brimstone, where are also the beast and +the false prophet; and they will be tormented day and night forever +and ever. + +(11)And I saw a great white throne, and him who sat upon it, from +whose face the earth and the heaven fled away, and no place was found +for them. + +(12)And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the +throne. And books were opened; and another book was opened, which is +[the book] of life; and the dead were judged out of the things written +in the books, according to their works. (13)And the sea gave up the +dead which were in it; and death and the underworld gave up the dead +which were in them; and they were judged each one according to their +works. + +(14)And death and the underworld were cast into the lake of fire. This +is the second death, the lake of fire. (15)And if any one was not +found written in the book of life, he was cast into the lake of fire. + + + +XXI. + +AND I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the +first earth passed away, and the sea is no more. + +(2)And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven +from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. (3)And I heard +a loud voice out of the throne, saying: Behold, the tabernacle of God +is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his +people, and GOD-WITH-THEM[21:3] himself will be their God. (4)And he +will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, +nor shall mourning, nor crying, nor pain be any more; because the +former things are passed away. + +(5)And he who sat upon the throne said: Behold, I make all things new. +And he says: Write; because these words are faithful and true. + +(6)And he said to me: It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the +beginning and the end. I will give to him that thirsts, of the +fountain of the water of life freely. (7)He that overcomes shall +inherit these things; and I will be to him a God, and he shall be to +me a son. (8)But the fearful, and unbelieving, and defiled with +abominations, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and +idolaters, and all the liars, shall have their part in the lake which +burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. + +(9)And there came one from among the seven angels, who have the seven +cups full of the seven last plagues, and talked with me, saying: Come +hither; I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. (10)And he +carried me away in the spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed +me the holy city Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, +(11)having the glory of God; her luminary like to a most precious +stone, as it were to a jasper stone, clear as crystal; (12)having a +wall great and high; having twelve gates, and at the gates twelve +angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve +tribes of the sons of Israel; (13)on the east three gates, and on the +north three gates, and on the south three gates, and on the west three +gates. (14)And the wall of the city had twelve foundation-stones, and +on them twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. + +(15)And he who talked with me had a golden reed for a measure, that he +might measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof. +(16)And the city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as the +breadth. And he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand +furlongs. The length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal. + +(17)And he measured the wall thereof, a hundred and forty-four cubits, +the measure of a man, which is that of an angel. (18)And the structure +of its wall was jasper; and the city was pure gold, like to pure +glass. (19)The foundation-stones of the wall of the city were adorned +with every precious stone. The first foundation-stone was jasper; the +second, sapphire; the third, chalcedony; the fourth, emerald; (20)the +fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the +eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprasus; the +eleventh, hyacinth; the twelfth, amethyst. (21)And the twelve gates +were twelve pearls; each several gate was of one pearl; and the street +of the city was pure gold, as transparent glass. + +(22)And I saw in it no temple; for the Lord God the Almighty is its +temple, and the Lamb. + +(23)And the city has no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine +on it; for