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Forasmuch
as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those
things
which are most surely believed among us, 2Even as they
delivered
them unto us, which from the beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers
of The Word;
3It
seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things
from the
very first, to write unto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus, 4That
thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast
been
instructed.
5There
was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a
certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was
of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6And
they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments
and
ordinances of The [Lord LR.C->10]
blameless. 7And they had no child, because that Elisabeth
was
barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8And
it came to pass, that while he executed the priest’s office before God
in the
order of his course, 9According to the custom of the
priest’s
office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into The
Temple of The
[Lord LR.C->11]. 10And the whole multitude of
the people
were praying without at the time of incense. 11And there
appeared
unto him an angel of The [Lord LR.C->12]
standing on the right of The Altar
of Incense. 12And when Zacharias saw him,
he
was troubled, and fear fell upon him. 13But the angel said
unto him,
Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth
shall bear
thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14And thou
shalt have
joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15For
he
shall be great in the sight of The
Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and
he shall be filled with The Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. 16And
many of the sons of Israel shall he turn to The
Lord their God. 17And 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 righteous; to make ready a people prepared for The
Lord. 18And
Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an
old man,
and my wife well stricken in years. 19And the angel
answering said
unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent
to speak
unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings. 20And,
behold, thou
shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things
shall be
performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be
fulfilled in
their season. 21And the people waited for Zacharias, and
marvelled
that he tarried so long in The
Temple. 22And when he came out, he
could not
speak unto them: and they perceived that he had seen a vision in The
Temple: for he beckoned
unto them, and remained speechless. 23And it came to pass,
that, as
soon as the days of his liturgical
ministration were
accomplished, he departed to his own house. 24And
after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five
months,
saying, 25Thus hath The
Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me,
to take away my reproach among men. 26And in the sixth
month the
angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27To
a Virgin betrothed to a man whose
name was Joseph, of the house of [David DV->26]; and the
name of The Virgin
was [Mary MR.A->15]. 28And
the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, Thou
that art Full of Grace, The Lord is with Thee:
Blessed art Thou
among women. 29And
when she saw him, she was troubled at his words, and cast in her mind what
manner of salutation this should be. 30And the angel said
unto her,
Fear not, [Mary MR.A->16]: for Thou
hast found Grace with God. 31And, behold, Thou
shalt Conceive in Thy
Womb, and bring forth a Son,
and shalt call His [Name NM.A->28 NM.C->1]
JESUS. 32He shall be Great,
and shall be called [The Son of The Highest SG->8]:
and The
Lord God shall give unto Him The
Throne of His
father [David DV->27]: 33And He
shall reign over The House
of Jacob unto the
ages; and of His
Kingdom there shall be no end. 34Then
said [Mary MR.A->17]
unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I am
not knowing a man? 35And
the angel
answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon Thee,
and The Power
of the Highest
shall Overshadow
Thee:
therefore also that Holy One
which shall be born of Thee shall be called [The Son of God
SG->9]. 36And,
behold, Thy cousin Elisabeth,
she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth
month with
her, who was called barren. 37For with God nothing shall be
impossible. 38And [Mary MR.A->18] said, Behold The
Handmaid of The
Lord; be it unto me
according to thy Word. And the angel departed from her. 39And
[Mary
MR.A->19] arose in those days, and went into the hill
country with
haste, into a city of Judah; 40And entered into the house of
Zacharias, and
saluted Elisabeth. 41And it came to pass, that, when
Elisabeth heard
the salutation of [Mary MR.A->20], the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth
was filled
with The
Holy Spirit: 42And she spake out with a loud voice, and
said,
Blessed art Thou among women, and Blessed
is The Fruit
of Thy Womb.
43And whence is this to me, that The
[Mother MR.A->21]
of my Lord should come to me? 44For, lo, as soon as the
voice of Thy salutation sounded
in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. 45And Blessed
is She that believed: for
there shall be a performance of those things which were told Her
from The Lord. 46And
[Mary MR.A->22] said, My soul doth magnify The
Lord, 47And My spirit hath rejoiced
in God My
Saviour. 48For he hath regarded the low estate of His
Handmaiden: for, behold,
from henceforth all generations shall call Me
Blessed. 49For He
That Is
Mighty hath done to Me
great things; and Holy is His
[Name NM.A->29]. 50And His
mercy is on them that fear Him
from generation to
generation. 51He hath shewed strength with His
Arm; He
hath scattered the
proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52He hath put
down the
mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree. 53He
hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich He
hath sent empty away.
54He hath holpen His
servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy; 55As He
spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for
ever. 56And [Mary MR.A->23] abode with her about three months, and
returned to her
own house. 57Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should
be
delivered; and she brought forth a son. 58And her
neighbours and her
kinsmen
heard how The
[Lord LR.C->13] had shewed great mercy
upon her; and they rejoiced with her. 59And it came to
pass, that on
the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him
Zacharias,
after the name of his father. 60And his mother answered and
said,
Not so; but he shall be called John. 61And they
said unto
her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. 62And
they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. 63And
he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And
they
marvelled all. 64And his mouth was opened immediately, and
his
tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. 65And
fear came
on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised
abroad
throughout all the hill country of Judaea. 66And all they
that heard
them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner
of child
shall this be! And the hand of The
[Lord LR.C->14]
was with him. 67And his father Zacharias was filled with The
Holy Spirit, and [prophesied
PR.B->9], saying, 68Blessed
be
The Lord
God of Israel; for He hath Visited
and Redeemed His
people, 69And hath raised up an Horn
of Salvation for us in The
House of His
servant [David DV->28];
70As He spake by the mouth of His
holy [prophets PR.B->10],
which have been since the world began: 71That we should be
saved
from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72To
perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember His
Holy Covenant;
73The
oath which He
sware to our father Abraham, 74That He
would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the
hand of our enemies might serve Him
without fear, 75In holiness and righteousness
before Him,
all the days of our life. 76And thou, child, shalt be
called the [prophet PR.B->11] of The
Highest: for thou shalt go before The
Face of The
Lord to prepare His ways; 77To
give knowledge of salvation unto His
people by the remission of their sins, 78Through
the tender mercy of our God; whereby The
Dayspring from on High
hath visited us, 79To give light to them
that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our
feet into the
way of peace. 80And the child grew, and waxed strong in Spirit,
and was in the
deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
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And it came to pass in those days, that there
went out a
decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2And
this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. 3And
all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4And
Joseph also
went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto
the city
of [David DV->29],
which is called Bethlehem; because he was of the house and lineage of [David DV->30]:
5To be taxed with [Mary MR.A->24] his betrothed, being great
with child. 6And so it was, that, while they were there,
the days
were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7And she
brought
forth her Son,
The Firstborn,
and wrapped Him
in swaddling clothes, and laid Him
in a manger; because there was no room for them in the
inn. 8And there were in the same country shepherds abiding
in the
field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9And ~
the angel of The [Lord LR.C->15] came upon them, and The
Glory of The
[Lord LR.C->16]
shone round about them: and they feared with
great fear. 10And the
angel said
unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great
joy, which
shall be to all people. 11For unto you is born this day in
the city
of [David DV->31]
a Saviour, which is Christ The
Lord. 12And this shall be a sign unto
you; Ye shall find The Babe
wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13And
suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the hosts of Heaven praising God, and
saying, 14Glory in the Highest
to God, and on earth peace, to
men good will. 15And
it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into Heaven,
the shepherds
said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this
thing
which is come to pass, which The
Lord hath made known unto us. 16And they came
with haste, and found [Mary MR.A->25], and Joseph, and The
Babe lying in a manger. 17And when
they had seen it,
they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning This
Child. 18And
all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told
them by
the shepherds. 19But [Mary MR.A->26] kept all these
things, and pondered them in her heart. 20And the
shepherds
returned, glorifying and praising God for all The
Things that they had heard and seen, as it was
told unto
them. 21And when eight days were accomplished for the
circumcising
of The Child,
His [Name NM.A->30
NM.C->2] was called JESUS, which was so named of the
angel before
He was Conceived
in The Womb.
22And
when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were
accomplished, they brought Him
to Jerusalem, to present Him to The
[Lord LR.C->17];
23As it is written in [the
law of The
Lord LR.C->e1/3], Every male that
openeth the womb shall be called Holy
to The Lord; 24And to offer a sacrifice
according to
that which is said in [the law of The
Lord LR.C->e2/3], A pair of
turtledoves, or two young pigeons. 25And, behold, there was
a man in
Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was righteous and devout,
waiting for The
Consolation
of Israel: and The Holy Spirit was upon him. 26And
it was
revealed unto him by The Holy Spirit, that he should not see death,
before he had
seen The Christ
of The [Lord LR.C->18]. 27And 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, 28Then
took he Him up in his arms, and
blessed God, and said, 29Master, now lettest Thou
Thy servant depart in peace, according to Thy
Word: 30For
mine eyes have seen Thy Salvation,
31Which Thou hast prepared before the face of
all people; 32A Light
to enlighten the Gentiles, and The
Glory of Thy
people Israel. 33And Joseph and His
[mother MR.A->27]
marvelled at those things which were spoken of Him.
34And Simeon blessed them, and said unto [Mary
MR.A->28] His mother, Behold, This
Child is
set for the
fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be
spoken
against; 35Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul
also, that
the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed. 36And there
was one
Anna, a [prophetess PR.B->12],
the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age,
and had
lived with an husband seven years from her virginity; 37And
she was
a widow of about eighty four years, which departed not from The
Temple, but served God
with fastings and prayers night and day. 38And she coming
in that
instant gave thanks likewise unto The
[Lord LR.C->19],
and spake of Him to all them that looked for Redemption
in Jerusalem. 39And when they had
performed all things according to [the
law of The
Lord LR.C->e3/3], they returned
into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. 40And The
Child grew, and waxed
strong in Spirit,
filled with Wisdom:
and The Grace
of God was upon Him. 41Now His
parents went to
Jerusalem every year at the feast of the pascha. 42And when He
was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the
custom of the feast. 43And when they had fulfilled the
days, as they
returned, The
Child Jesus
tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and His
[mother MR.A->29] knew not of it. 44But
they, supposing Him to have been in the
company, went a day’s journey; and they sought Him
among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45And
when they found Him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem,
seeking Him. 46And 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. 47And all that heard Him
were astonished at His understanding and
answers. 48And when they saw Him,
they were amazed: and His [mother MR.A->30] said unto Him,
Child, why hast Thou
thus dealt with us? behold, Thy
father and I have
sought Thee
sorrowing. 49And He
said unto them, How is it that ye sought Me?
wist ye not that I
must be about My Father’s business? 50And they
understood not
the saying which He spake unto them. 51And He
went down with them,
and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but His
[mother MR.A->31]
kept all these sayings in her heart. 52And Jesus increased
in Wisdom and stature, and
in Grace
with God and man.
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Now in the
fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being
governor
of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip
tetrarch
of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch
of
Abilene, 2Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, The
Word of God came unto
John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3And he came
into all
the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the
remission
of sins; 4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah
the [prophet PR.B->13], saying, The voice of one crying in the
wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of The Lord, make His
paths straight. 5Every valley shall be
filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the
crooked shall
be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; 6And
all flesh shall see The Salvation
of God. 7Then said he to the multitude
that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath
warned
you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bring forth therefore
fruits
worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have
Abraham
to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these
stones to
raise up children unto Abraham. 9And now also the axe is
laid unto
the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth
good fruit
is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 10And the people
asked him,
saying, What shall we do then? 11He answereth and saith
unto them,
He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he
that hath
meat, let him do likewise. 12Then came also publicans to be
baptized, and said unto him, Teacher, what shall we do? 13And he said
unto them,
Exact no more than that which is appointed you. 14And the
soldiers
likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said
unto them,
Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be
content with
your wages. 15And as the people were in expectation, and
all men
mused in their hearts of John, whether he were The
Christ, or not; 16John answered, saying unto them
all, I indeed baptize you with water; but One
mightier than I cometh, the latchet of Whose
shoes I am not
worthy to unloose: He shall [baptize BP->6]
you with The
Holy Spirit and with fire: 17Whose fan is in His
Hand, and He
will throughly purge His floor, and will
gather the wheat into His garner; but the chaff He
will burn with fire unquenchable. 18And many
other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people. 19But
Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother
Philip’s wife,
and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20Added yet
this above
all, that he shut up John in prison. 21Now when all the
people were
baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying,
The Heaven
was opened, 22And
The Holy
Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon Him,
and a Voice came from Heaven,
which said, Thou
art My Beloved Son; in Thee
I am well pleased. 23And
Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being, as
was supposed, the son of [Joseph GN.B->41], which was of [Heli GN.B->40],
24Which was of [Matthat GN.B->39],
which was of [Levi GN.B->38], which was of
[Melchi GN.B->37], which was of [Janna GN.B->36], which was of [Joseph GN.B->35],
25Which was of [Mattathias GN.B->34], which was of [Amos GN.B->33],
which was of [Naum GN.B->32], which was of
[Esli GN.B->31], which was of [Nagge GN.B->30], 26Which was of [Maath GN.B->29], which was of [Mattathias GN.B->28],
which was of [Semei GN.B->27],
which was of [Joseph GN.B->26],
which was of [Judah GN.B->25],
27Which was of [Joanna GN.B->24],
which was of [Rhesa GN.B->23],
which was of [Zorobabel GN.B->22],
which was of [Salathiel GN.B->21],
which was of [Neri GN.B->20], 28Which
was of [Melchi GN.B->19], which was of
[Addi GN.B->18], which was of [Cosam GN.B->17], which was of [Elmodam GN.B->16],
which was of [Er GN.B->15], 29Which
was of [Jose GN.B->14], which was of [Eliezer GN.B->13], which was of [Jorim GN.B->12],
which was of [Matthat GN.B->11],
which was of [Levi GN.B->10], 30Which
was of [Simeon GN.B->9], which was of [Judah
GN.B->8], which was of [Joseph GN.B->7], which was of [Jonan GN.B->6],
which was of [Eliakim GN.B->5],
31Which was of [Melea GN.B->4],
which was of [Menan GN.B->3],
which was of [Mattatha GN.B->2],
which was of [Nathan GN.B->1],
which was of [David GN.C->33 DV->32], 32Which was of [Jesse GN.C->32], which was of [Obed GN.C->31],
which was of [Booz GN.C->30], which was of
[Salmon GN.C->29], which was of [Naasson GN.C->28], 33Which was of [Aminadab
GN.C->27], which was of [Aram GN.C->26], which was of [Esrom GN.C->25],
which was of [Phares GN.C->24],
which was of [Judah GN.C->23],
34Which was of [Jacob GN.C->22],
which was of [Isaac GN.C->21],
which was of [Abraham GN.C->20],
which was of [Thara GN.C->19],
which was of [Nachor GN.C->18],
35Which was of [Saruch GN.C->17],
which was of [Ragau GN.C->16],
which was of [Phalec GN.C->15],
which was of [Heber GN.C->14],
which was of [Sala GN.C->13], 36Which
was of [Cainan GN.C->12], which was of
[Arphaxad GN.C->11], which was of [Shem
GN.C->10], which was of [Noah
GN.C->9], which was of [Lamech GN.C->8], 37Which was of [Methuselah GN.C->7], which was of [Enoch GN.C->6], which was of [Jared GN.C->5],
which was of [Maleleel GN.C->4],
which was of [Cainan GN.C->3],
38Which was of [Enos GN.C->2],
which was of [Seth GN.C->1], which was of Adam, which was of God.
4 |
And Jesus
being full of The Holy Spirit returned from Jordan, and was led
by The Spirit into the
wilderness, 2Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in
those
days He did
eat nothing: and when they were ended, He
afterward hungered. 3And the devil said unto Him,
If Thou be The
Son of God, command
this stone that it be made bread. 4And Jesus answered him,
saying,
It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word
of God. 5And
the devil, taking Him up into an high mountain, shewed unto Him
all the kingdoms of
the world in a moment of time. 6And the devil said unto Him,
All this authority will I give
thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to
whomsoever I
will I give it. 7If Thou
therefore wilt worship me, all shall be Thine.
8And
Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind Me,
Satan: for it is
written, Thou shalt [worship WR->12] The
Lord thy God, and Him only shalt thou serve. 9And he
brought Him to Jerusalem, and
set Him on
a pinnacle of The Temple,
and said unto Him, If thou be The
Son of God, cast Thyself down from hence: 10For it is
written, He
shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee: 11And
in their
hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot
against a
stone. 12And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said,
Thou shalt
not tempt The
Lord thy God. 13And when the devil had ended all the
temptation, he
departed from Him for a season.
14And
Jesus returned in The Power
of The Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a
fame of Him through all the
region round about. 15And He
taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all.
16And 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 stood up for to read. 17And
there
was delivered unto Him the book of the [prophet PR.B->14]
Isaiah.
And when He had opened the book, He
found the place where
it was written, 18The Spirit of The
Lord is upon Me, because he hath anointed Me
to preach The Gospel
to the poor; He hath sent Me
to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the
captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them
that are
bruised, 19To preach the acceptable year of The
Lord. 20And
He closed
the book, and He gave it again to the minister, and sat
down. And
the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on Him.
21And He began to say unto
them, This day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22And
all bare Him witness, and
wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His
Mouth. And they said, Is
not this Joseph’s Son? 23And He
said unto them, Ye will surely say unto Me
this proverb,
Physician, heal Thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in
Capernaum, do also
here in Thy
country. 24And He
said, [Amin AM.A->33]
I say unto you, No [prophet PR.B->15]
is accepted in his own country. 25But I tell you of a
truth, many
widows were in Israel in the days of Elijah,
when the heaven was shut up three years and six months,
when great famine was throughout all the land; 26But unto
none of
them was Elijah sent, save unto
Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a
widow. 27And
many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha
the [prophet PR.B->16];
and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. 28And
all
they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with
wrath, 29And
rose up, and thrust Him out of the city, and led Him
unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built,
that they might cast Him down headlong. 30But He
passing through the
midst of them went His way, 31And came down to
Capernaum, a city of
Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath days. 32And they
were
astonished at his teaching: for His
Word was with authority.
33And
in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of
an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 34Saying,
Let us
alone; what have we to do with Thee,
Thou Jesus
of Nazareth?
art Thou
come to destroy us? I know Thee
who Thou art; the Holy One of God. 35And
Jesus
rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the
devil
had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. 36And
they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a Word
is this! for
with authority and power He commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come
out. 37And
the fame of Him
went out into every place of the country round about.
38And He
arose out of the synagogue, and entered into Simon’s
house. And Simon’s wife’s mother was taken with a great fever; and they
besought Him
for her. 39And He
stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it left her:
and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.
40Now
when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick
with divers diseases brought them unto Him;
and He laid His
Hands on every one of them, and healed them. 41And
devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ The
Son of God. And He rebuking them
suffered them not to speak: for they knew that He
was The Christ. 42And when it was day, He
departed and went
into a desert place: and the people sought Him,
and came unto Him, and stayed Him,
that He should not depart from them. 43And
He said unto them, I
must preach The
Kingdom of
God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. 44And He
preached in the
synagogues of Galilee.
5 |
And it
came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon Him
to hear The Word
of God, He stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2And
saw two
ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them,
and were
washing their nets. 3And He
entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and
prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And He
sat down, and taught
the people out of the ship. 4Now when He
had left speaking, He said unto Simon,
Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5And
Simon answering said unto Him,
[Master LM->10],
we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at Thy
Word I will let down the
net. 6And when they had this done, they inclosed a great
multitude
of fishes: and their net brake. 7And they beckoned unto their
partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help
them.
And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. 8When
Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ Knees,
saying, Depart
from me; for I am a sinful man, O [Lord LM->11
LR.D->10]. 9For he was astonished, and all
that were
with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken: 10And
so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were
partners
with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou
shalt
catch men. 11And when they had brought their ships to land,
they
forsook all, and followed Him.
12And
it came to pass, when He was in a certain city, behold a man full of
leprosy: who
seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought Him,
saying, [Lord LR.B->14], if Thou
Wilt, thou canst cleanse me. 13And He
put forth His Hand,
and touched him,
saying, I Will:
be thou cleansed. And immediately the leprosy departed from him.
14And
He charged
him to tell no man: but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer
for thy
cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 15But
so much the more went there a fame abroad of Him:
and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be
healed by Him
of their infirmities.
16And He
withdrew Himself into the wilderness, and prayed. 17And
it
came to pass on a certain day, as He
was teaching, that there were Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting
by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judaea, and
Jerusalem:
and the Power
of The [Lord LR.C->20] was present to heal them.
18And,
behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken
with a palsy: and they sought means to bring him in, and to lay
him
before Him.
19And when they could not find 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 his couch into the midst before Jesus. 20And
when He saw
their faith, He said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven
thee. 21And the
scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which
speaketh
blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? 22But
when Jesus
perceived their thoughts, He
answering said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts? 23Whether
is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Rise up and
walk? 24But
that ye may know that The Son of man hath authority upon earth to forgive sins, He
said unto the sick of the palsy, I
say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into thine house. 25And
immediately he rose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay,
and
departed to his own house, glorifying God. 26And they were
all
amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, saying, We
have seen
strange things to day.
27And
after these things He went forth, and saw a publican, named Levi,
sitting at
the receipt of custom: and He
said unto him, Follow Me. 28And he left all, rose up, and
followed Him. 29And
Levi made Him
a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of
publicans and
of others that sat down with them. 30But their scribes and
Pharisees
murmured against His disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink
with
publicans and sinners? 31And Jesus answering said unto
them, They
that are whole need not a Physician;
but they that are sick. 32I came not
to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
33And
they said unto Him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and
make
prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but Thine
eat and drink? 34And
He said
unto them, Can ye make the sons of the Bridechamber
fast, while The Bridegroom
is with them? 35But the days will
come, when The
Bridegroom
shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.
36And He
spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a piece of
a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the new maketh a
rent, and
the piece that was taken out of the new agreeth not with the
old. 37And
no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the new wine will burst
the
bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles shall perish. 38But
new
wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved. 39No
man
also having drunk old wine straightway desireth new: for he
saith, The
old is better.
6 |
And it
came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that He
went through the corn
fields; and His
disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them
in their
hands. 2And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do
ye that
which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? 3And Jesus
answering
them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what [David DV->33]
did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; 4How
he went into The House
of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that
were
with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone? 5And
He said
unto them, That The Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. 6And
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. 7And the scribes and
Pharisees
watched Him,
whether He
would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an accusation
against Him. 8But He
knew their thoughts,
and said to the man which had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand
forth in
the midst. And he arose and stood forth. 9Then said Jesus
unto them,
I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good,
or to do
evil? to save life, or to destroy it? 10And looking
round
about upon them all, He said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And
he did so:
and his hand was restored whole as the other. 11And they
were filled
with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to
Jesus. 12And
it came to pass in those days, that He
went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night
in prayer to God.