the glory of God lightened it, and the Lamb is the light +thereof. (24)And the nations will walk by its light; and the kings of +the earth bring their glory into it. (25)And its gates will not be +shut by day; for there will be no night there; (26)and they will bring +the glory and the honor of the nations into it. (27)And there shall +not enter into it any thing unclean, or that works abomination or +falsehood; but they who are written in the Lamb's book of life. + + + +XXII. + +AND he showed me a river of water of life, clear as crystal, +proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. (2)In the midst +of its street, and on either side of the river, was a tree of life, +bearing twelve fruits, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves +of the tree are for the healing of the nations. (3)And there will be +no more curse. And the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it; +and his servants will serve him, (4)and will see his face, and his +name will be upon their foreheads. (5)And there will be no night +there; and they will have no need of a lamp, nor of the light of the +sun, because the Lord God will give them light; and they will reign +forever and ever. + +(6)And he said to me: These sayings are faithful and true; and the +Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, sent his angel to show +to his servants what things must shortly come to pass. (7)Behold, I +come quickly. Happy is he that keeps the sayings of the prophecy of +this book. + +(8)And I, John, am he who heard and saw these things. And when I heard +and saw, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel, who +showed me these things. (9)And he says to me: See thou do it not. I am +a fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren the prophets, and of +those who keep the sayings of this book; worship God. + +(10)And he says to me: Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this +book; for the time is at hand. (11)He that is unjust, let him be +unjust still; and he that is filthy, let him be filthy still; and he +that is righteous, let him be righteous still; and he that is holy, +let him be holy still. + +(12)Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to each +one according as his work is. (13)I am the Alpha and the Omega, the +first and the last, the beginning and the end. (14)Happy are they who +wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and +may enter by the gates into the city. (15)without are the dogs, and +the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the +idolaters, and every one that loves and makes a lie. + +(16)I, Jesus, sent my angel, to testify to you these things in the +churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, the bright, the +morning star. + +(17)And the Spirit and the bride say: Come. And let him that hears +say: Come. And let him that thirsts, come; let him that will, take the +water of life freely. + +(18)I testify to every one that hears the words of the prophecy of +this book, if any one shall add to them, God will add to him the +plagues that are written in this book; (19)and if any one shall take +away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away +his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are +written of in this book. + +(20)He who testifies these things, says: Yea, I come quickly. Amen; +come, Lord Jesus. + +(21)The grace of the Lord Jesus be with the saints. + + + +Footnotes + + + +Matthew + + +1:19 _In some ancient copies_; to make her an example + +1:23 _Or_, which interpreted is + +1:25 _In some ancient copies_: her first-born son + +2:18 _In some ancient copies_: lamentation and weeping + +5:5 _Or_, the land + +5:11 _Some ancient copies omit_: falsely. + +5:21 _Or_, by those + +5:22a without cause, _is omitted in many ancient copies._ + +5:22b Raca, _a term of angry reproach._ + +5:33 _Or_, by those of old + +6:11 _Or_, our needful bread + +6:13 _The words omitted are wanting in all the ancient copies._ + +6:27 _Or_, to his age + +7:14 _In some ancient copies_: How strait + +7:24 _In some ancient copies_: my sayings + +8:28 _In some ancient copies_: Gergesenes + +9:15 _Or_, Can the bride-men mourn + +9:36 _Or_, and cast off + +10:4 Cananite, (_as some suppose_) = Zelotes. + +10:8 _Some ancient copies omit_: raise the dead + +11:9 _In some ancient copies_: But why went ye out? To see a prophet? + +11:23a _In the oldest copies_: shalt thou be exalted to heaven? Thou +shalt + +11:23b Underworld: _the abode of the dead, represented (figuratively, +as in the Old Testament) as underneath, in contrast with heaven above. +See_ Philipp. 