13And
when it was day, He called unto Him His disciples: and of
them He
chose [twelve TW->22], whom also He
named apostles; 14Simon, whom He
also named Peter, and
Andrew his brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 15Matthew
and Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon called
Zelotes, 16And
Judas the brother of James, and Judas Iscariot, which also was
the
traitor.
17And He
came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the
company of His
disciples, and a great multitude of people out of all Judaea and
Jerusalem, and
from the sea coast of Tyre and Sidon, which came to hear Him,
and to be healed of
their diseases; 18And they that were vexed with unclean
spirits: and
they were healed. 19And the whole multitude sought to touch
Him: for there went power from Him, and healed them
all.
20And He
lifted up His eyes on His
disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for
yours is The
Kingdom of
God. 21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall
be
filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22Blessed
are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from
their
company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as
evil, for
The Son of
man’s sake. 23Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy:
for, behold,
your reward is great in Heaven:
for in the like manner did their fathers unto the [prophets
PR.B->17]. 24But woe
unto you
that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. 25Woe
unto you
that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye
shall
mourn and weep. 26Woe unto you, when all men shall speak
well of
you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
27But I
say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good
to them which hate you, 28Bless them that curse you, and
pray for
them which despitefully use you. 29And unto him that
smiteth thee on
the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away
thy cloke
forbid not to take thy coat also. 30Give to every
man that
asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them
not
again. 31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye
also to
them likewise. 32For if ye love them which love you, what
thank have
ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 33And if ye
do good
to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do
even the
same. 34And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to
receive,
what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as
much again.
35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping
for
nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the sons of The
Highest: for He is kind unto the
unthankful and to the evil. 36Be ye therefore
merciful, as
your Father also is Merciful. 37Judge not, and ye shall
not be
judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye
shall be
forgiven: 38Give, and it shall be given unto you; good
measure,
pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give
into your
bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be
measured to
you again. 39And He
spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind?
shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40The disciple is
not above
His Teacher: but every one that
is perfect shall be as his Teacher. 41And why beholdest thou the mote
that is in
thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own
eye? 42Either
how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote
that is in
thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine
own eye?
Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then
shalt
thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother’s eye. 43For
a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt
tree bring
forth good fruit. 44For every tree is known by his own
fruit. For of
thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they
grapes. 45A
good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that
which is
good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth
forth that
which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
46And
why call ye Me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I
say? 47Whosoever
cometh to Me,
and heareth My
Words, and
doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: 48He is
like a man
which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a
rock: and
when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and
could not
shake it: for it was founded upon The
Rock. 49But he that heareth, and
doeth not, is
like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth;
against
which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the
ruin of
that house was great.
7 |
Now when He
had ended all His sayings in the
audience of the people, He entered into Capernaum. 2And a
certain
centurion’s servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.
3And
when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto Him
the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would
come and heal his servant. 4And when they came to Jesus,
they
besought Him
instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom He
should do this: 5For he loveth our nation, and
he hath built us a synagogue. 6Then Jesus went with them.
And when He was now not far from
the house, the centurion sent friends to Him,
saying unto Him, [Lord LR.B->15],
trouble not Thyself:
for I am not worthy that Thou shouldest enter under my roof: 7Wherefore
neither thought I myself worthy to come unto Thee:
but say in a Word, and my servant shall be healed. 8For
I also
am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto
one, Go,
and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant,
Do this,
and he doeth it. 9When Jesus heard these things, He
marvelled at him, and
turned Him
about, and said unto the people that followed Him,
I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no,
not in Israel. 10And they that were sent, returning to the
house,
found the servant whole that had been sick.
11And
it came to pass the day after, that He
went into a city
called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him,
and much people. 12Now when he came nigh to
the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the
only son of
his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with
her. 13And
when The [Lord LR.C->21] saw her, He
had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. 14And
He came and
touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And He
said, Young man, I
say unto thee, Arise. 15And he that was dead sat up, and
began to
speak. And He
delivered him to his mother. 16And there came a fear on
all: and
they glorified God, saying, That a great [prophet PR.B->18]
is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited His
people. 17And this
rumour of Him
went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round
about. 18And
the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.
19And
John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them
to Jesus, saying, Art Thou He
that should come? or look we for another? 20When
the men were come unto Him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto Thee,
saying, Art Thou He
that should come? or
look we for another? 21And in that same hour He
cured many of their
infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that
were
blind He
gave sight. 22Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your
way, and
tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see,
the lame
walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to
the poor The Gospel
is preached. 23And
blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in Me.
24And
when the messengers of John were departed, He
began to speak unto
the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to
see? A
reed shaken with the wind? 25But what went ye out for to
see? A man
clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled,
and live
delicately, are in kings courts. 26But what went ye out for
to see?
A [prophet PR.B->19]? Yea, I say unto
you, and much more than a [prophet PR.B->20].
27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send My
messenger before Thy Face,
which shall
prepare Thy
way before Thee.
28For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women
there is
not a greater [prophet PR.B->21]
than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is
greater
than he. 29And all the people that heard Him, and the publicans, justified God, being
baptized with the
baptism of John. 30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected
the
counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
31{~}
Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation?
and to what are they like? 32They are like unto children
sitting in
the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped
unto
you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not
wept. 33For
John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye
say, He
hath a devil. 34The Son of man is come eating and drinking;
and ye
say, Behold a gluttonous Man, and a winebibber, a Friend
of publicans and sinners! 35But Wisdom
is justified of
all Her
children.
36And
one of the Pharisees desired Him
that He would eat with him.
And He went
into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. 37And,
behold, a
woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus
sat at
meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 38And
stood at His
Feet behind
Him
weeping, and began to wash His
Feet with tears, and did wipe them with
the hairs of
her head, and kissed His Feet,
and anointed them with the ointment. 39Now
when the Pharisee which had bidden Him
saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This Man,
if He were a prophet, would
have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth Him:
for she is a
sinner. 40And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have
somewhat
to say unto thee. And he saith, Teacher, say on. 41There was a certain Creditor
which had two
debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. 42And
when they had nothing to pay, He
frankly Forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of
them will
love Him
most? 43Simon answered and said, I suppose that he,
to whom He Forgave most. And He
said unto him, Thou
hast rightly judged. 44And He
turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest thou this
woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no water for My
Feet: but she hath
washed My Feet with tears, and
wiped them with the hairs of her head. 45Thou
gavest Me no kiss: but this
woman since the time I came in hath not ceased to kiss My
Feet. 46My Head
with oil thou didst
not anoint: but this woman hath anointed My
Feet with ointment. 47Wherefore I say
unto thee,
Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom
little
is forgiven, the same loveth little. 48And He
said unto her, Thy
sins are forgiven. 49And they that sat at meat with Him
began to say within
themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also? 50And He
said to the woman,
Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
8 |
And it
came to pass afterward, that He
went throughout every city and village, preaching and
shewing The
Gospel of The
Kingdom of God: and the [twelve TW->23]
were with Him, 2And certain women, which had
been healed of
evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went
seven
devils, 3And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod’s steward, and
Susanna,
and many others, which ministered unto Him
of their substance.
4And
when much people were gathered together, and were come
to Him out
of every city, He spake by a parable: 5A Sower
went out to sow His seed: and as He
sowed, some fell by
the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air
devoured it. 6And
some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung up, it withered
away,
because it lacked moisture. 7And some fell among thorns;
and the
thorns sprang up with it, and choked it. 8And other fell on
good
ground, and sprang up, and bare fruit an hundredfold. And when He
had said these
things, He
cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 9And His
disciples asked Him, saying, What might
this parable be? 10And He
said, Unto you it is given to know The
Mysteries of The
Kingdom of God: but to
others in parables; that seeing they might not see, and hearing they
might not
understand. 11Now the parable is this: The seed is The
Word of God. 12Those
by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh
away The Word
out of their
hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. 13They on
the rock are
they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these
have no
root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. 14And
that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go
forth,
and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this
life, and
bring no fruit to perfection. 15But that on the good ground
are
they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard The
Word, keep it,
and bring forth fruit with patience.
16No
man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a
vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a
candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light. 17For
nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any
thing
hid, that shall not be known and come abroad. 18Take heed
therefore
how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever
hath not,
from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
19Then
came to Him His [mother MR.A->e7]
and His
brethren, and could not come at Him
for the press. 20And it was told Him
by certain
which said, Thy [mother MR.A->e8] and Thy
brethren stand without, desiring to see Thee.
21And He answered and said
unto them, My mother
and My
brethren are these which hear The
Word of God, and do it.
22Now
it came to pass on a certain day, that He
went into a ship with
His
disciples: and He said unto them, Let us go over unto the other
side of the
lake. And they launched forth. 23But as they sailed He
fell asleep: and
there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with
water, and were in jeopardy. 24And they came to Him,
and awoke Him, saying, [Master LM->12], [Master LM->13], we perish. Then He
arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water:
and they ceased, and there was a calm. 25And He
said unto them, Where
is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another,
What
manner of Man
is this! for He commandeth even the winds and water, and they
obey Him.
26And
they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is
over against Galilee. 27And when He
went forth to land, there met Him
out of the city a
certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no clothes, neither
abode in any
house, but in the tombs. 28When he saw Jesus, he cried out,
and fell
down before Him,
and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with Thee,
Jesus, Thou Son
of God Most High?
I beseech Thee, torment me not. 29For He
had commanded the
unclean spirit to come out of the man. For oftentimes it had caught
him: and he
was kept bound with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and
was
driven of the devil into the wilderness. 30And Jesus asked
him,
saying, What is thy name? And he said, Legion: because many devils were
entered
into him. 31And they besought Him
that He would not command them to go out into the
deep. 32And
there was there an herd of many swine feeding on the mountain: and they
besought Him
that He
would suffer them to enter into them. And He
suffered them. 33Then went the devils out of
the man, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a
steep
place into the lake, and were choked. 34When they that fed them
saw what was done, they fled, and went and told it in the city
and in
the country. 35Then they went out to see what was done; and
came to
Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed, sitting
at the Feet of Jesus, clothed,
and in his right mind: and they were afraid. 36They also
which saw it
told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed.
37Then
the whole multitude of the country of the Gadarenes
round about besought Him to depart from them; for they were taken with
great
fear: and He
went up into the ship, and returned back again. 38Now the
man out of
whom the devils were departed besought Him
that he might be with Him: but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39Return
to
thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee. And
he went
his way, and published throughout the whole city how great things Jesus
had
done unto him. 40And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was
returned,
the people gladly received Him:
for they were all waiting for Him.
41And,
behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was a
ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus’ Feet,
and besought Him that He
would come into his
house: 42For he had one only daughter, about twelve years
of age,
and she lay a dying. But as He
went the people thronged Him.
43And a
woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which
had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of
any, 44Came
behind Him, and
touched the border of His garment: and immediately her issue of blood
stanched. 45And
Jesus said, Who touched Me? When all denied, Peter and they that were
with him said,
[Master LM->14], the multitude throng
Thee and
press Thee, and
sayest Thou, Who touched Me?
46And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched Me:
for I perceive that power is gone out from Me. 47And
when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and
falling down
before Him,
she declared unto Him before all the people for what cause she had
touched Him and how she was
healed immediately. 48And He
said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith
hath made thee whole; go in peace.
49While
He yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of
the
synagogue’s house, saying to him, Thy daughter is dead; trouble
not the Teacher. 50But
when Jesus heard it, He
answered him, saying, Fear not: believe only, and she
shall be made whole. 51And when He
came into the house, He suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and
James, and
John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. 52And
all wept,
and bewailed her: but He said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.
53And
they laughed Him to scorn, knowing that she was dead. 54And
He put them all out, and
took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise. 55And
her
spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and He
commanded to give her
to eat. 56And
her parents were astonished: but He
charged them that they should tell no man what was done.
9 |
Then He
called his [twelve
TW->24]
disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils,
and to
cure diseases. 2And He
sent them to preach The Kingdom
of God, and to heal the sick. 3And He
said unto them, Take
nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither
bread,
neither money; neither have two coats apiece. 4And
whatsoever house
ye enter into, there abide, and thence depart. 5And
whosoever will
not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust
from your
feet for a testimony against them. 6And they departed, and
went
through the towns, preaching The
Gospel, and healing every where.
7Now
Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by Him:
and he was
perplexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from
the dead;
8And of some, that Elijah
had appeared; and of others, that one of the old [prophets
PR.B->22] was risen again. 9And
Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this, of whom I hear such
things?
And he desired to see Him.
10And
the apostles, when they were returned, told Him
all that they had
done. And He
took them, and went aside privately into a desert place belonging to
the city
called Bethsaida. 11And the people, when they knew it,
followed Him:
and He
received them, and spake unto them of The
Kingdom of God, and healed them that had need of
healing. 12And
when the day began to wear away, then came the [twelve TW->25],
and said unto Him, Send the multitude away, that they may go
into the
towns and country round about, and lodge, and get victuals: for we are
here in
a desert place. 13But He
said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We
have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and
buy meat
for all this people. 14For they were about five thousand
men. And He said to His
disciples, Make them
sit down by fifties in a company. 15And they did so, and
made them
all sit down. 16Then he took the five loaves and the two
fishes, and
looking up to Heaven, He
blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set
before the multitude. 17And they did eat, and were all
filled: and
there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.
18And
it came to pass, as He was alone praying, His
disciples were with him: and He
asked them, saying,
Whom say the people that I am? 19They answering said, John
the
Baptist; but some say, Elijah;
and others say, that one of the old [prophets
PR.B->23] is risen again. 20He
said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter answering said, The
Christ of
God. 21And He straitly charged them, and commanded them
to tell
no man that thing; 22Saying, The Son of man must suffer
many things,
and be rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be
slain, and
be Raised
the third day.
23And He
said to them all, If any man will come
after Me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
24For
whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his
life
for My
sake, the same shall save it. 25For what is a man
advantaged, if he
gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? 26For
whosoever shall be ashamed of Me
and of My Words, of him shall The
Son of man be ashamed, when He
shall come in His ~
Glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels. 27But
I tell
you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of
death,
till they see The Kingdom
of God.
28And
it came to pass about an eight days after these
sayings, He
took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. 29And
as He
prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His
raiment was
white and glistering. 30And, behold, there talked
with Him two men, which were
Moses and Elijah: 31Who
appeared in glory, and spake of His
departure which He
should accomplish at Jerusalem. 32But Peter
and they that were with Him were heavy with sleep: and when they were
awake, they
saw His Glory,
and the two men
that stood with Him. 33And it came to pass, as they
departed from
Him, Peter
said unto Jesus, [Master LM->15],
it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one
for thee,
and one for Moses, and one for Elijah:
not knowing what he said. 34While he thus
spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as
they
entered into the cloud. 35And there came a Voice
out of the cloud,
saying, This is My Beloved Son: hear Him.
36And when The Voice
was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it
close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had
seen.
37And
it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were
come down from the hill, much people met Him.
38And, behold, a man of the company cried
out, saying, Teacher, I beseech Thee,
look upon my son: for he is mine only child. 39And,
lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth out; and it teareth him
that he
foameth again, and bruising him hardly departeth from him. 40And
I
besought Thy
disciples to cast him out; and they could not. 41And Jesus
answering
said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with
you, and
suffer you? Bring thy son hither. 42And as he was yet a
coming, the
devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the
unclean
spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.
43And
they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But
while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did, He
said unto His disciples, 44Let
these sayings sink down into your ears: for The
Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men. 45But
they understood not this saying, and it was hid from them, that they
perceived
it not: and they feared to ask Him
of that saying.
46Then
there arose a reasoning among them, which of them
should be greatest. 47And Jesus, perceiving the thought of
their
heart, took a child, and set him by Him,
48And said unto them, Whosoever shall
receive this child in My [Name NM.A->31 NM.C->3 NM.D->19] receiveth Me:
and whosoever shall receive Me
receiveth Him that sent Me:
for he that is least
among you all, the same shall be great.
49And
John answered and said, [Master LM->16], we saw one casting out devils in Thy
[Name NM.A->32 NM.C->4];
and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. 50And
Jesus
said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is
for us.
51And
it came to pass, when the time was come that He
should be received
up, He
stedfastly set His Face
to go to Jerusalem, 52And sent messengers
before His Face:
and they went, and
entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for Him.
53And
they did not receive Him, because His
Face was as though He
would go to Jerusalem. 54And when His
disciples James and
John saw this, they said, [Lord LM->17
LR.D->11], Wilt
Thou that we command fire to come down from Heaven,
and consume
them, even as Elijah did? 55But He
turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what
manner of spirit ye are of. 56For The
Son of man is not come to destroy men’s lives, but to save
them. And they went to another village.
57And
it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a
certain man said unto Him,
[Lord LR.B->16],
I will follow Thee whithersoever Thou
goest. 58And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have
holes, and birds of the air have nests; but The
Son of man hath not
where to lay His Head.
59And He said unto another,
Follow Me.
But he said, [Lord LR.B->17], suffer me
first to go and bury my father. 60Jesus said unto him, Let
the dead
bury their dead: but go thou and preach The
Kingdom of God. 61And another also
said, [Lord LR.B->18], I will follow Thee;
but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at
home at my house. 62And Jesus said unto him, No man, having
put his
hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for The
kingdom of God.
10 |
After
these things The [Lord LR.C->22] appointed
other seventy also, and sent them two and two before His
Face into every city and
place, whither He Himself would come. 2Therefore said He
unto them, The
harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray
ye
therefore The
Lord of the harvest, that He
would send forth labourers into His
harvest. 3Go
your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 4Carry
neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way. 5And
into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this
house. 6And
if The Son
of Peace be there, your
peace shall rest upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again. 7And
in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give:
for the
labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 8And
into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as
are set
before you: 9And heal the sick that are therein, and say
unto them,
The Kingdom
of God is come nigh unto you. 10But into whatsoever city ye
enter,
and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the
same, and
say, 11Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on
us, we do
wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that The
Kingdom of God is come
nigh unto you. 12But I say unto you, that it shall be more
tolerable
in that day for Sodom, than for that city. 13Woe unto thee,
Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been
done in
Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago
repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14But it shall be
more
tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at The
Judgment, than for you. 15And thou,
Capernaum,
which art exalted to heaven, shalt be thrust down to hell. 16He
that
heareth you heareth Me; and he that despiseth you despiseth Me;
and he that
despiseth Me
despiseth Him
that sent Me.
17And
the seventy returned again with joy, saying, [Lord LM->18 LR.D->12], even the devils are subject unto us through
Thy [Name NM.A->33 NM.C->5].
18And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall
from
heaven. 19Behold, I give unto you the
authority to tread on serpents and
scorpions,
and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means
hurt you. 20Notwithstanding
in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather
rejoice,
because your names are written in Heaven.
21In
that hour Jesus rejoiced in The
Spirit, and said, I
thank Thee,
O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou
hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and
hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good
in Thy Sight.
22All
things are delivered to Me of My
Father: and no man knoweth who The
Son is, but The Father; and who The
Father is, but The Son, and he
to whom The
Son will reveal Him.
23And He
turned Him unto His disciples, and said
privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye
see: 24For
I tell you, that many [prophets PR.B->24]
and kings have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not
seen them;
and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them.
25And,
behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him,
saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit Life
Eternal? 26He said unto
him, What
is written in the law? how readest thou? 27And 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 neighbour as
thyself. 28And
He said
unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live. 29But
he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my
neighbour? 30And
Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to
Jericho,
and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him,
and departed, leaving him half dead. 31And by
chance there
came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by
on the
other side. 32And likewise a Levite, when he was at the
place, came
and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. 33But
a
certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw
him, he
had compassion on him, 34And went to him,
and bound up
his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and
brought
him to an inn, and took care of him. 35And on the morrow
when he
departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and
said
unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I
come
again, I will repay thee. 36Which now of these three,
thinkest thou,
was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves? 37And
he said,
He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou
likewise.
38Now
it came to pass, as they went, that He
entered into a
certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received Him
into her house. 39And
she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ Feet,
and heard His Word.
40But
Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to Him,
and said, [Lord LR.B->19], dost Thou
not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone?
bid her therefore that she help me. 41And Jesus answered
and said
unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many
things: 42But
one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall
not be
taken away from her.
11 |
And it
came to pass, that, as He was praying in a certain place, when He
ceased, one of His disciples said unto Him,
[Lord LM->19 LR.D->13], teach us to pray, as John also taught his
disciples. 2And
He said
unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in The Heavens,
Hallowed be Thy [Name NM.A->34
NM.D->20]. Thy Kingdom
come. Thy Will be done, as in heaven, so upon the earth. 3Give
us day by day our daily bread. 4And forgive us our sins;
for we also
forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into
temptation; but
deliver us from the evil one.
5And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a
friend, and
shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three
loaves; 6For
a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to
set before
him? 7And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me
not: the
door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and
give
thee. 8I say unto 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 needeth. 9And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall
be given
you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10For
every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to
him that
knocketh it shall be opened. 11If a son shall ask bread of
any of
you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a
fish,
will he for a fish give him a serpent? 12Or if he shall ask
an egg,
will he offer him a scorpion? 13If ye then, being evil,
know how to
give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your Heavenly
Father give The Holy Spirit to them
that ask Him?
14And He
was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to
pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people
wondered. 15But
some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of
the
devils. 16And others, tempting Him, sought of Him
a sign from heaven. 17But
He, knowing
their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is
brought
to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth. 18If
Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand?
because ye
say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. 19And if I by
Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out?
therefore
shall they be your judges. 20But if I with the Finger
of God cast out
devils, no doubt The Kingdom
of God is come upon you. 21When a strong
man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: 22But
when a
stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, He
taketh from him all
his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils. 23He
that is
not with Me
is against Me:
and he that gathereth not with Me
scattereth. 24When the unclean spirit is gone
out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding
none, he
saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. 25And
when he
cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. 26Then
goeth he,
and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself;
and they
enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is
worse than
the first.
27And
it came to pass, as He spake these things, a certain woman of the
company lifted
up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare Thee,
and the paps which
thou hast sucked. 28But He
said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear The
Word of God, and keep It.
29And
when the people were gathered thick together, He
began to say, This is
an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given
it, but
the sign of Jonas the [prophet PR.B->25].
30For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also The
Son of man be to
this generation. 31The queen of the south shall rise up in
the
judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she
came from
the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and,
behold, a Greater than Solomon is
here. 32The men of Nineveh
shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and
shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and,
behold, a Greater than Jonas is
here. 33No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it
in
a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they
which
come in may see the light. 34The light of the body is the
eye:
therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of
light; but
when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of
darkness. 35Take
heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. 36If
thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark,
the
whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle
doth give
thee light.