2:10; Rev. 5:3, 13; Luke 16:23. + +12:22 _The oldest copies omit_, blind, _and_ both. + +13:9 _In some ancient copies_: He that has ears, let him hear. + +13:11 _Or_, Because to you it is given + +13:36 _Or_, Then leaving the multitudes + +13:43 _In some ancient copies_: He that has ears, let him hear. + +13:44 _Or_, and because of his joy, + +13:55 _In some ancient copies_: Joses + +14:2 _Or_, the powers + +14:33 _Or_, and bowed down to him + +15:4 _In the oldest copies_: For God said: + +15:6 _In some ancient copies_: the commandment of God + +16:13 _In many ancient copies_: that I the Son of man am + +16:17 _that is_, Son of Jonah. + +16:18a _that is_, rock. + +16:18b _Or_, my congregation + +16:23 _Or_, adversary + +16:26 _Or_, as a ransom + +17:24 Half-shekel; _see_ Exodus 30:13, 15. + +18:24 Talent (_Syrian_), _about fifteen hundred denaries._ + +18:28 Denary, _seven and a half pence sterling, or fifteen cents._ + +19:4 _In some ancient copies_: who created them + +20:2 Denary (_see_ Mat 18:28), _about one-third more than the daily +pay of a Roman soldier._ + +21:9 Hosanna: _i. e._, Save now! + +21:30 _In some ancient copies_: to the second + +21:31 _In the oldest copies_: They say to him: The tardier one + +22:15 _Or_, ensnare him in discourse. + +22:19 Denary, _a Roman coin._ + +23:7 Rabbi (my _Master_), _a Jewish title of respect, given to a +teacher._ + +23:13 V. 14 _is wanting here, in the oldest copies; it belongs to_ +Mark 12:40, and Luke 20:47. + +24:6 _In some ancient copies_: for it must come to pass + +24:30 _Or_, tribes of the land + +24:42 _In many ancient copies_: in what hour + +26:26 _In some ancient copies_: took a loaf + +26:28 _In some ancient copies_: of the covenant + +26:45 _Or_, Sleep on now, and take your rest + +26:53 _In some ancient copies_: that I can not pray to my Father, and +he will now send + +27:34 _In some ancient copies_: gave him wine to drink + +27:47 Elijah: _in their form of address_, Elia. + +28:14 _In some copies_: Shall be heard before the governor + + + +Mark + + +1:14 _In some ancient copies_: the good news of God + +1:24 _In some ancient copies_: Hah! what have we to do with thee + +1:27 _In many ancient copies_: What new teaching is this? For with +authority he commands even the unclean spirits + +2:18 _Or_, used to fast + +2:19 _Or_, Can the bridemen fast + +2:22 _Some ancient copies add_: But new wine must be put into new +skins. + +2:23 _Or_, began to make a way + +3:18 Cananite, (_as some suppose_) = Zelotes. + +6:11 _The words omitted are not found here, in the oldest copies; +they belong to_ Matt. 10:15. + +6:20 _Or_, and he kept him + +7:11 _The conclusion, "He is bound," (by his oath,) and so freed from +the duty to his parents, is left to be inferred from the speaker's +silence; compare the similar use of this figure of speech, in_ Ex. +32:32; Luke 13:9 Acts 23:9. + +10:42 _Or_, they who claim to rule + +11:8 _In the oldest copies_: and others branches, cutting them from +the fields. + +11:26 V. 26 _is omitted in some ancient copies._ + +12:15 Denary, _a Roman coin._ + +14:41 _Or_, Sleep on now, and take your rest! + +15:42 _Gr_. which is the ante-sabbath + + + +Luke + + +1:1 _Or_, the things accomplished among us + +1:4 _Or_, those words + +1:37 _Or_, no word shall be + +1:45 _Or_, for there shall be + +1:65 _Or_, all these words + +2:19 _Or_, all these words + +2:49 _Or_, must be in my Father's business + +3:14 _Or_, with your allowance + +3:23 _Or_, was beginning to be + +4:38 _Gr_. with a great fever + +5:30 _Or_, the scribes and Pharisees among them + +5:34 _Or_, Can ye make the bridemen fast + +5:38 _Some ancient copies omit_, and both are preserved together. + +5:39 _In the oldest copies_: is good (_or_, is mild). + +6:1 _Or_, on the second-first sabbath (_omitted in some ancient +copies_). + +6:9 _In some ancient copies_: whether it is lawful + +6:28 _Or_, for those who falsely accuse you + +6:49 _Gr_. it fell together + +7:41 Denary, _about seven and a half pence sterling, or fifteen +cents_. + +9:46 _Or_, there arose a dispute among them + +9:55 _Or_, Know ye not + +10:7 _Or_, as they have + +10:11 _Or_, against you + +10:35 Denary, _seven and a half pence sterling, or fifteen cents (one +third more than the daily pay of a Roman soldier)_. + +11:3 _Or_, our needful bread + +11:17 _Or_, and house falls upon house + +11:35 _Or_, whether the light that is in thee is darkness + +11:41 _Or_, give that which is within in alms + +11:48 _In some ancient copies_, and ye build! + +11:53 _Gr_. to answer off-hand concerning many things + +12:25 _Or_, to his age + +12:49 _Or_, and how I would it were already kindled + +13:7 _Or_, impoverish the ground + +13:9 _Compare_ Mark 7:11. + +14:5 _In the oldest copies_: whose son, or ox + +14:18 _Or_, they all, at once, began + +14:23 _Or_, and constrain them + +17:21 _Or_, is among you + +18:12 _Or_, of all that I gain + +20:20 [Or,] And having kept watch, + +20:24 Denary, [a Roman coin.] + +21:19 [Or,] By your patience preserve your souls. + +22:37 [Or,] are having an end. + +22:66 [Gr.] the eldership of the people + +23:17 V. 17 [is omitted in all the oldest and best copies.] + + + +John + + +1:3 _Or_, were made through him + +1:14 _Gr._ tabernacled among us + +1:15 _Gr._ is become before me; because he was prior to me. + +1:30 _Gr._ is become before me; because he was prior to me. + +1:42 Peter: _that is, Rock._ + +1:51 _Some ancient copies omit_: henceforth. + +2:6 Firkin: _holding nine gallons._ + +3:3 _Or_, born from above + +3:34 _In some ancient copies_: God gives not + +4:5 Sychar: _also called Shechem._ + +4:27 _Or_, was talking with a woman. + +5:4 _The words in brackets are wanting in the oldest and best +copies._ + +5:39 _Or_, Ye search + +6:33 _Or_, is he who + +7:26 _Or_, Have the rulers come to know + +7:47 _In the oldest copies_: Never man spoke thus. + +7:52 _Or_, has arisen no prophet. + +7:53 Ch. vii., 53-viii., 11. _The words in brackets are wanting in +most of the ancient copies._ + +10:24 _Or_, hold us in expectation? + +12:5 Denary, _seven and a half pence sterling, or fifteen cents._ + +12:6 _Or_, and bore off + +12:7 _In the oldest copies_: that she may keep it + +12:27 _Or_, save me from this hour? + +13:16 _Or_, nor an apostle (_i. e., one that is sent_). + +14:1 _Or_, Ye believe on God, believe also on me. + +14:18 _Gr._ I will not leave you orphans + + + +Acts + + +1:6 _Or_, They therefore who came together + +1:7 _Or_, put in his own power. + +1:20 _Or_, his charge + +1:26 _In some ancient copies_: gave lots for them; + +2:6 _Or_, when this sound occurred + +2:41 _Or_, They therefore who received + +2:47 _Or_, who are being saved. + +3:15 _Or_, whose witnesses we are. + +4:25 _Or_, Why rage the heathen + +5:6 _or_, laid him out + +6:9 Freedmen: _captive Jews, carried to Rome as slaves, who (or their +offspring) had been freed, and allowed to return._ + +7:20 _Gr._ was beautiful before God + +7:35 _In some ancient copies_: with the hand + +8:5 _Or_, to a city + +8:10 _In many ancient copies_: is the power of God, which is called +great. + +8:21 _Or_, in this word + +8:33 _Or_, and his posterity + +8:37 _V.37 is wanting in the best ancient copies._ + +10:28 _Or_, how unlawful it is + +12:1 _Gr._ laid hands on, to oppress + +13:18 _In some ancient copies_: he bore with them + +13:33 _In the oldest copies_: in the first psalm + +15:17 _Or_, who makes these things known of old (omitting v. 18, as +in ancient copies). + +15:24 _The oldest copies omit_: saying, that ye must be circumcised +and keep the law + +15:34 V. 34 _is omitted in the oldest copies._ + +16:18 _Or_, being grieved + +17:4 _Or_, were allotted to + +17:5 _Some ancient copies omit_: moved with envy + +18:21 _The words in brackets are omitted in the oldest copies._ + +19:38 The law is open: _Gr._ court-days are held + +20:24 _The oldest copies omit_: with joy + +20:28 _In some ancient copies_: church of God + +22:9 _Or_, they understood not + +22:25 _Or_, for the thongs (_namely, with which he was to be +scourged_). + +24:6 _The words in brackets are wanting in the best ancient copies._ + +25:10 _Or_, also knowest too well (_namely, to make such a +proposal_). + +26:28a _Or_, in little time + +26:28b _Or_, dost thou persuade + +26:29 _Or_, that in little or much + +27:7 _Or_, not suffering us to go further + +28:13 _Or_, coasting about + +28:29 V. 29 _is wanting in the oldest and best copies._ + + + +Romans + + +1:18 _Or_, who hinder the truth by unrighteousness + +1:20 _Or_, that they may be + +2:15 _Or_, mutually accusing, or also excusing. + +2:22 _Or_, dost thou rob the temple? _Or_, dost thou rob temples? + +6:18 _Or_, unto which ye were delivered + +9:28a _Or_, the account + +9:28b _Or_, a short account + +10:5 _Or_, shall live in them + +11:6 _Ancient copies omit the words in brackets._ + +11:32 _Or_, shut up all to unbelief + +12:13 _Or_, sharing in the necessities of the saints + +14:11 _Or_, shall give praise to God. + +16:6 _In some ancient copies_: on you + + + +1 Corinthians + + +2:13 _Or_, interpreting spiritual things to the spiritual. _Or_, +combining spiritual things with spiritual. + +3:17 _Or_, If any one destroys + +4:3 Man's day: _namely, the present, in contrast with the coming_ Day +of the Lord, _when he, and not man, will judge._ (Acts 17:31; Rom. +2:16; 1 Cor. 1:8, etc.) + +4:16 _Gr_, become imitators of me + +7:28 _Or_, and I desire to spare you + +9:23 _Or_, may become a partaker with it + +11:2 Traditions: _things delivered from one to another; received from +the Lord, and delivered to them._ + +11:20 _Or_, it is not to eat the Supper of the Lord + +12:27 _Or_, each in his place. + +16:22 Maran atha: _that is_, The Lord comes! (_Compare_ Phil 4:5.) + + + +1 Corinthians + + +3:14 _Or_, because it is done away in Christ + +4:4 _Or_, that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is +God's image, should not shine. + +5:1 Of the tabernacle; _that is, of the body._ + +5:3 _Or_, if indeed we shall be found clothed, not naked. + +5:20 _Or_, in Christ's stead + +7:13 _Or_, but besides our consolation + +8:19 _Or_, in this charity + +10:8 _Or_, for building up, and not for casting you down + +12:16 _The accusation of his opposers, which he answers in verses 17 +and 18._ + +12:19 _In ancient copies_: Ye are supposing, this long while, that we +excuse ourselves to you. + + + +Galatians + + +1:17 _In some ancient copies_: neither went away + +2:6 _Or_, whatever they once were + +3:1 _Or_, was formerly set forth + +3:3 _Or_, are ye now ending + +3:5 _Or_, works miracles in you + +3:27 _Or_, into Christ + +4:3 _Or_, under the rudiments + +4:9 _Or_, weak and poor rudiments + +4:14 _In some copies_: your trial + +4:15 _In some copies_: What was + +4:24 _Or_, are allegorized + +4:26 _In some ancient copies_: which is our mother + +6:2 _In many ancient copies_: and so shall ye fulfill + + + +Ephesians + + +1:11 _Or_, in whom we were also chosen as the inheritance + +1:13 _Or_, in whom are ye also, ... in which having also believed + +1:14 _Or_, for the redemption + +1:23 _Or_, fills all with all + +3:11 _Or_, which he wrought + +3:12 _Or_, our boldness and our access + +3:14 _Ancient copies omit_: of our Lord Jesus Christ + +4:17 _In ancient copies_: as the Gentiles walk + +4:19 _Or_, in covetousness + +6:12 The heavenly places (_the material heavens, the air; see ch. +ii_). + + + +Philippians + + +1:1 Overseers: _as the word is properly translated in_ Acts 20:28. + +1:5 _Or_, for your participation in the gospel. _Or_, for your +contribution to the gospel + +1:7 _Or_, because you have me in your heart + +1:10 _Or_, may prove things that differ + +1:17 _In ancient copies_: shall raise up affliction + +1:28 _In many ancient copies_: but of your salvation + +2:1 _Or_, there is any exhortation + +1:16 _Or_, holding fast + +2:18 _Or_, In like manner + +3:10 _Or_, participation of his sufferings + +3:12 _Or_, have already finished [the course] + +3:20 _Or_, our country + +4:15 _Or_, in an account of debt and credit + + + +Colossians + + +2:10 _Or_, are in him made full + +2:15a _Or_, putting off principalities and powers + +2:15b _Or_, in him + +2:18 _Or_, willing it (_namely, to defraud_). + +4:13 _Or_, much labor + + + +1 Thessalonians + + +4:4 _Or_, know how to obtain + +4:6 _Or_, in the matter + + + +2 Thessalonians + + +2:2a _Gr_, shaken from your mind + +2:2b _Or_, is come + +2:15 _See note on_ 1 Cor 11:2 + +3:3 _Or_, from the Evil One + +3:6 _See note on_ 1 Cor 11:2 + + + +1 Timothy + + +1:9 _Or_, for smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers + +1:16a _Or_, in me as chief + +1:16b _Or_, all that long-suffering + +3:1 Overseer: _as properly translated in_ Acts 20:28. + +3:6 _Or_, not a new convert + +3:13 _Or_, a good rank + +3:16 _Or_, which was manifested. + +4:3 _Or_, by those + +4:7 _Gr_, old women's fables + +4:15 _Or_, Practice these things + +5:19 _Or_, except on the authority of two or three witnesses + +6:15 _Or_, in its own times + + + +2 Timothy + + +2:2 _Or_, among many witnesses + +2:15 _Or_, rightly handling + +2:26 _Or_, to