37And
as He spake, a certain Pharisee besought Him
to dine with him:
and He went
in, and sat down to meat. 38And when the Pharisee saw it,
he
marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39And
The [Lord LR.C->23] said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make
clean the
outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of
ravening
and wickedness. 40Ye fools, did not He
that made that which
is without make that which is within also? 41But rather
give alms of
such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you. 42But
woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of
herbs, and
pass over the judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to
have done, and not to
leave the other undone. 43Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye
love the
uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. 44Woe
unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which
appear
not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.
45Then
answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Teacher, thus saying Thou
reproachest us
also. 46And He said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers!
for ye lade
men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the
burdens
with one of your fingers. 47Woe unto you! for ye build the
sepulchres of the [prophets PR.B->26],
and your fathers killed them. 48Truly ye bear witness that
ye allow
the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build
their
sepulchres. 49Therefore also said The
Wisdom of God, I will send them [prophets
PR.B->27] and apostles, and some
of
them they shall slay and persecute: 50That the blood of all
the [prophets
PR.B->28], which was shed from
the
foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; 51From
the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between The
Altar and The
Temple: yea, I say unto you, It
shall be required of this generation. 52Woe unto you,
lawyers! for
ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves,
and them
that were entering in ye hindered. 53And as he said these
things
unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge Him vehemently, and to provoke Him
to speak of many things: 54Laying wait for Him,
and seeking to
catch something out of His Mouth,
that they might accuse Him.
12 |
In the
mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude
of
people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, He
began to say unto His disciples first of
all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2For
there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that
shall
not be known. 3Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in
darkness shall
be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in
closets
shall be proclaimed upon the housetops. 4And I say unto you
My friends, Be not
afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that
they can
do. 5But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear Him,
which after He hath killed hath authority to cast into
hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear Him.
6Are not five sparrows sold for two
farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God? 7But
even
the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye
are of
more value than many sparrows. 8Also I say unto you,
Whosoever shall
confess Me
before men, him shall The Son of man also confess before the angels of
God: 9But
he that denieth Me before men shall be denied before the angels
of God. 10And
whosoever shall speak a word against The
Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that
blasphemeth against The Holy Spirit it shall not be forgiven. 11And
when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates,
and
powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what
ye shall
say: 12For The Holy Spirit shall teach you in the same hour
what ye
ought to say.
13And
one of the company said unto him, Teacher, speak to my
brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 14And he
said unto
him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 15And He
said unto them, Take
heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in
the
abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16And He
spake a parable unto
them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth
plentifully: 17And
he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no
room
where to bestow my fruits? 18And he said, This will I do: I
will
pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my
fruits
and my goods. 19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast
much
goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and
be merry.
20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy
soul shall
be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast
provided? 21So is he that layeth up treasure for
himself, and
is not rich toward God.
22And He
said unto His disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no
thought for
your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put
on. 23The
life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24Consider
the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have
storehouse nor
barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
25And
which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit? 26If
ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye
thought for
the rest? 27Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil
not, they
spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not
arrayed
like one of these. 28If then God so clothe the grass, which
is to
day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will
He clothe
you, O ye of little faith? 29And seek not ye
what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful
mind. 30For
all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your
Father
knoweth that ye have need of these things.
31But
rather seek ye The Kingdom
of God; and all these things shall be added unto
you. 32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good
pleasure
to give you The
Kingdom. 33Sell
that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old,
a
treasure in The
Heavens
that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. 34For
where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 35Let
your
loins be girded about, and your lights burning; 36And
ye
yourselves like unto men that wait for their Lord,
when He will return from the wedding; that when He
cometh and knocketh,
they may open unto Him immediately. 37Blessed are
those
servants, whom The Lord
when He cometh shall find watching: [Amin
AM.A->34] I say unto you, that He
shall gird Himself, and make them
to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them. 38And
if He shall come in the
second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so,
blessed are
those servants. 39And this know, that if the master of the house had
known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not
have
suffered his house to be broken through. 40Be ye therefore
ready
also: for The
Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
41Then
Peter said unto Him, [Lord LM->20
LR.D->14], speakest Thou
this parable unto us, or even to all? 42And The
[Lord LR.C->24] said, Who then is that faithful and wise
steward, whom his
Lord shall
make ruler over His household, to give them their portion
of meat in
due season? 43Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord
when He cometh shall find so
doing. 44Of a truth I say unto you, that He
will make him ruler
over all that He hath. 45But and if that servant
say in his
heart, My Lord
delayeth His
coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat
and
drink, and to be drunken; 46The Lord
of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not
for Him, and
at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in
sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47And
that servant, which knew his Lord’s
Will, and prepared not himself, neither
did according
to His Will,
shall be beaten
with many stripes. 48But he that knew not, and did
commit
things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For
unto
whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom
men have
committed much, of him they will ask the more.
49I am
come to send fire on the earth; and what #will
I if it be already
kindled? 50But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and
how am I
straitened till it be accomplished! 51Suppose ye that I am
come to
give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division: 52For
from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against
two,
and two against three. 53The father shall be divided
against the
son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter,
and the
daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in
law, and
the daughter in law against her mother in law.
54And He
said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of
the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. 55And
when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat;
and it
cometh to pass. 56Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the
face of
the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this
time? 57Yea,
and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
58When
thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as
thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered
from him;
lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the
officer, and
the officer cast thee into prison. 59I tell thee, thou
shalt not
depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
13 |
There were
present at that season some that told him of the Galilaeans, whose
blood Pilate
had mingled with their sacrifices. 2And Jesus answering
said unto
them, Suppose ye that these Galilaeans were sinners above all the
Galilaeans,
because they suffered such things? 3I tell you, Nay: but,
except ye
repent, ye shall all likewise perish. 4Or those eighteen,
upon whom
the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were
sinners above
all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? 5I tell you, Nay: but,
except ye
repent, ye shall all likewise perish.
6He
spake also this parable; A certain Man had a fig tree planted in His
Vineyard; and He
came and sought fruit thereon, and found none. 7Then
said He
unto the dresser of His Vineyard,
Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on
this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?
8And
he answering said unto Him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I
shall dig
about it, and dung it: 9And if it bear fruit, well:
and if not, then after that Thou
shalt cut it down. 10And He
was teaching in one
of the synagogues on the sabbath.
11And,
behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of
infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise
lift up herself.
12And when Jesus saw her, He
called her to Him, and
said unto her,
Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity. 13And He
laid His Hands
on her: and immediately she was made straight, and
glorified God. 14And the ruler of the synagogue answered
with
indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said
unto
the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them
therefore
come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day. 15The [Lord LR.C->25] then answered him, and said, Thou
hypocrite,
doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass
from the
stall, and lead him away to watering? 16And ought
not this woman,
being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen
years,
be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day? 17And when He
had said these
things, all His
adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the
glorious
things that were done by Him.
18Then
said He, Unto what is The
Kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I
resemble it? 19It
is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his
garden;
and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the heaven lodged in the
branches of it. 20And again he said, Whereunto shall I
liken The Kingdom
of God? 21It
is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal,
till the
whole was leavened. 22And He
went through the cities and villages, teaching, and
journeying toward Jerusalem. 23Then said one unto Him,
[Lord LM->21 LR.D->15], are there few that be saved? And He
said unto them,
24Strive
to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto
you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25When
once The Master
of the house is
risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and
to
knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and He
shall answer and say
unto you, I know you not whence ye are: 26Then shall ye
begin to say,
We have eaten and drunk in Thy
presence, and thou hast taught in our streets. 27But
He shall
say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye
workers of iniquity. 28There shall be weeping and gnashing
of teeth,
when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the [prophets
PR.B->29], in The
Kingdom of God, and you yourselves
thrust out. 29And they shall come from the east, and from
the
west, and from the north, and from the south, and shall sit
down in The Kingdom
of God. 30And,
behold, there are last which shall be first, and there are first which
shall be
last.
31The
same day there came certain of the Pharisees, saying
unto Him,
Get Thee
out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill Thee.
32And He said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox,
Behold, I cast
out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow, and the third day
I
shall be perfected. 33Nevertheless I must walk to day, and
to
morrow, and the day following: for it cannot be that a [prophet PR.B->30] perish out of Jerusalem. 34O
Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, which killest the [prophets PR.B->31],
and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have
gathered thy
children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her
wings, and ye would not! 35Behold, your house is left unto
you
desolate: ~
I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when
ye shall
say, Blessed is He that cometh in The
[Name NM.A->35 NM.D->21] of The
Lord.
14 |
And it
came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees
to eat
bread on the sabbath day, that they watched Him.
2And, behold, there was a certain man before
Him which
had the dropsy. 3And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers
and
Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day? 4And
they held their peace. And He
took him, and healed him, and let him go; 5And
answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen
into a
pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath day? 6And
they could not answer Him again to these things.
7And He
put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when He
marked how they chose
out the chief rooms; saying unto them, 8When thou art
bidden of any man
to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable
man than
thou be bidden of him; 9And he that bade thee and him come
and say
to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the
lowest
room. 10But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the
lowest
room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend,
go up
higher: then shalt thou have glory in the presence of them that sit at meat with
thee. 11For
whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth
himself shall
be exalted.
12Then
said He also to him that bade Him,
When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy
friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich
neighbours;
lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. 13But
when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the
blind: 14And
thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt
be
recompensed at The [Resurrection
RS->8] of the righteous.
15And
when one of them that sat at meat with Him
heard these things,
he said unto Him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread
in The Kingdom
of God. 16Then
said He
unto him, A certain Man made a Great
Supper, and bade many: 17And sent His
servant at supper
time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now
ready. 18And
they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said
unto Him, I have bought a
piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me
excused. 19And
another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them:
I pray
thee have me excused. 20And another said, I have married a
wife, and
therefore I cannot come. 21So that servant came, and shewed
his Lord these things. Then The
Master of the house
being angry said to His servant, Go out quickly into the streets and
lanes of
the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt,
and the
blind. 22And the servant said, Lord, it is done as Thou
hast commanded, and
yet there is room. 23And The
Lord said unto the servant, Go out into the
highways and
hedges, and compel them to come in, that My
House may be filled. 24For I say unto
you, That
none of those men which were bidden shall taste of My
Supper.
25And
there went great multitudes with Him:
and He turned, and said unto
them, 26If any man come to Me,
and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and
children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he
cannot be My disciple. 27And
whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after Me,
cannot be My disciple. 28For
which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and
counteth
the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? 29Lest
haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it,
all that behold it begin to mock him, 30Saying,
This man
began to build, and was not able to finish. 31Or what king,
going to
make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth
whether
he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with
twenty
thousand? 32Or else, while the other is yet a great way
off, he
sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. 33So
likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath,
he cannot
be My
disciple.
34Salt is
good: but if the salt have lost his savour,
wherewith shall it be seasoned? 35It is neither fit for the
land,
nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath
ears to
hear, let him hear.
15 |
Then drew
near unto Him
all the publicans and sinners for to hear Him.
2And the Pharisees and scribes murmured,
saying, This Man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.
3And He
spake this parable unto them, saying, 4What
man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not
leave the
ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost,
until he
find it? 5And when he hath found it, he layeth it
on
his shoulders, rejoicing. 6And when he cometh home, he
calleth
together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice
with me;
for I have found my sheep which was lost. 7I say unto you,
that
likewise joy shall be in Heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than
over ninety
and nine righteous, which need no repentance.
8Either
what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose
one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek
diligently
till she find it? 9And when she hath found it,
she
calleth her friends and her neighbours together,
saying, Rejoice
with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. 10Likewise,
I
say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over
one sinner
that repenteth.