do His will + +3:16 _Or_, Every Scripture, inspired by God, is also profitable + + + +Titus + + +1:3 _Or_, in his own + +1:7 Overseer: _as properly translated in_ Acts 20:28. + +3:10 _Or_, reject + + + +Philemon + + +1:2 _In many ancient copies_: Apphia the sister + +1:6 _Or_, the communion of thy faith + +1:7 _In many copies_: we have _Or_, we had + + + +Hebrews + + +1:3 _Some ancient copies omit_: by himself + +1:6 _Or_, shall again have brought in + +2:1 _Or_, we should be diverted from them. + +3:6 _Some ancient copies omit_: firm unto the end + +5:10 _Or_, addressed by God, as High Priest + +6:3 _In some ancient copies_: And this let us do + +7:3 _That is, as to any record of it._ + +7:21 _Some ancient copies omit_: after the order of Melchizedek. + +8:8 _Or_, finding fault, he says to them: + +9:10 _Or_, only with conditions of meats and drinks + +9:16 _The same Greek word means covenant, and also testament._ + +9:26 _Or_, by his sacrifice + +10:1 _Or_, those who draw near [to God] + +10:11 _In the oldest copies_: every high priest + +11:1 _Or_, is the substance of things hoped for + +11:3 _Or_, in order that what is seen should not have arisen + +11:16 _Or_, But as it is + +11:31 _Or_, that were disobedient + +13:4 _Or_, Let marriage be honorable in all, and the bed be undefiled + + + +James + + +1:1 _Gr_. which are in the dispersion + +2:5 _Or_, the poor in view of the world + +3:3 _Or_, Now if we put the horses' bits into their mouths + +3:16 Sensual: _more correctly_, natural; _compare_, the natural man, +1 Cor 2:14. + +5:4 Sabaoth: _that is_, hosts. + +5:11 _In some ancient copies_: See also the end of the Lord. + + + +1 Peter + + +1:1 _Or_, the strangers of the dispersion + +1:3 _Or_, into a living hope + +1:17 _Or_, if ye call upon him as Father + +2:5 _Or_, be ye yourselves also... built up + +2:19 _Or_, from a consciousness of God + +4:14 _The words in brackets are omitted in the best copies._ + +5:13 _Or_, The sister chosen with you, in Babylon, salutes you + + + +2 Peter + + +1:5 _Or_, furnish in your faith fortitude, and in your fortitude +knowledge, _etc_. + +1:14 _Or_, that the putting off of my tabernacle is speedy + +2:4 _In some ancient copies_: pits of darkness + +2:12 _In some ancient copies_: as brute beasts, born naturally to be +taken + +3:9 _In some ancient copies_: toward you + + + +1 John + + +1:7 _Some ancient copies omit_: Christ + +2:7 _ancient copies omit_: from the beginning + +3:5 Our _is omitted in some ancient copies._ + +3:14 _Ancient copies omit_: his brother + +3:15 _Or_, is a man-killer + +3:20 _Or_, and we shall assure our hearts before him, whatever our +heart may accuse us of, because God is greater than our heart and +knows all things. + +4:17 _Or_, toward us + +4:18 _Or_, has punishment + +5:8 _Or_, in the one thing. (The words omitted are wanting in all +ancient copies.) + + + +2 John + + +1:8 _In ancient copies_: Every one who goes onward, and abides not + + + +Jude + + +1:1 _Or_, kept for Jesus Christ + + + +Revelation + + +1:15 _Or_ (_according to some ancient authorities_), as if in a fiery +furnace + +2:20 _In some ancient copies_: sufferest thy wife Jezebel + +2:22 _In some ancient copies_: of her works + +3:5 _In many ancient copies_: He that overcomes shall be so clothed + +5:10 _Some ancient copies omit_: unto our God + +6:6 _A quart of wheat was commonly sold for one-eighth of a denary. +The denary (about fifteen cents) was a third more than the daily pay +of a Roman soldier._ + +7:15 _See_ Isaiah 4:6; _compare_ Leviticus 26:11; Ezekiel 37:27. + +10:6 _The_ time _here meant, is that spoken of in_ Rev 6:11. + +13:1a _In some ancient copies_: And he stood + +13:1b _In some copies_: a name of blasphemy + +13:15 _Or_, to give spirit + +13:16 _Or_, that they should give them a mark + +14:6 _Or_, having an eternal message of joy + +16:2 _Or_, on the sea + +16:7 _In ancient copies_: I heard the altar saying + +20:9 _Some ancient copies omit_: from God + +21:3 _Compare_ Immanuel, Matthew 1:23. + + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The New Testament of our Lord and +Savior Jesus Christ., by Various + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE NEW TESTAMENT *** + +***** This file should be named 26361.txt or 26361.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + https://www.gutenberg.org/2/6/3/6/26361/ + +Produced by Keith G. 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