11And
he said, A certain man had two sons: 12And
the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the
portion of
goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his
living. 13And
not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his
journey
into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
14And
when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he
began
to be in want. 15And he went and joined himself to a
citizen of that
country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16And
he
would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat:
and no
man gave unto him. 17And when he came to himself, he said,
How many
hired servants of my Father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I
perish with
hunger! 18I will arise and go to my Father,
and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against
Heaven, and
before Thee,
19And am no more worthy to be called Thy
son: make me as one of Thy hired servants. 20And 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. 21And the son said unto Him,
Father, I have
sinned against Heaven, and in Thy
sight, and am no more worthy to be called Thy
son. 22But
The Father
said to His servants, Bring
forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his
hand, and
shoes on his feet: 23And bring hither the fatted
calf, and
kill it; and let us eat, and be merry: 24For this My
son was dead, and is
alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 25Now
His elder
son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he
heard
musick and dancing. 26And he called one of the servants,
and asked
what these things meant. 27And he said unto him, Thy
brother is
come; and thy Father hath killed the fatted calf, because He
hath received him
safe and sound. 28And he was angry, and would not go in:
therefore
came His
father out, and entreated him. 29And he answering said
to his
Father, Lo,
these many years do I serve Thee,
neither transgressed I at any time Thy
commandment: and yet
Thou never
gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: 30But
as
soon as this Thy son was come, which hath devoured Thy
living with harlots, Thou hast killed for him the fatted calf. 31And
He said unto him, Child, thou art ever
with Me,
and all that I have is thine. 32It was meet that we should
make
merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again;
and was
lost, and is found.
16 |
And He
said also unto His disciples, There was
a certain rich Man, which had a steward; and the same was
accused unto Him that he had wasted His
goods. 2And
He called
him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an
account of
thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. 3Then
the
steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my Lord
taketh away from me
the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 4I am
resolved
what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may
receive me
into their houses. 5So he called every one of his Lord’s
debtors unto
him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my Lord?
6And he
said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill,
and sit
down quickly, and write fifty. 7Then said he to another,
And how
much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said
unto
him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. 8And The
Lord commended the
unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the sons of this age
are in their
generation wiser than the sons of Light.
9And I say unto you, Make to yourselves
friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may
receive
you into everlasting habitations. 10He that is faithful in
that
which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in the least
is unrighteous also in much. 11If therefore ye
have not been faithful in
the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
12And
if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall
give you
that which is your own?
13No
servant is able serve two lords: for either he will hate the one, and love the
other; or
else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve
God and
mammon. 14And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard
all these
things: and they derided Him. 15And He
said unto them, Ye are they which make yourselves righteous before men;
but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among
men is
abomination in the sight of God. 16The law and the [prophets
PR.B->32] were until
John: since
that time The
Kingdom of
God is preached, and every man presseth into it. 17And it
is easier
for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. 18Whosoever
putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and
whosoever
marrieth her that is put away from her husband committeth
adultery.
19There
was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple
and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: 20And
there was a
certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of
sores, 21And
desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s
table:
moreover the dogs came and licked his sores. 22And it came
to pass,
that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s
bosom: the
rich man also died, and was buried; 23And in hades he lift up his
eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his
bosom. 24And
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. 25But Abraham said, Child, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst
thy good
things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and
thou art
tormented. 26And beside all this, between us and you there
is a
great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you
cannot;
neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. 27Then
he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to
my
father’s house: 28For I have five brethren; that he may
testify unto
them, lest they also come into this place of torment. 29Abraham
saith unto him, They have Moses and the [prophets PR.B->33];
let them hear them. 30And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but
if one
went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 31And he
said unto
him, If they hear not Moses and the [prophets PR.B->34],
neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
17 |
Then said He
unto the disciples,
It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him,
through
whom they come! 2It were better for him that a millstone
were hanged
about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend
one of
these little ones.
3Take
heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against
thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. 4And if he
trespass
against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again
to thee,
saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him. 5And the apostles
said
unto The [Lord LR.C->26], Increase our faith. 6And The
[Lord LR.C->27] said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard
seed, ye
might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and
be thou
planted in the sea; and it should obey you. 7But which of
you,
having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and
by, when
he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? 8And
will not
rather say unto 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? 9Doth he thank that servant because he did the
things that
were commanded him? I trow not. 10So likewise ye, when ye
shall have
done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable
servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
11And
it came to pass, as He went to Jerusalem, that He
passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. 12And
as He
entered into a certain village, there met Him
ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13And
they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have
mercy on us. 14And
when He saw
them, He said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the
priests. And it came to
pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. 15And one of
them,
when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice
glorified
God, 16And fell down on his face at His
Feet, giving Him
thanks: and he was a
Samaritan. 17And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten
cleansed?
but where are the nine? 18There are not found that
returned
to give glory to God, except this stranger. 19And He
said unto him, Arise,
go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole.
20And
when He was demanded of the Pharisees, when The
Kingdom of God should
come, He
answered them and said, The Kingdom
of God cometh not with observation: 21Neither
shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, The
Kingdom of God is within
you. 22And He said unto the disciples, The days will come,
when ye
shall desire to see one of the days of The
Son of man, and ye shall not see it. 23And
they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them,
nor
follow them. 24For as the lightning, that
lighteneth out of
the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part
under
heaven; so shall also The Son of man be in His
day. 25But first must He
suffer many things,
and be rejected of this generation. 26And as it was in the
days of
Noah, so
shall it be also in the days of The
Son of man. 27They did eat, they drank, they
married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah
entered into the ark,
and the flood came, and destroyed them all. 28Likewise also
as it
was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they
sold, they
planted, they builded; 29But the same day that Lot went out
of Sodom
it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them
all. 30Even
thus shall it be in the day when The
Son of man is revealed. 31In that day, he
which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him
not come
down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not
return
back. 32Remember Lot’s wife. 33Whosoever shall
seek to
save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall save it. 34I
tell you, in that night there shall be two in one bed; the one shall be
taken,
and the other shall be left. 35Two shall be grinding
together; the
one shall be taken, and the other left. 36Two shall be in
the field;
the one shall be taken, and the other left. 37And they
answered and
said unto Him,
Where, [Lord LM->22 LR.D->16]?
And He said
unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered
together.
18 |
And He
spake a parable unto
them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to
faint; 2Saying,
There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded
man: 3And
there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge
me of
mine adversary. 4And he would not for a while: but
afterward he said
within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man; 5Yet
because
this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual
coming she
weary me. 6And The
[Lord LR.C->28]
said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. 7And shall not God
avenge His own elect, which cry
day and night unto Him, though He
bear long with them? 8I tell you that He
will avenge them
speedily. Nevertheless when The
Son of man cometh, shall he find the faith on the earth? 9And
He spake
this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were
righteous,
and despised others: 10Two men went up into The
Temple to pray; the one
a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11The Pharisee stood
and
prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men
are,
extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12I
fast
twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 13And
the
publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his
eyes unto
heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God Be
Merciful to me a sinner. 14I tell
you, this man
went down to his house being
made righteous rather than
the other: for every one that exalteth
himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
15And
they brought unto Him also infants, that He
would touch them: but when His disciples saw it, they rebuked them. 16But
Jesus called them unto Him, and said, Suffer
little children to come unto Me,
and forbid them not: for of such is The
Kingdom of God. 17[Amin AM.A->35] I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive The
Kingdom of God as a
little child shall in no wise enter therein. 18And a
certain ruler
asked Him,
saying, Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit Life
Eternal? 19And Jesus
said unto him,
Why callest thou Me good? none is Good,
except one, That
Is, God. 20Thou
knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not
steal, Do
not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. 21And
he
said, All these have I kept from my youth up. 22Now when
Jesus heard
these things, He said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing:
sell all that
thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure
in Heaven: and come, follow
Me. 23And
when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich. 24And
when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, He
said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into The
Kingdom of God! 25For
it is easier for a camel to go through a needle’s eye, than for a rich
man to
enter into The
Kingdom of
God. 26And they that heard it said, Who then is able to be saved? 27And
He said,
The things which are impossible with men are possible with God. 28Then
Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed Thee.
29And he said unto them, [Amin
AM.A->36] I say unto you, There
is no man
that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children,
for The Kingdom
of God’s sake, 30Who
shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world
to come Life Eternal.
31Then He
took unto Him the
[twelve TW->26],
and said unto them, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that
are
written by the [prophets PR.B->35]
concerning The
Son of man shall be accomplished. 32For He
shall be delivered
unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and
spitted
on: 33And they shall scourge Him, and put Him
to death: and the
third day He
shall Rise
again. 34And they understood none of these things: and this
saying
was hid from them, neither knew they the things which were spoken.
35And
it came to pass, that as He was come nigh unto Jericho, a
certain blind man sat by the way side begging: 36And
hearing the
multitude pass by, he asked what it meant. 37And they told
him, that
Jesus of Nazareth passeth by. 38And he cried, saying,
Jesus, Son of [David DV->34],
have mercy on me. 39And they which went before rebuked him,
that he
should hold keep quiet: but he cried so much the more, Son of [David DV->35],
have mercy on me. 40And Jesus stood, and commanded him to
be brought
unto Him:
and when he was come near, He
asked him, 41Saying, What wilt thou that I
shall do unto thee? And he said, [Lord LR.B->20],
that I may receive my sight. 42And Jesus said unto him,
Receive thy
sight: thy faith hath saved thee. 43And immediately he
received his
sight, and followed Him, glorifying God: and all the people, when
they saw it,
gave praise unto God.
19 |
And Jesus
entered and passed through Jericho. 2And, behold, there
was a
man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he
was rich. 3And
he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because
he was
little of stature. 4And he ran before, and climbed up into
a
sycomore tree to see Him: for he was to pass that way. 5And
when Jesus came to the place, He
looked up, and saw him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make
haste, and come down; for today I must abide at thy house. 6And he
made haste,
and came down, and received Him
joyfully. 7And when they saw it, they
all murmured, saying, That he was gone to be guest with a man that is a
sinner.
8And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto The
[Lord LR.C->29];
Behold, [Lord LR.B->21], the half of my
goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken any thing from any man by
false
accusation, I restore him fourfold. 9And Jesus said
unto him,
This day is Salvation
come to this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham. 10For
The Son of man is come
to seek and to save that which was lost. 11And as they
heard these
things, He
added and spake a parable, because He
was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that The
Kingdom of God should
immediately appear. 12He said therefore, A certain Nobleman
went into a far
country to receive for Himself a Kingdom,
and to return. 13And He
called His ten servants, and
delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. 14But
His
citizens hated Him, and sent a message after Him,
saying, We will not have this Man to reign over us. 15And it came to
pass, that
when He was
returned, having received The
Kingdom, then He
commanded these servants to be called unto Him,
to whom he had
given the money, that He might know how much every man had gained by
trading. 16Then
came the first, saying, Lord, Thy
pound hath gained ten pounds. 17And He
said unto him, Well,
thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little,
have thou
authority over ten cities. 18And the second came, saying,
Lord, Thy pound hath gained
five pounds. 19And He
said likewise to him, Be thou also over five cities. 20And
another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is Thy
pound, which I have
kept laid up in a napkin: 21For I feared Thee,
because Thou art an austere Man:
Thou takest up that Thou
layedst not down,
and reapest that Thou didst not sow. 22And He
saith unto him, Out
of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou
knewest
that I was an austere Man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping
that I did
not sow: 23Wherefore then gavest not Thou
My money into the bank, that at My
coming I might have
required Mine
own with usury? 24And He
said unto them that stood by, Take from him the pound,
and give it to him that hath ten pounds. 25And they
said unto
him, Lord, he hath ten pounds. 26For I say unto you, That
unto every
one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he
hath
shall be taken away from him. 27But those Mine
enemies, which
would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them
before Me.
28And
when He had thus spoken, He
went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. 29And
it came to pass, when He was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the
mount
called the mount of Olives, He
sent two of His disciples, 30Saying, Go ye into
the village
over against you; in the which at your entering ye shall find a
colt
tied, whereon yet never man sat: loose him, and bring him hither. 31And
if any man ask you, Why do ye loose him? thus shall ye say unto
him,
Because The
Lord hath need of him. 32And they that were sent went their
way, and
found even as He had said unto them. 33And as they
were loosing
the colt, the lords thereof said unto them, Why loose ye the colt? 34And
they said, The [Lord LR.D->17]
hath need of him. 35And they brought him to Jesus: and they
cast
their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon. 36And
as He went, they spread
their clothes in the way. 37And when He
was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of
Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and
praise God
with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; 38Saying,
Blessed be The King that cometh in The
[Name NM.A->36] of The
Lord: peace in Heaven, and Glory
in The Highest.
39And some of the Pharisees from among
the multitude said unto Him, Teacher, rebuke Thy
disciples. 40And He
answered and said
unto them, I tell you that, if these should keep quiet, the stones would immediately cry out.
41And
when He was come near, He
beheld the city, and wept over it, 42Saying,
If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which
belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. 43For
the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench
about
thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, 44And
shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and
they
shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest
not the
time of thy Visitation.
45And He went into The
Temple, and began to cast out them that sold
therein, and
them that bought; 46Saying unto them, It is written, My House
is The House
of prayer: but ye
have made it a den of thieves. 47And He
taught daily in The Temple.
But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief
of the people sought to destroy Him,
48And could not find what they might do: for
all the people were very attentive to hear Him.
20 |
And it
came to pass, that on one of those days, as He
taught the people in The Temple,
and preached The Gospel,
the chief
priests and the scribes came upon Him with the elders, 2And
spake unto Him,
saying, Tell us, by what authority doest Thou
these things? or who is he that gave Thee
this authority? 3And
He answered
and said unto them, I will also ask you one thing; and answer Me:
4The
baptism of John, was it from Heaven,
or of men? 5And they reasoned with
themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; He
will say, Why then
believed ye him not? 6But and if we say, Of men; all the
people will
stone us: for they be persuaded that John was a [prophet PR.B->36]. 7And they answered, that they
could not
tell whence it was. 8And Jesus said unto them,
Neither tell I
you by what authority I do these things. 9Then began He
to speak to the
people this parable; A certain Man
planted a Vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and
went into a
far country for a long time. 10And 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. 11And again He
sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated
him shamefully, and sent him away empty. 12And
again He sent a third: and
they wounded him also, and cast him out. 13Then
said The Lord
of The Vineyard,
What shall I
do? I will send My Beloved Son:
it may be they will reverence Him when they see Him.
14But when the husbandmen saw Him,
they reasoned among
themselves, saying, This is The
Heir: come, let us kill Him,
that The Inheritance
may be ours. 15So they cast Him
out of The Vineyard,
and killed Him. What
therefore shall The Lord
of The Vineyard
do unto them? 16He shall come and
destroy these husbandmen, and shall give The
Vineyard to others. And when they heard it,
they
said, God forbid. 17And He
beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written,
The Stone
which the builders rejected, The
Same is become The
Head of the corner? 18Whosoever shall
fall upon The Stone shall be broken;
but on whomsoever It shall fall, It
will grind him to powder.
19And
the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought
to lay hands on Him; and they feared the people: for they
perceived that He had spoken this
parable against them. 20And they watched Him, and sent forth spies, which should feign
themselves righteous men, that they
might take hold of His Words,
that so they might deliver Him
unto the power and authority
of the governor. 21And they asked Him,
saying, Teacher, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly,
neither
acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God
truly: 22Is
it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no? 23But He
perceived their
craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye Me?
24Shew Me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath
it? They
answered and said, Caesar’s. 25And He
said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things
which be Caesar’s, and unto God the things which be God’s. 26And
they could not take hold of His
Words before the people: and they marvelled at His
answer, and held
their peace.
27Then
came to Him
certain of the
Sadducees, which say that there is no
[Resurrection
RS->9]; and they asked Him,
28Saying,
Teacher,
Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he
die
without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up
seed unto
his brother. 29There were therefore seven brethren: and the
first
took a wife, and died without children. 30And the second
took her to
wife, and he died childless. 31And the third took her; and
in like
manner the seven also: and they left no children, and died. 32Last
of all the woman died also. 33Therefore in The
[Resurrection RS->10]
whose wife of them is she? for seven had her to wife. 34And
Jesus
answering said unto them, The sons of this age
marry, and are given in marriage: 35But they
which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that age,
and The [Resurrection
RS->11] from the dead, neither
marry, nor
are given in marriage: 36Neither can they die any more: for
they are
equal unto the angels; and are the sons of God, being the sons of The
[Resurrection
RS->12]. 37Now that
the dead are
raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth The
Lord The God of Abraham, and The
God of Isaac, and The God of Jacob. 38For
He is not a
God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto Him.
39Then
certain of the scribes answering said, Teacher, thou hast well
said. 40And after that they durst not ask Him
any question at
all. 41And He
said unto them, How say they that The
Christ is [David’s DV->36]
son? 42And [David DV->37] himself saith in the book of Psalms, The Lord
said unto my Lord,
Sit Thou on
My right, 43Till
I make Thine
enemies Thy
footstool. 44[David DV->38] therefore calleth him Lord, how is He
then his Son?
45Then
in the audience of all the people He
said unto His disciples, 46Beware
of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and love greetings
in the
markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms
at
feasts; 47Which devour widows’ houses, and for a shew make
long
prayers: the same shall receive greater condemnation.
21 |
And He
looked up, and saw
the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. 2And He
saw also
a certain poor widow casting in thither two mites. 3And He
said, Of a truth I
say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast in more than they all: 4For
all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God:
but she of
her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.
5And as
some spake of The Temple,
how it was adorned with goodly stones and gifts, He
said, 6As
for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which
there
shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown
down. 7And
they asked Him,
saying, Teacher, but when shall these things be? and what sign will
there be when these things shall come to pass? 8And He
said, Take heed that
ye be not deceived: for many shall come in My
[Name NM.A->37 NM.C->6 NM.D->22], saying, [I
AM 'ego
eimi' IA->7] ~; and the
time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.
9But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not
terrified:
for these things must first come to pass; but the end is not by
and by. 10Then
said He
unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom: 11And
great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and
pestilences; and
fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. 12But
before all these, they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you,
delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being
brought
before kings and rulers for My
[Name NM.A->38 NM.C->7 NM.D->23]. 13And it shall turn to you for
a testimony.
14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to
meditate before
what ye shall answer: 15For I will give you a mouth and
wisdom,
which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. 16And
ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and
friends;
and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. 17And
ye
shall be hated of all men for My
[Name NM.A->39 NM.C->8 NM.D->24]. 18But there shall not an hair
of your head
perish. 19In your patience possess ye your souls. 20And
when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the
desolation thereof is nigh. 21Then let them which are in
Judaea flee
to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out;
and let
not them that are in the countries enter thereinto. 22For
these be
the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be
fulfilled. 23But
woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those
days!
for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this
people. 24And
they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive
into
all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until
the
times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
25And
there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and
in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;
the sea
and the waves roaring; 26Men’s hearts failing them for
fear, and for
looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the
powers of
heaven shall be shaken. 27And then shall they see The
Son of man coming in
a cloud with Power and Great
Glory. 28And when these things begin
to come to
pass, then look up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth
nigh. 29And
He spake to
them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees; 30When
they
now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now
nigh at
hand. 31So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to
pass, know
ye that The
Kingdom of
God is nigh at hand. 32[Amin AM.A->37]
I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be
fulfilled. 33Heaven
and earth shall pass away: but My
Words shall not pass away.
34And
take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts
be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this
life, and so
that day come upon you unawares. 35For as a snare shall it
come on
all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. 36Watch
ye
therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape
all these
things that shall come to pass, and to stand before The
Son of man. 37And
in the day time He was teaching in The
Temple; and at night He
went out, and abode in the mount that is called the
mount of Olives. 38And all the people came early in the
morning
to Him in The
Temple, for to hear Him.
22 |
Now the
feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called pascha. 2And
the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill Him;
for they feared the
people.
3Then
entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of
the number of the [twelve TW->27]. 4And he went his way, and
communed with the
chief priests and captains, how he might betray Him
unto them. 5And they were glad, and
covenanted to give him money. 6And he promised, and sought
opportunity to betray Him unto them in the absence of the multitude.
7Then
came the day of unleavened bread, when the pascha must be killed. 8And
He sent
Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the pascha, that we may eat. 9And they said
unto Him, Where Wilt
Thou that we prepare? 10And
He said
unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man
meet
you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he
entereth
in. 11And ye shall say unto the master
of the house, The Teacher saith unto thee,
Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the pascha with My
disciples? 12And
he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. 13And
they went, and found as He had said unto them: and they made ready the pascha. 14And
when the hour was come, He sat down, and the [twelve TW->28] apostles with Him.
15And He said unto them, With
desire I have desired to eat this pascha with you before I suffer: 16For I
say unto you,
I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in The
Kingdom of God. 17And
He took The
[Cup EU->5],
and gave thanks, and said, Take This,
and divide It among
yourselves: 18For
I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until The
Kingdom of God shall
come.
19And He
took [Bread EU->6], and gave thanks, and brake It, and gave unto them, saying, This is My
Body Which
is given for you:
this do in remembrance of Me.
20Likewise also The
[Cup EU->7]
after supper, saying, This [Cup EU->8] is the New
Covenant in My
[Blood BL->8],
which is shed for you.
21But,
behold, the hand of him that betrayeth Me
is with Me on The
Table. 22And
truly The
Son of man goeth, as it was determined: but woe unto that man by whom He
is betrayed! 23And
they began to enquire among themselves, which of them it was that
should do
this thing.
24And
there was also a strife among them, which of them
should be accounted the greatest. 25And He
said unto them, The
kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that
exercise
authority upon them are called benefactors. 26But ye shall
not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the
younger;
and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. 27For whether is
greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he
that
sitteth at meat? but I am among you as He
that serveth. 28Ye are they which have
continued with Me in My
temptations. 29And I appoint unto you a Kingdom,
as My Father hath appointed
unto Me; 30That
ye may eat and drink at My Table in My
Kingdom, and sit on Thrones
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
31And The
[Lord LR.C->30]
said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you,
that he may
sift you as wheat: 32But I have prayed for thee,
that thy
faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. 33And
he said unto Him, [Lord LM->23 LR.D->18],
I am ready to go with Thee, both into prison, and to death. 34And
He said, I tell thee,
Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice
deny
that thou knowest Me. 35And He
said unto them, When I sent you without purse, and scrip,
and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said, Nothing. 36Then
said He unto them, But now,
he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his
scrip:
and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. 37For
I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in Me,
And He was reckoned among
the transgressors: for the things concerning Me
have an end. 38And they said, [Lord LM->24 LR.D->19], behold, here are two swords. And He
said unto them, It is
enough.
39And He
came out, and went, as He was wont, to the mount of Olives; and His
disciples also
followed Him.
40And when He was at the place, He
said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation. 41And
He was
withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,
42Saying,
Father, if Thou
be Willing,
remove this cup from Me: nevertheless not My
Will, but Thine,
be done. 43And there appeared an angel
unto Him
from Heaven,
strengthening Him. 44And being in an agony He
prayed more
earnestly: and His sweat was as it were great drops of [Blood BL->9] falling down to the ground. 45And
when He rose up from prayer,
and was come to His disciples, He
found them sleeping for sorrow, 46And said
unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.
47And
while He yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was
called
Judas, one of the [twelve TW->29], went before them, and drew near unto Jesus
to kiss Him. 48But
Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou The
Son of man with a kiss? 49When they which
were about Him
saw what would follow, they said unto Him,
[Lord LM->25
LR.D->20], shall we smite with the sword?
50And
one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and
cut off his right ear. 51And Jesus answered and said,
Suffer ye thus
far. And He
touched his ear, and healed him. 52Then Jesus said unto the
chief
priests, and captains of The Temple,
and the elders, which were come to Him,
Be ye come out, as
against a thief, with swords and staves? 53When I was daily
with you
in The Temple,
ye stretched
forth no hands against Me: but this is your hour, and the power of
darkness.
54Then
took they Him, and led Him, and brought Him
into the high
priest’s house. And Peter followed afar off. 55And when
they had
kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and were set down together,
Peter sat
down among them. 56But a certain maid beheld him as he sat
by the
fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with Him.
57And he
denied Him,
saying, Woman, I know Him not. 58And after a little while
another saw
him, and said, Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not. 59And
about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying,
Of a
truth this fellow also was with Him:
for he is a Galilaean. 60And Peter said,
Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he yet spake,
the cock
crew. 61And The [Lord LR.C->31]
turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered The
Word of The
[Lord LR.C->32], how He
had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny Me
thrice. 62And
Peter went out, and wept bitterly.
63And
the men that held Jesus mocked Him,
and smote Him. 64And when they had
blindfolded Him,
they struck Him
on the Face,
and asked Him,
saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote Thee?
65And many other things blasphemously spake
they against Him.
66And
as soon as it was day, the elders of the people and the
chief priests and the scribes came together, and led Him
into their council,
saying, 67Art Thou
The Christ? tell us. And He
said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: 68And
if I also ask you, ye will not answer Me,
nor let Me go. 69Hereafter
shall The
Son of man sit on the right of The
Power of God. 70Then said they all,
Art Thou then [The Son of God SG->10]?
And He said
unto them, Ye say that [I AM
'ego eimi' IA->8]. 71And they said, What need we
any further
witness? for we ourselves have heard of His
Mouth.
23 |
And the
whole multitude of them arose, and led Him
unto Pilate. 2And they began to accuse Him,
saying, We found
this One perverting the nation, and forbidding to give
tribute to
Caesar, saying that He is Christ a King. 3And Pilate
asked Him, saying, Art Thou
The King of the Jews?
And He
answered him and said, Thou sayest it. 4Then said
Pilate to
the chief priests and to the people, I find no fault in this Man.
5And
they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up the people, teaching
throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. 6When
Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether The
Man were a Galilaean. 7And as soon as
he knew
that He
belonged unto Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent Him
to Herod, who himself also was at Jerusalem at that
time.
8And
when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he was
desirous to see Him of a long season, because he had
heard many
things of Him;
and he hoped to have seen some miracle done by Him.
9Then he questioned with Him
in many words; but He answered him nothing.
10And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently
accused Him. 11And
Herod with his men of war set Him
at nought, and mocked Him, and
arrayed Him in a gorgeous robe,
and sent Him
again to Pilate.
12And
the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends
together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.
13And
Pilate, when he had called together the chief priests
and the rulers and the people, 14Said unto them, Ye have
brought
this Man
unto me, as One
that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined Him before you, have found no fault in this Man
touching those
things whereof ye accuse Him: 15No, nor yet Herod: for I sent
you to him;
and, lo, nothing worthy of death is done unto Him.
16I will therefore chastise Him,
and release Him. 17For of necessity
he must release one unto them at the feast. 18And they
cried out all
at once, saying, Away with this Man, and release unto
us Barabbas: 19Who for a certain sedition made in the city,
and for
murder, was cast into prison. 20Pilate therefore, willing
to release
Jesus, spake again to them. 21But they cried, saying, [Crucify, crucify CR.A->22 CR.B->16] Him.
22And he said unto them the third time, Why,
what evil hath He done? I have found no cause of death in Him:
I will therefore
chastise Him,
and let Him go. 23And
they were instant with loud voices,
requiring that He might be [crucified CR.A->23 CR.B->17]. And the voices of them and of the chief
priests
prevailed. 24And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as
they
required. 25And he released unto them him that for sedition
and
murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered
Jesus to
their will. 26And as they led Him
away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming
out of the country, and on him they laid The
[Cross CR.A->24], that he might bear It after Jesus.
27And
there followed Him a great company of people, and of women,
which also
bewailed and lamented Him. 28But Jesus turning unto them
said,
Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for Me,
but weep for yourselves, and for your children. 29For,
behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are
the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never
gave suck. 30Then
shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on us; and to the hills,
Cover
us. 31For if they do these things in a green tree, what
shall be
done in the dry? 32And there were also two others,
malefactors, led
with Him to
be put to death. 33And when they were come to the place,
which is
called Calvary, there they [crucified CR.A->25 CR.B->18] Him,
and the malefactors, one on the right, and the other on
the left.
34Then
said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not
what they do. And they parted His
raiment, and cast lots. 35And the people
stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided Him, saying, He saved others; let Him
save Himself, if He
be The Christ, The
Chosen of God. 36And
the soldiers also mocked Him, coming to Him,
and offering Him vinegar, 37And saying, If Thou
be The King
of the Jews, save Thyself. 38And
a superscription also was written over Him
in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE
KING OF THE JEWS.
39And
one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on Him,
saying, If Thou be The Christ, save Thyself
and us. 40But
the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing
thou
art in the same condemnation? 41And we indeed justly; for
we receive
the due reward of our deeds: but this Man
hath done nothing amiss. 42And he said unto
Jesus, [Lord LR.B->22], Remember
me when Thou comest into Thy
Kingdom. 43And
Jesus said unto him, [Amin AM.A->38]
I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with Me
in The Paradise. 44And it was about the
sixth hour, and
there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. 45And
the sun was darkened, and the veil of The
Temple was rent in the midst.
46And
when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, He
said, Father, into Thy Hands
I commend My Spirit: and having said
thus, He
gave up The
Spirit. 47Now
when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying,
Certainly this
was a Righteous
One. 48And
all the people that came together to that sight, beholding the things
which
were done, smote their breasts, and returned. 49And all His
acquaintance, and
the women that followed Him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these
things.
50And,
behold, there was a man named Joseph, a
counsellor; and he was a good man, and righteous: 51The same had not consented to
the counsel
and deed of them; he was of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who
also
himself waited for The Kingdom
of God. 52This man went unto
Pilate, and begged the Body of Jesus. 53And he took It
down, and wrapped It in linen, and laid It
in a Sepulchre that was hewn
in stone, wherein never man before was laid. 54And that day
was the
preparation, and the sabbath drew on. 55And the women also,
which
came with Him
from Galilee, followed after, and beheld The
Sepulchre, and how His
Body was laid. 56And they returned,
and prepared
spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the
commandment.
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Now upon
the first of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto The
Sepulchre, bringing the
spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. 2And
they found the stone rolled away from The
Sepulchre. 3And they entered in, and
found not The Body
of The [Lord LR.C->33] Jesus. 4And it came to pass, as
they were
much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining
garments: 5And
as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth,
they said
unto them, Why seek ye The Living
among the dead? 6He is not here, but Is
Risen: remember how He
spake unto you when He was yet in Galilee, 7Saying,
The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be [crucified CR.A->26
CR.B->19], and the third day Rise
again. 8And they remembered His
Words, 9And
returned from The Sepulchre,
and told all these things unto the [eleven TW->30],
and to all the rest. 10It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna,
and [Mary MR.A->32]
the mother of James, and other women that were with
them, which
told these things unto the apostles. 11And their words
seemed to
them as idle tales, and they believed them not. 12Then
arose Peter,
and ran unto The Sepulchre;
and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and
departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
13And,
behold, two of them went that same day to a village
called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore
furlongs. 14And
they talked together of all these things which had happened. 15And
it came to pass, that, while they communed together and
reasoned, Jesus Himself drew near, and
went with them. 16But their eyes were holden that they
should not
know Him. 17And
He said
unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have
one to
another, as ye walk, and are sad? 18And the one of them,
whose name
was Cleopas, answering said unto Him,
Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not
known The Things
which are come to
pass there in these days? 19And He
said unto them, What things? And they said unto Him,
Concerning Jesus of
Nazareth, which was a [prophet PR.B->37]
mighty in deed and word before God and all the people: 20And
how the
chief priests and our rulers delivered Him
to be condemned to death, and have [crucified CR.A->27
CR.B->20] Him.
21But we trusted that it had been He
which should have redeemed
Israel: and beside all this, today is the third day since These
Things were done. 22Yea, and certain
women also
of our company made us astonished, which were early at The
Sepulchre; 23And
when they found not His Body,
they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of
angels, which said that He lives. 24And certain of them which were
with us went
to The Sepulchre,
and found it
even so as the women had said: but Him
they saw not. 25Then He
said unto them, O
fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the [prophets
PR.B->38] have spoken: 26Ought
not The
Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into His
Glory? 27And
beginning at Moses and all the [prophets PR.B->39],
He
expounded unto them in all The
Scriptures The
Things concerning Himself.
28And they drew nigh unto the village,
whither they went: and He made as though He
would have gone further. 29But they
constrained Him,
saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far
spent. And He went in to tarry with
them. 30And it came to pass, as He
sat at meat with them, He took The [Bread EU->9], and Blessed,
and Brake, and gave to them. 31And their
eyes were
opened, and they knew Him; and He
vanished out of their sight. 32And they said
one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while He
talked with us by the
way, and while He opened to us The
Scriptures? 33And they rose up the
same hour, and
returned to Jerusalem, and found the [eleven TW->31] gathered together,
and them that were with them, 34Saying, Indeed, The [Lord LR.D->21] Is
Risen, and hath appeared to Simon. 35And
they
told what things were done in the way, and how He
was known of them in The
Breaking of The [Bread EU->10].
36And
as they thus spake, Jesus Himself
stood in the
midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. 37But
they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a
spirit. 38And
He said
unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your
hearts? 39Behold
My Hands and My
Feet, that [I AM 'ego eimi' IA->9]: handle Me,
and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye
see Me
have. 40And when He
had thus spoken, He shewed them His Hands and His Feet. 41And while they yet believed
not for joy,
and wondered, He said unto them, Have ye here any meat? 42And
they gave Him
a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb. 43And He
took it, and
did eat before them. 44And He
said unto them, These are The
Words which I spake unto
you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which
were
written in the law of Moses, and in the [prophets PR.B->40],
and in the Psalms, concerning Me.
45Then opened He their understanding, that they might
understand The Scriptures,
46And
said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved The Christ to Suffer,
and to Rise from the dead the
third day: 47And that repentance and remission of sins
should be
preached in His
[Name NM.A->40 NM.C->9 NM.D->25] among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. 48And
ye are witnesses of these things.
49And,
behold, I send the promise of My
Father upon you: but
tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with Power
from on High.
50And He
led them out as far as to Bethany, and He
lifted up His Hands,
and Blessed them. 51And
it came to pass, while He Blessed them, He
was parted from them, and carried up into Heaven.
52And
they [worshipped
WR->13] Him,
and returned to